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Torii getting his swings in Tigers' No. 5 spot
DETROIT -- Austin Jackson's tenure as the Tigers' fifth hitter behind Victor Martinez lasted all of one game. With Tyler Collins batting second on Wednesday, Torii Hunter moved into the fifth slot.
Hunter's self-expressed comfort level batting second and his history as a veteran run producer on a team that doesn't have many of those is going to land him in the fifth spot on certain days when no one else logically fits.
"I think Torii, especially against left-handed hitters, is one guy who slots in well in the fifth spot," Ausmus said. "The five-hole for us, we don't really have a prototypical five-hole hitter, but I think against a left-handed pitcher, Torii looks more like a five-hole hitter than anyone else on the team."
Hunter has batted in more games in the fifth spot (608) than any other slot in his career. However, he didn't hit there at all there last year, and had played just 22 games there over the last four years.

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Thursday, October 23, 2008
Holy shit!
Well, just cast your peepers on the poll numbers above, courtesty of Real Clear Politics. (Click the image to see it bigger.)
The Big Ten Battleground Poll, in particular, could dominate today's agenda among the cable-news talking heads.
Karl Rove – the man who made a president out of George W. Bush – says that in order to win, McCain must capture all of the toss-up states (North Carolina, Florida, Missouri, North Dakota and Nevada) plus Ohio and another big Obama-leaning state.
On "Hannity & Colmes" last night, Rove said that McCain's electoral strategy depends upon a victory in Pennsylvania.
Okay. Now check those Big Ten poll numbers again. Obama's ahead in Ohio by 12 points. Obama leads in Pennsylvania by 11.
With 12 days to go.
11 comments:
Fingers crossed and all that.
- October 23, 2008 at 8:02 AM
- Kit (Keep It Trill) said...
Wonderfully surprising! I'm dancing & laughing with joy!
- October 23, 2008 at 8:13 AM
- Kellybelle said...
Vote! Vote! Vote! Don't let the polls keep you from going to the polls!
- October 23, 2008 at 10:14 AM
- Mac Daddy Tribute Blog said...
He's looking good in Pennsylvania; and, if he can win there, he can win just about anywhere. By the way, Sen. Clinton has spent quite a bit of time there, speaking passionately on behalf of Obama. Wish I could say the same about ole boy Bill. But you can't have everything.
- October 23, 2008 at 11:24 AM
My guess is that they keep spinning that it's a close race so they can justify whatever fixes they will put in...but given the scale of fraud it will take to counterbalance the Barack landslide (it's okay to start talking in those terms) I just don't see it.
- October 23, 2008 at 1:37 PM
- SJ said...
Florida is looking good. Michelle came here yesterday in Gainesville and 11,000 people showed up just to see her, which is rather astonishing. I saw her in person...love her!
- October 23, 2008 at 4:07 PM
Yes, Yes, Yes!!!! I live in "the bubble"; that is, the San Francisco Bay Area. So it's great to hear it's not only us latte sipping Communists who are going big time for Barack. I've been phone banking two nights a week, calling New Mexico on Skype, to identify Obama supporters that will subsequently be contacted by the Dems in NM to be sure they vote.
I'm positively giddy with hope!!!
- October 23, 2008 at 4:17 PM
- Invisible Hand said...
If you believe fivethirtyeight.com, this thing has been over for a while.
- October 23, 2008 at 5:28 PM
- uglyblackjohn said...
I just hope Obama's plane makes it back from Hawaii in one piece.ferwo
- October 23, 2008 at 6:28 PM
According to fivethirtyeight.com, a sight that basically catalogs every single poll out there and averages them together, factoring in all of their respective biases and updating daily, Obama currently has a 96.3% chance of winning. It's looking good.
- October 23, 2008 at 8:30 PM
- Edshugeo The GodMoor said...
Aside from the two days he needs to take off, I'm glad Obama is campaigning like someone who doesn't believe the polls. It might be a good idea for his supporters to adopt as well. If a win is taken for granted, some people may just stay home.
Plus, I don't think Kerry was doing badly in the polls four years ago.
- October 24, 2008 at 6:16 AM


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Thomas W. Jones, Mastering Genealogical Proof (Arlington, Virginia) : National Genealogical Society, (2013), 6. Book available from Publisher at: www.ngsgenealogy.orgMGP Study Group
Chapter Two Homework
1. Who are the parents of Philip Pritchett?
2. a.) Which county was Philip Pritchett live in when he brought suit against Moses Baker?
b.) Is there a relationship between the two men named Lewis Pritchett?
3. a.) Who are the parents of Charles D. McLain?
b.) What happened to him after his divorce from Ida?
4. a.) Were Ida and Emma married to the same man?
b.) Could Charles D. McClain and David McLain be the same man?
5. a.) Who are the parents of Amanda Steele, who is married to Joseph P. Walker?
b.) When did Joseph P. Walker die?
c.) Where is Joseph P. Walker buried?
6. Is Joseph Walker of Greenup County, Kentucky the same man as Joseph Walker of Boyd County, Kentucky?
7. Does Joseph appear as a taxpayer in either county?
8. a.) Willis M. Kemper, Genealogy of the Kemper Family
b.) William Gerald Rector, Loggers and Logging
c.) Thomas W. Jones, Merging Identities Properly
d.) Donn Devine, The Common Law of England
9. a.) 1810 Census, Montgomery County, Kentucky
b.) Fairfax County, Virginia Order Book
c.) Fairfax County, Virginia, Record of Surveys
d.) Stafford County, Virginia Deed Book
10. a.) Nellie Schreiner-Yantis, 1787 Census of Virginia
b.) Beth Mitchell, Fairfax County Road Orders
c.) George Harrison Sanford King, The Register of Overton Parish
d.) Joan W. Peters, The Tax Man Cometh
11. There is a smaller chance of errors when using original records.
12. Order the birth certificate from California.
13. I don't feel comfortable answering this particular question, as it may entail using too much information from the book, therefore violating copyright.
14. Same as #13.
15. Same as #13.
16. Same as #13.
17. It takes more than once source to answer the question. Combining different sources allows comparison.
18. When we ask a specific question, we are on the lookout for the specific answer. It is important to record negative results.


