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March 2011 Sky from the Keeble Observatory
In February we discussed the end state of a massive star: iron as the dead end of
energy production, followed by core collapse and the detonation of the star in a
"type II supernova – SN2." This violent death of a star can outshine an entire galaxy
for several months – we're lucky that they are rare, because it would not be healthy
to be within even a few tens of light years. The gamma radiation alone would kill
everything on Earth! The most recent nearby SN2 was observed in 1987 in the Large
Magellanic Cloud, one of several satellite galaxies orbiting the Milky Way, and
that one was 160,000 light years away. By the way, it was the first nearby supernova
seen since the invention of the telescope, which should give you further evidence
for their rarity.
Recall that during the core collapse the electrons and protons combine via inverse
beta decay to become neutrons. For a moderate mass progenitor, the core becomes
a neutron star, roughly the mass of the Sun, but only 15 – 20 kilometers across.
For a more massive core, the neutrons get crushed so close together that even the
repulsive "degeneracy pressure" which sustains the neutron star is overcome. The
collapse proceeds to a geometric point of infinite density. Both classical and relativistic
calculations give us a value for the distance from this singularity where the escape
speed is equal to the speed of light. Any closer than this so-called "event horizon"
and not even light can escape. The stellar core has effectively fallen out of the
external universe! This bizarre object is known as a black hole, a term coined by
physicist John Archibald Wheeler. We can take some comfort from the fact that these
are not, as often portrayed in bad science fiction movies, giant cosmic vacuum cleaners.
Objects outside the event horizon can orbit and escape, although they will notice
distortions in space and time when comparing to more distant observers. The size
of the event horizon scales directly with the mass. For one solar mass, the event
horizon radius is about 3 kilometers. For ten solar masses, it's about 30 km. However,
the Sun will not end as a black hole, because it's not massive enough to undergo
core collapse. Rather, it will end as a white dwarf (about the size of Earth).
But, if the Sun were in a binary star system, the end could be even more violent
than SN2. There is an upper limit to the mass of a white dwarf, beyond which it
will collapse. Unlike the iron core of a massive star (which leads to a neutron
star or a black hole), this collapse will initiate a catastrophic episode of fusion.
Any residual helium will fuse to carbon; carbon will undergo explosive detonation,
leading to the complete destruction of the remnant. This explosion is known as a
Type Ia supernova, and (perhaps surprisingly, since it's the remnant of a lower
mass star) it will exceed the luminosity of even a Type II supernova. Next month,
we'll see how the Type Ia provides us a "standard candle" for measuring the size
of the Universe.
Lunar phases for March: New Moon on the 4th, at 3:46 pm; First
Quarter on the 12th, at 6:45 pm; Full Moon on the 19th at
2:10 pm; Last Quarter on the 26th, at 8:07 am.
This March is not a great month to look up if you are only interested in planet
watching! Venus begins the month low on the southeast horizon at sunrise, brilliant
but getting lower as we move into spring. By the end of March, it will be lost in
horizon clutter. Jupiter is low to the west at sunset, and you may miss it if you
wait for total darkness.
Saturn is your best bet, rising to the east at about 9:00 pm and visible essentially
all night. It will be due south around 3:00 am.
Looking overhead at midmonth, we find the faint constellation Lynx at zenith, but
you will probably notice the bright "twins" in Gemini close to zenith, marked by
its two brightest stars, Castor and Pollux. Castor is officially "alpha Geminorum,"
which should mean that it's the brighter of the two (Pollux is beta Gem), but Pollux
is actually brighter. A modest telescope should resolve Castor as a binary. To the
west of zenith, about 60 degrees above the horizon you will see the bright star
Capella in the constellation Auriga.
To the east, that bright star about 50 degrees above the horizon is Regulus, in
the constellation Leo. Imagine a line from Regulus to the belt of Orion … that bright
star midway is Procyon, in Canis Minor. Above Procyon (near the Moon on the 15th)
your binoculars will let you explore the Beehive Cluster.
Turning to the northeast, we see the familiar shape of the "big dipper" in Ursa
Major. The middle star in the "handle" is the binary system of Mizar and Alcor.
This pair is resolvable without binoculars or telescope. With a telescope, you can
see that each of these is also binary. Closer to the horizon, at the end of the
handle is Alkaid … and about a degree above and to the right, your binoculars may
enable you to see the spectacular "Whirlpool Galaxy" – also designated M 51.
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Y'all, Southern Living has a new cookbook and it's all about frying! The Way to Fry is the new bible on frying food -- NOT THAT WE'RE DOING THAT ALL THE TIME. (Wink.) Just, you know, in case once every 300 years or so you want to fry your food, here's a handy guide.
One of the cookbook's authors, Southern Living editor Norman King, was on the radio program Hot Grease recently with his top tips for frying food. I ran for my pen to scribble them down -- then went looking for more deep frying wisdom. Here are 10 tips for frying golden deliciousness.
Just for fun, check out all the crazy foods King fries in his weekly Southern Living column, "Deep Fried Fridays."
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Construction crews on Saturday moved the historic Casto home in Holladay.
The home traveled to Holladay's City Hall Park from its resting spot at 2210 Murray Holladay Road, where a new fire station is being built.
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Made this last night for friends and it was very well-received. While the sauce does take some time to prepare, it was worth it. Nice way to dress up grilled chicken!
Grilled Chicken with Bourbon Peach Butter
FranG64 Posted: 07/24/11
Robin123 Posted: 07/22/11
Sauce is a lot of work, but tastes pretty good. However the chicken is really plain. I would suggest sprinkling rosemary on the chicken to add a little more flavor. Wondering what I am going to do with the leftover sauce...too much work to just toss!
