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4 potential oil deals slipping under the radar
These takeover plays make too much sense to ignore.
How can there NOT be more deals in the oil patch?
The other day EOG Resources (EOG) hit a 52-week high. And while everyone seems to be focused on the potential acquisition of this company because its visionary CEO Mark Papa is retiring, I can't see it getting a $50 billion bid, which is pretty much what it would take to buy the behemoth.
Of course there is endless speculation that something can happen to Chesapeake (CHK) now that its visionary chief Aubrey McClendon is gone. I believe the company was not set up to be sold, given its huge number of joint ventures and would be very hard to negotiate a price that would make it worthwhile to cash out on so many of its entanglements. Just too complicated for most companies to ponder.
I see four others that are far more easily consumed because of their far-flung holdings that haven't been explored nearly enough, and yet, because of the soaring price of oil in the ground, just make too much sense to ignore. Plus, with the revolution in using natural gas as a surface fuel for trucks just a few years away, these are naturals to go.
The first is Hess (HESS), which remains ridiculously low vs. its vast holdings. Sure, Hess has run, but unlike EOG it is nowhere near its high. I can see this $22 billion company getting north of a $30 billion bid and the acquirer making a fortune developing its oil lands in the Bakken.
Speaking of the Bakken, how long can Whiting Petroleum (WLL), a $5 billion play, remain independent. Last year, there were hot and heavy rumors that Statoil would buy them, but Statoil went to an extreme to deny that possibility.
That doesn't mean this one couldn't be bought for its extensive oil holdings.
Two others that could make sense that have done nothing but right things, yet been given zero credit for their efforts, are Linn Energy (LINE) and Carrizo (CRZO). They might be hard pressed to stay independent.
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Linn's been a leader in developing properties cash off by others, including BP and then quickly bringing great returns to shareholders. I love that Linn offered Linn Co, with its bountiful 7% plus yield for non-taxable accounts. The company's growing its holdings like weeds, yet it stays at a ridiculously low $7 billion valuation.
The final takeover play is totally bite-sized, but should be anything but and that's Carrizo, a $900 million company that is growing reserves in all the best places in Texas. Why this one stays so far off its high is a mystery to me. It could be picked up for a song.
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These buyouts and acquisitions aren't happening because of the current political and economic climate, and this lack of M&A activity isn't just limited to the energy sector. We have a POTUS that wants to hike the minimum wage by almost 25%, who says he's willing to address climate change on his own via executive order if the Congress doesn't cooperate, and who wants to raise taxes even more on everyone who actually produces something - not exactly energy-friendly policies. This doesn't count all the additional regulations involving the EPA, HHS, etc...
And we have a Congress that refuses to put together a long-term solution for anything, instead addressing every major fiscal problem by kicking it down the road a couple of months. The last "fiscal cliff" hasn't even left our rearview mirror and there's another looming deadline on March 1st, barely more than 2 weeks from now.
And finally, lest we forget, the economy actually contracted in Q4. We could be in the midst of a double dip and not even realize it yet. Companies, unlike the gov, actually prepare themselves for a rainy day, which is why there's still tons of cash sitting on the sidelines - too many people are seeing too many storms on the horizon, and they aren't in a spending mood, and who can blame them?
Yes...I'm aware of Canadian pipelines maybe going East and West ??
I think the Eastern line is a done deal..Oil Companies on board..
The Western pipe going near Vancouver...Not so sure...(for China oil buy).
That concerns me deeply,because I think you guys supply about one third 1/3 of our imported oil...?
The Keystone needs to be built, and I think it will ?...At least we woul have the jobs here...
If a pipeline goes West over the Rockies..There will probably be a lot of Chinese involvement, with a mixture of Canadian, American and possibly Chinese labor to accomplish the task.
It will be impossible to keep all the oil for our Two Countries because of demand and money..
And many of them are International or Foreign National players.
i DON'T THINK the book should be closed on Aubrey(the snake)McClendon...And really don't think it will....The Shareholders(along with we) lost quite a bit of money...
And now assets have offered or sold off...Without recouping share value back to the $30-35 range.
Don't care if he founded CHK or not....He helped put it to us and others, and if there is Class Action against the bastard...We will be on board..
Have pared off about 25-30% of positions in recent upsides, think there are better places to be??
And now you are going to have me looking at Hess amongst others..
Or increasing Statoil positions......Also looking back again at SU and the Tar Sands because of the eventual Keystone PL that will be built....IMO
The Canadian dollar is about par, bounces up and down a few cents here and there but basically at par.
The east coast pipeline has support from the provinces so that is a plus.
The west is stuck in a feud between Alberta and BC and the many first nations tribes for who gets what share of the money it would generate and over environmental concerns. I think all 3 pipelines will go through meaning that Canadian oil will no longer be sold at -20% market value which could really boost our oil companies.
I don't see Chinese labour building the western pipeline, but Chinese money for sure.
Funny if you have almost any Canadian mutual fund you have an oil company in your portfolio.
Look carefully at the oil sands (no longer political to call them tar sands despite the fact that they are essentially tar) as Canadian oil companies are paid the least for their oil on the planet. Right now our oil is land locked as our only market is the USA. That may change as it looks like whether Keystone happens or it doesn't there are plans for 2 new pipelines, one going to the BC coast to open up the Pacific markets (China really), the other going to the east coast which would supply all east Canada with Alberta oil. Amazing that isn't the case as over 30% of our oil in eastern Canada is imported. Some facts you should look into before getting into that market. Also the TSX is not up nearly as much as the American markets this year, perhaps more room for upside? To heavily weighted in energy, mining and financials which shows how our economy has really abandoned other sectors up here.
