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Events » Talks & Tours » Tour
Los Caprichos: The Sleep of Reason Produces Monsters, 1799
Francisco de Goya y Lucientes
Spanish, 1746–1828
Etching with watercolor
plate: 21.5 x 15 cm. (8 7/16 x 5 7/8 in); sheet: 28.8 x 20.5 cm. (11 5/16 x 8 1/16 in)
The Norton Simon Foundation
Goya and the Spanish Enlightenment
Date: Saturday, January 04, 2014
Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Speaker: Staff Educator
Type: Tour
Join a museum educator for a tour focusing on Goya and the Spanish Enlightenment in coordination with the exhibition Goya's Don Pedro, Duque de Osuna.
Meets in Entrance Gallery | Free with admission. | Please note that space is limited to 25 participants. Sign up at the Information Desk no later than 15 minutes prior to the tour.


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A Delta Air Lines flight from Honolulu to Los Angeles suffered blown tires while on the Honolulu International Airport's reef runway Wednesday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Flight 2364 was supposed to leave Honolulu at 11:38 a.m. and arrive in Los Angeles at 7:50 p.m.
Passengers tell KITV the plane was at takeoff speed and was about to lift off the ground when the pilot slammed on the brakes.
After the tires on the Boeing 767 blew out, fire trucks were seen on the reef runway spraying what appeared to be water on the plane.
Christina Murray was just one of the passengers who looked frazzled from the situation.
"It was very scary," said Murray, a visitor from New York.
Murray said the airplane was fully booked and everything seemed to be going fine until the moment before lift off.
"Going full speed about to take off, one of the tires blew and the plane was shaking side to side," said Murray. "I had no idea what happened, it sounded just like a tire exploded and everyone was freaking out."
Other passengers tell us they were lucky, and say the pilot did an amazing job of slamming on the brakes and bringing the plane to a halt. But, after being stuck for more than an hour on the reef runway, then being shuttled back to the terminal, frustration set in.
"They have been helping out but they can't expect us to not be frustrated because some of us are not getting our bags now," said Murray.
According to passengers, Delta Air Lines cancelled a flight to Japan and rerouted it to L.A. to accommodate them. We're told that most took advantage of that flight. Some caught a later flight, and the rest we're rebooked for Thursday morning.
Even after the change in plans, some are just grateful this didn't happen on the other end of their trip.
"Lets say we landed, probably would have been a terrible accident so we're lucky in that aspect and I thank God," said Murray.
An Airport Duty Manager says no one was injured in Wednesday's event. Delta Air Lines was not available for comment.


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Just a weekend away from the start of the regular season and the Phillies have their first bit of bad news. Starter Joe Blanton will hit the disabled list with a strained oblique muscle. Matt Gelb of the Inquirer tweeted the news first (he gets a gold star), and the timetable for a return is 3 to 6 weeks. Step on up, Kyle Kendrick.
"It's not if you need more starting pitching, it's when." Truer words have never been spoken, and that just goes to show you how fragile starting pitching is in this league. Yesterday's signing of veteran Josh Fogg now looks like a smart move as the injury bug has stricken the Phillies early on in the 2010 season.
Blanton has been a beacon of consistency, never starting less than 30 games in a season during his five full years in the major leagues. He'll now have a tough recovery ahead as oblique injuries tend to linger on, which is why it seems the Phillies have put six weeks at the high end of his comeback date.
UPDATE, 12:58 pm: According to Gelb, Brad Lidge and JC Romero have also been sent to the disabled list retroactive to March 26th. That means they would both be eligible to come off the DL on April 10, if healthy. Let's hope they are.
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Geez the season has not even started yet and it's already more painful than years previous.
Thank goodness for Jamie Moyer and Kyle Kendrick. If they pitch decently, should be no need to rush big Joe back.
Yeah, I wouldnt mind getting a cheap starter who may not make another rotation, someone who will be cut or DFA or waived. Just pick up a warm body to get us through a few weeks. Kendrick will do fine in the rotation. BUt they still need bullpen help. Fogg – ugh, well, he is breathing and can walk to the mound at least.
Way too many injuries. But better now than later.
Hate to see Big Joe go down (as I still view him as the guy Cincy almost dealt super prospect Homer Bailey and Joey Votto for) but feel really good about the rotation depth. To lose your number 3 starter and not be scraping the barrel is a rarity because the Phils still have arms in the minors like Carpenter on the verge of the majors that could step in if needed without hurting the farms progression.
I know people will point at the Phils and say there's question marks with Romero, Lidge and Blanton out but the Phils are a relatively full strength squad because of the experience of the role players who can step in for a few weeks.
Our boys have come along way…
Look at the bright side. Plenty of room to give Herndon a serious long look to determine his true value. Also there will be a "real" eavluation period to determine the "best" 5th start now Moyer or Kendrick. Let the games begin.
Sign Pedro Martinez
Nah, they aren't going to make a move for Pedro until the summer…assuming that he hasn't "retired" alltogether by then. He couldn't hold up a whole season anymore, and he's the most valuable down the stretch towards the end of the regular season.
Joe Blanton could be out much longer than 3-6 weeks. An oblique strain is not an easy heal. Right now your rotation looks like: Halladay, Hamels, Happ, Moyer, Kendrick. One injury to that group means MORE MORE trouble. They're too thin right now. Even with Josh Fogg.
Not to mention our bullpen is dreadful. Pitching other than Halladay and Baez was ignored by RAJ.
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Things will be fine with the depth the Phillies have. Yes, Carpenter could be an option….and this does give Herndon some time with the team until some roster decision has to be made.
Fogg??…..uhh…I don't know…
Having him certainly can't hurt at this point.
Being that Josh Fogg is the only answer waiting in the wings if there's another injury, that means TROUBLE.
People are so sure about this team. I know they can win, but RAJ did a terrible job when it comes to pitching depth. He really did. Letting Chan Ho Park go and Condrey is a disgrace. They're both ideal relievers. Antonio Bastardo and Drew Carpenter? JA Contreras? Chad Durbin?? These guys stink.
Chan Ho Park WAS offered a nice deal to come back….he insisted in starting….which he really can't do….so the Phils said goodbye.
So you can't blame RAJ for that.
Condrey?? He was hurt so much of last year that he was really sort of the odd man out with the relievers. I'm really not all that upset about that move.
Carpenter: 1.13 ERA this spring
Durbin: 2.38
Yeah, those stats really suck.
They're still trying to figure out what Bastardo's role is. My guess is situational lefty. I would think that he will be fine.
Contreras?? Ok….maybe I'll give you that one. I wouldn't be surprised if he doesn't last the entire season.
And don't forget….RAJ found David Herndon….. 0.77 ERA in 9 games.
Have some phaith!!
How is our bullpen dreadful??? I'm so sick of seeing Phillies fans trash the bullpen because of things like we didn't sign Brandon Lyon, Fernando Rodney and last year Kerry Wood as pseudo closers expecting every bullpen arm expect the mop-up guy to have had over 50 career saves…
Right now Madson's the closer, not ideal but what possible alternative was there going to be this off-season? Romero is on the DL so we have the choice of Escolona and Bastardo, two young homegrown talents that need developing not ignoring. You have a crew of Danny Baez, Jose Contreras and Chad Durbin as middle to late innings guys… COME ON! The combination of the three is amazing at it gives the Phils three veteran arms who can pitch any inning in the bullpen and all have been starters and one a full time closer, two of which can come into a game in the late innings and throw mid to high ninieties with a dirty breaking pitch. You then throw in Herndon who looks like a very nice sinker/slider guy having a great spring…
The Phils have a very decent bullpen crew backed-up by two very good defensive catchers.
Yes on their own some of those names aren't sexy, might be damn right ugly but look at each guy in the role their expected to fill in combination with a great rotation thats still a top rotation 1-3 even with both Moyer and KK in there and it's a damn good staff.
Stop expect sub 3.00, 100k, 1.20 WHIP, no walk, double-digit saves with no blown arms everywhere in your bullpen… Start looking at the Phillies vs the opponent and even with 3 of our top pitchers on the DL this is still a very good staff.
Yeah well, they will just start bringing people up from the minors is something else goes wrong. I mean, why not test out one of the other starters? Carpenter, Aumont, Savery, etc for a spot start until Blanton comes back if something else goes wrong.
I agree I am worried about their bullpen…what about Bastardo? Is he going to be up as the other lefty?
