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"The Old Gods and the New" is the sixth episode of the second season of Game of Thrones. It is the sixteenth episode of the series overall. It premiered on May 6, 2012. It was written by co-executive producer Vanessa Taylor and directed by David Nutter.
The episode won a Creative Arts Emmy Award for Make-Up (Non-Prosthetic) in September 2012[1].
Arya has a surprise visitor; Dany vows to take what is hers; Joffrey meets his subjects; Qhorin gives Jon a chance to prove himself.
In the Seven Kingdoms
At Winterfell, Maester Luwin frantically sends off a messenger raven just as a band of raiders from House Greyjoy, led by Theon Greyjoy, take over the undefended castle. Theon had lured the defenders away with a feint at Torrhen's Square and then infiltrated the castle using grappling claws. Theon tells Bran Stark to surrender the castle to him to save his people. Bran submits in front of his assembled people. Ser Rodrik Cassel is captured by Theon's men as he is returning from Torrhen's Square. He spits in Theon's face, and Dagmer Cleftjaw insists that Theon must kill him, or lose face in front of his Ironborn raiders. Theon botches the beheading of Ser Rodrik horrifying the people of Winterfell. Later that night, Osha the wildling has sex with Theon, but then sneaks out of his room while he is asleep. Osha frees Bran, Rickon Stark, Hodor, and their direwolves, Summer and Shaggydog, smuggling them out of the castle and killing one of Theon's guards in the process.
At King Robb Stark's army camp in the Westerlands, Robb chats with Talisa, who has followed his forces on their campaign. Robb introduces Talisa to his mother Catelyn Stark, who has returned from the Stormlands along with Brienne of Tarth. They are interrupted when Lord Roose Bolton arrives with the terrible news sent by Luwin's last messenger raven. Furious at Theon's betrayal, Robb intends to march his army back to the North to repel the invasion. Roose advises that the few hundred soldiers left scattered in the North can be rallied by his bastard son, Ramsay Snow, who is in the North at the Dreadfort. They could overcome the small Ironborn invasion force. Roose warns that retreating the entire Northern army group would lose everything they have gained. Robb agrees, but insists that Bolton's men take Theon alive so Robb can look him in the eyes and ask "Why?" before personally executing him.
At Harrenhal castle, in the main base camp for the House Lannister army in the Riverlands, Tywin Lannister berates Ser Amory Lorch for delivering a letter to their enemies instead of their allies, because he cannot read properly. He discovers that his cupbearer "Arry" (secretly Arya Stark) can read. Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish arrives at camp and meets with Tywin. Arya tries to hide her face to prevent Littlefinger from identifying her. Baelish discusses the assassination of Renly Baratheon, and the subsequent rallying of the noble Houses from the Stormlands under the banner of his older brother Stannis Baratheon. However, House Tyrell of the Reach has retreated its large army back to their capital at Highgarden, and has not joined Stannis. Baelish discusses with Tywin the possibility of forming an alliance between House Lannister and House Tyrell.
Later Tywin questions Arya about her origins. While Tywin is distracted, Arya sees that a letter on his table is about her older brother Robb Stark, so she snatches it. She reads the letter and then runs downstairs with it. She bumps into Amory Lorch who sees that she is carrying the letter and grows suspicious. Arya runs away and Amory heads to tell Tywin. Arya runs to find Jaqen H'ghar. She tells Jaqen that Amory Lorch is the second name he owes her. Just as Amory Lorch opens Tywin's door, he falls down dead, a poisoned dart lodged in his neck.
In King's Landing, the royal court including King Joffrey Baratheon, Queen Regent Cersei Lannister, Prince Tommen Baratheon, and Sansa Stark are at the docks seeing off Princess Myrcella Baratheon as she departs in a ship bound for Dorne. As per Tyrion's plans, she will stay in Dorne with House Martell until she comes of age to fulfill the marriage alliance to their youngest son, Trystane Martell. The High Septon of the Faith of the Seven offers a blessing for her departure. The streets of the capital city are overflowing with starving refugees from the War of the Five Kings, as Cersei ignored both Tyrion and Janos Slynt's earlier warnings that something had to be done to care for the starving peasants or there would be mounting discontent with her son's rule.
As the royal party travels back to the Red Keep through the crowded streets, the starving refugees and commoners of King's Landing plead for bread and hurl insults at King Joffrey, and ultimately, someone throws cow excrement into Joffrey's face. Despite being accompanied by only a few dozen guards facing hundreds of peasants, Joffrey impetuously shouts orders for his soldiers to kill them all. A riot erupts and spreads throughout the city, with the royal party barely making it back to the castle in one piece. The High Septon is torn limb from limb by the mob.
Tyrion Lannister is enraged by Joffrey's shocking stupidity, as he should have realized both that his orders would cause a riot among the starving peasants and that he was badly outnumbered. When Joffrey defiantly insists that Tyrion can't speak to his king this way, Tyrion slaps him across the face, noting that he has now been able to slap the king, but his hand hasn't magically fallen off. With Joffrey sulking, Tyrion desperately tries to secure the castle. With most of the regular Lannister army in the Riverlands fighting in the war under Lord Tywin Lannister, the scant two thousand City Watch guards have difficulty containing the riot, and chaos reigns throughout the city. While Tyrion, Joffrey, and Cersei made it to the safety of the Red Keep, Tyrion realizes to his horror that Sansa Stark got lost in the crowd, though Joffrey is once again oblivious to how important she is as a political hostage. Sansa is being dragged away by a mob of angry men and is about to be raped, when Sandor "The Hound" Clegane arrives and slays her assailants. He carries Sansa to the castle and orders handmaids to take care of her. Tyrion thanks Sandor for saving Sansa's life, but Sandor bluntly responds that he didn't do it for him.
Beyond the Wall
The scouting party of the Night's Watch led by Qhorin Halfhand has left the expeditionary base their main force set up at the Fist of the First Men, and continues searching for the Wildlings in the Frostfangs mountain range. They encounter a small group of Wildling scouts and engage them in combat, killing all except one: a red-haired young woman named Ygritte. Qhorin orders Jon Snow to execute her while the rest of them continue on up the mountain. Jon hesitates, giving Ygritte enough time to make a run for it. Jon pursues and captures Ygritte, but they have become separated from Qhorin's scouting party. With darkness falling, Jon and his prisoner have to settle in for the night, hoping to link back up with Qhorin when daylight returns.
Across the Narrow SeaIn Qarth, Daenerys Targaryen tries to negotiate with the Spice King for ships to return to Westeros in. However, he considers it to be too risky an investment - considering that she has no army and has no open supporters in Westeros - and she receives nothing. Returning with Xaro Xhoan Daxos to his mansion, they find Xaro's guards dead, Irri strangled to death, and Daenerys' dragons missing, their cages empty. A hooded figure carries the dragons in a covered box up steps towards a tower.
A detailed recap of the episode scene by scene.
- The title refers to the Old Gods worshiped primarily in the North and the Seven-Faced god of the Faith of the Seven, also referred to as the New God or Gods. In the series their oaths featured in the preceding episode "The Ghost of Harrenhal."
