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The blow came quick. On Sept. 18, Henderson and seven other mountain counties learned the region's largest mental health care provider would shut down in one month because of money woes.
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The news frightened many mental health patients, still confused by the state-mandated reform of 2001.
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Western Highlands, which manages mental health care in the region, found providers who could help the mentally ill once Mountain Laurel closed.
The Free Clinics launched a free psychiatric clinic in December to help the people most in need, those who lack health insurance, Medicaid, Medicare and state reimbursements.
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners saved the Sixth Avenue West Clubhouse from being sold, voting to buy the clubhouse for $333,200.
Rosalie Hurst, a 91-year-old retired hardwood flooring dealer, offered to match up to $75,000 in community donations to the clubhouse.
Henderson County diverted a crisis, for now.
The statewide outlook remains bleak.
A recent study reported North Carolina needs to spend $2.7 billion over five years to correct the mental health system. Legislators doubt $500 million a year will be possible.
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Everyone agrees, there's not enough good news in this world. Today, Newsday and The New York Times have focused their attention on the story behind a heartwarming image that has been shared almost 350,000 times on Facebook.
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Patrick Michaels and Cato keep repeating an egregious falsehood about Michael Mann and the stolen emails
UPDATE: Memo to Cato, Michaels — A quick change isn't an apology. For the original, which also needs fixing, go here.
One of the leading anti-science disinformers, Patrick J. Michaels, can't seem to stop spreading the most blatant disinformation. And the Cato Institute, where's he's Senior Fellow, actually seems to encourage this falsification, since they let "research fellow" Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar also repeat the easily fact-checked howler.
Cato needs to issue an apology and multiple retractions.
Cato has published on its website a piece titled, "Climate Scientists Subverted Peer Review." While it rehashes many debunked falsehoods, one in particular is a blatant lie:
In one of the e-mails, Penn State's Michael Mann, long a power player in the production of these reports, said this about some scientific articles he did not like: "I can't see either of these papers being in the next IPCC report. Kevin and I will keep them out somehow "" even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!"
This is pretty serious stuff, because it, and many similar e-mails, paint a picture of IPCC boffins committing science's capital crime: Trying to game the peer-reviewed literature, which is akin to editing what goes in the Bible.
In this case, Mann is actually speculating about keeping contrary information out of the IPCC reports by blacklisting certain professional journals.
So many falsehoods, so little time. The inaccuracy of Michaels' entire analysis is underscored by the simple fact that Mann never said any such thing. You can see the email in question here. It was written by CRU head Phil Jones. But Michaels and Cato can't gain much mileage from attacking a UK scientist, so they fabricate this assault on Penn State's Mann, who is the object of a coordinated attack by the right wing (see "Anti-science disinformers step up efforts to intimidate and harass climate scientists").
And just so that you see this isn't an isolated incident, but part of a pattern of misrepresentation and character assassination, Cato also repeated the lie on its website in the article "Censorship Threatens Truth on Climate," by research fellow Swaminathan S. Anklesaria Aiyar:
Regretably, the IPCC itself is now getting tainted by this attempt to capture academic journals and censor dissenting views. Objecting to some dissenting papers, Mann is reported to have said, "I can't see either of these papers being in the next IPCC report. Kevin and I will keep them out somehow "" even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is!"
"Reported to have said" — what a clever trick to hide a falsehood. The problem is that these emails are all over the friggin' web and so it would take about 30 seconds to get the facts right, if that were actually Cato's goal (see"Cato's Stephen Moore says climate change is "climate improvement" and "the truth is the 1930s was a warmer decade than the last decade").
Anyway, Michael's basic accussation, that the IPCC comitted some "crime," has of course been widely debunked. Here's Science magazine:
A second message relates to a chapter in the 2007 IPCC report that Jones edited. In 2004, he suggested that two recent papers on temperature trends didn't deserve to be published in a peer-reviewed journal. "I can't see either of these papers being in the next IPCC report," he wrote Mann. "Kevin [Trenberth] and I will keep them out somehow – even if we have to redefine what the peer-review literature is." But Trenberth, of the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colorado, says the papers were indeed considered. Thomas Karl, director of the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, North Carolina, an official reviewer for the chapter, says the IPCC's peerreview procedures "were sacrosanct." Both papers wound up being cited.
