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Whew. We're still here. The Mayan doomsday prophecy for Dec. 21 was wrong, something the stock market seemed to anticipate by rising more than 1% on the week. That was an especially decent result in view of the doomsday scenario playing out in Washington, where politicians remain firmly at odds over how to manage the country's finances.
Stocks fell about 1% Friday, halving their intraweek gain, after the House of Representatives failed to pass the so-called Plan B tax bill promised by House Speaker John Boehner. That head-fake refueled worries that Washington won't come to an agreement on the—dare we say it—coming tax hikes and government cuts. Some call it the fiscal cliff.
The past month's stock rally was largely predicated on an assumption that the Obama Administration and House Republicans would come to a compromise in a timely manner—if not exactly by the ostensible Dec. 31 deadline.
Many expected the tax bill's failure to whack equities, but the market's muted reaction suggests there remains a fair amount of expectation among investors that a deal will be struck. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 56 points, or 0.4%, on the week, to 13,190.84, while the Standard and Poor's 500 index gained 17 points, or 1.2%, to 1430.15. The Nasdaq Composite added 50 points, or 1.7%, to 3021.01.
"I'm still constructive on the market and cautiously optimistic," says Seth Setrakian, a partner at First New York Securities. "Somewhere there is competence in Washington. There's a middle ground and they have to find it." The market will tolerate extending the deadline into January if there is strong evidence that a deal is coalescing, he adds.
Since plenty of cash remains on the sidelines, market observers generally think indexes will leap in the event of a deal, perhaps to 1500 or more on the S&P 500 in a relatively short period of time. That could be followed by a kneejerk profit-taking round once the details of the tax hikes and government spending cuts are digested. "We could have a deal, but it's what's in the deal that matters," says Kim Forrest, a senior equity analyst at Fort Pitt Capital Group.
WHILE THERE MIGHT BE a fiscal cliff, "it doesn't look like we are about to fall off an economic cliff," Forrest says. On the whole, last week's important economic data continued an upswing seen in recent weeks. U.S. third-quarter gross domestic product was revised upward, for example, to 3.1% from 2.7%. Small-business merger and acquisition activity seems lively, she adds, and that's a good sign for equities.
It has been a year of relatively low stock-market volatility but the longer these fiscal talks drag on, the more likely that will change.
THE ICE MAN CAMETH. Following a proposal last week from the upstart IntercontinentalExchange ice 0.27815881725346747% Intercontinental Exchange Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD263.17 0.73 0.27815881725346747% /Date(1469221320323-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 273337 AFTER HOURS USD263.17 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7074 P/E Ratio 22.550212503427474 Market Cap 31329336792.0758 Dividend Yield 1.2919405707337464% Rev. per Employee 915480 More quote details and news » (ticker: ICE) to acquire NYSE Euronext (NYX) for more than $8 billion, NYSE shareholders face some crucial decisions, potentially right away, even though the deal won't close until the second half of 2013.
NYSE holders can take cash now by selling into the market, or wait for the cash or ICE stock or some combination thereof in 2013. ICE is offering NYSE holders about $33.12 a share, or 0.258 of an ICE share, or a mix of $11.27 in cash plus 0.17 of an ICE share for each NYSE share. ICE is paying a 38% premium to the last NYSE closing price before the deal was announced Thursday. NYSE closed at $32.25, and ICE at $126.25.
There should be plenty of time to cogitate. However, any investor contemplating cash must consider that tax rates on capital gains are likely to go up in 2013 from the current 15%. Selling NYSE shares into the market before year end 2012 could bring a lower tax bill.
And, given the premium being paid, gains there will be if you bought the NYSE stock in 2012, potentially big ones if you purchased after March.
The way things look now, for a long-term-oriented investor, waiting to take all ICE stock might be the soundest way forward. For one thing, it will obviate the capital-gains liability, now or next year. And NYSE holders will get their 3.7% dividend yield while waiting. ICE doesn't have a dividend.
Second, and more important, this looks like a good deal for ICE, a big player in commodities exchanges and a leader in derivatives, particularly on energy. For investors who take its shares, it will be a good way to participate in ICE's future growth and the profits it can wring out of the NYSE acquisition.
"ICE got a great deal," says Martin Leclerc, the chief financial officer at Barrack Yard Advisors, which holds NYSE shares. Given the relatively slower growth prospects for equities trading compared with derivatives, "the combined company is much better positioned to take advantage of the future than NYSE alone."
ICE is mainly interested in NYSE's Liffe, the London-based derivatives market, which is a leader in commodities and interest-rate derivatives products. Growth there is likely to be higher than that of the cash equities trading of the NYSE and the four Euronext exchanges in Paris, Amsterdam, Brussels, and Lisbon.
In the past five years or so, the NYSE trading floor's market share in equities trading has fallen to less than 25% from about 80%. Volume has gone to faster and cheaper nontraditional venues such as the interbank-operated dark pools and BATS Global Markets, among others. Greater regulation, less of an issue for derivatives exchanges, has cost the stock exchanges, as well.
That has fueled consolidation. Following the deal, there will remain in addition to ICE just a handful of major exchanges around the world—the CME Group CME 0.7522518063941404% CME Group Inc. Cl A U.S.: Nasdaq USD101.79 0.76 0.7522518063941404% /Date(1469221200413-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 861370 AFTER HOURS USD101.79 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12483 P/E Ratio 26.857519788918207 Market Cap 34470472771.1014 Dividend Yield 2.3577954612437373% Rev. per Employee 1352410 More quote details and news » (CME), Deutsche Boerse db1.xe -1.6518122400475341% Deutsche Boerse AG U.S.: OTC USD82.76 -1.39 -1.6518122400475341% /Date(1468966799000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 155 P/E Ratio 21.40713916192447 Market Cap 15533995996.602 Dividend Yield 2.956999154180764% Rev. per Employee 581755 More quote details and news » (DB1.Germany), Hong Kong Exchange & Clearing 0388.hk -0.4158004158004158% Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd. Hong Kong HKD191.6 -0.8 -0.4158004158004158% /Date(1469473384000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1610558 P/E Ratio 29.431643625192013 Market Cap 234227608269.585 Dividend Yield 2.9958246346555324% Rev. per Employee 8566580 More quote details and news » (0388.Hong Kong), and the Nasdaq OMX Group NDAQ 0.6234228885260502% Nasdaq Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD67.79 0.42 0.6234228885260502% /Date(1469221200426-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 513934 AFTER HOURS USD67.2129 -0.5771 -0.851305502286473% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 20.987616099071207 Market Cap 11152471959.2422 Dividend Yield 1.88818409794955% Rev. per Employee 901674 More quote details and news » (NDAQ).
