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Justin Trinh
on September 3, 2008 at 6:07 PM
Its actually great to already be seeing pictures of the tracks. Even though they aren't on site yet, just seeing them gets me excited thinking what could be next...
Lynn Reed
on September 6, 2008 at 7:19 AM
I haven't been to Sea World in a year. Where in the park is Manta going to be located?
Susan Dyer
on September 7, 2008 at 7:18 AM
I was in Orlando the past 2 weeks and with unlimited access to SeaWorld on our Discovery Cove/Busch/SW/Aquatica passes (and my love for Kraken) we visited a few times. We went up on the sky tower and right now the site for Manta is just cleared and there are diggers on site. It's good to see pictures of the track, it sounds like a good new addition to the park.
Adrienne McDonald
on September 7, 2008 at 9:31 AM
Thanx so much for the update! I cannot WAIT to get on it! Does anyone know of a tentative date? I know it said 2009 but didn't know if there was any specified time frame. Thanx!


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The Continent's chief banker offers a quixotic solution to its debt problems. Can he really pull it off?
For the past month, and perhaps two, folks have been anticipating Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke's speech at Jackson Hole, Wyo. (which he delivered a week ago), the Sept. 6 meeting of the European Central Bank, the German Constitutional Court ruling on Sept. 12 -- the next big data point -- and then the meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee on Sept. 13.
My view has been that we would get money printing from the Fed and that ECB President Mario Draghi would morph into Bernanke and come up with his own easy-money policy (as I discussed last week).
Though it is not knowable when those outcomes will become clear to all, Bernanke's speech heavily telegraphed a third round of money printing (aka QE3). And, thanks to Thursday's ECB announcement, we know that Draghi is committed to unlimited bond purchases. Of course -- wink, wink -- he is claiming those purchases will be sterilized, but that is an impossibility.
The ECB appears to have created a path to implementing Fed-like easy-money policies. If it does, it's a huge game changer for Europe and the world.
A potentially important development took place last Monday when the U.K. paper The Telegraph ran a story by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard headlined "Germany backs Draghi bond plan against Bundesbank." Because I think it is so important, and because the article itself was so succinct, I am going to quote liberally from it.
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Pan American Silver's stock has fallen sharply as the potential negatives have been written into the price. But an informed look reveals the silver lining behind the clouds.
On Tuesday night, Pan American Silver (PAAS) reported earnings. It is a company I know rather well, and one in which I have a decent-sized position, which I added to this week. Thus, I thought I might take the opportunity during an otherwise extremely quiet and boring week on Wall Street to offer a closer look at a single company than I otherwise might.
First, let me be clear that I am biased. I know the people at Pan American quite well, and I am a big fan of theirs. I was a director of the company for almost 15 years, having stepped down from the board in December 2011.
In the past I have not been able to discuss the company in too much detail, for fear of crossing a line and running afoul of securities regulations (even though it is unlikely I would have done that). Now that I have been away from the board for eight months, I feel I am free to say whatever I want.
If you think you haven't been paying high enough prices, you're in luck. Some Federal Reserve officials agree with you.
Prominent articles in The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times on Tuesday discussed interviews given Monday by the head of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Eric Rosengren, and they naturally goosed the market while also getting under my skin.
For one, the articles made it painfully obvious that Rosengren is a central planner at heart. If he had his way, he would unleash as much money as it took to force the economy to deliver the lower job and higher inflation rates he wants:
"You continue to do it (print money, monetize debt) until you have documented evidence that you are getting growth in income and the employment rate consistent with your economic goals . . . . For the first seven months we've been treading water. That's different from what we expected at the beginning of the year," Rosengren said.
After a yawner from the Fed, the markets needed real action from Mario Draghi, the head of the European Central Bank. But he still seems to think words are enough.
Heading into last week, there was obviously a lot of "headline risk," whereby the expected news can move the markets dramatically. Meetings of both the Federal Reserve's Open Market Committee and the European Central Bank were on the docket.
First up was the Fed, which met last Tuesday and Wednesday. The panel left interest rates untouched and said the Federal Reserve would "closely monitor data and will provide additional accommodation as needed." Stocks sold off initially on that "news," but in the end, it amounted to a fairly big yawn.
