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Financing the IASCF - Is a Listing Fee Compatible with the German Constitution? (Die verfassungsrechtliche Zulässigkeit der Finanzierung des deutschen Beitrags zur IASCF durch eine Sonderabgabe)Christian KerstingHeinrich Heine University Düsseldorf - Faculty of Law 2008 CBC-RPS No. 0032 Abstract: The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has the task of independently developing accounting standards. The International Accounting Standards (IAS) or International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) published by the IASB are transposed into European law via the so called endorsement procedure. Under European law, all listed companies are required to draw up their group accounts according to IAS/IFRS. The IASB's parent body, the International Accounting Standards Committee Foundation (IASCF), is financed by voluntary contributions. According to the IASCF's financing guidelines, these voluntary contributions have to be raised internationally. The amount expected from each country's business community is determined by the country's gross domestic product. This article deals with raising the contribution expected from Germany's business community. It argues that a listing fee can be constitutionally imposed on all listed companies. The article is based on an expert opinion delivered by the author in October 2007. Note: Downloadable document is in German. Number of Pages in PDF File: 31 Keywords: IASCF, IASB,IAS, accounting, international accounting, accounting standard, financial reporting, listing fee, financing IASCF, financing IASB, Rechnungslegung,Konzernrechnungslegung,Rechnungslegungsstandard,Finanzierung IASCF,Finanzierung IASB,IAS-VO,Sonderabgabe,Kapitalmarktteilnehmer,Steuer,Bilanz JEL Classification: M41, M44, M47, M49, H21, K34, O23, P43, G18 Date posted: May 9, 2008Suggested CitationContact Information
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Chipotle |
Industry Average |
Industry Rank (out of 30)** |
Market Cap |
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$1.2 billion* |
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5-Year EBITDA Growth (CAGR) |
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Same-Store Sales Growth (MRQ) |
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Cash and Equivalents |
$456 million |
$51 million* |
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$222 million* |
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As you can see, Chipotle is at or near the top across the board. Even though it's the third largest publicly traded restaurant in terms of market capitalization -- behind only McDonald's (NYSE: MCD ) and Yum! Brands, the proprietor of KFC, Pizza Hut, and Taco Bell -- it continues to record stellar growth figures, ranking first in earnings growth, second in revenue growth, and fifth in same-store sales growth.
Its closet competitors here are Buffalo Wild Wings (Nasdaq: BWLD ) -- which recorded comparable earnings and revenue growth of 28% and 23%, respectively -- and Arcos Dorados (NYSE: ARCO ) , the largest McDonald's franchisee in Latin America, which recorded monster 10.4% comps for the just-concluded second quarter.
In addition, the chain converts an above average proportion of its sales dollars to profit, as evidenced by its fifth place standing in net margin -- though, for those of you impressed by these things, Chipotle's stellar 10% figure is still only half of McDonald's!
Finally, it sports a balance sheet that would make even first-year business students salivate, with a ridiculous $456 million in cash versus only $3.6 million in debt. Indeed, only Panera Bread (Nasdaq: PNRA ) and BJ's Restaurants even come close in this regard, with no debt and $222 million and $45 million in cash, respectively. With this in mind, my colleague Andrew Marder recently recommended Panera as one of three companies to replace our burrito-slinging muse.
Is its stock worth the price?
Given these impressive figures, it'd be easy to conclude that Chipotle is a contender for any legitimate portfolio. Yet because of this performance, investors have bid up the price of its shares; it's now the third most expensive restaurant stock according to the price-to-earnings ratio, which reveals how much you have to pay for each dollar of earnings.
Two months ago, I would have urged investors to steer clear, as its shares were trading for a monster 44 times earnings. But after the chain's disappointing earnings release, they're far more affordable, trading at 36 times earnings today. Not to mention, as fellow Fool Jeremy Bowman recently pointed out, the chain hasn't even begun to deploy its arsenal of secret weapons, which are essentially guaranteed to increase the company's revenue and earnings for the foreseeable future.
Personally, as I've said before, I think Chipotle is a steal at the current valuation, which is why I gave it a coveted "outperform" CAPScall. Yet each investor and portfolio is different, and only you can answer this question yourself. Prior to doing so, however, I urge you to download our recently released free report about three stocks that our analysts are calling "middle-class millionaire-makers." Click here to view the free report.


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Adrienne Maloof and Paul Nassif had one of the nastiest divorces in Housewives history and RadarOnline.com has exclusively learned that the drama isn't over because they're headed back to court in a few weeks where she's going to request a restraining order against her ex.
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Fair trade store in Everett sells hope and dignity
"They get the speech when they ask what fair trade is all about," Carpenter said Wednesday. "It means no slave labor, no child labor, decent wages and environmentally sustainable."
Carpenter picked out a pretty sequined bag from a rack in Ethical Choices, his shop at 2612 Colby Ave. in downtown Everett.
"These are made from recycled saris. They're not in landfills," said Carpenter, who owns Ethical Choices with his wife, Laurie. "If I can sell 20 of these purses, then I get to order 20 more -- and people get to make them."
Since last month's opening of Ethical Choices, where the display window reads "A Fair Trade & Freedom Store," Carpenter, 59, of Lake Stevens, said customers have come in wanting to know more about fair trade.
He's happy to share information, along with his beliefs about helping people a world away. Most of his products were crafted by far-flung artisans, in India, Nepal, Thailand, Uganda and Kenya.
"No one wants to dress themselves in something, or eat something that adds to the misery of another person. This is really where my heart is," Carpenter said.
He hopes people avoiding Black Friday crowds will stop by Ethical Choices, along with shoppers wanting to support local stores the next day, designated as Small Business Saturday.
