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By Teachers, For Teachers
As you try to tame the craze that the end of the year brings, teachers may be considering new behavior plans and discipline methods in their classrooms. Does your include a big stick?
Last spring, Newsweek published a story about a principal who turned his school around by instituting "paddling" for disruptive students.
With the permission of parents, students who commit "major offenses" are sent to principal David Nixon's office at John C Calhoun Elementary in South Carolina. There, he calmly explains WHY they are being punished to directly correlate their behavior with their resulting punishment before giving them three licks.
The idea behind this disciplne method is to make punishment more immediate and effective without taking children away from valuable instruction time through suspension. Since Nixon first put the paddle to work, student behavior and achievement have improved dramatically, going from a chaotic environment that drove teachers and students away to Palmetto award-winning.
This success in the short-term doesn't mean that the practice is any less controversial or that Nixon himself wants to do it.
"If I could burn that paddle in my stove," Nixon says, "I would. This is the worst part of my job." Full story
Nixon's methodology makes me wonder: Is our too-soft society the reason for discipline problems in school? Or, in desperation, are we willing to trade in the long-term message of anti-violence for a quick fix in schools?
I recently heard an episode of NPR's "This American Life" ran a story about Baby School that teaches parents that corporal punishment sends the wrong message to children.
It told the stories of young, underprivileged parents who attend "Baby School" to learn about parenting. Parents are taught to speak more to children while they were young, to use positive words and to NOT use violence as a behavior deterrent.
These parents didn't know why their children were hitting other kids. Turns out, they learned it from their spankings. They learned from those parents that the only way to change someone's behavior is through violence.
Instead, Baby School teaches to explain what children did wrong (even before they can talk) and punish them another non-violent way. Full story
In light of NPR's story, I wonder if Nixon is reinforcing a lesson of violence his students may have also encountered at home – especially considering that parents are given the choice of granting spanking permission.
The question remains: will the paddle solve our school's problems? And if it does, is it worth it?


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Widening of NH24-Advantages
Seamless connectivity, less traffic jams, less travel time……it would be such a blissful travel experience! After Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Rs. 7,566 Crore project for widening the Delhi-Meerut Expressway, commonly known as NH 24, the work on the same is expected to be completed in 30 months.
- Providing access to Ghaziabad, Noida and Greater Noida, the road, once fully developed, will connect up to Meerut and Hapur and is set to be a very busy stretch.
- Widening of the expressway will only act as a catalyst for real estate demand and development on both sides of the road in the future.
- This widening will not only improve the connectivity of various towns in the region with Delhi, but will also change the dynamics of the real estate market in the zone.
- All the cities leading up to Hapur will become more accessible and habitable.
- Once this expressway is built and there is good public transportation available, a lot of people will live in their home towns or in the new destinations that develop around the road and can commute to Delhi for work.
- The widening of road will also result into realignment as the travel time will reduce significantly.
- The project is divided into four packages.
- Package-1 from the Nizamuddin Bridge to the UP border, of 8 "km, has already been awarded and Welspun, a company from Gujarat.
- Package two of the widening project between the Delhi border to Dasna is still pending with the Cabinet for approval.
- The third package, from Dasna to Hapur, had been awarded to a company called Apco Chetak (Apco is based in MP and Chetak in Rajasthan).

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RUMOUR: Finnick casted, with Mags and Beetee top choices?
Well well, seems like this is a busy week for Lionsgate and tributes! 😀
With the news of Wiress casting being announced yesterday, news of Finnick being casted has surfaced today.
As reported on Zap2It, Sam Claflin has been offered the role of Finnick. However, this has not been announced by Lionsgate officially. Could this be yet another rumour, or has the hunt for one of the most coveted role ended?
Sam Claflin acting in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
Meanwhile, according to Variety, Melissa Leo is close to getting the role of Mags, and Tony Shalhoub might be getting Beetee.
Credits: Zap2It via Hypable. Photo credits: 1, 2 and 3. Variety via Hypable.


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Written by Lara Portlock
Professional photography by Kym Clayton Photography
On a cold, rainy day in October 2017, while my husband, Simon, was doing a routine drop-off of rubbish at the Wellington municipal dump site, he spotted a timid little white-and-black dog scrounging around amongst the refuse. Known as Max by the local vagrants, this shy but friendly dog was grubby, underweight and had a bad skin condition.
Birthday surprise
Simon, who has a very big heart, knew he had to give Max a proper home; luckily for him, he had the perfect "excuse": it just happened to be my birthday that day. He gathered little Max into the car and off he went to Wellington Animal Hospital for a full checkup.
The staff kindly washed Max for us (twice!), vaccinated, dewormed and treated him for fleas. He was given a vet check and placed on antibiotics for his skin infection. He was estimated to be around a year old.
Simon then brought him home to our smallholding where he was introduced to our large family (six dogs, three cats, two pot-bellied pigs and many chickens).
Max was a wonderful birthday "present" to say the least!
Max in the mix
Max was very submissive at first, but by that evening he was curled up in front of the fireplace, feeling right at home as if he'd spent his whole life with us.
Although we have six other dogs, Max has a clear favourite: his best friend, George the American-English-mix Staffordshire Terrier. These two are inseparable and play for hours on end. They love to sit out on the lawn watching over our beautiful property and enjoy going for long walks to the river.
I'd used MuttMix in the past for our dog Ozzie, who turned out to be Maltese mixed with a whole bunch of other breeds thrown in. And, after many guessing games with family and friends as to what Max really is, I decided to get him tested.
Max is a real "ratter" of a dog and loves to search (and dig) for innocent creatures in all sorts of hiding places, so we were convinced there would be some Jack Russell or Fox Terrier in him. He has these very cute front paws that face outwards just like a typical Dachshund and has a long torso, so we were expecting Dachshund, Basset or maybe even some Beagle.
And so it was quite funny (and rather surprising) when we received the results from MuttMix.
Max's MuttMix Results:
Level 2 Bull Mastiff
Level 3 Maltese
Level 3 Dalmatian
Level 4 Pembroke Welsh Corgi
After we received the results we did a little research about the breeds, and although Max doesn't look anything like a Bull Mastiff, he has definite Mastiff personality traits, such as being very protective, courageous and alert (making him an excellent watch dog); at the same time he's gentle, loyal and really good with children, which James and Jade (my niece and nephew) will categorically tell you as he's their firm favourite.
Now we can clearly see the Dalmatian (his beautiful spots) and the Welsh Corgi traits with his turned-out paws and long torso, along with his calm, affectionate demeanour coming from the Maltese in him. He's truly unique!
I can't imagine life without him. We just love our Max and I will be forever grateful for my unexpected birthday present just one year ago.
Dominique of MuttMix adds…
Max is a prime example of DNA from various breeds mixing together to create a fabulous, robust character with features or characteristics sneaking in from each breed!


