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LONDON ( The Deal) -- The U.K.'s Vodafone Group (VOD) late Thursday, Sept. 11, said it had clinched the minimum 75% acceptances level needed to take over Kabel Deutschland, ending a nervous few days for the wireless telecom during which hedge funds flocked to the German target.
Maneuvering by hedge funds including Elliott Associates LP, which took a 10.9% Kabel stake, and by Davison Kempner Capital Management LLC, sparked fears the offer could collapse unless Vodafone raised its offer. The Newbury, England company is flush with cash after agreeing earlier this month to sell its 45% stake in Verizon Wireless to Verizon Communications (VZ) for $130 billion. It offered €84.50 per share for Kabel, or €87 including an already declared dividend for the fiscal year ended March 31. That values the stock at €7.7 billion ($10.2 billion).
But Vodafone said Thursday it had crossed the 75% threshold by the midnight Wednesday deadline. The final tally will be out Monday and Kabel shareholders will then have another two weeks from Sept. 17 to Sept. 30 to tender their stock.
It expects the European Commission to complete a phase one review of the deal on Sept. 20.
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I knew this was going to come up. Warren Moon is actually a perfect example, and Doug Williams proves my point. Both QBs entered the 1978 draft with high hopes. Doug Williams was drafted in Rd #1, Moon was not drafted at all. By 1978 the black QBs inability to play had already been laid to rest, and it's Moon who perpetuates the myth that there was something about the color of his skin that didn't get him drafted. What Doug Williams did for black QBs cannot be denied, but the door was already wide open for the black QB in the NFL. It just makes a better story to state otherwise.
Geez, Marlin Briscoe in the late 60s early 70s, James Harris in the early 1970s, Vince Evans was drafted a year before Williams, and my God, Joe Gilliam! That's just off the top of my head.
In fact, the scout's knock on Moon was the same as the knock on Keenum: neither QB played in a pro-style drop back and pass offense.
If knew it would come up,then maybe you should've done a better job of getting your facts together. Warren Moon played in a pro style offense and played well in college. Doug williams came out of a swac school. The examples you gave are poor because between joe g with the steelers and warren moon,there were countless black qbs who were told to play another position. Hell,charlie ward wasn't even drafted because teams thought he might play basketball and wasn't sure if it was the offense at fsu.Nevermind the guy had a cannon,was a natural leader,and was very,very, mobile. So when you say warren and doug compare to case,I think your wrong and getting wronger. As soon as warren got thru dominating the cfl,he was the highest paid qb in the nfl.case on the other have had 2 guys recently get drafted playing in the exact same system. Rg3 and kolb both were drafted high playing in that same system. Just like white and heupal played in the same system as bradford but wasn't drafted. Scouts can look past the system and look at talent.
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TUCSON - A North Side neighborhood is not going to be relieved of flooding issues in the near future.
Country Club Road is designed to carry water out of the city. That led to about a dozen cars stalling out in the area during Tuesday's monsoon storm.
Mo Hawxhurst lives on the road, and a few years ago, she had water up to her garage door. She thinks a major flood is a real possibility.
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In a neighborhood just downhill from Country Club, a pool of water is still soaking the streets. Nick Alonzo said the mosquitoes are worse than when he served in Vietnam.
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He admits it could be a coincidence.
"Interest rates did rise, but the two big headlines were probably a rise in interest rates and Obamacare hitting at the same time," Wegner said. "But it was like the brakes hit. The market slowed down substantially. A 27 percent decrease."
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Even in my short time behind the wheel of the 750Li xDrive, the benefit of all-wheel drive was apparent. In our rear-wheel drive Four Season's 750Li, I've accidentally squealed away from numerous stoplights. But even in standing water, this XDrive model produces seriously quick forward motion without attracting police attention. Plus, because the V-8's turbo lag can make pulling away from a stop an all-or-nothing affair, sending power to all four wheels helps prevent its 450 lb-ft of torque from overwhelming the rear wheels.
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BioWare ought to be basking in the accomplishment of sending the much-touted Legacy update off on its maiden voyage, but instead, Star Wars: The Old Republic has been hindered by obstacles far worse than Titanic jokes. The studio cut ranked PvP from the patch at the last minute, and then a maintenance patch blooper took the servers offline for the better part of Friday. To its credit, BioWare is compensating players for the downtime, and if you're really lucky, you won't even need to be level 50 or grind Legacy points to receive said compensation.
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This web page presents information about the work of the IMF in Liberia, including the activities of the IMF Resident Representative Office. Additional information can be found on the Liberia and IMF country page, including IMF reports and Executive Board documents that deal with Liberia.
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- Current IMF membership: 185 countries
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The October 2014 Regional Economic Outlook: Sub-Saharan Africa anticipates continued strong growth in much of Sub-Saharan Africa, driven by efforts to invest in infrastructure and by strong agricultural production. However, the current Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone is exacting a heavy toll, with spillovers to neighboring countries. In addition, external threats to the region's overall positive outlook include global financial conditions and a slowdown in emerging market growth. Other topics are building resilience in fragile states and addressing the infrastructure deficit.
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11 So if perfection came through the levitical office of priest (for the people received the Law under the priests), why was there still a need to speak about raising up another priest according to the order of Melchizedek rather than one according to the order of Aaron? | 11 If perfection could have been attained through the Levitical priesthood (for on the basis of it the law was given to the people), why was there still need for another priest to come--one in the order of Melchizedek, not in the order of Aaron? |
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A&E orders reality pilot 'The Big Brew Theory' from Mark Wahlberg
A&E is still firmly in the Mark Wahlberg business. Building on the success of "Wahlburgers," the network has greenlit a new half-hour reality pilot produced by Wahlberg and set in his native Boston, Variety has confirmed.
The project, which has a working title of "The Big Brew Theory," follows four quirky and highly intelligent MIT grad students who have pooled their life savings to achieve their dream of creating a home grown micro-brewery and team up with a beautiful MIT undergrad to launch their business.
The pilot is being produced for A&E Network by 44 Blue Productions, Closest to the Hole Productions, Leverage Entertainment, Dunlop Entertainment and Bill Thompson Productions. Wahlberg's fellow executive producers are Stephanie Drachkovitch for 44 Blue Productions, Stephen Levinson for Leverage Entertainment, Scott Dunlop for Dunlop Entertainment, Bill Thompson for Bill Thompson Productions and Shelly Tatro, Drew Tappon, Lily Neumeyer and Devon Graham for A&E.
