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Smaller Nonprofit Endowments Outperformed Larger Ones in 2009, Chronicle Survey Finds
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Small was beautiful in 2009. The smallest charity and foundation endowments solidly outperformed their bigger and more celebrated counterparts, according to a new Chronicle survey. Investment returns varied depending on when an endowment's fiscal year ended, but the endowments with less than $100-million in assets had gentler declines and greater advances than their peers with assets of $1-billion or more.
The 35 small endowments with a fiscal year ending in June lost a median 17 percent in 2009, a smaller investment loss than the nearly 20 percent median loss suffered by the 29 biggest endowments with June fiscal years. Among foundations with fiscal years ending in December, the 23 small endowments earned a median return of 21 percent, compared with a median return of only 19 percent for the 17 big endowments.
The strong returns for small endowments may also be an endorsement for simplicity over complexity. The smallest funds have a median of 50 percent of their assets in stocks and a median 25 percent in bonds. (A median figure means that half of the funds had a higher percentage of assets allocated in that fashion and half had a lower percentage.)
The biggest endowments have more of their assets in so-called alternative investments like hedge funds, real estate, and private-equity funds.
John S. Griswold, executive director of Commonfund Institute, in Wilton, Conn., the research arm of the investment manager, says small endowments are benefiting from a robust rebound in the stock markets, while private investments that are less easy to sell continue to lag.
"The smallest endowments with the most exposure to public markets did better than their larger brethren for the first time in many, many years," Mr. Griswold says.
Losing Their Luster
Alternative investments were all the rage among the overseers of nonprofit endowments just a few years ago, as midsize funds sought to emulate the broad diversification among asset classes that had earned strong long-term returns for the likes of Harvard and Yale universities.
Even today, alternative investments remain popular. Among all 211 endowments in The Chronicle's survey, the median allocation to hedge funds dropped just one percentage point, from 18 percent in 2008 to 17 percent last year. The allocation to private equity increased slightly, to 6 percent of assets. Meanwhile, the median allocation to stocks dropped to 42 percent, from 46 percent in 2008, and the median allocation to bonds rose to 19 percent, up from 18 percent a year earlier.
Yet some endowment managers are cutting back on alternative investments.
The Nature Conservancy, in Arlington, Va., cut its allocation to hedge funds from 25 percent to just 20 percent by firing managers of "risky" funds that use a lot of debt to seek strong returns, says Craig Neyman, the conservancy's chief investment officer. The conservancy also stopped making new investments in private-equity funds.
"The hedge-fund asset class as a whole performed fine for us, but the returns produced by individual managers were highly volatile," Mr. Neyman says. "We decided to dial back on some of the risk in the portfolio."
Despite the strong returns produced by the stock market last year—the Standard & Poor's 500 index returned 27 percent—the value of endowments held by all 211 groups in The Chronicle's survey dropped by a combined $45.8-billion, to about $298-billion.
To date, the stock market is up more than 70 percent since hitting bottom in March 2009. Endowment managers in The Chronicle's survey say they expect solid results for 2010, with estimated returns on investment ranging from 5 percent to 20 percent.
Staying Liquid
The bullish sentiment is making some who oversee assets nervous.
The Silicon Valley Community Foundation, in Mountain View, Calif., earned one of the highest returns in The Chronicle's survey, with a gain of nearly 28 percent.
Even so, Bert Feuss, the foundation's vice president of investments, says he has tried to build in some protection should the economy falter again. The endowment keeps 40 percent of its assets in alternative investments like hedge funds and private-equity funds, but Mr. Feuss says the foundation makes sure that a big portion of those investments are "very liquid" so that it can tap into them if necessary. The group has nearly a quarter of its assets in bonds and 10 percent in "absolute return" hedge funds that attempt to earn a positive return regardless of what's happening in the markets.
"When your cash flow is turning negative, and your assets are dropping, your ability to respond to grant seekers becomes constricted," Mr. Feuss says. "So having an endowment that's resilient to downturns is definitely important."
An Emphasis on Safety
Many organizations in The Chronicle's survey said they were shifting from riskier assets into safer ones.
American Society for Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, in New York, which raises money for a university in Israel, is an example of the trend. During the financial crisis, it lost $72-million in the investment fraud perpetrated by Bernard Madoff and suffered along with other endowments as the public markets sank.
In March 2009, just as the stock market was hitting bottom, the society's investment committee voted to move to a very conservative asset allocation—with just 30 percent in equities and 70 percent in bonds. The prior policy had been 70 percent equities and 30 percent bonds.
That move contributed to a subpar performance in 2009, as the markets subsequently rallied. The organization earned 16 percent for the calendar year, lagging the median return of 20 percent for endowments with a December fiscal year.
Michael Schementi, the society's chief financial officer, says it is now moving back toward its traditional weighting of 70 percent in equities and 30 percent in bonds for the $181-million endowment. He says the group needs a more aggressive allocation to adhere to its mission of providing income to the university.
"We see the economy moving in the right direction," Mr. Schementi says. "There may be some dips here and there, but it will be nothing like it was a year ago."
Making Changes
Only 39 organizations (19 percent of respondents) said they had put some of their endowment in investments that further their social mission. The Foundation for a Healthy Kentucky, in Louisville, is now offering loan guarantees as part of its effort to improve primary care in rural communities. "It was a way to help communities with capital construction costs, yet still make sure our grant funds are still going into programs," says Susan G. Zepeda, the foundation's executive director.
Some experts on nonprofit organizations have urged foundations to increase their spending to enable charities to provide more services to poor and working families. But relatively few foundations in The Chronicle's survey spent significantly more than the 5 percent required by law.
The Ford, Annie E. Casey, and Skoll foundations all distributed 7 percent of assets or more. The Annenberg Foundation, in Los Angeles, had the highest spending rate among private foundations, at nearly 11 percent of assets. (That high spending rate contributed to a 36-percent drop in endowment value at the foundation, to $1.6-billion, the largest percentage loss among all groups in the survey.)
Meanwhile, some charities tried to preserve the value of their endowments by reducing the amount they spent. The Huntington Library, Art Collections, and Botanical Gardens changed the way it calculates endowment value from a three-year rolling average to a specific date. By using the endowment's value on December 31, 2008, the endowment will pay out about $1.3-million less during the 2010 fiscal year than it would have under the prior system.
"It put us in a more maneuverable position," says Alison D. Sowden, the Huntington's vice president for financial affairs, "in the event that the Great Recession became a depression."