Wall Street looks to its tech hero to save the day. But with Apple's earnings miss, it is clearer than ever that only the Fed can give the market what it wants: More easy money.
The first two days of trading this week saw more chaos worldwide, as Asian markets were trashed on Monday and European markets punished Monday and Tuesday. The locus of the trouble was again Europe's debt markets; Italian and Spanish bonds were hammered, with yields for the former climbing to 6.3% and for the latter to 7.4%.
On Tuesday, the yield for Spain's two-year bond climbed past 5%. (Contrast that with the U.S. two-year, whose yield, at 22 basis points, is a mere rounding error.) Spain is in the process of coming completely unstuck, with its regional governments (entities similar to states in the U.S.) going bust, on top of the central government and central bank's problems.
Economic fundamentals continue to weaken, making the long side unattractive. Yet the prospect of more money printing makes the short side downright dangerous.
Market fundamentals were dealt another knock early this week by Monday's retail sales report, which was negative for the third month in row, both for total sales and sales excluding autos. According to the people at The Liscio Report, who do terrific work, streaks like this are rare.
Since the ex-auto series began in 1967, there have been only five instances of three-month streaks in both series. Four were in 2008; the most recent results mark the fifth. Liscio pointed out that three-month streaks in either series are also rare. Since 1947, there have been only 29 streaks of three months of negative retail sales (i.e., just 3.7% of the time). However, all but two of those have been during recessions, or within three months of one.
As economies worldwide weaken, the pressure is rising on the world's central bankers for dramatic action that will ultimately do more damage. When that happens, the gold rally is on.
World stock markets remained under pressure over the last week due to the ongoing dysfunction in Europe and -- not to be underestimated -- the fact that the world economy is slowing down dramatically (which should not come as a shock to anyone who reads this column).
I think at this point it is worth discussing the worldwide response by central banks to this macro-deterioration. As my longtime readers know, I have absolutely no respect for any of the idiots who run central banks. They are always wrong. Repeat: they are always wrong.
Do you believe in global waning?
For the last six to 12 months, they have all felt that their individual economies were stronger than they were. And no central bank has been more off the mark, or guilty of making more mistakes, than our own Federal Reserve.
It is so incompetent that, in addition to spawning two gargantuan financial bubbles and the ensuing consequent dislocations, it is not even capable of understanding that when you have the warmest weather in more than 100 years, it skews the seasonally adjusted data. Thus, they were all patting themselves on the back this winter while I and others were pointing out that seasonal data were drastically boosted by the weather.
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"Everyone wanted [Born This Way] to be perfect. It was a bummer for me when everyone was saying it sounded like a Madonna song. If you know one thing about me, it is that I am absolutely not influenced by Madonna. I think it was bullshit to be honest. I guess there are a hundred songs that you could put a pitch shift and a BPM change on and loop and make them sound like anything. In addition, there are 5 songs on the radio right now that have the exact same chords and progression. Actually there are 5 songs out that are exactly the same song, on the radio at the same time. Right now. Why doesn't anyone ever bring that up? That is a fucking felony. Lets talk about that! As an added note, how many people have been copying Gaga since she came out? Oh, I have that answer: everyone. Have you seen all the lightning bolts painted on faces, or the one hand eye cover ups during photos, or the exact same promo posters being put up as Gaga's, or the new popularity of unicorns, or the copycat fake "Oh I'm so cool with the gay community" rhetoric? Or how about the fact that there was barely any dance music on the radio until "Just Dance" came out? Come on motherfuckers, let's keep it real here. If we are going to talk about who is chasing who, I think we all know the answer to that. So yeah, she did something new, and people had to reach back 20+ years to find a song that could have possibly sounded like it, and that made news? Come on. And I get to watch people try and fuck Gaga all the time and steal her shit, but guess what? While you were out trying to make the music she made off The Fame, thinking she was making The Fame v2.0, she went and made some next shit for you to chase for the next 3 years. So, suck on that."
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Our KSFY/Taco John's Athlete of the Week, reached a great milestone, and will likely reach another one on Thursday night.
Ellsworth High School senior Casey Schilling went over 1,000 career rebounds.
He had 16 points in a win over Canistota at the Dakota Schoolers Classic on Saturday.
