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Phenomenon looked like shooting star but I never saw one as large
To The Daily Sun,
Friday, Aug. 8, about 10:15 p.m. four of us were enjoying a beautiful moonlight evening on our Crystal Lake, Gilmanton Iron Works lakefront deck and were watching local fireworks displays when we witnessed an impressive natural phenomenon the likes of which that none of us had ever witnessed before.
The moon was shining bright in a near-cloudless sky. It was so bright we were immersed in moon shadows and only a few stars were visible. Then as we watched a slow moving plane overhead about two fingers below the moon a huge "shooting star" appeared moving from south to north at about a 195 degree angle (horizon being 180 degrees). The shooting star was as bright as the moon and had a blueish tint and appeared to be about 1/15th or 1/20th the relative size of the moon. We were amazed to watch what I assume was a meteorite travel across the sky for at least three or four seconds, and then break up into at least three pieces as it disappeared directly north of us in the direction of Mount Major, Lake Winnipesaukee and beyond. We were all nearly dumbstruck by the experience.
The phenomenon did look like a shooting star, but I never saw one remotely as big as this one. I would guess appearing maybe 15 to 20 times bigger than the usual shooting star and lasting two to three times longer than what we usually see during the Pleades or other meteor showers this time of year.
We wondered if any of your followers reported this event or if any of you had an explanation for it or could conjecture a guess as to what it was. Thanks for any info you could report to us.
Ned W. Downing
Gilmanton Iron Works
Last Updated on Monday, 11 August 2014 08:57
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The guardrails at Route 11-A & Belknap Mtn. Rd. are much better
To The Daily Sun,
I would like to thank the crew of men and women who worked so tirelessly doing traffic control on Route 11-A for so many weeks, during all the hot summer days. My husband worked for New England Telephone Co. many years ago, so I know how tiring it was to stand hours on end. The new guardrails are so much better now and we can see when we drive from Belknap Mountain Road onto 11-A. A job well done by all the workers.
Thank you all so very much.
On another note, I would like to thank the crew from LaChance's Landscaping for the wonderful job they did putting in our new patio, a back-breaking job for sure, but they did it with a smile each day. The patio turned out beautiful. So, many thanks from the residents, including me.
They also do a great job of maintaining the grounds year-round, especially the snow plowing. Thanks again to all the crew. We appreciate it all.
Sally Abbott
Last Updated on Friday, 08 August 2014 09:35
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I'm ashamed of myself for questioning motives of Market Basket employees
To The Daily Sun,
The hour glass is slowly running out for the Market Basket employees.
I am ashamed of myself for even questioning their motives. Loyalty of the people only comes from the integrity shown by their leader. Why are so many willing to sacrifice so much, for what? I don't know about you, but I just got a history lesson.
Tom Sellew
Lochmere (Tilton)
Last Updated on Friday, 08 August 2014 09:27
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Story said little about disregard for the law & previous practice
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Reading about the lopsided score in the Shriner's football game makes me realize what there is about school games that turns me off. What does it prove when one team pounds another team into the ground running up a 36 point advantage? Is it all an ego trip for the winning team, as well as humiliation for the losing team. After all the hoopla and high-fives it is, after all, only a game. And did the New Hampshire coach ever realize its negative consequences, or was it his intention only to prove how smart he was as well? My question for the coach is, Did you ever consider putting in the second or third team when you saw the score escalate so quickly? Or did you bask in the glory of decimating the Vermont youngsters?
Games on the field or on the court, wherever they're played, are highly esteemed, even as students fail repeatedly in STEM subjects. It is the games that get extraordinary attention. The inequity of these diverse endeavors, is noticeable and disturbing as it indirectly involves everyone.
It is a national problem that very directly affects our ability to compete for the better jobs that go unfilled for lack of available talent.
So stop being a fanatic about games. They should be treated as an addendum to scholastic schedules, certainly not more than that. Be sensible. Work with your children to get passing grades. Help them get a better job, when the time comes.
Leon R. Albushies
Last Updated on Friday, 08 August 2014 09:22
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Story said little about the law & previous practice
To The Daily Sun,
The article by Michael Kitch in the Thursday, Aug. 7, Daily Sun, front page no less, shows just how biased this reporter is in his reporting and writing about the struggle that the Belknap County Convention has had in trying to control cost and keep the spending under control, with only a brief statement about the two year struggle we have had that required the convention to take this action.
There is very little mention about the commissioners' disregard for the law, or their disregard for what has been the practice of the law by those commissioners who were once delegation members themselves and for the action they took in the past to control spending.
What this reporter did point out however was a long diatribe of the commissioners' lawyer as to what this convention has no authority to do. No authority to bring a lawsuit against a lawless Commission, no authority to speak for the citizens that voted for them, no authority "To stand in the shoes of the individual taxpayers," no authority to follow the law.
I would have to ask each and every voter this question, "What then is the purpose of having representation, if a lawyer can stand up in court and say the legislators that you elected have no authority to follow the laws that they have created."
It seems to me we have a president who has set this table, and we have a bunch of Democrats who want to sit down at this table. When November comes around, I sure hope the people who read this paper take the advice of the commissioners' lawyer and "throw these bums out"
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Washington DC, 2043. Ten years after a massive terrorist attack that ended 300,000 human lives. The US became a closed, surveillance state to prevent potential attacks from the outside. People gave up their privacy and identity for more safety and security. The US and the other world powers have heavily upgraded arms. Mistrust and skepticism between the countries have led to a new cold war in which the latest developments in technology are channeled into the development of new weapons.