I do like some of their options, Contreras and Baez help add depth. I like what Bastardo could become in the pen if he develops properly, though his SPring numbers are ugly…
I do get the concern about the bullpen but it's not get the lifeboats out time, they have the perfect crew to weather the injuries of versatile arms and that's all you can ask. With a bullpen you can't have too many cooks in the kitchen otherwise everything not in the window just goes cold.
NJ – The bullpen is poor right now. Madson has shown, so far, that he is NOT a good closer. Baez is coming off a so so season which was a return from an injury. Contreras does not wow me nor does Durbin, especially if they are both at the back of the pen. What do we know of Bastardo or Escalona? Herndon? No. The pen right now has a better chance of being an achilles heal than a strength.
The Dipsy
They locked so much money into the Bullpen-guys that won us a world series, that it handucffed us a little for this year
But still . . . I wouldn't be a fan of the contracts given to some guys this offseason.. Brandon Lyon, etc.
Chad Durbin has been nothing but solid since he got here.
Romero and Lidge.. thats like $16 M this year.. you can't replace that, you have to hope they get healthy.
Madson hasn't been good as a closer, but he's be GREAT as a setup guy..
Baez might just be the key to this bullpen… lets see how he does before we give him his "GRADE" for the year.
We all better hope that Kendrick is even near as good as he looked during the spring, and that Happ can still hang as a good #3 starter, we're going to need both of them to have good years.
Our guys in the minors are not ready to be Major League starters, although we certainly DO have some guys who could be great starters for the big club within a year or 2. Either way that isn't going to help us this year, and with Moyer quite liable for an injury…I think Amaro is going to have to find some more insurance guys.
Don't close the book on Contreras… spring training is not a good measuring stick.
The key is healthy arms… this much we know; it's Madson in the 9th and Baez as the primary 8th inning guy.
Beyond that, you're rolling out Durbin, Herndon, Contreras, Kendrick and Bastardo in the early going and evaluating who is going to stick… that's the silver lining in all of this… we get a better look at what we've got. Right now, the biggest problem is that Bastardo is the only lefthander out of that bunch… but throwing a few guys on the DL allows the FO to evaluate some of the lefthanded options (Flande, Zagurski and Escalona). I'm thinking they'll go with Escalona and Flande… Zagurski might not be ready yet.
Keep in mind for better or worse the Phils were talking to Gaudin a short while ago. did he sign anywhere yet?
I think the Pen is fine. Baez and Contreras were solid pick ups. Any pen that had 2 of their top 3 relievers out would love to have what the Phils have back there.
Question: Do the Phils get any insurance money while guys are on the DL or do you have to be on IR?
in 2009 as a reliever Baez gave up 36 runs in 266 ABs and a .286 OBP
in comparison Ryan Madson gave up 29 runs in 291ABs with a 3.06 OBP. Contreras gave up only 1 run in 28 AB's as a reliever…
Right now your 25 man roster with 12 pitchers (not including Lidge, Blanton or Romero) doesn't change much. One of Bastardo or Escalona was going to make the opening day roster anyway and unless your going with only the 1 lefty nothing changes. If anything Herndon's the addition to the bullpen and has a real chance to stick. If we add another starter your virtually ensuring sending Herndon back to LA in a few weeks.
The thing is as much as insurance is nice we're talking a mid May return with the 3 DL arms at worst. I'd expect the Phils to see whats out there on the market like was rumored with Gaudin but if you expect to see Carpenter this year and burn an option with him or another guy than destabilize the pitching staff by having to take guys off the 40 man roster now and off the 25 in May.
The most important thing is that the Phillies are smart here, your gonna lose games and everyone in the bullpen/back of the rotation is going to blow a few games but that's the nature of the beast, with the younger guys you've got to live with the growing pains now for what they could produce once their established.
Bastardo is a lock in the pen… the minute he struck out Giambi in the playoffs (with the bases loaded), his fate was sealed. The fact that he's a lefty solidifies that…
At the risk of sounding like I'm crying over spilled milk… if we still had Drabek…
Gaudin signed back with the A's
If we still had Drabek then…
Nothing, he's only pitched a dozen or so games above A-Ball… He'll be unlikely to see more than a cup of coffee with the Jays this year when you look at their 40 man roster.
He would have had to have a non-stop lights out season to have impacted the Phils this year because he's no Lincecum, Hanson or Strasburg and can you imagine the pressure there would have been on him…
look at the stats.
Durbin, Baez, Herndon all have very good ERAs this spring. Madson's is a little high….but I'm really not worried.
Contreras has sort of been all over the place…..but let's not count the veteran arm out.
Bastardo??? Question mark….but he shoed last year that he CAN get people out.
I wouldn't call the "bullpen poor right now"….as Dipsy says.
Yeah, Baez just "might be the key to this bullpen."
And Durbin has been awesome. Someone earlier said something to the effect that he sucks (?????)
Dipsy missed your post… You cannot expect a staring bullpen up and down and to be wowed with every name like we should chase an arm that would cost good prospects because you have your closer on the DL. Guys like Herndon, Bastardo, Escalona and Carpenter need to be broken in in the majors and that's no 10 appearances…
Even with Romero and Lidge out we have a better bullpen than much of the league, better and more experienced than say the Twins, Ms, Brewers, Fish and so on because in a few short weeks you get two of your 3 top arms back and you have a combination of Madson, Baez, Contreras (all hard throwers with at least one great off-speed pitch) and Durbin who just need to be consistent and even-keeled to start the season.
Escalona/Zagurski (2nd lefty)
Herndon (middle reliever)
Bastardo (primary LOOGY)
with Lidge and Romero returning and KK likely going to the pen when Blanton returns sometime between late April and mid May…
Those guys can get the job done, all that matters.
^(should have combined with the previous post)
Bastardo (2nd lefty)
Herndon or KK (last man)
Durbin, Contreras and Baez middle relief
Romero and Madson primary set-up
Lidge closing
VERY good bullpen in their roles, you have to expect the guys coming off the DL healthy to be effective.
Oh yeah I forgot about that! Bastardo getting Giambi with the bases loaded. I have metnally taken time off from baseball for a while now…havent really thought about it much so I could wipe the slate clean and enjoy the coming season thoroughly.
I like Bastardo's makeup and I feel he will be on the roster from here on out, he is no longer a tweener, despite his numbers in Spring…
But I just meant that he could be a difference maker if he really reaches his potential as a reliever. You can never have enough power arms in the bullpen, and he definitely brings the fire.
NJ – I hear ya. Don't like the pen at all without Lidge and Romero. Mark my words, and I hope I'm wrong, one of those guys will not be effective this year. On and off the DL, blah blah. My back three of Baez, Madson and Contreras/Durbin. Do you want Contreras or Durbin out there in the 8th inning of a tie game pitching to a LHer? I don't. I hope Lidge and Romero can pitch. Any time you take two of your top 2 bullpens arms out, the pen is gonna look bad. And it does. Although, I think Baez might a nice year.
The Dipsy
every night no but I think Contreras (who I expect to turn in a 4.50+ERA 1.50+WHIP) will be key in keeping other guys healthy enough to be more effective by coming into games getting a lot of K's and throw pure gas late in games he does come into. Likewise I think Durbin will be closer to the '08 Durbin by having the support of Contreras/Baez so he can pitch more situationally. The most important thing is have two sinker/slider guys in Herndon and Durbin to go with 3 high nineties guys with hard breaking stuff in Contr/Baez/Madson and the power lefty in Bastardo. I think the combination can be very effective, look at the history of the SD or Oakland pens on a shoe-string, that's the most important thing.
I think if we don't do the boo-birds thing and get off their backs in the stands these guys will turn in a fine year once its all said and done… Getting angry over individual losses and bad streaks is counterproductive unless you have guys who just flat out aren't getting it down over the course.
NJ – We're from Philadelphia.
The Dipsy
Mark my words. If the Phils need Eyre he'll be read for an August/Spetember run.
I just hope that Lidge can get his velocity back by the time he's taken off the DL, or else we may have some serious issues. But i'm freaking serious, if he tries any of that "I FEEL GREAT!" crap again this year, I think the Front Office would try to trade him for a pack of roasted peanuts, and then go trade for some other closer like Papelbon for half a year or whatever.
…..it's all good… sure glad we held onto Cliff Lee. wait a minute.. ok time to move on. Blanton out with a strained pork-chop does not surprise me. when u got guys coming off back-back seasons of pitching into late oct/nov this will happen from time to time. phils need only to look to the mets training staff for inspr. on how not to bleep up an injury treatment. please don't rush Blanton back. I agree Kendrick will be fine. the bp takes a hit for now sure, but nothing's gonna stop my child-like anticipation of Phils vs Nats on Monday. I can't blv it's only 4 days away. Let's Go Phillies!
flyers down 3-0 to lowly ny by-standers…. yayyyy!