Wahlberg's track record with A&E isn't perfect, however; his last reality series, "Breaking Boston," was pulled from the schedule after one week on air due to "underperformance."
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"Medical insurance is just astronomical," board member Steve Frankenberg said as he looked over the school's bills.
WAPAKONETA — Troopers in Wapakoneta seized almost 100 ecstasy pills and a loaded handgun following a traffic stop Saturday morning.
Louis A. Williams, 33, of Birmingham, Ala., was incarcerated in the Auglaize County Jail and charged with possession of drugs, a first-degree felony and for carrying a concealed weapon, a third-degree felony, following a traffic stop at 7:05 a.m. Saturday. Troopers stopped a 2003 Chevy Impala, with Alabama registration, for an alleged speed violation on Interstate 75, near milepost 117.
ST. MARYS — The Arts Place Collective Center, 142 East Spring St, St. Marys, held an opening reception for its newest exhibit, "Different Visions," featuring artists and siblings Kay and Val Sluterbeck. The Van Wert residents share a house, and a studio, but have very different artistic styles.
Val Sluterbeck, who has been painting and drawing for about five years, likes to create works based off of things he sees in everyday life.
CELINA — Business people, university faculty and community leaders gathered for Wright State University Lake Campus' third annual Regional Summit Friday morning to discuss the move to a global economy.
Special speakers Director of Sales Pat Carus, from Emerson Climate Technology, Sharyl Garner, Chief Administrative Officer of Midmark Corp., and David Cahill, Managing Partner at Avanulo, shared their strategies for competing in a global market.
NEW KNOXVILLE — A new face has taken over the treasurer's seat at New Knoxville.
Cathy Doseck replaced longtime treasurer Marcia Wierwille this year, after serving as treasurer for the ESC in Shelby County. Doseck said she took the job because she was ready to be part of the day-to-day life of a school again.
"At the ESC I was in an office, and I didn't see students or teachers," she said. "I wanted to be part of the excitement students have for learning and they have for teaching."
ST. MARYS — The drunk driver who caused a collision that killed Scott and Michele Barhorst had a blood alcohol content more than four times the legal limit.
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NEW BREMEN — New Bremen Middle School students showcased their innovation Thursday at the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) fair revealing not just their ability to invent, but also the nature of the problems they encounter in their everyday lives.
Teacher Tracy Steinke said that the fair started in 2010 as a requirement of the STEM grant the school received.
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VEHICLE Skateboard | |
Vehicle type | Civilian Toy |
Capacity | 1 (rider) |
Appearance(s) | Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (beta) Grand Theft Auto V [U] Grand Theft Auto Online [U] |
The Skateboard was a weapon and vehicle that was dropped during the development of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. It was meant to be introduced to the player in the mission Madd Dogg's Rhymes[1][2].
There is little leftover data related to riding the skateboard. The skateboard is developed enough that it is specified to which surface is skateable. In the gta3.img file, the animation file for the skateboard exists.
On the other hand, the skateboard does exist as a fully functional weapon except in the PS2 version, where only the HUD icon remains. However, it is normally disabled and cannot be found anywhere. When enabled properly, it appears in one of the game's unused burglary houses.
In GTA Online, a skateboard can be seen on a shelf in one of the rooms of an apartment containing a 10 car garage though it cannot be used.
- The Skateboard would have most likely been found in Glen Park Skate Park in Glen Park, Los Santos.
- In the enhanced version trailer of Grand Theft Auto V, a pedestrian is seen riding a skateboard at 0:47, but unfortunately, it didn't make it to the final version of the game. See here
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- ↑ data\american.gxt>STRAP2>STP2_34>To use the skateboard pick it up and select it from the weapons inventory items. Press ~k~~PED_ANSWER_PHONE~ whilst over it to pick it up if your inventory is full.
- ↑ data\american.gxt>STRAP2>STP2_38>To use the skateboard, select the it from your weapons inventory. Use the movement controls to steer the skateboard. Tapping ~k~~PED_SPRINT~ helps you pick up speed and ~k~~PED_JUMPING~ makes you jump.


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Such a Guptill innings from Rohit.
Such a Guptill innings from Rohit.
Enter Virat Kohli! 8)
McClenaghan bowling all kinds of ****.
You can just tell Kohli's a class above everyone else.
TactIical beamer on kohli please. Preferably 145+kmh
That came out of the hand.
Kohli laughed when Mitch fell over. If Mitch gets him there will be a send off.
Not feeling good about Milne vs Kohli
Milne's spell will be the whole game basically, he either comes off or India cruise this.
hahaa what was that
Milne feels the need for speed.
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He seeks fresh probe claiming innocence based on DNA test outcome
A Metropolitan Magistrate Court in Bangalore has directed the city police to register a First Information Report (FIR) and conduct a probe to find out person responsible for sexually abusing the four-year-old daughter of French embassy official Pascal Mazurier.
Accused files plaint
Curiously, the court issued the direction based on a private complaint given by none other than Mr. Mazurier, against whom the police have filed a charge sheet based on the allegation that he had sexually abused his daughter.
The court has referred the complaint to the Cubbon Park police under Section 156(3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure for conducting an investigation and to submitting a report in this regard.
Mr. Mazurier has sought a fresh investigation based on the outcome of the DNA report related to the criminal case pending against him.
Mr. Mazurier has said in his complaint that with the DNA report "clearing" him of the allegation, it is essential to trace the "real culprit" who had sexually abused his daughter as the initial medical report from Baptist Hospital had indicated that his daughter was sexually abused.
However, Mr. Mazurier did not name a suspect in his complaint seeking a probe against an "unknown" person.
DNA test and result
The DNA test conducted on samples of blood and vaginal swab sent by Baptist Hospital, indicated that "the Yfiler DNA profiles of the stains on the vaginal swab and anal swab of the victim did not match with that of the Yfiler DNA profile of the blood sample drawn from Mr. Mazurier."
After examining the DNA profiles, forensic experts had stated in their report that "Mr. Mazurier is not the contributor of the seminal stains found on vaginal swab and anal swab of the victim girl."
