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Before we sign off for today, here are the key market points you need to know this evening:
- The ASX200 slumped 1.2 per cent to close at the day's low
- The dollar jumped to $US1.0364, 80 euro cents and 99.4 yen
- The yield on the three-year government bond jumped to 3.14%
- The Nikkei rallied 1.1%, while the Shanghai Comp slid 0.1%
- Gold is slightly lower at $US1587, WTI oil slips to $US92.23
- Wall Street futures are flat, while FTSE100 futures are slighly higher
- 'Spectacular' jobs growth in February
- Risks remain for departing Myer CEO
- Tinkler grilled over failed Blackwood deal
- 'Unhelpful': Westpac chair slams government
- slow day
More bribery charges have been laid against former executives of a Reserve Bank subsidiary.
Former Note Printing Australia chief executive John Leckenby and three colleagues have been accused of bribing public officials in Nepal's central bank between October 2001 and April 2003.
Leckenby, 68, Barry Brady, 64, Peter Hutchinson, 62 and Steven Wong, 57, were charged with conspiring to offer a benefit to another person with the intention of influencing a foreign public official in a bid to obtain or retain business with the Nepal Rastra Bank.
Losses in the big miners weighed heavily on the market, with BHP losing 2.3 per cent, Rio down 2.25 per cent and Fortescue plunging 6.1 per cent.
Macquarie Private Wealth's Martin Lakos says the underperformance of the materials sector is related to the slowing down of the mining investment boom but that these stocks should recover:
- We starting to get a sense of a rotation out of the high-yield defensives and into growth areas. We're expecting resources to recover in the second half of this year.
- They actually have the potential to become more profitable because they don't have the costs associated with the investment programs they had in place.
- We have (an iron ore price of) $US120 - $US130 in our models, when it recovered from $US85 to $US150, we thought it was overdone, but there had clearly been quite a significant amount of restocking by the Chinese, that seems to be slowing now.
- But that's still hugely profitable for the likes of Rio and BHP, when their averages costs are in that $US45-$US55 range, not withstanding a headwind of other costs, but they're still very profitable at those $US120 levels for iron ore.
- My guess is that BHP and Rio would want price stability and are happy to increase the volume and their ability to deliver.
The materials sector led the falls, plunging 2.2 per cent, while financials lost 1.1 per cent and energy fell 1.2 per cent. The IT sector was the only one to buck the trend, rising 0.3 per cent.
The share market has closed at the day's lows. The benchmark S&P/ASX200 dropped 60.2 points, or 1.2 per cent, to 5032.2, while the broader All Ords lost 60.6. points, or 1.2 per cent, to 5043.8.
And another one speaking at a lunch today: Westpac chairman Lindsay Maxsted has slammed Julia Gillard's minority government as ''unhelpful'' to business and says it should share some of the blame for the low levels of business confidence and investment.
In a sign of the poor relations between Labor and corporate Australia, Maxsted accused the government of ignoring the needs of business in its approach to developing policy.
''The minority government in Canberra has been unhelpful for business over the last few years,'' he told a business lunch in Sydney, the same day the ABS reported the biggest number of new jobs created in 12 years. ''It's not a government which is user-friendly for business it's not a government which goes out of its way to understand business.
''It certainly doesn't work on a basis of understanding that to drive the economy, and to do some of the pet projects which are very good pet projects.... you actually need to work with business to get the right policy settings.''
Journalist and author Debi Marshall is the latest wordsmith to be served a subpoena by the lawyers of billionaire Gina Rinehart.
Ms Rinehart allegedly wants a copy of all recordings and notes of interviews made on or after September 5, 2011, between Ms Marshall and John Hancock and Bianca Rinehart - her estranged children. Ms Marshall used the research for her unauthorised biography of the mining magnate, ''The House of Hancock: The Rise and Rise of Gina Rinehart'' published last year.
The author said she was served subpoena papers last week but had nothing to offer Ms Rinehart.
Ms Rinehart's lawyers this week also served a subpoena against one of Fairfax Media's senior journalists, Adele Ferguson, over sources used in another unauthorised biography of the billionaire.
James Packer says politicians should curb their rhetoric on foreign workers during the federal election campaign, saying the current debate damages the nation's reputation abroad.
The billionaire casino boss also gave Bob Carr his endorsement, saying whoever won the federal election should put the foreign minister in charge of Sino-Australian relations.
''Bob Carr truly understands China and won't waiver in putting Australia's interest first,'' Mr Packer told a business lunch in Sydney.
He said elections were ''important and necessary'', but could be destabilising and send the wrong messages overseas.
The Australian dollar surged today as startlingly strong jobs data led the market to almost abandon any chance of further rate cuts, sending bonds yields flying to the highest since April last year.
The dollar jumped more than half a cent on the jobs numbers, and has managed to hang on to the gains, currently trading at $US1.0367. It's also buying 80.07 euro cents and 99.6 yen.
"We have seen fresh waves of buying and the high so far sits at $US1.0383 and still looks strong," analysts at Westpac say.
"The $US1.0380/$US1.0400 level is something of a pivot point for the AUD," they add. "So a break above this band of resistance will certainly suggest strong demand and strong momentum."
The upbeat jobs report came on top of a run of generally solid data and sent shockwaves through bond markets.
Yields on three-year government debt shot 19 basis points higher to reach 3.14 per cent, the highest since April last year and the biggest daily increase since July. That was also the first time yields rose well above the 3 per cent cash rate since July 2011.
Likewise, three-year bond futures sank 0.185 points to 96.825, while the 10-year contract lost 0.125 points to 96.320 and flattened the yield curve.
In just the past two weeks, swap rates have slashed the amount of easing implied for the year ahead to just 5 basis points, from 45 basis points.
"While the labour force survey is very volatile, the trend is now clearly improving," notes Scott Haslem, chief economist at UBS. "Overall, the stronger data is consistent with our non-consensus view that the RBA cash rate has troughed."
Our market has come under increasing pressure with our miners seemingly under attack today, despite the US markets' spectacular jump in retail sales while hitting its ninth consecutive day gain in a row, CMC Markets trader Ben Taylor notes:
- Australia's main export iron ore is coming under increasing pressure from US dollar strength and Chinese demand fundamentals as the Chinese government acted to curb investment in their property sector. The changing dynamic is set to slow Chinese steel production and constrain demand for iron ore.
- The market is acting like we are in for a sustained retreat in iron ore after its higher charge since Christmas. Investors favour taking recent profits at these elevated levels in the miners while waiting for stabilisation in our market before jumping back in.
- Today's jump in job numbers further compounded the selling pressure as the market reduces its expectations for further local interest rate cuts during the year.
The bad blood among television broadcasters over the government's media reforms continues with Ten's soon-to-be chief executive, Hamish McLennan, demanding answers from its regional partner Southern Cross Media over its merger talks with Nine Entertainment.
"It is now obvious to everyone that Southern Cross Media's intention is to merge with Nine Entertainment, but Southern Cross Media remains silent,'' he said in a prepared statement today.