Leclerc attributes about $6 billion of the acquisition value to Liffe and $2 billion to the rest. Moreover, ICE is going to hive off Euronext one way or another. It probably is worth about $1 billion, according to a report from Sandler O'Neill & Partners.
"But [the NYSE's] equity-trading business conditions are probably at a bottom," says Leclerc, and ICE can improve the NYSE's cost structure. "ICE's chief executive, Jeffrey Sprecher, has a phenomenal track record," and the $450 million in cost synergies are "pretty credible….Liffe is a big opportunity for ICE."
Additionally, there's a strong case for the long-term growth of derivatives trading. Regulators are trying to inject more transparency into the relatively opaque world of derivatives trading, notes Leclerc, by pushing such activity onto exchanges and away from over-the-counter markets.
It's going to be a long wait, and that adds to the decision risk. It's hard to predict the regulatory landscape one year out. And there's always the possibility that regulators will object, or that the deal could fall apart somehow, but those are relatively low risks.
Says Leclerc: "If I had to do decide today, I'd take the stock." Waiting for the ICE man seems worth it.
WITH THE HOLIDAYS UPON US, it's the season when everyone, including Barron's columnists, examines the year that's about to close. The U.S. stock market is up 14% year to date, so in purely financial terms, we'd like to look back with fondness.
Alas, we cannot, at least not when it comes to the 80 or so stock and sector calls that this column typically publishes annually. The average price return of the column's stock picks during the course of the past 12 months was 4% as of Dec. 18, significantly below the S&P 500. (This reckoning doesn't include guest-columnist picks. Stocks are measured from the Friday before the item is published, and we've left out group and sector picks, some of which had five names and more listed.)
This performance puts us in a slow, but big boat: Some 75% of domestic long-only mutual fund managers were underperforming their benchmarks as of Dec. 18, according to Lipper. But it's cold comfort.
On the plus side go our positive assessments of the following companies, which were born out by subsequent double-digit-percentage stock outperformance: regional bank BB&T BBT 0.7925662749385078% BB&T Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD36.88 0.29 0.7925662749385078% /Date(1469221376384-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4391690 AFTER HOURS USD36 -0.88 -2.386117136659436% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 14.130268199233717 Market Cap 29948404417.1677 Dividend Yield 3.036876355748373% Rev. per Employee 292715 More quote details and news » (BBT); CVS Caremark CVS -0.4125838060856111% CVS Health Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD96.55 -0.4 -0.4125838060856111% /Date(1469221400180-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2912221 AFTER HOURS USD96.32 -0.23 -0.23821853961677888% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 20.991868504587554 Market Cap 103696824737.616 Dividend Yield 1.7607457276022787% Rev. per Employee 659148 More quote details and news » (CVS); the contingent-value rights (GCVRZ) of Sanofi (SNY); Southwest Airlines LUV 1.3665594855305465% Southwest Airlines Co. U.S.: NYSE USD37.83 0.51 1.3665594855305465% /Date(1469221244746-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18276876 AFTER HOURS USD37.83 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 10.03448275862069 Market Cap 24161530822.7912 Dividend Yield 1.0573618821041502% Rev. per Employee 413407 More quote details and news » (LUV); railroad Union Pacific UNP 2.111514351699109% Union Pacific Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD92.85 1.92 2.111514351699109% /Date(1469221351409-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4150074 AFTER HOURS USD92.8 -0.05 -0.053850296176628974% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 18.06420233463035 Market Cap 77336063765.0848 Dividend Yield 2.369413031771675% Rev. per Employee 429210 More quote details and news » (UNP); GameStop GME -0.6449532408900355% GameStop Corp. Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD30.81 -0.2 -0.6449532408900355% /Date(1469221404780-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2590418 AFTER HOURS USD30.8 -0.01 -0.03245699448231094% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 8.194148936170214 Market Cap 3202761171.67175 Dividend Yield 4.803635183382019% Rev. per Employee 463735 More quote details and news » (GME); and JC Penney JCP 0.6600660066006601% J.C. Penney Co. Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD9.15 0.06 0.6600660066006601% /Date(1469221304903-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10451165 AFTER HOURS USD9.07 -0.08 -0.8743169398907104% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2813075905.05981 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 119800 More quote details and news » (JCP), among others.
In particular, we pointed out how undervalued the initial bid for Great Wolf was during the buyout battle for its shares waged last spring. The stock subsequently rose 41%. We also noted that a split-up of Ralcorp (RAH) into separate branded and private-label food companies would attract buyers, and it did. Con Agra CAG 0.6808510638297872% ConAgra Foods Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD47.32 0.32 0.6808510638297872% /Date(1469221366331-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2344848 AFTER HOURS USD47.32 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 20760230323.877 Dividend Yield 2.113271344040575% Rev. per Employee 353888 More quote details and news » (CAG) recently agreed to buy Ralcorp. The return for the two companies has been 36%.
However, these must be weighed against lousy bullish calls on Staples spls 0.7777777777777778% Staples Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD9.07 0.07 0.7777777777777778% /Date(1469221200307-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2836740 AFTER HOURS USD9.01 -0.06 -0.6615214994487321% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.196428571428573 Market Cap 5861822777.62238 Dividend Yield 5.2921719955898565% Rev. per Employee 277282 More quote details and news » (SPLS), down 25%; NetApp ntap 1.846864178530204% NetApp Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD26.47 0.48 1.846864178530204% /Date(1469221200486-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2665307 AFTER HOURS USD26.47 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 33.93589743589744 Market Cap 7413717052.25221 Dividend Yield 2.871174914998111% Rev. per Employee 461097 More quote details and news » (NTAP), off 28%; Joy Global JOY -0.8865248226950354% Joy Global Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD27.95 -0.25 -0.8865248226950354% /Date(1469221306023-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11784673 AFTER HOURS USD27.95 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 2743264682.88346 Dividend Yield 0.14311270125223613% Rev. per Employee 209750 More quote details and news » (JOY), a maker of mining equipment, down 22%; and coal stocks such as Arch Coal (ACI), down 26%, and Alpha Natural Resources (ANR), down 33%.