Based on the DNA test, the Karnataka High Court granted bail to Mr. Mazurier. It said, "The [medical] report submitted by Baptist Hospital read with the DNA report do not prima facie indicate the involvement of the petitioner [Mr. Mazurier] in the alleged crime."
Mr. Mazurier, soon after his release on bail on October 17, 2012, had also given a representation to the Bangalore city police seeking a fresh probe to find out the "real culprits."
He was arrested on June 16 based on a complaint by his wife, Suja Jones Mazurier, accusing him of sexually abusing their child.


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Energy stocks have stalled this year as the supply of oil has grown faster than demand. The price of crude is down about 10%, to $90 for West Texas Intermediate and $108 for Brent, a key international benchmark. The bull case on the sector has long been that demand from emerging markets would outstrip supply. Softness in the global economy has now put that on hold.
U.S. natural-gas prices, meanwhile, are about flat in 2012, just under $3 per million BTUs, although up from a low of $2 in the spring, due in part to searing summer heat in much of the country. Current natural gas prices, however, are half where they stood in 2009, leaving little or no profit for domestic producers.
The energy stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 index are up only 1%, compared with a 10% gain for the index overall. Nor are there any signs that things are getting better. Second quarter profits were down about 15%.
The industry remains very profitable, however, and many stocks across a range of subsectors look appealing. These include Chevron cvx -0.4563106796116505% Chevron Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD102.53 -0.47 -0.4563106796116505% /Date(1422655210932-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 20007493 AFTER HOURS USD102.56 0.03 0.029259728859845898% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 577243 P/E Ratio 9.372543283909538 Market Cap 193825165305.879 Dividend Yield 4.174387984004682% Rev. per Employee 3103620 More quote details and news » (ticker: CVX), ExxonMobil xom -0.18269011189769355% Exxon Mobil Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD87.42 -0.16 -0.18269011189769355% /Date(1422655324696-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 21555704 AFTER HOURS USD87.4 -0.02 -0.022878059940517045% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1124243 P/E Ratio 11.005501491823297 Market Cap 370182500693.612 Dividend Yield 3.157172271791352% Rev. per Employee 5338160 More quote details and news » (XOM), Royal Dutch Shell rdsa -1.380195795217461% Royal Dutch Shell PLC ADS Cl A U.S.: NYSE USD61.45 -0.86 -1.380195795217461% /Date(1422655692949-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6386250 AFTER HOURS USD61.67 0.22 0.3580146460537022% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 289770 P/E Ratio 11.704127661065472 Market Cap 195192608389.414 Dividend Yield 6.11879576891782% Rev. per Employee 4558660 More quote details and news » (RDS/A), and Total tot -0.30965744145539% Total S.A. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD51.51 -0.16 -0.30965744145539% /Date(1422655429588-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1967601 AFTER HOURS USD51.51 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7475 P/E Ratio 9.677964827897188 Market Cap 122114866458.775 Dividend Yield 5.847827606290041% Rev. per Employee 2268940 More quote details and news » (TOT), among the major integrated companies. Their shares trade for seven to 11 times estimated 2012 profit and carry dividend yields of 2.7% to 5%.
Exploration and production companies like Apache apa 2.1884697043932713% Apache Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD62.57 1.34 2.1884697043932713% /Date(1422655366551-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5486884 AFTER HOURS USD62.74 0.17 0.2716957008150871% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 101599 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 23556478289.0375 Dividend Yield 1.59821000479463% Rev. per Employee 2723510 More quote details and news » (APA), Anadarko Petroleum apc 2.00898427751435% Anadarko Petroleum Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD81.75 1.61 2.00898427751435% /Date(1422655348925-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5083044 AFTER HOURS USD81.98 0.23 0.28134556574923547% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 119674 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 41402288497.9248 Dividend Yield 1.3211009174311927% Rev. per Employee 2963330 More quote details and news » (APC), and Hess hes 2.7245053272450535% Hess Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD67.49 1.79 2.7245053272450535% /Date(1422655379998-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5901851 AFTER HOURS USD67.49 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 94541 P/E Ratio 9.07393340006586 Market Cap 20177416775.8841 Dividend Yield 1.4817009927396652% Rev. per Employee 878282 More quote details and news » (HES) appear to be undervalued, based on their reserves and their growth outlook, as do the depressed Canadian producers Suncor su 3.113109650639917% Suncor Energy Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD29.81 0.9 3.113109650639917% /Date(1422655416704-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5310980 AFTER HOURS USD30.1495 0.3395 1.138879570613888% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4020 P/E Ratio 15.210735789366263 Market Cap 43284583641.8431 Dividend Yield 3.319265701346139% Rev. per Employee 2759290 More quote details and news » (SU) and Canadian Natural Resources cnq 4.401154401154401% Canadian Natural Resources Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD28.94 1.22 4.401154401154401% /Date(1422655465293-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3586747 AFTER HOURS USD29.3062 0.3662 1.2653766413268832% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12990 P/E Ratio 10.04861111111111 Market Cap 40200948623.5399 Dividend Yield 2.760378773571669% Rev. per Employee 2782960 More quote details and news » (CNQ). The appeal of the E&P sector was highlighted recently with the $15 billion acquisition of Nexen (NXY), a Canadian producer, by CNOOC ceo 0.8712121212121212% CNOOC Ltd. ADS U.S.: NYSE USD133.15 1.15 0.8712121212121212% /Date(1422655278053-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 191187 P/E Ratio 6.592422499550461 Market Cap 58621256994.0179 Dividend Yield 4.840312429590687% Rev. per Employee 2651600 More quote details and news » (CEO), the Chinese energy company, at a 60% premium.
Many stocks in the energy sector now trade at trough valuation levels. Nicholas Eveleigh for Barron's
Evan Calio, an energy analyst at Morgan Stanley, wrote recently that many stocks trade "near liquidation value," and the group as a whole is valued at "trough" levels, based on such measures as price to cash flow and reserves relative to enterprise value, which is stock-market value plus debt. He likes stocks that can do well "without commodity support," which is to say rising prices. His favorites include Chevron, Anadarko, and Hess.
JPMorgan strategist Thomas Lee is likewise bullish on energy, noting that the price ratio of energy stocks relative to the S&P 500 is near lows reached at the 2009 market bottom and during the 2010-'11 low. After those troughs, energy rallied more than 25%.
