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Panicky selling grips the mortgage REITs (REM -3.5%) as Treasury yields soar following the...
Panicky selling grips the mortgage REITs (REM -3.5%) as Treasury yields soar following the payroll report. American Capital (AGNC -6.9%), (MTGE -5%), Annaly (NLY -6.9%) Chimera (CIM -4.9%), Armour (ARR -3.9%), Invesco (IVR -2.7%), CYS Investments (CYS -3%). CYS' Kevin Grant was public a month ago about being a happy buyer as yields rose - a bit early on that call.
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With you on this as well. Amazingly I was close to pulling the trigger a couple of years ago at $17.
While the div. is a plus side to the sector, you cannot look at it that way, the div is just the payoff for the risk. The only way to fairly value them is to look at BV and what the impact to BV will be with changes to the YC, lots of private investors look at the 15+% div and think "holy crap, gotta get me some of that" and ignore the reason for the high return. Never forget ECO101 that next to supply and demand is that the money always follows the risk, no matter what.
Something wrong with this pix. If MRITS make money by borrowing at low interest rates and loan at long term rates, now going up, why are MRITS going down instead of flying up? Long term rates are going up while short term FED rates are still low and moving up at a much slower rate.
as long-term rate continue to increase while short-term rates remain constant then NLY's profit increases because of the spread between the two rate. Also, NLY has been buying back their own shares. Why and how is this stock being manipulated?
Something IS wrong with this pic.
I have been fully invested in REITs since 2007. I earned 25% in 2008, 13.7% in 2209, 14.83% in 2010, 14.56 in 2011, and 15.22% in 2012. I'm looking at 14.62% in 2013. From my perspective REIT's work with whatever the short term rates are and they do a fine job of maintaining a good spread. After all the management owns stock as well and you can bet they will do all they can to keep good dividends flowing.
AGNC and Annaly borrow short-term to buy longer-dated mortgage-backed securities (MBS). When rates go up, it harms their business. That's because borrowing costs go up quickly, while the longer-dated MBS on their balance sheets decline in value.
Pretty simple case here it seems of the market not believing the hedges are working. We will find out in the next few weeks. If the hedges are working today presents an unbelievable opportunity to buy these names. If not...the pain endured to date will be more permanent. I wish I wasn't already all in...
"The Market" is made up of people. Some of them are experienced with mREITs and some not. Some are risk averse and some are not so much. Some are looking for income and others are looking for short term gains. Some use programmed trading, but most don't. The market has had lighter than normal volume while much money is still on the sidelines, and today was even lighter volume because of the holiday. I could go on... There are many variables that are involved when someone talks about "The Market".
I think now mreits are running the risk of losing money if they choose to sell MBS to rotate to higher yielding paper.
So on the one hand you have a point about rising spreads, but they may also face realized losses on MBS that will eat into the spread income.
xxavatarxx - agreed, but I see that risk as temporary during the rollover and will probably be offset by the increased interest rate spread, and they have known this was coming and have prepared. However, we just don't know what will happen. High dividends are always payment for high risk.
Northills24: You are correct. The average investor is blinded by the yield and has absolutely no idea how they work. One has only to read the majority of the comments on this site about averaging-down on them and throwing more money at them to realize that. mREITS are extremely dubious structured products. My advice: Stay away from them.
I think you are correct that many small investors are not familiar with how the mREITs work.
Only favorable for banks if the yield curve steepens, not when both short and long rated rise at the same rate.
Treasury Yield (%) Yield Change
5-Year 1.56
10-Year 2.68
30-Year 3.65
Immediately sold Crexus, JMI, and NRZ. I would like to see some track record before buying and holding. Used proceeds to buying MLP refiners ALDW, CVRR and oil producer WHZ which is an Oil and Gas Trust. WHZ is a counter play to the refiners. Each reacts differently to the price of oil.
Can't decide what to do with AGNC anymore. Been holding and want to keep holding until earnings, but there is a lot of time until then. Can't lose more than 20% on this before I get out. I was foolish enough to let it go this far.
Trose...I am holding AGNC. I think the stock price will go up over the next year. Adn in the meantime I will collect the divvys. Even if AGNC cuts their divvy again I will still have a double digit yield.
I gradually cut my holdings of AGNC from 12% to 4% starting last October with selling prices ranging from $35 to $31 (When in doubt-get out). Too much negative talk about earnings and dividends although they did surprise me with the $1.05. I thought it would be more like $.90. In the near term, I still believe they will be in the 15% dividend range. I think $21 is a good buy price with an anticipated dividend cut.
I bought more MTGE last week @ $16.61. There has been some inside selling at AGNC. The earnings forecast for 2014 for AGNC looks pretty good however. Need to see if those forecasts hold up. My dividend target for 2014 is 14%. I will do what I need to do to hit that target.
Sorry I missed the comments on the inside selling. I'm not privy to the reasons why Kuehl sold some "pocket change" shares. Perhaps to buy a boat. Regardless only the insiders have a real feel for what is going on inside their business. In the absence of personally having that information, I watch the behavior of the management on all my holdings as well as look at the opinions of others and a number ratios and other financial data. Insider selling always makes me uncomfortable.
I think that manipulation is a stretch, lemme' explain. My initial thought is, "gee you know how many folks would have to be involved just to get that to work". Then I think, "well crap look at the LIBOR scandal".
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I sold my last mREITs this morning. Sadly, my timing was perfect... to only lose money, as I came in to this game in April.
I invested dividends in AMTG at 16.6 last week. It is now almost 2 pts lower. These past few months is the longest ride down I've ever seen. It's not over until the 10 yr hits 3.5%. Right now a point doesn't mean a thing. I expect AMTG to bottom around 11. It's under 15 today.
These prices on AGNC, MTGE are a gift with those yields alone. Interest rates are still a gift to these companies. They will still make a ton of money in lending just not as much when the 10yr was less than 2%, but 2.5% for the 10 yr is still very cheap, historically the 10yr is 3.5
to 4%. Panic selling, Buy on the cheap!
Spreads are widening not tightening, but the effect of this will not show up in the form of a possible dividend increase until the January 2014 payment. There is always a time lag. NLY investors need to be patient, read and analyze all SEC filings, and carefully listen to the quarterly conference calls. This requires research and understanding of how MReits operate, not trading on emotions. BVs can be expected to fluctuate rapidly, but accept this as part of investing in this business. Note that in 2011, NLY sold $5.4 billion in new equity to improve stockholders equity. Unfortunately much of the proceeds were invested in declining yielding MBS, while short term borrowing costs were only marginally declining. With the acquisition of CreXus, management now has the option to increase capital into commercial real estate loans rather than increasing MBS purchases if spreads are tightening. This is very encouraging long term news.