''Its shareholders have a right to know if the company's directors are meeting their continuous disclosure obligations. Its shareholders have a right to know how detailed and advanced the discussions between Nine and Southern Cross Media are, and what has been discussed with the Government."
Aurora Oil & Gas says it will offer $US250 million ($244.27 million) in unsecured notes due in 2020.
The company said it intended to use the proceeds from the offering to fund the acquisition of $US117.5 million ($114.81 million) of assets related to its February 28 purchase in the Eagle Ford shale area of Texas.
Aurora is planning to drill between 45 and 50 wells in 2013, and has a planned annual capital expenditure of between $US430 million and $US465 million ($420.15 million and $454.35 million).
The notes will be issued by a wholly owned subsidiary of Aurora, and they will be guaranteed by the parent company and each of the subsidiaries of the issuer.
With an election looming, billionaire James Packer warned both sides of politics against xenophobic messages that affect Australia's standing in the region that will define our future: Asia.
In a speech to the Asia Society today, Mr Packer warned of the ''destabilising'' effect elections can have in the way it can ''send the wrong message'' overseas.
''If I can urge our political leaders across all parties to keep in mind when it comes to the issue of foreign and domestic affairs the rhetoric we casually throw around is keenly followed throughout the region,'' Mr Packer said.
''Some of the recent public debate does not reflect well on any of us. Even worse it plays on fears and prejudices and is completely unnecessary. We are all better than that. To succeed in China and Asia we must be better than that,'' he said.
Investors are reacting well to Myer's $87.9 million half-year profit. The department store's shares are up 5.5 per cent to $3.06 and have enjoyed a reasonable good run over the last few months.
And as we mention it, the Tinkler hearing has resumed after the lunch break, with Paddy Manning tweeting the latest:
Back on stand, Tinkler admits on day of July 12 vote he had "no definitive plan" on how to pay Blackwood $28.4m within a week
— Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) March 14, 2013
For those of you who haven't been following BusinessDay's Paddy Manning while he was in the NSW Supreme Court covering the questioning of Nathan Tinkler on the liquidation of his private company Mulsanne, here's a cracker story he's filed on the matter.
And make sure you follow Paddy for all things Tinkler as well as energy, food and agriculture business.
Former coal billionaire Nathan Tinkler says he expected Singapore-based commodities trader Noble Group would pay $25 million to $30 million for his three-quarter share of a royalty stream from the Middlemount coal mine in Queensland, allowing his private company Mulsanne to complete the purchase of shares in Blackwood.
But Mr Tinkler in the NSW Supreme Court today told lawyers for the liquidator of Mulsanne the verbal arrangement, between himself and Noble's Will Randall, was never documented - although in hindsight "I certainly I wish I had done that".
On May 6, 2012, Mulsanne signed a share purchase agreement to pay $28.4 million for 94.7 million shares in Blackwood at 30 cents a share by July but Mr Tinkler said after the due date had passed Noble Group came back and offered half the previously discussed valuation for the Middlemount royalty.
Equity prices are falling amid signs that the RBA has finished its easing cycle, following better-than-expected jobs data, says BBY institutional dealer Anson Rosewall.
"Although the market initially ticked up on the jobs data, the Australian dollar and Australian bond yields rallied quite sharply and that's the market telling you that the RBA is unlikely to ease any further, and that the next rate move might be to the upside either late this year or early next year," Mr Rosewall said.
"The most significant thing about the bond market today is that all Australian bond yields are now above the cash rate for the first time since 2011. So it's a very strong signal that the RBA is unlikely to ease any further."
Mr Rosewall added that major gold miners were down sharply as the spot gold price moved lower, pulling down gold mining equities in the US overnight.
At the same time, iron ore prices also fell sharply overnight, causing shares in miners such as Fortescue to drop by 6 per cent on the ASX this afternoon.
Concerns were also growing that Australian banks' equities, which have led much of the rise on the ASX200, would be subject to a pullback, Mr Rosewall said.
The ASX200 is down 43.3 points, or 0.9 per cent, to 5049.1.
The Australian Office of Financial Management (AOFM) has sold $1 billion of Treasury notes that mature on June 7 2013.
The AOFM, which conducts bond auctions on the behalf of the government, said the notes were sold for a weighted average yield of 2.97 per cent.
The sale attracted bids that totalled $4.13 billion, giving a coverage ratio of 4.13.
Virgin Australia has urged the competition regulator to stop Qantas and Emirates from forming an alliance on the trans-Tasman route unless there are benefits to the flying public.
Australia's second-largest airline has told the regulator that the ''claimed public benefits'' of the Qantas-Emirates alliance did not extend to routes between Australia and New Zealand.
''Whilst their may be public benefits that arise in relation to flights to Europe, it is not clear that there are material public benefits from the Qantas-Emirates alliance on the Tasman,'' it said in a submission to the regulator.
''If there is a competition issue on the Tasman, the commission should consider excluding it from the authorisation of the Qantas-Emirates alliance rather than imposing conditions.''
Myer chief executive Bernie Brookes looks to have entered a purple patch for the nation's biggest department store just as his board begin to seriously consider succession planning to replace the long serving and popular CEO, writes BusinessDay's Eli Greenblat.
Speaking to analysts and the press this morning, Mr Brookes was cautious and conservative in describing the more upbeat and bullish trading environment that has emerged over the last six months, but certainly seemed to suggest the worst was over.
He reeled off a list of positive signs that were bolstering the department store's sales trajectory - property prices not declining, sharemarket up, superannuation accounts stronger, low interest rates and good employment figures - that were feeding into a positive consumer psyche.
That was underlined today when new Australian Bureau of Statistics data showed Australia recorded the strongest jobs growth in more than a decade in February, as the unemployment rate remained at 5.4 per cent.
To be sure, Myer's first half and second quarter sales were only up 1.7 per cent and 2.1 per cent respectively, but that needs to be put into context of the last two years when sales dropped through the floor as shoppers turned away from the stores and decided to shove their discretionary cash in the bank.
China is moving to further tighten supervision of bank loans to local government financing vehicles (LGFVs) this year, the official Shanghai Securities News reported on Thursday, citing unidentified sources.
In draft guidelines, the China Banking Regulatory Commission (CBRC) has told banks to keep outstanding loans to LGFVs this year unchanged from the level at the end of 2011, which was around 9.1 trillion yuan, the newspaper said.
The regulator has also reiterated that banks should be prudent in buying bonds issued by LGFVs and bans lenders from guaranteeing such debts, the report said.
However, the regulator would continue to support lending to provincial governments as well as unfinished projects.
Here's how markets around the region are performing:
- Nikkei(Japan): +0.1%
- Shanghai: +0.2%
- Taiwan: -0.2%
- South Korea: -0.7%
- Singapore: -0.2%
- New Zealand: +0.7%
The Australian federal government agency that assists businesses with their exporting activities does not believe the United States will sink back into recession because of its sharp budget spending cuts.
The Export Finance and Insurance Corporation (EFIC) expects a revival in the private sector of the world's largest economy will offset the fiscal drag from the so called 'sequester' which saw billions of dollars of spending cuts automatically introduced on March 1.
