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EAST PRAIRIE - Harold A. Powers, 89, a lifetime farmer and livestock dealer, passed away May 6, 2003, at the East Prairie Nursing Center.
The son of the late Arthur Powers and Myrtle Metheny Powers, he was born Dec. 17, 1913, near East Prairie. He had lived in Mississippi County his entire life, where he was a member of the First Christian Church.
On June 30, 1934, he married the former Norma Mansfield, who preceded him in death on Aug. 22, 1991. Also preceding him in death were two brothers, Jerold Powers and Earl M. "Doc" Powers.
He is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Ruthann and Bob Maxwell of East Prairie; two granddaughters and grandsons-in-law, Leanne and Randy Grant of Sikeston and Kelly and Dennis Crabtree of Starkville, Miss.; and one great-granddaughter, Randee Faith Grant of Sikeston. Other survivors include several nieces and nephews, including a special nephew and his wife, Abner M. and Julia Beck of Memphis, Tenn.
Visitation will begin at 6 p.m. today at Shelby Funeral Home in East Prairie, where services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Thursday.
Burial will follow in East Prairie Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be: Kevin Mainord, Scott Mainord, Bud Russell, John Ponder, Milas Mainord and Les Keene.
Honorary pallbearers will be: Monroe Black, Lanie Black, Leland Maxwell, Harland Maxwell, Gene Ponder, Bill Thurmond, Shelby Dick, Larry Duke, Burke Dodson, Bob Sorrells and Fred Douglas.
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Three Rivers College's FAFSA Frenzy event has been rescheduled to Sunday, February 23 at 2-4 p.m. due to recent weather closings at the college.
The event, co-sponsored by the Missouri Department of Higher Education, is designed to help low-income and first-generation college students complete the FAFSA, the first step for all federal need-based financial aid. Attendees will receive hands-on help from the college's financial aid advisors in completing the online application, as well as information on the grants, loans, and scholarships available at the federal, state, and college levels.
Students who attend the event will be entered to win a state scholarship, provided they enroll in a Missouri postsecondary program in the fall. Intent to enroll in Three Rivers classes is not required, and the school welcomes all prospective students wanting to participate in FAFSA Frenzy, regardless of where they plan to attend college. College information will be available to those considering attending Three Rivers.
Missouri students are encouraged to complete the FAFSA as early as possible. April 1 is the priority deadline for both state and federal financial aid. Students and families do not need to have filed their federal income taxes for 2013 in order to participate in a FAFSA Frenzy event or to complete the FAFSA.
Participants should bring their 2013 W-2 forms, as well as copies of their 2013 tax forms if ready. If students or their parents have not yet filed 2013 returns, they should bring any statements of interest earned in 2013, any 1099 forms, and any other forms required to complete taxes. This will allow completion of the FAFSA during the event, with corrections to be filed after tax returns are complete. Students should also obtain a student PIN and parent PIN online at www.pin.ed.gov before attending. For more information on the event, visit www.dhe.mo.gov/ppc/fafsa_completion.php.
FAFSA Frenzy is part of the College Goal Sunday program, a 37-state volunteer initiative that seeks to provide information and assistance to families seeking financial aid for postsecondary studies. Three Rivers recommends that prospective students apply now for Fall financial aid, even if you are uncertain about whether or not you will apply. FAFSA applicants who decide not to enroll are not penalized, and completing the FAFSA will provide information on how much financial aid will be available.


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SOMERSWORTH — ProEx, a physical therapist owned private practice specializing in orthopedics, spine and sports medicine, announced that Kayla Thornton of Dover joined the firm as a front desk specialist, operating from its Somersworth location.
In this role, Thornton's responsibilities include checking patients in and out, ensuring referrals are in place, overseeing the clinic schedule and handling phone calls.
Before joining ProEx, Thornton was lead care facilitator at a family health center. She received a bachelor's degree in communications from Plymouth State University.
Her volunteer efforts include work with St. Vincent de Paul and the Flutie Fest for Autism Awareness at Plymouth State University.
ProEx Physical Therapy was established in 2001 and has locations in Stratham, Somersworth and Epping, Woburn, Springfield, Boston, Haverhill, and Middleton, Mass., and Farmington, Conn. It maintains corporate offices in Portsmouth. The staff of sports medicine and orthopedic physical therapists treats patients of all ages from children to high-level athletes to geriatric patients. ProEx Physical Therapy is also the official athletic trainers to various sports organizations throughout New England. For more information, visit www.PROexPT.com.
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The stars in town for the Toronto International Film Festival took a moment Thursday to remember a long-time comedian and TV host.
Joan Rivers passed away today at the age of 81. She was taken off life support after going into cardiac arrest during throat surgery.
While promoting his film, The Humbling, at the Elgin Theatre, Al Pacino talked about Rivers. "I knew her and I loved her," Pacino told reporters. "And I don't know what to say, it's too shocking. You know, it just happened."
Over at Roy Thomson Hall, Robert Downey Jr found it hard to put his thoughts on Rivers into words as he walked the red carpet for the opening film, The Judge.
"It's hard to imagine a world where she wasn't going to be here week after week, year after year," Downey Jr said.
His co-star Robert Duvall described Rivers as an interesting woman, "with her own sense of humour that people really responded to."
When actor Ken Howard heard of her death, he says he thought back a few decades.
"When I first started on Broadway in the late 60s, she would do a midnight show at Upstairs At The Downstairs and the performers would get there for the show. And it was so funny," Howard says.
His fondest memory will be how "quick and wonderfully funny she was."
Also on the red carpet for The Judge, actor Vincent D'Onofrio remembered being enterained by Rivers.
"The woman has made me laugh from when I was a child. I can't tell how many times I've sat alone in my living room and laughed because of that woman on the television," D'Onofrio said. "It's just extraordinary that she's gone."
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SIKESTON -- The 60th annual Sikeston Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo kicked off on Wednesday with some fast times and high scores.
In the tightly contested bareback riding event, Jason Havens took top honors with a score of 87 riding Night Bells. Kaycee Feild was close behind with an 86 while Ryan Gray rounded out the top three with a score of 85.
K.C. Jones' time of 4.5 seconds was the fastest of the night's steer wrestling contestants. Nick Guy was second on the night with a time of 5.5 seconds was Beau Clark finished in six seconds to claim third.
The saddle bronc riding event was led by Danger DeMoss's score of 83, followed by Chet Johnson with a 79. Third place in the event was a two-way tie between Jesse Wright and Doug Aldrige as the each posted scores of 78.
Tie down roping was won by Austin Davis, who finished in 10.8 seconds. Bill Huber and Josh Foutch finished in second and third with times of 14.9 and 16.7 seconds respectively.
Out of 12 teams to compete in team roping, only four were able to complete their run. The team of Nathan McWhorter and Twister Cain were fastest on the night with a time of 5.5 seconds, followed closely by Cody Graham and Jason Thompson, who finished in 5.8 seconds. Third was taken by Brock Hanson and Ryan Motes with a time of 10.4 seconds.
First place in barrel racing was decided by under two-tenths of a second as Sue Berg edged out Randa Kellogg by finishing her run in 16.63 seconds. Kellogg's run was 16.81 seconds. With a time of 22.70, Nisha Middleton took third.
In what was the most surprising of the night's events, only one out of 12 riders in bull riding was able to stay on the full eight seconds. That rider was Lucas Guilbeau, who scored a 79 take first place.