I think the biggest concern with the BP is their left hander situation. I think Bastardo is a huge question mark. I think the other concern in their BP is Madson closing.
Who's gonna fill the roster spot left by Blanton? Carpenter? Mathieson? Zagurski?
it's an issue. but i heard somewhere that the 2002 Angels didn't have a lefty in the bp until after the all-star break. lefties are key yes but at the end of the day u needs guys that can get outs.. the redsox had two good lefties in their pen wag and someone else and they got swept. the dodgers traded for sherill to stop the phils lefty power bats and Raul took'em deep in Game 1 and everyone else teed off on him in game 5. i'm not sure who'll they'll use to fill Kendrick's spot. mathieson seems logical. I don't like Madson as the closer. but unlike last yr madson got plenty of notice… i think he'll be alright for now.
Mathieson can't be a starter anymore, not after 2 Tommy John's he can't. BUT you know what? I really would like to see how he'd do as either a Closer, or late inning reliever.
BJ Rosenberg is not going to be ready for a fulltime gig with the big club for another year or 2 yet, but Mathieson could potentially be of assistance right now…but he HAS to stay in the Bullpen.
I'm worried about Lidge, Ibanez, Hamels, and the bullpen (more or less in that order). This will be an interesting season.
If our starters can go 6 1/3 to 6 2/3 on average our BP should be ok. In the first third of last season our starters were getting knocked out early – putting extra pressure on the 'pen. If that happens again this year I would expect our 'pen to struggle. That being said, we'd all like to see Big Joe back and fully healthy soon, but…..
Did anyone read the new SI article out about Halladay. Didn't it warm your heart to hear how many complete games Doc has had? Just what we need. Welcome to Philly Doc – I'm ready for a magical season!
Lets face it. Blanton will not be himself until the all start break. Six weeks takes you to May 15. Three rehab starts. Thats about two weeks. The he pitches his first hame around June 1. Ok, maybe July 1.
The Dipsy
3 days away! A perfect weather weekend to prime up for baseball. I've always been an optimist anyway, but performance over the past 3 years, especially last year (no pen, no bench, questionable starting pitching) makes it hard to panic at this point.
Lidge is probably the toughest role to fill – hopefully Baez and Madson can get by (we have outfield depth if Ib starts out slow, Hamels had velocity, was experiementing with other pitches/grips through the spring, may have a rough start, but feel good about him, first 9 games against WSH and Hou, then FLA which has mostly rh power, can get by for a while without a strong LOOGY in the pen, rest of the pen looks better than last year). Looking forward to a great season – go Phils!
I got SI yestarday, it was a good story on Doc, But a Philly on the cover and a perdiction for the Phils to win the WS is a little bothersome.
And you can not expect Doc to have as many complete games because he is not in the American league any more, which means unless he is up by 3 or 4 runs someone is going to bat for him in the 7th or 8th inning. I am not saying he will not get more complete games than avg national league pitcher, but you do have to remember he has to bat now. The thing I liked about the article is that the Blue Jays Pitchers tried to copy Doc's after start treatmeant and none of them could even get half way through it.
About this years pen, I really think you have to wait and see what they can do. Also you have to remember that it is a long season, and the Phillies can overcome a bad start like they did last year. Lidge and Blanton need to take enough time on the DL to get them healthy and not be nagged by these injuries all year like Lidge was last year. Also you have to remember Biaz numbers from last year were with the Orioles aganinst the AL East. So you have to think that they will be a little better in the NL. I think he will be fine and surprise some of you nay sayers. Durbin has been a solid guy no matter where you put him in the pen since he has been in Philly. Is going to be great every time out, no, but he will be consistant, and seems to raise to the occasion when need be. How many of you thought we had a great bull pen this time of year in "08. Lidge coming of a bad year, the Durbin Brothers, a young kid with no track record in Madson, who by the way got off to a rocky start in 08, a guy we picked up Romero. Were these all studs from top to bottom? Give these guys a shot to play when the games count before we proclaimed them dead fish
Yeah, compared to the start of the 2008 season…..I actually feel pretty good about the pen right now….INCLUDING all the injuries. And we have some options in the minors to fill holes,etc.
Thank goodness for David Herndon. Greait job by Ruben!
Dipsy, I agree that, depending on the severity of the injury, Blanton probably won't be in a groove til July. Yikes!!
"If we don't do the boo-birds thing"? LOL. Like the Dipsy said, we are Philadelphia fans. Its in our nature to boo them if they arent doing well. I recall last season prior to the Break the Phillies were NOT doing well at home. During that same time the "boo-birds" were NOT prevelant. Even Cholly spoke and said something about the "boo-birds" not being there and how that may have been affecting the team. My take. Keep the pressure on. We are still Philadelphia fans, and they know we are VERY passionate! Cheer when the do well, and boo when they done. PERIOD.
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European parliament rejects bloc's budget agreementAP Photo
A woman stands in an almost empty indoor food market in Madrid on Wednesday. Leaders and experts are coming round to the realization that, instead of helping, austerity has made it harder for governments to balance the books and pull themselves out of recession.
BRUSSELS — The lawmakers of the European Union gave austerity a poke in the eye Wednesday by overwhelmingly rejecting the bloc's proposed budget of 960 billion euros in its current form.
EU leaders deadlocked over the seven-year plan in November but finally reached a deal last month after a 24-hour marathon of talks that resulted in spending cuts for the first time in the union's history.
Lawmakers at the European Parliament cast doubt on that plan Wednesday, casting 506 votes in favor of a resolution demanding significant changes to the way the money should be spent and the option to raise the overall sum in the coming years. There were 161 votes against the resolution and 23 abstentions.
The union's budget — for farming, transportation and other infrastructure, and big research projects — amounts to about 1 percent of the bloc's estimated gross domestic product over its seven-year span. But it involves furious horse-trading as leaders focus on getting the best deal for their own countries, rather than putting the emphasis on pan-European considerations.
The opposition from the Parliament, which was given the formal power to veto budgets under the Lisbon Treaty of 2009, presents a significant hurdle. As a result of the vote Wednesday, the governments of the union's 27 member states must now work out another compromise — this time with Parliament. The process could take months.
"It was foreseeable that the European Parliament would refuse," Martin Schulz, the president of the legislature, said at a news conference shortly after the vote. "We don't want to see the European Union going in the direction of a deficit union."
Schulz was referring to resistance by some national governments to allocating more money at the start of each year to ensure that projects are fully funded from 2014 to 2020, the period of the budget.
The Parliament's resolution called on EU governments to settle their outstanding bills and to give scope to the Parliament and to EU governments to move funds among different areas of the budget to meet needs as they arise. That means money that might ordinarily go unspent would be spent, but without changing the overall budget figure.
But the resolution also called for a review of the budget with the possibility of increasing spending. Many members of Parliament said that raising the overall amount of the budget should be an option, particularly if the economic crisis now gripping the union tapered off. The decision about who would conduct the review is likely to be an important part of the negotiations in coming months.
Schulz said he would formally present the resolution voted on Wednesday to EU leaders when they gathered in Brussels for a two-day summit meeting on the bloc's economy starting Thursday evening.
Austerity also could be a core topic at the meeting if leaders of countries such as Spain and France seek to emphasize the need for measures to support growth against calls by leaders of countries such as Germany and Finland for budgetary discipline.
Another focus of the meeting is expected to be Cyprus, the latest eurozone country to require a bailout.
The leaders of the 17 countries of the euro area will hold a separate meeting Thursday night that is to be attended by the newly elected center-right president of Cyprus, Nicos Anastasiades.
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|12b-1 plan
Permits a mutual fund adviser to use fund assets to pay for distribution costs. The 12b-1 fee is an annual charge based on the value of the investment. Named after the rule adopted by the SEC.
|401(k) plan
A defined-contribution retirement plan that allows an employee to contribute pretax dollars to a company pool that is invested in stocks, bonds, or money market instruments. Named after the section of the Internal Revenue Code that created it.
|403(b) plan
A defined-contribution retirement plan available to employees of public schools, certain tax-exempt entities (including churches), and educational institutions. Allows an employee to contribute pretax dollars to a company pool that is invested in stocks, bonds, or money market instruments. Named after the section of the Internal Revenue Code that created it.
|accounts receivable
The credit extended to customers to purchase goods. The accounts receivable balance is the total money owed to the company by customers at the end of the reporting period. A low accounts receivable balance may indicate that the firm is efficient in its collections or that credit standards are too restrictive and depressing sales. A large balance may indicate that the company is having difficulty collecting the money it is owed and its credit standards are too lax. Once a company recognizes that an accounts receivable will not be collected, it must reduce the value of the account and write the uncollectable accounts off. The recognition of this charge will ultimately impact the company.
|accrued interest
Interest accumulated between the most recent payment and the date that the fixed income security is sold. Calculated by multiplying the coupon rate by the number of days since the last payment.