Geezus Christ...Brutus, I DIDN'T SEE anything in the Article by Cramer....
That said ANYTHING about Energy Policies, the Administration or Obama or TAXES...???
Were you reading a different article SOMEWHERE ELSE perhaps....Or are y.......??
BTW....Jim C..... Hess(HES) is at the top of their price, and pays a crappy dividend.?? Recom'd ??
We were in Suncor Energy for a few years, until it kind of stagnated....Chris.
Just looking back at any advantages of owning it again ??
We have other oil patch plays along with pipelines, and I plan on eliminating Chesapeake(CHK) sooner or later...Have accumulated some Statoil(STO), but don't want everything in a Norwegian Company that only pays a dividend ONCE a year..
Other or many oil Companies are at the top of their Games..And if oil goes back into the 60s and 70s per barrel, the Companies are going to drop also..Fear factor...Just like Gold.
I've always referred to the TSX- Toronto Stock Exchange, for those not aware...?
As Canada's commodities exchange...And maybe Gold/Silver miners are what's holding it back right now..??...But I thought the Looney and Maple were holding up pretty good against the US Dollar lately..?? Haven't checked recently.
Well V_L...I had a real good explanation of our investing and agendas as far as Wall St. is concerned.
Hardly all in....But cannot find a better way to enlarge/maintain capital....??
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2008-2009 was somewhat depressing on the go down..
But sticking to a plan, it was all very worthwhile; And I wouldn't change a thing..
And I don't panic easily anymore....It's only money.
And we are just comfortable, that's all we need.
And I'm not going to re-write what I did a few minutes ago...
Along with Oil companies in Canadian Mutuals...You usually have a couple or more Canadian miners in the Funds also...
I like Canadian miners....One of our best ever Gold producers...They seem to do it well and don't believe in getting into Complicated Political issues, because more or less neutralality.
We have owned several over the years including Platinum and Palladium..
But have settled mostly on Eldorado Gold, headquartered out of Vancouver...
It has been a great company off and on for years..
But prices are oppressed and the stock price mirrors the value of Yellow...Closely.
Our day is coming back, and we only hold about a third(1/3) of positions we normally carry.
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Thinc.GreenMSP is a new initiative that the Cities of Saint Paul and Minneapolis recently launched aimed at developing a set of practical strategies and tools to grow our region's green economy, create good-paying jobs, and boost our local cleantech manufacturing base.
Thinc.GreenMSP is focused on several targeted outcomes:
• Building local markets for green products and services
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• Creating a green business-friendly environment that will help attract, retain, and grow cleantech companies, manufacturers, suppliers, and related services
The two Cities are creating a Steering Committee that will help guide this work. The Committee will include representatives from both Cities, statewide and regional economic development groups, and local business leaders in cleantech manufacturing, construction, finance, and marketing/communications.
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In 2006, Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak and Saint Paul Mayor Chris Coleman began the Mayors' Initiative on Green Manufacturing with the BlueGreen Alliance to make Minneapolis Saint Paul a national leader in the growing green economy. Through the initiative, extensive work was done to identify the region's best strategies and opportunities to expand the green economy.
Thinc.GreenMSP is the culmination of that research —a partnership between two cities dedicated to creating an integrated and robust set of tools to grow the region's economy, to create regional distinction, to drive demand for green products and services, and to generate momentum and support for continued innovation in green manufacturing.
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Three months out from the January session of the Legislature, some very specific lines in the sand are already being drawn.
Last week, to little fanfare, anti-tax guru Grover Norquist, president of the Washington-based Americans for Tax Reform, sent a letter to Republican state lawmakers requiring them to oppose any extension of a hospital bed tax that was passed in 2010 and is set to expire next June.
The tax was used to plug a multi-million dollar hole in the state's Medicaid budget.
Read Norquist's letter in its entirety here.
Voting to extend the bed tax, Norquist declared, would violate the anti-tax pledge that many of those state lawmakers have signed. Norquist tied the bed tax to this summer's transportation sales tax vote:
Voters made known their opposition to tax increases just six weeks ago when they soundly defeated the T-SPLOST at the polls. This is an affirmation of the public's general distaste for higher taxes, and rightly so: Georgia's tax code is currently uncompetitive with its neighbors…
Norquist also tied the tax to the national debate over the federal deficit:
The reason it is so enticing to state lawmakers is that it allows state government to take advantage of the federal matching program for Medicaid. While hospitals in the state will be forced to cough up $216 million because of the tax increase, the heavily-indebted federal government will be on the hook for at least $200 million more. Fiscal conservatives should not be looking to Washington for more federal aid, especially when the national debt climbed above $16 trillion for the first time last week.
On Tuesday, four major health care systems in Georgia – Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, Grady Memorial Hospital, Hometown Health and Memorial University Medical Center – produced their own, counter-epistle.
You can read all of it here. A taste:
The provider fee generates more than $200 million a year in state revenues. When matched .., Georgia receives about $400 million in additional funds to support the state Medicaid budget. Approximately two-thirds of these dollars cover expenses for the Medicaid program. The remaining one-third is used to help fund Medicaid hospital reimbursements. It is important to note that the amount raised from hospitals is returned to the hospital industry via these payments. …
If we left the federal match on the table as recommended by Mr. Norquist, the burden of funding Medicaid and caring for the most vulnerable Georgians would fall entirely on the backs of state and local taxpayers. This does not make sense when federal funds are made up of tax dollars that Georgia residents and businesses pay to the federal government. We should accept our own tax dollars back and use them for the benefit of our residents and their health.
