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Go ahead and fill in the blank with whichever word you prefer which best expresses your feelings about the Phillies' 1-3 start.😉
PNC Park = House of Horrors
Why, oh why, is PNC Park such a House of Horrors for the Phillies? After Doc's gem gave the Phils an Opening Day win over the Pirates, they proceeded to drop the next two contests in painful fashion by giving up the winning run in the final frame. Since its opening in 2001, the Phillies are a paltry 14-24 in that venue, which is one of their worst records in any road park (if not THE worst).
Yet it looks so nice. And this is the Pirates they're sucking against – they of the 19 straight losing seasons. Again, what the …? Chalk it up as one of life's mysteries.
Who's On First, Indeed?
Last Thursday, the Philadelphia Inquirer published a Phillies Preview under this banner:
An apt question, since the Phillies have used four different first basemen in the first four games – Ty Wigginton, Laynce Nix, Jim Thome, and John Mayberry, Jr. Hopefully as the season progresses, some sort of continuity will be established, rather than the current revolving door approach.
Ryan Howard, pamper that Achilles and hurry back!
I have a feeling I'll be using this image frequently this season, or at least in the early going, until Chase Utley and the aforementioned Ryan Howard are back in the lineup.
Currently the Phillies have a collective .198 batting average, ranking them 24th of the 30 major league teams. Yes, it's only been four games, and yes it's early in the season, but the Phillies need to start hitting more, and sooner rather than later, or it's going to be a mighty long season if they dig themselves too big a hole already.
A Poetic Game
At first thought, poetry and baseball would seem to be two things which don't necessarily pop into one's head together. Yet, in days gone by, iconic baseball writers such as Grantland Rice were famous for their poetic prose in writing about the game.
A well-turned double play can be described as poetry in motion.
And of course everyone is familiar Ernest Lawrence Thayer's poem, "Casey At The Bat".
Or, almost everyone.
And then there's my son's eighth grade poetry project. As you can imagine, poetry and 13-year-old boys (at least this particular one) get along about as well as dogs and cats, or oil and water, or Mets fans and Phillies phans. You get the idea.
The project involved making a poster using four poems related to a theme – two published poems and two of their own. Of course my son chose baseball as his theme.🙂 Their original poems needed to use some of the poetic devices they had been learning about, such as personification and onomatopoeia (I had to refresh myself on what these meant). Though short, one of the poems he came up with – all by himself! – wasn't too bad.
by Son of RRRT
A screaming line drive whizzes by
Right after the crack of a bat.
The roar of the crowd
As the ball sails into left field
Unlike a lazy fly ball.
Yeah, I know, really original title there.😉 And of course, he didn't sign it that way, I'm just not using his real name in case any friends or relatives are reading this (you know who you are). Just to be clear, this must NOT ever be mentioned to him, or he will be absolutely mortified, and probably not speak to me for a very long time.
Then again, given his current teenage attitude, that might not be so bad.🙂
Musical Musings
In case you missed it earlier this week, a minor kerfuffle arose in the Boston media when the Dropkick Murphys stated that Jonathan Papelbon was no longer welcome to use their song "Shipping Up To Boston" as his entrance music. Later in the week, Papelbon announced that he hadn't been planning to use that song anyway.
Well, duh.
Why would he? It wouldn't make a whole lot of sense to use a song with Boston in the title when he's pitching for Philadelphia, now would it? Papelbon apparently already has a song in mind, but isn't saying what it is.
So what would be a good song? If he wanted to stay with the city-of-employment theme, the pickings are pretty slim when it comes to songs with Philadelphia in the title.
There's Bruce Springsteen's "Streets of Philadelphia":
A little too mellow. He needs something more upbeat, maybe Elton John's "Philadelphia Freedom":
Nah. Too disco-y. Don't know about you, but Elton John performing on "Soul Train" just seems like a really odd combo.
Speaking of "Soul Train", how about a song that was once the "Soul Train" theme? Here's "T.S.O.P. (The Sound of Philadelphia)":
Way too disco-y. J-Pap might be tempted to do The Hustle on his way in from the bullpen (not a sight I want to see).
On the other hand, so many closer songs all sound similar – AC/DC, Metallica, etc. If we widen our titular horizons (and no, that's not a naughty word!) to Pennsylvania in general, we could go for a Big Band sound with Glenn Miller's "Pennsylvania 6-5000":
Or for something really different, how about "The Pennsylvania Polka", from America's Polka King, Frankie Yankovic:
In case you were wondering, he is not related to Weird Al.
One song that would definitely NOT be a good choice, "Bad Nite In Philly", from Philly's own Public Service?!:
Certainly not a good idea for the closer's song to foreshadow a blown save. For the amount he's being paid, Pap better not have any "bad nites" in Philly.😉
So what to choose? Well, Papelbon does say that it will probably be a hard rock song. He also has that whole "Cinco Ocho", alter ego kind of thing going on, so how about "21st Century Schizoid Man" (here the original by King Crimson, also covered by April Wine and Ozzy Osbourne):
I've Got Credit!
After my last post, in which I discovered three clones of my Mike Stutes photo being used on various websites, I started to wonder if there were any more photos of mine floating around out there in cyberspace, uncredited. So I spent a morning googling again.
Lo and behold, I happened upon Freddy Galvis:
Domonic Brown:
and finally a non-Phillie, Mets farmhand Eric Niesen:
I can kind of understand a Mets site not really being too keen on the idea of giving photo credit to a Phillies blog.🙂
The funny thing is that the photos of Stutes, Brown, and Niesen all came from the very same blog post. Must have been a popular one.🙂
I finally decided to contact the websites in question about their use of my pictures. I'm happy to report that all five got back to me right away (some of them within mere minutes!), and have added a photo credit to me on their sites. Many thanks to all of you for handling this so quickly!
Seeing Quadruple
While creating my last blog post, I wanted to check some information on Mike Stutes' college career. So I did what everyone does these days, and googled "Michael Stutes". In the results for images, I noticed one that looked very familiar:
This was a photo I took in August 2009, and used in a subsequent blog post. But when I hovered my cursor over the photo, I noticed it wasn't from my blog, but from a site called Bleacher Report. So I clicked on it and found this:
I also noticed an option to search by image.
I was a bit surprised to find two more sites that were using the same picture. Here it is on Phuture Phillies:
And here on phillysports.com:
The curious thing is that my photo first appeared in 2009, and all three of these posts are from 2011. I have to imagine that there were other/newer (better?) pictures of Stutes out there for scavenging.
Nonetheless, they say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, so I suppose I should be flattered that these three sites liked my picture enough to use it. I just wish at least one of them would have given me/my blog proper credit!
Not A Trivial Mistake
Last year, we had one of those page-a-day calendars, chock full of Phillies trivia, sitting on the windowsill above our kitchen sink. I think somebody had given it to us as a Christmas gift the previous year.
During periods of time when things get busy and hectic, I tend to forget to rip off the pages each day, and end up with a backlog of a week or two to tear off all at once. And so it was at the end of December, what with the holidays and the related holiday shopping, decorating, eating, etc. Still, I would read each page as I tore it off to catch up, hoping to fill my mind with yet more useless knowledge.
And there, on the page for December 15, I found this:
Huh??? Well, the answer is right, but the question is all wrong!
Obviously, the people who wrote the questions for the calendar were not Phillies fans, or they would have known that Eric Hinske struck out swinging to end any hopes the Rays had in 2008. The last time Carl Crawford had been anywhere near the plate was in the top of the 8th, when he led off with a single.
So how do they mess this stuff up? It's not some obscure thing from the dawn of time, er, the 1900's. It was only three years prior. Now I'm wondering about the veracity of the information for the other 364 days of the year. Thankfully, no one gave us one of these for this year, so my mind will not be led astray with misinformation.