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Sa Clau Apartments are perfectly located in downtown San Antonio, in the famous Fountains walkabout. Concierge access is situated in C/ Progreso, 1. Within walking distance, our guests will find links to the local transport network as Taxi stop opposite the apartments and Bus Station 100 meters away.
From the Seashore walkabout in direction to San Antonio's Marina along the coast you will arrive at the Sunset Strip Walk well known for its cafes like Cafe del Mar, Mambo, Savahnah Cafe and many more. A unique place to enjoy most beautiful sunsets on the island. The building has four floors of rooms. There is a bar restaurant in the ground floor that serves food and drinks till late and there is a chinese restaurant in the first floor of the building. The West End and San Antonio's most popular night clubs, and beaches are close to the building. The apartments are comfortable and functional, featuring all of the modern amenities any customer would expect from an accommodation of its class, including a kitchen with fridge, air conditioning, satellite/cable TV, and En Suite Bathroom. Additional facilities include a 24 hour concierge, car rental service, currency exchange and laundry service. Customers of Sa Clau apartments will find and ideal base from which to discover Ibiza. Ideal for budget concious travellers seeking basic and comfortable accommodation. Occupants of the apartments can use Llevant swimming pool.
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On arrival at the hotel it appeared we had chosen wisely being located with a view of the marina and promenade.The staff were very helpful not only upon arrival but for the remainder of the week.The hotel does what it say's on the tin being cheap but cheerful.The room was very basic,as expected but could have been cleaner,particularly the bathroom.Unfortunately we were to discover that only one street away was the main 'bar street' the noise from whcih continued every night until 6.30am and which was then followed by the street cleaners at 7am.The noise was unbearable and we hardly slept any night.If you are under 25 years of age and a 'party' animal then this is the place for you but if you enjoy just a few hours of sleep a night then give this hotel a wide berth.


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1998 Tasting Notes
Not long ago I mentioned on here that I had tried every Jasmine tea from Teavivre except this one. What came in the mail today but TWO tuo cha of it from K S! Steepsterites are the best!
We had gone to the big city of Raleigh to top off the Christmas shopping, but mostly just for fun, and we wanted some tea and spice cake when we got home. I made this in my new Kamjove pot that I got from Teavivre.
I didn't look up the instructions but I used boiling water and kept the first few steps short. My first impression…I took a sip and said, WOW! The first few steeos had that light, natural Teavivre Jasmine flavor that I love. As the Jasmine flavor faded and the raw puerh came forward, I accidentally left a steep too long. That steep was still good, and all it took was a little extra water to tame it. These later steeps had a briskness that turned almost immediately to a rising sweetness that I really enjoyed.
This is on my next order. Thank you, K S, and Merry Christmas! I hope you are feeling better, and I LOVE my card with sparklies. I am a sucker for sparklies and I know Mrs. K S must have made it herself! Many thanks!
I wanted to review this again now that have used it some more.
First of all, people who see it think it is so cool and so much fun. It is! I guess we are easily entertained!
My son's girlfriend wanted to know where to get one the very first night she saw me using it. A week later my son-in-law wanted to know why the tea wasn't going all the way down, and said "Coooooooooool!" when I pressed the button.
I used it with my best friend before giving her one for Christmas. She sent me a message that night saying that even though we had a TON of tea already that night, she was using her new pot to make more tea. She told me today that she has used it every single day since getting it.
We used it tonight to make two liters of Puerh while watching old movies. It is clean, convenient, easy, and fun. I am not seeing any staining yet and it is easy to clean. I rinse the basket with the button up, then with the button down, then turn it upside down and press the button to get the last of the water out of the strainer.
This will be going on vacation with me from now on. If anything ever happens to it, I would buy another right away.
I have a small one of these in my desk at work. At lunch time I bring it out & treat myself to a gongfu session with whatever tea I brought that day. It's the highlight of my school day :)
Is this what you're referring to?
I think this is the one I have, it's pretty small, but I like it :)
And no one's had any problems with them breaking? I've had 3 from different companies now, and each of them have shattered when I've been making tea. :/ IDK what I'm doing wrong if no one else has had this problem!
Sil: I bought this one- http://www.teavivre.com/manually-blow-molded-glass-infuser-tea-cup/
Terri: that looks like mine, but mine is the 500 mL. It is fun and easy, isn't it? I bought one for a friend who is a teacher because I thought it would be easy for her to use at school. I am loving mine! Plan to use it tonight!
OMG: I have only had mine for a week or so, but no problems so far. I have a glass gong fu pot and double wall glass cups and all have held up so far. Someone gave me a cheap glass gift set of a pot, glass infuser, and flowering teas. The infuser shattered right away, but the set was not borosilicate glass. I think it really matters to have borosilicate glass, but having said that, K S had one shatter on him when it struck a faucet just so. My borosilicate French press held up but I gave it to my daughter long ago and she hardly ever uses it.
I have a french press and the wee davidstea pot and double walled mugs. No problems with those! Maybe I need to find a more reliable brand of these things. :) I really liked how easy it was, and it was fun to use the jug by itself for the occasional flowering tea.
