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Peter Millar LLC ("Peter Millar" or the "Company"), a portfolio company of Winona Capital Management ("Winona"), recently completed its sale to Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA ("Richemont") (SWX:CFR). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
Peter Millar is a rapidly growing, premium apparel brand in the lifestyle clothing segment. The brand is known for its styling, craftsmanship and high quality fabrics. Today, Peter Millar's products are sold through a network of over 400 specialty retailers and clothiers and over 1,100 high-end golf pro shops, country clubs and resorts. The Company has also emerged as a trusted partner to several luxury retailers with global distribution in North America, Europe, Asia, Australia and the South Pacific. Peter Millar was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Richemont owns a portfolio of leading international brands or 'Maisons', which are managed independently of one another, recognising their individuality and uniqueness. The businesses operate in five areas: Jewellery Maisons, being Cartier and Van Cleef & Arpels; Specialist watchmakers, being A. Lange & Söhne, Baume & Mercier, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Officine Panerai, Piaget, Roger Dubuis and Vacheron Constantin, as well as the Ralph Lauren Watch and Jewelry joint venture; Montblanc Maison; and Other businesses, which include Alfred Dunhill, Chloé, Lancel and Net-a-Porter as well as other smaller Maisons and watch component manufacturing activities for third parties. Richemont is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland.
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We had a great stay at the villa! It was a modern japanese style accommodation. It was comfortable with clean sheets everyday! Free breakfast everyday delivered to your room! The sushi meal was the best. The staff at the front were very friendly. You could ask them about anything and they will help you with it. You can get a 1 day, bus pass from them that costs 500 jap yuen and you can use it to go sight seeing. They will also give you a bus map that helps you get to places and back. There's also a public bath, kinda like a small pool available 1 for females and 1 for males. Overall, everything went well, clean washroom and comfortable while getting the japanese experience. Oh and the washroom products are provided, example, shampoo, conditioner, face and hand wash and they are good products! Products that don't dry your skin or hair! So they give you good brands to use on your stay, example, the brand, Biore."
Nice hotel in the middle of Kyoto, within a walking distance from many tourist sites and close to metro station. The single room is quite small (enough space for a bed and a suitcase, with no closet), although this might be a general comment for hotels in Japan. Very clean, free LAN internet connection-cable is supplied. Good breakfast and a choice of either Western or Japanese style. Overall, a good place to stay for few days."
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We were very pleased with this hotel. We had a triple room, which was nicely furnished. The front desk staff was great. There's an above street walk way from the hotel lobby to the train and subway stations. Plenty of places to eat right around it and several convenience stores. The room was a bit small, but my understanding is that is normal for Japanese hotels."
I loved the location, the staff and the hotel. Food a bit expensive compared to other areas. Room service was terrific. Conceirge was outstanding. Everything went smooth. I'd go back to Kobe and stay here no question about it."
The service was wonderful! The room was great! The hotel is old so the reception area reflects this. A bit of a walk during the summer heat (10 minutes) to the nearest area of small restaurants and shops. Very pricey restaurants so I didn't eat there."
+ for location. right beside JR Nara station. But if you travel with Kintetsu, it's a good 15 min walk, though through interesting shopping streets. Friendly staff. Good variety of breakfast, but need to wait to be seated. In a busy morning, this can take up to 15 mins. Toilet is very small and has a cheap feeling. Though the room size is acceptable for the price."
Guesthouse Narakomachi worked well for our stay in Nara. I was traveling with my 3 grown children and we wanted a single room for the 4 of us. This guesthouse was perfect! The friendly staff (great English) and the nice, clean room with 4 bunkbeds worked perfect for us. The guesthouse was a short walk from Nara station and once we conquered the bus system in Nara we were easily able to get to the main tourist areas quickly. (All were within walking distance too but it was really, really hot when we were there so it was nice to hop on a airconditioned bus). We would stay at this guesthouse again if we were in the Nara area."


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Another meeting will be tonight at 7 p.m. in the dining room of the Memorial Building for other girls who want to participate in the program. This is the 49th year for the program in Knox County that was started by the Jaycees club.Rehearsals start Sunday at 1 p.m. at the Memorial Theater and will last until 5 p.m. The Sunday rehearsals will last five weeks. The week before the program will see rehearsals each night. The two-night program is Nov. 16 and 17. Curtain time both nights is 8 p.m.
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Stepping down are the 2011 Central Knox County DYW Lauren Butterfield from Mount Vernon High School and Greater Knox County DYW Kathryn Hebenthal, Centerburg High School.
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Elop and other top execs bought, out of pocket, several millions in shares near the $1.60ish low. I believe they also made a very big incentive move for the employee-share program (forget exactly what). Anyway, I'm sure they are dancing a little jig today, or whatever it is Finns do when they are happy...