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Panorama taken part way down Jacob's Ladder in Edinburgh. The steps are narrow and steep, the picture shows the back of Waverley Station with Edinburgh Castle in the distance.
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Jacob's Ladder - Edinburgh visitor guide showing a virtual tour of 'Jacob's Ladder' linked to an interactive map with local and travel information. 360° panoramas from Lothian.
Jacob's Ladder in Edinburgh is a steep, stone staircase linking Calton Road and Regent Road as it ascends the flank of Calton Hill. From the top of the staircase there is a great view over much of the Old City, with both Salisbury Crags and Edinburgh Castle clearly visible.
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People flying in and out of Las Vegas through McCarran International Airport may soon be able to watch football and baseball games live on some Southwest flights, thanks to new partnerships from the airline's satellite Wi-Fi provider.
But accessing the Internet on a plane is going to cost you, even though McCarran is one of the few airports in the nation that provide free Wi-Fi in the terminals.
So we wondered how accessible the service is and how much it costs on the other busy airlines at McCarran. It turns out we didn't have to look too hard.
While Southwest's Wi-Fi is provided by Row 44, the four other largest carriers at McCarran – Delta, United, US Airways and American – all use the same company, called Gogo, for their Internet offerings. Gogo, formerly known as Aircell, also works with Air Canada, AirTran, Frontier and Virgin America.
Since planes get moved around the country, the availability of Wi-Fi on any flight has to be confirmed by the passenger individually, often the day before the flight, so there's no guarantee you will always be able to get on the Web. But here's the basics on what airplanes are most likely to get you online:
Southwest Airlines
By far the largest carrier at McCarran, Southwest is still in the process of adding Wi-Fi to its planes. About 175 of the airline's 372 737-700 jets have been equipped to provide Wi-Fi access and all the company's new jets, including larger -800 series planes, will have the system installed.
At the moment, Internet access is $5 per one-way route, or if you are an A-List Preferred member, it is free.
Delta Air Lines
Delta, the second-busiest carrier at McCarran, claims to have the most Wi-Fi enabled planes in the nation. Actually it says it planes are about 50 percent of all the Wi-Fi enabled planes in the world.
Those planes are used on nearly 3,000 daily domestic flights, carrying 400,000 customers.
Delta's Wi-Fi prices are higher than Southwest's, but comparable to the other carriers at the airport. A 24-hour pass costs $12.95, while a monthly pass is $35 and an annual pass is $400.
United Airlines and Continental Airlines
The recently-merged Continental and United combined are the third busiest carrier in Las Vegas.
But Continental does not currently offer Wi-Fi on any of its planes, but plans to begin instillation of the necessary equipment this summer. And United only offers Wi-Fi on its premium service flights from New York to Los Angeles and San Francisco.
US Airways
The fourth-busiest carrier at McCarran, US Airways, has Wi-Fi on some of its A321 planes, with prices ranging from $5.95 to $12.95, depending on the length of flight and type of device used to access the Internet.
American Airlines
American, the fifth-busiest airline at McCarran, offers Wi-Fi on all of its Boeing 767-200 aircraft and some MD80 and Boeing 737 planes.
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Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Khursheed Ahmed Shah has issued a stern warning to judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) in light of their statements against Parliament during a hearing on new provinces a day earlier.
Shah issued the warning on Saturday after inaugurating a utility store located on Military road in Sukkur.
On Friday, an LHC judge had said that the incumbent Parliament and political parties have no mandate to create new provinces. He passed the remarks after hearing petitions questioning the legal status of a parliamentary commission on new provinces.
Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan pointed out that political parties represented in Parliament had not contested the previous elections with the manifesto of new provinces.
Hitting back, Shah said sitting judges should refrain from issuing remarks against Parliament, warning that they would not be spared the consequences. He cautioned the judges of the Lahore High Court to remain within their constitutional limits while passing remarks against any institution and added that the matter would be taken up in Parliament.
Shah went on to say that Parliament is an independent institution and holds a five-year mandate and can therefore, continue its work until the completion of its tenure. All institutions, he maintained, should work within the boundaries provided by the Constitution.
"We have shown enough restraint during the past five years and our prime minister and other ministers have appeared before the courts, though cases were not proven against them," he added.
"We have tried to prevent anarchy in the country and therefore, we have taken all decisions with utmost care, in order to evade any unconstitutional eventuality," said Shah.
He also spoke about carving out a new province in Punjab and said constitutional provisions will be followed. Commenting on the proposed sit-in of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, he said time will decide whether it was in favour of democracy or not.
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Now we hear that increases in firearm ownership by law abiding citizens has nothing to do with decreases in violent crime, but rather it is because of othe variables such as tougher sentencing laws and "three strikes" laws implemented by the states. They want to have their cake and eat it too. They are predictable in their illogical approach to the use of common sense.
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The sporting world has known many vitriolic feuds down the decades, but surely no two rivals have hated one another with quite so much venom as Muhammad Ali and Smokin' Joe Frazier, who died this week.
In boxing terms they were perfectly matched, but when it came to verbal sparring the "Louisville Lip" could reduce Frazier to stammering incoherence – and his cruellest onslaughts came on the eve of the last of their three epic fights, the so-called Thrilla In Manila.
During a joint TV interview in the Philippines capital, Ali ridiculed his poorly educated opponent as an idiotic "Uncle Tom" who kow-towed to the white boxing establishment, remarks which so incensed Frazier that a brawl broke out in the studio.
But when they came face-to-face at a chaotic press conference, a few days later, Ali drew on his penchant for poetry to unleash an even more merciless tongue-lashing.
"It will be a chiller, a killer and a thriller when I get the gorilla in Manila," he recited, his handsome features creased with a mocking smirk.
Then, reaching into his pocket, he pulled out a black rubber gorilla and began pummelling it. "This is the way Joe Frazier looks when you hit him," he jibed.
"Joe is so ugly! His mother told me that when he was a little boy, every time he cried, the tears would stop, turn around, and go down the back of his head."
The assembled media roared with laughter and waited for the glowering Frazier's response. But, as usual, he was lost for words and could only grunt that he didn't just aim to beat Ali, now, he intended to really hurt him.
"It's his heart I want," he mumbled, burning with fury.
In the ensuing battle, in October, 1975, the pair laid into one another with such ferocity that though Ali was nominally the winner – Frazier's corner forcing him to retire in the 14th – both men really lost.
Frazier was so badly battered that he never won another fight, but consoled himself with the belief that the 440 bludgeoning punches he landed on Ali that night precipitated his later physical decline, which led to his suffering Parkinson's Disease.
