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May 2012 Equity Commentary
By Natalie Trunow, Chief Investment Officer, Equities, Calvert Investment Management, Inc.
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Despite a good corporate earnings season, softer U.S. economic data, and a lack of visibility with respect to the upcoming policy measures surrounding the expiration of the Bush tax breaks, the payroll tax holiday, and debt ceiling negotiations, kept investors on edge in May. The worsening recession and the continuation of the sovereign debt crisis in Europe and the slowdown in China also continued to drive investor sentiment down and encouraged movement out of risky assets during the month. Both equities and commodities were down with oil trading at a seven-month low, U.S. stockpiles high, and Saudi Arabia pumping the supply up. U.S. and German bonds were in high demand as investors' flight to safety intensified. For the month, the Standard and Poor's 500, Russell 1000, Russell 2000, MSCI EAFE, and MSCI Emerging Markets Indices returned -6.01%, -6.15%, -6.62%, -11.35%, and -11.16%, respectively. Value stocks held up better than growth names in May, with the Russell 1000 Value Index returning -5.86% while the Russell 1000 Growth Index returned -6.41%.
Within the Russell 1000 Index, the more defensive telecommunication services, utilities, and consumer staples sectors were the top performing sectors during the month, while the energy, financials, and materials sectors lagged.
Eurozone Sovereign Debt Crisis Intensifies
The European crisis continued to intensify during the month with economic recession deepening and the sovereign debt crisis threatening financial system contagion in the region. Eurozone unemployment increased to 10.9% in March from 10.8% the previous month, already a 15-year high. While the German economy continued to help offset declining GDP in peripheral European economies during the month, most of the eurozone is now in recession. At the same time, eurozone CPI in April indicated a 2.6% year-over-year increase, down from 2.7% the prior month but still greater than forecast.
Eurozone manufacturing PMI fell to 45 in May, the lowest reading since June 2009, from 45.9 the prior month. The services PMI also fell more than forecast, declining to 46.5 from 46.9 in April. These data clearly point to the continued disconnect between investor expectations and the economic realities in the region.
Even more worrisome, the weakness in manufacturing was led by declines in Germany and France manufacturing PMI. Data released during the month also indicated Germany's capital investment, construction investments, and domestic demand all declined more than forecast in the first quarter of 2012. As we anticipated, the eurozone's core economies are being further infected by the severe recession in the peripheral European countries, where the sovereign debt crisis is far from subsiding and the banking system is still at risk of contagion.
Spain in particular came back into focus. As evidenced by investor actions last year, the ability of bond vigilantes to significantly increase sovereign debt spreads for countries in economic trouble could further intensify the sovereign debt crisis. The yield on 10-year Spanish sovereign debt continued to increase and hovered around 6.5% at the end of the month as pressure mounted on the country's financial institutions. The Spanish government had to nationalize Bankia, Spain's fourth-largest bank, as Moody's downgraded the credit ratings of 16 Spanish banks. Since Spain is simply "too big to fail" and too interconnected, it is hard to imagine the rest of the eurozone not experiencing serious aftershocks from any trouble that may be brewing in Spain.
French and Greek voters made it clear they want some relief from the austerity measures by supporting "pro-growth" political parties. French voters elected Socialist Party candidate Francois Hollande as president, choosing a leader who vowed to incorporate growth-boosting measures across the eurozone and scale back the austerity measures built into the region's Fiscal Compact. Greek voters also overwhelmingly rejected the two main parties in the outgoing coalition, instead casting votes for more extreme far-left and far-right parties, an outcome that led to a political stalemate with the country's political parties unable to form a coalition government. New elections set for mid-June are shaping up to be a referendum on Greece's status in the eurozone. The country's creditors, especially Germany, held firm that Greece must keep its austerity pledges in exchange for bailout funds needed to avoid a looming potential default. Meanwhile, the run on Greek banks accelerated during the month and Fitch downgraded the sovereign debt of Greece deeper into junk territory, cutting it one rating to CCC from B-. The probability of Greece's exit from the eurozone continues to increase, with potentially unforeseen ripple effects in the eurozone.
Discussions continued on how growth policies might be enacted in the eurozone, but little was put forth in terms of concrete proposals. European Central Bank (ECB) President Mario
Draghi revealed that ECB officials didn't even discuss a potential rate cut during the most recent meeting and there were no major announcements from the eurozone leaders' summit held at the end of May, though France's new president, Francois Hollande, joined Italy in calling for the introduction of eurozone bonds. Things seemed to be somewhat on hold until the Greek elections, set for June 17.
Gradual Economic Recovery in the United States
The manufacturing sector continued to provide a boost to employment and the U.S. economy, although some of the data this month were mixed. The Empire State Manufacturing Index unexpectedly increased to 17.1 in May from 6.6 in April, indicating that manufacturing in the New York region expanded more than forecast. However, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's General Economic Index was surprisingly weaker in May, declining to -5.8 from 8.5 the previous month. This was the first time manufacturing in the Philadelphia region contracted since September 2011. At the time of this writing, the national manufacturing PMI came in at 53.5, signaling continued economic expansion, but missed expectations of 53.8 and was slightly off of last month's reading of 54.8. Meanwhile, vehicle sales remained strong and April's industrial production increased by the most since December 2010. Capacity utilization and business inventory data also remained strong.