As Real Climate put it:
"Redefine the peer-reviewed literature!" . Nobody actually gets to do that, and both papers discussed in that comment – McKitrick and Michaels (2004) and Kalnay and Cai (2003) were both cited and discussed in Chapter 3 the IPCC AR4 report. As an aside, neither has stood the test of time.
As an amusing digression, I would note that Michaels' biblical analogy unintentionally undercuts his argument. Scholars and religious experts have spent a huge amount of time and effort "editing" out a lot of stuff — the Apocrypha — that some people want to put in the Bible.
Science, of course, has a rigorous process — the scientific method — for finding out the truth, which is why we were able to put men on the moon, eradicate small pox, and Google almost any piece of information to check its accuracy. Peer review is part of the overall process, but sometimes bad articles do slip through. They typically can't do lasting damage because bad science quickly gets debunked in the literature itself. Of course, now we have the anti-science crowd, the unscientific quacks, who keep repeating disinformation no matter how thoroughly it has been debunked. So that's why many have worked to keep the bad science out of the literature in the first place.
As for the general claim of subversion of the peer review process by climate scientists as Cato charges, the other key paper in question, by Soon and Baliunas, was actually an egregious case of the anti-science crowd trying (successfully) to subvert the peer review process. That's why "one poor paper in a scientific journal … caused the resignation of half the members of its editorial board (including the newly-appointed editor-in-chief)," as one of the editors explained here. See the editor-in-chief's discussion here. More from Real Climate on that here.
But the point of this post is not to rehash all of the disinformation that the disinformers push about the stolen emails. I'm just trying to set the record straight on this one point. Let's see if Cato will issue the appropriate apology and retractions.
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20 Responses to Patrick Michaels and Cato keep repeating an egregious falsehood about Michael Mann and the stolen emails
I think it is time to start law suits for slander and liable. If the deep pockets of coal and oil do stand behind denialists, then it is worth-while project. If Deep Pockets step back from the denialists, then science and truth score a victory.
Besides, schools like Penn Law should jump at the chance to teach their students a bit of real science. I expect the law of climate change including water issues is going to be a hot topic over the next couple of generations.
Funny how one side gets to lie and spin freely, while anything the other side says can be freely distorted and cited out of context in utterly cartoonish ways… Even with the right attribution, to read that email as a serious attack on peer-review, instead of a frustrated joke about how bad those papers are, is absurd. I've said harsher things about papers published in journals in my own field– such criticism is fair ball: referees, editors and publishers can all make mistakes.
I think it might be very healthy to bring a few serious libel suits– the level of distortion and character assassination has reached a point that really requires a little push-back. On the other hand, IANAL. I'd love to hear an opinion from a knowledgeable lawyer on the prospects of successfully pursuing such a suit.
Bryson, A little push back? How about coming out, flailing away, leaving a blood-soaked desert out of these misinformers? Oh, no, did I say that? I must be an opponent of the First Amendment.
I'm not a scientist but have enough working brain cells to realize over the years that almost every piece of drollery the reactionaries cling to has been distorted, and it doesn't matter what tenet you belong to–it goes across all spectrum of universal topics. So as usual, back in Nov. when the story came out, I tended to skim around for counter points and long behold, it didn't take me more than 5 minutes to unearth the true accounts over these e-mails.
People need to recognize that it is not about debunking prevarications point by point through logical constructs because, as psychologists have demonstrated, when it comes to people with conspiratorial sleight-of-mind, their underlying misunderstanding of the issue stems from, what they called as, "crippled epistemology."
For what little good it might do, I emailed them. If anyone else wants to join me: http://www.cato.org/contact_form.php
I'm an environmental lawyer, but in general, climate scientists that are legally considered public figures would have to prove that the written statement at issue is false or made with reckless disregard of its truth or falisty and that they suffered damages as a result in order to state a defamation claim. Climate scientists who are not considered public figures would merely have to prove that the statement was negligently made and that they suffered damages as a result.
I asked one of my partners who does practice first amendment law about an opinion piece published in our local newspaper last month that related to the stolen email controversy. The piece included statements that I knew to be false and readily verifiable as false from reading Climate Progress. Because the false statement essentially questioned a scientist's commitment to scientific integrity (it used the phrase "cooked the books"), the false statement may have also been libel per se (inherently deemed to cause damage). Although published statements regarding the email controversy, such as the piece discussed here, have generally been couched in opinion or carefully worded to avoid a defamation action, the pieces walk a very fine line. Some of the published statements I've read might support a defamation claim.