- When Tyrion admonishes Joffrey that if Sansa dies the Starks will kill his captive "Uncle" Jaime, saying "You owe him quite a bit, you know!", recall that back in the Season 2 premiere, "The North Remembers", Joffrey told Cersei that he'd heard of the "rumors" being spread by Stannis that Joffrey is really Jaime's bastard son and a product of incest, he just refused to believe they could be true. Joffrey scowls at Tyrion's insinuation about his relationship to Jaime.
- The scenes depicting Jon Snow and Qhorin Halfhand beyond the Wall are filmed on-location in Iceland. The frozen landscape and glaciers in the background are real, not CGI or a matte painting.
- Screenshots reveal[2] that the letter on troop movements in the war that Arya Stark steals from Tywin Lannister's desk reads: "Marching ten thousand west to Lannisport through the Tooth (Golden Tooth). Estimate to reach you by week's end. Scouts report Robb Stark moving troops south by coast. Alert Serrett he should turn east at Silverhill." House Serrett are the lords of Silverhill, located in the southern Westerlands, south-east of Lannisport.
- Irri does not die in the books: Irri's death was apparently not a creative choice, but forced because actress Amrita Acharia had to leave production on the TV series. Acharia apparently had to leave because she wasn't able to obtain Norwegian citizenship (even though most of her family has it), and thus wasn't able to extend her EU work visa.[3]
- According an interview Amrita Acharia gave after this episode aired, a death scene for Irri was actually filmed but was not included in the final edit of the episode: "I'm waiting for Daenerys to come back so I'm running up the stairs. "Khaleesi, are you back yet?" And the dragons are gone. Out of nowhere, there's a noose around my neck. I think it's hard to be strangled on screen because obviously to an extent to make it look real, you really have to be a bit strangled. So I had massive bruises on my neck the next day. I was proud. Battle scars. Death scenes are fun."[4] Acharia also pointed out that the Daenerys/Irri sex scene which occurred in the third novel will now never happen.
- An image from a deleted scene later surfaced revealing that it was actually Doreah who personally strangled Irri to death, instead of just indirectly betraying her to her death. As this is from a deleted scene it is not canonical and should not be considered to have actually happened.[5]
Memorable Quotes
[A city wide riot starts in King's Landing after King Joffrey orders his men to attack a crowd of peasants, and the royal party barely makes it back within the gate of the Red Keep as the streets descend into chaos]
King Joffrey Baratheon: "Traitors! I'll have all their heads!"
Tyrion Lannister: "Oh you blind, bloody fool!"
Joffrey: "You can't insult me!"
Tyrion: "We've had vicious kings, and we've had idiot kings...but I don't know if we've ever been cursed with a vicious idiot for a king!"
Joffrey: "You, you can't!"
Tyrion: "I can, I am!"
Joffrey: "They attacked me!"
Tyrion: "They threw a cowpie at you! So you decide to kill them all?! They're starving, you fool! All because of a war you started!"
Joffrey: "You're talking to a king!"
[Tyrion slaps Joffrey across the face, sending him sprawling]
Tyrion: "And now I've struck a king! Did my hand fall from my wrist?!" [To the guards] "Where is the Stark girl?!"
Joffrey: [growling] "Let them have her!"
Tyrion: "If she dies you'll never get your uncle Jaime back! You owe him quite a bit, you know!"
[Ser Rodrik Cassel is brought in front of Prince Theon Greyjoy after he takes Winterfell]
Prince Theon Greyjoy: "Ser Rodrik, it grieves me that we meet as foes."
Ser Rodrik Cassel: "It grieves me that you have less honor than a back-alley whore. You were raised here, under this roof! These people are your people!"
Theon: "They are not my people."
Rodrik: "King Robb thought of you as his brother!"
Theon: "My brothers are dead! They died fighting Stark men, men like you!"
Rodrik: "Aye, they died fighting a war your father started! Lord Stark raised you among his own sons!"
Theon: "Among them, but not one of them! I was his hostage, taken from my home!"
Rodrik: "If he were alive to see this..."
Theon: "He's not, he's dead. Seven Kingdoms are at war and Winterfell is mine!"
Rodrik: "I should have put a sword in your belly instead of in your hand!"
Theon: "You've served this house faithfully, old man, but keep talking and I'll--"
[Rodrik spits in Theon's face] "Take him to the cells and lock him up--"
Dagmer: "You cannot let that stand, he must pay."
Theon: "I'll lock him in his cell until he rots--"
Dagmer: "No! He has to pay the iron price. They'll never respect you while he lives."
First Appearances
- Ser Rodrik Cassel
- The High Septon
- Ser Amory Lorch
- Drennan
- Irri
Cast notes
- Only 15 of the 25 starring cast members for the second season appear in this episode.
- Starring cast members John Bradley (Samwell Tarly), James Cosmo (Jeor Mormont), Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Jaime Lannister), Liam Cunningham (Davos Seaworth), Stephen Dillane (Stannis Baratheon), Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell), Jerome Flynn (Bronn), Iain Glen (Jorah Mormont), Conleth Hill (Varys), and Carice van Houten (Melisandre) are not credited and do not appear in this episode.
- Jack Gleeson is credited after Sophie Turner and Maisie Williams when he was credited ahead of them when they last appeared together in "Garden of Bones."
- In the opening titles, Jack Gleeson, who plays Joffrey Baratheon, has his sigil changed to a Stark direwolf, rather than a Baratheon stag.
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Promotional video
In the books
The episode covers material from the following chapters of A Clash of Kings.
- Chapter 35, Jon IV - Jon is unable to keep Ghost close to him.
- Chapter 37, Tyrion VIII - Littlefinger positions himself to negotiate with House Tyrell.
- Chapter 38, Theon III - the death of a northerner at the insistence of Theon's men.
- Chapter 39, Arya VIII - Arya orders a second murder from Jaqen.
- Chapter 40, Catelyn V - Catelyn returns from the Stormlands, context changed dramatically.
- Chapter 41, Daenerys III - Daenerys is unable to obtain ships through negotiation.
- Chapter 42, Tyrion IX - The departure of Myrcella and the riot of King's Landing.
- Chapter 47, Bran VI - Bran awakens to find Theon in Winterfell and surrenders the castle to him.
- Chapter 51, Theon IV - Theon sends word to Deepwood Motte for help. Theon sleeps with a Winterfell servant. The escape of Bran and Rickon is reported to him but not seen from Bran's point of view.
- Chapter 52, Jon VI - the capture of Ygritte.
- Chapter 53, Sansa IV - Sansa recalls being rescued from the riot.
- Chapter 57, Theon V - a beheading at Winterfell, context changed dramatically.
- Chapter 67, Theon VI - the death of Ser Rodrik, context changed dramatically.
There are several changes from the source material.
- Scene 1: Because Luwin is not a point of view character this scene does not feature in the book. The book features a wolf dream where Bran hears the sounds of the attack through Summer in chapter 46, Bran VI. Luwin does report being able to send messenger ravens while talking to Bran later in the same chapter.
- Scene 2: This scene is adapted from chapter 46, Bran VI. Dagmer is not present for the discussion in the book because he remains at Torrhen's Square during Theon's occupation of Winterfell. The discussion is shorter in the book with Bran not asking Theon if he hated them the whole time and Theon spending less time explaining the mechanics of the attack (this explanation is left to Luwin in the book).