With the services sector still in recovery, the most recent data were not as robust. The ISM Non-Manufacturing Index dropped more than forecast in April, declining to 53.5 from 56 the prior month.
The pull-forward of economic activity due to unseasonably warm weather earlier in the year, as mentioned in earlier commentaries, continued to dampen economic data, including hiring and consumer spending. At the time of this writing, the unemployment rate had ticked up from 8.1% to 8.2% in May. The change in non-farm payrolls was disappointing, although public sector jobs accounted for a large portion of the losses. Additionally, U.S. GDP grew at a 1.9% annual rate from January through March, down from the previously estimated 2.2%.
Personal incomes in the United States increased a modest 0.2% in April, while consumer spending advanced 0.3%. Real consumption also increased 0.3%, while the savings rate dropped slightly to 3.4%. All of these data point to continued slow economic recovery in the United States, though investors seemed to focus more on the worse-than-expected employment numbers rather than the increases in consumer spending and incomes in April. With fewer jobs being created than expected and sluggish income growth in the United States, we expect the recovery in the consumer sector to continue to be slow.
Gasoline prices softened during the month, providing another source of support for the U.S. consumer. Confidence among U.S. small businesses rose to a 14-month high in April and consumer confidence as measured by the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index rose to 79.3 in May, the highest level since October 2007.
Data reported during the month also indicated consumer credit rose by $21.4 billion in March, the largest advance in more than 10 years and far greater than the $9.8 billion consensus forecast. The increase was driven by a surge in student loans, while auto loans and revolving debt, which includes credit cards, also showed solid growth. Growth in unused credit lines at U.S. banks with more than $20 billion in assets, a potential gauge for future increases in business lending, also increased 17% year over year in the fourth quarter of 2011.
J.P. Morgan acknowledged $2 billion in trading losses stemming from inadequate risk management at the firm and the market moving against its derivative positions (bets) linked to corporate debt. This headline is likely to intensify debate over the Volcker rule, which limits banks' ability to trade with their own capital and is set to take effect in late July pending agreement on the final details. Despite this being a significant setback for the banking industry, we believe that the U.S. banking system is generally in much better shape than its European counterparts. Having said that, the Volcker rule and increased regulatory scrutiny of the banking industry will likely make the industry less profitable from a historical standpoint.
U.S. Inflation and Potential for QE3
Inflation in the United States remained low, leaving room for the Federal Reserve to do another round of quantitative easing. Having said that, we believe that the overall macroeconomic data reported so far this year supports the notion that the U.S. economy is on a self-sustaining path to recovery and may not need further monetary stimulus.
The release of the most recent Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) minutes during the month also suggested there was little change to the Fed's stance. Officials reiterated they were prepared to step in with an accommodative policy should economic conditions deteriorate, but did not believe further action was warranted at this time. This "Bernanke put" has been providing support for U.S. equity markets so far this year as investors rely on future liquidity injections in the event the economy falters.
Housing Activity Continues to Improve Slowly
On the housing front, most data continued to point to an improving environment in the sector. Mortgage applications, as measured by the Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Mortgage Applications Index, increased throughout the month while the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) Confidence Index increased to 29 in May, representing the highest level of confidence among home builders in five years. With mortgage rates already at historic lows, the average rate for a 30-year fixed mortgage dipped to 3.75% during the month, setting another record low.
Housing starts as well as both new and existing home sales increased in April from the prior month, while the national median existing home price was up 10% from the same period one year ago, representing the largest year-over-year gain since January 2006. The national mortgage delinquency rate dropped to a seasonally adjusted 7.4% in the first quarter of 2012, the lowest level since 2008, though the percentage of mortgages in foreclosure remained little changed from the prior quarter at 4.4%.
Growth in China Slows
In China, the economic slowdown continued with the reading for China's HSBC Manufacturing PMI indicating further contraction in May, declining to 48.4 from 49.3 in April. This was the seventh consecutive month with the HSBC Manufacturing PMI below 50. The official China PMI for May also dipped to 50.4 versus a consensus expectation of 52. In another potential sign of China's slowing growth and cooling demand for commodities, reports surfaced during the month that Chinese commodity buyers were deferring or defaulting on their obligations to accept coal and iron ore deliveries, causing coal and iron ore prices to decrease as a result.
China's exports and imports both rose less than expected in April, impacted by weakness in Europe and a slowdown in domestic consumption. The country's industrial production increased 9.3% in April, well below the 12.2% consensus forecast and down from an 11.9% gain the prior month, increasing the likelihood of fiscal policy easing measures. China's new yuan loans and M2 money supply also increased less than anticipated. Home prices in China also continued to fall in April, indicating that the housing bubble in that country may be bursting. This could exacerbate the potential hard landing there.
In the United States, the overall economic picture continues to be positive. Gradual improvement in housing activity—one of the biggest drivers of the U.S. economy—is encouraging.