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Well guys, I decided that I was going to continue to draw in my new drawing style. After the two lessons I uploaded yesterday, I have another tutorial that will raise some eyebrows and add smiles to faces on those that love fantasy style drawings and lessons. For my third lesson I will show you "how to draw a fantasy fairy", step by step. Out of the new female figures that I have drawn thus far, she is definitely my all-time favorite. I have a feeling that the more I draw in this manner, the better I will become, and the more in love I will be with my figures. Some of my favorite aspects for this fairy are her hair, the flowers in her hair, the way her legs are posed which keeps an innocent look as well as look sexy at the same time, and her wings. The new ways I draw eyes and facial features is another exciting accomplishment that I admire with the characters that I have been creating. If you join me live tonight you will be watching me draw a mermaid in this same drawing style. The fantasy style background also makes this fairy look amazing, and I love how her hair falls and relaxes on the ground. Of course you can tweak your fairy to look like anything you wish, you can even changer her hairstyle, wings, and face if you like. On another note, I have to break out of here for now, but I will return because I have a lot more drawing fun coming your way for you all. Adios I amigos, and enjoy!
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Corbett Coffee Plant
5911 SW Corbett
Portland, Or
Next Door to Corbett Fish House!!!
Open 7 – 5 M-Sat, 9 – 3 Sun
I know that I've reviewed this place before (in Sep 2007). Nevertheless, this very local and very cool casual Portland coffee shop that just-so-happens to have a small all gluten-free bakery still amazes me every time I go. Since I went in 2007, they've got more space (I think) and are selling some pre-made gluten-free supplies like Ener-g Foods gourmet GF crackers, GF pretzels, and alternative milks, as well as some GF certified oats. But the real reason to go remains the amazing baked goods. Last time I was wowed by their gluten-free chocolate chip cookies… Let's see, how did it go? "Congrats to the brillig baker at Coffee Plant for single handedly creating the PERFECT chocolate chip cookie. Can I give a 10/10 again? Is that bad? It was a darned tasty cookie." It is still a delicious cookie. This time the DH got into the cookie chomping action and I found him wanting more than his fair half of MY gluten-free cookie! I had to send him back to the front to buy more. According to him, they are indistinguishable from gluten chocolate-chip cookies, and darned fine cookies at that. We also tried a day-old double chocolate chip cookie from them that was just as good two days later. I love the nice, big chocolate chips they use, and the flour mixture is perfect.
One thing that was DIFFERENT this time is that we went earlier and so they hadn't sold out of anything yet.
They had two main offerings on their menu; a spicy vegetarian black bean soup, and a quiche, along with all the items in their bakery case and things in a small refrigerator case.
I hadn't had breakfast, so I was ready to do some serious damage. I ordered the soup AND a quiche and figured I'd share with the DH. They heated both up for me, and I was thrilled with both. The soup was complex and rich, with a serious spicy kick, and it tasted deliciously vegetarian and it was perfectly to my taste. It was served with Ener-g Foods GF Gourmet crackers and I couldn't have been happier with the combination. The quiche had a delicious gluten-free crust that was the perfect thickness, and nicely rich. It also complimented the cheesy quiche filling quite nicely. Both went well with the Coffee Plant's lovely chai and half of a gluten-free chocolate chip cookie. But then, most things do go well with chocolate chip cookies.
Since we were traveling by gypsy van (RV camper to you) and had a small refrigerator, I decided to purchase their gluten-free vegetarian wrap and gluten-free Cabbage Salad with Gingered Tofu to take with us. We also picked up some cookies and some of their famed gluten-free scones. In this case, I bought the walnut scone and chocolate chip scone.
How was the wrap? Well, first, if you'll recall, I absolutely loved their gluten-free sandwiches, but alas, they don't seem to offer them any more. It does seem that you can get a loaf of their bread IF you request it ahead of time, but they don't seem to keep it on hand. I was excited to see the wrap, and very curious about the mediterranean filling. Unfortunately, when I actually tried it, I was a bit disappointed. The wrap was quite egg-tasting and there was a strangely sweet element that somehow clashed with the savory feta-tomato filling. I only ate half, and the rest went to waste. The cabbage salad with gingered tofu was a bit more to my taste but the tofu had a rather heavy and flat flavor that I didn't completely love. I would try anything they offered, and love that there are so many vegetarian options, but I really wish they still had their gluten-free sandwiches. Next time I'll have to order their bread and make some of my own…
The cookies were perfection, as I mentioned, and the scones were also delicious. The DH said they tasted just like gluten scones (seems to be a theme with this place)- all I know is that they are the best gluten-free scones I've ever had.
On the Coffee Plant's website, it states that:
"Currently, in addition to our gluten-free cafe at 5915 SW Corbett Avenue, you can enjoy our gf coffeecakes and granola at The Fresh Pot Hawthorne (3729 SE Hawthorne) and a selection of gf pastries at Coffee Plant Downtown (724 SW Washington Street). And now, Divine Cafe (located in NCNM campus in Southwest Portland) as well as Food Front Hillsdale are selling our gluten-free goodies. Hooray!"
So, if you find yourself at another Coffee Plant location or other coffee shops, you can still enjoy some delicious gluten-free goodies!
My Sep 2007 Post Reviewing Corbett Coffee Plant
News from the Corbett Fish House and its gluten-free cousin the Hawthorne Fish House:
They now have gluten-free hamburger buns, as well as a gluten-free locally made vegetarian burger. So even strict vegetarians (non-pescatarians) can enjoy their fries and a burger as well as an extensive gluten-free dessert menu. yeah!
My earlier (pescatarian) post reviewing items at Corbett Fish House and Hawthorne Fish House
Hawthorne Fish House Web Page
Corbett Fish House Web Page
Looking for more gluten-free bakeries in Portland?
I got a hot tip from another Coffee Plant Customer that a new gluten-free baking team is rising on the horizon- New Cascadia Traditional According to their site, their "retail location is in NW Portland on NW Glisan just West of NW 21st Ave, next to Trader Joes and in front of Sammy's Flowers. We can also be found at the PSU and Eastbank Portland Farmers Markets." They are a dedicated gluten-free bakery that uses the newer and more nutritional flours to make hand crafted artisan breads, pastries and gourmet cookies. (They don't use soy or bean flours, however.)
You can reach them by Phone at: 503.887.4392
And their hours as posted on their web site are:
Tuesday – Friday 11:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
Saturday 9:30a.m. to 5:30p.m.
(I do hear they sell out early, so call to verify that they have the products you are interested in.)
Also, here is my recent review of the Gluten-Free Products available for bulk order through Angeline's dedicated gf Bakery in Portland
So, there you have it- proof that Portland, Oregon really is the gluten-free mecca of the United States. *Sigh*


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Community will be losing a cast member, and it's… the one that you were thinking: Chevy Chase. The 69-year-old actor, who stars as the wealthy, blundering and bigoted Pierce Hawthorne, is exiting the NBC ensemble comedy by mutual agreement, sources close to the show confirm. (Deadline first reported the news.)
