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N. Korea Threatens to Retaliate With 'Thunderbolt of Fire'
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea's military on Thursday threatened immediate retaliation if "even the slightest effort" is made to intercept a long-range rocket it has begun fueling and that it plans to launch in the next few days.
President Barack Obama warned the liftoff would be a "provocative act" that would generate a U.N. Security Council response, but North Korea's military threatened those who opposed the launch with a "thunderbolt of fire" if they interfered.
A Korean Central News Agency report made a veiled threat against the U.S. In an apparent reference to American warships that have reportedly set sail to monitor the launch, the Korean-language version of the report said: "The United States should immediately withdraw armed forces deployed if it does not want to receive damage."
An unidentified senior U.S. military official said Pyongyang has started to fuel the rocket, a move that indicates final preparations for the launch. Experts say the missile can be fired about three to four days after fueling begins.
South Korea's Yonhap news agency quoted unidentified officials as saying the North had moved a squadron of MiG-23 fighter jets to a base near the launch site in what appeared to be a response to Japan's deployment. Seoul's Defense Ministry declined to confirm the reports.
Click to view photos | Satellite image of the launch area
An English version said the U.S. forces could be hit in a retaliatory strike against Japan.
North Korea says it will send a communications satellite into orbit on a multistage rocket sometime from Saturday to Wednesday. The U.S., South Korea and Japan think the reclusive country is using the launch to test long-range missile technology; they've warned the move would violate a Security Council resolution banning the North from ballistic activity.
Regional powers have also begun to deploy ships to monitor the launch, and Japan is preparing to intercept any debris that might fall if the launch goes awry — moves that have prompted several threats of retaliation from Pyongyang, including one Thursday.
Japan's Chief Cabinet Secretary Takeo Kawamura said the U.S. and Japanese governments have not confirmed that fueling has begun. South Korea's Defense Ministry declined to comment on the report.
Obama denounced the planned launch as "a provocative act" and a breach of the U.N. resolution while speaking with Chinese President Hu Jintao on the sidelines of the G-20 summit in London on Wednesday, according to the White House Web site.
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged the North to reconsider the launch, saying: "There will obviously be consequences if they do proceed with this."
The North countered with its own warnings against any efforts to intercept the rocket, take the issue to the Security Council or even monitor the launch. It says its armed forces are at a high level of combat-readiness.
The North has said debris from the rocket could fall off Japan's northern coast, so Tokyo has deployed battleships with anti-missile systems to the area and set up Patriot missile interceptors. It says it has no intention of trying to shoot down the rocket itself.
FAST FACTS: A Glance at North Korea's Missile Arsenal.
Click to read the Korean War Armistice Agreement.
"If Japan imprudently carries out an act of intercepting our peaceful satellite, our people's army will hand a thunderbolt of fire to not only interceptor means already deployed, but also key targets," said a report Thursday by the North's official Korean Central News Agency that quoted the general staff of its military.
In what appeared to be a reference to American warships that have reportedly set sail to monitor the launch, the Korean-language version of the KCNA report said: "The United States should immediately withdraw armed forces deployed if it does not want to receive damage."
An English version said the U.S. forces could be hit in a retaliatory strike against Japan.
On Wednesday, the North threatened to shoot down any spy planes that intrude into its airspace.
South Korea's Chosun Ilbo daily reported Thursday that North Korea has redeployed newer fighter jets along its east coast in a possible indication that the regime was serious about the threat. The report, which had no other details, cited an unnamed government source. South Korea's Defense Ministry said it could not confirm it.
The rocket issue is expected to be a key topic at Obama's talks with South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday. Lee has sought to drum up support from world leaders in London for punishing its neighbor if the launch goes forward.
In Washington, U.S. lawmakers are urging Obama to shoot down the rocket if it endangers the United States or its allies.But U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said in a TV interview aired Sunday that the U.S. had no plans to intercept the rocket but might consider it if an "aberrant missile" were headed to Hawaii "or something like that."
The Associated Press contributed to this report.


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Anna Wintour - MET Ball 2011
Vogue editor Anna Wintour sparkles in a sequin embroidered Chanel gown at the MET Ball held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on Monday (May 2) in New York City.
Her daughter Bee Shaffer looked elegant in a strapless burgundy Balenciaga dress.
Singing sensation Janelle Monae also wore a blouse, black satin pants, jewels, and clutch from Chanel (pictured below). She later hit the stage at Crown Bar to perform with Bruno Mars (both dressed in Dolce&Gabbana).
The event is hosted by Anna, honorary chairs Salma Hayek, her husband Francois-Henri Pinault, and co-chairs Colin Firth, designer Stella McCartney.

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Monochromatics in Seattle
Seattle Dance Project Number 4
by Dean Speer
January 29, 2011 -- Erickson Hall, Seattle, WA
One of Irving Berlin's most amusing songs goes:
The theatuh, the theatuh
Chaps Who did taps
Chicks Who did kicks
Heps Who did steps
Instead of dance
Julie Tobiason and Timothy Lynch's Seattle Dance Project gave us both real dance infused
The comfortable seating and dressing of the stage area – wings with shin-busters designed and
As the saying goes, "A good theatre experience begins at the Box Office." So it was here with
There is a shift at Seattle Dance Project, and I'm not sure why this is --it just is – of moving
The directors also programed the works smartly, carefully building a program where the works
I liked and enjoyed the choreography throughout, finding Molissa Fenley's opening work the
Fenley's dance, "Planes In Air," is one of five sections from "The Prop Dances" where the
All of Fenley's dances are long, without being visually verbose and this one is also athletic, with
Heidi Vierthaler now works primarily in Europe and SDP has been fortunate to snag her creative
"Al Poco Tiempo" by Ellie Sandstrom mixed a contemporary sound score overlaying Mozart
Emily James' costumes, particularly the one for Tobiason, need to be re-thought. Instead
Stacey Lowenberg has been described as one the most spirited dancers of PNB. This lively and
Using the entire SDP company of eight, Koch's "Torque" is her first choreographic creation, and
As popular and as tempting as it might be to use the music of Philip Glass and that of Arvo Pärt,
This said, the overall patina of the evening resembled Seattle's January weather – in texture
Seattle Dance Project has from its first performances set for itself a standard of choreographic
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BBC Review
A covetable reminder of a peerless musical phenomenon at its glorious peak.
Michael Quinn 2008
With sales of more than eight million copies of their eponymous 1997 debut, Buena Vista Social Club must be a strong contender for the most popular World Music act ever. Admirers of the crack Cuban collective will have encountered substantial parts of this recording before in Wim Wenders' acclaimed documentary profile of the group. Even so, this two-disc release of their only visit to New York is not to be missed.
Caught live at the city's legendary Carnegie Hall in July 1998, this truly historic concert marked the American debuts of the band, all of them at the time well into their 70s, 80s and 90s. A decade on, the impact of musicianship as considered, consummate and casually thrown off as this remains magical and mesmerising. This is the real thing, and how – music-making of a standard rarely achieved in any genre that communicates with a joyous, life-affirming vitality that is simply impossible to resist or refuse. It's a shot of pure musical adrenalin that hits the mark every time.
Produced by Ry Cooder, the Carnegie Hall concert thrillingly caught the Buena Vista Social Club at the very height of their powers, and at the very end of their colossal achievements. The band never played together again and within all too short a time, key contributors like Ibrahim Ferrer, Rubén González and Company Segundo had died.
But the legacy left behind remains vividly alive, as this 16-strong collection of the group's most popular pieces amply demonstrates. Yet while tracks like Chan Chan, Orgullecida, Candela and Veinte Años retain the capacity to leap vibrantly out of the speakers, what continues to amaze and astonish in equal measure is the sheer technical virtuosity of the playing, the impeccably attuned sense of ensemble, and, above all, the unfettered and infectious joy in making music.
We may never see or hear the likes of Buena Vista Social Club again, but what relatively little we have on disc will endure and abide. This startlingly good, beautifully recorded one-off provides a covetable reminder of a peerless musical phenomenon at its glorious peak.


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According to the NPD, Mortal Kombat sold just under 900K copies. Portal 2, of course, came in at No. 2.
Likely as a result of these two games, total US spending was up 20 percent year-over year, from $802.4 million in 2010 to $961.2 million in 2011. Microsoft can also claim some responsibility for the high numbers -- it informed us that the Xbox 360 was the top-selling console last month, moving 297,000 units (a year-over-year increase of 60 percent).


