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Katherine Hulbert, 79, of Portsmouth, Ohio, died Monday, April 14, 2014, at Hill View Health Care. She was born July 7, 1934, in Washington, D.C., to the late Charles J. Kunowsky and Mozelle Martin Kunowsky.
She was a former concessionaire and a member of Evangelical United Church of Christ.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Hulbert on November 14, 2003; brothers, Albert Kunowsky and Rudy Kunowsky; and sisters, Gloria Nichols and Marguerite Edwards.
Katherine is survived by two sons, Robert Keith (Cheryl) Hulbert of Cumberland Furnace, Tennessee, and Trent Eugene (Denise) Hulbert of Chillicothe, Ohio; two brothers, Robert T. Kunowsky of Maryland and William Kunowsky of Florida; a sister, Alice Robins of Virginia; four grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014, at F.C. Daehler Mortuary Company in Portsmouth with Reverend Evan Fisher officiating. Interment will be in Scioto Burial Park. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Daehlers.
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New Assassin's Creed Brotherhood DLC Inbound!
Posted by Luke in Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, PS3, PSN on March 7th, 2011
Seems like Ubisoft is bringing a new meaning to DLC. Tomorrow they are releasing an update to Assassin's Creed Brotherhood titled "The Da Vinci Disappearance". Damn that is a lot of "the's" there. The update promises to be jam packed with goodness. First it's going to contain 8 new single player missions, which can be accessed through the markers on your map of Rome, kind of like the Copernicus Conspiracy DLC for those of you who snagged it. The other part of the update is going into the multiplayer. It's going to contain 4 new playable characters, 1 new map, and 2 new modes. If you hate reading, but love watching videos, go ahead and hit the jump!
Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood "Animus Project Update 1.0″ DLC For Free
Posted by Oly in Assassins Creed: Brotherhood on November 24th, 2010
Ubisoft announced today that their first DLC for Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, called Animus Project Update 1.0, will be available for download on December 14th, 2010 for the amazingly low cost of $0.00. Yes, thats right FREE!!
The Animus Project Update 1.0 will include a brand-new Multiplayer game mode and a brand new map.
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Assassin's Creed Ascendance Trailer
Posted by Oly in Assassin's Creed II, Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, Media on November 12th, 2010
Soon after the release of the teaser, UbiWorks released a full trailer for Assassin's Creed Ascendance.
This is a prequel to Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, and will be released on the PSN this Tue to coincide with the release of Assassin's Creed Brotherhood.
I believe I read else where that it would retail for $1.99, but can't find the source.
Assassin's Creed Brotherhood TV Spot
Posted by Oly in Assassins Creed: Brotherhood, Media on November 12th, 2010
Here's another game TV add featuring real people, similar to what they did for Black Ops as seen here. I think it's pretty cool. Be sure to check out the reflections. Enjoy!

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Who doesn't love New York in the fall? Crisp air, pumpkin lattes, a riot of color in Central Park -- and Barron's Art of Successful Investing conference.
If you missed the last, fear not, as the pages ahead are crammed with the best of AOSI -- namely, the wit, wisdom, and investment insights of our nine savvy speakers. At last week's eighth annual get-together, they generously shared with the public their wide-ranging views on the economy and financial markets; their best investment ideas; and, arguably most important, their time-tested strategies for finding value in a volatile market and troubled world.
You likely will recognize five of the crew -- Felix Zulauf, Scott Black, Meryl Witmer, Fred Hickey, and Marc Faber -- as members in good standing of our annual Roundtable, and a sixth, options expert Patrick Neal, from last year's conference report. Joining them in 2012 were Dan Fuss, vice chairman of Loomis, Sayles, whom my colleague Randall Forsyth calls "the Buffett of bonds"; David Herro, chief investment officer of Harris Associates and a much-lauded international investor; and Bill Priest, CEO and co-chief investment officer of Epoch Investment Partners, who is enjoying a long and distinguished career on the Street.
The interviews that follow are adapted from video interviews conducted at AOSI by Barron's Senior Editor Kopin Tan and available online at www.barrons.com. So grab a latte, and read on or listen in.
Barron's: Felix, why so glum about the EU?
Zulauf: The European monetary union goes against the laws of economics. Politics is keeping it together, and that has created enormous stresses. Europe must narrow the gap in competitiveness between Germany and the debtor countries at the periphery. This is deflationary for the peripheral nations, and creates economic pain for the system and individuals.
If you're right that President Obama will be re-elected, what are the implications for taxes and spending cuts in the U.S.?
I hope Governor Romney wins, but I fear that Obama will be the victor. Then, much will depend on the composition of Congress. In any case, the so-called fiscal cliff won't be as high as many fear. Raising taxes and cutting spending wouldn't reduce GDP [gross domestic product] by 4.5 percentage points, but something closer to 1.5 percentage points. Still, the combination could slow the economy next year.
What is your outlook for Japan?
Some interesting changes are occurring in Japan. The Bank of Japan and the government have battled but are coming to a resolution. The government is introducing some reforms that the BoJ wanted, and the BoJ eventually will cooperate by weakening the yen. The root of the changes is the deterioration in Japan's balance of payments, which will allow the Bank of Japan to weaken the currency more dramatically than otherwise would be the case. A weaker yen will help the Japanese economy and particularly export industries. The yen trades at 79 to the dollar. It could fall to 100 in the next two to three years.
This would be terrific news for Japanese multinationals, which aren't on the radar of global investors. Nor are they widely owned in Japan. The market capitalization of these companies is a fraction of what it was 20 years ago, whereas the Japanese debt market has exploded in size in the past 20 years. We are in the embryonic stages of a major shift of assets from bonds to stocks in Japan.
What is happening in China?
The biggest recorded credit and investment boom in history has gone bust. The Chinese stock market has given back almost 90% of its rally off the 2008 lows. After the government changeover in mid-November, expect some economic stimulus. That could help Chinese stocks rally. In the next six to nine months, Chinese stocks are an interesting bet, and Chinese exchange-traded funds such as the FXI [ iShares FTSE China 25 FXI +0.54% iShares China Large-Cap ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca $40.89 +0.22 +0.54% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13.34M AFTER HOURS $40.95 +0.06 +0.15% Aug. 22, 2014 7:58 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.73M P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.08% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ] and the GXC [ SPDR S&P China ] could be good vehicles.
Are you still bullish on gold?
Gold is in a secular bull market. The correction to the low-$1,500s is over. There is a lot of optimism in the market, and gold needs to come down a little. If Obama wins, the price could shoot up again. If Romney wins, the market could be weaker going into December, after which the price will rise. Next year, gold will go to new highs.
Barron's: Few know the bond market as well as you do. What are your short- and long-term expectations for U.S. interest rates?
Fuss: In the short term, rates will stay in the foothills, trading up and down in a narrow range. Longer-term, they are going up. The bond market is pretty well shopped over, no matter where you look. There are individual opportunities, but they are small, and away from the main market. No one area of the bond market is predominantly cheap today.
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Do you like corporate bonds better than Treasuries?
