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Lance Sieveking
Lance Sieveking (19 March 1896 – 6 January 1972) was an English writer and pioneer BBC radio and television producer. He was married three times, and was father to archaeologist Gale Sieveking (1925-2007) and Fortean-writer Paul Sieveking (1949-).[1]
Lancelot De Giberne Sieveking, D.S.C was born on 19 March 1896 in Harrow, Middlesex,[2] and was a very creative child, writing from the age of six, and starting a novel aged 13 which would ultimately see print when he was 26. In-between, he "actively support[ed] the Suffragette movement" before war broke out.[1]
World War I[edit]
Sieveking (as well as his brother, Valentine Edgar Sieveking) served during World War I. Lance signed up with the Artists Rifles[3] before "join[ing] the Royal Navy Air Service, [and winning] the D.F.C" before being "shot down over the Rhine" in 1917 and held as a German prisoner-of-war.[1][4]
Upon his return to England, he attended St Catharine's College, Cambridge, and was close friends with fellow-Cambridge student Eric Maschwitz.[5] The two were (with others) both editors on The new Cambridge chap book between 1920 and 1921.[6]
He made his name with the BBC, starting out as assistant to the Director of Education, before "he went on to introduce the first running commentaries and adapt numerous classics for radio drama... it has been argued that the production of the first television play springs from his ingenuity". He was drama script editor for ten years (1940–50) before retiring "six years later in 1956".[1]
He wrote The Stuff of Radio (1934), and his radio dramatisation of C. S. Lewis' first (chronologically) Chronicles of Narnia title The Magician's Nephew was approved by Lewis personally.[7][8] In 1927, he designed "an eight-squared drawing meant to assist BBC radio's football commentators," (as well as listeners at home, who could get a copy of the same chart in the Radio Times. According to one BBC commentator, the chart is considered a possible origin of the phrase "back to square one".[7][9] (although the OED credits the origin to the children's game of hopscotch) [10]
Another early BBC radio drama producer, Val Gielgud, said of the "not altogether fortunate" Sieveking:
- "He was perhaps over much influenced during his most impressionable years by G. K. Chesterton,[11] and by the theory of that master of paradox that because some things were better looked at inside out or upside down such a viewpoint should invariably be adopted. Talented and imaginative beyond the ordinary, his eyes gazing towards distant horizons, he was liable to neglect what lay immediately before his feet."[7]
Harry Heuser interprets Gielgud's words in the following way:
- "Sieveking was an audio-visionary, a trier of radiogenic techniques at whom actors and colleagues would "gaze with a certain dumb bewilderment" as he "exhorted them to play 'in a deep-green mood,' or spoke with fluent enthusiasm of 'playing the dramatic-control panel, as one plays an organ." There was not much use for such a one in radio. As Gielgud put it, even British radio broadcasting, "provided him with no laboratory in which experiments could be carried out." "[7]
In 1930, while radio drama was still relatively new, Sieveking found in the still-newer medium of television a place in which he could experiment with new ideas. To that end, (in collaboration with Gielgud) he brought an adaptation of Luigi Pirandello's short play L'uomo dal fiore in bocca (1923) to television as "The Man with the Flower in His Mouth", airing on 14 July 1930 - the first British television play. Very little of Sieveking's work survives in whole or in part (aside from some scripts - see below), but the short opening lines of this early work - narrated by Sieveking - have been saved for posterity and can be heard here.[7] In 1967, "The Man.." was re-made, "authentically re-produced and presented by the original producer, Lance Sieveking, supported by the original art-work (by C R Nevinson) and music recording".[12]
His papers (and those of his ancestors, dating from 1724-1971) are housed in the Lilly Library, and consist of "correspondence, radio plays, manuscripts for short stories, for novels, and for nonfiction works, diaries, drawings, and photographs"[13] as well as "many photographs from the World War I period showing airplanes, North Africa and from Lance's captivity as a German prisoner-of-war."[14]
Bibliography and filmography[edit]
- "Face of the Law" (writer) for Douglas Fairbanks, Jr., Presents AKA Rheingold Theatre (Season 3, episode 5; 1954)
- "The Third Clue" (writer) (1934)
- Written by Frank Atkinson and Michael Barringer from the novel "The Shakespeare Murders" by Neil Gordon. Starring: Basil Sydney, Molly Lamont, Raymond Lovell, et al.
- "The Man with a Flower in His Mouth" (producer) (14 July 1930)
- Directed by Val Gielgud; written by Luigi Pirandello from his L'uomo dal fiore in bocca. Starring the uncredited Earl Grey, Lionel Millard & Gladys Young.
Radio Plays[15][edit]
- Saturday Night Theatre, Home Service
- "If", (Lord Dunsany/Lance Sieveking) with Lewis Stringer, Mollie Rankin & Leslie Perrins (22.04.44)
- "Robert's Wife", (St. John G. Ervine/Lance Sieveking) with Edith Evans & Laidman Browne (01.07.44)
- "The Burgomaster of Stilemonde", (Maurice Maeterlinck/Lance Sieveking/Muriel Pratte) with Bryan Powley, Richard Williams & Barry Morse (22.07.44)
- "Thunder In The Air", (Robina Millar/Lance Sieveking) with Ivan Samson, Carl Bernard & Philip Cunningham (02.09.44)
- "General John Regan", (George A. Birmingham/Lance Sieveking) with Cyril Cusack, James Stewart & Nita Hardy (17.03.45)
- "Payment Deferred", (C.S. Forester/Lance Sieveking) with Ivor Barnard, Louise Hampton & Patricia Hayes (14.04.45)
- "Nothing But The Truth", (James H. Montgomery/Lance Sieveking) with Richard Williams, Cyril Gardiner, Valentine Dyall, Gladys Spencer & Marjorie Westbury (21.04.45)
- "Ambrose Applejohn's Adventure", (Walter C. Hackett/Lance Sieveking) with Laidman Browne, Jane Barrett, Norman Shelley & Arthur Ridley (04.08.45)
- "Laburnum Grove", (J.B. Priestley/Lance Sieveking) [unknown cast] (09.03.46)
- "If", (Lord Dunsany/Lance Sieveking) with Ronald Sidney & Elsa Palmer (13.09.47)
- "Keep Murder Quiet", (Lance Sieveking & Selwyn Jepson) with Hermione Baddeley & Leslie Perrins (17.09.49)
- "Silence In Heaven", (Lance Sieveking) with Norman Shelley & Gladys Young (29 April 1950)
- "The Secret Battle", (A.P. Herbert/Lance Sieveking) with David Spenser, Simon Lack, Ronald Simpson & Laidman Browne (2 February 1957)
- "A Private Volcano", (Lance Sieveking) with Norman Shelley & Frank Windsor (20 July 1957)
- "Mr. Leadbetter's Vacation", (H.G. Wells/Lance Sieveking) Produced by Martyn C. Webster [unknown cast] (unknown date;pre-1954)
- 30mins. "..adapted by L.S. and based on a short story by H.G.Wells. Mr. Leadbetter is in holy orders, and for more years than he cares to remember has led a virtuous, worthwhile and very dull life. After drinking a little more than is good for him whilst on holiday, he rashly decides to commit a crime. It has consequences he could never have imagined - he ends up on the other side of the world." (This broadcast was repeated by NBC in their "Showcase" series, on 16 October 1954.)[15]
- "Journey to the Centre of the Earth", (Jules Verne/Lance Sieveking) with Trevor Martin and Nigel Anthony, (broadcast in 7 episodes of 40min between 25 May 1962 - 6.7.62; also re-edited to 180min)
- "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", (Robert Louis Stevenson/Lance Sieveking) with Cyril Shaps, Richard Williams, Manning Wilson, Gordon Davies, James Thomason & Geoffrey Lumsden (8.2.1956)
- "North American Binocular" (No date)
- "The Woman She Was" (1934)
- "Eye of the Beholder" (1957)
- Airborne : scenes from the life of Lance Sieveking; pilot, writer & broadcasting pioneer, ed. and ann. by Paul Sieveking. With an Introduction by David Hendy, London : Strange Attractor Press, 2013, ISBN 978-1-907222-26-9
- ^ a b c d Diversity Website - Lance Sieveking Radio Plays. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ a b Lance Sieveking at the IMDb. Accessed 10 March 2008
- ^ Barry Gregory. A History of the Artists Rifles 1859-1947. Pen & Sword, Barnsley. 2006. page 263
- ^ Lilly Library Manuscript Collections. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ Independent Radio Drama Productions: Val Gielgud and the BBC. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ University of Melbourne Library: Catalogue of Books on Cambridge. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ a b c d e Harry Heuser's Broadcastellan: ...keeping up with the out-of-date Blog: "Many Happy Reruns: Lance Sieveking, 'The Man with the Flower in His Mouth'", 19 March 2007. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ Owen Gibson (29 November 2005). "CS Lewis feared film would ruin Narnia". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 March 2008.
- ^ "Radio football down the years", Audrey Adams, BBCSport.co.uk
- ^ "Extract revised for OED Online". Oxford English Dictionary.
