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Writing, reading, video games, graphic design, animals, Harry Potter, The Walking Dead, Gotham, Batman '66, various Channel Awesome producers, Angry Video Game Nerd
Favorite Books/Authors:
11/22/63 and Duma Key by Stephen King, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J. K. Rowling
Favorite Noveling Music:
Harry Potter soundtracks, Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor by Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Moonlight Sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven
Favorite Camp Activity:
Making smores
Brief Bio:
I am a 35 year old female. I am a writer (obviously), reader, artist, and gamer. I have participated in NaNoWriMo eight times now, having won every time. I'm a bit of a procrastinator otherwise, so I use this to give me a much needed goal.
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November, 2012: Shandurai: Year Four - The Secret of Simon (completed)
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J., our sweet southern exclusive, is guided through the steps of becoming a true porn star by Michael Lucas, who opens J.s hole and shows him how to control his ass when getting fucked. Fun-seeking J. can not wait to get his mouth around Michaels shaft. Begging for it, he gets fucked in every possible position. Michael then cums on J.s expectant face while slurping up any drop he can.
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A Georgia native, cutie J.'s zest for life is what caught Michael Lucas's eye during the casting process for Manhattan Heat. Currently living in Brooklyn and working as a recording artist, J. hopes his fans enjoy seeing him take on this new role in his life. We know we do!
What is there to say about Michael Lucas? A good place to start is the beginning: Lucas Entertainment founder and president Michael Lucas was born in Moscow, Russia, on March 10, 1972. He was raised in Moscow and attended college there, graduating with a degree in law. In 1995, Michael Lucas moved to Germany, then to France, where he began modeling and appearing on several European television programs and covers of many European magazines. In 1998, Lucas opened his own production company, Lucas Entertainment, in New York City. Later that year, he made his directorial debut with the well-received Back in the Saddle. This first production sparked the Michael Lucas "renegade" vision that is indelibly New York. Additionally, basing his company in New York City, as opposed to the more traditional Los Angeles, enabled Lucas to showcase the diversity of types and ethnicities found nowhere else. MIchael Lucas started Lucas Distribution, Inc. in 2004 and LucasBlog.com in 2005. Both are pioneering ventures in the competitive realms of adult video distribution and online media, respectively. In the summer of 2005 he released GayVN's Best Picture of the year, a high-budget adult film remake of Dangerous Liaisons, featuring celebrity cameos from RuPaul, Boy George, Graham Norton, Bruce Vilanch, and Michael Musto. In 2006, filming began on his most buzzed about film ever, Michael Lucas' La Dolce Vita. The production included a big-budget fashion show, a sextra-filled club orgy scene, a headline-making fountain scene with Vivid star Savanna Samson. On November 12, 2004, Michael Lucas was proudly sworn in as an American citizen.
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Colorado Marijuana Sales up, Crime Down
Category: News | Posted on Thu, May, 15th 2014 by THCFinder
Five months ago, Colorado made history by being the first state in the US to legalize the possession of small amounts of marijuana. Opponents were worried that this decision would cause an increase in crime rates, but as sales of marijuana have been increasing, instances of crime have actually gone down in the state. Some local businesses, such as the Colorado Symphony Orchestra (CSO), have even begun to incorporate the drug into advertising as a means of increasing revenue.
Sales of recreational marijuana in the state reached almost $19 million for the month of March, almost a $5 million increase from February. The first three months of recreational sales have earned roughly $7.3 million in taxes for Colorado, with taxes from medicinal weed bringing the total up to $12.6 million. Another way that this legislation is generating taxes for the state is through fees and licensing of growers and sellers, which have earned an additional $903,000 for the first three months. The fact that sales are steadily increasing indicates that the financial benefit of legalized marijuana could be a lasting one. However, lawmakers are still unsure of this, and are choosing to only plan their spending with the money that has already been earned.
Compared to the January-April period from 2013, 2014 has seen an overall reduction in both violent and property crimes since legalizing marijuana. This strikes down the statements made by opponents of the bill that legalization of the drug would lead to an increase in crime in the state. Notable reductions were seen in homicide (down by over 52%) and theft from motor vehicles (down by 36%), and all forms of violent crime saw a reduction in their incidence over this period.
As Colorado sales of marijuana are heading up and crime is heading down, another boost that the state is receiving is through job growth. There are at least 13 different jobs that have been created by the industry, ranging from marijuana journalists to grow site operators. The increasing demand for employment can also act as a boost for students, who are taking advantage of the booming industry to help cover tuition costs, according to a study published by Humboldt University. With the cannabis business projected to keep growing, the need for jobs within the industry will continue to expand as well.
The Colorado Symphony Orchestra is one group who has taken advantage of the legalization of cannabis to promote their work. The group has four shows planned for this year that will mix the musical experience with marijuana, in the attempts to draw in a younger audience and expand the appreciation of classical music. Edible Events, one of several cannabis-based event companies in the area, is organizing these events. The company provides services for private and public events involving marijuana, and also gives tours of local dispensaries and growing sites. The hope of the CSO, as well as music venues and other musical groups, is to entice a more diverse crowd to come out and experience traditional arts, such as ballet and theater. With attendance at these types of events dropping, and reaching a primarily aging audience, performs within these art styles believe that incorporating marijuana into the events could aid in making the art form popular again.