Peter Sergienko,
Do you know of any lawsuits against coal industry or other fossil fuel corporations for causing health problems from their pollution? Do you know of any for the effects of greenhouse gases on trees or agriculture? Do you think there is any merit in approaching the problem that way?
I've taken several law classes and am down in the weeds enough to be dangerous, therefore this gives me authority to state I agree with Peter @5 ;o) .
I've started calling out for this:
IMHO there needs to be a few letters flying off lawyer's desks to some of these organizations – perhaps NRDC or someone funding some billable hours. Play their game, and send out a few press releases while you're at it and get someone who is harrumphingly and photogenically umbraged, outraged, and disgusted to get in front of the camera and give a good show for the broadcast news to get some ratings and provide balance.
Not hard to picture this at all. Now if only someone with influence can contact a few people…hmmm…if only someone with influence can contact a few people…who has influence and can contact a few people…I wonder who….I wonder…
I'd like to see a lawsuit, but am not optimistic about the outcome even if there were to be a judgment. The defendants would holler persecution, and only a few members of the public would know what happened. Besides, Cato has very deep pockets, and would delay a decision for years. Exxon stalled paying victims of the Valdez spill for what- 14 years?
It's a shame, because when I was making the rounds in Congressional committees 12 years ago Cato still had something of a reputation. Now, the entire Far Right acts in lockstep, since the oil and coal companies who fund them require it. There's no longer even much of a pretense about true conservative ideology or problem solving.
It's the public we need to persuade. You would be amazed how many Americans think that people like Michaels and even Morano are legitimate, and parrot their arguments. I addressed both of them in my magazine article aimed at a younger audience, http://www.buffalobeast.com Pants on Fire, but the real debt is to Climate Coverup, Roggan's book. We all need to build on it.
Not much hope of a retraction from Cato. The sidebar of the article is chock full of "related items" that are denier stories.
I'm glad I didn't have a chance to write the letter suggested yesterday to the president of Penn State. Because I'm now going to include the Cato paragraph along with a statement that I do not believe Dr. Mann actually wrote those words.
Since I make a relatively small annual donation to the College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, perhaps Penn State's legal beagles can be persuaded to write a sternly worded letter to Cato.
My four years in the military and a lifetime of dealing with bullies or various persuasions has taught me that if they hit you, you hit them back much, much harder. Bullies tend to run off when you do that.
Libel and slander are very difficult to prove in the US, which may be another reason why these people do not attack Phil Jones: that might conceivably expose them to a libel suit in a UK court, where the plaintiff has a significantly greater chance of winning than here.
The short answer is a qualified yes, there are meritorious lawsuits at different stages involving claims against major greenhouse gas emitters seeking redress for various types of damages associated with greenhouse gas emissions. The legal theories that have been employed are based on state and federal common law, including nuisance, trespass and negligence.
Two prominent decisions were issued this fall.
In October in Comer v. Murphy Oil, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that plaintiffs damaged by Hurricane Katrina had standing to bring claims against major greenhouse gas emitters under Mississippi common law theories of nuisance, trespass, and negligence. The appeals court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of claims based on unjust enrichment, fraudulent misrepresentation, and civil conspiracy. This is the beginning of a long legal battle. Among other things, the plaintiffs will have to prove causation and, if successful in doing so, there will be significant issues concerning the allocation of damages among the defendants and other emitters of greenhouse gases not parties to the case.
The other significant case is State of Connecticut v. AEP decided by the Second Circuit Court of Appeals in September. There, the court basically held that federal courts have the power and obligation to hear lawsuits alleging that climate change creates a public nuisance, including, in the absence of Congressional action, the authority to regulate greenhouse gas emissions.
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Mike Roddy et al.: why on earth would you think CEI bringing a lawsuit against NASA or anybody expects it to get to trial? That is not the point.
This may be that Cato's strategy load all of global warming onto Mann, since they are already pilloring him over his curve showing the rise in global temperature. So if they can establish in the public mind that one guy is responsible for the science of global warming and then sink his ideas, they may figure they'll sink the idea of AGW.
Of course Cato can't hurt Mann's reputation in the scientific community, or affect his funding (in the current administration). So, on one legal level, they aren't harming him.
But they're not after his reputation among scientists. They are out to destroy global warming in the public mind. And they are succeeding in spreading distrust by attacking Mann. See the efforts of a critter called "Spectroscope" on Phil Plait's blog
Spectroscope's comments are probably slanderous, and they are certainly fed by the likes of Cato.
