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324 N. Sacaton Street
Casa Grande, AZ 85122
The worship center is located in the Arizona Plaza on the southeast corner of Florence Blvd and N. Sacaton Rd in Historic Downtown.
- Saturday worship: 5:00pm
- Sunday worship: 10:00am
- Coffee Fellowship before service
Uplifting service with a blend of hymns and contemporary music.
Holy Communion
Celebrated every Sunday in both Casa Grande & Arizona City
On March 17, 1985 sixty-six people met at the John F. Kennedy Community Center in Arizona City for the first worship service of what would become Central Lutheran Church.
On March 9, 1986, the church was formally organized as a member congregation of the America Lutheran Church (now the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America – ELCA) with 109 charter members.
The construction of the Arizona City worship facility was completed in April of 1989, with the first worship service held on April 16th.
On November 22, 1992 Thom Stephens was installed as the congregation's first full time pastor. Pastor Thom is a graduate of the University of Puget Sound (1979) and Luther Theological Seminary (1984) and has served as pastor in Scottsbluff, NE and Scottsdale, AZ. He and his wife, Alyson, live in Arizona City and have three adult children.
In October 2009 the congregation opened its second worship site in Casa Grande. The multi-site model being used emphasizes one congregation, one staff, shared resources, at two locations.


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Il fait chaud!
In my garden area (le jardin, the garden) there just isn't any shade (l'ombrage, shade) and it's getting REALLY hot out there. Il fait chaud! Which literally translates to "it makes hot" and IT'S MAKING HOT!
For a portable shade I went to the fabric store (during their great Memorial Day sale 60% off woo hoo) and got a few yards of beautiful floral prints and toile. I cut out rectangles to make up the final size I wanted and stitched them together with french seams. I used french seams so it would be as beautiful on the inside as the outside. I then made some muslin double fold bias tape and finished off the edges. The fabric was reinforced with small squares of tent repair material, where I wanted to place the ties. Large metal grommets were placed at those reinforced points. I ran some cotton rope through the grommets and tied it to some garden stakes I picked up at the hardware store.
I really enjoyed reading there this morning with some fresh picked gardenias from the yard J'aime le sent des jasmins (I love the smell of gardenias) The project ended up costing about $25. Much less than the canopies you buy at the store and I think a bit more creole chic.
A few more french words for this hot day:
Sun – Le soleil
To shine – Faire soleil
Sunset – Le soleil couché ( I love that because coucher means to go to bed, the sun goes to bed)


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Month: April 2015
Notes from the Generate Conference 2015 in NYC
It was an amazing Friday last week, at the Generate Conference in NYC.
Here's a brief recap of topics covered (from my point of view).
Best talks
– Expertise category: Lara Hogan on performance
– Case study category: Jon Setzen on 24-hour experience
– Entertaining category: Dave Rupert on prototyping and play
– Energizing and ass-kicking category: Mike Monteiro on 13 designers' mistakes
Notable trends
– performance is being taken seriously now. Everyone recommended webpagetest.com, and working across teams to educate them on importance of performance optimization, and establishing "performance budget" for your projects
– rapid prototyping helps win business
– it's a designer's job to lead a presentation and "sell" the design to clients. "A good designer who can sell work is more valuable than a great designer who can't."
Random notes
– Brad Frost cracking up the entire time during Dave Rupert's presentation. Crowd-energizing talk by Mike Monteiro. It is pure joy to watch someone who's not only an expert, but also funny and/or brutally honest
– Shopify workshop was informative and inspiring. I built a Shopify store 3 years ago, and it was a great experience. Good opportunity for developers to make money by being experts/affiliates on their platform
– Good format, venue and programming. One day, 2 tracks, great speakers, AND reasonable pricing
– Got Mike's book and Shopify's Grow guide. Happy.
Instagram is happy, Twitter is whiny
Agree with Jason Fried's take on these two platforms.
When I have a few minutes to kill, and my phone is in front of me, I almost always reach for Instagram. I never regret it. I come away feeling the same or better. When I occasionally reach for Twitter, I discover someone's pissed about something. I often come away feeling worse, feeling anxious, or just generally not feeling great about the world. Twitter actually gives me a negative impression of my friends. I know it's not Twitter doing it, but it's happening on Twitter. that's how Twitter feels to me.
For similar reasons, I don't use Facebook and almost never check Twitter. I'm not that cool to be on Snapchat or Periscope. But I'm on Instagram all the time. And best way to get in touch is via good old fashioned email: firstname.lastname@example.com.
Who wants to start an online business?
Recently, I took an online course on starting an online business by Penelope Trunk.
Here are the reasons I loved her content:
– a very specific topic: it's not about startups, not about non-profits, non about million-dollar businesses. It is about a side (some call it lifestyle) online business, that can potentially supplement or even become your main source of income
– she walks the walk: she started a few successful businesses herself
– she is a woman, who has a huge career AND is raising kids. This is a key factor for me: I want to hear from a woman with kids, because I am one, too. (as much as I love Ramit's stuff)
– she uses personality type analysis in her courses. Everyone has unique strengths, and it is just so much easier to use something YOU are naturally good at for building a business.
– she's honest and fun. Read her blog to get honest insights on womens issues, educational system, keeping together a marriage and career advice. Watch her videos to see how fun she is. She's the real deal to me.
Here's a quick example from Penelope's summary email:
In short, you can divide people in four categories:
NT's like to live in the world of ideas and will like systems.
F's care about people, and feelings, and things that matter in the world.
SJ's like details as opposed to big strategies
SP's and NTP's will thrive with smaller projects instead of long, drawn out projects.
I'm an ISTJ, and here are tips for people like me:
SJ's are very systems driven. They're not interested in ideas because you can't quantify an idea. They want a system to push people through so they can see progress immediately. SJ's should focus on online businesses and tasks that rely on systems based thinking.
ESTJ's and ISTJ's
The ESTJ is going to be a rock star at testing online businesses. No one will be able to launch and test faster than the ESTJ. They're great with a to-do list, so they should write a list of every business type and just start going down the list and executing. Once they find one that feels right, they should go with that.
The ISTJ isn't as adventurous in what they want to implement, because they want to know everything they're doing is right. They will research until they're sure their idea will work. That's fine. They should wait for their idea.
That last one is so true. I just can't dive into something until I know it is a right idea and it will work!
A couple of years ago, my friend Ohn and I had our side online business: an online store for womens clothing, jewelry and accessories. Ohn did a fantastic job running and promoting it, and she had fun with it (she's an ESTP). I, on the other hand, enjoyed building out the site, coding up the template and anything related building stuff around the website. We since closed down the store, because stores with inventory in a crowded space are really tough to run (lesson learned). It was a great learning experience, and a testament to our friendship – we are still best friends (and sometimes reminisce about days when we had this fun project and did photoshoots modeling our clothes). So if you are doing a business with a partner, pick someone with skills that are complimentary to yours.
Question to all of my friends: do you have ideas for a business? I'd love to hear more, share the learnings from this online course, and potentially form a partnership – let me know!


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Last Minute Patriotic Dipped Strawberries
from: 24/7 MOMS
1 Container of Strawberries
1 Bottle blue sugar sprinkles
1 bag white chocolate chips
Wash strawberries ( leave stems on)
Pour blue sugar sprinkles into a bowl
Melt white chocolate chips in a microwaveable bowl stirring every 30 seconds until creamy.Dip washed strawberries into white chocolate leaving 1/2' of strawberry un-covered
Dip end of chocolate covered strawberry into blue sugar sprinkles about 1/2 inch deep.
place on wax paper to dry.
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By Yufei Li
Last Tuesday, ECD organized its fourth Climate Cinema Event, in association with the Think Forward Film Festival and the International Center for Climate Governance. Focusing on the theme of clean energy, five films were screened with a panel discussion led by James Heer from IFAD and Lorenza Campagnolo from Euro Mediterranean Center on Climate Change and Fondazione Eni Enrico Mattei, Italy.
The first film, Forests: The heart of a green economy, was a documentary about the UN-REDD Programme. The UN-REDD Programme is the United Nations collaborative initiative on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD) in developing countries. The Programme supports nationally-led REDD+ processes and promotes the informed and meaningful involvement of all stakeholders, including Indigenous Peoples and other forest-dependent communities, in national and international REDD+ implementation. Produced for the United Nations Environmental Programme (UNEP), this film highlights the critical role of forests in combatting climate change as well as supporting the environment, the economy, and human well-being through REDD+ initiatives.