The language is getting pretty rough out there. Rob Redding sends word that during a session with V-103 on Tuesday, comedian Paul Mooney referred to GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney as a "serial killer." To wit:
"There is something wrong with that man you can look and see, at his body language," Mooney told urban power house WVEE-FM. "I mean something serious very scary, serial killer scary. There is something really wrong with him … His future is serial killer. It is in his future, you'll see."
Another player has surfaced in the charter school campaign. A group calling itself the Committee for Educational Freedom reported raising $13,150. Most of the cash — $10,000 – came from Americans For Prosperity, a favorite of the conservative Koch brothers.
This will be news for those of you on the Georgia coast. From the Associated Press:
Gov. Nathan Deal would deny a tax break for tourist attractions to a planned convention hotel on Jekyll Island because it would be unfair to competing hotels in the area, the governor's spokesman said Tuesday.
Deal has already given plenty of support to boosting tourism and conventions on Jekyll Island, where Georgia taxpayers have invested $50 million in a new convention center and beachfront park, spokesman Brian Robinson said. But developers of a planned 200-room Westin hotel on the island state park should never have assumed they would get a tax subsidy from the state, he said.
"A hotel will be very successful there on Jekyll Island," Robinson said. "But that investment needs to be made on a level playing field with other competing hospitality businesses on the island and in the area. The governor has said we're not going to use this sales tax rebate in instances where the new entity competes with existing Georgia job providers."
- By Jim Galloway, Political Insider
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October 3rd, 2012
11:14 am
Can someone give Grover the memo that we in Georgia are smart enough to handle our affairs with without his butting in. Worry about your own state Grover, and we will worry about ours. Your meddling is not appreciated here
October 3rd, 2012
11:18 am
Do the Koch brothers live in Georgia? Do any of their children or grandchildren attend public schools here? Does Grover Norquist live in Georgia? Does he fly down here to stay in one of our hospitals when he's sick?
PEOPLE OF GEORGIA: Ask yourself what these people want. They're not interfering here out of the goodness of their hearts. They expect to get something for their trouble. Are you going to stand for that?
October 3rd, 2012
11:27 am
My reply to Norquist would be–take a long walk off of a short pier.
October 3rd, 2012
11:30 am
Who elected Grover Norquist? And to what public office?
October 3rd, 2012
11:30 am
GABlue – They have already gotten at least a couple of laws passed including the Voter ID law.
October 3rd, 2012
11:39 am
How about all Georgia elected officials sign a pledge to represent the State of Georgia?
October 3rd, 2012
11:40 am
Who is Grover Norquist and why is he dictating financial policy to GA?
Does anyone think the state can absorb a $416M hit and NOT cut medical care for its citizens?
October 3rd, 2012
11:44 am
I'd tell Grover what Clint Eastwood told the chair. Go F**k yourself.
October 3rd, 2012
11:45 am
Grover says "Georgia's tax code is currently uncompetitive with its neighbors"
Does he seriously think that patients will be traveling to out of state hospitals just to avoid the tax?
October 3rd, 2012
11:46 am
First and for most, Norquist and Obama have the same problem. Each believes he is some sort of god. So much so, that when one or the other speaks, the world must listen and then comply. Stay out of Georgia Norquist.
October 3rd, 2012
11:47 am
Because we all know tax monies disappear into the hole that leads into the hollow center of the Earth and are never heard of again.
Grover's like that barking dog that's compelled to woof at everything and whose tail will never wag again until he's freed the Earth from the scourge of vacuum cleaners.
October 3rd, 2012
12:01 pm
As a conservative I have to agree one time with my liberal brothers, Norquist is a cottage industry designed primarily to make a living for himself with no heavy lifting involved. He should be ignored, even when he is correct.
Interesting there are no comments about the vile words of Paul Mooney. I wonder what the response would be if a conservative said that about Obama?
October 3rd, 2012
12:09 pm
Republicans want everything for nothing.
October 3rd, 2012
12:19 pm
Retired Soldier,
You are free to offer your opinion on Mr. Mooney's comment, or ignore it, just as we are. Not all of us care what someone else yammers on the radio.
October 3rd, 2012
12:25 pm
Anyone with 100 mil in the Caymans is a non starter, red,yellow,white,black,male,female,jew,christian,hindu,muslim,democrat,repulican,old,young,pretty,ugly,active,passive…and he's the choice ?
October 3rd, 2012
12:41 pm
First off, Grover Norquist needs to go have a seat in the corner somewhere. He does NOT represent the majority, and our elected officials are supposed to serve all of us, no just him.
Retired, shall we run down the list of things that conservatives and other such people have said about Obama? I don't agree with the "serial killer" comment, but I've heard much much worse regarding our president.
October 3rd, 2012
12:43 pm
I assure you that every money-loving GOPer in this State will fall in line with Grover. That are mushy, spineless politicians!
October 3rd, 2012
1:00 pm
Worse than a serial killer? Maybe DJ, my point is if a conservative had said that the comments would cover the blog like the dew on a cool fall evening.
October 3rd, 2012
1:01 pm
The uniformly negative reaction to Grover Norquist here is making me proud to be a Georgian…. I wish he would come down here so we could all get together and run him out of town on a rail, would probably be a good bipartisan bonding moment.
I remember when I used to listen to talk radio in the 1990s, he would do commercials for his organization, and his nasal, whiny voice made me want to throw up long before I realized how obnoxious and antisocial his whole program was. The TSPLOST debacle is a perfect example of how his simpleminded ideas have retarded our progress as a society.