Blue Haze
Category: Nugs | Posted on Wed, May, 14th 2014 by THCFinder
Blue Haze is a blended hybrid strain, coming from a cross between Blueberry and Super Silver Haze. The bud is frosty and fuzzy with a dusting of orange colored powder on top. The scent is earthy and dank with just a touch of menthol underneath. The taste is strong and earthy with a touch of the blueberry lingering afterward.
Couple may have found marijuana in McDonald's burgers
Category: News | Posted on Wed, May, 14th 2014 by THCFinder
Police are investigating a report of two people finding what may have been marijuana in their McDonald's cheeseburgers in Iowa last month.
An engaged couple told police they found the substance between the patties in their two double cheeseburgers they bought at a McDonald's in Ottumwa, Iowa, on April 26.
The two bought the cheeseburgers at the restaurant's drive-thru about 8:15 p.m. After taking at least one bite each, the two noticed the plant material, which smelled and looked like marijuana, Ottumwa Police Lt. Jason Bell said.
The couple went back to the restaurant and told management of their suspicions about the substance.
The two then contacted the Ottumwa Police Department. Police began an investigation to try to determine if the substance was marijuana.
Bell couldn't say how much of the substance was on the burgers, but said it "appears to be consistent with marijuana." Police will send the substance to the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation to test if it is marijuana, Bell said.
Police are also trying to determine how the substance got between the patties.
No charges had been filed as of Tuesday afternoon. The McDonald's restaurant remains open, Bell said.
My daily snack pack
Category: Fun | Posted on Wed, May, 14th 2014 by THCFinder
NFL To Change Its Marijuana Policy, Reduce Suspensions And Raise THC Threshold
Category: News | Posted on Wed, May, 14th 2014 by THCFinder
ESPN reports that the NFL will re-examine and likely alter its out-dated marijuana policy after a rash of off-season incidents, suspensions, and increasing pressure to make a much needed change. The announcement comes just days after Josh Gordon's alleged season-long suspension for testing positive for weed.
According to ESPN's source, the league will finally admit its antiquated policy needs to evolve with the times, as even the "WADA (Wold Anti-Doping Agency) has a higher threshold for a positive test than the NFL currently does."
So the NFL will increase the threshold for a positive cannabis test (no exact number just yet)-meaning if you smoked weed a month ago, you're unlikely to have enough THC in your system to fail a test.
The other major change means that in the future, should a player test positive, he won't face a season-long ban for weed. The report does not state what the reduced bans (if any) and scales of punishment would be.
Unfortunately, the policy won't be a retroactive one, meaning Gordon still likely faces an (absurd) 8-16 game ban, as does Will Hill of the New York Giants. And it won't reimburse players like Von Miller, Brandon Browner, and countless others who've lost paychecks for smoking pot over the years.
While a modest compromise-and one that won't offer any solace to Browns fans-it's a significant step for both the NFL and professional sports. The media whirlwind and pressure from activists around the country are forcing the NFL to look in a mirror and utilize some form of common sense.
Hopefully-and certainly one day-that common sense will lead the NFL to allowing medical marijuana, and completely stop testing for weed.
If a player wants to medicate his aches and pains with a high CBD strain (like Harlequin) opposed to Oxycontin, that should be his choice-not the NFL's. And the Kush choice just also happens to be the far safer, healthier, and logical choice.
Afwreck Weed
Category: Nugs | Posted on Wed, May, 14th 2014 by THCFinder
Afwreck is a hybrid cross of Afghani and Trainwreck. Strong sativa effects with immediate headconcentrated high. Great for anxiety and stress relief.
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Tuesday, 8 July 2014 | MYT 12:00 AM
By TAN SHIOW CHIN
RETELLING classic stories seems to be quite the in thing nowadays, and this short-story collection is no different.
Bringing together 16 young adult (YA) fiction authors, Grim features their interpretations of well-known fairy-tales.
Some of these tales are fairly straightforward retellings with just a slight twist to make it the author's own. For example, Ellen Hopkins' Before The Rose Bloomed: A Retelling Of The Snow Queen tells essentially the same tale as the original Snow Queen, but in the author's trademark verse rather than prose.
The Raven Princess by Jon Skovron also follows the Brothers Grimm fairytale The Raven quite closely, except for the ending. But never fear, it still ends well for the princess and the hero.
While happily-ever-afters are commonly associated with fairytales, let me warn you first that these stories are not the Disney versions of the tales.
In fact, they veer more closely to the tales' gory and macabre folktale origins, before they were "cleaned up" for young readers – an effort started by the Grimms.
One of the more disturbing fairytales in this collection is tackled by Saundra Mitchell. Her story Thinner Than Water is based on Charles Perrault's Donkeyskin (Peau d'Âne in French), which tells of a princess whose own father, the king, wants to marry her. I prefer Mitchell's ending to the original though, even though it does leave the reader hanging a bit.
Similarly, the first story in the book, Rachel Hawkins' The Key, ends on an ambiguous note. It is also one of the stories in this collection that has been updated and set in modern times.
Other similar stories include Kimberly Derting's Light It Up (a personal favourite due to the simple yet brilliant way she modernised the elements from Hansel And Gretel) and Christine Johnson's Sharper Than A Serpent's Tongue, based on Perrault's Diamonds And Toads.