Unbelievable buying opp IMO:
Hi RS-
I have been a bit puzzled by what appears to be panic selling. While I understand that many retail investors do not really understand how mREITs work, NLY is now at a share price that has eclipsed the 2008 financial crisis lows. The shares are close to the 2005 lows, when the Fed was tightening short rates while long (mortgage) rates would not come down. Today's situation certainly does not appear as dire as either 2005 or 2008, both of which Annaly management navigated quite well.
I think one aspect to figuring out why the reaction to tapering is so much more violent than the crisis in 2008 is the growth of the mREIT sector. The second largest mREIT, AGNC didn't even exist back then and since 08 Annaly has doubled its holdings.
I am not convinced anyone is manipulating the market. Perhaps many retail investors are selling at panic lows.
Ray...IMO, I don't believe there are enough retail investors that have panicked that would move the needle the way it has today and the preceding descents. I strongly believe that the institutional investors with their huge buy/sell power move the needle up/down and the retail investors follow; in panic sell in this case. Now we are left to wonder when will the institutional investors see fit to jump back in causing the ascent. Institutional investors need to look good for their clients and earn them huge returns both income and growth and this sectors is clearly offering both with dividends in the upper double digits and growth in the short and long term while they get a piece of that pie from all ends.
I've avoided mREITs that deal with Fanny, Freddy, and Ginny. I've preferred BDCs, such as PSEC, which, like REITs, must pass through at least 90 percent of their profit to shareholders.
A May 17th Reuters article says, "BDCs are in a sweet spot now as the economy continues to rebound. They can provide financing to a wide range of companies typically eschewed by mainstream banks. Consider them sub-prime lenders to small- to mid-size companies."
So yes, technically there is higher risk, but the yields are higher, too, and good BDCs can be purchased at a bargain today.
The Merrill Lynch analyst said back in mid June that he thought NLY book value would be around $12.00 if 10 year TBOND went to 3%. Of course the portfolio could have changed since then.
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I woke up this morning with that Kenny Rogers song in my head..".know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away...". Might be time for some lateral moves, like into MORL for some high stakes gambling to offset the portfolio book loss in the mReit bloodbath (round 2). MORL showing a 63% yeild and is probably at the bottom, fill yer hats!
Scary is right! But tempting nonetheless. I got that number from the SA quote today for MORL based on their current declared div, but this needs to be confirmed via other sources (which as of yet I have not been able to do). This would be an interesting play at this stage of the mReit "readjustment" given the 2x div yeild....if one can figure out the arcane language of the MORL etf method of calculating share value and dividend.
If you look at the MORL page on the website http://bit.ly/12LhLGT, you'll see that the dividend is different every month, and follows the pattern of the underlying holdings. July is a big month for mREITs because most of them pay then. Next month's dividend will be a lot smaller because MORL only pays out what they get in. Septembers's will be small also, and The big one will come again in October IF no more dividends are cut.
Indeed, I was looking at the monthly chart. The 2008 lows were below $10 but they didn't last even a month. They bounced around down there during the teeth of the crisis, but ended up above $11 or so. This looks a little like the REIT crash of the late 1990s. Patience turned out pretty well in that time.
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Not sure what investment / data points you have utilized. In 1998, the RE funds were popular. This was one of the largest, and the one to which I referred:
I love RIETs for the long term. Assuming there are no catastrophic collapses in the long term, not timing the market perfectly will be offset by all the dividends you are reaping. Of course most RIETs have already passed the ex-dividend date, so I say look at what the Fed is doing and buy before the next ex-dividend date. I am personally long on NYMT which is currently paying out at over 15%.
Just bought up $5K of (AGNC).
AGNC up 2+ yesterday, and already down .40 this morning. One "sale" that took it down shortly after open of about 3/4 million shares. Pure and simple manipulation! Yesterday probably an opportunity to cover shorts. Now they want it down to a level where they can cover some more. Anyone know, or can find out, who the big money boys are that are doing this? Hedge funds?
JMAC, whoever did, is helping to keep AGNC at a great accumulation price. Having been at nearly $37, the discount is $14.75; 67% discounted rate with 19% dividend. I was hoping to get in under $21 but I am tapped out having picked up a great deal more of my others in the sector and reducing my cost significantly; hence increasing my dividend payout. I can't say when but AGNC will revisit $28 in the near future and if it takes longer, who cares. They pay an awesome dividend for your patience.
LET ME START; hi, my name is Jav and I own too many Mreit stocks- at least my family, friends and strangers tell me so...me I dont think I have a problem.................. I do feel this thread/news item is a great place to post non-technical thoughts as well as tech talk regarding mreits in general. Profit taking is almost a necessity considering that if you don't sell after 9% gain...the rest surely will..and the herd takes it back down some. I did not sell...not trusting enough of my day trader skillset to be buying and selling every time something moves around %3 or more. But a whole lot of cash sure gets stripped out like copper wires in a abandoned house when people day trade these.
Dear PinkRabbit,
Thank you for the compensation info. I did not know that. Still and all they are also equity holders themselves. At least I hope they. However you cannot increase S.E. unless there are buyers and buyers want solid dividends.
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I had used the van key to rip open a package. I could see myself taking the keys, driving the key into the plastic and pulling out the bed sheet for the girls to decorate.
After that, it was a blank. I couldn't find the keys anywhere.
After searching my coat pockets, the garage, and every inch of the van — with a flashlight — twice, I began looking in the usual places where my lost things seem to end up: the bathroom closet on the off chance I had taken them into the bathroom during a potty break, the bedroom side table in case I'd left them there when I checked the computer, the kitchen counters where I may have tossed them next to the toaster while getting the girls a snack.
No. No. No.
In desperation, I called the girls who had been at my house that afternoon. "Hi, Maileen. Did you happen to see where I left my keys?" "Nooooo," she said, with that preteen voice that says, "I doubt your sanity, but I'm too well-behaved to mention it."
"Hi, Soledad, did you happen to find my keys in your coat pocket or backpack?" "Oh, did you lose your keys?" Sole asked solicitously, with a pity-tinged note to her voice, as if she wanted to add "you poor thing" to her question.
I can't find things. I can't think of words. I have to write myself lists: lists of things to do, lists of people to call, lists of things to buy at the store — which would be a great system, if I didn't forget where I left the lists or forget to bring the lists when I go shopping.
I came into work one day to find a note plastered to my computer screen, obviously of importance otherwise I wouldn't have placed it in such an obvious location.
I stared at that note for 10 minutes trying to remember what "10 a.m. Tuesday. Lobby." meant. Writing about theater and the arts, there are a plethora of lobbies in my life. The clock was ticking down, and I racked my brain. Where was I supposed to be?
Then, I did what I usually do at these moments. I went to get a drink of water. The only hope I have of recovering some of these connections to my scribblings is to leave and come back later, when I'll flash on the hieroglyphics of my notes. And, yes!, there it was as I sipped the water. The photographer was supposed to meet the marketing assistant in the lobby, not behind the building. I promptly threw the note away lest it cross my path again and send me into another frenzy.
