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The driver of a campervan that crashed into a vehicle killing a South Auckland grandmother will meet her husband in the next few days.
Details of a restorative justice conference between the driver, Cody Dickey, from California, and Philip Derrick were confirmed in the Hamilton District Court this morning.
Dickey's campervan crashed head-on into a 4WD killing Derrick's wife, Robyn, 52, on State Highway 25 near Whitianga on May 30.
Yesterday, Dickey pleaded guilty to a charge of careless driving causing the death of Robyn Derrick, and careless driving causing injury to Philip Derrick, who was hospitalised with serious injuries.
Dickey and his wife were also injured and treated at Thames Hospital.
Dickey was excused from this morning's callover in the Hamilton District Court, where his lawyer Mike McIvor confirmed Derrick and his family were keen to take part in an urgent restorative justice conference.
Community Magistrate Susan Hovell said the conference would be held in Auckland next week.
Co-ordinators would contact each party this weekend to confirm the date.
The magistrate also set a sentencing date for Dickey of June 16.
Hovell said that while the conference was being expedited, that could mean emotions would still be sensitive due to Robyn Derrick's death only a week ago.
"I think there's a need to understand that because it's happened so quickly it's going to be very difficult for both parties and that's something that's never reported," she said.
"What goes into these matters - it's not just a sentencing.
"The court is aware of the compassion that needs to be considered because no matter what the outcome of the sentencing is it will never, ever change what's happened, for either family."
In yesterday's hearing, McIvor said his client had managed to raise $4000 from family and friends at home for emotional harm reparation.
The couple had been travelling around New Zealand for about a week and were due to fly out the day after the crash.
In his victim impact statement, Derrick wrote how he was "numb" at losing his best friend after promising each other they'd be good grandparents.
- Waikato Times
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The Department of Conservation needs to update the national guidelines for its skippers after one of its boats crashed into a yacht in the Marlborough Sounds, a Maritime New Zealand report says.
In the investigation DOC was found to lack structured training and supervision for its skippers who hold commercial maritime licences.
The department failed to follow its own safe ship management system for ongoing assessment of skippers, the report said.
Conservation Department catamaran Waitohi collided with the recreational Herreshoff yacht Atua in October last year near Bull Head in Queen Charlotte Sound.
The two boats were travelling in opposite directions when Waitohi, an 8.5-metre boat travelling about 20 knots, suddenly veered left and collided with Atua at a right angle.
Atua was returning to Waikawa Bay from Resolution Bay, travelling about four knots.
The skipper of Picton-based Waitohi suffered a concussion and was hospitalised overnight. Atua's skipper was not hurt but his yacht was irreparable.
Maritime New Zealand's report said the boats were passing safely moments before the crash.
"The hull of Waitohi may have broached on a wave, causing a sudden lurch to port," the report said. "This may have caused the skipper to be knocked over, hitting his head on the chart-plotter and buckling the steering wheel."
There was insufficient evidence to form a definite conclusion about the cause of the accident, the report said.
The Department of Conservation skipper did not remember the events leading up to and including the impact.
He had held his commercial launchmaster licence since 1987 but had not received formal, documented assessment of his competency since then.
However, it was accepted by Maritime New Zealand that there was some training in place for skippers, although neither formalised nor well documented.
Atua's skipper also held a commercial launchmaster licence.
Maritime New Zealand recommended that DOC undertake regular monitoring and documentation of skippers operating boats over 6 metres.
It also recommended single-man operational areas be considered for risk analysis and lanyard use and that the department carry out routine internal auditing of its safe ship management systems.
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Mon, Jun. 27, 3:20 PM
- There's plenty of green in the REIT space today, with the IYR off just 0.25% (vs. the S&P 500's 2% decline). Helping is the continuing plunge in interest rates, with the 10-year yield at 1.46% within seven basis points of an all-time low.
- Among the gainers are Realty Income (O +1.7%), National Retail Properties (NNN +1%), Senior Housing (SNH +2.2%), Omega Healthcare (OHI +0.9%), AvalonBay (AVB +1.1%), Kimco (KIM +1.3%), Tanger Factory (SKT +1.9%), and Public Storage (PSA +3.8%).
- Lodging REITs, however, are dependent on a steady stream of overseas tourist money, and the dollar's continued surge vs. everything not named the yen promises to crimp foreign visits. Ashford (AHT -6.6%), Sunstone (SHO -4.8%), LaSalle (LHO -4.1%), Pebblebrook (PEB -4.2%), Chesapeake (CHSP -3.3%), Host (HT -6.7%), DiamondRock (DRH -4.8%), Apple (APLE -2.9%), FelCor (FCH -5.4%).
