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- All you really need to know is that before puck drop I met LeafspaceMonika. She put her arm around me, and it was a dream come true. I may have told her that I'm in love with her, I don't really remember. The rest of the night really doesn't matter, because I'd already won.
- I hate Ryan Miller.
- The Leafs actually came out strong to start the game. They were the better team in the first half of the first period. It might have been the drugs, but I'm pretty sure Toronto came out flying. If it wasn't for Ryan Miller, it's 2-0 Toronto 10 minutes into the game.
- Fuck Ryan Miller.
- I had to make an actual conscious effort not to cheer while in the press box. It was more difficult than I thought.
- Buffalo came alive to close out the first, but Jonas Gustavsson was there to match Miller. The Monster is great in tight, and moves graciously across the crease. (That's what she said.)
- The highlight of the first period was Wayne Primeau slamming Derek Roy into the boards in the Leafs' zone. I love watching Derek Roy get slammed into the boards.
- As I tweeted in the first period, watching Phil Kessel turned me on. I'm quite certain I was making Jonathan uncomfortable, but the situation was beyond my control.
- The pretzels flow freely up in press row. The pretzels were making me thirsty.
- No sign of Howard Berger. Remember, he's paid to write about the games, not watch them.
- According to my man Jonathan, it was Brian Burke who said the Leafs have to reach out to bloggers. Forget about the team's record, and forget about how they do the rest of the way while he's managing the team; the Brian Burke era has been an unmitigated success.
- The best part about being on press row might be the stats sheet you're handed at the end of each period. Your homework, it's done for you. You know exactly how many minutes too long Jason Blake has been on the ice, and just how poorly the Leafs are doing in the faceoff circle. I certainly appreciated it.
- The Leafs came out strong, again, to start the second period. And I'm quite certain the drugs had worn off by this point.
- Matt Stajan and Phil Kessel botched a 2-on-0 early in the period. Kessel would probably have been better off on his own.
- More Leafs fans need to own Niklas Hagman jerseys. Do you own one? Let me know, so I can give you the props you deserve.
- I hope last night is the last time Ian White and Luke Schenn play together. Awful.
- Seriously, fuck Ryan Miller. He is the truth. He made tremendous saves on the penalty kill against both Hagman and Mikhail Grabovski. Buffalo is lucky to have him.
- I thought Mike Komisarek played a strong game. He kept his shit simple, which is what he wasn't doing prior to his stint on the disabled list.
- Phil Kessel is an underrated passer. Marc Savard didn't make Phil Kessel. Phil Kessel made Marc Savard.
- I could hear Dennis Bayak calling the game on AM 640 from my seat. I found this rather exciting.
- Jason Blake: enter the zone, circle the net, put a useless shot on goal. Rinse. Repeat.
- I'm sorry to say, but the crowds at the Air Canada Centre are nothing short of brutal. I thought about starting a "Go Leafs Go!!!!1" chant, but that type of thing is frowned upon in the press box.
- Did I mention I hate Ryan Miller?
- The Leafs surrendered a goal 20 seconds into the third period. I blame Ron Wilson. Face it: it's convenient, and easy. Fire him. And hire Wayne Gretzky. Don't deny it, it'd be fun.
- Is there any possible way Jason Blake makes the U.S. Olympic team? I'm thinking not, as Wilson probably wants to get away from him for a couple of weeks.
- Carl Gunnarsson didn't return for third period action after suffering a shoulder injury. The irony of Komisarek returning and Gunnarsson getting injured is delicious. We gain one, and lose another. Almost as delicious as the sushi platinum seat holders like Daoust love to eat.
- Ryan Miller is always at the top of his crease. He cuts his angles like nobody's business. I fucking hate Ryan Miller.
- I'm quite certain I saw Luke Schenn on the point on the power play in the third period. I'd like to see more of this. It can only help his development. Also: mad respect for "Luke's Troops." Canadian serviceman and servicewoman deserve all the standing ovations they can get.
- It was a listless third period from the Maple Leafs. Outshooting your opponents with absolutely nothing to show for it, night in and night out, has to take its toll.
- There's no way Lee Stempniak is a Maple Leaf next season after his contract expires.