Today, Carpenter isn't the earliest riser. "The joke is, I've told everybody that in honor of Black Friday I'd open at 9:55 a.m. instead of 10," he said. The shop is open six days a week, and closed Sundays.
Carpenter said many people are informed about fair-trade issues, but he offers fliers explaining what it means for products to be Fair Trade Certified and answering other questions.
Agricultural goods can be labeled Fair Trade Certified, meaning a price is set by an international fair-trade group and certified by the nonprofit Fair Trade USA. Pricing attempts to cover a living wage and production costs. Companies offering crafts or clothes can join the Fair Trade Federation, which works to see that artisans get fair pay for their locales.
Snohomish County has other stores selling fair-trade items, including the Sno-Isle Foods Co-Op in Everett, the Fabric of Life Foundation and Boutique in Edmonds, and Stanwood's Yesterday, Today & Tomorrow.
For Carpenter, it all comes down to hope and dignity for individuals, especially women.
He is regional director for Not For Sale, a California-based nonprofit group with an aim of ending human trafficking. The group targets sex trafficking, child prostitution and indentured servitude.
Earlier this year, Carpenter headed up a Free2Walk event in Marysville, drawing attention to what he sees as modern-day slavery.
"In some Third World countries, you at birth would have been considered a savings bond, to be cashed in at maturity. Girls are sold at 7 or 8," he said.
His store sells handcrafted note cards made by "stateless" women and children in Thailand, where problems getting proof of citizenship in some regions contribute to human trafficking.
A member of LifePoint Church in Lake Stevens, a Free Methodist congregation, Carpenter sees the store as an extension of his faith. "Free Methodists were the first abolitionists," he said. Retired from the flooring business, Carpenter said Ethical Choices is "part of God's plan for my life."
Looking out at Colby Avenue, the 1971 graduate of Cascade High School said "I used to race my GTO up and down this street."
"What drives this store, you can't just go save people, dust them off and say 'You're free.' People need sustainable futures," he said.
That's why he sells scarves, hats, gloves, necklaces, bags and Christmas ornaments with labels such as Global Girlfriend, Ganesh Himal Trading, Divine Chocolate, Looming Ladies, and Seattle Gourmet Coffee's Ethical Choices Freedom Blend, made just for the shop.
"What you do affects the whole dynamic of how this world turns," Carpenter said.
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As if You Needed Another Reason to Distrust Commercial Publishers…
Have you ever thought about what the cover of your published book would look like? Of course you have. Just like you've thought very carefully about (and described) what your characters look like, what the setting reveals—all the things that take a bare plot and imbue it with life. Which is why it can be a crushing blow when your commercial publisher designs and implements a cover without your approval. Or, in some cases, your express disapproval.
Take the current controversy with the U.S. cover of Justine Larbalestier's novel, Liar. On her blog Larbalestier described her protagonist, Micah, as "black with nappy hair which she wears natural and short." However, the book cover features a close-up of a remarkably Caucasian-looking woman with long brown hair and bangs. There are many troubling factors to consider here, chief among them:
The manipulation of a cover to counter the fear that "black" books don't sell—so, thus, the prioritization of sales over anything else.
The absolute disregard of an author's preferences; Larbalestier "strongly objected" to this cover. She didn't want a photo of any woman on the cover, as Micah's identity is unstable and she wanted readers free to imagine her as they liked.
Can you imagine what this would feel like? To essentially have no control over how your work is presented to the world? And how awful it would be to have a woman tell you she couldn't buy your book because her teens would find the cover offensive? That's what's happening with Larbalestier's book, and it's truly a shame.
The fact is, a majority of potential readers will judge your book by its cover. It's very difficult not to. And if that cover doesn't accurately or effectively represent the content, tone, and spirit of your book, you've either gained those readers under false pretenses or lost them completely. Take control of your book's destiny; doesn't it deserve that of you?


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LORD Corporation has announced that the Penn State Behrend supermileage team, sponsored by LORD, finished first place at the SAE International Supermileage competition held June 6-7. This contest between engineering and technology students from various universities all over the world features a challenging design project to develop and construct the most fuel-efficient single-person vehicle. Penn State's top run of the day of 1,290 mpg and a high score on its vehicle's design report by reviewers led the school to finish as the winning team out of a field of 28.
The vehicles are required to run a specified course, with the vehicle obtaining the highest combined miles per gallon rating and design segment points winning the event. The purpose of this competition is to challenge students to set a world-fuel economy record and increase public awareness of fuel economy.
An estimated 5,000 hours were dedicated to work on the vehicle's engine, body shape and packaging of all of its components. LORD employees assisting on the team include Katie Burbules, Kathleen Murzynski, John Pearson and Taylor Pearson. Both Burbles and John Pearson were drivers of the car.
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Fri, Nov 05 2010 12:00 PM Posted By: Allison K. Sampite
National City Mayor Ron Morrison, National City candidates Mona Alvarado-Rios and Luis "Louie" Natividad, as well as Chula Vista City Council candidate Patricia Aguilar emerged victorious in Tuesday's general election. Morrison, along with family and friends, gathered Tuesday night at Applebee's in National City to watch the results come in and just hang out. National City mayoral candidate and community activist Darryl Gorham finished third and City Treasurer Mitchel Beauchamp finished last. Gorham pulled out of the race Monday night and called Morrison to tell him he had his support. Beauchamp was upset. "You don't throw votes," he said. "He pulled out - that's a bad faith effort on his part." Gorham did not comment. Beauchamp said he did not feel the need to campaign. "My attitude is I put my name on the ballot, people know who I am - if they have to be persuaded to vote for me by signs, etc., and they don't use their god-given ability to read and understand then they get what they deserve," he said. "I'm not going to sell myself. I've got a billion other things to do." Morrison said long-range plans are key to seeing real changes in the city. "We've got so many things started in the last four years and many more things ready to happen," he said. "I think the vote that came out is the reflection of National City." The runner up in the mayoral contest, Alejandra Sotelo-Solis, said she is proud of the volunteers for putting together a truly grassroots campaign and, prior to the results, said she felt confident her team did everything they needed to do to win the race. In Chula Vista, Breitfelder, who ran against Aguilar, said he didn't think she had much of a campaign because most of it was from independent expenditures. "I hope she does well with her position," he said. Breitfelder said he was grateful for the support he received. "I'm really touched by the warmth and hospitality throughout Chula Vista and will be forever grateful," he said. National City councilman-elect Luis "Louie" Natividad said Tuesday's election was something he didn't want to repeat.