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Oct. 24, 2010
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Being forced to play without two of its top players, the 24th-ranked Florida State University volleyball team managed to pull off a thrilling 3-2 (19-25, 21-25, 25-21, 25-20, 15-13) victory in comeback fashion over conference-leading Duke on Sunday afternoon at Tully Gym.
The "Paint it Pink" match turned out to be a memorable one, as the Seminoles (15-6, 7-4) charged back from a 2-0 hole to pull off an inspired victory. FSU did not have junior outside hitter Visnja Djurdjevic for the second consecutive match, and talented junior right-side hitter Rachael Morgan also could not play due to a foot injury.
Filling in FSU's glaring holes was junior outside hitter Jekaterina Stepanova, a Riga, Latvia, native who played one of her best matches of the season. Stepanova recorded a team-high 20 kills and shouldered the offensive load for a depleted Seminoles squad. She also added 12 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Stepanova had a comparable performance on Sept. 10 against Kansas State when she amassed 20 kills and 17 digs, but with the circumstances at hand, she arguably had her top performance of the season today.
"Kate was a two-time All-American at the junior college level. She's found out that it's a huge difference at this level," head coach Chris Poole said. "We knew Kate was very talented, and she's been trying to find her game and her confidence. Today I think she found those two things."
Stepanova's 20 kills tied for the second-most this season by a Seminole, trailing only Djurdjevic's 21 kills against Boston College last weekend.
Senior outside hitter Stephanie Neville turned in another impressive performance, totaling 16 kills, a .429 hitting percentage and five blocks. The Cambridge, Ontario, native had only one error in 35 total attacks, and has posted double-digit kills in her last three matches.
Senior Jenna Romanelli reached a milestone in her fulfilling career, becoming the 10th player in school history to record 1,000 career digs when she dug a ball in the fourth set that was set by Patricia Figueiredo and killed by Neville. Romanelli finished with a season-high 26 digs, and now has 1,008 for her career.
Playing a vital role in today's victory was freshman middle blocker Ashley Neff. The Kennesaw, Ga., native broke out with nine kills, a .438 hitting percentage and tied fellow middle blocker Lauren Young for the team lead with six blocks. Also contributing well was sophomore Fatma Yildirim, who had nine kills and eight digs.
"Physically and emotionally we had so many different adversities," Poole added. "Sometimes you'll have a player out with an ankle or some other injury. We're dealing with a death for someone on our team as well as other people with injuries. It's like we're being hit with one big swirl. I don't think I've ever had a win of this magnitude when battling so much adversity."
The fifth set swung in the favor of both teams at different instances. FSU held a 3-2 lead on a kill by Stepanova, but Duke came back with three consecutive points, highlighted by back-to-back blocks to take a 5-3 lead. Yildirim and Stepanova responded with kills to tie the set, but Duke would eventually take a 9-7 advantage on a kill by Christiana Gray.
After Duke took a 12-10 lead on one of Sophia Dunworth's 22 kills, FSU called a much-needed timeout. The intermission ignited a rally as Stepanova and Yildirim recorded consecutive kills, and a crucial block by Neville and Neff gave the Seminoles their first lead since early in the set. Becci Burling's kill tied the match at 13-13, but a Neville kill and an exciting match-ending block by Neff and Yildirim gave the Seminoles the win.
FSU's win marks its third straight victory over Duke, tying for its longest streak in the all-time series. Both wins in 2009 also came in five-set thrillers. The victory gives FSU its best RPI win of the season thus far, as the Blue Devils (17-4, 9-2) came in with the seventh-best RPI in the nation. The Seminoles now boast five Top-50 RPI wins this season, according to the latest ratings.
"Everyone played uptight Friday," Poole said about his short-handed team's Friday night loss to Wake Forest. "Each individual was trying to make up for Visnja. Instead of each individual making up for her, I wanted each one try to do a little something better for the team. Today each player contributed and that is why we got the win."
Following the 10-minute intermission after the second set, FSU rode the offense of Neville and Stepanova in attempting to come back from two sets down. Neville recorded six kills in the frame, while Stepanova had five as FSU jumped out to a 12-6 lead on a kill by Neff. The Seminoles were able to combat Duke's rally, as Young and Stepanova recorded a crucial block late in the set to make it 23-19. Following another kill by Neville, Burling had an attack error to end the set.
The fourth set started off like the first two, with Duke taking a quick 5-2 advantage. FSU then ran off four consecutive points that were highlighted by kills from Neff and Neville. The set featured several lead changes, but the turning point came when FSU won five consecutive points to break a tie and take a 20-15 lead. Young then stepped up with back-to-back kills to give the Seminoles a 22-16 lead, and a service error by Nailah Waterfield tied the match at 2-2.
FSU's hitters were given plenty to work with today by setters Duygu Duzceler and Figueiredo. Duzceler had 28 assists and 12 digs for her third double-double of the year, while Figueiredo added 24 assists and seven digs.
The Seminoles begin a crucial four-match road trip, beginning with two matches next weekend at Virginia Tech and Virginia. FSU takes on the Hokies on Friday, Oct. 29, and plays the Cavaliers on Sunday, Oct. 31.
FSU begins next weekend in a tie with Georgia Tech for third place in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings. Both Duke and North Carolina are two matches ahead with 9-2 conference records.


