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3 Things I've Learned in My Two Whole Days as a Soccer Mom.
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When the kids were in soccer last year we had the same supper problem. I don't know if this will work for you guys but I used to just make bbq chicken wraps and then wrap it in tin foil and bring it along. One of my friends feeds her kids toast and eggs so that she doesn't have to nag them to eat quickly. I'll take a look through my crock pot recipes. Good luck! I think we'll be doing the same thing next year :)ReplyDelete
We need to have a talk about lying, cheating, and bribing your way into getting your kids on the same team. My oldest two are 15 months apart, and it's the only way to keep your sanity.ReplyDeleteReplies
That sounds like it would be a fun conversation...I think we should definitely have it! If I'm still alive at the end of this, that is!Delete
It IS a crazy time, but I hope you cherish it nonetheless.ReplyDelete
sorry, no crock pot recipes, but sandwiches come to mind.
I don't remember exactly what I did during those times, but I will tell you, everyone survived!
You absolutely have to get Company's Coming's Crock Pot Dinners! It has saved my sanity & my kids from starving when we have hockey 7 days a week:)ReplyDelete


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We thought you would like to know that we believe South Derbyshire District Council were wrong in not allowing residents to raise their concerns on the proposed development of a Railhead on Egginton Common at the South Derbyshire Local Area Forum Etwall held on the 8th October.
The Chairman (a South Derbyshire District Councillor) at this meeting cited a Council ruling, dated May 1997 (11 years ago), that it is not permissible to allow any discussion or comments relating to site specific current or potential planning applications. (This is the first time since 1997 they have enforced this ruling, coincidentally a few months before an expected Planning Application from Severn Trent Water to develop Egginton Common).
Interestingly the proposed Railhead and Warehousing project was discussed at the previous South Derbyshire Local Area Forum Etwall held on the 21st May 2008, as the minutes of the meeting testify.
This suppression of the right to free speech by SDDC and their denial of the democratic process is one of the principle reasons why R.O.A.R. was set up.
R.O.A.R has recently been passed correspondence which states the Council ruling relates to discussion on existing planning applications only and as Severn Trent Water has not, as yet, submitted a planning application, we can see no reason why discussion on the proposed development was forbidden at the meeting on 8th October. The actual wording of the ruling, which was emailed to us by a supporter of R.O.A.R., is detailed below:-
I am advised by the Democratic Services Manager that when the Council approved arrangements for the establishment of Area Committees in May 1997, guidelines were approved which stated that delegations in relation to planning applications would not be permitted. At the first cycle of all Area Committees (including Etwall Area Committee on 30th July 1997), Councillor Alan Lewis, the Leader of the Council, gave a presentation on the role of Area Committees. As part of this presentation, it was advised that discussion on planning applications would not be allowed. On the very rare occasions that anyone has raised a planning issue at an Area Forum, they have been informed that discussion of such matters is not allowed at these Meetings as there is a separate consultation process in place when planning applications have been submitted. In addition, Members should be mindful of the approved Members' Planning Code of Good Practice which is part of the Councils Constitution which applies to Members at all times when involving themselves in the planning process.
So nowhere is it in the constitution or written documents (agreed by the Council) that these Local Area Forum meetings cannot listen to residents concerns or review information about future or potential planning applications.
The Chief Executive of SDDC was asked to comment on the apparent discrepancy between the wording of the ruling above and the decision of the Chairman at the South Derbyshire Local Area Forum Etwall held in October 2008 to disallow discussion on the Railhead proposal. He was also asked to comment on the fact there was open discussion on the Railhead proposal at the previous South Derbyshire Local Area Forum meeting in May 2008.
Unfortunately he was unable to reply. However correspondence received from the Director of Corporate Services, in the Chief Executives absence, refers to the protocol regarding the discussion of planning matters for Members of SDDC, as being the guidance policy which Council officials must adhere to. In this guidance, which is available on the SDDC website, there is no mention of the protocol covering potential, future or possible planning applications that might or might not come to submission. Also in this correspondence there was a denial that discussion on the Railhead development took place at the Etwall Area Forum in May 2008 when the minutes of that meeting (also available on the SDDC website) quite clearly states there was.
In the light of this we believe local residents should be entitled to the right of full and open discussion on this subject at the next scheduled Etwall Area Forum Meeting, which is due to be held at the Frank Wickham Hall, Etwall at 7pm on 4th February 2009,. If representatives from South Derbyshire District Council do not wish to take part, then let them listen to our concerns instead.
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A Tale of Two Parks
Who can design a better park: your local landscape architect or an out-of-town
consultant with twice the budget?
By Adam RegnArvidson, ASLA
There are two types of landscape architecture firms: those that ply their
trade primarily within the immediate vicinity of their offices and those that
step outside their region on a regular basis to take on national and international
work. When seeking work, the hometown firm often touts local knowledge and
a level of service unachievable by the out of towner for the same price. The
outside consultant usually trots out a deep portfolio of applicable work, suggesting
unassailable expertise gained from years of working all over the place. Inherently,
these two approaches end up at loggerheads when competing for the same projects.
There can also be tension when an out-of-town firm steps into someone else's
region and grabs a job with a local firm's client. That tension is further
exacerbated because the "national experts" usually get the high-profile, high-dollar
This scenario has been happening over the past few years in Carmel, Indiana,
an affluent suburb just north of Indianapolis. The players are the Carmel Clay
Parks & Recreation District (the client), JJR's Chicago office (the big-name
out of towner), and Schmidt Associates (the local firm). No, the story of Central
and West parks has not come to fisticuffs on the Midwestern prairie, but the
tension is in evidence, though one-sided (the big-timers never begrudge the
locals their smaller bread-and-butter work). Schmidt did some master planning
for Carmel Clay back in the 1990s, then was hired to design the system's first
major showpiece, 75-acre West Park, which was completed in 2003. Schmidt's
West Park cost about $2.5 million. In the midst of that project, Carmel Clay
went national for the master planning and design of 161-acre Central Park,
the system's crown jewel. That facility was completed in 2006 for a landscape
construction budget of just under $10 million.
Did JJR plus $8 million make Central Park better?
The Home Team's Design
Carmel's average household income sits right about $100,000 per year,
and the average home value is approximately $200,000. Carmel Clay Parks District
is only 12 years old and has grown astronomically over the past decade. Having
started at zero, it now has 600 acres of parks. The community has regularly
and literally bought in to building parks: JJR cites regular attendance at
project meetings of more than 200 people, West Park is built on donated land,
and a bond referendum was passed to build Central Park. All the designers interviewed
for this article specifically cite the deeply involved park board, describing
them as a direct client involved in project review rather than an approving
body. All of this seems to come together to create a unique environment for
designers, whether local or not.