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Next generation condoms to replace latex with prosthetic skin, deliver Viagra doses
April 13, 2015
New Delhi: In response to Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation's call to develop the next generation condom Australian scientists are working on a latex replacement called hydrogel. One big advantage of the hydrogel over latex is that can be designed to feel like skin. Hydrogels also have properties close to tissue...
Nirodh condoms to get visual facelift
April 1, 2015
When it comes to the wrappers of government-supplied condoms, boring is out, attractive is in, but erotic is too much. India is readying a redesign of the staid packaging of its half-century-old condom brand, incorporating pictures of handsome men and gorgeous women, in a desperate bid to seduce customers drawn to...
Ever thought of dresses, skirts and hats made out of condoms? Students stand out with their innovative ideas at a design contest
January 30, 2015
Mumbai: Imagine dresses, skirts and hats made out of colourful condoms -- that's a design innovation brought to reality by fashion designing students at a unique contest here. Youth condom brand Skore Condoms conducted a design contest and fashion show titled Skore Fashionista, which brought together 36 teams comprising 78 students...
The 'Scroguard' is a jockstrap condom that covers the entire pelvis, because extra protection never hurt anyone!
October 7, 2014
The traditional condom has given way to the advanced ultra-thin condoms. An Atlanta based manufacturer has tried just the opposite. A revolutionary product called 'Scroguard' 'comfortably reduces skin-to-skin contact during sex in the genital areas not covered by a condom'.Scroguard is a giant jockstrap that covers not just the penis...
Condoms 'too small' for Ugandan men, new worry about AIDS
September 19, 2014
Kampala: Ugandan MPs have been inundated with complaints that many condoms on sale in the east African nation are too small, warning the problem is a blow to the fight against AIDS. Insisting that one size doesn't fit all, MP Tom Aza said Uganda's Parliamentary Committee for HIV/AIDS said a recent...
Progress is being made on developing a 'nextgeneration' ultrathin, skinlike condom that could offer better sexual pleasure, says Bill Gates
September 19, 2014
Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates said Thursday progress is being made on developing a "nextgeneration" ultrathin, skinlike condom that could offer better sexual pleasure, help population control and be financed by firstworld investors. Last year, the Microsoft cofounder and one of the world's richest men offered inventors $100,000 in startup grants to...
Photos: This artist makes incredibly fashionable dresses that you can actually wear, out of condoms to promote safe sex
July 30, 2014
Adriana Bertini is an 'artivist' (artist + activist) famous for her making fashionable dresses made of defective condoms! Bertini is a Brazilian artist who makes these dresses to raise awareness about the use of condoms and hopes her efforts will prevent HIV/AIDS in future.Using latex from condoms that fail quality...
Condom that neutralises HIV virus gets clearance
July 22, 2014
Sydney: Australian authorities have approved a condom developed in the country which contains a substance that destroys AIDScausing HIV and other sexually transmitted viruses almost entirely, media reported Tuesday. The biotech firm Starpharma has developed an antiviral compound called VivaGel that, according to laboratory tests, can render inactive up to 99.9...
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July 20, 2014
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Cap on condom prices increased: Centre tells Delhi HC
July 17, 2014
New Delhi: The Centre on Thursday told the Delhi High Court that it has increased the cap on prices of all brands of condoms in the country by 22 per cent. However, the increase in prices comes to Rs 1.48. The submission was made before a bench of Chief Justice G...
Does sex education in schools remain a taboo?
June 27, 2014
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June 27, 2014
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Condoms, abstinence needed to control AIDS: Harsh Vardhan
June 25, 2014
New Delhi: Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday denied opposing promotion of condoms, and said a combination of condoms and abstinence was needed to fight HIV/AIDS. A day after reports said the minister spoke against promoting condoms for preventing the spread of AIDS, an official statement from Harsh Vardhan said that...
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May 2, 2014
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April 23, 2014
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April 9, 2014
You know what happens when you mix Coke and Mentos. Now, a new experiment with Coke, Mentos, Nutella and a condom will blow up like nothing you've ever seen. First, take some Nutella and put it on the top of the bottle, creating some kind of Nutella cap that will...
Now a condom wired with electrodes that send mild shocks to trigger arousal
February 24, 2014
Not many people are happy about using condoms. Two researchers at Open Source Digital think this issue can be solved with electronics. Fraz Peer and Andrew Quitmeyer have created a digital condom that's literally wired with electrodes along the side of its sleeve and hooked up to a microcontroller for...
Researchers develop electrical condom that increases sensations felt during sex
February 22, 2014
New York: Not happy at wearing those pleasure killer condoms? No worries. Here comes a 21st century electrical condom that would enhance the experience like never before! Two researchers from Georgia Tech's Digital Media Program have invented a device that sends short electric impulses along the underside of the condom. "This increases...