- Scene 3: This scene is mainly adapted from Chapter 46, Bran VI but also features elements of Chapter 37, Theon III and Chapter 50, Theon IV.
- The scene takes place in the great hall of Winterfell rather than the courtyard.
- It is Mikken rather than Farlen who speaks up in the book. Mikken is ultimately killed for his defiance.
- Theon accepts Osha's fealty in the book although much of the dialogue is the same.
- The chapter ends with Theon accepting Osha's service.
- Ser Rodrik Cassel is not captured and doesn't die in the fall of Winterfell to the Ironborn, nor is he killed by Theon Greyjoy. His death occurs in Chapter 66, Theon VI.
- Theon does execute a Northerner who spits in his face after being taken captive, but it is Benfred Tallhart, captured when Theon first lands in the North at the Stony Shore. Also, Theon executes him by ritualistically drowning him in Ironborn fashion, not by decapitating him. This occurs in Chapter 37, Theon III. It is Theon's uncle Aeron Greyjoy who convinces him of the necessity of the death rather than Dagmer.
- Theon conducts a similar botched execution (with a different victim) in Chapter 56, Theon V.
- Scene 4: Jon's inability to control Ghost is loosely drawn from Chapter 34, Jon IV. Jon's discussion with Qhorin is not present in the books.
- Scene 5: The war council scene is new for the series. Littlefinger does not visit Harrenhal in the books but convinces Tyrion to let him broker an alliance with House Tyrell during a small council meeting in King's Landing in Chapter 36, Tyrion VIII.
- The risk of Arya being identified is not so prominent because no-one who knows her is at Harrenhal.
- Littlefinger does not meet with Tywin Lannister personally to discuss a possible alliance with House Tyrell. The discussion represents planning that is conducted via messenger raven. Littlefinger travels straight from King's Landing to the Tyrell army gathering at Bitterbridge, though both of them and the Small Council are exchanging letters via messenger raven.
- Arya Stark is never cupbearer to Tywin Lannister. In the books, Arya is a cupbearer at Harrenhal, but to Roose Bolton, who had captured Harrenhal from the Lannisters.
- Scene 6: The raid on the wildling lookout's camp takes place in Chapter 51, Jon VI.
- Jon and Stonesnake have to climb a cliff face to surprise the wildlings and there are only three of them in the book.
- Because Qhorin is not present it is Stonesnake who initially questions Ygritte with Jon. Many of his lines have been given verbatim to Qhorin in the show.
- Jon keeps Ygritte as a captive while waiting for Qhorin and she tells him a story about Bael the Bard which is not present in the episode.
- Qhorin then determines that they cannot take her with them when he arrives in the book. The same dialogue is used in the show.
- Jon Snow doesn't get separated from the Night's Watch's scouting party due to recapturing Ygritte in the books. He lets her go when he is unable to execute her.
- Scene 7: The departure of Myrcella takes place in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- Myrcella does not weep in the books. She comforts a crying Tommen before she is rowed away.
- Cersei insists on sending four ships with Myrcella, weakening the fleet at King's Landing. In the show only one ship is seen at anchor.
- Sansa challenges Joffrey's assertion that princes should not cry with historical examples rather than a reference to Rickon.
- Bronn is present for this scene in the book but not in the episode.
- Scene 8: The riot immediately follows the departure of Myrcella in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- The riot in King's Landing begins with the royal entourage stopped by a dazed refugee peasant woman standing in the middle of the road, holding her blue and dead baby, which starved to death because of the war. Joffrey callously throws a coin at her which bounces off the dead baby, and Cersei condescendingly tells Joffrey to leave the "poor woman" alone. The refugee woman then snaps, drops her dead baby like a sack of flour in the street, points at Cersei and starts shouting "Brotherfucker!", as the whole crowd takes up the chant.
- The thrown excrement incites Joffrey in the same way in the books but after the crowd have been riled up by his treatment of the bereaved woman.
- The royal party are mounted in the books.
- The Hound does not stay by Joffrey's side, having been sent to get the man who threw the excrement.
- Ser Aron Santagar and Ser Preston Greenfield of the Kingsguard are killed.
- The death of the High Septon is reported by Gyles Rosby rather than being seen directly by Tyrion.
- Scene 9: Tyrion's confrontation with Joffrey takes place in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- Cersei is present for the confrontation in the book but not in the show.
- Tyrion is more violent with Joffrey in the book and the Kingsguard separate them.
- Scene 10: Sansa recalls being attacked in the riot in Chapter 52, Sansa IV.
- Sansa is almost pulled from her horse but not chased into a back alley.
- Scene 11: Tyrion orders the Kingsguard to retrieve Sansa after confronting Joffrey in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- It is Ser Boros Blount who refuses to follow Tyrion's orders to go back for Sansa rather than Ser Meryn Trant. Cersei insists that they comply in the book while Joffrey takes no part in the discussion.
- Ser Mandon Moore was specifically responsible for Sansa but abandoned her to guard Joffrey.
- Scene 12: Sansa recalls being rescued by the Hound in Chapter 52, Sansa IV.
- She was not almost raped in the book.
- Another noblewoman Lollys Stokeworth is brutally raped by the mob in the book as reported to Tyrion in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- Scene 13: More violence in the riots is consistent with the description in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- Scene 14: Sansa is brought to safety by the Hound in Chapter 41, Tyrion IX.
- Tyrion is pleased to see her returned but does not congratulate Clegane.
- Clegane's line about the "Little Bird" being hurt is taken verbatim from the page.
- Clegane is ordered back out to help fight fires and it is then that he says he will not do it for Tyrion but instead to find the horse he lost in the riot.
- Scene 15: Daenerys discusses difficulty obtaining ships with Xaro in Chapter 40, Daenerys III but it was the Pureborn that she approached rather than the Spice King (who are not an established faction in the series). The discussion is only referenced in the book.
- Daenerys does note not being offered any refereshment by the pureborn.
- Scene 16: An added scene with Arya and Tywin.
- Tywin's discontent with his father's weakness is established in the books.
- Jaime is not noted to have had any difficulty with reading.
- Scene 17: Arya names a second victim to Jaqen in Chapter 38, Arya VIII. It is Weese the cruel understeward rather than Ser Amory that she names in the books.
- Scene 18: Ser Amory Lorch is not killed by Jaqen H'ghar.
- Scene 19: Robb is not a point of view character in the books and we do not see any scenes in his camp in the Westerlands. Catelyn returns to safety by travelling to Riverrun and does not meet with Robb. She arrives in Chapter 39, Catelyn V. This is before the capture of Winterfell in the book so she does not receive word of it.
- Scene 20: As stated earlier Jon allows Ygritte to escape in Chapter 51, Jon VI and does not recapture her. Ygritte's attraction to Jon is established later in the books and is based on his capture of her which is a wildling custom.
- Scene 21: Robb, Catelyn and Roose are separated by great distances at this stage in the books and no such meeting occurs there.