- The cat-calls on Jonas Gustavsson late in the third period were completely uncalled for. When did Toronto fans become the epitome of douchebaggery? What are we, Boston?
- Lindy Ruff calling a timeout in a 3-0 game with 2:54 left on the clock was straight rude. He purposely did it to prolong our misery for an extra 30 seconds, that bastard.
- Ryan Miller finished with a shutout. The silver lining: I didn't pay a penny to take in the game.
- I'll be honest, when Jonathan took off for a few minutes during the game, I hollered "67!!!!1" a couple of times, at the top of my lungs. Yet no sign of Damien Cox. Clearly, he wasn't on press row, or even in the building.
December 01, 2009
Press Row
Posted by Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) at 12/01/2009
Tags: Buffalo Sabres, fire ron wilson, gustavsson, jason blake is really getting on my nerves, phil kessel will lead us to the promised land, press box bitches, Ryan Miller, Toronto Maple Leafs
27 comments:
- Alix said...
This post is absolutely delightful. Well deserved invitation to the pressbox. And you're hot.
Have a cookie. - 12/01/2009 2:34 AM
- eyebleaf said...
I don't tell you enough, Alix, but I love you. I also love cookies.
- Roy-Z said...
Phil Kessel is an underrated passer. Marc Savard didn't make Phil Kessel. Phil Kessel made Marc Savard.
Enough said. - 12/01/2009 9:59 AM
- Hungry Leafs Fan said...
Figures. I was waiting for the Live Blog!
The Leafs definitely played well enough to win. It's too bad they ran into another hot goalie. Once we let in that first goal I could just feel the hope seeping out of me. Once the second goal came, my hope was pretty much gone. After the third goal, I had to turn the game off. It can't imagine how hard it must be to sit in the press row and not show any emotion. Too bad you had to watch another Leafs loss at home. I hope you at least got a lock of Monika's hair out of it. - 12/01/2009 10:14 AM
- blurr1974 said...
Best. Post. Ever. Seriously, I love this.
I have a Hagman jersey... - 12/01/2009 10:17 AM
- Mark Milner said...
Yeah, Schenn seemed to get a lot time on the power play last night. I'm sure its a good thing for his development, but I'm not so sure it'll do much in the short term.
Still, it was pretty cool the Leafs reached out a blogger. Any ideas if they'll invite you back? - 12/01/2009 10:19 AM
- infieldfly said...
My jersey doesn't have a name on it, but in my mind it says Hagman.
Actually, no it doesn't. I can't lie. It says Clark. But Hagman is pretty great. - 12/01/2009 10:31 AM
- Junior said...
eye, they have to invite you back. I want you to be sitting in the press box with a bird's eye view of one of Tomas Kaberle's cross-ice passes like you won't believe.
Excellent post, and yes, fuck Ryan Miller. - 12/01/2009 10:49 AM
- Down Goes Brown said...
Also: mad respect for "Luke's Troops." Canadian serviceman and servicewoman deserve all the standing ovations they can get.
The coolest part of Luke's Troops is when they show the serviceman on the scoreboard and everyone gives him an ovation -- including the players and referees. - 12/01/2009 10:58 AM
- The Squid said...
I wear #9 on my hockey team -- in honour of Niklas "Larry" Hagman.
- eyebleaf said...
I'm glad to see all the Hagman love. The guy is unreal.
And I'm hoping I get a call back too. You know, to see the Leafs actually score a goal. Fucking Miller. It's always Miller Time when the Sabres are in Toronto. - 12/01/2009 11:11 AM
- "Dave Schultz" said...
it's posts like this that remind me why you're one of my biggest blogger inspirations, fucking nails my friend.
You rule man. Great summary, and I 100% agree on Stempniak.
- Mattt said...
Nice post and I'm sure your heart wasn't broken to not be able to blog during the game. Being a fan is what it's all about.
- Ian H. said...
Sounds like you had a great time! Way to represent Leafs nation proud ... I hope you shook Burkie's hand.
- 1967ers said...
Great post, and congrats on the whole thing.