I only get about half as far as I intend through some days because of my memory quirk. If I forget why I went to the basement, the only way to remember is to go back to the second floor where I started — and, once I'm there, I promptly forget that I forgot what I needed in the basement.
I tell myself it's not really a problem. I'm pre-menopausal. I'm under a lot of stress. Everyone forgets. Or, at least, I hope that's the case.
There must be a reason I call the girls by the cats' names or why I find myself at the gym with two T-shirts and no shorts, and make two trips to the store when one should do.
Anyway, by Sunday night I had resigned myself to having to ask the office manager for another keycard to get into the Gazette. I threw on Ava's spare winter coat to take the garbage to the curb, and I felt a lump in her pocket. Voila! My keys. I had borrowed her coat when we were in the garage.
I feel like I'm losing my mind — but at least I found my keys.
Linda S. Mah is a staff writer at the Kalamazoo Gazette. Contact her at email@example.com or 269-388-8546.


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I always mistake the restaurant name as Applesauce instead of Applause. All the time I drove by it and from the quick glance, I just see Apple Sauce…I even call it that and people would get confused. I guess it is the same issue as calling Deacon's Corner as Top Deacon.
The restaurant has been opened for 10+ years. I remember going there when it first opened as a new highschooler…gosh where did the time go!? Even then my impression was "COOL! Finally a Japanese food place with actual Japanese servers and Japanese on the menu." To be honest, I don't quite recall how was that dinner experience since it was so long ago.
We returned to this place once again with the family upon my sister's recommendation. She works relatively close to the area and would go there for lunch with coworkers from time to time. Parking isn't really an issue as there are some street parking.
It is a small-medium size restaurant. It has bar seating area, 2 booths that could even further divide into 8 2-people tables and 2 long tables for bigger parties. I think the space is clean and well used.
The menu is kept simple. The usual appetizers, sashimi, nigiri sushi, maki rolls, noodles, rice, tempura, combs and set dinner. It is refreshing to not have overwhelming amount of choices to pick from.
My sister ordered her favourite dish: the corn cream croquette ($5.25). It is a deep fried corn cream and vegetable cake. The description is a little surprising because most of the Japanese croquette is made with mashed potato. Anyway, one order has 3 medium size pieces of golden croquette. I really enjoyed this dish as it kind of reminds me of a deep fried shepred's pie. The sweet corns in creamy mashed potato with a crispy exterior is a great combo! What's there NOT to like? I can see why my sister loves this dish so much. The sauce that came with it is the Japanese ponzu sauce. It does pair well with the croquette. I think it can be with or with out sauce and still taste great.
My order of California roll ($3.50) was typical. They were enjoyable with the creaminess of avacado and the imitated crabs. The ingredients were fresh. No complains there.
My dad ordered the Assorted Sushi Plate ($11.95). Don't let the picture fool you. The order is quite massive when it was presented to our table. It has an order of California roll with assorted nigiri sushi (salmon, tuna, hokkigai, tai, ebi and tako). The quality seems quite fresh. My dad was stuffed to the brim after eating all those. If an order of California roll is only $3.50, the 6 nigiri sushi would be $8.45 which is a good deal. It is about $2 cheaper than ordering one of each sushi a la cart.
The tempura yam is praise worthy! One order has 5 pieces and it is ($6.50). The batter was light but extremely crispy. The yam tempura was not greasy. Even after a long time, there wasn't soggy and soaked in oil. It was still delightful to eat at the very end of the meal. Highly recommend this dish!
My sister's 2nd favourite dish at the restaurant was the Sukiyaki ($7.95). It has beef, tofu, vegetable and noodles in clear broth. It is a premade Japanese hotpot! Doesn't it look that way? I had some and the first thing it came to mind was how sweet the vegetable broth is (not sugary sweet but the sweetness from the veggies). My sister and I enjoyed it very much. The portion is huge and I just finished off whatever she couldn't finish. I am surprised it is only $8…very good value to get this.
My sister's boyfriend got the Unagi Rice Bowl ($11.25). He was sick so couldn't really taste too too much. The only impression I got is how much rice is in the bowl! After he was done, there was still 1/4 full of rice still…
When all the food arrived and half way finished, my order of appetizer came. The sauteed scallop with mix wild mushrooms ($9.95) came wrapped in tin foil foil. I don't know what happened to the picture but I apologize for the lack of visual. The dish was alright…there was many little scallops…they were similar to the size of bubble tea pearls. I felt a lot of butter is added to add flavor. Everything is cooked well but I think instead of sautee, the dish is more baked hence the tin foil. I don't think I will order this dish again. Nobody else touched this dish beside me.
The service was great. Our tea/hot water was never empty or had to ask to be refilled. Our empty plates were taken away promptly to allow more space. It is your well-manner and polite Japanese customer service.
All in all, solid food and good service.
Side note, if you remember how I was impressed with this restaurant being real Japanese? At the end of the meal, the sushi chef came to talk to who I guess is a regular customer in Cantonese! Surprise surprise!


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Cummins Falls Marathon
the 2nd Annual Cummins Marathon. We appreciate your interest and enthusiasm.
Our Cummins Falls Marathon Facebook address is https://www.facebook.com/CumminsFallsMarathon and Friends of Cummins Falls State Park address is https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Cummins-Falls-State-Park/153152911495069. A narrative of other information is presented below:
The 2nd Annual Cummins Marathon is happening February 22, 2014 and is more than a marathon………We offer a marathon, half marathon, 10k, 5k, a Progressive Marathon, entertainment, food, nature tour and programs. All races start in Cummins Falls State Park. The marathon and half marathon begin at 8:00am, the 5k and 8k begin at 10am and the progressive marathon begins at 10:15am. Registration is available via Cummins Marathon Facebook page.
Our marathon follows the State Scenic Blackman Fork River to SR 135 and follows the State Scenic Roaring River to Morrison Creek then along Morrison Creek up Chaffin Hill. More than 15 miles of river make the Cummins Marathon one of the most scenic marathon courses in the state and perhaps the nation. The Cummins Marathon course is certified and runners are eligible to qualify for the Boston Marathon.
The Progressive Marathon is a one mile walk or run through Cummins Falls State Park and is free to the public. The Progressive Marathon started out as a method of inspiring our your area youth to get up, get out and get active. Our park rangers encourage area elementary aged students to walk and/or run one mile each day prior to race day. Participants log their progress and may complete their marathon or a portion of their marathon on race day.
Even if you are not a runner, there is something for everyone during the 2nd annual Cummins Marathon. You may experience live music or partake in a tasty meal provided by Applebee's. Other actives include wildlife programs such as mammals, birds of prey and reptiles. Or you may enjoy a hike through Cummins Falls State Park with State Naturalist Randy Hedgepath.