Not everything in the group looks attractive. Natural-gas-oriented stocks have moved up in recent months, and many look richly priced, including Chesapeake Energy chk -0.15616866215512754% Chesapeake Energy Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD19.18 -0.03 -0.15616866215512754% /Date(1422655392181-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 15290271 AFTER HOURS USD19.18 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 23.679012345679013 Market Cap 12756829623.1418 Dividend Yield 1.8248175182481752% Rev. per Employee 1927960 More quote details and news » (CHK), Encana eca 1.5767634854771784% Encana Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD12.24 0.19 1.5767634854771784% /Date(1422655391114-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10307534 AFTER HOURS USD12.24 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 2.814893176643746 Market Cap 11516693592.3347 Dividend Yield 2.287581699346405% Rev. per Employee 2485320 More quote details and news » (ECA), Southwestern Energy swn 2.100494233937397% Southwestern Energy Co. U.S.: NYSE USD24.79 0.51 2.100494233937397% /Date(1422655279013-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11243125 AFTER HOURS USD24.79 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 11.019424719785082 Market Cap 9531483000.93599 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 1168240 More quote details and news » (SWN), and QEP Resources qep 3.374233128834356% QEP Resources Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD20.22 0.66 3.374233128834356% /Date(1422655298552-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2203407 AFTER HOURS USD20.22 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 54.648648648648646 Market Cap 3642612698.26195 Dividend Yield 0.39564787339268054% Rev. per Employee 3442660 More quote details and news » (QEP). They seem to be discounting sharply higher gas prices.
OIL-SERVICE STOCKS like Halliburton hal 1.061410159211524% Halliburton Co. U.S.: NYSE USD39.99 0.42 1.061410159211524% /Date(1422655448646-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 18665880 AFTER HOURS USD39.97 -0.02 -0.05001250312578145% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 9.682808716707022 Market Cap 33889927701.12 Dividend Yield 1.800450112528132% Rev. per Employee 426883 More quote details and news » (HAL) and Schlumberger slb 0.5982905982905983% Schlumberger Ltd. U.S.: NYSE USD82.39 0.49 0.5982905982905983% /Date(1422655275475-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9516265 AFTER HOURS USD82.1 -0.29 -0.35198446413399687% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 19.637239012298597 Market Cap 105072955867.119 Dividend Yield 2.427479062993082% Rev. per Employee 394959 More quote details and news » (SLB) have perked up as well, but remain unusually inexpensive relative to the stock market. There could be additional upside potential in the hot group of U.S. oil refiners, including Phillips 66 psx -0.22701475595913734% Phillips 66 U.S.: NYSE USD70.32 -0.16 -0.22701475595913734% /Date(1422655754371-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 5671220 AFTER HOURS USD70.31 -0.01 -0.01422070534698521% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 9.132467532467533 Market Cap 38923034025.4172 Dividend Yield 2.844141069397042% Rev. per Employee 10852900 More quote details and news » (PSX), Valero Energy vlo 1.5360983102918586% Valero Energy Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD52.88 0.8 1.5360983102918586% /Date(1422655590199-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9940019 AFTER HOURS USD52.87 -0.01 -0.018910741301059002% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 7.6748911465892595 Market Cap 27563435898.5466 Dividend Yield 3.02571860816944% Rev. per Employee 13075200 More quote details and news » (VLO), and Marathon Petroleum mpc 2.866348183535163% Marathon Petroleum Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD92.59 2.58 2.866348183535163% /Date(1422655401759-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4567308 AFTER HOURS USD92.59 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 11.402709359605911 Market Cap 25943068210.9632 Dividend Yield 2.1600604816934874% Rev. per Employee 3151950 More quote details and news » (MPC), as currently ample refining margins look sustainable. The companies are boosting dividends and may weigh further value-enhancing strategies like putting some of their refineries into master limited partnerships.
There are plenty of exchange-traded funds tied to the oil and gas sector, led by the $7 billion SPDR Energy Select Sector xle 0.8678237650200267% Select Sector SPDR-Energy U.S.: NYSE Arca 75.55 0.65 0.8678237650200267% /Date(1422655200099-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 43112449 AFTER HOURS 75.45 -0.1 -0.13236267372600927% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.5700595632031766% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (XLE), which owns the energy stocks in the S&P 500, led by ExxonMobil, Chevron, and Schlumberger. Other ETFs include the Market Vectors Oil Services oih 2.2482291345857717% Market Vectors Oil Services ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 33.2 0.73 2.2482291345857717% /Date(1422655200175-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 12817170 AFTER HOURS 33.2 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 2.575301204819277% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » ETF (OIH), whose largest holdings are Schlumberger, Halliburton, and National Oilwell Varco nov 2.196770559519339% National Oilwell Varco Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD54.43 1.17 2.196770559519339% /Date(1422655414200-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 7854861 AFTER HOURS USD54.25 -0.18 -0.3306999816277788% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 9.071666666666667 Market Cap 23436143230.4608 Dividend Yield 3.3804887010839613% Rev. per Employee 356810 More quote details and news » (NOV), and SPDR S&P Oil and Gas Exploration and Production ETF xop 2.235997343369493% SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF U.S.: NYSE Arca 46.18 1.01 2.235997343369493% /Date(1422655200100-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 13798419 AFTER HOURS 46.18 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap N/A Dividend Yield 1.8033434387180598% Rev. per Employee N/A More quote details and news » (XOP), which holds a broad portfolio of energy producers.
One encouraging sign is that the major energy companies are heeding investors' call for higher dividends. Chevron has boosted its dividend twice in the past 12 months, capping a 25-year period of annual increases. It yields 3.3% at its recent share price of $109. Long-stingy ExxonMobil is relenting and paying a more generous dividend, as it recognizes that its yield has been well below that of peers.
Exxon's dividend rate is hardly robust at 2.7% based on its current stock price of $86, but the world's largest investor-owned energy company did boost its quarterly dividend by 21% in April, above its usual annual increases of around 6%. Another sizable increase looks likely in 2013, given that the company's dividend-payout ratio is below 30%. It's even possible that Exxon may opt for a second dividend boost in one year. Stock buybacks remain important but not paramount at Exxon.