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Investment Policy
Document Number | 000784 |
Date Approved | 30 June 2006 |
Date Last Amended | 25 May 2012 |
1. Introduction
1.1. The University is regulated in its investment activities by the provisions of Schedule 2 of the University of Newcastle Act 1989.
1.2. This Investment Policy includes guidelines for asset allocation, funds management, reports on investment performance and market benchmarks to assist in tracking and adjusting investment performance targets. The formal management of the University's investments is required to ensure that the University at all times is able to fund as a minimum the following amounts of its liabilities in respect of Employee entitlements, Superannuation scheme funding, Statutory funds and working capital. Over time, the objective is to fully fund all such liabilities and continue to do so once that position has been reached.
Minimum Funding Liability
100% Employee entitlements –current
100% Employee entitlements -non current
100% Statutory funds
100% Working capital (4 weeks)
2. Policy Intent
2.1. The purpose of the Investment Policy is to establish a framework for the Management of the University of Newcastle (UoN) funds. The Policy will seek to maximise returns whilst limiting UoN's exposure to risk to an acceptable level.
This Investment Policy is to be reviewed every three years by the Council on advice from the Finance Committee and may also require review should substantial other current or non-current liabilities be recognised by the University.
2.2. Socially Responsible Investment
The University of Newcastle (UoN) is concerned that it should be seen as a socially responsible investor (SRI) in making any investment in individual securities or enterprises. Depending on the type of investment made the following principles will apply:
(a) Direct Investment
UoN will not knowingly invest in an organisation that operates at the expense of the environment, human rights, the public safety, the communities in which the organisation conducts its operations or the dignity of its employees. Specifically, there will be no investments in alcohol, tobacco or gambling.
(b) Managed Funds
The University has an obligation to maximise returns on assets under its control, to diversify risk and to ensure the funds are efficiently managed. This objective will require investment through managed funds at the present scale of the University's assets. The University will consider the policies of investment managers of managed funds with regard to socially responsible investment objectives along with all other managed funds when implementing this Investment Policy. Fund Managers including SRI are to be assessed against common performance criteria, as described/outlined in Section 5 of this policy, with a view to maximising returns, diversifying risk, and ensuring efficient management of funds.
3. Relevant Definitions
4. Policy Statement and Principles
Investments shall be made solely in the interests of the University and will seek to maximise returns whilst limiting UoN's exposure to risk to an acceptable level.
4.1. The Finance Committee will consider the forward investment strategies as part of the annual budget cycle.
4.2. Investments shall be made with care, skill, prudence and diligence.
4.3. Fluctuations in investment returns directly affect the annual operating outcome of the UoN. The long term return on investments influences the level of funding required for funded liabilities.
4.4. The Finance Committee shall assess the risk of investment in each investment Pool in relation to aggregate liabilities and obligations identified with each Pool and having regard to the combined risk and return characteristics of the investment funds relating to each Pool.
4.5. Investment risks shall be considered when implementing diversification both within and between asset classes. Risks considered shall include:
Market risk is the risk that movements in the value of the assets as a consequence of market movements are not matched by a corresponding movement in the value of liabilities. Market movements are changes that occur in the economic environment such as changes in interest rates, share prices and foreign exchange rates.
Interest rate risk is a particular market price and arises where a change in the value of the liabilities does not lead to an exactly offsetting change in the value of assets causing the financial position of a business unit to deteriorate or improve.
Liquidity risk is the risk that assets cannot be liquidated in sufficient time to pay the UoN's liabilities and arises because of a maturity mismatch between assets and liabilities.
Credit risk is the risk of counterparty failure.
Operational risk is the risk of system/internal control failure.
4.6. The University may employ one or more investment managers to attain its investment objectives.
4.7. Investments may be managed by professional Fund Managers either within individually managed accounts under written agreements and with custody held on behalf of the Pools through a professional custodian, or within a managed fund operating as a registered scheme under Corporations Law. The Finance Committee shall determine the most appropriate of these two methods of investing after considering advice on manager capabilities and the relative cost, security and ease of administration of investment by the University.
4.8. Fund Managers may utilise futures, options and other derivatives in managing the investment vehicles in which the University invests. Where this is the case, the Finance Committee shall consider the risks and controls in place by reviewing the Fund Managers' derivatives risk statements and obtaining regular reporting of the Fund Managers compliance with them.
4.9. UoN is exempt from income tax and imputation credits on dividends received from Australian shares will be fully refundable. This significant advantage should be given consideration in ongoing investment strategy.
4.10. The Finance Committee is responsible for the monitoring of investment activity. Their specific responsibilities relating to investment management include:
Approving the appointment of UoN staff to execute specific investment transactions within the specific authority limits of the delegation schedule.
Approving investment policies including objectives and guidelines that will direct investment activities.
Ensuring appropriate coverage of liabilities with investments or a strategy to do so.
Approving the appointment of external investment professionals.
Monitoring the performance of the Fund Manager(s) to assure adherence to policy guidelines and to monitor investment performance.