It cites in its monthly World Risk Developments report off-setting factors to the sequester as; lean business inventories, a marked strengthening of household balance sheets, a recovery in housing and improved credit availability.
''Together these are giving the private sector an impetus that should more than offset the headwinds from the sequester,'' EFIC chief economist Roger Donnelly said in a statement.
However, the US economy does face another fiscal cliff in May when the debt ceiling must be raised again.
''But another round of brinkmanship similar to the one in August 2011, which cost the United States its AAA rating, seems less likely,'' Mr Donnelly said.
Some more on jobs: this chart shows that employment growth in recent months has been dominated by part-time jobs:
"Full-time employment rose 18K in February while part-time employment jumped a sharp 54K. In trend terms, full-time employment fell 2K in the month, not a sign of a strong labour market," says ANZ economist Justin Fabo.
Stocks are in free fall at the moment, with the ASX200 down 0.8 per cent. Not much relief from the jobs market there.
Mining stocks are really being pounded, with the materials sector down 2 per cent, same as both BHP and Rio.
Whew! The biggest job creation in almost 12 years – that's if you believe the data, CommSec chief economist Craig James cautions:
- Clearly it is difficult to believe that over 70,000 jobs were created in one month and there no doubt will be some correction in the March numbers.
- But we do believe the estimate of the unemployment rate, steady at 5.4 per cent. A raft of companies has been telling us that it is hard to attract and retain the right workers.
- It is just that a small number of listed companies reporting job cuts dominate the headlines rather than the raft of small and medium-sized firms that are getting on with business and hiring new workers.
The market says goodbye to rate cuts (in this cycle): expectations for an April rate cut are down to just 4 per cent, while bets on another rate cut over the coming 12 months have fallen to around 30 per cent, their lowest in years.
Some economist comments on the jobs growth, which we hear is the strongest in 12 years:
CBA chief economist Michael Blythe:
"It always pays to be suspicious of big moves in either direction. Clearly the labor market is remaining in pretty good shape which suggests the economy over all is travelling nicely as well. It adds to the case the Reserve Bank has done enough and with improving trends like this, we think they'll remain on the sidelines over the rest of 2013."
JPMOrgan economist Tom Kennedy:
"Obviously the employment change is quite good, beating market expectations by a fair way coming in at 71,500 jobs in February. But it's not as good as the headline suggests, a lot of those jobs are in part-time employment. Although in saying that it is good enough to see our jobless rate remain flat at 5.4 percent, which obviously is a good result for the broader economy."
Macquarie senior economist Brian Redican:
"It's spectacular employment growth that was reported for February. With that kind of employment growth, obviously policy makers would be feeling pretty comfortable with the current policy settings."
And while we're with Twitter, here's some more from BusinessDay's Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) who's busily tweeting away from the NSW Supreme Court where Nathan Tinkler is facing questions:
Liquidators counsel Newlinds SC frustrated notes given by Tinkler to his lawyers have apparently not been provided to the court. 1/2
— Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) March 14, 2013
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Some notes appear to have been "cut off at the pass" says Newlinds ... "If someone's been clever here we'll get to the bottom of it". 2/2
— Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) March 14, 2013
Tinkler offered his wife's substantial homes in Newcastle and Brisbane as security for a loan to fund the Blackwood transaction
— Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) March 14, 2013
The reactions to the jobs surprise are flowing in on Twitter:
The death knell of further easing in Australia was just rung.Employment +71,500 in Feb, 7 x stronger than consensus.
— Glenn Maguire (@AsiaSentry) March 14, 2013
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Seriously, mostAussie economists need to geta grip and embrace reality
— adam carr (@AdamCarrEcon) March 14, 2013
Aust jobs +71,500 in Feb with part time +53,700 and full time +17,800. Jobless 5.4%. Take that pessimists!
— Craig James (@craigjamesOZ) March 14, 2013
A whopping 71,500 new Australian jobs added in February. That's huge #aud #ausbiz #forex
— Peter Esho (@PeterEsho) March 14, 2013
monthly employmentvolatile but this is ridiculousgreat news if employment does not drop 70000 next month bad news re productivity
— David Bassanese (@DavidBassanese) March 14, 2013
Here's the development over the past months:
Unemployment rate (per cent, seasonally adjusted)
February: 5.4 per cent
January: 5.4 per cent
December: 5.4
November: 5.3
October: 5.4
September: 5.4
August: 5.1
July: 5.2
New jobs added
February: 71,500
January: 10,400
December: -5500
November: 13,900
October 10,700
September 14,500
August -8800
Some more details: the economy added 17,800 full-time jobs and added 53,700 part-time jobs, taking the net gain to 71,500.
The participation rate, which is the percentage of people working or looking for work, increased from 65 per cent to 65.3 per cent.
The dollar is soaring on the jobs data, jumping about half a cent to $US1.0357.
The jobless data is in, and what a surprise: 71,500 new jobs created, unemployment rate remains at 5.4 per cent.
Another tweet by Paddy Manning from the Tinkler hearing:
Tinkler expected to pay for the $28.4m Blackwood share placement by selling the Middlemount royalty to Noble Group
— Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) March 14, 2013
Getting ready for the February jobs data, which is due in about six minutes. Expectations are for the economy to have created 10,000 new jobs and a small uptick in the unemployment rate to 5.5 per cent, from 5.4 per cent in January.
The dollar is hovering just above $US1.03 and the market is seeing a 16 per cent chance of a rate cut in April.
Japanese stocks are up in early trade, with the Nikkei rebounding from a two-day slide, as better-than-expected U.S. retail sales bolster confidence in the global economy and the lower house prepares to vote on Bank of Japan nominees. The Nikkei 225 is up around 0.7 per cent.
Sigma's decision to settle a class action brought by shareholders has dragged down its full year profit by more than 60 per cent.
The drugs wholesaler and pharmacy support services provider's net profit for the year to January 31 slumped to $18.7 million, from $49.2 million the previous year.
The result was affected by legal expenses related to its $57.5 million settlement of a class action brought by shareholders. The case was brought against the owner of the Amcal and Guardian pharmacy chains in 2010 by shareholders seeking damages from alleged non-disclosures by Sigma.
Excluding those costs, Sigma's net profit rose 4 per cent to $52.3 million.
Its shares are up nearly 3 per cent.
Some more from Nathan Tinkler at the NSW Supreme Court, where BusinessDay's Paddy Manning is on watch:
Nathan Tinkler in court for Mulsanne Resources examination - standing room only and no chair even for him!
— Paddy Manning (@gpaddymanning) March 14, 2013
Lonsec senior client adviser Michael Heffernan said a strong rise for Myer shares was a highlight of an otherwise lacklustre open to the day's trading.
The retailer posted a better than expected first half profit of $88 million.''The market has greeted it particularly well,'' Mr Heffernan said.
''Given the equanimity of world markets last night, we were going to be in the green when we started. and Myer has added a bit of fuel to the fire.''