Carmel is divided in thirds by two major highways. West Park, as its name
suggests, is the western portion's anchor. As the first major facility developed
from scratch by Carmel Clay, West Park needed to set the tone for the system
as a whole. That tone is evident immediately upon driving into the park along
a sinuous boulevard that flanks a constructed wetland and ends in a parking
lot with lush biofiltration swales. From here, the pastoral landscape flows
outward toward a distant stand of woods. An out-of-the-ordinary playground
is nestled into grassy berms, and a tall, obviously man-made earthen cone erupts
from the flat landscape in the middle of the site. West Park is about re-creating
a natural landscape and placing human-use elements carefully into that landscape.
As Craig Flandermeyer, ASLA, of Schmidt Associates puts it, "We transformed
a farm field into a destination." Schmidt is a 100-person Indianapolis firm
primarily engaged in architecture. Five landscape architects most often support
the site design and landscape activities of the architects. Flandermeyer, however,
has been working to secure some landscape-exclusive recognition, something
West Park's 2006 Indiana ASLA award will likely help him do.
The park is divided into three zones. The southern third includes the most
active areas: the play area with its agriculture and geology theme and the
large pond with its curvaceous, nearly railing-free boardwalk. The middle third
is centered on the 25-foot-high mound, which is made of earth excavated from
the pond. Radiating around the mound are four quadrants (outlined with trees)
that could be used for baseball or community events. A straight pathway cuts
through the middle of the quadrants, a stone and gravel path climbs the mound,
and another pathway traces the large circle at the edge of the quadrants. The
northern third is completely passive, a combination of restored wet prairie,
existing forest, and forest currently under restoration.
The most striking element is the mound. "What can we do," Flandermeyer remembers
asking himself, "to create some grade differentiation" on the otherwise flat
site? The mound serves as a sledding hill and spectator lawn and acts as a
folly in the landscape, creating a reason to move across the vast expanse between
the parking lot and the forest, offering a stunning view of the flat prairie-and-woods
landscape of central Indiana, and, hopefully, raising a few questions. "I hope," says
Flandermeyer with a smile, "in 30 years there will be an urban legend about
how it originated."
Despite the active uses, West Park is relaxing. The pieces of the landscape
seem to flow into one another. Hard surfacing is limited. The icons—the silo
slide and the great mound—are gentle interventions.
The Out of Towners' Design
How could JJR's Central Park hope to top West? Perhaps with more amenities.
Here's a quick rundown: 10 miles of trails; a 10-acre lagoon with a boardwalk;
a skatepark; an outdoor aquatic center featuring a lazy river, two waterslides,
a leisure pool, a lap pool, and a kiddie pool; and the Monon Center by Chicago-based
Williams Architects, a community building that is home to four gyms, a fitness
center, an indoor pool with waterslides, a café, conference rooms, classrooms,
and banquet facilities. Though that seems like a lot, Central Park remarkably
follows closely the tone set at West: It is more pastoral than developed, more
natural than built. The high-intensity facilities nestle onto just 30 percent
of the park's 161 acres, shouldering right up against existing woodlands and
taking advantage of both natural and constructed grading to minimize their
bulk. The outdoor waterslides descend from a constructed mound reminiscent
of West Park's rather than from some towering steel structure. The skatepark
is down in a hollow behind the building, out of sight but with its own excellent
views of the woods. And the site is dominated by undulating grades that lead
the eye and foot around the broad curving lagoon.
The key organizing principle is the Monon Trail, a once controversial and
now well-loved rail–trail that runs right through the middle of the site and
bisects Carmel on its way down to Indianapolis. Gregg Calpino, JJR's project
manager for Central Park, remembers long discussions about how to address this
linear element within a park that seemed destined to be more naturalistic.
The final solution is that the Monon Center is split in two, with buildings
on either side of the trail and a skyway linking them overhead. Nothing in
the park crosses the trail at grade level. The trail, then, becomes the demarcation
line between recreation and socialization, between forest and prairie.
The entire park has a "green" focus. The building uses recycled and local
materials. The lagoon is essentially a large stormwater facility that treats
all the site's runoff before discharging it into Carmel Creek. Preserving existing
woods and restoring locally appropriate prairie were always priorities. The
parking lots feature bioswales. The outdoor aquatic center is able to discharge
graywater into a holding basin for chlorine removal, then into the lagoon for
further purification. Roadways are narrow and include heavily planted roundabouts
and medians.
Like West Park, Central feels very relaxed out on the trails near the lagoon
or on the fringes of the woodlands. From out there, the aquatic center is barely
visible and the Monon Center seems more a small park shelter than a 146,000-square-foot
recreation center. Nearer the building, however, the activity level heightens.
A festive buzz brings an intensity not present at West Park. The Monon Center
is the kitchen in which everyone wants to gather during a dinner party.
Head to Head
Back, then, to the question: Which is better? Out-of-town expert or
local knowledge? Big budget or small? "Better," of course, has multiple definitions,
so we'll take them one at a time.
Implementation of Program. West Park and Central Park actually have
a lot in common with regard to program. Setting aside the Monon Center itself,
both parks have a passive focus centered on the natural landscape. "The way
the [West Park] master plan is set up," says Flandermeyer, "forces people out
of their cars." The short entry drive and noncentralized parking lot accomplish
that goal. Whether most people will walk all the way back to the woodland and
prairie restorations (through the somewhat monotonous quadrants of turf), however,
is a concern.
Central Park manages to let people drive through both forest and prairie ecosystems
on their way to the Monon Center, then also provides trails that offer a deeper
immersion into those landscapes. The only drawback to this approach, however,
is the long drive that cuts through the site to the west, bisecting the prairie
and crossing the lagoon on a stained concrete bridge that is the most prominent
built element on the entire site and infringes on the pedestrian experience.
Without it, Central Park would have a vast West Park-like uninterrupted natural
area as well as the excellent drives through the native landscapes.
Ease of Collaboration. A typical concern when working with out-of-town
consultants is the communication factor. Today, technology is the great equalizer.
JJR used video conferencing to save travel costs and strove for efficiency
during trips. Carmel Clay Parks & Recreation District Director Mark Westermeier
even suggests that his staff more readily set aside meeting times and created "intense
visit days" when Calpino and his team were in town. "I never had an issue getting
answers or getting a call back," remembers Westermeier. "Sure, there were times
they were in a meeting [when I called], but they could be here in Indianapolis
and be in a meeting." Granted, JJR isn't really that far from Carmel, but it
seems there was no logistical disadvantage to the out of towners.
Design Skill. Needless to say, this one has a lot to do with personal
taste. The parks are so similar in their overall aesthetic, however, that this
could be a dead heat, but some key comparisons can be made. The boardwalks
that appear in both parks (which should both rightly be credited to Flandermeyer)
are the design high points. They are bold, yet because of the general lack
of railings, they lay lightly on the land. If anything, West Park's has more
interest because of the shape of the water body, which is more intimate and
allows for a greater variety of interfaces between water and walkway.
On the other hand, the overall plan for Central Park is simply masterful.
The decision to bridge the Monon Trail and separate the park into halves may
seem counterintuitive at first, but it simultaneously reinforces one of the
boldest gestures on the site (the trail) and creates a practical use separation.