Our view remains that—despite solid economic and earnings data in the United States—the quickly approaching fiscal cliff, the end of operation twist, and pending policy actions in the second half of the year which are surrounded by uncertainty will likely cause some market volatility. The United States, once again, may face a credit rating downgrade from rating agencies should political paralysis ensue. Unfortunately, we are unlikely to avoid choppiness in the equity markets until after the conclusion of political negotiations (which are likely to go to the "11th hour" again) surrounding the U.S. budget ceiling; the expiration of the Bush tax breaks, payroll tax breaks, and extended unemployment benefits; and the conclusion of the U.S. presidential elections. Overall, the sovereign debt crisis and economic recession in Europe as well as potential fiscal cliff shocks to the U.S. economy accompanied by a contentious political process will likely deal a blow to investor psychology in the next several months and could prompt the Fed to use the remaining few monetary weapons in its arsenal as early as June. Having said that, we believe once the seasonal compensation in economic activity is finished, the U.S. economy should be able to continue to expand gradually. If we do see more stimulus from the Fed this summer, it (along with the political stalemate) may trigger another credit rating downgrade of U.S. government debt, which in turn could have similar implications to those we observed last year.
At that point, and possibly after another threat of a U.S. government debt credit rating cut, the skies may finally clear up for a longer-term recovery in the equity markets. Having said that, we remain quite positive on the long-term (three- to five-year) prospects for U.S. equities and view potential near-term volatility as a buying opportunity given the attractiveness of current equity valuations and the health of U.S. corporate earnings.
This commentary represents the opinions of the author as of 6/8/12 and may change based on market and other conditions. These opinions are not intended to forecast future events, guarantee future results, or serve as investment advice. The statistics have been obtained from sources believed to be reliable, but the accuracy and completeness of this information cannot be guaranteed. Neither Calvert Investment Management, Inc. nor its information providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of this information.
Accounts managed by Calvert Investment Management, Inc. may or may not invest in, and Calvert is not recommending any action on, any companies listed.
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After therapy for stage IIIA NSCLC, my doctors said we would do follow up chest x-rays every 3 months for the next 2 years, and then twice a year for 3 years. I questioned why they would not do CT and or PET scans, and I was told that if metastasis is discovered, it would not change the result or the amount of time I would ultimately survive, regardless of how it is discovered. I was told waiting for symptoms will have the same net result and progression timeline as if it were discovered via CT or PET. I would think that the earlier metastasis is discovered and treatment begun, the more time I will have to slow or delay the progression.
For patients in remission from NSCLC staged IIIA or less, with no other symptoms, what follow-up tests do you normally order and with what frequency? Do you agree with the waiting for metastases approach?
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Unfortunately, there is no straightforward answer for this. There are two places where oncologists look for guidelines. They are the National Guideline Clearinghouse and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network. Both groups have similar recommendations for lung cancer patients who have been treated with curative intent therapy (as in your case). In generally, patients should undergo surveillance with a medical history, physical examination, and imaging study (typically chest CT scan) every 3-12 months for 2 years, and then annually. Patients should be counseled on symptom recognition and should be advised to contact their physician if worrisome symptoms are recognized.
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September 5th, 2012, 11:02 AM #676
Sounds good in theory. Just wish I had more spare time.
My theory is if I could make enough money to take 1 day a week of work then I could easily write more.
September 5th, 2012, 11:30 AM #677
Finding time to write is never easy. We have a thread for that too :-)
September 5th, 2012, 11:32 AM #678
September 5th, 2012, 01:06 PM #679
Tell me about it. I myself plunged into the self publishing world just this year. So far my fan base is just close friends and family that actually understand my literary concept and sense of humor. Still, I am pleased that I got decently fair reviews for my work so far.
Even if they are PAID reviews, I still believe my manuscript was just as legitimately judged as it would be with any trade published reviewing house, or any random book blogger on the internet that can't be bothered by self published authors who write within a non commercial genre like myself.
Not that it has happened here yet, but I have been met with negatively rude criticism on other forums over this. The notion that I purchased a paid review because I wanted a 5 star review without the reviewer actually reading the book/manuscript is insulting. Anyway, the self publishing route for me is both rewarding yet frustrating at the same time.
September 5th, 2012, 01:27 PM #680
Here's the problem - when someone bothers to read the review and then check out the reviewer. At that moment, you probably lost a reader as your review's credibility just went out the door. What you do want is those Amazon reviews - if you see them, they should be first and forward in your promo.
I do understand the frustration that sends you to these sharks (and yes, as far as I'm concerned these are parasites preying on new authors), because getting any review is hard as hell even when you are with a publisher. Especially one without a NY address.
Have you thought about approaching blogs? Networked at conventions for a review? Yeah, it's work, and not often going to get you a review, but boy when you do hit pay dirt, you got a keeper. Not something you might want to brush back into a corner.
Kerry (all opinion)
September 5th, 2012, 01:35 PM #681
I've not heard of paid reviews before. Sounds like an odd setup. People have suggested I send free copies to reviewers, is that what you mean?
I think I'd rather get bad reviews. The beauty of self publishing is you can go back, change and fix the book and it's online the next day. Surely that's better in the long run.
Saying that, I ask my friends to read and review my book in the hope it would move up higher, but that seems to have backfired as one of them did review it but only after reading one chapter. I'm learning I guess.
September 5th, 2012, 01:42 PM #682
I have not received any reviews on Amazon. At this point a negative review would be great for at least that means that SOMEONE read the damm thing. haha But yeah I have submitted more than enough requests to fiction reader bloggers to review my book for free. Months later so far no takers. That is why I went the paid reviewer route because I figured that meant my book would get reviewed within this lifetime. It was not some sinister act I did because I wanted a guaranteed 5 star review as more than enough people on the internet insist that I did.
Not to mention the reviews I got were not that glowingly positive. Each one points out that I am an amateur author with room for improvement. But points were made about the book that could only have been done if they actually read the entire thing that would be no different to what the more legitimate reviewers would do.