Then again, mistakes like this provide more grist for this blog.🙂
Will Jimmy Find What He's Looking For?
As expected, Jimmy Rollins became a free agent on Sunday, along with fellow Phillies Ross Gload, Raul Ibanez, Brad Lidge, Ryan Madson, Roy Oswalt, and Brian Schneider. The Phillies are in discussions with Rollins' agent, but it may be tough to reach an agreement that gives him what he's looking for:
Yep, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he's not a seeking a five-year contract, but a five-year contact.
I've heard of extended wear contacts, but they seem to top out at 30 days, making 5 years seem a bit extreme.
Good luck with that one, Jimmy! 😉
Yep, that pretty much sums up my feelings about the World Series so far. I really don't care. I admit that I haven't even watched any of it, other than any highlights that happened to be shown on my local news coverage. Following the LCS and WS games in the newspaper would have been difficult, as well, since all but one or two games have "ended too late for this edition." Reading about it the day after the day after just isn't the same.
Apparently the Inquirer's editors have as much enthusiasm for it as I do.😉
That being said, if I absolutely had to choose a favorite or be threatened with bodily harm, I suppose I'd go with Texas. Why, you ask? Well, a few reasons:
- Texas has never won a World Series; St. Louis has won 10 (OK, not exactly a Yankee-like number, but still more than every other team that is not the Yankees).
- Prior to last year, the Rangers had never even been to the WS; this year marks the Cardinals' 18th visit to the Fall Classic.
- I know people who live in Texas; I don't know anyone in St. Louis (or even all of Missouri, for that matter).
- Tony LaRussa and his micromanaging ways really annoy me.
- Joe Buck really, really annoys me, and even though he was actually born in Florida, he's basically from St. Louis.
- A Wild Card team should not win the World Series. It just shouldn't.
Currently up 3 games to 2, Texas could win it all tonight. I'll try to muster a little interest, and perhaps sneak a peek at the game. Or not.


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The November election always brings out an urge among some McHenry County Board members to discuss moving to evening committee meetings to "increase public participation."
The idea rears its head every two years, when the Management Services Committee in charge of board rules is tasked with reviewing them following the general election. It's already been spoken aloud at the last full County Board meeting to think about moving committee meetings from the morning to the evening.
There's a post-election perception among some board members that there are thousands of people itching to attend county government committee meetings, if only they were held during the prime-time television hours that no one wants to miss rather than during the insipid daytime TV talk show bloc that people just turn on to have some noise in the background.
November was no ordinary election – there are nine new members on the board in the wake of a redistricting election in which all 24 seats were up for grabs. So as a public service, I'll do my part to bring the newcomers up to speed and spare the wasting of time on a debate that always, always ends up getting shot down by a resounding majority:
• Aside from the once-in-a-blue-moon controversial issue that everybody cares about, you almost always can count the number of people in the audience at the County Board's monthly night meeting on one hand.
• When committees decide to meet in the evening prior to a full board meeting to forward important legislation to a full vote, you almost always can count the number of people in the audience on one or two fingers.
• The last time the County Board reviewed moving meetings to the evening to solve the public participation "problem" was a morning meeting in which more than 100 people showed up to voice their opinions on various subjects.
• More than 99.9 percent of the people whom some County Board members want to empower through night meetings will always choose watching "Here Comes Honey Boo-Boo" at home over watching government in Woodstock.
• It is not an affront to democracy to expect a certain level of responsibility from citizens. That means making the time to make our voices heard if we feel strongly about something. The guy standing up in Norman Rockwell's famous "Four Freedoms" painting is not webstreaming his city council meeting or voting on the Internet because it's cold outside.
• As I blogged here, there are a gazillion taxing bodies in McHenry County, and all of them have their meetings at night. Enough said.
• It's been eight months since the County Board began streaming audio of its meetings on the Internet, and we still don't have any numbers as to how many people are tuning in. I think the best estimate comes from former board member Peter Merkel, who joked that the county could probably rent a bus, bring those people to the meeting, take them to dinner afterward, and save money.
There. I just saved County Board members time that could be spent on the Unified Development Ordinance and getting to know our radically-changed representation in Springfield and Washington, D.C.
And I'll see you all in the morning.
Senior Writer Kevin Craver can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Colourful and Spacious Apartment in Centre
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|Calle de Lavapies, 28012 Madrid, Spain
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The apartment features a master bedroom with a comfortable double bed and a large wardrobe. The second bedroom contains twin beds. The lounge contains a double sofa bed, a dining table and a flat-screen TV. The kitchen is fully fitted.
Lavapiés Metro Station is just 150 metres away, and provides access to line 3. A supermarket is located opposite the station, making it easy to stock up on essentials.
The vibrant Plaza Mayor Square can be reached within a 10-minute walk. In the surrounding area, guests will find a wide selections of bars and restaurants to enjoy.
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Pets may be allowed on request.
Smoking is permitted on the balcony.
A refundable security deposit of €100 is required in cash on check-in.
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Reviews of this property
The apartment is in the heart of Lavapies, so you should inform yourself about he neighborhood. It might not be to everybodies liking, although it was to ours. Ana was really nice and uncomplicated, and everything worked really well. She allowed us to keep the room until the afternoon on our departure day since our flight only left in the evening. The apartment is on calle lavapies, right next to the subway and walking distance to downtown. The streat is full of (mostly indian) restaurants and you smell an hear that.
Pleasant apartment, or 3 high with no elevator. Located in a neighborhood where all the sights to be doing on foot. Cozy environment with lots of terraces so too much noise. With the windows closed we had not much affected. It is suitable for 4 to 6 people, but there we have doubts.
Communication was fine.
Prettig appartement, wel 3 hoog zonder lift. Ligt in een buurt waarbij alle bezienswaardigheden te voet te doen zijn. Gezellige omgeving met veel terrasjes dus ook veel lawaai. Met de ramen dicht hadden we daar niet veel last van. Het is wel geschikt voor 4 personen maar voor 6 daar hebben we twijfels bij.
Communicatie was prima.
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This is a great place. We stayed here for 4 days with 6 people.
They appartment is fully equipped and is located perfectly in the heart of Madrid; everythig in wlaking distance.
Ana is a lovely host and supplied us with some nice tips for the city.
I can highly recommend this place.
Thank you Ana. We'd love to come again sometime.
We would highly recomend this comfortable appartament to any friend and family.
our hostess was Ana,,very competent person who attended to any request in a timely fashion.Everything was in order.
Me and my family had a great cnd comfortable stay .The location was fantastic,right at the center of everthing and at the same time it is a very quiet appartment.We would like to repeat the experience !Thank you for everything.Manfred and family
Bright, clean and spacious apartment with well equipped kitchen and everything we needed for our stay - exactly as described. Easy to find from the Callao metro and very well placed for travelling around by metro or an easy walk to Plaza del Sol, the old town and the palace. Can be noisy when the streets are being cleaned, but this means it is a nice clean area and you can't hear outside when the air con is on. And a bit of noise is to be expected in a vibrant area with lots of young people around until late. We really enjoyed our stay which was excellent value.
Excellent communiction the whole way through from booking until leaving the apartment. The host was waiting for us at the local metro stop upon our arrival from the airport. The apartment was clean and very big. It is in an excellent location right by many bars, restuarants, tourist attractions and the Opera metro station. I would 100% recommend this apartment to anybody visiting madrid. Thank you Ana.
Very central location, but quiet apartment. Big enough for 6-8 people, ideally clean with 2 large bathrooms, everything uncomplicated keys, apartment would book again.
Many thanks to Ana.
Sehr zentral gelegene, aber ruhige Ferienwohnung. Ausreichend groß für 6-8 Personen, idealerweise mit 2 großen Bädern, alles sauber, unkomplizierte Schlüsselübergabe, würden Wohnung erneut buchen.