The location of the center allows for a serene departure from the surrounding
town with its winding entrances.
In addition, Central Park's aquatic center is a major break from the concrete-deck
expanses many cities are building. JJR incorporated areas of lawn for basking,
shrub beds, and even trees for shade. Though such an aggressive planting scheme
has required additional lifeguards and more maintenance, it will eventually
create a lush, shady, relaxing water park rather than a hot poolscape.
There are, of course, a couple of design flaws to each project as well. As
mentioned before, Central Park's western drive and gargantuan bridge are out
of place with the subtle character and natural focus of the park. Even if this
eastern entrance was absolutely necessary—a debatable proposition—the roadway
could have been set down in the landscape rather than up on a slight ridge,
and certainly the bridge would have been better as a simple prairie structure
rather than the Victorian overpass it is. West Park's mound is an excellent
landscape intervention, but the pathway up it does it no justice. As designed
it is a system of rock steps and gravel switchbacks that have become infested
with weeds and are severely eroding. Though the naturalistic character of the
gesture is in the right tone, something more solid would have been more effective.
New Ideas/Innovation. "We hired JJR and Williams Architects to bring
something fresh," says Westermeier. That is the typical reason for hiring out
of region. The expectation is that the wider experience in a specific type
of design will lead to innovation and new ideas. Calpino focuses on master
plans for large parks. He has worked on Forest Park in St. Louis and Lincoln
Park in Chicago, among others. Flandermeyer is more of a generalist.
It is interesting, however, that JJR's Central Park draws quite a bit from
Schmidt's West Park. Calpino says the design team studied West Park and incorporated
several design elements that were working very well, namely the parking lot
bioswales, the naturalistic plant palette, the curb spillways, and the wetland
boardwalk. But then, Flandermeyer isn't a purely local landscape architect.
He worked for three years in the San Francisco Bay area, where he learned all
about water conservation and stormwater management. Put bluntly, sustainable
design elements were already on Carmel Clay's radar before Central Park got
under way—because of Flandermeyer. "[He] really introduced us to vegetative
swales and other things," says Westermeier. "We're ahead of the curve because
of him."
More for the Money. Here are the basic financial facts, based on documentation
from Carmel Clay and both consultants: The landscape portion of Central Park
cost approximately $10.5 million to construct, on which JJR and its subs were
paid 7 percent, which is in addition to their master plan fee of approximately
$125,000. The total estimated landscape fee, then, is $860,000. West Park cost
$2.6 million to construct, and Schmidt was paid approximately $208,000 (8 percent
of the construction cost).
But Central Park is bigger. Subtracting out the Monon Center and the aquatic
center (areas not included in the above numbers), it is almost exactly twice
the size of West Park. So the simple math is this: Acre for acre, Central Park
cost twice as much to build and just more than twice as much to design.
Westermeier says he likes to work with a variety of consultants to keep things
fresh. "When you get that diversity of thinking," he says, "you can make each
park unique." These two parks are unique in the world of suburban parks: Their
significant open space set-asides, native restoration, and green infrastructure
elements are excellent examples for other park systems building turfed and
guttered sports complexes. They are both also very skillfully designed.
They are not, however, unique from each other. Normally, that wouldn't matter,
but it is questionable that Central Park cost so much more than West Park,
especially when Central Park already had the precedent of West Park in place
(and, by JJR'sCalpino's admission, borrowed several key details from it).
Though this may not hold true everywhere, in Carmel, the local firm had already
set a pretty good table, and the out of towner, at the prices they were charging,
could have brought a lot more to it. LAM
Adam RegnArvidson, ASLA, is a regular contributor to Landscape Architecture and
founder of Treeline, a design/writing consultancy in Minneapolis.
Carmel Clay's Next Moves
On the heels of the completion of Central and West parks, Carmel Clay
Parks & Recreation is moving ahead—and still hiring both locals and out
of towners. Two more parks are under construction—Founders Park, designed by
Michael Krosschel, ASLA, of Indianapolis-based Schneider Corporation, and Hazel
Landing by Schmidt—and the Portland office of Berkeley-based MIG has been hired
to update Carmel Clay's systemwide master plan. According to Jay Renkens, the
planner in charge of the system update, the new parks plan will focus on connecting
Carmel Clay's parks with a system of trails and will address growing maintenance
concerns raised both by the recent building boom and by Carmel Clay's inheritance
of older facilities.
Renkens works on system plans nationwide and feels Carmel Clay is unique. "What
is demanded is a very high-quality product," he says. "Carmel wants to be on
the cutting edge" of facilities and service, on par with national models such
as Henderson, Nevada, and Bloomington, Indiana. He says that has actually made
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of parks in attracting new investment to their community. "Oftentimes [with
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When Will the Elephant Leave?
Six months ago we wrote about " the Elephant in the Room," the coordinated actions by central banks to enforce low or negative real interest rates by purchasing enormous quantities of long-term government and mortgage debt. Well, the elephant is still around and keeps changing its mind about leaving. We know this process, generally known as Quantitative Easing, cannot continue indefinitely – a central bank cannot simply print money and buy government and mortgage debt forever – but until markets rebel, there is nothing to stop the process. In the meantime, it complicates how portfolio managers determine fair value for securities. Low interest rates make it easy for highly indebted companies to stay in business and even prosper. Estimating the value of a security by discounting a stream of cash flows becomes a challenge with an artificially controlled interest (discount) rate. This conundrum clearly vexes our portfolio managers and in the sections below each of them tries to make sense of what are for all of us truly unique circumstances.
Stuart D. Bilton, CFA
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Aston Asset Management
Montag & Caldwell
Our long term outlook for the market is favorable given that recession risk is low, sentiment is not euphoric, the market is not extremely overvalued, and the Federal Reserve is very accommodative. The short term outlook is less clear however, given that asset prices continue to move ahead of fundamentals due to the Fed's Quantitative Easing (QE) program. As a result, expectations for earnings remain high despite earnings estimates for the S&P 500 dropping this year from $120 to $110, and in our opinion, remaining unrealistically high for 2014. These high expectations have distorted valuations and when the Fed does decide to taper we may be left with inflated stock prices and unattainable earnings, particularly for the lower quality, smaller capitalization companies that have been favored in the current market. The market may then begin to anticipate a move from a manipulated market towards a free market, which could result in downside volatility, in which case high quality consistent growth stocks should hold up better. These companies could also catch up to the market given their relative attractiveness and more assured growth and income profile. Regardless of how it plays out, our portfolios are well positioned to take advantage of a rotation towards high quality large cap growth stocks.