It's not exactly shocking news, as Chase has endured a rocky relationship with the series that he does not always speak warmly about. He engaged in a feud with series creator Dan Harmon that went public last year over an expletive-laced voicemail message that Chase left Harmon. (Harmon was dismissed from the show last spring.) Last month, production was interrupted when Chase, reportedly unhappy with the material he was shooting, used the N-word in an outburst while trying to make a point about the direction of his racist character.
After having its Oct. 19 premiere date postponed, Community finally returns to the air on Feb. 7 to kick off its fourth and possibly final season with 13 new episodes. Chase will appear in all but two of them — which have yet to be filmed — and he will be seen in the season finale, which has already been shot.
The new showrunners, David Guarascio and Moses Port, had sounded optimistic when talking about Chase earlier this fall. "The truth is we've had a very easy working relationship with Chevy, maybe just because it was so volatile before, there's no fight left," Guarascio told EW with a laugh. "We sat down, had a real nice lunch… And so it's been really easy for us. He also says what he wants to say and does what he wants to do, and you just can't control any of that aspect of it."
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I wish I could start this post by saying that I am sorry that the truth behind The Story Siren has come out but I would be lying. I see how devastating this news has been for the YA Book Blogging community but, in hindsight, they deserved to know the whole truth.
So I'm not sorry.
I don't know how it happened, but I am glad that somehow, someway, members of the Book Blogging community ended up reading our posts and identifying Kristi as the person who had plagiarized our content. I'm not sorry that the truth was exposed, but I am sorry that some people have used this as an opportunity to bully. Bullying is not OK no matter how you look at it.
Bullying Kristi won't fix anything.
Bullying ME also won't fix anything (I'm talking to you, you hate e-mailers).
The only thing bullying has done in the last 24 hours is make Kristi out to be the victim here.
Let's make one thing clear.
Kristi is NOT a victim.
Please don't forget that.
She is the one who committed the crime and now that it is public knowledge, she has to deal with the consequences. Those include owning up to what she did and admitting that she is guilty of knowingly plagiarizing our work.
Well, guess what?
Even in her latest "Clarification" apology she doesn't quite manage to do that and instead invokes more doublespeak.
In her apology, Kristi says:
"Let's try this again. I owe all of you, the blogging community and my readers a much better explanation and apology. My first apology was written out of emotion. I should have given myself the time to reflect before responding. I didn't do that and I tend to let my emotions rule.
… When I first received the allegations of plagiarism, I was presented with the information and could not deny the facts. While the content was not identical the subject matter was. It was a confusion of inspiration and plagiarism on my part. I am not denying my actions. I was in the wrong.
… Was I feeling pressure to do something new and engaging? Something helpful and interesting? I was. Had I only paid more attention to where my inspiration was coming at the time, I should have handled the situation much differently. A simple email asking for permission or a link back should have happened. And I didn't do it. I've preached that thousands of times. I lacked in taking my own advice…"
UPDATE 4/26/2012: Kristi has now edited part of her original "clarification" apology to read:
"When I first received the allegations of plagiarism, I was presented with the information and could not deny the facts. While the content was not identical the subject matter was. I thought only content could be plagiarized. Changing a few a words around with a thesaurus, or simple copying and pasting content. It seems as though taking a general topic and rewriting it is plagiarism. That is simply my own ignorance on the matter, and I should have known better. It was a confusion of inspiration and plagiarism on my part. I am not denying my actions. I was in the wrong. I read a post, I thought it was interesting and wanted to make it into something that would be relevant for book blogging."
Now, let me refer you to Kristi's now-deleted post on plagiarism which she originally published on April 16, 2010:
"Plagiarism isn't just copying and pasting word for word and passing it off as your own. It can be taking someones work and changing around the sentence structure, getting out your thesaurus and changing a few words here and there… basically taking the central idea tweaking it and passing it off as your own work."
That post was in response to a plagiarism scandal and Kristi was one of the bloggers who weighed in at the time (read this post for the details). What did they all agree on? Paraphrasing work and passing it off as your own is a form plagiarism.
Please note the parts in BOLD in both versions of the apology above.
Now, some clarification from ME:
Kristi knew full well where the "inspiration" was coming from because she consistently visited our original posts the SAME DAY that the plagiarized posts were published on her own site. She knew exactly what she was doing.
It wasn't case of confusion, it wasn't a case of "inspiration" gone wrong.
It was a case of pure laziness and she got caught.
Need more proof? Here you go (click on each title to see the images – they are quite sizable.):
- Kristi visited my site, Beautifully Invisible, 29 times between September 23, 2011 and January 20, 2012;
- A quick glance at the length of each session since September 23rd indicates that she spent over 4 hours on my site. That isn't just a few minutes… that is HOURS.
- She visited my "10 Popular Blogging Myths Debunked" post (published by me on October 5, 2011), on both October 27th and October 28th, 2011
- These dates correlate with the date the plagiarized post, "10 Book Blogging Myths Debunked", was published on The Story Siren (October 28th, 2011)
- She visited my "10 Things About Your Blog That Drive me Crazy" post (published by me on April 8, 2011), on both November 12th and November 11th, 2011
- These dates correlate with the date the plagiarized post, "10 Things I Dislike About Your Blog Post", was published on The Story Siren (November 12, 2011)
- She visited my "Guest Post: How to Not be a Savage Blogger" post (published by me on June 8, 2011), on both October 5th and October 6th, 2011
- These dates correlate with the date the plagiarized post, "Getting Followers without being SPAM", was published on The Story Siren (October 8, 2011)
- She visited my "Introduction: So You Want to Leave Blogger for WordPress" post (published by me on November 8, 2010), on December 9th and December 10th, 2011
- These dates correlate with the date the plagiarized post, "Why I Left Blogger", was published on The Story Siren (December 10, 2011)
If anyone can enlighten me as to how someone who is not only an established Book Blogger, but someone who is apparently one of the TOP YA Book Bloggers in the blogosphere can not be aware where her inspiration is from given those facts, please do? I think the evidence speaks for itself. Kristi came to my blog on the days listed above with every intent to plagiarise my content.
It wasn't a mistake.
It wasn't an accident.
It was deliberate.
It was pre-calculated.
In her latest apology, Kristi asks myself and Grit and Glamour to not judge the YA Blogging Community by her actions and I am certain that I speak for both of us when I say that we won't. We've met some great bloggers as a result of this nastiness, and that at least is something good that came of this situation.
I speak only for myself, however, when I say that I won't accept Kristi's apology until she admits that she knowingly and with intent committed this plagiarism.