I like the idea of a press conference, with at least a letter to sent the Cato institute. It seems time scientists counterattacked the attempts at personal destruction.
Mann has become the "poster boy" for AGW science to counter the polar bears.
I agree with Aaron on post #1, when on earth are we going to start holding these people to account for their libel and slander? They play dirty, so should we.
Wit's End wrote: "Do you know of any lawsuits against coal industry or other fossil fuel corporations for causing health problems from their pollution?"
Forgive me for butting in. I know of a suit over chemicals used to clean coal. Here's a summary:
A chemical called polyacrylamide is used as a flocculant that helps particles settle in liquid. Flocculants are used in a variety of industries: in wastewater treatment, paper-making and oil recovery — and in cleaning freshly mined coal.
Pure polyacrylamide is safe. But it is made by cooking acrylamide to polymerize it. The degree of cooking determines the amount of leftover acrylamide, which is a neurotoxin and a suspected carcinogen. Lower-quality product is less completely cooked, hence cheaper to make, and the worry is that these workers were exposed to it without being told of the danger.
The suit alleges they are at a significantly increased risk for cancer, neurologic disorders, and reproductive problems. It asks for medical monitoring of the class as a preliminary to possible personal injury claims.
The class is certified to include all people who worked in coal preparation plants in West Virginia, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee and Virginia who have had significant inhalation, ingestion or skin exposure to polyacrylamide flocculants with the residual acrylamide monomer. It also includes their offspring.
The lawsuit is pending in the circuit court of Marshall County, WV since 2004. Defendants include Chemtall Inc. of Georgia, CIBA Specialty Chemicals Corp. and Cytec Industries Inc. of Delaware, G.E. Betz Inc. of Pennsylvania and Hychem Inc. of Florida.
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Wow, thank you Peter and Chris!
Connor, you wouldn't be the first to ask that. I will be absolutely floored when those with any sway actually get together and hold them to account, at least by successfully raising a stink in the mainstream media. Right now, I mostly see yapping on blogs. Nothing wrong with that, but apparently it's not enough.
And nor would Aaron be the first to ask that. :-)
JOE, Why do you say that Michaels accuses Mann of writing the "stolen email"?
In the link you provide, it's Jones that Michaels is referring to.
Who's the liar?
[JR: Are you some sort of a troll-bot? Can you even read one whole post and click on the original link — CLICK HERE! He changed the Cato post after I called him out — but not the original.]


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You know what I would like to see? A movie about a carpenter. Not a
Hollywood movie about a carpenter who's also a secret agent or
possessed by the devil, Not an indy movie about a carpenter who was
sexually molested by his sister and now compulsively makes birdhouses
shaped like her vagina. No, I want to see a movie about a carpenter who
just sits around with his boring fellow carpenters yakking about
carpentry and how tough it is to make it in the carpentry business.
That doesn't sound like such a great film, does it? So why do so many low budget filmmakers think that replacing the word "carpenter" with the word "actor" makes the story any more interesting or worthwhile? The Waiting Game is yet another piece of crap to throw on the ever growing pile of movies about the lives, loves and career futility experienced by those on the bottom rung of show business. The characters are dull. Their problems are duller. Most of the storytelling only works on the level of an inside joke. None of the performers can actually, you know, "act". The director apparently learned how to transition from one scene to another in a Bolivian prison camp. This thing was made by people who weren't succeeding in movies, about how they weren't succeeding in movies and proves why they weren't succeeding in movies.
It's about a group of struggling actors who all work together at a New York City restaurant. They're supposed to be a collection of archetypes like the gay guy, the young model, the two old friends who finally realize they love each other, etc. Here's the thing, though. Only one of them does any actor-type stuff, so he winds up doing it all. He has the one act play that bombs, the audition where he vents his spleen at a couple of producers, the misery of waiting tables on annoying customers and the big break where he finally gets his shot at stardom. The other characters well, they don't do anything. One has a storyline where she dates a guy. That's it. She dates him and that's all. Another has a storyline about impotence and sexual confusion that HAS to be autobiographical, 'cause there's no other way it could have made it into the script. The rest sort of stand around and kill time until the closing credits.