If yours was a Kamjove, maybe you could try Piao I? Has more than one Kamjove broken on you? Is it possible it was too cold when hot water was poured in, or did it break because it hit something? I hope these will last!
I have a feeling they were off-brands. One had a fault in the glass, and two just shattered when I drained the tea. I had started pre-heating, too! I should look for a better quality one. :)
I bought this from Teavivre and got an extra one for a friend for Christmas. I was torn about what size to buy, as different websites show the larger pot having different shapes. There were two reasons I bought the middle size instead of the large. First of all, the large one at Teavivre has a long spout instead of the cute little pouring lip, and I didn't want to risk that since it was glass. Also, hubby pointed out that the infuser cup part appeared to be the same size no matter what size your pitcher is, so I might as well buy this since I will need the same number of steeps. Mandala sells these as well, so perhaps if Garrett sees this note he can clear that up for us. Other sites show the large pot having the small lip, but I don't know if the photo is accurate. One site indicated that the infuser is larger for the larger pots, and the number of ounces they list isn't the same even when the pictures appear to match. This made it harder to choose where to order from and what size!
I used it for my puerh sample tonight and it was wonderful. I made one steep and immediately refilled the infuser section. The second steep comes to the bottom of the infuser, so if you don't start pouring right away your tea could oversteep and become bitter. As it was, we were pouring pretty quickly and made a total of two liters of tea with our sample and had no trouble. Two steeps at a time were being mixed together.
Why did I want this with all the pots I already own? I don't like the morning multi-tasking and delays. I make the dog an omelette and then start my omelette, toast, and tea. When the food is ready, I am still in the kitchen waiting for the timer to go off and I don't want to carry the pot to the dining table and have to take a bowl or dish to put the infuser basket in while listening for the time, which I will have to get up to turn off anyway. Call me OCD but I don't want a messy bowl of leaves on the table if I can help it. I wanted a pot I could carry with me before the leaves are done steeping and then have it mess free. See? Lazy!
The most I can see making easily with this size pot is about 14 ounces. Otherwise your leaves are in the water. Of course, you could remove the infuser, but my whole point was that I wanted to be able to make and drink tea with moving the leaves and making a drippy mess and I didn't want to have to get up from the table. This is my lazy pot! But it will also save money because it is going to be super easy to make tea for one by resteeping a single teaspoon of leaf. One could also easily make a tea concentrate with this and add water to dilute if you wanted larger amounts at a time.
The bottom line is that it is going to do exactly what I wanted it to do. It was easy to use, it is really cool to watch, and my son's girlfriend immediately wanted to know where I got it because she wants one. There was no mess from dripping or leaves.
A few reviews here and there said that in time the infuser cup gets dirty and stained. One person remarked in the comments that they use a denture cleaning tablet to clean the infuser portion. I will give that a try if I have a problem with unsightly staining in the future.
I am pretty excited about using this. I think it has solved my morning breakfast conundrum.
I've used denture tablets before, with some improvement afterward, but usually, I let my baskets get so scaly before I tend to them, they're pretty hopeless to begin with. (Creative minds are rarely tidy. I read that quote on the Internet so it must be true :)
Were you cleaning a plastic basket like this one or a stainless steel one? I wonder if that tea stain remover Mandala sells could be used on this. So far I have no staying or gunk and we have made three liters of puerh and a few batches of oolong. The stains wouldn't freak me out, though. It's only tea!
Heh heh heh. Hee hee heeeeee. BWAHAHAHAHAHA! ANOTHER CONVERT!
Last night was Writers' Group night at my house and copious amounts of teas a are always consumed. The writers range in age from 16 to 68. Lots of the young people are getting into good tea and that makes me happy.
One of the college students brought his mother last night. We had met only once before but I knew she was interested in trying some good loose leaf tea. She drinks flavored Lipton and Celestial Seasonings and told me that she is not very adventurous when it comes to food and drink. I let her smell several different puerh teas, which drew a rather deadpan expression and "yes, it really does smell….earthy."
So what did I do? I gave her the tea that scares a lot of hard core tea drinkers! Puerh!I set up a bamboo tray on the floor by the Christmas tree. We had Jasmine Silver Needle first to get her feet wet, and she liked it. Then I cleared away, got a new pot out and started this.
She liked it best! And says she is bringing a young lady with her next time who is also eager to try new tea. She liked the creaminess and natural sweetness. I have another lady coming Monday who had tea with me a couple of months ago and now she wants her adult daughter to get into it. Loving all these padawans!
Also, every like and comment I have made on Steepster today has disappeared, so maybe I typed this note in vain….
Toronto dwellers – I need your input! Eldest has chosen Toronto as the locale for youngest daughter's 17th birthday trip. They will be in Toronto sometime in late January probably. She is planning to stay in a hotel in the Path? paths? Something like that! Any suggestions?
Now to the tea! I served this to the group of little girls yesterday and to their big brother who was in attendance with them, home from college for Christmas. I offered both Earl Grey and called this "a fruity one." They all chose fruity. They added milk and sugar, the brother took it plain, I think, and I took mine plain.
This is easy to drink without additions and is good both as a hot tea or a sweet iced tea. It has a broad appeal and is good to serve to people who are not quite ready for a competition grade oolong, but could appreciate a nice flavored tea. A friend who had it at my house ordered a pound thinking she would ice it but has ended up drinking most of it hot.