Vielen Dank an Ana.
Very pleasant apartment, especially the large balcony has done well during the disengagement. Everything is there, what you need, excellent location for exploring the city.
Check in and out were problems, Ana & Co friendly and helpful.
Any time!
Äußerst angenehme Wohnung, vor allem der große Balkon hat beim Ausrasten gut getan. Alles da, was man braucht, sehr gute Lage für die Erkundung der Stadt.
Ein- und Auschecken waren problemlos, Ana & Co freundlich und hilfsbereit.
Jederzeit wieder!
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Beluga calves start their complex vocalizations within hours of being born. But all the whistling in the world can't save a baby who gets beached.
Beluga whales are known as the canaries of the sea because they have a repertoire of high-pitched sounds they use to communicate with one another.
They're very social, and frankly, once they start squealing-they just won't shut up.
Babies start making noises within hours of being born.
But all the whistling in the world won't do any good, if the baby finds himself beached.
This pod of belugas has moved into shallow waters.
It's summertime in the Arctic. Time to molt.
The baby has become separated from its mother and stranded on the shore.
He cries out for help. But the pod can do nothing.
He broils under the hot sun, hoping the returning tide comes...before a polar bear does.
A tide surge sweeps in and sweeps him out.
Lesson learned: stay close to mom.


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CORINTH June A. DeAlmeida, 97, died Thursday, Jan. 10, 2013, at Central Vermont Medical Center in Berlin.
She was born April 23, 1915, in Corinth, the daughter of Archie and Emma (McLaughlin) McCullough. She grew up and attended school in a one-room schoolhouse on the West Hill in Chelsea and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1933.
After high school, she moved to Connecticut, where she worked for Pratt & Whitney Co. making aircraft parts during World War II. She also worked for Rock of Ages Co. and Sprague Electric Co., both of Barre, and the Chelsea Nursing Home in Chelsea.
On Oct. 10, 1945, she married George DeAlmeida and they lived all their married life in Corinth. George died on Sept. 29, 1980.
June was a member of the 251 Club of Vermont, visiting the states 251 towns and cities with her friends, Winnie Bacon and Winnie Gilman. She was a Girl Scout leader when her daughters were young. She enjoyed growing and picking wildflowers, making stationery with them, and took pride in knowing the Latin botanical names for each flower. She also enjoyed cooking, hiking, bird-watching and everything about nature.
She is survived by a son, Ronald DeAlmeida, of Corinth; two daughters, Deborah DeAlmeida, of Corinth, and Martha Ward, of Newbury; two grandsons, Carl DeAlmeida, of Newport News, Va., and Calvin DeAlmeida, of Washington; three great-grandchildren, Anna, Gavin and Gage; a sister, Betty Colby, of Chelsea; and several nieces, nephews and cousins. She was predeceased by her husband, George; five brothers, C. Clifton McCullough, Stanley McCullough, Archie McCullough, Wayne McCullough and Dwight McCullough Sr.; and a sister, Harriet Hattie McCullough.
There are no public calling hours. A memorial service will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. at the United Church of Chelsea in Chelsea, with pastor Tom Harty officiating.
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A nearly 30-year friendship between legendary surfers Tom Carroll and Ross Clarke-Jones has come full circle with the release of the new film, "Storm Surfers 3D."
Co-directed by Justin McMillan and Chris Nelius, the movie is the first surf flick filmed almost entirely in three-dimensional technology. Viewers get to experience what it's like to cascade down a 20-foot wave in the open ocean off Western Australia, or ride inside massive tubes in Tasmania. Almost all of the footage was shot during the 2011 Southern Hemisphere winter, from May to August.
"We actually take the audience on the ride with us while we're holding a 3-D camera," said Clarke-Jones. "You're actually like a seagull or something flying behind us, (and) it's quite an incredible vision."
"People who have seen it say, 'We don't surf, but we felt like we surfed,'" Carroll added.
It's fitting that Carroll and Clarke-Jones chose Hawaii for the film's U.S. debut. The two Australians forged their close bond while riding massive swells on Oahu's North Shore during the mid-80s, a time when big-wave surfing was just starting to gain international momentum before exploding in the early 90s.
"I think this is where we kind of saw that same sort of thing in each other, where we just like to push it and it just doesn't matter what the other guy's doing; I just want to go for this one (massive wave)," Carroll told KITV4.
"It's been a lot of fun, and we're still friends, amazingly," said Clarke-Jones, picking up on Carroll's last thought.
In person, the two Aussies are much how they appear on screen. Both are quick to crack jokes, or make fun of themselves or each other. Their good nature carries "Storm Surfers 3D" from scene to scene.
"Trying to herd chickens, that's what it was like with Tom and I darting around all over the place," Clarke-Jones said of the experience.
"It's just the characters and the years and years of just getting smashed in the ocean together, calling each other into waves that we shouldn't be calling each other into," Carroll said when asked what makes the movie fun.
"Storm Surfers 3D" also explores how the hell-bent Aussies have mellowed with age, if only ever-so-slightly. Carroll, a father to three daughters, is now 51; Clarke-Jones, with two kids of his own, is 46.
"I want to be strong and fit and be able to push myself," Carroll said of riding large surf. "(But also) to be in touch with that thing that says, 'No, today I can't.'"
"To see him sort of be more calculated and actually sensible kind of worried me, because is that going to happen to me," Clarke-Jones asked himself. "I hope not, but it's starting to already. I'll tow into anything on any day, but getting strapped to a 10-foot board (and) getting dragged on the bottom doesn't appeal to me so much anymore."
The film concludes with Carroll and Clarke-Jones embarking on a final expedition nearly 50 miles northwest of Perth, Australia. With 3-D cameras and several boats in tow, the two surfers find an almost mythical wave called "Turtle Dove Shoal."
"We went for it, and what we found was something you'll have to see," said a smiling Clarke-Jones.
"Storm Surfers 3D" makes its American debut at Consolidated Theatres Ward 16 this Friday. Carroll and Clarke-Jones will introduce the film at both the 7 and 10 p.m. showings on Friday evening. After the 7 p.m. screening, both surfers will take questions from the audience.
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The Bee County Historical Society is once again sponsoring the annual Christmas Tree Forest this 2012 Christmas season, which was an overwhelming success last year.
A once-great tradition sponsored by the Rosetta Club of Beeville and held in the old Bee County library is being revived. In the recent past, Lack's Furniture Store in Beeville had a display of decorated Christmas trees in their store during the season, but Lack's in Beeville is no more.
"This is an event the Historical Society has talked about for some years, and now is the time to re-establish this tradition. This year's theme is 'Christmas: Past, Present and Future.' It will be exciting to see what all the talented people in Bee County come up with for ideas," said Shirley O'Neil, president of the Bee County Historical Society.
All Bee County businesses, clubs, organizations, churches, schools and individuals are invited to provide a decorated tree for display. The trees will be displayed throughout the McClanahan House, 204 E. Corpus Christi St. in Beeville.
The McClanahan House will be open for groups to decorate their tree from Nov. 16-30. All trees must be in place by Nov. 30 at 4 p.m. Only artificial trees will be allowed. Trees may be decorated on site or brought already decorated. Public viewing will be from Dec. 1 through Dec. 16.
"There will be no admission charge to visit the forest, but we do ask that visitors make a donation of non-perishable food items that can be given to The Vineyard," O'Neil added.
The Bee County Historical Society reserves the right to refuse any Christmas tree it deems inappropriately decorated. Remember, all trees will be viewed by children and adults.
"We hope everyone will participate in this event. I have seen this very setup in the Yoakum museum, which is a large house such as the McClanahan House, and it is spectacular," O'Neil noted.