TheMomChef Posted: 08/15/11
The peach butter is outstanding. I made it on its own instead of with the chicken and have been using it on warm biscuits for breakfast. I will make it with the chicken, but will use it as a barbecue sauce instead of just serving it on the side. Read my full review at: http://www.takingonmagazines.com/2011/08/bourbon-peach-butter-from-cooking-light.html
foreverjung Posted: 08/07/11
I basically could have taken peach jam and stirred in bourbon and had the same sauce. The bourbon taste was very strong, and even my husband who is bourbon lover did not care for it. Maybe if there was an element that could make the sauce smokier, it could have been a good base for a bbq sauce. Just slathered over plain chicken, it did not meet my expectations. Also, for a "five ingredient meal", 2.5 hours of cooking time is a bit much.
BethWilder Posted: 07/25/11
The chicken definitely needs more than just salt and pepper. It was really bland and plain. The sauce was ok and had a lot of flavor, but was a little too heavy on the bourbon for me.
VaBelle35 Posted: 08/14/11
I like this recipe. I used 1 lb of frozen peaches and then the rest of the ingredients as written and it cooked perfectly in the oven for 2 hr and 15 min. It came out very rich and dark. I stirred it once half way through.
rquinnett Posted: 07/31/11
We loved this. The peach butter was in no way done in 2.15 hours. I put it in the crock pot and cooked on low for several hours until it was thick and dark. I also used the butter like a barbecue sauce rather than just serve it a a sauce. I brined the chicken prior to grilling and that gave the chicken itself a lot of flavor.


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DCM provided a fantastic opportunity to a have half hour meeting with a media lawyer, for free!! We were able to run some questions passed Stefan which has made us feel confident over some small contractual issues and the way we have chosen to run our production. Then after sneaking in some festival forum applications and changing our treatment, 8 of our projects were given a thorough dissection by Simone Baumann who advised on how to try and find finance to meet our budgets, informed us about distributors, and explained the mechanics of pre-sales and commissions from broadcasts.
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A court-martial for a U.S. Army general facing sexual assault charges has been postponed for a third time.
The trial for Brig. Gen. Jeffrey A. Sinclair had been scheduled to begin at Fort Bragg on Jan. 7. In a news release Thursday, the Army said military Judge Col. James Pohl has rescheduled the court martial to begin March 3 so prosecutors and defense lawyers can complete further pre-trial discovery.
The 51-year-old Sinclair is believed to be the highest-ranking officer to face a sexual assault charge in the Army's 238-year history.
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Elodie -a few questions
What are everyone's thoughts on the name Elodie? Also, how do you pronounce it? Any middle name suggestions? I think I want something shorter, but a little spunky and unexpected, if that makes sense. For example, Elodie Wren came to mind, I think I really like that one! And lastly, do you know anyone with this name?
August 19th, 2013 04:25 PM #3
I LOVE Elodie! I pronounce it Ell-Oh-Dee. I think French pronunciation is more like A-lo-dee (A like in cake). The combo Elodie Wren is super cute!
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August 19th, 2013 04:41 PM #5
I named my car Elodie.
I went through an early stage of thinking it was the stupidest name alive, and then I really liked it after seeing someone with the name on some TV show (Leverage, I think?). Then I got bored with it (and hated the thought that she'd be fated with the nn Ellie, which I honestly can't stand), and now I can appreciate it; I think it suits my car perfectly. I don't know that I'd use it, and I'm still scared off by Ellie, but I do think it's a pretty name. I think most Americans will say ell-oh-dee or ella-dee, but I think in French, the proper pronunciation is AY-loh-dee, because of the accent over the first "E". I call my car Liddy, but I think Ella, Lola, and Lottie are cute for it, too. My car's full name is Elodie Claire, which I really like. When it had been on my list for an actual little person, I had liked Elodie Jane. Both are family names for me (although I wasn't intentionally naming my car after family, hahaha). I think something like Elodie Victoria, Elodie Caroline, Elodie Charlotte, Elodie Primrose, Elodie Rosamund, Elodie Giselle, or Elodie Josephine would be lovely, too.Ashley
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August 19th, 2013 05:42 PM #7
Firstly I absolutely LOVE the name Elodie Wren.
I pronounce it Elle-oh-dee.
I think the spunky middle name adds charm to it and kind of complements the cutesy-ness of Elodie as it does not go into too girly territory.
I love the name Eloise... But Elodie Wren is cute and unexpected at the same time.
If I can think of any short names like Wren I'll get back to you, but I do love this name.
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Recipe of Chicken Marsala
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- 1 1/2 pound(s) 4 skinless, boneless, chicken breasts
- 1 /4 cup(s) extra-virgin olive oil
- 4 ounce(s) prosciutto thinly sliced
- 8 ounce(s) crimini or porcini mushrooms, stemmed and halved
- 1/2 cup(s) sweet Marsala wine
- 1/2 chicken stock
- 2 tablespoon(s) unsalted butter
- 1/4 cup(s) chopped flat-leaf parsley
- Put the chicken breasts side by side on a cutting board and lay a piece of plastic wrap over them; pound with a flat meat mallet, until they are about 1/4-inch thick. Put some flour in a shallow platter and season with a fair amount of salt and pepper; mix with a fork to distribute evenly.
- Heat the oil over medium-high flame in a large skillet. When the oil is nice and hot, dredge both sides of the chicken cutlets in the seasoned flour, shaking off the excess. Slip the cutlets into the pan and fry for 5 minutes on each side until golden, turning once – do this in batches if the pieces don't fit comfortably in the pan. Remove the chicken to a large platter in a single layer to keep warm.
- Lower the heat to medium and add the prosciutto to the drippings in the pan, saute for 1 minute to render out some of the fat. Now, add the mushrooms and saute until they are nicely browned and their moisture has evaporated, about 5 minutes; season with salt and pepper. Pour the Marsala in the pan and boil down for a few seconds to cook out the alcohol. Add the chicken stock and simmer for a minute to reduce the sauce slightly. Stir in the butter and return the chicken to the pan; simmer gently for 1 minute to heat the chicken through. Season with salt and pepper and garnish with chopped parsley before serving.