The second film was Kenya: Kid Power!, produced by IFAD in 2012. The film featured IFAD Mount Kenya East Pilot Project for Natural Resource Management, showing how children could change adult's behavior and make a difference in environmental conservation. The kids at Kambaru Primary School in Kenya have planted more than 4,000 trees as part of a larger effort to reforest east Mount Kenya and restore much-needed water resources.
The next film, Black Inside - Three Women's Voices, was a documentary by Rodney Rascona from the United States. Nearly half the global population still cooks over an open fire. Each year over 4 million people lose their lives, mostly women and children, from breathing the toxic smoke created while cooking over an open wood fire to feed their families. Black Inside presents the stories of three women from three continents - voices who regardless of their cultural differences or the hardships they endure, share the same aspirations of a better life for their children, framed by the mist shrouded cliffs of the Peruvian Andes, India's richly chaotic border with Nepal and the remote, drought affected arid lands of Kenya's northern deserts.
The fourth film was Brazil: Living with the land by IFAD. The North-East of Brazil is the most densely populated semi-arid region in the world. Low, erratic rainfall and recurrent droughts make farming difficult. For generations, farmers have resorted to excessive use of chemicals and slash and burn agriculture, stripping the soil of nutrients. The film focused on farmers like Irupuan Gomes who started to use bush management techniques to rehabilitate the natural ecosystem. Not only is the environment healthier -- but so are their profits.
Lastly it was The Windmill Farmer, a silent animation by Joaquin Baldwin. The film started with a farmer planting in the ground. Through the seasons, his crops were flourishing until a vicious wind destroyed everything overnight. Feeling disappointed and helpless, the farmer resigned to his fate when the thick winter snows arrived and nature started its process of rebirth.
The next Climate Cinema will be held on June 23rd, focusing on the theme of environment.


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Friday, June 30, 2017
Wednesday, June 21, 2017
"The inevitable climate solution" also helps to face structural unemployment, economic growth, and inequality
George P. Shultz and Lawrence Summers sign up completely on a revenue neutral carbon tax proposed by the Climate Leadership Council. "The inevitable climate solution" Washington Post, June 20.
Indeed a carbon tax which revenues are equally redistributed to all is the way of how to align the market signal that will help to face the current environmental challenges, the current concerns about inequality, the current proposals of a universal basic income to face growing structural unemployment, and the current concerns about the lack of sustainable economic growth.
So please, even if this could make Trump to become a greater green hero than Al Gore, swallow it, for the best of our young.
Saturday, June 10, 2017
A simple but complex question from a humble Venezuelan economist to any outstanding Venezuelan international lawyer
"Article 12. Mining and hydrocarbon deposits, whatever their nature, existing in the national territory, under the territorial sea bed, in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf, belong to the Republic, are the property of the Public domain and, therefore, inalienable and imprescriptible. "
Suppose a Revised Constitution would establish: "Article 12. Mining and hydrocarbon deposits, whatever their nature, existing in the national territory, under the territorial sea bed, in the exclusive economic zone and on the continental shelf, belong to Venezuelan citizens, as long as they live and, therefore, inalienable and imprescriptible."
Suppose also that the current PDVSA bankruptcy and all its assets are acquired by a PDVSA II or by any other national or foreign company that, on behalf of the citizens of Venezuela, has been entrusted to extract and market that oil providentially deposited in Venezuela.
So then a tanker would be transporting, not the oil of a sovereign country, but the oil privately owned by millions of Venezuelan citizens. My question to expert lawyers would then be:
Could the financiers of the Bolivarian Revolution of Venezuela, or old PDVSA, embargo that tanker? Could a tanker for instance belonging to ExxonMobil, be seized by creditors of the United States or the state of Texas in the event that any of the latter fail to meet financial obligations?
Of course, current Venezuela and Pdvsa creditors would claim before judges they always lent against estimated future oil revenues. But, can a government mortgage something that the constitution itself declares as inalienable?
Would the world, knowing then that the oil revenues carried by the tanker would be delivered directly to millions of Venezuelans, the rightful owners of the oil, and which will help these to satisfy some basic human needs, like food and medicines ... allow that tanker to be embargoed in order to satisfy the cravings of a few speculating financiers?
Dear friends, our Venezuela has been ransacked. It is the obligation of every Venezuelan to seek to try to save our nation in any way we can.
If expert lawyers respond to me with a "You're crazy Kurowski, that's not possible", then, shamelessly, I'll try to find other ways.
And if that means governments' of Venezuela will not get access to credit in the future, I would almost count that as a blessing.
And don't tell me I did not warn the creditors before!
PS. This is loosely translated from here
PS. This is loosely translated from here
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There is a huge discussion among artists about how to sell their works, and many wonder – Would an artist agent be the solution? Many wonder if the art agents would help with the marketing, the sales, and if they are connected with all the 'best' people of the industry. For almost every artist, the tricks of the art market trade, and the focus on the promotion of oneself and one's work can be extremely frustrating. Even for the experienced and well-established authors, the branding, promotion and sale of their art can be intimidating. It can be difficult, mind you not impossible at all, to find an artist agent who would focus their time and energy and promote the artworks created. On both ends, one needs to research. The artists should investigate the art agents and the artist agents needs to be convinced that you are the next big thing in order to take you on.
An artist agent is an art professional who works on behalf of the author and sells, promotes, and represents their work. They can be a private art dealer, an art consultant, a gallery, or even a professional who may not be from the world of art, but is well connected, as is the case with publicists or marketing consultants. Just like in every trade, there are professionals and amateurs, so the important steps an artist needs to take is to research and find an art agent who has a good reputation, and who not only promotes but consistently sells the style and art one creates. On the other hand, an artist needs to make sure, as difficult as this may sound to those introvert creatives, that their work is visible and that a certain amount of legwork on behalf of the author needs to happen. Just having a website, or posting that one has created a new artwork on any of the social networks is simply not enough. Let us face it, one needs to do a lot more then email and sit and wait for a replay. Ones name should appear in numerous articles, be part of various shows, and art promotions as much as possible for an art public and even an art agent to notice you. [1].
Presently, the Internet age and the online social networking have made it more acceptable to promote personal art on the internet. There is a rise in internet gallery sites, online collections, and online art marketing and for this reason, many wonder if they, in fact, require the artist agent services?
As professionals in the art business, whose goal is to make a profit, artist agents should be bound to have more contact with collectors, event organizers, press, and other professionals than the average artist. If we look at what a good agent does, their services should open and help finalize projects, as well as introduce the author to new and potential clients or sponsors which would guarantee more publicity, sales and event opportunities. If the artist agent is professional and manages to find buyers on a regular basis, this saves the artist's time and allows them to focus on the production of new art pieces[2]. Agents are particularly helpful for well-established artists who have consistent sales and high profit, and consequently - can afford such services. As such, the more time they spent producing artwork the better, so to leave the business and promotional side to a professional proves to be quite helpful.
As we have already mentioned, it is very important to research the potential person you are considering to hire as an artist agent who would represent you. Various reviews from other artists are a great way to begin your search, and one can also find agents through buyers or collectors. Next, one needs to investigate what style of contemporary art work the agency, gallery, or the agent professional want and are interested in. It's not realistic to expect that everyone can sell or promote everything. Research in advance, and once you have narrowed your choices, make a meeting with the favorite in person. Once a decision is made, make the commitment for one year at first. Typical demands in the contract ask for a certain percentage from the sale of the works, and this normally ranges between 15% and 35% in favor of the agent, but in truth, these percentages can vary.
Due to the eclectic nature of contemporary art, a certain style or choice of production is not always suited for every occasion. Unless one is an only a client for the agent, it's necessary to remember that they are working just as hard for the promotion of one artist as they are working for the promotion of another author. This is one of the main reasons why many contemporary artists and designers choose to promote their own works[3]. The financial side is also a major issue. Unless a well-established author is in question, to give away a percentage of one's sale can be a bit difficult.
Art agent is an important person to have if you realize that you are lacking in business skills or desire to dedicate more time on making art rather than on the pursuit for buyers. As art professionals, who also benefit from the sale of a paintings or sculpture, they would put more time and effort than an artist may do in the chase for the sale and frequently - have more success.