Yes. Treasury yields are artificially low because of the Federal Reserve's quantitative-easing regimen. It puts downward pressure on all other yields, but the gap between corporate and Treasury yields is wide. Initially, when Treasuries rise, corporate yields will rise at a slower pace. Then they will catch up.
You lifted your asset allocation in high-yield bonds to 35% from 25%. Why?
First, it is the below-investment-grade bond market, because the high-yield market, as it normally is defined, no longer is high-yield. The outlook for this market, relative to current prices, isn't good. Credit risk is rising, yet prices are going up. When that happens, find the bonds you think are overpriced, and hopefully they will be maturing. If not, find a bid for them. The world is full of bids for so-called high-yield bonds right now.
Barron's: You did well with energy stocks this year, although the sector hasn't been a top performer. What do you like now?
Black: Bonanza Creek Energy BCEI -2.89% Bonanza Creek Energy Inc. U.S.: NYSE $57.21 -1.70 -2.89% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 800,890 AFTER HOURS $57.21 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 39.42 Market Cap $2.43 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $2,280,140 07/24/14 Investors Retreat From Junk Bo... More quote details and news » [ticker: BCEI] is based in Denver and came public about a year ago. Production will grow from roughly 8,900 barrels of oil-equivalent per day to 10,100 by the end of year. That is an increase of about 150% year over year. The stock trades for $23. Next year it could earn $2.60 a share, which implies a price/earnings multiple of nine. Discretionary cash flow will be north of $4 a share, so the shares trade at 5.5 times discretionary cash.
Even if oil prices don't rise from $89-$90 a barrel, Bonanza Creek's earnings will increase because the company is enjoying good growth from the drill bit. It is a domestic driller, and oil and natural-gas liquids account for 72% of production. Bonanza operates in the Greater Wattenberg Field in Colorado, in the Niobrara oil shale, and in the Cotton Valley formation in Arkansas. Its net debt-to-equity ratio is 0.11.
Health care has done better than energy. Where do you see value in that sector?
We own Medical Properties Trust MPW -0.72% Medical Properties Trust Inc. U.S.: NYSE $13.83 -0.10 -0.72% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 842,250 AFTER HOURS $13.83 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 50.55 Market Cap $2.41 Billion Dividend Yield 6.07% Rev. per Employee $7,282,330 08/13/14 Small Hospital Has a Whole Lot... More quote details and news » [MPW], a health-care REIT [real-estate investment trust] that yields 7%, so you get paid to wait. The company is based in Birmingham, Ala., and develops and leases health-care facilities, mostly acute-care hospitals. It has about 72 facilities, concentrated in Texas, California, and the New Jersey/Pennsylvania area. Operating earnings, or funds from operations, are growing by double digits, helped by bolt-on acquisitions.
How do you feel about tech stocks?
I would avoid personal-computer companies. I wouldn't own Dell [DELL] or Hewlett-Packard HPQ -0.43% Hewlett-Packard Co. U.S.: NYSE $36.84 -0.16 -0.43% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 14.33M AFTER HOURS $36.90 +0.06 +0.16% Aug. 22, 2014 7:53 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 13.70 Market Cap $69.24 Billion Dividend Yield 1.74% Rev. per Employee $353,808 More quote details and news » [HPQ] or Intel INTC -0.60% Intel Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq $34.94 -0.21 -0.60% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20.92M AFTER HOURS $34.97 +0.03 +0.09% Aug. 22, 2014 7:45 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.88 Market Cap $174.03 Billion Dividend Yield 2.58% Rev. per Employee $501,041 More quote details and news » [INTC], even though Intel is a great company. I like Qualcomm QCOM +0.07% Qualcomm Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $76.82 +0.05 +0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5.02M AFTER HOURS $77.12 +0.30 +0.39% Aug. 22, 2014 5:39 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 17.15 Market Cap $128.67 Billion Dividend Yield 2.19% Rev. per Employee $847,613 08/22/14 China Says Qualcomm Is Willing... 08/18/14 Foreign Direct Investment Into... 08/14/14 Beijing vs. Foreign Capitalist... More quote details and news » [QCOM], however, and recommended it in the midyear Roundtable ["Caution, Sharp Turns Ahead," June 11]. The company, based in San Diego, makes chip sets for cellular phones. The addressable market for 3G and 4G mobile communications is growing at a compound annual rate of about 15%. It doesn't matter whether you buy the Samsung Galaxy S3 or an iPhone. Qualcomm makes their CDMA chips. The company's earnings will continue to grow at a 13% to 15% clip. Qualcomm has more than $15 a share in cash. If you back out the cash, it has a P/E multiple of 11, which is cheap.
We also own EMC EMC +0.07% EMC Corp. U.S.: NYSE $29.64 +0.02 +0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9.47M AFTER HOURS $29.66 +0.02 +0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:46 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.84 Market Cap $60.09 Billion Dividend Yield 1.55% Rev. per Employee $369,030 More quote details and news » [EMC], the leader in large-scale data-storage systems and software. EMC, based in Hopkinton, Mass., is the largest owner of VMware VMW -0.32% VMware Inc. U.S.: NYSE $102.24 -0.33 -0.32% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.04M AFTER HOURS $102.24 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 45.64 Market Cap $44.12 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $390,839 More quote details and news » [VMW], a cloud-infrastructure company whose earnings are growing about 20% a year. Traditional storage arrays are growing by less. Blended, EMC's earnings are growing by 11%. EMC has close to $4 a share in excess cash. The stock trades for $25, or $21 net of cash. That's 10.5 times next year's estimated earnings of $2 a share.
You're a big art collector. Is there any piece of art you bought recently that you are excited, even thrilled, about?
I'm not as big a collector as I used to be because there are a lot of wealthy people, and the market has gone up. But I bought a major piece by Max Ernst last fall. I have a nice collection of surrealist pieces, but I didn't have an Ernst. The painting slipped through the cracks at Sotheby's, which was good for me, as Ernst prices are starting to take off. I didn't get in on the ground floor, but probably on the second floor.
It's good to know you're a value investor in art as well as stocks.
Barron's: Tech stocks have had a tough year, Fred. What do you see ahead?
Hickey: Earnings reports have been pretty terrible across the board, with Intel, Google goog -0.14% Google Inc. Cl C U.S.: Nasdaq $582.56 -0.81 -0.14% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 762,843 AFTER HOURS $581.95 -0.61 -0.10% Aug. 22, 2014 7:49 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap $397.65 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $1,321,030 08/07/14 Is Your Neighborhood Gentrifyi... 08/01/14 East Coast Google Barge Headed... 07/29/14 Next Step for Liberty Global: ... More quote details and news » [GOOG], and IBM IBM -0.43% International Business Machines Corp. U.S.: NYSE $190.41 -0.82 -0.43% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1.92M AFTER HOURS $190.42 +0.01 +0.01% Aug. 22, 2014 7:13 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 11.97 Market Cap $197.87 Billion Dividend Yield 2.31% Rev. per Employee $229,711 More quote details and news » [IBM] all disappointing. That's because the underlying fundamentals are poor. The enterprise business is weakening mostly because the economy is slipping in Europe, China, and now the U.S. IBM talked about business declining in Mexico, Australia, and Brazil. In addition, PC sales have declined year over year by 8% to 9%, partly because of the economy and also because Microsoft MSFT -0.15% Microsoft Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq $45.15 -0.07 -0.15% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 17.89M AFTER HOURS $45.21 +0.06 +0.13% Aug. 22, 2014 7:47 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.97 Market Cap $372.61 Billion Dividend Yield 2.48% Rev. per Employee $677,570 08/22/14 Amazon Preps a Challenge to Go... 08/22/14 Overheard 08/22/14 The Morning Download: Microsof... More quote details and news » [MSFT] Windows 8 ships Friday [Oct. 26] and buyers have held off purchases. Semiconductor sales are expected to drop year over year.