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John Butler Trio's loyal supporters sparked an outrage over what appeared to be the intro to the band's popular 2003 song Zebra on a yoghurt commercial aired during the Super Bowl. The band's management had then released a statement saying they were unaware it had been used, and would follow it up as a possible copyright issue.
This morning we received an update on the matter, with a statement released from his management saying:
"Australian musician John Butler and USA advertising agency, Poptent, the creators of the Dannon Oikos yoghurt advertisement which initially aired during the 2012 Super Bowl, have come to a satisfactory settlement in relation to the use of a song in the advertisement that bore a strong similarity to his composition "Zebra". The advertisement will no longer contain this particular piece of music and both parties are happy this issue is behind them. We thank all JBT fans worldwide for their support on this matter. No further comment will be entered into."
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1. I'm quite obsessed with How to Train Your Dragon. I'll rarely draw anything else. Deal with it.
2. I enjoy commissioning other people to draw my OCs and fan characters. This is why I can't have nice things.
Mary Suein' all day, er' day.
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Draw those bitches, yeah?
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I thought I would not like this, but since I had all the ingredients and was trying to get rid of a jar of olives I've had forever I decided to try it. I really like it. I wouldn't serve it to guests, but I will probably make this again for myself. Celery and hummus are a regular snack for me, but this spread tastes just as good and has less fat. I also used it on top of plain grilled chicken breast and loved it!
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Serve with round, crisp lavash crackers, thin breadsticks, or baguette slices. The spread is also a terrific condiment on vegetarian burgers.
Yield: 2 cups (serving size: 1 tablespoon)
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- Calories: 21
- Calories from fat: 26%
- Fat: 0.6g
- Saturated fat: 0.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1g
- Protein: 1g
- Carbohydrate: 2.7g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0.0mg
- Iron: 0.2mg
- Sodium: 116mg
- Calcium: 7mg
- 2 (15.5-ounce) cans Great Northern beans or other white beans, rinsed and drained
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 4 teaspoons capers
- 4 teaspoons red wine vinegar
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 16 kalamata olives, pitted
- Place all ingredients in a food processor; process until smooth. Place bean mixture in a bowl.
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- COURSE: Appetizers, Dips/Spreads, Sauces/Condiments
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Make-Ahead, Portable/Picnic, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: French
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Beans
- DIETARY CONSIDERATION: Low Calorie, Low Cholesterol, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Meatless, Low Saturated Fat, Gluten-Free
- COOKING METHOD: Food Processor
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PLAYERS: Alex Rodriguez, Albert Pujols, Prince Fielder, Felix Hernandez, Ichiro Suzuki, Justin Smoak, Dustin Ackley, Mike Carp, Franklin Gutierrez, Jesus Montero, Edgar Martinez, Brandon League
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers
TEAMS: Seattle Mariners, New York Yankees, Los Angeles Angels, Detroit Tigers
A winning season from these guys would be a fantasy… It's that time of year, folks. Fantasy baseball season is upon us. All the fantasy freaks are frothing at the mouth to pre-rank their teams and find out what position they draft in. Being a Seattle Mariners fan, I always look at the roster and see who has the best prospects of actually helping you put together a competitive fantasy team.
Recently, the words "Mariners" and "competitive" don't go together unless you were to say, "There is no way in hell the Mariners will be competitive this week/month/season."That might change this year with a new crop of young guys coming in to go with the already young up and comers in the Mariners lineup. So who do you draft come draft day? Sure you could draft Alex Rodriguez or Albert Pujols or Prince Fielder (too early?) to your fantasy team and wreak havoc on your league. The Mariners, though, are where it's at. You can draft guys you actually like and who will keep you in the game. We like to hope so, at least. You can't go wrong with these guys. The Sure Thing(s) Felix Hernandez Felix Hernandez is a strikeout master. The Mariners ace is averaging 202 strikeouts per year in the last 5 seasons including 200+ strikeouts the last 3 seasons. His control is on point as he has not given up many walks in each season he has taken part in. His win/loss record has been hovering around .500 the last 2 seasons after his 19-5 season 3 years ago. If he had a little more run support last season, his 14-14 record would've looked more like 20-8. You really can't go wrong with Felix despite the win-loss record he will end up with. Especially if you're looking for strikeouts on your team, King Felix is the way to go. Ichiro Suzuki Smoak is poised for a big comeback Yes, I know Ichiro Suzuki's numbers have decline the last 2 seasons. But I'll tell you what…he is good for a minimum of 180 hits still after not reaching the 200 hit milestone for the first last year since he has been in a Mariners uniform. He's still good for 80+ runs. He's still good for 35+ stolen bases. He will be good for a .300 average this year, I can feel it. With the new lineup changes that will have Ichiro batting 3rd, he will have many more opportunities to cash in and produce some RBI's this season as opposed to his lopsided runs numbers. Ichiro may have lost a step or two, but he hasn't lost "it" yet. He's still good enough to start in your outfield. Worth the Risk Justin Smoak Justin Smoak had an off year last year with his personal issues and injury. He still managed to put up 15 home runs and 55 RBI's in the process. With a healthy, intuitive Smoak in the lineup, the Mariners are poised for more production out of the guy. Not to mention he has been touted as the best shape of his life. Usually this hype is just smoke being blown our way, but this year it seems legit for a change. I honestly believe Smoak will come close to the 100 RBI plateau this season as well as hit at least 30 home runs. Dustin Ackley Dustin Ackley played in his first season in a Mariners uniform last year, finally getting the call to the big leagues. He played in 90 games, or roughly half the season. He started off hot, declined and picked it back up when it was too late. He still manager 91 hits, 6 home runs, 36 RBI's and a .273 average. All those numbers are only going to improve and with the tweaked lineup this season, he is going to have a lot of chances to put up big numbers. Ackely's first full season as a Mariner looks promising. He will have the chances to succeed