"Look at him now," Frazier remarked callously, many years later, when Ali began to slur his speech and required a wheelchair.
"He's damaged goods – God's shut him up. He can't talk no more because he was saying the wrong things. He was always making fun of me, telling me I'm a dummy.
"Tell me now – him or me, which one talks worse? He's finished and I'm still here."
His cruel words were a measure of the impotence he had felt when Ali, with his superior intellect, had delighted in tormenting him.
So what lay behind their deep animosity? After all, this was the "Black Power" era in the US, when African-Americans were struggling for equality after years of segregation, and they ought to have had much in common.
Both were from the South, where racism was most virulent (Ali was raised in Kentucky, Frazier in South Carolina) and both were brilliant athletes who took up boxing because it offered an opportunity to break free of their social and financial shackles.
Ironically, though, it was the contrasting manner with which they chose to confront racial prejudice that was at the heart of their bitter dispute.
Taciturn by nature, Frazier, who left school at 13 to work on his family's smallholding, was not interested in involving himself in the political issues of the day, preferring to keep his head down and maintain a quiet but steely dignity in the face of prejudice.
The youngest of his father's reputed 26 children, he was encouraged to box by his uncle Israel and would spend hours punching a sack filled with corn cobs.
After he moved to Philadelphia and found work in a slaughterhouse, he honed his trademark left-hook by slugging sides of beef and got fit by running up and down the local museum steps – training methods copied in the Rocky films.
Like Ali, he won an Olympic gold medal in boxing before turning professional. However, Frazier's medal took pride of place in his ghetto apartment; Ali – or Cassius Clay, as he was still called then – threw his in the Ohio River, in protest at being refused service in a whites-only restaurant.
By the mid-1960s, Frazier was still an upcoming boxing journeyman. Ali was not only the world heavyweight champion but – by dint of his graceful boxing style, good looks, rapier wit and outrageous immodesty the most famous sportsman on earth – he had become a fulcrum of the Black Power struggle.
He had adopted an Islamic name and took part in civil rights marches and, in April 1967, he famously refused induction into the US Army because he opposed the Vietnam War. Then aged 25 and at his supreme peak, he was stripped of his title, and for three years his plight divided public opinion like no other issue of the day.
In another of the many ironies behind this story, Frazier, two years his junior, was among those who admired him.
Indeed, by 1970, when he had won the world title, Frazier lobbied the boxing authorities to permit Ali to box again – even at the risk of losing his crown to a man many still regarded as "The Greatest".
Frazier later recalled how he also showed kindness to Ali, then struggling to eke out a living by lecturing college students about the iniquities of white imperialism, by giving him a lift in his Cadillac, from Philadelphia to New York.
His reward came when he dropped Ali at his destination on Broadway. "That Joe Frazier's no world champion! He ain't nothing but a bum!" he began shouting in the street. "I'm gonna whup him, you'll see."
Frazier, not for the last time, was astonished by his behaviour, and quietly vowed to take vengeance in the only place where he could match Ali: the ring.
But this was merely Ali's opening salvo, and when – determined to prove that he was the rightful champion – Frazier agreed to fight the newly returned Ali at Madison Square Garden in March, his insults grew ever more wounding.
Frazier was "dumb", "ugly", "stupid", a supine patsy to the white boxing authorities, Ali crowed (conveniently forgetting that Frazier's training and corner team were black while his were largely white).
His clear implication was that, when he viewed Smokin' Joe – who never rocked the boat – he saw all that was worst in a black man and he wanted to destroy that with words as well as fists.
Why did he feel the need to hammer home his feelings with such gratuitous nastiness when, outside the ring at least, he was so clearly superior to the inarticulate, squat, saturnine Frazier? It is a question that perplexes onlookers to this day.
As historian Randy Roberts says: "One of the many paradoxes about Ali is that he embraced an ideology that disparaged white people, yet he was never cruel to white people – only blacks." And Frazier, he adds, was treated most cruelly of all.
In that unforgettable first fight, Frazier took his revenge, beating Ali on points to retain his crown before a star-studded audience which included Frank Sinatra, who was there to take photographs for Life magazine, and Burt Lancaster, who acted as a TV commentator.
But Ali won the rematch two years later, and then proved his superiority in Manila, in what many still consider to have been the best – and most brutal – boxing match of all time. "That was the closest I've come to dying," Ali said afterwards.
The great charmer also emerged victorious in the PR war by summoning Frazier's son, Marvis, to his dressing room after the fight and telling him he hadn't meant a word of what he had said about his father.
But Ali never apologised directly to Frazier and it took him a further quarter of a century to say in public he was sorry.
"I said a lot of things in the heat of the moment that I shouldn't have said and called him names I shouldn't have called him," he told the New York Times in 2001. "It was all meant to promote the fight."
With palpable reluctance, Frazier said he accepted Ali's contrition, but one wonders whether the wounds ever really healed. How could they, when they ran so deep?
Frazier's former business manager, Bob Watson, recalls how the boxer once drove off without him, leaving him to walk many miles home, simply because he had described Ali as a great fighter.
"When you work for me you don't say good things about Ali," Frazier fumed later.
Frazier explained his feelings by saying Ali had robbed him of the gift he most prized – the American public's respect. The cruelly inaccurate "Uncle Tom" had stuck with him, tarnishing his legacy.
"You don't do to a man what Ali did to Joe," says Bob Watson. "People only saw one Joe, the one created by Ali. If you're a man, that's going to get you in a big way."
When his boxing career ended, Frazier's demise continued. His private life was chaotic and, thanks to the unfavourable image Ali bestowed on him, he never made a large amount of money from endorsements, as did other boxers of his era, such as George Foreman with his non-stick grills.
Frazier lived out his years in an apartment above the Philadelphia gym where he learned his craft.
When journalists beat a path to his door to remember those three incredible fights, he promised to win the final round by living to a ripe old age and outlasting his nemesis.
