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Hallmark and Life is good® Launch Greeting Card Collection Nationwide
New cards and stationery to spread the power of optimism and help kids in need
Feb 08, 2013, 10:00 ET
KANSAS CITY, Mo., Feb. 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Good vibes are in the card aisle at Hallmark Gold Crown with the launch of Life is good® greeting cards and stationery in thousands of stores nationwide. The 64 optimistic-themed greeting cards in the collection and 12 stationery designs are sure to inspire new ways to help people make meaningful connections.
"We partnered with the Life is good creative team to co-develop cards that epitomize the joy of simple pleasures," said Sarah Tobaben, senior editorial director. "We paired short but powerful phrases with art that evokes a feeling of simple moments and quiet joys. We tried to make each card feel like a tiny little mental vacation in an envelope."
The products are available exclusively at Hallmark Gold Crown stores, Life is good company-owned stores, Life is good Genuine Neighborhood Shoppes® and on Lifeisgood.com. Life is good greeting card prices begin at $2.99 and the stationery collection ranges from $7.95-$12.95. Select Hallmark stores will also carry Life is good branded t-shirts, hats and drinkware.
"Life is good is about spreading the power of optimism, and we can't think of a better vehicle to do that than Hallmark cards and stationery," said Bert Jacobs, Chief Executive Optimist at Life is good. "We can't wait to get this product line in Life is good stores and on Lifeisgood.com! Best of all, every card we sell will help kids in need."
In October 2012, Hallmark, the world's leading greeting card brand, announced its strategic partnership with Life is good, the Boston-based lifestyle brand committed to spreading the power of optimism and helping kids in need.
About Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Hallmark makes the world a more caring place by helping people express what's in their hearts and spend time together — a privilege few other companies in the world enjoy. Hallmark greeting cards and other products are found in more than 39,000 retail outlets in the United States, including the network of flagship Hallmark Gold Crown® stores. The brand also reaches people online at Hallmark.com and on television through Hallmark Hall of Fame original movies and cable's top-rated Hallmark Channel. Worldwide, Hallmark offers products in more than 30 languages available in 100 countries. This privately held company is based in Kansas City, Mo., and is led by the third generation of the founding Hall family. Visit http://corporate.hallmark.com for more details.
About The Life is good Company
The Life is good Company spreads the power of optimism and helps kids in need. Life is good has raised over $9 million for kids in need to date, principally through the annual Life is good Festival, Life is good products and other fundraising efforts. Please visit Lifeisgood.com for more details. Life is good® is a registered trademark of The Life is good Company.
About The Life is good Playmakers
The Life is good Playmakers is The Life is good Company's accredited 501(c)(3) public charity, whose mission is to help kids overcome poverty, violence and illness. The Life is good Playmakers use the power of play to build healing, life-changing relationships with the children in their care and have partnered with over 3,500 frontline professionals who care for over 209,000 children each year. To date, over $9 million has been raised to help kids in need, principally through the annual Life is good Festival, Life is good products and other fundraising efforts. For more information please visit Lifeisgood.com/Playmakers.
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Yesterday, I went to Starbucks and got my free drink. It was a total treat. I went for venti soy chai instead of grande, because nothing says HAPPY BIRTHDAY like a massive Starbucks drink that costs me zero dollars.
The sweet guy at the drive-thru window said, "it's your birthday tomorrow? I'm guessing you'll be 20?" with a flirty little grin on his face.
"That's cute," I said, with an equally flirty grin on my face because WHY NOT. "35 actually," I told him, "and I'm pretty excited about it."
And I am. I really am.
To be clear, this is absolutely NOT the life I thought I'd have at 35. I thought I'd be a wife and a mom. I thought I'd be on my 12th year teaching school or staying home with my kids or working at a church. I thought I'd live in my hometown. I thought I'd be an expert at cooking dinner every night and a professional at laundry. I thought there would be planned vacations with his family and "what school should the kiddos attend?" conversations.
And I still want all of that.
But the life I have at 35? The one that looks nothing like the life I thought I'd have?
I can't believe I feel that way, honestly. But I do. Here's why.
So here's what 35 means to me.
It means all day today, I will celebrate the life I have. Not the one I'm missing out on or the one I'm waiting for, but the one I have. It means I wouldn't trade what I do have for what I wished for. And I will celebrate how God made me. Not who I wish I was or the things I would change, but who I am. Today.
I want my life. It isn't perfect by any means- there is hard and pain and disappointment and etc. But I'm excited to have MY life, the ups and the downs. I'm grateful for how God created me different from any other person and gave me a life that is so much weirder and better than I could have known to dream up.
I have hopes and plans and unanswered prayers that we may see come to life this year… but until then?
We celebrate.
Thank you, each of you, for being a part of what makes my life so joyful. I am so grateful.
And thanks to God, who has always been abundantly loving and extremely kind to me.
Here's to 35- the best year yet. <3
Happy birthday, Annie! It's been a blessing watching you go through seasons in your life and having you come out on this, your 35th birthday, with a list of all you are thankful for. This journey God has you on is one that only you can live. You are a blessing to so many. Thank you for taking the time to pour into young women with your books, speaking engagements and through your social media outlets. And that belly flop? I laughed out loud when you posted it on instagram. I wish I had been there to cheer you on!
I pray your day will be so jam-packed full of His blessings and love for you that you won't know what hit you! Hugs from afar.
Happy Birthday Annie! Wowsa…homered on this one! Celebrating YOU today!
I always have and still do think you are nothing short of AMAZING! So grateful to know you and how knowing you has impacted my life. Countless people are saying that same thing today. Happy 35th, my friend!!!!
Happy Birthday, Annie!!! Love you muchly and celebrate your life! God did real good!!!
Happiest of Birthday's to you, Sweet Sister! Praying your day is filled with more blessings than your day can hold! God blessyou!!!
I love this, Annie!! Celebrating the life you have today too. Your genuine care and love pours out of you each time I get the pleasure of seeing you. Thank you for that…for being you. Happy birthday!
Happy Birthday! I really liked this post — you are an inspiration to me and all women to own our lives. ❤
Happy Birthday! I love this post and the reminder to be grateful for today…I hope your day is wonderful!
