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ALEX Spring Job and Internship Fair
When: Monday, March 2, from 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.
Where: UH Hilo Campus Center Dining Room
How: Students must be dressed professionally (collared shirt or blouse and slacks or skirt) and have a resume in hand to enter. No exceptions will be made.
Employer Listings and Job Descriptions
Employer listings and job descriptions can be found via the Journey to Success webpage.
Commonly Asked Questions Prior to the Fair
What does it mean to be 'dressed professionally'?
It's important to remember that the people you are approaching at the internship fair are trying to imagine what you will look like and how you will act in the position they are recruiting for from the moment that you approach them at the fair. In a sense, the fair is a tryout for a position that you and other participants are vying for. That being said, it's in your best interest to present yourself in the best possible way. This means wearing a pressed collared shirt or blouse (no t-shirts or garments that expose your midrift), pressed long pants (chinos are appropriate), and appropriate shoes (no slippers or tennis shoes).
How many resumes should I bring?
First of all, spend some time researching the employers listed below and the opportunities that they are providing. After identifying which positions you are interested in, look for key words and descriptors contained in the position descriptions. In addition, research the web page of the organizations that you are interested in. Identify their values and the principles that they hold dear in their organization. For example, Target values leadership and team work. THEN, for each position you plan to express interest in, design a separate resume that utilizes these descriptors and values in describing your skills and experiences. The combination resume on page 15 of the University of Hawaii at Hilo Resume Writing Guide is perfect for accomplishing this task, as you can copy and paste the different categories of skills and experiences that are relevant for each position. In certain instances, you'll be able to use the same resume for several employers. For example, there are multiple employers looking for marketing interns and it's likely that the skills and experiences for each of the positions is very similar. In sum, bring as many copies of your resume as the number of positions that you plan to apply for, as long as you've tailored the resumes to meet the needs of the prospective employer.
How do I approach employers at the fair?
Beyond the obvious (smile, make eye contact, shake the recruiters hand, provide a pleasant and genuine verbal greeting), you should prepare a 30 second commercial for each of the employers that you plan to meet with at the fair. What should be in your 30 second commercial? First of all, introduce yourself: "Hi, my name is _____________, it's nice to meet you!" Secondly, provide evidence that you've researched the position and the organization offering it, and express genuine interest in both the position and the organization: "I read about your organization and the position online. I'm really impressed with your values and the position sounds fascinating." Lastly, close with information that expresses why you're a good fit for the position and the organization, without sounding boastful: "I noticed that your organization values leadership and teamwork. I have a lot of experience working as a leader and facilitating teamwork, as I'm been the president of the University's chess club for the past two years and I was an athlete in high school." You should also have some questions about the position and organization prepared prior to the fair. This shows that you're not only interested, but that you took the initiative to prepare for the fair.
ALEX Internship Manual
If you're interested in earning academic credit for your internship, please refer to the ALEX Internship Manual (ALEX-Internship-Manual) for details on what is required for completing a credit bearing internship through the Office of Applied Learning Experiences (ALEX).


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I found her
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New York Jets Select Wilkerson With No. 30 Pick in NFL Draft
The New York Jets selected Temple University defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson in the first round of the National Football League draft.
"Once that 30th pick came around, I just had the feeling they were going to pick me up," Wilkerson told reporters at Radio City Music Hall in New York last night.
The 6-foot-4, 305-pound native of Linden, New Jersey, was named second-team All-American last year after recording 70 tackles and 9 1/2 sacks in his junior season at Temple.
"He's going to be an outstanding player," Jets coach Rex Ryan said at a news conference. "Muhammad really fits with what we want to do defensively.
''I don't see him as a nose tackle,'' Ryan added. ''I see where this young man can play defensive end in our system and tackle as well.''
Wilkerson is the third first-round pick in Temple's history and the first since 1987, when running back Paul Palmer was chosen by the Kansas City Chiefs. Wilkerson is the 59th player from the Philadelphia-based school to be selected in the draft since 1937 and the fourth to join the Jets.
Wilkerson, who grew up less than 20 miles from the New Meadowlands Stadium that the Jets share with the New York Giants in East Rutherford, New Jersey, learned about his selection while at a restaurant in Linden with a group of about 80 friends and family.
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The Jets ended last season with the league's third-best run defense, allowing 1,454 yards on the ground and 11 touchdowns. The team reached the American Football Conference title game for a second consecutive season, losing to the Pittsburgh Steelers one game shy of the Super Bowl.


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Just wanted to share that my daughter turned 3 years old today! :)
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Ever-edgier shows are finding an audience among young viewers, even though they offer sophisticated content and carry parental advisory warnings.
Latest proof: Fox's Family Guy. The animated series was canceled in 2002 after three seasons, but Fox revived it May 1, thanks to repeats on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim and DVD sales that built a cult following into a large and loyal fan base.
Since its return to Sundays at 9 p.m. ET/PT, Family Guy has ranked No. 18 with the advertiser-coveted 18-49 age group, and No. 2 with teens 12-17. Overall, it averages nearly 9 million viewers, 5.6 million of whom are ages 18-49. And even though Fox puts a TV-14 advisory on the show, it has landed in the No. 5 spot among kids ages 2-11, averaging 900,000 viewers in that age group.
Fox's animated Family Guy ranks high among young viewers:
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And Adult Swim, Cartoon's late-night block that is now classified as a separate network for ratings purposes, also draws young viewers with its edgy animation from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. It was the No. 4 cable network for ages 18-49 — and No. 5 among ages 2-11 — in the spring.
David Goodman, executive producer of Family Guy, won't argue that the show is for kids.