1. Jason Havens, 87
2. Tom Dooley, 86
3. Ryan Gray, 85
4. Tyler Scales, 78
5. Joe Gunderson, 77
6. (t) Tilden Hooper, 72
6. (t) Craig Wisehart, 72
1. K.C. Jones, 4.5
2. Nick Guy, 5.5
3. Beau Clark, 6.0
4. Kyle Whitaker, 6.1
5. Bray Armes 14.7
6. Dean Gorsuch, 26.4
1. Danger DeMoss, 83
2. Chet Johnson, 79
3. (t) Jesse Wright, 78
3. (t) Doug Aldrige, 78
5. Will Smith, 77
6. Alex Wright, 76
7. (t) Cody DeMoss, 75
7. (t) Clayton Zibell, 75
9. Tyler Corrington, 72
10. Cort Schaer, 71
1. Austin Davis, 10.8
2. Bill Huber, 14.9
3. Josh Foutch, 16.7
4. Fred Whitfield, 19.9
5. Kyle Whitaker, 24.9
1. Nathan McWhorter/ Twister Cain, 5.5
2. Cody Graham/Jason Thompson, 5.8
3. Brock Hanson/Ryan Motes, 10.4
4. Aaron Tsinigine/Caleb Twisselman, 11.5
1. Sue Berg, 16.63
2. Randa Kellogg, 16.81
3. Nisha Middleton, 22.70
4. Jordan Talbot, 23.69
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In his first interview of the post-Kevin Durant era, Oklahoma City coach Billy Donovan tells Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical Podcast with Woj about how he envisions Russell Westbrook's role on the Thunder.
"The first thing about Russell, being around him, is he wants to win at the highest level," Donovan said. "I think the second thing about him is amazing, being around him he's extremely bright and he's smart and he's got a great feel. And the third thing is he's very, very well prepared. I think a lot of times what people can look to or point to is when you have Serge [Ibaka] leaving and obviously Kevin leaving is this idea that maybe Russell now takes over more, and I think that he really understands that he's got to make everybody around him better.
The highlights of the discussion with Donovan:
0:38: The Thunder's two meetings with Durant.
2:15: Donovan's relationship with Durant and his focus on coaching every player on the roster without playing favorites.
7:19: How Donovan learned about the relationship between Durant and Westbrook.
9:05: The initial conversation with Westbrook after Durant's departure.
13:40: Managing Ibaka's desire for a larger role last season.
Sources: Cavs coach Tyronn Lue agrees to $35M extension
After helping to deliver the Cleveland Cavaliers an NBA championship, head coach Ty Lue has agreed to a five-year, $35 million contract extension, league sources told The Vertical.
The agreement was reached on Monday and a formal announcement is expected in the next 24 hours, league sources told The Vertical.
After his promotion to head coach following David Blatt's firing in January, Lue gambled on himself and decided against signing a shorter, less lucrative deal as Cavaliers coach – never signing a three-year, $9.5 million contract framework.
Lue's decision turned out to be prophetic, because the Cavaliers' improbable 3-1 comeback victory in the NBA Finals against the Golden State Warriors allowed for him to become compensated among the NBA's elite head coaches.
Lue, 39, finished the final 41 games of the Cavaliers' regular season with 27 victories before rolling through Detroit, Atlanta and Toronto to reach the Finals. Lue earned the trust of the Cavaliers' stars, including LeBron James, and his tactical acumen in the Finals helped orchestrate the dramatic championship comeback.
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Brooklyn Nets radio play-by-play voice Chris Carrino joins Adrian Wojnarowski on The Vertical Podcast with Woj.
Carrino discusses the craft of radio play-by-play in the New York market and the evolution of the medium.
Carrino opens up about his diagnosis of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy, neuromuscular disease that has slowly eroded his muscular functions. Carrino talks about hiding the condition for years before finally going public, starting a foundation and raising money for research that has made significant medical advances.
1:22: The difficulty of entering the sports broadcasting industry.
2:56: How the role of broadcasters in the New York area is different from other local markets.
5:18: Striking the right balance of praise and criticism when covering the team. 9:50: Carrino's FSHD diagnosis during college.
16:31: Deciding to keep his diagnosis private initially and how he feared it would impact his career.
26:11: His decision to go public and start his foundation.
30:50: The breakthrough that resulted from his contributions to research at UMass.
35:47: How Carrino deals with the uncertainty of how long he'll be able to do his job.
Vertical Pod with Woj: David Griffin
Cleveland general manager David Griffin joins The Vertical Podcast with Woj to discuss the Cavaliers' improbable NBA championship run.
In a wide-ranging discussion, Griffin talks about LeBron James' imprint on the team, why the club thrived in crisis and the decision to make an in-season coaching change.
Griffin also talks about his own journey from PR intern to NBA executive, turning down GM jobs in Memphis and Denver before finally getting the opportunity to run the Cavs.
0:43: The importance and emotion of ending Cleveland's championship drought.
6:27: The email Griffin sent to the entire organization after trailing 3-1 in the Finals.
12:21: James' game-saving block against Andre Iguodala in Game 7.
13:13: How signing James changed expectations for coach David Blatt.
18:13: The long wait for James' free-agency decision in 2014.
22:29: Turning down general manager jobs in Memphis and Denver.
26:06: Griffin's rise from media relations intern to the front office with the Suns.
30:14: Lessons learned from Bryan Colangelo.
34:48: Accepting the GM job with the Cavs and why the organization has succeeded.
43:52: The decision to fire Blatt.
48:50: Ty Lue holding players more accountable.
Jeff Teague's dream finally coming true
When Jeff Teague walked into the Indiana Pacers practice facility recently, there was a singular moment that it washed over him that he had truly come home in the NBA.
"It didn't really hit me until I met Larry Bird," Teague told The Vertical on Sunday night.
Everything changes for him now, the Pacers turning a trade on the eve of the NBA draft into securing the franchise's long-term solution as point guard. He was raised in Indianapolis, reveres the history and lore of Hoosiers basketball and forever imagined the chance to play pro ball in Bankers Life Field House. After seven seasons in Atlanta – including a 60-victory regular season, a trip to the Eastern Conference finals and an All-Star berth – Teague gets everything he ever wanted now: the Pacers and a superstar teammate, Paul George.
"I've always wanted to play for the Pacers, and thought they were going to pick me 13th when I came out in the draft. But they picked Tyler Hansbrough instead," Teague told The Vertical.
Sources: Nets signing Greivis Vasquez
After losing out on two restricted free-agent guards, the Brooklyn Nets moved swiftly to secure a one-year deal with Greivis Vasquez on Sunday, league sources told The Vertical.
The Nets lost out on Portland's Allen Crabbe and Miami's Tyler Johnson when those players had offer sheets matched on Sunday.
Vasquez will join free-agent guard Jeremy Lin as two additions to coach Kenny Atkinson's backcourt. The Nets drafted Seton Hall guard Isaiah Whitehead in the second round.
Vasquez, 29, has constructed a strong NBA career for himself as a versatile, mature and poised combination guard. His season with the Milwaukee Bucks was cut short after right ankle surgery to remove bones spurs. In six NBA seasons – with Memphis, New Orleans, Sacramento, Toronto and Milwaukee – Vasquez has averaged nine points and 4.8 assists per game.
Sources: Heat match Tyler Johnson offer sheet
The Miami Heat are matching the four-year, $50 million offer sheet to restricted free-agent guard Tyler Johnson, thwarting the Brooklyn Nets' bid to acquire him, league sources told The Vertical.
The Heat's decision to retain Johnson was the second blow to the Nets on Sunday, a decision made within hours after the Portland Trail Blazers matched the Nets' $75 million offer sheet on restricted free-agent guard Allen Crabbe.
Johnson's contract included $18 million-plus and $19 million-plus "poison pill" provisions in years three and four of the deal. They were designed to severely puncture the Heat's salary cap and dissuade president Pat Riley from retaining Johnson. Nevertheless, Miami was determined to hold on to a young guard that it had plucked out of the NBA Development League and continued to develop in the Heat system.
For Johnson, the contract represents one of the most rapid financial ascensions in recent league history: From an undrafted D-League guard in 2015, to participating in only 68 games over parts of the past two seasons, to a staggering market deal.
Sources: Blazers match Allen Crabbe offer sheet
The Portland Trail Blazers have matched the Brooklyn Nets' four-year, $75 million offer sheet to restricted free-agent guard Allen Crabbe, clearing the way for his return to the Blazers' roster, league sources told The Vertical.