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Note carefully, because I'll probably never say this again: This Sub-Mariner comic should have been a lot longer. True, it's still really silly and it's not written well, but there's a lot of potential here for old-fashioned comic book craziness. In fact, this is more of a 1960s book than an early 1970s one. Around this time, Marvel is getting into horror in a major way, and it's starting to produce a lot of complicated (convoluted) stories and characters-embracing the offbeat. Namor is just a guy who goes to war with the surface world once a year.
This time, he leads Atlantis to invade New York with giant flying fish and other seamonsters, but the friendly, panicked soldier to the right is careful to point out that nobody's been hurt. And it stays that way until Sub-Mariner's rival, Lorvex, decides he wants to flatten Manhattan, at which point Namor steps in and calms it all down. Apparently, this is what passes for kingly behavior in Atlantis…
During the whole book, we get lots of shots of civilians running for their lives, but not a single superhero steps in to help.
Lost potential here. Too bad.
Creators: Bill Everett (plot), Steve Gerber (script), Sam Kweskin (layouts), Jim Mooney (finishes)
Grade: C+. Slightly above average.
For the complete history of the MU, year by year, go here.
And see my Ratings of Runs on comics here.


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Crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) has long been suggested as a guideline for improving safety in neighborhoods. Yet, little is known about the application of CPTED to urban parks. The aim of this study is to evaluate the adequacy of CPTED principles in guiding the inventory of safety conditions of an urban park. The study begins with a review of the development of CPTED ideas and then focuses on the inspection of a park with a relatively high level of crime in the city of Stockholm, the capital of Sweden. Site observations, parks inspection, crime mapping of police-recorded data, and interviews with selected users and municipal stakeholders underpin the methodology used in this study. Findings indicate that design and management of the park affect the park's safety conditions—attributes that are easily identifiable when using CPTED as guidance. The article concludes with several general lessons from using CPTED principles to inventory safety in parks.
This study develops a better understanding of the nature of urban parks from a safety perspective in two international contexts. To achieve this aim, the study is divided into two geographical scales (a macro scale and a micro scale) that test a set of quantitative and qualitative research methods. The macro-scale analysis provides an overall view of the effects of parks in the neighbourhood and at the city level. A particular focus is given to the impact of parks on housing prices. Overall, the findings show that parks function as an amenity that contributes to urban quality, which in turn influences property prices in Stockholm. However, this effect depends on a number of factors such as park type, location, and the level of safety and security of the parks. Safety also matters: Parks embedded in area with high-crime rates are less valued than in areas with low-crime rates. The micro-scale of study focuses on parks as a unit of analysis and looks at the environment of parks and how it triggers crime and affects people's safety. The first analysis is based on whether—and, if so, how—park environments affect safety (crime occurrence) using the principles of crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED) as an inventory tool in a park in an area with a high-crime rate in Stockholm, Sweden. Building on the methodology from the first study, the second study investigates the nature of women-only parks (WOPs) in Karachi, Pakistan, by looking at both the environment of the parks and the users' and non-users' perceptions of safety. Regardless of context, the findings show that the safety conditions of a park are highly associated with the park's environment (design and management features). Of importance to park safety are park size in relation to the number of access routes (entrance and exit points), the opportunities for surveillance in relation to the maintenance and the lighting conditions in parks. A clear lesson is that a CPTED-informed park design promotes guardianship and therefore should be encouraged, regardless of whether it is located in Stockholm or Karachi. However, the urban context does matter to park safety conditions and is highly dependent on the local, city-wide, and national contexts in which the park is embedded.


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This week on CNN's African Voices, the programme accompanies Khaligraph to learn more about his influences, which include a mixture of western rap and his Kenyan upbringing.
Known for performing through a blend of Swahili and English, Khaligraph explains his rap style to African Voices: "It's a little influenced from the Americans because of the kind of music we listen to out here. Probably the pronunciation of words is a little bit Westernised, but the message is Africa. When you see me, I'm always representing Africa."
Raised in the Kayole, Nairobi, the programme hears how Khaligraph's dream of a musical career were realised in 2009 after an appearance on the Kenyan edition of the Emcee Africa competition.
Although he finished second it was this moment which convinced Khaligraph he had the potential to perform as a career having already recorded over 1,500 tracks.
However, the transition into turning professional was not without challenges, as Khaligraph explains to CNN: "I remember I presented my music to the local radio station, and they told me, 'Khaligraph your content is so Westernised, you need to localise your content.' It was hard for me."
Instead, Khaligraph chose to promote his music using social media and YouTube, which not only established him as an artist but also developed a fan base.
Khaligraph explains how significant this type of promotion is for upcoming artists: "You need social media to push your music right now… If you're not good with social media and knowing how to market your music there, unfortunately nobody is going to talk about your video."
When asked to offer his advice for upcoming Kenyan musicians who are also shaped by their environments, Khaligraph tells 'African Voices': "I only talk about my experiences I wouldn't talk about something that I haven't been through. I believe patience is key. Hard work and you're going to shine at the end if you push it the way it's supposed to be pushed. Patience is key."