Editors' Tip: Powerhouse: The Untold Story of Hollywood's Creative Artists Agency
The story of the Creative Artists Agency is as entertaining as the events these power figures promote. Packed with scores of stars from movies, television, music, and sports, as well as a tremendously compelling cast of agents, studio executives, network chiefs, league commissioners, private equity partners, tech CEOs, and media tycoons, Powerhouse is itself a Hollywood blockbuster of the most spectacular sort. The book tells the tale of Hollywood's history and how it transformed through the years thanks to the various artist agents and its creative potentials to give to the masses what they desired and didn't even think they needed.
All images used for illustrative purposes only. Featured image: Slav and Tatars Installation view. Image via reply.artconncect.com


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Opposition role in democratic system focused during Hasina-Moriarty meet
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said the abstaining opposition party should join Parliament and keep their constructive opinions in the House on every national issue for the nation''s welfare, reports UNB.
She made the suggestion when US Ambassador
James F Moriarty paid a courtesy call on the Prime Minister at the PMO Tuesday and the two sides discussed a wide range of issues of bilateral interest of Bangladesh and the United States.
The main opposition BNP has long been abstaining from attending the parliament session following a dispute over sitting arrangement in the front row.
Briefing newsmen after the meeting, Prime Minister''s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said the Prime Minister of Bangladesh and the US Ambassador discussed various issues of bilateral, regional and international development.
As they discussed the role of opposition party in a democratic system, Sheikh Hasina told the US envoy that her government is "firm on strengthening further the foundation of parliamentary democracy in Bangladesh".
"The people of the country expect the opposition party join parliament and help the nation in achieving its desired development targets by placing their opinions and views," the Prime Minister said.
Hasina and Moriarty also exchanged views on the adversities of global warming and the challenges of climate change as a result.
The recent visit of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to New York on the occasion of UN General Assembly session and her various events there were also discussed during the meeting.
Moriarty mentioned Bangladesh''s success in disaster management and highly praised Sheikh Hasina''s speech at the UNGA and the World Climate Conference-3 in Geneva. He said she has been successful in giving the world community "necessary direction for identifying the risks of climate change and the solutions to tackle the challenges".
"Besides, Sheikh Hasina''s speech has presented the significance of food security in a world facing the economic recession," the US Ambassador was quoted as saying.
The Prime Minister in the meeting mentioned her talks with United Nations Secretary-General Ban ki-Moon, US President Barack Obama and her wife Michel Obama, and US Secretary of State Hilary Clinton at various events in New York.
Sheikh Hasina told the US Ambassador that she has invited US President and Mrs Obama to visit Bangladesh and they accepted her invitation.
As Moriarty praised Bangladesh''s role and contribution to UN Peacekeeping Mission, Hasina said Bangladesh deserves high representation in the policymaking level of the peace-policing operations under blue-helmet.
She again mourned the death of Senator Edward Kennedy and prayed for his departed soul. The premier said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman''s family and the Kennedy family have a close relation at the familial level.
Sheikh Hasina noted with gladness that late Edward Kennedy''s son Patrick Kennedy has joined the Bangladesh Congressional Caucus.
The Prime Minister also urged the US government to give duty-and quota-free access of more Bangladeshi products to the American market.
Hasina called for more US investment in various development sectors of Bangladesh and boosting bilateral trade and business.
The Premier said her present government is working relentlessly to create a social-safety net in the country through creating employment opportunities, providing mass people with quality health and education facilities.
In this context, the Prime Minister mentioned that the government has a plan to make education up to degree level free and promised to attain food security of the country again like the past Awami League government.
She further laid emphasis on the reopening of Dhaka-NY flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
As various matters of Bangladeshi expatriates in the USA came up for discussion, Sheikh Hasina requested the US government to take maximum care of the Bangladeshi people over there.
Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister MA Karim was present.
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Opposition should join JS for national welfare: PM
Opposition role in democratic system focused during Hasina-Moriarty meet


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AGC Partners Advises Cognilytics on its Sale to CenturyLink
Transaction Details
AGC Partners is pleased to announce that its client, Cognilytics, Inc., a leading provider of advanced predictive analytics and Big Data solutions, has been acquired by CenturyLink, Inc., a leading global provider of telecommunications, cloud infrastructure and hosted IT solutions. With a team led by Ben Howe and Elena Marcus, AGC Partners acted as sole financial advisor to Cognilytics.
The AGC team exceeded expectations at every stage of this process. Ben Howe, Elena Marcus and Eric Bell truly understood our business and markets and were able to generate multiple competitive proposals. Their 24x7 commitment, creativity, and persistence drove continuous progress and kept communications flowing throughout the engagement. We are thrilled with the results of the transaction.


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This is the third post about my loot from the shoe fair/Dolls in the Attic show! Draconic's dress is just bloody adorable, and I'm only wearing half the pieces because I'm in kani form. It's also got striped armwarmers and an undershirt and cuuute lacings on the capris... The prim skirt, however, is an opulent piece of work that would feminize the most androgenous of avatars...
These shoes are the poetically beautiful monarch emitters by Lazy Places, and I'm in looove. I walk and I'm in a Wordsworthian cloud of orange -- reminds me of running through the fields outside of this lake-side cabin. Okay, I grudgingly admit that sometimes, RL pwns SL, but it's rare.
Child still sick so we can't do all the lake stuff we wanna, like swim or bike... And I have to share internet on the one plug-in land line. Ugh. Home time yet?
***Avatar: Lost Furest kani in splotchy
***Dress: Draconic Kiss Bound Heart
***Hair: kin-Ryuuzaki in white and black
***Boots: Lazy Places Vlinder Boots in Monarch


text: NYSE:CUZCousins Properties 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 Cousins Properties Inc Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $32.21 -0.06 (-0.19 %) (As of 08/12/2020 01:47 PM ET) Add Compare Share Today's Range$32.03Now: $32.21▼$32.6950-Day Range$28.25MA: $29.87▼$32.1852-Week Range$21.15Now: $32.21▼$42.99Volume15,622 shsAverage Volume1.08 million shsMarket Capitalization$4.79 billionP/E Ratio14.13Dividend Yield3.73%Beta0.98 ProfileAnalyst RatingsAdvanced ChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsInsider TradesInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSEC FilingsShort InterestSocial Media Cousins Properties is a fully integrated, self-administered and self-managed real estate investment trust (REIT). The Company, based in Atlanta, GA and acting through its operating partnership, Cousins Properties LP, primarily invests in Class A office towers located in high-growth Sun Belt markets. Founded in 1958, Cousins creates shareholder value through its extensive expertise in the development, acquisition, leasing and management of high-quality real estate assets. The Company has a comprehensive strategy in place based on a simple platform, trophy assets and opportunistic investments.Read More Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 2.5 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingCousins Properties has received a consensus rating of Buy. The company's average rating score is 3.00, and is based on 3 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and no sell ratings.Price Target Upside/DownsideAccording to analysts' consensus price target of $39.00, Cousins Properties has a potential upside of 21.0% from its current price of $32.23.Amount of Analyst CoverageCousins Properties has received no research coverage in the past 90 days. Previous Next 2.3 Community Rank Outperform VotesCousins Properties has received 250 "outperform" votes. (Add your "outperform" vote.)Underperform VotesCousins Properties has received 302 "underperform" votes. (Add your "underperform" vote.)Community SentimentCousins Properties has received 54.71% "underperform" votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Cousins Properties and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe CUZ will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe CUZ will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 2.5 Dividend Strength Dividend YieldCousins Properties pays a meaningful dividend of 3.73%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.Dividend GrowthCousins Properties has only been increasing its dividend for 2 years.Dividend CoverageThe dividend payout ratio of Cousins Properties is 40.82%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.Dividend SustainabilityBased on earnings estimates, Cousins Properties will have a dividend payout ratio of 43.48% next year. This indicates that Cousins Properties will be able to sustain or increase its dividend. Previous Next 4.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Cousins Properties insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $63,525.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.Percentage Held by InsidersOnly 0.67% of the stock of Cousins Properties is held by insiders.Percentage Held by Institutions96.07% of the stock of Cousins Properties is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company. Previous Next 1.3 Earnings and Valuation Earnings GrowthEarnings for Cousins Properties are expected to decrease by -0.36% in the coming year, from $2.77 to $2.76 per share.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the MarketThe P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 14.