- Roose Bolton is commanding a northern army fighting in the east near Harrenhal so does not speak with Robb in person. The general idea that they should send word north for his bastard son Ramsay Snow to try to liberate Winterfell from the Ironborn is, however, essentially present in the books, but it communicated via raven.
- Scene 22: Theon sleeps with a Winterfell servant in Chapter 50, Theon IV but it is Kyra rather than Osha. Kyra has not been established in the TV series.
- Osha does not seduce Theon but does ultimately help Bran, Rickon, and Hodor escape Winterfell in a different manner.
- Scene 23: Sansa discusses the riot in Chapter 52, Sansa IV but it is Sandor Clegane that she speaks to rather than Shae. Shae has not yet been established as a maid at this point in the books.
- Scene 24 and Scene 25: The escape of Bran and Rickon is discovered by Theon in Chapter 50, Theon IV rather than shown first hand in the books.
- Drennan is found dead and Theon guesses that he was killed while undressing for a woman.
- Scene 26 and Scene 27: These scenes have no basis in the books.
- The dragons are not stolen.
- Irri is not killed in Qarth.
- ↑ Westeros.org
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ WinterIsCominet.net report on Amrita Acharia's departure
- ↑ WinterIsComing.net interview with Amrita Acharia
- ↑ WinterIsComing.net report.
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Beware the "yield trap".
Understandably, income investors study dividend yields quite closely. After all, a share on a dividend yield of 5% will pay out twice as much as a share rated on a more miserly yield of 2.5%.
Some investors look at historic yields; some at forecast (or "prospective") yields. It's not a deal-breaker either way, although personally I prefer forecast yields.
But here's the kicker: either way, those yields can be unexploded mines, lurking for the unwary. Looking at yield on its own, in short, can quickly introduce you -- painfully -- to the meaning of the term "yield trap".
The yield trap is simply explained. You buy a share, attracted by the high yield. But the dividend is then cut, or cancelled -- leaving you without the anticipated income. Worse, unsupported by the payout, the share price usually falls as well, leaving you also nursing a capital loss.
Let's see it in action.
Company A pays out 9 pence a share, with shares changing hands for 100 pence per share. So the dividend yield -- which is the dividend per share, divided by the share price, and multiplied by a hundred to turn it into a percentage -- is 9%.
But that 9 pence is unsustainable. Company A then halves its dividend, slashing investors' income. What happens to the yield? If the share drops to -- say -- 80 pence, the historic yield the becomes 5.6%. The "yield on cost" figure, of course, is 4.5%.
How, then, should investors spot potential yield traps? The most obvious reason for slashing the dividend is that the business simply hasn't got the money to pay it.
The business's earnings, in short, aren't large enough to support a distribution to shareholders at historic levels.
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Which is where the notion of 'dividend cover' comes in: earnings per share divided by dividend per share.
Now, dividend cover shouldn't be followed blindly. Some businesses -- such as utilities, for instance -- can quite happily operate with lower levels of dividend cover than more cyclical businesses. Other businesses -- such as REITs -- must pay out a fixed proportion of earnings as dividends, so again a low level of dividend cover is the norm.
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But as a broad brush generalisation, a ratio of close to one is definitely the danger zone. A ratio much bigger than two indicates a certain parsimony. Personally speaking, a ratio of 1.5-2.5 is usually what I'm looking for.
The table below highlights five shares with dividend cover well into the danger zone that I've mentioned. They're all big names, and -- given their yields -- are popular with income investors. And in each case, I've shown the last full year's earnings per share and dividend, yield and dividend cover.
There are shares with lower levels of dividend cover, to be sure -- but they tend to be REITs, or other special cases. The five highlighted have fewer extenuating circumstances, and seem to me to be more in danger of reducing their payout.
So should holders of these shares be worried? There isn't sadly, a clear-cut answer -- a fact that highlights the importance of looking at the underlying data quite carefully, and considering the full set of circumstances.
Standard Life, for instance, seems clear-cut, on both a historic and forecast basis: by my reckoning, the dividend is genuinely sailing close to the wind.
But Hargreaves Lansdown and Admiral, though, complicate matters by distinguishing between an ordinary dividend and a more discretionary extra 'special' dividend. But either way, a cut is a cut, and both firms have a level of dividend cover just above one, implying that there's very little margin of safety.
United Utilities may surprise you, depending on which stock screener you use. I've gone back to the annual accounts, and used the underlying earnings per share of 35.3p, described by the company as "providing a more representative view of business performance" -- implying the level of dividend cover that I've shown. Plug the statutory basic earnings per share of 45.7p into the calculation, though, and the dividend cover is a healthier 1.4.
And finally, there's Aviva, where the opposite problem applies. On a statutory basis, the earnings per share of 5.8p delivers a disturbing level of dividend cover of 0.2. Throw in the company's own preferred definition of earnings per share, and a healthier level of earnings of 53.8p emerges, giving a dividend cover of almost 2.
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Aviva, 0.2 cover?
How is UU's cover less than 1 when the dividend is less than the earnings?
Hello Mari11ion,Hmmm. Good point. It's "1.1" on my sheet of paper, so I've obviously made a typo. I'll get Fool HQ to change it, but bearing in mind it's Friday evening, it may take a while.Thanks! And well spotted.Malcolm (author)
Hello scjg1,See the text, which explains it.Malcolm (author)
It can be a bit tricky I reckon. With the big companies they might maintain the dividend even if it isn't fully covered by dipping into cash reserves or even borrowing to maintain (or at least give an impression of) confidence. Obviously this can only go on for so long and as Malcolm hints at in the article the sector seems to influence whether or not a company will do this too.Small caps though, whilst you can get some sweet, well covered dividends, don't seem to do this (I've not seen it, the reasons are obvious).I tend to agree with the author in general though, I prefer the dividend to be covered, at least by cash generation. Why take the risk when there are plenty of companies out there that pay out great dividends that they can afford?
I own 3 out of 5. Holding for now. Aviva has had trouble for a while but still managed to increase the divi 2% last year and look like they are finally getting their act together. HL is a growth stock so I don't really care about the divi, the also are growing organically and don't need much cap ex so I wouldn't think the cover matters that much. Admiral is another (slower) growth stock and past record of divi increases suggests they will keep going. The forecasts (admittedly sketchy in finance) on digital look for all 3 suggest divi increases for the next two years.
>duffmanchon:I hold Aviva also and the new CEO, MacFarlane or whatever his name is, does not appear to have ruled out a dividend cut. Ridiculous, when our shares have lost so much off the price of them.
Aviva cover was 0.2 for 2011( Depending on which data used)but the projected cover for 2012 is 2.1.Need to look at the overall picture not just figures in isolation. 2.1 does it for me - definitely holding and might even buy some more.
What good is the forecast yield if it cannot forecast a dividend cut?
My point was that for what it is worth the guys in the city predict that earnings will keep up enough to increase the dividend for the 3 stocks that I own. The future is inheritantly uncertain but based on their previous record (except AV) I would expect dividends to grow with earnings.