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The clouds of sexit continued to swirl over Dinobetes Mellitus. But the name of Abushola was a strong tower – the frighteous run into it and yea, they are saved. And Dinobetes loved Abushola with all his might – even more might than with which he flung Abushola into the air following his triumph at Conductivitis.
"Dinobetes, my 'tack dawg" said Abushola unto Dinobetes, "fear not, for I shall save thee from the machinations of Yaya Bellows. Muahahahaha!"
At the following sitting of the Senatii, where the senateens considered various matters afflicting the Kingdom (for the pretense of the pretend-reign of Pretend King Osinoshin had yea and thence become a long thing), they considered the petition of the Kogitarians against Dinobetes.
Deputy Warden Equerry Mah-Doo rose up to address the senateens and said unto them, "Fellow Nassholes! Lend me you ears. I come to bury Bellows, not to praise him. The evil that Bellows does will live long after him if we do not quash it straightaway. For behold, if Bellows shall bellow Mellitus away, what shall become of us? Senateens, I do move that we block this gaddem thing!"
"Thou hast spoken well, Equerry Mah-Doo", said Abushola, "for the success of Bellows might embolden the puppet king I installed in Kwarapotamia. We shall not just block the gaddem thing. We shall kill it and lo, it shall be dead on arrival."
And then another one of the Nassholes stood up, by the name of Nzuzu Iberibe. "Yo, fellow senateens, as long as we be the ones who taketh charge, shall we not also take charge of the whole gaddem kingdom? I move that we make Abushola the Theatrical Pretend King of the kingdom in place of Pretend King Osinoshin."
Yea, were the senateens visibly excited by the prospect. But Abushola was a man of timing. "Chill niccurs. This ain't the time. Though ye knowest that the throne is the ultimate desire of my heart but take ye heed that whoever rusheth to grab it may yet get his hands burnt. Or worse, cut off, in a fit of Wahala Morghulis."
And while they chilled in senatii, there was no gaddem chill in the entire Kingdom, for the people were amazed at the gall of the nassholes.
Yet, Dinobetes was not satisfied and he instructed Michaelangelo, his mighty learned man of silk, to extract injuctio dawonduro before the magistrate. But the magistrate was not prepared to change the status quo. And lo, the Commisar of Electoralis carried on uninterrupted and in House Mellitus there was no gaddem chill.
Meanwhile, in the kingdom of Gideria, King Ambasalom was doing his best to transform the Kingdom into a megakingdom. Behold, all those of minds that were not daily renewed unto megakingdomness, yea did he smash their dwelling places and cast them into the lagoon. Gideria was going to be a megakingdom gaddemmit, and like his brother King Roe Chazz in Imolek, Ambsalom was spoiling with Giderians with utmost in infrastructural kingdomhood. But the people of Gideria were unmindful of the words of King Ree Yah of Zamfarawayland of the dangers of excessive fornication. And as they revelled, they fornicated and fornicated until their fornicatometer passed the spiritual watermark of 40 forns. And the gawds were displeased with the Giderians and looked through their rolodex of plagues for which one to send unto them. And brethren, homygheeeeeurd, it rained and poured and there was a flood upon the land. But Ambasalom was unbothered, for as far as he was concerned, his Kingdom was one of aquatic splendor and yeah he poppeth the best casks of ale at the wedding of the the children of King Ku Mo of Ogunsinia and Bee Ree, Gambrach's advisor for Those Who Had Seen the Light and Fled the Kingdom. And yea, it was turnt!
And while all this transpired, another senateen from the kingdom of Dunamis, sworn arch-enemy and arch-rival of King El-Farquaad, looked upon the affairs of the kingdom and overcome by the spirit of the tword, sang a lamentation unto the Kingdom, which was recorded in the Book of Faces.
And the Social Medianites were like, "Say what, now?"
But the spirit was strong with the senateen, whose name was Dr Shey Who (or Dr Who for short). And he lamented again, "NANTS INGONYAMA BAGITHI BABAAAAAA!!!"
The people were still confused. But then Dr Who sang in the common tongue thus –
"From the day he arrived in the Palace and thinking he'd end corruption, there was more to see than he ever did see, more to do than our Gambrach has done…
"And now the jackals and hyenas and their wives – the hyenanas – are praying in doubt, when before they would shout, now scheming how to take the throne…
"It's the circle of weak!!! Which our Lion King will return to destroy and he'll bring us joy. Yes he'll take his place in the path unwinding…"
And Lady Yeeshah, wife of Gambrach the Vanished, saw the song in the Book of Face and herself began to prophesy. "Dry bones do live again, the prayers of the dog and baboon have been answered. The Lion King returneth and no longer shall he be called Gambrach the Vanished. He shall come back with the gift of the roar, descending with his Lion Guard, and his new name shall be Kion-Gambrach. And he shall put to shame Doc McStuffins, Sophia the First and all the sissy girls on Disney Junior. Behold, he shall chase the jackals and hyenas out of the Pride Lands. And the glory of Mufassa shall be risen upon him. Selah. ANYAMANISI NABABAII."
Brethren, ye knoweth the ending of the chronicle. Yes, indeed, the people looked around themselves in utter amazement and complete loss of chill. Behold, there was no gaddem chill in the entire kingdom.


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I admire her sister's hands and craft in terms of baking & cooking. I can see that this is trully made of Love and Compassion for the family. I admit, i haven't seen her nor tasted her dishes but this photo is a living proof that she is a good - if not a best - home baker & homemaker :)
and this is their Notche Buena table,
that lechon covered (out of sight) the other dishes: Carbonara, Crema de fruta, and Fish cheviche and lumpia :)
I just wished I am there to join them in celebrating the Christmas... hmm, Someday I will be :"x
Have a great Sunday to all :)
Merry Christmas and a Happy New year to all :)
all photos courtesy of Lady Mi-Mic using Sony Cybershot DSC-W80 :-*
names are withheld to protect identities :)


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Gnatus Endus Apex Locator
Odontometry is the most important step in endodontic therapy, since the length of the apical limit of instrumentation and obturation has a direct influence on treatment success.
When radiographic methods for determining the tooth length are applied, it is well known that this method can lead to fool professional, since overlaps, and especially the non-coincidence of foraminal exit with the anatomical apex are common and difficult to see on a radiograph leading to an inaccurate diagnosis and flawed.
On the other hand, the use of electronic apex locators are designed to make this Odontometry process easily, providing accuracy in obtaining the length of the root canals bringing more speed and accuracy in treatment and in the daily of endodontics professionals.
The apex locator Endus is simple to use, with a user-friendly interface and extremely accurate, providing highly sensitive measurements with measurements every 0.1 mm and beeps front approaching the apex. Gnatus technology for accurate results.
- Compact design and user-friendly interface
- Do not suffer interference from adjacent tooth anatomical structures.
- Less time to obtain the working length.
- Can be applied in detecting root fractures.
- Can be applied in the detection of side perforations.
- Fully automatic with no manual adjustment or calibration.
- Wireless, operating through battery (AAA 1.5V )
- Screen color LCD 5 "- Highly sensitive (Measure every 0.1 mm), with audible warnings ahead of the approaching apex.
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Andrew McCreeNon-Executive Chairman
Andrew McCree was appointed to the Board in October 2014 as a non-executive director and chairman of the Remuneration Committee. Andrew has over 35 years' experience of energy and environmental technology and consulting businesses, with an extensive knowledge of technologies and markets. His early career was with BP Exploration. He then joined the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and in 2005 became Chief Executive of AEA Technology. Since 2011, he has been providing specialist consulting services on a range of defence, energy and climate change matters working with both government agencies and private sector clients.
Phil CartmellChief Executive Officer
Phil Cartmell was appointed to the Board in September 2009. He has a highly active career in business, having formerly been Chief Executive of Vega Group plc between 2001 and 2008, where he grew the Company into a leading European aerospace and defence business. In February 2008 Vega Group was acquired by Italian multinational, Finmeccanica, for a substantial premium. He was the Non-Executive Chairman of Alterian plc a leading provider of Global Information Management solutions until its acquisition by SDL plc in January 2012. Phil has served as a Non-Executive Director and adviser for a number of companies and until recently was a Non-Executive Director of CSF Group plc (Malaysia).
Derren StroudChief Financial Officer
Derren was appointed to the Board in March 2016. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and has over 20 years' of industry experience including senior finance roles at Retail Decisions, Envox and Safenet. He has worked within a range of specialist innovation and engineering businesses, with both public and private equity backing, serving a global customer base from manufacturing and commercial sites worldwide.
Phil HollandNon-Executive Director
Phil joined the Group in February 2017. He is a chartered accountant and has over 20 years' experience in senior finance roles. He has held senior roles at Atlas Estates Limited, Laing O'Rourke plc, Teesland plc and Estates & General plc before becoming Finance Director and Deputy Managing Director of Primary Health Properties ('PHP'), a leading investor in primary care real estate, with a portfolio of over 270 medical centre properties across the country.
Jeremy Warner-AllenNon-Executive Director
Jeremy joined the Group in February 2017. He has over 25 years' experience in capital markets, most recently as Executive Director, Board Member and Head of the Growth Companies Team at Cenkos Securities plc, where he advised a number of AIM companies over a period of 11 years. Prior to joining Cenkos, he was a founding member of Beeson Gregory Limited and responsible for the UK sales desk, a role he retained when Beeson Gregory merged with Evolution Securities in 2002.