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 17.13.Price to Earnings Ratio vs. SectorThe P/E ratio of Cousins Properties is 14.14, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 19.64.Price to Earnings Growth RatioCousins Properties has a PEG Ratio of 4.30. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.Price to Book Value per Share RatioCousins Properties has a P/B Ratio of 1.07. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities. Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 2.5Community Rank: 2.3Dividend Strength: 2.5Insider Behavior: 4.0Valuation: 1.3 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™2.51 out of 5 stars Industry, Sector and Symbol Stock Exchange NYSE Industry Real estate investment trusts Sub-IndustryDiversified REITs SectorFinance Current SymbolNYSE:CUZ Previous Symbol CUSIP22279510 CIK25232 Webwww.cousins.com Phone404-407-1000Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio0.43 Current Ratio1.01 Quick Ratio1.01Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio14.13 Forward P/E Ratio11.63 P/E Growth4.3 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$657.52 million Price / Sales7.28 Cash Flow$2.79 per share Price / Cash Flow11.53 Book Value$30.16 per share Price / Book1.07Profitability EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$2.94 Net Income$150.42 million Net Margins44.35% Return on Equity7.51% Return on Assets4.85%Miscellaneous Employees257 Outstanding Shares148,568,000Market Cap$4.79 billion Next Earnings Date10/28/2020 (Estimated) OptionableOptionable $32.21 -0.06 (-0.19 %) (As of 08/12/2020 01:47 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive CUZ News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for CUZ and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Cousins Properties (NYSE:CUZ) Frequently Asked Questions How has Cousins Properties' stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Cousins Properties' stock was trading at $31.15 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, CUZ stock has increased by 3.4% and is now trading at $32.21. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Cousins Properties? 3 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Cousins Properties in the last year. There are currently 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for Cousins Properties. When is Cousins Properties' next earnings date? Cousins Properties is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, October 28th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Cousins Properties. How were Cousins Properties' earnings last quarter? Cousins Properties Inc (NYSE:CUZ) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.16 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Zacks' consensus estimate of $0.66 by $0.50. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $175.10 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $172.55 million. Cousins Properties had a net margin of 44.35% and a return on equity of 7.51%. View Cousins Properties' earnings history. How often does Cousins Properties pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Cousins Properties? Cousins Properties announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, June 18th. Stockholders of record on Monday, July 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Friday, July 17th. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, July 2nd. View Cousins Properties' dividend history. What price target have analysts set for CUZ? 3 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for Cousins Properties' stock. Their forecasts range from $35.00 to $42.00. On average, they expect Cousins Properties' stock price to reach $39.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 21.1% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for Cousins Properties. Has Cousins Properties been receiving favorable news coverage? Media stories about CUZ stock have trended negative recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Cousins Properties earned a media sentiment score of -2.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near term. View the latest news about Cousins Properties. Who are some of Cousins Properties' key competitors? Some companies that are related to Cousins Properties include Duke Realty (DRE), Vornado Realty Trust (VNO), PS Business Parks (PSB), Spirit Realty Capital (SRC), Lexington Realty Trust (LXP), Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (WRE), American Assets Trust (AAT), Investors Real Estate Trust Reit (IRET), Gladstone Commercial (GOOD), One Liberty Properties (OLP), Whitestone REIT (WSR) and Gyrodyne (GYRO). View all competitors. What other stocks do shareholders of Cousins Properties own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Cousins Properties investors own include Hawkins (HWKN), CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Athabasca Oil (ATH), Genocea Biosciences (GNCA), Honeywell International (HON) and Micron Technology (MU). Who are Cousins Properties' key executives? Cousins Properties' management team includes the following people: Mr. Lawrence L. Gellerstedt III, Exec. Chairman (Age 63)Mr. Michael Colin Connolly, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 42)Mr. Gregg D. Adzema, Exec. VP & CFO (Age 54)Ms. Pamela F. Roper, Exec. VP, Gen. Counsel & Corp. Sec. (Age 45)Mr. John S. McColl, Exec. VP of Devel. (Age 56) What is Cousins Properties' stock symbol? Cousins Properties trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "CUZ." Who are Cousins Properties' major shareholders? Cousins Properties' stock is owned by a number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Principal Financial Group Inc. (6.19%), Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co. (1.66%), Jennison Associates LLC (1.02%), Russell Investments Group Ltd. (0.92%), Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc. (0.80%) and Macquarie Group Ltd. (0.77%). View institutional ownership trends for Cousins Properties. Which major investors are selling Cousins Properties stock? CUZ stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Thrivent Financial for Lutherans, Prudential Financial Inc., Frontier Capital Management Co. LLC, Aew Capital Management L P, Scout Investments Inc., Chilton Capital Management LLC, TCW Group Inc., and SG Americas Securities LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Cousins Properties. Which major investors are buying Cousins Properties stock? CUZ stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Holdings Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Great Lakes Advisors LLC, Russell Investments Group Ltd., Timbercreek Investment Management Inc., Duff & Phelps Investment Management Co., LSV Asset Management, and Mutual of America Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Cousins Properties. How do I buy shares of Cousins Properties? Shares of CUZ 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 Cousins Properties' stock price today? One share of CUZ stock can currently be purchased for approximately $32.21. How big of a company is Cousins Properties? Cousins Properties has a market capitalization of $4.79 billion and generates $657.52 million in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $150.42 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.94 on an earnings per share basis. Cousins Properties employs 257 workers across the globe. What is Cousins Properties' official website? The official website for Cousins Properties is www.cousins.com. How can I contact Cousins Properties? Cousins Properties' mailing address is 3344 Peachtree Road NE Suite1800, ATLANTA GA, 30326. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 404-407-1000 or via email at [email protected] This page was last updated on 8/12/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff 30 Days of MarketBeat All Access for $1.00 Sign up for MarketBeat All Access to gain access to MarketBeat's full suite of research tools: Best-in-Class Portfolio Monitoring View the latest news, buy/sell ratings, SEC filings and insider transactions for your stocks. Compare your portfolio performance to leading indices and get personalized stock ideas based on your portfolio. 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It is truly the best combo of form and function -- those cabinets are only 12 inches deep but they hold a ton! (Think of how much they hold in your kitchen.)
I used the upper cabinets that go over the fridge for our mud room bench:
Hi Sarah! Question- why did you decide to go with uppers instead of lowers? I'm in the process of building something similar for our laundry room and I bought the lowers to start my built-ins.
because lower cabinets are super deep. uppers are a nice narrow depth- they take up less floor space but you still get lots of storage. If you have the room for lowers it's totally fine though!Delete
Hey Maria! Good question -- two reasons. One, for these projects I didn't want the built ins to take up that much room (since lowers are deeper). Also, lowers are either drawers or cabinets with drawers -- which just look too much like a kitchen for me. At least for something decorative like bookcases. I almost did drawers for the loft though! I decided I didn't want it quite so deep. Yours look great and look perfect for laundry room storage! (Oh, and the third reason -- the uppers are cheaper.) ;)Delete
Wow I never would have thought to use uppers! Thanks :)Delete
Love this idea! The mud room is my favorite!ReplyDelete
One of your signature moves! ;)ReplyDelete
We did this in our first home as well (also with upper cabinets) and loved the results! TFS! http://www.lifeinyellow.com/2012/06/bookcase-bliss-the-final-reveal/ReplyDelete
We used IKEA refrigerator cabinets as a very long built in bench in our playroom. I didn't put on the doors b/c I wanted it open for baskets. It worked perfectly.ReplyDelete
I also used refrigerator cabinets (2 36" sets) to make a window bench in my kitchen. I made a plank top from 1x lumber. People think it's a 'custom' piece, which I guess it is, but a diy custom :-) It does add a lot of storage (perfect for my cookbooks and less used kitchen stuff), and is awesome as some extra seating for guests. I created the lifted base from 2x4's (for more support for sitting), and added 1x across the top to support the planks. I didn't want anyone to feel insecure sitting on the bench. Instead of baseboard, I painted the 2x4 base flat black, and made curvy 'feet' shapes to make it look like a free standing bench - the black base recedes and you don't see it. I did something similar on my island. It's amazing how useful those humble off the shelf cabinets are!ReplyDelete
Can you send me a photo? Love this.Delete
We have used upper kitchen cabinets in our garage and several other projects in our house too. My question for you is, have you ever put one of these built ins in a room with carpeting? If so, did you put it right over the carpet or did you pull the carpet back and have it re-installed. Also, did you remove the existing base molding?
Thanks! I can't wait to see your finished project!