Regarding Alpha, we checked back with David Steinberg, a deep-value portfolio manager with DLS Capital Management. He's continued to load up on coal stocks. Global coal demand is going to surprise folks, and natural-gas prices—an alternative—have begun to rise, he says. We think in the long run he'll be right about coal, but it's been a tough year.
The worst pick was small-cap Poseidon Concepts (PSN.Canada), which makes water-holding tanks for energy-exploration firms. Day rental rates have fallen sharply and drilling activity has dropped, leading to a big unexpected decline in third-quarter earnings. The stock is down 75%. That's just one call out of many, but it's a painful loss. Without our coal and Poseidon picks, we'd be up 6%, a little better but still not great.
This column also includes the occasional bearish items. Here, too, performance is nothing to write home about, though the average rise of 9.5% for our skeptical calls is mainly the result of one spectacularly bad pick: Schiff Nutrition International (SHF), recently bought by Reckitt Benckiser Group RB.LN 1.3712544438801422% Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC ADR U.S.: OTC USD19.96 0.27 1.3712544438801422% /Date(1469226001000-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 75477 P/E Ratio 27.167551381516265 Market Cap 68758827171.378 Dividend Yield 2.6037575150300603% Rev. per Employee 390083 More quote details and news » (RBGPY).
Without that, our skeptical calls would be down a more respectable average 1.4%. Our pessimistic views of truck maker Navistar NAV -0.40096230954290296% Navistar International Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD12.42 -0.05 -0.40096230954290296% /Date(1469221323420-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 462330 AFTER HOURS USD12.42 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1013496813.6293 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 624167 More quote details and news » (NAV), Argentine oil company YPF ypf 0.05305039787798409% YPF S.A. ADR U.S.: NYSE USD18.86 0.01 0.05305039787798409% /Date(1469221379563-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 309986 P/E Ratio 20.542424572486656 Market Cap 7454438542.04714 Dividend Yield 1.6308907741251326% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (YPF), McDonald's MCD 0.84919012423337% McDonald's Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD128.26 1.08 0.84919012423337% /Date(1469221211746-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4250851 AFTER HOURS USD128.06 -0.2 -0.1559332605644784% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 24.665384615384614 Market Cap 112594058562.792 Dividend Yield 2.7756120380477154% Rev. per Employee 60376.2 More quote details and news » (MCD), Mattress Firm Holding mfrm 0.5614266842800528% Mattress Firm Holding Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD30.45 0.17 0.5614266842800528% /Date(1469221200079-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 128601 AFTER HOURS USD30.45 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1133196783.03909 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 392773 More quote details and news » (MFRM), and the popular Internet real estate site Zillow (Z), all turned out to be well founded.
Nevertheless, with a 4% rise, a lump of coal is in order and we'll have to try harder next year. We'll consider 2012 a nonrecurring loss and get right back on our horse for 2013.
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A strictly-Orthodox Brooklyn counsellor is standing trial in the Brooklyn Supreme Court charged with 88 counts of sexual assault on a minor.
Nechemya Weberman, 54, has been accused of forcing a girl of only 12 to perform oral sex on him when she was sent to him for counselling for being rebellious.
Edward Sloman's delicious 1925 morality tale, made for Universal Studios, is a silent movie of the kind that must have launched the phrase "they don't make them like that any more." Rudolph Schildkraut, a renowned actor who had his own Jewish theatre in the Bronx, plays David Cominsky, a Jewish pedlar with a reverence for learning and not much ability to make money.
The deaths of two childhood friends in Hurricane Sandy has touched the lives of many in New York's Jewish community.
Over 300 people attended the funeral of Jessica Streich-Kest, 24, and Jacob Vogelman, 23, who were killed by a falling tree as the storm hit New York on October 29.
The comments of one New Yorker seemed to tell a large part of the election story this week: "Four years ago when Obama won, it was crazy here," she said. "Now, not so much."
Indeed, walking around Manhattan, you could have been forgiven for not knowing there was an election on.
Darkness descended over the historically Jewish neighbourhood of Lower East Side on Tuesday evening where the power was still out the day after Hurricane Sandy ravaged the north-eastern coast of the US, leaving at least 50 people dead and millions without electricity.
At the Chasam Sopher synagogue, one of the area's many Jewish institutions, there were no signs of light or life.
A young Jewish couple were killed by a falling tree as Hurricane Sandy hit Brooklyn, New York, on Monday night.
Jacob Vogelman and Jessie Streich-Kest, both 23, were walking their dog when they were struck by the tree in Ditmas Park, according to various media reports.
Our favourite new Jewish rapper on the block - Hoodie Allen. Real name Steven Markowitz, Hoodie is an American hip-hop artist from Brooklyn, New York.
He started writing lyrics as a child and this year released his first album, All American, aged 22. The album debuted at #1 on the iTunes Chart and #10 on the Billboard Chart (US).
After the past few weeks of headlines, I'd be happy to hibernate for the winter and no longer read about kids going missing with strangers, teachers abducting teenagers or allegedly paedophilic presenters from my childhood.
Adverts encouraging people to "Support Israel" and "Defeat Jihad" that have been described by an American hate monitor as "inflammatory" are being posted on the New York subway system.
A group of Jewish activists from New York organised a demonstration to promote "social and economic justice" over Rosh Hashanah.
Occupy Judaism brought hundreds of people to Zuccotti Park in New York last Sunday evening.

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From 4/12/15 on, I will only rate a book 5 stars if it so good I will listen to it again. To date, the Bino series tops that list.
"Connelly is most excellent, performance is lacking"
This is a really great mystery featuring one of the best detective characters in the genre and by one of the best writers of our time. I just dont like the reading by Cariou. He makes it read like a work of nonfiction with a "just the facts" demeanor.
Nevertheless the story is excellent. I am never dissapointed with any of Connolley's novels.