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As we come to the end of 2015, it may feel as if it were a year of turmoil, with volatility increasing, worries about the end of the liquidity cycle surfacing and the (surprisingly) sudden realisation by investors that Chinese growth cannot continue on a trajectory of 7% forever creating much soul searching. However, in terms of stock market moves, the year looks to be ending on a marginally negative note, with a muted decline from the peak of the Shanghai index in June.
This makes predictions for 2016 all the more difficult. Nevertheless, there are some key factors a long-term investor can rely on:
- Interest rates will rise from current levels, with the tightening starting in the US and followed in a staggered fashion by the UK and eventually Europe. This combined with reasonable economic growth in the US (the largest global economy) and in China (4-5% growth is still substantial for the second biggest global economy) should make
for a constructive case for equities;
- The world's temperature has passed through the +1 degree level and looks set to go through the +2 degree level. Whatever decisions come out of the Climate Summit in Paris, future valuations of all assets have to adjust for a carbon discount;
- The barbarity of the atrocity in Paris, which brought the kind of murder ISIL has been inflicting on Muslims in the Middle East for two years to developed economies, along with Russia's adventurism in the Ukraine, underlines that political risk is likely to play a much larger role in investment thinking over the next decade than it did in the preceding decade.
Saker Nusseibeh
Chief Executive,
Hermes Investment Management
2016 Outlooks by team
As the tide recedes on market risk, sharp rocks are slowly being revealed. It will be possible to navigate around them, but only with careful portfolio management. Risk manifests itself in several different forms – no single metric will give a complete picture – but we can highlight a handful of areas of potential vulnerability:
- Volatility has been on the rise and markets are likely to see further and more severe spikes in volatility in 2016;
- Some decoupling between credit markets and equities has taken place and we expect that to continue, but the risk that correlations all rise together across asset classes is very real;
- Liquidity risks remain most prevalent in the credit market, but there are genuine dangers of spillover to other markets in the event of financial stress; and lastly, We expect markets to remain fragile and vulnerable to shocks.
Risk of contagion is on the rise and portfolios may appear more diversified than they actually are. Financial markets are inherently unstable and represent a challenge for even the fittest-for-purpose risk models – we must be aware of their limitations and the potential pitfalls into which our portfolios might be led.
We are still expecting baby steps toward policy exits, as central banks with 'skin in the game' avoid taking the market off-guard. My outlook revolves around four beliefs.
First, US and UK real policy rates will stay negative into 2017 and 'peak' rates will be much lower than we are used to. Eight years after the first traces of crisis, we have moved to a two-speed recovery. In the lead are the US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and, for the first time, the UK. But in the slow lane are Japan, the eurozone and some emerging markets. The eurozone will continue to lack fiscal union. Greece may restructure, but this will likely be felt more by official institutions than private markets. And, like Japan, the European Central Bank (ECB) may have to extend its liquidity.
Second, lower peak rates could be delivered by the Federal Reserve and Bank of England selling some of the government bonds bought under quantitative easing (QE). A risk to the pound, though, is the 'known unknown' of the UK's EU referendum.
Third, China is slowing, but has the ability to soften the landing. The effects on leverage and deflation need to be watched, but the Fed may not be knocked off course.
Fourth, despite pockets of vulnerability, a blanket emerging market crisis seems unlikely. Few have fixed currency pegs to protect, so foreign exchange reserves need not be exhausted. Ultimately, they too may try QE.
This all suggests that 2016 will be more like 2015 than 1994, when US rate hikes hit most assets hard. But, the policy ball is in China's court.
Neil Williams
Group Chief Economist
From an environmental perspective, the outcome of the 2015 UN Climate Change Conference in Paris will have a significant impact on the efforts of companies, politicians and investors to mitigate carbon emissions and global warming. In 2015, we saw a record number of shareholder proposals regarding environmental issues and this is likely to continue in 2016, particularly in the US.
Businesses are also facing further pressure to address social issues. In particular, human and labour rights will be in the spotlight after the introduction of acts on modern slavery in the US and UK in 2015.
Enshrining social issues in law means that companies can no longer afford to ignore what is going on in their supply chains. However, we are confident that the laws will not be troubling for businesses, due to existing commitments to responsible corporate practice.
Similarly, diversity has climbed up shareholders' priority list. Often considered a gender concern, in reality diversity in business goes far beyond this. In addition, it is essential to address diversity beyond board at lower levels of management. We are currently developing a new methodology for dealing with diversity issues.
Awareness of the materiality of governance issues among shareholders will continue to grow. We anticipate proxy access – the right of shareholders to nominate candidates for the board at AGMs – to dominate discussions between shareholders and boards in the US. Engagement with US directors has been on the rise, something we expect to continue.
Dialogue between companies and shareholders will also improve globally, even in traditionally difficult markets.
More countries are expected to launch their own stewardship codes.
Colin Melvin
CEO of Hermes EOS
Seven years on from the onset of the global financial crisis, and our introduction to "unconventional monetary policy", investors and savers alike are still waiting to return to business as usual. By now, it had been hoped that central bankers would have receded back into the shadows, rather than remaining centre stage. Market behaviour is still worryingly dependent on the latest utterance from the Fed, Bank of England or Bank of Japan (BoJ), something that appears unlikely to cease anytime soon.
In 2014, the last round of QE came to an end in the US. An initial bout of "taper tantrums" was quickly reversed and global equity markets moved to fresh highs in the spring of this year, aided by the ECB and BoJ taking up the monetary easing baton. On the surface, all appeared calm. Yet, the end of QE in the US ushered in troubling times for other markets. Commodity prices tumbled, emerging market currencies cracked, credit spreads started to widen and global trade sagged. Even the mighty Chinese economy succumbed to the pressure, triggering a savage domestic bear market.
While the ECB and BoJ were pumping fresh liquidity into their economies, neither the Japanese yen or the euro were reserve currencies, and it was the effective withdrawal of US dollar liquidity that hit credit growth in many parts of the developing world. With the Fed still agonising over the first rate rise, despite an apparently healthy economy, volatility will remain an uncomfortable companion into 2016. While the markets are focused on the normalisation of interest rates, next year could well see the Fed return to the unconventional, with uncertain consequences for asset prices.
Andrew Parry
Head of Equities
Hermes Emerging Markets
"Prediction is difficult, especially about the future." – Yogi Berra
The 2016 outlook is positive for the emerging market manufacturers, such as China, India, Taiwan, Korea, Poland, Hungary and Mexico, which make up over two-thirds of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index. Conversely, the outlook is neutral for the commodity producers, Russia, Indonesia, Brazil and South Africa, which contribute around 20% to the same benchmark.
With Chinese growth continuing to moderate, commodity demand will remain modest. However, as the People's Bank of China is in an easing cycle, economic activity relating to housing in top-tier cities, services and e-commerce will remain healthy. Meanwhile, Indian growth should improve over the course of 2016 as public sector bank balance sheets are recapitalised, amid wider positive sentiment.
Taiwan and Korea should see muted economic growth but their healthy reserve levels and current account surpluses should support current valuations, while earnings growth in both countries, and dividend yields in Taiwan, should support equity prices. Eastern Europe and Mexico are making slow but steady progress in terms of both their
economies and earnings.
Commodity-based economies are facing headwinds which could continue should the Fed raise rates. Although commodity currencies have already caused pain for investors, there could be more to come, depending on
policy responses. Russian, Indonesian, Brazilian and South African leaders have left investors uninspired, focusing on populist declarations rather than long-term structural reform. If this is not corrected, Fed rate hikes could spell more weakness for their currencies and economies.
Overall, after four years of underperformance, it is likely that emerging markets will start to see stabilisation of their relative performance. Given that emerging market currencies could trough as well, an interesting longterm entry point for the asset class could arise this year.
Gary Greenberg
Head of Hermes Emerging Markets
Hermes Asia ex Japan
Last year we predicted that after several years of defensive, high quality growth stocks outperforming, 2015 would be the year of the cyclicals. We were wrong and throughout 2015 cyclicals continued to de-rate relative to the defensives. However, in our view this has only increased the likelihood that 2016 will be the year that the reversal occurs. We do not think that the time is yet right to buy the deeply cyclical companies, meaning those in industries that have massive overcapacity and are likely to incur many years of declining earnings or losses such as steel, iron ore or shipbuilding. Instead, we continue to think that the market's sweet spot, from a valuation perspective, is quality cyclical stocks. We define these as stocks that maintain a good return on equity over the cycle, have a short down cycle, remain profitable in the down cycle and run with little debt. Quality cyclical stocks include companies in sectors such as retail, manufacturing, petrochemicals, ports and technology. The picture is further improved when these stocks can be found in cheap markets that have underperformed over many years; hence our preference for Korea and Hong Kong listed Chinese shares relative to those listed on other Asian and the developed markets.
Jonathan Pines
Portfolio Manager, Hermes Asia ex Japan
Hermes Global Equities
2015 has been a year marked by volatility, as global growth failed to live up to expectations. The lack of robustness in the global economy has come as a surprise to us and to many other investors given the high levels of capital expenditure in recent years, leading to heightened levels of risk and nervousness.
Despite these concerns, we do not see the slowdown in growth as the start of another recession; we see this as a mid-cycle correction. Given the high levels of corporate investment still coming through, we believe the economy and the markets will continue their upward trajectory in 2016.
However, the markets' nervousness has extended to the Fed, with interest rate rises delayed and now running significantly behind where we would have expected them to be. In the search for yield, investors have favoured dividend-paying stocks despite their lofty valuations and we anticipate this trend continuing until we see central banks more willing to tighten monetary policy.
We continue to seek opportunities in under-valued companies Demonstrating a blend of strong growth and quality. From a regional perspective, Japanese equities are attractive. Japan looks cheap compared to both the US and Europe, as well as to its own history.
Furthermore, the introduction of the country's Code of Corporate Governance this year has placed shareholder and executive focus firmly on governance standards; this has the potential to unlock significant value.
Geir Lode
Head of Hermes Global Equities
Hermes Sourcecap
As we enter the first earnings season of 2016, the headline growth rates in Europe will face tough comparisons from the recent stabilisation in the euro after its sharp decline against most major currencies during the second half of 2014. The currency-induced rally in early 2015, fuelled by the perception of these translation benefits, was stopped in its tracks as the stark reality of slowing global growth, especially in China and Brazil, became apparent. As that currency benefit washes through, the global backdrop of weak emerging markets and slowing Chinese growth will become increasingly clear. We enter the new year with expectations for more monetary stimulus remaining high, although the tools available to policy makers have been significantly depleted. Against this backdrop the Fed is hesitating on rate hikes and stands in the unenvious position of being damned if they do, damned if they don't. We believe that cycles will continue to remain short and shallow and will be overlayed with periods of hope and fear leading to significant volatility. The market has taken years to understand the real life impact of QE and low interest rates. We believe that the biggest risk lies in global liquidity and the ability to fund growth through credit, which poses many risks to markets.
As we have seen for many years, European corporate fundamentals remain polarised, with companies whose fortunes are tied to economies and currencies seeing growth rates fluctuate as the waves of QE ripple through those countries and companies that are exposed to commodities and oil. This has led to deflationary pressures which have benefitted consumers to the detriment of the countries that produce them.
Technological changes are forcing companies to adapt to a new world, pressuring businesses to reinvent themselves to avoid the destruction of their business models. Anchoring to the past has never been so dangerous for investors and companies alike. By taking a market view investors are often led by the macro, leaving them exposed to the subsequent indiscriminate flows. However focusing on fundamentals is key and European opportunities abound. Structural growth is ever present and change is ever more exploitable. Investors need to embrace this change at all levels and to look forward not back.
James Rutherford
CIO of Hermes Sourcecap
Hermes Small and Mid Cap
While the market falls in August and September were sharp, they only took core indices (the S&P500 and MSCI World) back to the bottom of the upwards range in which they have been trading since they hit their lows in March 2009. As a result, we believe that the market environment is largely unchanged, despite pockets of volatility in economies such as China and despite a general waning of economic growth prospects.
On a 30-year view, these indices are still one standard deviation or so above their long-term trend, suggesting they are relatively expensive by historical standards. But this is only to be expected given that interest rates, and hence discount rates, are abnormally low. It does, however, necessitate a greater degree of selectivity amongst asset owners and managers to avoid over-valued areas of the market and to preserve capital if market fundamentals
After pausing for breath in 2014, small caps on a global basis are marginally ahead of large caps. We expect this to continue, especially as deteriorating economic growth enhances the attraction of stocks that can still produce growth. The low-growth environment will also likely lead to more M&A as growth-challenged larger cap stocks seek to revitalise their businesses by accessing newer products and markets.
Our approach, investing over extended periods in high-quality businesses, has historically enabled us to gain exposure at relatively low risk to these growth characteristics. Yet we still maintain a degree of downside protection, a combination which should prove to be fitting in the investment environment we anticipate.
Hamish Galpin
Head Hermes of Small & Midcap
Rather than attempting to predict the future path of the economy, our asset allocation framework is systematically adjusted to changes in the environment. However, it is possible to define different economic environments in terms of growth and inflation levels.
We are currently in a period of moderate growth coupled with low inflation, both of which seem to be heading lower. At current levels, we see the potential upside for inflation to be greater than the downside, offering an attractive entry point to start accumulating inflation protection. As a result, our portfolio is positioned for a slowdown in growth, albeit with a long bias towards inflation surprises.
For 2016, we anticipate a number of potential differences.
Firstly, we are no longer confident that government bonds can deliver in a recessionary environment. As we strive to identify and maintain a diverse set of assets that can be reliably called upon to perform in different environments, we believe that cross-asset momentum can supplement our bond exposure.
If growth does pick up, the tide is unlikely to continue to lift all boats. We expect a much greater level of differentiation across assets and regions, which will require a flexible and opportunistic approach.
Although the system appears to be flush with liquidity, the central banks' piping system has been slimmed down. While liquidity is plentiful in some areas, others may experience occasional and severe air pockets. We will remain focused on highly liquid assets whose volatility can provide a truer reflection of risk.
Investors have become so accustomed to forward guidance and unconventional policies that these factors are now relied upon when valuing assets. Inevitably such policies will either become even less effective or stop completely. This looming event risk calls for caution when setting risk appetite.
Tommaso Mancuso
Head of Hermes Multi Asset
Hermes Real Estate
Global transaction volumes are at record levels and performance has been strong, but there have been recent signs of appetite abating. Real estate is likely to remain an asset class of choice delivering
income, a positive spread over bonds and real asset exposure in a world of uncertainty. That uncertainty includes a shaky recovery, unstable growth, persistent low interest rates, quantitative easing and increasingly weak inflation.
Yield compression has driven global real estate pricing back to precrisis levels, not always supported by the fundamentals, and many markets today are looking fully priced. Rental growth is expected to remain muted in a low-growth environment where occupiers face pricing pressures and tough trading conditions. Most markets are late cycle and value for investors will be difficult to find in 2016.
Our focus will remain on developed markets where powerful structural change factors (demography, technology, urbanisation and sustainability) provide momentum regardless of cyclicality through:
- Regeneration supported by new infrastructure;
- Alternative sectors including heathcare, student housing, and debt;
- New specifications for traditional spaces, including offices and retail, to meet evolving requirements.
Creating real estate assets to meet the occupational needs produced by these structural changes, and targeting real estate investments with the attributes to meet investor needs will be critical as the cycle unwinds.
We will look to capitalise on these in major US cities and across Europe's key markets as we position our portfolio to reflect the late cycle moment in markets like the UK. We will also recycle capital to capture the benefits of diversification across the developed world's real estate markets.
Chris Taylor
Head of Private Markets
Hermes Infrastructure
Infrastructure remains an attractive asset class for many institutional investors, with the potential to generate long-term, stable and predictable inflation-linked cash flows, providing a good fit for pension fund liabilities. Responsible investing, and a focus on ESG, is also increasingly prevalent in infrastructure investments.
The UK continues to be one of the most attractive countries for Infrastructure investment, due to its reliance on Foreign Direct Investment, clear rule of law, and long-standing, transparent regulatory regimes. Lower interest rates for longer remains the macro theme and continues to feed through to asset prices, including certain parts of the infrastructure market. On the other hand, the market for core assets may be undergoing a secular change driven by reduced investment opportunities, which is caused by a significant increase in investment holding periods, due to direct investment by long-term institutional investors.
We remain cautious on valuations, but have focused on high-quality businesses that will respond positively to a changing macroeconomic environment. If there is a secular trend, returns will continue to reduce and valuations will continue to firm, possibly for a significant time to come.
We continue to look for infrastructure investments displaying lower potential dispersion of returns through utilising prudent or no third party debt for our Core strategy. Our Value Added strategy continues to incorporate a broader range of investment opportunities, in terms of both characteristics and geographical location.
The breadth and depth of prospective investment opportunities remains sound. Issues such as ongoing government fiscal pressures, decarbonisation policies and the security of the energy supply will continue to create interesting infrastructure investment opportunities in 2016 and beyond.
Peter Hofbauer
Head of Hermes Infrastructure
For credit investors, 2016 is likely to be characterised by the same challenge as 2015: how to identify asset classes which represent value in a low rate and low credit loss environment.
They must ask whether they are being paid sufficiently on an absolute basis for the risks they are assuming and, in some asset classes, the increased levels of illiquidity. 2016 could also see another year of spread decompression between low and high quality credit corporate names. Investors are becoming more discriminating about risk, after suffering a 1.7% contraction in earnings growth for the S&P 500 and a slowing upgrade to downgrade ratio.
The rating agencies are already voicing concerns that the high preponderance of covenant-lite loans in the US leveraged loan market may lead to higher losses. However, European leveraged loans, and particularly middle-market ones, are still some way off their historic tightest lending criteria levels: private equity houses' equity contribution is above 40% versus 30% pre-2008, senior debt multiples are below 2007 levels and at 80bps, spreads per unit of leverage are twice what they were at the lowest point of the market in 2007.
These statistics mean that the European market feels less "frothy" than its US counterpart and is still likely to offer relative value through 2016. This comparatively better European value and diversity play helps explain the increased levels of investment from insurance companies and pension funds in this sector. Their involvement is likely to be an irreversible trend given the regulatory capital and liquidity pressures on bank balance sheets.
Zoe Shaw
Head of Fixed Income
Hermes Credit
The poor sentiment clouding over credit markets as we go into 2016 is grounded in the uncertainty surrounding fundamentals, technicals and the future path of interest rates. However, in spite of these issues, market participants are most acutely focused on, and concerned by, market illiquidity. Illiquidity makes trading more laborious and creates volatility because it magnifies idiosyncratic risk. That said, we do not believe that the sum total of recent individual negative credit stories creates or indicates systemic risk.
We were reassured by the recent jumbo bond deals from the likes of Hewlett Packard Enterprises, Altice-Cablevision and Frontier Communications, as well as the reintroduction of hard-currency debt issuance from Russian companies Norilsk Nickel and Gazprom. These deals underscore the resilience of capital markets in this period of uncertainty.
As such, while we are constructive on credit, it does mean that credit fund mangers need to be extremely vigilant and disciplined in their security selection, their pricing of operational, financial and ESG risks, and their position sizes.
It also means that they need to look beyond the traditional risks that can influence performance, and consider more seriously how they can manage volatility, bond structure features, convexity, and duration, among others.
As we move into 2016, we believe that an unconstrained approach gives managers the best chance to capture value on a global basis and outperform in a market grappling with sustained volatility and an
uncertain macro outlook.
Mitch Reznick
Co-Head of Hermes Credit
Fraser Lundie
Co-Head of Hermes Credit
The views and opinions contained herein are those of the authors, and may not necessarily represent views expressed or reflected in other Hermes communications, strategies or products. The information herein is believed to be reliable but Hermes Fund Managers does not warrant its completeness or accuracy.