Yes! We put it right on top. If you ever have new floors installed they just cut around it -- you can't see the old carpet. And sometimes I remove the base, sometimes not. After you add the 1x4's to the bottom of the cabinet they're up higher so they will fit right over baseboards and then I coped my new base to fit to the old stuff. Hope that makes sense! (We had pretty small baseboards where I did this, if yours is taller that may not work.)Delete
Thank you for asking this! We are hoping to do this in a room with carpet and have been pondering the same things about the carpet and the base boards.Delete
Hi Sarah! I love this! Where do you purchase the uppers and how much do they usually cost? Are they portable or built in? Also, what paint do you use? I'm a very inexperienced DIYer!!!ReplyDelete
Sorry I missed this! You can find them at any big box hardware store. The price depends on the size -- the larger ones for our bookcases were about $100 each I think? I use semi gloss or satin for cabinets. I shared how I painted our kitchen cabinets here: http://www.thriftydecorchick.com/2015/11/the-epic-how-to-paintyour-kitchen.htmlDelete
I really like this. Where do you go for butcher block tops?ReplyDelete
My favorite place to get them is IKEA! You can also find them at Lumber Liquidators and search for local lumber suppliers.Delete
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The title of this post probably should have read, "Adoption Doesn't Just Mean Adoption." But I thought I'd be more provocative. So why use a provocative title?
Biblically speaking, adoption is about more than just child-placement. As I recently wrote, the Greek word for adoption is a compound of the word "son" and the word "to place." Taken together they mean placement as a son. So, biblically speaking, adoption does speak of child-placement. But we when we look at Scripture's overall usage of the word adoption contextually, we find that it actually flows out of God's work of reconciliation (see Ephesians 1:3-5, 10; 2:1-7, 11-19) and stresses the renewal of creation (see particularly Romans 8:19-23).
People are usually surprised—some more, some less—when they learn that our primary stress at Together for Adoption is not so much upon child-placement as it is upon the plight of orphaned and vulnerable children. I think people are often surprised to learn this because when they see the word adoption in our name they automatically think "child-placement." That's understandable, though, given the way we use the word adoption within our society.
But adoption doesn't just mean "adoption," at least as we typically understand the word. It also concerns reconciliation between God and man, man and man (see Ephesians 2:11-19), as well as the renewal of all creation. God's work of adoption will one day result in the comprehensive restoration of all creation so that it becomes the happy home of all of His children. One awe-inspiring day creation will be restored to a home of unceasing communion and fellowship with God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. In that day we will enter into the overflowing and never ending peace and joy and gladness of our Father.
As I touched on yesterday, this understanding of adoption has massive implications for how Christians think about and address the global orphan crisis. Because of God's creation-renewing focus of adoption, everything we do for the sake of orphans becomes a foretaste of the day when there will no longer be any vulnerable or orphaned children, when there will no longer be people who are oppressed or marginalized by society. That day is coming, and it will be an awesome day. This emphasis on reconciliation and renewal is why we should be passionate about family preservation and reunification now. So never forget: what we do for orphans now provides a foretaste of what will be then.
So, when you read "Together for Adoption," don't just think child-placement. Don't even mainly think child-placement. Think reconciliation and creation-renewal and keep in mind that our upcoming national conference will address the current global orphan crisis from that critically important perspective.
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'Minister's handbook to reproductive loss' available online
re: "coping, grieving, remembering," Sept. 12, page 4.
I'm writing to express my appreciation for Beth Downey Sawatzky's thoughtfully written piece on pregnancy loss. I was particularly drawn to "Holly's" natural inclination towards ritual when she asked her doula to bless one of her babies during his burial.
A related resource on recognizing pregnancy loss is Alicia Buhler's 2016 "Minister's handbook to reproductive loss." This guide was written to equip those who provide spiritual care to grieving individuals and families as they stand on the holy ground of grief. Buhler's resource is available at bit.ly/buhler-reproductive-loss or through CommonWord.
Jennifer Epp, Winnipeg
Time to give up the poverty act
Several issues ago, it was mentioned that Mennonite Church Canada had a financial shortfall. In the Sept. 12 issue's Calendar section, several provinces were seeking sponsors for "Ride for Refuge," to get funds to support 20 national church missionary groups.
What has happened to us? Christians are to tithe and give offerings (Malachi 3:10), but some of us give outside our church budgets.
It's time to give up the poverty act. The greatest sin is in our greed.
Olga Epp, Coaldale, Alta.
Former MCC personnel 'suffer silently'
Re: "When your services are no longer required," Aug. 29, page 4.
I, too, was dismissed by Mennonite Central Committee (MCC) Canada, after almost 10 years of service. It came out of nowhere. The decision was casually let slip by my manager over the phone.
I was told the firing was due to restructuring, although the position might be there if our family would relocate to Winnipeg, which was out of the question for us. I appealed to board members, and then to the board chair, all known to me. No expression of care whatsoever was given.
When I shared a little later a written diary/reflection of the experience with the binational director, also known to me, and previously very supportive of my work, he in some detail picked the reflection apart and upbraided me for such "negativity." Again, no empathy whatsoever. His crowning insult was to tell me that MCC policy was that all staff were to work a maximum of nine years, then be dismissed. Apparently technically true, but this policy was contradicted by numerous staff then and since, of whom he was one!
I was fortunate, however: A respected provincial director insisted that my manager meet with me and a trained mediator, to work through the conflict. In the end, however, that provincial director—attending as an advocate—was forced to act like a union negotiator and "demand" a favourable settlement. There was once again no expression of empathy, no regret indicated.
Such handling elicited personal awareness of other MCC staff similarly treated. One commented that few wish to go public about MCC personnel mistreatment because MCC is so widely respected. So we choose to suffer silently, perhaps thereby sadly emboldening further personnel mishandling.
Wayne Northey, Agassiz, B.C.
No other God compares to Jesus
Re: "Discovering humility" column, Sept. 26, page 9.
My strong heartfelt agreement is with Steve Heinrichs on much of what he articulated. So much damage has been done by the Christian church in its functioning, whether knowingly or unknowingly, within the Doctrine of Discovery.
My one challenge would be that some unpacking needs to be done about what is meant by "Christian superiority." If that means the superiority of western Christian culture, then I would wholeheartedly agree.
However, if by "Christian superiority" we are saying that Jesus Christ is one way to salvation and right relationship with God, while other types of spirituality are another way, and that one way is not superior to the other, then I would strongly disagree. Jesus is superior.
Actually, that isn't accurate. Superiority is a measure of comparison, which would necessitate that there are different ways. But Jesus clearly says, "I am the way, the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." So Jesus isn't superior because there isn't another way to compare him to.
So the challenge is this: Can we love our indigenous brothers and sisters on whose land we now live, as well as bless and respect their culture, while at the same time sharing the good news of Jesus with them? I have to believe that we can. Why? Because Jesus calls us to love our neighbours as ourselves, and to make disciples of all nations.
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Groupon is a genius and yet evil invention. It's the popular coupon-deals website that offers stuff like $25 coupons for $59 worth of facials or $30 coupons for $75 worth of adventure boot-camp health classes - basically, things you might buy impulsively just because they're there. The site also offers food deals, like a $15 coupon for $30 worth of "delectable, traditional Chinese fare at Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot," a restaurant I probably would have never known existed without the help of the coupon peddler.
My wife and I had always wanted to try Pizzitola's BBQ and saw a deal for $18 for $9 and jumped on it. This post isn't about the quality of Pizzitola's food but what you get for the money, so spare me the comments on how the spareribs aren't up to snuff.
A slab of ribs at Pizzitola's is $19, so they obviously priced the coupon a dollar lower so you have to spend at least a little green to get the goods. We ordered a mixed beef and links sandwich, two sides, a mixed meat and sides platter and a half-pound of ribs. Since I was using the Groupon coupon I really didn't pay attention to the price of anything and was spending with abandon, which is the point. Our total was just more than $38, meaning we ended up spending $2 more than double the value of the coupon.
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A new promo for Saturday's episode has just been released.
I'd actually recommend against watching this promo, for once. The announcer just boringly reads off what happens in the episode, and so now I know everything about what's going to happen in the episode up until the resolution. But if you want to watch it, it's after the break.


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Dye, pitching staff lead us to victory
Yesterday, we got off to a great start beating Nippon Professional Baseball, 3-2, in an exciting game. Jermaine Dye hit a monster two-run home run and John Lackey, John Maine Scot Shields and Joe Nathan combined to hold down their hitters. After Jermaine's home run, he was greeted at home plate by two little children with flowers — instead of boos! It was an electric atmosphere, including the ceremonial first pitch being thrown out by the Prime Minister of Japan I was very impressed by the Japanese All-Stars and I expect that the games will certainly not get any easier. Bronson Arroyo will start today followed by Chris Capuano and hopefully we can pull out another win as we continue the series.