Is there any sign of a turning point?
A turning point probably will come soon. You have to be invested because of all the money-printing going on around the world. I don't like cash and bonds for that reason, and you can only have so much gold.
You have been a long-time fan of Microsoft. Do you still own the stock?
I owned it for years but sold some of my position into the company's recent release of quarterly earnings because I knew they would be difficult. Now I am waiting to see how Windows 8 is received. It will be sold first to consumers, not businesses. Microsoft also is introducing the Surface, its Apple AAPL +0.74% Apple Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $101.32 +0.74 +0.74% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43.49M AFTER HOURS $101.45 +0.13 +0.13% Aug. 22, 2014 7:59 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 16.26 Market Cap $602.26 Billion Dividend Yield 1.86% Rev. per Employee $2,214,380 More quote details and news » [AAPL] iPad competitor. The Windows 8 operating system will be completely different from what has come before. If the initial reaction is good, I'll be buying the stock.
Are you upbeat about Apple?
Short term, Apple is going to rebound. This is probably a good moment to buy, after the stock's recent $100 drop. Longer-term, I am worried about Apple's profit margins. The company has only 7% of the mobile-phone market and less than 5% of the PC market. Yet it has the highest market capitalization in the world because of its fat profit margins, which will be difficult to sustain.
Is a rebound in the offing for gold, too? At around $1,720 an ounce, gold is down 10% from its September 2011 high.
I have owned a large gold position for a decade. I sold some of my gold in September when I saw excess enthusiasm in the market. I was expecting October to be difficult for gold, as it has been before, but November, December, and January normally are positive for the metal. Lately I have been buying. If it looks like President Obama is going to win re-election, a lot of people will be buying guns and gold.
That's a scary thought.
It will put a floor under the gold price. If Romney looks to be the winner, there could be one more selloff in gold. Then it would rise.
Barron's: Let's start with Europe. Fears about the big picture have obscured value in individual stocks, a situation you favor.
Herro: That's right. My premise is volatility and instability move share pries more than company fundamentals. Take Daimler [DAI.Germany], which makes cars and commercial vehicles and is best known for its Mercedes-Benz brand. It is a German company but sells products all over the world. The stock is selling at a low valuation. The company has net cash on its balance sheet.
European financials also have been slammed. Do you see opportunities?
Financials were the ground zero of price destruction. We are looking for companies with good, safe balance sheets and strong capital positions. Two good franchises that have withstood economic shocks are BNP Paribas BNP.FR -0.65% BNP Paribas S.A. France: Paris €49.07 -0.32 -0.65% Aug. 22, 2014 5:35 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.18M P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap €61.55 Billion Dividend Yield 3.06% Rev. per Employee €513,176 More quote details and news » [BNP.France] and Intesa Sanpaolo ISP.MI -0.09% Intesa Sanpaolo S.p.A. Italy: Milan €2.23 -0.00 -0.09% Aug. 22, 2014 5:37 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 137.75M P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap €36.43 Billion Dividend Yield 2.24% Rev. per Employee €321,782 More quote details and news » [ISP.Italy].
The Japanese stock market is trading below book value and has been cheap for a long time. Any sign of a change?
A few things are different now. First, although the market has been weak for a long time, valuations haven't. More important, if you use price-to-book to measure value, you also have to look at the return on book value, which has been dismal. But returns are improving at many Japanese blue chips. Companies such as Toyota Motor TM -1.46% Toyota Motor Corp. ADS U.S.: NYSE $114.09 -1.69 -1.46% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 401,960 AFTER HOURS $114.12 +0.03 +0.03% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 9.88 Market Cap $197.27 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $754,622 08/15/14 Attorneys Chosen for Plaintiff... 08/11/14 GM to Overhaul International B... More quote details and news » [TM] and Canon CAJ -0.76% Canon Inc. ADS U.S.: NYSE $32.80 -0.25 -0.76% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 114,932 P/E Ratio 14.90 Market Cap $43.85 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $190,886 More quote details and news » [CAJ] are starting to increase profit margins and do a better job of utilizing their cash.
Canon earns good profits. Normalized return on equity probably exceeds 15%. The stock has a low valuation, and the company generates lots of free cash. Besides expanding in emerging markets, Canon has bought back more than 13% of its shares in the past five years.
Toyota had some prominent product recalls. What is going right for the company?
As soon as the recall problems ended last year, Japan was hit by a tsunami and earthquake. Then came the Thai floods. These are temporary problems. On a more permanent basis, Toyota is a low-cost producer, the leader in fuel-efficient automotive technology, and a cash-rich company that now is managed by a more modern business thinker, Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the founder. Among other changes, he cut the board from 27 to 13 members.
Why are you negative on Chinese stocks?
Good-quality companies are expensive. Inexpensive companies are basically wards of the state, meaning they are controlled by state-owned entities or provincial entities that aren't working to build value for all shareholders. There are better ways to play China's growth story at this stage.
Barron's: What tempts a value investor?
Witmer: We aren't finding a lot of stocks to buy. Usually, when this happens, the market is high and comes down.
We like Spectrum Brands Holdings SPB -0.14% Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc. U.S.: NYSE $86.00 -0.12 -0.14% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 98,512 AFTER HOURS $86.29 +0.29 +0.34% Aug. 22, 2014 4:11 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 34.96 Market Cap $4.54 Billion Dividend Yield 1.40% Rev. per Employee $325,043 More quote details and news » [SPB], a consumer-products company. It just acquired a division of Stanley Black & Decker SWK -0.66% Stanley Black & Decker Inc. U.S.: NYSE $90.96 -0.60 -0.66% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 625,645 AFTER HOURS $90.96 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.51 Market Cap $14.31 Billion Dividend Yield 2.29% Rev. per Employee $220,742 More quote details and news » [SWK], and we see the potential for great after-tax free cash flow. With modest growth, some debt reduction, and the refinancing of some high-cost debt, the company could generate about $7 a share in after-tax free cash in 2015. Then, there are a few dollars of excess depreciation and amortization, so reported earnings will be lower than free cash flow. As housing improves, Spectrum could increase free cash flow to more than $9 a share. It is No. 1 or No. 2 in almost all its product categories.