You earned your spot in the gondola, your blog is a treat. Kudos! Hopefully they'll catch on and add net access up there for the bloggy-types. After the foofarah with that guy in Edmonton I guess teams are a bit slow and hesitant to get it figured out.
Fuck Ryan Miller. Especially if/when he is the Team USA starter. Ughghg. Someone Tonya Harding that guy. Never mind, I'm sure he'll do it himself. - 12/01/2009 2:26 PM
- eyebleaf said...
You guys are doing wonders for my ego.
- Steve G. said...
Did you go to the postgame presser or in the locker room?
Let me tell you something, young man. You are one handsome (and smart) individual. And coming from the most handsome (and smart) man in this city (at least), that means something. Trust me.
- Moneypuck said...
"Sniff" It was just yesterday you were batting anonymous commenters away with anti-Wells comments.
- On The Fence Sports said...
Leafs game and a nice picture with Monika...great night.
Is this going to be a fairly regular thing?
onthefencesports.blogspot.com - 12/01/2009 10:22 PM
Being a Leafs fan from the US I can't say that I hate Miller. The kids a Stud in net. I cant wait to see him in between the Pipes at the Olympics. Look for me on 12-27 vs. the Pens as I'll be the one wearing the Hagman Jersey.
- eyebleaf said...
@ Steve: No postgame presser action, mate. I'd have loved to ask Ron Wilson what he was going to do now that the games that mattered were over.
@ Tony Viner: I've bought into your handsome plan hook, line and sinker.
@ Moneypuck: I'm sure those days will return...
@ On The Fence: I don't imagine it will be a regular thing, but I'm hoping there will be more opportunities like it in the future.
@ Anon: I hate Miller mostly out of jealousy. I can readily admit that he's one of the game's premier goaltenders. And represent that jersey with pride. It's a beauty. - 12/01/2009 11:49 PM
- Steve G. said...
That sucks about the lack of a presser. Did he not have a conference, or were you not invited, or did you have to jet beforehand? It's amazing how much interesting stuff can be spilled at them that never makes it into copy.
Awesome stuff dude, just like everyone else said.
- Monika said...
Hey -
I may be late in commenting on this fantastic blog, but I was flattered to read your bit about me. I'm blushing, still. Nice to meet you and it's too bad the internet didn't cooperate with you, but you got a killer blog out of it all and hopefully a memorable night! GO LEAFS GO! - 12/05/2009 12:56 AM


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The year-over-year changes for Colorado metros were:
Change from April 2012 to April 2013 (by %):
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School violence in secondary schools : guidelines for the establishment of health promoting schools
dc.contributor.author | Meyer, Alan Gert | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2009-02-11T13:17:32Z | |
dc.date.available | 2009-02-11T13:17:32Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2005 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10394/479 | |
dc.description | Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005. | |
dc.description.abstract | Ten years after the introduction of the new democratic political dispensation in 1994, violence in schools are as rife as before. There has been no significant decrease in school violence during this period. Violence has only increased and become part of people's everyday lives. School violence remains a serious problem for both learners and educators. Various factors contribute to school violence and it has become necessary to determine to what extent school violence influences the learners of South Africa. Education is available for everyone to utilize. For learners to achieve optimally, safe environments need to be created. In order to eradicate the problem of school violence, it is important to know what the concept school violence entails, which factors contribute to school violence and to what extent school violence has influenced the schools up to date. It is also important to keep track of international trends which promote health in schools globally. Health is undoubtedly linked to educational achievement. The World Health Organization has initiated a project to promote health and healthy lifestyles universally. To counteract the persisting violence in schools, the possibility of creating health promoting schools in South Africa deserves attention. In order to unravel the phenomenon of violence in schools, a qualitative method of research was used, with data being collected by means of focus-group interviews, through intentional sampling. The transcriptions were subjected to descriptive analysis. The findings of the research are presented with an overview of school violence in the West Rand region. Factors contributing to school violence in this region have been identified as: drug and alcohol abuse, gangsterism, gambling, intolerance and the influence of educators. Physical and Psychological violence are the two main categories of violence identified in this region with various sub-categories which include fighting, harassment, sexual abuse, intimidation and victimization which enhance the violence and violent behaviour in this region. A nation's wealth lies within the youth of a country. They assure the future and our children are the most important natural resources we possess, therefore we need to respond to the challenges -violent behaviour and crime in our schools. | |