Ronald E. Canakaris, CFA
Chairman and Chief Investment Officer
ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Growth Fund · ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Mid Cap Growth Fund
ASTON/Montag & Caldwell Balanced Fund
Cornerstone Investment Partners
While there continues to be macro induced volatility, the S&P 500 continues its positive advance from the market lows of March 2009. We believe that the U.S. remains an attractive place to invest. Even though the rate of economic growth is slow, industrial production, manufacturing and housing has improved, the jobless rate is trending down, interest rates are at historical lows, consumer prices are falling, energy independence is on the horizon and we are seeing improved economic data from China and Japan. While there are negatives, Cornerstone's proprietary Fair Value Model, which gauges the attractiveness of stocks, suggests that U.S. stocks are attractive, as we find over half of our 800 stock universe of large cap stocks are trading at some level of discount to fair value. The average stock trades at 80-85% of our calculation of fair value. That said, the attractiveness of valuations is widely varied. We see a mix of highly over-valued stocks, while many remain significantly under-valued. It suggests a market where stock selection is critical and where you cannot hope to stumble upon valuation. Stocks must be carefully evaluated to determine whether they offer a prudent investment opportunity.
Rick van Nostrand, CFA
Senior Portfolio Manager
ASTON/Cornerstone Large Cap Value Fund
Herndon Capital Management
2013 is shaping up to be just as frantic in securities markets as 2012. However, in the second half of this year, enthusiasm is being tempered slightly by the increased probability of tapering by the Federal Reserve and the potential for higher interest rates. Notwithstanding this possibility, the market continued to surge ahead, overcoming geopolitical issues in the Middle East, weakness in emerging markets, and modestly positive economic news to achieve new highs. This run-up has compressed valuations in some sectors while inflating them in others. Herndon believes that there will be opportunities in 2014 and our focus continues to be on picking value creating opportunities, which are stocks trading at significant discounts to their fundamentals. We continue to maintain our pro-cyclical growth tilt by being overweight the Energy, Materials, Information Technology, Industrials and Consumer Discretionary sectors coupled with multi-national Consumer Staples.
Randell A. Cain, Jr., CFA
Principal and Portfolio Manager
ASTON/Herndon Large Cap Value Fund
TAMRO Capital Partners
Our perspective on the equity markets remains constructive. We believe that the tailwind of Federal Reserve policy of low interest rates and high liquidity should continue, while the headwind of higher levels of regulation, potential for tax increases and the implementation of the Affordable Care Act will keep the domestic economy from accelerating to a normal post-recession level.
Inflation is barely visible and while global economic growth could improve, it is likely to remain a slow expansion worldwide. We believe U.S. investors should benefit from a domestic focus to the equity markets. Small cap stocks provide attractive opportunities because fundamental innovation takes place in the small cap universe of companies.
Philip D. Tasho, CFA
CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Co-Founder
ASTON/TAMRO Small Cap Fund · ASTON/TAMRO Diversified Equity Fund
River Road Asset Management
Little has changed since we published our comments in March. Valuations across the equity landscape remain unattractive. This is especially true for high quality small and mid-cap stocks, which continue to trade at the high end of their historical range. Further, corporate profits appear to have reached a plateau and growth expectations for the remainder of 2013 continue to contract. The only exception is among certain segments of the high dividend equity universe, where the recent increase in interest rates led to a correction that has resulted in more attractive valuations. While M&A has been a powerful driver for our performance year-to-date, we have seen a slow down since July when valuations became especially unattractive. Further, deals are not being done at high multiples of earnings, which indicate that CEOs are taking a more conservative attitude toward valuations and future growth than investors. In March, we were concerned about a correction. Since that time stocks have moved higher, with only a couple of brief, shallow pauses. This can be credited almost entirely to the continuation of the Federal Reserve's hyper-aggressive monetary policy. How long can this trend continue? It is difficult to say, as the Fed's actions are historically unprecedented, the government bond market bubble is unwinding, and this equity rally has already become one of the longest on record without a 10% correction. However, we do feel confident in saying that this market cycle is closer to the end than the beginning and that investors should be particularly mindful of valuations, interest rate sensitive stocks, and other associated risks in their asset allocation models.
R. Andrew Beck
President, CEO and Senior Portfolio Manager
ASTON/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund · ASTON/River Road Dividend All Cap Value Fund II ASTON/River Road Small Cap Value · ASTON/River Road Select Value Fund · ASTON/River Road Long-Short Fund
Fairpointe Capital
The Fairpointe team remains positive on U.S. markets. Unemployment is improving, housing is on the upswing and capital spending is strong. Company balance sheets are in good shape, stock buy-backs are increasing and dividends are being raised. We are expecting a renewed trend by larger multi-national companies to look to the U.S. for growth and strategic acquisitions. The team is also encouraged by recent merger activity in mid cap companies. We are pleased to note that two of our holdings became take-over targets at significant premiums to their prices immediately preceding the acquisition announcements. In addition, manufacturing is moving back from Asia to both Mexico and the U.S. While equity valuations have moved up and no longer trade at depressed levels, the ASTON/Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund is attractively valued relative to the U.S. midcap benchmarks.
Thyra E. Zerhusen
CEO, Chief Investment Officer and Lead Portfolio Manager
ASTON/Fairpointe Mid Cap Fund
Lee Munder Capital Group (LMCG) – U.S. Growth Team
Despite macro and political concerns, performance in the past six months in the Small Cap Growth space has roughly doubled, up from +13% for the Russell 2000 Growth as of March 31, 2013 to up more than 30% YTD through late September. Valuation has expanded from roughly 17x NTM (Next Twelve Months) EPS to 20x P/E currently, compared to the seven year Median of 19.9x. That said, Small Cap companies as always remain sensitive to relatively small changes in their revenue and earnings potential. The recovery in Autos, Housing and Aerospace from recent years has continued to fuel gains in companies with exposure to those sectors. Energy stocks have rebounded as oil prices gained on positive, albeit choppy, economic growth combined with political concerns regarding supply. Going forward, we will continue to take gains in areas we feel are becoming more fully priced such as Energy. Areas with potential for unrecognized growth such as Healthcare and Technology continue to be fertile areas for new investment. With regard to the political headwinds, we do expect more noise in the fall and winter around the Budget and QE and that could increase some short term volatility. We would view this as an opportunity for increased longer term investment possibilities.
Andrew Morey, CFA
Partner and Portfolio Manager
ASTON/LMCG Small Cap Growth Fund
River Road Asset Management
The operating environment for the majority of the small cap businesses we follow has not changed meaningfully during the first nine months of 2013. Mixed operating results and anemic earnings growth has reinforced our belief that the current profit cycle has reached a plateau. Based on recent earnings reports and management commentary of the hundreds of businesses we analyze, we are expecting another quarter of flat to slow earnings growth in Q3 2013. Despite stagnant operating results and an uncertain profit environment, small cap prices have risen sharply over the past year. We believe the divergence between stock prices and profit trends is noteworthy and could indicate we may be approaching the later stages of this market and profit cycle. At current prices, we believe most small cap stocks are expensive and are not adequately compensating investors relative to risk assumed. As a result of our unwillingness to overpay, as of August 31, 2013, the Portfolio's position in patience (cash) recently reached an all-time high. As the current profit cycle matures we anticipate opportunities will resurface. Meanwhile, we are committed to our investment discipline and will remain patient until prices improve.