- ^ G. K. Chesterton was Sieveking's god-father. Independent Radio Drama Productions: Val Gielgud and the BBC. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ 'The First British Television Play - "The Man With the Flower in his Mouth"'. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ Lilly Library Manuscript Collections: Sieveking MSS. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ Lilly Library Manuscript Collections: World War I-era Collections. Accessed 6 March 2008
- ^ a b Diversity Website - Lance Sieveking Radio Plays. Accessed 9 March 2008
External links[edit]
- 1896 births
- 1972 deaths
- People from Harrow, London
- English radio personalities
- English television personalities
- English dramatists and playwrights
- Alumni of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
- Artists' Rifles soldiers
- Royal Naval Air Service aviators
- World War I prisoners of war held by Germany
- British World War I prisoners of war
- British male dramatists and playwrights
- English male novelists
- 20th-century English novelists
- 20th-century British dramatists and playwrights
- 20th-century British male writers


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The Breakfast of Agrarians
There are all kinds of good foods that agrarians can eat for
Eggs come to mind right away. I'm not referring to those perfectly uniform, perfectly clean, perfectly prosaic eggs found en masse at the supermarket, the ones with pale, flat, yolks and watery whites, laid by chickens which have never seen the light of day, let alone scratched in the dirt and eaten an insect, or swallowed a genuine stone for their gizzard, but real eggs, laid by down-to-earth country hens, eggs that come out of the nest in a variety of sizes, with a variety of imperfections, and sometimes a smear of wet soil (from a muddy hen's foot) or, horror of horrors, a spot of manure. Fresh from the nest are best.
Bacon is good too, as is sausage. Homemade bread, toasted, with some real butter and, perhaps, some fruit preserves are also fine agrarian breakfast foods.
My grandfather Philbrick, a potato farmer in northern Maine, would often go just up the road, in the dawn of the day, to catch his morning's meal in the stream. He loved pan-fried brook trout for breakfast.
Yes, there are plenty of hale and hearty breakfast foods from which agrarians may choose. But there are also lots of breakfast foods that Agrarians will not eat, such as the vast majority of breakfast foods found in a modern supermarket. Froot Loops and Lucky Charms come to mind, as do Pop Tarts, pseudo-juice drinks, white "Wonder" bread, and nondairy dairy products.
I understand you can even buy egg substitutes now: eggs without the shells and, for that matter, eggs without the egg. It is remarkable, really, the myriad ways the industrial providers can morph natural food into something unnatural or—worse yet—a synthesized copy.
This fare of the industrial providers is food foolishness. These people, these companies, these forces, exalt themselves and their fake products, boldly proclaiming that their creations are better than the unadulterated bounty created and provided by the Sovereign God of all creation. What gall.
I had a perfect agrarian breakfast a few days ago. It was the exact breakfast that prompted me to write this story.
The first thing you need to know about this particular breakfast (for it is no small matter) is that it was made for me by my wife of 25 years, The Lovely Marlene.
Picture in your mind a bowl of oatmeal—that is where we will begin. No, not that cook-it-in-the-microwave-in-3.7-seconds oatmeal, the stuff that comes in little prepackaged envelopes, complete with processed white sugar (or brown, which is white
with something else added to make it brown), artificial flavors, and special chemicals to preserve freshness.
I'm speaking of oatmeal that consists of nothing more than rolled oats; the flattened flakes that result when oat kernels are run through steel rollers, the kind of oatmeal that requires a couple pinches of salt and several minutes of cooking on the stovetop.
This bowl of oatmeal I ate the other day was cooked to "Baby Bear" perfection: not too hot, not too cold, not soupy, not lumpy—it was just right.
To sweeten this heavenly bowl of cooked grain, Marlene poured on some maple syrup. Aunt Jemima's is my favorite! Okay, so I'm being sarcastic. The maple syrup on my oatmeal was not factory-made, caramel-colored sugar syrup, it was one hundred
percent boiled-down sugar maple tree sap. I know this because my family and I tapped the trees, gathered the sap, and cooked it down over a wood fire in our back yard. No sweetener on earth can compare to the amber nectar that is real maple syrup.
Marlene then poured just a little cream over the oatmeal. The cream came from Esther Thornton's cow. I think it is a Guernsey. Twice a week, we get fresh milk from Esther's cow. The thick, rich cream rises to the top of the container and we skim it off. Cream just doesn't get much better than that.
Next, my dear wife added a small handful of walnuts. These were store-bought halves, but I'm quite certain they were the real thing. It's hard to mess up walnuts. But just give 'em time; I'm sure there are scientists all over the world working to create an artificial substitute for tree-grown nutmeat, cracked out of its hard shell. Whoever achieves this noble goal will be fêted as a hero by the industrial providers. Maybe he or she will win a big prize. Most importantly, though, they will get rich! Whatever.
There was one more element to my breakfast. It was, as the French say, the pièce de résistance: fresh strawberries.
Only moments before, Marlene had carefully selected a couple dozen plump, dew speckled, sun-ripened, melt-in-your-mouth-sweet berries. They came right from our
garden. These deep crimson beauties were rinsed, hulled, sliced in half, and piled on a small plate beside my bowl of oatmeal. They were there for me to eat in whatever way pleased me; I could have them in my oatmeal (which I did), or I could eat them individually (which I also did).
I did not eat this meal right away. I sat and marveled at it. I felt as if I were a great agrarian king . . . king over the 1.5 acre dominion that God has granted to me. I gave Him thanks for the simple, yet wholly indescribable, beauty of the bounty that I was about to receive.

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Catch up // And Cute kids9:50 PM
Yikes! It's been a while since my last post. Life has been a giant cluster F. lately. But in a good way! :D We got a new house and have been trying to pack, which is hard when all your children want to do is climb on the boxes and make mini villages and forts out of the empty ones. We are so excited to have more room. Its going to be fabulous. We can not wait!! We were in Tahoe once again this past weekend for my sisters 30th. We had a blast. Its so nice to go out and pretend to be one of cool kids for a night. Emphasis on FOR A NIGHT! Im still recovering. Anyways...We took some super cute pix of the kids today. Check em out! PS Minor sigh of relief to see that my followers count hadn't gone down. Thanx for stickin with me guys!! :D Happy MLK Day!


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Eat your food? Why not be your food? Serious Eats points the way to some amazing, and quite expensive, food mascot costumes. Choose from a buffet of fruits, veggies, and favorites such as waffles and … er … nuts.
Some are very cute (that's Lenny Lettuce there, in case you couldn't tell). Some are mildly terrifying. Others do not resemble the food they are meant to, although they might pass for something else. Some employ mustaches. Some may make you the life of the party; others, not so much.
Which one would you choose to be, in your wildest food fantasies? C'mon, somebody out there must be dying to dress up like cauliflower that looks more like a mushroom.


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I was at an interview yesterday about a movie for my education. It's designed to attract new students, but still – it's a movie.
So now I'm just hoping to get a part in it to fufill a goal!
Also I have decided to remove the 500 approaches goal. I'm getting better and better and have found my self to be able to maintain conversations for quite a long time and also extraction the girl from the venue and go have sex. So 500 approaches is really not a goal as such. Of course I'm gonna hit that mark sooner or later, but I think it's better with fewer and longer sets.


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Today I am having to go back to square one with using the Ikea base to mount the spine of the commission piece. Unfortunately after some research and talks by my Tutor Jamie there is concern with the amount of lead that would need to be used in the piece and the harm it may cause over time. This isn't something that can be taken lightly and so we have decided lead is not going to be used in the piece.
Lead is a naturally occurring metal but its natural status doesn't mean it's healthy. In fact, lead is extremely toxic to humans and affects the liver, kidneys, reproductive system, and nervous system. [1] Lead exposure can happen quietly and causes permanent problems, especially to the brain. Children are the most at-risk for lead exposure and the worst effects impact motor skills and cognitive impairment. Toxic metal and lead poisoning is a problem in many countries in the world including the United States, Iran, India, and China. Sources of lead exposure really vary which is due in part to the inclusion of lead in many chemicals and products. Occupational exposure is a public health issue everywhere and mine workers, paint factory employees, drivers, and tile makers are just a few occupations that have been identified as higher risk for lead toxicity. [2]
http://www.globalhealingcenter.com/natural-health/toxic-metal-health-dangers-lead/ (06/02/16)
We have set the spine back in the base using the epoxy resin I twisted in the LED lights to the bulb part of the sculpture and I love the way they look. I have sprayed the Ikea metal top for the Base in gold and we have measured and put a hole in the middle of the wooden basket base ready to fix to the base and the wire sculptured basket. I have sprayed the battery box so that it blends into the sculpture as much as possible.
Moving on I still need to spray the spine of the piece and find a way to counter balance the spine and bulb so that it stays in position and doesn't sway and fix the metal and wooden base with basket fixed on to the base.
After waiting for the Resin to set we attached the sprayed base and the wooden top for the basket to be attached to and then attached the basket with staples. I then attached the bulb part to the spine and was so happy to find that it didn't sway to the side like it did the first time we tried to use the base. The battery case fits just nicely behind the wire basket in a piece of wire. I cut and bent to wire that were sticking out at the top of the piece and then bent some more wire around the top to finish it.
Although my initial idea was of a vase like structure I am pleased I went off course and decided to go with my heart and let the sculpture take on a form of its own. I am really happy with it, I think it will fit nicely in the space it needs to fit in but I won't know if the piece will be chosen until tomorrow. If it is then great and if it doesn't it will look lovely in my house.


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My Summer Favorites
Hey guys! Today I want to show you my some of favorite things for summer or My Summer Favorites! But anyway I hope you enjoy this post! And I hope you are having a great summer because Summer is almost over and we need to make the most of it! So lets get into it!
My First Favorite is my hat!
I love this big one because it keeps the sun off your face and you can look very stylish lol!
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My Second Favorite is:
Niva Sun Protect & Bronze Sunscreen.
I love this one because when your at the beach or at the pool it keeps you from getting burned. I would highly recommend this brand of sunscreen.
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My Third Favorite is my Beach Bag!
This is just the right size to carry everything I need to the beach. And the outside of the bag is gorgeous!! Also I purchased this bag at Target.
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My Fourth Favorite is my sunglasses!
I love my sunglasses they keep the sun out of my eyes and go great with any outfit!
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My Fifth Favorite is my beach towel!