"I think it's absolutely for adults," he says. "I don't let my kids watch it. They're 8 and 6. We're doing a show for us (the 14 writers). Most are over 30, a few over 40, but we all remember what we found funny.
"Maybe we're a little arrested," he says with a chuckle.
Family Guy offers poop jokes, sex gags, pop-culture references and baby Stewie, the big-faced, pompous, British-sounding, prone-to-cussing toddler who constantly plots how to kill his mother. Stewie (voiced by show creator Seth MacFarlane) has become a cult fave.
"There's a teen sensibility that a lot of people share," Goodman says. "We're not creating the culture. We're tapping into what a lot of people find funny."
Family Guy is on the Parents Television Council's "Worst TV shows" list for 2005. On its Web site, the council cautions: "This animated series is decidedly not for children — though children may be tempted to watch. Nearly every second of the May 1 episode was offensive."
To whoever finds the show offensive, Goodman says, "there's an off button on the television. I don't mean that lightly. Watching television is a choice; it's not a right."
Fox, he says, is aware of the concerns and monitors for material that will trigger complaints to the Federal Communications Commission. "We're in a constant discussion of what we can and can't do." He adds, "The FCC seems to have the biggest problem with defecation."
Nickelodeon knows gross-out jokes tend to be timeless. Last week, the channel announced it was bringing back The Ren & Stimpy Show on Nicktoons starting July 31 (9:30 p.m. ET/6:30 PT). It went off the air in 2002.
"It's a classic," says Nicktoons' Keith Dawkins. Yet when it first aired in 1991, it was criticized by parents' groups.
Nicktoons' audience is 6 to 14, Dawkins says. He hopes Ren & Stimpy, about a hyper Chihuahua and a dumb cat — and once called a "deranged cartoon series" by The New York Times— will find a new audience.
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George Takei will marry his long-term partner Brad Altman on September 13th in a "show business-type" marriage ceremony.
As reported by Southern Voice, Takei and Altman will marry in a ceremony tailor-made to their personal tastes with several Star Trek alumni taking part in the ceremony. "We wanted to craft a wedding that is tailor-made to say 'us,'" said Takei.
A Mexican-American minister will preside over the ceremony. A Scottish bag pipe will lead the party from the Democracy Forum to the Japanese-American National Museum for the reception. The Los Angeles Gay Men's Choir will perform, and a musician on the ancient Japanese instrument, the Koto, will play jazz. Walter Koenig(Chekov) will be the best man, while Nichelle Nichols will be "best lady." "She didn't like the word 'matron,' explained Takei, "so we changed it."
"[The wedding's] going to be a somewhat of a show bizzy, musical comedy oriented," said Takei. "As a matter of fact, our wedding march is going to be 'One Singular Sensation' from 'Chorus Line,' so it might be a little bit 'toutou,' but it's who we are; we love musicals."
Takei has been active in the fight for gay marriage. He told the story of a family member who wanted to, but could not marry a Caucasian until the late 1940s. "My aunt, back in the '40s, wanted to marry a Caucasian man, and that couldn't be done until the California Supreme Court declared it equal in 1948, and they're still happily married," said Takei. "At that time, the rallying cry was the purity of the race. Now it's defined as a man or a woman. We're finding out what American democracy really is about. You should marry who you love, not artificially designated by gender."
According to Takei, as reported by The Huffington Post, problems still exist with acceptance of gays, but Takei feels that those problems will be overcome in time. "Now I see legalistic barbed-wire fences incarcerating another group of Americans. It's going to take some time. I know many people are patient, and I sense the impatience...but it will happen, it will eventually happen."
What will the marriage certificate give Takei that almost two decades of partnership hasn't? "We've had twenty-one years together," said Takei, "but what that wedding ceremony will do is give us that dignity."
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i started out as a lover of corporate identity, long before the phrase 'branding' was used. i often prefer to use the word 'identity.' it's more manageable, in my mind, and often more relevant to many of the clients with whom i work. i'm not sure if rand designed this letterhead, but i expect so. i would guess it's a relatively early design given the logo. rand was designing pretty much all ibm's materials himself during the early years. there should be an exhibition of just the ibm stationery materials. there were vast quantities of them. i believe at one time ibm was responsible for using more paper for promotional materials and company literature than any other company in the world. incredible. i remember interviewing at saatchi in the '80s. i was told that i would be working primarily on the ibm account and was asked how i felt about bodoni. since it was the ibm house font, i gathered i wouldn't be using anything else. this letterhead is certainly before those days. i love the use of city typeface, too. it works perfectly for me. and that blue edge….hey, i'm a happy collector.


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Parador de Las Cañadas del Teide
Parque Nacional del Teide, La Orotava, S/C de Tenerife, Spain, 38300
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For a truly out of this world experience, it's hard to beat the Teide Parador. When the day trippers go home, you have the crater and the incredible night sky all to yourself. Astronomers and hikers will consider the venue to be seventh heaven, while everyone else will be blown away by the panorama and happy to be within a few minutes' drive of the Teide cable car to get there before the queues kick in.
Within Teide National Park and the only building in the 17-kilometre wide crater, the Parador sits at 2000 metres above sea level in a volcanic wonderland. Journeying to the parador from the south airport involves an hour's drive along twisted climbs through scented pine forests with stunning vistas.
Bedrooms are large and comfortable, decorated in mountain lodge style in earth tones. There are few extras within the rooms but they are comfortable and cosy. Request a room with a Mount Teide view to really get the most of your stay. The hotel is currently being refurbished and the work is not scheduled for completion until mid-December. I'll pay it another visit as soon as work finishes so I can update on changes.