You also like Colfax, CFX -0.34% Colfax Corp. U.S.: NYSE $64.38 -0.22 -0.34% Aug. 22, 2014 4:04 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 324,369 AFTER HOURS $64.38 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 25.05 Market Cap $7.99 Billion Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee $292,080 More quote details and news » a small industrial conglomerate. What is the attraction?
The company's main division, ESAB, makes welding equipment. Its current profit margins of 6% to 8% could be significantly higher, like those of its main competitor, Lincoln Electric Holdings LECO -0.49% Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq $70.50 -0.35 -0.49% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 224,296 AFTER HOURS $70.50 0.00 % Aug. 22, 2014 4:27 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.75 Market Cap $5.63 Billion Dividend Yield 1.30% Rev. per Employee $281,989 More quote details and news » [LECO]. As ESAB improves, along with the other divisions, Colfax [CFX] could go from $2 a share in earnings and $2.85 in after-tax free cash flow to $4 to $4.50 within a few years. They need the world economy to improve a bit.
Colfax deserves a P/E multiple of 13 to 15, because it can grow without having to spend a lot of capital. It has an excellent management team, led by Mitchell Rales.
At last year's AOSI conference you recommended Macquarie Infrastructure MIC -0.19% Macquarie Infrastructure Co. LLC U.S.: NYSE $71.68 -0.14 -0.19% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 216,627 AFTER HOURS $71.69 +0.01 +0.01% Aug. 22, 2014 4:11 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 70.27 Market Cap $5.03 Billion Dividend Yield 5.30% Rev. per Employee $1,006,880 More quote details and news » [MIC], which has done well. Do you still like it?
The stock is up sharply, so we have sold some of our shares, although we see more upside. Macquarie yields 5.8%. With some improvements and refinancing, it could pay out even more in the next few years. The company still is somewhat unappreciated.
In seeking good investment opportunities, it helps to remember hedge-fund manager Louis Bacon's saying, "You must embrace disorder and chaos." Or, as I have said, bring a sharp pencil but leave your emotions at home. Sometimes a disaster befalls the market, and it overshoots on the downside. You want to be ready with cash, and willing and able to invest it in great companies at great prices.
Barron's: It's time to talk options. You are long the dollar versus the euro, and using the FXE, or CurrencyShares Euro Trust FXE -0.26% CurrencyShares Euro Trust U.S.: NYSE Arca $130.60 -0.34 -0.26% Aug. 22, 2014 4:00 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 678,744 AFTER HOURS $130.51 -0.09 -0.07% Aug. 22, 2014 4:10 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » exchange-traded fund, to structure your trade. Explain, please, how this works.
Neal: The U.S. is focused on how to achieve growth. In Europe, Spain is likely to ask the European Central Bank for assistance, which comes with conditions that likely will be growth-limiting. The growth differential will favor the U.S. in coming months, and the dollar. Also, any systemic risk would tend to favor the dollar.
We recommend buying FXE put spreads -- specifically, buying a put with a higher strike price and simultaneously selling a lower-strike put. With the FXE trading near $129 recently, we might buy the January $127 put and help finance it by selling the January $122 put, essentially hoping for a limited decline in the FXE below $127.
You also have a trade involving Wal-Mart Stores. WMT +0.24% Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S.: NYSE $75.73 +0.18 +0.24% Aug. 22, 2014 4:01 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.96M AFTER HOURS $75.89 +0.16 +0.21% Aug. 22, 2014 7:37 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 15.46 Market Cap $243.54 Billion Dividend Yield 2.54% Rev. per Employee $218,400 More quote details and news » How is that structured?
Wal-Mart [WMT] has been a terrific stock. It yields 2.1%. It has benefited from rising government transfer payments that have given customers more money to spend. The stock has been helped by improvements in employment, housing, and the stock market, as well.
It is time to hedge a long holding and sell an upside call against the stock. You're collecting premiums upfront in exchange for agreeing to give up some potential upside if the stock rallies. This trade makes sense under three scenarios. If the market falls, you'll be happy you sold the call. If it goes sideways, what you collected upfront enhances the yield. Finally, if the market rises and the economy grows, Wal-Mart likely would underperform.
Would you sell an out-of-the-money or in- the-money call?
With shares trading near $75, we might sell slightly out-of-the-money January $77.5 calls. You collect premiums but commit to sell shares if they top $77.5 before mid-January.
Young people, you have said, aren't joining country clubs. They are spending their money on Apple devices that link to everything they care about. How, using options, would you trade Apple's stock?
The long-term secular trend in Apple still is alive and well. The stock recently sold off with other tech stocks, providing a better buying opportunity. But we are taking a more risk-adjusted approach. We would replace Apple shares and instead hold Apple call spreads, buying January $645 calls and financing these partly by selling January $695 calls. These call spreads should appreciate if Apple rises before mid-January, although your gains are capped with the stock above $695.
Barron's: Bill, what do you make of the global economy?
Priest: The U.S. probably is the best house in a bad neighborhood. We are going to eke out some growth. Europe is in recession. Japan is struggling, and emerging markets will have a lower growth rate than they've been used to.
Where does it leave equity investors?
There are three drivers of equity returns: earnings, dividends, and price/earnings ratios. Management has a lot to say about dividend policy and earnings, but not much control over P/Es, which are driven by interest rates, market volatility, and the growth rate of the economy. Low interest rates and low volatility are associated with higher multiples. Slower economic growth is a head wind, although quantitative easing is helpful to P/Es.
You have called Anheuser-Busch InBev BUD -0.90% Anheuser-Busch InBev N.V. ADS U.S.: NYSE $110.14 -1.00 -0.90% Aug. 22, 2014 4:02 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 531,497 AFTER HOURS $110.13 -0.01 -0.01% Aug. 22, 2014 5:16 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.85 Market Cap $178.91 Billion Dividend Yield 3.63% Rev. per Employee $303,322 08/14/14 Coke Buys Stake in Monster Bev... 08/13/14 SeaWorld's Earnings Disappoint... 08/13/14 As SeaWorld Tanks, Blackstone ... More quote details and news » one of the best-managed companies in the entire world. Why such praise?
Anheuser-Busch [BUD] does a phenomenal job of allocating capital. It generates about $40 billion in annual revenue. The company's free cash flow is growing in the high single digits. The dividend yield is only 1.5%. But the company has paid down a lot of debt, and dividends should be defined as the sum of cash payouts, share buybacks, and debt paydowns. All return capital to shareholders.
You believe in investing in emerging markets through "global champions" such as Nestlé. Why Nestlé?
Nestlé nesn.vx -0.50% Nestle S.A. Switzerland: SWX Europe CHF69.95 -0.35 -0.50% Aug. 22, 2014 5:31 pm Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3.34M P/E Ratio 23.46 Market Cap CHF226.70 Billion Dividend Yield 3.07% Rev. per Employee CHF270,183 More quote details and news » [NESN.Switzerland] is a great company. Global champions have the ability to reconfigure the factors that determine production, including land, labor, and capital. If Nestlé decides it is more efficient to make chocolate in Poland than Switzerland, it can switch production to Poland. If it wants to sell that chocolate to China rather than Europe, it can do that. Such companies have many pieces they can move around to maximize return on capital.
