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Starcun Garners ABCA/Rawlings All-Region Accolades
Sophomore first-baseman/designated-hitter Chris Starcun (Easthampton, Mass.) has been named to the American Baseball Coaches Association / Rawlings NCAA Division II All-East Region Second-Team as announced this past weekend. Read More
Boykin Earns Co-Rookie Player of the Year to Highlight Five Baseball All-Conference Selections
Freshman second-baseman C.J. Boykin (Nashua, N.H.) was named Northeast-10 Co-Rookie of the year and earned a spot on the All-Rookie squad to highlight five Yellow Jackets who landed on All-Conference teams for the first time in their careers after a vote by the league's head coaches earlier this week. Read More
Nick Callini
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Nick Callini is entering his 14th season as head coach of the American International College baseball team in 2017. He was named the 15th head coach in the program's history on October 20, 2003 after the untimely passing of Chuck Lelas, who was the Yellow Jackets' skipper from 1999-2003.
Callini was made full-time in the fall of 2008 and added additional duties as the coordinator of the College's Academic Resource Center, where he assists AIC students improve their academic standing. Those duties include arranging individual and group tutoring sessions and working with students to improve their study, test taking and time management skills.
Callini's biggest triumph came in 2015 as he led the Jackets to a second-place finish in the NE-10 Southwest division and earned a playoff berth for the program for the first time in 15 years. AIC hosted that first-round playoff game, but fell to New Haven 7-2. American International finished the season winning 12 of their final 14 games to compile a 17-21 record overall and a 10-8 mark in divisional action.
Mike Lavato
Assistant Coach
Mike Lavato is entering his fourth season as an assist baseball coach at American International College in 2012 after playing for the Yellow Jackets from 2004-08. He is also an assistant equipment/facility manager.
Lavato appeared in 53 games, primarily as a relief pitcher, posting a record of 5-8 with three complete games. He was also involved in a pair of shutouts and recorded two saves.
Lavato earned his bachelor's in sports and recreation management from AIC in 2007 and received his master's in business administration 2009.
Dan Fenton
Graduate Assistant Coach
Dan Fenton enters his second year as the Jackets Assistant Coach, after playing for AIC from 2010-2014. Fenton was a three year starter behind the plate for AIC starting in 114 games for his career, while appearing in 123.
Fenton received a Bachelor's Degree in Criminal Justice in 2014 and is now working on getting his Master's Degree in Forensic Psychology.
Tyler Beman
Volunteer Assistant Coach
Tyler Beman is entering his first season as a volunteer assistant baseball coach at American International College. He graduated from Westfield High School in the year of 2012 and is currently in his last semester at Holyoke Community College, where he will attain his associates degree in Sports Management.
Beman finished his playing career at the end of his freshman year of High School and began his coaching career in Westfield Babe Ruth the following year. He was an assistant during the first couple of seasons before taking over as the Manager in 2013 and 2014, along with being an assistant coach for the Westfield All-Star team for two summers.
Beman was also the Head Coach for The Batters Box Auu team last summer before being put on as a Volunteer Assistant Coach in the fall of 2014 for American International College.
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"From the strictly sexual to the deeper, and sometimes darker, emotions that accompany sex, Fast Girls mines the range of human emotions. Blatant and unapologetically sexy, Fast Girls features some of the best voices in new erotica. From a communal shower to a kinky sex club, from myriad toys to strictly skin, these girls don't say no or take it for an answer.
Editor Rachel Kramer Bussel defines fast as both wild and promiscuous, as according to Webster, but her selection of stories seeks something else, something deeper, not just stories of slut after slut, but stories of women who defy social norms, are bold and dynamic, with something to realize about sex and about themselves. The stories reflect what it is to be fast, being promiscuous and defying, both in states of mind as well as in states of motion. All of them speak to the reader on a deeper level as the women defy social conventions, raise eyebrows, and embrace what it is to be fast." Read it fast or slow, this anthology delivers."
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LOEs continue to buffet AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca sales tumbled for the fourth quarter of 2013 and the year as a whole, falling 4% for the quarter to $6.8 billion, and 8% for the year at $25.7 billion compared to 2012.
Exclusivity losses continued to buffet the company's earnings sheet. Sales of cholesterol medicine Crestor were off 8% for the quarter, at just under $1.5 billion. Declining US prescriptions contributed to the negatives, falling 7% for the quarter. Year-end sales for the prescription medication fell to $5.6 billion, down 8%.
Formulary status changes pushed down market share for diabetes med Onglyza, but fourth quarter sales appeared unchecked, rising 15.8%, to $93 million. Sales rose 17% for the year, to $378 million, compared to $323 million in 2012.
GLP-1 shot Bydureon garnered a slew of new prescriptions during the quarter, boosting sales to $49 million, up from $26 million for the same period last year. The diabetes medication's sales hit $151 million for the year, up from $37 million in 2012. Byetta, also part of the exenatide franchise, saw sales rise almost 15%, to $54 million for the quarter, compared to $47 million in Q4 2012. This increase is not necessarily tied to prescription rates: AstraZeneca said Byetta's total prescriptions fell 35% for the quarter. Year-end sales rose to $206 million, up from $74 million in 2012.
The diabetes franchise got an added boost last week when AstraZeneca took hold of all assets from the now-former collaboration with Bristol-Myers Squibb. The company says around 4,100 former Bristol-Myers employees will be changing the logos on their business cards.
A spokesperson told MM&M by email that 3,400 employees have already made the BMS-to-AZ transition and that the remaining 700, scattered across territories including China, France and Germany, will soon join the crowd. The company said around 1,400 members of the now-former BMS sales force will join the US team.
The collaboration's end gives AstraZeneca full ownership of Onglyza and related products Kombiglyze XR and Kombiglyze, as well as SGLT-2 drug Farxiga, Byetta, Bydureon, metreleptin and Symlin.
The company has already slated 5,050 jobs for elimination under a restricting program it announced in March 2013. These job losses should wrap by 2016. The company said it expects the layoffs will save the company $800 million a year as of 2016.
Seroquel franchise sales fell almost 22% during the quarter, capping a year in which revenue for the antipsychotic slid 39%.
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Two civilians have been killed and three others injured in Indian-controlled Kashmir during armed clashes between the army forces of India and Pakistan in the disputed Himalayan region.