90 per cent condom machines at public places gone missing: CAG report
September 7, 2013
New Delhi: Almost 90 per cent condom vending machines installed at public places by National Aids Control Organisation (NACO) for HIV/AIDS prevention have gone missing, a CAG report has said. In its report tabled in Parliament on Friday, the CAG has rapped NACO for failing to achieve the objective of...
Holy s***! Condoms for smartphones
April 27, 2013
Bill Gates to grant $1 million for 'next gen condom'
March 24, 2013
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Snapshot: Portrait of Pope Benedict XVI made with 17,000 condoms
March 21, 2013
New Delhi: An artist from Milwaukee, Niki Johnson, has come up with a unique portrait of the former Pope Benedict XVI. This portrait is made up of 17,000 condoms and is meant to promote the sexual health across the globe. Interestingly, Niki got the idea of making such a portrait...
Now, a female condom that wards off STD
December 11, 2012
London: Researchers have developed a female condom that not only provides contraception but can also protect against sexually transmitted diseases and conveniently dissolves gradually over a few days. Researchers at the University of Washington developed the condom from tiny microfibers through a method called 'electrospinning'. They are designed to dissolve...
Condom manufacturer 'adopts' Kerala village
October 1, 2012
Thiruvananthapuram: Premier Indian condom manufacturer HLL Lifecare Limited has adopted Karakulam village in Thiruvananthapuram district as part of its corporate social responsibility programme. HLL has planned a range of initiatives including health camps, cancer diagnostics camps, free diabetes checkups and free distribution of sanitary products for girls in the village. HLL is...
Andhra Pradesh fights HIV with condoms
August 13, 2012
Hyderabad: The state has seen a significant rise in the use of condoms, which in turn has reduced the risk of AIDS among the high risk group like sexworkers and truck drivers. There has been a 100 percent rise in condom usage in the state for the past four years,...
Kangaroo condoms get a hop on London organisers
August 7, 2012
London: London Olympic organisers are investigating how a bucket of Australiantagged condoms found its way into the athletes' village without official consent. Australian BMX cyclist Caroline Buchanan tweeted a photograph from the athletes' village of a container of condoms with a placard reading "Kangaroos condoms, for the gland downunder" with the...
Chennai: 'Condoms' hold up traffic at city centre
July 11, 2012
Chennai; Traffic on Cathedral Road slowed down to a snails pace near the Semmozhi Poonga at noon on Tuesday, as motorists looked on incredulously at two giant condoms, one bright pink and the other bright blue, waving placards from the side of the road. As part of a campaign to...
Olympic Village is a hotbed of booze, sex and drugs
July 10, 2012
London: With the 2012 London Games less than three weeks away, a book has exposed that during the event the Olympic Village becomes a partyzone where athletes indulge in wild sex, drinking and drugs. According to the anonymously authored expose, The Secret Olympics, written by a former British competitor, its always...
Now, Viagra condoms for men for longer erections
May 11, 2011
London: Here's some good news for men who avoid using caps during sex as the contraceptive devices cause them to lose their erections you can now try out the "Viagra condoms" instead of popping an antiimpotence pill. Designers say the condoms, the CSD500, would help men with erection problems during...
US 11yearolds can now order condoms via mail
April 18, 2011
New York: Children as young as 11 in Philadelphia city in the US can now order free condoms via mail in a new campaign launched to reduce sexually transmitted diseases. The programme, launched by the department of health, features a website that shows facts on diseases like chlamydia, gonorrhoea and HIV/AIDS,...
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The Roof (film)
Il Tetto | |
Directed by | Vittorio De Sica |
Produced by | Franco Committeri |
Written by | Cesare Zavattini |
Starring | Gabriella Pallotta Giorgio Listuzzi |
Music by | Alessandro Cicognini |
Cinematography | Carlo Montuori |
Edited by | Eraldo Da Roma |
Release dates
October 6, 1956 (Italy) May 12, 1959 (US) |
Running time
91 minutes |
Country | Italy |
Language | Italian |
The Roof (Italian: Il tetto) is a 1956 Italian drama film directed and produced by Vittorio De Sica.
Natale, an apprentice bricklayer, and Luisa, who has no skill, marry and try to live with Natale's parents and other relatives in one apartment, what might happen in the poorest classes in Rome about 1950. After a quarrel Natale and Luisa precipitately leave without a place to live. The remainder of the film is devoted to their finding housing. The solution is building a one room brick dwelling as a squat on unused railway land on the outskirts of Rome. As it was illegal, Natale arranges his workmates to assist him during the night. According to the rules, if a dwelling has a door and a roof the householder cannot be evicted. At dawn when the police arrive to remove them the dwelling is complete except for part of the roof, but a humane policeman looks the other way. We suppose that Natale and Luisa, now pregnant, live happily ever after.
- Gabriella Pallotta - Luisa (as Gabriella Pallotti)
- Giorgio Listuzzi - Natale, Luisa's husband
- Luisa Alessandri - Signora Baj
- Angelo Bigioni
- Maria Di Fiori - Giovanna, Natale's sister
- Maria Di Rollo - Gina
- Emilia Maritini - Luisa's mother
- Giuseppe Martini - Luisa's father
- Gastone Renzelli - Cesare, Giovanna's husband
- Maria Sittoro - Natale's mother
- Angelo Visentin - Natale's father
- 1956 Cannes Film Festival: OCIC Award [1]
- Nastro d'Argento: Best Script.
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: The Roof". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 2009-02-07.
External links[edit]
- Il Tetto at the Internet Movie Database
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The victim killed himself by running in front of a truck.