Am I being harsh? Perhaps, but I think I have a right to be harsh in these circumstances. Apparently, Kristi is viewed as a role model by other YA bloggers out there which is something I was not aware of when we published our original posts in January. Knowing that, the fact that she is still making excuses is simply is NOT acceptable to me.
My message to Kristi is this:
Take full responsibility for your actions and admit that you knowingly and deliberately plagiarized our work. Until you do, I won't believe nor will I accept any apology that you offer.
Please stop making excuses. Please stop making this out to have been some sort of accident. You knew full well that what you were doing was plagiarism – you wrote about this very type in 2010. Was it was a mistake? Yes, a big one. But nothing is unforgivable if you own up to it.


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President honey badger doesn't care, he gets stung over and over and he don't give a sh*t. He is the most fearless in all of the animal kingdom.
'The Raven' and 'The Tell-Tale Heart' as read by Glenn
Glenn reads some of his favorite poetic works of Edgar Allen Poe—"The Raven" and "The Tell-Tale Heart"—stories he used to read to his kids every Halloween. He also tells the love story of Edgar Allan Poe and his wife, Virginia, whom he married when she was only 13 years old.
Bill O'Reilly: How corrupt media twisted Joe Biden Ukraine scandal onto Trump
Bill O'Reilly gives his take on whether or not President Trump DID promise or threaten the President of Ukraine for dirt on Joe Biden, and whether or not the action is grounds for impeachment. But O'Reilly explains that either way, the media has demonstrated its corruptness yet again by manipulating the story away from a scandal for Joe and Hunter, and towards a potential, rumored wrongdoing by Donald Trump.
The Fed, banks printing money to 'prevent' trouble: Recession WILL come soon
Glenn discusses the current state of the economy with author of "Zero Hour," Harry Dent. He says the federal reserve is still funding big banks daily to increase their excess reserve, signaling that something is wrong with the system. Dent says the banks printed money back in the 1930s to climb out of the Great Depression, which only created an aftershock that was even worse. Banks and the Fed are doing the same thing today, so will the coming economic crisis be worse than the 2008 recession? Economist Dent says it's possible, and that it could come as early as 2020.
Lessons from Bill and Monica: Trump, Biden, Obama, Ukraine, and corruption
Glenn says there's an important lesson we can all learn looking back on the Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky scandal: corruption should matter, no matter which political party is to blame. So why are Democrats and the media trying desperately to shame President Trump for alleged corrupt action, but ignoring Joe Biden's clear intention to help his son, Hunter, profit through foreign policy in the Ukraine? How do we fix such a double standard?


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Japanese company Tsujiden has presented a new protective film that diminishes fingerprints in a matter of seconds, breaking down the oily residue using a simple property of chemistry previously utilised in soaps and detergents. The company claims that the lipophilic and hydrophilic properties of the film cause the grease to be "obscured" by allowing it to "become flat" against the treated surface.
In other words, this treatment doesn't keep your touchscreen from collecting your filthy secretions — it spreads the goo around until you just don't notice it. Whatever the method, if this film can keep iPods from looking like the back window of a short bus after a few minutes of usage, then by all means, Tsujiden, deceive me into a feeling of false cleanliness. [Tech-On]


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At the Fort Point Museum, LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Fort Point is the location of a First French settlement in the 17th century. It's a National Historic Site, and a beautiful place at the mouth of the LaHave River Estuary, in Lunenburg County on the Atlantic South-West coast of Nova Scotia. This is the area, where Samuel de Champlain arrived on North America's mainland in May of the year 1604. The name LaHave of the river and settlements is derived from Port de La Hève, that Champlain gave to the Green Bay / LaHave Islands area, after the Cap de LaHève in France, from where he started his expedition.
Today's museum is located in a former lighthouse keeper's house and a recently attached towering lighthouse construction. From there, the views of numerous LaHave settlements and the river, Ritcey Bay, Riverport, Dublin Bay and the Atlantic Ocean with the LaHave Islands, are stunning.
Besides viewing the museum's artifacts and learning about the history of local settlements, Acadia, Champlain, Le Don de Dieu, Isaac de Razilly, New France, Joseph Pernette, Fort Ste. Marie de Grace, Mi'kmaq, Micmac, Fort Point is a great site to have a picnic!
The capital of Canada is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. There are offically ten provinces and three territories in Canada, which is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area.While politically and legally an independant nation, the titular head of state for Canada is still Queen Elizabeth.On the east end of Canada, you have Montreal as the bastion of activity. Montreal is famous for two things, VICE magazine and the Montreal Jazz Festival. One is the bible of hipster life (disposable, of course) and the other is a world-famous event that draws more than two million people every summer. Quebec is a French speaking province that has almost seceded from Canada on several occasions, by the way..When you think of Canada, you think of . . . snow, right?But not on the West Coast. In Vancouver, it rains. And you'll find more of the population speaking Mandarin than French (but also Punjabi, Tagalog, Korean, Farsi, German, and much more).Like the other big cities in Canada, Vancouver is vividly multicultural and Vancouverites are very, very serious about their coffee.Your standard Vancouverite can be found attired head-to-toe in Lululemon gear, mainlining Cafe Artigiano Americanos (spot the irony for ten points).But here's a Vancouver secret only the coolest kids know: the best sandwiches in the city aren't found downtown. Actually, they're hidden in Edgemont Village at the foot of Grouse Mountain on the North Shore."It's actually worth coming to Canada for these sandwiches alone." -- Michelle Superle, VancouverText by Steve Smith.


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New York, NY (PRWEB) June 23, 2014
The future of medicine, the cost of American health care, data and drug discovery, and biotech innovation are among the topics to be explored by leaders from the Mount Sinai Health System during the 2014 Aspen Ideas Festival, to be held in Aspen, Colorado, June 24 to July 3. For 10 years, the Festival has gathered leading thinkers from around the world to discuss their work and the issues that inspire them.
Presented by The Aspen Institute and The Atlantic, the festival is unique in its dedication to the global exchange of ideas. This is the second year that Mount Sinai has partnered with the festival to lead discussions on health care in America.
Kenneth L. Davis, MD, CEO and President of the Mount Sinai Health System, and Dennis S. Charney, MD, Anne and Joel Ehrenkranz Dean, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will participate in four panel discussions. "Mount Sinai is creating new models for patient care, advancing research on the most debilitating diseases, and educating tomorrow's physicians to lead in the age of health care reform," said Dr. Davis. "Great ideas move forward at this festival every year, and we are excited to be part of it."