dc.publisher | North-West University | |
dc.subject | Violence | en |
dc.subject | Health | en |
dc.subject | Health promotion | en |
dc.subject | Schools | en |
dc.subject | Communities | en |
dc.subject | Educators | en |
dc.subject | Learners | en |
dc.subject | Contributing factors | en |
dc.subject | Education | en |
dc.subject | Fighting | en |
dc.subject | Physical | en |
dc.subject | Psychological | en |
dc.subject | Verbal abuse | en |
dc.subject | Intimidation | en |
dc.subject | Emotional violence | en |
dc.subject | Victimization | en |
dc.subject | Health promoting schools | en |
dc.title | School violence in secondary schools : guidelines for the establishment of health promoting schools | en |
dc.type | Thesis | en |
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What are you dwelling on these days? The fall and rescue of AIG? The reality that your bank WAMU is on the auction block? How much mercury you've absorbed from fish? How many pesticides you've been exposed to - you fruit lover, you? How many plastic bottles and containers in your home have a #7 on their bottom and possible BPA leaching out onto your food? Shall I go on?
There are plenty of things going on - truly important, life impacting situations - that can worry you enough to disrupt your sleep. It's no longer just job performance and balancing the budget - these issues pale in comparison to the new world issues rocking our daily equilibrium. And who indeed will be our president and lead us deeper into debt and war or finally give us some security and financial relief?? No wonder we toss and turn and pop pills.
"If you can't sleep, then get up and do something instead of lying there and worrying. It's the worry that gets you, not the loss of sleep"- Dale Carnegie. Ain't that the truth. And experts do recommend that if you don't fall asleep within 15-20 minutes of your head hitting the pillow - get up and walk around a bit, read near one soft light, play some soft music but don't toss and turn. You cannot force sleep to come. Of course, there are the things you should do to set up sleep and one is to use the 30 minutes before bedtime to jot down reminders, notes, your to do list, so that you don't dwell on things while lying in bed in the dark.
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If you're reading this far, welcome. I am so glad you are not frightened off by the name of this dish. You shouldn't be. It is the soul of simplicity, and, given that it has many variations, easier than you might think to make.
Your first question is, no doubt, what the hell is a cow parsnip? Heracleum maximum, to the taxonomically inclined. It's most recognizable characteristic is its aroma, which you will either love or hate. Obviously I love it, otherwise I would not cook with it. As with most aromas, it's difficult to pin down: Spicy, a bit like celery only far more powerful, a tad skunky. If you've ever smelled lovage, you're getting close.
Cow parsnip has large leaves and flowers like a big Queen Anne's Lace. It grows in damp places all over North America outside the Deep South, according to the USDA. Before you gather it for yourself, become familiar with it's kinda-sorta "look similars," as my colleague Sam Thayer likes to say — most notably, water hemlock. I don't think they look similar at all, but then again I've been foraging for 35 years.
A closer look-similar is giant hogweed, a nasty invasive plant that shares a lot of traits with cow parsnip, with none of the benefits. There is a great chart on how to tell them apart here. So far, this nasty only lives in the Pacific Northwest, Illinois, New York, Ontario, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Connecticut, Maine and Quebec.
One word of caution with cow parsnip: It's juice is a photo-toxin. A wha? Well, don't get the juice on your skin: If you do, and your skin is then exposed to sunlight, you will get an ugly rash. I purposely exposed myself to this to see how bad a rash it was, and I can tell you it's uglier than a sunburn but not as bad as poison oak. And it never itched, at least for me. Still, be careful.
The most useful parts of a cow parsnip are its young leaves and its unripe flower stalks; I'll get to the flower stalks in another post soon enough. For now, you want to pick the young leaves. Older leaves are too tough for making gnocchi.