ConocoPhillips cop 0.2546959567016874% ConocoPhillips U.S.: NYSE USD62.98 0.16 0.2546959567016874% /Date(1422655278055-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 10179821 AFTER HOURS USD63.08 0.1 0.15878056525881232% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 8.29776021080369 Market Cap 77522897900.8882 Dividend Yield 4.636392505557319% Rev. per Employee 2880430 More quote details and news » (COP) spun off its refining business in May as Phillips 66 and then maintained its prior 66-cent quarterly dividend. It now yields 4.7%, based on its stock price of $56. The major European energy companies have long returned cash almost entirely through these payouts, reflecting a strong preference among European investors. Royal Dutch Shell yields 4.2% (after withholding taxes); Total's yield is around 5%.
AMONG THE MAJOR OILS, Chevron could be the best bet because it has the combination of an attractive valuation, at nine times its estimated 2012 profit, a nice dividend and the prospect of a bump in its energy production from 2014 to 2017 as major gas fields off the coast of Australia come on stream.
Chevron is favored by Calio and Deutsche Bank analyst Paul Sankey. "Chevron's major investment programs should start delivering results in 2014," Calio says. He sees 20% production growth over a three- to four-year period. Chevron aims to lift production to 3.3 million barrels a day by 2017 from the recent 2.6 million. (Following industry practice, this production figure converts natural gas to barrels of oil on an energy-equivalent basis.) Chevron also has the best industry balance sheet, with $11 billion of net cash.
One of the biggest challenges faced by the major energy companies is expanding output. Most have struggled to produce any annual gains amid depletion of existing fields and the difficulty of finding large new sources of energy. This has reduced P/E multiples on the stocks.
Chevron is sinking $60 billion into two giant gas fields off the coast of Australia and facilities that will liquefy that gas for export to Japan and the rest of Asia. International contracts for LNG generally are pegged to crude prices, which translates into much higher prices than for U.S. natural gas. Calio says Chevron's stock may rise next year in anticipation of the production growth in 2014. He has a price target of $120.
ExxonMobil remains the industry leader; it has maintained a higher valuation than its "super-Major" peers, at 11 times its estimated 2012 profit, versus seven to nine for rivals. It has lost some of its luster in recent years as production has flattened and its output has shifted more toward inexpensive North American gas. Speaking in June about the domestic gas market, CEO Rex Tillerson said: "What I can tell you is the cost to supply is not $2.50" per thousand cubic feet. "We are all losing our shirts today."
Exxon made a big bet on gas with its ill-timed $40 billion purchase of XTO Energy in 2010. That occurred when gas prices were nearly double current levels, and the XTO deal has helped boost gas to almost half of Exxon's energy output, versus around 30% for Chevron. Exxon's profit per barrel of oil equivalent now trails Chevron's. Exxon, however, remains a powerhouse with huge LNG production in Qatar, oil-sands operations in Canada through majority-owned Imperial Oil IMO 1.6155531215772179% Imperial Oil Ltd. U.S.: NYSE MKT USD37.11 0.59 1.6155531215772179% /Date(1422655322146-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 387396 AFTER HOURS USD37.5794 0.4694 1.2648881703045% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 7.5426829268292686 Market Cap 40040578136.534 Dividend Yield 1.2458179313616788% Rev. per Employee 6592830 More quote details and news » (IMO), offshore African oil fields, and large chemical and refining businesses.
Production trends often drive energy stocks, and Royal Dutch Shell has risen in investor esteem as its output has grown -- output is up 2% in the second quarter.
Shares of Total, the big French oil company, have been crunched this year, falling 11% to $46, hurt by a leak in a North Sea gas field, the election of a Socialist president in France, and concerns about whether its 5% dividend will be sustainable amid high capital spending. Total looks inexpensive, trading for seven times projected earnings and for just a small premium to book value.
Two of the largest Canadian energy companies, Suncor and Canadian Natural Resources, have fallen from favor in the past year, hurt by the drop in crude prices, concerns over delays in additional pipeline capacity into the U.S, and wider discounts of Western Canadian crude relative to U.S. oil. They have given up most of the premium they once maintained over midsize U.S. energy producers. Suncor, at $30, trades for 10 times projected 2012 earnings. Canadian Natural Resources, at $27, trades for 14 times earnings.
SUNCOR IS ONE OF THE LARGEST producers in the Alberta oil sands, with more than half its daily output coming from the region. Suncor's status as the leading oil-sands play used to be the source of its high valuation because of a multidecade reserve life. A 2009 merger with Petro-Canada initially displeased investors because it diluted Suncor's oil-sands exposure. The deal, however, looks smart now because Petro-Canada brought significant refining capacity, which is very profitable and balanced the oil-sands operations. Deutsche Bank's Sankey is bullish, saying Suncor represents one of the "most attractive refining plays" in North America.
Canadian Natural Resources lacks the refining operations of Suncor and has trailed it in the stock market. But Canadian Natural has significant exposure to oil, given its long-lived oil-sands operations, which it plans to expand in the coming years. This makes it a good play on higher crude prices. It is also viewed as a takeover target.
U.S. exploration-and-production companies have lost some of their appeal because many are heavily weighted to natural gas, and others with sizable exposure to natural-gas liquids have been stung by sharp price declines for fluids like ethane in recent months. Most don't produce a lot of free cash flow thanks to heavy capital spending. Dividends are sparse.
Anadarko, Apache, and Hess look appealing. Anadarko, the subject of a recent bullish article in Barron's ("To Mozambique and Beyond," July 9), may have the best set of international exploration prospects among its peers, thanks to finds like a huge natural-gas field off the Mozambique coast. Its shares, now about $68, could approach $90. Catalysts could include a partial sale of its Mozambique field, or a victory or favorable settlement in its legal battle involving the bankruptcy of Tronox, whose former parent, Kerr McGee, was bought by Anadarko in 2006.
Barclays analyst Tom Driscoll is partial to Apache, whose shares trade cheaply relative to its peers. The stock now fetches $83, or eight times its projected 2012 profit. Driscoll argues that investors are overly penalizing the company for its exposure to politically unstable Egypt, where it gets 20% of its energy.