and I personally think he's going to make the most of those opportunities. Carp is going to put up big numbers if he plays full-time Mike Carp Mike Carp only played in 79 games for the Mariners last season. He still managed to put up 80 hits, 12 home runs, 46 RBI'sand a .276 average. Those are promising numbers for a young stud like Carp. The Mariners and their fan base are in love with the guy…how could they not be? In just those 79 games, he showed flashes of power the Mariners haven't seen in years. The only question is who makes the roster, because there is going to be lots of choices for Left Field and DH, the two primary spots we see Carp in. Bench-Worthy Sleepers Franklin Gutierrez Franklin Gutierrez was another guy who struggled with personal issues last season that detracted him from performing like his usual self. He had a stomach illness that wasn't even caught until a month into the season and he lost lots of weight waiting out the sickness. It really took him out of the game and hurt his game. This year, he is said to have gained 20 pounds of muscle and is literally in the best shape of his life. The cliche comes up again, but anyone who matters covering the Mariners spring training camp will agree. This brings lots of promise to a Mariners team severely lacking power or anything close to it. If Guti can go back to his normal self, he is going to help make the middle of the Mariners lineup just flat out dangerous. Gutierrez is ready to make a comeback after last year's setbacks Jesus Montero Jesus Montero got very little opportunity in the majors for the Yankees, but remained one of the top prospects in all of baseball when he was in their minor league system. His primary position is catcher, but he could wind up solely at DH, where the talent he possesses can shine through to its full potential. Without the wear and tear from behind the plate (or with it if he becomes the everyday catcher) he could focus on hitting and be as dangerous a hitter as, say, Edgar Martinez. That's a stretch, I know, but Edgar himself said he would take Montero under his wing and teach him what he needs to know. His potential power could be an added pop to this young Mariners lineup. Brandon League Brandon League is an enigma. His success depends solely on the offense, which is a scary thought for any Mariner and fan alike. He cannot close games out if there are no opportunities to do so. The other thing weighing in here is whether he will stay a Mariner or not. Rumors have been flying since the trade deadline last season that the Mariners could get good value for League and ship him somewhere that would offer a sweet deal to the Mariners.
His numbers don't like, though, and if given the chances, he could easily be a top closer in not only the American League, but in Major League Baseball.His 37 saves last season were mind blowing considering it didn't even seem like the Mariners won 37 games all season long. There you have it, folks. A surefire win for your fantasy baseball team is laid out clearly for you. Just make sure you mention me in your acceptance speech. CLICK HERE CHECK OUT THE SEATTLE MARINERS CLUBHOUSE AT NWSB! © Brandon Choate for North West Sports Beat, 2012. | Permalink | No comment | Follow NWSB on Twitter or join US on Facebook for real-time updates OR... | Share This on Twitter | Share NWSportsBeat.com on Facebook Post tags: Brandon League, Dustin Ackley, fantasy baseball, Fantasy Baseball Picks, Fantasy Baseball Predictions, Fantasy baseball sleepers, Fantasy picks, Fantasy sleepers, Felix Hernandez, Franklin Gutierrez, Ichiro Suzuki, Jesus Montero, Justin Smoak, Major League Baseball, Mariners, Mariners blog, Mike Carp, MLB fantasy, Seattle Mariners, Seattle Mariners Blog
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Faced with the complex new funding rules for defined benefit plans, many organizations have found themselves considering a choice between offering employee retirement benefit security and plan cost containment. Some have been forced to terminate their defined benefit plans in order to control costs, in turn jeopardizing their ability to retain talented, long-term employees.
As the deadline for compliance with Pension Protection Act (PPA) regulations approaches, perhaps this dilemma is one you and your own board of directors are confronting. But plan termination as a response to prohibitive funding costs can be avoided. Instead, plan design modification, combined with a shift in investment strategy, can help control plan costs and meet funding requirements.
Defined benefit plans remain one of the best ways to attract and retain a talented workforce. Despite the decline in the share of workers that defined benefit plans now cover, these plans are likely to remain a major source of income for many retired workers and their families well into the future. Today, defined benefit plans remain one of the most significant assets that many employees own. No other retirement program provides a predictable and secure benefit for life. In times of market volatility in particular, the need for defined benefit plans becomes more apparent than ever.
But while the investment environment has a direct effect on funding requirements, pension investing is not an arbitrary process of chasing market returns. Pension investing is more a process of matching assets to liabilities, with the ultimate objective being to pay retirement income. With that in mind, a plan's investment policy should be structured to invest plan assets in such a way that will meet those benefit obligations.
Common sense-yes, common practice-no. Most pension funds' primary investment objective is to maximize total return over time at an appropriate level of risk. But pension assets and liabilities must be viewed collectively. That is why the singular focus that drives our investment policy is to ensure that plan assets are invested to guarantee that benefits are secure. Rather than take a maximum total return approach, a sound pension investment strategy should correlates asset returns to liability costs, the goal being to "meet or beat" liabilities while minimizing the volatility of pension costs-no easy feat in the post-PPA world.
Pension funds generally have a long-term time horizon. The investment objectives outlined in the plan's investment policy statement set the guidelines for the plan's investment manager in choosing investments appropriate for the plan. Within the guidelines of the plan's investment policy, pension funds strive to achieve the highest level of return in order to lower the cost of the pension obligation. That being the case, why wouldn't an investment manager pursue a high risk, aggressive growth investment strategy? Pursuing an aggressive growth investment strategy can result in dramatic swings in the value of a pension portfolio-and can wreak havoc on contribution requirements. Pension funds typically include not only equity investments, but also fixed income, which becomes a significant part of the pension asset allocation process in meeting its liabilities. For example, for retired lives bonds can be structured so as to produce cash flows from interest and principal to meet future benefits.