Eric Cinnamond, CFA
Vice President and Portfolio Manager
ASTON/River Road Independent Value Fund
Silvercrest Asset Management
While the 24/7 media cycle frets over taper/no taper, the next Fed chair, a possible U.S. government shutdown, upcoming debt ceiling negotiations, higher interest rates, the latest Mid-East crisis and the China slowdown, the tone coming from most management teams presenting at recent investor conferences strikes us as fairly constructive with continued modest growth in the U.S., and signs of some stabilization in Europe. Valuations, while certainly higher than a year ago, do not strike us as excessive, particularly when matched against the general strength of corporate balance sheets and still solid cash generation. We are still finding interesting companies to examine at reasonable valuations. We remain hopeful of a more vibrant merger and acquisition cycle, particularly if global growth remains below par. With noise omnipresent, the risk of a "correction" is always there, but at this time we don't see a new bear market looming.
Roger W. Vogel, CFA
Managing Director and Portfolio Manager
ASTON/Silvercrest Small Cap Fund
Lake Partners
Are U.S. equities attractive? Yes and no. At the market level, valuations are no longer cheap, but they are not excessive, either. As earnings growth has diminished, the market has had to rely on multiple expansion to move higher, which is not the healthiest of dynamics, but steady (albeit slow) improvement in economic fundamentals could lead to a re-acceleration of profits. Within the market, there is a greater degree of dispersion between "winners" and "losers", creating long and short opportunities. Volatility has diminished, but Washington's dysfunctional approach to the budget and the debt limit is a source of uncertainty. Are non-US equities attractive? Again, yes and no. Japanese equities ran up on massive monetary stimulus, but the jury is still out on "Abenomics," and the country's debt load and demographic trends remain daunting. European stocks appear relatively attractive, but the Eurozone has done very little to address its structural problems. Emerging markets have been under pressure, but going forward there will be greater differentiation between individual markets. China's economy is likely to avoid a "hard landing," but excessive leverage and poor lending practices are very serious threats to the financial system. Is fixed income and credit attractive? Once again, yes and no. The coming "sea change" in Fed policy will continue to push longer Treasury yields higher, but "tapering" is not imminent and short-term interest rates will remain low for some time, not just in the US but in Europe and Japan. Corporate credit markets continue to be supported by the "search for yield," but historically low spreads and default rates are unsustainable. In sum, investors face a "damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't" set of circumstances. Given the likelihood that 1) equity returns will not be able to sustain the pace that they have enjoyed this year, 2) fixed income is undergoing a secular reversal of fortunes, and 3) policy surprises will lead to spikes in volatility, we believe that a judicious allocation to alternative investment strategies can dampen volatility and enhance diversification.
Frederick C. Lake Ronald A. Lake
Co-Chairman, Treasurer and Co-Founder Co-Chairman, President and Co-Founder
ASTON/Lake Partners LASSO Alternatives Fund
Anchor Capital
By many measures the equity market is fully valued and many companies are signaling caution with regard to future growth, yet the equity market has remained strong. Certainly, several key economic indicators including retail sales, the PMI, inflation measures, the federal deficit, and initial unemployment claims are trending in a positive direction. The prospective that the glass is half full is prevailing over the glass is half empty and unless the economy goes into an unlikely tail spin or valuations get stretched meaningfully from the current levels, this trend should continue.
There are two adages in the investment business we try not to forget, "don't fight the Fed" and "don't fight the tape". On that note, we at Anchor are finding investment opportunities that fit our valuation and fundamental parameters, so while we remain cautious about the environment it has not kept us from making new commitments. This combination of remaining cautious and focused on value is the way to manage risk in what is clearly an uncertain environment. Finally, we are a hedged portfolio because all of our positions have call options while maintaining the ability to also hold put positions on domestic equity indices. While this reduces our up capture it also significantly lowers the volatility and risk of the portfolio.
Ronald L. Altman
Senior Vice President and Senior Portfolio Manager
ASTON/Anchor Capital Enhanced Equity Fund
Baring Asset Management (Barings)
Equities remain our preferred asset class at Barings and we prefer cash as the best diversifying hedge against equities rather than commodities or bonds. We believe that near term growth prospects are better in developed markets than emerging markets. Monetary tightening by central banks of the developed world is probably some years off and therefore we will stay focused on cyclical growth drivers rather than value. We expect that the news flow from Europe will gradually improve over the next year, if the political status quo is confirmed by the German elections. We see huge potential in Japan, particularly if there is agricultural reform and an ending of excessive capital investment. By international standards, the U.K. is cheap and there should be some short-term momentum in equity markets ahead of next year's election. Of course, jitters remain, particularly Syria, oil, and the endless saga of southern Europe, but overall we remain reasonably constructive on the developed world's equity markets.
David Bertocchi, CFA
International and World Equity Manager
ASTON/Barings International Fund
Lee Munder Capital Group (LMCG) – International Team
Emerging markets have materially lagged U.S. and other developed market equities on a year-to-date basis. Concerns about slower economic growth combined with increased geo-political risks due to the civil war in Syria have created substantial uncertainty. Given this backdrop, the EM asset class continues to fluctuate between risk-on and risk-off compared to developed markets which have been more consistently biased toward risk-on. When we look at volatility for our stock selection and risk factors in emerging markets, we find it is nearly 40% higher currently than it was in the first quarter this year, making it a difficult environment for active stock selection.
Despite this challenging environment, we believe this performance divergence has created an opportunity for the emerging asset class. Emerging markets are now cheaper and offer better long-term growth prospects than developed markets. The average P/E for the MSCI EM Index is currently at 12x versus 16x for the Russell 1000 and 17x for MSCI EAFE. In addition, while the average long-term growth rates for EM have come down, they are still higher than developed markets. LMCG's core quantitative approach will continue to seek exposure to the asset class, which we believe is attractive on a relative basis, by looking for stocks that have attractive valuations combined with strong earnings growth prospects and high quality earnings.
Gordon Johnson, PhD, CFA
Lead Portfolio Manager
ASTON/LMCG Emerging Markets Fund
Taplin, Canida & Habacht (TCH)
Contemplation of life with less Federal Reserve influence has driven the 2013 bond market. Taking its cue from more upbeat speeches delivered by the Fed Governors in May, the market built an expectation of when and how fast the Federal Reserve Board would begin to reduce its five-year stimulus program, and consequently, long-term interest rates rose materially. In an unexpected turnaround, however, in its September 18th statement, the FOMC removed some of its more hawkish language, once again emphasizing its focus on economic growth over inflationary concerns. Chairman Bernanke intimated in his comments that members wished to assess the impact of the recent rise in long-term interest rates on the economy and would continue monitoring economic data to determine its path for tapering the quantitative easing program. Markets interpreted the most recent announcement as a sharp shift in Fed policy, with both Treasury securities and risk assets broadly rallying on the news.