Fri, Jun. 24, 10:30 AM
- A sharp drop in long-term rates and vanquished expectations for even one rate hike this year has income players bidding up the prices of utility stocks (XLU +0.7%) and certain REITs even as the major average fall more than 2% post-Brexit.
- A check of Fed Funds futures finds traders not fully pricing in a 25 basis point rate hike until 2018!
- The mortgage REIT sector (REM +0.5%) welcomes the news, with players like Annaly (NLY +1.7%), American Capital Agency (AGNC +1.1%), Two Harbors (TWO +1.7%), and Chimera (CIM +1.3%) leading the way. Western Asset Mortgage (WMC -0.8%) is a laggard after slashing its dividend by more than 30% last night.
- Equity REITs are decidedly mixed. Retail names like Realty Income (O +2.4%), National Retail (NNN +2%), and Vereit (VER +0.9%) are higher, as are healthcare players like HCP (HCP +1.2%) and Medical Properties Trust (MPW +0.1). Apartment REITs are mostly lower, as are mall operators like Simon Property (SPG -0.8%) and General Growth (GGP -0.7%).
- The dollar is surging post-Brexit, however, and that's taking a chunk out of the hotel REITs: Hospitality Properties (HPT -1.5%), Sunstone Hotel (SHO -2.7%), LaSalle (LHO -3.8%), Pebblebrook (PEB -2.4%), RLJ Lodging (RLJ -2.5%).
- ETFs: XLU, UTG, IDU, VPU, GUT, BUI, FUTY, RYU, UPW, FXU, PUI, SDP, PSCU, FUGAX, UTLF, JHMU, VNQ, IYR, DRN, RQI, URE, SCHH, ICF, RWR, SRS, RNP, RFI
Thu, May 19, 10:16 AM
- Realty income (O -3.4%) sold 6.5M shares for expected gross proceeds of approximately $385.8M, suggesting a sale price of $59.35. The current price is $58.82.
- The immediate use of the proceeds will be used to repay borrowings under the company's $2B unsecured revolving credit facility.
Wed, May 18, 2:42 PM
- The yield on these income-producers may be about to face some more competition as the FOMC minutes suggest a June rate hike is on the way. The IYR is now lower by 2.2%.
- Individual names: Realty Income (O -3.2%), Welltower (HCN -4.1%), Omega Healthcare (OHI -3.3%), HCP (HCP -3.5%), Medical Properties (MPW -3.3%), Vereit (VER -3.5%), Equity Residential (EQR -1.2%), AvalonBay (AVB -1.8%), SilverBay Realty (SBY -1%), Public Storage (PSA -2.2%), Boston Properties (BXP -3.1%), Hospitality Properties (HPT -2.2%), Pebblebrook Hotel (PEB -3.8%), Stag Industrial (STAG -2.2%)
- ETFs: VNQ, IYR, DRN, RQI, URE, SCHH, ICF, RWR, SRS, RNP, RFI, JRS, KBWY, NRO, DRV, RIT, RIF, REK, FRI, DRA, FTY, FREL, LRET, PSR, WREI, XLRE, IARAX
- Previously: Mortgage REITs dive on FOMC surprise (May 18)
Tue, Feb. 16, 10:45 AM
- A port in a storm like no other during a rough period for stocks - The Monthly Dividend Company (NYSE:O) is higher by about 15% this year and roughly the same amount year-over-year ... all while paying out a 4% yield.
- Wunderlich downgrades to Sell from Hold. The $53 price target stands against Friday's close of $60.48.
- The stock's lower by 2.5% today to $58.99.
- Previously: Realty Income guides for about 5% FFO growth this year (Feb. 10)
- Previously: Realty Income beats by $0.02, misses on revenue (Feb. 10)
Dec. 15, 2015, 9:39 AM
- Making moves in the triple-net lease REIT area, Wells Fargo upgrades Realty Income (O +1.3%) and National Retail Properties (NNN +1.8%) to Outperform, while throwing in the towel on Lexington Realty Trust (LXP -0.3%) with a downgrade from Outperform to Market Perform.
- A check of the scorecard finds Realty Income up 4.75% YTD and National Retail Properties down 2.7%. Lexington, though, is down a whopping 26.4% in 2015.
Dec. 11, 2015, 3:45 PM
- A plunge in the major averages and Treasury yields often sends money into equity REITs, and that's the case on just a limited basis today.