Dr. Davis leads the Mount Sinai Health System, which encompasses the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and seven hospital campuses. As a neurobiologist, his research in Alzheimer's disease led the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve three of the first four drugs to become available for its treatment. During the Festival, Dr. Davis will speak on the following panels:
- Wednesday, June 25, at Noon in Paepcke Auditorium: "The Future of Academic Medicine in the U.S."
- Thursday, June 26, at Noon in the Doerr-Hosier Center, McNulty Room: "Do we get what we pay for? The Cost of American Healthcare."
- Sunday, June 29, at 1:20 pm at Aspen Meadows: "Discovery at the Speed of Knowledge."
During a special "CEO Office Hours" on Thursday, June 26, Dr. Davis will invite questions about "The Future of Medicine" in the Paepcke Tent.
Dr. Charney will discuss industry collaborations at Mount Sinai that channel discoveries into the commercial development process, with the goal of delivering new treatments and devices to patients across the globe. "The opportunities in biomedical research are unprecedented, brought on by spectacular advances in technology and increased understanding of disease mechanisms and therapeutics," said Dr. Charney, who is also President for Academic Affairs at the Mount Sinai Health System. "However, with the inflation-adjusted reductions in National Institutes of Health funding, currently 90 percent of all grant research requests are rejected. Never in the history of the NIH has it been more difficult to obtain research funding, especially for young investigators. We must work with industry to move discoveries more quickly from lab to market."
Dr. Charney will participate in the following panel:
- Tuesday, July 1, at 5 pm in the Doerr-Hosier Center, McNulty Room: "Are we Maintaining our Edge in Biotech Innovation?"
Dr. Charney has led the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai to unparalleled growth and higher national rankings. As a former researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, Dr. Charney oversaw mood and anxiety disorder research programs. He was also the first to demonstrate that the drug ketamine is a fast-acting antidepressant, a discovery hailed as one of the most significant in decades.
Other Mount Sinai experts presenting as part of a series called "Med School 101" during the Festival's "Spotlight Health" will be:
Angela Diaz, MD, the Jean C. and James W. Crystal Professor in Adolescent Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will present on "Adolescent Health." Dr. Diaz is Director of the Mount Sinai Adolescent Health Center, which provides free, comprehensive health services to more than 11,000 youths each year. Dr. Diaz is also Chair of the Board on Children, Youth, and Families of the Institute of Medicine.
- Tuesday, June 24, at Noon at the Limelight Hotel
James Gladstone, MD, Co-Chief of Sports Medicine in the Leni and Peter W. May Department of Orthopaedics at The Mount Sinai Hospital, will discuss breakthroughs in orthopaedics. Dr. Gladstone is an orthopaedic surgeon and leads a key clinical trial on cartilage restoration. His many accomplishments include joining the post-earthquake mission to Haiti and serving as medical advisor for the US Men's Davis Cup tennis team.
- Tuesday, June 24, at 7:30 pm at the Limelight Hotel
David Muller, MD, Dean of Medical Education and the Marietta and Charles C. Morchand Chair for Medical Education at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will discuss "Innovations in Medical School Education." Dr. Muller has worked to create new pathways to medical school and to redefine national standards for undergraduate and post-baccalaureate, pre-med requirements. In 1995, he co-founded the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program, now the largest academic physician home-visiting program nationally.
- Thursday, June 26, at 5:30 pm at the Limelight Hotel
Mount Sinai experts will also take part in a series of panel discussions, including:
Diane E. Meier, MD, the Catherine Gaisman Professor of Medical Ethics at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, is also the Director of the Center to Advance Palliative Care, a national organization devoted to increasing the quality of U.S. palliative care programs. She is also Co-Director of the Patty and Jay Baker National Palliative Care Center at Mount Sinai, which supports education, training and research aimed at improving access to quality palliative care.
- Tuesday, June 24, at 8 pm in the Doerr-Hosier Center, McNulty Room: "Colorado's Right to Try Law: A Lifetime or False Hope?"
- Thursday, June 26, 10:20 am in the Koch Building, Booz Allen Room: "Who Will Care for US?"
- Thursday, June 26, at 1:20 pm in the Koch Building, Lauder Room: "Can We Die with Dignity?"
Angela Diaz, MD:
- Wednesday, June 25, at 1:20 pm in the Koch Building, Lauder Room: "Beyond the Hype: Does it Really Pay to Invest in Girls"
- Friday, June 27, at 8 am in the Doerr-Hosier Center, McNulty Room: "The Power of Play?"
A panel on the "Future of Robotic Surgery" will take place on Saturday, June 28, at 10 am at Aspen Meadows, with Eric Genden, MD, the Isidore Friesner Professor and Chairman of the Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Also Chief of the Division of Head and Neck Oncology at The Mount Sinai Hospital, Dr. Genden specializes in the treatment of patients with head and neck tumors using robotic surgery techniques that do not require external incisions. Dr. Genden founded one of the first robotic head and neck surgical programs in the world at Mount Sinai.
Mount Sinai is also inviting festival participants to the Mount Sinai Health Concourse, a 40 x 40 tent near the Koch tent, for special events, including:
Complimentary Skin Cancer Screenings: A team of Mount Sinai dermatologists will provide daily free melanoma screenings. Festival participants can schedule a 15-minute appointment, using a mobile device or on site. At last year's festival, the Mount Sinai team performed approximately 400 melanoma screenings and identified dozens of melanomas, precancerous lesions, atypical moles and non-melanoma skin cancers. The screenings will be held from 1 pm to 4:45 pm on June 24; 8 am to Noon and 1 pm to 4:45 pm from June 25 to July 2; and from 8 am to Noon on July 3.
Mount Sinai to Present da Vinci® Surgical Robot
The da Vinci will be demonstrated from June 24 to June 26 in the Mount Sinai Health Concourse from 9 am to 5 pm. Ash Tewari, MD, MBBS, MCh, the Kyung Hyun Kim Chair of Urology of the Milton and Carroll Petrie Department of Urology at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will be on site to demonstrate on June 26.
Mount Sinai to Present 3D Brain Surgery Simulator
Mount Sinai will demonstrate a 3D neurosurgical simulator called the Surgical Rehearsal Platform (SRP) by Surgical Theater, LLC in the Aspen Innovations Gallery from 8 am to 5 pm for the duration of the Festival. Mount Sinai surgeons were among the first to use the 3D simulator to prepare, plan, and rehearse surgeries, with the goal of improving results and reducing complications during actual surgeries. Errol Gordon, MD, Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neurosurgery of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, will be demonstrating the technology.
About the Mount Sinai Health System
The Mount Sinai Health System is an integrated health system committed to providing distinguished care, conducting transformative research, and advancing biomedical education. Structured around seven member hospital campuses and a single medical school, the Health System has an extensive ambulatory network and a range of inpatient and outpatient services—from community‐based facilities to tertiary and quaternary care.