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There's a large and comfortable lounge with a wood fire for winter nights when the temperature in the crater plummets to near freezing. Wood-panelled walls maintain the mountain chalet theme and big, comfy settees and armchairs are upholstered in chequered patterns in red and green, adding a touch of the country club to the cosy ambience. The restaurant has picture windows with what must be one of the most impressive views on the planet.
Although the food is of a good standard, it concentrates mainly on traditional Canarian fare which may not suit everyone and certainly won't be any good for vegetarians. Prices are inflated; head to the cable car restaurant for an early dinner and get their very good menu del día for less than 10 euros instead. The terrace cafeteria is packed with visitors by day, mainly to use the toilets but also to enjoy its sunny terrace on which to recover from high altitude hiking.
A large, heated swimming pool is self contained within a conservatory attached to the hotel. The intense solar power generated by the clear crater skies mean that the atmosphere and the water are very pleasantly warm in winter and the terrace outside is almost always bathed in sunshine.
Quite formal and the standards can vary from staff to staff.
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Star gazers, hikers and a general mix of Europeans. Families and couples.
Over 55s get 30% discount; Stay two nights half board and get 20% discount - both offers valid until the end of 2010.
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Even though Detroit's landmark municipal bankruptcy case – which just ended this afternoon – imposed an unusual degree of losses on bondholders relative to other types of creditors like pension funds and public employees, Standard & Poor's says today that Detroit's bankruptcy exit plan "has no impact on U.S. municipal general obligation ratings." The comparatively poor repayment of bond debt in this case has sparked concerns about setting precedents in the fairly slim body of Chapter 9 case law. Apparently S&P doesn't share those concerns.
"In the end, despite months of headlines and court battles, ultimately the outcome of the Detroit bankruptcy will not have an impact on our GO ratings," said Standard & Poor's credit analyst Jane Ridley in a statement.
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This view is based on our feeling that there was no precedent set that is widely applicable to GO debt, and that the forward-looking nature of our U.S. local government criteria gives us opportunities to identify and take into account such weaknesses before issuers reach the point of deciding who to pay and not pay, either via bankruptcy or default.
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It's that time of year when analysts start looking ahead to next year, and Citi's muni analysts don't like what they see coming in 2015. Namely: losses. Munis have been killing it this year, but Citi thinks the likelihood of rising Treasury yields, combined with elevated muni-to-Treasury yield ratios today, spells trouble.
"Munis had a strong year, but the going will likely get tougher – valuations are getting unappealing, in our view," writes Citi's muni strategy team of Mikhail Foux, Vikram Rai, and George Friedlander today. "Given that break-evens and MMD /UST ratios are low, muni funds flows are disappointing, supply is expected to marginally pick up, and rates should start inching higher, we believe that munis could actually have negative total returns next year."
Before you go dump all your muni bonds, recall that Citi's forecast six months ago had munis posting losses in the second half of this year, based on Citi economists' official forecast at the time that the 10-year Treasury yield would be above 3% by now (it's at 2.34% today). Here's what Citi said back in May:
[A]fter their robust performance in Q1, MMD/UST ratios are hardly attractive at current levels. Hence, a fair question to ask: is whether muni-Treasury ratios still have room to decline further from current levels.
You'll probably be hearing a lot of projections from bond strategists in the coming weeks that will sound a lot like what you heard a year ago – that rates should rise in the next 12 months, and bonds will suffer as a result. That was the conventional wisdom heading into 2014, but Treasury yields have dropped instead and bonds have performed well. It's hard to see rates falling further next year, unless the U.S. economy starts following Europe's lead, but that doesn't mean yields are a lock to rise either.
At any rate here's more from Citi's latest muni forecast, based on Citi's official in-house forecast of a 2.85% 10-year Treasury yield by year-end 2015:
[L]ow municipal yields and tight credit spreads have started to concern us as we look forward. Muni valuations are becoming unappealing, in our view. Assuming yields stay unchanged for the remainder of the year, 10yr MMD AAA yields will have to increase by just 28bp to wipe out all coupon income for 2015, compared with nearly 40bp in 2014. Meanwhile, MMD / UST ratios also dropped substantially over the course of the year (10yr – from 93% to 89%, 30yr – from 104% to 99%); while high grade credit spreads rallied, with investors reaching for yield…. [V]aluations have improved a bit during the recent rebound in yields, but ratios and credit spreads remain well below 12-month averages and long-term fair values.
Citi urges investors to stick to higher-quality bonds, while using a barbell strategy targeting short- and long-dated bonds instead of intermediate maturities. Citi also likes zero-coupon bonds, which "represent good value at the moment" as supply remains scarce.
"Volatile" and "municipal bonds" aren't terms you'd pick to pair together, but lately munis have been through an exceptionally volatile period (by muni standards, anyway), and the risk of occasional turbulence may persist. The good news is that some munis went from looking broadly overbought mere days ago to looking like decent values again, creating new buying opportunities for certain maturities.
Citi muni strategist George Friedlander says the whipsaw that's occurred over the past two weeks caused long-term high-grade muni yields to drop by nearly 35 basis points before giving most of that gain right back, pushing muni volatility near its peak for this year and resulting in a "significant underperformance" and cheapening versus Treasuries. Friedlander sees a silver lining:
Over the past week, the upward adjustment in yields was the largest in a single week in nearly two years, since rates bounced from historical lows around the end of November 2012….