"Never a disappointment..."
Whenever I spot the new release of a Mike Connelly book, I download it immediately. 'Tis a matter of reflex. And I am never disappointed. "The Drop" is a great listen, augmented by Cariou's flawless narration.
Connelly's economy of language, clarity, and tightly crafted plots keep the listener engaged without effort. He is meticulous and credible on police procedure. And his characters always emerge, to a great extent, by default - that is, as a function of the compelling settings he creates.
I usually listen to his books when exercising. I hate to shut off the narration when I stop. And the thought of picking it up again gets me out when I don't want to go.
"The Drop"'s story line suggests that the shelf life on Harry Bosch may be good for another five years. This reader hopes that will translate, at a minimum, into five more Bosch-oriented books.
What Louie L'Amour was to Westerns, Mr. Connelly is to the Detective genre. But he is a better writer.
"Again and again ect. and Connelly does it again"
It's almost boring how consistently Michael Connelly turns out superlative books. To me a perfect day is (as a long haul trucker) when I can start listening to a book I've never read or listened to before when I put it in gear first thing in the morning and finish it before I park in the evening. Yesterday was a perfect day. Of course it helps if the book in question is a good book narrated by a competent narrator. The Drop more than filled the bill. Len Cariou is an excellent match with the Connelly - Bosch books. his only short coming is that when he's reading a female part his voice doesn't work as well as some others. I liked it that Bosch was hit with two new cases at the same time because I think that might be closer to what it's actually like for real life detectives as opposed to the typical detective novel where the hero is allowed to devote 24 hours a day to the case that the book is about. I also like that the book ended in a manner other than a fairy tale ending, after all it didn't start out 'once upon a time'. I have trouble picking out one book and saying that this is the best book that this author has written, but what I will say about the drop is that it's been a while since I've enjoyed a book as much as I did this one.
Author of Stitch Alchemy
"My First Connelly--Won't Be My Last"
This was my first Harry Bosch novel. I'm never sure about beginning a series so late (#17), but now I'm hooked and will go back and pick up some of the earlier ones. Bosch is a believable and sympathetic cop who holds up to a lot of adversity. He's not perfect--but very likeable.
The many uses of the symbolism of "a drop" were extremely interesting. The author was able to keep several stories balanced simultaneously, which made it a fast read. When one mystery concluded, there were a couple others which kept me racing to the finish. Beautifully woven together.
There were enough plot twists to keep me anxious to get to the next chapter and they all had a common thread of "the drop" which created a harmonious set of subplots.
It was difficult at first because he has a very rough voice, but after awhile I came to associate it with the main character and then it added to the story.
An intelligent thriller with flawed and believable characters. Everything you could ask from this genre. Loved it and will be back for more Harry Bosch.
"The Drop is Da Bomb"
This is my 2nd Harry Bosch book, lucky for me! Now I envision a future of happily listening to over a dozen prior Harry Bosch books! This book really kept me listening which is surely a sign of a great audio book. Great plot line, fast pace, wonderful characters kept me glued to my headphones from start to stop of this audiobook.
"Pretty darned good one"
I love the series, the characters, etc., and I am comfortable with this reader. I think this was fairly good but for a few small nitpicks. I think Maddie's role was too small. Since so much of the story had to do with child predators (more on this later), I think more parallels between Harry's love and concern for his teenager could have been presented. Chu's gaffe was too great. Harry would not have dealt so evenly with him, nor would he have reversed his decision to cut him loose.
About the stories. the murder/suicide should have been its own single book, and it could have been more thoroughly examined. I can't figure out why these two crime stories were put together. They do not relate in any way.
Pell's story was sad and horrific, and it too could have had its own full length treatment. I must also add that I am beginning to worry that writers are falling back on the child predator t too often as the source of fiction. This one was handled more humanely than most; Pell's talking about his ordeal was better than having to wade through the details through cataloguing evidence . I think I know what Connelly was attempting in bringing us to sympathize with Pell as victim, but he nearly exonerated Pell's crimes in that process.
I am not happy with the final scenes of the suicide story. The confrontations between Bosch and Irvin and then with Kiz and Bosch were not clear enough for me to see the exact truth. I don't want to believe that Kiz has gone all 10th floor, but for now, we might assume it as such. So, in the end I am not satisfied with the verdict regarding George's death. I don't want to believe McQuillen, but it does sound plausible. I am just not sure.
And what about Dr. Stone? She was kind of a vague character, and I am not sure why her situation with her son was so offputting to the relationhship with Bosch. Perhaps The very significant nature vs. nurture conversation was valuable, but not conclusive. Maybe I blanked out for some pages. At any rate, it is not even clear if Bosch will pursue her.
For these books, this was a 4*, which for me puts it at the top of the best. I like the Bosch series better than the Mickey Haller series, though there are standouts in that one too.
In summary:
1) why two unrelated stories (or did I miss the subtleties that connect them)?
2) why exactly did Harry not pursue Dr. Stone?
3) why did Harry forgive Chu -- it is really not his style?
I am an avid eclectic reader.
"Connelly still got it!"
This latest Harry Bosch book is holding up the excellence of the author. I have been disappointed lately by authors I have followed for year decline in quality. Bosch is having problems balancing his work life, his role as father and problems of working with a partner rather than alone. He is also questioning himself about the fact aging maybe starting to cause him to lose his edge. The story balances two cases, one current, one cold so the reader needs to stay on ones toes. You will not waste a credit on this book.
"Highly Addictive Listening"
Tightly written and thoroughly enjoyable. Shows Bosch at his absolute best. No need to have read earlier books in the series. Warning, however: You won't be able to stop listening.
"Connelly just gets better"
In this case, Harry comes up against "high jingo" better known as the internal politics within LAPD when he investigates the death of the son of his nemesis on the city council. This book takes takes several twists and turns as it lays out multiple story lines. Just when you think one case is solved, you find that there is more in store. If you are a Harry Bosch fan, don't miss this one. It is compelling from beginning to end.
"Pleasantly Surprised."
Harry was my favorite character. He made HARD decisions. He wasn't afraid to do so and didn't care that it may hurt another person, only that it was the correct thing to do. You've got to admire someone like that. Somebody's got to do the hard job.