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That Time Paul Wesley Rescued a Kitten and Was Pretty Much Perfect
It seems that Ian Somerhalder is not the only Salvatore brother who rescues pets and, in the process, melts our hearts. In an interview with Los Angeles Confidential, Paul Wesley tells the story of the kitten he rescued from the side of the road. Could we love this Vampire Diaries star any more after hearing this story? "I have a cat. It's funny because I've been doing so much work with The Humane Society and everyone [kept] asking me if I had a pet, and I would [say] no," Paul told the news outlet. "But I was walking home one day at like 2 a.m., and it was freezing — it must have been 20 degrees outside. It was right before this big storm in Atlanta. This little baby, eight-month-old kitten, was nearly frozen under a car. So I took her home. Her name is Cat." Um, we'll pause here for you to properly recreate this image of a vampire saving a freezing kitten. And, if your imagination just isn't enough, we give you this image of Paul taking Cat for a walk. Paul recently opened up to The Humane Society of the United States about how growing up with animals nurtured his love for our furry friends: "I grew up with cats and as a child loved our family cats dearly. That's probably my first real experience of actually loving an animal," Paul remembered, before reminiscing about the time he spend in Poland with his grandparents as a kid: "Also, one summer in Poland, when I was probably 9 or 10, I was on vacation and several miles down the road a large scary-looking dog was chained up to a farmhouse. One day, I snuck out, brought food, and he and I slowly became friends. For three weeks I spent every day sneaking him food. By the end, he would wait for me and we would hug and wrestle." Paul harnesses his love for animals in his activist work protesting against factory farming. He told L.A. Confidential: "I have a sort of specific thing that really infuriates me, which is factory farming. So I am trying to educate the youth about how they can do their best to not support that industry. I think it's really repulsive. So that's been my goal working with the Humane Society." Yep, we love him.


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Did the Texans really win that one after looking horrible on defense when they were down 27-10? Did Matty really throw for almost 500 yards?
I am still hesitant about fully drinking the Kool-Aid and saying they're for real this time (having been burned too many times before), but I'm getting closer. I was as much "here we go again" as anyone during the game, when the Texans were doing what we were so used to -- looking flat and weak the week after a "signature" win. And during the worst of the game I admit to being rather negative and wondering if anything has changed, that maybe these are the same old Houston Texans. But wow. I don't think Texans teams in years past could have come back from a late 3rd quarter 27-10 deficit against pretty much anyone. But whether a gritty offense, a resurgent defense rising to the occasion or special teams that block field goals (which obviously turned out to be a *huge* play even though it looked like the Skins were going for icing on the cake at the time), I'm seeing something new here, something which I saw signs of last year but may be more ingrained now: a culture of winning, a winner's attitude. A feeling that instead of the usual "new ways to lose" that plagued Texans football in years past, this is a team which is finding ways to WIN. You know what I love? When the commentators mentioned how much they hated that "last millisecond" timeout before a potential game winning FG (which I hate too -- I'd like to see a rule change to address it), I noted that this tactic was popularized by none other than Mike Shanahan, when he was coaching at Denver. And the tactic he used, which several other coaches started using afterward, blew up in his face and cost him a win. Strong work, Mike! |
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Bono is being wooed to appear on a new TV show.
Andrew Lloyd Webber is searching for a lead for his hit musical Jesus Christ Superstar in a new TV talent series. He wants to go all out to make the programme a ratings winner, and apparently thinks U2 rocker Bono would be perfect on the judging panel.
'It's definitely a long shot, there's no doubt about that,' a source told British newspaper The Sun. 'But Andrew is keen to get Bono on board and if anyone could pull off something like this, then it is him."
The composer is so set on working with Bono he has even changed the format of the upcoming series.
Rather than being normal length, the show will only last for two weeks. Andrew apparently hopes this will appeal to the Irish rocker, whose busy schedule means he has time constraints.
Last month, it was reported Andrew's 'number one target' for the TV show was former Pussycat Dolls singer Nicole Scherzinger.
It's now been confirmed she won't be returning for judging duties on the US version of The X Factor, meaning she has more time on her hands.
'Andrew is obsessed with Nicole - he thinks the world of her,' a source said at the time.
'As soon as he got the nod his new show was going to happen, Nicole was his number one target. He's got a great working relationship with her and Nicole hugely respects his work.'
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You mentioned before that you think older singles, and particularly women, are neglected in the Church. How do you think that I, as a single man without a vocation to sacred orders, feel?
Very good points. Thank you Paul for sharing your feelings. I am glad people are expressing this. I think it is always helpful to air these things out and thank you for helping us see and know how men are suffering too in this whole equation.
Part of my intent when I first posted my statement about women to to provoke everyone to share...
And it promotes good Catholic marriages. They have to originate from somewhere and usually it is a date...
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Because they are not married? I know that the Evangelical churches really focus on the married couples and promote marriage.....How do you experience this in those places? If you look at my post, you will see that I really did not have a way to describe what I was stating. Can you describve how this looks for a single male over 25?
Not very well, I can't. It's just that in my experience with the Evangelical church I was at for four years, there's a college ministry (sort of...) and then there are small groups of mixed ages, and most of the young singles are split so far apart as to not really interact with each other. However, there is a very active childcare ministry -- again, this is just one church -- and there are so many kids that the childcare takes up all available classrooms in the church during both services. And that provides a social outlet for females, but not so much for us males who aren't good with kids. Which is to say, most males.
I guess my experience is too limited to say much, but it's been frustrating enough for me and alienating enough that I felt it was worth mentioning, at least to vent it if for no other reason.
Venting is a good thingto do and it helps the forums when we can do it here.
Marge hits a great point. At my former parish, the cutoff for young adults is 40, so at some events, you had to show ID, and if you were over 40, you were excluded. That particular Atlanta parish just casts you out. A separate non-parish-affiliated group was formed in response.