This towel has a bunch of words that say: Water, Beach, Sun, and Summer.
I love towels that are bright and colorful!
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And my last summer favorite(at least for this post) is my Summer 2016 Scrapbook! I actually have a post where you can learn how to make this right here: DIY Summer Scrapbook
Well those are some of my summer favorites! Let me know if you would like to see more posts like this!Look out for a part 2 of this!! Also I would like to challenge BloggerA to post a Summer Favorites post on her blog! Thank you all so much for reading and I'll see you on Monday! -BloggerGirl


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Lionel Messi warns Barcelona to watch out for pal Sergio Aguero and hails Pep Guardiola as the man who can lead Manchester City to glory
Argentinian pals Messi and Aguero have roomed together on international duty since 2005 but will be Champions League opponents tomorrow night at the Etihad Stadium
LIONEL MESSI has backed Pep Guardiola to lead Manchester City glory - and warned his Barcelona team-mates over pal Sergio Aguero.
In a world exclusive with SunSport, the Argentinian genius has discussed life under former Barca boss Guardiola and why his first goal against English was so special to him.
Messi and Barca have touched down in England ahead of their Champions League clash tomorrow night, with the Argentinian genius looking to maintain his 100 per cent record at the Etihad.
Keep up to date with ALL the Barcelona, gossip and transfers on our club page plus fixtures, results and live match commentary
Messi struck a penalty in a 2-0 last-16 victory in 2014, while Jose Hart saved a spot-kick a year on as the Catalan giants grabbed a 2-1 win thanks to a pair of Luis Suarez strikes.
Aguero has described Messi as "like a brother" to him in the past, saying they have roomed together on international duty since 2005.
Comparing Aguero to close friend and Barca team-mate Luis Suarez, Messi told SunSport: "Kun is a very simple and easy-going person, a great lad and, as a striker, one of the best. As is Luis.
"They are different but, if you want to look at it like that, either of them can decide a game. They are both very decisive."
Messi has decided enough Champions League games himself, racking up 89 strikes in just 108 matches.
Ominously for City, his hat-trick in the Nou Camp means he has netted six times in just two competition games this season.
Whichever side comes out on top tomorrow last night, Messi is convinced that City success in on the horizon under Guardiola.
The Barcelona superstar added: "City are a great team.
"They have always been a great team each year we have faced them but now, by having Pep, they will grow more through his work."
Messi summed up the difference between Guardiola's Barca and that of Luis Enrique.
He explained: "In reality, the system of Barcelona is something that everyone knows.
"I can say we are one of the few clubs that have it, but each boss has different things and applies them as he sees fit.
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"We have not noticed massive changes but, yes, some — in that with Luis (Enrique) maybe now we are a bit more aggressive when we attack at speed, whilst with Pep we used counter-attacks less."
Messi also warned that buoyant Barca are coming to Manchester aiming to win — despite the absence of the injured Andres Iniesta.
He added: "Missing Andres is something you always notice as far as I can tell — for how he is as a player and what he creates on the field of play.
"But we are in good shape and we are coming very confident."


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A while ago a fellow [really lovely!] Maltese blogger & vlogger Dyna posted about these liquid Lime Crime Velvetine dupes which comes at the fraction of the cost [and she loved them].
And when I say cheap, they are super cheap. And they looked lovely.
So what would any other make up enthusiast do? Of course. I went ahead and bought 8 of them [although if I'm not mistaken there are about 38]
And you know how liquid lip lacquers are so in at the moment - and I've tried my fair share of them. So my question was: how do these Ebay ones fair up to the more expensive ones?
But first, ah yes - the price.
These cost only from $1.00 - $1.50 including shipping.
All of these Ebay Me Now Generation liquid lipsticks [they call them lipglosses, but they are anything but glossy] come in really simple and plain plastic tubes with a doe foot applicator. The applicator is really handy for applying them [and yes, you have to be rather precise when applying any sort of liquid matte finish lipsticks]
They comes in different shades and finishes - from matte, to duo chromatic, to frosty. Mine are all matte except 1 of them which verges on the duo chromatic side. There are pinks, nudes, oranges, corals and reds. So I'm sure that you'll find your shade.
|Photo taken in natural lighting while they were still all wet
Unlike some other liquid matte lipsticks, these Ebay Me Now Generation ones appear to be more runny and more on the thin side. I prefer them to be this way because they give a slightly more natural looking finish and not caked up look. [Check out my review with swatches of the Makeup Revolution ones as comparison: HERE]
They are not streaky at all [however, not all of them dry the same - you'll see what I mean when you'll see the swatches below - eg. shades #37 and #38 were streakier and gave less coverage than the rest. Most of them are super super pigmented.
It's best if you apply a thin layer of these so that they'll dry off uniformly [or else they'll end up not drying in the middle of your lips and it'll end up flaking on you - if that happens though you can easily patch them up]
They do not cling to dry bits on your lips. They also do not make your lips look dry [or feel drier for that matter] Love love love.
Some of them still feel kind of wet [even once dry]. Oh, and they dry fairly quickly. Just be sure that you leave your lips parted while they dry.
They also have a very lightweight feel to them - unlike some other brands which give your lips a plastic-y, cracked finish.
I feel that these can be layered [do not go overboard though!] unlike the MUR ones which crumble when you try to do so.
They last for AGES. 8+ hours of wear. The only thing is that these break down with oils. So it's better not to use these when you're going out for lunch, dinner etc or you'll end up with a sloppy mess. And you'll have to remove it completely and re-apply. [NB - do not be tempted to apply lipbalm or lipgloss on top, also]
Which brings me to this point ... you can only remove them by using oils. I normally use vegetable oil [yes, from my kitchen]. And then wipe the excess with a makeup wipe. Yes, they are waterproof.
|#03 is a pinky nude. Love this shade because it does not wash me out.
|#22 is one of my favourites. It is a very dark pink which I dare say leans on the plum-y side.
|#36 is the only one of these who has a kind of duo chromatic finish.
|#38 is a really bright Barbie pink. It applied a bit streaky on me, however.
|#37 is a super bright, highlighter orange. It is the brightest orange I have! I also had to take more time when applying this.
I highly recommend these - I'm sure that if you are a fan of matte lipsticks and liquid lip lacquers in general you'll love these.
Let me know if you do try them out <3


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Gail Swainson
Real Estate Reporter
It's summertime and the livin' is easy at Big Bay Point, snug on the southwest shore of Lake Simcoe.
All appears peaceful, from gulls wheeling across a cobalt sky to ducks herding their fuzzy youngsters over glass-smooth waters.
But beneath the veneer of tranquility big trouble is brewing.
A Toronto-based developer seeking approval for a $1 billion vacation resort and marina in Innisfil has caused a storm of controversy by taking on detractors with a flurry of lawsuits. Opponents counter that that Earl Rumm and his Geranium Corp. are abusing the courts in an effort to muzzle them. Rumm and his company have four lawsuits on the go – at one time there were seven – seeking a total of $85.8 million in damages.
Rumm says he is only trying to protect his interests, but the targets of his suits accuse him of bullying.
"We think this is just another intimidation tactic aimed at keeping the people quiet," says Don Avery, the president of the ratepayers' group, Innisfil District Association, and one of those being sued.
"I think this has become a personal vendetta."
Rumm says this is nonsense, explaining that the suits were launched to hold his critics accountable.
"The courts will decide if these are just done to intimidate," he adds. "Otherwise this is nobody else's business. So my answer to you about the lawsuits is `no comment.'"
If given final approval, Big Bay Point Resort will feature 1,600 condos and townhomes as well as 400 hotel rooms, all clustered around a 1,000-slip boat marina.
The 600-acre property is a prime chunk of Lake Simcoe real estate near the tip of upscale Big Bay Point, about 10 kilometres east of Barrie.
The point itself is chockablock with million-dollar homes and has long been a summer hangout for wealthy Torontonians. But it's also the kind of mixed community found on lakes across the province, featuring rambling waterfront estates next to places like the Bee Happy Family Campground.
Rumm himself has cottaged in the area for many years, so many of his opponents are neighbours.
The resort proposal has driven a wedge between area residents, with some saying it will raise property values and attract much-needed economic activity.
Others say it will be a too-large, out-of-character, environmentally unfriendly blight on the landscape. According to a list of resort supporters supplied by the developer, everyone from the head of a local environmental group, to artists and area ratepayers' groups are lined up firmly in the resort's camp.
What makes this battle a little different from the typical development brouhaha are the lawsuits, which pit a cast of incongruous local characters against Rumm.
Defendants include Avery, two prominent local lawyers, a couple of top Toronto investment bankers and the former head of the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.
Court documents offer up some meaty, lakeside reading.
The defendants are accused of everything from conspiring to buy the main marina property out from under Rumm's nose, to badmouthing him in a letter to the town.
One suit seeks damages of $41 million from Murray Brasseur, chair and founder of investment firm Middlefield Group, and Ned Goodman, chief executive officer of Dundee Bancorp Inc. That one alleges the duo set up an elaborate and secretive scheme with two Barrie-area lawyers to cheat Rumm out of the marina property using a "sham" offer to purchase.
In his statement of defence, Brasseur says the offer to buy the marina, when Rumm had already purchased it, resulted from a misunderstanding. This was allegedly cultivated by the seller, who was "playing both Geranium and Brasseur off each other," in the hopes of boosting the purchase price, the statement of defence says.
A separate suit filed against lawyers Thomas Wilson and Marshal Green, a numbered company "and persons unknown," alleges the defendants were part of this same "conspiracy," a statement of claim says.
In their amended statement of defence, Green and Wilson say the suit against them, also for $41 million in damages, "is completely without merit. It is an abuse of process of the court, brought solely in an attempt to enhance Geranium's prospects of obtaining planning approval for its Big Bay Point proposal."
