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Terrace Hills Middle School. I like the location of the school and the food that my children receive. I would like for this school to consider giving out home work for summer, winter, and spring break to help the children keep up with their studies.
i didn't even speak english when i attended this school, but with the help of my helpful teachers and classmates, i learned quickly. today i am almost a lawyer. the teachers, assistants, admin staff and security guys had all helped me one way or another. it saddens me i am no longer in touch with any of my fellow classmates from back then and it doesn't appear my old teachers are still there. anyone know Ms. Mark who taught ESL english? Mr. Johnson who taught math? Mr. Walker, the funny science teacher? Mr. Lambert who taught 8th grade science? Mr. Lane who taught history? there was also a young, tall, white, male teacher with glasses who taught English, i cannot even remember his name anymore, but he really showed patience in helping me. thank you very much, my first school in America
i liked this school (: good two years of my life, you'll make friends pretty easily. The teachers are pretty laid back (:
I did not like this school the teachers did not get involved
I do not like this school my son went there and he did not like it
This school has many dedicated teachers, who offer their own free time to tutor, before and after school, as well as during nutrition and lunch. The administration is absolutely awesome. They work until late in the evenings and weekends. The counseling department meets with every student to discuss and plan high school, college and career. Parents are invited to these meetings too. I have seen students excel at this school, then return years later thanking the staff for all they have done to prepare them for society. Keep up the good job staff and families!
Very poor communication with teachers and administration. I have tried repeated to resolve unposted grade issues, unavailable tests missed due to absences, and finals based on a paragraph....etc. I gave up and moved my child straight out of the district!!!
its the greatest school in the world!
THMS has fantastic opportunities and classes for both student who need extra help and students who are advanced. I found great classes, strict safety practices, and strong curriculum there. Parent involvement completely drops off from the elementary school with only 5 people regularly attending the PTSA meetings and doing all the support work. The principal was one of the 5.
Teachers here are abandoning the students in favor of wrangling better pay out of the district. My child has had more substitutes this year at this school than she has ever had in her entire academic career.
I think that this school is OK. Other than the fact that some of the teachers don't really care what the kids do in class or just can't control them and that the dress code is much to strict it is an OK place. But the class discipline needs to be better.
The teachers that my children have had, really care about the students, and do a fantastic job. I realize that money is an issue, but I would like to see more extracurricular activities. It seems as though the district or the state keep taking fun things out of the school, and focuses only on testing. Overall, my experience, as well as my kids' experience have been wonderful.
The school is over populated. Has teachers who don't teach, and looks more like a day jail for children.
I went to this school and all my kids are or will go there to . It is a great school
The principal this last year needs to be replaced. The previous prinipal care about the kids. This one doesnt care. She pushes everything off on other people. The core system has to go. You have one bad teacher and the child is stuck with the teacher. I have been at the school for 3 years with 3 more to go. If I can find a better school my kids are gone.
I am not happy with this school. There is not enought extra curricular activities such at Track and field etc. Kids at this age need these things. Accademics are not very intense here either. We are not keeping kids interested in school and they will soon be sent to Colton High from here and that is really going to be a mess. An unhappy parent in Grand Terrace of a now 8th Grader We are exploring new avenues for this next school yr.Grand Terrace is failing us. and it will only get worse with these new housing tracks coming in. Loading up our schools and we don't even have a High School...go figure.
I am not happy with the curriculum that is offered. They do not do an adequte job on testing the children to find the right spot for them. Staffing if non effective and teachers are satified with just ok. Not one teacher has looked to excel either of my children to their utmost potential.
I wasn't thrilled with school in 2000-2001 son's 1st yr), but 8th grade was great and daughter's experience (2002-2004)has been very good also. Many teachers are excellent/current principal's leadership excellent. Difficult to get parent involvement though--commend faculty for continued effort. Some excellent teachers here!
Terrace Hills Middle School is a great school. Their advanced classes are exelent. They also have several extraculicular activities to motivate their student. It has been a great experience to attend Terrace Hills.
Our schools need more parent involvement. I am pleased to see the parents that have responded on this Web site. I believe that our teachers and parents need to work together to help our children get the quality education they deserve. Keep up the good work. Mark Hoover.
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Abingdon District BOS candidate Roger West: `Envision the future'Story | Jun 24, 2011 | 9:09 AMRoger West, one of three candidates running for the Board of Supervisors in the Abingdon District, said in an email that Gloucester has been plagued by "reactionary" government. "Gloucester is at a pivotal crossroad and ensuring we have proven leaders to...
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This is a true East Village institution, opened by Ukrainian immigrant Wolodymyr Darmochwal in 1962. Its popularity hasn't dipped at all; the place is packed for almost all of the 24 hours it's open, especially during brunch. Handmade pierogies (filled with everything from potato to arugula and goat cheese) are especially popular, as are the grilled kielbasa and the veal goulash. The burgers are classics: huge charbroiled patties of lean ground chuck placed in sesame seed buns from Amy's Bread, available with cheese and thick slabs of bacon. Breakfast is served all-day long, resulting in plenty of late-night bar-goers indulging in fried eggs or challah French toast after last call. Despite the restaurant's rich history, it feels surprisingly modern, with an airy dining room decked out in polished wood and plenty of light let in from the floor-to-ceiling windows. A handful of sidewalk tables allows for great East Village people watching while a robust take-out service lets locals enjoy the Ukrainian comfort food without the perpetual lines.—Keith Wagstaff


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Phil Giebler Racing's Wilson takes win, runner-up in TaG Master features at SKUSA Pro Tour at Modesto GPAugust 14, 2014 - MODESTO, Calif. (Aug. 101, 2014)—Ethan Wilson of Campbell, Calif., drove to victory on Saturday and was runner-up on Sunday for Phil Giebler Racing in TaG Master in the Save Mart Supermarkets Modesto Grand Prix, the third and fourth rounds of the Superkarts! USA Pro Tour held on Aug. 2-3 on a .88-mile downtown street race.
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Phil Giebler Racing enters robust 14-driver lineup for SKUSA Pro Tour Modesto Grand PrixAugust 1, 2014 - MODESTO, Calif. (July 31, 2014)—Phil Giebler Racing has entered a robust lineup of 14 drivers that includes Connor Wagner, Ethan Wilson, Carter Williams, Dustin Stross and Myles Farhan in the inaugural Save Mart Supermarkets Modesto Grand Prix, the third and fourth rounds of the SuperKarts! USA Pro Tour SummerNationals being run through the downtown streets Friday through Sunday.
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Angela Lawrence, artist in oil & watercolour
Angela Lawrence paints in oil and watercolour expressive landscape and
seascape paintings. A large number of paintings ranging from a
representational style,are found in the landscape section of the "view
paintings" link, to glimpses and impressions (of locations still often
recognisable) in the semi-abstract landscape section, and also abstract
work inspired by the elements that make up the landscape around us: rock,
water, organic materials and colour.