What is your beef against financials?
There is a lack of transparency at diversified financials and banks. It is virtually impossible to take a dollar into the revenue line and follow it down to the bottom line. As a matter of principle, we don't buy companies we can't understand.
Barron's: The Chinese, you note, invented paper and aren't afraid to use it to print money. Will monetary easing spur growth?
Faber: The Chinese economy was driven by massive credit growth in the past three years, and economic activity was centered heavily on capital spending. Now China has massive overcapacity in several industries. If easing leads to further stimulus directed at capital spending, you will have more misallocation of capital. The Chinese can postpone a more serious recession by easing, but it won't solve the problem. The Chinese stock market could outperform for a while.
What do you like in Asia?
If the yen weakens, Japanese shares will be attractive and Japanese bonds, unattractive. I recommend some exposure to Japanese equities.
What does your portfolio look like?
I'm 25% in gold, 25% in equities, 25% in bonds, 25% in cash, and 25% in real estate. I use the same accounting standards as the U.S. Treasury.
Very funny.
In fact, I'm invested in real estate through ownership of real-estate companies and REITs. I also own corporate bonds and am holding cash, which I have added to since April. The whole world believes the asset inflation of the past 10 years -- in equities, bonds, art, high-end real estate, and so forth -- will continue. But it will come to an end. Asset markets such as equities are vulnerable to at least a 20% decline. If you have cash in reserve and the market falls, you can start buying.
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As you know by now, the origin story of this film is unlikely to be repeated. At TIFF last year, Ned Benson premiered his conceptual feature film debut as a three-hour emotional journey of a break-up split in two parts: 'Him' and 'Her' (read our review here). Harvey Weinstein acquired the rights, and with no release date in sight, fear from fans (myself included) was that Harvey Scissorhands was going to force Benson into cutting the film down. Seemingly, that's exactly what happened because a two-hour version, subtitled 'Them,' premiered in the Un Certain Regard section of Cannes (read our review). In something of a welcoming twist, however, Benson says he wanted this third combined perspective, and all three versions will see a theatrical release this fall. But, for someone who has seen and loved the first (and second?) version(s) at TIFF, this didn't help to ease my anxiety when I sat down to watch the combined version at Cannes. Read on to find out what the major differences between the two presentations are, and which one we think works better.
Looking at it as objectively as possible, 'Them' is a solid film on its own and a lot of things that made me fall in love with this story and these characters at TIFF are still present: the two lead performances by Jessica Chastain and James McAvoy as Eleanor and Conor are exceptional, the score and the lighting still work like magic to provide an alluring sort of melancholia, and every major character is just as engaging. In fact, one of my biggest fears was that one or two supporting roles would be swept under the rug, but fortunately this isn't the case as Bill Hader's best friend, Viola Davis' professor and Jess Weixler's sister (my most feared victims) all get the spotlight at one point or another. Though it must be said, Viola Davis benefits the most, as it feels like her scenes just received a slight trim, and a good thing. too. because she's fantastic as the cynical and witty Lillian. If anyone takes some damage from the supporting roles, it's Connor's father played by the charismatic Ciarán Hinds, but two key scenes are still preserved. On the other hand, when it comes to the screenplay, the direction of the scenes, the editing, and the thematic elements, I begin to pine for the longer, and much richer version.
A major loss in 'Them' is the crucial thematic layer of memory and the perception of the past. With 'Him' and 'Her,' one of the most appealing things to witness was the same scene occurring in both versions with slight variations. The "perfect storm" sequence is one example; Connor and Eleanor are trapped in a car and about to have sex for the first time after her disappearance. In an effort not to spoil, let's just say that the way things play out is slightly (yet, crucially) different in 'Him' compared to 'Her.' Naturally, only one version had to be chosen for 'Them.' A similar choice had to be made for a climactic and emotionally charged scene at the end, and by this time it was clear to me that the film lost a large chunk of its depth. The problem doesn't lie with the choices, but the fact that we lose two fundamental aspects in the story; an understanding of the pain these characters are going through, and a psychological, thought-provoking examination of identity in a relationship.
In 'Them,' the reason for Eleanor's disappearance isn't kept secret, and the whole film very quickly starts to pivot around this tragic incident, whereas in 'Him' and 'Her' (and especially in the order I saw at TIFF, first 'Him' followed by 'Her') we find out much later why she vanished. Opponents to 'Him and 'Her' declared this a flaw. In my opinion it was a strength because we were given a chance to fully absorb these characters, completely connect with their pain, loss, and confusion, and when we find out what the cause was, it hits like a freight truck. In 'Them,' half an hour into the film, the news is just as tragic but much less effective for coming so early. In this way, 'Them' plays out like a story about the loss of a child, whereas 'Him' and 'Her' plays out like the story of two broken individuals, trying to piece their lives together with the help of their families. What's more, the story in the combined version is about a mother's grief over the loss of a child, with the film becoming much more Hers than His in 'Them.' If I had to divvy it up in percentages, I'd say 30% is taken from 'Him' and 70% from 'Her' in 'Them.' Of course, it feels natural due to the tragedy that the mother is more affected, but the loss of His perspective and his own emotional turmoil is sorely missed. Not to mention that James McAvoy's performance, the greatest of his career by some mileage, is slightly buried.
It's little wonder that Playlister Oliver Lyttelton found the screenplay a little self-indulgent in 'Them,' which didn't help the emotional stuff sink in, but when I saw the full version at TIFF, the one thing that stuck out to me the most, more so than the performances or the maturity of the direction, was the script. With scenes played out in full and with added support, the language never sounds as forced as it sometimes does in 'Them.' In this way, the editing also suffers as the shifts are at times too abrupt, whereas the pace and flow felt in 'Him' and 'Her' allows the viewer to truly appreciate Benson's talent with the direction and the writing. Ironically enough, I felt the length more with 'Them' than with 'Him' and 'Her' as in the latter versions, I was more readily lost in the film's world. All in all, my preference will always be for the richer, more emotionally gripping, and psychologically thought provoking 'Him' and 'Her' versions, but it's a testament to the strength of the performances, the story and Benson's assured direction that the film still works as a single, solid romantic drama in 'Them.'
Grade for 'Them': B-
Grade for 'Him' and 'Her': A
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vspirit | June 27, 2014 6:12 PM
Personally, I feel that this may be a good move on the distributor's part. Get people on board with Them first and for those who become enamored by it, they'll feel propelled to see the versions with longer different perspectives (which may otherwise be daunting to the casual moviegoer). And because their hearts have already been captured by Them, this, in turn, may enable them to fall more easily into the majesty of Him & Her. Gotta wonder how they'll handle the DVD/Blu-ray release.
And I must say, the trailer's exquisitely done. Been anticipating seeing it for a while.