The offer sheet was a daring play by the Nets for a 24-year-old reserve guard, and the Blazers' match speaks to Portland ownership and management's commitment to build upon the franchise's Western Conference semifinal berth in 2016.
The Blazers have constructed a deep, versatile and talented team to try to make another move up in the Western Conference.
The deal includes a fourth-year player option and a trade kicker that could make the contract ultimately worth $83 million, league sources said.
Crabbe has played behind 2016 NBA Most Improved Player C.J. McCollum in the Blazers' star backcourt that includes All-Star Damian Lillard. Crabbe's ability to shoot and defend his position were the primary reasons why the Blazers were unwilling to lose him for nothing.
Portland's matching of the Crabbe offer sheet came within hours of restricted free agent Meyers Leonard signing a four-year, $41 million contract extension with the franchise, sources said.
Sources: Meyers Leonard remains with Blazers
Seven-footer Meyers Leonard has signed a four-year, $41 million contract extension with the Portland Trail Blazers, league sources told The Vertical.
Leonard, a restricted free agent, has built his value as a stretch power forward with an ability to spread the floor and deliver a presence on the defensive boards.
Leonard is part of a core expected to compete for 50 victories in the Western Conference this season.
Leonard, 24, missed the final 20 regular-season games with a left shoulder surgery in 2015-16, but has shown steady improvement in the past two years after being selected at No. 11 overall in the 2012 NBA draft.
Leonard left the University of Illinois after two seasons.
The Blazers will make a formal decision on whether to match restricted free-agent guard Allen Crabbe's four-year, $75 million offer sheet with Brooklyn. The Blazers have another restricted free agent, Maurice Harkless, whom they have an interest in keeping, too.
Sources: Wayne Ellington agrees to Heat deal
Free-agent guard Wayne Ellington has agreed to a two-year, $12 million-plus deal with the Miami Heat, league sources told The Vertical.
Ellington, 28, gives the Heat a veteran guard and perimeter threat to start reshaping the backcourt with the loss of 12-time All-Star Dwyane Wade to Chicago.
Ellington could be impacted by the franchise's decision to match restricted free agent Tyler Johnson's $50 million offer sheet with the Brookly Nets.
Ellington completed his seventh NBA season, averaging 7.7 points in 76 games – 41 starts –with the Nets. Ellington has had stops in Minnesota, Memphis, Cleveland, Dallas, the Lakers and Nets.


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If you like tetris, you will like klax and ishizume.
ishizume has the same concept like "klax" of atari games.
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Jane Schuldiner, the mother of late DEATH/CONTROL DENIED frontman Chuck Schuldiner, has issued the following statement regarding the apparent misappropriation of funds received from the allbeat.com auction on Chuck's behalf:Bethann (Chuck's sister) spent days trying to contact the people who had the allbeat.com auction. Through his Internet provider, it was discovered it was Thom Hazeart. Bethann also got his cell telephone number, and spoke directly to him, and he was outraged she had gotten the number. When she asked him about the proceeds from the auction, he said there was no money to send, he had spent it for postage and also there was no merchandise left, he had sold it all, and what difference did it make, Chuck was dead. Loathsome man. Chuck's attorneys have contacted the State Attorney's office in California and are investigating what charges are to be brought against him. I have contacted MTV because they had that information on their site to publicize the auction, innocently helping these people commit the worst kind of fraud, making money off a very, very bad, and ultimately fatal, illness. As a person, this would sicken me, as Chuck's mother, there are no words to express how horrified I am, and so sad for my son. It puts a slur on the wonderful efforts of so many to help Chuck, who unfortunately was made aware by friends this past year that those things were happening. I wish Chuck had never known that, it made him so sad and upset. I am writing this because I want you all to beware of the vultures out there making money off helpless victims. We, Chuck's family, will continue that fight on his behalf. Jane Schuldiner
CHUCK SCHULDINER's Estate Gets Ripped Off By "Allthief.com"
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"But obviously as players we will never, ever criticize our kickers, because they have the hardest job of all. And it was a massive pressure kick for him, and he was carrying a bit of a knock too.
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A former English teacher who pleaded guilty to statutory rape was sentenced to five years in prison but could see an early release depending on the outcome of a report by the Missouri Department of Corrections.
Jenner Shaffer appeared in Camden County Circuit Court on June 10, before Judge Stan Moore. Shaffer had pleaded guilty in April. Moore sentenced Shaffer to five years on the rape charge. The charge carries a minimum of two years in prison or a maximum of seven.
Shaffer was sentenced to sexual offender assessment unit where the Missouri Department of Corrections will evaluate him and prepare an assessment report for the judge.
Depending on what's in the report, the judge can either decide to leave Shaffer in prison or an alternative would be to release him on probation.
The allegations against Shaffer surfaced more than a year after he had left the employment of the Macks Creek School District.
Shaffer was arrested and charged in Camden County in 2012. He had not taught at the school since May 2011.
According to the arrest report from the Camden County Sheriff's Department, in August 2012, a Miller County deputy advised the sheriff's department that during an interview of a female subject, on an unrelated case, she made statements that her one-year-old child was conceived from a relationship with one of her former high school teachers.
The victim advised that while she attended Macks Creek High School, she became involved with her English teacher during the 2010-2011 school year. During the relationship she became pregnant.
She told investigators the teacher had later resigned from Macks Creek School.
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The Hundred Languages of Children: The Reggio Emilia Approach--Advanced Reflections
(Second Edition) Carolyn Edwards, Lella Gandini, and George Forman, editors,
1998 Illus. softbound, 488 pp.
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The city-run early childhood program of Reggio Emilia, Italy has become recognized and acclaimed as one of the best systems of education in the world. Over the past 40 years, educators in Reggio Emilia have evolved a distinctive, innovative approach that fosters children's intellectual development through a systematic focus on symbolic representation.
This new Second Edition reflects the growing interest and deepening reflection upon the Reggio approach. Included are many entirely new chapters and an updated list of resources, along with original chapters revised and extended. The book represents a dialog between Italian educators who founded and developed the system and North Americans who have considered its implications for their own settings and issues. The book is a comprehensive introduction covering history and philosophy, the parent perspective, curriculum and methods of teaching, school and system organization, the use of space and physical environments, and adult professional roles including special education. The final section describes implications for American policy and professional development and adaptations in United States primary, preschool, and child care classrooms.


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Trophy deer fashioned from flattened beer cans, beads, and auto parts bring wry humor to the subject of hunting this fall, when the Sun Valley Center for the Arts explores The Hunt: Ritual & Narrative. Humor is only one aspect of the project, however. In addition to a gallery exhibition including contemporary art and archival photographs of hunting in Idaho, the event will include a documentary film series, a historical lecture on the evolution of firearms, and a reading and discussion with writer Rick Bass.
Bass has received wide recognition as a writer of both fiction and nonfiction. Utah naturalist Terry Tempest Williams refers to him as "a force of nature." Perhaps less well known, but equally significant, is his reputation as an environmental activist.
Working for a decade now to preserve the wildlife corridor that surrounds his home in northern Montana, he does not fit the image of the stereotypical hunter—although he has devoted essays and books to the subject, and it would be difficult to call him anything short of a hunting advocate. His profound love for the wild, for his dogs, and for the ritual of the hunt is beautifully and sometimes humorously detailed in his writing.
Part of the gallery installation—Hunting Requires Optimism, by Portland, Oregon, artist Vanessa Renwick—features a series of old refrigerators containing monitors (next to the meat drawer) that show documentary footage of a wolf on the track of an elk. The installation peers into the nature of the predator, and what it means to have a certain place in the food chain.
"We all hunt for many things," says Jennifer Gately, curator of the exhibition. "We hunt for gold, a new house, the good life. Everyone hunts for something. It is part of being human."
Gately emphasizes that the show neither endorses nor disparages hunting or hunters. Simply put, it poses questions. "We hope the project will encourage visitors to reconsider their roles and perceptions of the hunt as it relates to history, narrative, and nature," Gately says.