The Clience Studio was established and situated in
"artists town" Kirkcudbright, in 2005. Since July 2007, however,
the new Clience Studio gallery in the nearby town centre of Castle
Douglas is where the majority of her work can be seen, and Angela now
has her studio alongside this. The gallery shows large and changing
display of her paintings and also a high quality, limited selection, of prints
and art gifts based on her work, such as placemats and coasters, calendars and
greetings cards.The gallery is open throughout the
year. Angela also exhibits around the country at
many excellent venues, and details of these can be found on the exhibitions
page. Commissions are considered; they are at no extra cost and requests are
Angela Lawrence, is an elected Artist member of the Glasgow Society
of Women Artists, professional member of Dumfries and Galloway Fine Art
Society, and of Spring Fling association of Artists and Makers, an
associate member of the Scottish Society of Artists and Visual
Arts Scotland, and has work held in private and public collections
worldwide. Amongst many other venues, her work has recently been on show at
the Royal Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts (RGI) exhibitions at The
Mitchell and The Kelly Gallery; Glasgow, Royal Scottish
Academy of Art Edinburgh;Glasgow Art
Fair with John Green Fine Art, The Glasgow Art Show with
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You can find a lot of different options for scrubs that are great looking and still meet the dress code where you work. Naturally, you'll want to think about the patients you work with most often when you're choosing scrubs. You might not choose the same thing for a pediatric practice as you would choose when working with elderly patients, for example. It depends on the patients, the atmosphere of the office or hospital, and what your boss will allow you to wear. Regardless, you'll have to wear scrubs in the nursing profession.
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- Embroidered, fitted scrub tops. If you can find scrubs that are fitted, they can make it easier to work. Fitted garments move with you, and don't look as much like uniforms. The embroidery is nice, since you can get different designs and colors. That really makes your scrubs look more like street clothes, and can help you feel more comfortable throughout the day.
- A mock wrap tunic. Both comfort and style are important, and a scrub top that looks like a wrap tunic is a great way to look casual and still very put-together. It adds some visual interest to what otherwise might just be a boring scrub top. It also looks more like the clothing you would wear everyday, so it can fit in better with the style you have and the other articles of clothing you normally buy.
- Split neck scrub top with designs. The split neck style is cute and comfortable, and the designs can range from a simple pattern to something that's very eye-catching, like bright birds or butterflies. There are so many design choices on scrub tops today that it's almost impossible not to be fashionable, if that's what you're going for. Why not carry your fashion sense right over into work rather than leave it at the door because you can't find scrubs that you really like? The options are basically endless. Don't underestimate your ability to find something you really love – and that your patients will appreciate, too.
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There's nothing wrong with dressing for your profession. However, it's often helpful, especially when working with children, if you look less like a doctor or nurse and more like any "normal" person might. That can help lessen fear and make patients more comfortable. It's also a great way to look more cheery and lighten the mood, so that patients can start feeling better.


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Jen Knutson graduated from the University of North Florida with a major in Anthropology and minors in French and Spanish. While seeking a master's degree in Historical Archaeology at UWF, she is focused on French colonization of the southeast. She has received scholarships to study 16th century Spanish and French documents at the John Carter Brown Library of Brown University and also the Bibliotheque nationale de France and the Archives nationales de France in Paris. During her senior year, she interned with the Florida Public Archaeology Network, Northeast Region. She also served for a year as the volunteer S.T.E.M. program facilitator for Girl Scouts of Gateway Council, Inc. Her other interests include Geographical Information Systems (GIS), Public Archaeology, and Southeastern Indians. She was a co-presenter for the 2013 FAS conference Panel Discussion on Academic and Public Sector Issues in Florida Anthropology: Teaching, Working, and Serving.
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USF used four unearned runs to beat host Sacramento State 8-4 Wednesday in a nonleague baseball game, Sac State reported.
The Hornets (15-14) committed two errors in the sixth inning when the Dons (14-14) scored four runs, and an error in the seventh resulted in another run.
The Hornets entered the game with a fielding percentage of .982, which ranked sixth among the 297 NCAA Division I teams.
USF used nine pitchers who combined to allow 10 hits but no walks.
Trailing 7-1 in the sixth inning, Sac State rallied to close the gap to 7-4. Will Soto had a run-scoring single and Scotty Burcham a two-run double in the inning.
Sac State softball splits
Taylor Stroud threw a six-hit shutout in the first game of a doubleheader to highlight Sac State's split with visiting Nevada in a nonconference softball doubleheader, Sac State reported.
The Hornets (17-13) won the first game 1-0; the Wolf Pack (22-16) won the second game 5-1.
Alexa Chattleton's two-out double in the second innnig scored Alyssa Vanderdrink with the only run in Sac State's victory.
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The Stained Glass Windows of Saint Mark
The Nativity
"And they came with haste, and found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger" Luke 2:16
Samuel Francis Boykin, 1874-1953
Anne Alexander Boykin, 1879
The account of the visit of the shepherds to the Christ Child is given only in the Gospel according to Saint Luke (2:15-20). Although the shepherds "found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger," the artist here depicts the Virgin Mother presenting the Child, his arms raised in blessing, to the world.
A principal artistic feature is the use of light, which appears to emanate from the Child, and from the lamp held aloft by Joseph, to illuminate the faces of the participants. One of the three shepherds, who are depicted to represent the three ages of man, is carrying a shepherd's crook, which precursed Jesus' pastoral concern and was to become the crozier, symbol of episcopal responsibility in the Church. Standing nearby are the ox, ass, and lamb, representing the lowliest of creatures which were present when Christ was born and recognized him to be the Son of God. In the sky appear the Star of the East and eleven other stars, perhaps suggestive of the eleven disciples who formed the nucleus of the Church. An excellent blue glass, regarded by many glassmakers as the most difficult color to create successfully, is prominent in this window. The robes of the figures range from the earthen colors of the shepherds' garments to the star-flecked swaddling clothes and the deep blue of the Madonna's robe. Blue, the traditional color of the Virgin Mary, represents heavenly love and the unveiling of truth.
The medallion at the top of the window is an angel holding a banner which bears the phrase "Glory to God."
This window was dedicated on Sunday, January 26, 1956.
Samuel Francis Boykin was born on June 15, 1874, and came to Atlanta in 1894. He married Anne Alexander in April, 1899, and became a member of Merritts Avenue Methodist Church on Easter Sunday, 1900. Soon thereafter he was made a steward and served continuously in that capacity until he moved to Wilmington, Delaware, to live. He never removed his membership from Saint Mark Church. Mr. Boykin was a member of the Building Committee which guided the construction of the new church at Peachtree and Fifth Street. Upon relocation the church changed its name from Merritts Avenue to Saint Mark. He was Chairman of the Official Board for a number of years and was also a Trustee and Sunday School Superintendent. He was a Trustee of Emory University, Martha Berry Schools, and Young Harris College. Mr. Boykin died on July 26, 1953.
Mrs. Anne Alexander Boykin was President of the Woman's Society of Christian Service and a very active member of the church. Whenever someone could not do something, she could and was willing. Her mother, Mrs. Alexander, was also a member of the church and is described as a "wonderful and attractive" person.


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IDEA Club Begins at University of Texas, Dallas - January 14, 2003
This announcement is long overdue, however the IDEA Center is happy to announce that an IDEA Club has been started at the University of Texas, Dallas (UT Dallas). This is now the 7th official club to get off the ground, and, as always, we hope that a couple more are currently in the process of getting started.