Hess has been a poor performer, falling 28% to $47 in the past year amid investor disappointment over production trends, heavy capital spending and doubts about management, led by CEO John Hess. The company has a 2012 funding gap of $1 billion to $2 billion. Its shares trade cheaply based on its earnings with a P/E of just eight, and its price/book ratio of 0.8 is the lowest in the group. Calio wrote recently that Hess's second-quarter results suggest that it is "making the right moves" by better aligning cash flow with capital expenditures and narrowing its exploration focus. It could attract an activist investor or even a takeover offer.
Driscoll is wary of gas stocks. "Many investors looking for contrary bets have been willing to buy them despite extraordinary multiples," he says. Encana, at $21, trades for 26 times the projected 2012 profit, while Southwestern, at $32, also fetches 26 times estimates. "Southwestern is a dry-gas company. It has some of the best dry-gas assets out there. But being the best of a challenged lot isn't a great place to be." Dry gas wells produce natural gas with little oil or gas liquids.
Chesapeake Energy has attracted value investors and activists like Carl Icahn, but its shares look rich at around $18. The company is seeking to plug a funding gap in its $7 billion annual exploration budget, and its complex agreements with outside partners that have funded some of its gas projects don't give it much latitude to cut production. It also engages in aggressive financial maneuvers like capitalizing rather than expensing nearly all of the interest on its $13 billion of debt. The company says the interest capitalization fully complies with accounting rules for energy producers. An aggressive company, with a controversial CEO in Aubrey McClendon, may not be the best place to be a tough gas market.
THE OIL-SERVICE SECTOR has been stung by weakening prices for pressure pumping services used in hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, amid increased pumping supplies and weak domestic gas prices. Baker Hughes' better-than-expected profit report for the second quarter lifted its stock and sentiment. "The stocks are trading far below historical norms," says Judd Bailey, the oil services analyst at ISI Group. His favorite is industry leader Schlumberger, whose shares, around $71, trade at a premium to the group at 16 times estimated 2012 earnings and 14 times projected 2013 net. "Schlumberger has the largest global footprint and the most leverage to deep-water exploration, the best technology and diversification," he says.
Refiners have led the sector this year, with Marathon Petroleum up 44% to $48 and HollyFrontier hfc 2.5406794176420213% HollyFrontier Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD35.92 0.89 2.5406794176420213% /Date(1422655563201-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4586046 AFTER HOURS USD35.97 0.05 0.13919821826280623% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 12.603508771929825 Market Cap 7030836489.74123 Dividend Yield 3.56347438752784% Rev. per Employee 7657060 More quote details and news » (HFC) up 59% to $37. Still-wide differentials between U.S. and international crude prices have given U.S. refiners an edge, particularly those, like Holly and Marathon, that are exposed to the boom in oil output in the middle of the country.
Even with the run-up, the stocks still trade for an average of just six times projected 2012 profits, and free-cash flow yields generally top 10%. HollyFrontier is leading the group with a 7% dividend yield, including a special dividend that it has paid for four straight quarters and which its CEO, Mike Jennings, considers "sustainable" in light of the company's geographic advantage and a cash-rich balance sheet that gives it the ability to maintain the current payout for two years even if profits collapse.
Calio, a bull on the group, sees higher dividends throughout the sector amid strong earnings and reduced capital expenditures. His view: Valero Energy, which recently boosted its dividend, likely will continue to increase it in the next year.
Refiners could get a boost from the recent IPO of Northern Tier Energy nti 0.18578727357176034% Northern Tier Energy LP U.S.: NYSE USD21.57 0.04 0.18578727357176034% /Date(1422655323481-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 378257 AFTER HOURS USD21.55 -0.02 -0.0927213722763097% Volume (Delayed 15m) : P/E Ratio 8.139622641509433 Market Cap 1999797768.26111 Dividend Yield 18.544274455261938% Rev. per Employee 1998720 More quote details and news » (NTI), which was structured as a master limited partnership. Northern Tier, whose main asset is a Minnesota refiner, came to market at a premium to other refiners, thanks to its tax-advantaged structure. It has a high expected initial yield of 17%. The deal could prompt refiners to consider putting some of their assets into MLPs and boost their share prices.
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The Canadian Curling Association's Board of Governors created the Club Development Fund (CDF) as a means to assist member curling clubs with capital projects. The CDF's only source of revenue is donations to the CCA. As a Registered Canadian Amateur Athletic Association (RCAAA), the Canadian Curling Association is able to issue tax-deductible receipts for donations made to the Club Development Fund of $100 or more. Grants from the fund are distributed on a quarterly basis to affiliated clubs and member associations who have successfully applied to the fund.
All curling clubs that are members of the Canadian Curling Association (through their affiliation with their provincial/territorial association) are eligible to apply to the CDF. The application consists of a letter, prepared on club letterhead, which outlines the non-operational, special project(s) being undertaken by the club for which funds are required. Total expenses and a brief description of the planned project(s) should be included in the letter which can be submitted as follows:
By email to:
Rachael Wilson, Director, Fund Development
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For assistance with this application process that must be completed prior to donations being sent to the CCA, please contact Rachael Wilson by phone at 1-800-550-2875 (ext. 120) or by email at email@example.com.
Confirmation of a club's successful application to the Club Development Fund will be by email.
In order to assist clubs and member associations in their application process, the following guidelines have been prepared.
Capital expenses that are of a special and/or extraordinary nature will be eligible for funding. In other words, projects and initiatives that are both unusual and occur infrequently and that are not part of the regular, day-to-day operation of the club or association. Listed below are a few possibilities:
- The repair, replacement, purchase or construction of a curling facility or part of a curling facility. For example, the repair or replacement of a curling club roof.
- The repair, replacement or purchase of a plant asset or piece of equipment. For example, the repair or replacement of ice making equipment.
- The purchase of special curling equipment. For example, the purchase of little rocks for a junior curling program.
Exempt from funding are any expenses of an operational nature. For example, membership dues, utility bills, tax bills, etc.
Under the Canada Revenue Agency's (CRA) rules, the CCA cannot operate as a conduit for a local club's own purposes. In other words, the CCA cannot accept a donation from a member of a club who "tells" the CCA that his/her donation is to be sent to their Curling Club. All donations must be made to the Canadian Curling Association with no strings attached.