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Former Cincinnati firefighter works to save lives in different wayUPDATED 5:59 PM EDT Sep 20, 2013
Joe Dance's job was to save lives, but because of a fatally bad decision nearly seven years ago, he took one.Video Transcript
BEHIND THE WHEEL DRUNK ... TOOK ANOTHER PERSONS LIFE THAT ACCIDENT... STEERED JOE DANCE.... IN A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION. THE FORMER LOCAL FIREFIGHTER... NO LONGER RESCUES PEOPLE FROM BURNING HOMES.. AS WL-WT'S JOHN LONDON REPORTS... NOW HE'S SAVING LIVES.... IN A DIFFERENT WAY. He arrives on the only wheels he has now. His driving privilege gone for life. Joe Dance, former firefighter with a flawless history until one night of fatally poor judgment. He was so drunk upon leaving a party seven years ago he turned the wrong-way onto 71. Probably the last thing a young mother expected, the last thing Lisa Kruetzer would ever experience. These students are hearing his story for the first time. Some are already driving, others will be soon. (Joe Dance) ("I was drunk. i didn't realize I was making a mistake and I ended up getting on the highway going the wrong way.") So far, thousands have heard his message about choices and consequences. Today it's Mary Porter's class at St. Ursula Academy. (voice of Joe Dance) ("I had good friends, I had good family. A couple hours later, all that's gone...") Dance relates how he doesn't recall the impact, how he first realized someone had died, how he spent four years in prison. He is starting over and it's a struggle. (Joe Dance) ("It pales in comparison to have to wake up every day knowing that because of my actions somebody else will never get to wake up again.") He is not required to do this. But, he puts himself through it, in part, because of kids like Meg... (Meg Kessling - St. Ursula Academy) ("I think that he's a very brave man for getting through what he did.") And McKenzie... (McKenzie Milton - St. Ursula Academy) ("Being a junior, I have friends that do things like this and, you know, I hope that they would never make the bad decisions...") That December night has never left Joe Dance. I ask him how difficult it is to relive it through his presentations. (Joe Dance) ("I've learned over the years when to step back from a certain point. But, it's still very difficult. After giving it, for about a day I just feel a little weird, a little off. I think it helps for me to try to prevent this from happening again.") WHAT JOE DANCE CONVEYED IS THAT HE DIDN'T REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS HE WAS... NEVER CROSSED HIS MIND THAT NIGHT THAT HE COULDN'T STEER SAFELY... AT 34, HE IS REBUILDING... NURSING SCHOOL AT U-C... HIS MESSAGE IS THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER TAKE A NIGHT OFF... WHEN IT COMES TO MAKING GOOD DECISIONS. ONLY ON WLWT TONIGHT.... BEGINNING TO HEAL.
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Category: Nature
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One of New Zealand's native birds. Previously known as a parson bird because of the white ruff. The Tui has 2 voice boxes, one able to produce a beautiful clear bell like song, the other making unusual squawks and clicks. Pet birds in the early last century (when capture and caging was still allowed) could be trained to speak.
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As the combine approaches, the Broncos are releasing more and more information about needs that could be addressed via the draft.
The good news about the Broncos' draft pick is that it reflects an exciting season and an unexpected playoff victory, but the bad news is that it isn't another top-10 pick that can come in and deliver a Pro-Bowl caliber season (we think).
Nobody has room to complain, however, because with success comes lower draft picks, and that hasn't hurt the NFL's best teams over the years.
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SIKESTON - Glenda K. Herring, 60, passed away Aug. 12, 2007, at Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Feb. 26, 1947, in Sikeston, daughter of the late Jefferson and Goldie Rodgers Scott. She had attended First Assembly of God Church in Sikeston.
On Oct. 18, 1969, in San Pablo, Calif., she married Gerald Herring who survives of the home.
Other survivors include: two sons, Jerry Herring of Napa, Calif. and Shawn Herring of Sikeston; two daughters, Patricia Felsch and Pamela Orris, both of Napa; two brothers, Barry Scott of Sikeston and Gary Scott of Benicia, Calif.; and nine grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Other family members include: Ronnie and Kathryn Appleton family of Oran and Morehouse, Della Anthony and family of St. Louis, Stanley and Sheila Northern, Murlene Scott, James (Rook) Scott, Peggy Wilson, Bob Scott, May Scott and several other family members of Southeast Missouri.
Her favorite pastimes included shopping, cooking and most of all, spending time with her family. She was loved and left a lasting impression on many and will be truly missed.
Friends may attend her viewing from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Ponder Funeral Home where services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday with pastor Ron Tate, pastor of First Assembly of God officiating.
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> In addiction i have set php safe mode on.
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14 Cars Keyed in Ventura Neighborhood
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VENTURA- Police in Ventura are investigating a vandalism spree. Police say, 14 vehicles were keyed in the neighborhood below Ventura College late Wednesday night. The vehicles that were vandalized were between Estates Ave. and Ashwood Ave. Police are looking for suspects in this case and are asking anyone with information to call the Ventura Police Department at 805-339-4343 or Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-TIPS.


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tanzanite international diamonds international and carnival cruise lines DI/TI has misrepresented their product and refuse to refund my money 1 hour after purchase georgetown, Internet
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when i left the store i went with my friends to a local restaurant around the corner for lunch..during my lunch i pulled the ring out to show my friends.thats when my friend brought to my attention when she saw on the appraisal from TI/DI that the carat and gold had a line drawn through it and sterling silver had been written in.i have never bought sterling silver for my private collection nor would i ever have paid 699.00 for any piece of sterling silver.
i immediately took the ring back to TI and the woman refused to refund my money and she stated to me"you knew what you were purchasing"and pushed the item back to me and said you will have to take it up with headquarters in new york.knowing i had to get to my ship in30 min she was aware i couldnt stand and argue with her.
upon my return to the U.S. i contacted TI/DI in new york and they have refused to refund my money and the best they could offer was a store credit.i explained to them i did not want a store credit. if they were misrepresenting their products why would i want anything else from them??i bought a ring that i was told it was white gold and only an hour later discovered that the sales associate that filled out the appraisal had written in sterling silver and scratched through carats & gold and a store that wouldnt refund your money an hour after purchase for what was misrepresented by one sales associate was a store i would never do business with again.
i wrote TI/DI a 2 page letter and enclosed it with the ring that i had purchased and when i asked TI for their address in new york the woman states "if you do not have an authorization claim number for a rturn your package will be returned to you.
i insured the package for 700.00 and sent certified mail to the address 38 west 48th street new york new york.i informed master card that i want this charge removed and that the item was returned via mail.. i have not received a credit back on my master card nor have i heard anything from TI/DI
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Wait. So now you are not only getting refunded, but you don't even have the ring anymore? I sympathize with your problem, but you should not have sent that ring back just yet.
Perhaps I missed it, but what did Carnival say about all this? You said they guarantee TI. What was their response?
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'Thanksgiving' directs with uncompromising authority
As a young reporter, I was fascinated by a news service item dispatched every day. It was a budget or list of what would be on the front page of The New York Times the next morning. The theory was that editors at newspapers large and small across the country would see what the Times thought was important and would adjust their own news judgment accordingly. You know, many did — and do.
That sense of almost magisterial authority runs through Sam Sifton's useful new book, "Thanksgiving: How to Cook It Well" (Random House, $18). Once the Times' restaurant critic, where he would spend T-Day answering calls from panicked readers, and now national editor, Sifton is not shy when it comes to telling you how to observe the holiday — and use his book.


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Next Year, OPEC May Loosen Its Straightjacket
For a significant shift in OPEC policies, watch out for June 2012.
No major change is expected when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries meets next month. But mid next-year, the group may finally decide to upgrade its quotas system—the allocation that formally restricts production levels for all its members bar Iraq.
Back in 2008, the group decided to reduce its collective output ceiling by 4.2 million barrels a day as oil demand and prices collapsed amid an acute global recession.
The world has moved on ever since and the global economy grew by 3.6% this year, according to OPEC. Yet the Vienna-based organization has kept its austerity measures frozen in the ice age of the banking crisis.