October 3rd, 2012
1:02 pm
Quoting: Voting to extend the bed tax, Norquist declared, would violate the anti-tax pledge that many of those state lawmakers have signed
Well, these lawmakers also swore an oath of office. I would hold the oath of office well above a pledge given to Grover.
And I hold my lawmakers responsible for upholding their oath of office above the anti-tax pledge. I would also expect EVERYONE to want to have the lawmaker uphold the oath of office above ANY pledge given to any group.
October 3rd, 2012
1:03 pm
Paul Mooney is a comedian. He's paid to be offensive.
You should hear the stuff he says that can't be broadcast on the radio.
October 3rd, 2012
1:05 pm
Does that mean you didn't vote for Kerry or wouldn't have voted for Kennedy or FDR? Or is it just rich republicans that are the problem? I thought the American dream was becoming successful or is the dream now to be supported by government?
October 3rd, 2012
1:05 pm
You remind me of Steve Carrell's weatherman character in Anchorman when it was time to have the fight with the opposing news teams and he lined up on the wrong side.
You want to increase taxes on Georgia's hospitals? You've never been for any tax increase.
I think you're confused. You'll fall in line with Grover because you don't care if the State government doesn't have enough money for Medicaid. You probably buy his line that we have to look out for some reason for the federal government's budget by not drawing down available funds.
When you come to, let us know what side you're really on: the tax raising side or the Grover Norquist, no-tax-increase side.
October 3rd, 2012
1:07 pm
I certainly hope that my newly elected state representative has not signed Grover's "no new taxes" pledge. If he has he won't be getting my vote any more. I am reasonably sure that my state senator has signed the pledge, which is why I didn't vote for him! We don't need Grover dictating tax policy to our state.
October 3rd, 2012
1:10 pm
Retired Soldier: the outrageous and slanderous things that right wingers say about Obama are so constant that the media doesn't even bother to cover them anymore. He has endured attacks on his sexuality, nationality, religion, character, commitment to American values, etc. Let's see, one person called Romney a "serial killer," meanwhile droves of right-wingers are posting stuff on Sandra Fluke's Facebook page that would make Andrew Dice Clay blush, calling the sitting president a "dog eater" and "the Kenyan," comparing Obama to OJ Simpson, etc. If you don't like nasty, mean, personal politics, the best place to start is in your own back yard.
October 3rd, 2012
1:13 pm
Are the republicans dumb enough to sign anything with grover norquist actually so cowardly as to concern themselves with anything the man has to say?
October 3rd, 2012
1:17 pm
My backyard in pure and pristine, though the grass needs mowing with the rain. You can vilify the right but still can't condemn the left. Thank you for making my point better than I did.
October 3rd, 2012
1:17 pm
Retired Soldier,
You are responsible for expressing your own outrage. Stop being so lazy, expecting Democrats to do it for you! Take some personal responsibility for once, and BE the change you want to see in the world. You're welcome.
October 3rd, 2012
1:19 pm
Ya'll are the gift that keeps on giving, You're welcome.
October 3rd, 2012
1:23 pm
RS: I am more than happy to acknowledge the failings of the Left and of Democrats. However, in the arena of mean, below-the-belt, slanderous accusations, the Republicans–especially the talk radio and Tea Party crowd–have left us in the dust. As long as Republicans are doing things like "lynching" a folding chair, you better watch out for poisonous snakes in that backyard of yours.
October 3rd, 2012
1:23 pm
What has the 'left' been in charge of in this State in the last decade for which any apology is required?
It appears to have been all wrong wing nuts, all the time holding the boot to the throat of Georgia Citizens.
October 3rd, 2012
1:24 pm
Grover is just another carpetbagger hoping to drive Georgia's economy into the ground and pick up the remains for song…
October 3rd, 2012
1:29 pm
Catch up, this is a discussion at the national level, not state. Now, you were saying?
October 3rd, 2012
1:35 pm
I would assume we are talking to Retired Officer rather than Retired (enlisted) Soldier. You rank up there with Allen West.
October 3rd, 2012
1:39 pm
Now what makes you make that assumption and what difference would it make?
October 3rd, 2012
1:41 pm
Grover should move to the moon with his buddy Noot. The earth will be a much better place without them.
October 3rd, 2012
1:51 pm
OK, who was in charge from 2001-2008 when all of the disaster we have been reaping for the last few years was sown?
Again, the parents of the failure are the extreme right (or as in all cases, the extreme wrong).
October 3rd, 2012
1:59 pm
Let's not forget the fact that some people have flat out referred to Obama as a n****r. Exhibit A: That bar owner out in some redneck part of the metro area who had the sign outside his bar saying something to the effect of "I do not support a n****r as president." Those weren't the exact words, but I'm sure you all remember the story.
And how many times has the right referred to Obama as Hitler?
October 3rd, 2012
2:00 pm
The answer is we had a republican president, part of the time a democratic senate, part of the time a republican congress and part of the time a democratic congress. Your point is not correct.
October 3rd, 2012
2:02 pm
I don't remember the story, but I take your word that it occured. I would condemn that. Comparing Obama to Hitler is as wrong as comparing Bush to Hitler, agree?
October 3rd, 2012
2:08 pm
I agree; and calling Obama a socialist or communist is as wrong as calling Bush a fascist or religious fanatic–agree?
October 3rd, 2012
2:09 pm
Oh it's just a hunch.