Lawyer David Donnelly, with Gilbert's LLP and Environmental Defence, is acting for Avery, Brasseur, Goodman and John Bulloch, former head of the independent business association, at an upcoming Ontario Municipal Board hearing.
Donnelly maintains the lawsuits are "casting a pall" over the full OMB hearing, which is scheduled to begin in August. "The process can't work if the parties feel threatened or constrained by people suing them all over hell's half acre," Donnelly says. "That could chill the process."
Whatever the outcome of the suits, there is no doubt they have fostered a climate of distrust between Rumm and some of his neighbours, who, in turn, don't see eye-to-eye among themselves on this issue. The acrimony has led Rumm to post a round-the-clock guard at the front gate to the resort.
The proposed resort's three- and four-storey condo buildings will not be marketed as full-time residences. Instead, they will be sold as time-shares or fractional ownership units. No full-time residents are expected to live at the resort, eliminating many infrastructure costs.
"The town wouldn't permit it," says Jim Maclean, a Geranium spokesperson.
Along with shops and restaurants, the resort would feature a conference centre, sports and fitness centre, Main Street-style retail, an 18-hole golf course and an amphitheatre.
"The whole idea is to make this above standard," Maclean says. "This will not be your typical resort."
Rumm is proud of his project, which he says will have the largest inland marina in the province.
The resort will be built to LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) silver or gold standards and the golf course will be designed to Audubon benchmarks, he says.
"This is an environmentally sound project with lots of protected green space," Rumm adds.
Maclean says the resort will create hundreds of jobs and direct millions of tax dollars to the town's coffers.
But critics say the project is too big for the sleepy residential community and won't be economically viable. "The developer has tried to marginalize us as a lot of NIMBY's," Avery says. "But this is a low-key cottage area and it isn't designated for growth. This thing just doesn't fit in."
Donnelly argues that the 1,000-slip marina spells trouble for a lake already under assault.
"It may be Lake Simcoe can sustain this level of increased activity," he says. "But there has been a dramatic increase in near-shore weed growth and the cold water fishery has been decimated. The lake doesn't need any more problems."
Such talk infuriates Rumm, who says the residents have never been able to come up with any scientific evidence to show his development poses a threat to the environment.
"All they can say is, `It's too big, it has too many people,'" Rumm says. "They just don't want it in their backyard."
Donnelly wants Queen's Park to declare a provincial interest in the area based on environmental concerns, as it did in a proposed development on the other side of the lake near Shanty Bay.
That would mean the provincial cabinet – not the Ontario Municipal Board – would get final say on whether the development is approved. Both the town of Innisfil and Simcoe County have given the development the green light.
Two months ago, a memorandum of agreement spelling out a list of conditions, was signed by officials with the province, Simcoe County, Innisfil, another local ratepayers' group and the developer.
Three issues are still outstanding: the production of an environmental impact statement, a report on sewer and water treatment and a report on the marina basin.
Avery's ratepayers' group refused to sign off on the agreement, however, saying they had not been included in the process. The deal would also obligate them to withdraw their opposition to the plan, something the group refused to do.
"The fix was in when they held meetings without us," Avery says. "We had no say in those issues they agreed to. We are counting on the province to hang tight and fight this on the environmental issues."
Larry Clay, director of the central regional office for the Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing, says talks with the developer continue. "The ministry is still looking at their studies and reviewing them," Clay said this week. "But we expect to have a decision shortly."
Clay said provincial lawyers are expected to be at the table at an OMB pre-hearing scheduled for Monday.


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All right. So there has been a lot of hub-bub about this deleted scene from episode 6 : the actual Avri/Hodaya break up. Its unclear why it wasn't in the show. Perhaps Laizy felt that it was better if we inferred what happened or maybe it was just an editing mistake. OR MAYBE THEY WILL GET BACK TOGETHER. The scene clearly happened before Hodaya called Yifat multiple times on Shabbat- which makes their scene together read much differently than it did before when you thought she was only thinking about calling off the wedding. So take a look– but it's uber depressing so have some tissues handy.
But on to this week. Man, that was an amazing episode. Funny, sad, and crazy. Reut gets stoned, Nati gets real, and Azarya is kinda cute albeit still insane. And Hodaya. Oh Hodaya, nothing like a good pity party with old wedding dresses and booze! On to the recap!
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Our discussion on "good hair" and African American hairstyles made me try to think about different moments in popular culture when black women have worn their hair naturally (as in, left it at its natural texture, etc. – not chemically straightened/relaxed and stuff) and when/why, in these moments, these more natural hairstyles were allowed to be fashionable.
I'm a pretty big fan of Lauryn Hill and The Fugees, so the first thing that came to mind for me were a couple of their music videos. The first thing I thought of was Lauryn's hair in "Killing Me Softly" – She basically has a full afro, and her hair looks awesome. Although, I'm not sure if all of it is her real hair or not, and I guess the fact that that thought occurred to me is interesting. Do you think this makes a difference? Is it better for her to have fake hair that looks less like it is taking after "white" hairstyles? Is it the same because it is still not her real hair and that fact, alone, signifies something?
The second video that came to mind for me was her video for "Doo Wop". This video features Lauryn in a "past" setting (which is, like, around the 1960's I think? Correct me if I am wrong. lol.) and in a "present" setting. However, it is in the "present" setting that she has a more natural hairstyle – a hairstyle that is considered more "ethnic" – and in the "past" setting where her hair is not natural. What, if anything, do you make of this (especially considering the documentary we watched this week)?


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Overcoming Obstacles is a unique, fun and challenging team-based obstacle style race taking place on March 10, 2018 at Cor.Fit's indoor facility that will raise funds to support HomeFront, a non-profit agency that provides assistance to families impacted by domestic violence.
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This is the perfect event to try out obstacle style racing in a supportive and fun atmosphere, where no prior experience is required and all fitness levels are welcome!
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Happy Independence Day from Prince William County Historic Preservation!
Please join us this month for great events!
July 6, 2013
July 4, 1776: Fact or Fiction?
11am – 4pm; $5 per person, free for children under six
What happened on July 4, 1776? What is fact and what is fiction? Discover the lore of this national holiday.
Rippon Lodge Historic Site, 15520 Blackburn Road, Woodbridge, VA. 703-499-9812
July 13,14,27,28
Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park Guided Tours
11am – 3pm, tours leave on the hour, donations accepted
Bristoe Station Battlefield staff and volunteers will provide guided tours of the battlefield. Learn about Camp Jones and the two battles that took place here in 1862 and 1863. Tours begin on the hour and depart from the kiosk in the parking lot on Iron Brigade Unit Avenue. Last tour at 3pm. Please dress for the weather and wear comfortable walking shoes. No pets please.
Bristoe Station Battlefield Heritage Park, The parking lot is located off of Iron Brigade Unit Ave., Bristow, VA. (703) 366-3049.
July 13, 2013
Nature Trail Walk
1pm; $5 per person, free for children under six
Take a guided tour along the nature trails at Brentsville and learn about the plants and animals that call this part of Virginia home.
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre 12229 Bristow Rd., Bristow, VA. 703-365-7895
July 20, 2013
Historic Homes of Prince William County – Bus Tour
8am-5pm; $80 per person
Join Historic Preservation Division staff for an exclusive guided tour of public and private homes in Prince William County. See Bel Air which is rarely open to the public and other private homes; including Pilgrims Rest, Evergreen, Effingham and Rockledge. Enjoy lunch at Rippon Lodge. Lunch and transportation included in price. Not appropriate for children under eight. No high heeled shoes please.
Please call 703-499-9812 to register.
July 15-19, 2013
American Girl Doll™ Camp
9am – Noon. $150 per child, ages 8-12
Do you love the American Girl Historical Character Dolls? Come spend a week at Rippon Lodge Historic Site and learn all about your favorite historical dolls and what life was like during the time period they lived. Rippon Lodge is the perfect setting to discover and explore these wonderful characters. Make butter with Felicity, design a corn husk dolls with Kaya, and learn how to be a super sleuth with Kit and Ruthie. Activities will include; crafts, games, history, music, snacks and much more. Registration required.
Rippon Lodge Historic Site, 15520 Blackburn Road, Woodbridge, VA. 703-499-9812
July 15- 19, 2013
Basic Civil War Camp
9am – 12pm; $130 per child, ages 8-13, reservations required
Children will participate in activities designed to develop a better understanding of soldier life during the American Civil War. Activities include: "Enlist in Virginia's Army," "Life in Camp," "Infantry Drill," "Did Civil War Soldiers Really Eat that Stuff?," "Civil War Medicine," and a field trip to Manassas National Battlefield Park.
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre 12229 Bristow Rd., Bristow, VA. 703-365-7895
July 20-21, 2013
Pringle House Hospital Weekend and Blood Drive
11a.m. to 4 p.m., $5.00 per person with children 6 and under free.
Join us at Ben Lomond as we commemorate the 152nd anniversary of Ben Lomond being used as a Civil War hospital. Specialized tours include medical demonstrations provided by living historians, interactions with actors portraying some of the people that were actually here, and inclusion of interactive displays.
In remembrance of Ben Lomond being used as a hospital over 150 years ago, the American Red Cross will be hosting a Blood Drive on the site from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm on Saturday 20th. All who donate blood will receive a complimentary pass to see the house.
Ben Lomond Historic Site, 10321 Sudley Manor Dr., Manassas, VA 20109; 703-367-7872.