In June, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf producers did try to extract the quota out of its formaldehyde bottle amid rising demand and missing Libyan barrels. The move was forcefully opposed by an Iran-led group due to economic uncertainty.
Today, Europe is still sneezing bad news and it may be too early to assess the robustness of Libya's returning production. So the status quo is expected to be maintained when the group meets on Dec 14. To be sure, Gulf members did boost their output outside their allocations anyway. And the group's 11-quota bound overall is now producing 2.4 million barrels a day over its ceiling.
But a formal readjustment to OPEC's quota system would bring more upward mobility to production and therefore have a soothing effect on oil markets. It would also restore the group's credibility, by showing it is able to act in concert following the collapse of the June meeting.
By June next year, this scenario should become more compelling. The dust will have hopefully settled on the euro-zone turmoil and it will be possible to gauge the sustainability of Libya's comeback. And, if OPEC's own literature is to be believed, oil demand will be on a roll.
According to the group's latest monthly report, demand for OPEC oil will average 30.78 million barrels a day in the second half of 2012—close to one million barrels a day more than its current output. And the organization expects its supply to reach 31.3 million barrels a day in 2015. That's over 2 million barrels a day more than demand for OPEC crude in 2009—when the group implemented its steepest cuts following a December 2008 decision.
So if OPEC countries are taking their membership fees seriously, the only way for their quotas is up.


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Live Blog: Berkshire Hathaway's Annual Meeting
Welcome to Buffettpalooza!
It is the most exciting day of the year for a Warren Buffett fan. And the joyous crowd that annually celebrates all things Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway is even a bit more joyous this year, what with their shares at all time highs, earnings strong, and their beloved one donning his safari outfit hunting for more big game for them.
MoneyBeat was live in Omaha's CenturyLink Center where more than 35,000 Buffett lovers crowded for some six hours while Buffett and sidekick Charlie Munger's dished out investment wisdom and wit.
Read our recap below:
This place has been full for awhile
When the doors opened at about 6:30 a.m. here (earlier than expected) the crowd streamed in rapidly with several running to the staccato change machine in Pink Floyd's "Money." MoneyBeat hopes that the display of running it saw was indeed the best competition for tomorrow's Berkshire 5K. Because, well, that wouldn't scare us too much.
Gangham Style
One of the annual traditions is an hour-long movie showcasing Berkshire Hathaway's vast array of businesses with some Buffett-comedy tossed in, to wild laughter among the crowd. It kicks off the gathering.
This year began with a cartoon version of Dancing with the Stars. Among the losers, Dairy Queen and Geico Gecko. After judges Buffett and Munger dismissed everyone, their cartoon selves won with a dance to Gangham Style. The crowd loved it. The crowd, in fact, loved most of the movie.
Other highlights: Buffett and Carol Loomis appearing on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart. An amusing scene from King of Queens over the debate over "ketchup" vs. "catsup" staring a bottle of Heinz. A skit where Buffett attempted to get a role as the evil terminator, with an appearance by Arnold Schwarzenegger, who instead chose Munger. Jon Bon Jovi.
First some history
Also, looking for some history on the meeting and how Buffett has gone from 12 shareholders in Omaha to a 35,000-plus gathering at a convention center, check out our post earlier on the history of this gathering.
The star movie attraction
The highlight of this year's film for shareholders, well apart from the advertisements, was a cameo in Breaking Bad, one of Buffett's favorite shows.
Srugmaker Walter White starts making peanut brittle. "Chemically speaking, it's just a step away from nugget. And nugget is everything."
Buffett appears to warn them he's The Candy Man, and he's their competition. He offers to buy them out. We have a great history of acquisitions with strong management, he tells them.
It's that folksy charm he's got that takes over the drugmakers.
Buffett onstage
After a long parody of YMCA to praise the managers of BRKA, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger have taken the stage.
Earnings benign
Buffett on the quarter: "It was a benign quarter for insurance." They were helped by the dollar being strong, he says. The other businesses were much stronger he adds.
SwissRe settlement
Buffett says the company settled a "disagreement" with SwissRe and both sides marked big gains on the settlement. He promises, with tongue firmly planted in his cheek, to get into more of these disagreements if they help both sides so well.
A word on Twitter
An aside: Waiting in the press box for media members was a stack of small books titled "You're Only Human: A Guide to Life" by the Geico Gecko. (Berkshire is if nothing else, brilliant at propaganda).
A salient portion given the week's events: "So this man comes up and asks me if I tweet. I responded: 'Whatever on earth are you talking about? I'm a gecko. It's more of a chirping sound than a tweet.' Then he said some poppycock about how I was confused, that he just wanted to follow me, which was actually kind of creepy."
The book maybe is out of date, the Gecko is on Twitter, though with nothing like the following his owner amassed in a few days.
We're No. 5
Buffett: Our railroad this year is doing very well.
He calls the gains "significant money," no small words for him.
And he notes that "fortunately a lot of oil has been found very close to our railroad tracks. What better place to find oil."
He says because of that, Berkshire is now the fifth most valuable company in the world, to large applause.
Get our your paddle
A surprise visit: Ariel Hsing, the young table-tennis star he has challenged will indeed be back this year, Buffett announces.
Questions have started! Carol Loomis says the media panel got thousands of questions from shareholders.
First question a curve ball!
The first question, submitted from Texas and read by Loomis, asks Buffett about how he forecasts book value-per share gains, given it is clear the results are slipping.
This thing starts off tough. Doug Kass be ready.
Buffett says Berkshire will again fail to meet the S&P 500's returns, meaning over the past five years it will also fail to have bested the index, a first for the company. Buffett calls book value a "useful tracking device" though notes it is short of tangible value, which is why he's willing to repurchase shares at 120% of book value, a new threshold he had set in December.
Munger says he "confidently expects that Berkshire is going to do quite well over the long term." And he doesn't pay attention to the 5-year or 8-year spreads.
On the latest deal
Jonathan Brandt asks the first question via the panel of analysts, and Buffett notes he played Brandt in chess when he was a young boy. Brandt is from Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb. Buffett had been a close friend of Bill Ruane, one of the founders of Ruane, Cunniff & Goldfarb, a fellow disciple of legendary stock picker Benjamin Graham.
Brandt asks what is better about metalworking tools company Iscar than its competitors. Berkshire bought just paid another $2.1 billion to buy the 20% of Iscar that it didn't already own.
"The advantage is it has is brains," Buffett says. "Iscar is one of the great companies of the world and we feel very fortunate to own it."
The first succession discussion
The first shareholder to ask a question thanks Buffett for opening the doors a bit early, given it is a rainy-snowy mix in Omaha this morning. Buffett quips they would have left them out if he had a business that sold coats.
The question is what keeps Buffett up at night about the future?
Buffett says the key is preserving the culture and having a strong set of managers and that has only been strengthening in the past few years and won't change when he is gone.
And on that successor:
"It's the No. 1 subject that the board considers at every meeting. We are solidly in agreement as to who that person is supposed to be."
Munger added only: "I want to say to the many Mungers in the audience: Don't be so stupid as to sell these shares."
Buffett shot back: "That goes for the Buffetts too."
Buffett: Paid More for Heinz than Normal
Buffett is asked a question about the Heinz deal and says that he was called by Jorge Paulo Lehmann at 3G Capital, and that Buffett said he was in.
He also said that Berkshire paid "a little more than we would have" without 3G but the private-equity firm has "extraordinary managers."
"They are both classy and they are both unusually good," Buffett said. "So we stretched a little because of that fact."
The AIG poach
Buffett was asked about the recent hires from AIG, when his insurance operations poached four top executives to help it expand its commercial-insurance business. He said it was a particularly important move by Ajit Jain, the head of Berkshire's large insurance operations.
Buffett said at least one of the new hires had reached out to Berkshire several times in the past, and that Berkshire decided now was the time to enter the business. He said several more people have reached out about joining since the news broke.