Monitoring control procedures: For example, in replacing Fund Manager(s) due to fundamental change in the investment management process.
Ensure that Fund Manager(s) acknowledge in writing their responsibility for investing University funds and complying with the requirements of this policy.
4.11. Under Section 17 of the Act the Council has delegated to the Finance Committee (The Committee) its powers in relation to investments.
4.12. The Finance Committee is required to advise the Council in relation to approvals sought from the Treasurer of NSW regarding the engagement of Funds Managers as part of its Constitution.
5. Guidelines and Investment Objectives
Set out below are the guidelines and investment objectives that are essential to UoN meeting its obligations under the University of Newcastle Act 1989 in relation to investments.
The funds of the University are divided into three separate investment Pools for investment purposes as follows:
Pool S - Short to Medium Term Working Capital Fund
Pool L - Long-Term Investment Fund;
Pool B - Bequests; and
5.1. Pool S Objectives
The objectives for Pool S have been established on the understanding that whilst short to medium term working capital needs to be able to be drawn on at short notice, it is anticipated that in normal operating circumstances of the University a major portion of this Pool will remain permanently invested and the opportunity for secure returns greater than 'at call' deposit rates are to be sought.
Return Objective: To match or outperform the average return of UBSWA Bank Bill Index over rolling 2 year periods and after fees paid for investment management.
Risk Objective: It is recognised that abnormal changes in market yields and their effect on valuation of investments held may cause small annual negative performance, expected to occur on average no more frequently than one year in fifty.
5.2. Pool L Objectives
Pool L Objectives have been established on the understanding that the funded liabilities for employee entitlements which the Finance Committee has determined be invested in Pool L, have a duration before payment is expected to be required of at least 5 years and a weighted average duration of total funded liabilities of at least 7 years.
Return Objective: To match or outperform the average return of CPI plus 4% pa over rolling 7 year periods after deduction of investment fees paid for investment management.
Risk Objective: Annual returns are expected to be quite variable with a likelihood that on average 1 year in 5 may produce a negative return.
5.3. Pool B Objectives
Pool B Objectives have been established on the understanding that bequests invested in pool B are able to be invested at the discretion of the University. It is further assumed that annual distributions paid in respect of these bequests will average 4%pa of the annual value of the bequest accounts and that residual investment return credited to the bequest accounts will allow the bequest accounts to retain real value over time in line with increases in the CPI.
Return Objective: To match or outperform the average return of CPI plus 4% pa over rolling 7 year periods after deduction of investment fees paid for investment management.
Risk Objective: Annual returns are expected to be quite variable with a likelihood that on average 1 year in 5 may produce a negative return.
6. Investment Pool Guidelines & Strategic Asset Allocations
6.1. Pool S – Short to Medium Term Working Capital
6.1.1. Guidelines for investments where held and managed directly by the University
Type of Debt* |
Individual Holding |
Sector Limit |
Debt of Commonwealth, State or Semi-govt Authorities |
No limit |
No limit |
Senior debt of four largest Licensed Australian Banks. |
$200m |
No limit |
Senior debt of other licensed banks, Corporate bonds, mortgage backed Securities, and ASX listed hybrid securities. |
$100m |
No limit |
(A) Rated AAA (long term) or A1 (short term) |
$50m |
$200m |
(B) Rated A- (long term) or A3 (short term) |
$50m |
$200m |
(C) Rated BBB (long term) or B2 (short term) |
$20m |
$40m |
*Credit ratings of Standard & Poors, Moody's or Fitch or equivalent required |
Maximum duration of any security – no more than 4 years.
Foreign currency bank accounts are to be operated to cater for estimated requirements over a twelve month period to a maximum of A$10m.
Investment in instruments which involve any exposure to equity, or which involve gearing (i.e. where the actual exposure is a multiple of the face value of the investment) is prohibited.
Investment in derivatives is prohibited.
6.1.2. Guidelines for investments held in externally managed funds
Type of Debt * | Individual Holding | Sector Limit |
Cash Management Products rated AAF | $75m | $75m |
Cash Management Products rated AF | $50m | $50m |
*Credit ratings of Standard & Poors, Moody's or Fitch or equivalent required. |
If the rating of any borrower represented in the portfolio is downgraded such that the new rating falls outside the above guidelines, or if any borrower represented in the portfolio is placed on a negative credit watch, this will be reported to the Finance Committee, together with a report on any resultant action taken by the Fund Manager.