Victorian Sundays
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On Sundays in Victorian America, it would not be hard to find the citizens of cities and towns. They were worshiping and fellowshipping at the community church. Join us at Brentsville Courthouse Historic Center's Union Church for a unique program that focuses on 19th Century worship practices and church centered activities. The program is conducted by Historic Faith Ministries, a volunteer community group. Services will be held every 4th Sunday at 11:00 a.m. May through October at the Union Church.
Brentsville Courthouse Historic Centre 12229 Bristow Rd., Bristow, VA. 703-365-7895
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By Stephen Eliot We get more than our share of press releases, bulletins and otherwise useless annoucements from and about those in the business of wine cluttering up our electronic mailboxes every day. Every now and then, however, an entry stands out and beckons a second, serious look. A fascinating piece showed up in my inbox at the end of last week that set me to further thinking on the issue of "relevance" in the contemporary wine scene. In our last CGCW post, Charlie questioned the usefulness of the latest wine buzz word, "relevance", and those who might see it as some absolute trait that defines a wine's worth. Relevance, he reasonably concluded, is in the eye of the beholder, and every wine drinker is fully capable of deciding what is or is not relevant to them. Well, it seems that there is at least one new set of metrics that just might measure what "relevance" means in the realm of restaurant wine sales. It turns out that the new tablet wine app called Tastevin developed by Labrador Omnimedia not only provides management tools for restaurant wine sales, inventory management and the like, but the sales data it tracks and collects is leading to some eye-opening conclusions about diner preferences when it comes to buying a bottle or a glass with dinner.
It seems that patrons of lower-priced restaurants, defined as those whose entrées are priced between $10 and $30, preferred red wines, in particular blends, Cabernet Sauvignon and Pinot Noir while sales of Malbec and Prosecco were significant as well. At medium-priced eateries, those with entrées running between $31 and $60, Chardonnay emerged as the top varietal wine by the glass, while Cabernet Sauvignon led in sales by the bottle, and those dining in the priciest places, where entreés cost over $60, favored sparkling wines and Chardonnay.
It is fairly clear that what is "relevant" to one set of diners is less so to another, but the bigger story here might well be how such relevance ultimately becomes a sales tool and, perhaps, permanent.
"This opens a new window on wine sales on-premise in America," says Janeen Olsen, wine marketing professor at Sonoma State University, and co-author of Wine Marketing and Sales. "This is exactly the kind of information wineries and restaurants need to make smart marketing and sales decisions in the future."
Now, meeting demand is paramount in any business, but it seems to me that tightly embracing such data necessarily perpetuates the status quo, and it has always seemed to me that the business of food and wine is one that thrives and finds its own relevance in being ever new.
Relevance is many things to many people, the restaurateur, the wholesaler, the winery and the wine drinker, and it defies summary definition.
The more I think about it, in fact, the less relevant the word "relevant" becomes. I confess that what is suddenly relevant to me is a couple of aspirin and another cup of coffee to combat the headache that thinking about it has caused.
For thirty-five years, Connoisseurs' Guide has been the authoritative voice of the California wine consumer. With readers in all fifty states and twenty foreign countries, the Guide is valued by wine lovers everywhere for its honesty and for it strong adherence to the principles of transparency, unbiased, hard-hitting opinions. Now, it is becoming the California winelover's most powerful online voice as well. And, our new features provide an unmatched array of advice and information for aficionados of every stripe.
I have been a subscriber since the early '80's, have a cellar, and am lucky enough to be a one percenter. I simply can't bring myself to pay the freight these days for just about every wine in the latest issue of CGCW. I'll find something else to drink. If wineries are scaring off people like me due to pricing, how can this be a viable business model?
Two quick comments.
--The latest issue contains more than a few good values. It is those wines that most of us drink on an everyday basis.
Prices are racing ahead of people's ability to pay for the wines they used to drink. That has been going on for decades now. But somehow, with the expansion of wealth in this country and abroad, there is very little evidence that the biz is losing its viability at the high end.
Apologies re the name.
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Tenth Dallas Man to Be Exonerated
Through DNA Evidence; Larry Fuller Set To Be Released Today
25 years after wrongful conviction for rape, DNA proves Fuller's innocence;
unprecedented number of cases in Dallas County 'demands a closer look'
( DALLAS , TX ; October 31, 2006 ) – For the tenth time in five years, a Dallas County man who was wrongly convicted has been proven innocent through DNA testing, the Innocence Project said today. Based on eyewitness misidentification, Larry Fuller, 57, was convicted of aggravated rape in August 1981 and sentenced to 50 years in prison.
Tuesday afternoon, October 31, the Innocence Project will file legal papers to vacate Fuller's conviction and release him from prison. Fuller will appear in court with Innocence Project Co-Director Barry Scheck and Staff Attorney Vanessa Potkin at 1 p.m. Tuesday in front of Judge Lana McDaniel in 203rd Judicial District Court in Dallas ( Frank Crowley Courts Building , 7th Floor). The Innocence Project anticipates that Fuller will be released at the conclusion of the hearing. Fuller, Scheck, and Potkin – joined by several of the other nine men who have been proven innocent through DNA testing in Dallas County – will speak to reporters outside the courthouse following the hearing, along with Jeff Blackburn of the Innocence Project of Texas and local co-counsel Frank Jackson.
Including Fuller, 10 Dallas County men have been proven innocent through DNA testing since 2001 – a pattern that the Innocence Project said is both unprecedented and troubling. "Nowhere else in the nation have so many individual wrongful convictions been proven in one county in such a short span of time. It is clear today that there's an alarming pattern of wrongful convictions in Dallas County , which demands a closer look through an independent investigation," Scheck said.
The Innocence Project said today that the Dallas County District Attorney should order a full, independent review of the 10 recent cases where DNA has proven innocence, as well as other cases from the same timeframe. Of the 10 Dallas County convictions where DNA has recently proven innocence, nine are sexual assault-related cases; the convictions were between 1981 and 1994, with eight of the 10 in a five-year span in the mid-1980s. Several of the wrongful convictions involved eyewitness misidentification.
" Texas needs a statewide mechanism to identify and address the causes of wrongful convictions, but Dallas County can't wait for the state to act," Scheck said. "When one plane crashes, the NTSB launches an immediate investigation to determine the cause and prevent it from happening again. These wrongful convictions in Dallas County are like a series of plane crashes at the same airport, in the same era, and they require immediate, serious action." A review ordered by the District Attorney would help identify common patterns in the cases – such as eyewitness misidentification – and might identify additional cases where people may have been wrongly convicted, the Innocence Project said.
In Fuller's case, eyewitness misidentification was the primary basis for wrongful conviction – as it is in 75 percent of wrongful convictions overturned by DNA evidence nationwide. In April 1981, a Dallas woman woke up at 6 a.m. to find a black man with a knife on top of her. It was 45 minutes before sunrise on a foggy day, and the only light in the room (other than any light from outside before dawn) came from a digital alarm clock. The intruder cut the woman several times and raped her. Motile sperm were collected in a rape kit at the hospital shortly after the attack, but DNA testing was not available in 1981. Police showed the victim several photos at her home two days after the rape; although Fuller's photo was among the six she was shown, the victim did not identify him. The investigating police officer issued a report recommending that the investigation be "suspended," noting that the victim "was unsure of the suspect at this time." The investigation continued, however – and police investigating the crime apparently remained focused on Fuller.
Several days later, police again showed the victim several photographs at her home to see whether she could identify her attacker. Fuller's photo was the only one in the second photo array that was also in the first one. The victim was alarmed that Fuller had a full beard, since she had said her attacker did not have facial hair. Placing her fingers over the bottom part of the photo, to block half of Fuller's face, she then positively identified him, and he was arrested. In August 1981, Fuller had a two-day trial – in which the prosecution said the victim had "never wavered" in identifying him. After deliberating for 35 minutes, the jury convicted him.
"Police focused on Larry Fuller almost immediately, and they continued to pursue him even though the victim was unable to identify him," Potkin said. "For decades, scientific research has proven that the procedures which led the victim to misidentify Larry Fuller decrease the accuracy of identifications. This case – and the nine before it – begs the question of how many other innocent people have been convicted in Dallas County based on eyewitness misidentification or other factors."
Fuller was 32 years old at the time of the rape, and he was raising two young children with his girlfriend. Years earlier, while attending Dallas Baptist College , he was drafted into the U.S. Army and served two tours of duty in Vietnam (while he was drafted for the first tour, he volunteered for the second). He was shot down several times in duty, and received the Air Medal. After being honorably discharged, he pursued an education in the arts while holding several jobs.
In the mid-1990s, Fuller wrote to the Innocence Project, which took his case. The Dallas County District Attorney's Office initially opposed efforts to seek DNA testing in the case, which a court ultimately ordered. In 1999, Fuller was released on parole after 18 years in prison. Fuller's parole was revoked in 2005 for a violation of his release conditions, and he was sent back to prison to serve the remainder of his sentence.
Not including Fuller (who will need to apply for a pardon from Texas 's governor), 185 people in 32 states have been exonerated through DNA testing. The Innocence Project, affiliated with the Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, has provided direct representation or consultation in most of them. The Innocence Project of Texas has worked on several of the Dallas County cases.
Dallas County Cases Where DNA Has Proven Innocence
In just the last five years, 10 men who were wrongly convicted have been proven innocent through DNA testing. Following are short descriptions of their cases.
1. David Shawn Pope
David Shawn Pope was convicted in 1986 of a 1985 aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 45 years. He was pardoned in 2001 after spending 15 years in prison.