As had been the case the last time we were near current levels, in late 2012, many participants were actually relieved to see munis back off significantly. Yields down near historical lows tend to be a lousy place to start a new year, so that many traders were not all that disappointed to see a back-off. In addition, yield levels were getting so low as to make the long end of the curve less than compelling, or even downright scary, to many potential investors. Furthermore, after the absolute and relative yield adjustment… munis were in a lot better position to track Treasuries, so that hedged positions no longer appeared to be so severely at risk. So, while a number of firms took bad hits as the market corrected, other market participants were actually relieved to see yield levels back closer to rates that seemed more "normal."
That is not to say that the muni market is necessarily out of the woods as yet. One key concern on the long end is that further weakening, if it occurs, would almost certainly be accompanied by negative fund flows. For the week ended 10/22, long-term muni fund flows according to Lipper/AMG were in significant negative territory for the first time since the first week in August. While direct retail clearly picked up on the yield rebound, there is a maturity mismatch: direct retail is buying in a lot shorter maturities, on average, than funds would likely be selling.
Matt Fabian of Municipal Market Advisors says longer-dated munis look attractive again:
Regarding near‐term performance expectations, last week's re‐pricing re-allocated value across the curve. Positions longer than the 10yr are reading as cheap for the first time in weeks. However, continuing negative momentum also encourages caution and more careful security selection. The earlier curve—2yr‐10yr—appears overbought but is showing strong positive price momentum, implying a reallocation into shorter-maturity bonds and more bullish retail bid. This would be a solid choice for asset preservation.
The iShares National AMT-Free Muni Bond ETF (MUB) has had a seesaw month but is now basically unchanged from where it was three weeks ago, trading at $109.98 at latest check.
Volatility – not normally the hallmark of high-quality bonds – hit the Treasury bond market last week, and it's rippled through the muni market this week. Alan Schankel of Janney Montgomery Scott points out that muni yields had an unusually big move on Monday, while a robust incoming calendar of new muni issuance awaits the market for the rest of the week.
"Muni rate volatility looks poised to continue this week, as MMD AAA benchmark yields rose in longer maturities on Monday, finishing 5 basis points higher at 1.94% in 10 years and up 4 basis points in 30 years at 2.89%," Schankel writes today. "Bloomberg lists about $8.7 billion of new issue scheduled for pricing this week, which will make this one of the busiest weeks of the year. Yield seeking investors will be focused on the top of the calendar, with the week's largest issue, $1 billion San Joaquin Hills, CA Transportation Corridor."
Yesterday Matt Fabian of Municipal Market Advisors had warned of "overbought conditions" across the muni market, but other market-watchers like the strategists at Bank of America Merrill Lynch think the market still has more room to run this year.
Municipal bonds have been dutifully tagging along with Treasuries as the latter have rallied in recent weeks, with high-grade muni bonds gaining 0.6% last week and 1.45% so far this month, per Bank of America data. That's left the muni market looking a bit rich to some people, including Matt Fabian of Municipal Market Advisors.
"We advise caution in light of overbought conditions across most of the municipal curve," Fabian writes today. "Further, long end momentum – which had been an ameliorating factor earlier – has dissipated and now turned negative. The best area for near term buys: 1-3yr maturities, particularly with a less hawkish Fed."
Fabian notes that the market's resiliency in the face of rising prices and falling yields last week "highlights a much deeper set (or more desperate) demand for bonds and performance than previously seen." More from Fabian:
[A]lthough total return accounts have begun to discuss taking gains and limited price upside through year-end, we have noted little nominal yield resistance from buy-and-hold investors. And recent gains across the curve will do little to dissuade mutual fund inflows in the next few weeks. These are all constructive signals as far as relative performance of municipals, even though the consensus view for higher nominal rates appears only to have been reinforced by last week's yield changes.
Bank of America, on the other hand, thinks munis still have more to run. The latest from BofA's muni team:
Nor do we think the good performance is over. Even though Muni ratios to treasuries are now at their lows for the year, they are far above any tax efficient level and do not reflect the sunset of the Bush tax cuts and the Obama health care tax. Given how far ratios have come, however, further progress may be slow. For high income individuals, especially, Muni's continue to offer windfall gains.
A tidal wave of municipal debt offerings coming in the next month could swamp the $3.7 trillion municipal bond market and derail its recovery, according to a report by Bloomberg.
According to the newswire, state and local debt is on pace to generate the biggest advance in three, marking a drastic reversal from 2013, which was the weakest for the municipal market since 2008.
But low interest rates are luring borrowers from California to New York into the debt market, and the resulting glut is pushing bond prices lower and raising yields.
As Bloomberg reports:
Benchmark yields are rising from a 15-month low as issuers from California to New York schedule about $12 billion of debt offerings in the next 30 days, amid the biggest wave since December, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Munis have lost 0.3 percent this month, part of a sell-off across fixed-income assets, Bank of America Merrill Lynch data show. A decline would end an unprecedented streak in which the market gained the first eight months of 2014. The supply slam is interrupting a sales slowdown that has the market on pace to shrink for a fourth straight year, and may cheapen local-government securities relative to Treasuries.
"The supply, with the other rate pressures, it's going to have an effect," said Adam Buchanan, vice president of sales and trading at Ziegler, a broker-dealer in Chicago. "People on the buy-side are going to try to take advantage of the other factors to try to get some better rates."
For more, read the Bloomberg story here.
Plenty of investors say stocks and bonds both look overvalued these days, and plenty have tried ways of comparing stocks to bonds to determine which looks more rich, whether by measuring the 10-year Treasury yield against the S&P 500 dividend yield or using various other metrics. Today Richard Bernstein of Richard Bernstein Advisors looks at the yield relationships between stocks and various fixed-income investments and concludes that high-yield municipal bonds look like the only bonds around that are currently attractive compared to stocks.