September 5th, 2012, 02:00 PM #683
I respectfully, but totally disagree that this is a plus for anyone, least of all the consumers. If I buy a book, I commit to spending usually many hours reading it and I expect it to be a finished product. I would be deeply aggrieved if I got to the end and found out the author was still treating it like a work in progress.
Very, very few books warrant a second reading, and that is always because they were so good the first time that I want to experience the same thing again. It is not because I want to give an inexperienced author a second chance at something they didn't get right first time.
(Now obviously this is okay if we're just talking about the odd typo...But I'm not getting the impression that is the case)
September 5th, 2012, 02:20 PM #684
I think the dream is to be a full time published author.
As much as I think my book is awesome, it's been read by others who liked it, it's been proof read. I am realistic in thinking that if nobody else liked it then I would need to change it. If I can't write a decent book at all then it's been fun and I'll do something else.
September 5th, 2012, 02:49 PM #685
I don't look at a self-pubed work as a WIP but I see nothing wrong with fixing grammar mistakes or little things like that. If some one puts up a work and then heavily modifies it, that's a different area all together.
As for sending review copies, that's encouraged and cheap to do. As for paying for reviews, that's just a little shady.
September 5th, 2012, 02:51 PM #686
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Marketing in conferences and conventions
In regards to promoting and self marketing, one thing I tried out recently was to attend a conference that was in the same domain as the story line I'm working on. I recently attended a Star Wars conference in Orlando (Star Wars Celebration) and I printed out some promotional business cards with the website and a sketch of one of my characters.
So I took 2 different approaches , quantity versus quality.
For Quantity, I stood by the entrance and gave out the cards as people were coming in an mentioned a quick one liner "indie sci-fi story, check it out". Most people took the promo, some people asked what it was about, and a small number of people completely ignored me (boy, that was humbling).
For Quality, I approached some people who were either reading some books already or were interested in comics or novels. That was great because I got to engage in some conversations regarding the plot and receive some feedback.
Then, when I was done, I got to enjoy the conference myself which was outstanding.
Has anyone tried something similar? If so, what was your experience?
September 5th, 2012, 02:55 PM #687
Hypothetically, what if I got a lot of reviews like "Love the book, but chapters 3-4 are too long and boring". So I thought, hmm... I'll make those a bit shorter and more snappy.
Would you think that was a bad idea?
(Please bare in mind that I am new at this.)
September 5th, 2012, 02:57 PM #688
I like the conference business card idea. I'll look into it. Seems like promotion is less about the book and more about just plain old getting people to read it.
September 5th, 2012, 03:03 PM #689
But what about the people like me that have already sent previous requests to get my book reviewed for free but has yet to receive an OK from any of them that they will give it a fair chance? How can that be my fault that I am forced to go the paid review route?
In hindsight I am now aware that paid reviews are frowned upon with the status quo readership. But I still contend that I thought the review fee was just simply a guarantee that it will be reviewed within a reasonable time frame and to have the review permanently posted on their website. Even if I can get a book blogger to review my book for free, I am sure they will only reiterate the positives and negatives that my paid reviews did.
September 5th, 2012, 04:34 PM #690
Yes, I think that would be a bad idea. That means you should have sent the book to 'beta' readers before publication. You need to try and make sure you're putting out the best product you can the first time (with minor tweaks). Re-writing chapters to me seems that book wasn't ready for prime time.
That is my opinion, of course, and you're more than welcome to re-write those chapters. Just make sure when you put out a new version you have something in your copyright that tells people which version they've bought.


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ROCHESTER — Spaulding High School students decked the halls in the downtown area Friday, as they painted the windows in a few municipal buildings.
About a dozen seniors, juniors and sophomores worked in groups from 7:45 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. on designs they had been planning since the start of the week, all with a Christmas and winter theme. The window paintings incorporate a lot of recognizable cartoon characters, such as Daisy and Daffy Duck and Pokemon creatures, to help entertain the hundreds of children who showed up for Sunday's Christmas parade.
Art teacher Jennifer Daly, who has been with Spaulding for the last 15 years, said the activity has become an annual tradition for her students. The school has participated in the activity for better part of the last 24 years, she said.
"It's an opportunity for kids to do something really positive in the community," Daly said, "to show their artistic abilities and also to give back and spread some artistic joy around town."
Students were transported to City Hall in fire trucks by the Rochester Fire Department, and also worked on decorating the glass windows inside the Department of Revenue building.
Daly said by the end of the day, students were excited, photographing their work with their own camera phones. She said a few were disappointed their hard work, in Tempera paint with silt, would be washed away come January, but she reminded them the work will be admired and praised for the next four weeks.
Ryan McBride/Staff photographer Jessica Sikoski, 15, a sophomore at Spaulding High, paints the shirt of Peter Griffin from the cartoon show "Family Guy" at City Hall.
Ryan McBride/Staff photographer Dakotah Cappelletty, a sophomore at Spaulding High, paints around a Hello Kitty at the City Hall assessor's office Friday afternoon.