In the evening of July 24, 1985 , in Garland , Texas , an unknown man knocked on a woman's door, asked for someone who did not live there, and left. At 6 a.m. the next morning, she woke up to a man standing over her bed with a knife, and she was raped. After her assault, the victim followed her attacker to the patio door and stood next to him. She described her rapist to the police as a young white male, around 5' 8" tall, 140 pounds, blond, slim, very tan, and wearing beige pants and no shirt. The victim was unable to identify Pope in a photographic lineup, but over a month later, she identified Pope in a live lineup. The victim also identified Pope in court as the man who raped her. The prosecution's evidence also included a knife found in his car that resembled one stolen from the victim's kitchen and used during the attack, and a "voice print analysis," which was said to match Pope's voice to messages left on the victim's answering machine in the weeks after the crime. (Scientists have questioned the accuracy of voice print analysis, and it is no longer used in courts.) Pope maintained his innocence and testified on his own behalf in the punishment phase of his trial. He testified that he had lived in the same apartment complex as the victim until the month prior to the rape when he was evicted, and that during the month of the attack, he at times lived out of his car on the apartment complex's grounds. In January 1999, the Dallas County District Attorney's Office received an anonymous call that supported Pope's claim of innocence. The case was reopened and the rape kit was submitted to DNA testing, which excluded Pope as the perpetrator and matched a convicted rapist. Governor Rick Perry pardoned Pope on February 2, 2001 .
2. Wiley Fountain
Wiley Fountain was convicted in 1986 of aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 40 years in prison. Fountain was released on parole in February 2001, but his parole was revoked months later when he failed to find a job and pay fees as a registered sex offender. He was finally released from prison in 2002 after DNA excluded him from rape kit evidence, and he was fully pardoned by Governor Rick Perry in 2003.
A pregnant woman was grabbed from behind while walking to a bus stop in Dallas and raped at knifepoint. The perpetrator dragged the victim to a nearby driveway, raped her, and stole money from her. The victim told police that moments before she was accosted, she saw her attacker, whom she believed to be Fountain because she had recently seen him in her apartment complex. According to the victim, she and her attacker were face to face, just inches apart, at different points during the attack. She later gave police a description of her attacker, and an officer stopped Fountain (who was on parole at the time for a 1983 burglary conviction) a block from the victim's apartment because he was wearing clothing that matched the description of the suspect. The victim later identified him in a photo lineup. Fountain asserted that he had been at home when the rape happened, and he had an alibi witness at trial. Testing of the biological evidence was inconclusive at that time. He was convicted in 1986 and sentenced to 40 years in prison. In 2002, with the urging of the Dallas County Public Defender's Office, DNA testing was conducted on a vaginal swab and excluded Fountain as the perpetrator. After the DNA was submitted for testing twice more with the same results, Governor Rick Perry pardoned Fountain on March 18, 2003 .
3. Donald Wayne Good
Donald Wayne Good was convicted in 1984 of committing a 1983 rape and burglary. He was sentenced to life in prison. He was paroled in 1993, but his parole was revoked in 2002 (for a minor property crime); he is still serving a five-year sentence for the property crime. In 2004, DNA testing proved that Good could not have been the man who committed the 1983 crimes.
A perpetrator broke into a Dallas County woman's home, restrained her daughter in one room, then put a pillowcase over the victim's head and raped her in a separate room. Both the daughter and mother identified Good. He was in police custody on unrelated charges when a police officer saw a resemblance with the composite sketch and included his photo in a photo array. Good's first trial ended in a hung jury. At the second trial, in 1984, Good was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Good represented himself in an appeal and lost. Besides the identification, the prosecution also relied on serological testing of the victim's clothing and a blanket, which matched Good as well as a significant percentage of the white male population. In 1993, Good was paroled and registered as a sex offender. In 2002, he was arrested for a minor property crime and had his parole revoked and his life sentence reinstated. He received a five-year sentence for the property crime. In 2003, Good's motion requesting DNA testing was granted and the court ordered testing of the rape kit. In April 2004, DNA test results excluded Good as the perpetrator. In November, Good's conviction was overturned. He remains in prison for the minor property crime charge and is expected to be released in May 2007.
4. Keith E. Turner
In 1983, Keith E. Turner was convicted of a 1982 aggravated sexual assault and sentenced to 20 years in prison, of which he served four years. Turner was exonerated and pardoned in 2005.
A rape victim in Dallas identified Turner as her assailant. She and Turner worked for different branches of the same company and came into contact when Turner was transferred. She identified him both visually and by his voice. Turner provided an alibi, but he was convicted in 1983 and spent four years in prison. He was out on parole when Governor Rick Perry pardoned him on December 22, 2005 , based on exculpatory DNA test results.
5. Entre Nax Karage
In 1997, Entre Nax Karage was convicted of committing a 1994 murder and sentenced to life in prison, of which he served seven years. He was exonerated and pardoned in December 2005.
In 1994, Karage's 14-year-old girlfriend was murdered. Three years later, Karage was convicted of the crime by Judge Karen Greene in a non-jury trial. DNA testing at the time of the trial did not match Karage, but this was consistent with the prosecutors' belief that Karage had found his girlfriend with another man and killed her in a jealous rage. Karage provided a written statement asserting his innocence, but he didn't have a solid alibi. Also, some of his girlfriend's blood was found in the trunk of Karage's car. None of the prosecution's evidence linked him to the scene of the crime. He was convicted and sentenced to life in prison. Seven years later, authorities finally ran the DNA test through the federal database of convicted offenders and found a match to another man who was previously convicted of a similar crime. Karage was pardoned by Governor Rick Perry in 2005.
6. Eugene Ivory Henton
Eugene Ivory Henton was convicted of sexual assault in 1984 and sentenced to four years. He served 18 months in prison on that charge. DNA testing exculpated Henton in 2005.
Henton pleaded guilty to the sexual assault charge in exchange for a four-year sentence. He was paroled after 18 months and is now serving time for two unrelated convictions: a 42-year sentence for drug possession and a 20-year sentence for aggravated assault.
7. Gregory Wallis
Gregory Wallis was convicted in 1989 of burglary of a habitation with intent to commit sexual assault in 1988. He was sentenced to 50 years in prison and served 18 years. He was released in March 2006.
In January 1988, a man talked his way into an Irving , Texas , condo and for two hours repeatedly raped and assaulted the woman living there. The victim gave a description to police, but without any leads, the investigation went cold. Four months later, after police circulated a flier about the attack in a local jail, an inmate made a deal with Irving detectives and became a confidential informant. The informant told police that Greg Wallis had a tattoo similar to the description given by the victim. After Wallis became a suspect, the victim picked him out of a photo array. The police had no physical evidence tying Wallis to the crime, and his wife testified that he had been with her at the time of the attack. Weeks before his trial, he was offered – and rejected – a plea bargain offer of 10 years. At trial, the victim testified that she knew for a fact Wallis was the man who raped her. He was convicted and sentenced to 50 years. In December 2005, results of a first round of DNA testing could not entirely exclude Wallis. He was offered his freedom if he would agree to be a life-time registered sex offender. He declined. In 2006, another (more advanced) DNA test was conducted and the results proved that Wallis was not the perpetrator. He was released from prison in March 2006.
8. Billy Wayne Miller
In 1984, Billy Wayne Miller was convicted of abducting and sexually assaulting a woman in 1983. He was released from prison in May 2006 after serving 22 years.
The victim of a 1983 abduction and sexual assault identified Miller as her attacker. At the time Miller was arrested, he was on parole for a 1972 conviction for assault to commit murder and robbery, stemming from a convenience store hold-up. Investigators could not find evidence from Miller's trial for the 1983 crimes that could be subjected to DNA testing, so DNA testing was performed on evidence from the victim's hospital examination. In 2005, testing excluded Miller as a contributor of the DNA sample. After the victim was located and her DNA was compared with the original evidence, and a second test showed the same results, Miller was released.
9. Billy James Smith
Billy James Smith was convicted of aggravated sexual assault while using and exhibiting a deadly weapon in 1986. He was sentenced to life in prison. Smith was released in July 2006.
Smith was convicted of raping a woman while using a knife as a weapon. His conviction was based in part on an incorrect identification made by the victim's boyfriend – who did not witness the attack (the Court of Criminal Appeals called this identification "questionable"). The police who searched Smith's belongings did not find clothing that the victim said the perpetrator wore. The clothes that police confiscated from Smith contained no DNA evidence whatsoever. Also, Smith's sister testified at trial, corroborating his alibi. There was no evidence in the record that the victim had engaged in sex with anyone besides her attacker in the 24 hours prior to her rape. The prosecution used the presence of semen to prove that a rape had occurred, and Smith was convicted. After Smith requested DNA testing in 2001, the state argued that because the victim had a live-in boyfriend, it may have been possible that the semen belonged to him and therefore, according to the state, results excluding Smith would not prove his innocence. Both the trial court and an appeals court denied his requests for DNA testing. Finally, in June 2005, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals overruled the two lower courts and granted Smith's request for testing, which would set him free in July 2006.
10. Larry Fuller
Larry Fuller was convicted in 1981 of aggravated rape and sentenced to 50 years. (In 1999, he was released on parole, but in YEAR, he returned to prison because of a minor parole violation.) DNA testing in 2006 proved that he could not have been the man that committed the crime, and he was released.
In the pre-dawn hours of April 26, 1981 , a woman woke up to find a man sitting on top of her with a knife in his hand. When she resisted, he cut her hand, both sides of her neck, and her buttocks. He then raped her and left. The victim claimed that she could see her attacker from a crack of light from her window and the light of her digital alarm clock. She identified Fuller from a photo array and also at trial. The victim was shown two photo arrays. She was unable to make a positive identification from the first array. In the second array, a more recent picture of Fuller was included showing him with a full beard. She identified Fuller from this photo – even though she didn't remember her attacker having any facial hair and the photo had been taken only one week after the attack. Fuller was the only man to appear in both arrays. According to a state serology expert at Fuller's trial, testing of the blood and semen sample showed it to be consistent with Fuller and exclusionary to 80 percent of the population. However, upon cross-examination the expert conceded that the results were not definitive. Fuller's alibi was corroborated and he had no record of sex crimes. Nevertheless, he was convicted and sentenced to 50 years in prison. He first contacted the Innocence Project in the mid-1990s. After his release in 1999, he continued to seek post-conviction DNA testing to prove his innocence. In 2003, an initial round of DNA testing was inconclusive. Finally, in 2006, more advanced DNA testing showed that Fuller was not the perpetrator; he is set to be released October 31, 2006 .