Probably the worst church experience I've had was being single and volunteering to serve in different ministries and help out others when needed, while hoping God would bring the right woman into my life. However, when certain overly religious laypeople found out I was still single, they decided that not only should I consider a religious vocation, but it was their God-given duty to push me in that direction. Some even went so far as to warn me that if a religious vocation was my calling and I didn't pursue it, God will be very angry with me at my judgment. Try dealing with THAT in your respective parish.
I'm not single because I want to be. It's just my current status in life. I pray every day for it to change, and am working on self-improvement to that end, leaving the rest up to God. It's not good for man to be alone.
I think those people who tried to direct you toward a vocation and who definitely took it too far were trying to help and I think they must have believed they were doing God's work instead of letting YOU be who you are. THAT is an example of how a single man might "get attention" in a parish when he is there really trying to meet a young woman to marry. Perhaps Those people could easily have introduced you to a single woman. It seems that People don't even know how to create social opportunities for one another these days because we are all ... ..so busy.
When I was in my 20s I thought I could meet a good man if I was busy in the parish and active in the parishes. No I did not meet someone. I met guys but not someone for me. Some were discerning the religious life for a time. Was there ever a time when couples met at church I wonder?
I think that having the cut off age being 40 is also a slap in the face to those who are past that age...
I have read some posts by some of my fellow singles that they feel like they are lesser than those catholic who are married or are in religious life. Although I can understand those feelings (as I have had them myself from time to time), I don't believe that is the case. Yes, it can be tough at times to be a catholic single adult, and it does seem to get tougher the older you get.
Yet, I can't say I have felt less welcome in the church being single. I would say the church is probably more welcoming and understanding of singles than society as a whole.
I wonder what others think....
I don't feel left out at all. However, I see what you're saying because in our parish they seem to be promoting "Improving your marriage" or "Marriage life" or "Parents and kids" event ever so often and I've often wondered if there are any for singles? They also encourage religious vocations . The thing the seems to be overlooked is that the "pool" to get these marriage and religious vocations from are from the single people
A CM member from my area is planning to organize singles meet-up events and contact parishes in our diocese to "inform" those who are intersted (I'm volunteering to help ). We all are part of the Body Of Christ - even us singles (never married, widows, widower, anulled and soon-to-be-anulled) afterall. I'm excited about it.
I personally don't feel marginalized. I think the Church gives me the tools that I need (ie the Sacraments) to live my life with joy even in my single state. I have access to a spiritual director. There are activities in my parish or others nearby. So, I definitely don't feel like a 2nd class citizen. I guess the Church can only do so much?
However, there is a huge focus at least in my archdiocese on vocations but it feels like they haven't figured out that part of the reason there is a vocations crisis is there is a marriage crisis since many people are not marrying at all or are contracepting if they are married. I would like to see more robust movement from the Church on marriage in general since it is in complete crisis in this country, especially with the possibility of national same sex "marriage" looming. We need basic (re-)education on what marriage is.
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In this article I will be analyzing and valuing Kirkland's (KIRK). I will also be comparing margins between KIRK and some of its competitors to see how good KIRK stacks up and decide if it looks to be a good buy now.
Kirkland's is a specialty retailer of home décor and gifts in the United States, operating 299 stores in 30 states as of January 28, 2012. Our stores present a broad selection of distinctive merchandise, including framed art, mirrors, wall décor, candles and related items, lamps, decorative accessories, accent furniture, textiles, garden-related accessories and artificial floral products. Our stores also offer an extensive assortment of holiday merchandise during seasonal periods as well as items carried throughout the year suitable for gift-giving. Description taken from its website here.
These valuations are done by me, using my estimates, and are not a recommendation to buy any of the stocks mentioned. Do your own homework.
All numbers are in millions of US dollars, except per share information, unless otherwise noted. Valuations were done using KIRK's 2011 10K, and 2012 first quarter 10Q. Valuations were done on July 19th 2012. Its reports can be viewed here.
Asset valuation:
Assets: | Book Value: | Reproduction Value: | |||
Current Assets | |||||
Cash and Cash Equivalents | 73.2 | 73.2 | |||
Inventories | 47.5 | 23.75 | |||
Deferred Income Tax | 1.7 | 0 | |||
Prepaid Expenses and Other CA | 8.1 | 2 | |||
Total Current Assets | 130.5 | 98.95 | |||
PP&E Net | 61.4 | 30 | |||
Other Assets | 2.6 | 0 | |||
Total Assets | 194.5 | 128.95 |
Total number of shares are 18.2
Reproduction Value:
- 128.95/18.2=$7.09 per share.
Normally I would use this estimate of value as my base case since I am an extremely conservative investor. After honing, and learning some new valuation techniques I have found that almost every company I evaluate is selling for quite a bit more than its reproduction value.
Stating that I will be using one of the below estimates of intrinsic value as my base case.
EBIT and net cash valuation:
Cash, cash equivalents, and short term investments=73.2
Total number of shares=18.2
Total current liabilities=38.6
Cash, cash equivalents, and short term investments-total current liabilities=34.6
- 34.6/18.2=$1.90 in net cash per share.
KIRK has a trailing twelve month EBIT of 30.57-5.2+3.2=28.57.
5X, 8X, 11X, and 14X EBIT+cash, cash equivalents, and short term investments:
- 5X=216.05/18.2=$11.87 per share.
- 8X=301.76/18.2=$16.58 per share.
- 11X=387.47/18.2=$21.29 per share
- 14X=474.58/18.2=$26.00 per share.
Market cap is 192.83
Enterprise value is 122.4
From this valuation I like that they have positive net cash per share and that they have a very low EV/EBIT, even in comparison to their competitors, which we will get to later. From this valuation I would use either the 8X or 11X EBIT as my estimate of intrinsic value. Both of which make KIRK pretty undervalued as it now sits at $10.30 per share.