Schilling also had 24 more points in a win at Edgerton on Friday.
He's ten points away from 2,000 career points. They play at Hills-Beaver Creek on Thursday night.
He's still not 100-percent coming back from a broken wrist suffered last month.
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16 October 2012, 630pm Praise Fest at My Parish
Hi Brothers and Sisters in Christ,
Kindly pray for me as it will be my first time to praise God in front of a crowd in my Parish.. I feel a little bit nervous but excited to give my testimony and sing my heart to Him as I lead the community in praising His Goodness..
I would like to thank each and every one of you in the prayer forum as I know that just like me, although we are looking and searching for our spouse - we are aware that we need to pray in communion and pray for one another.
My humble and unsolicited advise is that as we wait for our one, it is best to get to know the Lord, exert effort to know HIM, to serve HIM.. There may be achy voids we feel, but please be aware that those are clues that we haven't yet given God our full attention... We are made in the image of God, we would feel happiest when we unite ourselves to His love.
GOD FIRST. and everything will fall into place, in His Perfect Time.
May we all remain in His Grace, may we receive the graces we need, to be the person that He wants us to be..


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SAMHSA's Toolkit for Community conversations About Mental Health Now Available in English and Spanish
In response to President Obama's call to action for a national conversation to increase understanding about mental health, the first Community Conversations were launched in July in Sacramento, CA and Albuquerque, NM. The conversations rely on partners and communities who organize the events to counter misperceptions about mental illnesses, identify innovative community-based solutions to mental health needs, and promote recovery and healthy communities. To support the large, facilitated events, SAMHSA developed a toolkit for planning and facilitating discussions in up to ten communities, but the guides and information brief are being adapted and used by other groups and communities as well.
At the June White House National Conference on Mental Health, the President announced that conversations about mental health would be taking place across the country. The conversations are aimed to reduce concerns about openly discussing mental illnesses in the community, improve access to services (especially for adolescents and young adults), and set an agenda of changes that will improve and complement existing local resources.
Following the White House event, dialogues were planned in ten cities around the country. The two July 20 Community Conversations in Albuquerque and Sacramento were organized by Creating Community Solutions (CCS), under the leadership of Everyday Democracy and America Speaks , and supported by the National Alliance on Mental Illness , United Way , and many other community and philanthropic organizations. These communities identified mental health issues that need facilitated development and change, and established resources to start working on the next steps.
"The President challenged us to bring mental illness out of the shadows," said Pamela Hyde, J.D., during remarks to the King County Bar Association earlier this year. "We need to learn how to recognize the symptoms of mental illness, especially signs of crises and especially in young people. We need to stop whispering, speak out, and speak up."
In the days leading up to the Community Conversations, local facilitators were trained and oriented to the discussion material. Both cities used portions of SAMHSA's toolkit to help plan and facilitate the dialogues. Participants were provided with suggested topics to cover, including beliefs and perceptions about mental health, addressing mental health, barriers, community interest, outreach, and more. Each table had two facilitators—one to stimulate discussion and the other to take notes.
The discussion in Sacramento included Mayor Kevin Johnson and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (D-CA), several SAMHSA Regional Administrators, and representatives from the National Football League (NFL). Community partners worked hard to recruit young people to the event through social media and it paid off. Thirty percent of the 350 attendees were between the ages of 14 to 24, providing important perspective on the challenges youth and young adults face. Approximately 48 percent of those in attendance had direct experience with mental health issues and 66 percent had a family member or friend with mental health concerns. Participants identified some of the key challenges including bullying, prejudice and discrimination, cultural bias, substance abuse, and involvement with the criminal justice system. They also discussed possible community action steps, such as including youth in planning and implementing changes, conducting more forums on mental health, increasing public awareness, and recruiting new mental health champions. The conversation in Sacramento was planned as a one-time event with follow-up to address community needs in the months ahead.
In Albuquerque, the dialogue was the starting point of a series of discussions that will take place throughout the fall. The event was organized by outreach teams that concentrated on diversifying attendance—48 percent of the participants were Latino/Hispanic and 69 percent indicated more than one race. Approximately 17 percent of those at the event were young adults (15 to 24 years old). Individuals with personal mental health concerns made up 53 percent of the participants, and 71 percent indicated having a friend or family member with mental health concerns. Participants proposed a number of helpful strategies.