Eric Ferrero
Director of Communications
The Innocence Project
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Cell: 646-342-9310
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Have you ever watched a good movie and when the sequel came out, you wonder to yourself if the sequel is going to be better than the original or a dud? For Weatherby, their sequel to the Vanguard Synthetic, called the Vanguard Series 2, should be a box office smashing success.
The original Vanguard was introduced by Weatherby in the early 1970's as a rifle the general public could purchase at an affordable price; the Vanguard Synthetic was later introduced in 1989. This rifle has a black composite stock, matte black metalwork, factory adjustable trigger, 15 caliber choices and 1 1/2 moa accuracy. Several variations were introduced over the years.
From the instant you see a new Vanguard Series 2, you know the designers and engineers at Weatherby have been busy. The composite stock is now gray with Griptonite inserts, the metalwork is blued or stainless (both are bead blasted), the trigger has been substantially improved, there are still 16 caliber offerings (8 choices in stainless) and the accuracy is now under 1 moa.
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----- The Vanguard Series 2 Stock
The composite synthetic stock for the Vanguard Series 2 has the same specifications as the original Vanguard Synthetic stock (13 5/8" length of pull, 7/8" drop at comb, 1 1/4" drop at heel, 1/2" monte carlo) and a raised cheek piece. These dimensions are very similar to those used in all rifles carrying the Weatherby name with their signature styling, even the premium Mark V's.
While the stock may be identical in dimensions to the Vanguard stock, there are some differences. The Series 2 stock is dark gray in color. A combination of modern synthetic materials called Griptonite has replaced the crosshatch pattern normally used in the forearm and grip areas. It is designed to gives the shooter a good, non-slip grip on the rifle even in adverse weather. The Griptonite inserts are glued in place and should not come loose even under extreme hot or cold hunting conditions.
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Weatherby Vanguard Series 2
The Griptonite extends for 8 1/2" along both sides of the forearm centered between the floorplate assembly and the front swivel stud; this should accommodate any shooter whether their arms are short or long. The handgrip area which is also enhanced with the Griptonite material has an extremely comfortable shape. The right side of the grip is designed with a swell to fit the palm of the hand; it feels really good.
The recoil pad is crescent shaped with a center thickness of 7/8" and is not solid rubber. There are 12 cavities on the inside of the recoil pad which allow the rubber to have more give; this should help absorb some of the recoil even from the heavier calibers.
The inside of the stock under the recoil pad was filled with a 'spray foam' that hardened. This will give added strength to the stock and eliminate the hollow sound typical with synthetic stocks.
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Overall, I am very impressed with the Vanguard Series 2. Weatherby has made quite a few improvements and enhancements to update the Vanguard Synthetic. I especially like the trigger and the stock.
----- Barrel
The cold hammer forged barrel on the Vanguard Series 2 is 24" long with a rounded crown at the muzzle. Since the receiver is screwed onto the barrel, head clearance can be adjusted to tight tolerances that enhance accuracy. Since the receiver is screwed on the barrel with enough torque so it will not come loose, no loctite, adhesive or barrel nut is necessary.
It is interesting to note that the barrel is not free floating. Weatherby has found that their barrels having less than a #3 contour shoot better when there is upward support from the forearm; the Vanguard Series 2 has a #2 barrel contour.
----- Bolt/Action/Receiver
Taking a casual glance at the receiver, you would probably not notice some of the design and engineering enhancements incorporated into the Vanguard Series 2. There is a hinged floorplate with the release in the front of the trigger guard. The trigger guard is made of a cast aluminum alloy, not plastic or composite.. The safety is a knurled thumb button on the right side of the bolt sleeve. The safety position is well marked with a large S (Safe), U (Unload) and red F (Fire) on the sleeve. The bolt release is to the left of the bolt sleeve and is also knurled. To remove the bolt, press the release down while moving the bolt rearward; the bolt will reinstall without pressing the release.
The bolt is fluted 7 times for 3 1/4" between the front lugs and the bolt handle; these flutes are designed to reduce drag as the bolt is moved in and out of the receiver by reducing surface contact. For the Series 2 bolt, the fluting reduces surface contact with the receiver by almost 25%. The left front lug is typical, but when you look at the right front lug, you will notice a small notch. The left lug moves back and forth in a channel; the right lug rides on a rail. This design helps the bolt to move straighter back and forth in the receiver and maintain better bolt alignment.
----- Trigger
When the Vanguard Series 2 arrived at the FFL dealer, the first thing my friend and top notch gunsmith Joe Annandono checked was the trigger. Joe does not like the trigger in the original Vanguard Synthetic and was skeptical of the trigger in the new Series 2. Joe's exact words were, "This trigger is a 200% improvement over the one in the Vanguard." For starters, the trigger sear on the test rifle from the factory broke crisply at 2 lbs. 12 oz. with no creep. Also, the trigger in the Series 2 is user adjustable after removing the stock; the original Vanguard trigger adjustment has to be performed by a Weatherby Service Center or qualified gunsmith.
The Vanguard Series 2 is a match quality, two-stage trigger in a lightweight alloy housing. The first stage is the take-up (or travel) in the trigger movement with minimal resistance until the sear is contacted. On the Series 2, the take-up is 1/16" measured in the middle of the trigger where the finger is in contact. The second stage is the movement of the trigger to release the sear. Once you get accustomed to a two-state trigger, it is really nice. A good trigger enhances any shooter's ability.
----- Range Results
With a Redfield Revolution 3-9x40 scope mounted and bore sighted by the gunsmith, I was advised to take the first couple shots at 25 yards as is typical when mounting a scope for the first time. The first shot was low and left. With the second shot, I thought it was completely off the targetuntil I got a close look. The second shot turned the first bullet hole into a perfect '8' shape that was 3/8" tall. Impressive! It took several more shots to finish zeroing the scope in before the real test firing started.
Put as succinctly as possible...this rifle shoots great. Spending quite a few hours on the range with a variety of .243 ammunition, I can tell you that the Weatherby guarantee of accuracy on this rifle is not hype, it's real. I used Winchester Super-X 100 grain for sighting in. I was quite surprised how the different cartridges had different points of impact during the test shooting.
Following are targets showing ammunition type and widest center-to-center measurement. Weather conditionsrain and 45. As the day progressed, the groupings were not as good as those shown (by then, the barrel was rather warm and probably pretty dirty).
----- Observations
-- The balance point (with a 3-9x40 Redfield scope mounted) is where the barrel screws into the receiver. This makes it feel slightly barrel-end heavy.
-- The Vanguard Series 2 weighs in at approximately 7 1/4 pounds (unloaded). With the Redfield scope and Weatherby scope mounts, the weight is at 8 1/2 pounds.
-- The Vanguard Series 2 received for this review was the stainless model. All stainless parts, including the bolt, floorplate and trigger guard, were bead blasted. This removes the normal glossy stainless finish and makes it look like a matte finish that compliments the color of the stock. Bead blasting also increases resistance to weather. The blued Series 2 is also bead blasted.
-- The receiver is stamped "Made in Japan". This is correct; the Vanguard Series 2 is manufactured in Japan to Weatherby's specifications by Howa. Howa is known worldwide for producing barrels, receivers and firearms of exceptional quality and accuracy.
-- The swivel studs are metal and screw into the stock.
-- The owner's manual is very comprehensive. It includes a complete schematic of the Series 2, instructions on how to disassemble/reassemble the bolt and the proper sequencing and tightening torques for attaching the stock to the receiver.
Overall, I am very impressed with the Vanguard Series 2. Weatherby has made quite a few improvements and enhancements to update the Vanguard Synthetic. I especially like the trigger and the stock. The accuracy is as guaranteedsub-MOA with premium ammunition and a cold barrel. It would be a stretch to find any faults with the Vanguard Series 2. For any shooter considering a new rifle, even if you have already made up your mind, check out the new Weatherby Vanguard Series 2 before you make your purchaseyou may be pleasantly surprised.
The MSRP for the Vanguard Series 2 (blued) is $599 in standard calibers; in stainless, the MSRP is $749. Actual dealer prices can vary.
For more information on the Redfield Revolution Scope, the link is: ohiovalleyoutdoors.com/page/content.detail/id/505647/Redfield-Revolution.html


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The roads I had chosen from Geneva to Buffalo looked on the map to follow the edge of Lake Erie, but they do not. They are slightly inland. They cut through strip malls and suburban sprawl. The immediate surroundings are ugly and characterless, but the route is close enough to the lake to receive the cold, damp air that sweeps in from across it. It is colder here on this straight, semi-urban thoroughfare - or cold in a worse way - than it had been in the Jackson fog or the Montana rain. This is an insidious chill, it is subtle and more painful, the way it whispers itself into me and seeps through my core.
Road construction makes this ride a frustration. Orange diamond signs mark each stretch: Road Work, Motorcycles Use Extreme Caution. The noise from jackhammers and earthmovers and heavy machinery is penetrating - insolent noise that I cannot escape. Huge sections of pavement have been removed, sliced away to create a sharp ledge that drops three inches to the base layer - graded cement raked in an undulating wave pattern of ridges and grooves, haphazardly dusted with gravel and sand. On two wheels, tires can get trapped in these grooves; gravel and sand corrupt ones ability to maneuver. It's rough riding, and my collarbone is sore and pulses - an old break that never healed properly, it throbs when jarred consistently. After traversing each missing stretch, I must jump the Vespa up the ledge of pavement back onto smooth road.