As for the broth, cow parsnip happens to be in the carrot family, so I thought I'd combine the two. I learned about a quick way to make clear broths — almost as clear as a consomme — from Chef Magnus Nilsson's great book Fäviken. Nilsson just packs a pot with whatever it is he's making a broth of, covers it with hot water and essentially makes a tea out of it. In less than 30 minutes you have a very powerful clear broth of… whatever. Carrots happen to work really well with this.
The gnocchi are pretty damn easy to make. Blanch the leaves, squeeze out most of the moisture, chop and add to ricotta cheese, eggs, flour and a little nutmeg. It's your basic ricotta-spinach gnocchi in every Italian cookbook, only done with a wild green. Really any other wild green (or domestic, for that matter) will work here. Some good alternatives to cow parsnip would be:
- Lovage (the closest garden equivalent to cow parsnip)
- Orache or lamb's quarters (or domestic spinach)
- Amaranth greens
- Young dandelion greens (only in spring)
- Young chard leaves, or mustard greens
- Nettles
The possibilities are endless, really. Yes, the flavor will be different — nothing tastes like cow parsnip — but each are good in their own way. I first made this dish in France as part of a celebration dinner for my friends Soraya and Erik's 25th wedding anniversary — no cow parsnip there, so I used wild lamb's quarters.
Everyone loved it. The gnocchi are very light. Pillowy would be the cliche way to describe them, but it's honestly pretty accurate if you think about goose down pillows. The carrot broth is powerful, and is much better if you have some smoked salt on hand. The flavors of cow parsnip and carrots are actually even better: It's a general rule that plants in the same family, i.e., carrots and, say dill, or tomatoes and peppers, taste "right" together on the plate. A good reason for cooks to learn a little botany, don't you think?
Cow Parsnip Gnocchi with Carrot Consomme
Don't get all hung up on the cow parsnip aspect of this dish. I use it because I know where to find it, and because the flavor works well. Any green will do, as I mention above. Do get all hung up about the timing of the gnocchi, however. Make the dough right before you cook the dumplings, otherwise you will find yourself needing a lot more flour — and your gnocchi will be heavier. You can make the carrot broth up to a day ahead.
I will serve this recipe as either part of a larger, longer meal, or as a light summer dinner. You can fill yourself up on these gnocchi, but it's more fun to serve this soup with, say, a salad and some seared duck breast or a grilled steak. This is really not that hard a dish to make. Honest.
Serves 4-6.
Prep Time: 90 minutes, mostly steeping time for the consomme.
Cook Time: 20 minutes
- 2 ounces cow parsnip leaves, blanched and squeezed (about 15 to 20 small, young leaves)
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 pound whole milk ricotta cheese
- 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup finely grated pecorino or parmesan cheese
- 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (more or less, see below)
- 1 pound of carrots
- 5 cups water
- Salt
- Start by making the consomme. Peel the carrots and chop them roughly. Pulse them in a food processor (or chop them fine) until they are in little bits, but not pureed.
- Put the carrot in a heavy, lidded pot and cover it with the water. Bring to a boil, then drop to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Turn the heat off, cover the pot and let this steep for 1 hour.
- Strain the broth through a fine-meshed sieve lined with either cheesecloth or a paper towel. Clean out the pot and return the strained broth to it. Set aside for the moment.
- Once the carrot broth is steeping, get a large pot of water ready; this is what you'll cook the gnocchi in. When it's boiling, add enough salt to make it taste like the sea.
- While the gnocchi water is ready, start by boiling the parsnip leaves for 2 minutes. Remove and submerge in a large bowl of ice water. Take the leaves out and squeeze the excess moisture from them. Mince them well, but do not puree — unless you want green gnocchi, which is an option.
- Mix the cow parsnip, ricotta, salt, nutmeg, pecorino and eggs together in a bowl. Add enough flour to that the dough comes together in a mass that can be kinda-sorta kneaded, but not really. Soft, pliable, and just a little sticky. The better you get at making gnocchi, the less flour you will need. Start with about 1 1/2 cups.
- Shape the gnocchi dough into a rectangle (ish) in the bowl and cut it into equal pieces. Take one out and put it on a well-floured surface. Gently roll it into a log about as thick as your thumb and forefinger put together; for me this is a little less than 1 inch thick. You might need to cut the log into serviceable sections. Set those aside and work on manageable lengths.