Despite the surprising outcome, our broad outlook for the economy and interest rates has not changed materially. We continue to believe the improvement in economic conditions will likely sustain a long-term bias toward higher interest rates; however, we also believe the recent statement reiterates that the Fed will remain supportive of systemic liquidity. We believe this environment will be supportive of spread sectors over the long term. Nonetheless, we recognize economic recovery and monetary policy and leadership transitions are prone to greater uncertainty, which may result in added volatility as we move towards long-term expectations.
Alan M. Habacht
ASTON/TCH Fixed Income Fund
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Moscow -- Prime Minister Vladimir Putin rolled to victory in Russia's presidential election on Sunday, according to exit polls cited by state television, but the vote was tainted by claims of violations, including "carousel voting" in which voters were bused around to cast several ballots.
Putin tallied 58 percent, according to a nationwide exit poll conducted by the VTsIOM polling agency. Another exit poll by the FOM opinion survey service showed Putin received 59 percent of the ballot.
Official vote results from the far eastern regions where the count was already completed seemed to confirm the poll data. With just over 20 percent of all precincts counted, Putin was leading the field with 63 percent of the vote, the Central Election Commission said.
But if thousands of claims of violations made by independent observers and Putin's foes are confirmed, they could undermine the legitimacy of his victory and fuel protests. The opposition is gearing up for a massive rally in downtown Moscow on Monday.
"These elections are not free ... that's why we'll have protests tomorrow. We will not recognize the president as legitimate," said Mikhail Kasyanov, who was Putin's first prime minister before going into opposition.
Golos, Russia's leading independent elections watchdog, said it received numerous reports of "carousel voting," in which busloads of voters are driven around to cast ballots multiple times.
Alexei Navalny, one of the opposition's most charismatic leaders, said observers trained by his organization also reported seeing extensive use of the practice.
Evidence of widespread vote fraud in December's parliamentary election drew tens of thousands to protest against Putin, who was president in 2000-2008 before moving into the prime minister's office due to term limits. They were the largest outburst of public anger in post-Soviet Russia and demonstrated growing exasperation with massive corruption, rising social inequality and tight controls over political life under Putin.
Putin has dismissed the protesters' demands, casting them as a coddled minority of urban elites working at Western behest to weaken Russia. His claims that the United States was behind the opposition protests resonated with his core support base of blue-collar workers, farmers and state employees, who are suspicious of Western intentions after years of state propaganda.
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» Obama Says He Won't Hesitate to Use Force in Iran [The Wall Street Journal]
» Ammo dump explodes in Congo, killing 100-plus [CNN]
» Romney campaign says it has Super Tuesday advantage [Los Angeles Times]


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The 6100 is a decent video card, not great, and you certainly won't be able to play games on high details (probably not medium either). If you want to upgrade it, i'd definetly suggest the 7600 GT. Probably the best card you can get for under $200, and plays most games on medium or high detail. I have it myself.


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The US Navy has selected Boeing and Lockheed-Martin for the Multi-mission maritime Aircraft. The MMA is to replace the P-3C/EP-3E. In choosing BA and LM the Navy locked out the Nimrod from contention. Obviously politics played a part in the decision. I'm quite sure that more than one influential congressman let it be known that a European aircraft would be unacceptable. Then there's the fact that the Navy would have cost savings from using the same basic airframe for airlift (C-40) and MMA. If an upgraded P-3 is chosen there is cost savings in that also. Even though the Nimrod was eliminated one would expect BAE to still play a role as a major sub-contractor.
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Judge: Man Fit to Stand Trial in Parents' Murders
A judge has ruled again that a Staten Island man accused of stabbing his parents to death then fleeing to Israel is mentally fit to stand trial.
In the latest of several rulings on Eric Bellucci's mental status, state Supreme Court Judge Robert Collini ruled on Friday that the 32-year-old former scholar-athlete at Stuyvesant High School is mentally competent.
Nearly two years after the killings, Bellucci is scheduled for a Wednesday arraignment on two counts of murder. Bellucci is accused of killing his 61-year-old father, Arthur, and 57-year-old mother, Marian, inside their Poillon Avenue home in the Annadale section of Staten Island early on the morning of Oct. 13, 2010. A short time later, he fled to Newark airport and flew to Tel Aviv, where he was arrested two days later trying book another flight to Beijing via Istanbul.
In April 2011, another judge ruled that Bellucci, whose brother and sister have said he has a history of schizophrenia, was mentally incompetent and not able to stand trial based on examinations conducted by two psychiatrists at the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center.
But less than three months later, the judge, Leonard Rienzi, reversed his decision and declared Bellucci capable to stand trial after two other state psychiatrists at the same facility examined him and found him fit. When a defense psychiatrist's subsequent examination contradicted the state doctors' findings, a new round of tests were ordered by the judge. Those test results found him fit to stand trial.
On Friday, Bellucci's attorney, Mark Fonte, "confirmed the determination by two state psychiatrists at the Mid-Hudson Forensic Psychiatric Center that the defendant is capable of understanding the charges against him and aiding his own defense," according to a statement released by Staten Island District Attorney Daniel Donovan. Fonte declined to comment.


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Cook, Bell tons put England in command in Sydney Test
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Sydney, Jan 5 : England opening batsman Alastair Cook and Ian Bell scored centuries on Wednesday as the visitors ran riot on day three of the fifth Ashes Test being played in Sydney.
Cook made 189 off 342 balls, while Bell scored 115 off 232 balls, his first Ashes ton, to help England finish the day at 488-7 in reply to Australia's first innings score of 280.
England has assumed a 208-run lead with three first-innings wickets remaining.
The tourists are looking set to become the first English team to win the Ashes outright in Australia for 24 years.
Earlier, resuming the day at 3-167, nightwatchman James Anderson (seven) lasted 18 minutes before being bowled by Peter Siddle (1-98).
The only blemish for the visitors was the latest in a long line of failures for Paul Collingwood, who was out for 13.
The 34-year-old has an average of 15.54 in his last 10 Test matches.
Cook and Bell then steadied the innings by adding 154 runs for the sixth wicket before the left-handed batsman was dismissed by Shane Watson (1-49).
The 26-year-old has scored 766 runs in the series, and is now second on the all-time tally for runs scored by an English batsmen in a series, behind only the great Wally Hammond (905) in 1928/29, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
Bell fell just before the close, caught by stand-in Australian captain Michael Clarke at slip off the bowling of Mitchell Johnson (3-97).
His dismissal ended a 107-run stand with Matt Prior, who remained 54 not out when bad light brought an early end to proceedings. (ANI)
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UNCCD Posts Assessment of First Scientific Conference
10 November 2010: The Secretariat of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) has posted the assessment it commissioned to review the organization of the first UNCCD Scientific Conference.