Nathan Tinkler has been spotted entering the NSW Supreme court precinct, ahead of a public examination by the liquidator of Mulsanne Resources.
Mr Tinkler walked from Hyde Park into his barristers chambers on Macquarie Street. He is summonsed to appear to answer questions from the liquidator about a $28.4 million debt Mulsanne owed to Blackwood Corporation, and flew in from his home base of Singapore, after an attempt to prevent the examinations as an "abuse of process" was dismissed on Tuesday.
Mr Tinkler faced being held in contempt of court if he failed to appear at today's 11am hearing before registrar Jennifer Hedge, and could have been issued with an arrest warrant. As a director of Mulsanne, Mr Tinkler could also be found personally liable for its debts.
Back in town ... Nathan Tinkler. Photo: Nick Moir
BusinessDay's Peter Ker reports that the price of iron ore could be in the early stages of a sustained retreat, with the benchmark price for Australia's most lucrative export slipping to its lowest point of 2013.
While still at historically strong levels, this morning's price of $US139 per tonne was the lowest since Christmas eve.
It was also more than $US4 lower than Wednesday's quoted price and close to $US20 lower than the prices being paid for iron ore three weeks ago.
For more than a month, pundits have been predicting the price would return to somewhere between $US100 and $US120 per tonne, with most saying the price rally seen over the Christmas and New Year period was unsustainable.
Chinese authorities last week expressed concerns that big miners like BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Vale have manipulated the price back to high levels which render much of China's steel industry unprofitable.
The outlook is grim. Photo: Reuters
And to the sliders on the ASX50:
- Fortescue: -3.78%
- Iluka: -2.53%
- Rio: -1.69%
- Asciano: -1.4%
- Crown: -1.28%
Now for some of the early winners on the ASX50:
- Aurizon: +1.26%
- Wesfarmers: +1.13%
- Sonic Healthcare: +1.12%
- Woolies: 1.11%
- Coke: +1.07%
- Lend Lease: +0.98%
A bit more on the Myer shares. The current price - $3.04 - is not far off the 52-week high, also set this morning, of $3.08.
That represents a 40.74 per cent gain since the start of 2013, and a 100 per cent gain on its year low of $1.52, set in late June. When they hit $3.08, the shares were at their highest levels since May 2011.
Sector by sector on the ASX200, materials are weighing on the market:
- Materials: -1.05%
- Health: +1.03%
- Info tech: +0.84%
- Consumer staples: +0.81%
- Consumer disc: +0.29%
Here's a few thoughts from Myer boss Bernie Brooks on today's profit result. The company did not provide any financial guidance for the second half of the year.
''We are very cautious about the second half, but there are some good signs from a consumer point of view,'' Mr Brookes told reporters.
''Interest rates are low and unemployment levels are low, and that certainly makes people spend a little bit more.
''The equity markets have improved, and that also gives people a little bit more confidence, particularly in regards to superannuation.''
But he warned there were still factors keeping consumers cautious.
''We have an election coming up, we have issues in regard to what might happen on a macro basis with US debt, so there are a number of issues that still make a consumer susceptible,'' Mr Brookes said.
In early trade, the All Ordinaries index is 7.3 points higher, or 0.1 per cent, to 5111.7, while the benchmark S&P/ASX200 is 8.4 points higher, or 0.2 per cent, to 5100.8.
Shares have edged higher in early trade - up about 0.1 per cent while markets open.
Ex Dividend today: Milton Corp (MLT); GUD Holdings (GUD); AFIG. ^CJ — CommSec (@CommSec) March 13, 2013
Some details on Myer. The department store retailer made a better-than-expected profit of $88 million in the first six months of its financial year.
Myer made a net profit of $87.9 million in the 26 weeks to January 26, up one per cent from $87.3 million in the prior corresponding period.
Analysts had expected a net profit of about $85 million.
Total sales were $1.73 billion, up two per cent from $1.7 billion in the previous corresponding period.The retailer declared a fully franked interim dividend of 10 cents, the same as in the previous year.
One of the main pieces of economics news has landed, and it's the Myer result:
#Myer results look like a beat overall. Better NPAT, div & sales revenue on 1st look. Could be good for discretionary stocks #ausbiz
— Ben Le Brun (@benlebrun) March 13, 2013
There's lots of speculation about which way the jobs numbers will go today. Here's one view:
Expect the unexpected with the #unemployment data. History says it'll be around +25k but the current sequence suggests a fall. +9k, 5.5% exp
— David Scutt (@David_Scutt) March 13, 2013
In local economics news today, the ABS today releases jobs data for February. A Bloomberg survey of economists expects the national unemployment rate to rise to 5.5 per cent from 5.4 per cent, with the addition of 10,000 jobs. The data is due at 11.30am.
In Europe, markets were down, with Italy slipping 1.74 per cent and Italian bonds rising sharply. Italy had to pay its highest three-year borrowing costs since December at an auction as the political paralysis that triggered a credit rating cut last week sapped demand for the country's debt.
The Treasury also managed to sell 15-year paper, and the 7 billion euros it raised was close to the maximum targeted amount, but investor interest was lower than expected and Italian yields rose on the secondary market after the sale.
"It's slightly disappointing," said Nick Stamenkovic, rate strategist at RIA capital markets.
"Not only did they not manage to raise the upper end of the amount, but the yields are higher and demand is a bit lower, which is a reflection of continued cautiousness by investors given the uncertain political picture."
Here's IG Markets' Evan Lucas on the retail numbers from the US:
The figures were nothing short of spectacular, doubling what most analysts had expected, at 1.0% and 1.1% respectively. This jump in retail sales figures is the biggest gain in five months. They are also a prime illustrator of how the US economy is tracking. With retails sales up so strongly, it shows Americans believe job prospects and security is stabilising; US consumers are not daunted by the recent increases in taxes and petrol prices; and they are not concerned by the automatically installed sequestration two weeks ago.
Still in the US, retail sales expanded at their fastest clip in five months in February, the latest sign of momentum for an economy facing headwinds from higher taxes and pricier gasoline.
The solid sales come on the heels of strong gains in employment and manufacturing. But the improvement in the economic picture is likely insufficient to compel the Federal Reserve to reduce its monetary policy support.
"Consumers have been less fazed by the increase in taxes than we expected," said Gus Faucher, a senior economist at PNC Financial Services in Pittsburgh.
"Because the labor market has been doing a bit better than we were expecting, people are feeling a bit confident and not cutting back their spending."
Retail sales increased 1.1 per cent, the largest rise since September, after a revised 0.2 per cent gain in January, the Commerce Department said on Wednesday. That was well above economists' forecasts for a 0.5 per cent advance.
Looking at the action on Wall Street overnight, US stocks edged up, with the Dow rising for the ninth straight session to another record, buoyed by surprisingly strong retail sales that suggested the economy is gaining momentum.
The Dow Jones industrial average's nine-day winning streak is the longest consecutive run since November 1996.
But trading volume was light. Moves have been muted in recent days as investors consolidate positions after a strong run-up in the first three months of the year. Still, weakness in stocks has been met with buying, which helped propel the market's advance.