This group of modernised retellings can be divided into two groups.
The first group is quite faithful to the original storyline, but modernises all the elements, like the examples above.
The second bunch takes key elements of the fairytales and switches the story completely around into an almost original tale.
Examples of this are Figment by Jeri Ready-Smith, based on Puss In Boots, and Sell Out by Jackson Pearce, a rather radical reimagining of Snow White.
Two stories, written by Shaun David Hutchison and Claudia Gray respectively, are actually set in the future. One on a generation spaceship called the Hamelin (hint!), and the other in a dystopian future with a robotic Pinocchio.
I have to admit, I couldn't figure out the fairytale origins of a few of the stories – for example, Untetheredby Sonia Grensler and Skin Trade by Myra McEntire – perhaps because I have not read those particular tales before.
But that certainly did not diminish my pleasure in reading them.
The writing is, without a doubt, good, and many of the ideas, strikingly original.
Even if you are unfamiliar with the fairytales that inspired these retellings, or maybe because you are, it is worth picking up this short-story collection if you are a YA fantasy fan.
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Higgy, that looks superb.
RD - I reckon if you want to change your weedy lawn into a really nice lawn then I bit if elbow grease is needed. Ideally remove the current turf, deal with the weeds, prepare the soil and relay new turf. But it's not everyone's choice.
Its on my shopping list. I'll maybe put it by my new pond?
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Maybe if I was a millionaire I would use it but a 30.00 to 40.00 a metre its right out of the question.
Maybe if I was a millionaire I would use it but a 30.00 to 40.00 a metre its right out of the question.
Thats for a pack of 5 though. So more like £8 per meter.
Im wanting to use it in-between a new cobbled path and lawn, with the lawn slightly higher than the path so I can mow over it. Im laying a curved path and the steel edging strip should make life easier.
Has anyone used this product, or similar?
Im planning on buying some Everedge steel lawn edging for when I landscape my garden this spring, but wondered if anyone here has any experience of using it? It looks perfect for edging curved areas...
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It looks like purple loosestrife to me - really good for bees
It looks like purple loosestrife to me - really good for bees
That looks a very nice plant. Ive just googled it and in Canada it seems to be an invasive weed with no predators.....
I assume its ok in the UK?
When it comes to false enthusiasm I think Carol K is at the top of the tree. Maybe she's genuine, but she comes across as false to me.
This is is a great series but as often, I find myself skipping through certain sections that don't interest me such as the glasshouse section.
I'm looking forward to seeing Pam's garden and hopefully seeing my sunflowers parents
Thanks, maybe I ought to introduce some blue into the equation, then I will gave a red, white and blue display for the WW1 centenary. Perhaps blue cornflowers?
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Chris Beardshaw and his Herbaceous Perennials was very good .
Chris Beardshaw and his Herbaceous Perennials was very good .
That episode its showing until next Tuesday in my part of the world.
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Moneyball reveals a quest for something as elusive as the Holy Grail, something that money apparently can't buy: the secret of success in baseball. The logical places to look would be the giant offices of Major League teams and the dugouts. But the real jackpot is a cache of numbers collected over the years by a strange brotherhood of amateur baseball enthusiasts: software engineers, statisticians, Wall Street analysts, lawyers, and physics professors.
In a narrative full of fabulous characters and brilliant excursions into the unexpected, Lewis shows us how and why the new baseball knowledge works. He also sets up a sly and hilarious morality tale: Big Money, like Goliath, is always supposed to win.... How can we not cheer for David?
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"No need to be a baseball fan"
Moneyball is a fascinating look at how the manager of the Oakland A's used statistical methods to assemble the best baseball team he could given his limited budget.
Although I had heard excellent reviews of this book I avoided it for some time as I have no interest in baseball. I'm glad that I finally decided to give Moneyball a try. Despite my complete lack of baseball knowledge (I recognized the names of exactly three of the baseball players mentioned in the book - Babe Ruth, Bonds and Strawberry) I found the book both interesting and enlightening. Lewis does a great job of explaining what you need to know to see how players had been undervalued and why. On top of this, the stories he tells about the players and the managers are compelling and often humorous.
I loved listening to this book so much that I'm already thinking about listening to it again. Very highly recommended.
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"Excellent Book, Outstanding Narration, Sloppy Edit"
A well written and gripping story,even for those not especially interested in baseball.
But for those of us that love the game, it is a delight. The rethinking of the analysis of baseball statistics -- some of which have been untouched since 1859 -- make the nerds with the athletic ability of a convenience store, such as myself, to be intellectually fulfilled.
I've always been an admirer of Scott Brick, a consummate professional in the narrator bullpen.
But, oh, my -- the editing. For Audible, usually a benchmark of releasing a top drawer products, to have let this one out it its condition is....regrettable.
There are at least five (I stopped counting) places where the narration repeats two sentences. There are at least five (I stopped counting) places where the narration repeats two sentences.
Please, Audible -- pull the masters on this one, put an intern in a studio for nine hours or so, and clean it up -- you'd look so much less lazy and foolish. Please, Audible -- pull the masters on this one, put an intern in a studio for nine hours or so, and clean it up -- you'd look so much less lazy and foolish.