For more information or an application, call Shirley O'Neil at 361-343-3119.


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Mapping Earnings: Finding the Bottom Line in Profits
Step 1: What Can I Determine About a Company From the Income Sheet?
The income statement reports on one of the most critical company figures—its earnings per share. Over the long run, a stock's value is dependent upon its earnings potential. Investors closely monitor earnings announcements. Stock price can nose dive when earnings expectations are missed by even a few pennies. Therefore, it is important to be able to read and understand an income statement and identify trends of key items that impact earnings.
The goal of the income statement is to determine revenue for the period that it covers and then match the corresponding expenses to the revenue. The income statement, sometimes referred to as the statement of earnings or statement of operations, presents a picture of a company's profitability over the entire period of time covered. This is in contrast to the balance sheet, which presents a snapshot of a company's financial condition at a specific point in time.
Classroom Steps
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What Can I Determine About a Company From the Income Sheet?
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How are Sales Logged by a Company?
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What Makes Up a Firm's Gross Profit?
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Why Do Other Revenue and Expenses Need to Be Factored Into the Gross Profit?
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How Do Taxes Affect Income?
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What Is the Bottom Line for Earnings?
The income statement cumulates revenues and expenses and presents the results in a statement that is designed to be read from top to bottom. Like the balance sheet, the income statement reflects management's decisions, estimates, and accounting choices. Just looking at the bottom-line profits may mislead investors. A careful, step-by-step review of the income statement is useful in order to judge the quality and content of the bottom-line earnings figure.
The income statement outline presented in Table 1 has five income steps: (1) gross income, (2) operating income, (3) income before taxes, (4) income after taxes and (5) net income. There is wide latitude for the format of the income statement used by firms, but the five-step format is useful in explaining the information provided by the statement.
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John Maynard Keynes as an Investor: Timeless Lessons and Principles
by John Wasik
As an active investor, I am always searching for guideposts that would help me avoid the perennial mistakes most investors make.
How do I avoid buying at the top of a market or jumping out when my entire portfolio gets whacked? How do I keep the faith when there's turmoil aplenty, as was the case in 2008? How important are dividends in a downturn?
In this article
- Keynes the Stellar Investor
- Early Investments
- Dollar Cost Averaging
- The Roaring 1920s
- Portfolio Snapshot: A.D. Investment Trust Ltd.
- The Great Depression and World War II
- Keynes the Investment Innovator
- Keynes' 10 Keys to Wealth
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In the portfolios of the great economist John Maynard Keynes, I found some answers and reinforcement. Like Keynes, I did nearly everything wrong for years until I discovered a durable path to investment success. I speculated in commodities, dove into individual stocks on a whim and held onto losers far too long.
I found solace, though, when I examined Keynes' investments, which span two world wars. Even though I and millions of others have weathered brutal markets in this century, they had nothing on Keynes, who was investing money for King's College (Cambridge University), two insurance companies and private accounts for himself and his famous Bloomsbury friends.
Although he's better known for his sweeping—and controversial—economic theories, Keynes was a fervent practitioner of capitalism. His rousing success as an investor shows how he embraced markets nearly all of his life.
Viewing his record as an investor, it's ludicrous to call Keynes a socialist, which he wasn't. Keynes genuinely enjoyed being a speculator and investor. He called his favorite stocks his "pets." In addition to thinking through the ideas that would rescue Western economies (as well as Japan and eventually China) after two devastating cataclysms, he managed money for his own portfolio, his friends and several institutions.
Keynes was able to adapt to some of the worst financial and historical calamities. Although he was a harsh critic of capitalism and markets, he kept investing—and was rewarded. His experience provides solid grounding for stock investors everywhere.
Keynes the Stellar Investor
Keynes learned from his mistakes and near financial ruin. He was able to move on, reach new conclusions about how to regard market movements and earn a place in the pantheon of great investors that includes Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett and George Soros. It's no small stretch to say that Keynes was also the godfather of behavioral economics and value investing at a time when such things had little or no currency.
Among other things, Keynes genuinely enjoyed being a speculator and investor. Keynes was most likely one of the first hedge fund managers and established some time-honored principles that the best investors follow today.
It was only after I went through thousands of brokerage account statements, ledgers, shareholder letters and portfolio summaries that Keynes' investment personality emerged. Thanks to gracious access granted to me by the King's College archives at Cambridge University, I was able to piece together a side of Keynes that most economists have never seen. The narrative starts with a brilliant Cambridge lecturer who is starting to make his way in academia after an unsatisfactory post in the India Office prior to World War I.
Early Investments
It's at the end of the 20th century's first decade that we see Keynes' growing interest in markets, investing and speculation. In his lecture notes, we see a curious Keynes who has, up until that point, little direct engagement in investing, but a yearning to explore. His lecture on the stock market in 1910 calls it "essentially a practical subject, which cannot properly be taught by book or lecture."
According to economist and professor Victoria Chick, whom I interviewed in London in March 2013, Keynes "loved gambling and was always one to get involved in a card game." But it was a penchant for market speculation and his friendship with stockbroker Oswald Falk that propelled Keynes to explore the markets just before World War I. When I asked his biographer, Lord Skidelsky, when he first saw evidence of Keynes' serious interest in investing, he surmised it was before 1910, when "like Soros, I think he used the financial markets to test his theory of probability." Keynes had begun work on a book on probability—later published in 1921 as "A Treatise on Probability"—prior to the war.
Before World War I, Keynes was mostly unchastened in the stock market. (The box below shows an example of his trading activity in one stock.) Since he didn't have inherited wealth—and lecturing at Cambridge didn't pay much at the time—he didn't really start investing in earnest until 1914, according to the editor of his papers, Donald Moggridge.
Dollar Cost Averaging
An analysis of Keynes' early personal portfolio shows how he was buying and selling one of his favorite stocks at the time: U.S. Steel. Keynes consistently purchased shares at lower prices, thus reducing his average cost. The shares he sold were within 10% of the highest purchase price.
|Price ($)
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This is dollar cost averaging, a method that has worked for decades because it avoids buying at the absolute highest price and selling at the lowest. This is a good method for long-term, buy-and-hold investors who want to own companies that offer dividend-reinvestment plans, where new shares can be purchased—preferably on a regular basis—at no commission. If Keynes liked a stock, he kept buying it and was encouraged when the price came down, so he bought more and got better bargains.
Using his knowledge of international finance, Keynes took to the currency markets with abandon. Floating currencies, which had been fixed before 1914, were notoriously volatile at the time, but Keynes thought he had the advantage of "superior knowledge." Believing that post-war inflation would hurt the values of the French franc, German reichsmark and Italian lira, Keynes shorted those currencies. This transaction made money if the currencies dropped in value relative to other, stronger currencies such as the British pound or U.S. dollar. He went long on the Indian rupee, Norwegian and Danish kroner and U.S. dollar.
"He wanted to make money in a hurry in the 1920s," Skidelsky told me, "and thought gambling on currencies (when currencies were floating in the early 1920s) was the way to do it."
Along with Falk, his brother Geoffrey and Bloomsbury friends, Keynes set up an investing syndicate in 1920, which many financial historians claim was one of the first hedge funds. Rather than manage money for preservation of capital or yield, Keynes was speculating pure and simple. At first, his strategy paid off, netting $30,000 for his investors in the first few months. By April 1920, notes Liaquat Ahamed in "The Lords of Finance: The Bankers Who Broke the World" (Penguin, 2009), Keynes made an additional $80,000, which was astounding considering that most of Europe was essentially broke from the war. Then something unexpected happened, according to Ahamed: "Suddenly, in the space of four weeks, a spasm of optimism about Germany briefly drove the declining European currencies back up, wiping out their entire capital."