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BOSTON (AP) � The announcement by federal prosecutors that they will seek the death penalty against the man accused in the Boston Marathon bombing came as no surprise to people who lost limbs or suffered other injuries in last year's attack.
But the victims and their families expressed a range of emotions about the decision yesterday to seek the execution of a 20-year-old man prosecutors accuse of committing one of the worst terror attacks on U.S. soil since Sept. 11, 2011.
"It shows people that if you are going to terrorize our country, you are going to pay with your life," said Marc Fucarile of Stoneham, Mass., who lost his right leg above the knee and suffered other severe injuries in the bombing.
But the grandmother of a 29-year-old woman killed in the attack said she isn't sure she supports the death penalty for Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, yet she fears that prison wouldn't be enough punishment for him.
"I don't know because it's not going to bring her back," said Lillian Campbell, grandmother of Krystle Campbell. "I don't even like to discuss it because it makes me so upset. She was my granddaughter, and I miss her so much."
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's decision, announced yesterday, was widely expected. The twin blasts in April killed three people and wounded more than 260. More than half the 30 federal charges against Tsarnaev carry a possible death sentence.
In a notice filed in court, federal prosecutors in Boston accused Tsarnaev, who moved to the United States from Russia about a decade ago, of betraying his adopted country by planning and carrying out a terrorist attack without remorse.
"Dzhokhar Tsarnaev received asylum from the United States; obtained citizenship and enjoyed the freedoms of a United States citizen; and then betrayed his allegiance to the United States by killing and maiming people in the United States," read the notice filed by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz.
Tsarnaev has pleaded not guilty. No trial date has been set.
In the notice, prosecutors listed factors they contend justify a sentence of death against Tsarnaev.
They cited allegations that he killed an MIT police officer as well as an 8-year-old boy, a "particularly vulnerable" victim because of his age. They also cited his alleged decision to target the Boston Marathon, "an iconic event that draws large crowds of men, women and children to its final stretch, making it especially susceptible to the act and effects of terrorism."
In an interview with ABC, Tsarnaev's mother, Zubeidat, who lives in Russia, said: "How can I feel about this? I feel nothing. I can tell you one thing, that I love my son. I will always feel proud of him. And I keep loving him."
Prosecutors allege Tsarnaev, then 19, and his 26-year-old brother, ethnic Chechens from Russia, built and planted two pressure-cooker bombs near the finish line of the race to retaliate against the United States for its military actions in Muslim countries.
The older brother, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, died in a shootout with police during a getaway attempt days after the bombing. Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was wounded but escaped and was later captured hiding in a boat parked in a yard in a Boston suburb.