A coefficient measuring the risk-adjusted performance, considering the risk due to the specific security rather than the overall market. A large alpha indicates that the stock or mutual fund has performed better than would be predicted given its beta (market volatility).
|American depositary receipt (ADR)
Security representing the ownership interest in a foreign company's common stock. ADRs allow foreign shares to be traded in the United States much like any other security.
A series of fixed-amount payments paid at regular intervals over the period of the annuity.
|ask price
The price a seller is willing to accept for the security; also called the offer price.
A resource that has economic value to its owner. Examples of an asset are cash, accounts receivable, inventory, real estate, and securities.
|asset allocation
Dividing your investment portfolio among the major asset categories such as stocks, bonds, and cash. Determines the risk and return of your portfolio.
|automatic reinvestment plan
A plan offered by a mutual fund in which the fund automatically reinvests all distributions to a shareholder account.
|balance sheet
The firm's financial statement that provides a picture of its assets, debts, and net worth at a specific point in time.
|balanced fund
Mutual fund that combines investments in common stock, bonds, and preferred stock. Its goal is to provide income plus some capital appreciation.
A measure of a stock's risk relative to the market, usually the Standard & Poor's 500 index. The market's beta is always 1.0; a beta higher than 1.0 indicates that, on average, when the market rises, the stock will rise to a greater extent and when the market falls, the stock will fall to a greater extent. A beta lower than 1.0 indicates that, on average, the stock will move to a lesser extent than the market. The higher the beta, the greater the risk.
|bid price
The price a buyer is willing to pay for a security.
|blue-chip stock
Stock of large, well-known companies with a history of growth and dividend paying and that offer quality management, products, and services.
A security that obligates the issuer to repay the principal amount upon maturity and to make specified interest payments over specified time intervals to the bond holder. The issuer can be a corporation or a governmental entity. A bond is a debt obligation; the bondholder is a lender to the issuer and there is no ownership position.
|bond amortization
Each year a portion of the bond's original issue discount must be accrued and included in gross income.
|book value
Total stockholder's equity minus preferred stock and redeemable preferred stock. Also known as common stock equity. Tangible book value subtracts goodwill and intangible assets from book value.
|book value per share
The accounting value of a share of common stock. It is determined by dividing the net worth of the company (common stock plus retained earnings) by the number of shares outstanding.
|business and industry risk
Uncertainty of an investment's return due to a fall-off in business that is firm-related or industry-wide.
|buy-and-hold approach
A strategy in which the stock portion of your portfolio is fully invested in the stock market at all times.
|call date
The date at which some bonds are redeemable by the issuer prior to the maturity date.
|call option
The right to purchase stock at a specified (exercise) price within a specified time period.
|callable bond
A bond that can be redeemed by the issuer prior to its maturity. Usually a premium is paid to the bond owner when the bond is called.
|capital gain
An increase in the value of a capital asset such as common stock. If the asset is sold, the gain is a "realized" capital gain. A capital gain may be short-term (one year or less) or long-term (more than one year.)
Weighting the holdings of a fund or index based on market capitalizations (larger companies take a larger position in the portfolio).
The most liquid of a firm's assets and carefully watched by equity and credit analysts. A company's cash component includes marketable securities and other cash-equivalent interest-bearing accounts. Too little cash may make it difficult for a firm to meet its cash obligations, such as the interest payment on a bond. However, too much cash reduces the potential earnings of the firm. Attractive companies should be able to earn more in their normal business lines than the prevailing short-term interest rate.
|cash flow per share
Earnings after taxes plus depreciation, on a per share basis. A measure of a firm's financial strength.
|cash investment
Very short-term (usually 90 days' maturity or less) obligation such as money market fund or very short-term CD that provides a return in the form of interest payments.
|cash per share
Total cash and marketable securities divided by the number of shares outstanding.
|cash value
In a life insurance policy, cash value is the build-up in the owner's cash savings. At any point in time, it represents the amount of money (before adjustments) that would be returned to the policy owner upon cancellation of a policy.
|certificate of deposit (CD)
Savings certificate that entitles the holder to the receipt of interest. CDs are issued by commercial banks and savings and loans (or other thrift institutions).
|closed-end fund
A pooled investment fund that has a fixed capitalization after the initial issue. Fund shares are traded on an exchange (see open-end fund).
|collateralized mortgage obligation (CMO)
Specialized instrument designed to even-out the cash flow payments of mortgage-backed securities. CMOs are backed by pools of mortgages and are not riskless.
|commercial paper
Unsecured short-term obligations with maturities ranging from 2 to 270 days issued by banks, corporations, and other borrowers.
Broker's fee for buying or selling securities.
|commodity futures
A contract to buy or sell a commodity, such as meats, grains, metals, and energy products, in the future at a given price.
|common stock
A security issued by a corporation that represents ownership.
|compound sum of an annuity
Constant payments are made at equally spaced time periods and grow to a future value.
The ability of an asset to generate earnings that are then reinvested and generate their own earnings (earnings on earnings).
|continuing operations
When used in the context of financial statements, figures from continuing operations exclude the financial impact of extraordinary items and gains or losses of discontinued operating segments.
|conversion premium
The amount, expressed as a dollar value or as a percentage, by which the price of a convertible security exceeds the current market value of the common stock into which it may be converted.
|convertible security
A corporate bond or a share of preferred stock that can be converted into shares of common stock of the issuing corporation.
The relationship between two assets. Correlation coefficients are used to measure how closely a pair of asset classes tends to move in relation to each other. A perfect positive correlation of 1.0 indicates identical fluctuations: both classes tend to move up and down at the same time by similar amounts. The lower the correlation, the better the diversification; -1.0 means perfect negative correlation.
|cost of goods sold
The cost of raw materials plus the cost of producing the finished goods. For a software vendor such as Microsoft, it also includes the cost of providing technical support that comes with the purchase of a product.
The rate of interest payable annually. Where the coupon is blank, it can indicate that the bond can be a "zero-coupon," a new issue, or that it is a variable-rate bond.
|current assets
Short-term assets having a life of one year or less, or the normal operating cycle of the company. Made up of cash, marketable securities, accounts receivable, and other assets such as inventory that are likely to be converted into cash, sold, or exchanged in the normal course of business.
|current liabilities
Debt or any other obligations coming due within a year. Made up of items such as accounts payable, short-term notes payable, accrued expense payable, etc.
|current ratio
Current assets, including cash, accounts receivable and inventory, divided by current liabilities, including all short-term debt. A rough measure of financial risk: the smaller the current assets relative to the current liabilities, the greater the risk of credit failure.
|current yield
Annual income (interest or dividends) divided by the current price of the security. For stocks, this is the same as the dividend yield. Or, a bond with a current market price of $1,000 that pays $60 per year in interest would have a current yield of 6%.
|cyclical industry
An industry, such as automobiles, whose performance is closely tied to the condition of the general economy.
A long-term debt instrument that is not secured by a specific asset. In the event of default, the holder does not have a claim against any specific asset(s) of the issuing firm.
|debt-to-equity ratio
Long-term debt divided by stockholder's equity. The ratio identifies the relationship of debt to ownership interest in the firm's financial structure. A measure of financial risk.
|deep discount bond
A bond that has a coupon rate far below rates currently available on investments and whose value is at a significant discount from par value.
|default risk
The risk that a company will be unable to pay the contractual interest or principal on its debt obligations.
|defined-benefit plan
Pension plan that pays a specified amount to employees who retire after a set number of years of service. Plans do not pay taxes on investments; usually all contributions are made by the employer.
|defined-contribution plan
A type of retirement plan where the ultimate benefits that are paid out depend on the level of contributions made to the plan and the investment performance of those contributions.
|discount bond
A bond that is valued at less than its face amount.
|discount broker
A stockbroker who charges a reduced commission and provides no investment advice.
|discount rate
The interest rate used in discounting future cash flows; also called the "capitalization rate."
The process of accumulating securities in different investments, types of industries, risk categories, and companies in order to reduce the potential harm of loss from any one investment.