Sadly, but predictably, Ali has beaten him again. – Daily Mail


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This is perhaps, just barely, recognizable as the work of the Spanking the Monkey man, if not for its gerundial title, then for its morbid fascination with family dysfunction. David O. Russell's move into or toward the commercial mainstream, though, has meant an accelerated, assembly-line manufacture of jokes, and damn quality control. Right along with the intermittently funny, we get the merely naughty (the boner in the boxer shorts), merely nervy (the senior citizen's push-up bra), merely kinky (the armpit fetish), merely what-have-you. Certainly the premise -- the search of an adopted son, now with a wife and four-months-old, as-yet-unnamed son of his own, for his biological parents -- affords plenty of latitude to explore different types of familial embarrassment, especially because the adoption agency sends him twice to an incorrect address. (Plenty of latitude there, too, to explore different types of geography: sunny San Diego, snowy Michigan, spooky New Mexico.) And the cast is surprising, if not consistently and equally amusing, in its breadth and diversity: Ben Stiller (a little too sitcommy or comic-sketchy), Patricia Arquette (natural as can be, under the circumstances), Téa Leoni, Mary Tyler Moore, George Segal, Alan Alda, Lily Tomlin, and lessers. But the fresh material -- blood-drawing jabs at the hallowed institution of B&B's -- is overpowered by the stale: the caricatured Jewish couple, the pop-song montage, the bonking with a frying pan. The term "screwball comedy" will inevitably come to mind, prudently to be followed by a reminder that that's just a label, not a laurel. 1996.


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It's November 4th. The Halloween shakes have worn off and, in America at least, we're all gearing up for some quality family, food, and football come Thanksgiving. That makes it the perfect time to show you this trailer for the downloadable PS4 launch title by Bloober Team called Basement Crawl - and no, it's not a game about a bunch of basement-dwelling gamers going on a tour of their fellow basement-dwelling gamers' humble abodes.
What is Basement Crawl about then? Well, how 'bout a little girl locked in a creepy basement with a creepy grandmother who may or may not actually be dead? Gameplay is described as "maze-based multiplayer action."
Basement Crawl is set for release sometime during the PS4 launch window.
For more details, check out basementcrawl.com and Bloober Team on Facebook.


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For those who have been to UPROAR already.... what did you guys think of @Godsmack_Music 's show? Photo: @Stratihov pic.twitter.com/Payf3OOGkC
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Godsmack pride themselves on live shows, but it sounds like a recent stop on the Rockstar Uproar Festival in Pennsylvania couldn't handle everything they were bringing.
According to a post on the band's Facebook page, Godsmack were unable to perform at the August 23rd show "due to unforeseen production/technical issues" with the stage and couldn't fit their production on the side stage. The post states that the other main stage acts weren't able to perform either, but according to the Allentown, Penn. Morning Call, Skillet, Buckcherry, Pop Evil, Escape The Fate, 3 Years Hollow and Sons of Revelry did take the stage that night.
The good news for fans who had tickets to the August 23rd show is that they will be honored tonight (August 26th) at Uproar's stop in Camden NJ, so all is not completely lost.
Up until this minor hiccup, everything was going swimmingly according to Godsmack drummer Shannon Larkin, who told WDHA's Terrie Carr:
"Yeah, it's a hell of a lineup. You know, it's been great. Great food, great parties, no crazy attitudes backstage. Everybody's just getting along well, and the production's going great. The shows have been rockin'. The crowds have been fantastic. You know, we've done the Uproar Festival before a couple of years ago, and we had high expectations, and I'll tell ya, it's living up to every one of them."
The Rockstar Uproar Festival runs through September 21st. For a list of remaining dates, head over to RockstarUproar.com.


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I watched almost all of season 2 now. One episode left and then on to season 3 which I am excited about. Then I wont have to worry about people ruining episodes for me
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Pig Nash when is it on TV?
I watched almost all of season 2 now. One episode left and then on to season 3 which I am excited about. Then I wont have to worry about people ruining episodes for me
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I'd blame the promos for giving it away, but it was pretty obvious the entire episode.
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HIMYM is on Monday nights at 8:30, I believe. I just dvr it though.
No pig Nash when is the new Top Chef on TV?
Also I watched the new HIMYM. They brought back Robin Sparkles. It was Great
Top Chef is on Wed. at Ten.
Sweet. I will now be taping that show. I like the chef shows. Did you watch the Next Iron Chef one?
Sarah Connor Chronicles...
is this show still on air or cancelled?
Season 1 is over. They will have a season 2. I think it is when all the new shows come out.
As great as this stretch of episodes has been, I'm worried that they're doing too much too soon in an effort to not get cancelled. For example, next week's title is "The Goat", but in fairness, I think they said that it was at his next birthday.
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It will be back for a Season 2, as was recently reported.
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Finished the Firefly DVD set. It kind of grew on me as I went along.
Poor Joss - The Train Job is very possibly the worst episode of the series (at least one of the worst 3) and the studio made him run it first. I could see people watching that and being very confused after introducing 9 characters in 40 minutes.
And the show was just really getting rolling when it was cancelled. IMO Bodies in Space is far and away the best episode.
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Objects in Space? Yeah that's a fan favorite. That show used to drive me crazy thinking about what could have been if it'd been given 5 or 7 seasons like Angel or Buffy. Neither of those shows started out this good (Although Angel was much better in Season 1 than Buffy).
I was just glad to get Serenity (the movie) later to wrap some things up. Have you seen that yet?
Oh well.
Of course IMO Angel was never better than in its last season. The addition of Spike added a lot of energy and the whole Fred/Illyria thing offered a ton of possibilities - then they canceled it. Guess that's how it goes.
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Glad to see Galen (can't call him Chief anymore, can we) calling Adama on putting the gun to Callie's head. IMO that's the most ****ed up thing that's happened on the series, and I still don't understand it.
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As soon as we're old enough to know our colors, we start to have favorites. Ask any 4-year-old what color he likes and he will tell you. Though there are individual color preferences, there are also strong associations with each of the basic colors that are shared by almost everyone. Scripps Howard News Service Red is exciting, dramatic, rich. Think of the red-carpet treatment. It is passionate. Think of the lady in red. It stimulates the appetite. Think of your favorite Italian restaurant. The darker shades of red, such as burgundy and maroon, have a rich stately feeling. Think of the Victorian era. A front door painted burgundy is dramatic, inviting.
Yellow is the most visible color. That's why so many street signs are yellow. Pastel yellows are happy without being overpowering and make for a nice, cheerful backdrop when walls are painted in this hue. Gold tones create an atmosphere of richness. In colonial days, every room in rich houses had a touch of gold.
Green is nature's favorite color. Green is soothing, perhaps because of its association with nature. Hunter green is associated with country life. Jade greens remind us of jewels. Green works well in a dining room and can actually be used in any room in the house. It is easy on the eyes.
Orange gives off a cheerful aura. It is bold and exciting, friendly and informal. The dark, muted version of orange is rust. Rust colors in the family room are inviting and create a casual feeling.