The assessment, prepared by Lakhdar Boukerrou and Rania Bou Kheir, offers recommendations related to: conference organization; conference implementation; participation and funding; conference content; and communication with the press. Through interviews, surveys and other research methods, the authors develop the suggestion that "a scientific conference is a good mechanism for addressing scientific issues, but not a mechanism designed to address long-term issues and provide continuity." They also note that "an independent mechanism is needed to allow for continuity within the UNCCD and for broader participation by the scientific community."
The eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 8) to the UNCCD, in Decision 13/COP.8, decided that each future ordinary session of the Committee on Science and Technology (CST) should be organized "in a predominately scientific and technical conference style format by the CST Bureau in consultation with [a] lead institution/consortium." The first UNCCD Scientific Conference was held in conjunction with the ninth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) in Buenos Aires, Argentina, from 22-24 September 2009. That meeting adopted a number of decisions following the Scientific Conference, including one calling for an assessment of the experience. [The Assessment]


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As the first college established to serve students with learning disabilities, Landmark College has a unique and vibrant history.
Landmark College pioneered an entirely new postsecondary vision for students with learning disabilities when it first opened its doors in 1985. Since then that vision has evolved to include other students who learn differently: those with ADHD or ASD.
The Landmark College Archives chronicles the College's growth and evolution. It also looks beyond the beginnings of Landmark College to the design of its campus in 1962 by noted architect Edward Durell Stone for Windham College, which occupied the campus until its closure in 1978.
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Crazy, fun, and attractive.
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She A Kambria! xD
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a person wh is not a good friend and never there for you.she is a backstabber lier.she is also a boyfriend stealer..a fatty that thinks she is all that when she aint nothin!And a hater that is always jealous.
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Thursday, November 7, 2013
The law of magnetism says, "Who you are is who you attract."
I think all of us have a list in our heads as to the kind of person we would like to work for us or work with us. But the shocker is that whom you get is generally not determined by who you want, but instead by who you are.
The bottom line is that we draw people to us who have the same qualities we do.
At first glance people who understand the principle will nod in agreement. Those who don't, especially if they have been unsuccessful in recruiting the kind of people they want, will shake their heads in disagreement. The principle is sound.
Many of today's business principles originated from yesterday's commonsense conversations. This one for instance is something I used to hear my grandmother preach and teach many times and was a part of our culture. The only difference was that they stated it differently. They would say, "Birds of a feather flock together."
Others say, "You can tell a person by the company he keeps."
The idea is that contrary to the laws of physics, like attracts like. We attract people who think the way we do and are generally like us.
The people you have around you, at least those that you attract, can give you an idea of who you are.
0There is something, some reason why you attract those people. This is not a good or bad issue at first, although it can come down to that; but it says you need to take stock and look at the people you are attracting and determine whether the statement it makes about you is one with which you are comfortable.
The law of magnetism might have a fancy name today, but my grandmother used it on me. She would look at the company I was keeping and determine from that if I was going in the right direction.
Guess what? In the vast majority of times it was an accurate measurement.
The bottom line on this magnetism principle is that what we are is our strongest drawing card. If you lack integrity and character people with integrity and character are not going to be drawn to you, and if for some other reason they are attracted to you at first, they will take flight after a while.
Ultimately who you are is what you get.
If you want the best kind of people to be attracted to you, then work on improving yourself.
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Tourism Minister Arlene Foster has encouraged tourism providers in Northern Ireland to create unique experiences that tap into the hearts and minds of curious travellers.
The Minister was speaking today at the Northern Ireland Tourist Board's (NITB) Tourism Conference 2013 at Belfast's La Mon Hotel and Country Club. The conference focused on the theme of 'Building the Northern Ireland Tourism Experience' and featured expert speakers from Canada, England and Northern Ireland.
Opening the conference Arlene Foster said: "The latest NITB research shows that today's visitors want to explore the unique and the unexpected. Visitors do not want to simply 'see' things, they want to be engaged and to immerse themselves in experiences while travelling.
"Our goal as an industry is to ensure Northern Ireland is the place where they can fulfil this desire.
"Those who create compelling experiences that tap into the hearts and minds of curious travellers and those at home who want to further explore their homelands are likely to receive the highest level of return."
During the conference the NITB also presented new research, business tools and direction to enable delegates to develop their businesses and increase tourism profits based on targeted marketing and 'experience' differentiation.
The Minister added: "My vision for 2020 and the NITB's target is to grow tourism into a £1billion industry here over the next seven years.
"Interim targets have been set within the Programme for Government to grow visitor numbers to 4.2 million and tourist revenue to £676million by December 2014. These figures will be achieved by primarily growing the ROI and GB market share."
Keynote speaker at the conference was Paul Nursey, Vice-President of Strategy and Corporate Communications with the Canadian Tourism Commission. He was joined by Nancy Arsenault, one of Canada's thought leaders in tourism and an expert in experiential travel.
Internationally recognised motivational speaker and BBC2 "All Over the Shop" presenter Geoff Burch also addressed the delegates.
The conference was attended by tourism providers and stakeholders from across Northern Ireland.
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Options open on proposed final JS budget
May 15, 2013
JERSEY SHORE — The Jersey Shore Area School Board kept its options open as it continues to work toward balancing its budget at Monday's meeting....
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Woman's purse taken in home invasion, police say
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Upper Allen Township police said they are investigating a home invasion where a woman's purse was taken at knifepoint.
About 7:30 p.m. Monday, a man and woman approached the victim at her home in the 1200 block of East Lisburn Road and asked for her help changing a flat tire, police said.
A few minutes later, the man and another man went to the home again and asked to use the bathroom, police said.
After going inside, they took the resident's purse at knifepoint and left, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call Upper Allen Township police at 717-238-9676 or the anonymous tip line at 717-591-3790.
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Welcome to Jenny's Cakes – the Brisbane Specialty Cake company to go to for that special celebration cake whether it be a birthday cake, wedding cake or even a retirement cake!
Jenny's Cakes Brisbane is the company you should go with when you want a wedding cake with that certain "WOW" Factor. Or when you want a birthday cake is sOoO delicious that one piece just isn't enough. Jenny's goal is to make you a celebration cake that you will be happy to remember forever.
Whether you are getting married and need that inspirational wedding cake, an engagement cake to share the big announcement with your family and friends, a wedding anniversary cake for yourself or someone special, a birthday cake for that special birthday, a gorgeous christening cake or maybe someone is retiring and you want to celebrate the special event.
Based on Brisbane's northside, Jenny's Cakes is ready to work with you to design a special masterpiece celebration cake to make your special day truly memorable.
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Jo In Sung on Kiss with Ha Ji Won
Jo In Sung, who was recently discharged from the army, is in the news again for an interview he did back in 2004 while promoting the drama "What Happened in Bali." In the interview, Jo In Sung talks about his steamy kiss scene with actress Ha Ji Won. Though Ha Ji Won has become one of South Korea's most beloved actresses after the massively popular hit drama "Secret Garden", back in 2004, she was a relative newcomer to the scene. Much to Ha Ji Won's embarrassment and the delight of the studio audience, Jo In Sung teased that he could have had multiple takes of the kiss scene if he wanted to and that the two actors kissed so hard that their teeth almost broke. Aww...who wants to ship this couple? I do! It's been a while, but it would be nice to see the couple work together again. Source: Nate


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NEW WATERFORD - The public is invited to a pancake breakfast from 8 to 11 a.m. today at New Waterford United Methodist Church, 46925 S. State St. Flu shots will be administered from 9 to 11 a.m.