Embarrassed, though willing to get back on the speculation horse to make up the losses he suffered for his friends and family, Keynes re-invested in currencies following his 1920 shellacking. It also helped that he was staked by his father and wealthy investors, who had unwavering confidence in Keynes.
The Roaring 1920s
As a trader who believed that he could profit from the impact of supply and demand curves, Keynes became enraptured with the idea of commodities trading in the 1920s. Europe clearly needed every kind of commodity to rebuild after the Great War. Prices generally followed the demand. There were opportunities for astute speculators and Keynes started researching and writing about commodities in the early 1920s for the London and Cambridge Economic Service and Manchester Guardian. A glimpse of how he invested during this time period can be seen in the A.D. Investment Trust Ltd. portfolio snapshot, shown in the box below.
Portfolio Snapshot: A.D. Investment Trust Ltd.
As another virtual hedge fund, A.D. Investment Trust Ltd. was founded by Keynes and his associates at the British Treasury in July 1921. Keynes was a director until November 1927, when he sold all of his shares. From 1923 through 1927, dividends were 10% annually. After Keynes left, the firm didn't survive the 1929–32 sell-offs.
This was largely a commodity price–oriented portfolio that focused on the rise of commodity prices in the wake of World War I. Even the portfolio's stocks reflected growing demand for staples like rope, metals, oil and food. Currency speculation was also part of the mix. As the decade wore on, though, the portfolio direction headed more into stocks and less in commodities and foreign exchange.
|Source: Collected Works of Keynes, Vol. XII, p. 32, King's College Archives.
As you can see in Table 2, this is a classic example of what Keynes called "opposed risks," where gains in one asset class could offset losses in another. While he was losing money in commodities, for example, he was making money in stocks. If it weren't for the fact that this was a highly speculative and risky portfolio, this would be a good example of diversification that shows how holding relatively uncorrelated assets can amount to overall gains. Ultimately, though, at the end of this sampled holding period, stocks would be the winning asset class.
How did Keynes do overall during the 1920s? While it's difficult to tell because he traded so many contracts in the 1920s, Skidelsky found that in 1927 his net assets totaled some $3.4 million (in today's dollars). But everything in world markets began to change in 1928, when prices began to drop and Keynes was still long in rubber, wheat, cotton and tin. After the stock market crash of 1929, he would eventually lose some 80% of his net worth, forcing him to put some of his paintings on the market (though he ended up not selling them).
By the end of the decade, Keynes' foray into commodities ended much the same way the 1920s began (with currency losses), only worse. He was on the wrong side of most of his trades when demand collapsed. By 1930, after Wall Street crashed and the world plunged into the Great Depression, wholesale prices had plummeted 20%. Many commodities took a 50% hit.
The Great Depression and World War II
Having lost the bulk of two fortunes, Keynes re-oriented his thinking about trying to predict market movements. If one couldn't rely upon a mountain of data analysis and speculative insights on supply and demand, then what was left? In his 1936 book "The General Theory of Employment, Interest and Money," he concluded that "animal spirits" were the force behind market activity. They were hard to reckon with and impossible to predict, so he needed to adjust to this unpredictable current of irrationality.
As he began to step outside the bounds of classical economics, he was doubtless influenced by his investment failures. Instead of trying to anticipate the market, Keynes now focused on the enterprise, or intrinsic, value of what stocks were worth. He drastically reduced his commodity positions. Then he latched onto high-dividend stocks in the 1930s, when most traders were out of the market. It was this contrarian view that launched Keynes as not only one of the first value investors, but as a long-term investor who turned his back on short-term valuations and market trends. Even more remarkable was that Keynes stuck to his new investment theory during one of the most turbulent decades for stocks in history.
More importantly, the results from this tumultuous period show Keynes' resilience and willingness to adapt to changing markets. Keep in mind that during the Great Depression, there were a series of recessions followed by stock market comebacks. Although Keynes wasn't able to avoid some of the largest sell-offs in 1930–31, 1938 and 1940, the King's College Chest Fund had a winning streak from 1932 to 1937, a period in which U.S. stock market losses ranged from 25% to 43% annually. Over those six years, U.S. big companies lost money in three annual periods. Considering the time in which he was investing, Keynes showed either amazing skill or sizzling luck.
Looking at two of the worst-recorded years for large U.S. stocks—1931 and 1937—Keynes did reasonably well. He only lost about 25% in 1931 when the U.S. stock market lost 43.3%. In 1937, he gained 8.5%, while the U.S. market lost 35%. He beat the U.K. market in 12 out of 18 years.
Much of Keynes's innovative style was fueled by his growing preference for stocks, although he contributed a plethora of insights and advances to institutional money management as well. David Chambers of the Cambridge Judge Business School and Elroy Dimson of the London Business School published a study in the Journal of Economic Perspectives last year that showed that "Keynes' experience in managing the [King's College] endowment remains of great relevance today."
What's even more remarkable is that Keynes was not only managing money for King's College during his heyday, but also managing institutional funds for National Mutual Life Assurance Society, the Provincial Insurance Company and personal funds for himself, friends and colleagues.
|U.K. Equity
|Source: Annual Reports to Inspectors of Accounts for King's College for financial years ended in August, estimated by Chambers and Dimson in the Journal of Economic Perspectives. Table is condensed to exclude restricted fund returns, although average returns are reflected in the "total" fund performance.
As Table 3 shows, Keynes pivoted from his losing macro strategy in the 1920s, in which he underperformed indexes from 1926 through 1928, to a more bottom-up style thereafter. His outstanding performance reflects his modified style: He only fell behind market indexes once in the 1930s (1938 was his worst year, but it was also dismal in the U.S.) and once in the 1940s. His Sharpe ratio (risk-adjusted performance) and average performance were excellent as well.
Keynes the Investment Innovator
Keynes' performance under fire during the 1930s and World War II (his street in London was literally bombed) inspired several generations of investors who followed. His dogged pursuit of value stocks, dividends, cash flow and future earnings established him as a durable "buy and hold" investor who was confident he would be rewarded in the long run.
After his death in 1946, the vindication of Keynes' portfolios proved that he deserved to be emulated. Although his estate was worth at least $22 million (in 2013 dollars) when he died, his contribution to the arts, modern economics and a more stable global economic climate is incalculable.
As an investor, he championed the merit of examining the "earning power" of stocks, looking deep into the ability of a business to survive in a variety of economic conditions, and the abandonment of market timing and speculation.
The larger message from Keynes' investment style is that if he saw value in a company, he ignored the short-term "noise" of the market and held onto a company he saw as a worthwhile enterprise. He was always looking ahead and didn't particularly like selling a stock. And if a stock paid dividends, that was icing on the cake.
Even more significant is his recognition of "animal spirits" and the role that mass psychology plays in investing and markets. In doing so, he tackled one of the most elusive—and powerful—elements of markets, behavior that modern economists have yet to fully understand, much less predict.
Much of this article was excerpted from "Keyne's Way to Wealth" (McGraw-Hill, 2013).
Keynes' 10 Keys to Wealth
- Over time, stocks beat bonds. Although this is not always true—it depends upon the time period studied—it's generally true. From 1926–2011, large-company stocks returned an average 9.8% and small-company stocks returned 11.9%, according to Ibbotson Associates. This compares to 6.1% for long-term corporate bonds and 3.5% for U.S. Treasury bills. If you want capital appreciation combined with income, then stocks are still a potent long-term choice for most investors.
- Speculation is a dangerous game. Keynes thought he could play the fluctuations in currency and commodity markets with his "superior knowledge." It may be easy enough to digest a ream of statistics and figures about past and present market conditions, but your research may have no predictive value for the future.