*on the path :) hahaha it's our underground network downtown – no need to walk outside when you can get from the hotel to a bunch of places downtown, including the subway!
I visited Toronto recently and used Airbnb for part of my trip and a hotel for part. Airbnb was cheaper and so much nicer. Something to consider?
We are continuing our sip downs of older teas, trying not to be wasteful. Yes, I have given away boxes of tea, I have swapped, I have invited people over and poured tea down them.
I bought way, WAY too much tea plus people give me tea and thus I am blessed with an abundance.
This is the special black box called THE Earl Grey, not just Earl Grey. I truly feel it is higher quality than the bagged or the American yellow tin. Although I don't buy Twinings often I was pleased to see that our local grocery carried their Earl Grey and English Breakfast in loose leaf in a tin, and recently noticed that they no longer have it. I guess it wasn't selling.
I oversteeped this a little because I was making breakfast at the same time and got distracted straightening a drawer for what was supposed to be a couple of seconds but turned into a couple of minutes. It didn't really get bitter, though. It will never be Nina's old formula with the nice Keemun base, but it isn't terrible for a quick pot of tea on a chilly grey morning.
Just an okay Earl Grey. I bought the sample pack out of curiosity and my curiosity is satisfied. It wasn't horrible and I am not scarred for life or anything, but it was just tea, nothing special. I have purchased these while on vacation with minimal teaware and it sufficed, but Twinings has much better tea available than this one and I take loose leaf with me and find a way to make it work now! Their Blossom Earl Grey is preferable to this one for me.
On another subject, Steepster seems to be glitching horribly. I went to several friends pages and there are dozens, if not hundreds, or reviews that I have "liked" that no longer show it! Seriously, I am reading your notes and liking them, but for some reason it gets removed! I comment now and again, but I don't know if those are being erased or not. :(
Still trying to finish the older teas in my stash. I never reach for teabags, which means these boxes last forever. I am making a heroic effort to reduce the number of boxes in the house before ordering more tea. I have already failed.
It has been gray and overcast for days and days with only brief peeks of sun. If I didn't have Christmas in the air keeping me happy I would be depressed. I need sunshine! After going out in the cold mist this morning to feed and water the chickens and carry out the recycling, I made a pot of this to warm up.
I love mulled cider and that is what this reminds me of. I don't know if I oversteeped it a little but the orange flavor was a little harsh, as if you have gotten a bit of the white rind in with the zest. It didn't make it undrinkable, it just reminded me how fantastic the pure, fresh orange flavor of Nina's Fete de Versailles is. Thus I am planning to serve Nina's at Wednesday tea time!
This is a serviceable cup, but I don't think I will repurchase when the box is gone. I bought it out of curiosity because of all the Steepsterites who said it was their first tea!
This is it, the end of this tin. I am okay, though, because I already ordered a large bag of their Premium Jasmine Dragon Pearls so I was able to refill the tin as soon as it was empty.
We squeezed all possible goodness from these last pearls. Hubby and I had a Gongfu session on the floor by the Christmas tree with my tiny glass pot and the bamboo tray he gave me a few years ago for Christmas. I managed to use a liter of water on this teaspoon of pearls. The last steep had just the ghost of green tea remaining, with a whisper of jasmine, but somehow it retained the creaminess.
I checked their website and noticed that I have tried every one of their jasmine teas except for the jasmine raw puerh. I accept this as a challenge. I will try to acquire that one as a sample in my next order, and meanwhile I have the excitement of awaiting my latest order, which I saw today on the tracking is in Chicago. I stalk my tea on its way here.
Teavivre's jasmine teas are like a drug to me, so calming and so soothing. They make a happy place for you and then fluff the cushions when you get there. The tea base doesn't disappear under the weight of a heavy perfume, but the flavors instead co-exist in perfect balance. Even the economical Silver Jasmine Green, when paired with food, is excellent, though for drinking sans food I prefer the others. Still I can stretch my tea dollars with the Silver Jasmine Green.
I think I HAVE to have a Teavivre Jasmine Dragon Pearl tea and Silver Needle Jasmine White on shelf at all times.
Their jasmine tea's are just fantastic aren't they? Just, SO good! and I've also found that they keep going, and going, and going, regarding resteeps.
So lovely :)
I had given my son's girlfriend a cup of green tea a few weeks ago and she noticed that it tastes a great deal like steamed kale, one of her favorite veggies. She liked it, but said she still found it disturbing for her tea to taste like food.
I set a pot of this on the table and walked away saying, "How would like to try a tea that tastes like buttered popcorn?" They continued playing their game and a few minutes later I heard her tell my son, "Taste this! Taste this! It tastes like kettle corn!"
This was new to me, as I always thought of buttered popcorn, but I can see where she got the idea of kettle corn from the natural sweetness of this tea.
It is listed with green tea on their website unless they have changed it, but I am convinced it is a milk oolong. I saw another review site where someone held forth that it as almost certainly an artificially flavored milk oolong.
I got nowhere when I called the seller to find out about the origin and precise description of this tea, but I can tell you that whatever it is, it is absolutely fantastic.