- The IYR is lower by 0.8% vs. the S&P 500's 2% decline.
- Retail REITs like Realty Income (O -0.7%) and National Retail Properties (NNN -0.6%) aren't in the green, but are outperforming the averages.
- Pushing into positive territory: Ventas (VTR +1%), Welltower (HCN +0.4%), HCP (HCP +0.7%), Public Storgage (PSA +0.1%), Extra Space Storage (EXR +0.1%), Hospitality Properties (HPT +0.6%), Education Realty Trust (EDR +1.1%)
- ETFs: IYR, VNQ, DRN, URE, RQI, SCHH, ICF, SRS, RWR, RNP, JRS, KBWY, RFI, NRO, DRV, RIT, REK, RIF, FRI, FTY, PSR, DRA, FREL, WREI, IARAX, LRET, XLRE
Nov. 6, 2015, 10:14 AM
- While banks, brokerages, and insurers cheer the now near-certainty of higher rates, a big fall bounce for the REITs (IYR -1.8%) takes at least a pause as these income favorites mull some yield competition.
- Previously: December rate hike back on after big jobs number (Nov. 6)
- The 10-year Treasury yield is up nine basis points to 2.32% and the two-year yield has pushed to more than a five-year high of 0.90%.
- Realty Income (O -3.5%), Omega Healthcare (OHI -3.3%), Ventas (VTR -4.2%), HCP (HCP -2.8%), Medical Properties Trust (MPW -2.8%), Vornado (VNO -2.9%), Equity Residential (EQR -1.7%), AvalonBay (AVB -1.9%), Simon Property (SPG -2%), General Growth (GGP -3.2%), Inland Real Estate (ORC -0.8%), Kimco (KIM -2.6%), Public Storage (PSA -1.3%) Sovran (SSS -2.2%), Government Properties (GOV -2.3%), Boston Properties (BXP -2.6%), Ashford (AHP -5.9%), Hospitality Properties (HPT -2.1%), STAG Industrial (STAG -2.1%), Liberty Property (LPT -2%), American Campus (ACC -2.3%)
- ETFs: IYR, VNQ, DRN, URE, RQI, SCHH, ICF, SRS, RWR, RNP, JRS, KBWY, RFI, NRO, DRV, RIT, REK, RIF, FRI, FTY, PSR, DRA, FREL, WREI, IARAX, LRET, XLRE
Oct. 22, 2015, 10:22 AM
- Leading the pack in the retail single-tenant space today is Realty Income (O +1.4%) after an upgrade to Buy at BAML.
- The $55 price target is about 12% above last night's close.
Oct. 2, 2015, 10:01 AM
- The company priced the offering at $46.88 per share, with net proceeds expected to be about $450M. The underwriters hold an option to buy another 1.5M shares at that price.
- O -3.1% to $45.90
Oct. 1, 2015, 4:18 PM
- The offering size is 10M shares with an underwriter greenshoe of 1.5M additional shares. Among the immediate use of the proceeds will be to pay down the company revolver.
- O -2.5% after hours
Sep. 8, 2015, 10:15 AM
- Realty Income (O +1.3%) is 7.8% lower year-to-date, with all of that drop and more coming since August 1.
- Stifel Nicolaus upgrades to Buy from Hold. The $49 price target is about 13% higher than Friday's close.
Sep. 1, 2015, 2:54 PM
- The financial sector is leading the market lower today, but these sessions often see money flow into REITs. There's no green to be found, but mortgage REITs like Annaly Capital (NLY -0.3%), American Capital Agency (AGNC -0.2%), Anworth Mortgage (ANH -0.2%), Chimera (CIM -0.1%), CYS Investments (CYS -0.1%), Invesco (IVR -0.3%), and Dynex (DX -0.7%) are outperforming by a wide margin.
- Equity REITs are doing better than the XLF and S&P 500, but still sharply lower: Realty Income (O -1.5%), Omega Healthcare (OHI -2.2%), HCP (HCP -1.2%), Gramercy Property (GPT -1.9%), Equity Residential (EQR -2.4%), Kimco (KIM -2.1%), Simon Property (SPG -2.2%), Public Storage (PSA -1.1%), Hospitality Properties (HPT -2.1%), Stag Industrial (STAG -1.2%)
- ETFs: IYR, VNQ, MORL, REM, MORT, DRN, URE, RQI, SCHH, ICF, SRS, RWR, RNP, JRS, KBWY, RFI, NRO, DRV, RIT, REK, RIF, FRI, FTY, PSR, DRA, FREL, WREI, LMBS, IARAX
Aug. 21, 2015, 3:30 PM
- These income favorites often catch a wave of buying when the major averages sell off and yields fall, but the panicky action today is taking down nearly all equities.