Happy Birthday. I agree I appreciate who I am and what I have more in my ate thirties than ever before. I have a lot to thank God for.
Love this so much. <3 I've missed your words on the blog, though you have a very good excuse and I'm looking forward to book four. Happy Birthday Annie! I hope this year is the best one yet.
Happy Birthday, Annie! Ready to read about all the amazing things God has planned for you this year! Go Dawgs!
Happy Birthday Annie! Thanks for being real. Your honesty about both the ups and the downs is always appreciated. May God bless you and make you a blessing to others in the years ahead!
Happy Birthday Annie! I just "discovered" you on IG so I'm still getting to know you but you seem like my kind of girl. Many blessings in your new year, it's great to be you and 35!
GREAT read and reminder! My birthday is quickly approaching and I'll be facing the big 3-1. Though life hasn't quite panned out the way I had planned, I'm always reminded that I'm exactly where God wants me to be. Love these praises! Happy Birthday beautiful girl!
Attitude is everything… & yours SHINES lady! Happy Birthday – & may this be the best year of your life!
This is beautiful – full of joy, embracing where God has you in the midst of acknowledging life hasn't been quite what you expected but trusting God has you EXACTLY where He wants you. Precious beautiful thoughts. Here's to the beautiful year ahead of you!
Happy Birthday Annie! You are an encouragement to me!
This is exactly how I felt when I turned 30 this year. Thank you for sharing and encouraging!
That'll preach! I'm also turning 35 this year and feel all my sentiments echoed here. This life IS "so much weirder and better" than what I assumed would happen. Happy birthday and thank you.
Happy Birthday Annie! I love this and so encouraged by you 🙂 I have been struggling with my upcoming 30th bday bc my life is upside down & opposite of what i dreamed. This makes me want to spend the next few weeks figuring out & listing what is good about my life. Thank you <3
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANNIE!!!! I love your words in this post. I have to say you are handling your birthday better than I did mine this year. I turn 40 next year and hope that I have your attitude about it. Thanks for being inspiring and encouraging. I agree with Margaret that God did awesome when he made you. You are such a blessing! Love you girl!
Happy Birthday, Annie! xoxo
Happy Birthday! I love this reflection on your birthday! It gives me encouragement, as I face a season that I didn't expect as well. Thanks for sharing your life with us, and your honesty.
Happy Birthday. I love this post. You have encouraged me so..and I've passed your posts on to several of my friends throughout the years. I just turned 34 and I feel like we have similar lives. (I like to think we would be dear friends if our paths were to cross) Thank you for this perspective, thank you for your vulnerability in sharing your life, thank you for being willing to open up discussions on things that are not necessarily easy or comfortable to talk about. You are a gem. I hope you have the happiest of birthdays. Many blessings to you!
This is simply fantastic Annie.
Happy happy joy joy! Have a great day, Annie! I hope 35 is your best year yet, and is filled-to-the-brim with all sorts of loveliness. 🙂
Hey Annie! Happy Birthday! I will be 30 on the 14th and let me tell you my life is so not what I pictured it to be. It's actually better. Like you I may not have everything I want out of life but I have a God who loves me. He is constantly working on me to help me understand him better and love myself more. It's an amazing journey and I wouldn't trade it for anything! Thank you for the work you do and God bless you sister!
Hi Annie,
Great blog! Wondering how you stay physically healthy? I too am (almost) 35.
I love this so much. I've followed your blog since right before you moved to Nashville, and it's been wonderful to see how God has moved in your life in mighty ways.
I love this post so much! Happy Birthday, Annie! Your words continue to bless me.
LOVE this post and am so happy for you. I will meet you one day, I promise! And I will sit in that 4th chair and buy you a Soy Choi Lite or whatever you want that day. You are an inspiration and just fun. LOVE it when you have a new blog post for us. The picture is beautiful. You look as confident as this post shows. HAPPY BIRTHDAY and may this be the best year of your life. Philippians 1:3
Thanks for sharing Annie, happy birthday!
I see more and more why Emily Freeman thinks we'd be friends. Your "what I thought my life would be" is identical to mine except I just turned 44 so my peers are doing college visits with their kids. I haven't given up hope of my dream. I have begged the Lord to take it away. Hope is still there.
All that the same time, I have to live life where I am. Just today I blogged for the first time in two months simply expressing gratitude for the friends He has given me. I'm so stinkin' fortunate!
Happy happy birthday, Annie. The best is yet to come!
Oh, yeah, PCOS too.
Happy Birthday, Annie! Your words so often lend wisdom and encouragement precisely when I need a reminder to trust in God's goodness and His plan for my life. I hope you're having an incredible time celebrating your 35th, and may you be blessed abundantly!
Happy Birthday! What a strong post this is! I can relate to so much of it. Especially friends in Atlanta and not trading what I have for what I thought I'd have.
Love it!
Thank you!
Happy Birthday, Annie! I have just recently "discovered" your ministry and writing. Thank you for speaking the words God has given you to encourage others…me included! Your post today resonated with me as I am nearing a milestone birthday. 🙂 I may be referring back to this post on that particular birthday. It sounds like you will be having a lovely birthday. God bless!
Happy belated birthday Annie, am sure God's not done shocking you with his amazing grand plan for your life! Many many more to you girl..!!!
Happy Birthday Annie!! I love love love your writing and am excited to also be turning 35 this year along with you! Praying great things for both of us!
Thanks Annie 🙂 So encouraging.
Happy Birthday! You are amazing!
Thanks for this, Annie. My 32 looks nothing like I ever expected it would. But it's the only 32 I've got, right? Let's live! So encouraging to hear from a friend going through similar things (uh, we talked for 2 minutes at one of your book signings a while back – that totally counts, right?).
Happy Birthday!
I'm so glad you are loving being Annie these days…because I love Annie too! And that belly flop video? A-mazing. My daughter is only 5 months old, a little young for your books yet, but they'll be on the shelf waiting for her. Or the Kindle…kids these days 😉
Happy Birthday!
Annie, I am turning 35 next month and plan to celebrate with my first tattoo! Got some purple hair this week too Happy 35th to you!
Happy birthday, Annie! 🙂 What a delightful post on gratitude!
I'm wishing you all the best in life! Always keep in mind Jeremiah 29:11.