Mayor Richard Berry said, "I intend to tell the President that we are setting the bar high here, and we are developing a roadmap forward on this important issue. Albuquerque is poised to lead and we will deliver meaningful results." Participants recommended increasing awareness (including teaching mental health in schools), strengthening existing resources, changing policy, improving prevention, securing needed funding, and using social media to reach young people.
The sites plan to provide data and final reports to all partnering organizations. Preliminary outcomes, resources, and information about other Community Conversations are posted on the Creating Community Solutions website. The outcomes from Sacramento and Albuquerque will be used to adjust the agenda, materials, and process so that future events will be even more robust and successful.
Additional dialogues are scheduled as part of the facilitated ten conversations throughout the country, including a few this fall in Kansas City, MO, Birmingham, AL, Washington, DC, and Akron, OH. Individuals and communities are encouraged to learn more about the events, participate, and share resources widely as part of the collective effort to improve mental health awareness and access.
The Toolkit for Community Conversations About Mental Health is available in English and Spanish and can be useful in a wide variety of settings. For more information about Community Conversations, visit MentalHealth.Gov.
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Mark Balelo: Auctioneer featured on 'Storage Wars' found dead in garage
Mark Balelo, a Southern California auction house owner featured on the reality television show "Storage Wars," was found dead at his place of business on Monday, the Ventura County coroner's office said. He was 40.
Balelo, whose company, Balelo Inc, specialized in asset liquidations and closeout sales, was found by an employee in the garage of his auction house in Simi Valley, a suburban community northwest of Los Angeles, said Armando Chavez, senior deputy medical examiner.
Chavez declined to provide any information about the circumstances or apparent cause of death. He said an autopsy was expected to be performed Tuesday morning.
But the Los Angeles-based celebrity news website TMZ.com reported Monday night that Balelo committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning.
The TMZ report, citing unnamed sources, said the auctioneer was found dead in his car, which was parked and running in the garage. TMZ also reported that Balelo had been despondent following an arrest on Saturday for a drug-related offense.
Balelo, a shrewd businessman nicknamed "Rico Suave" for his flashy wardrobe, appeared on several episodes during the second and third seasons of "Storage Wars," a series on the A&E cable channel about a group of auctioneers and buyers.
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ID Track 09, ASOT 550 Den Bosch = Skytech – What's Wrong
ID Track 09, ASOT 550 Den Bosch = Skytech – What's Wrong
If this guy captured new Markus Schulz tune, I'll be in heaven. Amazing tune. Vocals..mmm.
such a nice vocal!!
might be his, might not,
I don't know why, but I know that's new Markus Schulz. He's only one who can make such an amazing tunes and that's why he's my no.1.
Vocals reminds me Carol Lee (well known for "Love is Darkness").
ok, i think this may be another SCREAM ID. back when i saw markus at las vegas in november, he played the dub version of this track. (just confirmed by looking at my videos, it is indeed this track).
here it is with vocals from his gig at MOS last week.
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Another amazing track. I'll be SCREAMing all summer and 2012 with his new album
ID (Track 1, GDJB WT Miami 4/5/12) = Rex Mundi - Mence.
2006 August 19. @ Palace Club :: Siófok
2008 October 18. @ White Angel :: Budapest World Tour
2009 July 30. @ Rio :: Budapest
2010 May 19. @ 4Bro :: Budapest
2010 July 22. @ Rio :: Budapest World Tour
2011 February 11. @ UP! :: Budapest
2011 July 28. @ Rio :: Budapest World Tour
2012 October 22. @ Studio Nightclub (Extended Set) :: Budapest
2013 July 4. @ Rio (Extended Set / 4 hrs) :: Budapest
2014 May 16. @ Rio (Extended Set / 4 hrs) :: Budapest World Tour???
per todays blog, the planeta ID is from the artist album.
also says there are some instrumental IDs from the ruby skye gig, will search youtube for them now.
2 new IDs that might be from the album, sorry Markus =)


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One of the most prestigious awards left in sports is Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Year. SI made the announcement on CNN this morning. Although the entire magazine industry has been facing a downward trend, the award still means something tangible to honor the most influential, memorable athlete in the past year. For 2012, the Sports Illustrated Sportsman of the Year is LeBron James.