The Cummins Marathon is sponsored by the Friends of Cummins Falls State Park with support from Cummins Falls State Park and Tennessee State Parks. The Friends of Cummins Falls State Park is a 501(c)3 organization. Monies raised from the marathon will be used in part to help finance the purchase of land, build overlooks in the park and to treat Hemlocks trees from the Hemlock Woolly Adelgid. Tax free contributions may be made via our Facebook page "Friends of Cummins Falls State Park https://www.facebook.com/pages/Friends-of-Cummins-Falls-State-Park/153152911495069" membership forms are available via Facebook.
Hope to see you February 22nd at Cummins Falls State Park.
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T HE DATA breach at Target has a lot of people worried. Information on about 40 million credit- and debit-card accounts was accessed between Nov. 27 and Dec. 15. This included customer names, credit- or debit-card numbers, expiration dates and security codes. Only in-store purchases were affected, according to Target. The company has denied a Reuters report that customers' personal identification numbers, or PINs, were compromised.
Q: How can the information about one credit card lead to identity theft?
A: The Federal Trade Commission says identity theft is the No. 1 complaint it gets from consumers every year.
There are many forms of identity theft. If identity thieves have your personal information, they can access your bank account, buy a car, open utility or mobile phone accounts, get medical treatment using your health insurance or commit a crime. Identity thieves can use stolen debit- or credit-card information to create counterfeit cards or use the card information to make online purchases. Brian Krebs, who runs the KrebsOnSecurity website, has found that credit- and debit-card accounts with stolen information from Target customers have already been selling on the black market from $20 to more than $100 per card. In a blog post, Krebs, a former Washington Post reporter, details how the cards were being sold. It's quite scary.


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Emily Meier, MD, Director of the Sickle Cell Disease Program, discusses bone marrow transplants at Children's National and some of the complications of sickle cell disease.
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Bone marrow transplantation (BMT) is a special therapy for patients with certain cancers or other diseases. The goal of BMT is to transfuse healthy bone marrow cells when unhealthy bone marrow has been eliminated.
Sickle cell disease affects approximately 90,000 Americans. Dr. Abraham, a Blood and Marrow Transplantation Specialist at Children's National, explains the disease and discusses some of the symptoms and treatments.
The Pediatric Hematology Oncology training program is an ACGME accredited, three year training program for physicians that have completed three years of general pediatric training at an ACGME accredited institution.
"His future depended on the transplant, and I knew I had to do something to help," school nurse Deborah Owens, LPN, says. Learn how Owens went on to educate a community and save one child's life through bone marrow transplantation.


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Clean-Energy Investment Climbs 16% From Year Earlier, BNEF Says
New investment in clean energy rose 16 percent in the third quarter to $45.4 billion, aided by a surge in wind and solar plant financing as low equipment costs drive installations, Bloomberg New Energy Finance said.
Asset financing of utility-scale renewable-energy projects jumped to a record $41.8 billion in the quarter, the London-based research company said today in a statement. Mergers and acquisitions also surged 59 percent year-on-year to new high, even as the European financial crisis unfolded and clean energy share prices slid, the data show.
M&A was spurred by a slump in valuations in the quarter as the Bloomberg Industries Large Solar Energy index slumped 60 percent and the Bloomberg Wind Energy Index declined 23 percent. Investment was driven by a drop in solar panel and wind turbine costs combined with sustained support from governments looking to reduce carbon emissions.
"Over the past three years we have seen extraordinary falls in the prices of clean energy equipment," Michael Liebreich, BNEF's chief executive officer, said in the statement. "This has driven up installation rates and asset investment levels. However, there is still not enough demand to soak up significant oversupply, so prices and margins have remained under pressure and manufacturers' share prices are being crushed."
The prices for solar modules have fallen by a third since a year ago and wind turbine prices have tumbled 20 percent since 2009, BNEF data show.
Asset financing was dominated by large deals for solar thermal, photovoltaic and biofuels in the U.S., as well as $6.3 billion for three offshore wind projects in Europe. Investment in onshore wind plants in China and Brazil was also strong, it said.
Rise in Acquisitions
Large acquisitions in the three months included Electricite de France SA's purchase of the 50 percent it didn't own in its renewable energy unit EDF Energies Nouvelles SA and Toshiba Corp's takeover of Swiss electronic-metering company Landis+Gyr.
"The acquisitions we are seeing are only partially driven by consolidation," Liebreich said in the note. "The low valuations for clean energy companies are giving industrial groups and utilities the opportunity to move in on a sector that they know will enjoy growth over the medium to long term."
In contrast, the quarter was relatively quiet for capital commitments from venture capital, private equity and public market players, BNEF said. Venture capital and private equity in specialist clean energy companies dropped 27 percent from the second quarter to $2.2 billion, while public market investment dropped to $1.4 billion, down 62 percent from the previous quarter, due to the turbulence in the financial markets, it said.


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Vegan Brunch Has Arrived!
by IsaChandra
You know that party guest that shows up 2 hours early and then you don't have time to put your make up on and they won't stop talking about their irritable bowel syndrome? Well, that is the exact opposite of Vegan Brunch arriving early.
I've put up a bunch of samples recipes for you to check out; Chesapeake Tempeh Cakes, Puttanesca Scramble, Pumpkin French Toast, Herbed Whole Wheat Drop Biscuits and Smoked Almond Gravy. I hope that you guys have as much fun cooking from it as I did creating it. Let me know if you've got it and what you think so far. You can pick it up at Amazon, but Cosmo's Vegan Shoppe is having a sale right now, too!
I said Pumpkin French Toast!
There's a problem!
May 12, 2009 at 3:43 am: Rose
omg, that pumpkin french toast looks awesome! I want some NOW :)
May 12, 2009 at 4:09 am: Shellyfish
Oh why oh why is it not available here in France!!! I need to find someone who is coming over to bring me a copy (because international shipping bites hard!)
So excited – and drooling…
May 12, 2009 at 5:42 am: Neta
I've already pre-ordered it and can't wait till it gets here. We've started a vegan brunch "club" so I'm going to use this book a lot.
May 12, 2009 at 6:41 am: Melisser
WAIT, how did I miss the Pumpkin French Toast in testing?! Those Biscuits & Gravy are BOMB & I'm not typically a fan.
May 12, 2009 at 8:12 am: veganlisa
I love you Isa,
I just sent my mom an email to inform her that she will be eating pumpkin french toast this weekend.
You bring such joy and bliss!
Have a great day. I'll be dreaming of sweet pumpkin goodness.
Thank you.
May 12, 2009 at 8:21 am: Kiersten
The sample recipes sound amazing Isa, I can't wait until my book gets here!
May 12, 2009 at 10:25 am: Vegan_Noodle
I ordered mine from Cosmo's yesterday and can't wait for it to arrive!!
May 12, 2009 at 10:30 am: Carla
Will be standing by the mailbox waiting impatiently….
May 12, 2009 at 10:45 am: amey
woooo! finally I can stop being so incredibly irritated and jealous with all those folks putting pictures of their tester recipes up! Thx for the link to cosmos… I'm one of those trying to cut back on amazon.