By the way, your professional photo looks gorgeous! 🙂
Who was your photographer?
What a fabulous post, lady! Cheers to being 35!
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Just happened upon your blog for the first time… goodness, you are awesome! Your joy pretty much oozes over the Internet—counting your blessings is always a win-win. Thanks for sharing the happy 🙂
Hi, Annie. There was a time in my life when I refused to let myself hope that I might someday be a wife and mother–it all seemed so impossible. I love that you're all about being strong and honest and owning your desires. And of course God is giving you His best and you are in this adventure life with Him and He's in the driver's seat. But since you mentioned it, I just wanted to encourage you that at 35 I was single, too. And at 41 I'm married with a 2-year-old. Hugs!
Amen, Amen, Amen. I love this!
Wishing you a happy, healthy, joyful life filled with an overflow of God's blessings!
Thanks for sharing.
PS I'm 35 too=)
Love this and that bellyflop was AMAHZING! Love you and yes, HERE'S TO 35!!!!!!
Wow– I did a Google search for "life with PCOS" after receiving the diagnosis this week, and this blog post popped up! After reading around for a while, I've found a new blog to add to my list of favorites! Thanks for your fun and honest writing. God bless you!
Happy Birthday Annie
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Part of Duo's Hacker History series, this short animation I created tells the story of how Dan Kaminsky almost broke the internet with the DNS vulnerability he discovered.
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I had the idea to take this short story from Dan Kaminsky about how he help uncover security vulnerabilities that lead to the death of Clippy and turn it into a meta-animation. Using a Virutal Machine, I recorded the entire video in … Read the rest
With Resolume Arena 5 you can now controlled LED fixture via the DMX protocol. The type of LED fixtures are limited to rectangular grids and strips. However with a little trick in After Effects we are able to properly map LED rings, … Read the rest
This animation animated by yours truly tells the story of how information security has evolved from physical based security to data security and its future in cloud and mobile computing.
This animation was created using both Illustrator and After Effects. … Read the rest
This is the first project I animated entirely in Cinema 4D. Sure I've used Cinema in a few of my projects and I've been toying around with the software since Version R13. However this project was almost entirely animated in … Read the rest
Using the bone and controller features of the Duik Script, I'm able to create a organic moving cable that is easy to animate. This tutorial covers workflow, setup, and animation that applies to many different scenarios involving, string, rope or cables.… Read the rest
Another fun animation for Duo Security by yours truly. This time the objective was to focus on product features and benefits that pertain most to an IT administrator. The character animation was the most fun and challenging part of the … Read the rest
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At 11:30 PM, I'm dressed as a clown, delivering a Mazel Tov/Naches congratulatory singing telegram to the Mother of a young bride at her Sheva Brochos. Deceiving apartment; non-descript, typical pre-war building on the outside, and bright, opulent, magnificent grandeur on the inside. A house full of celebrants. Beautiful, smiling women in one room, bewigged in sheitels, dressed to the nines, and serious, pious men in another room in traditional garb, black robes andfur hats ( shtreimel). The Yiddish of these Eastern European Jews flying furiously around the room. My five years of secondary-education German gives me a leg up on what's being said. Lots of pictures, lots of requests to sing it again (sorry, I only sing once!), and taking special care to not touch the women (a big Bozo no-no in this religion!)
I have half-an-hour to get 2 miles north to the other side of the BQE to the hipper, artsier side of Williamsburg, remove the clown make-up and don my priestly garb to sing to a trendy chick who's 40 and equally devout to her "religion", as evidenced by the piercings and the tattooed torso ("running out of skin".. ...I used it to rhyme with the" Siamese twins" she had tattooed on her body, along with Billie Holiday and Josephine Baker!). Joi B. is a published novelist ("Sleeveless"), working on her next novel,and preparing a move to Lawrence, Kansas to move in with her true love, Krysztof N., a pin-up artist (charm-school). I'm hoping they recorded it for YouTube publication. If so, I'll include it on this post at a later date.
Received this e-mail from the client this morning in regard to that second delivery in Williamsburg.
Joi keeps a locked Live Journal that only friends can see, but she's already posted there before bed, so here's that impression:
"OH MY GOD! At midnight plus 10, a man rang my doorbell in the midst of my party and I was like, who the fuck is this IRISH PRIEST and dear god, is he gonna commit me to become a Sister Magdeline or something???? The immediate reaction to a priest ringing your bell when you were raised Catholic is, "Oh SHIT, what have I fucking done NOW?????"
Oh heavens, I done got roasted!!!!!!!! It was insane because it included a singing rendition of my entire life, all inclusive of neurosis and love and hate and THIS IS YOUR LIFE, BITCH !!!!!
When I am sober and awake, I will include a copy of the whole thing!!!
Maybe even the video.
I am so shocked and kinda ecstatic.
I love you Sheena, Christy, and Krysztof...
All kinds of misty-eyed right now, at 5:30 AM.


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The announcement on her son Christopher Rice's podcast, The Dinner Party Show, that Anne Rice would be continuing the adventures of the vampire Lestat was written up in the New York Times and The Guardian. Knopf will publish PRINCE LESTAT in October. Her most recent novel, THE WOLVES OF MIDWINTER was also published by Knopf on October 15, 2013.
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is it possible to load whatever python libraries I want inside a plugin? I'm just playing around with a hack for fun and want to use some libraries I installed via "easy_install". For example, in the terminal I ran this:
$ easy_install pyglet
$ python
> import pyglet
and that works fine. What should I do to access that library inside Sublime Text? Since it's just a hack, I really don't mind how ugly or unmaintainable it is...
Yep. You can import anything. The only real issue is if you want to package it to people who may not have the dependencies install.
look at https://github.com/viisual/ASCII-Decorator


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In 1967 hoaxers placed UFOs in certain places around the UK. This video retraces What the hoaxers did and the incident itself.
Unfortunately i cannot get the video onto this blog directly, so please go to the link http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/7843647.stm to see the 2 minute 12 sec video.
Please also see here for more information on the incident.
UPDATE: 15th February 2009
An update on BBC News (with a video ) can be seen here (posted 10th February 2009 ) . The video lasts 3 minutes 25 seconds.