These next three valuations are some of the new techniques I have been working on.
Revenue and EBIT valuation:
This valuation is using trailing twelve month numbers.
Trailing twelve month revenue=98-94+430=434
Multiplied by:
Average 6 year EBIT percentage:4.1%
Estimated EBIT of 17.79
Multiplied by:
Assumed fair value multiple of EBIT: 8X
Estimated fair value of enterprise value of KIRK: 142.32
Cash, cash equivalents, and short term investments: 73.2
Total Debt: 0
Estimated fair value of common equity: 215.52
Divided by:
Number of shares of 18.2
$11.84 per share.
Base case estimate of value.
My low case estimate was $8.95 per share, and my moderate to high case was $14.82 per share. Using this estimate of intrinsic value KIRK still appears to be undervalued.
Book value and P/B valuation:
Book Value: 117.57
Intangibles: 0
Tangible book value: 117.57
Multiplied by:
Industry P/B ratio: 3.22
Industry multiple implied fair value: 378.58 ($20.80 per share.
Multiplied by:
Assumed multiple as a % of industry multiple: 75% (2.42 X the multiple of Tangible book)
Estimated fair value of common equity of KIRK: 283.94
Divided by:
Number of shares: 18.2
$15.60 per share.
Base estimate of intrinsic value.
My low case estimate of value was $10.40 per share, and my high estimate was $20.80 per share. Again, KIRK looks to be very undervalued.
EV/EBIT valuation:
KIRK is currently selling at an EV/EBIT of 4.28. The average EV/EBIT ratio of its main competitors is 7.55, I will get back to the competitors in a bit.
If KIRK was selling at the industry average EV/EBIT ratio of 7.55, it would be worth $18.69 per share. Again, very undervalued.
After five valuations, KIRK appears to be very undervalued except by the very low case estimates of intrinsic values. Now I am going to check out their competitors margins and see how KIRK stacks up that way.
Margin Comparison:
Williams-Sonoma (WSM) | Gordmans (GMAN) | Bed Bath and Beyond (BBBY) | Pier 1 (PIR) | Kirkland's | Industry Avg (Most recent qtr) | ||||||||||
Op Margin | 6.60% | 5.30% | 12.50% | -0.20% | 8.60% | 6.56% | |||||||||
ROIC (5yr average) | 12.07% | 33.44% | 19.98% | 5.92% | 12.72% | 16.83% | |||||||||
FCF/Sales (5yr average) | 5.64% | 2.25% | 7.57% | 1.86% | 3.71% | 4.21% | |||||||||
FCF/Sales TTM | 6% | -0.07% | 9.97% | 3.79% | 2.15% | 4.37% | |||||||||
Insider Ownership | 12.41% | 72.07% | 13.06% | 13.12% | 15.30% | 25.19% |
The first thing that jumped out at me about this table was Gordmans (GMAN) gigantic margins and insider ownership. The margins are a little bit skewed though because they only go back 4 years instead of the 5 for the others, which take the other companies back farther into the recession.
The second thing was the ROIC margins that were surprisingly high to me. I was expecting them to be lower since all of these companies depend on discretionary spending from consumers, which supposedly dropped quite a bit during the recession.
The third thing was the FCF/Sales margin numbers, anything over 5% is very good. Gordmans numbers again are a bit skewed since they only have four years of data. However, two of the companies still had margins over 5%, even through the recession, and the average is at 4.2%.
The fourth thing is that KIRK is selling at about half the P/B value of the rest of the companies.
KIRK has total contractual liabilities of $335 million coming due over the next 5 years.
One thing you can definitely tell from looking at the margins is that Kirkland's and Pier 1 seem to be the most effected by the cyclical nature of spending that is accompanied by this industry. William-Sonoma (WSM), and Bed, Bath, and Beyond (BBBY) seem to be more resilient as the margins did not drop nearly as much in the recession. With GMAN again not being as effected as much because its numbers only go back 4 years.
Kirkland's Pros:
- By almost all of the valuations I did they look to be pretty undervalued.
- KIRK keeps its inventory levels pretty low, meaning they can change out products faster if they aren't selling well or order more if they have something that is selling well.
- They have positive net cash.
- They have been repurchasing shares over the past several years and are authorized to purchase more. Since 2009 KIRK has reduced its share count by about 2 million shares.
- Insider ownership of 15.3%.
Kirkland's Cons:
- The consumer industry it is in, is highly cyclical and KIRK appears to be more effected than some of its competitors. So if there is another economic crisis, which looks entirely possible, KIRK could struggle again.
- It leases almost 100% of its properties, and a lot of the leases are still for the long term: $45.2 due in 2012, $42 due in 2013, $38.3 due in 2014, $35 due in 2015, $28.5 due in 2016, and a total of $83.4 due thereafter.
- It only has one major distribution facility that is located in Tennessee. If there is some kind of natural disaster that hits the distribution center or the surrounding area, KIRK could be crippled for a while.
- KIRK gets most of its items made in China, whose economy looks like it is slowing down and could affect KIRK.
- KIRK has some strict covenants in place to prevent a takeover of any kind.
Kirkland's Potential catalysts:
- At this time I do not really see a potential catalyst to unlock the value of the shares.
- Since it does not own its own properties KIRK could not sell those to unlock the value of the company.
- While KIRK's stock is owned by some small cap value investing funds, with my research I did not find them to be activists investors.
- In my opinion a BBBY and KIRK merger looks like it could be a good thing, but KIRK has some very strict anti-buyout covenants that might prevent something like that from happening.