RS said, "I thought the American dream was becoming successful or is the dream now to be supported by government?" (Straight from Fox News!^^)
Well if that's the case, your American dream must have been to be supported by government, because you are now. You have been supported by the government with your income and healthcare, still are now, and will be until you die. You are part of the problem according to Romney. In Romney's world, YOU are no different than welfare queens because you all are sucking $$ from the government. So in other words, ROMNEY IS NOT ON YOUR SIDE!
October 3rd, 2012
2:17 pm
Westin Hotels must not have donated enough to the RawDeal Re-election Fund yet. I'm sure they'll have that sorted by the time the next General Assembly convenes, so they can get a one-off bill passed to get their tax break. Don't they understand money talks when you're dealing with Georgia politicians?
October 3rd, 2012
2:18 pm
Socialist, not so sure, communist yes. I don't thinkObama is a socialist in the text book definition, but programs like Obamacare are socialistic in nature.
October 3rd, 2012
2:22 pm
That was straight from me. Let me be the judge of what side Romney is on with me. I'll let you judge for yourself.
October 3rd, 2012
3:06 pm
Who the H*ll does Norquist think he is that he thinks he can tell Georgians what to do?
He doesn't live here, he doesn't vote here.
Yet he is trying to vote here via a bully proxy some "legislators" had made the poor decision to sign.
You know what?
I would be most impressed with a candidate who tells Norquist "Enough is enough, I'm not signing your 'pledge' again, stay out of my state politics. Say what you will, it's a free country, but do not try to strong-arm me."
October 3rd, 2012
3:11 pm
@ East Cobb RINO, "How about all Georgia elected officials sign a pledge to represent the State of Georgia?"
I agree, Stop taking payola..Fix the EDUCATION system rather than building another one.
We do need Principal RAWDEAL and his family running our school system as they would favor only the well to kids
God Bless President OBAMA in tonight's debate with charlatan from the planet Kolob..
God Bless America Re-elect President OBAMA
October 3rd, 2012
3:19 pm
'Socialist in nature', like the way we fund our military?
October 3rd, 2012
3:30 pm
Let's get rid of all taxes so we can have anarchy! C'mon folks, you have to pay for the services desired by the majority, or show why they are not needed. I hope Norquist spends some time in Georgia…in one of our hospitals!
October 3rd, 2012
3:35 pm
If funding the military is socialism, then all federal spending is socialism, which it isn't. The difference is national defense id reserved to the federal government in the Constitution. I haven't found healthcare to be reserved to the federal government. Maybe you can help me find healthcare in the Constitution.


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I may have lost me boat, but I've finally caught the elusive Captain Ahab!
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I may have lost me boat, but I've finally caught the elusive Captain Ahab!
Young man thinking, "One good deed done."
Old man thinking, "I was wanting off the sailboat, not get on a human sailboat!"
"C'mon we're already standing in the ocean, Macklemore for sure doesn't want the old guy or the red flag for the shoot?" "No, his song Thrift Shop talks about wearing Grand Dad's pants, but we don't need the old guy for that…and I guess it's popping tags…not propping flags."
I got a nice bait!
I guess guys can be crazy about a sharp dressed man too.
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Carries him anyways.
Shooting a Sony near the dock on the bay,
When the tide took the sand bar away.
Grandpa feared he'd get his suit wet,
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I tried to flag a ship to come in,
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Those darn two thousand dollar shoes,
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But now I'm sitting her resting my bones,
And the excitement won't leave me alone.
I'm waiting for my NEX three
Hoping that I win it for free!
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You are light but my heart is heavy carrying you..
"Look at the herring I caught!"
Are we there yet?
"You still weight the same in 4k"
That beard of yours is tickling me..
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Takes 3 to make this commerical ,u me & sony
When he said he had caught a big one… I didn't think he meant beard.
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I claim this ocean for Santa!
Pappa… i love you…
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Origins of the Black Scholar Awards Logo Mask
The Black Scholar Awards Logo was designed by Jason E. Smith, 2010 David Edmonds Award recipient. Using his knowledge of graphic design, Smith adapted a traditional Songye mask with vibrant colors to highlight an original African work. A detailed description of the mask's origins is provided below.
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During the 16th century, the Songye migrated from the Shaba area, which is now the southern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Their history is closely linked to the Luba's, to whom the Songye are related through common ancestors. Having waged war against one another for a long time, the Songye and Luba later formed an alliance to fight the Arabs. They settled on the left bank of the Lualaba River, on a savanna and forest-covered plateau. Divided into many subgroups, the 150,000 Songye people are governed by a central chief assisted by innumerable secret societies.
The Songye traditionally relied mostly on farming and hunting for subsistence. Because the rivers were associated with the spirits of deceased chiefs who were often buried in them, fishing was not practiced except in times of great need. The artistic wares of the Songye, including pottery made by women and weaving and metalworking done by men, were traded extensively with their neighbors.
The Songye created a sculptural style of intense dynamism and vitality. The works of Songye craftsmen are often used within the secret societies during various ceremonies. They produced a large number of figures belonging to the fetishist, who manipulates them during the rituals of the full moon. Songye fetish figures vary in size from 4" to 60". They are usually male and stand on a circular base. Strips of metal, nails or other paraphernalia are sometimes applied over the face, which counteract evil spirits and aggressors and channel lightings against them. The top of the head and the abdomen are usually hollowed to allow insertion of fetish material, called boanga. These figures adopt a hieratic posture, the hands placed on a pointed abdomen; on top of the head they have a horn or feathers reinforcing a disquieting appearance. The fetishist would make the boanga with magic ingredients, which he crumbled and mixed, thus obtaining a paste that was kept in an antelope horn hung from the roof of the house. The magic ingredients consist of a wide variety of animal, vegetal, mineral and human substances that activate and bring into play benevolent ancestral spirits. The face is often covered with nails, a reminder of smallpox. The style of Songye fetishes, carved from wood or horn and decorated with shells, is not as realistic as the classic Luba style, and their integration of non-naturalistic, more geometric forms is impressive. The figures are used to ensure their success, fertility, and wealth and to protect people against hostile forces as lightning, as well as against diseases such as smallpox, very common in that region. While smaller figures of this type were kept and consulted by individuals, larger ones were responsible for ensuring the welfare of an entire community.