- Probability is not the same thing as uncertainty. You may have some excellent analysts' estimates on earnings predictions and bond yields or the latest technical charts on various cycles. But, as Keynes discovered, it doesn't absolve you of the market's uncertainty about a stock or the economy.
- Opposed risks will help balance your portfolio. You need to invest in a mix of assets that are truly uncorrelated during market downturns to give you real diversification.
- Take advantage of the value quotient. In the 1930s, when markets were tumbling, Keynes decided to focus on a company's "intrinsic" value. How much was it worth when it was broken up? What was its franchise/enterprise value, or competitive advantage? What would generate profits into the future? Was it raising its dividends?
- Dividends don't lie. Dividends are paid out every quarter and represent a share of a company's earnings. When Keynes loaded up on utility companies in the 1930s, he did so to buffer his portfolio and to grab an income stream.
- Don't move with the crowd. Being a contrarian pays off. Find healthy, unloved companies and stick with them. You'll do much better finding underdogs and holding them than buying today's popular stocks and hoping they'll gain value.
- Invest for the long term. Even if the current environment looks dismal, if you have a long-range investment policy—and it still works for you given your appetite for risk—stick with it. Rebalance once a year to ensure that you're on course and not loading up in any one asset class.
- Invest passively. Given that you can't divine the state of long- or short-term expectations because animal spirits are doing their mischief, put most of your money in cheap index funds. The cost difference that index funds offer is always in your favor and allows you to build more wealth.
- Drink more champagne! This is said to have been Keynes' one regret—that he had not enjoyed life more and drank more bubbly. The object of investing is to ensure prosperity, not become obsessed with making money. So put your investing on autopilot with a sound plan that meets your goals and monitor it once a year. Then go out and live.
Excerpted (edited) from "Keynes's Way to Wealth," by John F. Wasik.
Sam from Tx. posted over 2 years ago:
It would be nice if the 10 keys could be printed out with out having to print the whole article.
Thanks Very interesting
Sloan from Nevada posted over 2 years ago:
I would add one more step to "Keynes' 10 Keys to Wealth:" Start Early! It makes step #10 so much easier.
That is my biggest regret. One needs time to learn from, and recover from, his mistakes.
David Levine from NC posted over 2 years ago:
Excellent; sorry for my brevity but I need to go ice the bubbly.
G Muren from CT posted over 2 years ago:
Although AAII gives the same advise elsewhere the 10 Keys hit the spot, particularly the 10th.
D Stanczak from IL posted over 2 years ago:
"Viewing his record as an investor, it's ludicrous to call Keynes a socialist, which he wasn't. -- "Wow! I did not realize our investing records so emphatically determine if we are (or are not) a socialist. It is unfortunate AAII allows writings that contain such unfocused commentary.
For the record: Keynes did not advocate personal savings. He advocated that workers spend their entire income. Any part of a workers income not spent he considered
"hoarded" money. Clearly what he advocated in his writings he did not apply to himself.
Neil Hoffmann from PA posted over 2 years ago:
even after 1928 it does not sound like Keynes was a passive investor from the perspective that he selected the companies he bought based on a specific set of criteria. thats quite different from buying an index fund.
R Delgado from CA posted over 2 years ago:
What index funds were around in the 1930's? I suspect the author is projecting his own thoughts.
George Binder from MI posted over 2 years ago:
Keynes commissions must have been horrendous!
Odd lots, commodities, # of sales. What he could have used, was a computer. Paper , headaches, and brokers ringing the phones.ummph
Dave Gilmer from WA posted over 2 years ago:
Dividends Don't Lie!
That is a great title for a book -- too bad Geraldine Weiss beat me to it!
James Grant from OH posted over 2 years ago:
I had to chuckle when I came to the box titled "Dollar Cost Averaging". I guess it was intended to demonstrate the merits of DCA and Keynes' strategies. - - - I don't think it did either.
By my calculations, if Keynes had to sell all of his holdings in U. S. Steel listed in the box, he would have ended up with a 5% loss.
There are few things that make less sense than dollar cost averaging into a bear market.
I don't care how good a company is. If the rest of the people in the market think its stock is overpriced and are driving the price down, I look elsewhere for a better alternative.
Some other readers may say, "Well, Keynes was investing for the long term." My response is that view presumes there were no stocks that were rising in price.
The cutest statement in the box is, "If Keynes liked a stock, he kept buying it and was encouraged when the price went down." So does that mean if I buy something and the price went up, I should be discouraged? (no sarcasm intended) - - - What happened to the simple, old adage, "Buy low. Sell high"?
One final point, I suggest DCA is inconsistent with any value investing strategy which helps to identify when a stock is undervalued and attempts to buy low.
Richard Friary from MT posted over 2 years ago:
Any investor should be pleased to have compiled and enjoyed an investing history like J. Keynes'. He beat the U. K. Equity Index by an annual average of 7.13% in each of the years from 1925 to 1946 inclusive. However, in his article (JAAII 36 (3), 17–21 (2014)) John Wasik omits to analyze Keynes'record. His information ratio (0.58) for the 22-year term is statistically insignificant. So, Keynes' investing history shows no skill but, alack, only luck.
James Magner from FL posted over 2 years ago:
One has to be struck as to how different Keynes' private actions were as an individual as opposed to his public policy recommendations.
Countries are to deficit spend, drive interest rates to possibly zero and encourage spending over the antisocial evil of savings.
Keynes on the other hand was always concerned about his future and trying to acquire wealth and sock it away.
A case of do as I do not as I say.
Also his record looks better than average if one excludes those periods when he squandered two fortunes. Many mutual fund mangers know the importance of picking one's investment period.
Les Mckay from NV posted over 2 years ago:
"Viewing his record as an investor, it's ludicrous to call Keynes a socialist, which he wasn't." Wow. Are we so easily deceived? What socialist manages his own money the way he insists we manage ours? Many socialists or communists are quite wealth but they promote redistribution of (other people's) wealth. Warren Buffet has said he should pay more taxes but as far as I know he has not voluntarily done so. His money is in trusts and he continues to enjoy favorable tax rates for dividends and long term capital gains. Obama bin Lyin' is quite wealthy yet he has immediate family members starving to death. He has no intention of redistributing or sharing his wealth. Perhaps we should do as the socialists and communists say and not as they do.


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To the friends of Christine Gorr
I would like to thank everyone who came to my benefit pasta dinner. The money raised will help my parents with bills and expenses they are having due to my illness.
I also want to thank all those who heard about me from the newspapers, or from their friends for their support and prayers. I would like to thank everyone who donated prizes, gifts and other things for the raffles.
I would like to thank everyone who helped work at the benefit dinner, those who worked in the hot kitchen, those who helped serve the dinner, those who worked at the door and all the people who helped clean up and anyone who helped in some way.
I especially want to thank the committee for Neighbor's Helping Hand. Without this group of people, the success of the benefit dinner would never have happened. They are such a very important part of the community. I can't thank them enough.
I hope I haven't forgotten anyone because there were so many people helping that I can't remember everyone.
God bless you all,
Christine Gorr
Narrowsburg, NY


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Effective September 25, 2007, the revised Health Life Safety Code for Public Schools Part 180, requires that Plan Review Records, which are written records of the evaluation of construction documents that are used to determine compliance with the codes that apply to a particular project, be reviewed by the regional superintendent prior to the issuance of a building permit. The Plan Review Records for each code that applies to the project must be signed and dated by design professionals or qualified plan reviewers. In order for an individual other than a design professional to serve as a qualified plan reviewer, he or she must first make application with the Illinois State Board of Education.
In addition, the revised rules require that Called Inspection Records, which are forms used during a called inspection to capture information regarding compliance and noncompliance with approved construction documents, be reviewed by the regional superintendent prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The Called Inspections Records must show the design professional or qualified inspector's signed authorization to proceed after each phase of construction. In order for an individual other than design professionals to serve as a qualified inspector, he or she must first make application with the Illinois State Board of Education.