The Saturday clashes left a 13-year-old girl and a 51-year-old man dead in Nowshera sector along the highly-militarized Line of Control (LoC) that divides the region between India and Pakistan. More than 1,500 civilians are currently trapped in their homes in about 15 villages in the area.
Indian army spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Manish Mehta claimed Pakistani soldiers had started shelling and firing at Indian military posts on Saturday morning.
Gun battle was still underway Saturday afternoon, Mehta noted.
Pakistan has not provided any immediate comments on the issue yet.
Indian and Pakistani forces have been engaged in similar clashes and traded fire across their de facto border in the disputed region over the past months. Each side accuses the other of provocation.
Muslim-majority Kashmir has been claimed in full by both India and Pakistan since the two countries gained independence from Britain in 1947.
The restive region has witnessed an increase in mass protests and violent attacks since early July, when Burhan Wani, a top figure in a pro-independence group, was killed in a shootout with Indian troops.
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It is the mid-1980s. From out of the sky, Soviet and Cuban troops begin landing on the football field of a Colorado high school. In seconds, the paratroops have attacked the school and sent a group of teenagers fleeing into the mountains. Armed only with hunting rifles, pistols and bows and arrows, the teens struggles to survive the bitter winter and Soviet KGB patrols hunting for them.
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Early-maturing Group 4 soybeans planted in Arkansas the second to third week of May are having problems. The third week of August saw some plants shutting down about two weeks prematurely.
When the soybeans began drying down, "many growers thought the situation was natural," says Scott Monfort, Arkansas Extension plant pathologist. "It wasn't until consultants and county Extension agents began checking closely that they found beans weren't filled out and shouldn't be drying. The tops of the plants didn't have anything but BBs in pods."
Some situations "are pretty bad and farmers could see an estimated 10 to 15 percent reduction in their yields. That's not a certainty, but it looks that way, right now.
"It's hard to say precisely how badly yields will be hurt. I've looked at some of this problem in Prairie County (in central Arkansas) and it doesn't seem as bad as it is farther north. The pods there are already full to the top although they're 'sitting down' earlier than they should."
What's being seen in the soybeans is likely a complex of factors, not a single problem. Early in the season, from late April into May, soybeans received quite a bit of rain. That allowed the plants to expend energy on things other than root systems. Since water was near the surface they didn't need to search deeper for moisture.
Then, at the beginning of July, as the soybeans reached reproductive stage at R-2 (a sensitive time for soybeans), the rains tailed off. The crop wasn't equipped to handle the moisture shut-off.
"I believe we had stress on both extremes: too much water up front and not enough during the critical bloom stage. That led to some root damage. Even though it wasn't severe damage, it was enough to hurt the crop."
Without water, root tips will burn or dry out and plants will begin to decline.
"A lot of diseases beginning to pop up normally don't cause us widespread problems. Since the root systems were so stunted, even short times between irrigations allowed the plants to dry out. That stressed the plants during pod-fill."
The plants had been so stressed that when irrigated, "they were shocked. That made many of these problems worse. That's certainly different than what we were expecting."
In some of the worst hit areas, "by the time the crop was filling pods, the plants were simply unable to keep up and they shut down. That's why the crop is drying out so early.
"When the plants got stressed so badly some pathogens moved in and started working on the crop. Those include some Fusarium, charcoal rot and that sort of thing."
Asked if the range of symptoms in the crop has been seen before, Monfort says the range of stresses may be the better place to start an investigation.
"I'm new in the state, but I understand Group 4s haven't been grown in Arkansas widely until the last five to 10 years. Group 4s don't seem to do as well as Group 5s under these extreme stress conditions.
"I suspect this type of thing normally happens in pockets and doesn't raise eyebrows. But the thing is, since 1980 we haven't had four straight weeks of 100-plus degree temperatures. This is not a typical season — once every 25 years, or so."
At the same time, both Mississippi and Louisiana have reported odd maladies in their soybean crops.
"Cliff Coker (Arkansas Extension plant pathologist) traveled to Mississippi to check some of the mystery disease problems in their soybeans. He diagnosed a lot of it as charcoal rot.
"And, to some degree, that's what we're seeing here in Arkansas. Charcoal rot is definitely in the fields. But the extreme drought and heat in August are the chief culprits here, I think."


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The town of Punxsutawney owes its name to its first inhabitants, the Delaware Indians, who supposedly called the area, Ponksaduteney, which is translated in English as "Town of the Sandflies." The town originated as a Native American campsite between the Allegheny and Susquehanna rivers, along the Shamokin path.Continue Reading
The town originated as a Native American campsite between the Allegheny and Susquehanna rivers, along the Shamokin path. Delaware Indians settled the area, which had previously been a border between different tribes, in 1723 after being pressured to move west by white settlers and hostile Iroquois. The largest migrations occurred between the years 1740 and 1760.
Around this time, according to legend, a Native American sorcerer assaulted unfortunate travelers until he was hunted down and killed by a young chief. When the body was burned in order to eliminate the evil magic or "bad medicine," it miraculously transformed into a swarm of sandflies or "ponksad." These sandflies were ubiquitous across the area and so inspired the name, punksutawney from the word "ponksad" for sandfly and the word "utènay" for town.
The town of Punxsutawney earns it renown from a legend which states that if on the 2nd of February, a groundhog (nicknamed "Punxsutawney Phil") emerges from its den and witnesses its own shadow, it will return to its hole, foretelling another six weeks of winter.Learn more about United States


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The Inner World Review (Windows, Mac) - June 16, 2016
The world of Asposia is located in an enormous hollow space, ventilated solely by three big wind fountains. Unfortunately, the winds have disappeared.
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As another month fades away, and a whole quarter of the year gone, it must be time for the exciting monthly report.
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That's a drop of 1.4 pounds (0.6kg), which is a bit better than last month, but is also a huge improvement on where I was the last few weeks. Just need to keep that up…
OK, I admit it. Those extra mid-month pounds arrived when my lunchtime resolve cracked and I started on the sausage rolls. I've stopped those again, with almost immediate results…
Well, this is a definite improvement on last month's dire record. I walked to work a still not impressive six times, four of which were in the last week, and walked home just once. Additional walks brought my total for March to 45 miles, which is 20 miles more than last month. Good progress there.
I've been a bit chattier this month, with this post bringing the score to a quite moderate 58.