Bernstein says high-yield munis are equity-like in their sensitivity to the economy and offer a tax-equivalent yield roughly three percentage points higher than the S&P 500 earnings yield. "We have argued for several years that the U.S. stock market could be in the biggest bull market of our careers, and we don't think there are many fixed-income asset classes that are attractive relative to stocks," Bernstein writes. "However, high yield munis are very equity-sensitive and offer attractive yields relative to the stock market."
By contrast, Bernstein says high-yield corporate bonds "now have virtually no yield advantage to equities," offering unimpressive yields and very little potential for capital appreciation. He calls sovereign debt "remarkably unattractive," saying investors are underestimating the risks of non-U.S. debt at a time while the dollar is appreciating. By way of example, Bernstein says high-yield munis currently trade at an average spread of more than 150 basis points higher than comparable Iraqi bonds, which he calls one of several "startling mispricings" between non-U.S. debt and high-yield munis.
Municipal bonds have sailed through 2014 so far, but they might finally hit some choppy water in the coming months. So says BlackRock's muni team of Peter Hayes, James Schwartz, and Sean Carney, who note that this year marks the first time munis have started the year with eight straight months of positive performance (the market returned 1.35% in August and is up 7.75% year-to-date). BlackRock attributes this year's run largely to falling Treasury bond yields, combined with a drop in muni issuance, and says the trend lower in rates has left bond markets "far from cheap." More from BlackRock:
It's been an extraordinary run for munis, particularly given early-year expectations for higher rates and muted returns. We are both cautious and cognizant that profit taking could begin as returns approach three to four times market expectations. Though we are nearing a period (October) where supply tends to increase, we do not believe an uptick in supply will be a catalyst for a turn in performance. That said, with the Fed about to end quantitative easing and midterm elections on the horizon, there are more hurdles for the market to clear in the coming months. This leads to our neutral duration bias. We also maintain our barbell approach, but have begun to shift to the 10- to 15-year portion of the curve where appropriate, given the already significant outperformance among longer maturities and positive characteristics we see in the intermediate part of the curve.
The Cleveland Clinic is seven years away from celebrating its centennial, but apparently it's already pretty sure it's going to be around for another hundred years, as it's gearing up to sell $400 million worth of 100-year bonds. It will become "the first not-for-profit healthcare system, and one of the few in the US municipal market, to issue century bonds," according to Moody's Investors Service, which is assigning an Aa2 rating to the bonds that will mature in the year 2114. Moody's writes today that the Cleveland Clinic has what it takes to pull off a rare century bond:
The Cleveland Clinic Health System's national reputation, high demand for advanced patient services and exceptional fundraising capabilities support the staying power needed to meet a 100-year obligation. Given the rapidly changing and challenging dynamics of the healthcare industry, very few hospitals and health systems in the country exhibit these strong characteristics to manage the risks related to an ultra-long obligation….
CCHS's strong investment position and moderate amount of century bonds relative to total debt mitigate risks related to the expensive call provisions of century bonds and decreased balance sheet flexibility. The modest amount of century bonds is a key factor in minimizing the risk for healthcare systems; higher exposure to century bonds, even for a large healthcare system with similar characteristics as CCHS, would be viewed as a negative credit factor. Among the largest not-for-profit healthcare systems in the country, Cleveland Clinic has the strongest relative investment position, providing ample resources to call the bonds if needed.
Moody's says issuing century bonds today will lock in historically low interest rates but notes that such bonds "are extremely expensive to call because make-whole provisions are more costly than call provisions for tax-exempt debt." Moody's again:
The bonds are structured with an optional redemption allowing the system to redeem the outstanding bonds at a "make-whole redemption price," which is typically the present value of the remaining scheduled payments of principal and interest to the maturity date, discounted at a stated spread above Treasuries. In contrast, traditional tax-exempt debt is usually structured with a 10-year call feature that would enable an issuer to redeem the debt at par after 10 years.
As you'd expect, few issuers are able to convince investors they'll be around a century from now, and century bonds tend to be confined to sovereign governments, large public institutions and a few select corporations and financial institutions with investment-grade ratings and loooooonnng track records. Past issuers include Mexico, the University of California system, Dutch agriculture bank Rabobank, and U.S. companies such as Norfolk Southern Corp., Walt Disney, Coca Cola, Ford, and JC Penney.
Bank of America Merrill Lynch today weighs in on the new federal regulations governing what liquid, easy-to-sell securities big banks need to hold in reserve, regulations that so far exclude municipal bonds from this category of high-quality liquid assets. BofA is among those who see limited harm to the muni markets, and it lists five specific reasons why:
[T]he immediate impact of the adopted rule is likely to be limited for several reasons. First, as Regulators point out, only roughly half of the $425 billion of municipal securities held by domestic banks are held by those large banks subject to the new requirements. Second, most banks subject to these regulations are already in compliance with, or have made significant strides toward compliance with, the regulations as currently drafted. Third, were municipal securities to be added to the definition of HQLA in accord with the international regulations under Basel, municipal securities would still be subject to a 15% haircut as a Level 2a asset type, and further limited by the requirement that Level 2a and 2b assets can make up no more than 40% of total HQLA. Fourth, some municipal securities may be allowed to be counted toward HQLA in the near future, though no proposal or criteria for inclusion have yet been released. And, lastly, the Regulators contend that banks likely purchase municipal securities for profit generation rather than as a means of meeting Regulator's capital and liquidity requirements.