Jamie T D | May 19, 2014 9:03 PM
I am still eager to see The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby. I am eager to see the film in the order they were originally shown at TIFF. Them would be interesting to see because I would be curious to see what scenes from Him and Her were used for Them. Though I think the original is the best version to watch because the audience gets to invest more time with the characters. In that sense I agree with Nikola.


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"There isn't a day that goes by that I don't cry,'' Ann says. "Sometimes I cry all day. Sometimes, just parts of the day.''
Ann's left leg was amputated nearly five years ago, after 11 operations failed to control the hardening in her arteries. She is surprisingly good-natured about it -- her e-mail address includes the word "pegleg'' -- but she now spends most of her time in a motorized wheelchair inside the four walls of her small house.
"It was so hard for me being here day after day. Everywhere I looked, there was Bobby. I mean, I go in the front room, and even though he's not there physically, there's Bobby laying on the couch, with his nasty boots up on the couch arm,'' Ann says, sitting at the kitchen table, her hands around her Marine Corps mug. "And I come in here, and there's Bobby with his back side up against the washing machine, hands behind him, looking up here at the foodstuffs, trying to figure out what he wanted to eat.
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Ann and Jim have also dealt with their own ambivalence about Bobby's death. For most of the last year, they have found it impossible to accept that their son took his own life, with Ann insisting that if Jesus Christ himself told her it was a suicide, she would tell him, "No, sir. I'm sorry, you're wrong.''
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It was April 21, one year to the day since Bobby Guy died. Ann gazed at her son's name, chiseled in white marble, and knelt on the fresh sod to lay a rose at the gravestone. In the distance, rifles pierced the silence with a 21-gun salute for another mother's child.
Back home, on the living-room wall opposite Bobby's Marine portrait, are two family pictures taken at Wal-Mart the day after New Year's 2005 -- two weeks before Bobby left for Iraq. The two boys share one picture, Bobby sitting down, Little Jim standing behind him, his arms resting on his younger brother's shoulders, silly grins on both their faces, like they're trying not to laugh.
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They are the family that used to live here -- before Iraq, before depression, before Zoloft, before a dark night and a high-powered rifle.
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An animal cruelty case in under investigation in Hopkins County after authorities say malnourished horses were discovered, and one of them had to be shot.
After a long investigation, officials with the Hopkins County Humane Society and Sheriff's Department made a gruesome discovery of animal neglect to several horses.
Officials say Phillip Sizemore and his son, Phillip Hagan Sizemore, of Dawson Springs, have been charged with second-degree cruelty to animals.
The Hopkins County Humane Society had received several complaints and the final straw was when one horse had to be shot by a Hopkins County Sheriff Detective due to its poor condition.
Officials also cited the owners had fed the horse a pint of whiskey.
"One of the horses had fallen for whatever reason and was in such poor shape and left out for so long, lying in pasture, that it unfortunately had to be put down," says Charles Gentry.
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"Happy birthday, you're not getting old,
Stay in the game, it's not time to fold."
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Our Humble (and Noble) Beginnings
The SSPCA began its work in Kuching in 1959, formed by a small group of expatriate officers who were moved by the sight of the diseased dogs and sick animals that roamed the streets. It was legally registered under the Registrar of Societies as the "Kuching Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (KSPCA) on 11 September 1962. In the years following, with the departure of many of its early members, the Society became inactive but was never de-registered.
In September 1975, a group of expatriates and Kuching residents came together to revive the KSPCA. Their first meeting was held on the 10th of October at "Eversleigh", the residence of the then British Council Representative Mr Philips Williams. Others who were involved in the committee at that time were Dr Hsiung Kwo Yuen, Mrs Elizabeth Kok, Mr Chua Siang Cheng, Mdm Florence Foo, DSP Lim Tian Kim, Mr Andy Lo, Mr Ali Adenan and Miss Celine Foo.
In 1977, the Society's legal counsel, the late Mr Sahathevan revised the constitution to better reflect its rules and regulations. The amendments included a change of name – it became the Sarawak Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, or SSPCA. In the years that followed, this group of dedicated volunteers and their very active cadre of Junior Members, organised awareness - raising events, rescued and re-homed stray animals, initiated a pilot neutering scheme, and organized fundraising events. They were also instrumental in reaching an agreement with the local councils in Kuching to house and care for all the stray animals picked up by these councils. It's an agreement which has carried through to this day, and remains the only such arrangement between an animal welfare organization and local councils in Malaysia.
Perhaps their most notable achievement was securing tax-deductible status for the Society. This has proved an invaluable asset to the Society in its fundraising efforts.
Our Growing Years
In 1999, through the generosity of the Sarawak State Government, the SSPCA secured a 0.6-acre piece of land at 61/2 mile Penrissen Road, Kuching on which to build its animal shelter. In the years since, this little piece of land has served as a refuge, a haven for thousands of stray, abused and abandoned animals. Some have been fortunate enough to be given a second chance at life, others have lived out their days in the loving care of our shelter staff, and many have gone on to the 'Great Kennel in the Sky'. As our finances improved, we expanded and improved the Shelter facilities and services to cater for the ever-increasing number of animals brought to our door. Unfortunately, this meant having to make sacrifices and utilise the exercise/play areas.
Committees came and Committees went... the work continued.
We ran joint neutering campaigns with the local councils in an effort to curb the expanding stray population
We walked hundreds of visitors through our Shelter to educate them about the need to be more responsible citizens and pet owners
We organized countless off-site adoption campaigns to increase the chances of our animals finding new homes;
We responded to your reports about animal abuse cases
We invested in an animal crematorium – the first in Malaysia – so that we could dispose of animal carcasses in a safe and hygienic manner
We climbed up trees and down drains to rescue trapped animals in the dead of night
We braved the flood waters at midnight to take our shelter animals to safety
We penned millions of words in an effort to raise awareness about Animal Welfare and to fight for Animal Rights.
And through it all, we enjoyed the support of animal lovers in Kuching and around the world, through donations of food, equipment and other essentials, as well as funds to allow us to keep our shelter doors open.
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When the Animal Shelter was built in 1999, it was surrounded by lush green undergrowth, set well away from housing and commercial areas. 15 years on, Kuching has well and truly arrived at our doorstep. Nothing says, "It's time to move the animals" better than having a 'Pizza Hut' as your neighbour! Our biggest birthday wish is to secure a new and larger piece of land, away from development, on which to build a state-of-the-art Animal Shelter that can continue to serve the needs of the animals and people of Kuching for the next 50 years, and beyond.That's why we are channelling all our efforts to secure that piece of paradise and to raise funds to build and equip our new shelter. This is where you, the good people of Kuching and beyond come in! We need you to turn out in huge numbers for the events we have lined-up in 2014 and to dig deep into your generous hearts (and pockets!) to help us raise the RM 1.5 million we need.
by Susan M. Pearson
I shall be a believer of all that is good in man and of all that is deserving in animals.
I shall plead for their lives, campaign for their safety and uphold their right to a natural death.
I shall seek out the injured and the maimed, the unloved, and the abandoned and tend to them in their last days.
I shall not forget their place in the hierarchy of life, nor that we walk in each other's paths.