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The Northern California Time of Remembrance Committee hosts "Enemy Alien: An Innocent Post 9/11 Detainee's Fight for Freedom" at 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 19th at the California Secretary of State's Auditorium, 1500 I St., Sacramento.
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Frankfort, KY, (May 23, 2005) – On May 20, the University of Kentucky, through the use of a grant secured by the Kentucky Office of Energy Policy from the Southern States Energy Board, sponsored a tour of the Commonwealth Agri-Energy Ethanol plant in Hopkinsville. This event gave participants a firsthand look at the ethanol production process and presented the factors involved in establishing and operating ethanol production facilities. Speakers discussed the benefits of ethanol, the impact of current energy policy on the development of the ethanol market as well as ideas to encourage the development of ethanol plants. The event included speakers, a guided tour of the biodiesel plant and a panel discussion.
The Commonwealth Agri-Energy Ethanol plant is the largest producer of bioethanol in Kentucky. The facility is located in Hopkinsville where production began on February 18, 2004. Each year 7 million bushels of corn will be used to produce 20 million gallons of ethanol. Commonwealth Agri-Energy is owned by two groups of farmer investors: the Kentucky Corn Growers' Association and the Hopkinsville Elevator Cooperative.
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Happy Hour - Aug 6th 6:30pm
June 11th Club Meeting - 7:00pm
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You asked for it...here it is.
The BOD will review what is happening with the club, financials and where we go in the future.
Get all your questions answered about the Club that you haven't been afraid to ask.
Come prepared with your recommendations, suggestions and how you will help the Club move forward.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON MONDAY, June 11th!
Club Awards
Congratulations on your 1st place finish during 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman in your Division!
Your team trained hard and proved that it was worth the effort.
Attached is your digital award, please feel free to use these awards on social media and your website.
Thank you for being an active member of the IRONMAN TriClub Program.
Without you, and your team's contributions to the sport, we would not have a program.
We look forward to seeing your TriClub at future events!
Congratulations on your 2nd place finish during the 2017 IRONMAN 70.3 Pan American TriClub Championship for division II! You've officially qualified for 2018 IRONMAN 70.3 North American Championship
We congratulate you, Mid Maryland Triathlon Club, on a great performance at 2016 IRONMAN North Carolina (Second Place), 2016 IRONMAN Maryland (First Place), 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Eagleman (First Place), 2016 USAT CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP - MID ATLANTIC REGION (Third Place), 2016 Columbia Triathlon Club Challenge (First Place) and 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 Pan American TriClub Championship (Second Place)!
Keep up the great work this year!
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Paratriathletes welcome!
Athletes of all abilities are welcome to join MMTC and participate in all training, mentoring, social, and other activities. Club members have experience supporting physically challenged athletes as training buddies, handlers, guides. We are actively looking to expand participation of ALL athletes! Funding may be available to support membership dues. Email email@example.com for more information on funding or integrating with MMTC.
Mentoring Program
The mentoring program will be starting again in Spring 2017! If you are interested in being a mentor or having a mentor, this is the program for you! Mentoring
Bike Box Rental
This is a membership benefit for all current members of MMTC. If you wish to reserve the bike box for an event, email the Club President. A $50 deposit is required by check, which will be refunded as soon as the bike box is returned.
MMTC Needs Volunteers!
We are in dire need of coordinators for 2018
All adult members are qualified and someone that has done the job before you will be able to guide and assist as required.
No position is too demanding, but could be split if required. Wife and husband teams have been very effective in the past.
This club is run by volunteers and it is through your generosity with your time that we can offer such amazing club activities for all!
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Our laboratory recently identified a novel murine G-protein coupled receptor (GPCR) that becomes up- regulated (7-fold) in the decidualizing stromal compartment in response to the implanting embryo. RT-PCR and in situ hybridization reveal that the novel GPCR is temporally and spatially restricted in its expression pattern to the stromal compartment of the uterus during pregnancy and is not expressed in other tissues/organs. Studies using human decidualized stromal cells suggest that a functional counterpart is expressed during human decidualization. The proposed studies will therefore have likely implications for human pregnancy. Likewise, it was established that renin, an enzyme that generates active hemodynamic peptides through proteolytic cleavage of angiotensinogen, is up-regulated in the endometrium during early gestation. Our hypothesis is that the orphaned GPCR is functionally required for normal pregnancy, and that this novel receptor serves to mediate angiotensin-(1-7)-induced vasodilation at the maternal-embryo interface.
In Specific Aim 1 we propose to demonstrate the functional requirement of the receptor in insertional mutagenesis studies in which cre recombinase is inserted into the receptor gene locus. Particular focus will be given to uterine vascular dynamics and prostaglandin production during early pregnancy. One important aspect of generating the GPCR-cre mouse line is that, due to the restricted expression of the receptor to the decidualizing uterus, the mouse can be used in future experiments as a much needed research tool to study other genes thought to be important for uterine decidualization using Cre/LoxP technology.
In Specific Aim 2, we will test the functionality of the GPCR promoter to drive transgene expression. Findings derived from the successful completion of this research project will have broad application to the field of receptor signaling and will advance our understanding of maternal-embryo interactions.
An estimated 25-60% of conceptions result in pregnancy failure depending upon the mammalian species. In humans, recurrent pregnancy loss occurs in about 1% of pregnancies and, as such, is among the most common complications to pregnancy. Disruption of the renin- angiotensin system, particularly components that regulate vasodilation, is thought to be causally linked to the development of preeclampsia in human pregnancy. This project will establish a functional role for a novel GPCR that is hypothesized to mediate actions of the renin-angiotensin system. PUBLIC HEALTH RELEVANCE: Pregnancy failure during the early stages of gestation occurs in 25%-60% of conceptions depending upon the mammalian species. In humans, recurrent pregnancy loss, defined as having had two or more miscarriages, occurs in about 1% of women trying to conceive and is among the most common complications to pregnancy. The events by which the developing embryo modifies the uterine environment to suit its needs are poorly understood. In the proposal, we plan to study a previously uncharacterized receptor expressed in the uterus in response to the embryo during early gestation. We believe that the receptor plays a pivotal role in regulating early gestation by allowing adequate influx of maternal nutrient to support the developing embryo prior to development of its own placenta. As part of this application, we will develop new research tools that can be used to better understand the molecular events of early pregnancy and uterine physiology.