"I think you will see us become a very significant factor world-wide in the commercial- insurance business. It could be a business that reaches into the billions," Buffett said. "We've got the right people. We've got capital like no one else has."
On Twitter and BusinessWire
A question about BusinessWire, a Berkshire property, and the implications of Twitter and the SEC's new rules that allow select disclosure on social media. Also, what are you doing on Twitter?
"I haven't figured that last one out yet," Buffett said.
Buffett said it would be a mistake for companies to mess with disclosure by making it on places that don't disseminate like BusinessWire.
"We want to be very sure that we get accurate information and we want to make sure we get it at exactly the same time," Buffett said. "I don't want to have to keep hitting up their web page and hoping I'm not 10 seconds behind someone else."
"I couldn't be happier with the business and so we will not be selling it," Buffett said, adding Berkshire will keep using it.
Munger on Twitter: I'm avoiding it like the plague.
Doug Kass throws daggers!
Doug Kass doesn't hold back in his first question as the Berkshire Bear.
He asks how the company can stay so big, and wonders if it's better for "widows and orphans" and essentially an index fund. He asks now that Buffett needs elephants, isn't it time for change?
Buffett defends his acquisitions and says "we are buying some very good businesses" and that while Berkshire has paid hefty prices, it has remained disciplined.
"No question we can't do as well as in the past," Buffett said, but he cited 2008 as a year that bigger proved better.
Munger: "I can make the short-sellers argument even better than he did." He explained most of the giants of the past have not turned out so well, maybe with Standard Oil as an exception.
"We think we are going to do pretty well, in spite of being very big," Munger said. "We think we are going to do a bit better than the giants of the past."
Buffett ended: "You haven't convinced me to sell the stock yet, Doug, keep trying."
Buffett on corporate taxes: Calm down
Buffett is asked a question about corporate profits and their future.
He says corporations are complaining too much about their tax rates, and that in general corporations are doing quite well.
Running a conglomerate
Another succession question: Buffett is asked how someone could run such a broad and unwieldly conglomerate.
Buffett does admit he has "grown up" with a lot of the businesses and really it is "a lot easier for me to communicate with dozens of mangers" than maybe anyone else. So he agreed that maybe his successor would re-arrange how some of the smaller companies report.
"My guess is that it gets rearranged a bit, but that won't really make any difference," Buffett said. The real money will continue to be made by the big units.
"Maybe one more person at headquarters if they go crazy," Buffett added. He famously employs only two dozen at HQ.
Munger said: "Of course it would be unwieldy if we have so many businesss … if we were trying to running them in an imperial way. If your system is decentralization almost to the point of abdication, what difference does it make how many units?"
Later Munger also pointed out he and Buffett can do it, so can someone else: "If it were at all difficult, then what we were doing right now would be impossible, but it isn't."
Buffett: I trust in Bernanke
Buffett is asked about the Fed buying and says it will be complicated and almost declines to answer before going on.
He says he has complete faith in Ben Bernanke and that as soon as the market gets any signal "It's likely to be the shot-heard round the world. But that doesn't mean the world will end."
He says the people in the market will re-evaluate their hands and it will happen quickly, but the market will survive.
Buffett also says that Wells Fargo is itching to make loans but isn't getting anywhere in the low-interest rates market.
More on Fed
More on the Fed's easy money policy from the Oracle, this time on how it impacts Berkshire.
He said: "Interest rates power everything in the economic universe and they have some effect," noting in particular he borrowed fairly cheap for the Heinz deal, which helps inflate what some people are willing to pay for things.
"We have benefitted significantly and the country has benefitted significantly from what the Fed has done," Buffett said. "It's been a very smart policy but the unwind of it has got to be more difficult than buying."
Build not buy
Buffett is asked about the AIG hires again and the plan to build a commercial-insurance business and why he hasn't bought one instead.
Buffett: "It's really better to build than buy if you can find the right people," he said. "I think there are certain commercial operations that if we could have bought them at the right price we would have done that, but that hasn't happened, so we will build our own."
He reiterated his pledge to build a significant business quickly.
A shareholder in the audience asked a quetsion about Bitcoin, and didn't get much of an answer.
Munger: "I have no confidence whatsoever in Bitcoin being a universal currency."
Buffett, who professed to know nothing about it: "I'll put it this way, of our $49 billion we haven't moved any of it to Bitcoin."
UPDATE: Buffett said $49 billion. a figure close to the company's cash, not $149 billion.
Buffett: "Naked swimmers will call Berkshire"
Kass' second question addresses the successor question and whether or not that person will be able to carry on the advantages Berkshire has had in the past based solely on Buffett's cachet.
Buffett responds that his successor will have access to the funds that will supplant Buffett's own name.
"I have no questions that my successor will have unusual capital at turbulent time when the ability to say yes very quickly with very large sums sets them apart for virtually everybody else in the investing world," Buffett said, noting his investments in Goldman Sachs, General Electric and Bank of America, all made in times of crisis.
"Berkshire is the 800 number when there is panic in the market," Buffett said. "I think when you come to a day when the Dow has fallen 1000 points a day for a couple days and the tide has gone out and you find out who has been swimming naked, those naked swimmers will call Berkshire. When that happens and I'm not around, it will become an even more Berkshire brand."
Oil on the rails
Berkshire lieutenant Matt Rose, who runs the railroad operations at BNSF, answers a question for Buffett on the economics of the oil and gas boom for the railroad.
Rose said he expects the coal franchise for the railroad would stay where it is today but that the oil car business is booming.
He says coming from the lucrative Bakken Shale, Berkshire delivers to 30 locations right now and is in discussions to double the destinations. He said the railroad is carrying about 650,000 barrels of crude products a day, expects it to hit 750,000 by the end of the year and "sees a pathway" to 1.2 million to 1.4 million.
His investment managers
Buffett is asked about his investment managers, Combs and Weschler, and whether he ever, in what would only be a fatherly voice, say to them: "I wouldn't do that if I were you."
He says nope. He doesn't know what they are up to and doesn't stand in their way, just the way he grew up.
"They've bought things I wouldn't buy, I've bought things they wouldn't," Buffett says.
He says the only rules they have are regulations, for instance, Berkshire can't buy more American Express and neither can they.
On newspapers
A question about the economics of newspapers: "Don't you think there are other businesses with better rates of return?" And it is greeted with applause in the audience. (Ouch.)
Buffett defends his purchase of 28 newspapers over the past couple of years saying he expects after-tax returns of about 10%, even with declining earnings.
"It's not going to move the needle at Berkshire," Buffett said, adding the papers combined make about $100 million, pre-tax, which he calls "a fair amount of widgets."
"We wouldn't have done it in any other businesses, there's no doubt about that," he adds.
Munger: "I think what you are saying is it is an exception and you like doing it."
Buffett: Breakup would create poorer results
Kass' third question is on Henry Earl Singleton, who built up Teledyne into a conglomerate, but broke it up when he grew old.
Buffett responds: "Breaking them up into several companies I'm convinced would create a poorer result," adding he thinks that's the case both now and in the future.
Munger, who personally knew Singleton, added that "I don't think you should get into your head, just because he is a genius, he did it better than us."
Warren Buffett's Conception
Buffett and Munger just had a long discussion on opportunity.
Buffett said he's been very fortunate, largely because he was born an American male, even touching on his conception in November 1929. ("There wasn't a television at home for my dad.")
He said babies being born in the U.S. today are far more fortunate, and, as he often says, the world has improved and cost of living has improved so everyone now lives better than John D. Rockefeller.
Munger said when the two started the competition was weak and they took advantage. When I met Warren he was rolling in money, he said jokingly, but now the competition has strengthened.
Buffett added: "Now we have lots of money and no ideas."
It's gets quiet, until Munger speaks
There's been a notable decline in energy in the building. Crowd is a bit restless, moving around for lunch, and shopping. And there's a lot less applause three hours into this q&a.
Though Munger just noted it's "terrible to be envious" with that "you can't cover your neighbor's a–" and all that.
That livened the crowd right up.