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Kendall A. Leser, Ph.D., Phyllis L. Pirie, Ph.D., Amy K. Ferketich, Ph.D., Susan M. Havercamp, Ph.D.,Mary Ellen Wewers, Ph.D., M.P.H. Disability and Health Journal, Vol. 10, Issue 4, p532–541 DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2017.01.006 Background People with developmental disabilities lead more sedentary lifestyles, consume poorer diets, as well as have higher rates of chronic conditions such as diabetes and heart disease when compared to […]Read More »»
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Dietary and physical activity behaviors of adults with developmental disabilities and their direct support professional providers
After CLASS – Is a voluntary public insurance program a realistic way to meet the long-term support and service needs of adults with disabilities?
Jae Kennedy, Ph.D., Gilbert Gimm, Ph.D., Raymond Glazier, Ph.D. Disability and Health Journal, Volume 9, Issue 2 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dhjo.2015.10.008 Background The CLASS Act, which was part of the Affordable Care Act of 2010, established a voluntary personal assistance services (PAS) insurance program. However, concerns about enrollment and adverse selection led to repeal of the CLASS Act in 2013. […]Read More »»
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The United States got down to normalization of Armenian Turkish relations. Resolution of the Nagorno Karabakh conflict is Russia's priority, according to director of analytical research center, political scientist Ruben Hakobyan.
"To all appearance, Turkish parliament will ratify the Protocols. Then, Karabakh talks will be intensified under Russia's aegis," he said. "Nagorno Karabakh is the price Russia will pay for 500 million cu m of gas it bought from Azerbaijan."
The vice president of the European Commission, Günther Verheugen, has underlined the reciprocal needs between Turkey and the EU, saying Turkey requires the EU and vice versa; however, the EU needs Turkey more than Turkey needs it.
"Turkey has immense strategic importance. I highlight the security of the entire region. The EU should consider what would happen if Turkey preferred to pursue another road other than gaining a seat among Western states. This would pose a big risk for us, and we had better not take it," said Verheugen, adding that Turkey's EU membership will be an advantage for them and that it will help Western democracies improve relations with the Muslim world. He also warned that the strategic importance of Turkey will not result in easing EU membership conditions.
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Azerbaijani fundamental position is simple. The conflict must be settled within Azerbaijani "territorial integrity". Armenian armed forces "must be withdrawn from the occupied territories. Our compatriots must return to native lands," said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev, AzerTaj state news agency quotes as reported by Azerbaijani news agency Trend News.
No other point of view is considered beyond this position. Azerbaijan has repeatedly voiced its position on this issue, Aliyev said.
He said that presently, the conflict has not been solved yet.
Azerbaijani President said that at present, Azerbaijani economy can not be compared with Armenian one. "We excel it in all spheres. We have ver
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During a unity conference between Sunni and Shia leaders in the border city of Pishin in Sistan-Baluchistan on Sunday, a suicide bomber blew himself up, killing at least 42 people, including raking commanders of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), reports Iranian news source Press TV.
The commander of the IRGC's ground force, General Mohammad Pakpour, said the perpetrators will be dealt a crushing response.
President Ahmadinejad reacted to the attack and demanded Pakistan eradicate the terrorist group Jundullah, which has taken responsibility for the bombing.
"We have heard that certain officials in Pakistan cooperate with main agents of these terrorist attacks in the eastern parts of the country. It is our right to ask (for extradition) of criminals," Ahmadinejad said after a Cabinet session on Sunday night.
"Those who carry out
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It's already been three days since they began to remove Turkish flags in Azerbaijan's cities and regions. As reported by Azerbaijani paper Azadliq, the campaign began immediately after the signing of the Armenian-Turkish Protocols. The local leadership explains that a new law on flags has been implemented.
First, they removed not only the Turkish flags but also the metal flagstaffs at the memorial to those Turkish people who fell victim during the years of establishing Soviet authority. Then, last Friday, authorities made a decision to remove all the flags from in front of all offices and buildings belonging to Turkish companies in the country.
Azadliq reports that local governments were given these orders from higher-up administrative bodies. On the same day, checks
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Georgia's Foreign Minister Grigol Vashadze confirmed that despite the rupture in Russian-Georgian diplomatic relations, he is still a Russian citizen, reports Georgia Online.
Vashadze was reported as saying to Georgian journalists that having a Russian citizenship doesn't create any difficulties for him.
According to the minister, he alone will make the decision whether or not to give up his Russian citizenship in the future, emphasizing that he doesn't break any law by having dual citizenship, report Tert.am.
A number of Turkish media today reported on Turkish-Azerbaijani relations; in particular, the noticeable rupture in relations.
Turkish news source Hurriyet Daily News reports that there's a breach in the "one nation, two states" principle which Turkey's and Azerbaijan's former presidents built and developed.
One can speculate that some of the reasons for this are the recently signed Armenian-Turkish Protocols, as well as the anti-Turkish sentiment expressed in Azerbaijan recently, which resulted in a policy to remove all Turkish flags in Azerbaijan's cities.
As reported by Hurriyet Daily News, because of an improvement in Armenian-Turkish relations, Azerbaijan might raise the price of natur
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A delegation from the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs office will take part in the 21st meeting of Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) Foreign Ministers Council, taking place in the Azerbaijani capital of Baku on October 22, 2009.
Deputy Foreign Minister of Armenia Arman Kirakosyan will head the Armenian delegation to the meeting, reports the press and information department of the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
An unbelievable incident happened during the 31st Intercontinental Istanbul Eurasia Marathon yesterday, reports Turkish new source Vatan.
43-year-old Yasar Olmez came to Bogazici Bridge, the starting point of the marathon, took off his raincoat, and put aside his umbrella soon after the marathon started. Then, before thousands of people, he jumped off the bridge into the Bosphorous strait below.
His body was found near Dolmabahce Palace, on the European side of the Bosphorous.
Armenian team took first place in the men's team competition in the European weightlifting championship under 23, which was held in Poland. Six out of eight Armenian athletes won medals.
The Armenian team under 23 years old won 7 gold (3 big, 4 small), six silver (2 big, 4 small) and three bronze (1 big, 2 small) medals. This was the best result in the championship.
All the eight athletes representing Armenia demonstrated good results. None of them reached anything below sixth place in any exercise.
Armenia scored 587, followed by teams from Russia, Poland, Turkey, Italy, and Spain. In total, teams from 32 countries were taking part in the European championship.
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A new bronze Sayat Nova statue was placed at the intersection of Sayat-Nova and Khanjyan streets on October 16.
Sculptor Toros Raskelyan has been creating Sayat Nova's bronze bust for over 45 years. The sculptor intended to present the work to the homeland. As announced by the information and public relations department of Yerevan City Hall, the Republic of Armenia Ministry of Diaspora and Yerevan City Hall assisted Raskelyan in realizing his dream.
Thanking the author of the sculpture, Yerevan's Mayor Gagik Beglaryan expressed hope that Toros Raskelyan will keep his promise and present more works to the city of Yerevan.
Born in Aleppo, Syria, and now working in France, Raskelyan's roots go back to the town of Urfa in Western Armenia (within present-day Turkey's borders). He is the creator of 30 sculptures which among collections in the world's prestigious a
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A meeting between European Union representatives and the foreign ministries of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan is set to take place in the western European country of Luxembourg on October 26, 2009.
Republic of Armenia Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Tigran Balayan, upon Tert.am's request, commented on the news, which was circulated by Georgian media. Balayan noted that those are not going to be joint meetings with the European Union, but rather, advisory sessions between the EU and each of the country's foreign ministers separately; that is, EU-Armenia, EU-Azerbaijan and EU-Georgia meetings.
If only the world matched U.S. President Obama's rosy image of it. Perhaps then pre-emptive concessions to other nations, in the hope of prompting reciprocation, might make sense, reports an editorial from The New York Post.
Last month, the president unilaterally scrapped plans to deploy an Eastern European missile-defense shield meant to take out incoming Iranian missiles.
Obama's administration said the gesture was meant to improve relations with Russia, though the decision broke a Bush administration pledge to U.S. allies in Poland and the Czech Republic.
Earlier, Washington seemed to be eyeing a deal: Russia's cooperation with efforts to contain Iran in exchange for America's ditching
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What is more exciting than a no-hitter? Four pitchers combining for a no-hitter as Preston Morrison, Kyle Twomey, Luis Hernandez, and Trey Masek turned the trick for Eugene on Sunday. Ian Happ is also making noise for South Bend as the first round draft pick banged out two home runs this weekend. Paul Blackburn and Brad Markey were mowing them down for Myrtle Beach, as was Ryan Williams for Tennessee. Iowa also got a great effort out of Carlos Pimentel, while Andri Rondon and Julian Aybar … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/10/15
With the end of the season just weeks away, several of the Cubs' affiliates are trending in the right direction. Iowa is four games out of first place as Felipe Paulino and Carlos Pimentel pitched back-to-back gems. Tennessee has a new version of the "Bash Brothers", as Willson Contreras and Jeimer Candelario have slugged the Smokies to victory. As usual, pitching is the story in Myrtle Beach as Jeremy Null, Paul Blackburn, and Brad Markey all had good outings. James Norwood and Jake Stinnett … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/07/15
Big wins and big comebacks highlight the end of the week as Jeffrey Baez remains one of the hottest players in the system for South Bend. Myrtle Beach had two walk-off wins thanks to the heroics of Jason Vosler, Danny Lockhart, and Mark Zagunis. Tennessee used the combination of Ryan Williams and Willson Contreras to throttle arch-rival Birmingham, and Chris Valaika keyed a comeback win for Iowa. And the system has a new first place team as the AZL Cubs are leading the East Division of the … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/05/15
Outstanding performances highlighted the beginning of the week for the Cubs' affiliates as Erick Leal had a very special nine innings for the South Bend Cubs. There's only one way to describe Tennessee's Jeimer Candelario, and that is "on fire." Meanwhile, Jonathan Martinez backed up his Pitcher of the Week honor with another outstanding effort for Myrtle Beach. And oh, that Javier Baez guy, he's pretty good also, with three extra base hits (including a home run) and five RBI. Also … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 08/03/15
With Javier Baez back in the line-up, things are now clicking for the Iowa Cubs as a healthy John Andreoli has also been a big boost to the offense during a four game winning streak. Tennessee drew the spotlight with rehabbing Major Leaguers Tommy La Stella and Miguel Montero, but Jeimer Candelario stole some of their thunder. The Myrtle Beach offense has not been able to match the dominating pitching of Paul Blackburn, Brad Markey and Tyler Ihrig. A red-hot Jeffrey Baez has been carrying … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/31/15
Heroes came from unlikely sources as Myrtle Beach was spurred to victory by home runs from Trey Martin and Carlos Penalver, meanwhile Adbert Alzolay came out of the pen for Eugene to deliver a no-hit performance. Pitching was also in the forefront as excellent efforts were had by Tommy Thorpe of South Bend, Pierce Johnson and Rob Zastryzny of Tennessee, and Iowa's Felipe Paulino. All the highlights in today's Down on the Farm Report. Short Season Class-A – Eugene Emeralds (20-22) It was … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/27/15
It was a pretty good start to the week for some pitchers from the 2014 draft class. Lefty Tommy Thorpe is not thriving in the rotation for South Bend, while Brad Markey was blowing hitters away for Myrtle Beach. Austyn Willis also had a good outing for the AZL Cubs, and Ryan Williams kept rolling for Tennessee. Iowa squandered a good effort from Jeffry Antigua, and relievers Adbert Alzolay, Trey Masek, and Jae-Hoon Ha were all effective for Eugene. Back from a week of R & R, the … [Read more...]
Cubs Notes from Down on the Farm – 07/25/15
Thanks once again to Neil for covering Down on the Farm this past week. The time off has provided an opportunity to put together some notes from the affiliates. The promotion of Kyle Schwarber, seemingly for good, has thrown open the race for Minor League Player of the Year. Two weeks ago, Tennessee OF Billy McKinney would have been a second choice to Schwarber, but has since cooled to a .276 average. McKinney still has time to improve on those numbers, but he has allowed the field to catch … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/22/15
The ball continues to fly down on the farm. Eloy Jimenez went yard for Eugene while the reigning Midwest League Player of the Week, Jeffrey Baez, kept finding holes. And Erick Leal tossed a gem for South Bend. Chesny Young extended his on-base record and helped Myrtle Beach extend its winning streak. And a grand slam from Cael Brockmeyer did not hurt. The Smokies swept a doubleheader over a South Side affiliate. Christian Villanueva and Rubi Silva hit home runs but Iowa's winning streak … [Read more...]
Cubs Down on the Farm Report – 07/20/15
Gleyber Torres and Jeffrey Baez continued to pound the baseball for South Bend while Rashad Crawford also heated up at the plate. Myrtle Beach ran their winning streak to six games. Chesny Young set a Carolina League record. Young has reached base safely in 38 straight games. Tennessee received a rare bad outing from Ryan Williams and dropped three games. It was Home Run Derby time at Principal Park as the Iowa Cubs completed a home sweep of the Memphis Redbirds for the first time since … [Read more...]