May 12, 2009 at 10:47 am: veggievixen
*squeals with delight*
i can't believe it—i was just looking it up like two days ago and it was all "not available" and it was so sad!
a thousand congratulations. i will be posting recipes from this as soon as it arrives on my doorstep.
May 12, 2009 at 10:52 am: Bianca- Vegan Crunk
Well, holy crap (but not in an irritable bowel syndrome way)! This just made my day. Seriously. I'm so happy!
May 12, 2009 at 12:44 pm: Nicole
I am heading out to find this right now! I need Vegan Brunch in my life!
May 12, 2009 at 1:00 pm: Josiane
Yay for a great party guest that everyone is happy to see showing up early!
I'll be happy to bring a copy to Shellyfish – we were just saying on Twitter the other day that it'd be fun to arrange a meet up when I'll be in France next month. Now, thanks to your book, it's sure to happen! :)
May 12, 2009 at 1:23 pm: Andréa N.
I got it last night, online. It's on its way to me… :)
May 12, 2009 at 1:45 pm: Tami (Vegan Appetite)
Early??!!? That's unbelievable. So many amazing recipes in there, Isa.
Those chesapeake tempeh cakes are in my tempeh hall of fame.
May 12, 2009 at 2:08 pm: dreamin'itvegan
Lovely french toast!
May 12, 2009 at 5:03 pm: Sanja
So cool, cannot wait to get it into my hands!
May 12, 2009 at 6:04 pm: Joi
I pre-ordered this for my dh. He cannot wait until it is shipped. :)
May 12, 2009 at 6:33 pm: Emily
Just ordered my copy….so excited!! :)
May 12, 2009 at 11:30 pm: Jodye
Cannot wait to try the puttanesca scramble!
May 14, 2009 at 8:25 am: veganlisa
it was at home waiting for me on May 12th. I have been carrying it around every since. I am hitting the grocery store tonight and have two brunches planned for the weekend. What a happy weekend this will be.
May 14, 2009 at 3:37 pm: Nanette
Congratulations Isa! Amazon says they've shipped mine and I can't wait. Your other two books are in my top ten favorite cookbooks and I have over a hundred.
May 15, 2009 at 11:34 am: Dana V.
Mine arrived from Amazon today, and I'm so happy! You really outdid yourself this time! It's gonna be a Vegan Brunch weekend at my house, for every single meal!
May 15, 2009 at 12:03 pm: Jaclyn
My copy arrived yesterday and I'm sooooooooooo excited!!! Everything looks AMAZING and I LOVE all of the beautiful photographs! I feel as though my life has just taken an exciting new turn with all of these great new brunch ideas!! This weekend brunch is on the menu for morning, noon, and night. Yipee!!
May 15, 2009 at 2:04 pm: Emily K.
we just got our copy yesterday! we ooh-ed and ahh-ed and cried tiny happy tears over the beautiful, full color glossiness and the totally brilliant recipes. congratulations isa!
May 15, 2009 at 6:44 pm: Andréa N.
Your book has just arrived in the mail – perfect to get it on a Friday! My husband and I are so excited (brunch is our favorite meal to prepare). And thank you for including a vegan version of rabanadas. I have great memories of making them with my dad when I was a kid, in Brazil, at Christmas morning. Great job, Isa! Cheers.
May 17, 2009 at 12:20 am: mrx
way to go! everything looks delicious!! i can't wait for my copy to arrive!
May 18, 2009 at 11:33 am: Tara
I finally got mine in the mail! And I would just like to say that I think you should be considered for sainthood in a few years. For real.
May 18, 2009 at 8:53 pm: Bethany
that's exciting news! I've been waiting for this to come out for a long time.
May 19, 2009 at 3:10 pm: Victoria Hunter
HMM yamy these french toasts must taste really delicious, the photo is really well taken i can see the toasts here the pic transport me just there. Children for sure would love them, those can be prepared for a child birthday party Sure the toasts disapear rapidily.
Why not, those could be good options also for breakfast or for friends meetings to take some tea. Thanks for those options
May 19, 2009 at 5:41 pm: Melissa
I just received my copy today! I am already planning Banana Rabanada for the kids tomorrow before school. For me, the Polenta Rancheros. I love the everything about this book. Wonderful job again Isa.
May 22, 2009 at 6:51 am: golden delicious
Picked it up last night, and it looks great! Still deciding what to make first!
May 22, 2009 at 8:48 pm: Annie
Got it. Love it! I made the Savory Buckwheat Waffles with Mushroom Gravy last night along with some Cornmeal Crusted Tofu from Veganomicon (which my husband calls "catfish tofu"). Fantastic!
May 23, 2009 at 11:45 pm: IsaChandra
It's great to hear what everyone's been making! Keep it coming.
May 24, 2009 at 1:14 pm: lucy
congratulations! I can't wait to get it and try some breakfast/brunch recipes, how do you hake the batter not fall off of your french toast?
May 24, 2009 at 2:17 pm: Wheeler's Crew
Pumpkin french toast sounds like a great thing to start off the day with!
May 24, 2009 at 2:49 pm: Kylie
People don't want to know about my irritable bowel syndrome?
Vegan with a Vengeance is amazing. I cannot wait.
May 28, 2009 at 1:12 am: Jane
Congratulations! Fun read, and the recipes all look delicious. I've combined the frittata and broccoli quiche recipes to make a broccoli frittata. Very good!
I plan to try the Polenta Rancheros and Scrambled Tortillas.
May 30, 2009 at 8:21 am: Azzahar
Yesterday I got my copy -I'm really suprised how fast it arrived to Poland, usually I'd wait about a month! The book is amazingly written, you can just seat down and read it, not only stare at the photos and take a peak to the recipes.
However, I just can't imagine eating potatoes for brunch… yuck :P
May 30, 2009 at 8:22 am: Azzahar
I meant sit down… gotta get some sleep :P
May 31, 2009 at 7:01 pm: Jim
Hi Isa,
My wife got this as gift at her birthday brunch last Sunday. I've already made the tofu scramble (best I've ever had) and the chorizo (better than the Field Roast my friends keep going on about)! Thanks for the inspirations.
June 2, 2009 at 4:26 pm: eli
This book is absolutely great. The chapter on sausage literally took my breath away. I gasped when I turned the page and saw the sausage chapter title. Kudos to such great vegan cooking and keep up the good work.
June 4, 2009 at 12:07 pm: sandrajayne
I have made the chocolate raspberry muffins (incredible) the herbed biscuits (amazing) the zuchini spelt muffins (rustic goodness) and the orange cranberry muffins, which are the best muffins I have ever eaten in my life. I have all of your cookbooks but I think this one will be my favorite. Thank you for writing it!
June 9, 2009 at 11:08 am: Marika
My copy is on its way!! – weeeeeeeeeeee!!