The choice of LeBron is no surprise after winning his first NBA title for the Miami Heat in June. He also added NBA MVP, NBA Finals MVP, and a Gold Medal to that tally. But, it's that elusive championship ring that finally led LeBron James to the mountaintop of not just his sport, but the sports world as a whole. For all the anger still directed at James for the way he left Cleveland, and for all the psychoanalysis of every inch of his character and every tweet sent, James is beginning to win back some fans with his continued otherworldly play on the court.
You can read the entire story on LeBron James winning Sportsman of the Year at SI here. And, a list of all Sportsman of the Year winners is here.
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A hearty and happy new year to you all. I've started the year as I intend to carry on – having my cake and eating it. You won't find any self-abnegation in the Johansen household and as January sees the bodacious blood orange in its seasonal prime, I stock up on them daily (sometimes twice a day) from Andreas Fruit & Vegetables – the best greengrocer in London who also delivers to my local supermarket in Bloomsbury. I eat these crimson babies drizzled with pomegranate molasses on Greek Yoghurt most mornings throughout the new year and yesterday used a squirt of blood orange in a little larder cake rustled up from a few odds and ends lurking in the fridge and cupboards.
See what you think. Obviously if you don't have blood oranges simply use oranges, or try lemons, limes or bergamots for a citrus twist. I like Grand Marnier but you may not in which case omit the booze or substitute with what you like.
Cake and booze. What more can a girl as for? Here's to a great year!
- 200g Self-Raising Gluten-Free Flour (I used Dove's Farm)
- 150g Golden Caster Sugar
- 50g Ground Almonds
- 250ml Greek Yoghurt
- 125ml Mild Olive Oil or Rapeseed Oil
- 3 Medium Eggs
- 2 tbsp Honey
- 2 tbsp Grand Marnier
- 1 tsp Orange Blossom Water
- Zest of 1 Blood Orange (save the juice for the icing)
- 1/2 tsp Fine Sea Salt
- 250g (or thereabouts) Icing Sugar
- Juice of 1/2 Blood Orange
- 1 tsp Grand Marnier (keep the rest for swilling later)
Preheat oven to 170 C. Lightly oil a 23cm round cake tin and dust with gluten-free flour.
In a medium-large mixing bowl place the flouyr, sugar and almonds. Stir a little so you don't end up with one almondy end of the cake and a sugary end. Make a well in the middle and pop all the remaining cake ingredients in. Using n electric hand blender or your standing mixer, blitz all the ingredients for 1 minutes until you a have a smooth, thick batter.
Pour into the prepared cake tin and bake on the middle shelf of the oven for 40-45 minutes or until a skewer inserted comes out clean.
Allow the cake to cool on a wire rack before making the icing. Place the icing sugar in a bowl and stir in the blood orange juice along with a smidge of Grand Marnier using a fork or small whisk. If you're lucky you will have a deep crimson orange that will give you pink icing. If not the flavour will still be excellent and your boyfriend will look slightly less embarrassed eating it.
Ice the cake by drizzling the icing over. If it's quite runny then just add a little more icing sugar or ice in stages. It will set in a cool room quite quickly so you can layer icing over it until you have the consistency you like. The cake will keep for a few days in an airtight tin or container.


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Pouliot the Parade Maker
Marc Pouliot appears to have a glorious opportunity to establish himself as a top 9 forward on the Edmonton Oilers 2009-10. Not only have the Oilers cleared Kyle Brodziak from the roster, they've also passed on the free agents available (so far) to fill in at 3line C.
The candidates at center include the redoubtable Shawn Horcoff, the wunderkind Sam Gagner, the little flash from the big smoke Andrew Cogliano and the fearless Gilbert Brule.
And hockey's parade maker, Marc Pouliot. His progress has been slow since turning pro in 2005 but he's shown some flashes along the way. Mixed in with weird line changes, hilarious attempts at a slapshot and falling down in an effort to win a puck battle have been some genuinely useful things.