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Aston Villa's Championship climbers have been saluted by boss Steve Bruce for going the extra mile.
Bruce says the stats are showing that Villa players are running more in games - and it is being picked up by his experienced eyes too.
The 55-year-old manager questioned his squad's fitness levels after they faded away during a 1-1 draw with Wolves during his first game in charge last month.
He is delighted with the way the players have responded and admits the run of morale-boosting results has also injected energy into the players.
Villa's 3-1 win over Cardiff City lifted them up to 11th in the Championship table, just four points off the play off positions.
"They have worked extremely hard," he said.
"The distances they're covering is there for all to see. It's a mentality thing. Confidence drains energy.
"We've tried to breathe a bit of confidence into them.
"They've done a lot of work, we've let them know they're not coming into train, they're coming to work. I think they've needed that.
"They're being steered in the right direction, but they've done it all, the players have.
"We'll help them as best we can, but they're the ones who've turned it around which I'm pleased to see.
"I know by my eye, but now we also have the science to do it. I know when teams are not fit enough.
"But they needed a couple of wins and a bit of belief and you can see that confidence come back."
Asked about the rise up the division, Bruce added: "My first game was six weeks ago against Wolves - we were in the bottom three.
"We've made steady progress but that's all it is. We've got to keep working it at, there are difficult games ahead and a big December - that'll sort out a lot."