I would try. Sometimes, his voice sounds a bit like he has false teeth or had a stroke, it makes me feel sad.
This book makes me long to watch a cop show. It is the closest thing to a tv cop drama that I've ever heard in a book. I am not sure if that is a good thing or bad, but I enjoyed listening and I never knew what Harry would do next. I was like his partner Chu, left in the dark.
I enjoyed this selection.


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July 22, 2013 - Industry News
The Texas Department of Transportation has officially designated 67 miles of regional roadways in the Rio Grande Valley as part of the new Interstate 69 -- a corridor that ultimately will become a 1,600-mile-long highway stretching from Michigan to Texas.
Tags: Cross-Border Trucking, Texas, I-69
June 3, 2013 - Industry News
The Texas Transportation Commission has added more than 100 miles of highway in southern and northeastern part of the Lone Star state to the Interstate 69 system.
Tags: Texas, I-69, Highways, Cross-Border Trucking, Canada, Mexico
November 19, 2012 - Industry News
The first three sections of the new Interstate 69 corridor in southwest Indiana were officially opened. The new corridor covers a 67-mile stretch that comprises what has been the longest contiguous new interstate construction project in the United States.
Tags: Highways, I-69, Indiana
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By TU Editorial Board on July 8, 2013 at 5:00 AM
Our opinion: New York's top court did not go far enough to protect personal privacy in a recent government surveillance case. We're not about to pretend that the government might not be watching you. …
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Government oversnoop
By TU Editorial Board on June 6, 2013 at 5:00 AM
Our opinion: Can public workers be subject to warrantless tracking in their private time? The real question is how much privacy can be chipped way before there's none left. Imagine, if you will, this …
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This great tragedy of unsurpassed intensity and emotion is played out against Renaissance splendor. The doomed marriage of Desdemona to the Moor Othello is the focus of a storm of tension, incited by the consummately evil villain Iago, that culminates in one of the most deeply moving scenes in theatrical history.
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After too many years of trying to wow us or discover some elusive idea of edginess, the producers of Sundayĺs 86th Academy Awards show decided, for once, that simple does it.
Host Ellen DeGeneres told jokes that were easy on the ears, gentle on the mind and, for the most part, sparingly nice, even when she complimented the actual Liza Minnelli, sitting in the audience, for superior work as a Liza Minnelli impersonator. (ôGood job, sir.ö)
By reverting to basic awards-show conviviality and glamour, the show got slightly more classy, but it also overindulged in its reverential Hollywood worship Ś weighing down the first half with meaningless clip montages, telling us about budding filmmaker awards and taking care of other industry-supporting business that the Academy likes to conduct but nobody likes to watch.
At 3-1/2 hours, the show ran about as long as usual; it just seemed much longer. The orchestra appeared to have given up on rushing acceptance speeches with wrap-it-up cues. It was a show that spent the night acting as though it had all the time in the world Ś tacking on Bette Midler singing ôWind Beneath My Wingsö after the ôIn Memoriamö reel instead of during it; the perfect song to accompany the showĺs sense of bloat. Meanwhile, your Oscars-watching party guests began to look at their watches and fret about the wintry mix outside and peel off before any of the major awards were handed out.
When the show would get moving, it would just as quickly come to a halt, such as it did with a 75th-anniversary commemoration of the 1939 classic ôThe Wizard of Oz.ö Even with a lovely belting-out of ôOver the Rainbowö by pop star Pink, I wondered whether there has ever been a time when our culture has not been honoring ôThe Wizard of Ozö Ś re-releasing new DVDs; mourning the deaths of the last of the Munchkin actors; auctioning the shoes and other memorabilia. Note to Hollywood: Surrender the addiction to Dorothy.
The great middle of an Oscars show is always something of a chore to endure, and always will be. Some 90 precious minutes elapsed between Jared Letoĺs anticipated win for best supporting actor in ôDallas Buyers Clubö at the beginning of the show and Lupita Nyongĺoĺs anticipated win for best supporting actress in ô12 Years a Slave,ö which seemed like a long trek because the proceedings were missing some kind of boffo centerpiece Ś an extravagant pre-recorded mini-movie sketch or something Ś that usually has everyone talking the next morning.
Instead, we had DeGeneres wandering the audience, taking selfies (part of a Samsung cross-promotion) and joking about ordering pizzas for a crowd of woefully malnourished celebrities.
And by golly, the pizzas arrived, wasting still more time while DeGeneres handed them out. Then she came back around to the joke, carrying one of Pharrell Williamsĺs Smokey Bear hats and asking stars to chip in. Money jokes seems to really crack up the A-list. DeGeneres handed Bradley Cooper some scratch-off tickets, making a joke about consolation prizes. (Itĺs funnier because theyĺre both so rich!)
DeGeneres is the perfect sort of host for roaming the aisles and joshing around with the celebrities who adore her non-threatening style. The show was cute and casual and just a bit boring. This is not to say I sat through this yearĺs show pining for another Seth MacFarlane show tune about naked boobs Ś at least, I donĺt think so. But the dragginess of this yearĺs show did afford me enough time to search out and watch the clip of that number from last yearĺs show.
Highlights included:
*Gracious and quietly triumphant acceptance speeches from both Leto and Nyongĺo. (Except where Leto managed to name-check his rock band.)
*Matthew McConaugheyĺs tender, gentlemanly treatment of 81-year-old ôVertigoö star Kim Novak, with whom he presented awards to animated films. (While the blunter realms of the Twittersphere asked, ôWhoĺs that old lady?ö)
*Darlene Love belting out a refrain of freedom during a group acceptance for best documentary feature for ô20 Feet from Stardom,ö about backup singers.
*Impressive performances by the artists up for best original song, including Pharrellĺs pep-tastic ôHappyö (from ôDespicable Me 2ö); U2ĺs performance of ôOrdinary Loveö from ôMandela: Long Walk to Freedomö; ôThe Moon Songö by Karen O (from ôHerö); and according to a heavy-lidded John Travolta (who took the stage looking like a beginning art class oil painting of John Travolta), a woman named ôAdella Dazeemö singing ôLet It Goö from ôFrozen.ö (Her name is Idina Menzel. Is it that hard to say?)