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Over the past 11 years, Pollack has piloted the fund to strong long-term returns at a manageable 1.29% expense ratio. For the 10- and five-year periods ended Aug. 2, Disciplined Value has returned 11.04% and 4.10%, respectively, topping the mid-cap benchmark gains of 9.73% and 0.69%. That's better than 98% of its peers in the mid-cap value category over both periods, as compiled by Morningstar. Pollack's list of winning bets includes Discover Financial Services DFS -0.6672369546621043% Discover Financial Services U.S.: NYSE USD58.06 -0.39 -0.6672369546621043% /Date(1436216648964-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 2681113 AFTER HOURS USD58.06 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 35809 P/E Ratio 11.921971252566735 Market Cap 25864417873.0049 Dividend Yield 1.9290389252497417% Rev. per Employee 655424 More quote details and news » (DFS), mortgage REIT Annaly Capital Management NLY 0.32085561497326204% Annaly Capital Management Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD9.38 0.03 0.32085561497326204% /Date(1436216452239-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 8354121 AFTER HOURS USD9.3766 -0.00340000000000096 -0.03624733475479744% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 23536 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 8861089066.96702 Dividend Yield 12.793176972281449% Rev. per Employee 31845400 More quote details and news » (NLY), and WMS Industries WMS 0.8558712769599452% Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD29.46 0.25 0.8558712769599452% /Date(1436216771823-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 332253 AFTER HOURS USD29.2366 -0.223400000000002 -0.758316361167685% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4085 P/E Ratio N/A Market Cap 1563377552.27936 Dividend Yield 0.6788866259334692% Rev. per Employee 318330 More quote details and news » (WMS), a gaming-machines outfit.
Although he has already profitably cashed out of Annaly and WMS, Pollack counts the credit-card company Discover as a key holding -- one that's risen 47% this year, helping push Disciplined Value's 8% year-to-date gain. Over all, the manager, whose market-beating return puts the fund in the 37th percentile of its mid-cap value peers this year, is finding the most opportunities in technology, consumer services, and health care.
Steven Pollack has enjoyed big runs in CBS, Capital One and Discover Financial. He's still waiting for FTI Consulting to get rolling. Ian White for Barron's
Pollack's firm, Robeco Boston Partners, is based in Boston, but Pollack, 54, works in Los Angeles. The Bridgeport, Conn., native fell for the sunny city while attending UCLA, where he got his M.B.A. in 1985. "I was spoiled by the weather," says Pollack, who is still a New York Giants football fan and plays in a fantasy football league.
The Disciplined Value Fund has found its own warm home at John Hancock, which bought the then 13-year-old fund from Robeco Boston in 2010; Robeco acts as subadvisor. John Hancock kept the investment strategy. On the insurer's vast retail platform, the fund has added more than $1 billion of assets to its $154 million at the time of purchase.
What's the best thing about his job? "The challenge of trying to beat the benchmark," says Pollack, who discovered his love of finance at the age of 10. After his father arrived home from work in New York, he'd linger in the car in the driveway listening to business reports on the radio. The younger Pollack began to join him -- and was hooked.
Today, Pollack and his team follow the bottom-up fundamental approach of former owner Robeco. They run candidates through a quantitative screen that focuses on valuation, fundamentals, and business momentum. Among their priorities are a robust return on invested capital, free cash flow, and competitive position. They create their own intrinsic value and set their own price targets. Important, too, is an identifiable near-term catalyst.
Some well-known former big-cap names unexpectedly drop into the mid-cap realm. A good example is Capital One Financial cof -0.6453804347826086% Capital One Financial Corp. U.S.: NYSE USD87.75 -0.57 -0.6453804347826086% /Date(1436216570413-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 1973813 AFTER HOURS USD87.75 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 25627 P/E Ratio 11.500655307994757 Market Cap 48260168505.1196 Dividend Yield 1.8233618233618234% Rev. per Employee 523043 More quote details and news » (COF), the bank-holding company and credit-card lender that got slammed in the financial crisis. Pollack was able to snap up shares at $13.75 apiece. Capital One rebounded strongly and is up another 31% in 2012, to $57. That's taken its market-cap back up to $33 billion, or firmly in big-cap territory. Pollack doesn't sell based on market values, noting that his original catalysts such as a drop in delinquencies, charge-offs, and other credit improvements remain intact. Capital One still sells for less than 10 times earnings. His price target is $69.
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As much as he buys stocks with a three-year horizon, Pollack quickly will dump the shares if one of his fundamental criteria has broken down. He bought the rural-communications carrier Windstream WIN -1.4539579967689822% Windstream Holdings Inc. U.S.: Nasdaq USD6.1 -0.09 -1.4539579967689822% /Date(1436216400049-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3099471 AFTER HOURS USD6.03 -0.0699999999999994 -1.1475409836065573% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 49058 P/E Ratio 61 Market Cap 624106736.878872 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 458039 More quote details and news » (WIN) last year but sold it at break-even in the second quarter at $11, just before it fell to $9. Access-line losses were growing, threatening the dividend. Windstream now trades near $10.
The manager, however, is sticking with business advisory FTI Consulting fcn -0.3090822634331907% FTI Consulting Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD41.93 -0.13 -0.3090822634331907% /Date(1436216595717-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 168279 AFTER HOURS USD41.93 % Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6114 P/E Ratio 26.878205128205128 Market Cap 1749611919.15619 Dividend Yield N/A Rev. per Employee 400317 More quote details and news » (FCN), though shares are down 45% this year, to $23. Amid its woes, the West Palm Beach, Fla., outfit is cutting its workforce and taking a $27 million charge to earnings. But Pollack, who got into the stock in late 2010 at $35, holds out hope that his original thesis–a pick-up in mergers and acquisitions would create more opportunities for FTI's consulting business and thus earnings -- will still gain traction. Furthermore, at a little over 10 times earnings, FTI shares are "extremely cheap," says Pollack. The market value is $978 million.