An unsurprising bunch of unexciting shares IMO. However, the exception is HL. Why on earth are they paying out over 90% of their earnings in dividends when they only listed a couple of years ago?I haven't looked at their accounts but i presume they have massive depreciation and therefore have large cash earnings covering that dividend rather than accounting earnings. Or they require no further investment in their business. I don't really have anything to do with Financials believing them to be horrid cyclicals (especially fund managers and their sales agents like HL) exposed to both the economy and the markets.But HL does perplex me on this one...
Koochak,Indeed. My point entirely.Malcolm (author)
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Date published: April 18, 2011
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Mennonite Church Eastern Canada's annual School for Ministers, held in late February at Conrad Grebel University College, Waterloo, was the third event this winter focused on spiritual formation. The events were designed to get pastors and other leaders thinking about their work as forming individuals and congregations as Christians and as Christian organizations.
From Feb. 22 to 24, Irma Fast Dueck, associate professor of practical theology at Canadian Mennonite University, Winnipeg, Man., spoke to the need to create worship in which people have the opportunity to encounter God. "There is something more at work" than planning and leading, she said. Pastors and church leaders need to come to worship planning and leading with humility, as "something difficult to name, a mystery" meets the congregation in worship.
"Worship is a waste of time; it's useless," she said, meaning that worship should not try to do anything other than provide an opportunity to meet God. "We are created for companionship with our Creator," she said, adding, "Worship is good in and of itself."
The early Anabaptists knew this, Fast Dueck said, as they yielded themselves (gelassenheit) to God in their worship. As such, worship is an experience that changes and forms people. She described early 20th-century Mennonite worship as orientation, disorientation and reorientation:
* ORIENTATION - solidifying Mennonites' intellectual self-understanding as they moved out of their communities into the world. H. S. Bender's "Anabaptist Vision" was part of this.
* From the 1960s on, DISORIENTATION became the norm - a fixation on innovation and creativity in worship, that tended to be music-driven, intimate in nature, casual and informal.
* Now RE-ORIENTATION, or renewal, is taking place with worship again being seen as the place to renew the congregation's relationship with God and experienee God anew. The assumption is that people are longing for a relationship with God and that worship can provide a place to meet God with body, mind and emotions.
Fast Dueck's second presentation focused on the use of ritual, embodied worship. In her final presentation, almost negating her earlier comments about worship not getting things done, she focused on "10 spiritual practices of public worship," a list of things that worship does for the congregation, including teaching about generosity, justice, mercy and the universality of the church.
The three-day event also included worship, and workshops on lament, preaching, rituals, storytelling and prayer.
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Cat Cora, the first woman to win the "Iron Chef America" competition, enters the kitchen April 17 with showbiz names on NBC's "Celebrity Cooking Showdown." Think "Dancing with the Stars" with aprons and clanging pots substituted for sequined frocks and live music.
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The Proper Use of Manipulatives in the Math Classroom
Visit any math classroom today and you are sure to find shelves filled with a variety of objects. Some of these objects will be as commonplace as buttons and sticks, while others may include counting frames and Cuisenaire rods. Objects used by students which enable them to actively learn a concept are called manipulatives.
The use of manipulatives in the classroom has been studies for years. Research journals print glowing reports of the success of teaching math with manipulatives. Many teachers obtain manipulatives for their classroom, but their students fail to achieve the promised success. The problem lies in the teacher not knowing when and how to use the manipulatives.
Manipulatives are frequently used only for counting in the lower grades; however, this is a very limited use. Manipulatives are important to all students, kindergarten through high school. The younger students will need more time and activities with these concrete objects, but students of every age will benefit from them.
Another common use of manipulatives is with the remedial student who does not understand a concept after the teacher has explained it several times. Manipulatives are important for the remedial student, but not as a last resort. Manipulatives need to be an integral part of every math class, not merely a remediation technique. A builder does not wait and use his nails after the boards of his house are collapsing. Instead, he carefully hammers each nail in a strategic place to give the house stability and strength. If manipulatives are used correctly and frequently, students will have a strong conceptual math foundation.
Manipulatives should be provided when a new concept is introduced to students and when reteaching is necessary. A perceptive student may not always need manipulatives to be successful, but they will enhance his understanding of the concept. For those students who do not understand the concept when it is introduced, using manipulatives when reteaching is important. Often these students are given more and more practice, when they really need reteaching. (I.e., a student who does not understand the concept of renaming one ten as ten ones will not benefit from being assigned extra subtraction problems for practice. This student needs reteaching using a bundle of sticks, Cuisenaire rods, or an abacus. After the student understands the renaming concept, he can them benefit from practicing the process.)
There is a variety of different types of manipulatives that students can use. Classification skills can be learned before a student is able to count. Given a bag of buttons, a student can sort them according to color, size, or shape.
Geometric shapes are easily learned if a student is able to feel and count the edges of cardboard and foam shapes. Later the student can make his own shapes by gluing toothpicks onto paper. With manipulative activities like these, it won't be long before the kindergarten student will be identifying pentagons and octagons.
Many students have a difficult time understanding fractions. It is important for students in the early grades to cut and color parts of a whole when naming or adding fractions. It is just as important for the older student to manipulate fractions when multiplying and dividing them. Before multiplying 1/2 x 1/3, let the student fold a paper into thirds and color two- thirds of the paper. Then re-fold the paper into halves and color one-half a different color. The overlapping colors will be the product 1/6. This activity will help most students understand why the product of two fractions is smaller than one or both of the factors.
Manipulatives are important when you teach for the understanding of math concepts. They are the concrete objects you provide in order to transfer understanding to the abstract level. Don't place them on a desk or table and wait for a student to discover what to do with them. Demonstrate the manipulatives letting the students use them while you teach. Provide specific activities so your students know how to use the manipulatives by themselves. Manipulatives can be a valuable teaching tool if they are properly used.


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I am 7 months pregnant.i have been taking calcium tablets that expired 27Days ago.will it harm my baby?
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The FDA requires drug manufacturers to find out when their medicines will reach 95% of their original efficiency. This is almost always the date that becomes the expiration. You should be perfectly fine, with the only drawback being that you probably haven't been getting the full potency of your vitamins. To read more on this subject (including how to properly dispose of those expired pills), check out my blog post at http://www.masterofmom.com/2013/01/ready-to-clean-out-old-medicine.html -- Hope that helps!posted 01/06/2013 by masterofmom
im pretty sure it wont harm your baby,it's just a safety date that the FDA makes company's put because the company's don't want the risk of being sued. but as long as you have not left the bottle open or exposed to moister then they should be fine for another 6 months..and i still have prenatal's from 2yrs ago..they expired in aug 2011..but their still good! lolposted 01/29/2012 by lovelysweetbombshell
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PANJSHIR, Afghanistan, May 27, 2011 -- Panjshir Provincial Reconstruction Team members, government officials, school children and villagers attended a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the Perengal School in Dara district, Afghanistan, May 17, 2011.
Children lined the road to the new school to greet visitors as they approached for the ceremony.
Visitors included the provincial deputy governor, a ministry of education representative, the education director, the district governor and the Provincial Reconstruction Team, or PRT, commander.
"Ever since my team and I arrived in Panjshir, we've always felt welcome," said Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph Blevins, PRT commander. "But I've never felt more welcome than I did today as the school children lined the road to greet us."