If The Waiting Game had come out in 1979 instead of 1999, it still wouldn't have had anything new, surprising or insightful to say about acting, life or the lives of actors. Making it all worse is how writer/director Ken Liotti couldn't recognize humor, chemistry or pathos if they bit him on the end of his penis. I don't know if there's a single line of dialog that's funny, at least not in the way it was intended to be. They said of Humphrey Bogart that he could have sexual chemistry with a desk. Well, Liotti casts Will Arnett and Terumi Matthews as the two old friends who finally fall in love and they have the sexual chemistry of two desks that have been eaten away by termites. Liotti also has absolutely no idea whether the need that Arnett's character has for acclaim is either endearing or pathetic.
If you've been toiling away in the trenches of the entertainment industry and think your misadventures would make a good film, forget about it. It's been done umpteen times before and it almost universally turns out to be either self-indulgent tripe or outright garbage. There's nothing about being an actor that's inherently more compelling than being a carpenter, though at least carpenters don't make furniture that looks like themselves.
Manhattan's restaurants are the mecca for a lot of aspiring actors, a
route most young thespians follow before they are discovered, because
these eateries provide them with an income to help them pursue their
goals. The city could be cruel to those that are starting in a highly
competitive environment of the performing arts. The disappointments of
the actors are at the center of Ken Liotti's account about the lives of
some of these people as they balance dreams with reality.
Mr. Liotti gathered a nice cast of basically unknowns that make this film a bittersweet experience as one follows the different friends he presents to us. While the movie gives us an account of these people's lives, it keeps the viewer interested in this sunny indie film.
Will Arnett, Debbon Ayer, Dwight Ewell, Eddie Malavarca, among the young cast, are actors that, hopefully, will make it big in their own mark in films.
The film will delight viewers of indie films thanks to the inspired direction by Mr. Liotti and his sunny performers.
Ever been to an independent film festival? Can be a real mixed bag - experimental stuff, the requisite foreign fare, a few obscure shorts with bizarre plots and bad lighting. But there are always a few good films too... and if you're really lucky, you'll catch a flick that simply blows you away. For me, "The Waiting Game". WOW. Not only is it a completely fresh take on what could have been food for cliche, it is bold, surprisingly funny, and thoroughly entertaining from start to finish. Strong performances from the ensemble cast effect a genuine chemistry, although it is perhaps ironic that the unfamiliar faces add to the film's appeal. Writer/director Ken Liotti deserves big "attaboy" for an engaging plot that refuses to settle for predictability but always delivers on cue. In short, "The Waiting Game" is a keeper. It is an outstanding accomplishment by any measure and it easily ranks as one of the best independent films I've ever seen.
Andi (Terumi Matthews) and Lenny (Will Arnett) are best friends and thespians, who make ends meet by working in the same restaurant. Struggling actor, Dan (Daniel Riordan), is likewise employed at the establishment, as well as a bevy of others. Each hopes to make it big. Each spends his or her day with petulant customers, all the while searching for romantic fulfillment for themselves and their colleagues. Who will give up their pipe dreams and who will stay in the hunt for fame, prosperity, and love? This film is a showcase for the plentiful pleasures of ensemble work. While the cast boasts no stars, each thespian portrays the angst and the aspirations of career choices that are ruthless with aplomb. The New York setting is always appealing as well. Do you favor romantic stories that also deal with showbiz wannabees? You will do yourself a favor by giving this film a try.
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Sad or miserable in appearance: don't look so woebegone, Joanna
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Robert Leo (Bob) Wildrix, 77, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 19, 2012 in Sedgwick, Kan. He was born July 14, 1939 in Stockton, Kan. to Lee Widrix and Clara L. (Fetterolf) Wildrix- Sumpter.
He grew up in Stockton; attended school there and was in the Army. He was a jockey in Nebraska and the eastern part of the United States for several years. Wildrix then went to training horses.
In the early 1970's he and his family moved back to Kansas where he worked as a farm hand and later was a over the road truck driver.
Wildrix married Ruth Lorene Rychman Sept. 3, 1966 in Houghton Lake, Mich. She survives. Other survivors include a son, Tracy and wife, of Salisbury, Md.; two sisters, Leah Wildrix; Alice Lancaster, of Kinsley; three brothers, Larry, of Humble, Texas.; Cleo, of Ellinwood, Kan. and Steve Sumpter, of Ashville, N.C.
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Helen Humphreys
Helen Humphreys (born 13 June 1961) is a Canadian poet and novelist.