CBS (CBS), on the other hand, is up 55% since Pollack bought it early last year. Shares of the broadcaster have risen on strong quarterly results, driven in part by robust advertising, and analysts see 2012 earnings jumping 33%. Pollack thinks rising retransmission fees from cable companies will help drive business. At $35, CBS is selling for 14 times earnings and could still appreciate almost 20% from current levels, says Pollack.
Although analysts recently have cut estimates of hard-disk-drive players, citing, among other things, slowing PC sales, Pollack has been a fan of Seagate Technology STX -2.346832814122534% Seagate Technology PLC U.S.: Nasdaq USD47.02 -1.13 -2.346832814122534% /Date(1436216400403-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 4581741 AFTER HOURS USD47.1 0.0799999999999983 0.1701403658017865% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 22057 P/E Ratio 8.19163763066202 Market Cap 15281943231.784 Dividend Yield 4.593789876648235% Rev. per Employee 270864 More quote details and news » (STX) and Western Digital WDC -1.3045628786942005% Western Digital Corp. U.S.: Nasdaq USD79.815 -1.055 -1.3045628786942005% /Date(1436216400271-0500)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3377134 AFTER HOURS USD79.81 -0.00499999999999545 -0.006264486625321055% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 9765 P/E Ratio 12.185496183206107 Market Cap 18673854281.5271 Dividend Yield 2.505794650128422% Rev. per Employee 178799 More quote details and news » (WDC) for a while, using June's weakness to buy more. "Long-term operating margins and returns on operating assets should remain better than the historical average due to consolidation," he says. He believes demand for hard-disk-drive storage should grow, driven by new uses like cloud computing, and the stocks are cheap at less than four times forward earnings estimates. His target for Seagate is $42, up from a recent $30; for Western, $47, versus $41. Whatever the market value, that's the definitely the right direction.
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The Weight of Heaven
Devastated by the loss of their child, an American couple try to rebuild their lives in India.
These days, lots of American businessmen show up to work with a desk full of worrisome problems. But it's fair to say that most don't have to deal with a worker who's died in police custody, apparently having been to beaten to death.Even fewer would have to face the knowledge that their chief of security ordered the arrest and the beating as a result of misunderstanding a hastily muttered "take care of it" on the way to a meeting.
Suffice it to say, Frank Benton, head of operations in Girbaug, India, for NaturalSolutions herbal remedies, is having a bad day.
"As he jumped out of the vehicle under the protection of the umbrella Satish was holding out for him, Frank felt unreal, had the feeling of being trapped in one of those movies based on a Graham Greene novel," Thrity Umrigar writes in her powerful new novel, The Weight of Heaven.
Suspecting your life could have been written by Greene would be enough to send me running for the nearest airport, but Frank and Ellie have already fled once. They moved to India after their little boy died of a sudden illness, in an effort to rebuild, or at least to live in a place that wasn't steeped in memories of Benny.
"The Arts and Crafts bungalow in Ann Arbor was positively shimmering with mockery." Ellie held out hope that India could provide healing; Frank was mostly looking for "a country where there was no possibility of running into of his son's teachers."
Sixteen months after Benny's death, the change of scenery hasn't abated the Bentons' grief or helped them reunite.
"[Frank] knew he was losing Ellie, that she was slipping out of his hands like the sand that lay just beyond the front yard, but he seemed unable to prevent the slow erosion. What she wanted from him – forgiveness – he could not grant her. What he wanted from her – his son back – she couldn't give."
There are a few generic opening pages that rely too much on worn out expressions of grief, such as missing "the patter" of Benny's size four feet. (Note: Not only is this a cliché, but based on daily observation, I'm here to tell you that seven-year-old boys' feet do not "patter." Stomp, tromp, skip, run, thunder, splash, kick, and jump – yes. Patter? Not so much.)
But then Umrigar really gets going, and the clichés get brushed off like barnacles on a fast-moving ship. Twisty, brimming with dark humor and keen moral insight, "The Weight of Heaven" packs a wallop on both a literary and emotional level.
Bring along a flashlight – despite the Indian sunshine, you're going to need it.
Umrigar ("The Space Between Us") examines the dark moral recesses of one American liberal couple, who can't seem to cope now that their formerly charmed life has been ripped away.
Frank's only source of joy is the child of the Bentons' housekeeper and cook. Nine-year-old Ramesh is bright, athletic, egotistical, and alive, and what starts out as tutoring and basketball lessons slides into a bitter tug-of-war between Frank and Ellie and Ramesh's father, Prakash.
His mother, Edna, is all for the advantages the Americans can provide her son. Prakash is illiterate and an alcoholic, and Ramesh's chances for a future commensurate with his intellectual gifts seem dim until Frank comes along.
Umrigar is a master of delineating the ethical lines Frank and Ellie cross, with, at least at first, the best of intentions.