6.2. Pool L - Long Term Investment Fund
Strategic Asset Allocation Benchmarks and Ranges for Pool L are as follows:
Asset Class * |
Strategic Benchmark % |
Ranges % |
Australian Shares # |
35 |
20 - 50 |
Overseas Shares (UH) # |
10 |
5 - 15 |
Overseas Shares (H) # |
10 |
5 – 15 |
Unlisted Property Funds |
7.5 |
0 - 15 |
Australian Listed Property |
2.5 |
0 – 5 |
Overseas Listed Property (H) |
2.5 |
0 – 5 |
Absolute Return Funds |
12.5 |
0 – 20 |
Fixed Interest and Cash |
20 |
0 – 40 |
Total |
100 |
UH – currency unhedged; H – currency hedged
# Subject to availability of managed funds on comparable terms of fees and compliance, up to 5% of the portfolio will be directed to share investments following specific Socially Responsible Investment objectives.
Rebalancing the portfolio's asset allocation within the ranges shown is managed by the Chief Financial Officer after seeking advice from the Investment Consultant.
6.3. Pool B - Bequests Fund
Strategic Asset Allocation Benchmarks and Ranges for Pool B are as follows:
Asset Class * |
Strategic Benchmark % |
Ranges % |
Australian Shares # |
35 |
20 - 50 |
Overseas Shares (UH) # |
10 |
5 - 15 |
Overseas Shares (H) # |
10 |
5 – 15 |
Unlisted Property Funds |
7.5 |
0 - 15 |
Australian Listed Property |
2.5 |
0 – 5 |
Overseas Listed Property (H) |
2.5 |
0 – 5 |
Absolute Return Funds |
12.5 |
0 – 20 |
Fixed Interest and Cash |
20 |
0 – 40 |
Total |
100 |
UH – currency unhedged; H – currency hedged
# Subject to availability of managed funds on comparable terms of fees and compliance, up to 5% of the portfolio will be directed to share investments following specific Socially Responsible Investment objectives.
Rebalancing the portfolio's asset allocation within the ranges shown is managed by the Chief Financial Officer after seeking advice from the investment consultant.
7. Investment Performance Monitoring
7.1. The principal goals of investment performance monitoring are to:
assess the extent to which each Pool's investment objectives are being achieved;
monitor asset allocation exposures against ranges and strategic asset allocation benchmarks;
compare the performance of the appointed managers against the performance of other relevant professional managers and market related indices;
ascertain the existence of any particular weakness in appointed managers; and
allow the Finance Committee to continually assess the ability of each manager to successfully meet each Pool's objectives for the role allocated to the manager.
7.2. Returns achieved by the appointed managers will be assessed by the Finance Committee in relation to their stated objectives and the objectives of the Pools. Returns will also be compared with returns earned by a suitable peer group, such as a group of other professional Fund Managers over three and five year periods.
7.3. Returns on the each Pool's assets will be monitored by the Finance Committee in relation to the strategic asset allocation benchmarks included in this Investment Policy.
7.4. Performance for individual asset classes will be measured against suitable indices such as those indicated in the following table:
Asset Class | Index |
Australian Shares | S&P/ASX 300 Accumulation Index |
Overseas Shares (unhedged) | Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (MSCIW) (ex Aust unhedged) in $A with net dividends reinvested |
Overseas Shares (hedged) | Morgan Stanley Capital International World Index (MSCIW) hedged to $A with net dividends |
Unlisted Property | Mercer Unlisted Property Funds Index |
Australian Listed Property | S&P/ASX Property Trusts Accumulation Index |
Global Listed Property | UBS Global Real Estate Investor Index (Hedged) |
Australian Fixed Interest | UBSWA Composite Bond Index (All Maturities) |
Overseas Fixed Interest (hedged) | Lehman Global Aggregate Index Hedged to $A |
Cash | UBSWA Bank Bill Index |
7.5. Manager performance will be monitored at least quarterly.
7.6. Managers' roles will be reviewed by the Finance Committee on a regular basis. Factors taken into account in these reviews will include investment style, resources, organisational strength, investment performance relative to objectives, and any other factors considered relevant to the manager's continuing ability to meet its investment objectives.
7.7. The managers will report in writing at least quarterly in accordance with a format agreed with the Finance Committee.
7.8. Each manager will be expected to report to the Finance Committee any major shifts in investment strategy which may be implemented, or significant change in the management structure or other characteristic of the manager as soon as is practicable after their occurrence.
7.9. The Investment Consultant will provide advice at least annually in respect of the performance and continued suitability of externally appointed managers, the adequacy of the returns achieved by the Pools and the continuing suitability of this Investment Policy.
8. Essential Supporting Documents
8.1. The University is regulated in its investment activities by the provisions of Schedule 2 of the University of Newcastle Act 1989. Under s16 (1B) (1)(e) of the Act, the Council has the power to
Invest any funds belonging to or vested in the University.