The Community Development Council, a group of Afghans who address the needs of their community, brought the need to build the Perengal School to the attention of the PRT who funded the project.
"This valley needed this school and the people here are very thankful for it," said Dara district Gov. Malem Sorab, through an interpreter. "The students used to have to study in rented houses and some were sitting under trees for school lessons."
Construction of the eight-classroom school began in July 2008.
"The school will provide 238 boys a place to continue their lessons," said Perengal School Principal Mahmood Ahmadi, through an interpreter. "We are thankful for this school because it has been built with good quality and high standards."
Ahmadi said he believes there are three fundamentals needed to build capacity for education: a good building, good teachers and good equipment.
"Today this school gives us one of the fundamentals we need for our children to get education," said Panjshir Deputy Gov. Abdul Rahman Kabiri, through an interpreter.
The district governor asked all the people present to help preserve the school and ensure the school achieves its potential.
"We have given you the school. Now, I would like you to help us maintain the school," said Sorab. "I would like the school students to work hard and the director of education to work on building the capacity to bring good quality teachers here."
During the ceremony, boys from the Taza Mahamad Shaheed High School Banner Team sang "Maariff," which means education. The team sang, "We are people of education; education is our job. It doesn't matter if we are male or female but we are responsible for getting knowledge. We are proud of getting an education," relayed through an interpreter.
The PRT commander stressed the importance of working together and working through the government.
"The PRT works with the people through the government to identify projects, and we will continue to do that until we leave," said Blevins from Oregonia, Ohio. "Shana ba shana, dast ba dast," translated to mean shoulder-to-shoulder, hand-in-hand.
The deputy governor reflected on the importance of what has been put in the hands of the youth.
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A "dependable and wonderful multitasking student" and a "detail-oriented staff member who takes time to listen to students and lends her support and guidance" were the respective recipients of the 2012 Student Employee and Work-Study Supervisor of the Year awards, respectively, at the Student Employment Awards Luncheon April 16.
Senior political science/history major Ron Burd and Administrative Assistant for the Division of Occupational Therapy (OT) Sandy Teague were selected by two separate panels of judges.
Burd was nominated for the award by Executive Director of Alumni and Family Relations Kathy Waye, Office Manager for Alumni and Family Relations Terry Finger, and Admissions Events Coordinator Eva Moberg-Sarver.
Burd, a political science/history major from Penn Yan, has worked for the alumni and family relations office for two years.
"Our alumni, families, and community members really enjoy their interaction with Ron," said Waye. "He is great at multi-tasking projects which is necessary in our office. He always gives 110 percent to any project that he is given."
Burd is responsible for answering questions, running reports, typing, filing, planning and working special events, and contacting alumni, families, and community members.
"When his projects are complete, he doesn't hesitate to see if someone else in the office needs assistance, a true sign of a team player," said Waye.
"What makes Ron even more special is he also works for admissions," said Moberg-Sarver. "Ron originally started working for admissions over his January break in 2010 as a student ambassador, helping us with special events, and evening and weekend visits. During that time he became far more than an employee for six weeks. He was hired as a summer employee last year and has been asked to return again this year."
While working in admissions, Burd's primary responsibilities include answering questions, making phone calls, giving tours, and sending mailings. But most importantly, says Moberg-Sarver, he helps students feel comfortable during their campus visits.
"He is always willing to help in any way that he can," said Moberg-Sarver. "He is a dependable and wonderful resource for students who are looking at Keuka."
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"Recognizing our work-study students is important, and I have never seen anything like this before," said Keuka College President Dr. Jorge L. Díaz-Herrera. "I am proud of the work all of our 433 students, who perform 630 jobs for an average of six-and-a-half hours per week. If we were to hire full-time employees to do the work they do, we would need 102 more full-time employees. So, Keuka students do a massive amount of work."
Teague was one of five work-study supervisors nominated for the award. She was nominated by Emily Conrad, a student office assistant for OT.
Conrad says Teague is the one person she can continually go to for guidance, support, and feedback. That is why the occupational science major from Geneva chose to nominate Teague for the Work Study Supervisor of the Year Award. The feeling is mutual; last year, Teague nominated Conrad for the Student Employee of the Year Award.
"Sandy was looking for a freshman OT student to become one of her work-study employees in the OT office," said Conrad. "I just happened to be looking for a work-study job, and I have been working with her in the OT office ever since. I consider myself lucky to be working in the office with Sandy."
Having Taegue as her work study supervisor has helped Conrad "grow as an individual during my time at Keuka and working in the OT department," she said. "I have gained confidence by having my ideas and opinions valued and taken into consideration. I am allowed to show my creativity while working on projects that are helpful to the OT department as a whole."
Added Conrad: "After having such a great experience working with Sandy, I hope I can find a job and supervisor after I graduate that I enjoy half as much as the one I currently have in the OT department."
The other supervisor nominees were Carol Sackett (library circulation supervisor), Valerie Webster (co-curricular transcript coordinator), BJ Hill (office manager, student affairs) and Pete Bekisz (webmaster).
Each of the nominees was recognized at the luncheon by his or her nominator and presented with a gift. The names of the student and supervisor award recipients will be added to two separate plaques housed in the Center for Experiential Learning. The Student Employee of the Year banner and plaque is hung up in the winner's work-study location until the following year's awards luncheon.
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New Tank Set up What is Needed??
Ok well I am going to get my tank soon (100g). This is my first time at a reef tank well basically first time at any real tank. I was wondering what you guys think I need for a new tank. I plan on having a sump if that helps. I currently have nothing and the tank is not drilled but I think I might get it drilled also if I do that does anyone have a step by step overflow directions on DIY if so please explain like I am 5 yrs old so I understand everything. A fellow reefer recommend me a list of things that I would need if you guys would not mind adding on to it or listing certain brands that you like or think would be good please feel free to list them. Also if you have any sites that sells equipment cheap please list them to.
It can take a while to get the base rock to turn into live rock. What are your plans with this tank?
First, you'll need more then 2 pumps, if you are going to have corals in here. I don't recommend a canister filter and neither will most people on this forum (they become detritus traps that lead to issues).
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both will be a good starting point for starting a new tank. Once you grasp these, then it's time to move on and decide what plans you have for the tank.
Ok I have spent some time in this forums before and already read the sump link but I re-read it and just read the coral and lighting. I would like to have a SPS and softies setup with maybe one or two LPS I know mixing is not smart but they would go in at the end to see if they are capataiable with everything in the tank. I am going to do a sump that was always the plan never wanted to do a canister. How much rock would you recommend for a 100 gallon tank and how much sand I am thinking about doing a shallow sand bed. How many pumps do you think I will need? Also when you say pumps in your last post did you mean power heads?
yeah, pumps is an alternate to powerheads, If you are wanting a shallow sand bed then i'd recommend you using an inch of sand and nothing close to 2-3in that can cause issues. LR (live rock) or BR (base rock) is your preferance, the general rule of thumb is 2lbs per gallon. So you'll need 200lbs of rock. that's a lot which is why may will go with base rock as it will indeed turn into LR.