Although regulators have said they're still reviewing whether munis should be treated as high-quality liquid assets, BofA says investors shouldn't assume they'll eventually be included in the category:
While political opposition to the exclusion of municipal securities in the definition of HQLA is likely to persist following the adoption of the rule, some municipal securities may get a reprieve if the Fed adopts a rule allowing those securities in the future. That said, the market should treat these rules as final until further notice. They serve to introduce a new long-term regulatory risk that should be priced. Over time, the muni market may be compelled to find a higher-priced source of liquidity if these rules become binding on banks.
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Get an overview of this hotelLuxury Lisbon hotel in Principe Real, near Castle of Sao Jorge
Located in Principe Real, this luxury hotel is within a 15-minute walk of Cinemateca Portuguesa Museum and Rossio Square. Castle of Sao Jorge and Santa Justa Elevator are also within 2 mi (3 km).
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All 300 soundproofed rooms feature free WiFi and 24-hour room service. For a bit of entertainment, LCD TVs come with cable channels, and guests will also appreciate thoughtful touches like bathrobes and slippers.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
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Altis Grand Hotel features an indoor pool and a fitness center. Dining is available at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants. This 5-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center and meeting rooms.
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DUBUQUE, Iowa — Hailing from across the country, members of the United States Army's 765th Security Platoon who served in the Vietnam War, were together for a reunion in Dubuque. It was the first time many have seen each other since they left Vietnam.
The group says it seems the Army's records of their battalion somehow disappeared. That's why many of them never expected to reunite. Until they discovered they were all looking for each other.
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We did not work with Carissa other than our initial meeting as she had another wedding that day. Instead, we worked with one of her employees, Caitlin. Caitlin was excellent from start to finish. We paid for just the day-of services, but it seemed that what Caitlin put into it was so much more.
We communicated about everything we would need a week before the wedding. Because it was a wedding on private property, we needed someone to set up the tables as we envisioned them. Caitlin completely took care of it.
She was at the rehearsal dinner. On the day of the wedding, she kept telling me to relax and that she took care of everything, which she did (she even reminded me not to walk down the aisle with hair elastics on my wrists!). At the reception, she was everywhere she needed to be in such an unassuming manner (and we probably don't even know half of what she did). She even cleared some of the table items for us before the wedding was over that she knew we wouldn't want to get damaged by the weather. Caitlin, we cannot thank you enough for making the day/night magical for us!
Carisa provided day-of-coordination at our wedding and she was fantastic! Extremely responsive, professional, courteous, and flexible. She made sure that everything ran smoothly, and it was so helpful to have a point person for everything. I can't imagine what it would have been like without her, but I'd rather not imagine it. :-)
Carisa provided day of wedding services for our wedding on 4/18/2015 at the New England carousel museum. My only regret is not hiring her sooner! From start to finish Carisa was nothing but professional and accommodating. She executed our decorations perfectly and the entire day was completely seamless. If anything went wrong, we certainly had no idea. We truly felt like guests at our wedding. We would recommend her without question to anyone throwing an event. Thank you so much for making our wedding better than we knew it could be!
I worked with Carisa for a year as my full wedding planner. She provided many vendor referrals, decor advice, day of coordination, and she took care of a host of other details throughout the years time. She was consistently quickly responsive every time I reached out to her...She did wonderful work! She never led us wrong and we used many of the vendors she referred us to.
The venue I utilized had no in house catering, required basically all decor be brought in, and was mostly a blank canvass. This required the coordination of multiple vendors the day of my wedding. Carisa and her assistant were amazing on the day of my wedding! They took care of all my set-up, decor, and take down at the end of the night and everything looked beautiful. I did not have to worry about a thing on my wedding day. In fact, a guest jokingly asked if anything had gone "wrong" or "not according to plan" during my wedding/reception... I had no idea and still don't, if anything did go "wrong" Carisa handled it and I never even found out!
Carisa was always available, flexible, and easy to work with. Whenever something unexpected came up, she handled it with a positive, "no problem" attitude. She made sure we enjoyed our wedding day without having to worry about all the little details.
Carisa was WONDERFUL to work with! She was always responsive and prompt. She ensured that the rehearsal was all planned out, as to confirm that the wedding day mass went smoothly.
We had an outdoor venue and we required assistance with the set up on the day of. Carisa and her assistant couldn't have done it better - it looked more beautiful than I could even imagine it.
Carisa was cool, calm, and collected the entire reception. When things came up, she quietly came to my husband and I to notify us. She was never in the way, yet was always there when needed.
Carisa helped pack every last detail up so that all decorations, leftovers, and gifts were packaged nicely for the car ride home.
I highly recommend Carisa as a coordinator - I cannot stop thinking about what a wonderful experience the entire day was. Everyone leading up to the wedding asked why/how I remained so calm.. and I have to say, it was 100% because of Carisa's professionalism and helpfulness. ♥ I give her an A+!!
We hired Carisa for a full wedding package - I was working and in school at night and needed help mostly with staying on track and making sure I got everything done on a proper timeline. She did just that! She made sure that I knew how long in advance certain things needed to be handled, helped me compare caterers' proposals, and kept me from getting too overwhelmed with everything else that we had going on. The day of, Carisa couldn't be with us, but she did not abandon... she left us with two of her associates, one that had tons of experience with weddings and they both were a Godsend, helping me deal with a transportation issue, making sure we were fed (since we didn't do much more than glance at our dinners) and keeping things running smoothly. Kyle and I were so grateful that they helped us breakdown (with the aid of the caterers) all of our decorations since our florist was too far away and could not return for the breakdown. I'm a bit of an Type A, and needed control over decisions and my "vision" for what I wanted, but having Carisa there made sure that I had an unbiased opinion to seek out, someone to bounce ideas off of, and to overall keep me from getting overwhelmed. Definitely recommend her!!!!