- Use a knife to cut the log into gnocchi about 1 to 1 1/2 inches long. They will look a little like pillows. Gently roll them around in the flour to coat the cut edges, otherwise you run the risk of a gnocchi glob in the pot when you cook them. Set aside and repeat with the rest of the dough.
- To finish, heat the carrot broth until it steams. Do not boil it. Add salt to taste. Boil the gnocchi until they float, and then for 1 minute more. Transfer them with a slotted spoon to individual bowls and pour the carrot broth over them.
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i cant install google voice from the market because it doesnt show up when searching for it. i tried to go to market.android.com and install it from there but it says my device is incompatable with it
I can give you the file if you want it... there are apps you can download from the market to change your device and hopefully show the apps Boot Manager
Weird, its doing the same thing for me. I guess Verizon doesn't like Google Voice? Greedy... I'm going to try Market Enabler Boot Manager
i dont think it has anything to do with verizon. my girl can find it on her phone no problem. also i can get it when im on steel droid. theres a bug in liberty thats making the device incompatable
It doesn't work with me on CM7. I'll boot into Liberty and see if it shows up. It says I have it installed, but I can't uninstall through the market or get updates... Boot Manager
Ok, if your just talking searches, both Liberty and CM7 can find it in the market on my phone. I was talking about how it doesn't show up in My Apps and there is not an option to uninstall from the market- meaning that its not supported on my phone apparently from Verizon. Boot Manager
Im currently in exactly the same boat. Many of my apps will not update, and there are several others (that worked on SteelDroid 3) that I cannot download because "my device is not compatible." This must be a bug within Liberty, as I've gotten ahold of the devs of one of the apps who has gotten me the apk for the app and it is running fine.


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With the iconic images of Henry Fonda springing to most people's minds when they hear the title "The Grapes of Wrath," how does a director go about staging a striking story, honoring the playwright's lengthy instruction to "keep it simple"?
Georgia Ensemble Theatre's Artistic Director Bob Farley, who is guest directing The Grapes of Wrath for the Gainesville Theatre Alliance, will offer explanations and visual examples of his alchemy on Tuesday, January 31. Community membersr are invited to attend a free Stage Tour presentation that night at 6pm, in Brenau University's Hosch Theatre (429 Academy St., Gainesville). Farley be joined that evening by GTA scenic designer Larry Cook and GTA Costume Designer Sara Olson to discuss their ideas and research in bringing the classic Steinbeck story to the stage next month. The Grapes of Wrath opens on February 14 and runs through the 21st. There is a discounted preview performance on February 13.
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I cannot see avatars or pics on my iPhone. It has been about a week since the last time they were showing.
I can't see mine either. Just downloaded the app too so I wasn't sure if it was just my phone. Do u have Verizon or AT&T?
This happened for me as well, right about the time attached pics in posts started showing up for me, which was nice.
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It's been happening for me too, and i have the app on my ipod touch.
Uh, oh. I'll check into it. Thanks for the info!
Bumping this thread! The avatar pics still can't be viewed. I have an iPhone 4.
I couldn't see them on my 3GS and now I can't see them on my 4S. I'm running iOS5, but was having this issue before the iOS update.
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Weird. I can see them! Once we get a couple other issues resolved, I'll ask our dev team to have a look.
I was able to see avatars until a few weeks ago (even before updating iPhone software). I can see half of attached pics though.
Havin same problem here...not seein avatars on iPhone 4
Bumping this thread as the problem hasn't been resolved.
Bumping again
They seem to be back. Thank you!
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Canadian homes slightly more affordable in third quarter: RBC
The Canadian Press TORONTO -- Royal Bank's latest housing affordability report says home ownership became more affordable in the most recent quarter due to a modest decline in home prices...
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TORONTO -- Royal Bank's latest housing affordability report says home ownership became more affordable in the most recent quarter due to a modest decline in home prices and gains in household incomes.RBC's affordability index for a detached bungalow stood at 42 per cent of income nationally in the second quarter, one percentage point lower than the third quarter of 2011.