"Great book that will open your eyes"
I am what I consider a pretty intelligent "student of the game", but this book opened my eyes and made me realize what I was really missing! I have followed and used the conventional baseball statistics without fully understanding how limited the typical stats are. Even if you are a casual fan, this book is a great read. It not only explores the raw data that proves a baseball player's true worth, but it is also an insight into the brilliant minds of the people who changed the game.
As a Tampa Bay Rays fan for the last 12 years, I can truly appreciate what Billy Beane, Paul DePodesta, and the non-traditional baseball guys have done for small market teams!
From 4/12/15 on, I will only rate a book 5 stars if it so good I will listen to it again. To date, the Bino series tops that list.
"The best sports and business book I've read."
By now I'm sure most of you have seen the movie, which was excellent. I read this book maybe 5 times before the movie came out and at least 3 time since. So what's my point...
First, it is written by Michael Lewis, perhaps the best nonfiction author of this century. He is the master of finding remarkably entertaining true life stories, whether the subject is sports or business. He reminds me a bit of Andrew Tobias with his wit and irony.
Second, despite the undeniable success of the moneyball revolution in baseball, the book and the methods it reveals is still scoffed at by the majority of Major League Baseball and virtually ignored by virtually all of ameture baseball. It was a David versus Goliath story in 2000 and remarkably, it remains so today.
Thirdly, it is a masterpiece about business, how we evaluate success and how we should always be thinking outside the box.
"Outstanding book"
This is one of the best books about baseball ever and is a "must read" for anyone wishing to understand the game better. It takes the reader/listener into what is actually happening during the games and the season (hint: it is not what most broadcasters blather on about). Michael Lewis manages to make even the most mundane parts of baseball interesting and the interesting parts are riveting! As one reviewer I read put it, it is "bad news bears for MBAs."
With all that said though, the production was disappointing. As others have pointed out it does occasionally repeat sentences (an odd experience that is distracting when you are listening closely). The other problem I had was his mispronunciation of names of baseball players. The names of people are integral to the book and I think it does not do the individuals justice to mispronounce their names. I usually enjoy Scott Brick's narrations but this one was somewhat disappointing.
Overall, though, it is well worth it to listen to or read this book. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in baseball, business or life.
I like books that have interesting characters and easy to follow plots. For example, Cormoran Strike, is a great character for me.
"Great incite into the inner workings of baseball"
Michael Lewis is one of our great non-fiction writers. He has this amazing ability to take complex problems and make it understandable to the ordinary person. Moneyball joins his other books like "The Big Short" and "Liars Poker" that digs into the baseball industry, turns over the rocks and watches the insects scatter. Unlike the movie, which turned the book into a maudlin story of giving up money for being with his daughter, the book is a hard edge, no BS look at how his system of baseball team construction could be based on statistical analysis of player value. Although he was successful at portraying the success from the financial aspect, Lewis never really explores the consequential loss of the fun side of baseball. That is, some of the most enjoyable aspects of baseball like base stealing, sacrificing, hit and runs, squeeze plays etc. are virtually eliminated from ordinary play. Basically, Billy Beane turned his teams into no risk, maximum value only decisions that are really boring.
An avid reader
"This Book Is a Winner"
Okay, confession, I saw the movie first. That was good, but the best part of the movie is that it stirred me to want to read the book. Okay, so I listened to it, and it's fabulous. If you even remotely appreciate the game of baseball, you'll love this book.
Lewis has artfully tracked all the historical threads from their origin through to their connection with Billy Beane and what he proved was possible when you weren't the best bankrolled franchise in major leage baseball.
I didn't realize that all the fantasy league play was based on this whole new world of statistical analysis.
Lewis writes a good book. Even though it's nonfiction, I have to call it creative nonfiction. It keeps you interested in the story and what's going to happen next, which is why (I think) the movie follows the book so well.
But don't be satisfied just watching the movie. The background to this story is another story all together and equally interesting.
This book is a solid home run.
"Great book, even if you don't like baseball"
I'm not really a baseball fan, but I totally enjoyed the book. I love Michael Lewis's ability to make even the most arcane topic, like the baseball draft process, sound spine tinglingly exciting. I think Brad Pitt will be fantastic in the role, but I am glad I read the book before the movie came out. Even if you hate baseball, you will enjoy the rich characters in this book.
Wonderful reading by Scott Brick--he is the best!
"Old School vs. New School"
"Someone in the Kansas City Royals front office, please read this book!!!!
As for the rest of us, this book is primarily about baseball, but also about how observant outsiders can provide insight that the insiders are blind to. Or in other words, how the old school resists the new school despite the proof the latter demonstrates and the former lacks."
I read science, biographies, histories, mysteries, adventures, thrillers, educationals, linguistics but not no way, not no how, romances.
"Fantastic Examination"
To begin, I was enthralled with this book from beginning to end. Narration is solid, the prose is entertaining and informative and there is a wonderful sense of accomplishment and wonder in this book. How, armed just with better knowledge, can a significantly poor team like the Oakland Athletics compete, consistently, with the super rich Yankees and Red Sox? That should just not be possible, but it is. And here you'll learn how.
It's a story about how a few people tore apart the baseball institutions and put them back together after examining every piece and - seemingly for the first time since the sport was invented - asking if we REALLY know what we think we know about it. For instance, how important are RBIs, walks, stolen bases and home runs? How can you measure the importance of fielding? And what if - just what if - every way we have ever measured baseball is plain wrong.