9. Related Documents
9.1. Delegation of Authority - Policy 000083
Approval Authority | Council |
Date Approved | 30 June 2006 |
Date Last Amended | 25 May 2012 |
Date for Review | 25 May 2015 |
Policy Sponsor | Vice-Chancellor |
Policy Owner | Chief Financial Officer |
Policy Contact | Chief Financial Officer |
Amendment History | Minor amendments to policy name, committee name and relocation of Clauses 4.11 & 4.12 (previously Clauses 8.2 & 8.3). Governance and Policy Unit, 6 August 2012. Amendments to Clauses 1.2, 2.1, 4.1, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.2, 6.3 and 7.4. Approved by Council 25 May 2012 (Doc FC12:016a). Policy Sponsor added 21 April 2009. |


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I love them both a lot. Saratoga in my opinion is a little bit better then Old Key West. Mostly because it is my family "home" resort.
I love them both a lot. Saratoga in my opinion is a little bit better then Old Key West. Mostly because it is my family "home" resort.
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OKW if you have kids. Rooms bigger. I stayed at Saratoga twice in the last year (last time less than a month ago)and of course loved it. I also stayed at OKW in January and loved it too. We are staying at OKW in October too. Either one is good. Saratoga has a killer gym in it. Don't know what games for kids there. OKW to me has more kids atmosphere and a place kids can play video games and such. Also has a good sauna in the light house. Has a small gym but you can resort hop for the other gym. Also you can buy hamburgers and such right outside the community hall.
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I am a bit partial to Old Key West. It is more centrally located to the parks. I also like the feel that you are "away from it all," yet close to everything.
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Fantastic! As we're not going with any kids (I'm the youngest at 25) I think Saratoga sounds the better bet. The gym, sauna, etc. sound great too!
Thank you!
I think they are both great. My home resort is Saratoga Springs. I have stated at both. I prefer OKW because its tropical. SSR looks alot like my home here in Connecticut. When you stay at SSR you can take the ferry boat that is coming from Downtown Disney up to OKW and take a look around.
I prefer the SSR. Better pool IMHO and a much better dining option for quick counter service
There is basically no food court at OKW
they are both great but old key west is the better one. It is much better themed, also smaller and better to navigate around in.
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49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick told ESPN that he owns about 350 pairs of shoes. He's also spent around a total of $18,000 during a single visit to the shoe store.
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Honestly apart of me is jealous, I work 40 plus hours a week, have raised two boys, and am now attempting college to try and better my circumstances. I am lucky to buy a new pair of sneakers once every three years that haven't come from the goodwill. The truth is everyone has a something they like and at least his is not harmful to himself or others. He seems to be cool and pretty level-headed. Actually thinking about it Way to Go !!
This is not the kind of publicity he should want. In a time when so many people are hurting and either not employed or under employed, bragging about having more shoes then you csn possibly wear seems excessive.
Because thats what rich hip hop stars do and he wants to emulate that. Ignorant.
I feel he is a clown in an egomaniacs clothing. From what I have seen on television, his interviews and the way he is conducting himself this off-season, he is not impressing me in the least. I dont think there is a humble bone in this kids body. He reminds me a bit of Michael Vick. perhaps not an animal abuser, but in his attitude. I think his success has come too soon for his immature mind to absorb and appreciate.
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Colin signed a 4-year $5.12MM contract and is destined to sign a multimillion extension in the very near future. What he spends on shoes is not excessive based on his financial resources. In other words, he rich!! Let the man live!!
Its his money let him spend it how he wants. I am sure people not in his income level spend money on things that others think is not necessary, when you pay his bills then you can comment on what he should and shouldn't be spending money on until then shut the **** up.
All you whiners and losers on here shut up,he worked for it. Go cry to those dead beat Hollywood trash who spend thousands of dollars on one pair of shoes and freaking handbags.
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You mean people are in them things?!?!?!?!Originally Posted by emillerpdx
the easter bunny's not real?!
hi all,
I'm a former Disney World cast member (Magic Kingdom Character Department, 89-93) and I've just posted one of my keepsakes on eBay.
In '91 I was a float driver and occasional character for the Electrical Light Parade at the Magic Kingdom; this was a 'end of the parade' commemorative sweatshirt created by ELP cast members before the floats were shipped over to Euro Disney (the first time, apparently, as ELP returned to the Magic Kingdom after I had left Disney)
There were only a few of these made, and were owned only by ELP cast members. The illustration on the sweatshirt is a series of inside jokes about the '91 parade cast and some of the stuff that happened that season. More details are on the eBay auction page.
This item brings back some great memories for me, but it's time to start clearing out the boxes of memorabilia, so out it goes. Feel free to email me if you'd like to learn more, and bid if it interests you!
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You mean people are in them things?!?!?!?!Originally Posted by emillerpdx
the easter bunny's not real?!
if it's unauthorized you probably came to the wrong place.
now, if you have a stolen Pluto costume, ......call me!
That's quite a funny front illustration. I can only imagine what it all means!
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Varju was introduced to the SCA in the Winter of 1999, making her first appearance at Birka. She knocked around the society for many years being useful and washing a lot of dishes.
Then Edward won Crown, (the first time.)