A trip to Japan would not be complete without a little — or a lot — of pearl shopping. Yesterday, we ventured out via subway to Roppongi to Yonamine's PearlShop. Wally Yonamine was a former football player for the San Francisco49ers, who then came to Japan and played professional baseball before an injury ended his career. He and his wife, Jane, then opened a small pearl store in Roppongi. It was a very impressive experience in a small store, where the walls are covered with pictures and autographs from baseball players, actors and even Presidents. It was amazing to see photos and signatures of Joe DiMaggio, Warren Spahn, Roger Clemens, Jodi Foster, Hillary Clinton and Ronald Reagan to name a few. Needless to say, it was a fun experience and we completed most of our Christmas shopping. Mom, I hope you like pearls!
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Great job guys. Chris hope your having fun out there shopping. Nice to hear from you….
Congratulations on the win! I wish I could see the games on t.v here in the states but I'm glad to be able to read your blog about your experiences and on the game. Congratulations again!
Awesome job so far out there! Im watching Game 2 as I type so there are people stateside that are watching the game! haha.
I like the part about the Christmas shopping! Glad you and Liz are enjoying the Japanese experience. Keep up the good work!
Dear Mr Chris Young –
My name is Hiroo and I live in Japan, not too far away from Tokyo Dome. I have spent 17 years in the states (GA,MA,and TN) and since coming to Japan 5 years ago, I always get excited when the MLB team comes over here to Japan. I am going to be at the final game at Tokyo Dome tomorrow with my younger brother! It is my dream come true to watch the game with many of my favorite players. I dont know if you will pitch tomorrow but if you do I will be shouting my lungs out!! You went to Roppongi area? Hahahah, that is the common location for night clubbing for not only the Japanese citizens but also for American people. Might be a unique experience? I am extremely relieved to hear that people around you are treating the players with much respect and politeness. Its quite a different culture here in Japan yah? But its not a bad feeling… I hope. Anyways, once again I am EXTREMELY excited about watching the game tomorrow, hope you all have a good night sleep and have a great game tomorrow. From a die-heart MLB fan living in Japan, Hiroo Nishi
Hello Chris,
and congratulations on the recent win. Enjoy the electric atmosphere in Japan. The Japanese admire and respect the players and the game. Well done being an ambassador for the game (if not country).
We'd love to see the MLB-Stars in a similar tour in Europe soon. Yearning and striving to make it happen.
Wishing you all the best.
Bill Dickman
H�nstetten, Germany
Great game on Saturday for the team! My daughter attended her first baseball game and you can tell your team mates that it was an experience she and I will always remember. Ryan's bat was smokin' today! He even hit a foul ball just a row behind us on the second deck that my daughter jumped for, trying to catch. That was on his fourth at bat. What an exciting experience we had today watching the game at Tokyo Dome. Hope you guys continue to enjoy this 'halfway-around-the-world' road trip. And best of luck to all of you guys on this series and the seasons to come. Stay healthy you guys and keep bringing those memories to all of us…..
MLB fan till death do us part-
Bill Sievers
Chris, I have to say that I'm really enjoying your notes, as I did Dave's during the playoff run. As a Padres blogger myself, it's nice to see you guys venturing into our little world. Lot's going on at home, see you in AZ in Feb/March. Keep up the good work and I hope your Mom loves her pearls…
~ Rich Campbell
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Congratulations on the win!I wish I could have seen the game, it sounds like it was another great game. It sounds like you're having a great time in Japan. I can't wait to hear more from your experience in Japan and about the games.
Hi Chris,
I live in Tokyo. I went to four games at Tokyo Dome. I was so excited with happy four days.
I did not know that there was such a pearl shop with baseball players photos. Thank you very much for letting me know it. I wiil go to Roppongi to visit the shop next Saturday.
I can not go to Osaka. Please Ganbatte! Ganbatte means "Good luck. Best wishes for your success" something like that. When you stay in Osaka and like to say "Thank you", say "Ohkini." That is Osaka dialect.


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First of all, i want to apology for the long wait for this review but here it is, the wait is over and the
disappointment remains since last issue and i will explain.
This could be one of the greateast arcs of this series and i feel that Acker and Blacker waste it due to plot and dialogue. Last issue we got some background story with Elektra and Frank that in my opinion turned out to be some soap opera melodrama that nothing has to do with both characters specially the Punisher... (Giving gifts to Elektra? Give me a break).
Now this issue in terms of action it's really good, it's action packed and the fight scenes are very decent, but what throw this issue into an abyss was the dialogue between Ross and Frank. It seems that a child of 8 years old wrote this dialogue. (Both characters calling stupid jerk to each other? Really?) Not to mention other examples that can be found through this issue.
Hawkeye and a second rate Avengers team breaks up the fight with Punisher and Red Hulk, Hawkeye behaved like someone who suffers from split personallity, first he talks with Frank like an old buddy, shake hands, etc.. and as soon as Elektra appears and unveil that Leader planned out everything and used a LMD (Life Model Decoy) to fake his own death, Hawkeye orders that Frank, Ross and Elektra to be arrested.
The artwork by Jacinto was decent and way better than issue #30, but some silluette parts of the characters are a bit exaggerated, for example the arms of the Punisher.
The artwork by Jacinto was decent and way better than issue #30, but some silluette parts of the characters are a bit exaggerated, for example the arms of the Punisher.
I really liked the work of Acker and Blacker in the first three issues of this arc and specially the annual they wrote for this book, but don't know what happened since issue #30 things seems a bit unbalanced and way out of character.
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(CNN) – With just 12 days until Election Day, the struggling economy is Issue #1 on the campaign trail.
In the latest episode of CNN=Politics Daily, Ed Henry reports on Sen. John McCain's emphasis on taxes in an effort to win over middle-class voters. Henry is on the campaign trail in Florida for McCain's first event of the day.
Jessica Yellin is also out on the trail with Sen. Barack Obama. She has the latest on Obama's response to recent McCain attacks calling Obama's economic philosophy "socialist." Yellin also reports on Obama's upcoming break from campaigning in order to go to Hawaii and visit his ailing grandmother.
American Morning's John Roberts uses the Magic Wall to update you on CNN's latest polls from several battleground states. Roberts also has a look at where things stand between McCain and Obama on CNN's Electoral Map.
Finally, Carol Costello reports on the deluge of robocalls voters are receiving in some key states. It's gotten so bad that a robocall one has been launched to respond to another robocall. Watch (and listen) for yourself.
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Here is lots of mail art going out to some lovely people.
Hare mail going to Iryna in Belarus, with ATC and art stamps.,
Yellow postcards using print, collage and Perle pens to Anastasiya in Russia and Susanne in Germany,
To Josephine in the Netherlands a postcard made from abstract painting and collage
and to Nancy in the USA a hand made book with secret pockets, a postcard and some stickers.
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Apply by 13 July 2018 to make sure your pass is ready for the next term.
The pass offers unlimited bus travel at any time of the day 7 days a week. It is valid from the start of the school year in 2018 to 31 August 2019.
£400 for a full year or split the cost and buy 2 half year passes.
You can check with your learning provider to see if they can offer some further support with the cost of the pass.
All applications and payments are now made direct to KCC.
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The Sony Ericsson Open is in full swing in Miami and the excitement and love for the game is at everybody's reach. With a full range of international and national players, Miami's sunny days will be fun to enjoy as every day, starting March 19 through April 1, 2012, players battle their cunning speed, wit and precision on the set.
But besides this fascinating game, there are always great opportunities to bump into celebrities, as the Sony Ericsson Open is known to be a Hot Hub for personalities as Shakira and Anna Wintour, who come down south to enjoy the games and follow tennis Masters as Rafael Nadal, Petra Kvitova and Maria Sharapova. With over 78 Male and 79 Women line up, everybody's taste will be satisfied. Are you in the game?


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One of the challenges of eating gluten free is that it can cost more. However, it doesn't necessarily have to cost more, it all depends on how you eat gluten free and what you do to find gluten free discounts and to shop gluten free on a budget. I wrote another post on a review of a book on gluten free eating and shopping on a budget. The Gluten Free Savvy Shopper However, one of the biggest challenges when eating gluten free that is not really addressed in this book is that most coupons do not apply for gluten free foods. When was the last time you found a coupon or gluten free discount in the local newspaper? or with the coupons that come in the mail? Chances are good that you never have. However, this does not mean that you can't find gluten free coupons or discounts. Here are 10 places to find gluten free coupons and discounts.