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There are many crafts for Pagans to engage in for this holiday season. We all know the traditional crafts but may be lacking in the knowledge of how to actually make those things. So I figured I would post some instructions and ideas for decorating your house for Yule.
You can use cardboard and some gold and/or silver foil to make stars and suns. Or use paper to make snowflakes. My family coven decorates a grapevine wreath with symbols and silk flowers for the season. You can decorate it with holly and ivy, poinsettias, and pine branches.
For those among us who are uber-crafty you can make your own full fledged wreath, instructions here.
What kind of crafts does your household do for Yule? Comment below and let us all know.
Blessed Be!
Just an FYI this site will be going down for maintenance in the next couple of hours. Should be up by tomorrow. I apologize for any incovenience.
Thursday, December 4, 2008
Crafty Decorating Ideas for YulePosted by Patrick McCleary Thursday, December 4, 2008
Labels: crafts, decorations, Yule
Crafty Decorating Ideas for Yule
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Recall that in a well-balanced economy, what happens is that consumer income that isn't spent is saved and savings are transformed into investment and then workers need to shift out of consumption-serving sectors and into investment-serving ones. Suffice it to say that's not what's happening in Greece. Money is just flowing out of the country. In a country with currency sovereignty, that would push Greek prices down and spur foreigners to consumer Greek stuff either by buying imports or by visiting. But that's not what's happening in Greece either.


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Comprehensive Literature Review on Flipped Learning Now Available
Flipped Learning Network™, George Mason University and Pearson's Center for Educator Effectiveness Collaborate to Provide Resources to Support Growth of Innovative Instructional Model
STILLWATER, Minn. - June 17, 2013 — As thousands of teachers around the country are moving from the traditional "sage on the stage" model of teaching to what is broadly understood as "flipped learning," they are looking for research and resources that suggest proven methods they can rely on as they implement this innovative new instructional approach. Today at FlipCon13, the sixth annual flipped learning conference, the Flipped Learning Network, George Mason University and Pearson's Center for Educator Effectiveness released, "A Review of Flipped Learning," a comprehensive review of the emerging literature on flipped learning to support the growth of this teaching model that appears to be improving student achievement.
The flipped learning model of instruction, while virtually unknown a few years ago, is gaining attention and adherents among teachers and administrators in American K-12 and postsecondary classrooms. In this model, some or most of direct instruction is delivered outside the group learning space using video or other modes of delivery. Class time, then, is available for students to engage in hands-on learning, collaborate with their peers, and evaluate their progress and for teachers to provide one-on-one assistance, guidance and inspiration. The shift is from a teacher-centered classroom to a student-centered learning environment.
"A Review of Flipped Learning" focuses on how the model affects personalization and differentiation, discusses active learning and explores how flipped learning serves diverse student populations. An analysis of implementations and results in K-12 schools and colleges and universities is also included.
Flipped Learning Network's Executive Director Kari M. Arfstrom, said, "The Flipped Learning literature review is particularly compelling because it reveals that the available research supports what we see every day when we visit flipped classrooms. Students are more motivated to learn, teachers are finding higher levels of job satisfaction and, ultimately, student achievement improves."
The literature cites several flipped learning case studies, including one from Clintondale High School in Michigan. When this suburban Detroit school flipped its ninth grade classes, the number of student discipline cases dropped by 74 percent in two years. Parent complaints also dropped from 200 hundred down to seven. Encouraged by these results, the principal converted the entire school to a Flipped Learning model in fall 2011.
In another case study cited in the report, the move to flipped learning, in combination with other change strategies, transformed Byron High School in Minnesota from a school where less than one-third of students passed the state mathematics test to being designated a National Blue Ribbon School four years later, with nearly 74 percent of its students passing the state assessment.
The report concludes that while quantitative and rigorous qualitative data on Flipped Learning is limited, there is a great deal of research that supports the key elements of the model with respect to instructional strategies for engaging students in learning. The research that does exist demonstrates that teacher who are flipping their classrooms report higher student achievement, increased student engagement and better attitudes toward learning and school. In addition, the teachers report that their job satisfaction has improved and they are feeling re-energized by their heightened interaction with students.
Pearson's President of School Achievement Services Alison Wagner, said, "As flipped learning rapidly becomes a national movement in education, it is important that teachers and administrators have access to the research and resources to support effective implementation of this new way of teaching students. Our Pearson Center for Educator Effectiveness collaborated with our partner, Flipped Learning Network, and the education experts at George Mason University, to develop and widely disseminate the most comprehensive review of the literature on this topic available today."
The paper was authored by Noora Hamdan and Patrick McKnight, Ph.D., George Mason University; and Katherine McKnight, Ph.D., Pearson's Center for Educator Effectiveness; and Kari M. Arfstrom, Ph.D. Flipped Learning Network.
The complete literature review as well as a shorter white paper summarizing the findings are available for free download at: http://www.flippedlearning.org/research.
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Founded in 2012, the mission of the Flipped Learning Network™ is to provide educators with the knowledge, skills, and resources to successfully implement Flipped Learning. The goals of the FLN are to provide professional learning opportunities; conduct, collaborate and disseminate relevant research; and act as the clearinghouse for distributing promising practices for current and future "flipped" educators. The FLN's online professional learning community has more than 12,000 members. For more information, visit www.flippedlearning.org
About George Mason University
George Mason University is an innovative, entrepreneurial institution with global distinction in a range of academic fields. Located in Northern Virginia near Washington, D.C., Mason provides students access to diverse cultural experiences and the most sought-after internships and employers in the country. Mason offers strong undergraduate and graduate degree programs in engineering and information technology, organizational psychology, health care and visual and performing arts. With Mason professors conducting groundbreaking research in areas such as climate change, public policy and the biosciences, George Mason University is a leading example of the modern, public university. George Mason University-Where Innovation Is Tradition.
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To help address the most pressing questions facing teachers and students, Pearson is bringing together top education experts in the K-12 Research & Innovation Network—a collection of centers focused on advancing transformational models of instruction and assessment that make learning more personalized and connected. The Research & Innovation Network is led by Kimberly O'Malley, Ph.D., Senior Vice President of Research and Development, and comprises five centers: the Center for Digital Data, Analytics & Adaptive Learning, the Center for College and Career Success, the Center for NextGen Learning & Assessment, the Center for Online Learning and the Center for Educator Effectiveness.
About Pearson
Pearson is the world's leading learning company, providing educational materials and services, business information through the Financial Times Group, and consumer publishing through the Penguin brand. Pearson serves learners of all ages around the globe, employing 41,000 people in more than 70 countries. For more information, visit www.pearson.com.