Buffett on Katharine Graham
Buffett is asked by Susan Tilson, of New York, about the comments about him being born a U.S. male and his opportunities.
Buffett says there's been a lot of improvements. He points to Katharine Graham of the Washington Post who he praised. He said she continually fought a "fun-house mirror" she saw herself sometimes in as not equal, but that she did actually know she was equal and her work proved it.
On banking regulations
Buffett is asked about the new capital rules on banking and whether it is impacting his opinions of his investments in banks, which include Wells Fargo and Goldman Sachs.
He said he believes the capital structures at the banks are better and stronger than they have been in years and that they are making better loans and are just generally safer.
"I do not worry about the banking system being the cause of the next bubble in the end it will be something else," Buffett said. "I feel very good about our investment in Wells Fargo."
Munger had a bit more concern, noting that he really dislikes the massive derivatives books being built up by banks.
"The more bankers want to be more like investment bankers instead of bankers, the less I like it," Munger said.
Buffett is currently updating the world on a bet he has made with a set of hedge funds that for the 10-year period starting in January 2008, the S&P 500 would beat a fund of hedge funds "when performance is measured on a basis net of fees, costs and expenses."
The stake is $1 million, for charity. He is winning right now, he'd like everyone to know.
And with that it is lunch time here in Omaha. MoneyBeat is going to get itself some Dairy Queen.
Won't Get Fooled Again
Here at Berkshire lunch hour, the soundtrack for the morning is back. Currently playing the classic from The Who "Won't Get Fooled Again." A not-too-subtle message to all those succession questions:
"Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss."
We are back
We are back from lunch and Doug Kass gets the first question after a short hibernation. He wants to know what Buffett says about his research and process in making investments given there are legendary stories of his past due diligence, including of American Express, where he hired advisers. That contrasts to the $5 billion he put into Bank of America in 2011, which Buffett has admitted he decided in the bathtub would be a good idea and called.
About that bathtub BofA investment
Buffett fires back to Kass that he is indeed as passionate as he ever has been about Berkshire and its investments.
"You have to love something to do well at it. … It is an enormous advantage if you absolutely love what you are doing. … The nature of it is that intensity adds to your productivity.
"I have every bit of the intensity, even if it isn't manifested in the same way
"I love thinking about Berkshire, I love thinking about its investments, I love thinking about its managers, I love thinking about its businesses. It's a part of me.
"I don't think it's actually a correct observation … to say that because we are doing things in a somewhat different way that any of the intensity or the passion has been lost."
Buffett then added to a follow-up from a shareholder about Bank of America: "It's true I thought of it in the bathtub, but the bathtub wasn't the most important part."
"It just struck me that an investment by Berkshire might be helpful," he said, explaining that there was plenty of reason its shares were beaten.
On stock picking
That follow-up shareholder asked them about metrics and screening for stocks, and Buffett and Munger both said they don't really look at numbers.
"We are looking at businesses exactly like we are looking at them if somebody came in and asked us to buy the whole business," Buffett said. He said they then want to know how it will do in ten years.
Munger was even more forceful: "We don't know how to buy stocks by metrics … We know that Burlington Northern will have a competitive advantage in years … we don't know what the heck Apple will have. … You really have to understand the company and its competitive positions. … That's not disclosed by the math.
Buffett: "I don't know how I would manage money if I had to do it just on the numbers"
Munger, interupting, "You'd do it badly."
A high-profile questioner
Bill Miller, the Chairman of Legg Mason, gets a question in via Becky Quick, and asks about the airline industry and whether Berkshire would buy a domestic airline and pair it with NetJets.
Buffett dismisses the NetJets part, but says airline industry is a tough business that needs more consolidation in order to stop the wars between the carriers.
Still, Buffett admits it is a "sexy" investment that has attracted people since Orville first took off.
Munger says it is conceivable Miller is correct about investing in airlines, but that they don't know and aren't going to find out.
On share repurchases
Buffett is asked about share repurchases and the level he recently said he would repurchase shares at, 120% of book value.
He reiterates that the company would do it as long as there was plenty of cash on the balance sheet, but that he has mixed feeling about buying out "partners" at a discount.
"It's been very difficult for us to do it because every time we do it people say, 'Well, he thinks it is worth more than that,'" Buffett said.
At which point Munger chimed in: "If that cheapskate is willing to pay that …"
Buffett then added that "there could be circumstances, it is unlikely, but there could be circumstances where we would buy a whole lot of it."
Global warming not changing Geico, sorry Gecko
The latest question was on environmental problems and global climate change in regards to the insurance industry.
Both Buffett and Munger said they can't price insurance over such fears, they are pessimistic enough.
Doug Kass makes a pitch for $100 million
Doug Kass stopped asking tough questions and went to a pitch.
In attempting to defend his industry of short selling, he asked if Berkshire would give his firm at least $100 million in a managed account.
In the middle of explaining why he thinks it's a good idea he noted Todd Combs had been a short seller, to which Munger interrupted "So much success he stopped doing it."
As part of Kass's pitch for the $100 million, he said his firm could make a wager in which he'd donate gains to charity.
Munger handled the answer: "No."
And later Munger added: "We don't like trading agony for money."
Buffett joked the meeting got until 1:50 p.m. before "we got an ad" and concluded: "But we wish you well."
Carol Loomis asks a question from someone who identified himself as an 86-year-old WWII veteran and pleaded with Buffett to stop eating so many hamburgers. The shareholder wants Buffett around "despite the fact you voted for President Obama."
The question was how could he support the administration especially given Buffett's noted frugality and the bulging national debt.
"We'll have to give Bush a certain amount of credit for that too. It certainly wasn't the Obama administration … that created the financial crisis," Buffett said first.
He said he "found it totally unproductive, to discuss politics with people" before going on to discuss more politics. Buffett again applauded the fiscal stimulus programs and the administration's responses to the fiscal crisis, though he also granted he was disturbed by the national debt in respect to GDP.
Analyst Brandt asked a question about Benjamin Moore paints and the strategy of not selling them in the big boxes like Home Depot and Lowe's.
Buffett said it was long discussed, but that the way Benjamin Moore sells paint in dealerships around the country leads to better performance, he believes. He even notes that at one point Berkshire was offered to buy rival Behr, which would really give him a Berkshire Bear.
But while he believes rival Sherwin Williams is a strong brand, he isn't out to gobble up market share.
"It's up to us to protect and really foster the dealerships," Buffett said. "It will not lead to far higher market shares. I think it will lead to a profitable business."
On giving
Buffett and Munger both earned applause for a little bit of talk on giving.
Munger: There is nothing so insignificant than another $2 billion to an old man.
Buffett: It's a heck of a lot more useful in someone else's hands than mine.
On the economy
Buffett has also made a quick comment on the housing market.
Says he wants to see housing starts rising but in general doesn't expect much change from the housing market in the coming year.
He says the economy will indeed look better in a year from now, but not surging forward, and not totally stalled.
Buffett dodges Ajit as successor question
Andrew Ross Sorkin, of New York Times, gets right to the point: "Is Ajit your successor?" He also asks what would happen without Ajit.
"They won't be without Ajit for a long time," Buffett said. "He is remarkable in a lot of ways … He figures out new ways to do business. I notice you started with the A's when you started with probable successors, and I don't think you will have any better luck with the B's."
Kass asks about Howard Buffett
Kass certainly is phrasing his questions tough, but they aren't necessarily drawing the answers he might have thought he was going to get. His sixth question is about the plan for Buffett's son Howard Buffett to take over as non-executive chairman of Berkshire after his dad.
Kass, while noting he meant no disrespect and that his own son was here, pointed out Howard has never run a business. Kass asked, "Away from the accident of birth, how is Howard the most qualified person to take on this job?"
Buffett explained he still wouldn't be running any business. He'll be non-executive chairman and be in charge of ensuring the company doesn't fall apart and can kick out the CEO just in case.
"He is there as a protector of the culture and he has an enormous responsibility of that," Buffett said. "I know of nobody that will feel that responsibility more in terms of doing that job than my son Howard."