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Voila! Europe is an annual theatre rendez-vous in London, bringing together British and European theatre makers. Our curated programme is a border-busting mix of multicultural, multilingual, and multidisciplinary performance.The Festival is a place for artists to take risks. We support individuals and companies to make a daring leap: presenting a new piece of work, touring to a new audience, or translating a play into a new language. Our previous programmes have included European creative collaborations, bilingual comedies, new writing, adaptations, devised theatre, solo performance, puppetry, clowning, circus, dance, music, stand-up, family shows, and more.
Join us for the 6th Voila! Europe Theatre Festival in venues across the capital. The Cockpit, Etcetera Theatre, and Applecart Arts offer 2-6 night runs, and there are opportunities to develop a brand new piece in residency at the festival. In addition to our three performance spaces, our new festival hub will host events for artists and audiences where everyone is welcome to be part of the Voila! Europe community.
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"It was such a pleasure to be back in the Yavneh atmosphere and see what a great job the staff is doing to raise a committed Zionist generation of leaders — and it is nothing short of that."
–David Goren, Current Camp Parent and Alumni, currently living in Israel
"As soon as Josh arrives at his bunk he appears to be a changed kid. One notices not only in him, but in his peers and staff. … There is a clear respect for others, commitment to the group, and quick willingness to help each other. We don't think this occurs all by chance. B'todah u b'hokrah!"
–Ed & Margo Rosen, Camp Parents
"…on drop-off day things were so well-organized. At the same time everyone was friendly and attentive and enthusiastic, and as parents we wished we could be campers too. It means everything to us to entrust our child to responsible people."
–Rabbi Jon Spira-Savett, Current Camp Parent
"Na'aleh was such an amazing experience. It was the perfect balance of tourism and educational activities. The activities we did were a blast, but also very intellectually stimulating. I am so glad I decided to go on the trip. It's truly is a leadership and bonding experience that drew us closer to each other and to Israel. Thank you again for the best summer of my life."
–Alisa Feldman, Na'aleh 2013 Camper
"Thank you, so much … The things I learned and the experiences I had defined my life. It was at Yavneh that Judaism became an interest to me, and since then that interest has grown into a substantial sense of Jewish people-hood, a powerful commitment to Zionism, and a focus on tikkun olam. I don't know where I would be if not for Yavneh, so thank you."
–Ben Gladstone, Yavneh Alumni
"Yesterday walking though the Jewish quarter, a large bunch of boys were walking as a group singing, dancing and clapping their way to the Kotel – It was loud, joyous singing that has its own energy. My son Jacob turned to us and said "that is how Shabbat is at Camp Yavneh". And that's why I send my son to Yavneh!"
–Nanette Fridman, Current Yavneh Parent & Yavneh Board President
"Camp is truly a paradise for the kids! You cannot replicate the ruach on Shabbat, or during the other activities at camp."
–Shelley Levy, Current Yavneh Parent and Morah
"I just crave going back to Yavneh where I truly found my love for Judaism, made the best friends of my life and learned how to be a mentor/counselor to my campers. What a huge impact Yavneh has on my life in terms of my ability to be a great wife, mother, teacher and person."
–Leah Lebowitz, Alum
"I would also like to take this time to thank the staff for the absolutely unforgettable experience that I have had the past eight summers at Yavneh. Yavneh has shaped who I am today both Jewishly and socially. I am so happy to have a second family that I can always rely on, be it members of the upper staff or friends of mine from my Kerem who I still talk to on a daily basis. My ending as a camper at Yavneh was capped perfectly by winning (the only time I ever won) Maccabiah. I still sing "On and On" any non-camp people who will listen, trying to relate to anybody what a marvelous place Camp Yavneh is."
–Sam Siegel, alum, counselor
"Camp has been formative in my kids' growth as Jews and always a comfort to me, knowing that their love of their religion and their heritage would be nurtured and cultivated so carefully each summer. And that they'd have so much fun doing it. In addition, Camp Yavneh has also meant counselors/madrichim who have set the role model bar very high and given both of my kids much to aspire to in defining what a young Jew and man and woman should become."
–Hillary, parent
"…Yavneh is a place where our son has thrived in the camp's warm sense of community. Zach's experience did not end at the conclusion of his stay at camp but rather it has continued during his current school year with a number of kids from his group getting together over Shabbat. In fact last week there was an impromptu get together of about 20 local kids and 5 kids came from out of state to join them. The wonderful values and traditions emphasized by Yavneh have become part of four daily life here at home as well."
–Peter and Sally, parents
"Right before camp, we were watching a movie (Keeping up With the Steins) with Rachel In it a grandfather asked his grandson "what is the best thing about being Jewish" to which our daughter replied "going to Camp Yavneh!" Thank you for continuing to provide this great experience now to both our children."
–Andie and Robert, parents
"I wanted to let you know that Shoshana and Lev had a great time at camp this summer (as my kids always do). But, I wanted to make particular mention of how fantastic their counselors were. I always tell people that I think counselors can make or break the camp experience, and that the high quality of the counselors is one of Yavneh's real strong points. But this year, I heard from my kids that the counselors were not just great; they were better than great-each and every one. ln one of his first postcards Lev wrote, I LOVE my counselors! These are very reassuring words for a parent Keep up the good work in your selection!"
–Meg, parent
"The most ridiculous activities are fun just because you're doing it at camp with your ayda. Singing and dancing on Shabbat is only fun if you let go and get into the ruach. Zimriyah would be a giant flop if people didn't care and weren't ·willing to throw themselves into it. Time and again campers do let go, and throw themselves into activities and events that would fail in many other settings. I can't wait to be in Kerem, this summer, and have a hand in planning and running some of these events that I love and admire so thoroughly."
–Leah, oldest camper group
"…In this moment, I realized that nearly all of my Israel education has come from Yavneh. Be it through educational peulot (activities) or Na'aleh (Yavneh's summer in Israel program), Yavneh has prepared me to be an effective voice for Israel. It was clear to me that it was Yavneh, more than any other Jewish experience that I've had, that has given me a well-rounded perspective on Israeli current events, and has provided me with the proper rhetoric to participate in a discussion."
–Amanda, alum, staff


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Is anyone else enjoying the weather as much as me?? It has been absolutely beautiful in NYC! We spent this whole weekend outside, and I already started today off with a run through the park. Even little Suki seems energized by the weather change.