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Study Guide: The Andromeda Strain by Michael Crichton - BookNotes
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In this first chapter, Crichton creates the atmosphere of suspense that
drives the novel. Many factors enhance the mystery surrounding this secret
military satellite. The stretch of deserted highway, the cold winter night,
the fact that the capsule is no being tracked to the center of Piedmont
when it should be twelve miles north of town, and especially the vulture-like
birds circling the town in the moonlight, all contribute to a sense of
impending danger.
Back at "Project Scoop" mission control center, Lieutenant
Edgar Comroe lethargically monitors the radio communications from Shawn
and Cranes van, which is coded "Caper One". As the vehicle
enters Piedmont, Shawn reports that there are bodies strewn throughout
the town. Upon hearing this discovery Comroe instructs Caper One to leave
their radio open and proceed towards the capsule. Comroe then seals off
the control room to prevent any news from getting out. He hears Lieutenant
Shawn report seeing a man in white robes walking through the town and
checking over the bodies. Suddenly, the white-robed man stops and begins
coming towards the van. Horrified, the mission control team hears a high-pitched
scream followed by a crunching noise, and the radio transmission ends.
In the second chapter, Crichton heightens the tone of apprehension by changing
perspectives and telling the story from the point of view of mission control.
Since the reader knows only what mission control can hear over the radio,
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radio goes dead. Finally, Crichton leaves us with the new mystery of the
white-robed man who has somehow survived the epidemic, and who appears
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From 22-26 October 2018, ECEC member organisation ICE (Institution of Civil Engineers) is hosting the Global Engineering Congress. Read moremore21.06.2018
The first announcement of the World Construction Forum, taking place in April 2019 in Ljubljana, Slovenia.more25.05.2018
The ČKAIT event started with the launch of a new building book in the neo-baroque rectors office at the Brno University of Technology on 24 April 2018 and was followed by the Engineers Day that focused on fast rail...more25.04.2018
For the European Institutions, liberalisation and deregulation of the liberal professions seem to be the solution for generating more economic growth.
Is that true?
What do they stand for and what are the benefits for clients and consumers to work with them?
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First Tuesday Networking
Arguably the most popular Business network in the area and certainly the friendliest!
When it was launched we wanted to get back to what networking should be all about. Businesses large and small discussing doing business together over a few drinks and nibbles, a regular event where you can build relationships, see familiar faces and stay for as long as you want.
So First Tuesday was born and is now regularly attended by between fifty and eighty businesses every month. No speeches, no forced 2 minute talks, no speed networking, and no charge! Just good food and refreshments and an hour or so with people you would like to do business with.
- Name tags provided so you know who you are talking to or identify the person you want to talk to.
- No fixed agenda so you can come and go and stay for as long as you please.
- 'Drinks and Nibbles' from some of our best local caterers.
On top of all this, If you give us the name of a business that you would specifically like to meet up with at the next meeting, we will do all we can to make it happen and facilitate that introduction.
People do business with people and the 'First Tuesday' network is simply the place where those people can meet.


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Viva Las Vegas! It's a magnet that draws conventioneers together to talk business - with just a little time left over for the city's glittering all-night party.
"Being there" is the whole point. So it was a bit ironic that press releases about the recent Comdex electronics show - always a Vegas event - crowed about devices that make it possible for us to "be" pretty much anywhere without even leaving our desk chairs.
Show organizers touted "next-generation applications that can take advantage of full-motion video and 3D imaging and finally make the videophone a reality."
Maybe it's generational, but when I put together "3D imaging" and personal communications, I envision the holographic video projection of Princess Leia that R2D2 showed Luke Skywalker - a kind of sales pitch on the whole Jedi saga.
Very persuasive. But when, in business, is such a virtual presence enough? Humans reach for handshakes. Business travel dips now and then, but never goes away - though tech-lovers float alternatives.
Two weeks ago, an invitation to register for a "Webinar" popped into my e-mail queue. Sponsored by a high-tech research firm, it will focus on using technology to "streamline processes" and save money.
Happening only online, it's free to "attend." And there would be no need to worry about the holiday crush at the airport.
Do job hunters, too, want to be delivered digitally? A lot of experts predict a shortage of qualified workers in key areas before long.
Some candidates in demand may be asked to fly to interviews for days on end. But they might prefer to make themselves available only electronically, even if the home office is just off the Vegas strip. And more firms may decide to comply.


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I've been taking zumba and flashmob classes at the YWCA for a little over a month now. I'm awful, but I love it. Maybe I love it because I've embraced my awfulness. I dance being aware that if I'm the worst dancer in the room, I'm making everyone else look better, so my awfulness is a mitzvah, a small kindness for all the other dancers that costs me nothing 'cause I have fun.
It's taken a long time—57 years—for me to be comfortable with being awful in public. If I could tell my younger self anything, I would tell him to delight in looking bad, because that lets you do all the things you love.
And by doing them, you get better. Maybe not better than anyone else, but real competition is never with anyone else.
And while I'd hesitate to say I'm not still the worst dancer in the room, I do know a few steps now that newcomers take a while to learn.


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Ann Taylor announcing today it's planning to significantly expand its factory outlet footprint. The retailer, which already has 110 outlets, is set to open about 35 new LOFT outlet stores and five Ann Taylor Factory stores in 2011.The new stores expected to generate $75 million dollars in revenue in their first year.
It comes after Coach, which has a big outlet presence, announced on Tuesday its quarterly results beat the street. That retailer's net income rose 20 percent as revenue jumped 34 percent to $911.7 million. Coach, which has 128 outlet stores, traded at three year highs on the news.
Coach may be considered a high end retailer — but it has clearly been banking on the lower end. Much of its outlet merchandise is made specifically for the factory stores, since leaner inventory has been creating fewer opportunities to shuffle older merchandise into the outlets.
"I think the factory channel is a key growth driver for Coach both in terms of new concepts, such as men's factory stores in the U.S., and overall unit growth outside the U.S." says Wall Street Strategies retail analyst Brian Sozzi. He has a buy rating on Coach shares and upgraded the retailer this week to $55.00 a share from $52.00.
Sozzi's research finds most companies explain their outlet strategies in their SEC filings. But, not all of them acknowledge to selling made for factory product.
"Made for factory essentially means lower quality products compared to full-priced stores, but that are not discounted because the consumer already thinks he or she is snagging a rare steal," says Sozzi.
Coach isn't the only retailer buying into this strategy.
Gap, , J.Crew and Guess also have items sold specially in the outlets.
And, it's a growing landscape. Macy's began opening Bloomingdale's outlet stores in the summer. The retailer betting the move will attract more budget conscious consumers.
CNBC contributor and Style File Group retail industry expert Hitha Prabhakar has visited some of the new stores and calls it a great business model.
"Brands that have factory outlets have strong brand integrity. So, if they are making pieces directly for the outlet, quality isn't going to be compromised that much. You have to remember that brands use the same factories to make their product regardless if it is priced at $1600 for a handbag or $300," says Prabhakar.
Overall, Prabhakar believes the luxury factory stores will be a profitable outlet for retailers this holiday season. And, that's good news for Coach. The holiday quarter is expected to account for 30% of its annual sales.
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Mike Riley showed up at Memorial Stadium on Saturday morning like he does the day after every Nebraska football game.
Riley told reporters as he entered the building that he didn't have any news to share with them. He planned to watch film of Friday's loss to Iowa, hoping to treat it as normal as possible.
But Saturday is anything but normal. A decision on Riley's future is expected to come soon, and most predict Riley's time in Lincoln will come to an end following his third season. But no official announcement had come as of early Saturday morning.
In the hours after Riley's arrival, some of his assistants began showing up for work as well. All arrived at the facility by about 9:30 a.m.
Several Husker players began to show up around that same time as well. Tight end Tyler Hoppes told reporters players received a text that said to come to the stadium.
World-Herald staff writer Sam McKewon reported that a meeting between Riley and Athletic Director Bill Moos was expected to be held around 10 a.m.
Stay tuned to B103 (103.1 FM), Otoe County Country (1600 AM, 105.5 FM) and ncn21.com throughout the day Saturday for more coverage.