The System includes approximately 6,600 primary and specialty care physicians, 12‐minority‐owned free‐standing ambulatory surgery centers, over 45 ambulatory practices throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, and Long Island, as well as 31 affiliated community health centers. Physicians are affiliated with the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, which is ranked among the top 20 medical schools both in National Institutes of Health funding and by U.S. News & World Report.
For more information, visit http://www.mountsinai.org, or find Mount Sinai on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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Visionworks, one of the leading providers of eye care services in Minnesota, has an exciting professional opportunity for a licensed Optometrist - Telehealth in our Minnesota location. This is an employed, full-time position (remote available) in Minnesota.
We also have full and part positions available in other locations, and Visionworks invites you to inquire as to the many opportunities for doctors looking to practice in a full scope optometric environment.
With Visionworks, you can enjoy the benefits of being a doctor without the hassle of running the business! We handle all the insurance billing, credentialing, staff hiring & training, administrative work, etc. with no on-call or after hours work. Visionworks has been described as the closest thing to private practice without having the headache of running an office!
The exam rooms and pretest are outfitted with excellent equipment to take care of your patient's primary-care needs. Optometric techs will work up your patients and provide CL care and fittings. Visionworks does everything we can to ensure our doctors have great careers.
We offer excellent compensation and an unbeatable comprehensive benefits package including:
BlueCross Blue Shield Health Insurance/Prescription Drug Plans, Dental Plan, Basic Life Insurance, Basic Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance (AD&D), Optional Employee Life Insurance, Company Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance (Full-Time Doctors), Voluntary Short-Term Disability Insurance (STD) (Full-Time Doctors), 401(k) Retirement Plan, Vacation, Holidays, Personal Days, Continuing Education, and O.D. Malpractice Insurance.
If you are an outstanding Optometrist, whose primary goal is to provide excellent patient care, then we are interested in talking to you.
Ashliegh Dumont, Optometric Recruiter
Visionworks of America, Inc.


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Well TMZ is reporting that Lance Armstrong is in Hawaii and I just checked his twitter account and it does appear that he is here now:
Despite all the recent controversy, Lance Armstrong got back on his bike and pedaled around Hawaii while on vacation. His life just seems to keep getting worse and worse, right?
I wonder if he's staying on the Big Island like he normally does?
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The IAED is a nonprofit standard-setting organization promoting safe and effective emergency dispatch services worldwide. Comprising three allied Academies for medical, fire, and police dispatching, the IAED supports first responder-related research, unified protocol application, legislation for emergency call center regulation, and strengthening the emergency dispatch community through education, certification, and accreditation.
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Sony launches ultra-compact interchangeable lens camera concept
At a press conference this morning, Sony kicked off PMA 2010 by launching a new ultra-compact interchangeable lens concept. They showed a trio of mock-up cameras and revealed very limited preliminary specs about the system and a new Exmor APS HD MOS sensor.
Behind the new concept is a new APS sized sensor, named appropriately enough, the Exmor APS HD MOS sensor. It will outsize its Micro Four Thirds competitors and offer 1080p HD AVCHD video recording. Along with the new sensor, Sony has committed to developing three types of new compact lenses to match the small form factor of the new system.
The concept mock-up we saw was an interesting mix of Micro Four Thirds styling and Samsung's approach with the NX10 to offer a larger sensor. The mock-ups had a solid, seemingly all-metal build with Sony-styled rounded edges. You won't miss the big, bold alpha "a" on the camera body either. Along side the red, silver, and blue models, Sony showcased a mockup compact lens for the new system. Coupled to the silver camera was a mock-up pancake lens.
Sony was very tight-lipped about the details of the new system. We weren't given a megapixel count for the new sensor or details about the new lenses on the line. They did promise that the system would launch in 2010 and instructed us all to "stay tuned." We're tuned in, Sony. In the meantime, we're feeling a little deja vu.


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Pope County Business Establishment Statistics
In 2016, U.S. employees worked at
7,757,807 establishments
—Census Bureau, County Business Patterns
The County Business Patterns (CBP), released annually by the U.S. Census Bureau, provides detailed economic data on business establishments.
An establishment is a single location where business or other operations take place. Establishments should not be confused with companies or other enterprises: one firm may operate multiple establishments throughout the United States. Non-profit and government organizations may also operate multiple establishments.
How many establishments are in each industry sector in Pope County, Minnesota?
The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) divides up businesses and other establishments into industry sectors. The chart above shows the number of Minnesota establishments in each major sector.
While NAICS does include the public sector, CBP data excludes most government establishments—with the exceptions of wholesale liquor establishments (NAICS 4248), retail liquor stores (NAICS 44531), federally-chartered savings institutions (NAICS 522120), federally-chartered credit unions (NAICS 522130), and hospitals (NAICS 622).
How does the number of Pope County establishments vary by their employee counts?
This chart shows the number of establishments broken down by their "size class." Size class groupings are derived from the number of employees reported during an establishment's mid-March pay period. Employees on paid sick leave, holidays, and vacations are included in this figure; however, sole proprietors and partners of unincorporated businesses are not counted as employees.
The "1 to 4" group also includes establishments with no employees reported in March, but that nevertheless paid wages to at least one employee sometime during the year.


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Baby Must Haves: Peg Perego Skate Stroller System & Giveaway!