I wish I had read the negative reviews on Weddingwire before hiring Carisa. While she also has a lot of positive reviews, it appears that I got the 0-2 star version of her because I could completely relate to the reviews of Carisa being confused, needing to be micromanaged, and not being professional. While she could perhaps be a decent coordinator in a venue that has an on-site coordinator and in which she is just an extra set of hands, I would not recommend her if she has to do the majority of the work. I think it's unfair to tear her apart online so I won't be listing my long list of grievances here, but I have gone over in detail the ways in which she needs improvement and hope that she takes them to heart. Without improvement, I could not knowingly recommend her to another bride. It was my biggest regret for the wedding and a huge waste of money for someone who added so much unnecessary stress to what should have been an otherwise wonderful day.
I was genuinely excited for this wedding, as I am with all of my clients. There is no "1 star" or "5 star" version of me. Anyone who knows me knows that I give 110% to all of my clients, including this one. How quickly things like offering to order and pick up new linens on the day of the wedding because something fell through with the caterer's linen company are soon forgotten.
I only wanted to respond to this review because I feel that to ignore it would be worse. My company is ME so I take things like this very personally and hate to think that anyone feels I don't give my all to my clients because that is not the case.
Carisa was our wedding coordinator at Laurel View Country Club and we loved working with her! I have to say my favorite thing about working with her was how quickly she responded to emails and phone calls. I had many little questions that were not always very significant, but she still always got back to me within hours or less. She has a laid back attitude which worked great for us. She was also very helpful in making small decisions, and really made our day go exactly how we wanted it to. She did a great job of coordinating with our dj and officiant which also helped the day go very smoothly. It was very clear that she has a lot of experience with weddings. She seemed genuinely excited for us as well, which of course was great!
Thank you Carisa!!! We absolutely loved our wedding day and planning process with you!
Carisa was absolutely wonderful! If you're looking for some real peace of mind and want to enjoy your wedding day, please consider giving Carisa a call!
I had a very "DIY" wedding, but honestly, there is only so much you can do yourself, especially the day of your wedding. I had no idea what was thinking when I thought I could pull off my wedding day without any help of guidance. Although I was intent on saving money where I could, Carisa's services are so worth it and of great value! Highly recommended from this bride :)
Maxine, her assistant was also wonderful and a huge help. Both ladies truly took over and allowed me to be a "guest" at my own wedding. I had an amazing and unforgettable night :)
Thank you again, Carisa and Maxine for a job well done!
If I could give Carissa a 10/10 I would. She was amazing to work with, and I couldn't be happier with her services.
Before the wedding it was very clear that Carissa was a professional, and really knew how to do her job. It started with a very detailed pre-wedding meeting where she took down all the details of my wedding from start to finish. She even took all of our vendor information and contracts and contacted each of them them individually before the wedding to verify everything with them.
Also, Carissa came to our rehearsal dinner to help us practice the ceremony, and to collect all of our wedding details for set-up the next day. (mason jars, signs, bottles, table cards, etc).
Then came our wedding day... and it POURED. We made the last-minute decision to move everything inside, including the bar and cocktail hour. Carissa made that process seem incredibly easy. When we showed up to do our first-look at our venue, the entire place was set up beautifully. Carissa and her assistant were in total control, and made our wedding look amazing.
I would recommend her for your wedding 100% She is worth every penny (and way more in my opinion). There is nothing like showing up to your wedding, eating, dancing, partying, and then leaving without ever having to worry about anything. That's the service that Carissa ultimately provides, and it's really wonderful for the bride and groom.
Carisa was more than helpful throughout the entire planning process. She helped to explain everything and was very informative.
If you have ever planned a wedding it is VERY stressful and Carisa was very quick to respond to the MANY emails/questions I had.
My wedding day went perfectly all thanks to her!
I would DEFINITELY recommend CRSocials to anyone who is looking for a reliable, kind and honest company to help out with all your planning needs.
Thank you again!!!
John & Nicole
I had the extreme pleasure of attaining CR Socials as a wedding planner. Carisa was always available. She was open to suggestion. Her ideas were fresh and welcomed. For any future events, I will have only one name at the top of my list and that will be CR Socials.
I couldn't be more disappointed. I don't even know where to begin. My maid of honour ended up having to clean up an accident found in the bathroom because When she asked Carisa to ask the venue to get someone to clean it up she said " what do you want me to do about it" and walked out and disappeared. I would never expect Carisa to clean it up her self but I do expect that she find someone from the venue to clean it up, which obviously to her is unacceptable. If I had known such a simple thing was unacceptable I would of hired someone more up to task.
Not a single person signed my guest book, it was really the only big task she neede to make sure happend.
And lastly and the most upsetting, she told all of my vendors the wedding would end at 9. When it was suppose to end at 1030.
Every single vendor came to me after telling me how she was a nightmare to them as well. She spent majority of the night eating.
I have not a single good thing to say about her. She did next to nothing. I did all the set up, she didn't even see the venue the day before the wedding. She said she had to go get her child. I wasn't going to be a horrible person and say no, but she was only with us for an hour. Thankfully I put all the decorations and everything together myself, because if I didn't surely nothing would of been done. She is an absolute ripoff!!