A cash payment financed by profits that is designated by a company's board of directors to be distributed among stockholders.
|dividend growth rate
Compound annual increase or decrease in dividends per share. An indication of past company strength and dividend payment policy.
|dividend payout ratio
Annual dividends per share divided by annual earnings per share.
|dividend reinvestment plan
When company applies shareholder dividends to the purchase of additional shares instead of sending cash. Usually little or no commission is paid.
|dividend yield
Annual dividends per share divided by price per share. An indication of the income generated by a share of stock. The dividend yield plus capital gains percentage equals total return.
|dollar cost averaging
A system of putting equal amounts of money in an investment at regular time intervals to lessen the risk of investing a large amount of money at a particularly inopportune time.
|Dow Jones industrial average (DJIA)
Price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue-chip stocks, traditionally of industrial companies.
A measure of bond maturity that accounts for the dates on which interest is paid and the amount of interest along with the redemption date. It is the time-weighted present value of all cash flows divided by the bond price.
|earnings multiplier
An estimated price-earnings ratio adjusted for the current level of interest rates. Used to determine the value of a stock, based on Benjamin Graham's formula relating value to recent earnings and expected earnings growth rates.
|earnings per share
The net income of the firm divided by the number of common stock shares outstanding. Evaluates earnings stability and the trend in earnings when compared over each quarter or year.
|earnings per share growth estimate
Consensus earnings per share growth estimate--the median (midpoint) of analysts' expected long-term (three to five years) growth rate in earnings per share. An indication of earnings growth expectations for the firm among Wall Street analysts.
|earnings per share growth rate
Compound annual increase or decrease of total earnings per share. A measure of how successful the company has been in generating the bottom line, net profit.
|earnings surprise
The percentage by which announced earnings exceeded or fell short of the median analysts' estimate for the latest fiscal quarter. Positive earnings surprises tend to have a positive impact on stock price.
|earnings yield
Earnings per share for the most recent 12 months divided by market price per share. Relates the generation of earnings to share price. It is the inverse of the price-earnings ratio.
Another word for stock, or similar securities representing an ownership interest.
|equity risk premium
An extra return that the stock market must provide over the rate on Treasury bills to compensate for market risk.
|excess returns
Returns in excess of the risk-free rate or in excess of a market measure such as the S&P 500 index.
|exchange privilege
A feature offered by a mutual fund in which a shareholder is able to move money between various funds at a very minimal processing charge and without a commission.
|exchange-traded fund
Passively managed portfolio of securities that tracks an index and trades on an exchange.
|expected return
The average of a probability distribution of possible returns.
|face value
The stated principal amount of a debt instrument.
|family of funds
A group of mutual funds under the same management company.
|financial planner
An investment professional generalist who helps individuals delineate financial plans with specific objectives and helps coordinate various financial concerns.
|fixed-income security
An investment vehicle that provides a return in the form of fixed periodic payments and return of principal; examples are bonds and certificates of deposit.
The number of freely tradable shares in the hands of the public. Computed by subtracting shares held by insiders from total shares outstanding.
|foreign currency effects
To the extent a foreign currency appreciates relative to the dollar, returns on foreign investments will increase in terms of dollars. The opposite would be true for declining foreign currencies.
|free cash flow per share
Net income plus all non-cash expenses, less dividends and capital expenditures, on a per share basis. A measure of a firm's financial flexibility.
|front-end load
Initial sales commission at the time of the purchase of mutual funds.
|fundamental analysis
The valuation of stocks based on fundamental factors, such as company earnings, growth prospects, and so forth, to determine a company's underlying worth and potential for growth.
|general obligation bond (GO)
A municipal bond backed by the full faith, credit, and "taxing power" of the issuing unit rather than the revenue from a given project.
|GNMA (Ginnie Mae) pass-through certificate
Fixed-income securities that represent an undivided interest in a pool of federally insured mortgages put together by GNMA, the Government National Mortgage Association.
|going public
Selling privately held shares to new investors for the first time.
The excess value of a firm over its value as an operating business. Intangible assets created when a firm buys another firm and pays a premium above the firm's fair market value.
|government bond
A debt obligation issued by the U.S. government.
|gross domestic product (GDP)
A measure of output from U.S. factories and related consumption in the United States. It does not include products made by U.S. companies in foreign markets.
|gross profit margin
Gross income divided by sales for the same time period. Gross income is computed by subtracting cost of goods sold from sales. When compared against industry norms and over time, it provides an indication of the competitive nature of the industry and the company's competitive position.
|growth flow
The sum of research and development per share and earnings per share over the last 12 months. Used in the Michael Murphy approach to valuing technology stocks.
|growth stock
The shares of a company whose earnings are expected to grow at an above-average rate.
|guaranteed investment (interest) contract (GIC)
Debt instrument sold in large denominations often bought for retirement plans. The word guaranteed refers to the interest rate paid on the GIC; the principal is at risk.
|holding period return/yield
Income plus price appreciation during a specified time period divided by the cost of the investment.
|income statement
The financial statement of a firm that summarizes revenues and expenses over a specified time period; a statement of profit and loss.
|income stock
Those stocks having a history of regular dividend payments that contribute the largest proportion of the stock's overall return.
A statistical measure of the changes in a portfolio representing a market. The Standard & Poor's 500 is the most well-known index, which measures the overall change in the value of the 500 stocks of the largest firms in the U.S.
|index fund
A mutual fund whose portfolio is designed to track a particular market index.
|indicated dividend
The anticipated dividend per share payout over the next year. Computed by taking the most recent quarterly dividend and multiplying by four.
|individual retirement account (IRA)
Personal retirement account that an employed person can set up with a deposit that is tax deductible up to a set maximum per year. Such deposits qualify as a deduction against income earned in that year and interest accumulates tax-deferred until the funds are withdrawn at age 59 1/2 or later. Early withdrawals are subject to a penalty. (See also Roth IRA.)
|inflation risk
Uncertainty over the future real (after-inflation) value of your investment.
|initial public offering (IPO)
The process of bringing private companies to the public market for the first time.
|insider ownership
The percentage of common stock held by all officers and directors as a group, plus beneficial owners who own more than 5% of company's stock as disclosed in the most recent proxy statement.
|insider trading
Trading by management or others who have special access to unpublished information. If the information is used to illegally make a profit, there may be large fines and possible jail sentences.
|institutional ownership
The percentage of common stock held by all reporting institutions (pension funds, mutual funds, etc.) as a group; or the number of reporting institutions holding shares. Provides an indication of the level of Wall Street interest in the stock.
|intangible asset
A right or non-physical asset that is presumed to represent an advantage to the firm's position in the marketplace. Such assets include copyrights, patents, trademarks, etc.
|investment adviser
A person who manages assets, making portfolio composition and individual security selection decisions for a fee, usually a percentage of assets invested.
|junk bond
Bond purchased for speculative purposes. Usually rated BB and lower, and has a higher default risk.
A tax-deferred retirement account designated for employees of unincorporated businesses or for persons who are self-employed (either full-time or part-time).
|lagging indicator
Economic indicator that changes directions after business conditions have turned around.
|leading indicator
Economic indicator that changes direction in advance of general business conditions.
|limit order
An order placed with a broker to buy or sell at a price as good or better than the specified limit price.
|limited partnership
An arrangement between a general partner and a limited partner. The general partner manages the project, and collects fees and a percentage of profits and income. Limited partners invest in the project but have limited liability; they are not involved in the day-to-day management of the project, and they receive a percentage of the profits and income. In general, they also receive tax benefits.
The degree of ease and certainty of value with which a security can be converted into cash.
A sales commission to buyers that a mutual fund may charge.
|long-term debt
Liabilities due in a year or more. Includes bonds payable, deferred taxes, minority interests, and future policy benefits.
|low-load fund
A mutual fund that charges a small commission for investment.
|lump-sum distribution
A single payment to a beneficiary covering the entire amount of an agreement. Participants in individual retirement accounts (IRAs), pension plans, profit-sharing, and executive stock option plans generally can opt for a lump-sum distribution if the taxes are not too burdensome when they become eligible.
The use of borrowed money to purchase securities (buying "on margin").
|market capitalization
Number of common stock shares outstanding times share price. Provides a measure of firm size.
|market order
An order placed with a broker to buy or sell a security at whatever the price may be when the order is executed.
|market risk
The volatility of a stock price relative to the overall market as indicated by beta.
|market timing
Attempting to leave the market entirely during downturns and reinvesting when it heads back up. Requires a crystal ball to be effective.