That means an owner would need to spend 42 per cent of pre-tax annual income to pay for mortgage payments, utilities and property taxes.
The index fell even more for two-storey homes, by 1.2 percentage points to 47.8 per cent and eased 0.6 percentage points to 28 per cent for condos.
The bank says ultra low interest rates have been the key factor in keeping affordability levels from reaching dangerous levels in recent years.
RBC notes that Canada's housing market cooled further in the third quarter, partially because of the effects of a fourth round of rule changes to government-backed mortgage insurance.
It expects the negative effect on home sales will ease by the end of the year and that resale activity will stabilize next year.
During the quarter, housing affordability fully reversed the mild erosion in affordability during the first half of the year, said RBC chief economist Craig Wright.
"The broad affordability picture has been somewhat stationary over the last two years, alternating between periods of improvement and deterioration, resulting in an affordability trend that is, on net, essentially flat," he said.
Wright expects the Bank of Canada to begin raising its overnight lending rate for banks --which affects bank's prime lending rates -- from the current one per cent in the second half of next year, assuming the euro crisis remains in check and U.S fiscal issues are addressed.
"This, along with the expected continued growth in household income, will lessen the risk of marked erosion in affordability," he said.
Despite the recent improvement in affordability, RBC said the amount of income to service home ownership costs continues to be higher than long-term averages, though national figures are skewed by "extremely poor affordability" in the Vancouver area.
"The cost of owning a home took a smaller bite out of household pocketbooks in the third quarter as home prices fell -- most notably in the Vancouver area, though it remains the least affordable market in Canada by a wide margin," explained Wright.
Affordability in Vancouver stood at 83.2 per cent of income, followed by Toronto at 52.4 per cent, Montreal 40.2 per cent, Ottawa at 38.7 per cent, Calgary at 38.3 per cent and Edmonton at 31.1 per cent.
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Hindus Flee Pakistan—and Other Indo-Pak Issues
Pakistan's Hindu community is often overlooked yet is far from insignificant, numbering between 2.5 and 4.5 million. Before the 1947 political division of the Indian subcontinent, Hindus were far more numerous than they are today in the territory that became Pakistan. In the bloody partition process, almost all Hindus were expelled from Pakistan's portion of the Punjab, just as almost all Muslims were expelled from India's portion of the Punjab. Hindus also fled Karachi en masse at the time. But in rural Sindh, and especially in districts near the Indian border, most Hindus remained.
Very few Hindus live in the northern Pakistani region of Gilgit-Baltistan, an area that has long been almost entirely Muslim, with noted concentrations of Ismaili Shiites. Until recently, Gilgit-Baltistan was a peaceful place, but that is no longer true, as Sunni extremists have been attacking Shiites. As a result, Pakistani authorities fear that the area could experience massive sectarian violence. Some Indian nationalists are angry that this issue is not receiving more attention in their country, as India retains territorial claims over all of Gilgit-Baltistan, which was once part of Kashmir. As one recent article frames the issue:
Ironically, this report, involving the lives of people from Gilgit-Baltistan, which India claims to be an integral part of its sovereign territory and is now currently under the occupation of Pakistan, was published on the 'international' page of one of India's leading national newspapers. Of course, many others did not bother to publish the news at all.
Meanwhile, efforts to reduce tensions between Indian and Pakistan are proceeding on several fronts. One intriguing avenue for hostility reduction is popular culture, focusing on food and television. As NPR recent reported:
The Indian cooking show Foodistan, on NDTV, has all of these tricks plus another spicy device: nationalistic pride. The show pits Indian chefs against Pakistani chefs in a mad race to prepare three dishes in 90 minutes. And in doing so, it exploits the long rivalry between the two countries — something that has rarely been a joking matter ….
While there's still a long way to go for the kitchen stadium to replace the cricket stadium as the main battleground for the Indo-Pakistani rivalry, both seem better than the alternative.
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Here's another day of new blog on #OccupyWallStreet as it catches fire around the country. Items added at top, as I take a break from my anti–death penalty writing and new book on that subject. For yesterday's blog, click on my name at top. All times ET. E-mail me at: email@example.com.