Please also see " tell tom of UFO sightings " (video lasts 3 minutes 28 seconds )…. posted 27th January 2009. (content includes UFO sightings and Farnborough hoaxers; also to get in contact if you have seen a ufo sighting) .


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No one knows exactly why Hinduism started or even how it began. Traditionally, the belief was that the foundations for Hinduism were laid by the Aryans when they moved into the region of modern India in about 1500 B.C. They worshipped a god called Indra; some dispute this assertion, however, and claim that Hinduism has existed for all time and does not have a beginning or end.
Although Hinduism is referred to as a religion, it is more of a collective of core beliefs and values. In India, Hindu is called sanatama dharma, which means "eternal religion," while the word Hindu itself means river.
The practices of Hindu have been established throughout the years by many texts, some penned by unknown authors. Some of the texts have never been translated, so it is possible that they may provide some insight into the history of Hinduism.
The existence of Aryans in India is largely in question by modern scholars. Evidence of these purported founders of Hinduism is slim, as archaeologists cannot find evidence of one of their main methods of transport, chariots, in India. Because many followers of Hinduism believe the religion has Aryan roots, this lack of evidence deepens the mystery.


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Toyota Australia goes Windows 7
Toyota signs new four-year deal, incl. Win 7
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Toyota Australia signs new four-year IT deal.
The new deal will be announced this week, has also been increased to include desktop management and service desk functions. The bulk of Toyota's computing services functions, including mid-range and mainframe computing will now run under a single agreement with Fujitsu.
Included in the desktop part of the deal, Fujitsu will roll out Microsoft's Windows 7 OS to it's end users.
The value of the new four-year deal is not yet known, but it's more than likely less than it paid previously - partly because of the declining hardware costs of the last few years.
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text: When the Catholic school where Sister Mary Bourdon taught closed its doors, many of her fellow teachers found jobs at other schools. But Sister Mary decided to seek out where the need for a high-quality school was the greatest, so she crossed the Potomac to the underserved Anacostia neighborhood in Southeast Washington, DC. There, Sister Mary started an after-school tutoring program that eventually became Washington Middle School for Girls (WMSG.) The school started in the basement of a local apartment building and now serves 100 students on two campuses. WMSG provides girls in grades 4-8 at


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AFC Fylde's £18m Mill Farm Sports Village development is moving apace, with the frame of the main stand now dominating the Wesham skyline and key new appointments made.
Along with a 6,000-capacity new home for the Conference North club, the Sports Village, due for completion next summer, will include a 290-capacity sports bar, an 80-seat restaurant with roof terrace, a 40-seat café; and conference and event facilities across nine rooms.
Heading up the leisure facility will be renowned hospitality expert David Chell, who has joined as CEO from Manchester City, where he was instrumental in the historic move of the club from Maine Road to the Etihad Stadium.
David brings with him a wealth of experience in sporting venue hospitality, working at many of the UK's premier sporting venues including Wembley Stadium, Lords, Royal Ascot and Twickenham to name a few.
David said: "The Mill Farm Sports Village is a hugely exciting development which I'm relishing being a part of.
"It's an ambitious project, the likes of which has not been seen locally.
It's an ambitious project, the likes of which has not been seen locally
"There's a lot to do and every day the pace picks up. We're still finalising plans and specifics, but we're really excited by what we're going to be launching next year.
"This complex will be for the community and we're really looking forward to welcoming everyone; from brides and grooms, to sports fans, community groups and businesspeople.
"We have something on offer for everyone and want the place to be buzzing day in, day out."
Joining David as food and beverage manager is Bevan Middleton, who joins from Ribby Hall Village, Wrea Green. Bevan has spent three decades in the hospitality and catering industry working at all levels at leading hotels, cruise liners and Michelin star restaurants.
Also on-site will be five- and seven-a-side pitches for community use.


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(4) Therefore, in lack of any other agreement, incoming payments are used at our discretion to compensate for the oldest or the lowest secured liabilities.
(5) We reserve the right for contracts with a delivery period exceeding two months from order to adjust our prices accordingly if there are, after conclusion of the contract, cost reductions or cost due to changes in material prices. These and the basics of the respective pricing we will evidence on request. If the increase is more than 5%, you are entitled to a contractual right of redemption.
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(2) We may refuse subsequent performance as long as your due payment obligations are not fulfilled towards us to the extent corresponding to the fault-free part of the rendered performance. If the notice of material defects is incorrect, we shall be entitled to request compensation [...] from you for the expenses we incurred as a result. The prerequisite for all warranty rights is that you have properly [...]
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(3) The statute of limitation for the delivered goods is limited to 12 months, except in the case of damage claims, starting with the receipt of the goods, insofar that the law according to §478 and § 479 BGB (German Civil Code) (delivery regress) does not provide for longer limitations.
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Body image campaign aims to empower girls, shun stereotypes
The State Government is inviting teenage girls to join in creative workshops aimed at exploring ways to boost self-esteem and develop positive body image.
Their ideas will culminate in an online campaign to be launched next April.
The call for volunteers coincides with the United Nations' International Day of the Girl Child, which recognises the rights of girls and the unique challenges they face.
"Self-confidence and body image are among the most sensitive issues for young women," said Status of Women Minister Gail Gago.
"Research suggests that today's culture reflects an ideal of beauty that is harmful to the physical and psychological wellbeing of many people, particularly girls.
"This body image campaign is designed to empower young South Australian girls and remind them that character, skills and personality attributes are far more important than her weight and shape."
"We want a generation of young girls to look beyond stereotypes and find confidence within themselves, and then to share this self-assurance with their friends and their peers."
While the girls aged 13-18 will help develop the campaign, the target audience will be even younger.
"Messages received when a girl is between 7 and 12 are important to the development of positive body image as she becomes a teenager," said Vanessa Swan, Director, Office for Women.
"We will ask the older girls to help create messages that they wish they had heard when they were younger, and then we will ask parents and older sisters to share this campaign with younger girls."
Ms Swan said the team-brainstorming workshops, to be held during January school holidays, could result in a mobile application, a music video or a slideshow of objects precious to young girls.
The final pieces will be released online over six weeks starting 6 May 2015, International No Diet Day.