The framework for investing pension assets changed significantly with the implementation of the PPA. Plans will determine their funded status by applying the metrics prescribed by the PPA, some of which we set forth below. Actuarial valuation results will be tied to current capital market returns and volatility, and especially to changes in long term interest rates. The PPA focuses on plan funding ratios (assets divided by liabilities). The PPA considers plans "at risk" that are below 80% funded (have a funding ratio below 80%), and imposes payout restrictions on such plans. Pension plans are therefore expected to shift from focusing on maximizing asset returns to minimizing funding ratio volatility, with a move toward liability driven investing. Although the PPA legislation went into effect for most plans in 2008, many defined benefit pension plans may not have yet reviewed the investment implications of the PPA, or decided on how to update their investment plan.
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Under the PPA, two factors impact the funding status of a defined benefit plan: First, the duration (i.e. interest rate sensitivity) of the liabilities. Changes in interest rates result in changing liability values. And second, the degree to which asset values move in line with, outperform, or underperform, the changing liability values. Asset classes which may have been lower risk before the PPA, in an asset focused environment, are higher risk investments under liability driven investing. Duration mismatches with the liabilities create increased risk for previously low risk asset classes. Long-duration bonds become the "risk neutral" benchmark as they come closest to matching the duration of the liabilities. A 3- month T-bill that was a "safe" investment in a traditional asset only environment might not be an efficient investment when considering liabilities payable over 80 years in the future. In the post-PPA environment, longer duration bonds (which more closely match the duration of the liabilities) are a lower risk investment than shorter term securities that do not match the interest rate sensitivity of the liabilities.
Under the PPA, strategies that mitigate interest rate exposure, such as duration/cash flow matching, and interest rate swap overlays, will receive greater attention. Plans will seek to minimize contribution volatility with adjustments to their fixed income oriented investments. Plans will also focus on how the assets they manage change in value with changes in liabilities caused by changes in the PPA yield curve. Small changes in interest rates can have a significant impact on liabilities, assets, the plan's funding ratio and contribution requirements. Using the long term bond as a benchmark, many defined benefit plans will seek to apply investment strategies that reduce the fluctuations in the funding ratio caused by even small changes in interest rates.
If PPA regulations requiring that plan assets and liabilities be viewed together for pension investment strategy purposes have you left you and your board of directors feeling uneasy, Pentegra Retirement Services can help you successfully meet these challenges. We are intimately familiar with this approach: it is the investment strategy we have had in place for over six decades.
The Pentegra Defined Benefit Plan for Financial Institutions' investment strategy is geared to payment of benefits and risk management, and not to leveraging excessive returns. This strategy has enabled us to maintain our stability despite record market volatility and is the critical factor in keeping plan costs down and our customers' funding ratios up.
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The Wiley-Silver Book Prize
The Center for Civil War Research established the Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War History in 2011. The Center presents the prize to the best first book, thereby recognizing and encouraging new and emerging scholars in the history of the American Civil War. The prize is named for two distinguished former members of the University's History Department faculty, Bell Irvin Wiley and James W. Silver.
Scholars awarded the prize receive an invitation to the University's annual Conference on the Civil War, held in October. At that meeting, the prize and $2000.00 is awarded to the honoree. In addition to press releases, the Center also purchases advertising space in the field's two journals, Civil War History and The Journal of the Civil War Era, as well as The Journal of American History to announce the winning entry.
Bell Irvin Wiley
Bell Irvin Wiley, born in 1906, joined the University of Mississippi's history department in 1938 and worked along side Silver until departing for military service in 1943. Wiley served as a First Lieutenant and historical officer in the Army Ground Forces Headquarters in Washington, D.C. Wiley is renowned for his The Life of Johnny Reb (1943) and The Life of Billy Yank (1952), as well as a number of other influential works in Civil War and southern history. By the time of his death in 1980, Wiley had accumulated more than 50 years of classroom experience and had authored, co-authored and edited 24 books while serving at universities such as the University of Southern Miss, Louisiana State University, and Emory University.
James W. Silver
Serving as a history professor at the University of Mississippi from 1936 to 1964, James W. Silver was an established and respected figure on campus. Silver, born in 1907, served as chair of the department from 1946 to 1957. Although Silver is best known for his influential Mississippi: The Closed Society (1964), Silver was also a historian of the Civil War. He is the author of Confederate Morale and Church Propaganda (1957) and A Life for the Confederacy (1959). Silver would end his teaching career at Notre Dame.
2013 Wiley-Silver Prize Winner
Dr. Glenn David Brasher is the 2013 recipient of the Wiley-Silver Prize for his book The Peninsula Campaign & the Necessity of Emancipation: African Americans & the Fight for Freedom. Brasher's research is a powerful reevaluation of the Peninsula Campaign and the push for emancipation. The campaign was General George B. McClellan's failed attempt to take Richmond, the Confederate capital. Brasher argues that the participation of enslaved African Americans in the campaign did more to enact emancipation than the Battle of Antietam, as previous historians have asserted. Northerners became increasingly sympathetic to emancipation as a necessity of the war effort after the Peninsula Campaign. The military action also spurred President Abraham Lincoln to issue his Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. Brasher successfully demonstrates the importance of the Peninsula Campaign and the participation of the enslaved in the war for their freedom.
2012 Wiley-Silver Prize Winner
Dr. Barbara Gannon recieved the Wiley-Silver Prize for her book, The Won Cause: Black and White Comradeship in the Grand Army of the Republic. Her book explores the role of comradeship in fostering interracial cooperation in the GAR. Their sense of camaraderie, she says, was strong enough to overcome racism and even facilitated the creation of a new, interracial Civil War memory in opposition to the Lost Cause—the "Won Cause." Together, black and white veterans came to remember the Civil War as a war not only for the Union, but for emancipation as well. Gannon received her doctorate from Penn State in 2005 and is currently an assistant professor of history at the University of Central Florida.