One moment in the book should illustrate how this book is not just fascinating but also transcendent of baseball. We learn that RBIs have been incorrectly evaluated for decades, errors make no sense, fielding isn't measured at all and walks are completely calculated incorrectly. At this point the author asks an amazing and interesting question, if we baseball has been watched live by tens of thousands of people in the stadium and by millions of more on television and YET the wrong things have been measured, then how likely is it that the more subtly things in our every day life have been incorrectly evaluated and weighted?
That one thought has actually made me re-evaluate aspects of my job and my life. This book is that good. You should buy it.
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Edward Ernest Norris, 73, died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012. He was a resident of Greenwood.
Survivors include his mother, Alberta (Klepper) Norris of Indianapolis; his wife, Judy (Parker) Norris of Greenwood; three children, Peggy Norris of California, Mary (Mitch) Harden of Missouri and Dianna Norris of Chicago; two sisters, Carol (Ed) Tinsley and Susie (Danny) Thompson, both of Indianapolis; brother, Michael (Sylvia) Norris of Georgia; and four grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his father, Floyd Norris; brother, Joe Norris; and two sisters, Charlotte Surface and Margie Reese.
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Living in the Dallas area my entire life, our little heads were pounded with information on the assassination of JFK. Though I do know a lot about it, I've never known why they chose to take him to Parkland instead of Baylor since Baylor is probably only 2 miles from the scene? Anyone have any ideas?
Why did they take JFK to Parkland instead of Baylor?
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Not an expert, but these are my guesses:
Number one- Parkland Hospital is the number one high level trauma hospital in Dallas and in the top 5 in the US. Gun shot to the head is definitely a trauma case.
Number two- Baylor got its start and is still a university teaching hospital. Perhaps maybe not as well equipped for the trauma. Also, in the 1960s Baylor was making it's name as a heart hospital. They performed the first open heart surgery in the SW. Also, not sure if it was located in downtown at the time. Baylor has merged and grown a bit over time.
Maybe that had something to do with it. Just my thoughts. Would love to know for sure.
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Parkland has always been known for its trauma section... I'd guess thats why.
Actually, DH (who is a History Channel buff) told me yesterday that Baylor just wasn't a Trauma Center yet. It didn't get those accredidations (sp.?) until the 1970's or 1980's. If that had happened today, he would have been taken to Baylor. But at the time Parkland was the only trauma center in the area. Sorry, I'm a history nerd. And like I said in my OP, when you grow up in Dallas, it seems like every year you go on a field trip with school to the 5th floor museum. It's pretty interesting. I actually just found out that DH's grandfather was standing beside the white wall when that happend. Pretty cool stuff.
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If you are dying in the DFW area, they take you to Parkland ~ they have the #1 trauma unit... as everyone else said. I have known people in the same car accident.. one critical goes to Parkland, one with minor injuries goes to Baylor.. it's a county hospital PLUS like I said they have the best trauma unit.. wouldn't suggest having a baby there.. but if you are dying... you want to go to Parkland.
I work in a non-trauma ER. When we get trauma patients just because theyre life is in so much danger, we stabilize them and transfer them to Parkland. If you get shot and you can talk, ask the paramedics to take you to parkland. The doctors there have seen EVERYTHING. I
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I think that the greater overriding issue regarding the buybacks of NLY, CMO, and, now, AGNC is the fact that these companies would rather invest in their own stock vs. buying revenue producing mortgages. This is the first time that we have seen this in the last few years, and I believe that it signals a major warning regarding future earnings potential. The December Ex-dividend could be the last $1.25 dividend that you see from AGNC for awhile. If they cannot generate spread income, sooner or later the dividend has to come down to a level that they can sustain at the current earnings rate (which isn't much now).
This company is a great company with outstanding management, but the management can only do so much with what it is dealt. The FED rules, and there is nothing that AGNC can do about it. I hate to say it but, AGNC could be a major short opportunity following Ex-Div in December. Moreover, if we see that interest rates start to tick up, BV for this company could melt away like a Fudgsicle on a hot cement stoop.
We still have a year before the div is cut...
During the quarter, the Company recorded other comprehensive income of $1.2 billion, or $3.73 per common share, comprised of $1.2 billion of net unrealized gains on agency securities and $51 million of net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps. The net unrealized gains on interest rate swaps consists of amortization of the deferred loss that is reclassified into interest expense for interest rate swaps that were de-designated as hedges in the third quarter of 2011.
That's a whopping 2x last quarter and 5-8x previous quarters.
Sounds good. But without leveraging back up, they'll have to realize chunks of that current unrealized gain by selling off mbs to keep balance with declining core income. As they sell off mbs it reduces the earning power of the portfolio and requires them to sell more mbs to cover the further falling core income and so on. Until the spreads start returning all that's out there is low rate, low spread product. Leveraging back up and purchasing that would be less than helpful to shareholders, it would kill the remaining portfolio rate and be next to impossible to unload. I think the mREITs are realizing this and that's why they are issuing share buy backs as a hedge.
So now they have to ride that fine line between core earnings, realized gains, the dividend, and the product they buy to produce income. They are praying mbs increases in value faster than core earnings decline due to spread and portfolio reduction until conditions return to make a SPO attainable.