"It will be an organic, creative process, with the girls deciding the best methods to share their message. We're excited to see what comes out of this," Ms Swan said.
The Office for Women, which is leading the campaign, is also seeking older mentors with digital media skills to help turn the girls' input into online content.
Mission Australia's annual youth survey reflects body image as one of the top three concerns for young Australians aged 11 to 24, and in South Australia last year, 45.4 per cent of females were either 'extremely concerned' or 'very concerned' about body image, compared with 13.2 per cent of males.
To register your interest as a volunteer or mentor, visit the Women's Information Service website (www.wis.sa.gov.au), call (08) 8303 0590 or email email@example.com.


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A wanton maiden voyage
The fate of women sent by sea to the new colony makes compelling viewing, writes Jim Murphy.
DESPITE its somewhat lurid title, The Floating Brothel, narrated by Wendy Hughes, turns out to be an earnest and informative historical documentary about "the true founding mothers of modern Australia".
They are the 225 women of child-bearing age from the prisons of England, consigned to New South Wales to answer Governor Arthur Phillip's urgent call for a female contingent to save the male convicts of the colony from sinking into depravity and "gross irregularities".
The story of the "motley collection of whores, shoplifters and canny con-artists" who set sail from Portsmouth on the Lady Juliana on July 29, 1789, is uncovered in the film through the eyes of three modern Australian women who each had an ancestor aboard that ship.
Writer-director Mark Lewis, 40, an Englishman who specialises in historical documentaries in a semi-dramatised form, found this subject particularly satisfying.
"I've always been interested in good storytelling, and I've found that the best way to communicate a bigger story to an audience is to find the personal tales and the emotional stories that people can genuinely engage with," he says.
"In this film we had even more of an opportunity to do that. Not only did we have incredible personal stories of the convict women and little girls who end up becoming great matriarchs, prostitutes who end up as pub owners and landowners in Hobart - but we also had the opportunity to match them up with descendants who could effectively empathise with them from a much more heartfelt position as family members."
On the 10-month voyage, the 35 sailors of Lady Juliana were allowed to take full advantage of the 225 females under their care, and every man reportedly availed himself with enthusiasm. Some of the women, organised by a shrewd operator named Elizabeth Barnsley, conducted a profitable commercial enterprise whenever the ship stopped to take on stores. Men from Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands and other ports of call were invited aboard, thus earning the ship its reputation as the floating brothel.
Lewis embarked on the project after being enthralled by the book The Floating Brothel by Sian Rees. Genealogists led him to families descended from Lady Juliana convicts, and he interviewed their members until he found women who fitted his criterion: they had virtually no knowledge of their convict ancestors.
"We wanted the three descendants to effectively have an emotional journey to discover their ancestry, so their discoveries were more genuine and more heartfelt," Lewis says. "We asked those three descendants to play a game with us. We would lead them to the various primary-source evidence and various bits of information that would help them piece together the story of their ancestors themselves."
The women are Helen Phillips, an Anglican minister from Tasmania whose ancestor was Rachel Hoddy, a prostitute convicted of theft; Delia Dray, a farmer from Orange descended from Ann Marsh, whose crime was stealing a bushel of wheat; and Meagan Benson, a bank communications officer in Sydney descended from Mary Wade.
Wade was only 11 when sentenced to death for threatening an eight-year-old girl and stealing her clothes, which she pawned for 18 pence - the sentence commuted to transportation in honour of King George III's recovery from illness.
When she died at 86, the Illawarra Mercury reported that she had one of the largest families in the world - her children, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren numbered more than 300.
Filmmaker Lewis is careful with the detail of life 218 years ago. "To recreate a Georgian room or a London market location or whatever, we take strong influences from pictures of the time. For example, the film's opening scene of a London market, up and down some steps, is based on contemporary illustrations of Georgian London by Hogarth, particularly a famous engraving called Gin Lane, which show what life was like then.
"Equally, Rachel Hoddy's bedroom, where she takes a client for a saucy romp, is based on another Hogarth illustration, The Idle Apprentice. It's a young apprentice visiting a prostitute, so the composition - where the bed was, where the mantelpiece was - was based on that illustration. The idea is to give a certain veracity to the locations the women would have been in.
"The set of steps at the beginning of the film is actually in Melbourne - a bit of neo-Gothic at St Paul's Cathedral, opposite Flinders St Station. With a bit of clever lighting you hide the street lamps and with a little bit of judicious CGI (computer-generated imagery) you pop St Paul's Cathedral into the background and, hey presto, Melbourne has gone and you've got London, 1788. It's always a challenge to find locations, but that's part of the fun of filmmaking."
Lewis likes to put a bit of fun into his films. He has George III running around like a loon, and has Rachel Hoddy's client, Nimrod Blampin, plunge a stockinged foot into a chamber pot full of yellow liquid.
"The Old Bailey court transcripts of the trials of the women give a surprising amount of detail," Lewis says. "You read the account of the incident between Hoddy and Blampin (when he was drunk and accused her of stealing his clothes and locking him naked in her room) and it is farcical. The comedy is there.
"History and history (on) television can be very po-faced, so it's good fortune when you find good, entertaining stories that show life can be funny."


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Viewership A quality audience is the best consumer. Comprised of smart, aware and informed decision-makers,1 the msnbc audience is an engaged news viewer. Ideal for advertisers, and the youngest among the cable news channels,2 this audience seeks out new trends and influences others.1
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| Wednesday, June 07, 2000 - 02:23 pm
Does anyone know any books that can help me in my
search for the knowledge of Talmudic reasoning?
| Saturday, June 10, 2000 - 11:21 pm
Hi Jack:
There are fer Sefarim you can get written by Rav Moshe Haiim Luzzato, called The Way of Reason (Derech Tevunuth), or The Book of Logic (Sefer haHig'yon), the sequel to the privious title. The first sefer is "The Classic Guid to Talmud Study", the second one is "The Guide In-Depth Talmud Study." I hope that is what yo wanted....you can probably purchase these books in most of the Judaica stores.
| Monday, June 12, 2000 - 03:03 pm
Thank you Abba Kuyenov very much for the titles
of those two books. I am on my way...
| Monday, June 12, 2000 - 03:10 pm
I am studying Derech Tevunot and Sefer hahigayon right now and I find them to be AMAZING! But I have a few questions...AbbaKohen, are you familiar enough with them to answer a few of my questions? Jack, these books are incredibly important. AbbaKohen, do you know of other books that deal with the same subject?
| Tuesday, June 13, 2000 - 09:44 pm
hey people,
I have never read those books, but the way i know the titles is when this Shabuoth I went to my friends house, i happen to run into those books. I was emazed that Rav Haim Moshe Luzato actually wrote on that topic, because i know few other Sefarim that he wrote like Mesillath Yeshareem (The Path of Just) and Derech Hashem (The way of G-d) that talk about Musar the morals of the person, way in a different field.