The length of time until the principal amount of a bond must be repaid.
|maturity date
The date when the principal amount of a security becomes due and payable.
A U.S. Social Security Administration program that reimburses hospitals and physicians for certain medical care to qualifying persons over the age of 65.
|modern portfolio theory (MPT)
Overall investment strategy that seeks to construct an optimal portfolio by considering the relationship between risk and return, especially as measured by alpha, beta, and R-squared. This theory recommends that the risk of a particular stock should not be looked at on a stand-alone basis, but rather in relation to how that particular stock's price varies in relation to the variation in price of the market portfolio. The theory goes on to state that given an investor's preferred level of risk, a particular portfolio can be constructed that maximizes expected return for that level of risk.
|money market mutual fund
A mutual fund that invests in very short-term financial securities, usually of less than 30 days maturity.
|municipal bond
Tax-free debt instrument issued by a state or local government.
|mutual fund
A pool of investors' money invested and managed by an investment adviser. Money can be invested in the fund or withdrawn at any time, with few restrictions, at net asset value (the per share market value of all securities held) minus any loads and fees.
U.S. electronic stock market where trades are executed through a sophisticated computer and telecommunications network.
|net asset value
The market value of a mutual fund's total assets, after deduction of liabilities, divided by the number of outstanding shares; the per share price of no-load mutual funds.
|net income
Sales less all expenses and taxes.
|net profit margin
Net income divided by sales for the same period. When compared against industry norms and over time, it provides an indication of the competitive nature of the industry and the company's competitive position.
|New York Stock Exchange index
A market value-weighted measure of stock market changes for all stocks listed on the NYSE.
|no-load fund
A mutual fund that sells its shares at net asset value, without the addition of a sales fee (load).
|odd lot
A transaction involving fewer shares than in a "round" lot, which for most stocks is 100 shares.
|open-end fund
A mutual fund that continuously sells shares to investors and redeems shares when investors wish to sell. Open-end funds have no limit to the number of shares they can issue.
|operating profit
Sales less cost of goods sold, general selling and administrative expenses, depreciation, research and development, interest expense and other unusual operating expenses.
|operating profit margin
Operating profit divided by sales for the same period. When compared against industry norms and over time, it provides an indication of the competitive nature of the industry and the company's competitive position.
|over-the-counter market
A communications network through which trades of bonds, non-listed stocks, and other securities take place. Trading activity is overseen by the National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD).
|par value (bond)
The face value of a bond, generally $1,000 for corporate issues, with higher denominations for many government issues.
|payout ratio
Dividends per share divided by earnings per share. Provides an indication of how well earnings support the dividend payments. The lower the ratio, the more secure the dividend.
|PEG ratio (P/E to EPS growth)
Stock's price-earnings ratio divided by earnings per share growth rate. Provides an indication of the price the market has put on earnings expectations relative to what the firm has actually produced. As a rule, a PEG ratio of 1.0 is considered fairly priced, while ratios below 1.0 may point to undervalued stocks and ratios above 1.0 are potentially overvalued.
Fund set up by a corporation, labor union, governmental entity, or other organization to pay the pension benefits of retired workers.
|portfolio manager
One responsible for managing large pools of funds. Portfolio managers may be employed by insurance companies, mutual funds, bank trust departments, pension funds, and other institutional investors.
|preferred stock
A security representing prior claim to common stock on the firm's earnings and assets. Preferred stockholders normally forgo voting rights and receive a fixed dividend that takes precedence over payment of dividends to common stockholders.
|premium bond
A bond that is valued at more than its face amount.
|present value
The value today of a future payment, or stream of payments, discounted at some appropriate interest rate.
|price-earnings ratio (P/E)
Market price per share divided by the firm's earnings per share. A measure of how the market currently values the firm's earnings growth and risk prospects. High P/E stocks carry with them high expectations as to future growth potential, while low P/E stocks are perceived to have lower future potential or greater risk.
|price-earnings relative
Stock's price-earnings ratio divided by the price-earnings ratio for the market as measured by a broad market measure such as the S&P 500 index or the Value Line index. A method for judging whether a price-earnings ratio is reasonable based on current market conditions and historical relationships.
|price-to-book ratio
Market price per share divided by book value (tangible assets less all liabilities) per share. A measure of stock valuation relative to net assets. A high ratio might imply an overvalued situation; a low ratio might indicate an overlooked stock.
|price-to-cash-flow ratio
Price per share divided by cash flow per share. A measure of the market's expectations regarding a firm's future financial health. Provides an indication of relative value, similar to the price-earnings ratio.
|price-to-growth-flow ratio
Current price per share divided by the sum of research and development per share and earnings per share over the last 12 months. As a rule of thumb, stocks with ratios between 10 and 14 are considered fairly valued; companies with ratios below 8 are considered attractively priced and companies with ratios above 16 are considered expensive.
|price-to-sales ratio
Current market price per share divided by the sales per share for the most recent 12 months. Used similarly to price-earnings ratios to identify "out-of-favor" stocks.
The amount owed; the face value of a debt; the amount invested.
|profit margin
Net income divided by sales. Measures the bottom-line profitability of a firm. A high margin may indicate that a company has a proprietary edge because it can deliver its products at a substantial profit. A high margin also validates the significance of the sales growth rate.
The written statement that discloses the terms of a securities offering or a mutual fund. Strict rules govern the information that must be disclosed to investors in the prospectus.
|put option
The right to sell stock at a specified (exercise) price within a specified period of time.
|quick ratio
The sum of cash, equivalents and receivables, divided by short-term liabilities. Tries to answer the question: If sales stopped, could this firm meet its current obligations with convertible assets on hand?
|real rate of return
The annual percentage return realized on an investment, adjusted for changes in the price level due to inflation or deflation.
|redemption fees
Charges assessed upon redemption of mutual fund shares.
Real estate investment trust. Similar to a mutual fund, except it invests in real estate enterprises, primarily the ownership, renting and managing of properties. Characteristically, REITs have higher dividend yields than common stocks.
|relative strength
Price performance of a stock divided by the price performance of an appropriate index over the same time period. A measure of price trend that indicates how a stock is performing relative to other stocks. Zero percent indicates price performance equal to that of the index.
|required rate of return
The rate of return demanded to induce investors to invest in a security.
|retention ratio
The percent of earnings retained in the firm for investment purposes.
Consists of income plus capital gains relative to investment.
|return on assets
Net income divided by total assets. Provides a measure of management's efficient use of assets.
|return on equity (ROE)
Net income after all expenses and taxes divided by stockholder's equity (book value). An indication of how well the firm used reinvested earnings to generate additional earnings.
|return on investment (ROI)
Total capital divided by earnings. A means of evaluating the efficiency of management and the development of product lines for the comparison of companies.
Also called net sales. Gross sales less returns, allowances, and freight out. Returns are goods returned for credit, allowances are deductions for goods lost or damaged in transit, and freight out is shipping expense passed on to the customer.
|revenue bond
A municipal bond supported by the revenue from a specific project, such as a toll road, bridge, or municipal coliseum.
Possibility that an investment's actual return will be different than expected; includes the possibility of losing some or all of the original investment. Measured by variability of historical returns or dispersion of historical returns around their average return.
|risk/return trade-off
The balance an investor must decide on between the desire for low risk and high returns, since low levels of uncertainty (low risk) are associated with low potential returns and high levels of uncertainty (high risk) are associated with high potential returns.
A measure that standardizes risk by taking the average standard deviation of all the world's equities and assigning it a standard deviation value of 100. All other standard deviations are expressed as a percentage of that figure. Developed by RiskMetrics Group (www.riskgrades.com).
|Roth IRA
Individual retirement plan. Contributions are not deductible, but qualified distributions are tax free.
|round lot
The basic trading block for stocks--usually 100 shares.
A measurement of how closely a portfolio's performance correlates with the performance of a benchmark index, such as the S&P 500, and thus a measurement of what portion of its performance can be explained by the performance of the overall market or index.
Net sales is sales less allowance for returns and discounts.
|sales growth rate
Compound annual increase or decrease in sales. Provides a confirmation of the quality of the historical earnings per share growth rate.
|secondary market
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|VOY, Episode 6x10
Production number: 230
First aired: 1 December 1999
|128th of 168 produced in VOY
|128th of 168 released in VOY
|588th of 728 released in all
| Teleplay By
David Zabel and Kenneth Biller
Story By
David Zabel
Directed By
Mike Vejar
|Unknown (2376)
|Arc: The Pathfinder Project (1 of 4)
When the Enterprise-E returns home to Earth, Lieutenant Barclay seeks Counselor Deanna Troi's help when he worries that he has become obsessed with the crew of Voyager.