As for lowlights . . .
Most years, whatever happens during the Oscars telecast (good, bad or otherwise) wipes clean any memory I had of the red-carpet pre-shows hours earlier, but not this year: ABC needs to get a grip on how it handles the hour or so before the Oscars begin.
I get that itĺs a smarm-fest; Iĺve been there myself, trying like crazy to get movie stars to say something interesting. Even allowing for the requisite fawning that comes with the drudgeries of red-carpet duty, Lara Spencer, Robin Roberts, Tyson Beckford and Jess Cagle (who edits Entertainment Weekly and now People, too, and, as such, should not be engaged in this level of shameful celeb slobbering) fumbled through it with dopey banter and anemic non-sequiturs.
Strangely, during the carpetĺs heaviest traffic, the pre-show allowed itself to be hijacked by the networkĺs late-night talk host, Jimmy Kimmel, who, to promote his Oscar after-show, put on a self-serving bit where he crawled through the TV screen and scolded Mr. and Mrs. America for tweeting ômeanö comments from their sofa.
Kimmel turned it around on us Oscar-night slobs in our roomy pants, our fat fingers caked in Cheez Doodles dust, tweeting our disapproval of the dresses and hair.
What was the point of that? To make fun of non-famous people? To make us feel bad for not watching this Hollywood lovefest with enough reverence and respect? To make us feel bad for telling jokes, which is his job? To make us feel bad for watching it all?
In that case, mission accomplished.


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Fortress Apartments Hotel
Lisinskoga 4, Novi Sad, Serbia
What's Included
- Linen
- Luggage Room
- Towel
- Air conditioning
- Free Wi-Fi
- 24 Hour Reception
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Breakfast Not Included
- Cable TV
- Currency Exchange
- Direct Dial Telephone
- Free Internet Access
- Free Parking
- Housekeeping
- Internet Access
- Laundry Facilities
- Luggage Storage
- Parking
- Safe Deposit Box
- Shuttle Bus
- Telephone Fax Facilities
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Cancellation until 2 days from arrival: No charge Cancellation within 2 days before arrival,no show, cancellation on date of arrival, early check out or reduction of original booking: 100% charge. "
In order to proceed with your reservation we require valid credit card. The remaining amount of the reservation will be preauthorized and charged on arrival date by Travelmed Hotels Group. In case the pre-authorisation fails, we shall contact you for alternative card details. This should be arranged within 24 hours of our email, otherwise the booking will be cancelled without a refund of the advance payment.
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Earliest check-in: 13:00
Latest Check-out: 11:00
- Child Friendly
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Taxes Included
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Private Rooms
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Room types
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Sleeps 2
Room types
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About Fortress Apartments
Fortress Apartments have the perfect location for your visit. As family run business we are doing our best to provide the brilliant service and our rooms are always clean and comfortable. That's why Fortress Apartments are your best choice.
Fortress Apartments are located in 'Podgradje' beneath Petrovaradin's Fortress near downtown Novi Sad. Apartments are located in a very quiet and peaceful neighborhood and are surrounded by centuries old garden. The flats are modern, but still have traditional flair.
Accommodation Information
All four of the apartments are great for tourists as well as business people. Each apartment has a bathroom, small kitchen, two twin beds and one sleeper sofa, cable TV, air conditioning, WiFi Internet connection, mini bar and parking space.
Location Information
Apartments are located near famous Exit Festival and within walking distance from Petrovaradin's castle (200 meters), downtown 600m, river Danube 100m, movie theater, synagogue. Also apartments are close to Vojvodina Museum, Church of the Virgin Mary, and National Theatre of Serbia. Also nearby are Karadorde Stadium and University of Novi Sad.
Cancellation Policy
Customers can cancel their reservation free of charge up to 2 days before arrival. After this date, charges will be applied by the property up to the first nights cost of the reservation, unless otherwise stated in the property's conditions. Deposits paid are non refundable.


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I'm taking an online java class and the teacher has asked for the following: Write a menu program that ask a user for a number indicating the four basic math equations(addition, subtraction, multiplication, division). Using a if/else structure to do the required operation, ask the user for inputs and solve the equation. I am new to this, but I don't see the point of the if/else, but I guess that is irrelavent.
If I use case 1, 2, 3, 4 as below to determine the operation, how do I refference the case with a 'If statement'?
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Dates: Monday - Friday, July 18 - 22, 2016
Time: 9:00 a.m. - Noon
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Historical Traveler Reviews Carousel Resort Hotel & Condominiums Ocean City
Some things never change
My family stayed at the Carousel approx 8 years ago. Some things never change, I see. We entered our room to find a filthy mess also. We sat at the bottom of one of the beds only to have it fall to the floor. The electrical panel box was in the bathroom at the ceiling at the foot of the tub. We were leary of showering for fear of electrocution. The sofa bed had a white stain on it making us wonder what someone may have been doing on it. The railing to the balcony had missing wooden slats making us on edge for our two year old child at all times. The floor in the kitchen area was so disgusting we called maid. She came in with a spray bottle and then used her foot and a paper towel to "clean" it up. We thought maybe we were on candid camera or something! We complained and to our "delight" we were told we could take two other rooms for the price of one with a street view after they informed us we couldn't get our money back...the sign on the desk said "no refunds" after paying.
Who inspects their room prior to paying? We declined the two rooms; we came to the beach to all be together. We didn't want to be in two separate rooms. I contacted the Better Business Bureau and they told me the Carousel had not been on their list of recommended places for a few years and they were going through bankruptcy court. We would never see any of our money again. What a joke! WE learned a lesson unfortunately I see nothing has changed over the years. Avoid this place.
Loved it!
Loved it, had a great time, but wish the pool water was warmer.
Great Place off season
Great place and low prices off season nice queit hotel with great prices. We have stayed there sevral time a winter for the past few years and are always satisfied.
Great time October visit
Really enjoyed our visit. Had an ocean front room, very spacious, clean, and great view with large balcony to enjoy the spectacular ocean view and sunrise. Really lucked out on the weather for the time of year that we went, the beaches were almost secluded. (not the normal fare for this resort town) Cool but yet could still take a dip in the ocean.