One last thought Olee, remember AGNC had significant undistributed taxable income when they were paying 1.40 and cut the dividend anyway. Some expected a special dividend and got a surprise indeed. It's all about core income in the end. Be careful my friend.


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The demonstrators smashed pal- Three Local Men Glass Company Vice Presidents "modern real property manage-; More than 40 o( GM's 119 plants ment" in their use, the commission across the nation --were hit by sa jwalkouts as the negotiations As a result, agencies frequently i dragged on hours after the union's buy new property when they could occupy ground or buildings already owned by the government, 'said the 12-member commission headed by Blue Ridge Glass Corporation to- former President Herbert Hoover. day announced the.appointment of! The report asked President Ei- the recent Ford Motor Co. contract midnight strike deadline. The strikers were expected to return to their jobs quickly with little loss in-auto production. The GM pact closely followed three local men as vice presidents and the re-appointment of H. L. Ross as assistant secretary and senhower to make a larger nearly every respect. It calls of authority to the General Serv- ices Administration, and to force controller. compliance with orders of that The new vice presidents are S.; government w I d e housekeeping Benedict. T. W. Glynn. and J., agency, which it said are now IE. Rigby. Their positions wi go -that church elements were plotting to undermine his regime. Church officials have denied the charge. Congress was called into urgent company are, respectively, director vacations and holidays similar to those worked out at Ford. In addition; it grants the UAW a agency, which it said are now j full union shop for the first time 'he; sometimes ignored by the 27 prop-, meaning that GM's relatively few erty-holriing agencies. j nonunion production workers must for improvements in pay, pensions. of industrial and public relations, i The commission also asked Con-i director of mechanical and product gress to strengthen the Bureau now join the union to keep their the Budget as a agency. The commission development, and chief engineer. All three were commended by the Blue Ridge board of directors for their valuable services in the development of the company. Mr Rigbv has been with the company since 1927, Mr. Benedict and Mr. j political fireworks." of! jobs. coordinating, An additional GM emplov. es represented by the CIO Inter- sidestepped i national Union of Electrical Work- some property management issues. crs were iven the econom- which, when raised by the original ic under an alfreem0ent commission stx years ago. set off !reached an hour after D Glynn since 1923. Mr. Benedict special' session today. years' "e's expected Club past president, former leaders were settlement was announced The Former v'ce mavor of Kmesnm-r recommended j electrical workers had threatened Dormer v.ce majoi of Kuigspoi that a single agency be given sole to join Ule workcrs in s a city council- responsibility for the of forest lands and grazing lands. I to lash out at the church and voice support for their leader in the Senate, where the Peronistas hold all the seats, and chamber, 'they the lower control all president of the Sullivan County TB Association and has served as a deacon of the First Presbyterian Church. but. a dozen 'of. .the 155 places. P.eron himself scheduled a then as now divided between the Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management and Agriculture contract" costing Department's Forest Service. 'he GOO million dollars Today's report recommended Mr. Glynii is a member of thej'omy that .Eisenhower create American American tionwide broadcast tonight to "speak 'to the people." The- women's Peronisla summoned its members to a meet- ing today to voice support for gov- ernment charges that procession of .thousands of Catholics attempted Saturday to destroy the plaque on the front of the capital commemo- rating the president's late wife Eva Peron. The running dispute came to a> w head Saturday night when church Ceramic Society, the committee to study the federal Society of Civil Engi- rural ,ands and "make recommen- followers held a Corpus Christ! j parade in Buenos Aires streets neers. a member of the board directors of Ridgeficlds Country Club, member of the Rotarv Club, pany member of St. Paul's Church and former .vestryman ol the church. Also a member of the American Ceramic Society. Mr. Rigby is a former vice chairman of the Amer- ican Society of Mechanical Engi- neers. He has been on the Salvation I Army board of directors and is nn of the First Presbyterian Church. dations for their improved man- agement." and that a uniform policy then be developed for all Episcopal i agencies involved. 78 Race Victims In Mass Funeral Reuther called the GM settle- ment ''an extremely significant over the three-year period. Reuth- er said it was worth better than 20 cents an hour per the Ford contract. GM President officers seized four dead fighting cocks, a tub of iced beer, some corn, liquor and a pair of scales used to weigh the contestants in the illegal sport. 2 Men Bound Over On Whisky Charges ui whisky. Jr. set G. ceive refugees from a disaster area and carry out emergency re- hef action. Kitchens, schools and Judge S. the bond of'hospitals will be refugees 1 assigned, fed and treated as they nd Both were arrested by Deputy! evacuate the stricken target area. conjunction with Kingsport's Weather Report jjgssi'-rmasi'ii'S'.'