I think Oilers fans have a very good overall view of Pouliot. Some examples:
- RiversQ: I'm not sure why everyone overlooks Pouliot's contribution from two years ago. He posted even better numbers at that time, particularly defensively, over a larger sample size. I think we can stop waffling over the 24 games and realize he's got the equivalent of a full NHL season playing with middling to poor linemates against middling opposition and his defensive numbers have been stellar.
- Asiaoil: MAP seems the best bet to me as well. The kid has not developed a single outstanding skill (although he's a pretty damn good passer) but he's not bad at anything either and he has some size which we need. I think he can keep his head above water on the checking line if he's pair with say Moreau and Pisani who may also benefit from his passing skills. But who knows – we all made a completely sensible case for Conkanen a few years ago and look how that turned out. It will be an interesting year and I predict at least one of our young centers will be gone at the trade deadline – probably MAP or Cogs).
- Louise: Interesting bit of radio I just heard. Bob Stauffer said that MacTavish told Pouliot that he sees a 'Guy Carbonneau' in him. And apparently, our young C was not impressed. hmmm… Guess the kid still has dreams of grandeur. Certainly can't fault him for that.
- Jonathan Willis: I don't want to trash Pouliot too badly, but of all the prospects this team has (with the possible exception of Jacques), I think a case could be made that the mental/character side of the game is what's holding him back.
- Black Dog: I think he is a better fit for the Pisani pivot spot, myself; I saw the Toronto Penalty Shot game, as Dennis calls it; he played with Torres and Thoresen and had a terrific game that night. On at the end with the big boys as they tried to equalize. Looked like the sky is the limit.
- speeds: I'm a bigger believer in Pouliot's upside than most, and think it wouldn't hurt to check him out with offensive linemates for a couple of games in camp before moving him down the lineup.
- HBomb: Give Pouliot two finishers in Penner and Pisani and give them the 2nd toughest assignments. Heavy PK time for Moreau/Brodziak, and the Cole/Horcoff/Hemsky trio in power vs. power.
- PunjabiOil: I think he can develop his games to become a Reasoner type with solid defensive awareness, but I'm not convinced he will be able to score goals at the NHL level (i.e. More than 10). His shot is very, very average. I think that will prevent him from becoming a top 6 forward, as was initially hoped by Lowe and co.
- Dennis: 78 marches to the beat of his own drummer to be sure; he doesn't believe in Camp Mendelabum and he doesn't know or fails to accept a Carbonneau compliment when he sees one.Just because of his low GA/60, I think he should get the third line job.
- Bryanbryoil: I see him at his best on a cycling line with skill. If he were to be lucky enough to get to center a line of Penner and Pisani, IMO he'd be in his element and could be rather productive. I still don't see top 6 potential in Pouliot yet, but he could be a very solid 3rd line center.
- Lowetide: He played with against about the same quality as Andrew Cogliano and had the identical Corsi and they were extremely close in 5×5/60. At MacT's last press conference he did say that Pouliot had made some progress and we know that the player and coach had some differences in philosophy with regard to Pouliot's ideal slot in the batting order. We have to assume Pouliot will get the hint and show up in NHL-level shape this fall. A new coach might mean a fresh start for this player and that could mean an increase in responsibility and the arrival of Pouliot after a long incubation period. And a strong nickname couldn't hurt. I suggest Sledgehammer.
Pouliot's boxcars and secondary numbers have some nice things:
- Boxcars: 63gp, 8-12-20, 23pims
- Plus Minus: +1
- Corsi: -4.4
- 5×5/60: 1.67
- Quality of Competition: dregs
- Quality of Teammates: 3rd level
- FO %: 48.3% in 211 sorties
- 09-10 Cap Hit: $.825M (nhlnumbers.com)
Two final things: I've always cheered like mad for this guy, because he's a sublime passer. I've suggested in the past that he could end up being a small "r" Ratelle (as in Jean Ratelle) and continue to hold out hope that this will come true.
And the final word to Kevin Prendergast, who has given an entire generation of young people an opportunity to use the word hyperbole. However, I believe he gave us the money quote on Marc Pouliot and this organization back in March 2008:
- "He played out of position [in the NHL], wasn't comfortable and had a couple of bad games and put himself in the doghouse and rightfully so for the mistakes he made.I think we'd have to play him at center though and make the decision that we'd have to live with [his mistakes] for the short term. He just needs consistency; don't be afraid to make mistakes because they're going to happen but limit the mistakes."