- The iShares DJ U.S. Real Estate ETF (IYR -1.7%) and the iShares FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT ETF (REM -1.6%), however, are outperforming the S&P 500's 2.7% decline.
- Previously: Just a modest rally for Treasurys as stocks crumble (Aug. 21)
- Leading the mREITs lower is Javelin Mortgage (JMI -5.9%), with SA contributor ColoradoWealthManagementFund noting the company has stopped buying back stock despite its wide discount to book value. The sector as a whole looks like it will continue to have to deal with widening spreads and rising prepayments, and still have a looming rate hike cycle on the horizon.
- Armour Residential (ARR -2%), CYS Investments (CYS -1.8%), Annaly (NLY -1.2%), American Capital Agency (AGNC -1.8%), Arlington Asset (AI -2.4%), Orchid Island (ORC -2.5%), Dynex (DX -2%), Capstead Mortgage (CMO -1.3%).
- Equity REITs: Realty Income (O -0.7%), Vereit (VER -2.3%), Health Care REIT (HCN -1%), HCP (HCP -1.1%), Gramercy Property (GPT -3.1%), Equity Residential (EQY -1.6%), Simon Property (SPG -0.5%), Kimco (KIM -2.1%), Hospitality Properties (HPT -2.8%), Stag Industrial (STAG -1.4%), American Campus (ACC -1.1%), Public Storage (PSA -1%).
Aug. 20, 2015, 1:41 PM
- Searching for green as the averages get routed, one finds a few pockets of only modest strength in some of the beaten-down REIT names as the 10-year Treasury yield slips to 2.08% and rate hike expectations move from September to December, or even 2016.
- Sticking with a September rate hike is the team at Citigroup, which continues to believe only a "bunker buster" will prevent the Fed from hiking next month. The group notes an overlooked line in yesterday's FOMC minutes in which the committee talked about managing the risks resulting from prolonged low rates. It's a "smoking gun," says Citi, meaning a rate hike is coming sooner rather than later.
- Annaly Capital (NLY +0.2%), American Capital Agency (AGNC +0.6%), Realty Income (O +0.8%), Omega Healthcare (OHI +0.9%), Public Storage (PSA -0.1%).
Jul. 7, 2015, 11:46 AM
- It's not just Greece, where that country's government officials arrived in Brussels today with no new proposal to save its EMU membership (one is now promised for tomorrow), but China's stock market bubble is in the midst of a spectacular collapse. This even as Beijing's efforts to prop up share prices make the Federal Reserve look like the Ayn Rand Institute.
- The 10-year U.S. Treasury yield is lower by nine basis points to 2.20%, the U.K. 10-year yield is down 16 bps to 1.86%, and the German 10-year yield is down 12 bps to 0.65%. Copper is leading across the board declines in commodity prices.
- European stocks closed down another 2.1%, and the S&P 500 is down 1%. The Utilities SPDR (NYSEARCA:XLU), however, is up 1.6%, and the iShares Real Estate ETF (NYSEARCA:IYR) is up 0.7%. A mortgage REIT ETF (NYSEARCA:REM) is up 0.7%.
- Realty Income (O +0.6%), Omega Healthcare (OHI +1.3%), HCP (HCP +1.7%), Equity Residential (EQR +1.4%), Simon Property (SPG +1.2%), Kimco (KIM +1.3%), Public Storage (PSA +1.5%), Boston Properties (BXP +1.6%), Strategic Hotels (BEE +1.2%), First Industrial Realty (FR +1.1%).
- ETFs: IYR, VNQ, DRN, URE, RQI, SCHH, ICF, SRS, RWR, RNP, JRS, KBWY, RFI, NRO, DRV, RIT, REK, RIF, FRI, FTY, PSR, DRA, FREL, WREI, IARAX
- ETFs: XLU, UTG, IDU, VPU, GUT, BUI, FUTY, RYU, UPW, FXU, PUI, SDP, PSCU, FUGAX
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Just because the First Amendment promotes freedom of religion, doesn't mean
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The record of the United States is horrendous in persecutions of new religions, from the persecution of Roger Williams's group that led to his flight to Rhode Island, the notorious persections of Mormons in Ohio, Illinois and Missouri, and even the burning alive of Branch Davidian children in more recent years in the federal attacks in Waco, Texas.