P.S. Now i know why Hashem made me run into those titles, its because I was somehow to tell it to you!
Have a good one!
| Tuesday, November 26, 2002 - 08:25 am
Greetings Jack
"Ein Yacob" (the well of Jacob)is a good introduction for the Talmud, at least in my opinion. It is a collection of Aggadot taken from the all sections of the Guemara.
| Wednesday, September 21, 2005 - 10:10 am
If anyone wishes to know how the Gemara was traditionally studied in Yemen, the following excerpt from Rabbi Yoseph Qafih's Preface to the Babylonian Talmud is being pasted here:
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"I will mention here the method [used in our] study of the Gemara. For in a similar arrangement, more or less, was also the [method employed by us in our] study of Halakhah. The Rabbi reads first the Mishnah, and explains it in all of its aspects, according to his ability, and according to the level [of understanding] of his listeners. Already at this stage, he begins to make known certain fine points and new lessons to be derived from the Gemara, in a straight forward manner [of speech]. Even in those places where Rashi writes [the words], 'In the Gemara it has been explained,' the Rabbi summarizes, with brevity, that which is to be said in the Gemara. After this, the entire congregation reads together the designated portion of Gemara relating to that Mishnah, in unison and in the same peculiar melodious tune employed in the recitation of the Gemara, while the Rabbi with another three or four of his more experienced students will raise their voices in a careful and didactic, punctilious-way of reading [in order to instruct others] how the text is supposed to be read; the [sound of] exclamation in its [proper] place [and] the sound of a declarative statement where it rightfully belongs; the question said with its [peculiar] melody, and the answer [given] in the intonation associated with it. The rest of the congregation is being guided by them, and they march along with them, so-to-speak, from the stand point of 'I will explain and expound the matter before thee.'... Afterwards, the Rabbi repeats the same reading of the Gemara without explanation, while all the students put their eyes on the books before them, and their ears are [attentively inclined] to that which proceeds forth from the mouth of the Rabbi, in order to capture its sounds and to retain the correct order of punctuation in the reading... After he finishes, the Rabbi once again repeats the reading, with Rashi's Commentary, [and] with the addition of drawn out explanatory remarks of his own.
In those places where Maimonides, in his Commentary on the Mishnah or in his Composition, has explained a matter differently from Rashi, the Rabbi does not say, 'But Maimonides explains such and such.' Rather, he will say, 'It seems to me that Maimonides did not explain it this way. Let us bring the book and see.' Then he takes a look at Maimonides, reads [from] his words [out loud] before all the listeners, and presently attempts with the most skillful of his students to show how Maimonides' words are congruent with the Gemara, ...as if he is trying for the first time, together with them, to discover the path trod by Maimonides- to find out and to locate that point which brought about diverging [paths] in the [two] commentaries, etc..."


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RV wreck on I-44 snarls traffic near Exit 159 five hours on Thursday
By: Darrell Todd Maurina
Posted: Thursday, December 3, 2009 3:36 pm
Trooper S. Crabtree examines a wrecked recreational vehicle
SAINT ROBERT, Mo. (Dec. 3, 2009) — A crash on Interstate 44 on the westbound approach to the Roubidoux Bridge has snarled traffic since 9:43 a.m. today; Missouri Department of Transportation personnel reported the blockage continued until 3:05 p.m.
State troopers, Waynesville and St. Robert firefighters, St. Robert police and Pulaski County Ambulance District personnel responded to a wreck at westbound mile marker 159.2 and found that a black late-model Chevrolet Silverado pickup truck pulling a large white recreational vehicle had careened off the roadway and slid several hundred feet down a steep ravine, leaving parts of the RV frame entangled on the guardrail.
According to Trooper S. Crabtree, the driver, Amanda R. Childress, 27, of Brookfield, Wis., was westbound when the RV trailer started fishtailing, causing her to lose control of the vehicle and run off the right side of the roadway, throwing a tire of the vehicle all the way across to the left side of the roadway as the vehicle careened down the ravine.
The RV and pickup were expected to be totaled, Crabtree said, but the pickup truck was too far down in the ravine to produce a clear damage estimate until Jack's Towing pulled it out of the ravine.
Childress avoided significant injury and declined medical treatment by ambulance personnel. Crabtree said citations are pending in the case.
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• Troopers in Pulaski County arrested Thomas F. Crnkovich, 58, of Sparta, at 3:48 p.m. Tuesday on an outstanding Crawford County warrant for a traffic violation. Troopers transported him to the Pulaski County Jail where he was eligible for bond.
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Former Lauderhill Mayor Eugene Cipolloni is one of 69 applicants so far who are seeking the city manager position which will be vacated by Richard Marant May 10.
Marant resigned to go into private business, but said he will offer to work part-time until his replacement is hired.
Applications for city manager must be postmarked by today, said Michael Smith, the city's personnel director.
Marant earns $46,192 a year, Smith said, but the new city manager's salary will be determined by city commissioners.
City commissioners are scheduled to review the applications during a special meeting next Wednesday, Marant said.
Cipolloni served as Lauderhill's mayor for 10 years, before he was defeated in the March, 1984 election.


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Neal-Marshall Alumni Club honors grads, achievers
One of the guests of honor didn't make it, but that didn't deter the Northwest Indiana chapter of the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club from paying tribute April 26 to the night's other honorees, to this year's graduates, and to the alumni whose accomplishments inspired the group's existence.