For a comprehensive look at this morning's business news, check today's need2know. Here are this morning's key markets numbers:
- SPI futures are 2 points lower to 5097
- The $A is softer at $US1.0291
- In New York, the S&P500 added 0.13% to 1554.52
- In Europe, the FTSE100 lost 0.45% to 6481.5
- China iron ore lost $US4.40 to $US139 a metric tonne
- Gold fell fell $US3.30 to $US1,588.40 an ounce
- WTI crude oil fell 2 cents to close at $US92.52 a barrel
- Reuters/Jefferies CRB index lost 0.3% at 294.8
Good morning folks. Welcome to the Markets Live blog for Thursday.
Contributors: Thomas Hunter, Jens Meyer, Max Mason
This blog is not intended as investment advice
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Bartlett H. O'DELL (b. Abt. 1785, d. 10 Sep 1858)
Bartlett H. O'DELL
was born Abt. 1785 in Washington County/District, NC
, and died 10 Sep 1858 in Claiborne County, TN
. He married
Elizabeth QUILLEN
on 06 Aug 1813 in Washington County, TN
Notes for
Bartlett H. O'DELL
According to "OLD SPEEDWELL FAMILIES, Revised and Updated," page 279, Bartlett H. O'DELL "...Came from North Carolina to 'the Barren Country' of Claiborne County, TENNESSEE about 1800. EDWARDS also cites dates of death for both Bartlett and his wife, Elizabeth (QUILLEN).
Per the 1850 Census, Bartlett reports that he was born in NC; some reports specify "Washington County", some say "Washington District" and some say only "NORTH CAROLINA."
Both census records and Elizabeth (Quillen) O'Dell's application for Widow's Pension state
that Bartlett was born in "North Carolina".
Data collected from several descendants of Bartlett O'DELL give 1785 as
his year of birth. Where this date originated is unknown, however calculation of his age on
various documents would support this. Lawrence EDWARDS uses this specific year of birth
for Bartlett.
Bartlett's parents are unknown. Excerpts re the ODELL lineage, borrowed from
descendents of John H. O'DELL contained information from the book, "OVER THE MISTY
BLUE HILLS," by Ruth WEBB O'DELL. There is some speculation that Bartlett's parents'
given names were "John O'Dell/ODLE" and "Margaret". One candidate for the father of
Bartlett was John ODELL, the son of Benjamin, Sr. who came with his family down the Shenendoah
River Valley to Haywood and Buncombe Counties in NC. This John and his wife, were reported
to have been shown with six children by the time of the enumeration of the 1800 census in
Buncombe County, NC. The father, Benjamin ODELL, Sr. and the brother,
Benjamin, Jr., of this John "ODLE" also appear in Buncombe County on that census record.
Buncombe County Deed Books show a sale of property in 1813, wherein John ODELL,
"of Pendleton District South Carolina," was one of the parties involved. Unfortunately, the 1800
census enumeration shows no males in the "10-16" age range where Bartlett should have been.
All six children shown on this enumeration of John ODELL's household were under the age of ten.
There was, however, a male of the right age group in the home of Benjamin O'DELL, Sr. per that
There are reports that a John ODEL/ODIL, living in the Shenandoah Valley, and later in Washington County, TN, married a Margaret DENTON, widow of his good friend, John DENTON.
There is some speculation that this may have been Bartlett's father. Compiler has been able to find
a reference to this marriage, but the wife's name appears to have been "Sarah" rather than Margaret.
Another John ODIL, who resided for a time in SOUTH CAROLINA, later in Maury County, TN,
and who eventually died in Graves County, KY, has also been considered as the father of Bartlett.
There has, in fact, been no conclusive evidence that one of these or any other known "John ODELL/ODLE/ODIL/O'DELL" was Bartlett's father.
Attempts to locate Bartlett on census records prior to 1840 have been unsuccessful. He apparently lived in someone else's household even after his marriage to Elizabeth QUILLEN, since
his name never appears as the Head of the Household before 1840. Bartlett was on tax lists of Washington County, TN in 1814 and 1815, but he claimed no property in either of these accountings. Obviously, however, Lawrence EDWARDS' report that Bartlett was in "the Barren Country" of
Claiborne County by 1800 is not accurate.
The marriage of Bartlett and Elizabeth (QUILLEN) is on record in Washington Co., TN.
Bartlett was an officer in the TN Militia in June, 1813. He was a veteran of the War of 1812.
Per pension file records, he "was drafted at Jonesborough, TN on or about the 13th day of November, A.D. 1814 for the term of six months...." He was discharged 18 MAY 1815 after, serving six months
and six days.
Elizabeth's and Bartlett's family appears on the U.S. Census in Claiborne Co., TN in 1840. Compiler has searched neighboring counties in 1820 and 1830, but has been unsuccessful in locating Bartlett in any of these census records. In October, 1997, compiler received a photocopy of pages
from "THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF Claiborne County, TN, 1801-1988," from Eva (WELLS)
McCARTY, another descendent of Bartlett O'DELL. Recorded on pages 24, 25 and 26 of that book, appears the following: "...Free Male Inhabitants, Twenty-One and Upwards, 1833." Page 26 contains
the name of "Bartlet ODLE." This data confirms that Bartlett was in Claiborne County at least by 1833, but since he was not shown as the head of a household on the 1830 census, it would appear that he arrived there between 1830 and 1833.
In the Pension File, Jesse and Mary Jones, friends of the O'Dells, testified that they had known Bartlett before and at the time of his marriage "near Jonesborough, (TN)," in Washington Co.
TN; they (the JONES family) had moved to Claiborne Co., TN "some years afterward, as did Bartlett
and his wife, Elizabeth, (and) have been neighbors to said parties since that date...".
Per Deed Book Z, Bartlett contracted for the purchase of 200 acres in Claiborne Co. in
1854; however, the original deed was evidently lost and not recorded until Jan. 1860 (probably as a
part of the probate settlement after Bartlett's death). According to the 1854 document, the property "...being the Same place whereon the Said Odell now lives and was conveyed from Said Cain to the
Said Odell Some years since which conveyance is lost or mislayed without being recorded..."
Although errors in reporting were not infrequent on census records, the informant
in the household of Bartlett's son, Quillen O'DELL, in Franklin County, AR, in 1850, reported that
Quillen was born in VA. Also, the informant in the household of McKindry EDWARDS in 1880 reported that McKindry's mother, "Artiemacey" (the daughter of Bartlett O'DELL), was born in VA. Since both of these children of Bartlett's, at other times were reported born in TN, this may not be significant;
however it is possible that one or both of them could have been born in VA, indicating that Bartlett
and his family went to VIRGINIA between the time they lived in Washington County, TN and the time
they appeared in Claiborne County. (There is some evidence that the QUILLIN/QUILLEN/McQUILLEN family resided in VA, but no definite connection of Elizabeth QUILLEN O'DELL and those QUILLENs has been made.)
Compiler has searched various Virginia records, but has not located Bartlett in any of them.