Directions for Submitting Books for the 2014 Wiley-Silver Prize
The Center for Civil War Research is accepting submissions for the third annual Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War History. The prize will be awarded to the best first book in Civil War history published in 2013 and is intended to recognize emerging scholars in the history of the American Civil War. The prize is named for two distinguished former members of the University's History Department faculty, Bell Irvin Wiley and James W. Silver.
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Eligibility: The Wiley-Silver Prize in Civil War History will be awarded annually to a scholar's first book or monograph in Civil War history published in the previous year. For this competition, books published in 2013 are eligible. Results will be announced by July 1, 2014. The winner will receive $2000, to be awarded at the University of Mississippi's Conference on the Civil War in October 2013. Books or monographs published by scholarly or popular presses are eligible. Except in extraordinary circumstances textbooks are not eligible, nor are anthologies or edited works.
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U.S. Representative Steve Cohen (D-Memphis) filed an official complaint with the House Ethics Committee saying his longtime aide Randy Wade used his government title for a political campaign.
In a phone conversation with FOX13 News, Wade said he thought the world of Congressman Cohen, but he says he's shocked to see this side of the congressman.
Wade said had no idea Rep. Cohen filed an ethics complaint against him.
Congressman Cohen complaint to House Ethics Committee: http://content.foxtvmedia.com/whbq/cohencomplainttoethicscommittee.PDF
Committee responses to Congressman Cohen, Randy Wade: http://content.foxtvmedia.com/whbq/committeeresponsetocohen.PDF
This complaint stems from a Democratic legislative primary where Wade endorsed Tennessee State Rep. G.A. Hardaway (D-Memphis). Rep. Cohen was supporting the other candidate.
Rep. Hardaway's campaign used a quote from Wade in a campaign mailer. It read, "If there is something that needs to be taken care of on the state level, I call Rep. G.A. Hardaway. He's the go-to guy for the congressman's office." It was signed: Randy Wade, District Director for Congressman Steve Cohen.
Congressman Cohen believes that statement broke the rules and he sent this complaint letter to the House Ethics committee on July 31, 2012.
According to House rules, congressional staffers are not allowed to use official resources or official titles for campaign work. The committee wrapped up its investigation July 1. It was supposed to be kept private but Congressman Cohen released all the documents related to the case Monday afternoon after Wade went public with the complaint.
"For whatever reason Mr. Wade chose to make these revelations which were otherwise private, public," Rep. Cohen said. "I regret that he did so because he's damaged his character and damaged some of the work that took place in this office."
The House Ethics Committee's final letter doesn't outright say Wade violated the rules.
"Mr. Wade's conduct may have violated certain House rules and a law applicable to employees of the house," the letter said.
The only action the committee took was sending a letter to him. That letter was Wade's first indication that there was an ethics investigation.
He told FOX13 News Congressman Cohen never said he referred this situation to the House Ethics Committee and says he was never interviewed from anyone from the House Ethics Committee. Wade stressed he did nothing wrong and added couldn't control what the Hardaway campaign put out.
Wade left Congressman Cohen's office in February. He's planning a news conference to address this issue Tuesday morning.
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Governor Race Still Up In The Air
Democrat Mark Dayton and Republican Tom Emmer ran for more than a year to be Minnesota's governor. On Wednesday (Nov. 3) morning, both men are still waiting on a too-close-to-call race that stirred memories of the state's bitterly contested 2008 U.S. Senate election.
Dayton leads, but barely. With election returns in early Wednesday from all but 19 precincts statewide, Dayton led by 9,257 votes out of more than 1.8 million cast.
That's a considerably bigger lead than the 475 votes that separated Republican Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken in their Senate race the morning after Election Day 2008, but still within the margin that triggers an automatic recount under state law.
In the Senate race, Coleman and Franken were left waiting more than half a year past election day before the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Franken had won the election. Early Wednesday, state GOP leaders called a news conference for later in the morning with attorney Tony Trimble, a key member of Coleman's 2008 recount legal team.
Dayton held a comfortable lead in early returns, but his lead shrank into the early morning hours. Emmer took the stage at a GOP rally for the first time at 1:30 a.m. to reassure supporters.
"We're not quite done yet here in Minnesota, here in the governor's race," Emmer said according to the Associated Press. "We're very encouraged. The numbers are moving in the right direction."
Dayton, appearing a few minutes later at a Minneapolis hotel, thanked his supporters for "bucking a national trend."
"I wish things were proceeding faster than they are, but that's the nature of the process," Dayton told the AP. "I thank you for your patience. I'll write you all notes if you have to go to work tomorrow morning."
If Dayton prevails, he faces a difficult road ahead, with Republicans capturing majorities in the state House and Senate after a long period of Democratic control. The next governor and Legislature must work together to solve a budget deficit expected to approach $6 billion.
Should the race move to a recount, it's possible GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty — who didn't seek a third term — could wind up serving longer than he planned.
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They've had several reports from citizens and some arrests have been made, especially since the holiday season.
Officers say in many cases, real currency is being used in the counterfeiting process.
"A lot of what we're seeing right now is they're taking small denomination bills, such as $5 and $10 and doing certain things to them in order to clean them, then turn around and re-print on it, so that it shows a $100 bill or a $20 bill or $50, stuff like that and then they go in a store and use it," said Lt. Jon Traxler of the Hattiesburg Police Dept.
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Why is God a "He?"
Like most people, I went through a Bobby McFerrin phase (wait, you didn't?) during which I discovered his rendition of Psalm 23. I genuinely enjoyed the song and yet was unaware of McFerrin's usage of "she" throughout the verses, due largely to the poor audio quality of mp3s around the turn of the century – I thought it was just fuzz. In spite of this, I could not escape the Gloria at the end, when he sings:
Glory to the Mother,
And the Daughter,
And the Holy of Holies.
Even typing that out makes me feel like I need to wash my hands…
I've encountered people here and there who might refer to God in the feminine form or call him Gaia, which is some sort of female earth goddess (depending on who you ask). This is a bit more glaring than a priest editing out every "he" and "him" from the passion narrative on Palm Sunday or others trying to be inclusive by adding an, "and women" to Jesus's call to be fishers of men – or to the occasional Eucharistic prayer. But why does it matter in the first place? Why is God referred to in the masculine throughout theology and scripture?