With bathing suit season quickly approaching (or here!), I think we could all use a little healthy eating. I know everyone spent the whole winter eating carrots and celery just so they could fit into that itty-bitty-bikini. Ha! I certainly ate my way through winter comfort food, and am now realizing that macaroni and cheese is not, in fact, its own food group. So here's a nice and light dish that is delicious and healthy. I especially love this recipe because after making it once you will practically have the whole thing memorized, ingredients and all. This comes in very handy when you are standing in the grocery store with no idea what to make. Plus it's totally painless and you only have to stand over the stove for a few minutes. Major plus for those of us who don't yet have their AC turned on.
Chicken Paillard with Lemon Arugula Salad
Adapted from Cooking Light
Serves 2
zest and juice of half a lemon
1 teaspoon EVOO
1/2 garlic clove, crushed
2 cups salad greens
2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts
cooking spray
1/2 cup grape or cherry tomatoes, halved
1/4 cup dry white wine
- In a large bowl, whisk together the first 3 ingredients, and set aside.
- Place each chicken breast between 2 sheets of plastic wrap, and using a meat mallet, pound each out till it is 1/4 inch thick.
- Heat a medium nonstick skillet over medium-high and coat with cooking spray.
- Add chicken to skillet and cook for 4 minutes on each side or until cooked through.
- Place chicken on a plate and tent with foil to keep warm.
- Add halved tomatoes and white wine to the pan and cook for 2 minutes, or until the liquid is nearly evaporated.
- To serve, toss salad greens in lemon juice mixture, and place greens on top of chicken. Top greens with tomatoes.


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Click here to return to the Lo-Boy Low Profile D System Keg Tap Coupler w/ Pressure Relief
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|Jim (09-18-2015)
Reno, NV
|Easy to install and runs great. Highly recommend this product.
|Bottom Line:
|I would recommend this product.
|right part for the job
|John (12-01-2014)
|Perfect part to allow adequate clearance for 2 commercial 1/6 barrels in my 5 cu ft keezer with 2x6 collar. Also easier to tap and fewer moving parts - nice product.
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|I would recommend this product.
|Solved slim quarter, 1/6 barrel problem
|Rick (01-30-2014)
Menlo Park, CA
|I had an outdoor kegerator/fridge from Perlick. The model is Perlick HL24TO. I had been using a standard tap for Pony kegs, and left the CO2 cylinder under a tray that the pony keg would sit on. BUT, I wanted the brews only available in the other barrel types. The fridge interior is oddly shaped, but because of a front light/fan assembly, could only fit keg setups below 24.5". This low profile tap worked! I can tap the keg, and dress the hoses, and fit under that height profile.
This was the standard Kegerator re-sold by Lynx barbecue grills, so I was sure there was a solution but couldn't find a way to make them work before this tap.
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|I would recommend this product.
|Excellent, but...
|Joe (08-22-2013)
Queen Creek, AZ
|I love the smooth and easy operation of this coupler. However, I would prefer an easy way to add MFL adapters. Or, if this came with the "standard" keg connections.
This is great if you only use commercial kegs and will never switch out couplers.
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|I prefer these lo boy coupler
|Douglas (05-29-2013)
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|I like these better than any other coupler due to the simplicity of it and compact size even if I dont need the low bo in that situation
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|Much easier to operate and less moving parts.Forget the others.
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|wmw38 (01-25-2010)
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|Works like a champ, simple to use. Glad I read another review about beer and gas lines getting twisted, I replaced both before installing new coupler and added a bit of length to compensate. Can see where shorter lines might tangle, esp if kegs get changed out often, but we only go thru a keg every 6-8 weeks. Bottom line: buy it.
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Our Away Weekend took place on 3rd/4th/5th March 2016 at Abingworth Hall, Thakeham in East Sussex – a beautiful part of the country.
There was plenty of singing, of course, as well as opportunities for walking, sightseeing and lots of fun.
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Guillermo del Toro and Carlton Cuse Sell The Strain to FX
Based on del Toro's trilogy of vampire novels.
The Strain, a vampire trilogy co-written by Guillermo del Toro after he couldn't get it made as a TV series, now has a pilot order at FX. "Creatively it is the richest field to mine a long arc of character," del Toro says of the cable series approach. The Pan's Labyrinth and Pacific Rim filmmaker will direct, co-write, and executive produce the pilot. Lost's Carlton Cuse — who's also making a ten-episode Psycho prequel, Bates Motel, for A&E — will play showrunner. The series is visualized as a finite, several-season run, with del Toro hoping to direct as often as his busy filmmaking schedule permits. Deadline reports FX won out in a "very competitive situation with multiple cable networks offering major commitments," so, cool for FX. Oh, and what's it all about? Brutal, parasitic vampires with stingers. It sounds genuinely terrifying.


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Sleep is amongst the most important procedures in our body makings certain of how all functions are carrying out definitely. This is so offered that it is the way our body rejuvenates in in and keep our body fresh, prepared and unwinder to get a day later on. Consequently, the efficiency of one is a problem for that man within the days improve contemplating that their increment, together with the discounts within the foreseeable long term may be altered thanks to this, if it' isn't across the mark. Possibilities are they will goal into difficulties that are serious they can-not not unable to fix within the later on days. Questions have to be created by self on premises when disturbances will be found by you in sleep that whether or not the aspect is because of inner or external perturbations. In situation of inner issues in someone, it has to be concluded with help of wellbeing therapy, whilst it is external, it will be fixed to the suitable amount at any rate.
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Our self defense classes have been given 5 Star ratings by many different students, from total beginners, to Black Belts in other martial arts. Read on more to find out:
☑Why choose Choi Kwang Do for your self defense class?
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☑Why we train for self defense and NOT for competitions.
Why Choi Kwang Do for self defense?
If you're looking for Self Defense, then you're looking for a way to make sure others cannot hurt you? There are so many different martial arts and self defense systems out there, such as Karate, Tae Kwon Do, Kickboxing, Krav Maga and many more. It can get confusing and some can leave you hurt and injured. So why not try a self defense system that's specifically designed to teach you practical self defense skills without you having to get hurt to do so? There is a badge of honour in a lot of self defense systems that puts a lot of emphasis on making you test your skills against one or multiple opponents in a controlled fight. This results in you getting hit, hurt and having the no pain no gain mentality towards self defense. There is a better, safer way to train for self defense for those who don't like the idea of getting hit over and over, which after all is a big reason most people join a self defense program.