From the contents of Bartlett's Pension Files, it appears that he filed in 1851 and again in
1855 for Bounty Land. One document from the Department of Interior indicates that the claim was re-examined in 1856. There is no confirmation that this bounty land was ever granted. In 1871,
shortly after the enactment of a new widow's pension law, Elizabeth QUILLEN O'DELL filed for a
pension from the military service of her husband. She evidently was granted a pension in the
amount of eight dollars a month until her death in 1873. Two application numbers do appear in the pension file, along with the applications and sworn statements of Bartlett's witnesses. It is possible
that Bartlett was granted the land, but did as many other veterans of the day, and sold the warrant to someone else. This possibility, however, has not been researched.
There have been several researchers/family genealogists that have recorded Bartlett's
middle name as "Henderson". Compiler has been able to find no documentation for this. It may be of some interest that Bartlett's daughter Louisa Eliza O'Dell Nelson did use the "Henderson" name for
one of her children, and it appears in succeeding generations of the Nelson line.
1. "Genealogical Helper Magazine, Jan-Feb. 1991, Computerized
Roots Cellar", pg 233 (Query published by compiler; response from Wm. J.
HEINLE, desc. of Mary Pauline O'DELL LAY.)
2. U.S. Census 1840; TN; Claiborne Co.; pg.228 (copy provided by Wm. J.
HEINLE, desc of Barlett H. O'DELL.)
3. U.S. Census 1850; TN; Claiborne Co.; 7th Subd. E. Dist.; pg.674;
4. William J. HEINLE; 219 E. Date Ave.; Casa Grande, AZ 85222; desc.
of Mary Pauline O'DELL LAY --dau/o Bartlett H. O'DELL.
5. "Marriage Records of Washington County TN 1787-1840"; GRAMMER
and MULLINS; Genealogical Pub. Co., Baltimore, 1975. pg. 10.
6. "Washington County TN Marriages 1780-1870", G.F. BURGNER,
Southern Hist. Press, Inc.; Easley, SC, 1985 "Records found at
Jonesboro, TN", pg. 10. (Ref. also explains "Washington Co., TN
was formed from Washington District, NC).
7. "Record of Commissions of Officers in the Tennessee Militia,,
1796-1815." Compiled by Mrs. J.T. MOORE, Lib. & Archiv.; State
of TN, 1947. pg.215 "Washington County Commissions" - O'DELL,Bartlett.
8. Civil War Pension File #WC66-610; Wm. L. & Sarah A. O'DELL-PHELPS
(Copy owned by compiler.)
9. "OLD SPEEDWELL FAMILIES," Lawrence EDWARDS; Claiborne Co. Pub. Library;
Tazewell, TN
10. Deed Book Z, pp 182-184; Recorder's Office, Claiborne County
Court House; Tazewell, TN. (Copy of deed owned by compiler.)
11. "Index to War of 1812 Pension Files" Vol. II; J-Z, transcribed by Virgil
White. Index located at Henderson Co. Pub. Lib, Hendersonville, NC.
12. Military Pension File #WC 2049 & Bount.Lnd. WT #37502-80-55 and
WT #11123-80-55: Bartlett H. ODELL; National Archives, Wash., D.C. (Copy owned by compiler.)
13. Tax List of Washington County, 1814-1819, p 5; MF #639; Jonesboro, TN
14. Marjorie WALSH, 4309 W. Atlantic - Apt. 917; Coconut Creek, FL ; desc.
of Bartlett O'DELL.
15. Ben L. O'DELL, 1808 N. Roan St.; Johnson City, TN; desc. of Bartlett
16. Eva McCARTY; 616 Miller Road; Clinton, TN; desc. of Bartlett O'DELL.
17. "OLD SPEEDWELL FAMILIES, Revised and Updated," by Lawrence EDWARDS and
Joy EDWARDS DAVIS; Claiborne Co. Pub. Lib.; Tazewell, TN.
18. "THE PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF CLAIBORNE CO. TN., 1801-1988," pp 24-26,
"Claiborne County, Tennessee Free Male Inhabitants, Twenty-One and
Upwards, 1833," photocopy provided by Eva (WELLS) McCARTY, 616 Miller
Rd., Clinton, TN 37716. (Book probably on file at Claiborne Co. Pub.
Lib., Tazewell, TN.)
More About
Bartlett H. O'DELL
Burial: Unk.
Census: Bet. 1840 - 1850, Claiborne County, TN.
Military service: 1811, Commissioned Lt. in TN Militia.
Occupation: Farmer.
Property: 1854, Purchased 200 acres from Jesse CAIN, Claiborn Co. TN.
Residence: 1833, Claiborne County, TN.
More About
Bartlett H. O'DELL
Elizabeth QUILLEN
Marriage: 06 Aug 1813, Washington County, TN.
Children of
Bartlett H. O'DELL
Elizabeth QUILLEN
Mary Pauline O'DELL
, b. 1818, Speedwell, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
, d. 1895, Victoria, Marion, Tennessee, USA
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Over the break I've been doing lots of design concepts, knowing that the biggest issues in a relationship between couples is communication and trust. So, then I asked myself how would I design a product where the product could send out a message that can trigger users to communicate and interact with one another in a healthy relationship manner.
Designing these two ideas I'm leaning towards something iconic, maybe with a slogan.
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South Miami Arts and Crafts Festival: See Saturday.