The club's founder, Wilston Nkangoh, has a vision for the club that is broad, and hopes to discuss not only origins issues, but also issues related to philosophy of science, artificial intelligence, morality, skepticism, sociology, technology, and theology. As Wilston is a sophomore, we hope that this club will be around for a while, and look forward to the interested generated at the club at UT Dallas.
This club has been in the works since Wilston contacted the IDEA Center about a year ago, and this announcement itself is anti-climactic, as the club has already been in existence at UT Dallas for a few months. Wilston has worked hard and already started a website for the club at http://www.utdallas.edu/orgs/idea/.
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Police responded to a robbery in progress at Walgreens located at 9209 Lawyers Road last Friday at 9:36 pm. Employees said a tall black male wearing a dark hoodie, baggy jeans, and black gloves entered the store with a handgun demanding money from the register. He left with a purse from the counter and nothing from Walgreens. Police are asking anyone with information to call 704-545-1085.
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Board presented with public arts ideas
The Board of Commissioners was approached by two organizations last Thursday about displaying public art in and around the new town hall building. On the agenda at the last board meeting, Nicole Bartlett of the Arts and Science Council and Tony Billotto, Laura Sussman-Randall, Marta Brown, and Romie Mizell of Mint Hill Arts asked the board to consider representing Mint Hill through art.
Bartlett explained that many cities and towns install permanent pieces of public art for their communities. Charlotte has numerous pieces, including the typewriter keys at Imaginon. The Writer's Desk, as it is called, is a monument to local writer Rolfe Neill. She also offered examples from Rock Hill, Davidson, and other Charlotte locations, as well as types of art, including statues, plazas, photography, and tapestries.
Bartlett said one of the most important aspects of public art is the connection to the community; it is very local.
She outlined a basic plan for the creation of public art for Mint Hill. Funding would come from the county, the Arts and Science Council would manage the project, and the design would come from a volunteer board of citizens from the town.
Mint Hill Arts representatives asked the board to consider letting them display art in the two gallery hallways in the new town hall building. They offered some details as to how the town could partner with the organization for professional displaying and no extra work for the town. The arts group currently displays work in the old town hall building. Mizell presented professional hanging devices that would eliminate the need to put nails in the walls. Billotto explained the intake process for their monthly art shows, demonstrating the professionalism and detail-oriented organization of Mint Hill Arts. The all-volunteer group is made of dedicated artists who would jump at the opportunity to display local work in the new space.
"I got an the opportunity to go into the new town hall, and wow, was I blown away. We have been looking for a new facility that was larger where we could really exhibit art the way it needed to be exhibited, where people could come in from the community and see it. And here it was, two beautiful galleries built one above the other that had great lighting, a beautiful place to hang it," said Mizell. "That's why we are requesting the opportunity to do this for you and for the community in this facility."
They also presented the board with the idea of a permanent piece of artwork with the working title theme of Life in Mint Hill. Mint Hill Arts and the town would ask artists to come forward in a juried show where the board was the panel. The winner would receive the prestigious award of having artwork forever displayed in the town hall. Billotto suggested the area around the grand stairway as a good location for such a display.
"Public art is the expression of the spirit of the community in which it takes place," said Sussman-Randall.
The mayor thanked the arts representatives for their presentations and ideas, and said they will continue the conversation in the future.
The public is invited to get involved with this month's Mint Hill Arts show during Mint Hill Madness. Last Friday was the opening reception of the new show, but winners were not announced. That's because the public has not yet voted. It's a people's choice show, and everyone is invited to cast a vote. Visitors can see the gallery, located at 11205 Lawyers Road, Suite A, to gain an understanding of what Mint Hill Arts is, what local artists are doing, and how they can get involved.
Mint Hill supports Kilah's Law
Commissioners passed a resolution presented by the Justice for Coalition to support Kilah's Law. The board supported the resolution unanimously. So far, eight other towns have passed the resolution, and they aim to present Kilah's Law to the N.C. General Assembly.
The law aims to increase penalties for child abusers like Kilah Davenport's stepfather, Joshua Houser, who is facing 44-92 months in prison after breaking the toddler's clavicle, fracturing her skull, and causing severe brain damage.
Jeff Gerber of the coalition said Houser could potentially walk free within four years, while Kilah sustains life-long injuries.
"This sentencing guideline is an insult to mankind," said Gerber. "We feel strongly that Kilah's Law should be in line with that of a pedophile, being 25 years to life."
Patty Freeman, the first person to respond to the scene the day of Kilah's injury, called it a "horrendous crime."
"It falls in the same category as if someone hurt an animal. Our children deserve to be put above God's other creatures," said Freeman.
The resolution reads: "Be it resolved that the Board of Commissioners of the Town of Mint Hill, North Carolina, hereby fully supports the spirit and efforts to create this law which will bring tougher penalties to those who inflict permanent debilitating physical injury to a child and encourages all citizens and elected officials of the State to join us in our efforts."
In other matters:
- The board approved the consent agenda: they accepted a contract with Rowell, Craven and Short to audit accounts for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2012; they adopted an amendment of an increase of $52,000 in the General Fund for the 2013 budget; they authorized the town manager to purchase a street sweeper for the Public Works Department; and they approved the rescheduling of the public hearing on a petition for a text amendment to the downtown overlay code authorizing administrative variation of sidewalk width.
- 10 students from Independence High School were inducted as Dream Team members, promising to abstain from drugs, alcohol, and violence.
- For Constitution Week, the board presented a proclamation to a representative of the Clear Creek Militia Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Mayor Ted Biggers proclaimed September 17-23 to be Constitution Week.
- Nicole Bartlett of the Arts and Science Council presented on the topic of public art. She encouraged the board to consider displaying a permanent piece of public art at the new town hall building.
- Representatives from Mint Hill Arts presented ways to display local art at the new town hall, and asked the board to consider their ideas.
- After heated discussion, the board voted four to one to accept the Planning Board's recommendation to accept the petition requesting exception for front parking and screening for the future Mint Hill Police Department at 7151 Matthews-Mint Hill Road, also known as the old town hall.
- The continued discussion on the Centralina Council of Governments' CONNECT Project was canceled.
- The board discussed signing an agreement with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Historic Landmark Commission. Town attorney Kevin Bringewatt said he was concerned about the agreement not having an exit plan.
- Town clerk Beth Hamrick announced her retirement.
Moving day for Mint Hill Town Hall
The Mint Hill Town Hall made its official move last weekend to 4430 Mint Hill Village Lane. Movers worked through the weekend to deliver newly ordered office furniture and boxes of files and supplies. The town posted the moving plan on its website, stating the phone system could go down, but it made efforts to continue providing a high level of customer service to Mint Hill residents. Monday was the first full operating day in the new building. Staff will unpack this week and settle in. Town Hall meetings will continue to take place at the old building. The order for the new chairs for the assembly room is delayed and may not be ready until October or even as late as November.
Aqua N.C. president talks with local customers
Private water service customers gathered in the Mint Hill Town Hall last Friday to hear from Aqua North Carolina president Tom Roberts regarding water quality. Residents of Ashe Plantation have recently become vocal about a problem they say is decades old.
Meeting organizers invited Jeff Tarte, recently elected to the N.C. State Senate, N.C. Representative Bill Brawley from Mecklenburg County and member of the Public Utilities Committee in the House, and N.C. Public Utilities staff member David Furr, and Roberts had with him two Aqua North Carolina representatives with knowledge of the problems.