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LANIER MIDDLE SCHOOL CEREMONIALLY CHANGES NAME TO LANIER MIDDLE SCHOOL The Lanier-Lanier name change got the official seal of approval as of yesterday morning by way of a seal-updating and renaming ceremony at the middle school's campus at Woodhead St. and Westheimer Rd. That previously threatened lawsuit over the HISD's plan to flush out Confederate sympathizers from its campus name roster was in fact filed in late June by a group of parent-and-alumni-types; documents filed with the district clerk's office show that a request by the plaintiffs for a temporary injunction to stop the renamings from moving forward was denied by the judge on August 22nd. Lanier's campus is keeping all but its first name, swapping author Sydney for former Houston mayor Bob; the other 7 schools on the changeover list started the year with more dramatic shifts in nomenclature. [HISD Blog; previously on Swamplot] Image of new Bob Lanier Middle School seal: HISD
Chomp goes the excavator on a portion of the 3 adjacent 1950s and '60s-era complexes at 1920 W. Alabama St., 1924 Marshall St. (pictured at left), and 2810 McDuffie St., right across the street from the Alabama Icehouse and just south of Admiral Linens.
In late July residents of the 3 complexes were told to move out by September 1, so that new owners City Centre at Midtown, an affiliate of developers Dolce Living, could be begin tearing down the 2-story buildings to clear the 1.58 acre parcel for one 6-story, 258-unit luxury apartment building.
Though it will be situated in the western edge of Montrose's Winlow Place area, the building will be named City Centre at Midtown.
Here is a rendering released to the media in the days after the 35-day eviction notices went out:
The new owner of 3 adjacent 2-story apartment complexes at the western edge of Winlow Place in Montrose have politely asked all tenants to leave by the end of August. The fifties-and-sixties-era courtyard complexes, at 1920 W. Alabama St. (above), 2810 McDuffie, and 1924 Marshall, were sold by Prestige Holdings at the end of April to a company called City Centre at Midtown, which appears to be connected to apartment developer Dolce Living. The adjacent complexes together include 73 apartments; the 1.58 acres of land they sit on has frontage on West Alabama St. (between Hazard and Huldy, pictured above) and McDuffie St., which dead-ends into a parking lot shared by the McDuffie and Marshall St. properties. According to a tipster, a notice for the abandonment of that dead-end portion of McDuffie St. was posted in February. Admiral Linen's 3-building complex (behind the Randalls grocery store) at 2030 Kipling St. is immediately adjacent to the properties.
Included among the 9 new or newish architect-designed homes on this year's AIA home tour this weekend: 3 properties that made recent cameo appearances on Swamplot. Shown here: the one-room-deep one-bedroom home Kay O'Toole had built behind her "antiques & eccentricities" store at 1921 Westheimer, next to Winlow Place. Did you know it was hiding back there? The design by Murphy Mears Architects — with interiors by the owner — showed up in Veranda magazine and (far more notably) in one of those extensive Cote de Texas posts earlier this year.
What about something a little more Modern-looking? And maybe a little more . . . available?
Continuing his commentaries on city off-street parking requirements, blogger Andrew Burleson takes a snapshot of parking conditions near the often-crowded corner of West Alabama and Hazard. To the east: the little 8-parking-space head-in strip center that houses Candylicious, Retro Gallery, and The Chocolate Bar. To the west: Erick's Auto Center.
Among Burleson's startling finds: On a weekday evening, actual empty parking spots appear to be available in front of The Chocolate Bar! But what's going on down the street?
Ubiquitous design blogger Joni Webb hyperventilates over the March issue of Veranda magazine, which features actual interior pics of the house Kay O'Toole had built behind her Kay O'Toole Antiques & Eccentricities shop. The shop is in the building with the rounded corners next to the Firkin & Phoenix Pub parking lot at 1921 Westheimer:
I had heard the blogosphere mumbling about this Veranda showing Kay O'Toole's new house and that was what had my mouth watering like Edward's whenever Bella is around. Honestly, I've been waiting over two years for this issue!
O'Toole owns a French antique shop housed in a 1920s brick building that was once home to several different businesses. Through the years, she eventually acquired the entire building and tore down the dividing walls – creating a long and narrow haven for the best of what France, and now Belgium, Sweden, and Italy have to offer.
O'Toole's single-story, one-bedroom stucco home — designed by Murphy Mears Architects — is another long and narrow haven, modeled after something O'Toole saw in New Orleans's French Quarter: It's one room deep, and backs up to the property's back fence.
Couldn't Webb have just charmed her way inside, camera in hand? Oh, she'd tried that:
Reader rdan weighs in on Swamplot's recent discussion about the boundaries of Montrose:
In order to address the confusion/questions over Montrose neighborhood designations, I dug up the attached map that was put together a few years ago by the Neartown Association, the umbrella organization for the roughly 20 neighborhoods and civic associations that constitute the area known as "The Montrose". Some of the civic associations, such as Mandell Place, Winlow Place, and Cherryhurst, represent the original legal subdivisions that were established in the 20's. Others, such as WAMM (Westheimer Alabama Montrose Mulberry Civic Association), were established more recently to help property owners re-establish deed restrictions that had lapsed over the years.
In doing a little research on HCAD, it appears to me that the areas represented by WAMM,
Audubon Place, a portion of Avondale (south of Westheimer?), and all or part of the UST campus covers what was the original Montrose subdivision.
Image: Neartown Association, via Swamplot inbox
COMMENT OF THE DAY: WHERE MONTROSE BEGINS AND ENDS ". . . the referenced area has been known as 'Montrose' since the 1960s, at least. There are numerous 'pockets' not in original Montrose that have historically been called part of the area for decades. Generally, east of Shepherd, west of the US 59 spur (and Brazos), N. of 59, and S. of W. Dallas connotes 'the Montrose' or the Montrose-area, even if it does not denote it. I, too, once tried to parse the issue, (Winlow), but eventually, one gets tired of people saying 'Oh, yeah, you mean Montrose!'. I love Montrose, and I don't need neighborhood signs or old, original designations to muddy the waters. Believe me, if it seems 'Montrosian', then you're in the 'trose (start with at least a smattering of 1930's bungalows). Nothing quite like it the southern U.S architecurally, ethnically, socially and socio-economically. Montrose is our big, sloppy, lovable integrated, tolerant heart. If you want to say 'I'm in the ____ part of the Montrose', fine. Besides, Montrose always finds YOU, if you're around it." [devans, commenting on Comment of the Day: Name My Neighborhood]
Swamplot reader Buildergeek sends pictures from the demolition of the former Martha Turner Properties building at the corner of Westheimer and Hazard.
Whatever's happening to the site, it sure doesn't sound like what Nancy Sarnoff reported a year and a half ago in the Chronicle:
The old headquarters of Martha Turner Properties near River Oaks has been sold for the third time in as many years to a florist who plans to gut the property, add a floral showroom and lease out space to other businesses.
The owners of Plants 'n' Petals, a 25-year-old flower shop located near Highland Village, purchased the former real estate office at 1902 Westheimer for an undisclosed amount. . . .
The renovations will include installing windows on the Westheimer-facing facade, gutting the interior and adding a mezzanine for offices.
The building will have about 12,000 square feet of space when it's finished by the end of 2008.
After the jump: Clearly, the building was too close to the street!
Not all recipients of the 2008 GHPA Good Brick Awards will be able to attend this Friday's historic-preservation awards banquet at the River Oaks Country Club, but some will have better excuses than others. Ken Rice, who along with Sarah Goodpastor will receive an award for the renovation of a 1930 brick duplex at the corner of Kipling and Dunlavy, won't be able to make it because he's currently serving a 27-month sentence in federal prison for securities fraud.
Yes, that's former Enron Broadband CEO and architecture patron Kenneth Rice, who already helped lessen his sentence by testifying against other Enron executives in two separate trials after his 2003 guilty plea. Rice agreed to forfeit more than $13.7 million worth of cash investments, real estate, cars, and jewelry as part of his plea agreement. His sentence included a $50,000 fine.
Rice, 48, could end up serving less than half of his prison term, though.
His lawyers say he hopes to enter a drug and alcohol treatment program available to nonviolent federal inmates that, if completed, could shave up to a year from his term. In addition, federal inmates can reduce their prison time by 15 percent with good behavior. With those two combined, Rice could get out of prison in 11 months.
After the jump, details and photos of a project Rice is likely hoping will count towards that good-behavior credit.