In the Songye language, a mask is a kifwebe: this term has been given to masks representing spirits and characterized by striations. Depending on the region, it may be dark with white strips, or the reverse. The kifwebe masks embodied supernatural forces. The kifwebe society used them to ward off disaster or any threat. The masks, supplemented by a woven costume and a long beard of raffia bast, dance at various ceremonies. They are worn by men who act as police at the behest of a ruler, or to intimidate the enemy. It can be either masculine, if carved with a central crest, or feminine if displaying a plain coiffure. The size of the crest determines the magic power of the mask. Mask, colors, and costume all have symbolic meaning. The dancer who wears the male mask will display aggressive and uncontrolled behavior with the aim of encouraging social conformity, whereas the dancer who wears the female mask display more gentle and controlled movements and is assumed to be associated with reproduction ceremonies. The use of white on the mask symbolizes positive concepts such as purity and peace, the moon and light. Red is associated with blood and fire, courage and fortitude, but also with danger and evil. Female masks essentially reflect positive forces and appear principally in dances held at night, such as during lunar ceremonies and at the investiture or death of a ruler. The mask had also the capacity to heal by means of the supernatural force it was supposed to incorporate. The ritual of exorcism consisted of holding the sick man's mask while a magician acted as if he were casting it into the fire. Kifwebe mask representations also appear on other objects belonging to the kifwebe society - grooved shields, for example, are adorned with a central mask. Buffalo masks with a brown patina that have no stripes were used in hunting rituals.
The Songye also produce prestige stools, ceremonial axes, made of iron and copper and decorated with interlaced patterns, neckrests, bracelets and copper adzes.
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Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin often boasts of the state's economic well-being.
Although the state's budget looks pretty good compared to other states in the union, things may soon change.
At the Feb. 7 Associated Press Legislative Lookahead, state budget experts told reporters the budget for Fiscal Year 2014 would include no revenue growth.
Under state law, the governor must submit a balanced budget to the Legislature, and State Budget Office Director Mike McKown said this year's balanced budget is partly a result of the 7.5 percent budget cuts Tomblin requested of some state agencies.
"When you do that, the 7.5 percent cut got us right about $75 million," McKown said. "It amounts to more, like when you exclude public education and Medicaid and corrections because those, certainly Medicaid, are why we have to do these cuts.
"Higher education was not excluded. They were subject to a 7.5 percent cut and they adhere to those instructions."
Tomblin did allow for some exemptions to the cuts. Medicaid, other post-employment benefits and three-quarters of the state budget not subject to cuts.
The budget cuts were necessary, McKown said, because the state was looking at a $389 million deficit when it started the budget process last year.
The $75 million that comes as a result of the budget cuts along with a one-time use of excess cash totaling $100 million bring the budget back in line, he said. An $82 million surplus in the state's lottery fund and $7 million left in general revenue help, too.
"It will all add up," McKown said. "It's a combination of both — using surplus funds, next year's expected revenue projections and budget reductions."
Rising health care costs are mostly to blame for the tight budget.
McKown said the state's share of Medicaid costs will increase because federal match rates decreased. In years where the federal match rate was higher, the state set aside some money to help offset the costs in future years.
"We banked that money during those years and put it in a trust fund," McKown said. "The trust fund grew modestly, but now our federal match rate is down in the 72 percent range."
At one time, the federal match rate was around 80 percent, McKown said. Each time the federal match rate decreases a percent, it costs the state $30 million.
West Virginia isn't the only state dealing with rising health care costs. Mark Muchow, deputy cabinet secretary of the West Virginia Department of Revenue, said Medicaid, Social Security and Medicare all need reforming at the federal level.
"It's not a West Virginia problem; it's a national problem," Muchow said of Medicaid.
"Something has to happen in those three programs," he later added.
On the revenue side, McKown said he doesn't think the lottery fund will increase significantly over the next year or so. The fund's revenue estimate for fiscal year 2013 is significantly lower than estimates for fiscal year 2012, he said. And from 2013 on, revenue is expected to remain flat.
According to Muchow, the lottery fund's peak year was 2007. Since then, it has steadily decreased, thanks to new casinos in Ohio and Maryland. However, those casinos had trouble getting started, so West Virginia's lottery revenue fund saw slight increases in 2011 and 2012.
"Our lottery director has been conservative in his budgeting process," said Delegate Harry Keith White, D-Mingo and chairman of the House Finance Committee.
He said there has been a surplus in the lottery fund each of the seven years he has chaired the committee.
Delegate Tim Armstead, R-Kanawha, serves as the House Minority Leader. He said some of the state's policies and direction over the last couple of decades are to thank for today's sound budget.
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A wrote a wee review about half-way through and the 2nd half of the novel holds up well. I especially like how the linear narrative ends half way through, but the rest of what he is doing that isn't revealing plot continues to be riveting.
This is a triumph, huge success.
I made a rookie mistake: I saw the movie before reading the book. Thus, reading the book was boring because I already knew all the main ideas & the plot from the movie.