Tarte mediated the conversation and explained the focus of the conversation was on water quality, although he acknowledged that local customers were also upset about customer service and rates. He allowed Aqua to explain what they are doing with Ashe Plantation's wells, and followed that with some questions from residents.
"We already know what the problems are, so what we're hoping to hear is what Aqua North Carolina is doing to remedy the situation," said Tarte.
"One of the primary things that I do is meet with customers. If I'm invited I will come. Mrs. Decker and I have had a number of conversations, and I'm happy to be here tonight to have you hear from us," said Roberts. "We realize we'll have to talk about some history, but what we'd like to do is look forward and talk about the future and where we think we're going from our point of view."
The Aqua representatives explained that an Ashe Plantation well experienced a malfunction earlier this summer, which caused a disruption in filter performance. After the well was back in service, problems continued due to accumulated mineral deposits. Aqua cleaned, flushed, and tested the water storage tank and flushed the distribution system.
To avoid future water quality problems, the company is monitoring water color leaving the filters by having installed sensors that will send an alarm and shut down the well.
The water company also ensured its customers that water is routinely tested and meets state and federal drinking water standards.
Aqua representative Michael Melton offered specific numbers regarding water quality and contaminates, though the customers said the numbers had no context or meaning to them.
A reoccurring topic during the conversation was the affect of bad press on the neighborhood. Homeowners said realtors are avoiding the neighborhood, which is an "economic opportunity cost." Roberts responded saying he doesn't "have that power over the press," and recommended real estate agents call Aqua. He also said he would like to talk with them.
"What is it going to take to get our water system up to a Charlotte quality water system so that it will attract new homeowners into the community and displace everything that we've seen in the news already about the water quality? They've gone on the news already and said how poor the water quality was. I think that the water needs to be fixed correctly today and then go back on the news and say how it was fixed and put together these bottles with clean water. But if you can't produce bottles with clean water then everything you say tonight is not going to mean anything," said a customer.
"We love to do success stories, too," said Roberts. He suggested having the media cover the solution to the problem.
"We need a success story," the customer responded.
Another customer said he has lived in Ashe Plantation for 24 years and has never had clean water.
"You're not going to fix that well. You either need to drill another well or let us have city water. I know that's your call," he said.
"The technology exists for us to fix that well," said Roberts.
Ashe Plantation homeowners' association president Sharon Decker said she would like to have another meeting with Aqua to address other issues like rates. She knows Aqua is willing to meet with them again.
"We appreciate everything the town of Mint Hill has done for us," said Decker. She was happy to hear about the resolution the town passed to ensure good water quality and service, and she appreciated being able to meet at the town hall.
"This is an inconvenience; it's a health issue," said Ashe Plantation homeowner Janis Barnett. "They've done a good job of giving us more information than they had before, they told us what they're doing to get that well back." She said she's feeling hopeful about the situation.
Therapy dogs help early readers at library
Teresa Faucette is a Therapy Dogs International volunteer and an experienced dog trainer. She believes dogs provide health and emotional benefits for humans, and she wants to spread those benefits to as many people as she can. Her sheltie, Max, is a disaster stress relief dog who has helped people after the 2011 Alabama tornado outbreak as well as local hospitals.
"There has been so much scientific proof that dogs can help with stressed and troubled people. Max, my dog, participated in a program for CMC where they took the vital signs of people before and after dogs visited – these were repertory and cardiac patients – and found that the dogs made a remarkable difference in blood pressure and things like that."
Faucette created a program in the library system to help early readers become confident readers. She and other volunteers bring their dogs to the Mint Hill library for Paws to Read every month.
Max and other highly trained dogs will hold the page down for children as they read. Some can read flashcards, and since no one is perfect, children can be more forgiving of themselves when they miss a word because even their four-legged reading partner misses words once in a while. Faucette says the aim of the program, which she created, is to help children feel good about themselves and about reading.
"Reading is so important, and if we can give the child encouragement, that's what it's about," she said. "You want children to always think of the library and books as a fun thing to do. This is a good place. That's what we try to do. It's a different atmosphere for the kids. It's relaxed. If you get a word wrong, oh well, the dog's not going to say anything."
Early readers often find themselves frustrated while reading. Reading to dogs allows them to feel free of judgment, and they can take a time-out to pet the dog and try again.
Faucette is a resident of Mint Hill and has been training dogs for 18 years. She and Max offer many other programs for children and adults. At the school level, Max can help teach children about fire safety, nutrition, and, of course, the reading program. For more information about Therapy Dogs International and Faucette's volunteer program, contact her at firstname.lastname@example.com.
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Emily Greenhouse on a project that exchanges quotidian panhandling signs for pop-art, professional-looking recreations: http://nyr.kr/19tUKc3
"Design is not a perfect way to help the homeless—perhaps the project is even tasteless. But, as every kindergartner and bicycle-rider knows, bright colors improve visibility."
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WEDNESDAY FOR A CAUSE: The 100th Monkey Effect
I was helping a friend organize her office yesterday. She then told me to read an article entitled "The 100th Monkey Effect." She knew i would appreciate it. Naturally, she was right!
Many a times, I have had conversations with friends where they have been discouraged or did not take action against something unjust or stood up for a cause simply because on various assumptions "nothing's going to change," "the other party is too powerful," or "it isn't worth it."
When it comes to making a change in the world or just in my everyday life, I always used The Starfish Story. After reading the about the tale of the monkeys in Japan, it was everything that I've seen happen before in real life. In what started out as an idea for change in someone's basement has turned out into a large scale operation.
Here's an excerpt:
"The theory of the 100th monkey effect has become a popular strategy for social change."
"In theory it takes only a limited amount of people to change the world… All you need to do is start with yourself. Be mindful about your own thoughts and emotions, take responsibility for yourself. After all, you might be the hundredth monkey!"


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Last saturday was my last day in Daet Camarines Norte becuase i'll be going back in Legazpi City to attend my class .My friends invited me to have a party with them before i leave Daet and before i go to our night out i went to Jamie's place to take some pictures for my outfit post in my blog .
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When i wear this outfit i feel so like a sexy chick and ready to hit the dance floor!
printed top that i bought to MARIEL booth in the bloggers united 3
when i see this top i said to myself i will buy this because its perfect to my slim body and i love the print and the combination of black and green
Distinctive Asymmetric Splicing Skinny Leggings from OASAP .
this is my first ever sponsor thanks again OASAP for my sexy bright leggings !
Sequins Bag from Riyadh perfect for the night out
Accessories that i bought in Greenhills
Shoes that i bought in ECOVIBES BUTIK
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Btw, Thanks to my childhood friend Jamie by taking all of these .