We were traveling with a 4 year old who enjoyed the indoor pool as well. Looking forward to a return visit.
Nice visit in the off-season with a 16 month old!
We just returned from a one-week stay at the Carousel from Sept. 6-13, 2003. We have a 16 month old and stayed in a 2 BR condo. The condo was very nice and clean. This is a great place to go if you have young kids. A few caveats - 1)The balcony rail spaces seemed to be a bit unsafe for a toddler - she was able to fit her head in between the bars; 2)There is a large open rooftop directly below the condos (which all have oceanfront views) that can take away from the view of the ocean. After a few days, though, you hardly even notice it. 3)If you are counting on using the ice skating rink, check out their schedule ahead of time. There was a conference going on in the middle of the week which required them to melt the ice and use it for a trade show.
Hated Carousel
Stayed at Carousel approx. 2 years ago, room was right near ice rink, so loud, only other room was down hall, still loud rink sounds, very old fashioned, rooms were nothing special. Would not recommend at all.
Overpriced and Somewhat Underwhelming
As another reviewer noted, the Carousel was a happening place 15 years ago. Unfortunately, a hotel should rely on more than just complacency and a fading reputation to justify the high prices charged at the Carousel. Despite demanding 4-5 star money, the Carousel is really no more than a 3 star hotel with some extras on the side. While there's nothing terribly wrong with the hotel, there's also nothing at all that grabs your attention and helps explain why you're paying up the you-know-what to stay there. PROS: great location in O.C. far away from the more crowded end of the beach, nice appearance from the outside, attractive lobby with plenty of amenitites, fairly family-oriented.
CONS: simple outdated rooms no different from the budget hotels down the road, indifferent staff, the strong feeling that you're really not getting what you paid for. In summary, if you manage to find a really good rate for the Carousel, give it a try. Since this is unlikely, look around elsewhere.
Must have been great once, but in need of a facelift
We didn't have reservations and shopped around and decided the carousel was the best choice. The big high-rise impressed us from the coastal highway. We booked a room for one night for $159. Fifth floor ocean side. Our balcony was even with the roof of the atrium where the ice skating rink and quick foods are located. If you looked out the window and to the right you could see the ocean. We had to sign a no party tolerance policy....if we had a party we'd be asked to leave the premises with no refund. The people across the hall didn't have a party, exactly, they just opened their door and slammed it closed as people left all night long. Every time they did that we could hear it and it made our door vibrate as well. Our room had two double beds with a handicapped accessable bathroom. The sink was chipped and the water in the shower was hard to control. If the water was too chilly and you moved the control less the the thickness of a dime it was scalding.
There was no happy medium. That didn't seem very handicapped friendly to me. The bed had a bit of a sag to them. They were in need of replacement. One too many nights of use. The room was nice sized and contained a small sink, microwave, and a refrigerator. There must have been a stove top at one point, but it was covered over and turned into counter space. They did provide an extra pillow and blanket. There were not enough elevators. I believe it was two for floors 2-5 and two for 6-22. You waited a long time to catch yours and if you didn't jump in the second the doors opened it would close and you'd have to wait for another one. Too hasty and they gave the appearance of being rickety.
The deli makes sandwiches (hot and cold) and sells things like chips, drinks, cookies, etc. The person who takes your order makes your food.
There were two people working there and when a third person came to order they had to wait until someone was finished making another order.
You could get rather impatient waiting for someone to at least acknowledge you at the counter. However, the sandwiches were good. They didn't skimp on the meat and the lettuce and tomato were fresh. We were disappointed with the food and service we received eating at their restaurant "Seasons". The waitress seemed uninterested in waiting on us. I had the blackened chicken alfredo. I asked for sauted mushrooms in the dish and she said she'd ask. When the meal came they were in there, but I was charged $2.95 for all six of them. I guess that is not too unusual. The al dente vegetables were barely cooked. If anything restaurants overcook them, but the carrots were raw almost, but on the warm side. Someone was entirely too heavy-handed with the blackening spice. The chicken was inedible. It tasted like a salt shaker. Sometime during the night someone either emptied a pitcher or threw up on our balcony. All I know was there was spashed red stuff with chunks all over the chairs and the balcony. I guess the wind must have carried it back to our balcony because they are directly above and below each other. Ours just happened to be level with the roof. The next day I informed the person at the check-out desk and she apologized and said she would send maintenance to clean up the mess. We kept our car in the parking lot all day and used the indoor pool after we got out of the ocean. Overall the interior appearance of the hotel needed sprucing up.
Our room was cheaper than others they had, but overall the decor was aged, the ceiling was too low, the elevators too rickety...The carousel must have been the place to go at one point, but the aging dinosaur needs a facelift if they want to charge the high prices.
Not for kids
I searched for weeks for a place to stay with my family. We chose the Carousel because we figured that it would our kids something to do if it rained. Well upon asking for private lessons for the ice-skating rink we were informed that the instructor was on vacation. I feel that they should have informed us of that when we made the reservartions. I told them that was the major for staying there and they negleted to inform me. The housekeeping was terrible. They had housekeepers on our floor and it was never until 5 or 6 in the evening when our room was cleaned. I WILL DEFINTLY BE STAYING SOMEWHERE ELSE FOR VACATION THIS. For the money we paid we should have top notch service.
Stay someplace else!!!!
Upon arriving at 4:00 pm, we were told our 2 bdr/2 bath condo would be ready in a few minutes. Almost 40 minutes later, we were escorted to the filthiest accomodations I have ever seen. And don't forget the shaky, slow and dirty elevators! The mildew smell hit us immediately, as did the dishwashing machine in full wash mode upon our arrival. Lights were not working, with a broken lamp on the floor. Carpeting was sparse, and what there was of it was full of large, dark stains in the main bedroom. The sliding back door was broken (didn't close all the way), along with a window sill thick with dust. The vertical blinds in the living room and bedroom had many slats missing with no other way to cover the windows. Closet doors and wash room doors did not close or open fully/properly. In one of the bathrooms, the ceiling sported a huge wet stain from the floor above- so wet to the touch, it felt like the ceiling would cave in. Floor tiles and mirrors in the living room were cracked, stained and dirty. And a living room chair was covered with red crayon/marker on the seat cushion. The only saving grace to this terrible experience was that we were able to get a full refund due to the fact that the room was so deficient. Luckily, we arranged for other accomodations immediately, and were thrilled with a one bedroom suite in the Princess Royale Hotel instead. We definetly learned a few good things from this experience: 1) Speak up when you don't get what you're promised 2) Just because we wanted bigger accomodations, bigger isn't always better.