The problem seems to be that, while freedom of religion is "guaranteed" under the Bill of Rights, in practice that "guarantee" has historically not been enforced or protected. Public schools also have effectively banned hymns and prayers and I wonder if there are any Bibles in our public school libraries.
If things are getting worse still as the article suggests then we are in real trouble.
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Kilmarnock 1 Celtic 3: No European hangover as Lennon's men cruise to victory
Celtic rounded off a momentous week with a convincing Clydesdale Bank Premier League victory over Kilmarnock at Rugby Park.
The Hoops' 2-1 home win over Spartak Moscow on Wednesday night sealed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League and they continued their good work in Ayrshire, starting when skipper Scott Brown fired them into the lead in the 27th minute.
Second-half goals from midfielder Joe Ledley and substitute Georgios Samaras, on for Lassad Nouioui, were just reward for the Parkhead side's dominance, before former Hoop Cillian Sheridan grabbed a late consolation.
Off and running: Scott Brown celebrates opening the scoring against Kilmarnock
Match facts
Kilmarnock: Bell, Fowler, Nelson, O'Leary, Tesselaar, Kelly, Racchi (Sissoko 56), Perez (O'Hara 68), Harkins (McKenzie 68), Heffernan, Sheridan.
Subs not used: Letheren, Dayton, Johnson, Winchester
Goal: Sheridan 90
Booked: Kelly, Harkins, Heffernan
Celtic: Forster, Matthews, Ambrose, Wilson, Izaguirre (Kayal 76), Brown, Wanyama, Ledley, Mulgrew, Hooper (Miku 82), Nouioui (Samaras 66).
Subs not used: Zaluska, Rogne, Watt, McGeouch.
Goals: Brown 27, Ledley 65, Samaras 74
Referee: Craig Thomson.
Celtic have struggled at times in post-European games this season and indeed had taken only one point from nine following their previous three Champions League games, including a 2-0 home defeat to Killie in October.
However, there was no such danger this time as Neil Lennon's side cemented their place at the top of the SPL.
And with the knockout stages of the European football's elite competition not resuming until February, the champions look eager to drive home their domestic superiority over the next couple of months.
The travelling fans had arrived in buoyant mood following their side's win against Spartak but quite obviously in less numbers than usual, which, allied to a pitiful home support and cold, driving rain, dampened the atmosphere, especially in the first-half.
Lennon made four changes to his side, two of which were enforced.
Midfielder Victor Wanyama returned from suspension with Ledley, right-back Adam Matthews and Lassad in for the injured Mikael Lustig (hamstring) and Kris Commons (thigh) as Beram Kayal and Samaras dropped to the bench.
Killie boss Kenny Shiels had, somewhat bizarrely, threatened to play skipper Manuel Pascali even though he had served only half of his two-game suspension but the Italian was nowhere to be seen, although midfielder Liam Kelly replaced Lee Johnson who started as substitute.
The Parkhead men, with a back three of Efe Ambrose, Kelvin Wilson and Charlie Mulgrew, almost created their first chance in the fifth minute when Ledley teed up Gary Hooper but his pass to Brown inside the box was just too strong and the danger evaporated.
Killie, with Sheridan partnering Paul Heffernan in attack, took their time to settle but gradually began to inch their way up the park.
Doubling up: Joe Ledley slots home Celtic's second goal in their win over Kilmarnock
In the 18th minute Sheridan recovered the ball on the byline after miscontrolling it and inadvertently fooling Matthews in the process, but his lobbed cross to Heffernan was hit into the side netting by his fellow Irishman.
As the game struggled to reach top gear Kelly was booked for a foul on Matthews, a decision which angered the home support, before Ambrose headed a Mulgrew corner over the bar.
Brown's goal to break the deadlock was one of simplicity.
When Matthews took a pass from Hooper and picked out the Scotland midfielder from the byline, he guided the ball quite calmly past Cammy Bell from 12 yards.
Ledley forced Bell into a save a minute later with a low drive and only then did the home side appear to warm to their task.
Clash: Gary Harkins challenges Celtic's Joe Ledley as his Kilmarnock side fall to defeat
A powerful 30-yard snap-shot from Sheridan 10 minutes from the break, which sailed over the bar, offered Killie fans a little encouragement, as did Kelly's curling effort from a similar distance moments later which almost sneaked past Fraser Forster at the far post.
Lassad had the ball in the net in the 43rd minute with a shot from close range, after Matthews' drive had found its way through, but the flag was up for offside.