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My grandfather was Albert Gray Whaley. His parents were George Whaley, and Margaret Dunlop. They came to New York from Northern Ireland around 1848 but barely knew each other in Northern Ireland. George had come from the family homestead on Whaley's Hill in Tandragee, County Armagh. Margaret Dunlop had come from nearby County Down. She had had a lovers quarrel with her boyfriend in County Down, Northern Ireland, and suddenly took a ship to New York where she lived with her sister and became reacquainted with George Whaley, whom she had known briefly in County Armaugh, Northern Ireland. During the summer of 1994 I travelled to Tandragee, County Armagh, and visited the Tandragee Methodist Church where the Whaley family might have worshiped. There I met a distant cousin who owns and showed me Whaley's Hill, and I med the Church organist Tom Atkinson and his wife who were very kind and hospitable to me. I spent some time in the genealogical library in Belfast looking up Whaley family history. My account of the trip written in 1994 is attached in the pdf file,
My Trip to Northern Ireland 1994
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All the Sessions from Objective-Cologne 2013. Attendees can request a promo code. Thanks to all of you buying those videos — it helps organize ObjCGN 2014, which will be held at the same amazing place (with the same amazing food) on September 23rd to 25th. The 3rd Day (ObjCode) will definitely happen this year again at StartPlatz. Note that the Panel from both days are here freely streamed.
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Panel Speakers: Steve "Scotty" Scott, Katharina, Alex von Below, Damien Gosset, John Fox. Subjects covered:
00:00 — Introducing the panel speakers — the rumble starts
02:27 — Speaking of rumble: Sumo fight!
05:00 — Skeumorphism: Why @stuffmc is the only one to like it :(
10:22 — What Alex von Below thinks about Scott Forstall…
17:32 — Developer ID: Is it Apple's consent that Sandboxing really isn't the thing?
23:25 — The utopic idea of downloading an app with curl...
29:08 — What's missing in Cocoa or ObjC? REPL, Fix & Continue, …?
34:56 — @mues_li explaining some of the nice things in other languages…m
41:43 — Support: when is it too much? (bits from Adler)
45:20 — TextExpander + Eat & Drink Informations
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Panel Speakers: Mike Lee, Ortwin Gentz, Erik Romijn, Matthew Bolton, Rainer Brockerhoff. Subjects covered:
00:00 — Preparing, Introducing, and Warning @bmf about @ortwin
06:01 — So, Rainer, should we really [F^^k] Ones & Zeroes?
09:26 — @bmf SINGING "Don't mistake the Metaphore for Reality"
11:01 — iPhone 5C & 5S: The new "Duo" Strategy? @mattbolton's view
14:59 — The iPhone should still make phone calls, says Rainer… Whaaat? :)
22:02 — The iPhone 5C is like an old VW Van with a "new" smell...
26:37 — UI Guidelines: Should we break them all the time?
31:52 — @isutton: "I guess Apple leaves more room for us to do our own things UI-wise, since iOS 7"
38:17 — @arepty: "There's a lot of things who'll be confusing for the user in iOS 7"
45:27 — Polls from @uliwitness and others about the usage of logging...
52:11 — Erik Romijn (and the others) about TouchID's advantages & drawbacks
62:13 — End of the Panel + Group Photo and so on! See you in 2014!!!
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/76677923
Community is powerful. It creates ownership, advocacy and loyalty. Scotty looks at what it makes community work and how developers can get these forces to work for them by building community around their products.
00:00 — Intro: "F[^^] 1 & zeroes" (2012( Video
01:48 — Welcome to (Objective-)Cologne! v2.0
03:16 — A little bit of german: Damen & Herren
04:32 — StuFF mc goes on the roof to find Internet...
05:33 — Awesome Conference Dinner at 7PM
06:26 — Objective-Code(logne) on Thursday @ StartPlatz
07:39 — Thanks Elgato, GitHub, Nexmo & New Relic!
08:19 — Scotty, the original Conference MC
09:59 — Scotty arrives on stage!
11:36 — Scotty's Big Number: Like Apple?
15:15 — Community: Why should you care?
19:47 — What is community? Definitions...
23:15 — Things in common: Rabbies & Baking?
25:49 — Creating a community around your app or service
32:01 — Ensure everyone wins!
33:17 — The structure: Superstarrs, Helpers, Communicator, Gathers, ...
37:07 — The old boys: Hoctor, Jalkut, Simmons
41:15 — The best conference: The coffee machine!
42:50 — Peter Hosey (Helper) vs Fuzzy Goat (in the room!)
46:35 — Again: Ensure everybody wins!
49:31 — One More Thing: Real communities...
51:04 — John Fox's question: Scotty explains C4!
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/76164644
Now that Apple has introduced Automated Reference Counting, we don't need to worry about Memory Management on iOS and OS X anymore, right? Well, while it may be true that ARC removes a lot of worry for a lot of people, it is well worth investigating it in detail.
This session attempts to answer questions about how ARC works, and why knowing about traditional memory management is still important.
While ARC is a solid technology, developer errors can manifest themselves in new, strange ways which are not always obvious to debug. This session will try to help.
00:00 — StuFF mc: "Alex doesn't understand my questions"
03:51 — Why talk about Memory? Why?
07:27 — Virtual Memory, Real Memory, Swapping, ...
10:17 — Manual Memory Management, ARC's Mom
12:56 — Garbage Collection — Be ready to have one additionnal core
14:43 — ARC: Best of Both Worlds (Manual & GC)
18:36 — ARC: A few new attributes (__weak __strong)
26:50 — A very nasty thing you could see with ARC (mov r7, r7)
33:46 — The still useful (under ARC) Autorelease Pool
37:34 — ARC and Core Foundation — Let's speak about bridges!
43:24 — The Little ARC details, things we can't do anymore...
46:24 — @arepty: "What's the mov r7, r7 for i386?"
47:14 — @imsart: "The difference between strong and retain?"
48:02 — @imesart: "Why is my pointer nilled when bridged?"
50:01 — @isutton: "Why was it crashing in your example with id and BOOL?"
51:31 — @mues_li: "Tell me about that amazing hack!"m
52:40 — Last note from @stuffmc + answer from @geheimwerk (THANKS for the Audio!)
54:03 — NEXT: Damien Gosset "Product Design"
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/76509578
Damien goes over his worklfow for making great products, great apps for his clients. He takes us on a road starting from brainstorming until the App Store publishing, with things like UX/UI Design and testing in the middle, as well as many communications with users and clients.
00:00 — About to start… Everybody's back from lunch!
01:13 — Damien: My yearly frog (Cuvée 2013)
04:23 — As developers we keep on doing the same mistake: coding first.
08:30 — The process: from brainstorming till the App Store...
15:07 — Make something that people want, meet your users...
17:50 — UX Design: Probably the most important step
21:35 — Try your mockup — make it become a real app
24:53 — Time to go to code: with Passion and Skills
29:45 — Keep it Simple Stupid & Secure!
33:54 — Localization & User Feedback: Do not forget it!
37:20 — App Store: A bit of a nightmare… Screenshots anyone?
42:00 — Take as much feedback as possible, don't break it at the end...
44:00 — NEXT: John Fox — "Waste Nothing: Tales of reuse"
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/76678142
John talks about how you can keep on re-using not only your code but more importantly your more important asset: the domain you are passionate. Look at how John has "re-used" his MemoryMiner knowledge on Findery or other projects.
00:00 — Share the Stress — How it is between Sessions...
02:02 — So John, What the C?
05:29 — Meet Grandma — Waste nothing!
08:12 — Meet Marcel, so old he can speak about NeXT
12:09 — Meet the Canon object.station (yes, this is Hardware!)