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A 41-year-old woman presented with right flank pain. Excretory urography showed moderate hydronephrosis; retrograde pyelography and CT detected narrowing of the proximal third of the right ureter, caused by a soft-tissue mass of the ureteric wall with a maximum diameter of 2.5 cm and ≈6 cm long (Fig. 1). No other abnormality was found; most notably, there was no adenopathy. Right ureteroscopy revealed partial obstruction encircled by bulging lesions with a slightly uneven surface but intact mucosa. A ureteroscopic biopsy was taken with 5 F cup forceps; the histological examination showed non-Hodgkin lymphoma of the diffuse large B-cell type (Fig. 2). A bone marrow specimen was normal, establishing stage 1E of the Ann Arbor classification. The entire soft-tissue mass surrounding the ureter, detected by CT, completely disappeared after four courses of systemic chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy. A subsequent ureteroscopy and biopsy yielded no positive findings.
Although detection of extranodal non-Hodgkin lymphoma has been improved with the use of CT, primary lymphoma involving the ureteric wall without contiguous lymphadenopathy is an unusual occurrence. Only four other such cases have been reported [1[2][3]–4]. Soft-tissue masses of the ureteric wall commonly represent primary neoplasms of the ureter or metastases to the ureter. In differentiating such lesions ureteroscopy provides more definitive findings than radiography. To our knowledge, this is the first case in which malignant lymphoma was diagnosed by ureteroscopic biopsy and the kidney was preserved successfully by chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy.
- 1CT demonstration of peripelvic and periureteral non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Am J Roentgen 1985; 144: 945–6, .
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The IPCC has warned us that developing nations are poised to bear the most dramatic effects of global warming, and so far we (the world) have done practically nothing to counter or prevent that fact. But the UN is trying.
This week in Bali the UN announced that it will go carbon neutral by offsetting the operations of over 20 agencies, including the office of Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon. With the money collected, the UN will invest in an Adaptation Fund to help developing countries combat the consequences of climate change in coming decades. At its start, the fund will be worth no more than $50 million, but advocates hope that number will grow as we see increasing need for a fund of its type.
The UN stepped over indecision as to who should be responsible for an adaptation fund – the World Bank or the Global Environment Facility (GEF), which has undergone criticism of its attempt to manage a sufficient fund.
The need for a pot of money devoted to adaptation is dire.
If we fail to slow global warming soon enough, it will cause sea levels to rise and consequently threaten major coastal and deltaic regions of Africa and Asia. Limited access to freshwater and generally strained water resources will devastate hundreds of millions, possibly billions, of people and force mass migrations and famines. For more details, see the second report released by the IPCC this year.
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Do you know if the UN is helping all those 'climate refugees' Al Gore mentioned in his recent speech?
Gore said in his speech, "Climate refugees have migrated into areas already inhabited by people with different cultures, religions, and traditions, increasing the potential for conflict."
I've been searching for news articles about this, but haven't found any. Does anybody have a link?
NOLA, Sub-Saharan Africa, Horn of Africa, Mayan-Aztec civilizations.
New Orleans? That was a weather, not climate, event.
And yes, I know about the theory that a 200-year long drought may have led to the collapse of the Mayan's civilization – and just goes to show that severe droughts can have natural causes.
But I specifically wanted to know about the refugees Gore was referring to.
I did find an interesting page about environmental refugees, but it sounds like most of them were displaced by something other than climate change – 50 million in China and India, for instance, displaced by development projects. But goes on, of course, to predict many climate change refugees.
It also say that the UN doesn't officially recognize environmental refugees, but perhaps that is changing.
Too bad the Church of Global Warming doesn't do outreach programs like other churches. I bet some zealous glowarmers could easily raise $50 to match the Global Governance Project funds. Maybe somebody could tap Al Gore for a few several millions; you know help out the poor folks, set a good global example.


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Shekinah Gloria Ministries, Inc.
Rating: 5 stars 11 11 reviews
PO Box 2454 Liverpool NY 13089 USA
We help to meet the immediate physical and long term mental, emotional, and spiritual needs of the extremely impoverished worldwide.
We have given away over 22 tons of food and supplies worldwide with 8 tons here in the US and 14 tons given away in S. America, Africa, and Asia.
Target demographics:
Our demographics are the extremely impoverished worldwide, with our key demographic focused on needy, starving, and uneducated children. Our main work currently is located in Peru.
Direct beneficiaries per year:
Each year no less than 3,000 benefit directly from our work worlwide.
Geographic areas served:
USA, Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, Sudan, Pakistan, India, Columbia, Ecuador, Peru
We have worked in over 10 nations to provide emergency assistance for the impoverished, provide daily meals, provide beds and clothing, and to provide a 100% free education.
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I have been working in ministry for many years and have had the privilege of doing humanitarian work in various nations across the globe. I had the honor a few years back of visiting Nuevo Jordan school in Trujillo, Peru while I was doing some outreach work in Peru. This ministry was one of the best I have seen in my travels and is a highly autonomous work even though the funding is external in nature. Their staff were wonderful people and the students were some of the happiest children I have ever met. I could feel such a peaceful presence when I arrived at the school and will never forget that wondeful little oasis in the middle of the sugar cane fields!
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I've personally experienced the results of this organization in...
Trujillo, Peru in either 2008 or 2009. My memory is failing me right now.
If I had to make changes to this organization, I would...
I am not fully aware of how this organization works, but the only change I could suggest based on my limited experience with them would be to get more indigenous forms of assistance in funding their ministry in Peru.
How does this organization compare with others in the same sector?
Very Well
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What is unique about this organization?
When I visited their work I had a conversation with their president and he sent me full financials for the previous year. Not one board member or officer of the organization had a salary and as a matter of fact the adminstrative costs did not come from their donations- they paid them out of pocket! I've never seen another organization do anything even remotely similar to that!!
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