Over and over again, the pattern repeats - the orange diamond signs appear, broadcasting their warning; the sharp smells of construction filter in to reinforce them; the pavement ends; the Vespa lowers with two blunt jolts as each wheel takes the drop; forearms tense to burn as I slowly navigate a wavering course; my body hardens and there is no enjoyment.
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1. What are City National Rochdale's expectations for economic and investment outcomes over the next 12 months?
The U.S., Europe, and emerging market nations are experiencing a coordinated period of expanding economies, rising corporate profits, rising incomes, moderate inflation, and low interest rates.
Though the U.S. economy is likely entering the last stage of the current business cycle, the domestic expansion is expected to continue at a modest pace over the next year, provided the Fed proceeds cautiously and no major disruptions arise on the geopolitical front.
While we expect continued growth for U.S. and global economies in 2018, investors appear to have fully priced in this positive outlook, and at the moment we see few compellingly attractive asset classes, whether we look at equities or fixed income.
Consequently, we have trimmed our expected returns for growth equities over the next few years. For investment grade and high yield fixed income investors, we have also trimmed projected returns given our expectations for moderately rising rates (see chart).
Overall, we believe economic conditions, relative valuations, and earnings growth forecasts continue to support our overweight to U.S. equities and opportunistic fixed income, as well as our underweight to investment-grade bonds. However, given the recent appreciation in financial markets, investors should lower expectations for overall portfolio returns over the next one to two years. Moreover, patience is warranted for investing new cash.
2. What part of the economy is showing the most promise for faster GDP growth?
The investment sector of GDP has had the strongest growth in the past year (4.2%) and in this expansion (6.1%) (see chart). The investment sector of GDP makes up 17% of GDP.
The investment sector is benefiting from improvements in the sub sector of equipment investment. This sub sector has performed well this year, bouncing back from the manufacturing downturn in 2015/16. It is getting further help from the stronger global economy and a lower value of the U.S. dollar, which is down more than 5% this year, and has driven a revival of exports.
Furthermore, with capacity utilization back at the long-term average, companies are being pressed to invest in machinery so they can maintain market share. If the Republicans' plan to cut the headline corporate tax rate and allow immediate expensing of capital investment gets passed into law, that could provide further stimulus.
3. What are the implications of the flatter yield curve?
The flattening of the slope of the yield curve has been a popular and reliable leading indicator for past recessions.
In each recession since the late 1960s, the differential between short- and long-term interest rates approached zero or inverted before the onset of the recession. This year there has been a persistent narrowing of the yield curve; it started the year at 125 bps and is currently at 57 bps.
We do not believe the recent flattening is a forebear of a recession. The current flattening is occurring for reasons not seen in past expansions.
Fed monetary policy is pushing up short-term interest rates, which is normal for an expansion. What is different this time around is the very low level of inflation and the massive amount of quantitative easing, which is putting downward pressure on long-term interest rates. Normally, in an expansion, longer-term interest rates move up with higher inflationary fears – they move up at a slower pace than short-term interest rates, thus the flattening.
Economic fundamentals have been improving for some time. That along with the federal tax cut should keep the U.S. economy on its upward trajectory.
4. How will the Fed change under new leadership?
Jerome "Jay" Powell has been nominated as the new chair of the Federal Reserve. He is a trained lawyer and current member of the Fed's Board of Governors. He will be the first non-economist to run the Fed since the early 1970s, when G. William Miller, a former Textron executive, held that job. In Powell's five years on the Fed, it has been reported that he has learned a great deal of economics and has earned the respect of staff economists.
The board is changing. With Yellen's departure and NY president Bill Dudley resigning, the number of economic Ph.D.s. on the FOMC will drop to just eight. For the past few years there has been an average of 13. But the big variable ahead will be the nominations of other members of the Fed's Board of Governors. There are four openings for the seven-member board. Who gets nominated, be they doves or hawks, will heavily influence the direction of the Fed.
The Fed still plans on raising the funds rate three times in 2018; but, because inflation remains low, the market is more skeptical and is currently expecting just two rate hikes.
5. After the strong performance we've seen so far this year, what can investors expect from equities over the next 12 months?
We believe the current backdrop of moderate economic growth, inflation, and interest rates is likely to keep the secular bull market moving forward. However, given the recent appreciation in prices, more modest gains should be expected over the next year.
The YTD returns seen so far appear justified as investors have responded to a rebound in corporate profits and improving global demand, as well as the increasing likelihood of a significant reduction in the corporate tax rate.
Assuming tax cuts are implemented sometime by the second half of 2018, we think U.S. corporate earnings could increase by about 8-10% over 2018, which should help support higher equity prices. Further modest multiple expansion is also possible in this environment.
Downward equity price volatility is likely to be a possibility until the outcomes of tax policy, healthcare, and regulatory changes out of Washington are known.
6. Has the outlook for Europe improved?
Yes, the Euro Zone appears to have turned a corner as progress continues on key structural reforms (particularly labor) across member states. The European Commission recently increased its 2018 GDP forecast for the EU to 2.1% from 1.8%, because of resilient private consumption, falling unemployment, stronger global demand for exports, and more pro-growth policy initiatives. Investment is also picking up amid favorable financing conditions and considerably brighter economic sentiment as uncertainty has faded.
Although growth is still wildly divergent among countries, the economies of all member states are now expanding and their labor markets are improving (see chart).
Importantly, the expansion underway in Europe appears to be only at its mid-cycle stage (compared to late-cycle in U.S.) and still has significant room for growth before the economy is operating at potential. This continuing slack is a key support for the expansion, helping to keep the cost of doing business (i.e., labor and interest rates) lower, and for a longer period.
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The Standard & Poor's 500 Index (S&P 500) is a market capitalization-weighted index of 500 common stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry group representation to represent U.S. equity performance.
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The information presented does not involve the rendering of personalized investment, financial, legal, or tax advice. This presentation is not an offer to buy or sell, or a solicitation of any offer to buy or sell, any of the securities mentioned herein.
Certain statements contained herein may constitute projections, forecasts, and other forward-looking statements, which do not reflect actual results and are based primarily upon a hypothetical set of assumptions applied to certain historical financial information. Certain information has been provided by third-party sources, and although believed to be reliable, it has not been independently verified, and its accuracy or completeness cannot be guaranteed.
Any opinions, projections, forecasts, and forward-looking statements presented herein are valid as of the date of this document and are subject to change.
There are inherent risks with equity investing. These include, but are not limited to, stock market, manager, or investment style risks. Stock markets tend to move in cycles, with periods of rising prices and periods of falling prices.
Investing in international markets carries risks such as currency fluctuation, regulatory risks, and economic and political instability. Emerging markets involve heightened risks related to the same factors as well as increased volatility, lower trading volume, and less liquidity. Emerging markets can have greater custodial and operational risks, and less-developed legal and accounting systems, than developed markets.
There are inherent risks with fixed income investing. These may include, but are not limited to, interest rate, call, credit, market, inflation, government policy, liquidity, or junk bond risks. When interest rates rise, bond prices fall. This risk is heightened with investments in longer-duration fixed income securities and during periods when prevailing interest rates are low or negative.
Investments in below-investment-grade debt securities, which are usually called "high-yield" or "junk" bonds, are typically in weaker financial health, and such securities can be harder to value and sell and their prices can be more volatile than more highly rated securities. While these securities generally have higher rates of interest, they also involve greater risk of default than do securities of a higher-quality rating.
The yields and market values of municipal securities may be more affected by changes in tax rates and policies than similar income-bearing taxable securities. Certain investors' incomes may be subject to the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT), and taxable gains are also possible.
Investments in the municipal securities of a particular state or territory may be subject to the risk that changes in the economic conditions of that state or territory will negatively impact performance. These events may include severe financial difficulties and continued budget deficits, economic or political policy changes, tax base erosion, state constitutional limits on tax increases, and changes in the credit ratings.
Investments in emerging markets bonds may be substantially more volatile, and substantially less liquid, than the bonds of governments, government agencies, and government-owned corporations located in more-developed foreign markets.
Indices are unmanaged and one cannot invest directly in an index. Index returns do not reflect a deduction for fees or expenses.
Returns include the reinvestment of interest and dividends.
Investing involves risk, including the loss of principal.
As with any investment strategy, there is no guarantee that investment objectives will be met, and investors may lose money.
Past performance is no guarantee of future performance.


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Archival Collections
The archives of Cumberland Gap National Historical Park cover hundreds of linear feet of documents pertaining to all aspects of the park and its history. Here's a brief synopsis of each collection. To schedule an appointment to view the archives, please contact the park archivist.
The Resource Management Collection contains records created during the pre-park planning for a national park that preserves and interprets the historic migration corridor of the Cumberland Gap, and park management of the resources protected within and region affecting the Cumberland Gap NHP.
The Hensley Settlement Collection contains records created during the pre-park planning for acquiring the Hensley Settlement lands to be made part of the national park, family records and research, records created during park administration of Hensley Settlement, and historical research on the Settlement.
The Kincaid Collection includes the correspondence, manuscripts, newspaper articles, photographs, brochures, and hand-written notes of Robert Kincaid, author of the classic history The Wilderness Road.
The Tunnel Collection documents the entire administrative history of the construction of the Cumberland Gap Tunnel from the early planning stages in the late 1950s through the completion of the tunnel in 1996 and continues through the rehabilitation of the Gap after the tunnel opened to vehicular traffic.


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