June 23, 2009 at 8:39 pm: ian
The sausage recipes are NTBFW! Yeah that's an f-bomb in there. Thank you thank you thank you (and Julie Hasson as well)!!!
July 10, 2009 at 4:08 pm: sunny
how punk
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i became a Vegan three years ago and i can say that my health have been very very good. meat and dairy substitutes like soy also works well for the body.
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July 2, 2010 at 10:27 pm: Amber
SO. GOOD. OHMYGOSH. I spent months looking for canned pumpkin to make this, because of some floods down south that ruined all of last year's crops and yada yada, until my friend scoured his mom's basement and marvelously produced some a few weeks ago. I've made this four times now, and my non-veg friends all said it kicked regular french toast's butt. I wholeheartedly agree. I used lots of pumpkin pie spice, cinnamon, and ginger for the spices; added an extra teaspoon of vanilla; and tossed in a small handful of brown sugar. Divine.
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I fished from 10am until about 4:30pm. I started off nymphing with a soft hackle mayfly #16 and got about 4 or 5 chubs. I saw a couple trout but couldn't get close enough to cast without spooking them. Around 1-2pm the air warmed up and I started seeing some rises. I caught a small 6" brown that still had its par marks on a blue wing olive #18. I tied on a grey elk hair caddis #18 and got the hit of the day. I set the hook and started to reel it in but my line snapped, I was so upset. The fish looked like a brown. Fun day to be out on the water and it was great weather.
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Could you help me in finding the West Branch of the Perkiomen? I am familiar with the stocked part of the perkiomen in East Greenville. Am I close? Also, is there a good number of fish in the wild trout areas? If I asked you for directions awhile back I apologize. I deleted the response that I got from you or the other person I may have replied to. Thanks for your help.
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Went to Valley Creek Saturday (2/3/07) morning and got three 8"-12" browns on a #18 green scud nymph.
Good thing they were small because between my line freezing to my rod, and my reel locking up with ice, anything bigger than that would have broke off. I'd say every 3-4 casts I had to do some defrosting to get the line/reel moving again.
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Stand in Solidarity with Adam Guerrero - VICTORY: ADAM CAN KEEP HIS GARDEN!
The Memphis Flyer blog is reporting that Adam Guerrero is able to keep his own front yard garden and that the city is even going to help him locate a suitable lot for a new community garden so that other people can grown their own healthy food. Thanks to all who wrote emails, signed petitions, watched and liked videos. It really made a difference!
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Adam Guerrero of Memphis, TN has been ordered to remove his front yard kitchen garden before his court date on September 23rd. Please act today to defend the right to garden.
1. Write to Judge Larry Potter at email@example.com in support of Adam Guerrero's garden. Please be respectful. You are an ambassador for the kitchen garden cause.
2. Join the Facebook page called "Save Adam Guerrero's Garden," where you can show your support and receive updates about his case.
3. Sing your outrage from the rooftops on Twitter using the #WarOnGardens hashtag.
4. Sign an online petition at change.org in support of the garden, which will be sent to the judge hearing Guerrero's case.
5. Watch and share our video on YouTube and embedded below.
Background info as reported in the blog, Mr. BrownThumb:
"This week Adam Guerrero, a math teacher at Raleigh-Egypt High School in Memphis, TN., along with three students became lawbreakers after they continued to tend to a garden after it was deemed a neighborhood nuisance. Guerrero was citied for violating city ordinances 48-38 and 48-97. His crime, as reported by the Memphis Flyer, consists of failure to maintain "a clean and sanitary condition free from any accumulation of rubbish or garbage" at his Nutbush home.
When Guerrero asked the judge to define what a nuisance was he was told that if it generates a complaint, it's a neighborhood nuisance. The Memphis Flyer reports that there's no visible trash or garbage and that plants are kept off the sidewalk and driveway. While the garden is on personal property Guerrero says he uses it as a school garden of sorts. A place where three neighborhood youths learn to make biodiesel; the glycerin by-product is used to make soap and the youths harvest honey from beehives behind the garage."
Adam Guerrero in his own words:
Hey all, my name is Adam Guerrero. I would first like to thank everyone who shares a sense of disbelief, disillusionment, and frustration with me. I would invite anyone and everyone to come by and see for yourself the state of affairs. My address is 3713 Townes Ave. 38122. Please be kind and keep in mind that it is nearly the autumn of the year, and although my front yard garden is still lush, it is showing signs of slowing down. I have a deep respect for nature and its wisdom in handling its own affairs. The tomatoes in my yard, in fact, return year after year without me doing a single thing outside providing them a nurturing nutrient environment. I am not a native Memphis, although I have lived here for 10 years and have been a teacher for 6. I see many great problems in our city and society. I have set aside the talk and demands for "someone" to act and have taken it upon myself to do what little contribution I can. If I can provide a sense of stability for some young men, I will. It may not be ALL young men, but the one's I work with an enabled and empowered, and that's the point. Again, I am home around 4pm till bed, and am happy to entertain questions, concerns, opinions, etc. but please be kind and decent. Thanks.
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October 2007 Issue
Brewing the Great Pumpkin
Adding squash to the mash produces a flavorful ale that harks back to Colonial times.
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It's mid-August at The Brew Keeper, a fledgling brew-on-premises restaurant and bar in North Ridgeville, but co-owner and head brewer Mark Wise is already well along in pumpkin ale production. While his counterparts are merely thinking about making the seasonal brew, his version is already aging at room temperature in a fermenting vessel. He admits to starting early because he wasn't happy with last year's Boo Beer.
"It was too light," he says of his first attempt, as he stands in the glass-walled brewery off the homespun bar. "The color was pretty close, but the flavor was really missing."
The unfinished sample he draws from a fermenting vessel and empties into a plain half-pint glass seems hearty enough — an unstrained, uncarbonated liquid similar in color to an English brown ale, with a distinctive pumpkin pie aroma. A first sip reveals a libation milder and sweeter than the average beer, with a distinctive spiciness that replaces the bitter finish of hops. Wise plans on producing 12 kegs — two for the Brew Keeper bar and, if the government approves his label, the rest for bottling and local distribution under the Mad Brewer name.
"Last year it actually sold quite quickly — I was surprised," he says. "Honestly, I suspect it will all be gone before Halloween."
It's a delightfully scary situation faced by breweries and brewpubs come mid-to-late October. So great is the demand for pumpkin ale that even beer conservatives like Wise are bowing to the pressure to make it. The concoction has carved a particularly big niche for itself in northeast Ohio, where some seven breweries and brewpubs produce it. Some, like Wise, are planning to take it beyond the tap. In central Ohio, Vic Schiltz, brewmaster at Elevator Brewing Company in Marysville — which supplies beer by the keg to its Columbus location and to around 35 other eating and drinking establishments in the area — hopes to be bottling this year and canning the next.