Violet reminds us of royalty and wealth. Purple and violet are luxurious colors. Many young females love to have their bedrooms decorated in a violet motif. Too much purple can be overwhelming, but accents punch up a room. Blue is America's favorite color. It has universal appeal since it reminds us of blue skies and deep blue oceans. There's a feeling of serenity and openness with blue. There is also a feeling of power with blue, such as in a navy suit on an executive. Blue works well in bedrooms and on the exterior of a house and comes across crisp and clean if trimmed with white.
Brown is a color of nature. It is relaxing and easy to live with. Red-browns are more formal and work well in great rooms or living rooms. The lighter hues such as tan and beige work well with most color schemes to bring about a base that unifies.
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Popular property highlights
Offering direct access to the beach, this Kaanapali condominium resort is next to a golf course and within a 15-minute walk of Drums of the Pacific Lu au and Kaanapali Beach. Kaanapali Golf Courses and Whalers Village are also within 10 minutes.
Property Features
At Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Molokai, Maui & Lanai Towers, hit the private sand beach, dine onsite at Beachwalk Market and Pant, or enjoy a drink at one of the condominium resort's 2 poolside bars.
Room Amenities
All 311 condos boast deep soaking tubs and offer free WiFi and furnished balconies. Other amenities available to guests include sofa beds, satellite TV, and DVD players.
Guest Highlights
- Good location
- Beach
- Family-friendly amenities
- Pool
- Helpful staff
Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Molokai, Maui & Lanai Towers
Property Amenities
Property Amenities
Unwind on the condominium resort's private sand beach. Spend the day at the beach and work on your tan with sun loungers (chaise longues) or relax in the shade with umbrellas. Bring your whole family to Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Molokai, Maui & Lanai Towers for summer fun including 3 outdoor swimming pools, a children's pool, and an outdoor tennis court.
The condominium resort offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the condominium resort's bars, which include 2 poolside bars and a bar/lounge. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach condominium resort also offers a health club and a steam room. Onsite parking is available (surcharge).
Marriott's Maui Ocean Club - Molokai, Maui & Lanai Towers is a smoke-free property.
- Number of buildings/towers - 3
- Direct access to private beach
- Beach umbrellas
- Beach sun loungers
- Beach towels
- Supervised childcare/activities (surcharge)
- Children's pool
- 24-hour front desk
- Children's club (surcharge)
- Total number of rooms - 311
- Number of floors - 9
- ATM/banking
- Bar/lounge
- Number of poolside bars - 2
- Barbecue grill(s)
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Coffee shop or café
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Concierge services
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Gift shops or newsstand
- Hair salon
- Health club
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Free WiFi
- Number of outdoor pools - 3
- Airport transportation
- Laundry facilities
- Limo or Town Car service available
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Picnic area
- Luggage storage
- Restaurant
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Outdoor tennis court
- Snack bar/deli
- Self parking (surcharge)
- Private beach nearby
- Sauna
- Smoke-free property
- Spa services on site
- Steam room
Family Friendly Amenities
- Family Hotel
- Outdoor pools
- Children's pool
- Free Wi-Fi
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Outdoor tennis court
- Snack bar/deli
- Laundry facilities
- Sofa bed
- Refrigerator
- Microwave
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- DVD player
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Self parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge)
Room Amenities
- Free cribs/infant beds
- DVD player
- Pay movies
- Furnished balcony
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Coffee/tea maker
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- Deep soaking bathtub
- Shower/tub combination
- Iron/ironing board
- In-room safe
- Sofa bed
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Satellite TV service
- Free WiFi
- Dishwasher
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
Where to Eat
Beachwalk Market and Pant - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
Longboards Kaanapali - This restaurant specializes in seafood and serves dinner only.
Napili Pool Bar - Overlooking the pool, this cocktail bar serves lunch only.
Pool Bar - This poolside bar serves lunch and dinner.
Nearby Things to Do
An outdoor tennis court and a health club are featured at the condominium resort. 3 outdoor swimming pools are on site along with a children's pool. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Surfing/boogie boarding nearby
- Kayaking nearby
- Scuba diving nearby
- Water skiing nearby
If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please note them at check-out when you book your room.
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
Property Policies
Check-in time starts at 4 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Check-out time is 10 AM
Payment types
Children and extra beds
- Children are welcome.
- Rollaway/extra beds are available.
- Free cribs (infant beds)!
- Pets not allowed
You need to know
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy.
Optional extras
- Self parking fee: USD 17 per day
- Valet parking fee: USD 19 per day
Property Name
- Marriott's Maui Ocean Club Molokai Maui Lanai Towers
- Marriott's Maui Ocean Club Molokai Maui Lanai Towers Hotel
- Marriott's Maui Ocean Club Molokai Maui Lanai Towers Lahaina
- Marriott's Maui Ocean Club Molokai Maui Lanai Towers Condo
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Element Fact
Titanium, Ti
Atomic number: 22
Atomic mass: 47.867(1)
Natural abundance: 6320 ppm
46Ti (45.952629) - 8.0%
47Ti (46.951764) - 7.3%
48Ti (47.947947) - 73.8%
49Ti (48.947871) - 5.5%
50Ti (49.944792) - 5.4%
History and Production
Derived from the Latin name titan, the first sons of the Earth. The oxide was first discovered by a vicar named W. Gregor in 1791, extracted from ilmenite. The impure oxide was also independantly discovered by M.H. Klaproth from rutile ore and subsequently named the
element titanium. The metal production became commercially viable only after it was discovered that titanium tetrachloride can be reduced with calcium, discovered by W. Kroll in 1932. Today, magnesium is usually used in the reduction process. It is important as an alloying agent
with aluminium, molybdenum, iron and other metals. These alloys are usually used in aircraft and missile construction where lightweight and ability to withstand extreme conditions are essential. Due to its resistance to corrosion, it is also used for propeller shafts and other parts of ship that exposes to sea water.
Titanium dioxide is used as paint and pigment.
Physical Data
Titanium is a lustrous white metal. It has a low density, good strength and resistant to corrosion. It is ductile in the absence of oxygen and is the only element that burns in nitrogen. The metal is dimorphic where the hexagonal alpha form changes to the cubic beta form slowly at around 882°C. It is found in wide abundance (about 6320 ppm) in the earth's crust. The
most important minerals being ilmenite (FeTiO3) and rutile (TiO2).