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3-21-10 McKechnie Field
Today was our last day in Florida. When I looked out my hotel window, it was overcast and drizzling. Not good.
We still went to the field early just in case there was batting practice, and sure enough, there was. The rain had let up.
Spring Training Statistics:
Game: 10 balls
Trip: 32 balls
Spring Training Career: 40 balls in 6 games
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Not a bad trip! Average just under 11 balls a game, that would be stellar in the regular season. Too bad you had to deal with the locals last game. Who's Pitt playing opening day? Rangers are hosting Toronto (not the game of the week I'm assuming). Gonna attend an exhibition game Fri. 4/2 against the Royals, what are the chances there will be BP? Do you know? I've never been to one, I figure it's just like another spring training game. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Great job in Fla! Good luck this season!
Looks like you had a great time @ ST. I'm ready for the season to start already!
Looks like you had a good ST season Erik! Less than 5 days from opening day! good luck this season🙂


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Glenn Beck's 'Obama in Pee Pee' rejected by eBay
Reports: Bids had topped $11,000
Conservative media personality Glenn Beck tried to sell a piece of artwork he called "Obama in Pee Pee" on eBay this week but the sale was rejected by the auction site, according to reports by NBCNews.com and U.S. News & World Report.
Beck said he created the piece, which featured a President Barack Obama toy submerged in a urine-colored liquid in jar, to exercise his First Amendment rights. He had been discussing a painting entitled "The Truth" which depicted President Barack Obama in a Christ-like pose with a crown of thorns.
Beck was given a letter from eBay on Wednesday saying the auction had been removed because it contained "bodily waste," NBCNews.com reported. Beck's website claimed the liquid was actually beer.
Bids on eBay had topped $11,000, NBCNews.com said. Beck said he would take bids by email instead.


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Pogo sticks
The bottom rubber tip attached to the pogo stick frame can wear out prematurely, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Also, the end caps on the handlebars can come off, exposing sharp edges. This poses a laceration hazard to consumers.
For additional information, contact Bravo Sports toll-free at (855) 469-3429 between 7:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. PT or visit the firm's website at www.bravopogorecall.com
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This recall includes pogo sticks in various colors. The models included in this recall are the Disney Hannah Montana Pogo Stick, the Disney/Pixar Toy Story Cruising Cool Pogo Stick, the Disney/Pixar Cars Pogo Stick, the Disney Princess Pogo Stick and the Disney Fairies Cruising Cool Pogo Stick. The pogo sticks have Disney labels between the handlebars. The manufacturing date codes between 01/01/2009-022CO and 11/30/2010-022CO are on a clear label on the stem of the pogo stick near the foot pedals.
Bravo and CPSC have received 82 reports of the bottom tip wearing out on the pogo sticks, including five reports of injuries. A 9-year-old girl suffered a skull fracture and chipped a tooth. Another 9-year-old girl cut her lip and chin, requiring stitches. Other injuries included scrapes, hits to the head and teeth pushed in.
Note: Consumers can visit the search page on SaferProducts.gov to view incident reports about Bravo's recalled pogo sticks.
Consumers should immediately stop using the pogo sticks and contact Bravo Sports for a full refund.
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Intel Corp. and Imagination Technologies Group have announced that they had signed yet another licensing agreement under which Intel Corp. will extends the licensing and deployment of Imagination Technologies' graphics and video IP (intellectual property) cores for use with Intel's platforms designed for certain segments. Additionally, Intel's venture capital arm Intel Capital will invest into the technology developer.
Under the terms of its licensing arrangements Imagination receives license fees and royalty revenues on system-on-chip incorporating Imagination's IP shipped by partners. Previously Intel licensed Imagination's PowerVR MBX graphics core for integration into its chips for handhelds.
This time Intel and Imagination Technologies claim that Intel licenses PowerVR SGX family of cores that support 2D and 3D acceleration, OpenGL 2.0 as well as Microsoft DirectX Shader Mode 3.0. Additionally, PowerVR SGX can perform video/image decode and encode processing for a wide-range of standards, including MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, H.264, WMV, and VC-1 for single and multiple streams from SD to HDTV formats.
The companies said that Intel "extends the licensing and deployment of its graphics and video IP cores" for use with Intel's personal computers (PCs), "mobile computing and consumer architectures in certain segments".
Intel's most-recent Intel G965 chipsets integrate Intel X3000-series graphics cores that presumably feature unified shader architecture and can even theoretically comply with DirectX 10, according to alleged presentations from Intel itself. Given that Intel already owns a Shader Model 3.0-capable graphics core, it is unknown where it plans to use PowerVR SGX and whether it plans to use it fully, or just "borrow" certain technology from the core.
Imagination also announced an investment of ?5.28 million ($9.93 million) in Imagination, subscribing for 6 000 000 new ordinary shares of Imagination's share capital (representing 2.9% of issued share capital prior to such issue) at a price of 88 pence per share, being the closing price on the London Stock Exchange on Friday 29 September 2006.


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What a great way to kick-off 2011… with two new awards to add to our ever-growing list of industry accolades. Telepresence & Videoconferencing Insight Newsletter's list for the Best Achievements of the Year 2010 was just published, and Vidyo was cited for its "innovation, products that disrupt the market, affordable prices, and success in the market place."
For "Industry Leader of the Year 2010", the publication awarded the honor to Ofer Shapiro, Vidyo's co-founder and CEO. According to Richard Line, editor of Telepresence & Videoconferencing Insight, "Ofer Shapiro has over fifteen years of experience in bringing disruptive technology to market … (his) performance as CEO in developing Vidyo, Inc. to such a mature company with disruptive technology over the last five years is an outstanding achievement."
Vidyo was also recognized for having "The Most Innovative Videoconferencing Product of the Year 2010- The new Vidyo HD videoconferencing architecture called VidyoConferencing™." According to Telepresence & Videoconferencing Insight: "Vidyo's system is simple to use and maintain; it offers a 10 x increase in capacity and it is inexpensive. All these are requirements for mass adoption … The VidyoConferencing architecture provides HD quality video over the Internet and other general purpose networks without causing high latency or picture degradation. These improvements to the video meeting experience are very desirable and represent a new paradigm of videoconferencing recognized by other industry analysts, including Frost and Sullivan (January 2009) and Wainhouse Research (December 2009), and also the Wall Street Journal (September 2010). Vidyo HD videoconferencing architecture is deservedly chosen as the 'Most Innovative Videoconferencing Product of the Year 2010'."
We would also like to congratulate Vidyo technology partner Teliris for being named VC Insight's 2010 Telepresence Company of the Year!


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May 17, 2012—Kirsten Coffman of Machesney Park was awarded the 2012 Outstanding Student in the Science Division Award during Honors Day May 15 at North Central College.
Coffman is a senior majoring in physics. She is the daughter of Terry and Karen Coffman and a graduate of Harlem Senior High School. After graduating from North Central in June, she plans to pursue a doctorate in biomedical engineering at the Mayo Clinic's Mayo Graduate School in Rochester, Minn.
As a student at North Central, Coffman earned the College's Scholar-Athlete Award for having the highest grade-point average of any student-athlete in her class—for four consecutive years. She participated in the College's Summer Undergraduate Research Colloquium (SURC) where she conducted research on particle physics under the direction of Paul Bloom, assistant professor of physics. She completed an internship working with wireless technology at Alcatel-Lucent in Lisle, and mentored other science students as a lab assistant in physics courses at North Central.
An active student-athlete at the College, Coffman has competed on both the women's cross country and track teams since her freshman year.