I'm sure reasons for the gender-switch vary greatly. Women have been getting the shaft for too long, so I'm just going to do it; In the ancient world, God needed to be male or else the Jews wouldn't have taken him seriously; God is neither masculine or feminine, but contains the fullness of both, so it doesn't matter if I refer to her as female.
Interestingly enough, the basis for last argument is true and stands as the most theologically sound that I've encountered. In spite of our understand of God containing both masculinity and femininity, the masculine preference persists and for good reason. We are, of course, discussing what we call God, which is simply one aspect of a relationship. So we have to ask, what is the masculine role in a relationship?
The roles and desire between a man and woman are reciprocal.* A man wants to love so that he can be loved in return; he prepares to propose to his beloved, hears about the desired ring from her best friend, buys the ring, takes it back when she changes her mind on the cut (no, this didn't happen to me. Really. No, really), picks the time and place. When all of the conditions have been met and the time is right, he kneels before her and taking his life and future in his hands, presents all that he is to her. Why does he offer such profound love? For the sole desire that it will be reciprocated. The woman, on the other hand, is enormously happy that her beau has finally proposed, as she has been waiting for this moment her entire life. Why has she been waiting instead taking the world by the horns and making the proposal? A woman wants to be loved so that she can love in return. So she says, yes.
If the Bible is a story about God and his people, a love story between the two, who is the initiator of the loving relationship? The answer is God, whose love is all-encompassing and He who wants to be loved in return. Does that make us all feminine? No, since we are actually either masculine or feminine, but it speaks to our role in relation to God's love; we must recognize God's love for us so that we can love him in return.
*It's been a while since I've read it, but I believe this concept largely comes from JPII's Love and Responsibility.
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While it is certainly true that the Divine Nature is neither male nor female, it is absolutely false to say that the Divine Nature is neither masculine nor feminine (i.e. "neither he nor she except perhaps by convention"). The former terms refer to anatomy, whereas the latter terms refer to ontology.
God is not called "He" merely by convention or because that is a more beautiful analogy, but because God IS masculine in the fullest sense of the word; He is the One Who gives life, and Who espouses Himself to souls. In traditional Catholic literature, the soul is always referred to as "she," since all souls are "she" compared to God, the true and ultimate Masculine being.
Now, obviously no term applies univocally to both God and creatures (Sum I,q13,a5). So in that sense, sure, God is neither "he" nor "she," neither "masculine" nor "feminine." But in that sense God is also not "love." So that is an invalid argument for saying that God is neither masculine nor feminine.
The in depth study of Trinitarian theology reveals this even further. The Trinity is best compared to generation as in a human family. In a human family the father is the active principle, the mother the passive principle, and the child is the offspring. But as there is no passive principle in God (since He is pure act and no potency), then it is blasphemous to refer to him as "she" or "mother," (again, not just against convention or a less beautiful metaphor).
I would highly recommend the Summa's treatment of the Trinity, as well as C.S. Lewis' "Joyful Cosmology."
In Christ, through Mary,
I agree. Someone gave me a Christmas card this Christmas and kept referring to God as 'She'. I think they did it on purpose because they knew it would annoy me. Do you know of any books grounded in tradition that speak about the reasons we call God 'He'? I also find it to be blasphemous to call God 'She' and would like to be able to defend myself if it ever comes up again.
That is why he gave us Mary. To have a Mother to relate to. He knew that we would need her because of our perception of life. Before Mary there was Eve, whom perfection was lost. Through Mary Motherly perfection was regained and made full again.
This reminds me of the argument against the three persons. Some people think that since God is One, he cannot be multiple. Well, I, myself, am one person, but I also contain multiple, let's say aspects, of that person. I am a son. I am a father, I am a husband, employee, etc. Woe be to me if I get any of these aspects confused and talk to my boss like I talk to my children, etc.
I've never worried about why 'God is a He'… He just Is. ;)
This can be a concern for women who may have been sexually abused by men, for example. They are justifiable uncomfortable with the image of God the Father that predominates through Scripture, and their capacity for intimacy with God, which is what God wants of us, after all, and the healing power of that experience, is compromised. The OT Book of Wisdom provides a bridge over those troubled waters, where the Divine Wisdom is portrayed strictly female. Also, the work of such theologians as Elizabeth Johnson, and others has done a great deal to correct misperceptions of God as exclusively male.
My wife, who was abused by her father in her youth — a man who was in my experience, from the time I met him until his death two years after I married his daughter, a rather abusive personality — can't understand why women feel the need to emasculate the image of God. God is father. What is wrong with that? For my wife, God is the image of the father she never had. She's very comfortable with that.
It is only an Ancient Culture that made God to be refered a father and take a masculine part. Look, even when he desided to live and stay with people, the 2nd person of trinity came, and appeared as a man(Son).
The Holy Spirit (Divine Love uniting Father and Son) is, curiously, referred to as "Father of the Poor" and "Spouse of the Virgin Mother Mary" and "Soul of the Church" . Useful and mysterious to ponder.
I suppose this is because the Trinity is Creator, Redeemer, and Sanctifier [active] and we –regardless of gender– are created, redeemed, and made holy [passive.]
What has always bothered me about the feminist argument is that the feminists view God as a pathetic weakling.
They argue that God could not impress himself upon the Jews except in masculine guise, and yet fail to see how amazingly silly such a statement really is.
To begin with, God created us. What stopped God from making all of mankind parthenogenetic, or hermaphroditic, or oviparous? To suggest that such was beyond his power or an unintentional coincidence is to state that God is, in fact, not God.
Compounding this, is that there is no reason that God had to choose Abraham to found a misogynistic nation. He could easily have chosen a far more "open-minded" matriarchy, and yet he did not.