Emmy Award-winning TV news veteran and ABC Channel 7 feature reporter Harry Porterfield was not in attendance to receive the club's Legacy of Leadership Award, but the night's other two honorees addressed the audience of alumni, University officials and 2007 graduates. IU Northwest Associate Professor of African-American Studies Earl Jones, Ph.D., was the recipient of the Outstanding Faculty Award, and he told the crowd that education, to him, means having the ability, the initiative and the information needed to make changes whenever necessary.
"It's all about change," Jones insisted during his brief remarks. "It's about knowing where you want to go and doing what you need to do to get there. That's what education is all about."
Jones has taught at IU Northwest since 1989 and has previously served as chair of the Department of Minority Studies. In addition to his teaching duties, Jones has engaged and energized the Gary community with his involvement in such endeavors as the Gary Historic Midtown Project, which seeks to promote the preservation of Gary's Midtown district and to encourage the development of an economic-revitalization plan for that area. Jones also serves as an advisor for the IU Northwest Black Student Union, and he works successfully to help bring a variety of guest speakers and events to the campus.
Interestingly, local business owner Sharon Mallory, recipient of the Emerging Leader Award, is not an IU graduate. Mallory confessed to feeling some initial perplexity when she was notified of the honor, especially since she's a Purdue grad.
"The first thing I thought was, 'What's my connection to IU?' And let me say that I appreciate the alumni association reaching out to graduates of other universities," Mallory said. "The connection is that my mother is a graduate of IU Northwest."
Mallory, who is the CEO of SDM Investments, the first investment firm in Northwest Indiana to be owned by an African-American woman, credited her mother, Dianne Mallory, with setting a positive educational example by returning to school. Despite having four children during her teen years, Dianne Mallory found the time and determination to earn multiple nursing degrees and forge a better life for her family, her daughter said.
"That determination I saw as a young child instilled in me the idea that education is important," Mallory said. "It doesn't matter who you are or what you have to do to get an education. Just get it."
In addition to her job as financial adviser, Mallory is also the host of "Pocket Change," a financial-education TV show that airs on local cable-access stations. She also writes for assorted publications in Northwest Indiana. Mallory is also involved in efforts to promote financial literacy among children and young adults in the region.
Later in the program, Clarence C. Boone, national director of the Neal-Marshall Alumni Club, reflected on the two groundbreaking IU alumni — Marcellus Neal (B.A. in mathematics, 1895), the first African-American man to graduate from IU, and Frances Eagleston Marshall (B.A. in English, 1919), the first African-American woman to do so – for whom the organization is named.
Boone said he once met Marshall, and he described her as a "phenomenal woman." He noted that Neal became a great teacher and wrote a widely used math textbook.
"It just so happens that he died in a freak hit-and-run accident at a fairly young age," Boone explained. "But he left his mark. I challenge you to leave your mark."
IU Northwest Chancellor Bruce Bergland congratulated the award recipients and the graduates. He pledged to the group that the University would continually seek to improve its communication with and responsiveness to all of its constituent groups, including the African-American community. The Chancellor asked those present never to hesitate in offering constructive criticism whenever it's warranted.
"We want to hear the good things, too, of course," Bergland said. "But we also want to hear about where we're missing the boat or where we can do better. Because that's how we're going to improve."
The Neal-Marshall Alumni Club was organized in 1977 to meet the needs of African-American alumni from Indiana University. The organization also seeks to address the needs of African-American students, faculty and staff while promoting awareness of the history, traditions and legacy of African-Americans at all IU campuses.


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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969) Directed by George Roy Hill
The concept of celebrity has been with us a long time. It may take different forms or shapes, some celebrities may be real or imagined. Celebrity goes hand in hand with myth making. Despite constant changes in fashion and thinking, celebrity still obsesses us. In Forbes' recent list of top earning film actors, the list displays that it's your fame/connection with the public that puts bums on seats more than your acting talent. But in many ways, it has always been like this. Hollywood has always worked on this type of demand quota. It's amazing that in 2011 we still buy into this shallow process. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid then, is a star vehicle from the old days. If they had cast the movie today (or remake it, though an improbable sequel is being made!), it would be Leonardo DiCaprio teaming up with the slightly older Johnny Depp, the love interest being supplied by Anne Hathaway (if she's not too tall for those guys!)
But then, similarities would cease. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid was made in the climate of New Hollywood, so even in a commercial fair like this (despite being a Western), some risk taking has happened. The hazy, hippy photography of Conrad Hall, the wit and counter culture nodding of William Goldman's script (a Ménage à trois is heavily suggested throughout). Lets not forget the greatest thing about Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, the Burt Bacharach soundtrack. Bacharach's soundtrack adds a depth and pathos to certain sections of the film that is often lacking. But what Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid lacks in grit and substance, it makes up for in chemistry. The superstar variety.
This brings us back to celebrity. The reason we entertain a picture like Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid in the first place is the pairing of Paul Newman and Robert Redford. The chemistry and play between the two 'sexy' superstars (this was a fledgling pairing of superstars for Hollywood) is so easy on the eye, so effortless, so witty yet honest, it's pure entertainment. It saves this endeavor and makes you want to return again and again to the film (as I have done over the years). Actually, in many ways I love this film, even though I'm also secretly repulsed by it. Far greater than the very contrite and contrived pairing of Newman and Redford in The Sting, Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is some kind of classic. Yet the picture itself has a moralistic view towards robbery and outlaws, that ultimately, the picture is against its own heroes. This is a republican Western in many ways. One that lulls you in. It fooled its left-leaning stars of the day too.
As you may have guessed already, Paul Newman and Robert Redford are eye-candy for me. That's why I suggested we revisit this film. I like their suits and hats. 1969 was still a good year for suits and hats. Then there's the silly and quite unnecessary scene with Newman and Katherine Ross on a bicycle together, which was the other reason I wanted to see the film again. Somehow the innocent and ridiculous morning ride (accompanied by Bacharach's jolly song) had become very meaningful in my memory. On a second look the scene was so unrelated to the rest of the film that it was hardly the right reason to watch it again.
The rest of the film then: Well, there is a lot of horseback riding, getting away from the chasing parties and then running away some more. Oh yes, and robbing trains and banks (in a Hollywood way where everything is too easy and showman-like). Everything takes place in a great scenery and varying degrees of natural light and is filmed with gritty and often unfocused lens, which is refreshing after watching today's super clarity and CGI. The plot is just a bit boring for my hunger for intelligence, psychological complexity, or something else to throw me out of being sure of what's going to happen next.