Anyway, I loved how David Mitchell mixed different English styles in his book, from the elegant upper class English of the 1800s to the almost gibberish post-apocalyptic one. This was an enjoyable challenge for me because English is not my native language.
David Mitchell draws rich characters, stories and places. The language he uses is inventive. Each narrator (there are about six) has their own distinctive voice and vocabulary. The novel passes from the 1800s into the future and as it does so, the language evolves and changes as well. He invents a wholly believable and intelligible English of the future.
The characters are interlinked, each having some effect on another. There is a major world event into the future. This allows Mitchell to add depth and contemplate the nature of humanity, how we deal with strangers and what lengths we, as a species, can go to. A thoughtful, provocative and engrossing novel. I liked that I never knew where or how it was going to end.
I. Can't. Finish. Got to page 273 and I am just not enthused at all. Am I missing something? Maybe my mother-in-law will read it and enlighten me. :)
This book had really nice stories all interwoven together but somehow I still wasn't thrilled with it. I was left with a feeling of quizzical annoyance more than anything. I REALLY wanted to love this book and nothing is more frustrating when reality doesn't fall in line with those hopes. I'd like to break this book down to what I loved and what I didn't, but really... this story didn't grip me enough to want to delve into it's pages further. I thought it was only meh... bad review, I know.
Cloud Atlas is powerful and elegant because of Mitchell's understanding of the way we respond to those fundamental and primitive stories we tell about good and evil, love and destruction, beginnings and ends. He isn't afraid to jerk tears or ratchet up suspense - he understands that's what we make stories for.
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Just a month ago, TiVo was showing off the TiVo Mini at the 2013 International CES. This add-on works with select Premiere boxes to put one of the DVR's four tuners anywhere you watch TV. Now, someone else is showing off the TiVo Mini—Suddenlink.
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Are payday loans better than overdraft fees?
If you can pay it off quickly, a payday loan may be the way to go. Be careful, though.
This post comes from Matt Brownell at partner site MainStreet.
If you're in the habit of running out of money and bouncing checks, a new study suggests that you might be better off going to a payday lender.
The study from Moebs $ervices, an economic research firm, found that consumers who bounce a check get hit, on average, with a $28 non-sufficient funds fee by their bank. That's compounded by an average $30 penalty assessed by many retailers. Some banks let you avoid the embarrassment of a bounced check by offering an overdraft service, but the study found that those cost you an average of $34 per check.
Overdraft fees differ a bit from institution to institution; according to our sister site RateWatch, credit unions tend to be a bit more lenient, charging check-bouncers an average of $27 versus $31.17 at banks. But either way you cut it, consumers who try to spend more money than they have wind up paying dearly for it, and the report estimates that approximately 34 million people bounce checks more than 10 times a year.
So what's your alternative if payday is a few days away and the cash in your checking account doesn't cover the purchase you want to make? Credit cards are, of course, the weapon of choice for consumers who want to spend more money than they have. But for those who don't qualify for a credit card, there's an alternative: payday loans.
"Payday lenders can provide a good alternative source," says Mike Moebs, the firm's CEO. "The small loan market … is driven by people who don't have FICO scores high enough for a credit card."
So are payday loans really a good deal?
Like any high-interest loan, it depends on how quickly you pay it off. Moebs points to the example of someone with $500 in the bank who needs to make a $700 purchase. A $200 loan at 17.5% per pay cycle means an extra $35 on top of the $700, provided you pay it off as soon as the next paycheck comes. If the alternative is bouncing a check and losing more than $50 between the bank and the merchant, clearly the payday loan is your better bet. Post continues after video.
With that said, most payday borrowers aren't quite so responsible. Moebs says that the average payday loan is a little under $500, and gets paid off in 3.1 pay cycles, which means that the interest will build up quite a bit more. And a study conducted earlier this year by a consumer watchdog group found that payday lending often led people to long-term debt problems.
So if you need a small loan to get you to payday and you're confident you can pay it off in time, a payday loan beats bouncing a check if you can pay the loan quickly. Just be careful.
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Meanwhile the rich guys are doing ok
Median CEO pay in 2010 was $9.0 million, based on 158 Standard & Poors 500 index companies
Republicans don't want to raise tax rates on the rich guys while 34 million Americans can't get through the year without bouncing more than 10 checks.....something should change.....maybe it's who we vote into government to work for us.......
My bank's overdraft fee is $20. In the past, if I ever fell short, I would go to my bank's ATM (no fee for the use of it) and withdraw the amount that I will need to get me to my next payday. That is a lower fee than any payday loan center. It helps, too, to pay bills in cash or moneyorder.
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Section 71, act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 1,34 Stat. 607, related to transportation of animals, provided maximum time for their confinement while in transit, unloading for rest and feeding, and included special provision for unloading sheep. See section 80502 of Title 49, Transportation.
Section 72, act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 2,34 Stat. 608, provided that animals in transit were to be fed and watered by or at expense of owner and that railroad was to have a lien upon such animals for food, care, and custody. See section 80502 of Title 49.
Section 73, act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 3,34 Stat. 608, provided penalty for failure to comply with provisions of sections 71 and 72 of this title with proviso that provisions regarding unloading of animals would not apply when animals in transit had proper food, water, space, and opportunity to rest. See section 80502 of Title 49.
Section 74, acts June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, § 4,34 Stat. 608; Mar. 3, 1911, ch. 231, § 291,36 Stat. 1167, provided that penalty created by section 73 of this title was recoverable by civil action and that United States attorneys had duty to prosecute violations of this chapter. See section 80502 of Title 49.