.rffi.s; in the low 10s, d.i- ciionce ol afirrnoon scattered showers. TEMPERATURES The 'other man. about 45. pleaded and groups who recently completed guilty to drunken driving but inno- the. Bureau of Mines First Aid cent "to possessing whisky. training course, to see this movie. 1) a. m. Koon 1 p.- m. a P. m. 3 -p. in. H p. m. i p. m. 6 p. m. P- m. fl p. m. 65 63 64 63 61 59 Mlon.gtu 1 m. 5 a. m. B m. 7 n. m. 8 a. m. 9 R. m. 10 m. 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Lev, a Chicago hat- maker who obtained lucrative gov- ernment contracts. Lev swore he "definitely never" bribed anyone with as much as "one broken al- though hearsay testimony had ac- cused him of paying to Air Force Capt. Raymond' Wool. Ke told of giving some Rifts, but no money, to other .procurement per- sonnel. A business competitor. Leon M. Levy, of New York, had told 'of and said he himself had -paid out some money for gifts through a business associate. McClellan, referring to this and other testimony, said. "If we find such.conditions in one place, it is our clear duty to investigate whether any other agency of the military Is contaminated." Staff Investigators already arc- working on other areas of procure- McClellan said. ed: Roy -'O. Tiller, Barney C. Meade, Paul Godsey, J. L. Culbert- bon, Ralph V. McConnell, J. D. Ford, C. T. Jennings, Joseph H. Ely. Frank M. Parker Jr., Hubert McDavid and Tom Whitley. Clinchport: For mayor: T. E. Mullins, incumbent; Charlie I. Stacy: for council, five to be elect- ed; Ray Stone and Herman E. Vest. For town recorder, Venus Vaugn: for town sergeant, Harley Vaughn. For mayor: C. Xl.ichurrh Plenary, incumbent. Frankie despite. a government ban. The clergy incited burn the Argentine flag, stone newspaper offices and public build- ings and attack several foreign embassies. Saturday's incident and last night's demonstration confronted Argentina with its most serious situation since labor unrest ignited a series 'of strikes and disorders in April 1953. That crisis reached its climax in the killing of five central plaza while. Peron was addressing a rally. Commenting on the weekend violence. pro-Peron newspapers Mr. Ross, who was re-elected as. assistant secretary and controller.' LE MOMS, France is a past president ol the East Ten-! funeral wilt jnessee Chapter of the National Of-'600-year-old fice Management Association, and: morrow the Machine Accounting Society jthe worst disaster in the history He is currently secretary, and al'to racing. H< coming vice president of Rotary.1 Thc toll rose He belongs to Broad Street of one oi odist Church, and has been a when ber of the board of stewards. Thief Takes At Doctors'Building today with the persons injured French driver Pierre Levegh's big silver Mer- cedes-Benz hit anothe ing the annual 24-ho I race, caromed across the Harlow H. Curtice said it assured the vast GM auio empire of three more years of labor peace. Curtice, however, was less than enthusiastic about the guaranteed wage plan won by the union. He intimated that GM agreed to it only because Ford had first given in. Curtice said the guaranteed wage plan was "exceedingly com- plicated and will require some time to fully appraise." but GM nevertheless had accepted it. GM like Ford agreed to sruar- laid-off workers 60 to 65 per mass.cem of regular take-home pay in- eluding state unemployment com- benefits, for a maximum of 26 weeks. GM will contribute 5 cents an hour per worker to- ward a 150-million-dollar trust to finance the plan over the next three years. Curtice said that GM. while the guaranteed wage ur sports carlplan' stl" "earnestly" believes the responsibility for deter- be held in Le Mans' 3ld Gothic cathedral to for 78 persons killed l, track! nnd plowed flaming into the crowd j lne amount and duration of acked 20 deep against the barrier. unemployment benefits "rests with Hospital officials said five or six ;tne legislatures of the various I of the injured were still "in jpcrate condition." j One American was among thej A dollar-minded thief robbed the 'injured spectators. He was Rov bannered such headlines as "Trea-iDoclors1 Building. 120 W. Ravine. 'Hunton. a U.S. soldier stationed at son nnd Insult Must Be of about S135 The government ordered a ban] break-in Saturday on all outdoor religious ceremonies change scattered throughout the doctor reported to police. currency in Army hospital in Orleans, night but left! Most of the dead including desk, and 2 children were Ilicveri to have been French, iLocal Man Sought Assault Warrant Local law enforcement said Monday morning they were for a 20-year-old dress; and processions country. City Detective J. M. Broyles said though several bodies still had not In recent months the Peron gov-ient''-v was gained by forcing 'a' rbarj been identified.1 Levegh also was ernment has pushed through lcgis-id001' He said he was toldjimong those killed. lation authorizing divorce. droppe'dilhe intruders broke: Despite (he tragedy, .ihe traditional tax exempt inn-; nn I several cash boxes left road race lor sports "'im escaped police properties and finiiiHalisirlc de5iks and soft-drink i was carried to its conclusion. wilhj cr n :o nlile. Per nour ----------sunport fo? Catholic -school; I Hawthorn and codriver Ivor cal'-v Saturday morning. for council, five to be also tional convention, to take awa ed: Glenn T. Osborne, Agnes Ha- gan, Sidney Rudder, J. W. N'ic A. C. Elliott, Wade H. Beverly B. Smith. Appalachia: Elects three mem- bers to a five-man council wnich names' the 'mayor: W. R. Young, incumbent mayor; Tip Lawson, in- cumbent Stewart A Stidham, Muncie M. Jenkins, Ern- est J. Skinner. Mary Ruth Dave Isaac and W. S. Clark. Big Stone Gap: For mayor: ,7. E. Body. Charles E. Strong and Craw- ford Boston (since for council, six seats, Charles D. Rog- ers, Earl S. Kelly. J. P. Wolfe Jr., The Medical Arts Building Btieb of Britain winning in a. The man's wife has out an dc was apparently broken into i three-liter Jaguar at a record-13551111" aml battery warrant and a the church's constitminnai Ihc Iimc bllt so fav "oth-'breaking average speed of warrant against him. A me emu on s constitutional position I bccn rcfaneet mlsslng. ,hc miles per hour. 