Interatomic distance: 289.6 pm
Melting point: 1668°C
Boiling point: 3287°C
Thermal conductivity/Wm-1K-1: 21.9 (27°C)
Density/kgm-3: 4540 (20°C)
Standard Thermodynamic Data (atomic gas)
Enthalpy of formation: 473 kJ/mol
Gibbs free energy of formation: 428.4 kJ/mol
Entropy: 180.3 J/mol K
Heat capacity: 24.4 J/mol K
Electronic data
Electronic configuration: [Ar] 3d2 4s2
Term symbol: 3F2
Electron affinity: 7.6223 kJ/mol Electronegativity (Pauline): 1.54
Ionization energy (first, second, third): 658.812, 1309.84, 2652.55 kJ/mol
Chemical properties
Titanium has high resistance to corrosion and attackes of acids and alkalis. However, it absorbs hydrogen easily and is attacked rapidly by chlorine at room temperature.
Titanium reacts with nitrogen at 800°C to give the nitride, TiN. Hence extraction of titanium must be carried out in an inert atmosphere
(such as argon) in the reduction process.
Titanium compounds in solution are oxidized by hydrogen peroxide to give peroxytitanates. These are colored red or orange and the appearance
of this color constitute a test for titanium.


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Otago Boys' High School today claimed the New Zealand Community Trust Junior Boys' Cup, beating Hamilton Boys' High School by 52 runs in the final at Manawaroa Park in Palmerston North.
A fine performance in the Cup match from Captain Taine Bayly (74 off 48) set up the triumph for Otago Boys, leading them to an imposing total of 136. In reply Hamilton Boys' gave up too many wickets early and was in the end restricted to 74 for eight.
The southerners booked their place in the final with a victory over Hutt International Boys' College in the Pool B Twenty20 match in the morning. That got them a meeting with Pool A's Hamilton Boys', who had convincingly beaten New Plymouth in their third round match.
Rounding off the podium was Christchurch Boys' High School, who narrowly toppled Tauranga Boys' College. Sacred Heart College wrapped up fifth ahead of Napier Boy's High School, while New Plymouth Boys' High School finished with a win over Hutt International.
While Bayly's 74 in the final was the top score from the day, the top overall individual accolade went to Sacred Heart's Dale Phillips, who was announced as the Player of the Tournament. Phillips top scored with 142 runs from his four matches at an average of 47.33.
Pool A round three
Sacred Heart College, 78-8, 20 overs (H Fletcher 17; J Thiele 2/16, A Harford 2/16) LOST to Christchurch Boys' High School, 82-4, 14.3 overs (Q Clinton 31, B Lapsile 33; H Fletcher 2/1)
Hamilton Boys' High School, 105-3, 20 overs (W Ferrar 50, J O'Sullivan 42; B Slater 2/14) BEAT New Plymouth Boys' High School, 57-10, 16 overs(J Borrell 14; B Gaylor 4/10, K Deo 2/11)
Pool B round three
Napier Boys' High School, 127-8, 20 overs (M Thompson 34, W Tremain 28; B Campbell 2/22) LOST to Tauranga Boys' College, 128-5, 19.2 overs (T Renouf 37, J Oakley 36; R Brigham 2/21)
Hutt International Boys' School, 58-9, 20 overs (J Foote 15; T Bayly 2/9, K Johnston 2/7) LOST to Otago Boys' High School, 59-4, 17.3 overs (J Taig 26; R Ravindra 2/11)
Afternoon - Finals
Pool A (1) v Pool B (1)
Hamilton Boys High School Otago Boys' High School
Pool A (2) v Pool B (2)
Tauranga Boys College, 90-10, 18.4 overs (T Renouf 39; J Thiele 4/13, A Harford 4/13) LOST to Christchurch Boys' High School, 95-1, 13.4 overs (Q Clinton 48, B Lapslie 37)
Pool A (3) v Pool B (3)
Napier Boys High School, 109-8, 20 overs (J Dresser 38; H Fletcher 3/16, D Phillips 2/18) LOST to Sacred Heart College, 110-2, 16 overs (D Phillips 62, J Turner 25)
Pool A (4) v Pool B (4)
New Plymouth Boys High School, 100-2, 20 overs (K Boshier 50, B Northcott-Hill 30; C Hewson 1/4) BEAT Hutt International Boys School, 94-9, 20 overs (A Webster 26; K Boshier 4/11, B Northcott-Hill 3/22)
Overall placing
Otago Boys' High School 1st
Hamilton Boys' High School 2nd
Christchurch Boys' High School 3rd
Tauranga Boys' College 4th
Sacred Heart College 5th
Napier Boys' High School 6th
Hutt International Boys' School 7th
New Plymouth Boys' High School 8th


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I am always impressed with the products that I hear are being produced using 3-D printing. One of my favorites so far, is the 3-D printed eco-friendly economy car Jim Kor of Kor Eco Logic is printing – he had 14 orders!
Kor is an engineer from Winnipeg, Manitoba who has designed a small two-passenger hybrid car known as the Urbee. It has a meal internal combustion engine, electric motor and frame. The Urbee was manufactured using a Stratasys Fortus printer, which prints the Urbee in 50 large blocks.
So far, it looks as though cost is a concern with the Urbee, since printing the whole car takes 2,500 hours, or nearly 3 months. However, pricing should decrease once 3-D printing becomes more mainstream.
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I'm calling midwives today. There are really only 2 homebirth midwives here for me to choose from but I'd like to meet with them both and see who I click with. (Though I seem to have a bias already for the one who quoted Odent on her website )
So... What do I ask them on the phone? At the first meeting? I'm worried I'll be like a deer in the headlights and forget all my questions when I call or meet with them.
I'm hoping to meet with them around 7/8 weeks (I'll be 5 weeks tomorrow) and then make a choice by 12 weeks. Is that reasonable or should I be choosing someone before 12 weeks?
Hillary (22) Justin (25)
We're expecting our first precious sprout in April 2012 And planning a homebirth!
Many HBMW's don't start seeing clients until 14-16 weeks so your time frame is certainly realistic!
On the phone, you should first ask if they have availability for your EDD (some do fill up that crazy fast or plan vacations far in advance), whether they cover your geographic area and if they work with your insurance.
When you meet them you obviously want to feel out if you click or not but you also want to make sure you get information like what their assistant fee is (this gets forgotten SO SO often until the very end of pregnancy then comes as an expensive shock), birth kit fee/where to get it, pool purchase or rental if you think you may want one, ultrasound referrals/bloodwork, etc. There's also details of working out a payment plan if your insurance isn't expected to cover 100%.
Feel out your dream birth and see how each midwife responds. Ask specifically about any complications you feel you may be at risk for or are paranoid about and what they do when it happens.