As well, the CRA requires all RCAAAs like the CCA who provide this type of program to retain a "significant portion" of the donation to be used for "contingencies or to be redistributed to other clubs" (CRA Policy Statement reference number CPS-007). The CRA further explains, "An administration fee covering the expense of receiving funds raised and issuing receipts is not considered to be a significant amount."
In order to be in compliance with these CRA regulations and to be able to continue to offer assistance to curling clubs through the Club Development Fund, 25% of every donation made to the CDF will be retained by the CCA. The CCA will apply 20% of each Club Development Fund donation to support grassroots curling programs across Canada through the Curling Assistance Program (CAP). This will allow clubs all over the country to access much-needed funds to help their clubs. Any affiliated club is eligible to apply for funding from CAP, including clubs participating in the Club Development Fund.
The CCA will retain 5% of donations made to the Club Development Fund to cover the CCA's costs for administering the program, including processing, receipting, and postage.
This means, for example, that $75 from a $100 donation will be placed directly into the Club Development Fund for clubs to access. The CCA will also place $20 into the CAP fund to support grassroots curling programs. $5 will be used to cover the cost of processing and postage. The donor will receive a tax receipt for the full amount of their $100 donation.
Donations can be made by credit card (Visa or MasterCard) as well as in the form of a cheque/money order payable to the Canadian Curling Association. The online option is available by visiting:
If the donation is being mailed to the CCA, the following format is an acceptable way of conveying all the information the CCA needs to process your Club Development Fund donation:
To: Canadian Curling Association
As a member of the _____________ Curling Club, I would like to donate $________ to the Canadian Curling Association. I understand that I will receive a tax-deductible receipt for my donation of $100 or more. Enclosed is my cheque/money order payable to the Canadian Curling Association.
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In Thick of Issues, Biden Sees a Presidential Bid
Sen. Joe Biden has been in the spotlight lately, due to his work on two panels: the Judiciary Committee, which questioned new Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito and the Foreign Relations Committee, on which Biden is the top Democrat.
The past eight months have also seen Biden's name mentioned as a possible candidate for president in 2008. In June of 2005, he told CBS's Bob Schieffer that he would seek the Democratic Party's nomination.
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Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972, at the age of 29. But the longest-serving senator in Delaware history still commutes from his home state to Washington, D.C., by Amtrak.
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The Marfa lights, also known as the Marfa ghost lights, have been observed near U.S. Route 67 on Mitchell Flat east of Marfa, Texas, in the United States. They have gained some fame as onlookers have ascribed them to paranormal phenomena such as ghosts, UFOs, or Will-o'-the-wisp, etc.
The first published account of the lights appeared in the July 1957 issue of Coronet Magazine,[1][2] the earliest source for anecdotal claims that the lights date back to the 19th century. Reports often describe brightly glowing basketball-sized spheres floating above the ground, or sometimes high in the air. Colors are usually described as white, yellow, orange or red, but green and blue are sometimes reported. The balls are said to hover at about shoulder height, or to move laterally at low speeds, or sometimes, to shoot around rapidly in any direction. They often appear in pairs or groups, according to reports, to divide into pairs or to merge, to disappear and reappear, and sometimes to move in seemingly regular patterns. Their sizes are typically said to resemble soccer balls or basketballs.
Sightings are reported occasionally and unpredictably, perhaps 10 to 20 times a year. There are no reliable reports of daytime sightings.
According to the people who claim to have seen the lights, they may appear at any time of night, typically south of U.S. Route 90 and east of U.S. Route 67, five to fifteen miles southeast of Marfa, at unpredictable directions and apparent distances. They can persist from a fraction of a second to several hours. There is evidently no connection between appearances of the Marfa lights and anything else besides nighttime hours. They appear in all seasons of the year and in any weather, seemingly uninfluenced by such factors. They sometimes have been observed during late dusk and early dawn, when the landscape is dimly illuminated.
The state notes the lights in travel maps, the city has erected a "viewing platform", and the Marfa Chamber of Commerce promotes the lights with a weekend-long Marfa Lights Festival held annually in the city's downtown.[3]
Most people discount paranormal sources for the lights, attributing them to mistaken sightings of ordinary nighttime lights, such as distant vehicle lights, ranch lights, or astronomical objects. Critics also note that the designated "View Park," a roadside park on the south side of U.S. Route 90 about 9 miles (14 km) east of Marfa, is located at the site of Marfa Army Airfield, where tens of thousands of personnel were stationed between 1942 and 1947, training American and Allied pilots. This massive field was then used for years as a regional airport, with daily airline service. Between Marfa AAF and its satellite fields — each constantly patrolled by sentries — they consider it unlikely that any actual phenomena would have remained unobserved and unmentioned. The dominant explanation is that the lights are a sort of mirage caused by sharp temperature gradients between cold and warm layers of air.[4] Marfa is located at an altitude of 4,688 feet (1,429 m) above sea level, and temperature differentials of 50–60 degrees Fahrenheit (28–33 degrees Celsius) between high and low temperature are quite common.
The four-night effort by UT Dallas students (see SPS study below) focused on automobile lights and reached a conclusion that vehicle lights can be seen from the View Park. The Aerial Hyperspectral and Reflection Study (see below) also focused for one night on reflected vehicle lights on Highway 67. These studies showed that car lights can be seen from the View Park and they do look mysterious to many View Park visitors. It is easily shown that automobile headlights are very visible over great distances, and Marfa lights observations can be dismissed as automobile headlights and atmospheric reflections of known sources of lights.
A 1965 investigation of The Spooklight in southwestern Missouri reached a similar conclusion.[5]
In May 2004, a group from The Society of Physics Students at the University of Texas at Dallas spent four days investigating and recording lights observed southwest of the view park using traffic volume monitoring equipment, video cameras, binoculars, and chase cars. Their report made the following conclusions:[6]
They came to the conclusion that all of the lights observed over a four night period southwest of the view park could be reliably attributed to automobile headlights traveling along U.S. 67 between Marfa and Presidio, Texas.
For 20 nights in May 2008, scientists from Texas State University used spectroscopic equipment to observe lights from the Marfa lights viewing station. They recorded a number of lights that "could have been mistaken for lights of unknown origin," but in each case the movements of the lights and the data from their equipment could be easily explained as automobile headlights, or small fires.[7]
Marfa, Texas is located at 30°18′43″N 104°1′29″W / 30.31194°N 104.02472°W.[8]


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Situation: Stacking WD in closet 29" wide to be built near bedroom, so quietness is desirable. D has to be electric per building rules. I list the washer models below.