Breakfast served today at North
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NORTH BENTON - An all-you-can-eat breakfast will be served to the public from 7:30 to 11 a.m. today at the North Benton Presbyterian Church. Cost is $6 for adults and $3.50 for children ages 6 to 12.
Prayer vigil being held for victim
of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma
EAST PALESTINE - A prayer vigil will be held for 6-year-old Summer Rayanne Miller who is undergoing chemotherpy for non-Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer. Summer is the daughter of Rosanna and Dennis Miller of Warren. Her aunt is Erin Rowland of East Palestine.
The prayer vigil will be held from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 17 at the East Palestine Nazarene Church. To donate money for her medical care, donation cans are located at the Circle K store in East Palestine.
First United Methodist Church
honoring Make a Difference Day
LISBON - The First United Methodist Church of Lisbon will celebrate National Make a Difference Day on Oct. 27 with a winter coat and fresh produce giveaway to benefit needy friends and neighbors in the Lisbon community.
Crews will also be out helping elderly individuals in the neighborhood with yard work and household projects. This Make a Difference Day event is an opportunity for Lisbon neighbors to socialize and talk about issues that matter to them.
The produce give-away commences at 9 a.m. outside on the church grounds, and winter coats will begin to be distributed at 10 a.m. Hot dogs, snacks, and refreshments will be served to all. The church is located at 114 E. Washington St.
Calvary United Methodist
taking apple dumplings order
NORTH LIMA - Calvary United Methodist Church at 12062 South Ave. is taking orders for homemade apple dumplings. To place an order call 330-549-5106 or the church at 330-549-2588 and leave your name, quantity wanted, if you want them baked or unbaked and your phone number.
Your order will be confirmed to you. Cost is $2.95 per dumpling. Dumplings will be made on Oct. 25 and 26 and may be picked up at the church from noon to 4 p.m. Oct. 25 and 26 and from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Oct. 27. A portion of the profits is used for missions.
Beloit Friends Church celebrating
Veterans and Heroes Sunday
BELOIT - Beloit Friends Church at 18042 Fifth St. will celebrate its annual Veterans and Heroes Sunday at 10:30 a.m. Nov. 11.
This year's guest speaker will be Major Tom Sawyer, USAF-Retired. Each year Beloit Friends Church takes time to recognize and honor military and community heroes.
As part of the service, a special offering will be taken that will benefit the Dan McVicker Memorial Scholarship Fund. For more information call 330-938-2378 or email email@example.com.
First Church of Christ in EP
holding annual Trunk or Treat
EAST PALESTINE - The First Church of Christ at 20 W. Martin St. will hold its annual Trunk or Treat from 6 to 7 p.m. Oct. 28 in the church parking lot.
This is a free event and all children are welcome to attend in school-appropriate costumes with their families. There will be decorated trunk loads of candy, games to play and refreshments.
Octoberfest scheduled
at St. John Church Hall
SUMMITVILLE - Octoberfest will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Oct. 21 at St. John Church Hall featuring bingo, prizes and a country store. A turkey dinner will be served family-style with all the trimmings. Cost is $10 for adults, $5 for children ages 6 to 12, and free for under 6. Carryouts are available for $10.50.
The Salem Area Visiting Nurse Association will administer flu shots from noon to 3 p.m. Cost is $20, and free to Medicare and Anthem Senior Advantage clients who must bring their card as proof. Other insurances may cover the cost however you must pay at the time of the shot and present your receipt to your insurance company.
First Friends Church hosting
Trunk-or-Treat on Oct. 27
SALEM - The First Friends Church is hosting its fifth annual Trunk-or-Treat to the city of Salem and surrounding communities from 3 to 5 p.m. Oct. 27. Those attending are asked to bring a canned or boxed food item as admission, which will benefit the food pantry.
This fun-filled event in a Christian atmosphere features many theme-decorated vehicles (filled with candy, prizes and Bibles), hay rides, cookies, and cider.
In addition to the annual Trunk-or-Treat, the church offers sports leagues in its Family Life Center for adults and children, an annual Christian Easter egg hunt, a week of Bible school each summer, the Awana Bible Club (including free Awana meals) for children on Wednesday nights, the after school program for Buckeye Elementary students, and many other weekly programs and small groups. Worship services begin at 8:30 and 11 a.m. Sunday (child care is provided at 11 a.m).
Walgate will be special speaker
Oct. 28 at Salem First Friends
SALEM - Rob Walgate, vice president of the American Policy Roundtable, will be the special speaker at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Salem First Friends Church, 1028 Jennings Ave., for the annual fall rally of the Evangelical Friends Church-Eastern Region, Northeast Ohio District.
Since joining the Ohio Roundtable in 2003, Walgate has provided leadership on multiple statewide ballot campaigns, including but not limited to, taxation policies and casinos.
He continues to spend much time in Columbus working to shape public policy that will impact Ohio families and communities.
A noted speaker, Walgate has been a guest on numerous radio and television shows covering the political landscape. Also sharing during the evening will be Molly Black, missionary to Rwanda Africa.
A special offering will be taken to benefit the 25th anniversary of the Friends mission work in Rwanda. For more information call 330-938-9413, or email firstname.lastname@example.com.
Abundant Life Fellowship hosting
Medicare informational meeting
NEW WATERFORD Abundant Life Fellowship, 46469 state Route 46, will host a Medicare informational meeting at 10 a.m. Oct. 20 in the church social room.
There is no charge and no sales pitches for the meeting, which will be led by Marilyn Travis, service coordinator for Harmony Village in Columbiana and a member of the church.
As part of her job, Travis deals primarily with senior citizens who are on Medicare, so she's well-versed in options available to Medicare clients. Open enrollment for making changes in a client's Medicare provisions begins Oct. 15 and runs through Dec. 7.
Among the topics to be discussed will be Medicare A, B and D, supplemental plans, advantage plans, savings programs, the LIS program (financial assistance with prescriptions) and differences between Medicare and Medicaid.
Whatever changes people choose to make in their Medicare coverage will take effect Jan. 1. Travis said open enrollment occurs every year, and it's the only time of the year when changes can be made. The public is invited. Reservations are not needed.
West Point Church of Nazarene
holding community dinner
WEST POINT - This month's community dinner will be in honor of Breast Cancer Awareness.
The public is invited to a free meal of soup and sandwiches and to make a donation from 4 to 7 p.m. Oct. 18 at the West Point Church of the Nazarene.
Proceeds from the community dinner will be donated to the National Breast Cancer Foundation.