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Power to the people
People with low income, pensioners, immigrants, the disabled, and the impoverished will become directly involved in the control of the city.
Housing for all
The city should itself establish a building association to build apartments for people and families who are most in need.
Down with wage slavery!
It is indefensible to build up an education and welfare system in which the staff is paid wages that don't meet the cost of living.
Down with outsourcing
All city employees should work directly for the city and not for an employment agency or sub-contractor or in any other way that decreases benefits.
Welfare programs will be strengthened
Senior citizens and the disabled will receive the services that they require and desire so that they can live with dignity.
Class-free education and activities
All children should have the same educational opportunities and benefits regardless of the financial situation or national origin of their parents.
Effective public transport
The routes and service of the bus system must meet the needs and expectations of the people who use them.


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Chinese MEP is going to hold the 2nd workshop on environmental risk assessment
Article by Yixin from CIRS
August 25-29 2014, MEP will hold 2nd national workshop on environmental risk assessment. In order to better implement the Measures for Environmental Administration Registration of Hazardous Chemicals (MEP Order No.22), especially the registration for Priority Hazardous Chemicals of Environmental Management (PHCs), the MEP is planning relevant courses and workshops to educate professionals to work on environmental risk assessment.
According to MEP Order No.22, companies who manufacture chemicals listed in the Catalog of PHCs or use those chemicals to manufacture products in China must appoint qualified third-party agencies to compile risk assessment report. The standard for third party agencies is that certain number of professionals from the third party should attend the workshop and pass exams. MEP will issue certificate for the professionals and recommends outstanding third-party to industries. Experts from CIRS attended the first workshop in late June. MEP is planning to have more courses like this to standardize the process of risk assessment of PHCs.
This is a sign that environmental issues will draw much more attentions from the Chinese authorities than before. The supervision of the relevant regulation is going to be stricter from county to national level.
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A top official from Bell Helicopter said the company's design for the U.S. Army's future tiltrotor fleet will be far different than the 30-year-old design of the V-22 Osprey.
The chopper, known as the V-280 Valor, is part of the Army's Joint Multi-Role Demonstrator program to develop the technology for the Pentagon's Future Vertical Lift program.
The concept aircraft advances the design of the V-22, the first tiltrotor aircraft flown by Marine Corps and Air Force, according to Vince Tobin, vice president of Advanced Tiltrotor Systems for Bell Helicopter.
"The V-22 has instructed on what tiltrotors can do, and that is great, but the V-280 is not a V-22," Tobin told an audience Thursday at an Army aviation symposium put on by the Association of the United States Army.
"We are going to do it better than we did on the V-22. The V-22 was designed in the 1980s ... and we have taken it under our imperatives to fix what wasn't perfect on the V-22 and get as close to perfect as we can on the V-280."
Bell, which is owned by Textron Inc., partnered with Lockheed to develop the V-280, which is scheduled to make its first demonstration flight next year.
The Army's development effort could lead to a potentially $100 billion Future Vertical Lift program to replace the service's fleets of UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters made by Sikorsky and AH-64 Apache attack helicopters made by Boeing, though any aircraft probably wouldn't enter service until the 2030s.
"Back in 2011, one of the first things we wrestled with is do we want a ramp or do we want a ramp or do we want doors," Tobin said. "We ended up making the decision that the Army comes out of medium aircraft out of side doors. It was a bigger deal than you might think because if you know about a V-22, the entire cell rotates engine and all ... and everything that has to go between that has to go through that rotation point.
"We had fellow engineers that were pretty convinced that there was no way that you could not rotate the engines. It took us having to show a picture of the XV2 -- the very first tiltrotor ... that picture gave the engineers a little bit of a challenge that said the fellow engineers of the 1950s figured it out so we need to figure it out."
The resulting fixed-engine design opened the door for other improvements, Tobin said. In addition to allowing for side doors, the new design resulted in an improved wing design, he said.
Engineers originally thought that the wings on the V-22 had to be swept forward, Tobin said.
"The reason why V-22 wings are swept forward is because the engineers at the time didn't know how far the blades would flap in forward flight," Tobin said. "If you don't know how far the blades are going to flap, you better sweep the wings forward so the blades and the wings don't come in contact with each other.
"What we learned from over 300,000 hours now of V-22 flying is those blades don't flap in forward flight."
Selecting a straight wing design meant that that the mid-wing gear box was unneeded, Tobin said.
"Now we don't have to have a drive system coming into change the direction over top of the fuselage like on the V-22s ... that was a big deal -- no mid-wing gear box. We are down from five gear boxes on a V-22 to four."
The new wing design is now ready for the upcoming demonstration, Tobin said.
"We actually have a wing put together for the demonstrator -- the upper and lower surfaces are on the wing, all the hydraulics lines, all the electrical and all the test equipment is inside," Tobin said. "We are putting this airplane together, and we expect to fly it in the fall of 2017."
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Real will chase third win
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Royal Club accepts Lyon on Tuesday in an effort to record nine points from their first three games this season.
Real rate to snatch victory is 1.22, while the Lyon to score the first goal of the "Santiago Bernabeu" is 4.50. Chances of both teams to finish 2-2 are estimated at 23.00.
The team coach Jose Mourinho will be able to lead students from the bench again after serving punishment.
Mourinho will be in a dilemma who will leads the attack on Madrid tomorrow night after Gonzalo Iguayn in great form, scoring three hat-tricks in his last four games. The previous holder even Karim Benzema is recovered from injury and will be ready to play in the game.
Another dilemma for Mourinho will be in midfield, where Kaka is increasingly starting to look like yourself, and Angel Di Maria is back after treatment of trauma.
Lyon travel to the Spanish capital without Lisandro Lopez, who is continuing to recover from a severe ankle strain, but the French side will be boosted by the return of Yoann Gourcuff who made an appearance as a substitute against Nancy.
Club captain Cris returned to action and is expected to line-up in central defence against Madrid after two months out.
Mourinho was non-committal when asked about his strategy for the upcoming game and reminded the press how Higuain's qualities were being questioned just recently.
"Two weeks ago, it was said Higuain was bad and it was asked why we did not sign [Sergio] Aguero, and today everything is different," he told reporters at a press conference.
"Benzema is fine, he is not injured and it is possible to play with both [strikers] at the same time.
"Higuain and Benzema and very different, but if I tell you [the press] who will play, your debate will be over, so it is best to wait for tomorrow."
The Portuguese coach then affirmed he is anticipating a difficult match against the French giants.
"I have been facing them for several years, since my time at Porto. Since then, they have changed coaches and players, but they remain a serious team, very good tactically and in set pieces.
"Their principles have not changed and that is why they are always in the Champions League, year after year, reaching the quarter-finals and the semi-finals."
Mourinho went on to reject suggestions that Madrid approach their games too defensively.
"We have always had an offensive team, but I also want us to be balanced, to play well and win every match, although it is obvious you cannot win them all," he added.
"I do not want a team with a defensive mindset. It is normal that teams improve because of hard work, and our expectation is to be stronger than last year, but it is not easy because we were good last year.
"But we want to be better."