A minute into the second half Heffernan should have levelled when, with the Hoops defence sleeping, he was given time and space eight yards out but his drive was blocked by the foot of Mulgrew.
A relieved Celtic broke quickly and Bell made a fine save from Hooper's point-blank drive, after the Englishman had been set up by Matthews, who was spending much of the game driving down the right wing.
Head Bhoy: Georgios Samaras added Celtic's third to seal a comfortable win
Celtic reasserted themselves and Ledley fired over the bar before the visitors began upping their corner count.
Mahamadou Sissoko replaced Danny Racchi as Shiels tried to change tack but Celtic stretched their lead through Ledley when the home side failed to properly clear their lines.
Wanyama picked up the loose ball, played in Brown and when his driven cross came into the middle the sliding Wales international forced it over the line from a few yards out.
Samaras came on for Lassad and Borja Perez and Gary Harkins came off to be replaced by Rory McKenzie and Mark O'Hara.
Consolation: Cillian Sheridan (right) scored against his former side but it was too little, too late
However, it was the big Greek striker who made an immediate impact following another driving run by Matthews when he headed the Wales international's deep cross past Bell and in off the bar.
Ambrose should have made it 4-0 a minute from time when Mulgrew planted a free-kick on his head but the Hoops defender headed wide and there was enough time left for Sheridan to volley a Jeroen Tesselaar cross past Forster.
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On June 2, 1835, Giuseppe Melchiorre Sarto saw the light of earth at Riesi, Province of Treviso, in Venice; on August 20, 1914, he saw the light of heaven; and on May 29, 1954, he who had become the two hundred fifty-ninth pope was canonized St. Pius X.
Two of the most outstanding accomplishments of this saintly Pope were the inauguration of the liturgical renewal and the restoration of frequent communion from childhood. He also waged an unwavering war against the heresy and evils of Modernism, gave great impetus to biblical studies, and brought about the codification of Canon Law. His overriding concern was to renew all things in Christ.
Above all, his holiness shone forth conspicuously. From St. Pius X we learn again that "the folly of the Cross", simplicity of life, and humility of heart are still the highest wisdom and the indispensable conditions of a perfect Christian life, for they are the very source of all apostolic fruitfulness.
His last will and testament bears the striking sentence: "I was born poor, I have lived in poverty, and I wish to die poor." His feast day is August 21.
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For metal, look into the Vsonic GR07 MKII. You can find them on the forums for under $150 at times, and they're fully comparable to phones that cost several times their price range.
I've actually never heard a better phone for rock or metal, and you can look at my profile to see the list I've owned/auditioned.
It combines armature-like speed with fantastic timbre with drums, and has an uncanny ability to make distortion guitars sound lifelike.
I'd tell you that I'd personally buy your pair if you were dissatisfied, but I have to pay summer tuition
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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. … The American Hockey League today is mourning the passing of Harry Pidhirny, one of the league's all-time greats and a member of the American Hockey League Hall of Fame's incoming Class of 2011.
Pidhirny passed away on Monday after a battle with cancer. He was 82.
"The American Hockey League extends its deepest sympathies to Harry's family on his passing," said David Andrews, President and CEO of the AHL. "In the 1950's and 60's there was no player in our league who was as consistently reliable and productive as Harry Pidhirny."
A native of Toronto, Pidhirny played 1,071 games over 17 seasons in the American Hockey League with the Philadelphia Rockets, Springfield Indians, Syracuse Warriors, Providence Reds and Baltimore Clippers. He scored at least 20 goals in 12 consecutive AHL campaigns from 1949-61, and on Nov. 21, 1953, he tied an AHL record by scoring six goals in one game. Pidhirny played in five AHL All-Star Games during the 1950's and won Calder Cup championships in Springfield in 1960 and 1961.
Pidhirny, who five times in his career played in every one of his team's games in a season, ranks third in AHL history in games played, sixth in goals (376) and seventh in points (829). He was a member of the first class of inductees into the Springfield Hockey Hall of Fame in 1996, and will be inducted into the AHL Hall of Fame at this year's ceremony in Hershey, Pa., on Jan. 31.
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CORK, IRELAND -- (Marketwired) -- 08/13/14 -- SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI), a leading provider of powerful and affordable IT management software, today announced UK survey results highlighting the impact of application performance and availability on business end users, and their experiences with and expectations of IT when problems arise. Chief among the findings is that while the application is now the heart of businesses of all sizes and its performance is the lifeblood of success, IT continues to struggle to ensure its performance and availability.