She replaces Greene's Roman Catholic guilt with secular liberal guilt, and the substitution works just fine. There's a hideously awkward Christmas celebration – to which Ramesh is invited, while his parents remain in their shack – where Frank gives the boy a new computer. (Prakash can't even afford a new basketball for his son.)
Outraged by what he sees as the wholesale purchase of his son's affections, Prakesh takes wire cutters to the machine. Then there's the scene where Ellie, a psychologist who is usually far more sensitive to the rights of Ramesh's parents, threatens to fire Prakash if he doesn't let them take the boy on an already-promised overnight trip to Bombay.
(Ellie can't face Frank's disappointment, but is immediately horrified by what she's done – unable to imagine a single situation at home in Michigan where she would override a parent's decision about his own child.)
The colonial echoes are clear and incredibly uncomfortable for Ellie, who has come to love her life in India, and volunteers at a clinic run by her best friend, Nandita. (Nandita, by the way, is a fabulous character – a worldly former journalist who combines warmth with a dry sense of humor.)
"Most of the time, Ellie was at a loss as to what advice to give [the women at the clinic]. All the things that she had suggested to her mostly white, middle-class clientele in Michigan seemed laughable here. What could she ask these women to do? Go to the gym to combat depression? Take Prozac when they could barely afford wheat for bread? Join Al Anon to learn to accept the things and behaviors they couldn't change? These women were masters of acceptance – already they accepted droughts and floods and infections and disease and hunger."
Frank, meanwhile, is floundering at work. In addition to protests sparked by the union organizer's murder (the police helpfully label him a "terrorist"), the villagers have been denied access – in the name of global trade – to the trees they used for centuries for healing. It doesn't help that Ramesh is the only person for whom Frank has any kind of unmixed affection.
The adults befuddle him with a mix of too-invasive personal questions and obsequiousness, and he finds it hard to operate in "the absence of the sheen of politeness that covered all interactions in America like Saran Wrap." His dealings with everyone else become tainted by "feeling that lethal combination of pity and aggravation that India always seems to arouse."
Umrigar, a journalist for the Boston Globe, is a descriptive master. Take the Bentons' entrance to Bombay with Ramesh: "Bombay. Such a deceptive word, so soft-sounding, like sponge cake in the mouth. Even the new name for the city, Mumbai, carries that round softness, so that a visitor is unprepared for the reality of this giant, bewildering city, which is an assault, a punch in the face. Everything about the city attacks you at once, as you leave the tranquility of the surrounding hills and enter it – the rows of slums that look like something built for and by giant, erratic birds rather than humans; the old, crumbling buildings that have not seen a lick of paint in decades and many of which are held up by scaffolding; the new, tall buildings that rise from the wretched streets and point like thin fingers toward a dirty, polluted sky; the insane tango of auto rickshaws and cars and bicycles and scooters and bullock carts competing for their inch of space...."
It soon becomes apparent that India, teeming with life, is not going to be the scenic "wallpaper" for a loving, soft-focus reconciliation, but instead a witness to something more devastating. Umrigar delays the final descent with two flashbacks that show how much the Bentons have lost, but when it comes, the knockout ending is enough to convince anyone of the value of Ellie's usual advice to her clients: Don't make any big decisions for at least a year after a life-altering event.
If only she and Frank had listened.
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Children's Hospital receives $34,406 donation
Grandmaster Dong hosted his annual martial arts tournament on May 2, 2015 in Richmond, VA. Thirty-three students from the Morehead City karate school attended the event and placed 1st-3rd in their division. The Morehead City demo team, Elements, opened the event to a near capacity crowd. This year's event raised $34,406 for the Children's Hospital at VCU bringing our grand total to $424,428 through these events.
Sponsor - Run/Walk for Autism
We were proud to again be sponsors of the Run/Walk for Autism 5k and 1k walk/run held in Beaufort on May 16, 2015.
Also we will be sponsoring the Carteret Communit College Foundation Spanish Mackerel Tournament to be held July 24-25, 2015 in Morehead City. www.carteretsmt.com
Sponsor - Ultimate Family Fun Quest
Grandmaster Dong's Martial Arts was proud to be a premium sponsor of the 2015 Ultimate Family Fun Quest held on Saturday, May 2 at the Morehead City Civic Center. The event featured fun activities for children including tree climbing, NC Aquarium touch tank, bounch house, toddler play area, demonstrations and more. The event benefited the Carteret County Partnership for Children. For more information, visit www.carteretkids.org.
Expansion Complete
Take a tour of our school including our new 1,200 s.f. expansion featuring Life Fitness cardio equipment, weights and additional viewing area.
Confidence Clinic
Beginner martial arts students participated in a Confidence Clinic and New Student Orientation on April 24, 2015. After the school orientation, the student learned tips on building confidence and having healthy daily habits. Students then learned how to break a board.
79th Black Belt Exam
Seven martial arts students from Morehead City participated in the 79th Black Belt exam held in Richmond, VA on Saturday, April 4, 2015. More than 150 students tested in front of Grandmaster Dong for ranks ranging from 1st to 5th degree black belt. See the Sunday, May 17 edition of the Carteret Count News Times for the complete story.