1. Search the websites for the companies who sell your favorite gluten free foods. You will be surprised at how many times there are coupons and discounts ready and waiting for the taking on their websites.
2. Facebook pages- Check out and like the Facebook pages for your favorite gluten free foods. Occasionally they will post coupons and discounts there.
3. Sign up for their email lists. Most if not all companies run specials and discounts at least a few times per year and they will use their email list to notify you.
4. Follow them on twitter- Just like on Facebook many companies who make gluten free foods put up coupons and discounts via twitter.
5. Send them an email and ask- This is the one that many people don't even consider. Yet it works surprisingly well. A lot of companies will send you coupons if you just ask for them. Sometimes you may even get free products too.
6. Look on the boxes for coupons- I've sound several gluten free discounts and coupons by paying attention to what is on the box and or on or near the shelf where the products are stored. For example Enjoy Life cookies have had buy 2 get $1.50 off coupons on them at one of the grocery stores near me for the past few months.
7. Search ebay for coupons- This one may or may not work depending upon what you are looking for. While people cannot legally sell coupons on ebay, they can sell them for a minimal finders fee. It can't hurt to check.
8. Amazon prime- This is a great one. You can find most gluten free foods on amazon and if you have a prime membership, you will get additional discounts.
9. Find click n' save coupons on amazon Many people don't realize these exist but amazon has some good gluten free discounts from time to time.
10. Sign up for autoship for your favorites from Amazon. Are there certain gluten free foods that you eat regularly? Why not save by having them sent to you via autoship.Did this help you? If so, I would greatly appreciate a comment and a share on Facebook, twitter, linkedin, or pinterest.
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3 Balayage Problems—Solved!
What do you do when colors won't blend, when your root color bleeds into your perfectly blonde ends or when your foils leave a harsh line of demarcation? BTC's resident balayage guru Jamie Sea (@prettylittleombre) answers these common balayage questions.
When Colors Won't Blend
To create an easy, natural blend, Jamie uses a wide-tooth comb. Apply the root shade from the scalp, down about 2 inches, then comb from the scalp down the hair shaft to pull the root shade down and blur the regrowth line.
When Roots Bleed
To avoid a root color bleeding into blonde ends while combing through, take a piece of Saran Wrap, and wrap it around the lighter areas to protect them while melting the root color down.
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There are TONS of ways to color melt! I use many different ways to achieve a seamless melt, this is just ONE of my techniques! . COLOR MELTING TIP: To avoid any root color hitting the blonde ends while combing through, take a piece of Saran Wrap and wrap it around the lighter areas to protect it while melting the root color down! . BONUS TIP! Another great way to make sure you don't get any splotchy ness while melting is to keep a water bottle nearby or spray porosity equalizer ( i use the Kenra equalizer) and lightly mist the mids and ends. This will create more glide ability and equal moisture while melting!
When Foil Highlights Leave a Line of Demarcation
When a foil client wants a rootier, more hand-painted look, a root smudge can blend out the line of demarcation left from foil highlights. But know your client: if she loves to be blonde, start with a smaller root smudge and apply it in a teardrop-shaped section with the point of the teardrop at her hairline, leaving her blondest in the front.
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Terri Nunn of the 80s band Berlin. Sadly the group broke up after their hit single "Take My Breath Away". However, she is still gorgeous after all these years!
|Terri Nunn of the 80s band Berlin… wow!
Terri and the band had gone into turmoil after their mega hit. They became world famous, yet that song was not their original "New Wave" genre. They ended up parting ways. Read the full story>>


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There are so many ways to get involved—so many organizations—but with so many choices, it can be hard to know where to start. We're trying to help with that. Did you know that actoutnow.org has a growing directory of service organizations? We are always adding organizations that we have come to know through recommendation or first-hand volunteer and service-learning experience. You can search the directory by type of service, region, and age-appropriateness, among other criteria. Each directory entry has information about the organization, notes from our experience with them, a video about the organization, and contact information. This is a growing resource so keep an eye on it, and if you know of organizations that we should add, please let us know. Visit the directory now to take a peek.
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Hamas denies abducting Israeli soldier
Has an Israeli soldier been taken hostage in Gaza?
Or is he dead?
The Hamas Islamist group's armed wing in the Gaza Strip said on Saturday it had no clear indication on the whereabouts of an Israeli soldier that Israel has accused them of abducting, adding he may have been killed during an ambush.
A statement by the group said it had no contact with militants who were operating in the area in the southern Gaza Strip where Israel said Second-Lieutenant Hadar Goldin, 23, went missing on Friday, and it feared all had been killed.
"We have lost contact with the group of fighters that took part in the ambush and we believe they were all killed in the (Israeli) bombardment. Assuming that they managed to seize the soldier during combat, we assess that he was also killed in the incident," the statement said.
According to The Times of Israel, Goldin is British-born and was "set to get married in the next few weeks".
Sources: Reuters, The Times of Israel
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Private Equity and the Search for Success
Private Equity is one of the main buyers in the current healthcare market. However, it is important for potential sellers to understand what makes a business stand out in the market, what investors are looking for in 2017 and what makes PE turn their heads to new sectors. The Ambulatory M&A Advisor digs deep into the minds of Private Equity leaders in the industry and takes a look at what they consider when looking into the current market for investments.
Standing Out Above the Crowd
Everyone knows that first impressions are always important. However, to Private Equity investors, standing out and creating an excellent first impression is key and is one of the main factors involved in the successful beginnings of a Private Equity and seller relationship.
Michael Langdon, Managing Director, Frontenac says there are many factors, but in no particular order, he thinks it is about the underlying demand for a product or service, the potential growth opportunity, likelihood of that growth materializing given a company's scale and market position, and how served or under served that particular market is.
"Also important to understand is the relative fragmentation in a given space, because some of these business spaces are more consolidated than others. Other frequent considerations are how much diversity of payers exists and compliance is paramount. How regulated is a space and how compliant is the target? How professionally run is the business? There are a lot of businesses out there that don't emphasize compliance at the level a private equity owned company would need to. Making sure that compliance is integrated into not only operations but also the company's culture is essential to having a professionally run and potentially scaleable enterprise," Langdon says.
Aaron Handler, Co-Founder and Partner of Elm Creek Partners discusses the current aspects that make ASCs stick out to Private Equity investors.
According to Handler. what Private Equity wants to see in an ASC, or in a broader context a multi-unit consumer facing healthcare services model, is some of the key criteria looked for in a business and one of them being leading unit economics.
These types of economics are measured by patient volume, revenue, and profitability among other KPIs. When searching the modern market, Private Equity wants to see really top notch unit economics, compelling provider relationships in the local markets, an industry leading compliance and regulatory program, and a good billing and collections department. As in any investment, a strong management team is also a boon for interest in the selling business.
Justin Ishbia, Managing Partner with Shore Capital Partners says that when he thinks about what makes a business stand out to Private Equity, he tends to take a look at the bigger picture and healthcare as an ever-growing sector as a whole.
"I think knowing that healthcare is a growing sector and there are a lot of macroeconomic trends tends to be favorable. Also, healthcare founders and providers have a specific skill set in taking great care of patients. Oftentimes, they may have the desire to have a partner or partners who have a skill set that is something different from their background. On the business side, this is attractive," Ishbia says.
"This is a really nice opportunity where one plus one can equal three. Doctors that went to Medical School or Dental School probably did not get into the business to run a very large organization, they did it because it was about taking care of patients. Oftentimes, they get to a certain size where they realize in order to take care of so many patients, I need help with the business side to keep the quality of care high for the patients."
At this point, Ishbia adds that physician owners then have the desire to turn to look for a partner that has a passion about the business side, HR, IT systems and finance. Together they are able to help scale the company, and work together to provide the same high quality of care to more patients in more geographies with the business, Ishbia says.
Current Markets of Interest
The markets are ever-changing and so is the attention of Private Equity as these investors watch the current shifts in value. As discussed in a recent Advisor article, one of the main areas of current interest with Private Equity is the area of Behavioral Health.
Langdon says that he thinks Behavioral Health clearly continues to be a growth area for all constituencies in the space.