I was very upset to read this review, mainly because it is untrue. I was hired as a day of coordinator, and I coordinated the best I could with the limited information I received from the bride. I had asked her repeatedly for vendor information and until the day of the wedding I had not spoken to the DJ since I did not have any of his information. Every single vendor was told a different end time to the reception. Since they were mostly told 9pm and the bride told me 10/10:30pm, I made the game day decision to end at 10pm, which I thought was extremely reasonable. As far as the bathroom comment, I would never say "what do you want me to do about it". I actually offered to go get Lysol wipes that I saw earlier in the downstairs bathroom, but the bartender gave her a towel instead. The only reason I didn't set up like I usually do is because the bride insisted on doing it herself the day before. My assistant and I arrived at the Elks Club at 1pm prior to the ceremony at the church to take care of the remaining set up and to greet the vendors as they arrived. As far as "eating all night" I had dinner in the back room after all of the guests received their dinners, which it is customary to feed your vendors who are working for you all day. Oh, and I had a few crackers and cheese at cocktail hour. The day before at the rehearsal, I arrived promptly at 3pm like I was told, but nobody was there yet. The priest was 45 minutes late, so I took it upon myself to begin with the coordination of the processional once the rest of the bridal party arrived. When the priest finally got there he went through pretty much the entire ceremony word for word. By the time it was over it was 4:30 and I did not have time to stay to go to the venue afterwards. Had I known it was the bride's wishes to do so ahead of time, I would have made other arrangements for my son, but an hour and a half is usually plenty of time for a rehearsal (when people are on time). When I left the bride and groom that evening, they seemed pleased with everything and the next thing I see is this review, so imagine my shock.
A few side notes:
The DJ didn't even have the father/daughter dance for the reception so I had to lend him my iphone to play it from so we didn't have to tell her he didn't have it.
The bartender thought it was a day reception and was told a completely different time for the reception until that day.
There was no card box so I made sure to give all of the cards to the father of the groom so that they wouldn't go missing.
I don't know which vendors and family complained about me but they were all nice to us the day of the wedding and seemed grateful for our help. If you had any doubt about my abilities and service after reading this poor review, please look at the long list of "5's" below it or contact me for several other references.
Carisa is such a sweetheart! She was my sounding board, my vendor director, and a source of constant reassurance that my decisions were good throughout the planning process. The day before my wedding, Carisa's assistant (who was supposed to do set-up at the park) got very ill. "No worries" said Carisa. She split her time efficiently between her already scheduled rehearsal dinner and the set-up of my big day. And everything turned out fantastically!!
I found Carisa through Groupon and it was the best Groupon I have ever purchased. She helped with the rehearsal and the day of but also was there for consultation in the weeks leading up to the wedding. Carisa was extremely professional and made the day run smoother than I could have anticipated. She paid attention to detail and was there for anything I needed. By far the best value of the wedding.
We hired CR Socials for the rehearsal and "day of." Just knowing that Carisa would be there was a relief and she handled the rehearsal and "day of " details like the pro she is. Each and every moment was accounted for in her timeline and as a MOB who was involved in the process I apprectiated Carisa's expertise and relaxed manner. Her willingness to accommodate the needs of the bride and groom (and me) were also greatly appreciated. On the day of the wedding I was relaxed knowing that Carisa had all the details under control.
Carisa and her assistant Kat were professional, detail oriented, confident and relaxed. We actually lost count of the number of times we said to ourselves, "Thank God for Carisa."


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I found it to be quite difficult to pay my mortgage this month. Late fee was applied when really it did not have to be. Very confusing when you mail info as though everything has changed and the name has changed (I guess); because the when you call the number, the info on the recording all said SPRINGLEAF FINANCIAL. No matter what I did I could not talk to a live person, all recordings. This was ridiculous.


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Older than that perhaps.
Some ~20 years ago we visited the Tidbinbilla tracking station near Canberra, Australia. At that time they had a small snack-bar outside and not too far from the main entrance. Black Cat comes to mind as the name of the snack-bar but it was a long time ago! The snack bar had the usual foods and a customer-use microwave oven for warming them.
Before using the oven I glanced inside, looking particularly at the roof of the oven. I was not at all surprised to see the oven roof was rusted out and had a gaping hole the size of my palm where there should have been a perforated grating as an RF shield. I knew that oven well - We had one exactly like it and it too had also rusted out in the roof and been repaired under warranty.
The absurdity of a largely unshielded 650 watt microwave source operating in close proximity to super sensitive space tracking equipment was not lost on me and as soon as we returned home to Melbourne I telephoned the site and finally spoke to someone technical that realised the gravity of the situation. They never called me back, which was disappointing, but I can guess the Sharp oven hit the garbage pile the same day.
For the benefit of those that seek more detail, the oven was a Sharp model R8320 microwave/convection oven and was a popular model of the period. The cooking cavity was stainless steel except for the roof. Why that was made of mild steel is anyone's guess but it must have cost Sharp a pretty penny to replace those cavities
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Finley is accused of taking his son around 7:15 p.m. Wednesday. Reports indicate, he and Ryan were found a short time later on Gap Rd.and were arrested without incident.
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The holiday weekend means outdoor fun for many, but it can also mean a lot of time on the roads. There are fun events happening all over the region this holiday weekend, but sometimes the problem is getting there.
For drivers across the region this weekend, the color orange can bring fear but state highway officials are saying those orange signs and red lights are actually there to help drivers out.
Also keep in mind that Kentucky Vehicle Enforcement and state police will be out doing extra patrols this weekend, too.
"Use caution through this area this weekend. It's going to be a busy weekend for travel. Make sure you buckle up and use child restraints if you need them," said KVE Officer Gregory Reams.
State transportation officials say the best way to be safe on the road this weekend is pay attention to signs, drive safe, and buckle up.
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