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Act June 29, 1906, ch. 3594, 34 Stat. 607, which enacted this chapter and which was repealed by Pub. L. 103–272, § 7(b),July 5, 1994, 108 Stat. 1379, was popularly known as the "Live Stock Transportation Act" and also as the "Cruelty to Animals Act", "Twenty-Eight Hour Law", and "Food and Rest Law".
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1977: EPA issues Order 1000.17 requiring that certain human research conducted or supported by the Agency be conducted according the requirements of 45 CFR 46, the regulation for the protection of human subjects promulgated by the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare and the predecessor regulation to the Common Rule.
1991: EPA joins multiple other Federal agencies in adopting the newly promulgated Common Rule for the protection of human subjects in all research conducted, supported, or otherwise subject to regulation by any agency adopting the rule. EPA codifies the Common Rule at 40 CFR 26.
1999: EPA designates a part-time HSRRO in the Office of Research and Development (ORD) and issues Order 1000.17 Change A1 to replace Order 1000.17 for all human research conducted or supported by the Agency. Under the new policy, the HSRRO must approve all research covered by the policy as compliant with 40 CFR 26 or determine it to be exempt research before the research can begin.
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BOOK BLURB: For once in his errant life, Rhett Worth is ready to prove to his older brothers he's more than good looks and a woman-melting smile. Except he's screwed up. And it's about to hit the fan as he prepares to tell them he's failed to deliver the master perfumer, Michel Durand, to create Worth Luxury's signature scent.
Then salvation walks through the boardroom door, all wrapped up in a petite, seductive package.
Gabriella Durand is prepared to beg the Worths to give her capricious father another chance. Instead, she finds the devastatingly handsome Rhett Worth offering it to her as if he'd planned it all along. And Gabriella, hungry to emerge from her father's shadow, jumps at it.
Soon they're in Maui to hunt for the perfect scent…and find it in the tropical breeze that washes across their entwined bodies. Now the pressure is on to capture that passion in a bottle—before they let love complicate the delicate mix. Before a whiff of betrayal threatens to destroy everything.
"He turned toward her, his knees colliding with hers for the briefest moment. Lust streaked through him, even with such an impersonal touch but he tried to ignore it. "I'm glad you liked it. I have a lot of plans for when we get there."
She arched a delicate brow. "A lot of plans? I can't wait to get started."
"I bet," he murmured, double meaning behind his words.
They stared at each other silently, the buzz of conversation surrounding them muting to a dull roar. All he could see, focus on, was her. The depths of her pretty blue eyes, the slight upward curl of her lips, the scent of her, clean and sweet even in the crowded, smelly restaurant. An undercurrent passed between them, thick with promise, heady with pleasure, and he cleared his throat. She blinked at the sound, as if he had startled her.
"Let's get out of here," he murmured.
"All right."
She hopped down from the stool and he followed, placing his hand low on her back, guiding her out of the restaurant. They emerged into the stifling night air, the sounds of the city extra loud, and he glanced down at her, catching her gaze.
"Do you mind walking to the hotel?"
"Is the walk as far as the last time we tried this?" The amusement in her tone was unmistakable.
He chuckled. "Much, much shorter, I promise. We're two, maybe three blocks from the hotel at the most."
"That's doable."
They walked side by side in silence and for some inexplicable reason, he wanted to reach out and grab her hand. Pull her with him down the street, into the hotel, the elevator, her room.
Where he would push her against the wall and kiss her. A real kiss this time, with tongues and heat and soft little moans. He would race his hands all over that slender body, cup her breasts, caress her skin, grind against her until she was panting and begging for it.
Sweat misted his forehead and he tried his best to push the wicked imagery from his brain.
But it was no use. The idea was there, front and center, and his fingers literally itched to take hers. Lace them together, stroke the top of her hand with his thumb. He'd never wanted to be so connected to a woman before in his life.
He recalled the night in the taxi, the way she'd touched his thigh. She'd wanted him then and had let him know it, albeit shyly. She hadn't made a move whatsoever tonight.
Disappointment threatened and he told himself to shove it deep. He was being an idiot. This woman who wasn't his usual sort was destroying his brain cells and common sense, bit by bit.
"There's the hotel." Her soft voice broke through his lusty thoughts and he glanced up, saw the Warwick Hotel in the near distance. "Thank you so much for walking me here."
"Want me to walk you up to your room?"
She turned her head so sharply in his direction, he was afraid she'd give herself whiplash. "Do you think that's a good idea?"
Christ, yes, he wanted to say. "I'm not going to push myself on you, Gabriella, if that's what you're afraid of."
"Of course, I'm not afraid of you."
"Good." He smiled. "I've never instilled fear in a woman before. I'm the nicer brother of the three."
"I heard you're the bad brother." She clamped her lips shut, her eyes going wide.
He stopped in front of the hotel and so did she. Great. So she knew about his past? But then again, who didn't? "My reputation always precedes me."
She cocked her head to the side, contemplating him. "You're actually quite the gentleman."
If she was referring to the other night, she didn't know how much it took for him to use such restraint. Normally he would've jumped her. Hell, he would've had his hand up her skirt and his fingers beneath the front of her panties by the time the cab stopped at their destination.
"I'm trying to walk the straight and narrow," he said, his voice tight, his jaw aching from gritting his teeth.
"Really?" She tsked and shook her head. "Well, isn't that a shame?"
Gabriella turned on her heel and entered the hotel, not once looking back.
And leaving Rhett in the dust."
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