1st Degree:
Rich Weaver
John Austin
Stacy Goff
Leslie Goff
Joy Miller
Kiley Griffin
2nd Degree:
Aiden Snavely
Sponsor - Run Like A Kid - 10k/5k/1 mile Fun Walk
Grandmaster Dong's Martial Arts sponsored the 2015 Run Like a Kid Storybook Run (10k/5/k/1 mile Fun Run). The event hosted by the Cateret County Partnership for Children was held on Saturday, April 4, 2015. Runners and walkers dressed as their favorite storybook characters to support childhood literacy! Local mascots, including our own, Master Grr, also participated in the Mascot Dash. Race proceeds go to the Reach Out and Read Program. For more information on the Cateret County Partnership for Children at www.carteretkids.org. See a news clip of the event from TWC.
Dancing With Our Stars
We had a great time at the Dancing With Our Stars event by the Carteret County Partnership for Children. It was exciting to be there to see all the great dancers and enjoy the wonderful food from local restaurants. We also enjoyed the evening getting to socialize with many of our karate students or their parents. The event raised more than $20,000 for the Partnership that assists local children to enter school healthy, motivated and ready to succeed.
Valentine's Class
Students shared martial arts techniques with friends and family members at our annual Valentine's Class.
School participates in County Christmas parades
Our school spread a lot of Christmas cheer this year at the Atlantic Beach, Newport, Morehead City and Beaufort Christmas parades.
Veteran's Day Parade
Students walked in the Morehead City Veteran's Day parade on November 8, 2014. Thank you to all who have served and their families.
Confidence Clinic
Beginner martial arts students took part in a Confidence Clinic in Morehead City on November 7, 2014. Participants enjoyed healthy snacks during a breif lecture on building confidence and daily healthy habits. Students then were taught how to break their 1st board. They were also the 1st to enjoy the new expansion before the final details. View a short video review of the event.
78th Black Belt Exam
Seven martial arts students from Morehead City participated in the 78th Black Belt exam held in Richmond, VA on Saturday, November 1, 2014. More than 140 students tested in front of Grandmaster Dong for ranks ranging from 1st to 6th degree black belt.
1st Degree:
Ben Vaccarella
Travis Pittman
Andrew Moles
Jake Johnson
Gabriel Necaise
Jerad Smith
2nd Degree:
Ashton Manning
Breaking Seminar
A breaking seminar was held on October 10 for children and adults. Students learned breaking safety, how to hold, and a variety of breaking techniques. The spectators were then witness to the students' breaking routines. Watch the video below for the highlights.
Sharing with the 1st Grade at Newport Elementary
Instructors gave a presentation to 1st grade students at Newport Elementary on Tuesday, June 3, 2014. A brief discussion about martial arts was followed by active participation and a positive message from Master Henry. The 1st-graders were then amazed at the board breaking demonstrations performed by a few of their classmates that were students of Grandmaster Dong's Martial Arts. They then cheered as some of their teachers learned to break a board of their own.
Ten students earn Black Belts from Grandmaster
Ten students from Carteret County earned their black belts along with 165 other students atthe semi-annual Black Belt Exam held in Richmond, VA on April 26,2014. Earning 1stdegree were Isaiah Holmes, Paige Yang, Gavin Yang, Connor Ballou, Emmy Herrle, Jaida Yang, Sabrina Jone, Sam Jones, and Charles Jones. Kasey Oregon earned her 2nd degree black belt. See a video of their board breaking.
Girl Scouts Get a Kick Out of Safety Seminar
Carteret County Girl Scouts enjoyed self-defense seminars on Saturday, May 11. Five age-specific classes were offered for Girl Scouts ranging in age from 5 to 16. Subjects included situational awareness, stranger, telephone, Internet safety and bully prevention, as well as dating safety for the older girls. The Girl Scouts received both lecture and hands-on application of safety techniques. Each of the girls also received a custom badge for the completion of their class. Read official press release
Instructor Elected to CCPC Board
March 2013 - Instructor Shannon Henry was elected to the Board of Directors for the Carteret County Partnership for Children. The Partnership "is a non-profit 501(c)3 organization dedicated to serving children from birth through age 5. The programs are funded by local donors The Carteret Community Foundation and Smart Start. The Partnership provides or funds "many programs that promote Smart Start's mission of helping all children in NC enter school healthy, motivated and ready to succeed."
Ms. Henry also serves on the Board of Directors for Shape Carteret, a non-profit whose mission is "To build a better community by promoting healthy eating and active living." For more information on these organizations, visit www.shapecarteret.com or www.carteretkids.org
Grandmaster Dong Releases Book in Digital Format
It was one of the proudest moments of my life. To look at my boy and reflect on his journey; the struggles, the joy, and his monumental acheivement of Black Belt made me so proud. Without any direction or encouragement he has already set his new goal--2nd degree Black Belt. Thank you Grandmaster Dong, Master Henry and Shannon Henry for making this possible.
-- Bryan T. (Father)
Morehead City, NC
Grandmaster Seung Dong, re-released his most recent book "Where is My Black Belt?" in digital format at Amazon.com. The book, originally released in paperback in 2006, tells a story about martial arts technique and philosophy through eyes of Cookie, the squirrel that lives in the attic of the karate school. 151 pages.
College Scholarship Awarded
Congratulations to Lindsey B. of Beaufort for being awarded our $500 Vision, Value, Victory scholarship to Carteret Community College. Lindsey, a wife and mother of one, is returning to college to earn her degree in cosmetology, something she has wanted to do since graduating high school. We wish her great success in reaching her goals.
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Letter from Lindsey and College
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