How do we do it?
There are a few simple methods we use to ensure you learn to defend yourself quickly without getting hurt in class. They are:
We keep things simple.
Your techniques are very easy to learn, and even complete beginners find that they can use the blocks, punches and kicks, quickly and effectively. We have one main way for you to stand (other martial arts systems can have many different ways), which allows you to move freely, and transfer your entire body weight into punches and kicks making them shockingly powerful, with little effort.
We also teach different drills for escaping from people who have managed to grab a hold of you, drills for people attacking you with weapons such as bats and knifes and how to get people off of you if you happen to slip or get knocked to the floor. These are kept as simple as possible which makes them far easier for you to remember when you are under pressure and your adrenaline is making your brain close down.
You work WITH your training partner not against them.
By getting rid of the need to fight your training partner in a competitive way you can learn to defend yourself safely, with your partner helping push and motivate, without losing that important learning tool of having someone throw different attacks at you. Our approach helps you build up your reactions in a safe way, letting what you learn sink into your subconscious memory over time so you will defend yourself safely should you ever be unfortunate to get attacked. Our way of training also takes the ego out of learning self defense, where you don't have someone trying to one up you and hurt you to win a fight.
Choi Kwang Do punches and kicks are SIMPLE but POWERFUL.
Unlike many traditional self defense systems, Choi Kwang Do has been designed in an age of science, using up to date information on the human body to make sure that how you punch and kick delivers the maximum amount of force possible, while being safer on your joints and body.
Also many of your punches and hand strikes will use 80% or more of the same movement technique to generate the power so that each technique is fairly easy to pick up and use quickly and effectively.
Why is it important for your punches and kicks to be powerful in a self defense situation? Well the harder you can hit back, the more chance you have of knocking out, or scaring off your attacker. Also, if you have a small build, or your children are attacked then there is a limit on just how hard they can hit. With Choi Kwang Do techniques they will be able to defend themselves MUCH harder than in a lot of other self defense systems, increasing the chance that you or your child will get out of the situation safely.
We train for self defense - Not for sport.
Many of the traditional martial arts such as Karate, Tae Kwon Do, as well as more modern martial arts such as MMA (Mixed Martial Arts) and Kickboxing are tailored for sports competition fighting. While they might teach you how to win a fight in a controlled sports situation, some of the methods they will teach you are not sensible for using in a self defense situation. How you train will condition how you respond should someone attacks you in the street. If you train to make light contact punches and kicks to score points, you will be more likely to punch and kick lightly if you need to defend yourself. On the opposite side, with cagefighting and MMA a lot of what you are taught will be to either take your opponent down to the floor and try for a lock on a limb. While this is impressive to watch, the last place you want to be in a real fight is on the floor, especially if the person you are fighting has friends around. Similarly, if you try and put your attacker in a joint lock you will be taking your own limbs out of use to help you defend against any friends that might want to join in. Joint locks are also only useful if the person attacking you is a similar size and strength. If they are a lot bigger they can power through locks and holds.
With Choi Kwang Do you practice with what works. You train how to block, move, stay on your feet and if knocked down, how to get back up safely. You wont be taught any locks, but you will be taught to quickly and effectivley defend yourself, hit back fast and hard to stun your opponent and then get out of the situation. You will also learn effective ways of getting out of grabs and holds that will work against people the same size as you and also much bigger. You will round off your self defense skills with simple, easy to learn defenses against edged weapons such as knives and smashed bottles, and defenses against blunt weapons such as bats, sticks and so on.
So if you are interested in learning Choi Kwang Do, why not take advantage of our 2 weeks FREE lesson trial at any of our current locations. Please note however that our class sizes are limited so that we can teach you safely and give you and other students the attention and quality tuition you deserve, so this is on a first come first served basis.
To book your FREE lessons please either fill in the Free Lesson Form, stating what class and days you are interested in, or call our Master Instructor, Dale Miller on 07738 259 153.
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"Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance"
~ Confucius
Welcome to my site. This is where I post some of my Art, Photography, and poetry. However, I mostly blog about epistemology—how we know what we know—and the context behind our cultural beliefs, our presuppositions, our emotions, and Reason.
The word Apistevist is rather new, and maybe even a bit of a fad—but I use it for practical purposes, not as a label.
It does not define me; it only partly defines my way of processing information.
I want to stress that I am not allergic to the word "Faith". When interchangeable with the word "Trust", I too exercise such Faith—just not in the context of Religious or Biblical usage of the word.
I do not question any of the Gods of our different cultures because I first question the writers who claim their existence to be real.
It's a journey in human progression. Religions have been an important part of it.
My field of a study is of source-verification and openness to self-correction, and I have been corrected a lot on my journey. Any conclusions I have made so far are open to correction upon new and better information.
I wanted to especially thank Aron Ra, who created the Zopdoz logo for Apistevists.
I urge every thinking person to check out his YouTube channel.
To use an expression from my friend Dr. Jones, my journey is one of a process, not a conclusion. Hence, the above quote from Confucius applies to me first.
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In a Constitutional Law Prof Blog post, Distinguished Professor Ruthann Robson summarizes the recent Federal Court ruling against the New York City Police Department's Stop and Frisk program.
Prof. Robson is an expert on constitutional law and sexuality issues and is the co-editor of the Constitutional Law Professors Blog. Prof. Robson's upcoming book, Dressing Constitutionally, will be available August 15, 2013.


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Mark Borchardt, the subject of Chris Smith's wonderful new documentary "American Movie," is an intense, garrulous, 30ish Wisconsinite who loves beer, his buddies, his kids, "The Texas Chain Saw Massacre" and "Night of the Living Dead."
He's also an amateur filmmaker who, from the age of 14 on, has shot short movies -- mostly bloody little horror pastiches with titles like "The Mad Doctor's Monster" and "The More the Scarier III" -- and whose dream project is a semi-autobiographical drama titled "Northwestern." Working with almost no resources but a camera and some extremely loyal friends, he's an auteur without alibis whose ultra-low-cost budgets make "The Blair Witch Project's" look titanic -- but whose determination and sheer chutzpah are awe-inspiring.


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The joint venture unites two companies that are both associated with Omnicom Group.