In an apartment on Earth, there's a knock at the door and Lieutenant Reginald Barclay gets up from a couch to answer it. When he opens the door, Deanna Troi is standing there. Barclay is delighted to see her and offers her some chocolate ice cream, which she accepts. He seems nervous, and when she comments on the mess in the apartment, he tells her that, although he moved in two years previously, he hasn't had a chance to unpack yet. Troi asks if he's okay – he seems a little on edge. Barclay assures her he's fine, and that since the Enterprise is in orbit, he just wants to spend some time with her. He's been working on the Pathfinder Project until recently, and he was under a lot of pressure. The project involves trying to establish communication with the stranded USS Voyager. His cat, Neelix, jumps up on the table, as he tells Troi that the real reason he asked her there: he has become obsessed with Voyager.
Act OneEdit
Barclay apologizes to Troi for having lured her into a counseling session. She dismisses his concerns, and asks him to start from the beginning. He tells her that he had the idea of directing a tachyon beam at a class B itinerant pulsar, with enough gravimetric energy to create an artificial wormhole. However, his superiors thought it would be an abuse of the MIDAS array. Troi is lost by all this, and tells him to go back to the beginning. He reveals that the real beginning was in the holodeck.
The scene flashes back to Barclay in the holodeck, running simulations on the bridge of Voyager, trying to establish a method of communications. Commander Peter Harkins enters, and asks him what he's doing. Barclay says he's just running a simulation. Harkins reminds him about some transmitter diagnostics that he has forgotten to do. Barclay claims that he's almost finished them. Harkins reminds him that Admiral Owen Paris is coming first thing in the morning, a fact Barclay had also forgotten. Barclay wants to brief Admiral Paris on his theory about using a pulsar passing within four billion kilometers to create an artificial wormhole and then using it to communicate with Voyager. Harkins rejects the idea, recalling that six months were wasted on trying to develop a transwarp probe based on Barclay's simulations. He tells Barclay that while the admiral is visiting, he'll do the talking.
In a voiceover, Barclay says he was so sure his plan would work, he couldn't give it up. Harkins comes into the lab late at night and finds Barclay working. Barclay tells him he's finished the diagnostics. Harkins suggests that he call it a day, but he says he has something to clear up. Harkins invites Barclay over to his house for coffee, and to meet his sister-in-law from Boston. Barclay declines, and after Harkins leaves, he says in voiceover that he couldn't leave until he had strengthened his case for accessing the MIDAS array. With Admiral Paris' visit just fourteen hours away, he hadn't come up with anything, so he decided he needed some inspiration. He activates the holodeck program of Voyager's mess hall, and enters the holodeck. Here, everyone aboard Voyager knows and likes him. He sits down to play poker with Chakotay, B'Elanna Torres, Harry Kim, and Tom Paris, calling them his best friends.
He had hoped that the poker game would calm his nerves, but when he gets home he can't sleep. He heads back to the holodeck for a massage from The Doctor. The Doctor tells Barclay that to cure his insomnia, the root cause of his sleeplessness needs to be found. Barclay tells him that when he tries to sleep his mind races and he worries about the project, and whether he's doing all he can. When he leaves The Doctor, he goes to sleep in his holographic quarters, saying in voiceover that he felt more at home there than his apartment.
Act TwoEdit
The next morning at the briefing, Commander Harkins tells Admiral Paris that when The Doctor's program was transferred to Starfleet two years ago, Voyager's position was Delta Quadrant sector 41751, grid 9. A range of likely trajectories has been extrapolated, and Voyager is now assumed to be in one of three sectors. Harkins says that they have been working with the Vulcans on the deployment of the MIDAS array, which can send signals at hyper-subspace speeds. Transmission times can be cut from years to days, although Voyager won't be able to respond.
Then Barclay speaks up. He tells the admiral that there might be a way to establish two-way communication with Voyager. He tries to tell him about his plan, but he stutters and stammers his way through the explanation. When the admiral asks Harkins if there is any merit in the plan, Harkins says that Barclay has a tendency to get ahead of himself, and that the plan is beyond their abilities. Barclay gets excited at this, and shouts that they've got nothing to lose by trying, and that they're forgetting that there are 150 people stranded. Admiral Paris coldly replies that he has a son on that ship – he hasn't forgotten them for a moment. After Barclay apologizes, Harkins tells him to take the rest of the day off.
In the present, Troi asks Barclay how he dealt with his feelings. Barclay is evasive, and says he needed someone to bounce ideas off, so he went back to the holodeck, claiming that they are the only people he can talk to. Troi thinks he's having a relapse of his holo-addiction, (TNG: "Hollow Pursuits") and asks him how the holodeck helped his work.
Flashback to Barclay in the briefing room on Voyager. He is explaining the problem to the crew: how to produce enough power to form the singularity. He hits on the idea of compressing the data stream so a micro-wormhole can be used. He then goes down to engineering, where he talks through what he needs with Chakotay. Harkins walks in and asks him what's going on. Barclay tells him he's working. Harkins is surprised that he has created holograms of the crew. It turns out that Barclay has been in the holodeck for the last ten hours.
Barclay tells him that he's scaled down the plan, but Harkins doesn't want to hear it. Barclay's been spending about twenty or thirty hours a week in the holodeck, and Harkins feels he's having a relapse of his holo-addiction. Barclay denies this, but Harkins tells him he needs counseling. He thought he was being a friend, giving him some leeway, but he didn't realize how involved in Voyager Barclay had become. He tells him he's off the project until he gets some help, and the lab and hologrid are off limits.
Act ThreeEdit
Barclay has been waiting outside Admiral Paris' office for a while, so eventually he agrees to see him. The admiral gives him five minutes to explain himself. Barclay apologizes for his behavior at the briefing. Paris says he heard about the hologram of his son, and he finds it rather disturbing. Barclay gives him his new plan, telling him he just wants to try, that he could give him the chance to talk with Tom. The admiral says he trusts Harkins' judgment in removing him from the project. Barclay agrees, but says Voyager shouldn't be punished for what he did. Paris relents and says he'll order a review of his findings.
The present. Troi says the meeting went well, but Barclay disagrees. He claims Admiral Paris was just trying to get rid of him, and he wants Troi to call Paris and tell him that he's psychologically fit for duty. Troi tells him she can't do that and to relax, he's done all he could. Barclay shouts that there's nothing wrong with him. Troi tells him he's obsessed with Voyager. He says his own well-being is a sacrifice he's willing to make to help Voyager. He breaks down and starts to sob. Voyager is all he has left. When he left Enterprise he felt as if he lost his family. The only way to cope was to create a new family on the holodeck. Troi says she'll ask Captain Picard for a leave of absence to spend some time with him.
That night, Barclay can't sleep, so he gets up and goes to the lab. He breaks in and interfaces with the MIDAS array.
Act FourEdit
He activates the array, and turns it up to full power. He then directs a sixty terawatt tachyon beam at the itinerant pulsar. The micro-wormhole forms and Barclay directs its trajectory towards the Delta Quadrant and the first possible location of Voyager. He sends a message to Voyager, but there's no response. Then Harkins comes in with a security team, and tells him to step away from the controls. Barclay transfers the controls to the holodeck, and runs in to the Voyager program. The security team follows, while Harkins tries to shut down the program.
With the help of the crew, Barclay erects force fields around the team. Harkins can't shut down the program, so he calls for reinforcements. Meanwhile, Barclay redirects the wormhole, and retransmits the message. Again, there's no answer. Another security team appears, and Barclay escapes into a Jefferies tube. Harkins goes to engineering and initiates a warp core breach. Barclay gets to the bridge, and redirects and re-sends the message. Harkins arrives and tells him to shut down the program, which he does, rather than see Voyager destroyed.
On the real Voyager, Seven of Nine detects the micro-wormhole.
Act FiveEdit
Only part of the message is received, but Janeway responds straight away, as the wormhole is collapsing. Back on Earth, Barclay is being led away when Admiral Paris enters. He feels the plan could work, but Harkins tells him that Barclay already tried, without authorization. Barclay apologizes for it not working. Suddenly a beeping noise is heard, and a garbled transmission pokes through a mess of static. Barclay is vindicated on the spot. He replies with some help from Harkins cleaning up the transmission, and Janeway says she's been waiting a long time for this. Barclay tells her the feeling is mutual, but the wormhole is collapsing. He sends her information on the hyper-subspace technology, and Janeway transmits the ship's logs, crew reports, and navigational records.