Katarzyna Gwozdz, called Varju, was born in the year 1566 in the area of Mielec in south Poland. Her family is devout Roman Catholic; while she is observant, her poor mother despairs that Varju will never make a fit wife, being rather headstrong. Her father humors her whims - as a result she is not yet betrothed. She's very much influenced by the flourishing industry of the area, and has many diverse interests. These include but are not limited to agriculture, metal and wood working.
She served the Court at the pleasure of Edward and Marguerite. Along the she way met many wonderful and talented people from all over the East Kingdom. It was under this reign that she took up arms, and has been participating at the lists ever since. She continues her service in the Court of Edward and Thrya.
- Household Affiliations: WOTOG, Lochleven, Pembridge Manor
- Household Membership: Clan O'Choda
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- Jongleur Herald of the East (Maintainer of the Crown List Trees)
- William Blackfox Award Nomination, Pikestaff Cover Art August 2010
- Pikestaff Cover Art December 2011
- Queen's Guard to Queen Thyra Eiriksdottir


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Re: Fascism, liberal fascism, progressivism, socialism: DSouza indictment
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January 28, 2014, 11:43:41 AM »
Quote from: Crafty_Dog on January 28, 2014, 10:18:49 AM
A good, well-written, and well-reasoned piece, but as best as I can tell it avoids dealing with the obvious rejoinder. Apparently the man IS guilty of breaking the campaign finance laws in a stupid and obvious way. The failure to address this point leaves me hesitant to spread this otherwise good piece forward.
None of us have any way of knowing if he is innocent or guilty. After years of him fighting back, maybe we will discover he is innocent (and that the bundling Ambassador of Norway is guilty of that same charge). The accusation (by Spencer) is
enforcement targeting
based on DSouza's exercise of free speech. If true, that offense is far worse, treason IMO, and not directly related to the merits of the DSouza case.
Targeting of tea party organizations was worse because citizens were prevented from participating in the political process without being accused of doing anything wrong.
At some point, smoking guns will emerge on such widespread targeting abuse, along with the non-enforcement of everything on the other side. The only person breaking this law happen to produce an anti-Obama documentary?
(Unfortunately, the unconstitutionality of the law being enforced on D'Souza is irrelevant.)
Meanwhile, illegal immigration is against federal law. The sale and use of marijuana in Colo and Wash state is a violation of federal law. Black Panther voter intimidation is a violation of federal law. Fast and furious gun running was a violation of federal law. IRS targeting is a violation of federal law. Where is the enforcement? DOMA, as written, was a federal law? The meaning of "the law of the land" depends on your political and/or governmental connection with those in power.
When do the indicted-innocent get back their good name? Ask Tom DeLay.
Resigned 2006:
(The money laundering indictment of course was a key part of Republicans losing control of congress.)
Convicted 2010:
Overturned: 2011
Tom DeLay's Conviction Overturned On Appeal
The state's Third District Court of Appeals concluded: "the evidence presented does not support a conclusion that DeLay committed the crimes that were charged".
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I get all that. My point though is that the article needed to address the point and its failure to do so, diminishes its persuasive power and leaves readers susceptible to feeling that it attempted to dupe them when they read about the basis for the charge.
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Alinsky's Rules for Radicals
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February 02, 2014, 11:18:22 AM »
From a poster on a yahoo board. Has anyone here read rules for radicals? Is this actually what is in it?
Saul David Alinsky (January 30, 1909 June 12, 1972) was an American community organizer and writer. He is generally considered to be the founder of modern community organizing. He is often noted for his book Rules for Radicals.
There are 8 levels of control that must be obtained before you are able to create a social state.
The first is the most important.
1) Healthcare Control healthcare and you control the people
2) Poverty Increase the Poverty
level as high as possible, poor people are easier to control and will not fight
back if you are providing everything for them to live.
3) Debt Increase the debt to an
unsustainable level. That way you are able to increase taxes, and this will
produce more poverty.
4) Gun Control Remove the ability
to defend themselves from the Government. That way you are able to create a
police state.
5) Welfare Take control of every
aspect of their lives (Food, Housing, and
6) Education Take control of what
people read and listen to take control of what children learn in
7) Religion Remove the belief in
the God from the Government and
Class Warfare Divide the people
into the wealthy and the poor. This will cause more discontent and it will be
easier to take (Tax) the wealthy with the support of the
Does any of this sound familiar???
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Alinsky's "Rules for Radicals"...
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February 06, 2014, 10:37:49 AM »
Yes, I have read the book, and no - that post is a cobbled-together list of socialist/Marxist principles.
Alinsky dedicated "Rules for Radicals" to Satan - seriously. Take a look at the book for yourself - it's not a difficult or a long read.
Also - for an excellent analysis of just how Barack Obama is following Alinsky's blueprint to the letter - see this pamphlet written by David Horowitz:
"You have enemies? Good. That means that you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill.