I know who God is. For me He is pure Love. I want to just love Him. He has given me so much, he has suffered so much. I am just a creature He has created from nothing out of love. No one has suffered so much for my sake as He has. We are all sinful creatures, even so He loves us. Let us just love Him for what He has done for us. When I see Him I will know who He is and I have all eternity to study and love Him. Peace
In the Annunciation, our Blessed Mother conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit. If God was female, that would mean than a female overshadowed a female. Isn't that sodomy? In my copy of the Daughters of St. Paul's Outlines of the Catholic Faith, sodomy is listed along with murder as sins that "cry out to Heaven." Why would God do such a thing?
Uh, aren't we overlooking something? One of the main missions of Jesus, the Eternal Word of God made flesh, was to reveal God as Father to us. He is the visible image of the invisible God. Philip to Jesus, "Lord, show us the Father". Jesus replied, "Philip, if you have seen Me, you have seen the Father. I and the Father are one." Any fair reading of the New Testament makes it clear that God is Father, Abba (and with the Son and Holy Spirit – one God, Three Persons, coequally one God). This truth is hidden in the Old Testament, and revealed in the New.
I had a very vindictive mother and was terribly abused in a support group by treacherous women, so I am just absolutely grateful that God is not a woman. Yippeeee!
When we get beyond the understanding of "masculine" and "feminine" as purely human realities, then it is possible to see these expressions of the human person more as they are and have been intended by our Blessed Lord and Benevolent Creator. As metaphysics allows for our knowing, "being" cannot both "be" and "not be" at the same time, in the same respect. That understood, God as Supreme Being, is either predominately masculine or feminine, as He cannot both be masculine and not be masculine at the same time and in the same respect. That said, we know that "all time" is present to Almighty God, as "time", as "being", is His creation. As He remains fully apart from His Creation, we cannot somehow claim Him to "have" within His Being, "all aspects" of masculinity and femininity. That understanding would suggest that God somehow can only create that which is the essence of Him, as He reveals Himself to us, and we know through God's lesser creation, that specific understanding is not true, ie. a rock is not the essence of God.
At the deepest understanding, we remain forever, in our essence, a part of Who He Is. Otherwise stated, He is not of us, we are of Him, as He told us that we are created in His Own Divine Likeness and Image, our eternal souls, as intellect and free will. We human persons, as intellect and free will, express ourselves according to God's Will. That expression is either dominant masculine or dominant feminine, the giver and the receiver. As masculinity "leads" and femininity "nurtures" predominately, does not suggest that each is completely exclusive of the other. Human personhood remains far beyond the understandings of "masculinity" and "femininity" which allows for our "complementarity". The masculine and the feminine can be understood as filters through which we view the world, ordered by God. A filter does not somehow generate that which it filters, it simply reflects the generation in a specific light or lights.
May Almighty God bless you and keep you, all the days of your life.
I am astounded that these theologians and anyone else who thinks they know the bible can say God is not a man.
Are these people calling Jesus a liar. He not only referred to God as His Father; but taught us the Lords prayer. The prayer starts with "Our Father, Who art in Heaven."
Protestants refer to God as a 'which' in the Lords prayer probable because He is a Pure Spirit and they must feel spirits don't have genders.
I would rather rely on Jesus and His Apostles testimonies, who always referred to God as Father (understood to be male).
Father, Son and Holy Spirit are one. I don't understand the mystery of the Blessed Trinity; but I do believe, I have a human body which houses my immortal soul, and I believe the life in my soul is the spirit I cling to, ie God's Holy Spirit, or the spirit of the rebellious one. This I feel is the clue as to whither we are going up to Heaven or down to hell once our souls are separated from our bodies in death.
Jesus always referred to God as His Father, such as in The Lord,s prayer "Our FATHER who art in heaven.." So, if Jesus called God Father we should also. "Nuff" said. End of argument.
Why is Almighty God the Almighty God? Ready? BECAUSE HE IS!
Do you not believe that the Bible is the word if God? You might want to start with Genesis, where God created man in His image and then created woman from man.


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#ALKFW12 was all the rage via twitter hash-tag on Thursday. Pourquoi? It was one of those "you had to be there to know" things - BUT, I'm sharing with you some photos of the night…parce qui I am soo nice hehe ^__^*
AMANDA LEW KEE Fall/Winter 2012 collection presentation was held at The Hoxton on Thursday March 08th 2012 for a VERY select attendee list. An intimate gathering, if I say so myself. Even though the night was delayed, I didn't mind since it gave me more time to reunite + mingle with friends. SO, this was not like another
typical "runway" + "models" collection showcasing. Again, pourquoi??
First, to state the obvious, there was
no runway, sitting layout, media pit. Instead, the show opted for an OUT OF THE BOX presentation with two screens projecting a collection film! (watch the collection here)
It was a refreshing take on "what is a presentation?"
Second, if you noticed (or if you were there), the
"model" in the film was the designer herself! Amanda Lew Kee going back to the raw essence of her collection "what is a muse?" When a designer models his/her own clothes, it gives off a more personal touch and not just another "label." (je pense)
Apres the film, the clothing was rolled out and attendees were able to get up close and personal to the clothes AND designer. Meaning: you can take a closer look at the detailing and design yourself. feel free to touch.
Alas, I'm concluding this post by stating that this is
NOT a fashion critique on the collection, choice of presentation and whatnot - I'm sure you have read a few by now…and that is why I've kept it basic and general.
> ON A BRIGHT NOTE: I finally got to reunite with some fabulous people in my life!
my "rudeee'boy" darling JAY STRUT!!
ultimate cute duo of, Toronto Is Fashion (Marc + Richard)!
& OF COURSE the ultra fabulous lady (aka. the life everyone wants lol) GetJanet and Canadian recording artist and beauty, Kreesha Turner!! (photo: Janet's personal photo)
that's it that's all folks.
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