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Florida Philharmonic: You're probably familiar with Richard Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra; it was on the soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's disturbing sci-fi flick 2001: A Space Odyssey (and a host of television ads). Since we are edging toward the millennium, a performance of the bombastic orchestral work seems timely. And what better place in which to hear it than the grand Gusman Center for the Performing Arts (174 E. Flagler St.), home of the twinkly ceiling. Tonight at 8:00 conductor Derrick Inouye leads pianist Leon Fleisher and the Florida Philharmonic in Strauss's work and Brahms's elaborate Piano Concerto no. 1. Tickets range from $17 to $75. Call 930-1812. (NK)
february 24
Picasso at the Lapin Agile: The clash between art and science continues to fascinate many people, especially comedian Steve Martin. He wrote this play, which premiered off-Broadway to rave reviews in 1995. (For a taste of Steve Martin's writing ability, see his occasional columns in The New Yorker.) Set in 1904 at bohemian hangout the Lapin Agile (the Nimble Rabbit), the story imagines a meeting between Pablo Picasso and Albert Einstein. Both twentysomething men are on the verge of something big: for Einstein it's the theory of relativity, which he will publish a year later; for Picasso it's his cubist masterpiece Les Desmoiselles d'Avignon, which he will paint in 1907. In the meantime they take a few moments to embark on a comic and sometimes serious discussion of life, lust, painting, probability, and the future. The cast of the New York production re-creates their roles here: Comedian Paul Provenza portrays Picasso and Mark Nelson stars as Einstein. The show runs through March 15 at the Parker Playhouse (707 NE Eighth St., Fort Lauderdale). Performances are at 8:00 tonight through Saturday, with a 2:00 p.m. matinee on Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday. Tickets range from $39 to $43. Call 954-763-2444. (NK)
Sugar Ray: Expect this evening's musical agenda to slowly intensify, starting with the pop-ska of Save Ferris, graduating to the hard edge of Goldfinger, and finally reaching a crescendo with the wallop of Sugar Ray. But the best thing about this musical journey at the Cameo Theatre (1445 Washington Ave., Miami Beach) is that you will know when you can go to the bathroom without missing anything. Radio has sucked out what little life was left in the worst songs on Sugar Ray's and Save Ferris's latest releases. Of course, we're talking about the one song that doesn't sound remotely like a Sugar Ray tune, "Fly," and Save Ferris's awful remake of the already annoying Eighties tune by Dexys Midnight Runners, "Come On Eileen." Goldfinger's is the only set you'll want to hear in its entirety. Showtime is 8:00 p.m. Tickets cost $18.50. Call 532-0922. (LB)
february 25
Betty Friedan: If you're a working woman, you owe a debt to Betty Friedan. A pioneer of the feminist movement, she gave women a kick in the skirt with her book The Feminine Mystique, which urged them to get out of the house and into the workplace. She also helped found the National Organization for Women. Friedan is now on the teaching and lecture circuit. A distinguished visiting fellow at Florida International University's Jack D. Gordon Institute of Public Policy, she is co-teaching a class called "Women and Men in Management." In conjunction with the class, she is delivering a series of lectures titled "Reframing Family Values: A New Paradigm." Today at 12:30 p.m. at the Faculty Club at FIU's University Park Campus (SW Eighth Street and 107th Avenue), Friedan talks about "The Business of Family Nurture." Admission is free. Call 348-2227. (NK)
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A ME shouldn't have done one. A zoo keeper on the other hand would have been the right choice! they are much more familiar with chimps.
That autopsy report should read nothing but "Dead Nigger" with a smiley face drawn afterwards.
Why waste the state's time and money on examining a dead nigger? 95% of them end up "good" due to their own monkeyshines anyways. Just throw the goodified stinking nigger corpse in some back alley dumpster where it belongs. Mammy should have put it there after it was birffed anyways.
Here is an interesting medical observation from the ME's report.
The underlined part indicates that Tampon has most probably been abusing alcohol, despite Florida's legal drinking age being 21, I believe? (and Tampon was 17 when he was made good). Fatty metamorphosis of the liver usually happens with the advance of middle-age in humans who tend to have elevated levels of alcohol consumption. Fatty metamorphosis may also be the cause of drug abuse, although it is usually the result of alcohol abuse.The liver weighs 1110 grams and presents a brown, smooth, glistening surface. Focal patchy yellow discoloration, due to mild fatty metamorphosis, is present
As a medical student (currently studying in a developed part of Asia), I've seen cadavers around 40 years of age having the same time of liver damage as the "fatty metamorphosis" described in Tampon's ME report.
Not such a good boy after all, innit? Tampon's mother can lie through her teeth about how well-behaved her niglet was, but pathology does not lie. Tampon was abusing alcohol and who knows what else? I believe that someone mentioned that purple drink was a favorite of Tampon's too?
Moreover, according to the ME there was no injury to Tampon other than the injury on one of its fingers and the penetrating (bullet) trauma to the thoracic region. Hence, why did Tampon's mother give sworn testimony in court that it was Tampon screaming for help on the phone? Tampon had no injuries (before being made good by the bullet) which warranted it yelling for assistance.
Zimmerman on the other hand, had all those lacerations and stuff.. Which makes his case far more believable if I were on the jury.
The melancholy truth is that the candles of civilization are burning low. The world is increasingly governed not so much by capitalism, communism, social democracy or even tribal barbarism, but rather by a lexicon of political cliches accumulated over half a century and now assuming a degenerate sacerdotal authority.-Chaim Herzog (Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations, 1975)
Russian Navy vs Aquatic niggers
i gots t get me some of dem dere magik bullets
Nigger if you want sympathy, look in the dictionary between shit and syphilis
Normal color means it's me, feel free to argue.
There are niggers who are willing to use violence to get what they want, and in order to stop them they need to be met with greater violence.
I've see some studies that the nigger drink called lean, AKA Purple Drink also causes liver damage. Further proof is the nigger cRaper that died or became good after OD'ing on lean just a few weeks ago.
You know something I just thought of, lean needs the following. Candy, fruit punch and cough med with codeine in it. This cough med is a behind the counter med. Only someone over 21 years old can buy it. So how did nigger boy get some?
The right to bear arms shall not be infringed.
they usually steal it from their parents or just steal it
Nigger if you want sympathy, look in the dictionary between shit and syphilis


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Julian is on the run from the British police. He runs a Thai Boxing club in Bangkok which is a front for a drugs smuggling operation. He is well respected within the criminal underworld, but deep in his heart he feels that his life is lacking something. He meets a retired cop, The Angel of Vengeance, and finds out that he has to confront his mother.


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Berlin-based visionary offers alternate video for 'Shaking the Habitual' highlight
The Knife have once again teamed with Janine Rostron, a.k.a. Planningtorock, tapping the DFA associate to reinterpret their Shaking the Habitual single "Full of Fire." Planningtorock's redux, titled "Let's Talk About Gender Baby, Let's Talk About You and Me," clocks in at about three-and-a-half minutes — roughly a third of the original's 10-minute running time — and sets a single line on loop.
"Going through the tracks I pulled the awesome lyric 'Let's talk about gender, baby / Let's talk about you and me' out from 'Full of Fire' and was completely moved by its groovy directness," Planningtorock says in a statement, adding that she "started recording this super fun bass line and totally went for a funky celebration feel."
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The cover of the June 2011 issue, as found on NeoGAF, specifically notes that Sonic Generations "speeds onto the 3DS" just in time for the sometimes pudgy hedgehog's 20th anniversary. Shinobi, however, is only listed as a "classic revival."
Additionally, a teaser of the forthcoming Shinobi game appears to have leaked on YouTube, posted yesterday by user "greatshow482" -- the user's only upload. Beyond affirming Griptonite Games as the developer, the teaser confirms a Shinobi game "re-imagined for the Nintendo 3DS."
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5. Spice it up
Research shows that capsaicin, a compound found in jalapeño, cayenne and other spicy peppers, can increase the body's release of stress hormones like adrenaline and thereby speed up metabolism. In one study conducted in Japan, people who added 10 grams of red pepper to their meals had a higher calorie burn for 30 minutes after eating than they would have had after a blander meal. So when you're seasoning your favorite veggie, omelet or chicken, make it hot, hot, hot!
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I tell you this so often, you can probably recite it in your sleep. But in case you haven't gotten it yet, check out the facts: After age 20, the average woman loses half a pound of muscle per year, for a total of five pounds per decade! This muscle loss may be an underlying reason why women often gain 15 pounds of fat every decade — especially considering one pound of muscle can burn about 35 to 45 calories per day. By adding just five pounds of muscle to your current frame, you could burn an additional pound of fat every 18 days -- the equivalent of 20 pounds of fat a year. And that's without cutting back your diet! To build lean muscle tissue, you must do strength and resistance exercises using your own body weight, free weights, machines or exercise tubing.