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February 06, 2014, 11:28:32 AM »
Thank you for the reply.
I haven't seen David Horowitz around much the last few years. He used to write columns and appear on cable broadcasts.
Have you seen him?
Should I read both? I hesitate to spend a dime for some scumbag's book - Alinsky.
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February 06, 2014, 12:23:26 PM »
Horowitz is still very active. He continues to write extensively. Go to
to see what his organization puts out - including much which is authored by him.
With regard to Alinsky - it would benefit you to know exactly what he teaches in his book - but Horowitz's pamphlet provides a good summary and applies it to specific Obama policies. Hillary Clinton also did her master's thesis on Alinsky.
Like "Mein Kampf" - it behooves you to know what the person behind the movement believed. "Rules for Radicals" should be available very cheaply - it's a very short book.
"You have enemies? Good. That means that you have stood up for something, sometime in your life." - Winston Churchill.
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Indoctrination begins young-- reporter vs. 6th grader
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Goldberg: Fascism, again
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The Goldberg File
By Jonah Goldberg
February 21, 2014
Fascism, Again
Timothy Snyder has written the best piece I've seen on what's going on in Kiev. It's worth reading just as a primer. But it's also interesting in other ways. I had not read a lot about the "Eurasian Union," a proposed counterweight to the European Union, in much the same way the Legion of Doom is a counterweight to the Justice League. Putin and a band of avowed "National Bolshevik" intellectuals are in effect trying to put the band back together. Snyder writers:
The Eurasian Union is the enemy of the European Union, not just in strategy but in ideology. The European Union is based on a historical lesson: that the wars of the twentieth century were based on false and dangerous ideas, National Socialism and Stalinism, which must be rejected and indeed overcome in a system guaranteeing free markets, free movement of people, and the welfare state. Eurasianism, by contrast, is presented by its advocates as the opposite of liberal democracy.
The Eurasian ideology draws an entirely different lesson from the twentieth century. Founded around 2001 by the Russian political scientist Aleksandr Dugin, it proposes the realization of National Bolshevism. Rather than rejecting totalitarian ideologies, Eurasianism calls upon politicians of the twenty-first century to draw what is useful from both fascism and Stalinism. Dugin's major work, The Foundations of Geopolitics, published in 1997, follows closely the ideas of Carl Schmitt, the leading Nazi political theorist. Eurasianism is not only the ideological source of the Eurasian Union, it is also the creed of a number of people in the Putin administration, and the moving force of a rather active far-right Russian youth movement. For years Dugin has openly supported the division and colonization of Ukraine.
The point man for Eurasian and Ukrainian policy in the Kremlin is Sergei Glazyev, an economist who like Dugin tends to combine radical nationalism with nostalgia for Bolshevism. He was a member of the Communist Party and a Communist deputy in the Russian parliament before cofounding a far-right party called Rodina, or Motherland. In 2005 some of its deputies signed a petition to the Russian prosecutor general asking that all Jewish organizations be banned from Russia.
Some of this was news to me. I was familiar with the National Bolshevism of the early Nazi years. Thinkers like the Ukrainian Bolshevik Karl Radek and the Nazi Otto Strasser dabbled with the idea of merging Bolshevik and Nazi ideology. After all, if you're already a National Socialist it's not that long a trip to being a National Bolshevik, now is it? Some left-wing members of the Nazi military described themselves as National Bolsheviks as well. But ultimately, National Bolshevism as an intellectual movement died in the crib. Or so I thought.
What I did not know is that National Bolshevism is making such a comeback. And while, it's evil and a national-security threat and all that, I can't help but smile.
The Opposite of Opposites
National Bolshevism must strike some on the left as quite perplexing. After all, Bolshevism and Nazism like fascism and socialism are opposites, right?
If you read my book, you'd know I consider this the greatest myth and/or lie of the 20th century (coming in a distant second: the idea that there is a difference between good flan and bad flan).
Funny enough, the Eurasianists are counting on this myth for their propaganda campaign. They insist that the protesters in Kiev are trying to stage a "brown revolution" or fascist coup. In other words the de facto fascists are calling the anti-fascists "fascists." And apparently lots of folks are falling for it. Snyder again:
Why exactly do people with such views think they can call other people fascists? And why does anyone on the Western left take them seriously? One line of reasoning seems to run like this: the Russians won World War II, and therefore can be trusted to spot Nazis. Much is wrong with this. . . .
The other source of purported Eurasian moral legitimacy seems to be this: since the representatives of the Putin regime only very selectively distanced themselves from Stalinism, they are therefore reliable inheritors of Soviet history, and should be seen as the automatic opposite of Nazis, and therefore to be trusted to oppose the far right.
Again, much is wrong about this. . . .
Snyder's rebuttals are good (I've trimmed them mostly for space). But they don't cut to the heart of it.