The ingredients make it a natural choice for Halloween parties and Thanksgiving gatherings. Jack Kephart, head brewer at Willoughby Brewing Co. in Willoughby, sets aside two of his 30 kegs of Pumpkinhead Ale, so he'll have enough for customers looking to pick up a half-gallon growler to drink with their turkey dinners.
Taste, of course, is another draw. Philip Pollick, brewmaster at the Maumee Bay Brewing Company & Restaurant in Toledo, describes the beer drinker who orders pumpkin ale as "someone who's looking for something a little different, who's willing to try something new." But Luke Purcell, a brewer at Great Lakes Brewing Company in Cleveland, points out that it also appeals to people who normally don't touch the stuff.
Pumpkin ale traces its roots to colonial times, when settlers in the New World discovered that pumpkins could be used as an alternative to pricey, scarce English barley in the mash (the mix of starchy substances boiled in water to release their sugars). Today it is added to impart flavor, creaminess and body. Brewers debate the merits of canned and fresh pumpkin with the passion of vintners discussing grapes. Wise likes canned pumpkin for its ease and consistent quality. But any time saved is eventually lost in a "stuck mash," according to Kephart.
"When you're 'mashing,' you're putting more water on top [of the mash] and draining it through, trying to collect all the sugars you made," he explains. "When you add canned pumpkin, it turns it into a wet cement. It takes a real long time for the liquid to drain down and out."
Those who prefer the fresh squash differ in opinion on what kinds to use and how to prepare them. Purcell, for example, selects only pie pumpkins, while Kephart and Schiltz use both pie and jack-o'-lantern varieties. Pollick simply soaks the pumpkins overnight in a liquor tank of 150-degree water before chopping them up and throwing everything but the stems into the mash the next morning.
"That's all the good stuff you want in there," he insists. "The string, the seeds — hey, who knows what they do?"
Kephart, Purcell and Schiltz, on the other hand, go through the painstaking process of gutting, slicing and roasting the pumpkins before pureeing them, to add depth of character to the brew, an effort that requires up to eight or nine hours more prep time. "I was thinking this year of actually smoking a couple to get a little smoky flavor into the pumpkin," Schiltz muses. Wise sweetens the mash with molasses, while Kephart sprinkles brown sugar on pumpkin slices before roasting. And every brewer has his or her own blend of cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, allspice and clove to add to the final boil. (Purcell even likes to put in a dash of cardamom, a tiny seed that introduces a lemon flavor.) The final results can differ dramatically, from "pumpkin pie in a bottle," to a more subtly flavored beverage, where pumpkin registers on the palate as nuttiness and the spices as a mere tingle on the tongue.
Those who don't have access to locally made pumpkin ales will find regionally and nationally distributed brands on grocery and beverage store shelves. The best, according to
magazine, include those put out by Dogfish Head Craft Brewery in Milton, Delaware, and Buffalo Bill's Brewery in Hayward, California.
There are, of course, those brewers who don't share a Linus-size faith in the Great Pumpkin. Mitch Dougherty, a self-described beer traditionalist recently hired by the Rock Bottom Brewery chain's Cincinnati location, has yet to be convinced of the seasonal's popularity. "I'm from Arizona, so I don't know what people like out here," he explains. "We'll have to see what the consensus is."
The BarrelHouse Brewing Company, also in Cincinnati, is only beginning to reconsider producing the pumpkin ale it made by the keg in 1997. "We were probably a little before our time," says brewmaster Rick DeBar. "We sold a fair amount of it, but it didn't sell as well as some of our other beers. It's a dessert beer — people enjoy one or two, and that's it." And the Columbus Brewing Company won't be making the pumpkin ale that was so well received when it was offered for the first time last year. According to co-owner Doug Griggs, it's a casualty of "how the beers are falling" on the brewing schedule.
Scott Francis, brewmaster at Barley's Ale House #1 in Columbus and Barley's Smokehouse & Brewpub in Grandview, adds pumpkin-pie spices to a keg of pale ale in mid-October so it'll be ready to serve at the Smokehouse on Halloween. But that's as far as he'll go to participate in the trend.
"Pumpkin ale is like green beer on St. Patrick's Day," he philosophizes. "It's cute on Halloween. But after that, it's not."
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An organization started by Newark Mayor Cory Booker announced today that it will launch a program to help fathers in crisis find jobs, reunite with their children and get an education.
Newark Now is looking to improve the lives of city men with its Newark Comprehensive Center for Fathers, said LaVar Young, director of the center. He said the center, patterned after the National Comprehensive Center for Fathers in Philadelphia, will serve fathers who have lost their jobs, who are re-entering the workforce from incarceration and who want a greater role in the lives of their children.
With a holistic approach, Young said the center will teach parenting and life skills, provide mentoring and support to help fathers become better men so they can be successful. They also will receive legal assistance, job preparation training, and help with math and reading skills.
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This cheapo (Gold's?) pully thing I got that hangs on one of my doors because it really works the inner and outer thigh (yeah yeah, it's a chick thing).
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Doorway pull-up bar and my Convict Conditioning book.
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Definitely my vibrams. Barbell, kettlebell, and pull up bar after that.
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When John Wilson was informed earlier in the week that hed be moving from left back to center back for tonights match with the Wilmington Hammerheads, the Charleston Battery defender simply shrugged and went about his business.
After more than a decade in the game, very little fazes the veteran defender.
Wilson and the Battery take on the Hammerheads in a crucial USL Pro Division matchup tonight at Blackbaud Stadium at 7:30 p.m.
John played center back for us all last season, so this shouldnt be a big deal for him, said Charleston Battery head coach Mike Anhaeuser. Hes been around enough, he has enough experience to make a seamless transition.
Wilson has spent almost the entire season at left back where he has more freedom to jump into the attack with his trademark runs. However, with team captain Colin Falvey and Kyle Hoffer both out of the game because of red cards, Wilson, who turns 35 in October, will shift to the middle of the defense. Cody Ellison, who has started four games, will replace Hoffer in the middle, while Taylor Mueller and Michael Azira will start at outside backs.
The return of holding midfielder Amadou Sanyang, who missed the last three weeks with a lower body injury, should help solidify the defense.
Itll mean less running for me, Wilson said with a chuckle after Thursdays practice. I dont see it being an issue. Weve had all week to work together, so I dont think its going to be a big deal. Ill have to be more physical and were going to have to do a good job of communicating with each other.
Falvey and Hoffer were each ejected from last Friday nights 4-0 loss to Orlando City. Falvey was sent off in the 59th minute after getting into a scuffle with Orlandos James OConner after a hard challenge. Both players were issued red cards. Five minutes later, Hoffer was ejected after receiving a second yellow card for grabbing the shirt of Orlando striker Dennis Chin.
It was a humiliating defeat for the Battery, especially on the heels of their collapse against Orlando at home on July 18 when the Lions scored two goals in the final five minutes to rally for a 2-1 victory.
I think the loss to Orlando at home took something out of us, Wilson said. We went down to their place last week and kind of lost our composure a little bit. I think we learned a valuable lesson. We have to have a full 90-minute effort to beat the elite teams in this league.