Clemenger is minority-owned by Omnicom through the BBDO Worldwide network, while Agency.com is part of Seneca Investments LLC, a new e-services company jointly owned by Omnicom and investment firm Pegasus Partners II.
The new company will offer interactive strategy, branding and technology and has an additional office in Melbourne, Australia. -- Adrienne Mand
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Contributor ProfileCameron Bruhn is the editorial director at Architecture Media. Before his appointment as editorial director Cameron was the editor of Artichoke and Landscape Architecture Australia. He holds a bachelor of architecture from the University of Queensland and is an Adjunct Associate Professor in the University's School of Architecture. He is the co-editor of The Forever House and The Terrace House, both published by Thames and Hudson and was a creative director of This Public Life, the 2015 Australian Festival of Landscape Architecture and How Soon is Now, the 2016 Australian National Architecture conference.
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Viewpoint: South Sudan has not lived up to the hype
As South Sudan prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of its independence, blogger PaanLuel Wel discusses whether the world's newest country has lived up to the hopes of a year ago.
There were great celebrations and high expectations when South Sudan finally seceded from the Sudan on 9 July, 2011.
Yet barely a year into South Sudan's much-hyped independence, the country has failed miserably to live up to expectations.
It has been gripped by both external and internal problems that are threatening to tear it apart in its infancy.
Nevertheless, there is hardly any regret among South Sudanese citizens for the overwhelming 98% vote they gave for South Sudan's independence from Khartoum.
South Sudan's independence was greatly welcomed because it not only heralded the end of more than 50 years of bitter conflict between the two Sudans, but also the beginning of political reconciliation among South Sudanese.
It was also expected to offer South Sudanese an opportunity to embark on the path of much-needed economic development and political democratization.
For the many oppressed South Sudanese, it was to be a new era to finally enjoy those economic privileges, democratic rights and civil liberties that they had long been deprived of by Khartoum.
Sadly though, disillusionment, bitterness and uncertainty now reign large and wide across the young country.
Economic free-fall
Two kinds of problems confront the world's newest independent nation: Unresolved issues between Khartoum and Juba, and internal issues surround corruption, insecurity and the failure of leadership among South Sudan's ruling party, the SPLM.
The contested issues between Khartoum and Juba - border demarcations, the contested region of Abyei, the disputes over oil and the accusations of harbouring and supporting each other's rebel groups - have doggedly undermined the socio-economic and political development of South Sudan.
Disputes have led to deadly fighting in the border town of Jau and the disputed oil-rich town of Panthou/Heglig.
The government of South Sudan has done little since independence to diversify the economy and reduce South Sudan's dependency on oil revenues, currently at 98% of the national budget.
Although South Sudan took with it more than 75% of total oil reserves after separation, it still needs Khartoum's oil facilities and port in order to export it to international markets, yet the two countries have repeatedly failed to agree on transit fees.
South Sudan is now calling for international arbitrations over contested borders while Khartoum is demanding that the agreement must be based on the 2005 peace accord borderline, as opposed to the 1956 borders.
The stalemate over the negotiations, coupled with accusations of oil theft and arbitrary oil diversion by Khartoum, prompted South Sudan to shut down all oil productions, sending the economy into free-fall.
Inflation soared to more than 80% in May.
The government reneged on its promise of free university education as crippling austerity measures were introduced to save money.
Making matters worse, South Sudan failed to get any short-term loans from international partners to shore up its dwindling national reserves.
China, the main buyer of South Sudan's oil, has refused to fund the much-publicised alternative oil pipeline for South Sudan through Kenya.
While the government may not be entirely blamed for all the external problems bedevilling the country, it bears the blame for its internal woes.
Since independence, the SPLM has failed to restore law and order within the country.
Armed rebellions and inter-ethnic violence - fuelled by alleged political marginalization, vote rigging, cattle rustling and land disputes - is widespread across the new nation.
In December 2011, the fighting between the Nuer and the Murle tribes of Jonglei State reportedly killed more than 600 people.
Of the 10 states that make up South Sudan, seven of them are directly involved in either armed rebellions or inter-tribal disputes.
'Global problem child'
Moreover, South Sudan has not lived up to its expectations because of rampant corruption and wanton mismanagement within the government.
In the wake of the loss of oil revenue, the president was compelled to acknowledge that more than $4bn (£2.5bn) has been lost within the past seven years.
For example, about $200m (£128m) was lost in botched grain contracts and a ministry charged with purchasing government vehicles ended up paying an inflated price of $400,000 (£256,000) per vehicle.
There is a strong perception that top government positions and job promotions are determined by whom you know, not what you know.
The failure by the government of South Sudan to stem the cycles of violence and to eradicate corruption and tribalism has effectively stalled economic development and disrupts social lives.
There is hardly any substantial investment in agricultural productivity, social facilities, infrastructure, trade or development.
This failure has left more than half of the country's population at the mercy of abject poverty, chronic diseases and violent crimes.
The United Nations Population Fund reports that South Sudan has the highest maternal mortality rate in the world.
This is mainly due to the inadequacy of health care and educational facilities in the new nation.
Nonetheless, it is possible for South Sudan to overcome its major problems.
The government should diversify the economy to reduce over-reliance on oil revenues, while striving to curb corruption and combat tribalism.
Tackling corruption and tribalism would enable the government to invest in sorely needed economic infrastructure and social amenities.
Although people's expectations were not met and despite the fact that South Sudan is being regarded as "a global problem child" in its infancy, the people of the republic of South Sudan are not regretting their overwhelming vote for independence.
South Sudanese citizens are grateful that they now have an independent state of their own.
PaanLuel Wël is the managing editor of PaanLuel Wël: South Sudanese Bloggers
Both Sudan and the South are reliant on their oil revenues, which account for 98% of South Sudan's budget. But the two countries cannot agree how to divide the oil wealth of the former united state. Some 75% of the oil lies in the South but all the pipelines run north. It is feared that disputes over oil could lead the two neighbours to return to war.
Although they were united for many years, the two Sudans were always very different. The great divide is visible even from space, as this Nasa satellite image shows. The northern states are a blanket of desert, broken only by the fertile Nile corridor. South Sudan is covered by green swathes of grassland, swamps and tropical forest.
Sudan's arid north is mainly home to Arabic-speaking Muslims. But in South Sudan there is no dominant culture. The Dinkas and the Nuers are the largest of more than 200 ethnic groups, each with its own languages and traditional beliefs, alongside Christianity and Islam.