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In order to create or clone a new workspace in Terra, process data with workflows or analyze data in notebooks, you must have access to at least one Terra Billing Project. The free credits program gives newcomers to the platform an opportunity to try it out at no cost. To receive free credits, complete the initial registration, log in, click "sign up for free credits", and accept the Terms and Conditions.
As soon as you do this, you will be able to see the free credits billing account in your billing section, with your role as "owner". The free credits program begins once you accept the Terms and Conditions, and will expire either after 60 days or after you have used $300 worth of credits, whichever happens first.
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Your free credits billing project will cover all costs accrued in Terra. Usage of the free credits is not restricted to specific pipelines. This includes egress, compute, and storage. Read this blog post for further detail around what costs money. Select the free credits billing project whenever prompted to clone or create a workspace. You will be notified via email when you have used 50%, 75%, and 90% of your credits to ensure you have time to create your own billing account to further use Terra or egress your data files prior to credit expiration.
3. How long will my free credits be available?
Free credits will begin once you click "Start Trial" in the banner in the Terra UI. You will have $300 of credits to use on any egress, compute, and storage costs accrued. Credits will be available for sixty days, or until you have used up all $300 available in your billing project, whichever comes first.
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Go to the Google console summary page at https://console.cloud.google.com/home/ to view your billing invoice month-to-date for your free credits billing project.
You will also receive a notification via email from Onix once you have used 50%, 75% and 90% of your free credits.
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Once the credits expire, you will not be able to egress your data files from any of the workspace's Google buckets that you created. You will be unable to create new workspaces or launch any new analyses using the free credits billing project unless you take action and create a new billing account.
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After the Google Billing account exists, you can switch payment of your existing Terra workspaces to this account. Note: The Terra billing project name will stay the same.
- Go to the Google Cloud Console and click "Select a project" at the top of the screen. Choose the billing project that starts with "fccredits-xxx-xxx-xxxx."
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text: NASDAQ:GSHDGoosehead Insurance Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Goosehead Insurance Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $69.94 +1.27 (+1.85 %) (As of 06/5/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$68.73Now: $69.94▼$72.7550-Day Range$41.42MA: $55.57▼$66.0052-Week Range$36.79Now: $69.94▼$72.75Volume321,858 shsAverage Volume160,244 shsMarket Capitalization$2.54 billionP/E Ratio317.92Dividend YieldN/ABeta0.77 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsSocial Media Goosehead Insurance, Inc. focuses on operating as a holding company for Goosehead Financial, LLC that provides personal lines insurance agency services in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Corporate Channel and Franchise Channel. It offers various insurance products, including homeowner's insurance; auto insurance; other personal lines products, such as flood, wind, and earthquake insurance; excess liability or umbrella insurance; specialty lines insurance comprising motorcycle, recreational vehicle, and other insurance; commercial lines insurance consisting of general liability, property, and auto insurance for small businesses; and life insurance. The company was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Westlake, Texas.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 1.4 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingGoosehead Insurance has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.75, and is based on 3 buy ratings, 1 hold rating, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $56.25, Goosehead Insurance has a potential downside of 19.6% from its current price of $69.94.Amount of Analyst CoverageGoosehead Insurance has only been the subject of 1 research reports in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.4 Community Rank Outperform VotesGoosehead Insurance has received 234 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesGoosehead Insurance has received 248 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentGoosehead Insurance has received 51.45% "underperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Goosehead Insurance and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe GSHD will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe GSHD will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 0.0 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldGoosehead Insurance does not currently pay a dividend.Dividend GrowthGoosehead Insurance does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 2.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Goosehead Insurance insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $33,331,623.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by Insiders63.43% of the stock of Goosehead Insurance is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.Percentage Held by Institutions42.04% of the stock of Goosehead Insurance is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.9 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Goosehead Insurance are expected to grow by 72.73% in the coming year, from $0.33 to $0.57 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 317.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.17.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Goosehead Insurance is 317.92, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 18.94. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 1.4Community Rank: 2.4Dividend Strength: 0.0Insider Behavior: 2.0Valuation: 1.9 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™1.53 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NASDAQ Industry Insurance agents, brokers, & service Sub-IndustryN/A SectorFinance Current SymbolNASDAQ:GSHD Previous Symbol CUSIPN/A CIK1726978 Webwww.goosehead.com Phone469-480-3669Debt Debt-to-Equity RatioN/A Current Ratio2.22 Quick Ratio2.22Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio317.92 Forward P/E Ratio211.94 P/E GrowthN/A Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$77.49 million Price / Sales32.77 Cash Flow$0.16 per share Price / Cash Flow436.30 Book Value($0.85) per share Price / Book-82.28Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$0.22 Net Income$3.57 million Net Margins4.25% Return on Equity-12.02% Return on Assets6.44%Miscellaneous Employees389 Outstanding Shares36,310,000Market Cap$2.54 billion Next Earnings Date8/6/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable NASDAQ:GSHD Rates by TradingView Receive GSHD News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for GSHD and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Goosehead Insurance (NASDAQ:GSHD) Frequently Asked Questions How has Goosehead Insurance's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Goosehead Insurance's stock was trading at $45.08 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, GSHD stock has increased by 55.1% and is now trading at $69.94. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Goosehead Insurance? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Goosehead Insurance in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Goosehead Insurance. When is Goosehead Insurance's next earnings date? Goosehead Insurance is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Goosehead Insurance. How were Goosehead Insurance's earnings last quarter? Goosehead Insurance Inc (NASDAQ:GSHD) posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, March, 12th. The company reported $0.07 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.05 by $0.02. The company had revenue of $23.37 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $20.22 million. Goosehead Insurance had a negative return on equity of 12.02% and a net margin of 4.25%. View Goosehead Insurance's earnings history. What guidance has Goosehead Insurance issued on next quarter's earnings? Goosehead Insurance issued an update on its FY 2020 After-Hours earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 30th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of for the period. The company issued revenue guidance of $100-105 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $101.88 million. What price target have analysts set for GSHD? 4 Wall Street analysts have issued 12-month target prices for Goosehead Insurance's stock. Their forecasts range from $40.00 to $70.00. On average, they expect Goosehead Insurance's stock price to reach $56.25 in the next twelve months. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 19.6%. View analysts' price targets for Goosehead Insurance. Has Goosehead Insurance been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about GSHD stock have trended neutral recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Goosehead Insurance earned a coverage optimism score of 0.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutGoosehead Insurance. Who are some of Goosehead Insurance's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Goosehead Insurance include Equitable (EQH), Erie Indemnity (ERIE), Ashmore Group (AJMPF), eHealth (EHTH), Fanhua (FANH), CorVel (CRVL), Phoenix Tree (HUIZ), Crawford & Company (CRD.A), Crawford & Company (CRD.B), Health Insurance Innovations (HIIQ), Benefytt Technologies (BFYT), AA (AATDF) and Marketing Alliance (MAAL). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Goosehead Insurance own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Goosehead Insurance investors own include Fanhua (FANH), Gilead Sciences (GILD), KeyCorp (KEY), Advance Auto Parts (AAP), Docusign (DOCU), General Motors (GM), Metlife (MET), Pattern Energy Group (PEGI), Paypal (PYPL) and Shopify (SHOP). Who are Goosehead Insurance's key executives? Goosehead Insurance's management team includes the following people: Mr. Mark E. Jones, Co-Founder, Chairman & CEO (Age 57)Mr. Michael C. Colby, Pres & COO (Age 38)Mr. Mark S. Colby, Chief Financial Officer (Age 34)Ms. Robyn Mary Elizabeth Jones, Co-Founder & Vice Chairman (Age 56)Garrett Edson, Sr. VP When did Goosehead Insurance IPO? (GSHD) raised $128 million in an initial public offering (IPO) on Friday, April 27th 2018. The company issued 8,500,000 shares at a price of $14.00-$16.00 per share. J.P. Morgan and BofA Merrill Lynch served as the underwriters for the IPO and Keefe, Bruyette & Woods (A Stifel Company) and William Blair were co-managers. What is Goosehead Insurance's stock symbol? Goosehead Insurance trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "GSHD." Who are Goosehead Insurance's major shareholders? Goosehead Insurance's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Wasatch Advisors Inc. (3.04%), BlackRock Inc. (2.14%), Blair William & Co. IL (2.09%), Loomis Sayles & Co. L P (1.95%), Alliancebernstein L.P. (1.87%) and Lord Abbett & CO. LLC (1.73%). Company insiders that own Goosehead Insurance stock include & Robyn Jones Descendants Mark, Camille Peterson, Desiree Coleman, Drew Burks, Gary Delavan, Jeffrey E Williams, Lanni Romney, Mark E Jr Jones, Mark Evan Jones, Mark S Colby, Michael C Colby, Michael Patrick Moxley, Patrick Ryan Langston, Robyn Mary Elizabeth Jones and Serena Jones. View institutional ownership trends for Goosehead Insurance. Which major investors are selling Goosehead Insurance stock? GSHD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Loomis Sayles & Co. L P, Hodges Capital Management Inc., Lord Abbett & CO. LLC, Ashford Capital Management Inc., Picton Mahoney Asset Management, Geode Capital Management LLC, Deutsche Bank AG, and Advisory Research Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Goosehead Insurance company stock in the last year include & Robyn Jones Descendants Mark, Camille Peterson, Desiree Coleman, Jeffrey E Williams, Lanni Romney, Mark Evan Jones, Mark S Colby, Michael C Colby, Patrick Ryan Langston, Robyn Mary Elizabeth Jones, and Serena Jones. View insider buying and selling activity for Goosehead Insurance. Which major investors are buying Goosehead Insurance stock? GSHD stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alliancebernstein L.P., Riverbridge Partners LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, GW&K Investment Management LLC, Fred Alger Management LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Zevenbergen Capital Investments LLC, and EAM Investors LLC. Company insiders that have bought Goosehead Insurance stock in the last two years include Drew Burks, and Gary Delavan. View insider buying and selling activity for Goosehead Insurance. How do I buy shares of Goosehead Insurance? Shares of GSHD can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Goosehead Insurance's stock price today? One share of GSHD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $69.94. How big of a company is Goosehead Insurance? Goosehead Insurance has a market capitalization of $2.54 billion and generates $77.49 million in revenue each year. The company earns $3.57 million in net income (profit) each year or $0.22 on an earnings per share basis. Goosehead Insurance employs 389 workers across the globe. What is Goosehead Insurance's official website? The official website for Goosehead Insurance is www.goosehead.com. How can I contact Goosehead Insurance? Goosehead Insurance's mailing address is 1500 SOLANA BLVD BUILDING 4 SUITE 4500, WESTLAKE TX, 76262. The company can be reached via phone at 469-480-3669 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 6/6/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff


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MOUNT PLEASANT — In their first and possibly biggest face off before the Nov. 5 election, those hoping to become the next mayor of South Carolina's fourth largest municipality got only four minutes to make their case.
But the four of the five candidates who showed up tried to make the most of their brief time on stage at Moultrie Middle School.
George A. Freeman, a real estate agent who has served on several local boards, took heart from the size of the crowd, which numbered almost 200.
"There's enough people in here to make me feel like the citizens of Mount Pleasant are concerned about who the next leader of the town will be for the next four years," he said.
The reason the mayoral candidates got so little time — and answered no questions — was that the two-hour forum also included all candidates seeking one of four Town Council seats and the four seeking one of two seats on the town's Waterworks Commission.
The mayoral candidates were mannerly, with only one, former Councilman Joe Bustos, taking anything resembling a jab.
"One of my opponents has said they couldn't say 'no' to development," he said. "I think rather than that, we need a balanced approach."
The comment was similar to Bustos' earlier print ad claiming that mayoral hopeful and town Councilwoman Linda Page once said that about development, but she has denied it.
Page, who has been called the front runner, said her family has been in Mount Pleasant since 1959, "when they started Page's Thieves Mart. I still run that business today."
Page emphasized her approach to leadership rather than a list of specific promises, though she vowed to work more closely with unincorporated areas within the town's limits.
"Everything you are affected by, I am affected by. I cannot solve your problems if elected, but I will continue to be your neighbor," she said. "I'm a hard worker. I'm a problem-solver. I'm a person who will listen to your concerns."
The other active Town Councilman running for mayor, Ken Glasson, said he would make the town more business friendly, try to get the town's credit rating from AA++ to AAA, broaden the town's tax base and streamline its processes. "As mayor of Mount Pleasant, it will be my role to continue to grow our economy."
He also said his three decades of experience in the U.S. Marine Corps and seven years on Town Council have given him the necessary leadership skills. "I'm ready to lead your town," he said.
Freeman said if elected, he would work to create a new downtown business district near Towne Centre, and he said its success, along with Coleman Boulevard's revitalization, could support better public transportation from the Isle of Palms Connector to Patriots Point.
Freeman said he thinks the town needs to do better incorporating transportation into its zoning and land use decisions.
Bustos, who ran for mayor four years ago, said he has the most experience, having served nine years on Town Council, and also said, "One of the things that differentiates myself from the other candidates is I don't think the town needs a new town hall." Spend money instead on other town infrastructure.
The only mayor hopeful who didn't show was Carl Carroll, Jr. He runs "Crazy Carl Cab Island Taxi Shuttle" and doesn't seem to be mounting a serious race.
All eight Town Council candidates spoke, and many emphasized the need to keep pressure on the Charleston County School District to build new schools east of the Cooper. They also emphasized the differences in their backgrounds rather than disagreeing on specific issues.
The winner of the mayoral race will fill the shoes being left by Mayor Billy Swails, who changed his mind this summer about seeking a second four-year term for the part-time $24,000-a-year job.
Under his leadership, town council members have maintained a congenial, consensus-based approach to tackling the town's top issues, such as traffic and growth. The new mayor will decide whether to maintain that style or shake things up.
If no mayoral candidate gets 50 percent of the vote on Nov. 5, the top two candidates will face off again Nov. 19. A runoff also is possible between the fourth and fifth highest vote getters in the at-large Town Council race.
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