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Nickname: Becca
Pick a number: I wear jersey No. 25 because Ive always worn it since I was little. My sister was 24 and I was 25. I always wanted to be better than my big sister, so I got a higher number.
Other than basketball, what is your favorite hobby? Sleeping and watching movies.
If you could go one-on-one with anyone, who would it be? Maya Moore because shes my idol. I love watching her play.
If you had to compare your game to a current college or pro player, who would it be? Deron Williams of the Brooklyn Nets because hes a great scoring guard who has toughness to him.
Who is your role model? My oldest brother Isaiah (a former player at Michigan State) because he helps me with everything in my life, on and off the court. Hes been through it all and is always there for me.
What is the most important thing that basketball fans should know about you? Basketball was my first love!
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Looking for more information on police activity in Rosslyn area last night. Scanner said that police were looking for 4 black males between Oak Street and Pierce Street on the North side of 50 (towards Clarendon Blvd). Police had also called in Robbery/Homicide detectives for 2 victims, unclear if mugged or murdered. The scale of police involved and use of K-9s suggest it was more than a mugging. As of 11pm, police had 2 of the 4 in custody. Males were said to be either in high-school or recently graduated.
I was listening in on the scanner too. Heard they were all recent YHS grads who had gotten to the area by metro. Also heard two were in custody and at least one more took off running down Pierce toward Route 50. I have pics of the police talking to two young men, unclear if they were the victims you mention (I assume so since they weren't in handcuffs). Interested in seeing if anyone knows anything else.
Definitely had at least one in custody, saw one black teen handcuffed and on the sidewalk on Oak Street near Pierce. Waiting for the Arlington Crime Report to come out later today for yesterday.
Weird that it hasn't appeared on the Crime Report. It's almost as if … it never happened!
Looks like a similar incident occurred this past Thursday. I live right next to this park and always remark how poorly lit it is. http://news.arlingtonva.us/crime-report:-july-12-2013
@westwilsonmafia: I believe you know more information than you are disclosing. Time to come clean and spill the dope and rehabilitate yourself.
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Will someone please help? I need think I need to tell some friends that I'm bi, & I really don't know how they'll react...
I think that they would be okay with it, but I'm not totally sure. I really don't know why I feel the need to let them know, but at this point I have accepted the fact, & I have a girlfriend. Most of my other friends know, & they're totally okay with it. I was even ready to have this girl I know yell it really loud in the cafeteria (our whole school of about 300 eats lunch at the same time) so everyone would know, that's how I feel about it. Someone please help me... Thanks.
I know it's a hard thing to do. You should only feel the need to tell your really close friends, but not be afraid to tell anyone who asks you about it.
Most of my friends where okay with besides one friend you started to cry, and said it really wasn't right... and all this other stuff... but it didn't help that she like me either. Then after all this drama turns out shes bi too!!! I was really up set by this, because she made me feel really bad when I told her then all of a sudden she's bi!! Where cool now though..
I say just get it out of the way... the sooner you tell the people you're close to the sooner it will be that they accept you for who you are. Although if anyone has a MAJOR problem with the whole GAY issue then I would really think about telling that person, just think about how they going to react, in a good manner or not?
Hope this helps.
i told my group of friends a couple of years ago that i was bi, and everyone was cool with it. but the thing is after that, i learnt it really didnt matter, and i dont feel its something u need to announce or anything, like its just who i am. the ppl im friends with now have always known my sexuality but ive never gone out of my way to tell them. its just like ill be talking about how hot some girl is or something, and they'll be like 'ohhhhhh' hehe.
but if uve got a girlfriend it should (SHOULD) be hell easy. just introduce her to people, theyll probably get the picture ;) and it gives u a basis to tell ppl ur sexuality. i know some ppl r a bit confused by bisexuality, thinking we're just confused, or promiscuous or whatever, but ive always found everyones pretty non-caring. if theyre your friends of course theyll just take u as u r. or theyll do what some of my friends do, which is try to ignore the me liking girls part, and embrace that i still like guys haha.
well that was helpful :p
-bi the way of kerith-
Thank you, your advice was helpful.
aka Insanepenguin
Well, telling them didn't go so well. My one friend is still talking to me, but the other is completely ignoring me... I hate narrow-minded people. -_-
aka Insanepenguin
just cos they reacted badly doesnt mean they will never speak to you again. Have you thought about giving them some time to adjust and not bringing up the topic again and letting them bring it up, it's not like they are gonna forget.
oh sweetie! *huggles*...*MORE*huggles*
who needs friends who cant accept u anyways..loser they are :P..but im sorry!..they prolly just need time..but othawise u r clearly muchos better than they :) as they r losers...LOSERS hehe
-bi the way of kerith-
I'm sorry your friends reacted like that. It's terrible how some people can be so narrow minded. I had no problems when I told my friends this past summer but I already knew their veiws on the subject. My big one was telling my mom. I was afraid she would be mad or upset but she just looked at me and said "i know". I hope your friend comes around to being ok with who you are, it would be horrible for you to have to lose a friendship over that.
C'est la vie.


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Only Heaven Knows LyricsArtist: Joan BaezAlbum: Where Are You Now, My Son? Seems we've been to heaven darling Ah the sad wind blows But I have lost my way my darling Tell me how it goes While the mist is rising darling Ah the sad wind blows Tell me how we met my darling Tell me all you know Well I am somewhat older darling Ah the sad wind blows And you are so much younger darling That's the way it goes And we looked so good together Ah the sad wind blows Out of all the summer flowers I had picked the rose Take me in your arms my darling While the sad wind blows Tell me that this pain will leave me Tell me how it goes Ah if this pain should ever leave me Only heaven knows 1973, 1975 Chandos Music (ASCAP)
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West Wales (Welsh: Gorllewin Cymru) is the western region of Wales.
Some definitions of West Wales include only Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion and Carmarthenshire, an area which historically comprised the Welsh principality of Deheubarth,[1][2] an area called "South West Wales" in the Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics.[3] Other definitions include Swansea and Neath Port Talbot, but exclude Ceredigion.[4][5] The 'West Wales and the Valleys' NUTS (The Nomenclature of Units for Territorial Statistics) area includes more westerly parts of North Wales.[3] The preserved county of Dyfed covers what is generally considered to be "West Wales", which between 1974 and 1996, was also a county with a county council and six district councils.
Historically, the term West Wales was applied to the Kingdom of Cornwall during the Anglo-Saxon invasion of Britain and the period of the Heptarchy.[6] The Old English word Wealas, meaning "foreigners" in the sense of Britons, gave its name to Wales, and was also applied to Cornwall, as "West Wealas" meaning Western foreigners.


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Time for more open thread. In an interesting coincidence, Brian Dunning is here in Sydney to talk at TAM Australia, so I thought it would be interesting to go to the TAM fringe open mic night (tonight!) and talk about, oh, DDT.


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