I shall bear witness to the wonder they bring into our lives and to the beauty they bestow upon our souls.
I shall renew their spirits when they are waning, bind their wounds when they bleed, cradle them when they whimper, and comfort them when they mourn.
I shall be near them in their hour of greatest need - a companion and friend when the time has come. I shall watch over them and console them and ask that the angels gather them in their arms.
From the creatures of the earth I shall learn the fruits of compassion and undying love, and I shall be called the beloved of God.
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Papoose Bunting Baby Costume
Get out the camera because this is one for the photo album - dress your little bundle of joy in this Papoose Bunting baby costume and cross the Great Plains or just cross the street to friends and family on Halloween. Baby can sleep and still look cute!
Ketchup Baby Bunting Costume
Everyone will want to squeeze your little one when they wear the Ketchup Baby Bunting Costume. Your little tyke will be everyone's favorite condiment in this red bunting with white graphic and a "tear here" detail.
Colorful Caterpillar Baby Bunting
Your little one will be comfy in their cocoon on Halloween when you dress them in this Colorful Caterpillar Baby Bunting. Green furry suit is lined with adorable puffy pom poms so they'll be extra snuggly. Enjoy it while you can before they bloom into a full grown butterfly!
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Prep your baby for Halloween properly in the Skeleton Baby Bunting Infant Costume. Go with this bunting for a bit of twist of tradition, it features a neon skeleton print and scary green skull cap.
Pea in a Pod Baby Bunting Costume
Put your little sweet pea in this pod and harvest some Halloween fun! This clever Pea in a Pod baby bunting costume keeps your baby cozy, warm and cute. Dress as a farmer and plow through the neighborhood because you'll be in tall cotton with this fun costume.
Popeye's Sweet Pea Bunting Baby Costume
With or without Popeye and Olive Oyl, this is one little sweet pea who looks good enough to eat! Dress your little one in this cute Sweet Pea baby bunting costume and go eat your spinach.
Shark Bunting Infant Costume
…year for Shark Week, but they don't have to wait much longer to see the cutest shark around because your baby will be it in the Shark Bunting Infant Costume. This lush, grey and white bunting features fin details at the arm holes and a large fin that encloses the feet.The attached hood features a…
Blue Monster Bunting
If only all monsters could be this cute when you dress your tiny tot in this Blue Monster Baby Bunting. Indigo fury suit with emerald detail, pom pom nose, orange horns and teeth will make your infant a snugghoul.
Bacon Bunting Infant's Costume
Someone's been makin' bacon - show the results to one and all when you debut your little bundle of joy in this hilarious Bacon bunting infants costume on Halloween and b sure to take pictures of this special dish!
Chili Pepper Bunting
Feeling hot, hot, hot! Ultra cute for any photo, this chili pepper baby bunting is a treat of an infant Halloween costume. And as long as you keep your little one in this bunting, he won't be chili through any of the festivities. Pair with the matching adult costume (sold separately) for family fun!
Pink Monster Bunting
Not all monsters are scary! Your little one certainly won't be in this Pink Monster Baby Suit! Cuddly fur jumpsuit has cute little ears, yellow horns, silly eyes and rounded teeth so everyone will want to snuggle with your little mutant! Luckily that's mommy's job!
Pumpkin Bunting Infant Costume
Who cares about the Great Pumpkin - your little one is completely great in this adorable orange Pumpkin bunting infant costume! Have a fun and festive Halloween and be sure to take pictures.
Christmas Tree Infant Bunting
With this precious infant costume, the gift is IN the tree rather than under it! It's a Christmas costume that's guaranteed to bring smiles, and makes a fun photo opportunity for holiday cards.
Santa Bunting Infant Costume
In the role of Santa, your little elf will have a great time in this adorable Christmas costume! A perfect infant costume, it makes a great funny photo op for holiday cards. Includes hat.
Lil' Hot Dog Bunting Costume
Keep your little one toasty and warm in this clever Lil' Hot Dog baby bunting costume and take me out to the ball game because this one is a home run! Everyone loves hot dogs - so hot dog on Halloween with this fun costume. Your costume: dress as a hot dog vendor!
U.S. Army Bunting Infant Costume
Cute in camo is the only way to go! In the U.S. Army Bunting Infant Costume your little cutie will be Army Strong. This camouflage printed bunting has attached vest with U.S. Army logo and soft camouflage helmet.
Barrel of Monkeys Infant Bunting Costume
…Dress your little monkey in this officially licensed Barrel of Monkeys infant costume and let the fun and games begin. The cozy bunting has a detachable hood to keep baby warm and comfortable. This clever costume is so cute - you'll treasure the memories forever - don't forget to take pictures.
Campbells Soup Can Bunting Infants Costume
M'm! M'm! Good! Campbell's Soup is m'm, m'm good. Heat up some Halloween fun when you dress your little one in the officially licensed Campbell Soup Can bunting infant's costume - that's one hot tomato!
Baby Rabbit Baby Costume
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Baby Peacock Baby Costume
You'll be proud as a peacock when you strut your little one out and about on Halloween in this spectacular Baby Peacock infant costume - it is amazing. The elaborate plumage is attached to the body of the costume and the matching hood adds the finishing touch. Perfect!
Baby Cow Baby Costume
Moo-ve over - cattle crossing. Dress your little one in this charming black and white cow costume complete with cow bell and milk it - they'll all want pictures and you'll get all the treats! The cozy costume is comfortable and easy to wear; features a Velcro closure.
Possessed Baby
…friends and family with the Possessed Baby prop! This haunting baby carriage features an animatronic baby that pops up to startle each onlooker. Features lights, sound and volume control, complete with a remote. The remote features a button that makes the baby cry, and when people come to check on…
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Shhhh...little one needs its rest because once the sun fades this Gargoyle Baby comes to life. Perch it on your mantel or in your window, this guardian baby will protect your house!


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Troopers with Louisiana State Police want drivers to know it's required by law to move over for emergency vehicles on roadways, highways and interstate systems.
"People aren't paying attention to the emergency lights on top of our vehicles and are not moving over on multi-lane highways," Trooper Brett Davis said.
Davis said drivers aren't slowing down or yielding to emergency vehicles, and it's a growing problem.
"They're not moving over to the edge of the roadway as possible and stopping," he said. "I think some people just don't know the law or think it's a courtesy."
But it's not just a courtesy.
The law states, "Upon the immediate approach of an authorized emergency vehicle making use of audible or visual signals... the driver of every other vehicle shall yield the right-of-way and shall immediately drive to a position parallel to, and as close as possible to, the right-hand edge or curb of the highway clear of any intersection, and shall stop and remain in such a position until the authorized emergency vehicle has passed."
The law also states that drivers traveling on an interstate highway or other highway with two or more lanes, make a lane change. If a lane change is not possible, the driver should slow to a safe speed when passing.
"It's dangerous," Davis said. "You come by and rock our vehicle and never even see it, so yeah, it's a dangerous thing."
Davis said it's important to obey this law because a lot of police officers and emergency personnel have gotten injured or run over because drivers aren't paying attention, and sometimes don't even know the law.