Personal life[edit]
Humphreys was born in Kingston-on-Thames, England, along with her brother Martin and sister Cathy. She now lives in Kingston, Ontario with her dog Charlotte. When she was younger she was expelled from high school and had to attend an alternative school to finish her education.[1]
Writing career[edit]
Humphrey's first novel, Leaving Earth, was a New York Times Notable Book in 1998, and a winner of the City of Toronto Book Award.[2]
In describing how she became a writer, Humphreys said, "I started writing when I was young and I just kept going. I read voraciously. I sent my poems (for I was writing exclusively poems then) out to magazines, and eventually I began to get them published. My first book of poetry came out when I was 25." [3]
The Globe and Mail had this to say about Ms. Humphrey's most recent novel: "The Evening Chorus, when all is said and done, is a formally conventional but for the most part satisfying yarn; a quiet novel about a calamitous event whose most trenchant passages show the cast of Humphreys's poet's eye."
- Gods and Other Mortals (1986)
- Nuns Looking Anxious (1990)
- Listening to Radios (1990)
- The Perils of Geography (1995)
- Anthem (1999)
- Ethel on Fire (1991
- Leaving Earth (1998) - winner of the City of Toronto Book Award
- Afterimage (2000) - winner of the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize
- The Lost Garden (2002)
- Wild Dogs (2004) - adapted for the stage by Anne Hardcastle in 2008
- The Frozen Thames (2007)
- Coventry (2008)
- The Reinvention of Love (2011)
- The Evening Chorus (2015)
- "Nocturne: On the Life and Death of My Brother" (2013)[4]
- Canadian Authors Association Award for Poetry for Anthem (1990)
- New York Times Notable Book (1998) for Leaving Earth
- City of Toronto Book Award for Leaving Earth[2]
- Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize (2000) for Afterimage
- Harbourfront Festival Prize (2009)[5]
- The Reinvention of Love (2011) was longlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award and shortlisted for the Canadian Authors Association for Fiction
- ^ Biography at Canadian Authors
- ^ a b Linda Richards (October 2002). "Interview with Helen Humphrey". January Magazine.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2], National Post, April 5, 2013.
- ^ Helen Humphreys wins $10,000 literary prize. CBC News, 23 September 2009.
External links[edit]
- Helen Humphreys fonds[dead link] at Queen's University Archives
- http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/15/books/review/Haslett-t.html?_r=0
- http://www.theguardian.com/books/2009/sep/12/coventry-helen-humphreys
- http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/reviews/coventry-by-helen-humphreys-1758338.html
- http://news.nationalpost.com/2011/09/09/open-book-the-reinvention-of-love-by-helen-humphreys/
- http://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/book-reviews/helen-humphreyss-the-evening-chorus-is-a-formally-conventional-but-satisfying-yarn/article23116941/
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Dear guest, regardless of what may have brought you to our web site, we kindly invite you to spend some time here and get to know us better. In case you are here with a definite reason, perhapes you are looking for a place to stay while you are in Slavonski Brod, we will offer you a detailed preview of our hotel and arguments why do we think you will be more than glad to stay at our place. We are sure we will be able to satify all your needs and wishes.
Through our web site, you are able to book a lodging online, and in a short while you will receive confirmation per e-mail or by phone. In case you are going to reserve lodging later, and you don't have internet access, feel free to do it over the phone. Phone number as well the address and other contact data can be found on the "Contact" page
Here at the Uno Residency we have seven luxurios rooms, that we divide in single bed, two beds, three beds and four beds rooms.
This categoriastion is only terminological, since there are no rooms with more than two beds. So for example, four beds rooms is actually a two rooms space with each having two beds and a bathroom. Following that logic, three beds room is actually a two rooms space where one room has one bed and other two beds, and naturally both rooms have their own bathrooms.
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TEMPE, Ariz. - Mary Margaret Divelbiss, 78, died Sunday, Sept. 30, 2007.
Graveside memorial services will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart, Texas.
Mary Margaret Behnke was born March 31, 1931, in Davenport, Iowa, to Grace Mullin and Emil Martin Behnke, the oldest of five children. In 1956, Mary married and had three children. On June 17, 1981, Mary married James Dennis Divelbiss and acquired two stepdaughters.