Then Admiral Paris speaks. He asks her how the crew is holding up. Janeway replies that the crew has been exemplary, Tom included. The admiral says he misses him, and that he's proud of him. Tom listens in silence and shock aboard Voyager. Admiral Paris tells her they're doing everything they can, then the wormhole collapses. Harkins says he's sorry he doubted Barclay, and Admiral Paris tells him that thanks to him, Project Voyager is just beginning.
In the mess hall on Voyager, the crew are having a party. The Doctor comments that Barclay has a rather unusual medical history. Janeway is just glad that he came through for them. Seven then tells everyone that with the hyper-subspace technology they received from Earth, the crew can look forward to regular contact with Starfleet. Tom makes a toast:
- "To my Dad – it's nice to know he's still there; and to the newest honorary member of the Voyager crew; Reginald Barclay, whoever you are."
Back on Earth, Troi congratulates Barclay. He tells her he couldn't have done it without her help. Commander Harkins was pleased, although he is a bit wary that Barclay is dating his sister-in-law, Hope.
Memorable QuotesEdit
"After all, you are my best friends."
- - Barclay, to the holographic Voyager crew
"And to the newest honorary member of the Voyager crew, Reginald Barclay. Whoever you are."
- - Tom Paris
"Has it ever occurred to you... that a tachyon beam directed at a class-B itinerant pulsar could produce enough gravimetric energy to create an artificial singularity?"
"I can't say it has."
- - Reginald Barclay and Deanna Troi
"We've waited a long time for this moment."
- - Kathryn Janeway to Reginald Barclay after finally establishing a com link between Voyager and Starfleet Command
"Why the long face, Mr. Barclay?"
"Because... because, it's over, sir."
"No, lieutenant. I'd say that Project Voyager is just beginning. Thanks to you."
- - Admiral Paris and Barclay
"You know what I am always saying: If you can't stand the heat..."
"Get out of the warp core!"
- - Barclay and Ensign Kim hologram
"This is Admiral Paris."
"Hello, sir."
"How are your people holding up?"
"Very well. They're an exemplary crew, your son included."
"Tell him... Tell him I miss him. And I'm proud of him."
"He heard you, admiral."
"The wormhole is collapsing."
"I want you all to know we're doing everything we can to bring you home."
"We appreciate it, sir. Keep a docking bay open for us. We hope to see you..."
- - Admiral Paris, Janeway, and Barclay
Background InformationEdit
- This was the last episode of Star Trek to air in the 1990s.
- This was the first time Starfleet Headquarters was seen after the Breen attack on Earth during the final weeks of the Dominion War in 2375. Most of the city, including the Golden Gate Bridge, had been restored at this time.
- The actual Voyager crew was not seen until approximately 36 minutes into the episode.
- The holographic Voyager crew are all dressed in their season 1 attires, including Janeway's hair-bun, Paris' Lieutenant pips, and Chakotay and Torres in Maquis fatigues.
- The photo of Tom Paris on Admiral Paris' desk is actually a shot of Robert Duncan McNeill as Nicholas Locarno from TNG: "The First Duty". Interestingly, it is initially a reversed shot of him (showing the com badge on the wrong side) but during a close up, the image is still reversed but the comm badge has been moved to the other side.
- The episode's trailer splices together bits of dialog to make it seem like Counselor Troi says "I've decided to ask Captain Picard for help."
- Harkins' briefing for Admiral Paris mentions that Pathfinder's projection of Voyager's location takes into account the information that The Doctor brought to Starfleet from the episode "Message in a Bottle".
- Harkins' projection of Voyager's location, which assumed an average speed of warp 6.2, did not take into account the many shortcuts and technologies Voyager had used, including the graviton catapult from the previous episode "The Voyager Conspiracy", which hurtled it across 30 sectors of space and the Borg transwarp coil from season 5's "Dark Frontier" which propelled it an additional 20,000 light years.
- This episode makes mention of all three of the live-action Star Trek spinoffs that existed at the time: Troi mentions the Enterprise being in orbit, Barclay mentions receiving information from Deep Space 9, and Pathfinder tries to contact Voyager.
- This is the last chronological mention of Deep Space 9 in Star Trek. DS9 was mentioned again in a later Voyager episode, "Fury", but the reference to the station was made in the past, in 2371.
- Although the Doctor fails to mention it at the ending celebration, he did meet a holo-recreation of Reginald Barclay in "Projections" where he learned that Barclay was a part of the creation project of the EMH, testing the EMH's interpersonal skills. However, this may be due to The Doctor's personal memories being lost after those events, in "The Swarm".
Video and DVD releasesEdit
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 6.5, 3 July 2000
- As part of the VOY Season 6 DVD collection
Links and referencesEdit
Starring Edit
Also starring Edit
- Robert Beltran as Commander Chakotay
- Roxann Dawson as Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Ensign Tom Paris
- Ethan Phillips as Neelix
- Robert Picardo as The Doctor
- Tim Russ as Lieutenant Commander Tuvok
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
- Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim
Special guest starEdit
Guest starsEdit
Special guest appearance byEdit
Uncredited co-starsEdit
- Tarik Ergin as Ayala
- Unknown actress as Nicole (voice)
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At the time of his death, the 52-year-old Ruiz was vice president of the Three Rivers school board. He had been a board member for almost two decades.
Ruiz's death comes at a time when many in the community are taking great pride in the construction of new educational facilities by the Three Rivers ISD.
The joint Facebook page for Gilbert Ruiz and his longtime wife, Patty, is packed with well-meaning notes and affirmations lamenting his tragic death.
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"He gave of himself for others at every chance and was just an all-around good guy," Johanson wrote. "If we can be of service in any way, please call on us. I am praying for you and your entire family. God bless you. And God bless Gilbert."
During a Monday night phone interview, Patty Ruiz said she believes her husband will be remembered for the pride he took in serving on the school board and helping children.
"He was a very outgoing, friendly guy," Patty Ruiz said. "He did everything he could to help people with fundraisers. And he was always ready to help them cook."
She said anyone who still wishes to express condolences to the Ruiz family is encouraged to do so to the e-mail address, firstname.lastname@example.com.
Three Rivers Mayor Sam Garcia said during a separate Monday night phone interview that he and Ruiz were close. Ruiz was the godson of the mayor's father.
"I have known him all my life," the mayor said. "I went to school with him. He was a great athlete and a great family man. We will miss him because he was so active in the community."
Gilbert Ruiz was very approachable, very easy to speak to and very interested in school matters, the mayor said.
"He was an all-around great guy," Garcia said.
What distinguished Ruiz from others was his genuine concern for students in general, the mayor said.
Ruiz and his wife loved each other very much and had been childhood sweethearts, he added.
"She was — she is — deeply in love with him," Mayor Garcia said. "They were school sweethearts, childhood sweethearts, and this is devastating for her. We are keeping her in all our prayers."
Mayor Garcia said he got the call that Ruiz had passed away while he was on vacation with his family in the Houston area.
"He passed away after he and his wife went to a fundraiser in George West," the mayor said. "They were coming back from the fundraiser when he had the heart attack. We were all kind of shocked by it."
It has not yet been determined how Ruiz's Three Rivers ISD colleagues will approach replacing him on the school board.
In addition to being an active board member, Ruiz also was a member of the Live Oak County Fair Board.
A resident of Three Rivers, he was employed with Valero Three Rivers Refinery and actively involved in United Way with Valero.
Back to the well wishes left online, Lori Haney of Houston — like many who left comments — said the Ruiz family will remain in her thoughts and prayers.
"I had the pleasure of working with Gilbert and appreciated his values and character in all things," Lori Haney wrote in the guest book of Ruiz's online obituary.
Sylvia Martinez, also of San Antonio, said in a similar post that Ruiz always spoke lovingly and proudly of Patti, his wife of 30 years, and all his children.
"He truly was one of the best," she wrote.
Paula Mitchell left a post addressed directly to Ruiz, as if the school board member were still alive. Ruiz died on June 14. His birthday would have been June 25.
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Ruiz's passing takes place around the same time the Three Rivers ISD is laying the concrete foundation for the new elementary school.
The new elementary school under construction will feature state-of-the-art classroom designs and will emphasize safety and learning, district officials said.
It's a great message for a school to have, Facebook posters agreed.
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Wendy Prather White was impressed at the work on the new school but lamented, "my kids are sad to see their old buildings gone."
Others agreed wholeheartedly.
"Wow!" observed Scott Shumate on FB. "I think I see my fourth-grade classroom in the background!"
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