The proliferation of BYOD, cloud, SaaS and consumer technologies in the workplace have made the application the disruptive technology that will drive business IT into the coming decades. At the same time, the application delivery chain is becoming more complex to support as applications become more networked, virtualisation drives IT infrastructure convergence and abstraction and end users become more mobile.
"Applications affect nearly every aspect of our world. And not just business, but well beyond. Today, applications impact people's lives in ways never imagined just five to ten years ago," said Suaad Sait, executive vice president, products and markets, SolarWinds. "The resulting importance of application performance and availability requires IT to expand beyond infrastructure-centric management to add app-centric management. Beginning now and increasingly so in the future, this will make or break businesses. Ultimately, IT will be held responsible for application performance, regardless of whether the application resides on premise or in the cloud. It's no longer just about if an application is working; it's about that application working to end user expectations. These survey results should be a wakeup call for IT Pros everywhere."
Fielded in June 2014, the survey yielded responses from more than 303 business application end users currently employed full time in an office environment -- public and private sector small, mid-size and enterprise companies -- in the UK.
Survey Findings
The application is the heart of business and its performance is the lifeblood of success
Applications, such as Microsoft® Exchange, SharePoint®, NetSuite® and others, are now at the core of nearly all business-critical functions and beyond. Major vendors such as Cisco have acknowledged this reality by architecting data center offerings to be app-centric. With this, application performance and availability have become more important than ever; productivity, end user satisfaction and revenue are all affected.
In fact, 94 percent of business end users who responded to the survey said application performance and availability affect their ability to do their job, with 44 percent saying it is absolutely critical. In addition, approximately 1 in 5 said slow or unavailable applications result in significant financial loss for their companies annually.
Reliance on applications is high, end user expectations are even higher
The quality of the end user application experience is critical for success. End users expect applications to work and work well. When application performance or availability issues do arise, end users expect a quick response time to problem resolution from IT, down to just minutes in some cases. For example, 66 percent of respondents said they expect application performance or availability problems to be resolved within an hour of reporting them, with 30 percent expecting a resolution in a half hour or less.
IT struggles to ensure application performance and availability
Despite the rise of applications as king of business infrastructure, applications and some form of management tools to support them have been in general business use for decades. However, the struggle for IT to ensure performance and availability of business-critical applications remains. To illustrate, 82 percent of respondents said they contacted their IT department in the past year due to an application performance or availability issue, with more than one-third having done so six times or more.
The complexity of the modern application stack (AppStack), or the application delivery chain comprised of the application and all the backend IT that supports it -- software, middleware and extended infrastructure required for performance -- adds to the challenge of identifying issues and the time required to resolve them. For instance, 38 percent said they have waited a full business day or more for performance or availability problems with business-critical applications to be resolved, with 22 percent having waited several business days or more.
Additional Resources
- Blog Post: 1,800 Global End Users Say Apps More Important than Ever, but IT's Challenge of Managing Performance Remains
- SlideShare: Application Performance End User Survey (UK)
- News Release: SolarWinds Asks: "Can You Tell Which System Issue Will Affect Your Application Performance?" You Should
About SolarWinds
SolarWinds (NYSE: SWI) provides powerful and affordable IT management software to customers worldwide from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses. In all of our market areas, our approach is consistent. We focus exclusively on IT Pros and strive to eliminate the complexity that they have been forced to accept from traditional enterprise software vendors. SolarWinds delivers on this commitment with unexpected simplicity through products that are easy to find, buy, use and maintain while providing the power to address any IT management problem on any scale. Our solutions are rooted in our deep connection to our user base, which interacts in our thwack® online community to solve problems, share technology and best practices, and directly participate in our product development process. Learn more today at http://www.solarwinds.com/.
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How Safe Is Melatonin For Children?
Is there a specific melatonin for children? Because my 9-year-old seems to be having problems with sleeping. I know she is still up hours after I send her to bed because I can hear her fumbling around. And when I go over to check, she pretends to sleep, and she is very grumpy each morning when I try to wake her up for school. I am wondering if it would be safe to give her melatonin supplements and what the appropriate dose would be.
Melatonin is a human hormone produced by the pineal gland. It is a powerful antioxidant and plays an important role in the regulation of the sleep/wake cycle. Synthetic versions of melatonin are now sold over the counter as diet supplements for the management of sleep disturbances and for several other purposes including cancer treatment. Melatonin is well-tolerated among adult users with very few cases of adverse reactions and with no reports of life threatening side effects so far.