Other big considerations include how many clients they take each month across how large of a geographic area they serve/what happens if they wind up with another client in labor at the same time as you a few hours away. Their transfer rate and relationships with any hospitals are also important; do they (or their assistant) accompany you as a doula or are you on your own? If you're comfortable with homebirthing twins or a breech you may also want to inquire about her experience in those areas.
Also be sure to ask each MW about any rumors you've heard about their practice! I heard some nasty rumors about my last MW (from MDC of all places if you'll believe it) that turned out to be completely untrue, but I wouldn't have known if I hadn't asked her directly.
Well that was kind of my list having BTDT and not asked a lot of those things that wound up being very important to us. I hope it helps and you find the perfect midwife!
I drew from this for my midwife interview:
I modified the questions to fit my concerns, condensed/eliminated some of them (some of them you can find out by researching the requirements for your particular state, etc.) I really hate to ask the 'tough' questions, that's just my personality (have you ever been named in a lawsuit, etc.) but my midwife said she appreciated that I did ask those things. Sometimes, it's no so much the answers that matter but how they react to the question and how openly they provide the information, you know?
It was also important to me that the midwife's office hours meshed with my schedule, which isn't open for appointments every day of the week.
Good luck with your interviews and I hope you find a great midwife!
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|Here's a view of MBS, Gardens By The Bay, Singapore Flyer, Suntec City ...all in one !
|Folks reaching the F1 building, which is becoming the hub for runs
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|Getting ready ....
|A view of the F1 Building with the Flyer at the background
|Wefie time with my running partner , Bala. He also ran the same race with me last year. while all my other running mates prefer to hit the bed ..LOL
It rained earlier and that makes the run quite pleasant. In fact, I don't face much problems for the first 10KM. The route was similar to last year's and we are at the climb again after 1KM at the Benjamin Sheares Bridge. I decided to walk while climbing to conserve energy and sprint down later. Then, we turn into East Coast Park , where I usually ran every Wednesday, all the way till the 10KM mark. It was a familiar sight to me since this is considered my 'training ground'. Anyway, I do take a breather at 8KM by walking before running towards 10KM.
Somehow I felt tired after 12KM and I decided to walk to conserve energy and I tried to take it 2KM at a time. It works till 18KM where I really need a longer 'walk' but I am glad to reach thus far. I thought I have beaten my PB but I shouldn't have stops too many times in stretching, taking pics and toilet breaks (I drank a lot of water before the run...LOL). Towards the end, there was a steep climb to Marina Barrage rooftop, which was new in this year's route. I guess it's due to some renovations work near Garden's BTB. As usual, I walked up and sprint down again , and it was walk and run in the last 3 KM.
|I considered the 15KM mark a great milestone whenever I run HM.
|And hello 20KM ... almost done. Always delighted to see this signboard.
|After the run, a 'shadow' pix with my running mate.
|And, another achievement for both of us
|Here's the fabulous medal , simply the best looking medal to-date!
Again, though I didn't train much but I still need to improve on my stamina and speed as well as stop all those unnecessary breaks. I reached home at around 5.15am and got an early breakfast in McD before going to bed at around 7am and woke up at 2pm. Will take a rest now to recuperate my injured feet before my next 10KM run in August. (or maybe another HM in end July....)
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JEFFREY BROWN: There was good news today on the jobs front. The Labor Department reported that U.S. employers added 195,000 jobs in June, well above forecasts. The unemployment rate remained at 7.6 percent, as more people came into the job market, another positive sign. Additionally, figures from April and May were revised upward. The increase means on average 202,000 jobs were added each month in the first half of 2013.
Stocks rose on the news. On Wall Street today, the Dow Jones industrial average gained 147 points to close above 15,135. The Nasdaq rose nearly 36 points to close at 3,479. For the week, the Dow gained 1.5 percent. The Nasdaq rose two percent.
And joining us from Boston now is economist Catherine Mann of the Brandeis International Business School at Brandeis University.
Well, welcome to you. So, better than expected. What jumps out at you as most promising in these numbers?
CATHERINE MANN, Professor of Economics, Brandeis University International Business School: Well, you know the top-line numbers really are very good, as you noted there, over 200,000 jobs created over the last half of the year. That's about that magic number of 200,000 that we have been waiting for that is trying to propel the economy forward and lower the unemployment rate.
But there is this conundrum that we haven't seen a decline in the unemployment rate yet. You know, there are some good other signs if we look down into the guts, as you said, the revisions, the upward revisions. Also, one of the things that I think is notable is that the number of people who are leaving jobs in order to get new ones has actually gone up. This is a good sign because it means that people are confident that if they choose to leave a job voluntarily that they will be able to find a new one.
But there are some negative aspects to the report as well, though.
JEFFREY BROWN: But, before you get there, what about — let's — tell us about some of the sectors. I mean, one area that was down, surprisingly I suppose in some ways, is manufacturing, because we often look to it as a bellwether. Another area continued down is the public sector jobs.
CATHERINE MANN: Well, we know why the public sector is down, you know, between the sequester, where jobs that are not the — people are leaving and they're not being refilled, although at the federal level, most of the sequester is still being handled through furlough, as opposed to through actually firing people.
At the state and local level, there's a little bit of a bright spot, if you're in education, at least, that state and local jobs are up about 15,000 at the non-education component of state and local government.
But with regard to the private sector, you know, the decomposition between manufacturing and some of the other services sector, you know, manufacturing has been in the lead. It came out of the recession and added jobs much more quickly than did the services sector. I think many people were surprised about that.
Autos was a major component of that, as well as exports. Exports — of course, we export a lot of manufactured products. It's one of our major categories. And early in the recovery, the rest of the world was doing relatively well. And exports contributed dramatically to our GDP growth, one percentage point or more.
And so not surprisingly, there was a ramp-up for manufacturing employment. The global economy is not as strong as it was before. Domestic business investment has continued to be quite weak. And you put those two things together and that explains this little bit of a pullback, a 6,000- or 7,000-job pullback in manufacturing.
Now, if we look at the sectors on the services side, there's really a bifurcation, in that there are a range of services associated with either building or moving things around, transportation, utilities, mining and those sorts of things. Those jobs have been weak. Those are negatives for the month. Services, for example, leisure hospitality, food away from home, health, a little bit on finance, only 17,000.
What I see in terms of leisure and hospitality is that there are people out there who finally do want to go out for a restaurant meal, they do want to go for a little summer vacation. They have not been doing that for the last couple of years. They're looking at it as now I can — things are a little bit better. My confidence is a little bit up. I can go out and have a meal, buy a little extra summer vacation.