"Many years ago, behavioral health was not viewed as an attractive investment area, and was not actually seen as truly "healthcare" by many people in the overall investment community. With that said, I think that has changed very dramatically. A lot of the behavioral services have been increasingly covered via insurance companies. Therefore, there is a rising demand for behavioral health services, a recognition that the market has traditionally been underserved, and a requirement that health insurance companies do not use more restrictive requirements when reimbursing for mental health and substance abuse related claims than they do with medical related claims. Insurance companies are forced to treat those same patients as they would any other kind of medical related claim," Langdon says.
Although it is an area in healthcare that does not fall under the traditional sectors Ishbia feels that it is important to note that one of the areas that is most attractive to Private Equity is actually the veterinary space. According to Ishbia, there is a lot of interest in that medicine which is healthcare lite because you are not dealing with reimbursement from the government or commercial payers.
"I think other interesting areas right now are Ophthalmology, Dermatology, and Urgent Care. Those are areas that a lot of people have interest in; I would say there is an overarching theme of the consumerism of healthcare. I think patients now want to have access to care at times that are convenient to them. I think there is a paradigm shift from 30 years ago where patients went to see physicians when it was convenient to the physician. I think in this day and technology, people want to be seen after hours and the trend in healthcare has drastically changed. Forward thinking and initiative driven physicians are meeting that demand in this environment," Ishbia says.
Langdon says there continues to be a lot of capital-efficient consolidation strategies around areas that may not be as sensitive to reimbursement concerns. Examples could be Dental businesses, Physical Therapy businesses, Dermatology businesses, Optical Services, etc.
"Many of those can be less exposed to reimbursement issues. Several of them are viewed as more of a retail experience relative to one that is subject to more operational and reimbursement complexities. Across many outpatient businesses there are a lot of consolidation strategies going on in these sectors and I think that Behavioral Health is at an early phase of consolidation and professionalization," Langdon says.
As far as what attracts attention from one sector to another, Langdon says that Private Equity always seems to pay attention to fragmented spaces with strong growth opportunities and capital-efficient ways to drive that growth, and those dynamics have fueled valuations that full by any reasonable standard – too high for many, but deals are getting done because others see them as a safe place to have capital invested should the economy falter.
"Behavioral health is at the early stages of such a journey – the space is fragmented, there is huge patient need and an obviously underserved population, and there are big growth sectors in the end that be pursued aggressively in a capital efficient manner if armed with the right professional management leadership," Langdon says.
Ishbia says that when considering shifts in sectors the changes are based on a lot of factors, but investors are always looking out for what is best for the patient.
"I think the patients need change, they desire change. I believe that private equity strives to follow those trends and meet their needs. At the end of the day, everything starts with a patient and their needs. We are big believers that good medicine is good for the business. If you take care of the patients the right way with a long-term view, everything else will work out," Ishbia says.
"I think other things that causes changes is the government. They can change the rules and change the rates either to encourage more development in an area or to keep it more in check. If rates change or when rules of usage changes, it makes certain areas more appealing. I think as a whole overarching theme, you want to provide high quality healthcare in settings that are cost effective. So, if you can do a procedure in a hospital or you can do it in a more cost effective ASC, it's the same quality and the same outcome with no more risk to the patient. We think that doing it in the lower cost of care setting with the high quality will end up being the outcome that wins."
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Big on flavor, aroma and size, Cornell's newest grape lacks one defining feature: a name. Grape breeder Bruce Reisch '76 spent years developing the grape, and now he's offering the public the chance to name it.
Currently dubbed NY98.0228.02, the grape is a seedless, flavorful berry with the attractive blue coloring of a Concord at nearly double the size. Reisch, professor of grapevine breeding and genetics in the Horticulture Section of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, said the new variety is well adapted to the Northeast, with good cold-tolerance for most of the Eastern states, including New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland and New Jersey.
"This grape is the first truly seedless Concord-type and has naturally large, attractive berries," said Reisch. The Concord has long been an American favorite, known best for its use in grape juice, jellies and jams.
"Our new grapes weigh 5 or 6 grams per berry, almost twice the weight of a traditional Concord," said Reisch. "It's pretty rare to find a grape that size, especially with such full flavor."


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What is Blue Light Acne Treatment & Does it Really Work?
Important Facts You MUST Know
What is Blue light acne treatment? Is it really an amazing discovery for clearing acne without side effects? Is it suitable for you? Read my 100% unbiased review and get the important facts NOW.
If you want to destroy pimples with guaranteed zero side effect and noticeable results, you need to read this report.
Acne is extremely difficult to treat. I had acne for over a decade, and I have tried many pricey products to treat my skin problem. Only few products delivered noticeable results.
Many products gave me ugly side effects such as red, painful, irritated skin and dryness. If you are still looking for a traditional acne remedy with creams or gels, then you should browse through my acne treatment review section instead.
However, if you have side effects from using harsh oinments, then you need to know about blue light acne treatment. You MUST know the awesome benefits of this powerful technology. Enjoy!
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What Causes Acne?
Acne is merely an inflammation that is induced by bacteria within clogged pores.
Why Are Topical Acne Treatments Less Effective?
Many people believe that harsh topical oinments are perfect to get rid of acne. This is the biggest misconception. Even though topical products help treat pre-existing pimples, they can not prevent breakouts.
Numerous topical treatments aren't effective because they are unable to penetrate deeply into skin, where bacteria reside. Therefore, the majority of acne bacteria are usually not killed.
Ugly side effects are commonly associated with topical skin treatments. They are as follows:
- Inflammation
- Redness
- Dry skin
- Itching
- Irritation
- Skin flaking
- Sunburn
- Sensitivity to sunlight
- Skin tightness
- Wrinkles
- Premature aging
Luckily, with the advancement in technology during the last decade, we can finally eliminate acne bacteria with no side effect by utilizing blue light acne treatment.
What is Blue Light Acne Treatment?
Research has proven that blue light with a wavelength of 415 nm to 420 nm is able to penetrate deeply within the skin and destroy acne bacteria effortlessly. It was documented to reduce 99.9% of bacteria within 3 days of treatment.
How Does Blue Light Treatment Work?
Blue light acne treatment utilizes low temperature bulbs, and they produce NO harmful heat! Acne blue light is 100% safe for all skin types. Users reported zero skin damage. It completely destroys bacteria beneath the skin before a pimple can form. As a result, this prevents future breakouts significantly.
Blue light for acne does not need any topical creams or gels. Therefore, there will be zero negative side effects that are generally related to strong skin care products. Below is a list of major benefits.
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Is Acne Blue Light Therapy Really Effective?
Medical Research Reveals!
In July 2000, doctors at London Hammersmith Hospital used blue LED lights to remedy mild to moderate acne patients. Each patient was treated 15 minutes per day for 3 months. All patients experienced 76% decrease in acne lesions.
Dr Tony Chu conducted the study, and he claimed that blue light treatment can eliminate acne bacteria and boost healing by reducing inflammation.
A Manhattan dermatologist named Dr Neil Sadick, documented a 69% decrease in acne spots from his patients during a 2 month study.
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I seriously recommend you looking into BlueMD Lamp. BlueMd has a lot of positive testimonials on Amazon.com. It has the best rating with an affordable price.
Important Note: BlueMD offers a No Risk 30 Day Money Back Guarantee. Whenever you are dissatisfied with the product, you can get your full money back from Amazon.com.
Where to Buy?
The cost of blue light treatment is around $25 to $50 per session at a dermatologist office. For cost-effective reason, I recommend buying a blue light acne lamp instead. You can purchase one on Amazon.com.
Below are Several Popular Acne Lights on Amazon.com.
Final Thoughts
Blue light acne therapy is the latest technology for eliminating acne. It has many benefits. In contrary to traditional topical acne products, it doesn't require refills, and it will help you save money.
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- Easy-to-Follow Anti-Acne Prevention Program
This is a simple step-by-step acne remedy program. Topics include 1) Anti-Acne Diet 2) Anti-Acne Supplements 3) Anti-Acne Skin Care Products.
- Exposed Skin Care Review – Awesome Acne Product or Garbage?
P.S. There are many treatments for acne. The outdated method of applying topical creams is still effective. From my own experience, topical remedies left me with ugly side effects such as irritated red skin. I had to cover my face with heavy sunblock because my skin became especially sun sensitive.
In case you are having the same problems, I urge you to view the blue light acne treatment reviews on Amazon.com. The only thing you will lose is more pimples.
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