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Lindsay Lohan had several run-ins with the law in 2012. First, in March, Lohan allegedly sideswiped a person with her car. No charges were filed due to 'no direct evidence.' Then, in September, Lohan is accused of clipping a man with her car outside of a hotel in Manhattan. Again, no charges were filed, as the DA's office said there was insufficient evidence. The next month, officers responded to a disturbance call at a home in Long Island after Lohan and her mother allegedly had a huge argument. Once again, no charges were filed in the incident. Finally, Lohan was picked up outside of a club in Manhattan, accused of punching a woman in the face in late November. In this photo, Lohan arrives at Mr. Pink Ginseng Drink Launch Party on October 11, 2012 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Valerie Macon/Getty Images)


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Testing shows that the server is offline as of April 21st and probably quite a bit earlier. When the server comes back up, I'll expire this notification and it'll disappear from the news panel on the left side of the page.
The configuration of the server with respect to the test function is convoluted, but I don't expect it to be down for long. :)
And yes, we have plans to make this system a bit more robust but it involves a little bit of work that isn't finished yet. :(
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Barry Callebaut continues innovation: new chocolate products with health benefits presented at ISM
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Visit the booth of Barry Callebaut at ISM (Hall 10.2 Aisle C No.: 010, Aisle D No.: 019) from Sunday 27 until Wednesday 30 January 2008, as to discover the new chocolate innovations: unique combinations of health and indulgence.
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After extensive research, the R&D-department of Barry Callebaut succeeded in developing the first cocoa powder that completely dissolves in water. This means no decantation and less cocoa powder is needed for a full chocolate taste. This soluble cocoa powder opens the way for rich, tasty and smooth chocolate drinks, ice cream or mousses.
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Scientific studies already proved the power of polyphenols on several domains: these antioxidants do not only help to stay healthy and fit, they also help to maintain a healthy heart and contribute to good cognitive performances. Recent studies, done on behalf of Barry Callebaut, also proved the beneficial effect of antioxidants in helping to maintain a young, smooth and healthy skin. More information about ACTICOA™, a special production process that guarantees the maximum preservation of antioxidants in chocolate and cocoa powder, can be found on www.acticoa.com.
Barry Callebaut: constantly striving for innovation
At the ISM fair, Barry Callebaut presents a wide range of chocolate innovations. Recently, Barry Callebaut launched the first industrial probiotic chocolate. Another exciting new product is chocolate with improved nutritional profile: less sugar, less fat, more fibres – all is possible.
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s News Volume X. No. 7 BRYN MAWR, PA., WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1923 Price: 10 Cents DR. FITCH LECTURES ON CONFUCIAN RELIGION Explanation of Individualistic and Humanistic Theories of Life Given INDIVIDUAL SEEKS TQ/EXPRESS Confucianism as a hnmanistic interpre- tation of life was the subject of the sec- ond of the series of lectures on Compara- tive Religions which Dr. Albert Parker Fitch is giving in Taylor Hall every Wed- nesday evening. Dr. Fitch said first that primitive man originally treated his gods as we would treat an irresponsible tyranny. As he came out of savagery, he devised ways of coercing the gods, by ritual and magic. Gradually, faith emerged, faith and super; stition differing in (he "lawless and irra- tional character""of the latter. Man came to regard as divinely sanctioned various aspects of social life which were really the result of collective observation. Most of us carry "remnants of this attitude in our belief that our great customs, such as mar- riage and private property, have some divine sanction. To maintain, that a thing stands or falls by its own right, is usually considered heresy^------------------- In general, Dr. Fitch continued, there are three levels of interin-etation of human life in its political, economic, ethic and religious aspects. Wc do not use them consistently, and one shades over into the other gradually. The first is the natural- � istic or individualistic interpretation of life, the second, the humanistic or social, ihe third, the univcrsalistic or religious. Of these, the first-mentioned puts the indi- vidual self at the center' and arranges everything about him. The humanistic theory puts the group or the nation at the center and disciplines individuals in favor of the social group. The last conceives of man as projected against the screen of an infinite existence. In discussing the first theory, Dr. Fitch said that the individualist held it as his supreme duty to express himself. To him, "a thing is supremely natural, and there- fore supremely justified." Politically, he is an anarchist, economically, an extreme be- liever in laissez-faire, in literature, a ro- manticist, personally, an amoral pagan. One of the great systems of China, was of^this order. Its founder, Lao-Tse, was a contemporary of Confucius, who revolted against all restraints and advocated a doc- trine of ethical and- religious laissez-faire, of which the historical name is Taoism. Its adherents held that the best state gov- erns least and that the chief evil is over- government. Such a doctrine might result in sublime mysticism or laziness, usually laziness. # Of the second interpretation of life, China offers an example in the teachings of Confucius. Humanism ^n general as- sumes that man is his own arbiter with requisite intelligence to control his own destiny, and places the source in collec- tive authority. It is essentially aristocratic, and usually appears in a society based on slavery. Confucianism was a neo-cjassic humanism. Although its founder had two thousand years of historical development behind him there is still something which' his social environment cannot explain. Hel does not claim to be the founder of a new religion, merely the transmitter of what others have known before him. His atti- tude towards religious ideas was cautious and prudent; he