213 comments:
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- AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 8:51 AM
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- AnonymousJuly 25, 2012 at 11:31 AM
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Thanks for this giveaway! =)
I'm due in November with my third baby. I'd love to win a new stroller! We've walked the wheels off our single stroller. Thanks for the chance to win!ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousJuly 27, 2012 at 7:00 AM
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My SIL is expecting along with a friend of the family,but I'm going to have to try it out for my special needs toddler first to see if we like it!ReplyDelete
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It would be great for my sister!ReplyDelete
i would love to have this- it looks awesome!! we just broke our stroller, and this one sounds so versatile and fabulous- for my son and future kiddos too! i love the extra large hood, how easy it is to fold up and all of the great features!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 3:37 PM
I would love to be able to try out this stroller!!ReplyDelete
I just had my first 2 weeks ago and we could definitely use this stroller!ReplyDelete
Love the Peg Perego brand, and stroller systems are the smartest way to go!ReplyDelete
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I'd love to win this stroller for our family. We currently use a front to back for our youngest two. But have been searching for a single. Thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
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I have a bugaboo and its exhausting to fold. I NEED this stroller. I really hope I win :)ReplyDelete
- mallory richardsonJuly 31, 2012 at 9:23 PM
I would love to win because i really need a new stroller.ReplyDelete
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I like the bassinet feature that my stroller doesn't have.ReplyDelete
- Amanda BoerstAugust 1, 2012 at 2:59 PM
I would love to win this because it has so many more options and features then my current stroller.ReplyDelete
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there will be more than 10 yr gap so i have nothing leftReplyDelete
I would love to win this as my grand daughter spends the days here and we can't afford to buy one and she is now 10 months and carrying her is really bothering my back but she loves to walk! So I will pray to win! Thanks for the chance!ReplyDelete
I would like to win because Baby #1 will be here soon and I don't have a stroller yet!ReplyDelete
Because my daughter just found out that she is pregnant and this contest ends on her birthday. What a great gift!ReplyDelete
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I would love this to use with my son.ReplyDelete
- Sherrie C.August 5, 2012 at 2:50 PM
I would love to win this for either one of my two granddaughters because they both need a good stroller.ReplyDelete
Thanks for the giveaway :)
I would love to win for my 1 yr old baby girl ..It would be so awesome to win such a great strollerReplyDelete
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I would love to have a nice stroller that hasn't seen 8 years of wear and tear from my kids.ReplyDelete
I would love this stroller for my son because it would grow with him and it would be the only stoller I would ever need.ReplyDelete
I love Peg Perego! We are looking into the switch four for our baby due in Sept. thanks for the chance.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 6:12 AM
I'd love to win this because I have a one-month old baby boy. This looks like a great stroller to last from newborn until he's a big toddler!ReplyDelete
i want to win because i dont have a strollerReplyDelete
- AnonymousAugust 7, 2012 at 6:12 AM
I would love to win to have such a versitale stroller for my Little girl.ReplyDelete
Would love to win a stroller for bean coming in october!ReplyDelete
What a great stroller.. so many great features!ReplyDelete
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Love Peg Perego produts...this stroller has so many features! I'd love to win b/c hubby and I are waiting to adopt and I'm gathering baby stuff while I wait!ReplyDelete
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We only have a large one and it's too bulky!
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It wasn't until I saw how comfortable Kenzie looked in her new Skate stroller that I realized my grandson really needed one just like that. I bought him a Peg Perego high chair which we love. Unfortuately, like a lot of babies/toddlers today, Mama and Daddy are no longer together but still desperately need the best for their little one.Having to increase the number of baby items to accommodate different households should not mean having to forego quality. If my grandson wins this Skate, FANTASTIC!, but, thank you for giving little ones in this country the opportunity to have a beautiful stroller!ReplyDelete
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July 30, 2011
Caramel Brownie Cheesecake | National Cheesecake Day!
My very first job was at The Daily Grind in Lexington. It was sort of a gourmet coffee, bakery and cafe - homemade desserts, muffins, stuffed croissants, and handcrafted cappuccinos and lattes. Pretty fancy for a small town! At least, I thought so when I worked there in high school.
One of my weekly duties was to make the cheesecakes. Now you must understand, that this was in the 90's right in the midst of the Cheesecake craze. The Cheesecake Factory was just becoming the hot date spot amongst my friends (that had boyfriends who could drive...), the Jell-O Nobake Cheesecake was the most popular dessert at potlucks... cheesecake was the dessert.
When I learned how to make this Cheesecake, this Caramel Brownie Cheesecake, I remember thinking that it was a really big deal. It was something special.
Somewhere along the way, Cheesecake had lost its status in my recipe repertoire. It had fallen victim to cupcakes, tiramisu, molten cakes, and gourmet brownies. Maybe it was the countless pieces I would eat during my days at The Daily Grind? Maybe the Jell-O Nobake "Cheesecake" had ruined my taste for a real cheesecake?
A couple of months ago, we ordered a dessert platter that featured a slice of cheesecake among 3 other desserts. As the table passed the tray and sampled each slice, everyone would say, "Oh the cheesecake is amazing." I agreed. I had forgotten how good a real piece of cheesecake could be.
So, in honor of National Cheesecake Day, I prepared the infamous cake of cheese that started it all for me, The Daily Grind's Caramel Brownie Cheesecake.
serves 12
Crust :
12 graham crackers
6 tablespoons of butter
Filling :
2 cups of leftover brownie crumbles
1/3 cup of caramel sauce
4 blocks of 8oz cream cheese, room temperature
1 1/2 cup of sugar
4 eggs
1/4 cup of sour cream
1 1/2 tablespoons of vanilla
Prepare the crust by breaking the graham crackers into crumbs by hand or in a food processor. Melt butter and stir into graham crumbles with a fork. Pack the mixture into a springform pan packing half way up the sides. Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.
For the filling, in a mixer, whip together cream cheese and sugar. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla.
Crumble the brownies into the cooked crust, then drizzle with the caramel sauce. Pour cream cheese filling over the brownies and caramel.
Bake at 450 for 20 minutes, then lower oven to 250 and bake for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Allow to sit at room temperature for 1-2 hours, then wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours - overnight.
Pour in graham cracker and butter mixture.
I use a glass to pack the bottom and the sides. A measuring cup also works great. Whatever you have around!
Chocolate Sheet Cake baked in a Pie Dish from earlier this week. Yay! I didn't eat the entire thing!
Crumble the brownie/cake with fork, then put it into the crust. I like big, chunky pieces of brownie/cake in the cheesecake.
Pour in the caramel sauce...
Resist eating it from the pan...
Pour in cheesecake mixture. The pan will be pretty full. I like to bake it on a baking sheet in case it over flows.
Welcome back, cheesecake. I've missed you.
Labels: Brownies, cheesecake, cream cheese icing, dessert, fallbaking, Recipes, Truffle Brownies
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I found your blog through Pinterest.com. This looks amazing! I can't wait to try this recipe.ReplyDelete
This looks fantastic and very doable! Thank you for sharing it with us!ReplyDelete
This looks so delicious!... but I don't have a cheesecake pan. Is there any way I could do it in a pie pan or a square pan?ReplyDelete
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Correction in Chinese shares highlights irrational exuberance
- China A-shares crash after hitting multi-year highs
- Squeeze in margin financing contributes to correction
- Government measures too uncoordinate to prevent falls
- Hong Kong H shares feel the fallout
China equity bubble bursting
Since reaching a multi-year high on 12 June, Chinese A-share markets have been in freefall, with the Shanghai Composite index falling nearly 32%.
Whilst we have been expecting to see a market correction, the bubbles in A-shares have burst faster than we had expected. This is mainly due to the following factors:
- Highly leveraged equity market
- Increased pace of IPOs
- Insider selling and company placement
Highly leveraged equity market
The recent run-up in A-shares was fuelled not only by broker margin financing but also other informal financing channels.