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It's cold here in NYC, so I was excited to take a trip to Florida last week. What was "fun" was not having to change any aspect of my clothing; it's cold in Florida, too! Why the H does someone go to Florida in January if not for the warm weather? Doesn't the tourism board understand that?
Regardless, I wasn't just there for freezer burn; I was also there for the first of the Broadway @ series at the Fort Lauderdale Parker Playhouse. The show was Megan Mullally and me, and if you missed it (or saw it and want more), you can see an entire Megan Mullally/Seth Rudetsky concert here.
This was super fun, because Megan had just come from the Golden Globes. Her husband, Nick Offerman, plays Ron Swanson on "Parks and Recreation" and the show was up for Best Comedy. Because there are so many people on the show, there was no room for Megan at the table, so they told her she'd be at the next table... next to Helen Mirren and Mike Tyson. You write the joke.
Megan and I were talking about her alma mater, Northwestern. She tried out for the big musical her freshman year even though everyone said that freshmen never get cast. Turns out, it was A Little Night Music and she got the role of Petra! Her big triumph, however, happened a few years later, when she starred in West Side Story. No, not in an appropriate role (a very white lady from the South); she starred as the fiery Latina, Anita! Megan began as a ballet dancer so she was able to do all the dancing (and the belting), and she slathered on dark body make-up to help what Mother Nature didn't give her.
A few months later, she was in the one record store in town, looking for a cast album. She overheard a man talking to the owner of the store. He mentioned that he was doing a new play in Chicago but they were having problems finding someone who was right for the teen runaway. Then he said he had heard someone at the school was perfect for the role... the girl who recently played Anita. Megan said she stood up from behind the albums and said, "Um... that's me." I then asked if the man said, "No, you're not. I heard she's black." Apparently, he didn't because Megan got the role and her Equity Card!
I was talking about Megan backstage at Disaster! with my good friend Paul Castree, who plays Tony DelVecchio. All three of us did Grease! together and then he and Megan did Young Frankenstein. He told me that they would talk about "tracks," which is a word show folk started using in the '80's. It's because when people are replaced in shows, their replacements are taught what to do as if they're following someone on a track; you go onstage, sing the opening number, leave stage right, do a quick change, enter stage right for a crossover, go downstairs to the wig room, etc... Normally the word "track" is applied to ensemble people and there are some tracks that are better than others in terms of having solos or more time to change costumes. Anyhoo, all this explaining is just to set up the fact that Megan would go up to Roger Bart, who played the leading role of Dr. Frankenstein and say, "Wow! You have a really good track."
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Rivera, who has been detained since he was arrested in April 2013, had pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute cocaine. He will be on probation for five years following his release from prison.
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THE BELLRINGER Director: Michael Gibson Producer: Brenda Sherwood Production Co: Bellringer Productions Inc. 160 Wineva Avenue Toronto, ON M4E 2T4 A young boy develops magical powers throught the bell on his tricycle, powers that help him to finally overcome the fear of his dead father. THE SISTERS Director: Penny McCann Producer: Penny McCann Production Co: Drowning Ladies Productions 145 Clarence Street, # 207 Ottawa, ON K1N 1B7 Phone: (613) 562-8130 Set in Eastern Ontario in 1917 and present- day, "The Sisters" is a haunting tale of the ties that bind women and sisters together. From etchings on a gravestone we are drawn into the lives of the Hagan sisters and the tragic story of their shared young deaths. In a compelling blend of women's socail history and drama. "The Sisters uses evocative and sensuous imagery to reveal a story that is at once both poignant and celebratory. 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Why Amazon May not be as Overvalued as you Think
Andrés is a member of The Motley Fool Blog Network -- entries represent the personal opinion of the blogger and are not formally edited.
Shares of Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) continue defying the skeptics. The stock reached new all-time highs last Monday, and it did so in spite of falling profit margins over the last years and a seemingly stratospheric valuation with a P/E ratio above 3000. The critics are louder than ever, pointing to the company´s loss of profitability and sky high valuation as reasons for an impending collapse in the stock price sooner or later.