15:16 — Loading big images (Bonus: John got Stuff to touch him)
18:15 — MemoryMiner (+WebObjects seen as Monty Python's Black Knight by John)
24:03 — Tales of Reuse: The audio attachment/recorder as a sole app
27:28 — ShowRunner: An App that feeds second screen apps
32:20 — User perception of speed is as important as actual speed
35:14 — Using a WebView? Yes, we can. How John uses HTML & CSS...
38:26 — Using gesture recognizers in combination with javascript...
41:43 — Coaching the first time user (and yes, U can Haz The Codez)
43:56 — PSA: Where are the comments??? Please comment your code!
45:08 — Confession: This wasn't Grand Ma. Here's the real one...
46:54 — It's important to be grateful: God Verdom!
49:38 — Fabulous Prize Section: A few questions to the attendees...
52:06 — NEXT: The Panel with all speakers from Day 1
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/77055462
Lemurs Chemistry: Water is a fast-paced game with intense graphics and audio that maintains buttery smooth performance, even on the original iPad. Its secret weapons? Objective-C and Interface Builder.
If you think you need OpenGL to get good performance out of your game or custom interface on iOS, think again! The native toolchain provides everything you need to deliver bare-metal performance to your users.
This isn't the same old tutorial on using Instruments, but the real life experiences of legendary product engineer Mike Lee as he's shipped some of the world's most notable apps.
Half fishing story, half detective thriller, Mike's inimitable style will make you laugh and cry, and you might even learn a thing or two about delivering the surprise and delight your own apps will need to be successful.
00:00 — Day 2: Gold is Best. BEST. BEST. BEST.
01:44 — Thanks to the 2012 Speakers!
03:38 — Thanks @martinwinter for the new T-Shirts + Sumospeslagh
05:12 — Technical Keynote — because YES, Mike *is* technical
06:52 — I'm gonna talk to you about High Performance UIKit — or simply UIKit
08:30 — The power of the Enigma
11:23 — How American Airlines mastered Excel Sheets...
14:47 — The list of efficiencies: 1, n, log n, n², n!
18:30 — ObjC Bound: objc_msgSend is super slow, right? No it's not...
21:51 — Premature optimization is the root of all Evil
23:14 — Operation Bound: What to do when you don't know how to make it faster?
26:25 — Graphics Bound: Real time operations are expensive
29:45 — Lemurs Chemistry was Memory Bound
36:36 — Human Bounds: What binds all other things together
41:17 — We shipped. But for what? No marketting, team left, ...
44:49 — Leather: The real reason in Friends.app
45:45 — Q&A: What to do when it's not obvious where to use @autoreleasepool?
47:56 — Q&A: Marketting: How to find the right person?
49:21 — NEXT: Ortwin Gentz — Sneek peak at the Bag of UI Tricks
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/77152890
UIs of iOS apps shouldn't only be easy and consistent to use but also have some personality. We walk through various tools and frameworks that help creating great UIs. We discuss how to add missing features to various UIKit controls such as buttons, labels and alerts, how to use UIWebViews in creative new ways and how to improve the performance of UITableViews.
00:00 — Ortwin: Always there to remind @stuffmc how much he sucks...
03:28 — Using Images instead of programming the designs
10:24 — Tools: Waster, Pixel Slice, Slicy, ...
15:10 — Great App Makers steal from the OS, thanks to @0xced
20:17 — Auto-Layout: Added in iOS 6, usable in iOS 7 — the future anyways...
25:28 — Tools to view your views: DCIntrospect, Reveal, ...
32:55 — UIButton touchable area
36:44 — UIWebView: A few transparency tricks...
42:38 — TableView Performance + Question from @mues_li
48:31 — TableView Cell Drawing: Different approaches...
55:05 — NEXT: Matthew Bolton — Get 5★ reviews for your app!
56:54 — Bonus Track: Disk Alarm loooooves Ortwin...
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/77194193
Reviews can be important to apps, not just from the press, but perhaps more crucially from users. There are lots of fantastic apps in the App Store that come close to greatness, but issues both small and big can tarnish them. Apps that could get five-star reviews don't get the accolades they should.
The reasons can range from missing features, to UI issues, to perception problems – and they're usually fixable. This talk looks at examples of where other apps have gone slightly wrong, so developers can learn from others and make sure that their own apps get the scores they deserve.
00:00 — @stuffmc: "I've known Matthew for… days"
02:10 — I'm here to ask "Are you making a 5-star app?"
04:50 — Don't ask for a review at bad moments...
10:13 — Don't use notifications to annoy your users...
14:10 — Be carefull when changing standard user interface expectations
19:59 — An interface can be as good as a feature
26:45 — Inflexibility: features that people might not want at all
31:43 — If you're gonna be utilitarian, it should be simple to understand
37:36 — Don't promise too much, don't let people down
42:00 — Those things seems obvious.. but not...
47:24 — But these are all just examples. Be the exception!
50:01 — NEXT: Erik Romijn — iOS security: super simple stuff
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/77275738
Our apps today store more and more sensitive information. As developers, it is our job to ensure this information is well protected. iOS comes with many built-in security features, and several APIs to help secure the user's data. Using these features is not incredibly hard, as long as you know about them, use them properly, and avoid their pitfalls.
In this practical session, we'll demystify the details of built-in iOS features, like filesystem encryption. We'll look at the various APIs you can use to protect data, like Keychain, and how to use them properly. We'll also dive into many small but nasty potential issues, like the use of pasteboards. Lastly, we'll take a look at some examples of how not to do iOS security, and what we can learn from those.
00:00 — Terminal & Jailbreak: Preparing Erik's Session...
03:07 — Hackers can turn your computer into a bomb!
08:24 — Always assume everyone is evil
14:00 — Keychain: Never use "Always" or "AlwaysThisDeviceOnly"
19:52 — Demo: How the "super secret password" was in NSUserDefaults
25:26 — API Calls: All your users are evil
32:37 — Even banks have security problems (right, ING?)
35:21 — Private Pasteboards seem to be better in iOS 7
40:24 — SQL Injections: Fix by using prepared statements
45:16 — howtostoreiosdata.com: Your one stop point for iOS Security
46:49 — NEXT: Rainer Brockerhoff with his "Ancients" tips
PREVIEW: vimeo.com/77298431
After some historical highlights, Rainer will talk about receipt and signature checking on the Mac App Store, finishing off with a few philosophical points.
00:00 — Introducing Rainer & other attendee who came from far away...
03:51 — Hi Young Ladies and Young whippersnappers!
06:33 — My first computer was an IBM1401 Mainframe
08:55 — 1985: Unitron Mac 512 Clone
12:31 — I've avoided learning 32-bit iOS and I was right!
15:16 — The content of the Contents Folder we need to understand
19:41 — Tricky code for signature/certificate checking
24:13 — Abandon all best practices… It's fun!
28:05 — There is no Magic, it's ones and zeroes all the way down!
30:12 — @djembe: "Who had the first Macintosh in Brazil?"


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The Mountain Goats are John Darnielle, Peter Hughes and Jon Wurster. This is just a fan blog, but you can find band members online in the following places:
JD on tumblr
JD on twitter
PPH on tumblr
Jon Wurster on twitter
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This is a pretty long post, so I apologize in advance!