Mary loved life and enjoyed her years as a Jehovah's Witness. She had many adventures during her years teaching others about the Bible and Jehovah's Kingdom. Mary appreciated the value of Jesus' ransom sacrifice that guarantees a resurrection to those who worshipped his Father "... with spirit and truth." John 4:23
The last days of Mary's life were made more comfortable by her family, many friends and those associated with her hospice care. She wished to express her heartfelt thanks and hopes to see them all again in the earthly Paradise promised by Jehovah and his King, Jesus Christ.
She was preceded in death by a sister, Ann Hendricks; and a son, Martin Zaideman.
Survivors include her husband; a daughter, Eva Marie Hayes; a son, Andrew Zaidemean; two stepdaughters, Judith Reyna and Jan Horton; a sister, Sally Hartman; two brothers, Jack Behnke and Joe Behnke; nine grandchildren, Marshall Barrett, Judith Barrett, Isabel Hayes, Jim Horton, William Horton, Christi Wolfson, Lee Horn, Lynn Gonzales and Lisa Chandler; 13 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Liberty Media LMCA 2.165543792107796% Liberty Media Corp. Series A Liberty Media U.S.: Nasdaq 21.23 0.45 2.165543792107796% /Date(1469221200169-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 338066 AFTER HOURS 21.23 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 546 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » investors could get a gift this holiday season that instills more than good cheer: the spinoff of Starz. The premium cable channel is one of the most valuable assets owned by Liberty (ticker: LMCA), the Englewood, Colo.-based holding company led by media maestro John Malone, who aims to complete the transaction by year end. Starz's valuation and growth prospects could improve significantly once it becomes a separate public entity. The spinoff also could unlock value at Liberty.
Spearheaded by the popularity of Spartacus, a television series about Roman gladiators, Starz increased its subscriber rolls by 9% in the latest quarter, to a record 20.8 million. Starz is worth an estimated $3 billion, or about $22 per Liberty share, a value that isn't reflected in the parent's $108-per-share stock price.
Liberty trades at a big discount to the estimated value of its portfolio of assets. That discrepancy could mean opportunity in coming months, as the company adds to some holdings and spins off others, beginning with Starz. Liberty management expects a $1.8 billion cash dividend from the spinoff, which could be used to boost other assets.
Barry Konig, a portfolio manager at Cumberland Associates, and his partner Andrew Wallach have been investing in Malone's companies for 15 years. Konig thinks the stock is worth $130 on a sum-of-the-parts basis. "We know him, like him, and trust him," he says.
Canaccord's Thomas Eagan puts the value at $125 (see table below), 16% above the current quote.
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Liberty Media was split from AT&T t 1.38758231420508% AT&T Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD43.11 0.59 1.38758231420508% /Date(1469221234349-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 30446854 AFTER HOURS USD43.005 -0.104999999999997 -0.24356297842727906% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 277471 P/E Ratio 18.622030237580994 Market Cap 265385163757.324 Dividend Yield 4.453723034098817% Rev. per Employee 577456 More quote details and news » (T) in 2001, with assets such as Discovery Communications (DISCA), the QVC TV-shopping network, and not least, Malone as chairman. Formerly known as Liberty CapStarz, it changed its name to Liberty Media in 2011, when it split off from Liberty Interactive (LINTA), owner of QVC. Malone is also chairman of Liberty Interactive, and his longtime lieutenant Gregory Maffei is chief executive of both companies.
Malone began spinning off assets such as Discovery and a 50% stake in DirecTV (DTV) in 2004. Today Starz is just one of the goodies in a diversified portfolio of equity stakes in profitable public and private companies. Liberty's holdings include a 26% stake in Live Nation LYV 2.0659515295987285% Live Nation Entertainment Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD25.69 0.52 2.0659515295987285% /Date(1469221465587-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 725165 AFTER HOURS USD25.69 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3210 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 5213194788.55049 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 952355 More quote details and news » (LYV), the largest concert promoter in the country, and a 17% interest in Barnes & Noble BKS 1.1075949367088607% Barnes & Noble Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD12.78 0.14 1.1075949367088607% /Date(1469221321083-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 350040 AFTER HOURS USD12.78 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5480 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 944007425.954362 Dividend Yield 4.694835680751174% Rev. per Employee 147523 More quote details and news » (BKS). Earlier this year he offered to buy the bookseller outright, mainly to get hold of its Nook e-reader platform. Liberty also has $632 billion, or $5.25 a share, in net cash on its balance sheet.