How much sand do you think I will need for 1inch bed? I plan on putting eggcrate down then putting BR then LR then the sand how much sand do you think I will need if I do it like that? Also what type of blowers do you recommend and how many for this type of tank? Basically the only LFS is petco so what website do you recommend for buying these items on?
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Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0848728556, Hardcover)An insider's guide to the recipes, ingredients, and traditions that define international city cuisine, the Foods of the World series is the definitive cookbook collection for anyone passionate about food and travel. Richly photographed, with over 45 authentic recipes and in-depth culinary features, each book brings readers closer to the best eating experiences each city has to offer from a culinary authority Americans trust.
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Sample exotic teas and enjoy tasty treats while learning about the diverse customs associated with tea drinking in countries like China, Chile, England, Japan, Iran and more. This family centric event will include crafts and internationally-themed activities for kids. Sun 2-5 p.m.


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Nobody has been able to stop Georgia Tech's offense so far.
That doesn't seem likely to change Saturday when the 21st-ranked Yellow Jackets will line up the nation's most productive offense against a North Carolina State defense that has been riddled by injuries.
Coach Paul Johnson's triple-option system has long been known for its gaudy production on the ground. Now that the Yellow Jackets (4-0, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) have figured out how to put the ball in the air, they've been unstoppable.
They lead the nation with averages of 53 points and 630.5 total yards.
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Immortal Dusk
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What if your fate was sealed and death was your only salvation?
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Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis)
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|Northern myotis
|Myotis (1)
|Length: 7.6 - 9.5 cm (2)
|2 - 8 g (2)
The northern long-eared bat is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List (1).
Distinguished by the long, rounded ears for which it is named (2) (3), the northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) is a small bat species of the genus Myotis, which means 'mouse-ear' in Greek (2). The distinctive ears, when laid forward, are so long that they extend past the tip of the nose (2) (3).
The northern long-eared bat has a brown-to-reddish coat, which is yellowish-grey on the belly (2) (3). The ears and face are usually blackish (3). The female northern long-eared bat is usually larger and heavier than the male (2).
The northern long-eared bat occurs in Canada and most U.S. states east of the Mississippi River, ranging west to British Colombia, Montana and Wyoming (1). The northern long-eared bat's range extends south to Alabama, Georgia and Florida (1) (3). The northern long-eared bat is most abundant in the northern parts of its large range (4) (5).
Generally associated with boreal forests and the wet forests of British Columbia, the northern long-eared bat relies on dense areas of forest for maternity and day roosts (1)(5).During the day, this species may roost in cavities in trees or in crevices under loose bark (1) (4). It may also roost in buildings and other man-made structures (1) (2) (4)
In the winter, the northern long-eared bat takes refuge in caves and abandoned mines (1) (2) (4) (5).
The northern long-eared bat is known to forage along forest edges, on hillsides and ridges, in clearings, canopies, and over water (1) (2) (5). A generalist predator, the northern long-eared bat takes its prey opportunistically using echolocation (1) (4). It typically catches its prey during flight (1) (2), and feeds on a variety of insects, including moths, beetles, flies, caddisflies and spiders (2). This species is most active one or two hours after sunset, and again before sunrise (2) (4).
Generally a solitary species, the northern long-eared bat is rarely seen in large groups (5). Interestingly, male and female northern long-eared bats will always roost separately, however; this species may sometimes roost with other bat species (1). The northern long-eared bat hibernates in small groups in caves and abandoned mines from late autumn to early spring (4).
Mating occurs in large congregations, or swarms, outside caves and abandoned mines prior to hibernation (2) (4). The female stores the sperm through hibernation and begins ovulation when it emerges in the spring (4). Small maternity colonies are formed by groups of female northern long-eared bat during the breeding season, where up to 60 females may be present in a colony (1) (2). Each female gives birth to a single pup around two months after the spring emergence (4).
The northern long-eared bat faces a number of threats across its range. Timber harvesting may reduce available trees for roosting, as well as available forest for foraging, while the continued use of insecticides contaminates this species' food supply (1). Additionally, the northern long-eared bat is affected by white-nose syndrome, a deadly fungus, but the extent to which this fungus is a threat is not yet known (5).
A growing threat to this species is human disturbance in caves and at other roosting locations (1) (4). The closure of mines throughout its range may also have an adverse effect on this species, by reducing the availability of suitable hibernation sites (4).
The declining number of undisturbed caves for hibernation is perhaps a growing concern for the northern long-eared bat, and therefore protection of caves within this species' range is becoming increasingly important. In particular, it is important for caves to be gated, rather than closed, to ensure the survival of this species (4). Gates that prevent intrusion to caves and mines by people, but allow bats to enter, have been installed in some caves in West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Illinois (4).
The northern long-eared bat is listed as a Species of Special Concern in North Carolina, giving it some legal protection (4). The northern long-eared bat also occurs in several protected areas across its range (1) (4). Otherwise, the only legal protection afforded to this species is the Federal Cave Protection Act, which regulates cave usages and removal of cave resources, and indirect protection through other cave-dwelling species' protection plans (4).
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- Boreal forest: the sub-Arctic forest of the high northern latitudes that surrounds the North Pole and is mainly composed of coniferous trees.
- Echolocation: detecting objects by reflected sound. Used by bats and odontocete cetaceans (toothed whales, dolphins and porpoises) for orientation and to detect and locate prey.
- Hibernation: a winter survival strategy in which an animal's metabolic rate slows down and a state of deep sleep is attained. While hibernating, animals survive on stored reserves of fat that they have accumulated in summer.
- Ovulation: in female mammals, the release of a ripe egg from an ovary (one of the paired reproductive organs).
IUCN Red List (May, 2011)
- Schwartz, C.W. and Schwartz, E.R. (2001) The Wild Mammals of Missouri. University of Missouri Press, Missouri.
- Hamilton, W.J. and Whitaker, J.O. (1998) Mammal of the Eastern United States. Cornell University Press, Ithaca, New York.
NatureServe Explorer - Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) (May, 2011)
Bat Conservation International - Northern long-eared bat (Myotis septentrionalis) (May, 2011)


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Totally Off-Limits
Totally Private & Personal: Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women
The Absolutely True, Positively Awesome Book About...ME!
The dead of summer. She is eleven. She's perched on the deck painting her toenails Sludge and contemplating her self-esteem, which wavers these days like the heat off blacktop. You want to arm her with pride, self-love, a healthy body image, the power to say her own yeses and nos. But frankly, she doesn't want to hear from you. You've already slipped and said you think Sludge is ghastly. So who can you trust to prep your daughter for the cruel world of the preteen?
Trust Jessica Wilber. At age seventeen, Wilber has penned two renowned guides to journaling for girls: Totally Private and Personal: Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women (Free Spirit Publishing, 1996), and--new this year, for younger girls--The Absolutely True, Positively Awesome Book About...ME! (Free Spirit Publishing, 1999). Both books are sharp, honest, wise beyond the author's years, and cool beyond your best attempts.
Wilber's most recent book talks straight to seven-, eight-, and nine-year-old girls about why journaling is important and how they can create journals that celebrate and express their very own tastes, struggles, and values. Wilber says journals help girls "remember things...understand yourself...handle your feelings...(and) like yourself." Her rules are few: "date every entry...when you want to write, do it...(and) write as much or as little as you want." Beyond that, Wilber's suggestions are just that--starters for girls' unique, private "books about me."