JEFFREY BROWN: Let me ask you about another important aspect to this, because one of the key things hanging in the balance, of course, is the Federal Reserve and when it will start to pull back on its stimulus. A lot of people waiting to see, and no doubt they're watching the unemployment number. How does a number like this fit in to that question of when they might start doing it?
CATHERINE MANN: Well, I think the Federal Reserve, and other members of the FOMC and the Federal Reserve Bank presidents who have been speaking about this question, I think they are looking at a lot of the guts of the 6.5 percent threshold for the unemployment rate that's very much, you know, in the FOMC statement.
And some of those guts actually are not very good-looking when we look at what we have on the top-line number. Top line's good, guts not so good. In particular, 300,000 people compared to last year are holding multiple jobs. Does that mean that they — you know, it's good that they can get a second job, I suppose. But does that mean they're not really earning enough at their first job in order to maintain their lifestyle?
About 300,000 are part-time for reasons associated with enemy combatant — a strong — a weak economy. In other words, they would be in a full-time job if they could find one, but they can't find one, so they are part-time for economic reasons. That is not a good number.
And, of course, the number that continues to really weigh on the overall unemployment rate is that we have got 40 percent, almost 40 percent of the people who are unemployed have been unemployed for more than 27 weeks. These are those long-term unemployed. And getting them back into being unemployed status is really crucial.
If we were similar to our historical experience with regard to characteristics of the unemployed, we probably would be very close to 6.5 percent threshold right now. So, getting the long-term unemployed back in the office or on the assembly line or building something, that's crucial.
And I think the Federal Reserve is looking at those kinds of issues, unemployed for long-term, unemployed for economic reasons, or multiple jobs. They're looking at those components to determine what they're going to do.
JEFFREY BROWN: OK. Yes.
All right, well, Catherine Mann at Brandeis University, thank you very much.
CATHERINE MANN: You're welcome.


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Peter Okoye from "P-Square" apparently develops taste for good autos in his son Cameron, as he buys him a toy car similar to the real one Peter has recently purchased for himself.
The Nigerian artiste is a famous lover of luxury things. Just a week ago he shared the photos of his brand new 2014 Bentley GT, 2014 Wrangler Jeep and BMW X6, and today the singer already boasts of Cameron's new ride, which the same color and model as the dad's.
Related: This PHOTO Of Peter Okoye's Kids Will Melt Your Heart
Like any parents, Peter and Lola, blessed with two children, want all the best for their offspring. "P-Square" star accompanied the photo with the cute caption: "Like father like son…. Ok Cameron same color. #family4ever"
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Angelina Jolie 'no wedding plans set'
Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight has revealed that his newly engaged daughter hasn't started wedding planning yet.
The 73-year-old actor is enjoying being close to Angelina again after years of estrangement.
But he told Us Weekly that the Oscar winner and her fiancé Brad Pitt are just enjoying the excitement of the proposal for now.
"It was very nice I thought," he said of the happy news. "If they're going to have a wedding - it's wonderful. Of course, they're the parents of six kids. They've been that way for a while."
"They haven't given me any insight into [the wedding]. I can't really trust what people say and so I have to get it from Angie.
"I've seen her recently and we've had a great time. She's one of those people that can do many things at once and has many passions.
Jon added that the busy star is "lovely with her children."
"I always get a great deal of joy when I'm with she and her children," he added. "I see the way she takes care of six children at the same time and it's a lot of fun. She's a lot of fun with them."
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JERUSALEM (Dec. 17)
Israel is firmly opposed to accepting any refund from France for the 50 Mirage V jet fighter bombers that were embargoed by the De Gaulle regime although Israel has paid for them in full. According to informed sources here, Israel insists on delivery of the aircraft which are being held in storage in France.
The embargo was imposed by former President Charles De Gaulle following the June, 1967 Six-Day War in which the French leader accused Israel of being the aggressor. The embargo has been continued under the regime of President George Pompidou although there have been some indications that it wants to improve relations with Israel. Sources here said the French believe the Mirage affair is undermining attempts to improve relations with Israel and want to close this chapter by repaying the money for the planes. This possibility has been raised by a number of French officials in talks with Israelis but Israel has insisted that it wants the planes, not the money.


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Stolen phone used to track down suspect in Overlook neighborhood rape, robbery
PORTLAND, Ore. - Police arrested an 18-year-old man in connection with a rape and a robbery in the Overlook neighborhood earlier this month.
Police tracked Alex Francisco-Sebastion down using a stolen iPhone. Police said it was the second victim's iPhone that he wrangled away from her. They used the phone to track him to a home on North Kerby Avenue.
Francisco-Sebastion met with detectives voluntarily on Tuesday and was charged with first-degree rape, two counts of first-degree sodomy, strangulation, first-degree attempted kidnapping and second-degree robbery.
Francisco-Sebastion made his first court appearance Wednesday. He pleaded not guilty.
The On Your Side Investigators first found a connection between the two incidents last week, but police wouldn't comment on it other than to say they were "looking into both cases extensively" and couldn't talk about the ongoing investigation.
The first incident happened at around 10:30 p.m. on Aug. 4.
A 54-year-old woman told police she was walking her dogs near the Kaiser Permanente offices at N. Overlook St. and Kaiser Center Dr. when a man talked briefly with her before pulling her into the bushes and sexually assaulting her.
The second incident happened Friday around 9:30 p.m., when police were flagged down by somebody reporting that a woman had been robbed of her iPhone on the Failing Street Pedestrian Bridge.
The woman described the man who stole it, and told which direction he headed. Police searched the neighborhood, but couldn't find him.
Police said after they took the report, they shared the information with sex-crimes detectives later that night and that information led them to develop Francisco-Sebastion as a person of interest in both cases.
After spending the weekend investigating, police said, they served warrants at homes in the 4600 block of N. Commercial.
Francisco-Sebastion's cousin, who did not want to be identified, told KATU News that Francisco-Sebastion was living with him for about six months after his parents kicked him out of the house. He remembered seeing his cousin Friday and said only later did he learn that was the same night of the second alleged attack.
When asked if there was something unusual or whether Francisco-Sebastion was acting strange in some way, the cousin said, "Not really - looking scared to me, and I didn't really question it."
While he admits he cousin wasn't a saint, he doesn't believe Francisco-Sebastion attacked two women.
"I really doubt that happened," he said. "He's not that type of guy. I heard he stole simple stuff when he was younger. As far as going to the limit of where there's rape? That's over-exaggerating the event."
On Your Side Investigator Chelsea Kopta contributed to this story.