Summary: Today was amazing. Hannah Hart is amazing.
As most of you know, today was Hello, Harto Boston. The day was amazing. I got into Boston around 10 and instantly made friends in line. While we waited in the cold, misty morning we babbled about conspiracy theories of Hannah hiding just across the street at a coffee shop, where she was probably laughing at us shivering our butts off while she could sip her tea.
Around 11 we saw the RV pull around the corner and a few minutes later, Hannah and Pearl came over and we all went inside to warm up. Since the Boston meetup was at a music hall instead of a food bank and we wouldn't be doing 'charity work' Hannah held a Q&A for about 40 minutes and then we got to take pictures with her and get hugs. :D
I brought two of my kendamas with me to have her sign one and then to give her one as a gift. (In the MDK: Ice Cream vid she plays one in one of the last scenes).
I went up to her to give her a hug and she said, 'Hi! I'm Hannah!' super enthusiastically so I sheepishly replied, "Hi I'm Alexyss". I explained to her that I wanted her to have one of my kendamas and she said she was "stoked!" because she had lost her old one when she moved from NYC to LA. When I gave it to her she started to unravel it like she was super excited to play it; so that was really cute and I'm very happy that she seemed to like it.
I got a couple pictures with her and she signed my kendama and put a smiley face in one of the cups saying "This is MY smiley" in a really silly voice.
Hannah is just an amazing and sweet person. She is so nice and beautiful and I think that everything she is doing is absolutely amazing. I feel truly blessed(and I don't say blessed a lot) to have met her. I couldn't have asked for a better role model than Hannah Hart <3
If you read all of that then thank you!!
PS. If you were at the meetup today or especially if you were one of the girls I was hanging out with in line then contact me! I think it'd be cool to keep in touch!


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What happened at Nationals Park on Tuesday night between the Washington Nationals and the New York Mets is almost too messy to understand. The Nationals sent a young starter to the mound, Ross Detwiler, and he pitched his best game of the season. They sent one of their best relievers to the mound, Tyler Clippard, and he blew a two-run lead and the save. They tied the score with a hitter who struggles from the left side of the plate, Danny Espinosa, and they still gave up the lead.
In the 10th inning, they tried again to win the game — or not lose it — and this time Bryce Harper was at the heart of the rally. He smacked a tying triple, then, after Ryan Zimmerman and Ian Desmond were intentionally walked, Mets reliever Pedro Beato unfurled a wild pitch to Tyler Moore, to give the Nationals a wild 5-4 walk-off win.


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Learning if you have a sexually transmitted disease may soon be as easy as testing yourself at home.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins Medical School have developed a take-home test kit to find one of the most common STD's...Chlamydia. The Baltimore Health Department distributed the test free to women there as part of the study. It's a simple swab test that women could take home, and then mail to the university for testing. Out of the 400 kits mailed back to the lab, 10% were positive for Chlamydia, and almost all of those women followed up by seeking treatment.
Researchers hope this kind of STD testing will catch on in other communities and allow more people to test themselves regularly. 87% of women who used the kit ordered it on the Internet. They then performed the swab test and mailed back the completed kit to the lab (postage was included with the kit). Researchers said they were able to reach a group of people who do not go to doctor regularly. Only 29% had gone to doctor in past year.
The study was conducted in the Baltimore area. Chlamydia is one of the most common sexually transmitted diseases. 80-90% of those infected have no symptoms. In the age group 14-19, 18% had tested positive for Chlamydia. In the age group 20-24, almost 10% had tested positive for Chlamydia. In the 25 and older group, 5.6% had tested positive for Chlamydia.
The kit also tested young women for Gonorrhea, of which 3% of respondents tested positive.
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What would you do if you were at the beach and you caught some people stealing your stuff? That's exactly what happened to this guy as he confronts two women trying to jack his beach tent. The women play dumb and then get angry that he's recording them on his phone. Which leads me to my next question, how do you defend yourself and record video at the same time?


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2 tablespoons minced Chinese black beans
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 bunch scallions, sliced, white and green separated
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2 cups zucchini, same size dice as scallops, 1/4-inch dice
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There's gold in mining stocks yet
The market is looking at the wrong measures when it comes to companies mining gold. When it catches on, these stocks will rise. Also: Warming up the printing presses.
I have made the point many times that mining companies are particularly unsuited to being judged by the insane stock market game of beat-the-number. Nonetheless, Wall Street likes to judge them by the beat-the-number yardstick.
If miners actually wanted to manage earnings (but most do not), there are games they could play. Ironically, the stocks would probably trade better if the accounting and management were less honest (though that is a sad commentary on the financial environment, not a recommendation on my part).
This dynamic was on display last week when three mining companies whose shares I own reported earnings. First off, Agnico-Eagle Mines (AEM, news) and Goldcorp (GG, news) reported on July 27, and Agnico committed the unforgivable sin of "missing the number." I had thought that had been so well telegraphed (because its earnings estimates had been lowered several times) that it wouldn't matter. But the stock was pummeled for about 5% the next day.
Gold stock owners hate nonsurprises
I think the sell-off that has been created by overreacting to known/old problems is obfuscating the fact that, prospectively, Agnico is set up to do well. Although it could still be vulnerable to a sell-off in gold, I think that ought to be about it on the downside, and I plan to beef up my position. (In fact, I started doing so on July 28.)
Goldcorp, on the other hand, was successful at beat-the-number, but it had to decrease production estimates slightly for the rest of the year as a result of the forest fire near its Musselwhite mine in northwestern Ontario. The impact of the fire was also well known, and I thought the market had already priced that in, subtracting it from the stock price. But (as with Agnico) it appears that bad news is never fully priced in with gold stocks, while good news is often overlooked. Nevertheless, I believe the recent sell-off in Goldcorp is also an opportunity.
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The problem: They're not making this up
The third company I want to discuss, Newmont Mining (NEM, news), reported its quarter on July 28, and though the report read just fine, there seemed to be some confusion as to whether the company actually won or lost at beat-the-number (as if that matters).
Of the three, I believe Newmont is the cheapest. I also noticed in a recent King World News interview that Pierre Lassonde -- who knows the company quite well but has no particular bias since he no longer works there -- thought it was ridiculously cheap and ought to be worth something north of $80 with today's gold price. (The stock trades at about $55 right now.)
That is just one man's opinion, but when people decide they are willing to value gold in the ground at a reasonable price instead of a several-hundred-dollar discount, Newmont is going to take off.
Just imagine if markets weren't 'efficient'
As I have said repeatedly, owning these companies is not about winning at beat-the-number; it is about buying ounces in the ground cheaper than you can buy them above ground, and getting paid a dividend along the way. That these companies are doing well can be seen by the explosion of cash flow and increasing dividends. But, as we have seen with Microsoft (MSFT, news), a company can be doing demonstrably well and hitting on all cylinders, yet the stock can sink, until it doesn't. (Microsoft owns and publishes MSN Money.)
We continue to be in a state of loathing and revulsion as far as the miners go, which is frustrating for the investors involved, but it does create opportunities. At some point the psychology will change, and miners will head higher for seemingly no reason. But so far, that hasn't happened. One thing is clear: There is absolutely no speculative froth in gold stocks and, by extension, very little in gold itself.