'warrant, sworn out Saturday chars- 'dctective said. Officials said halting the him with assault and batterv .would have cluttered roads Kingsport girl "longest, Infectious Sleep ln tnp 'rack with the quarter la rape, will be withdrawn tne dispute j r ;of a million spectators at a Sessions Court Judge S. Isainu Kano, 30. ar-'Whcn ambulances and rescue Gilbreath Jr. said Monday morn- as the state religion. In the past two days the Catho-! began. News photographers were TOKYO rested with able to send their pictures of the! shomder .._ .tils wf-pironri weekend The only company with radiophoto fa-iso peacefully cilities, refused to transmit I flnisliec incumbents; .0. S. Barker, O. P Orr, George A. Cline, C. G. Rnbi nette; W. R. Stone, J. C. Tucker, Jack Weiss, Albert H. Sa (Bo) Phillips; w. C. E Paul B. Quillcn, B. S. G Clifford Smith, Robert J. Roland W. Rose. John B. GillyV name is on the ballot, but lie has died. 1'ound: For mayor, Patrick Rob- erson, incumbent; Winton Boiling; Clarence Wright, K. W. Meade and Archie Short. For council, four to be elected, V. F. Jackson, Harry C. Roberts, K. O. Roberson, Ber- nard' V. BoRgs, D. R. Lawson. 'SI. Paul: For mayor. Holland K. Fletcher, incumbent: C. E. cell. For council, six to be elected: Walter Jessee, David E. Stanton, S. .W. Johnson, 0. Neil Hall arid J. R. 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'____________I ing a loaded .22 automatic rifle and ja bayonet m the car. an officeT The warrant which Judge Gil- {breath says will be dropped was sworn out after he allegedly took 'the teenage girl in his auto alter ;.she got out of a movie and tcmpted intimacies. which was closed over the-week-i what did Kano do first thing- initerday, including end. jail? Fall asleep. Idead. HI House Prepares For Real Fight Over Dixon-Yates Power Issue elected and to select the mayor: WASHINGTON. June Pulton, Tenn.. long sought House is preparing for its first ;TVA. real knockdown fight over the Dixon-Yates power issue this week, with leaders on each side'predict- by lions of dollars." Rep W. Sterling ing victory. The question. 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Commission a.s a means of repine- ing some TVA power used by AEC abandoned quarry near Happy Val- ley School H.-, two 13-year-old play- mates looked helplessly on. Dlxon-Yates power into the j predicted that plants. j Drowned was Pat Hyder, son ot Cannon said the "widest latitude i Mr. Mrs. Olenn Hyder. "with bipartisan for debate" will be allowed under I Carter County Deputy Sheriff ol the appropriations committee. C. C. Wharton, Dewey I. Wheat Icy, Taylor Bcntley, Mrs. Huttie G. Bates, Virgil R. Crnft, James J. Collins, .Mlrl Salycr.E D. Vic- ars Jr., W. A. Thompson, R. fc. I marked the money to start work; ment." bcraii.ip he said they would'will be open to voting the Tennessee Valley Authority the House will approve i rules setting aside all of lorn. Instead, the committee nar-'botli proposals "without for arguments. 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Scott Gomez and New York City were evidently not a fit.
After failing to live up to his monster $51.5 million contract with the Rangers, he was promptly shipped to Montreal in the off-season for Chris Higgins.
The move to Montreal is a positive for Gomez. If things aren't working out in one city, a change of scenery is always good. It is an opportunity to save face and prove he is worth his contract in the biggest hockey market in the world. There will still be pressure on Gomez to produce, but there will be less hype around him going into the new season.
The Canadiens had a busy offseason. They had the biggest overhaul in recent memory and were by far the busiest team. Not only did they trade for Gomez, but they signed Michael Cammalleri, Hal Gill, Jaroslav Spacek and most importantly, in regards to Gomez – Brian Gionta. Gomez is reunited with Gionta after a two year absence from each other.
In New Jersey, these two helped each other to some of their better seasons, including an 89 point (48 goals) performance from Gionta in 2005 (84 points for Gomez). If they can find the chemistry that they had that season, the Canadiens will be laughing to the playoffs.
On the other side of the combo, Gomez has legitimate goal scorer that he did not have in New York in Michael Cammalleri. Cammalleri scored 39 goals last season with the Calagary Flames and definitly has a chance to repeat that this season with a playmaker like Gomez at centerice.
With those three new faces in Montreal, the Canadiens have a formidable top line that will make their fans forget about their first round knock out last season.
For Gomez, he is already excited to by a part of Les Habitants and a change of scenery puts his dismal days in New York in the past.
After scoring just 58 points last year on a Rangers club that did not have a goal scorer, he will absolutely exceeded those numbers this year. With Gionta and Cammalleri as his wings, plus a very good powerplay, quarterbacked by Andrei Markov, Gomez is heading towards 21 goals, 50 assists, 71 points.
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