preferred to remain in the sharply lighted and clearly defined world. As he said, "Who can go out, save CONTINUED ON PAGE 5 SELF-GOVERNMENT DISCUSSES REPORTING AND QUIET HOURS Meeting Votes to Return to Proctor System Changing Every Week Called by petition to discuss Resolution V and quiet hours, a meeting of the Self- Government Association, held last Tuesday in Taylor Hall, voted, after much discus- sion, to take a sense of the meeting at the next meeting in regard to Resolution V, and to return to the proctor system. Mo- tions were passed in regard -to going to concerts and operas, and accepting lifts from strangerS^vf. C�ynci '24, president, explained the Executive Board decision about walking in parties of less than three as a temporary measure due to unsafe conditions in the back-country. Resolution V reads "that it be consid- ered the duty of all members of Self- Govertimcnt, individuals as well as officers, to be responsible for seeing that all infrac- tions of Self-.Government are reported if the information i$ gained on direct obser- vation." B. Ling, '24, opened the discussion by stating that Resolution V was a weak- ness in Self-Government, because there is a large group in college who either accept it with a mental reservation or simply do not consider it; because it conflicts with many people's idea of personal honor, who, if they .disobey jn this, may do so in other rules; and because it provides for lack of the honor and responsibility that Self-Gov- ernment is supposedly built upon. . H. Chis- olm, 75, said that the resolution involves more than Self-Government has a right to, the personal code of friendship. E. Howe, '24, pointed out that Self-Government is based on responsibility to oneself and to the group, but that responsibility to the group should be uppermost. M. Rodney, '24, said that the resolution takes for granted that we have no sense of honor, and E. Pearson, '24, replied that provision should be made for those below the stand- ard, and for emergencies. C. Remak, '25, objected that people should be spoken to before reported, and Miss Coyne explained that this was taken for granted. E. Glcss- ner, '25, complained that the resolution fos- ters the idea of interfering in other peo- ple's business. E. Howe, '24, replied that the highest ideal of Self-Government is individual responsibility to the group. The discussion was closed with, the motion that a sense of the mealing be taken at the next Association meeting in regard to the resolution. Proctors will change every week auto- matically in alphabetical order on each cor- ridor, according to the motion by which the Association jeturned -to the proctor system. The motions that "students may go to concerts and operas in the Academy of Music unch^peroncd," and the motion that "students may not accept or ask for hitches or lifts from any stranger riding or driving in a motor vehicle," were passed. ENGLISH MINISTER TO LEAD CHAPEL NEXT SUNDAY NIGHT Chapel next Sunday night will be led by Rait. T. G.'Brierley Kay, Vicar of South- minster, Essex, England. * Mr. Kay, who Was born and educated in Dublin, worked among the miners in New Zealand for several years. He was chap- lain to H. M. forces during the war, and is at present Secretary of the Church of England. In his locality he is inspector of schools. EDITH QUIER IS ELECTED FRESHMAN PRESIDENT The Freshmen elected Edith Quicr. president at their class elections held last Wednesday in the gymnasium. Caroline Swift is vice-president and Minna Lee Jones secretary. . Miss Quicr was the first chairman elected by 1927, for the third week of college. She comes from Rosemary, where she was Head of the Self-Gov- ernment Committee, and President of the Sixth Form. Miss Swift is also from Rosemary, where she was Chair- man of School Meetings and Head Marshal. She was the fifth Freshman Chairman. The secretary, Miss Jones, has been temporary secretary during the past five weeks. She was President of Student Government at Miss Madeira's School. BISHOP RHINELANDER SPEAKES ON RELIGIOUS AIMS Says to Approach Redemptive Side of Christianity Packages for parcel post will be received at the Business Office in the basement of Rockefeller, daily between 1.30 P. M. and 3.30 P. M. Religion, and its definition, was explained by Bishop .Rhinclander, speaking in Taylor Hall last Saturday evening. The world needs genuine religion, said Bishop Rhinclander, not a philosophy or a code of ethics. "The aim and ideal of re- ligion is to establish and maintain a help- ful relation with God or whatever power or powers arc in control, Religion means, relief from disability, projection from dan- ger, satisfaction of desire, and these arc the three things toward which, roughly speaking, religion will look. All these three arc practical. Doctrine, went on Bishop Rhinclander, js the formulated statement of -what other men have found true. Religious doctrine acts as a sign post showing the way to go. If it points the wrong direction, pull, it down, but you must have some individual sure knowledge to go on. The reason why bad doctrine is badr is that good doctrine is so necessary. One can never get at re- ligion from outside, and .-^o for knowledge of religion one should go to the religious. Bishop Rhinclander maintained that all religious teachers have realized the restless desire to get in contact with a God and they all have tried to give an explanation. To answer the question of "what must I do to be saved" is the business of all these leaders; and this spiritual quest has got all kinds of answers from all .great and little teachers alike. Christianity must have answered the question and have an absolute definition, for there is no doctrine in the world so identical. � There must be something wrong when learned men say that it cannot be defined. The answer to this question should be the same, whether one believes in it or not. One must real- ize that it#is impossible to decide whether Christianity is true or false until one really (CHOWS what it is. In early days men hated anil loved Christianity for the same rea- son, they knew exactly what it was�that religion is not a respectable dress, but that it is a great creative force or an all de- stroying lie. The new note in Christianity and what created the church was, that Christ has always been understood and taught as saying "come to me." Other teachers, inclined to sink themselves and emphasize the truth of their ideas. Christ did not bring many new ideas of God or of men and there is no uniqueness in Chris- tianity if you look for it en the moral and philosophical side. The new thing