First, let's clear some underbrush. The idea that Communism and Nazism are opposites is more of a utilitarian idea than a core conviction for the Left. It is a rationalization that allows the Left to cut around the historical tumor of Nazism and fascism and say, That has nothing to do with us.
But the simple fact is that the hard Left has always endorsed or at least sympathized with national-socialist countries. What do you think Cuba is? It's nationalistic and it's socialistic. Venezuela under Chávez and now Maduro is nationalist and socialist. Nicaragua in the 1980s, etc., etc. Read a speech by any socialist dictator and swap out the word "socialize" for "nationalize": The meaning of the sentences doesn't change one iota. Nationalized health care is socialized medicine. Even Obama's weak-tea socialistic rhetoric is usually dolled up in the rhetoric of nationalism, even militaristic nationalism. Let's all be like SEAL Team Six! Let's make this a " Sputnik Moment."
Most of the Left in the U.S. didn't really hate the German national-socialists until Stalin told them to. That the useful idiots thought Stalin's command to turn on his one-time Nazi ally was rooted in deep ideological conviction just proves the depths of their idiocy.
After all, it's not like the Left suddenly turned on Stalin when he embraced nationalism wholeheartedly and talked of fighting the Nazis as part of the "Great Patriotic War for Mother Russia." But, hey, maybe I'm missing the deep Marxist themes in the phrase "Great Patriotic War for Mother Russia."
North Korea by Another Name
If you think this is all semantic faculty-lounge argy-bargy, consider the fact that North Korea is in many ways as "Nazi" as the Nazis were. It's a nationalist country that subscribes to eugenic theories that it uses to justify the industrial torture and slaughter of its own citizens. In fact, North Korea's eugenics is crazier than Nazi Germany's was. I'm not trying to minimize the evil of the Holocaust, but "Jew" is a real category of human being and eugenics generally weren't discredited in the 1930s. Eighty years later, North Korea believes that the political views of people are genetically heritable for generations. So you can get sent to a death camp if your great uncle said something nice about America or if your second cousin lives in South Korea.
But because of the emotional and political investment in the idea that Nazism has nothing to do with Communism, North Korea is put in a category of lesser evil. If the Kims just described themselves as Nazis but kept all of the same policies it would be vastly easier to rally public opinion against their decades of murder. But when you talk about the evil of Communist regimes, a lot of people idiotically roll their eyes. Everyone is a brave anti-Nazi now that they're all gone, but many are afraid to devote a fraction of that passion when it comes to the heirs, imitators, and competitors of Nazism.
Heresies of Heresies
Richard Pipes had the best pithy summation of the difference between Nazism and Bolshevism. They aren't opposites, he argued, they're both "heresies of socialism."
I agree with this entirely, but step back from that a bit. Socialism itself is a heresy a heresy of tribalism. Socialism is simply an attempt to gussy up ancient tribal tendencies in modern garb. Nazism was tribalism of one race. Communism is tribalism of one class. Italian fascism was tribalism of one nation.
There are of course, better and worse forms of tribalism. And, I would argue that a little tribalism, like a little nationalism, is a healthy thing, insofar as communities aren't held together by reason alone. They're held together by a complex set of sentiments, and a politics that doesn't take account of that will necessarily fail. As Edmund Burke writes, "politics ought to be adjusted not to human reasonings but to human nature, of which the reason is but a part, and by no means the greatest part."
But here is the important point. Looking back on the long history of humanity, tribalism simple or complex was the norm for 99 percent of our time on Earth. It wasn't until 200-300 years ago that a different path emerged. (Yes, Christianity was a big leap forward in advancing a universal conception of humanity, in principle. But in practice it was often coopted by tribalism in one form or another. We can talk about that more another time.) The different path emerged largely in England and spread from there. This different path recognized the sovereignty of the individual, the necessity of the rule of law, democratic legitimacy, and private property, and the inherent dignity of bourgeois labor.
As I've written before, what makes America special is that we took England's culture of liberty and broadened it out into a virtual tribe of liberty. I say virtual because we took the ethnic and racial components out of it (and, no, we didn't do it overnight). You can be a progressive or a liberal or a social democrat and still believe in all of the things that define the tribe of liberty. You can also be a nationalist, a patriot, or a traditionalist and believe in all of these things. But go too far in either direction and you can fall off the path. Perhaps path is the wrong word. Bridge might make more sense. After all there's a left side and a right side of the road. But if you fall off a bridge, all you do is fall down.
Seen from this perspective the differences between Bolshevism, Nazism, Maoism, Italian Fascism, North Korean Juche, et al may be interesting or meaningful (the differences between football and rugby are interesting and meaningful, but at the end of the day they're both just games). But seen from the broadest perspective, they're simply different ways to fall off the bridge and back into the wilderness below.
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Fox should hire her as a counterpoint to Piers Morgan.
She would trounce him. Though that is not saying much from what I read about his ratings recently.
Maybe he will be cancelled.
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