He added he has "no interest" in running Berkshire but that there's always a fear that whoever steps in as CEO will prove wrong for the conglomerate.
"We don't want somebody using Berkshire Hathaway as a powerbase in the future," Buffett said.
Munger, as ever the defender, added "I think the Mungers are a lot safer with Howard there."
on IBM
Buffett was asked about his investment in IBM, which has struggled a bit recently.
He said "I feel good enough about IBM" and defended the company. But he also noted a somewhat ominous possibility, the company's giant pension obligation.
"It is a big annuity company on the side and you can have balls that have funny bounces."
Buffett would buy in Europe
Buffet said the crisis in Europe "might create opportunities for us to buy businesses" and said he would be "delighted" to buy a big business there tomorrow if he could.
"Europe is not going away," Buffett said. "The monetary system has a major flaw … they are grappling with a way to fix that … In my opinion they will."
He added: "The structure that was put in place does not work and they have to find a structure that will work, and they will eventually."
Munger was a bit more harsh, per usual, calling out Greece especially.
"Letting Greece into the EU was a lot like using rat poison for whipping cream: an exceptionally stupid idea," Munger said. "Europe made terrible mistakes, they have politicians too."
When Buffett said he'd be delighted to buy a business, Munger interrupted: "I hope you'll call me if it's in Greece."
Buffett and Munger are asked about investing in sub-Saharan Africa.
They don't rule it out but sound skeptical they would know enough.
On Estate Planning
An estate planner in Fort Worth, Texas, asked Buffett how to plan for leaving children enough but not too much.
Buffett responds first that he thinks "more children are ruined by the actions of their parents."
"The atmosphere and what they see about them is enormous," Buffett said, not focusing on the funds.
"Your children are going to read the will someday. It's crazy to let them read it the first time after you are dead," he added as a little practical advice.
Munger only adds: "I'm absolutely sure you don't want to share your will with your children if you are going to treat one of them unequally."
That's all
The final question was about the structure of the Berkshire A and B shares.
Both Buffett and Munger warn not to expect them to change. And with that the Q&A session is over at Buffettpalooza.
That's going to be it for MoneyBeat's live blog, but stay tuned to WSJ.com and MoneyBeat as we'll have plenty more on the festivities and the analysis of the past six hours.


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Although the National Space Agency of Ukraine was formed in March, 1992, and the country already had expertise in developing full satellite and launch vehicle systems, the country was slow in preparing for its first official national satellite. This situation should be remedied in 1995 with the launch of the Sich-1 spacecraft, aka Okean-O. Based on the oceanographic series of spacecraft developed by the Yuzhnoye Scientific Production Association under the USSR regime, Sich-1 is reportedly the last of its kind and will be followed by more advanced Earth observation satellites (References 731-734).
Each Okean spacecraft has a mass of a little more than 1,900 kg, with a payload capacity of 550 kg and is launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome by the Tsyklon-3 booster, also made by Yuzhnoye NPO. The spacecraft bus is a three-segmented, vertically oriented cylinder, three meters tall with a base diameter of 1.4 m and an upper diameter of 0.8 m. Okean's primary structure is pressurized and maintained at normal temperatures to protect the support system and payload electronics housed within. Two small, rotatable solar arrays (1.6 m wide and 2.0 m tall) provide a modest 110-270 W average daily power to the payload. Stabilization is partially provided by a gravity-gradient boom extended from the top of the satellite. At the bottom, four large panels (1.0 m wide and 2.9 m long), attached at 90 degrees intervals, support a number of payload receivers and transmitters. An arrow, 11-m-long radar antenna is fixed to the base of one panel.
Okean spacecraft transmit data in realtime on 137.400 MHz using APT formats similar to that employed by Meteor satellites with a scan rate of 4 lines per second. Data is also stored and retransmitted on 466.5 MHz to the three principal data reception and processing centersat Moscow, Novosibirsk, and Khabarovsk. The APT images may be sent in one of four formats: (1) one low resolution scanner, (2)side-looking radar and microwave scanning radiometer, (3) side-looking radar alone, and (4)a combination of radar, microwave, and visible images. For instance, images of the Middle East region have a size of 195 mm by 290 mm with a scanning density of 7.6 lines per mm and at least 12 gray levels (References 735-740).
The major Okean payload is the real-aperture, side-looking RLS-BO radar operating with a vertically polarized 9.5 GHz frequency. This instrument, developed by the Radio Engineering and Electronics Institute (IRE) in Kharkov, provides not only surface characteristics of land, sea, and ice but also near-surface winds Reds and sub-surface features. The last has proved to be exceptionally effective in determining ice thickness in the polar regions as an aid to naval navigation.
From its orbital altitude of 635 km by 665 km at an inclination of 82.5 degrees, an Okean satellite employs both nadir-centered and off-nadir swaths. The MSU-M and MSU-S sweeps are centered about the sub-satellite point, but theRLS-BO and RM-08 swaths are displaced to the left of the ground track. The boresight of the MSU-M can be shifted up to 30 degrees along the direction of the flight path. In part, due to power limitations, the MSU-M and RM-08 cannot be operated for more than 30 minutes at a time, and the RLS-BO is restricted to 10-minute sessions.
Okean satellites also serve as the central node in the Condor system which collects environmental data from small, remote stations on land, water, or ice. These stations, designated Condor-1, are interrogated by Okean satellites at 460.03 MHz and then transmit their data at 1553.4 MHz during a 4-12 second contact. Okean, also known as the Condor-2 node, then relays the data to special Condor-3 processing stations at 460.03 MHz. Okean satellites can interrogate Condor-1 stations within 800 km and can store up to 64 kbits of data for subsequent relay to a Condor-3 site.
Earlier designs for an Okean-M spacecraft, with dual side-looking radars and other improved Earth observation sensors, have apparently been shelved in favor of a second generation system now known as the Sich-2 satellite (formerly known as Platform B) (Reference 741). Sich-2 will be launched by a Zenit-2 booster into a 650-km, sun-synchronous orbit. The overall dimensions of the horizontally oriented vehicle are 3.6 m in diameter and a length of 10.7 m, excluding the side-looking radar antenna. The spacecraft will have a 3-axis attitude control system with a pointing accuracy of 8 arc minutes.
The spacecraft bus will be a pressurized cylinder 1.9 m in diameter and 6.6 m long. A single solar array deployed above the spacecraft will deliver an average daily power of 800 W to the payload. The originally planned instrument suite will utilize both analog APT (137.4 MHz) and high capacity digital (8.2 GHz) data links. Sich-2 with a one-year capacity design life may also carry the Condor-2 data relay system.
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Golf Changes the Brain
Yet another excuse to hit the links: A mere 40 hours of golf training, by middle-aged novices, led to increases in gray matter in parts of the brain involved in visual processing and motor coordination, a new study has found. The experiment stood out, among other reasons, for the informal way test subjects were allowed to pursue the training—outside the lab, on their own schedule—and it reaffirmed the plasticity of the mature brain.
Twenty two people with minimal experience at the sport, ages 40 to 60, took part in the experiment: Half committed to spending 40 unsupervised hours learning golf, through formal lessons or on their own. Each golfer was matched by age and sex to a member of the control group, and their brains were scanned at the start of the experiment. On average, it took the aspiring ball-strikers 150 days to complete their training, and they were rescanned when they finished, as were their control-group counterparts.
In several regions of the brain associated with "sensorimotor" learning, the researchers detected a gray-matter boost on the order of 3.5% to 5%. In one particular region, the parieto-occipital junction, the increase was correlated with how quickly the participants had completed the training. More-intense training produced larger increases. This may have been true elsewhere, too, the researchers said, but the study may have lacked the statistical power—being a small one—to detect it.
Source: "Training-Induced Neural Plasticity in Golf Novices," Ladina Bezzola, Susan Merillat, Christian Gaser and Lutz Jancke, The Journal of Neuroscience (Aug. 31)