was his solution as to how religious desires should be fulfilled. Bishop Rhinelandcr felt ihat Christianity CONTINUED ON PACE 5 VARSITY WINS VICTORY AGAINSTJERMANTOWN Germantown Totally Unable to Stop Strongp^ttaclc of Varsity Forwards MIRIAM FARIES, 24, STARS An easy victory, 20-0, was won by Var- sity, outplaying its opponents in both indi- vidual and team work, last Saturday against Germantown. The game started out with a rush by M. Faries, '24, carrying down the ball from the bully and scoring Varsity's first goal. After a similar attack by Germantown had been saved by Varsity, the game settled down to a slower level. Pewei spectacular runs and more short intcrpassing, cspc-" cially between B, Tuttle, '24, and M. Faries, '24, as center and left inside, successfully succeeded in outwitting the opposing backs and piling up the Varsity score. German- town defense were easily drawn to the side of the field tinder attack and Varsity missed several chances for goals by failing to send the ball to their unmarked for- wards. Having shot the ninth goal, Br\n Mawr was temporarily held at a stands ill. The balls cleared out to the wings and car- ried down the field were intercepted by the Germantown defense or saved by the goal keeper. Within the last two minutes of the first half Varsity once more succeeded in speeding up its attack and netting twq clean goals. The second half was a more even fight between the two teams. Although Ger- mantown failed to score and.Bryn Mawr raised its number of goals to twenty, the ball was more often in Bryn Mawr terri- tory, the defense had harder work, while several well-placed shots were saved by E, Pearson, '24, at goal. Bryn Mawr's defense cleared the ball, effectively using spaces, and enabling their forwards to keep up the field, playing almost entirely an offensive game. A goal from a corner shot by B. Tuttle, '24, and a goal rushed by M. Faries, '24, were .the pretties^ lftvs <lur'nf? this half. I rusiied Line-up: Germantown Miss Evans Miss Perkins Miss Smaltz . 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The House of the Century was built in the wrong century. Designed and built by Doug Michels and Chip Lord of the avant-garde San Francisco design collective Ant Farm, with architect Richard Jost, this lakeside retreat near Houston, commissioned by an art patron, has an evocative, organic shape, with round living and kitchen spaces flanking a ladder-accessible tower that contains a bathroom and stacked bedrooms. Constructed from steel mesh and layers of chicken wire that were plastered, waterproofed, and coated with the cement, sand, and water mixture known as gunite, the structure has large porthole windows and an interior of wood floors and built-in wood counters and tables. A fireplace with an exposed flue was used to heat the house; the TV antenna atop the tower poked fun at a then-popular, Pop Art reference.
The structure lasted about a decade, when a flood in the mid-1980s largely destroyed the interior, leaving the structure in its current, semi-ruined state. Like all great architecture, this one evokes several interpretations: as an homage to Houston's Apollo program, as the front of a 1930s Ford, and even as a phallic symbol of the 1960s sex-drugs-and-rock-and-roll era. It also foretold 21st-century interests, such as the creation of biomorphic forms now done on the computer, the construction of buildings using design/build methods, the experimentation with low-cost materials borrowed from other industries, and the reduction of a dwelling's size for sustainability and affordability reasons. Well-documented in several YouTube videos by Richard Jost, this house is as much, if not more, of this century as the last one.
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Is Blondie considering packing it in? Blondie drummer and co-founder Clem Burke hinted that 68-year-old front woman Debbie Harry might be eying retirement, telling Britain's Daily Mail, "Debbie is 11 years older than the rest of us, so it's on her mind. We've tried to keep it going for as long as possible, but it's not just up to me. Nothing is finalized yet, but obviously there's no Blondie without Debbie Harry."
A spokesperson for Harry said: "They are in a hiatus at the moment. They will do some tour dates next year. Nothing is confirmed yet."
Blondie's co-founder and keyboardist Jimmy Destri was on board for the band's late-1990s reunion and composed their comeback hit "Maria," but has retired from touring with the band. He credits Debbie Harry's movie star looks for keeping the band in step with cutting edge fashion: "A major part of that was Debbie. When you've got somebody that looks like that in your band, you're sort of lifted up by the power of your lead person. y'know? You've gotta strive to look better and better. So we used to like really carefully try and put the persona on. Actually Clem said this a while back, when we had the reunion, he said, 'Well, look at us. . .' -- there was a picture of us without Debbie, like waiting for her, for her makeup, and we look like Oasis (laughs). Y'know?" Y'know?)
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PHILLIP A Thanks John I haven't received an email from Cathi yet with his contact information. Hopefully I will receive it soon. Thanks for your help!
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Hi Phillip, If you don't receive these emails, check the email that you have listed in your TT profile because I sent the name and email of the fitter to you on October 17th :)
I was wondering if Team Titleist is going to come out with alignment sticks in 2013? They would be cool and be the want of everyone on the range especially the younger generation, and it may be a way to bring more people to the world of Team Titleist? Let us all know! The Range Rat
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Lets us know how it works out. I was having the same issue with a swing speed of 114. I got fitted and changed to the fujikura motore speeder tour spec 6.2 in stiff. It plays like a X and is a super nice, tour level shaft. You'll see a lot of guys playing it on tour.
I've just had some back surgery and am going to be out of action for a few months. My plan is to get refitted for the 913 once I get back. I would be happy to give and ship it to you shaft free of charge and send it to you as a thanks! the shaft is less than three months old. I have some marine mates who do a great job and I also lived in Japan for a number of years, so I know your issue when it comes to availability. It has the surefit option so will bolt straight on...