Gold bear blundering
Belying that fact, however, was the Aug. 3 Lex column from the Financial Times, which once again argued that gold was making a top, a point the Times has been arguing for probably the last $1,300 to the upside.
The author truly outdid himself when he wrote that "faith in a barbarous relic . . . could be crushed, bringing hefty losses (as happened 31 years ago)." A variation of that refrain is popular with gold bears. However, that decline in 1980 happened not because gold got too high. It was destroyed by Paul Volcker and his heroic policies to make the paper dollar "sound."
Gold bears seem to forget that gold's competition is worthless paper. Thus, given the current stewardship of the world's major currencies, the author's analysis is ridiculous. Given the behavior of certain central banks recently, it also defies logic.
Not only did Thailand's central bank announce last Wednesday that it had added to its gold holdings, but last Tuesday the Korean central bank revealed that it had more than doubled its gold holdings to 39 metric tons with a purchase of 25 metric tons, at a cost of roughly $1.5 billion. Mexico and Russia have also increased their holdings in 2011.
I think Fleckenstein is about 6-8 months behind Jubak on this one.
He, Jubak, was touting gold 'mines' (not gold) around or toward the first of the year. Though I think they were looking at different companies. Either way the mines have been a big duh mark for a while, but most are in third world countries where stability is the exception and bribery and corruption the rule.
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I have no way to confirm if this is true or not, but it's one of the more hilarious things I've seen in a while in terms of athlete autographs via The Faceoff Circle. And of course it involves uber-asshole Sean Avery.
Some Devils fan on the Spawn.com forum last week had a friend get an autograph from Sean Avery for some kid - and Avery must have found out he was signing for a Devils fan. What transpired next is classic, as Avery took a shot at Devils goalie Martin Brodeur in the process. I'll let our poster (whose grammar sucks) explain:
The thing to keep in mind is that this autograph was signed BEFORE Avery did his now infamous dance in front of Brodeur.
It's not quite the Vernon Wells autograph, but it'll do.
By the way, I think I know why Marty's a whiner, Sean. Because you're a total asshole. But a funny asshole, I'll give you that.
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Why a Friend's Pregnancy Can Boost Your Chances of Conceiving
You are more likely to get pregnant when a friend is already pregnant
Something about our old apartment got people pregnant. For four years we lived in a 5th floor apartment in Rome. It was a lovely historic building perched on a street brimming with trees, cappuccino bars and buses roaring up and down, night and day. That's where I became pregnant with our second child, exactly one year after our first was born AND our third baby, only six months later. We'd always wanted three children and since my husband and I started in our late 30s, the idea was to just keep things rolling if we could. We were very lucky.
In between these three babies of our own the babysitter got pregnant. That's not so unusual I suppose but when our second babysitter got knocked up, I started to have suspicions. So when my friend and her husband, a couple who'd been struggling to get pregnant for many months, came to stay with us in Italy I jokingly told her, well, you've come to the right place! And I was right. When she got home to the US, she found out she had, in fact, conceived in Italy. And it was twins.
What is it about pregnancy that sometimes seems contagious? It happens often with sisters, friends and coworkers too. Even Jessica Simpson can relate. She's had two babies close together, and for the second go-around, her best friend was pregnant at the same time too.
So what is it? There's actually a lot of interesting information about pregnancy out there, stats and make-you-think patterns like these nuggets from a fascinating list of 24 Random Facts About Pregnancy:
- Each year in the United States, there are approximately six million pregnancies. This means that at any one time, about 4% of women in the U.S. are pregnant.
- Only 25% of couples actively trying to conceive will experience pregnancy within the woman's first cycle. However, 90% of couples will achieve pregnancy within the first 12 months of actively trying.
- About 3% of all pregnant women will give birth to twins. This rate is an increase of nearly 60% since the early 1980s. However, 17% of pregnant women over 45 will give birth to twins.
- Nigeria has the highest twinning rate in the world at around 4.5%. Some experts attribute this number to the large consumption of yams in Nigeria.
Then there's all the information about how pregnancy rates are declining in general:
- The New York Times reported last year that "[pregnancy] rates have decreased over the past two decades among all races, ethnicities and age groups—except for women in their 30s and early 40s." More specifically: [pregnancy] rates for women 35 to 39 rose 38 percent, and rates among women 40 to 44 went up 65 percent.
- Teen pregnancy is also declining, says The Huffington Post, but the state with the highest rates of teen pregnancy is New Mexico. The lowest? New Hampshire. And even though the rate of teen pregnancy is the lowest its been since we started keeping track in the Truman era, it's still three times higher than other developed nations.
But when it comes to the question of what makes one group of coworkers, relatives or friends tend to conceive at the same time? Not much, but just enough to make it interesting. Here's what I've found.
A 2010 report called Business, Buddies and Babies: Social Ties and Fertility at Work made a connection. "Individuals are on average 10.9% more likely to have their first child 13-24 month after the birth of co-worker's child." It's not just co-workers who can influence your decision to have a baby though, even family members of colleagues can have an effect.
Surprisingly, the study's authors don't lean on the idea of women's cycles syncing up. Instead, they say it's more about the social connection; seeing your peers getting pregnant (and hearing about it too) encourages many people to move ahead to have babies of their own. It's actually the power of suggestion. And that's it.
I'm not entirely sold though. At this point I don't have a better answer but if I ever do find out that it really IS in the water, especially in that Roman apartment, I won't be a bit surprised.


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Ryan Stock threw his hat backwards over his shoulder and pinned it to a wall with a knife from eight feet away.
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Meanwhile, in the CAAC White, second place Williamston hosted first place Portland. Both teams were undefeated in the league.
Straight to the third quarter, the Hornets took flight. Caitlin Dimitroff connected with Sarah Schultz down low for a bucket.
Then, it was Portland's turn. Ariel Davids worked it to Allie Griss, and she was 'nothin' but net.' The Raiders grabbed a double-digit lead.
To the fourth, Dimitroff said, "give me the ball and get outta my way," and counted it. Portland lead was down to seven.
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Super Bowl XLVIII between the Denver Broncos and Seattle Seahawks could go down in history as the game remembered for frigid temperatures and perhaps even snow and while the media is panicking over the thought of playing a game in cold weather, Peyton Manning and the Broncos are more than prepared.
With below freezing temperatures expected for the Feb. 2 game in MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. the Broncos are preparing for the elements by practicing outdoors to prepare themselves for the conditions they will encounter.
"We've practiced in this and had to play in these types of conditions at different points in the year," Manning tells Newsday. "So any time you can have a similar situation you can simulate during practice which it might be during a game, it always is a good thing."
Football teams play in snow, rain, wind and freezing temperatures during the season, but apparently if they have to do it for the Super Bowl, its a foreign concept and the world loses their collective mind.
If there is one storyline that can be more tiresome than Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman and what's coming out of his mouth, its the narrative of a Super Bowl in a cold weather city.


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Jennifer Lopez Split Up With Her Boyfriend Casper Smart
Jennifer Lopez and Casper Smart are officially done after about two and a half years together. Despite all the rumors, nobody's saying they broke up because of Casper's alleged romance with a transsexual. Several sources say they really split somewhere between six weeks and two months ago . . . and that seems to pre-date those […]Read more