With all of the above stated, I am going to be using the book value and P/B valuation as my base case estimate of intrinsic value. If KIRK gets its own P/B up to 75% of the industry P/B, it would be worth $15.60 per share. Current share price is $10.70 per share, leaving an upside potential of 69% and about a 31% margin of safety if I were to buy now.
Normally with all of the above stated and KIRK meeting my minimum 30% margin of safety I would be a buyer. However, I will not be buying at this time due to two reasons mainly:
- 1) Since KIRK is a very cyclical company, I would want a bigger margin of safety of at least 50%.
- 2) Another reason I would want at least a 50% margin of safety is because 95% of its suppliers are in China, whose economy looks like its slowing down at best, and at worst looks like it might crash completely, which would affect KIRK quite a bit.
When and if KIRK gets to a 50% margin of safety and/or I see some kind of catalyst, such as an activist investor getting involved that could unlock the value of the company, I would have no hesitations buying at that time.
Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours.


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Versatile African-American artist Nayland Blake creates--in a variety of media--work that reflects his preoccupation with his racial and sexual identities. Interracial desire, same-sex love, racial and sexual bigotry, and the body are all recurrent themes of his increasingly influential art. Nayland William Blake was born in New York on February 5, 1960 and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Both his parents were artistically disposed, and his own early explorations in making art were encouraged. A self-described teenage "art nerd," Blake spent his high school years with like-minded friends hanging out in Soho and East Village galleries and lofts, watching experimental film and performances by artists such as Richard Foreman and Jack Smith. During this time he also encountered the work of Joseph Cornell and Ray Johnson, the writings of Kathy Acker, Djuna Barnes, Samuel Delany, and the Marquis de Sade, and the music of the Velvet Underground, all of which he has claimed as important continuing influences on his own work. Blake graduated from Bard College in 1982 and received his M.F.A. from the California Institute of the Arts in 1984. In 1984, he moved to San Francisco, where he spent the next eleven years working as a curator for New Langton Arts (where he also had his first solo exhibition) and as an instructor at various local art schools. Blake's work first came to national and international attention when it was featured in the 1991 Whitney Biennial and the 1993 Venice Biennial. In 1995, Blake co-curated a show at the University of California, Berkeley Art Museum entitled In a Different Light: Visual Culture, Sexual Identity, Queer Practice. This was the first major show to exhibit the work of artists exclusively. The volume produced from the show has become a standard in queer art scholarship. Blake's work embraces a host of media, including sculpture, drawing, painting, assemblage, video, and performance, and evinces an ongoing preoccupation with his own racial and sexual identities. Born to an African-American father and an Irish-American mother at a time when such unions were outlawed in many parts of the United States, Blake is a black man by the definition of historical jurisprudence, yet easily passes for white. As a gay man, his sexual identity is similarly subject to either concealment or revelation. Blake's work perennially theatricalizes, and even eroticizes, the characteristically suppressed linkages between interracial desire, same-sex desire, and the overt displays of bigotry and intolerance that customarily greet such transgressions as these. Accoutrements of "low" or "outlaw" culture such as long hair and beards, tattoos, Confederate flags, pipe-smoking, and professional wrestling, none of which are part of Blake's own heritage and appear antithetical to his identities as a multiracial queer artist, are nonetheless recuperated and infused with a significant (and often problematic) erotic potential. Additionally, Blake's work frequently probes the changing relationship of the artist's self to his body, its relative health and wellness, and others' perceptions of it. This concern is reflected in his fascination with gory horror movie images of the body's violation and possession, by his use of body weight and fat as erotic signifiers, and by the extensive use of food in his works. Food is both a sensual pleasure and a snare, both a disguise and a revelation. In Gorge (1998), a seated Blake is fed continuously for a full hour by a visibly black man on such foodstuffs as watermelon. The performance is charged with signifiers of racial difference and the possible inversion of stereotypical roles, but also with real affection between the two men. Displayed alongside Feeder 2 (1998), a fragrant gingerbread house large enough to walk into, Gorge may inspire nausea as well as apprehension. A surfeit of what looks and smells delectable may occasion retributions and reversals of a kind that the Brothers Grimm did not suppose. Through Blake's work bounds the recurrent figure of the bunny rabbit, a seemingly innocuous character often given an ominous cast. The bunnies generally elude being read as a direct metaphor for the artist. Nor are they simply observers and commentators on the action--often they are the agents. They variously suggest a youthful naiveté, a sexual precocity, the stereotype of homosexual promiscuity, or a social slipperiness. The last meaning is perhaps best exemplified by Br'er Rabbit, the "trickster" of Joel Chandler Harris's "Uncle Remus" tales. Many of Blake's bunnies take the form of suits, designed to be worn by the artist or by imagined others, including a skeletal Tar Baby in The Little One (1994). The wearing of the bunny suit suggests a kind of subversion of convention and quotidian authority. In 1996, Blake returned to New York, and in 2003 he accepted a position as chair of the International Center of Photography and Bard College's joint M.F.A. program in Advanced Photographic Studies. Through his work as an artist, teacher, and curator, Blake exerts an important influence on queer art, art scholarship, and artists. |
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Berry, Ian. Nayland Blake: Some Kind of Love, Performance Video 1989-2002. David Deitcher, essay. Saratoga Springs, N.Y.: The Frances Young Tang Teaching Museum and Art Gallery at Skidmore College, 2003. Blake, Nayland, Lawrence Rinder, and Amy Scholder, eds. In a Different Light: Visual Culture, Sexual Identity, Queer Practice. San Francisco: City Lights, 1995. |
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Looks like it was drawn by hand; note the difference between the two e's, three a's, two n's, etc.
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Thanks skyfein! Now that you point it out it does look hand drawn (duh).
I also found another similar one earlier using 'what the font', it has a similar 'f', but I like Kids Script much better:
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