Good luck either way and enjoy the nice weather in Okinawa.
My SS is 114, I use a RIP60 stiff in my 910D2, works great. Shaft is very stout, hard to overpower. Mid flight, lots of roll out.
Check out ebay. You'll be able to find something new or used depending on what you're looking to spend on a shaft.
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Take a look at the history of sequestration from its first use in the 1980s to today's cuts, according to information from the University of California-Berkeley's "Slaying the Debt" research project, Slate.com, Politifact and other sources.
The concept of sequestration was introduced in 1985 as an amendment on a bill to raise the debt ceiling. This amendment included a plan to reduce the deficit and balance the budget by 1991. It was called the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, better known as Graham-Rudman-Hollings.
As an incentive to stick to the plan, Graham-Rudman-Hollings included automatic spending cuts, or sequestration, that would go into effect if yearly budget goals weren't met, with half of the cuts going to defense programs and half to other domestic spending. Social Security, Medicare, anti-poverty programs and debt payments wouldn't be affected by sequestration.
Graham-Rudman-Hollings passed both chambers with bipartisan support, and President Ronald Reagan signed it into law in December 1985.
The Supreme Court overturned Graham-Rudman-Hollings in 1987, ruling the way the sequestration was set up gave Congress too much power. The law was rewritten and passed again in 1987. The new law called for a balanced budget by 1993.
In 1990, the Budget Enforcement Act, which was part of a larger spending bill, created a new set of rules. This set up the pay-as-you-go system, or PAYGO. Under this system, any increased entitlement spending -- for instance, an increase in Medicare benefits -- would need to be paid for by equal cuts in another area or tax increases. The same was true of any tax cuts. For other parts of the budget, yearly spending targets were set.
This act was designed by President George H.W. Bush and moderate members of Congress from both major parties. It didn't initially pass, partially because conservative Republicans rejected tax hikes included in the bill and liberal Democrats didn't like other measures. Bush wouldn't sign an extension of the existing budget, which put pressure on Congress to act quickly. The act ultimately passed and was signed into law.
PAYGO was in place for most of the 1990s, and many give it partial credit for a budget surplus in 1998. However, the act that instituted PAYGO expired in 2002.
The House of Representatives put PAYGO back into place in 2006, shortly after Democrats won back control of both houses of Congress, and the Senate passed a similar measure in 2008, but with one key difference: The old PAYGO system was a law that required increased spending be offset by budget cuts or more revenue. The new PAYGO system is a procedural rule that doesn't legally require those offsets.
In the summer of 2011, the United States was going to bump into the debt ceiling, a limit on the government's borrowing. Without raising the debt ceiling, the government would not have been able to borrow to cover existing debts. House Republicans wanted spending cuts as part of a deal to raise the debt ceiling.
The result was a compromise crafted in August 2011: In exchange for raising the debt ceiling, a bipartisan committee (which came to be known as the supercommittee), would craft legislation that would cut future spending by $1.2 trillion over 10 years.
If the supercommittee failed, $85 billion in spending cuts -- also known as sequestration -- would hit, targeting both defense spending and other domestic spending starting Jan. 1, 2013. The proposal for including sequestration in the bill originated from members President Barack Obama's administration and was agreed to by Congressional Republicans, including House Speaker John Boehner. The theory was these cuts were so abhorred by both sides of the aisle that they would be forced to make a better compromise.
The supercommittee failed. Without a better plan, the spending cuts were supposed to go into effect Jan. 1, 2013 -- the same time tax cuts passed under President George W. Bush in 2002 were supposed to expire. Economists and others feared the combination of huge spending cuts, tax hikes and an economy still struggling to recover hitting at the same time would create a huge blow to the economy: the so-called fiscal cliff.
Republicans and Democrats crafted a scaled-down compromise that let the Bush-era tax cuts expire for those making more than $400,000 a year and become permanent for Americans making less. It also delayed spending cuts two months, to March 1.
A few bills have been passed that in theory would avert sequestration, but in reality couldn't pass both houses with bipartisan support.
A May 2012 bill passed by House Republicans would have shifted all the cuts away from defense and onto other parts of the budget that Democrats generally want to protect. A late December 2012 bill would have replaced across-the-board cuts with cuts that target programs Obama supports, most notably spending to institute the health care law, but that bill expired with the last Congress.
Senate Democrats unveiled two proposals in mid-February that combined spending cuts with more tax revenue. One plan would raise taxes on on millionaires -- the so-called Buffett Rule -- and the other would close tax loopholes, but Republicans have made it clear they want no tax hikes.
In the days before the March 1 deadline, the parties spent more time blaming each other than coming up with a realistic solution. Republicans took to calling the sequestration "Obama's sequester" to try to shift blame solely to the president. Members of the administration touted the dire consequences cuts could mean to the general public, which many Republicans said were exaggerated to scare people.
March 1 has now dawned with no compromise in sight. A few federal agencies have started handing out furlough notices, and more are expected to come starting Monday, according to CNN. Since federal agencies usually give 30-day notices before furloughs, most effects will likely be felt in early April -- assuming Congress doesn't pass a deal before then.
The next date to watch will be March 27, which is when the current federal funding authority expires. If the funding authority isn't at least extended by then, the government would be forced to shut down. Whether Congress and the White House would also legislation that would avert a government shutdown to also solve the sequestration remains to be seen.
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