The health inequalities in Sudan are illustrated by infant mortality rates. In South Sudan, one in 10 children die before their first birthday. Whereas in the more developed northern states, such as Gezira and White Nile, half of those children would be expected to survive.
The gulf in water resources between north and south is stark. In Khartoum, River Nile, and Gezira states, two-thirds of people have access to piped drinking water and pit latrines. In the south, boreholes and unprotected wells are the main drinking sources. More than 80% of southerners have no toilet facilities whatsoever.
Throughout the two Sudans, access to primary school education is strongly linked to household earnings. In the poorest parts of the south, less than 1% of children finish primary school. Whereas in the wealthier north, up to 50% of children complete primary level education.
Conflict and poverty are the main causes of food insecurity in both countries. In Sudan, many of the residents of war-affected Darfur and the border states of Blue Nile and South Kordofan, depend on food aid. The UN said about 2.8m people in South Sudan would require food aid in 2013. The northern states tend to be wealthier, more urbanised and less reliant on agriculture.


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Market meltdown blasts corporate caps
EmptyIn case anyone thought the Hollywood heavyweights were immune to the economic downturn, take a look at their market caps: They've been decimated amid this year's general market sell-off and a sluggish economy.
Wednesday's 427-point Dow slide pushed the shares of News Corp., Viacom, CBS and Sony to another round of 52-week lows, and Disney and Time Warner closed near their lows for the year.
With a little more than a month of trading to go in 2008, sector biggies have lost tens of billions of dollars in market value, and some see their stock trading at prices in the single digits.
Amid the decline, Disney has cemented its lead as the most valuable entertainment conglomerate, followed by Time Warner, Sony and News Corp., which about a year ago was at the top of the table with a market cap of $68 billion. That is nearly twice Disney's $36.35 billion market value as of Wednesday's market close.
Late last October, when THR looked at market values, TW's topped $67 billion, Disney stood at $66 billion, Sony at $45 billion, Viacom at $27 billion and CBS at $21 billion.
Among the major conglomerates, stock price declines since the midyear point (before the start of the financial crisis) range from 36% in the case of Disney to 72% in the case of CBS, which along with corporate sibling Viacom has seen its market value drop below the $10 billion mark.
Technology giants Google and Apple have also lost more than half their market value this year, but their caps are well above those of media conglomerates at $88.2 billion and $76.7 billion, respectively.
Most of the entertainment biggies' share drops since midyear exceed the 44% year-to-date decline in The Hollywood Reporter Showbiz 50, which Wednesday closed at 630.06 after setting a all-time low of 590.13 earlier in the day. It had finished June at 1,117.32.
The decimation has largely been driven by pure angst.
"The market caps are not reflecting anything fundamental, other than fundamental fear of the recession," says David Joyce, analyst at Miller Tabak. "Portfolio managers have just been jettisoning positions for the past month and a half to sit on cash and wait out the rest of the year."
Sanford Bernstein analyst Michael Nathanson says the current levels are like a trip into the past. "We haven't seen these caps in two decades. Truly amazing," he said. "Stocks reflect a bleak outcome for ad and consumer spending and the reality that estimates are too high."
But media and entertainment business veteran Hal Vogel, president of Vogel Capital Management, said sector stocks might not have hit rock bottom yet.
"The share prices could still drop some more," he said. "Given that I've now been trading for 40 years, yes, I've seen these market caps much lower. But for most of the portfolio managers and analysts these days, it's all news to them


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Thankfully, I was able to finish two books in the last couple days...but only because one of them was for my book club with the girls this past weekend AND the other I raced through so I could get back to blogging this little post here and join up with Juice Boxes and Crayolas linky finally!
The Reader (which I didn't like), a couple years back. The Storyteller is similar to it in that a war criminal is living amongst everyday people and hiding his secret background. But this story is done in a way that involves several different points of view from those who survived the Holocaust, were a part of it, or knew someone who survived. I truly appreciated the storytelling nature of it on behalf of the main character's grandmother...so much so that I got lost in her story that I mixed up what was real and what wasn't. Jodi takes you on an up and down journey as well as one that makes you question yourself over and over. As you read, you meet the war criminal before anyone knows he is such (well, sort of...except for the synopsis tells you so) and you come to like him and enjoy him. But just like the main character, Sage, you are taken aback and for the rest of the story can't decide what you would do in Sage's situation. I look down upon war criminals for many obvious reasons, but I kept finding myself trying to decide if this man should be looked past. Darn you Jodi for making me feel that way more than once!!! Definitely pick this one up and give it a good read...especially if you are interested in the Holocaust and/or Jodi Picoult literature.
From Goodreads: What do you do when evil lives next door? Can someone who's committed a truly heinous act ever atone for it with subsequent good behavior? Should you offer forgiveness to someone if you aren't the party who was wronged? And most of all - if Sage even considers his request - is it murder, or justice?
My rating: 5 out of 5 stars || Goodreads average: 4.24 stars
blog post. Sure, these books are for teenaged girls, but that's fine...because a good mindless book is good for the soul sometimes. While this was my least favorite in The Fame Game series (her 2nd), I still had some fun reading it and trying to guess all about who she was ragging on from The Hills within these pages. Jay was definitely supposed to be Justin Bobby...."crude lewd jokes, combat boots, cutoff shorts, Harley?" Hmmmmmm...I think yes! I can't help but wonder if Gaby and her obsession with Hollywood and becoming a Botox queen with too much plastic surgery represents Heidi as well. I'm fairly certain that only The Hills fans will ever really enjoy these books...that and 14-16 year old girls. But if it suits your fancy to pick one of these up, then go for it! Aside from my girl crush fandom, I do like reading about the little quirky spots in Hollywood and around L.A. To me, Hollywood life always sounds like it could be fun for a little while, until you read all about the crazy things they do to keep up with the Joneses when they clearly aren't even remotely close to being the Joneses. Heidi and Spencer much?!
From Goodreads: Kate and Carmen are about to become big stars, but they're going to have to survive some backstage drama first. Madison is learning hard lessons about fame as she deals with backstabbing "friends" and family, out-of-control paparazzi, and a scandal reported in every tabloid.
My rating: 3 out of 5 stars || Goodread's average: 3.54 stars
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