But the company's most valuable asset is Sirius XM SIRI 1.2019230769230769% Sirius XM Holdings Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD4.21 0.05 1.2019230769230769% /Date(1469221200365-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 31873107 AFTER HOURS USD4.21 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 92986 P/E Ratio 38.27272727272727 Market Cap 20873770164.724 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 2018970 More quote details and news » (SIRI), the satellite-radio operator, with 23 million subscribers. Liberty saved Sirius from a bankruptcy filing in 2009 with a $530 million loan, and received a 40% stake in return. That has grown to 49.8%, or more than $8 billion, exceeding 60% of Liberty's market value. Analysts figure Sirius is worth more than $70 per Liberty share.
A bet on Liberty in effect is a bet on Sirius, whose prospects are attractive. Barton Crockett, an analyst at Lazard Capital Markets, sees Sirius' market penetration and profit growing sharply in the next few years, as the number of cars with Sirius radio climbs to 150 million from 50 million now. Sirius shares are up 51% this year, to $2.74. Crockett thinks the stock could hit $3.50 in a year.
Liberty is awaiting regulatory approval to take full control of Sirius, which could come this year or early in 2013. It's likely to spin off Sirius, perhaps as early as next year.
LIBERTY SHAREHOLDER Ian Shaffer of Galliant Capital Management in Montreal thinks Liberty Media's shares will trade up as the company gets closer to attaining 100% of Sirius. Investors, he notes, could end up owning shares in three separate companies—Starz, Sirius and Liberty. As spinoffs increase the transparency of all three, investors are likely to accord each a higher valuation. Until then, Liberty shares are likely to sell well below net asset value because the market typically discounts holding companies, given the difficulty in assessing their varied assets.
The Bottom Line
Liberty has been penalized by Wall Street for its holding-company structure, which makes it hard to tease out asset value. Shares trade for $108 but could be worth $130.
Fueled by gains in Sirius and Barnes & Noble, Liberty Media's shares hit a 52-week high of $116 early last month and are up 38% for the year. Shares took a hit recently when the company reported mixed results for the third quarter, with revenue rising 3%, to $555 million, while operating income was flat at $111 million. For the full year, analysts expect the company to earn $940 million, or $6.91 a share. But earnings aren't the point with Malone, who for decades has structured his companies and deals to avoid taxes, making money for shareholders every step of the way.
Says Andrew Weitz of Weitz Funds, which owns several Malone-related vehicles, Liberty is best viewed as a "public private-equity fund" led by managers with a "fantastic" track record. Investing alongside them could yield handsome results once again.
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For over half a century, Korg has been revolutionizing musical technology. In fact, the company was started based around co-founders Tsutomu Katoh and Tadashi Osanai's dissatisfaction with the rhythm machines that were available in 1962. Shortly after they released their own rhythm machine, Korg took off, and they've been leading the charge ever since. Now, Korg have released their latest keyboard workstations, and it's safe to say the game is about to change again.
Korg is a brand that is trusted by artists all over the world. Just a brief look at some of the names who trust their sound to Korg will be enough to leave you absolutely speechless. Legends such as Keith Emerson, Herbie Hancock, Billy Joel, and Cypress Hill's B-Real all rep Korg gear, as do up and comers like Chromeo, Anthony Gonzalez of M83, Albert Hammond Jr. of the Strokes, Adam Young of Owl City, and Aaron Dessner of The National. With an assortment of artists that spans genres and generations, it's no wonder you're looking for a Korg keyboard workstation to call your own.
But which workstation is right for you? Well, as you can imagine, that's all a matter of personal preference and need. If you're not entirely sure which one is right for you, your best bet is almost certainly to take a look at our top sellers. The Korg Kronos series is a good place to start. For example, the Kronos X 61-Key Music Workstation is a next-generation instrument that works just as well in the studio as it does in the live environment. It features an expansive control interface, with plenty of joysticks, sliders, knobs, switches, and Korg's TouchView display available to help you customize your sound and take it in directions you've only dreamed of.
Another powerful and well received option available here is the Krome 61 Keyboard Workstation. This 61-key workstation can certainly add color to any musical environment. Pre-loaded with an incredible variety of sounds, this workstation will quickly become the workhorse of your setup and definitely live up to your expectations.
Korg will always be uncompromising in their goal to offer their clients the very best. Whether you're a beginner, or a seasoned professional, Korg keyboard workstations are going to help bring your ideas to life, both now and into the future.