Several studies have been conducted from the early 90s to the present to determine whether melatonin for children would bring about favorable results in the treatment of childhood sleep disorders. Sleep disturbances are relatively prevalent among school-age children. The most common sleep disorders in children are usually associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), visual impairment, and neurologic injury.
Studies showed that administration of melatonin to children suffering from sleep disturbances resulted in earlier sleep onset, fewer nighttime awakenings, increased sleep duration and improved daytime behavior. About 90% of all subjects exhibited positive results and very few cases of adverse reactions were reported.
The side effects commonly observed among the study group include headache, drowsiness, increased heart palpitations, decreased body temperature and depression. The doses employed varied from 0.5 mg to 20 mg depending on the age of the child and the severity of the sleep disorder. But the most common doses ranged from 2 mg to 5 mg and were administered in the evening about an hour before bedtime.
However, these studies were not enough to provide adequate evidence that melatonin for children really does work and safe for long term use. In fact, melatonin has been found to worsen the symptoms of asthma and could even result to seizures. It is also not advisable for children with autoimmune disorders. The studies were conducted on a limited number of subjects with neurodevelopmental illnesses wherein melatonin deficiency could be an issue, so it wouldn't be surprising that the results were overwhelming.
Currently, there is no specific melatonin for children. Its effective dose has not yet been determined and further randomized studies are yet to be conducted to ensure its efficacy and safety. However, in cases wherein traditional management has failed to improve sleep, this could be a good adjunct therapy especially among children suffering from neurodevelopmental disabilities.
But parents should bear in mind that melatonin is not regulated by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and saying that, you might want to think twice about giving the next dose to your kid. There is no such thing as "melatonin for children" as of yet. And since we are talking about safety, let me just add that synthetic forms of melatonin could be a little safer than bovine-derived ones, but still that does not make it advisable for use in children.
What Are The Most Common Melatonin Side Effects?
One of my friends is using melatonin as a sleeping aid and she seems to be doing well on it. Since I am on shifting work schedules, sleeping is really a problem especially in the daytime. I am occasionally taking over-the-counter sleeping pills but I have heard that they got nasty side effects, so I am thinking of switching to melatonin supplements. Does it really help with sleeping? Are there melatonin side effects that I should know about?
Melatonin is currently known for its antioxidant and anti-aging effects as well as an immune system booster. But it is also fast becoming a household name as a natural sleeping aid. People clearly prefer "the natural" over "the pharmaceutical" because of the lower risk for side effects.
Can you overdose on melatonin?
How common is a melatonin overdose? You can od on melatonin – http://www.sleepingsmart.org/can-you-overdose-on-melatonin.
Melatonin is a hormone, specifically a growth hormone, secreted by the pineal gland, a small endocrine gland located at the center of the brain. Melatonin serves a lot of functions. Aside from being a growth hormone, it regulates our biological clocks, the reproductive hormones in females, prevents cell damage from free radicals, and strengthens the immune system. Not bad, huh?
So, from the above-mentioned melatonin functions, it is not surprising why melatonin food supplements and other products have been sprouting like mushrooms, especially melatonin sleeping aids. But a lot of studies have been conducted for possible melatonin side effects. Being natural does not always mean safe.
Yes, there are melatonin side effects but they are way milder than pharmaceutical sleeping aids'. Most common complaint of melatonin users are vivid dreams and nightmares and drowsiness. Extreme daytime drowsiness would indicate overdose and should be promptly reported to the doctor. Disruption of circadian rhythm and reduced sex drive are also possible with prolonged use of melatonin. Side effects like depression, confusion, headaches, dizziness, irritability, and stomach upset with nausea and vomiting are also not uncommon. But another melatonin side effect which may be helpful rather than harmful is its ability to lower blood pressure.
Major melatonin side effects especially with excessive doses are increased human growth hormone (HGH) and decreased luteinizing hormone levels in the blood. So, when you are planning to have blood tests done and is taking melatonin supplements at the time, inform your physician about it. It has contraceptive effects and should be contraindicated for pregnant moms and those who are planning to have a baby. Allergic reactions may also be encountered with melatonin use but this rarely happens. If itchiness, swelling of the lips, tongue or face, and difficulty breathing is observed while on melatonin supplements, seek medical attention immediately.
Looking at the melatonin side effects versus its uses, the latter clearly outnumbers the previous. But whatever it is we are taking, we should be vigilant and be on the lookout for its untoward effects. The main reason why we take supplements and medications is to make our lives better. If we chose to abuse it or disregard the doctor's orders or go beyond what is considered safe, then we will suffer the consequences no matter how "natural" it may be.
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