The data on broker margin financing, which peaked at about 2.2 trillion renminbi (RMB, as of mid-June), is more transparent and well-known to the market.
Other than that, there are other types of informal financing channels, such as so-called umbrella trusts issued by banks and other private lending.
The total amount is unclear and is estimated to range from RMB 1.4 -1.7 trillion. The recent sharp fall of the A-share market was triggered by such deleveraging activities.
Increased pace of IPOs
China's securities regulator had increased the pace of IPOs from one batch per month to two batches in the period from April to May.
Some mega IPOs took place during the month of June and further drained liquidity from the market; for example, the IPOs of China Nuclear & Guotai Junan raised RMB 13 billion and RMB 30 billion respectively.
Insider selling and company placement
Listed companies' major shareholders / management had cumulatively sold a total of RMB 400 billion worth of shares year-to-June, which is an unprecedented volume in A-share history.
Cumulative new share issuance is estimated to be RMB 510 billion on a year-to-date basis (as of July 2015).
We have also seen aggressive insider selling and corporate placement in Hong Kong as they are trying to benefit from the market strength and higher valuations in the first half of this year.
Large scale government support required
A series of announcements has recently been made by the government in an attempt to stem stockmarket falls and shore up investor confidence. These include:
- Cutting transaction levies
- Suspension of IPOs
- Suspension of new short positions
- Brokerages are encouraged to relax their margin enforcement level
- People's Bank of China (PBOC) to provide funding to China Securities Finance (CSF), a state-owned entity that makes margin financing available to brokers. This vehicle will be used to buy into stocks in the market.
- Brokerages launched a RMB 120 billion fund to support the market by jointly investing in blue-chip exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
- Encourage shareholder buybacks and restrict major shareholders from selling in the next six months
However, these actions appear to be uncoordinated, confusing and not substantial enough considering the amount of margin positions and the size of the A-shares market (which has a free float of RMB 40 trillion).
The frequent changes of policy and rules have furthermore brought about confusion in the stockmarket and underscored the lack of institutionalisation and deficiencies of the China A-share market, which could further delay MSCI including A-shares in its benchmark indices.
In addition, another challenge is that government buying is now mostly focusing on blue-chip stocks, which are trading at more reasonable valuations.
However, most of the selling pressure has been concentrated on the overvalued mid /small cap theme-driven stocks as well as the Chinext stocks, the "darlings" of the domestic fund managers and retail investors.
This has clearly caused an obvious mismatch of what the government is supporting and what the investors are selling.
Given the scale of problems and the leverage involved, there is definitely a need to call for more comprehensive and better thought-through packages from the government to deal with the situation.
We see more value in Hong Kong-listed China stocks for longer-term investors.
A failure to break this margin deleveraging cycle could increase the risk of a systemic risk in the financial system.
In our view, a large scale fund backed by government financing is required to provide a floor to the market, restore investor confidence and break the downward margin spiral.
We have seen this being done in other markets from the previous market cycles:
- Hong Kong used its foreign exchange reserves to defend the peg of Hong Kong dollar to the US dollar in 1998.
- Taiwan authorities also previously set up a "national stabilisation fund" to mitigate the market downfall.
When will the A-share market bottom out?
In our view, the surge from 2000 to 3000 points of the Shanghai Composite index was primarily driven by market fundamentals and loose monetary policy.
The market subsequently witnessed a fast and furious rally, spurred on by margin financing and the state-owned media's talk of "a government-driven bull market" to encourage retail participation from March to June.
The official margin positions have so far come down to RMB 1.46 trillion (as of 8th July) from RMB 2.2 trillion.
Although leverage amounts from other informal financing channels is not certain, we believe a big portion of this has probably already been cleared given the recent market plunge and high leverage ratios (3-4x gear) of this lending.
As of the 8th of July, more than 1300 stocks, or 40% of A-share stocks, are under voluntary or involuntary suspension in fear of "catching the falling knife".
Unfortunately, this will only further disrupt the market clearing mechanism and exacerbate the liquidity problem. This unprecedented corporate behaviour also highlights the "emerging nature" of China A-share market.
In the short term, A-shares will remain under pressure amidst various challenges and a weak economy.
In reference to other stockmarkets, we think a more "normal" level of margin financing as a percentage of market cap is probably around 2%, which translates to a margin level of around RMB 1 trillion.
In terms of valuation, we expect the Shanghai Composite to find some fundamental support at around the 3000 level.
The A-share market benchmark CSI 300 now trades at 13.5x 12-months forward P/E, and non-financials at 17.5x, derated significantly from previous highs of 18.6x/26.5x respectively, and is at 9% and 5% discount to their respective 10-year average.
We see value in some blue-chip companies whilst valuations of Chinext stocks and many mid-cap stocks remain expensive.
How about Hong Kong H shares?
The Hong Kong listed China stocks have also been hit hard this week amidst the double whammy of intensifying global uncertainties and negative drags from A-share market sentiment.
The rapid market drop has been triggered by several factors:
- Worries over "Grexit" which reduced investor risk appetite
- Spillover of negative sentiment towards A-shares into the Hong Kong/China stocks and the deleveraging impact of unwinding of margin financing position.
- Suspension of the A-share stocks have further made the Hong Kong stocks and the US listed Chinese ADRs "the ATM machine" for raising cash.
The mid cap theme-driven stocks favoured by Chinese investors have been particularly hard hit in the recent market correction.
Meanwhile, the broader Hong Kong blue-chip names have been less volatile. In general, the Hong Kong stockmarket is more institutionalised and disciplined.
The Hong Kong market has lagged the China A-share market rally in the first half of this year, with the share price discount of the dual-listed China companies widened compared to their A-share counterparts during the period.
In the near term, the MSCI China will continue to be influenced by the A-share market sentiment as well as external factors, including a potential "Grexit " in the eurozone and the potential interest rate hike by the US Federal Reserve.
However, we see more value in Hong Kong-listed China stocks for longer-term investors as their valuation has become attractive after the recent correction.
MSCI China now trades at 1.3x trailing P/B, close to one standard deviation from its 10-year average.
Investment implications
We would argue that the recent panic-selling in the Hong Kong stockmarket has created a good buying opportunity for longer-term investors.
The views and opinions contained herein are those of Schroders' investment teams and/or Economics Group, and do not necessarily represent Schroder Investment Management North America Inc.'s house views. These views are subject to change. This information is intended to be for information purposes only and it is not intended as promotional material in any respect.


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