Tonights match against Wilmington is the first of four matches for the Battery over the next nine days, including back-to-back games with the Hammerheads. The Battery will travel to Wilmington, N.C., Saturday night for the final match of their three-game season series. Falvey and Hoffer will be eligible to return to the lineup for Saturdays game.
The weekend will also have huge playoff implications for both teams. The top six teams in the USL Pro Division will advance to the playoffs, while the top two teams will get a bye in the opening round and are assured of hosting a home game in the postseason during Labor Day weekend.
The Battery trails Rochester by five points for second place, but has two games in hand on the Rhinos. Wilmington (30 points), Harrisburg City (30) and Richmond (29) are all within striking distance of the Battery with less than a month left in the regular season.
The Charleston Battery defeated the Wilmington, 3-1, at Blackbaud Stadium in their only game this season. Navion Boyd, Dane Kelly and Nicki Paterson all scored for the Battery.
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RANGOON — The Burmese government has acknowledged that communal unrest in Arakan State is not only a domestic issue, but also has wider ramifications and requires ongoing humanitarian assistance from international organizations.
Burmese Vice President Sai Mauk Kham said on Monday that violence between Buddhists and Muslims in western Burma was threatening to tarnish the country's image on the world stage despite other political and economic reforms since 2011.
"It is not a matter for Rakhine [Arakan] State alone," he told government officials, including the Arakan State chief minister, during a meeting in Naypyidaw, according to state-run media.
Previously, government spokesmen have insisted that the Burmese government is capable of handling unrest in the western Burmese state, which has seen anti-Muslim riots that have left more than 140,000 people homeless since 2012, as well as attacks against international NGOs recently that have interrupted access to vital health care services.
Earlier this month, presidential spokesman Ye Htut reportedly accused Britain of interfering in Burma's domestic affairs after the British foreign minister summoned the Burmese ambassador to discuss ongoing restrictions of aid organizations in Arakan State.
But Sai Mauk Kham—after hearing reports presented by union ministers, the Arakan State chief and other officials—acknowledged the importance of aid from UN agencies and other international organizations in the state, saying the government lacked the resources to support victims of communal unrest by itself.
"The Rakhine issue," he added, "has made democratic government difficult and has turned the international community's positive view [of Burma] into a negative view."
Calling on officials to take steps in the future to avoid conflicts such as "the ones in Du Chee Yar Tan village and in relation to Médecins Sans Frontières," he said further unrest could hinder the nation's future with the United Nations, member countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).
The vice president was referring to allegations—which the government has denied—that a Buddhist mob killed dozens of Rohingya Muslims in Duu Chee Yar Tan village in January. He was also referring to the government's decision to suspend the operations of MSF Holland in Arakan State following allegations by local Arakanese Buddhists that the aid group had been providing preferential treatment to Muslims.
Sai Mauk Kham called on aid groups to provide assistance to all victims of violence, to follow agreements with the government, and to ensure greater transparency in their operations. He also urged the Ministry of Health to ramp up its services following the closure of MSF operations.
The meeting in Naypyidaw came one day after US President Barack Obama warned in a speech in Malaysia that Burma will not succeed in its political reforms "if the Muslim population is oppressed."
Pierre Peron, a spokesman for UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said he welcomed the Burmese vice president's acknowledgement that aid from UN agencies and international organizations was crucial in Arakan State.
"We support the Emergency Coordination Center as a consultative forum for the exchange of information and closer engagement with the authorities and community leaders," he told The Irrawaddy on Tuesday, referring to a newly established body which must approve requests by aid groups to travel and provide services in the state.
"We look forward to engaging further with the government and communities through the ECC, while continuing to provide information on ongoing operations in the spirit of transparency," he added. "However, given the urgent humanitarian needs in Rakhine, we need to resume operations as soon as possible. The impending rainy season will only aggravate the impact on vulnerable people."
This is just face saving. Never stop atrocities in Burma on minorities
It is not just the issue in Arakan state, human rights violations in other ethnic areas and ongoing war against the Kachins and the Palaung people is absolutely unacceptable. From the lips, the regime talks about democracy but their democracy seems military way to democracy, not the real democracy. Nothing has changed except the costumes of the people who rule the nation. In a genuine democratic nation, military servicemen must be just public servants, but the 2008 Nargis constitution gives too much political power to military which tarnishes the image of the Thein Sein government and Myanmar in international community. We the people do not accept this cosmetic reform.
Obama is right, he is speaking basing on reality. In Arakan there was no problem between Buddhists and Muslims soon after the Burmese Independence. Why this time such kind of undesirable things happened? This is a created problem by right wing peoples and cronies also involve by some foreign countries instigated to RNDP party leadership which is totally corrupted.
This should be a lesson to all non muslim countries, when they are a minority they are friendly and pleasant, when the become a little stronger, they try to inflict their ideology on their host country, when they become larger in number they become demanding, when they become a majority they force you to accept their ideology and you are subjugated to their ideology or you become persecuted to the point of death.
Muslim organizations ( OIC) websites encourage Muslims to breed fast to take over countries where they are minorities.
(According to reports , Rohingya muslim man is allowed to marry up to four women by islamic law ) Rohingya Population growth is increasing rapidly in Arakan State and this is real big threat to national security and stability in Burma.
In Myanmar,Rohingya Muslims were breeding at 3 times faster than general Buddhist population. They also teach children Arabic only in schools and ask them to memorize quotes from Quran. The net result is that these Muslim children grow up to be hard criminals. So what is the solution:
The Burmese people are generally peaceful, despite their civil war and military rule for years. However, they are hopefully turning things around and do not deserve to have their people tormented by the Rohingya Muslim culture.
To appease Rakhine extremist Burmese central Government allowed them to do whatever they want with Rohingya Muslims, killings, burning and looting . But Rakhine extremists will not contend with whatever they receive, now they are demanding 50% revenue from GAS supply. Next step will be for separate Kingdom
Rakhine needs not 50% of the gas supply but 80% of it, because since independence in 1948, no Burmese government has taken any development initiative for Rakhine except exploiting its agricultural, water and natural resources. No government ever contributed one kyat for the development of the state except taking whatever is in the state to the central coffer and making hordes of illegal money. While illegal black market was encouraged, trade and commerce even with such neighbors as Bangladesh and India never took any real form. It rewarded the uniformed goons with illegal money since the black marketeers had a clandestine relations with the law enforcers. Meanwhile people had to buy even such daily commodities as rice at triple or sometimes even ten times more than the real price. Meanwhile the government agencies and people working there who controlled the demand and supply chain made money to the utter confusion and pauperization of the mass. The root cause of the Arakan unrest is deeply embedded in the half a century of neglect of the state. Unless it is done at a quicker step things will worsen, not look up. When the mouth is full people are peaceful, but to the hungry mouths, no lesson of peace is even welcome.


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