2 Questions: 1. Between these standard brands - all 27" wide and around 4 cf capacity - any recommendations or avoids: Whirlpool duet WFW97HEXW; Maytag Maxxima MHW6000XW; or Elux EWFLS70JIW. 2. Miele W3033 - 24" W, 2-3 cf; no bigger stacking from Boasch or Miele anymore, I'm told. Does Miele quality make this worth considering though the capacity is much lower than the standard brands? |
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I wouldn't rule out the Miele unless you have a big family that churns out huge loads of dirty laundry. In a way the smaller size of the Miele/Bosch could be a plus in your situation: it might leave you just enough room to install a slide-out shelf to one side of the machines to hold your detergent and other laundry related items. But make sure you get the complete specs on all the machines you're seriously considering; in particular, check their depth. How deep is your closet? |
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Review: JES Video Cleaner tries to improve the quality of videos by reducing noise
Remove noise, logos, and other distractions with JES Video Cleaner for Mac.
JES Video Cleaner for Mac reduces noise in a user's existing video files by analyzing and reprocessing them, based on customizable settings the average consumer won't understand and in an interface that is not too easy to use.
JES Video Cleaner for Mac comes as a small downloadable ZIP, which you can extract wherever you choose. The interface is monotone and not very intuitive. The software comes with a Help file, which offers guidance on what steps to take and in what order, but contains no insight into what any of the settings mean. We were able to figure out the basics, selecting a source movie to clean and an output location for saving the results. For testing purposes, we chose a short home video clip, shot in low light to ensure maximum noise, assuming that the cleaned version would be noticeably different. We weren't wrong--JVC blurred the video beyond recognition. Thinking we were asking too much of the application, we chose a better-lit video, shot on the same camera, with identical settings and video codec. We made no changes to the output settings, except the file name. When we attempted to de-noise this one we received an error message and the operation aborted. We tried another video with identical settings, and received an identical error message again.
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on January 16, 2014Given the author, and given the publication, I would like to propose that this is the most singularly obscene paragraph ever written.
Today, after all, we see the full consequences of that rejection in a way Owen and his contemporaries could not. Can't we acknowledge the meaning, recognize the power, and learn the lessons of 1914 without succumbing to an apparently inexorable gravitational pull toward a posture of ironic passivity or fatalistic regret in the face of civilizational decline? No sensitive person can fail to be moved by Owen's powerful lament, and no intelligent person can ignore his chastening rebuke. But perhaps a century of increasingly unthinking bitter disgust with our heritage is enough.
So saith the Moloch of the Green Room, from whose hands still drips the blood of Other People's Children.
Decent folk should spit on him. Daily.
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I was at a stop sign and looked to see if both directions were clear to go I then started to proceed into the roadway when , a car came around the corner at a high rate of speed, I immediately stopped and was stopped for a few seconds, when the car behind me, hit my bumper. She got out of her vehicle and asked me why I stopped, I told her a car was coming, she again asked why I stopped. . We exchanged informations and were on our way. I then received documentation from her insurance company wherein, it has a different last name than what she had given me. Her insurance is saying I am at fault. They have not even taken my statement. My insurance is doing nothing. My 15 year old daughter was in the vehicle with me and my insurance wont even take her statement.
Most important, communicate with your insurance company in writing and note every employee and extension number you speak with by phone. That's why you have insurance. Cooperate fully with any attorney the insurance company assigned to your case. Insist in writing that the facts are wrong.
If this produces no results, use the Find a Lawyer function at the bottom of this page for a very good Avvo attorney in your area.
First the named insured on a policy may well be different then the driver involved - not unusual. Their carrier is alleging what is called a reverse rearender - very hard to prove. You will need to let this rest in the hands of your insurance. If you are unhappy with the way the adjuster is proceeding contact their manager. The problem with your daughter is that she is not truly independent - but better then nothing.
If you and your daughter were not injured and you have comprehensive coverage on your automobile, work with your insurance company to have your car fixed. They will go after the adverse driver's company if they feel it has merit. If either of you were hurt or you have no comprehensive coverage, hire an attorney to represent your interest.
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We arrived home from the days activities and the wife saw a neighbor outside , on her covered porch. "I have something to share with her. You make dinner I will see you soon", She said. We have been married over 25 years I should have known what to expect tonight. I made a wonderfully smelling Pork dinner. Sat down to wait. And read 3 chapters of 'Into the Wild' by John Krakauer. Ninety min. later I realized I will be eating alone.
So here's what I had waiting. Seasoned mash potatoes from the last of the Large baked potato. Quartered sliced Zucchini sauteed in Bacon pieces, with Green peppers. For a sauce I added Milk, Poppy seed dressing,rendered fat from corned beef drippings and brown gravy. This sauce was made from fridge cleanout containers. 2-3 oz of each item. And then to disguise its brown color I put it in a metal bowl with the Zuc and Bacon and melted Mozzarella cheese on top in a 350 F oven for 10 min. It was the highlight of the meal. Now, the Pork roast slices that have been marinating in old coffee and tarragon for the last few days were my next challenge. So here's what I did, I put them in a hot saute pan , browned the three pieces on both sides. I then poured the coffee / tarragon marinade on top. Brought it to a simmer and added yellow Mustard, Tasted. It was bitter , so I added 1/4c Honey to balance the bitter and make it acceptable to my pallette. Covered it and waited; reading the three chapters, before realizing it was time to eat alone. When she wandered home I was writing this blog and she said, "It looks lovely , Honey" I am not going to coax a remark from here about how it tasted. But , I was very pleased with the flavors from the meal I created.
Oh No! just a second, I just remembered the Garlic bread in the oven. Be right Back........ I am hollering down stairs to the wife...............OK , I am back. She said,"Don't worry, I do not smell anything, I'll take care of it" Now I remember, I placed the bread in an off oven so it would warm while I was waiting for her. It may just be dried out. Wait till she finds out it was her Garlic bread from Little Ceaser's Dinner was a bitter sweet adventure this evening 'cause I ate alone tonight


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