She gives great attention to form, trashing the traditional "one-year diary with a lock and one tiny page for each day. You'll need a lot more space if you really want to be creative." She notes the merits of "book" journals (blank books, three-ring binders, notebooks); computer journals; and journals on audio- or videotape; and she encourages girls to pick a format and make it their own--with glue, glitter, photos, paint, stickers, and markers. "Glitter?" shrieks the most feminist of mommies. Is this postfeminist artsy-craftiness? Self-actualized girliness? Who cares. Our daughters face lifetimes of negotiating aesthetics, and it's good to enable them to link beauty with intellect as early as possible.
Actually, Wilber performs lots of complex feats in The Absolutely True, Positively Awesome Book About...ME!, with clear-headed hipness. She talks about the importance of privacy and suggests up-front ways to keep journals totally off-limits from parents and sibs. Way to cultivate trust. She ties journaling to the seasons with devices that would delight both Martha Stewart and Clarissa Pinkola Estes. For fall, she declares four holidays--Be Late for Something Day, Dictionary Day, Black Poetry Day, and Celebrate Louisa May Alcott Day--and invites girls to invent their own big days with special readings and writings. Wintertime brings how-to's for writing poetry and making colorful holiday paper. Spring takes girls outside for nature journaling, and summer suggestions include collecting memory stones, shells, pinecones, and leaves, to be dated and stored "so you can enjoy your treasures later." With spark and intimacy, Wilber teaches girls that writing transcends sentence structure--it's about discovery, experience, and expression. It's sensual. It's safe. It can lead to great things, self-confidence the greatest among them.
Wilber's earlier book, Totally Private & Personal: Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women is similar in format but speaks to older girls. Short chapters are broken up with quotes from celebs like Anne Frank, Simone de Beauvoir, and Christina Rossetti, and boxed "Check It Out" sections list books for further reading, toll-free help lines, and Web sites. Wilber covers sex ("your body should be sacred to you, so treat it with the respect it deserves," followed by top ten worst reasons to have sex); zits ("never squeeze or pick at zits because they will probably flare up even more"); and general advice--"1) love yourself, 2) be yourself, 3) always keep a journal"--all in the context of personal creative writing.
Writing exercises range from entirely nonthreatening to the nonwriter ("create a letter poem, using the letters of the word fall as the starting point of each line") to emotionally demanding and sophisticated ("write about your ideal coming-of-age ceremony; describe how you felt when you got your first period [glad? not so glad?]; make a list of ten things you love about your body").
Make sure you read through both books before you nudge them between your daughter and her toenail polish. In fact, take on a few of the writing exercises yourself. Go ahead--sit down in private and come up with "ten things you love about your body," and you'll probably feel closer to your daughter and the issues on her horizon than you would if you did like Sludge.
The Absolutely True, Positively Awesome Book About...ME! ($9.95), Totally Private & Personal: Journaling Ideas for Girls and Young Women ($8.95), and information on Jessica Wilber are available through Free Spirit Publishing in Minneapolis, (612) 338-2068, (800) 735-7323, [email protected], www.freespirit.com.
Ann Rosenquist Fee regularly reviews books for Minnesota Parent.
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Attorney's Fake Celebrity Photo Gallery on Website Draws Suspension
Call her the Zelig or Forrest Gump of California attorneys, but you can also call her "suspended."
I've seen a lot of fun and strange law firm web site ethics issues come up since the mid-90s, but it is refreshing to see that there are still new takes on the concept of "deceptive and misleading" lawyer advertising online in 2014.
A State Bar Court judge in Sacramento, California has recommended a six month suspension for a Los Angeles attorney who put Photoshop to use in manipulating a photo gallery on her website filled with fake pictures of her with various politicians, celebrities and star athletes. The court found that this photo gallery amounted to deceptive advertising. Read the highly entertaining opinion here.
Svetlana Sangary's website describes her litigation boutique in similar ways to most related practices. However, when contacted by the state bar investigating the photos (and another complaint), there was a failure to respond for many months.
Perhaps, she was at the Emmys or lunching with Jamie Foxx--both sounding far more fun than answering to this stuff in court--but was more likely photoshopping another shot out of US Weekly. Among the interesting tidbits in the handling of this matter are:
- She refused to remove the photos in question even after contacted by the State Bar.
- Her 16 page response also included 148 pages of exhibits ranging from an article about Natalie Portman (now that is a photo opp I'd enjoy) to an array of e-mails and canceled checks.
- The judge noted her response as "bizarre".
- She cited a First Amendment right to remain silent.
There are politicians from both parties--Obama, Biden, Gore, two Clintons and a Schwarzenegger to name a few. Hollywood elite from Streisand to Clooney; DiCaprio to Baldwin. People that annoy me like Dr. Phil and Larry King. People I'd like to hang with like Jennifer Garner and Magic Johnson (and Paris Hilton, although I would not usually admit to that one).
Perhaps more entertaining are some of the Yelp reviews I read in looking to learn more about this attorney. Her 6.1 on Avvo will likely take a hit, since that included a 5/5 for professional conduct. My guess is that someone is vetting each accolade, testimonial and result posted for her in various places online.
It was probably close to a decade ago that an attorney came up to me after one of my internet marketing ethics programs for the Pennsylvania Bar Institute in Philadelphia. He was somewhat irate (and annoyed) by a Philadelphia lawyer that displayed a "photo gallery" on his website of him with various politicians and celebrities. He believed that the use of such photos were deceptive and misleading--suggesting to potential clients that he had relationships with these folks and potentially might be suggesting they are clients.
Now this CLE audience member actually expected me to "do something about it." I still remember responding that I was not the ethics police and that he was free to report this website to the state bar. I don't know if he ever did. But I did start using that website as an example in my seminars of a "potential issue." Just minutes ago, I went back online to see if that photo gallery was still a part of the law firm website in 2014--and sure enough, it was. In a twist of irony, many of the politicians and celebs in those photos are the exact same people photoshopped in Ms. Sangary's gallery--although I do believe his to be authentic.
You might ask me why I don't "name names" in this example (as I often do). Well, I'm still not the ethics police. And while I don't know the guy personally, he seems like a good person and is involved in some related organizations outside of the legal profession that I'm also in. So, I'd rather just be nice about it (this time). However, I've always suggested in my CLEs that a proper disclaimer in regard to the photo gallery and his relationships might go a long way to appeasing anyone believing the use to be deceptive and misleading advertising. And I might suggest that these two photo gallery examples--from Philadelphia and Los Angeles--will likely make it into my 2015 ethics CLE.
The marketer side of me finds both examples to be entertaining. Although I doubt she can fall back on the "no such thing as bad publicity" argument in this situation. The ethics attorney side of me wonders if the deceptive and misleading argument would still be an issue if indeed those photos were real. Perhaps that is a case of first impression somewhere else for another day.
For Ms. Sangary, the bar court judge also recommended a three year probationary period to go with the six month suspension, and a retaking of a professional responsibility exam. Only in Hollywood.