"We want to try to get it out before we have to start really really writing tickets for it, I mean, if you think about it, it's just, it's a safe thing to do period. You know, just give these officers some courtesy and move over," Davis said.
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Dr. Man and I were "on the market" this year, which is just academic-speak for looking for jobs. This arduous, 6-month-long process typically culminates in February, but we somehow managed to draw it out a bit longer this year. We finalized our search two weeks ago, and I'm happy to say that Dr. Man, Professor Puppy, and I will be moving our home to Memphis, TN in May.
As some of you already know, Dr. Man has accepted a tenure-track position at the University of Tennessee Health Science Center, I will be teaching at Rhodes College, and our darling fur-baby will be begging for hush-puppies in the land of the delta blues . Although it will be difficult for us to say goodbye to the lovely city of Pittsburgh and all the wonderful friends that we've been so blessed to make, we're excited to begin a new chapter in our lives.
In the midst of this nerve-racking yet exciting process, our family also faced the very difficult task of saying goodbye to our mother, grandmother, matriarch, and friend – Gladys Teupel. Although not unexpected, the loss was difficult nonetheless.
My most cherished memories of my grandmother revolve around food – making chokecherry jam from berries that we harvested in Black Hills National Forest, eating coffee flavored ice cream and (of course) feeding some to Sugar the dog because it was her favorite, kicking my sister out of the kitchen because she won't stop eating the flour, and planning big holiday meals because holidays, after all, really are all about food. Gladys passed down to me not only a love for cooking, but a veritable treasure trove of family recipes as well. You've seen some of them already (pasties, sauerkraut, and my most favorite of all – pie), but there are many, many more to come.
So just know that I haven't abandoned you – my internet friends. I simply paused in mid-Feburary to catch my breath, and low-and-behold, here we are – rapidly approaching the end of March. But I guess that's life.
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Really like the Chris Harper pick, especially for Baltimore needing to replace Anquan Boldin. There's some good WR talent still available, but I thought this was a really strong selection based on what Harper brings to the table. There aren't a lot of prospects with his skillset and size. He's still pretty raw having been a QB even while at KSU, so he's made huge strides as a WR the last few years and with his athleticism, his upside is massive. I see a prototype #2 WR.
As for draft value, I think this is rock solid. His upside makes his draft value fluid, could go a lot higher. I think late 4th-5th round is about right. And the cool thing with this pick is that in real life Baltimore has been all over this guy.
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Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything is the result of the joint collaboration of an economist who thinks out of the box, and an award-winning journalist and author, and their combined perception of the complex world of economics, written in an unconventional and witty manner.
Summary Of The Book
Through a consolidation of articles based on economics, the authors illustrate an unconventional premise about the subject - that economics is, in theory, the study of incentives. Although this work of nonfiction is not based purely on economics, it assesses the various facets of the topic and provides some contemporary and offbeat theories.
Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything is broadly divided into six chapters, through which the authors try to unveil the obscure aspects of almost everything under the sun - from how cheating has pervaded into most professions, to the Ku Klux Klan, the functioning of a crack gang, nominative determinism and so much more. Ordinary aspects of our world have been scrutinized by the authors and relayed in a manner bound to shift paradigms and open your eyes to view the same things very differently.
Through these questions, ponderings, and perusals, the authors try to pass on the message that nothing in the world, no matter how complex, is unfathomable, just as long as you ask the right questions. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores The Hidden Side Of Everything was initially published in 2005, and by 2009 it had sold over four million copies all over the world. It secured second place on the The New York Times Bestsellers List, and was named Book Sense Book of the Year in the Adult Nonfiction category in 2006.
About The Authors
Steven D. Levitt, born in 1967, is an American Professor, author and economist.
Levitt has co-authored its sequel, SuperFreakonomics: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance.
Levitt procured his Bachelor's degree in Economics from Harvard University in 1989, and proceeded to complete his doctorate in Economics in 1994 from MIT. He is currently employed at the University of Chicago as the William B. Ogden Distinguished Service Professor, and is also the current Director of The Becker Center on Price Theory. Levitt also featured on Time Magazine's list of 100 People Who Shape Our World in 2006, and won the John Bates Clark Medal in 2003. He is a founding partner of a consulting firm named The Greatest Good. He currently resides in Chicago with his wife, Jeannette, and their four children.
Stephen J. Dubner, born in 1963, is an American author, radio and TV personality and journalist.
He has authored Choosing My Religion: A Memoir of a Family Beyond Belief, Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper, and The Boy With Two Belly Buttons.
While studying for a Master's degree in Fine Arts from Columbia University, he taught English there alongside. His work has been published in renowned publications like The New Yorker and The New York Times, and he has been variegated in The Best American Crime Writing. Dubner is also the recipient of the prestigious Quill award. He currently resides in New York with his wife, Ellen Binder-Dubner, and their two children.
|Authored By
|Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner
|Book Details
|HarperCollins Publisher
|Publication Year
|Number of Pages
|315 Pages
|4 inch
|7 inch
|1 inch
|163 g
???What is the similarity between real-estate agents and sumo wrestlers???; ???Why do drug dealers still live with their mothers???; ???What is the similarity between the KuKluxKlan and the crack agents??? ??? these questions sound intriguing, don???t they?
Levitt, a renowned (and rather unconventional) economist, in this book, has tried to unravel all these and many more mysteries through economic tools. He relies more on proven data rather than on people???s opinion. In the book he presents some truly incredulous facts. Who would have thought that the dip in the crime rate in the 90???s... (Expand)
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Its an amazing book. Never thought of mundane things around me with such different perspective. This is a book which will make you start thinking differently. One must go for it if at all you are interested in economics and want to look at it in completely weird yet interesting way. Couldn't keep the book down until the last page.
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No doubt he has explained hidden side ..but not of everything . Some topics are good that he has chosen but some are boring. Same thing reference given again and again. Overall I enjoyed reading this book it can hold you for hours.
Astonishing facts gleaned from scientific mining of numbers and data. Freakonomics shows how easily correlation can be mistaken for causes and how to dig out hidden truths. Well written and is centered around interesting case studies.
Astonishing facts gleaned from scientific mining of numbers and data. Freakonomics shows how easily correlation can be mistaken for causes and how to dig out hidden truths. Well written and is centered around interesting case studies. (View complete review)
Key message: Economics is the atom of most if not all, behaviour /actions in world...Must Read...I also recommended this book to my cousin who start his economics bachelor at Delhi University...to get non conventional(non textbook) view. (View complete review)
a very fun read for economics enthusiasts as well as those who have no economics background. the book doesnt use many jargons. (View complete review)
I DO NOT see what's so fascinating about this book. It takes a bunch of unrelated facts and makes them relate in such an obnoxious manner that people are stunned. What most of them fail to realize is that the hilarity of how utterly senseless these connections is what stuns them rather than any c... (View complete review)
The book provides for an enlightening read!.The low cost at Flipkart is an added bonus. And of course, the bookmarks! (View complete review)