Digging under the surface, however, things don´t took dismal at all for Amazon shareholders.
On Falling Profitability
Until 2010, Amazon had similar net profit margins to those of traditional discount retailers like Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) and Target (NYSE: TGT) in the area of 3% or 4%. In fact, this was almost double the profitability achieved by Costco (NASDAQ: COST), near 1.5%. Compared to traditional retailers, Amazon was delivering higher growth rates while maintaining a similar level of profitability.
Things started changing in 2010, when Amazon´s margins started abruptly falling. Gross margins are as strong as ever, so Amazon is not pricing its products at unsustainably low levels, which means increasing operating expenses are the reason for the decreasing margins.
Amazon decided to embark on several ambitious projects to solidify its competitive position and build a fantastic foundation for long term growth. Building warehouses all over the country is tremendously expensive, but it also gives Amazon an invaluable logistical strength which the company is using to shorten it´s delivery period.
Same day delivery is a big advantage versus Amazon´s brick and mortar competitors, and that´s why Wall Mart announced in October that it was experimenting with same day delivery in some locations. This is how things are working in retail nowadays: Amazon innovates and the other retailers try to defend themselves. This competitive strength doesn´t come cheap, and that´s the reason for falling profit margins at Amazon.
The company has also built a leadership position in strategic areas like cloud computing. We don´t know how much the company is making –or losing – in that business, but it certainly looks very exciting from a long term perspective. Online video streaming and the ultra-low priced Kindle products are detrimental to margins, but they have a lot of strategic value too.
Amazon was as profitable as Wal Mart and Target – and much more profitable than Costco – until 2010. It then decided to increase spending on several projects, gaining competitive strength and expanding into completely new business areas. In the process, it has seriously damaged or even eliminated competitors in different segments.
Think about it for a second--all the money that Amazon has been spending lately has rewarded the company with an indestructible market position in areas like electronics. Best Buy (NYSE: BBY), on the other hand, is facing falling sales and earnings. Best Buy and others are suffering because Amazon doesn´t hesitate when it comes to spending money and reduce profit margins in exchange for long term advantages.
This has always been the philosophy at Amazon; it's not an excuse to explain the currently low margins. From the company's shareholder letter in 1997: "We will continue to make investment decisions in light of long-term market leadership considerations rather than short-term profitability considerations or short-term Wall Street reactions."
You can agree with Amazon´s strategy or not, but you need to understand that the company has purposely decided to operate with razor thin profit margins in exchange for superior growth prospects and unparalleled competitive strength, and it´s implementing the plan with an amazing effectiveness.
On Valuation
Amazon is not a cheap stock, and it doesn´t need to be one either, since it's a unique company with extraordinary growth prospects. But it's not necessarily as expensive as it seems when looking at the P/E ratio above 3000.
While operating cash flows have been steadily growing over the last years, free cash flows started decreasing in 2010, when capital spending picked up. If we consider those investments a smart ling term decision, we could value Amazon based on operating cash flows.
As we can see, price has been following operating cash flow growth over the last years, so the company hasn´t become more expensive based on this metric. Amazon trades at a price to operating cash flow ratio near 35, a relatively high valuation which implies aggressive growth expectations, but not unreasonable at all considering Amazon´s historical performance and growth potential.
On a price to sales basis the stock is trading in line with historical averages too.
Bottom Line
Amazon is investing for the future, and that´s the reason for the falling profit margins in the last years. Thanks to these investments, the company is building the foundations for growing cash flows in the year to come. If we keep this in mind, and assess the company´s valuation based on metrics like operating cash flows or sales, Amazon is trading in line with historical standards.
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The stereotype of what it means to have a hearing loss is changing.
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The EA Sports team behind Madden 13 has given Calvin Johnson the highest rating of any receiver in this year's edition of the game.
The list of the top ten receivers was released today – a list that includes players that spend time lined up as a receiver but are mostly regarded as tight ends.
It's no surprise considering his freakish 2011 season that vaulted him through the fan vote to earn the right to grace the game's cover.
What might be somewhat surprising is that Megatron gets an overall rating of 99, the highest possible rating a player can get. Not only that, but no receiver was given a rating of even 98 giving CJ a full 2 rating points advantage over his closest peer.
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