Sundance Kid (Redford) has a girlfriend (Ross), but the relationship between the girlfriend and Butch Cassidy (Newman) seems almost hotter in the film. There is a feeling all along that she is being shared by both of them – just like the two buddies share everything else... I would have been interested in seeing a bit more than a suggestion to this direction. In fact there is a part in the middle of the film that describes the threesome's travels from the Wild West via New York to Bolivia and from the pretended home camera footage they could have made a whole different movie about the three-way love Butch, Sundance and the woman (whose name was not repeated enough for me to remember it) had. But somehow the director was more interested in gun fighting scenes and endless horse riding. That's where Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid lost me.


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March 7, 2017: Dangerous Cats, Biking in Wind, Broken Glass, Muffin Bread, Spring, Carrion
Cats serve humans as surrogate non-needy friends, or as substitute children. Setting aside the disagreeable task of cleaning their litter boxes, they do pose significant actual dangers to humans. They get underfoot and can trip the unsuspecting and cause broken wrists, broken hips, and brain-threatening concussions. Even when falling is avoided, they trigger emotional distress when humans step on them and make them yowl.
"Gawdamit! Sorry, cat! I did not mean to step on you. Stoopid cat. Get out from under my frisking feet."
Some seconds later, when panic begins to fade, to self, muttering, "Geezus I hope I did not break that cat's leg. Crimony. Not my fault. Fricking cat."
Most concerning are the cat-born diseases. Toxoplasmosis can be transmitted by felines and is a parasite that may negatively impact risk assessment. No human needs to be worse at risk assessment: their skill level is horrible in the modern world. Infection rates among adult humans in the USA are about 18%.to 19%. Look it up. Approximately 60 million adults in the USA are/have been infected with Toxoplasmosis. This figure roughly corresponds with the number of humans who voted for he who must not be named. Coincidence?
Androp went biking in winds that hovered near 12 mph on an overcast, 50 F morning. Riding out into the wind was brutal. Riding back was a breeze (pun intended). Hint: ride out into the wind, and back with the wind. Pay attention. Also, when a rider reaches 8 to 10 mph on a bike, nearly all of the riding resistance comes from wind. The weight of the bike matters little: given a human weighting 200 lbs, pedaling a bike that weights 35 lbs versus 25 lbs only add 4.4% to the load. Riding resistance is impacted even less. Likewise, tire tread and tire circumference add little riding resistance. Google Sheldon Brown (insert biking subject) for more information.
Speaking of biking and broken glass: the wife successfully sleuthed the source of puddles of broken glass that appear on the street in our cul-de-sac: garbage trucks. This is bad news for biking, especially for non-puncture-resistant youth bike tires. Bummer.
The culinary notes are sparse: Androp made pulled pork, coleslaw, baked beans, green beans, and fresh English muffin bread this week for the family Sunday meal. Pulled pork and coleslaw on buns is yummy. Cook the pork slowly for tenderness: in the oven at about 310 for 4 hours. Use a fatty roast, such as "butt roast" or "Boston Butt" or "shoulder roast." These are all from the shoulder area. Pork loin sucks for pulled pork: too lean. English muffin bread (also called toasting bread) is probably the easiest yeast loaf to make for the first-time baker. No kneading, no stand or hand mixer needed, and only one rise required. The loaves are firm and can be sliced thin for toasting. All recipes for this loaf are similar. Pleasing, bigger loaves will result if the baker adds about 25% to all ingredients from most recipes.
Signs of spring are abundant in Androp's home town: decorative magnolia trees and Bradford pears are in bloom. Generally, this means one more freeze on the year.
Finally, Androp has a friend who feeds carrion to Turkey Vultures in his back year. They need to eat, too. An interesting note: no wintering Turkey Vultures were recorded in Androp's home town during the Christmas bird counts until the 1990's. More than a dozen were observed along Missouri River bluffs during Saturday's bike ride. The reason is unknown, but the appearance of vultures does correspond with the building of sewage ponds, and of wildlife conservation ponds, in the area. Could dead ducks have attracted the wintering vultures? The curious await a better explanation.


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Demystifying Absolute Return investing in fixed income
By Oksana Aronov, chief client portfolio manager, Opportunistic and Absolute Return Investing at JP Morgan Asset Management
Absolute return investing – which seeks to generate returns regardless of underlying market conditions – has grown tremendously. Inflows in the UK and across Europe are on the rise as investors seek diversified sources of return, lower volatility and less reliance on market beta. When most investors think of absolute return, hedge fund like strategies such as equity long/short come to mind. Or they think absolute return strategies focus on areas such as commodities or FX.
But what does absolute return mean in the context of fixed income investing? And how does it hold advantages over traditional fixed income investing, especially in the context of today's rocky bond markets?
In some respects, investors have always thought of fixed income as an "absolute return" asset class. For decades they have relied on it to deliver capital preservation, income, and diversification from risk assets. A 30+ year bond bull market fostered an environment where investors were lulled into complacency, used to outsized returns and low volatility.
However, a major source of those stable returns have been duration or interest rate risk, which has been a powerful stabilizing force in fixed income and the only real source of diversification versus riskier assets. Now with global yields at all-time lows, duration turns from a stabilizing force for portfolios, into a potential source of losses should rates normalize.
With rising awareness of the risks inherent in fixed income, as investors see the writing on the wall, has come an explosion of non-traditional styles of investing. Unconstrained fixed income strategies have become popular for example, but investors would be mistaken to confuse them with absolute return. In fact, being called an "unconstrained fixed income strategy" merely describes the opportunity set, but tells nothing about the manager's goals, risk tolerance or willingness to use leverage.
Absolute return fixed income strategies are actually a subset of unconstrained and have three purposes:
- Generate positive returns regardless of market environment
- To diversify the fixed income allocation, and/or
- To add a different investment style into their alternatives allocation, without significantly amplifying correlation to risky assets.
In other words—investors who buy absolute return funds seek traditional fixed income benefits such as capital preservation and consistent returns but achieved through alternative instruments and techniques with low correlation to traditional market betas.