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Too Many Whites for a Fair Impeachment Trial?
by L. Brent Bozell III
January 14, 1999
As the President's impeachment trial begins, some of the 89 percent pro-Clinton establishment press are, to put it bluntly, out of control. Their latest partisan attack on the Republican Party is perhaps their most intellectually and ethically dishonest one yet.
The House prosecutors are now being blasted for being white. And male. And Christian. On the "CBS Evening News," reporter Phil Jones relayed the latest propaganda line: "Democrats believe House managers are conservative zealots, and some Republicans agree." To validate that slam, Jones turned to one of the most liberal Republican members of the House (but not labeled as such), Rep. Peter King: "It's a very hard core group. Some of them I have a lot of respect for, but I think on balance you're talking about a group of individuals who are very hard-nosed and determined to get Bill Clinton."
Jones elaborated: "Indeed, the impeachment managers are strikingly alike. All 13 are white, all 13 males, all 13 Christians, all 13 lawyers. Eight have been prosecutors. Average age 52. And, says Republican Congressman Peter King who voted against impeachment, they hear something he's not hearing." King: "They, in many cases, live in an echo chamber. They believe that everyone has as bad of an opinion of Bill Clinton as they do. And the fact is the American people don't share their opinion."
Hmm. If liberal Democrats had impeached a Republican President, how likely is it that CBS News would have spotlighted a conservative Democrat to tag his party's majority as extremists? Moreover, Rep. King knows - as does CBS - that the truth is the opposite of his claim. These Republicans are fully cognizant of Clinton's high approval ratings. But they're not intimidated. It's called principle. And they are committed to climbing the steep, slippery hill with the media pouring grease in front of them.
NBC's Lisa Myers felt the same need to conduct a Caucasian check when she examined the Senate jury. She began: "It's one of the most unusual juries ever assembled, one that looks nothing like America: 91 percent male, 97 percent white. The only minorities: Senators [Ben Nighthorse] Campbell, a native American, [Daniel]Akaka, native Hawaiian, and [Daniel] Inouye, Asian-American." Since this jury was popularly elected, is Myers implying America's voters are racist?
On "The McLaughlin Group," Eleanor Clift predictably picked up the racism card, and predictably blew a fuse. "That herd of managers from the House, I mean, frankly all they were missing was white sheets. They're like night riders going over. This is bigger than Bill Clinton." She added the House managers "put a right-wing, zealous face on the Republican Party which does not serve the party well in the future."
The GOP is no longer the party of religious-right zealots. It's now the Ku Klux Klan.
Liberal reporters really believe that everything that's wrong in America would be fixed merely by breaking every business, club, and ruling body down into racial and gender quotas. ABC reporter Judy Muller arrived late on the story of the five women who were elected to the state of Arizona's top offices slots last November (perhaps because they include four Republicans). She could have suggested the obvious, that the GOP has scored a major victory with women. But no, she implied the opposite. "They all agree that women tend to persuade not through confrontation but though consensus," Muller declared. In other words, these Republican women are not like those Republicans in Washington. And with that established, Muller asked: "The impeachment trial is under way in Washington. Do you think it would make a difference if the Congress were made up of more than 12 percent women?"
And why is their race or gender or religion relevant anyway? The President is a white male Christian - is that wrong too? The House prosecutors are drawn from the Republican ranks of the House Judiciary Committee. It is entirely white and male, except for new member Mary Bono, who is not a lawyer.
These reporters know this, and yet it doesn't stop them. They can't defend Bill Clinton, but they can destroy the credibility of his opposition, and the race card is a comfortable weapon. Their attacks on the House impeachment managers based on their race and sex and religion reflects the bias, bordering on bigotry, of a liberalism that talks of diversity and harmony but constantly seeks to divide and conquer for political gain.
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The stock market is about to enter one of the strongest periods ever, Stephen Weiss of Short Hills Capital said Thursday.
"I think we're actually on the cusp on one of the strongest bull markets we've ever seen because everybody in the world – I'm talking about central bankers – is trying to make it go higher," he said.
"So, when you hit new levels, as we did recently, sure there's some nervousness, some trepidation, but to me the money's still going to come pouring into the equity market, period."
On CNBC's "Fast Money," Weiss did not appear overly concerned about a jobs report next week.
"I love the market," he said. "Sure, next week we could see an employment number that could cause it to go down."
(Read More: Have Stocks Peaked? Some Pros Say Yes)
Josh Brown of Fusion Analytics noted that moves in the bond market and utility stocks have not "infected" other sectors, adding that technology and financials have seen strength.
"This kind of rolling rotation is exactly what you want to see if you want to maintain your bullishness," he said. "That being said, I would not ignore the bond market. I would not ignore Japan. So, while we're happy to be in the market, we are not pouring on new exposure right now."
TheStreet CIO Stephanie Link pointed out that economic data supports GDP growth around 2 percent, which means continued support from Federal Reserve monetary policy.
(Read More: Market May Be Near Top, Technician Says)
Link acknowledged that consumer staples and utilities have "very expensive" and real-estate investment trusts were seeing declines.
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News comes from the ICA that as of the end of next month it will be closing its Live & Media Arts department. The really astonishing - and worrying - thing is not the potential loss of one of the few central London spaces for live art. It is not even even the ICA's lack of commitment to its development and programming, which has been apparent for a long time. It is the extraordinary statement put out by artistic director Ekow Eshun, "it's my consideration that, in the main, the art form lacks depth and cultural urgency".
On what planet has this man been residing for the last few years? Where has he been? Obviously not in the same places as me. Quite simply, we've been experiencing an unprecedented wave of activity in live art practice that is attracting both a new generation of exciting artists and new audiences. The evidence is all around us in the huge success of the Spill festival (which will be back next spring) and in the way live art is steadily infiltrating our main stages - whether it is Gob Squad at Soho, Ursula Martinez, Duckie, Lone Twin and Robert Pacitti at the Barbican or even Katie Mitchell's experiments at the National.
Sadly, this explosion of interest owes little to the ICA. In recent years it has done little to support live art and experimental work, though it has been funded by the Arts Council to support all areas of the arts, not just cherry-pick the ones - such as music, cinema and visual arts - that it finds sexy. If the ICA is still held in affection by those interested in experimental work, it is for former glories and for the extraordinary efforts of Michael Morris and Lois Keidan, who acted as midwives to more than one generation of artists.
Eshun's aim for his Live & Media Arts department appears to have been a slow death by attrition. Squeeze it, take no notice of it and eventually you can claim it is useless and shut it down. A spokesperson for the ICA says that there will be some element of live performance in the programme. But with no department to support and contextualise this work, it is unlikely to be ground-breaking.
The Arts Council has apparently been involved in this decision. But in the recent round of funding it recognised the current vibrancy of live art by supporting a number of artists and organisations, including Duckie, Marisa Carnesky, the Pacitti Company and the Live Arts Development Agency. Why would they be doing so if the work "lacks depth and cultural urgency"? In response to my questions, the Arts Council put out a statement saying "We do not endorse the ICA's view of live and new media arts, but we recognise that their resources have been under considerable strain, and we have worked closely with them while they conducted their strategic review. Arts organisations sometimes have to make difficult decisions, and in this case we have regretfully supported the ICA's decision to close the Live & Media arts department."
Under the circumstances, I would suggest that the Arts Council takes away a proportion of the subsidy that it gives to the ICA, and assigns it to those who actually take an interest in live arts. In this way, the work can maintain the "cultural urgency" that it so clearly demonstrates.


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Saturday 19th March, 2016
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