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Cover letters are becoming more and more vital to the job search process. They should be limited to one page, highlight your qualifications, while at the same time letting the employer know that you have done some homework about their company. Below are some Intenet links and books you can check out from the Library's Jobs & Careers neighborhood to help you compose an effective letter.
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Instruction and tips on cover letter writing, cover letter samples, as well as tips and tools for writing other job search correspondence.
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Everything the job seeker will need, from resume writing to cover letters to job listings.
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Below are some books on Cover Letters that you can check out from the Jobs & Careers neighborhood in the west wing of the Library:
- Cover Letter Almanac. Adams Publishing. (650.142ADA CAREER) – Contains 600 cover letters used by real people to win real jobs. Covers all industries and positions from entry-level to senior executive.
- Cover Letters that Knock 'em Dead. by Martin Yate, C.P.C. (650.142YAT CAREER) – Provides you with key words and phrases to help you land that first interview. Also shows you how to follow up after an interview. Features the latest information on online postings and e-mail techniques.
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Renowned science fiction author Isaac Asimov once said, "No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be."
In Arkansas, state energy leaders are taking that advice and gathering the best possible data by which future developers can make decisions about the potential of wind energy in the state. While there are zero megawatts of wind power currently installed in Arkansas, gathering such data is crucial in showcasing the state's abilities to harvest wind.
"Because no publicly available wind data are available at commercial hub heights in Arkansas … you can't really have an informed debate regarding the viability of commercial-scale wind development," Jenny Ahlen, Renewable Energy Programs coordinator for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said. "Our hope is to not only collect this data, but to identify some areas in Arkansas where commercial-scale wind development makes sense from both an environmental and economic standpoint and then do what is necessary to encourage its development."
Officials with the Wind Working Group at Arkansas' State Energy Office utilized the Technical Assistance Project, a U.S. Department of Energy seminar that explores state policies and analytical tools to help those officials advance renewable energy programs in their tate. This particular seminar helped identify favorable areas for installing tall towers that will collect wind data at commercial-scale heights. The project identified 82 contiguous suitable locations in the Ozark and Ouachita mountains and in the Mississippi River Valley where testing could begin.
The Recovery Act has now provided the state with $500,000 to move forward with its Tall Tower Wind Measurement Study, and Jenny Ahlen, renewable energy programs coordinator for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, says her office is finalizing requests for proposals that will be released in the coming weeks.
Jenny said working on renewable energy projects in her home state is a great opportunity.
"It's a really exciting time to work in this field," she said. "Wind turbines and other renewable energy technologies still have a relatively low penetration rate in Arkansas, which means there's only room for improvement and growth. Gov. Mike Beebe strongly supports renewable energy, and he's helped usher in a number of wind manufacturing companies."
The DOE estimates Arkansas could see 1,000 MW of installed wind capacity by 2030 and 268 new long-term jobs, $2.7 million per year in payments to landowners and $9.3 million per year in local property tax revenue, according to the Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy's "20 Percent Wind Energy by 2030" report.


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PITTSBURGH, PA (October 8, 2010) – The Allegheny County Airport Authority's proposed $91.7 million operating budget includes an expectation of 4.15 million enplaned passengers in 2011 compared to 3.9 million in 2010, a 6.41 % increase. This is the first assumed passenger increase since 2001. The Airport Authority also expects to receive $12.4 million in 2011 from the Pennsylvania Gaming Economic Development & Tourism Fund.
This budget funds the operations of Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County Airport in West Mifflin. Both airports are 100 percent self-sustaining and receive no local tax dollars for funding.
"We are fortunate to be able to look ahead to 2011 with a positive forecast. In recent months our passenger numbers have increased. Many of our carriers are adding more flights. Our fares are very competitive and financial rating agencies' reports have been positive," said Glenn R. Mahone, Chairman, Allegheny County Airport Authority.
Airlines at Pittsburgh International Airport provide passenger estimates to the Airport Authority as part of the budget planning process. The increase proposed in 2011 is due to more people choosing to fly, an improved economy and the development of a stable and successful origination and destination passenger base.
As a result, the proposed average cost per enplaned passenger is $14.80, a 44-cent reduction or a 3% decrease vs.2010. The average cost per enplaned passenger is a general calculation of airport operating expenses and debt service less non-airline revenues divided by enplaned passengers. Each airline's individual cost per enplaned passenger could be higher or lower than this average number based on each airline's passenger counts, the amount of space leased and aircraft operations.
Annual debt service on the construction of the Midfield Terminal is $62.1 million. In May 2011, the Authority will look forward to only seven years left of long term debt totaling $484.6 million, an important factor noted in reports of positive ratings from Fitch, Moody's and Standard & Poor's.
Much of the operating budget is based on aviation safety and security, regulatory issues as well as customer service. The Airport Authority estimates that $7 million of the 2011 operating and maintenance budget is directly related to services that were once provided by the airlines, including the baggage system, the flight information systems, jet way maintenance, ramp snow removal, facility maintenance and common use kiosks. Many of the costs are also related to meeting federal regulations that are mandated by the Federal Aviation Administration and the Department of Homeland Security.


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The Brush Guard Review – Protect Your Makeup Brushes!
If I even knew how to turn on a sewing machine, I'd totally make my own brush roll with my choice of fabric, design and number of slots. Like maybe 20. There are makeup brush rolls sold everywhere, from pricey sleek black ones for professional artists, to those that come with a set of brushes like EcoTools 6-in-1 set and Sigma brush travel kit.
Then again, even if I manage to create my dream brush roll, it'd probably meet a fate like my EcoTools brush roll. I like flexibility and brush rolls just don't give that. Just how many slots are ideal? Ideal for everyday use, ideal for a glamorous function, or ideal for a short trip? And there's the putting back into individual slots that I don't like, and lastly, the washing. Too troublesome!
I leave the house barefaced and only put on makeup in the office. I bring my makeup brushes and some essential makeup items home on Friday and bring them all back on Monday. Even though I know I won't be going anywhere fancy over the weekend, I need to bring them back home. Just to feel secure. LOL. Some things I only just have one. Like the Shu Uemura eyelash curler and MAC #219.
All that transporting of brushes around in a plastic stationery folder used to leave them beautiful bristles squashed, crooked, and sometimes entangled in the zip! AHHHHHH! Horror of Horrors!


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For Immediate Release
Thursday, April 2, 2009
April 3rd Legislative Breakfast
SPRINGFIELD – The Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities (ISAC), a group funded by the Illinois State Board of Education, will sponsor the 4th annual legislative breakfast to raise awareness about special education. Several dozen students with special needs from across the state will make and distribute cinnamon rolls and information flyers Friday morning on the capitol rotunda. Artwork, made by the students, and flowers, grown in greenhouses tended by the students, will also be on display.
"This opportunity reminds us once again the importance of providing a quality education and multiple resources for all children in Illinois,'' said Susy Woods, Chair of the Illinois State Advisory Council on the Education of Children with Disabilities.``Our educational issues are as important as all other education issues and, in fact, they're the same issues."
State Superintendent Christopher A. Koch commends the work of ISAC on behalf of all Illinois children and families, noting that the number of children with special needs has grown and must continue to be served.
"Legislators realize the critical importance of special education,'' Dr. Koch said. ``But it's nice to have an event that puts a face to the issues and financial decisions the General Assembly must make each year.''
ISAC organizers expect students from districts across the state as well as non-public special education facilities to attend.
What: Illinois State Advisory Council Legislative Breakfast
When: 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Friday, April 3
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Reviewed By Dale N (North Miami, FL) Reviewed for a 2011 Toyota Tacoma —10/3/2013 10:23 PM
upon recieving the pads i notice that the quality itself is really good. had to install it right after i opened the package, now my crossbar looks way better. a little pricy but its all worth it.