11:20 Krugman in Friday column goes all Buffalo Springfield on us, with "something happening here / what it is ain't exactly clear," but still, he loves "the rise of a popular movement that, unlike the Tea Party, is angry at the right people." Elsewhere at NYT: How Occupy offers hope for, and threat to, Obama.
11:15 Glad to hear there was a big singalong with patron saint Woody Guthrie at Librerty Park encampment, NYC. Here's one of my favorites from Woody that fits the moment, "Do-Re-Mi." With the accent on the "dough."
9:30 Tom Watson pulls together Steve Jobs death, Facebook, the 1984 Apple ad, and Occupy movement, and cool title, "Here We Are Now, Entertain Us." Also some good links at end.
8:00 The Nation, of course, has full remarks by Naomi Klein at Zuccotti Park tonight. She called the movement "the most important thing" going.
7:40 More major news from tonight's General Assembly in NYC, according to reports: They have requested a sound permit from the owners of park! While continuing to meet with community boards in "good neighbor" program.
7:20 Naomi Klein at Occupy site in NY tonite apparently said it isn't the "answer" to the Tea Party.– but to the Democratic party. Also: asked what to tell people to spread the movement she reportedly said, "Tell him how much fun it is!"
7:10 OccupyLA tweets after busy day: "Back at camp, tents still everywhere, people protesting, food being served, & someone bought our teams Quizno's! Thank you"
5:40 Really big turnout in Portland today, here is photo proof.
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Wednesday, May 27, 2009
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It's super hard for me to pass up inexpensive furniture at garage sales. Especially tables. Joe and I went out last Saturday and we actually took two vehicles. He drove the truck and I took the van just incase we found something large. We had hopped around all day until finally I found something worth recovering. It's an old dining table with beautifully stained blue legs. I LOVE the color and figured that it would be fairly easy to just paint the top of the table. Joe was at a different yard sale at the time I was buying it and as he was helping to lift it into the truck he pointed out that the top was warped. The previous owners had kept the table out on their deck. Details....details...I still wanted it, but it did make add an element of trickiness to the project. We had to take the top off and replace it with something else. Even getting the old top off was a chore. the screw holes had filled with dirt and so the drill couldn't find the screw. We were thinking of completely making new pieces for the top when I had an idea to use some wood slats that we had gotten from my bro-in-law. Joe pieced 4 of them together and stuck them to the base of the table. They were a pretty descent fit and he didn't have to cut them down at all. Yay!! After sanding down the top I decided to paint it white. I brushed it a few times and realized I was wrong. It wasn't going to look good white, so I did a switch-a-roo to brown. Much better! I hesitated on whether or not to keep it simple or add a design to the top, but I figured it couldn't hurt. Joe created a diamond stencil for me and a Bon Appetit sign. I painted the diamonds blue to match the base of the table but it was a little too bright, so I rubbed off some of the paint before it dried and also rubbed the diamonds and vinyl lettering with stain to calm them down. Cute eh? I'm really happy with it. We still need to make the faux drawer fronts and find some neat-o handles. Thanks for all your help honey!! Not too shabby for $9.75!
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My meal planning routine has been to pick one cookbook to work from each week, with some regular stand-bys thrown in. I plan on Sunday night, shop on Monday, and (theoretically) we're all set. This is week three, and I really like
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My other idea was to stick with general meal types...for example, one night is Mexican night, one is stir fry night, one is pasta night, etc. I think this will be really easy once our CSA starts in a few weeks (more on the awesome-ness of CSA's soon!) and I can just throw in whatever veggies we get to create each meal.
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I just saw an announcement from October 2012 that said that AKL is now offering a nightime safari: http://www.wdwmagic.com/resorts/dis...odge-introduces-new-nighttime-safari-tour.htm. I can't find any reviews. Anyone given this a try yet? Did you actually see anything?
We did it the Friday after Thanksgiving and really enjoyed it. We had done the Wanayama safari a few years ago so had an idea of what to expect. It was very good. We did not bring cameras and were pleased that we hadn't. Although we were satisfied with our experience, we would repeat the Wanayama before doing this again because the photo opportunities were so spectacular.
Thanks so much for taking time to share your experience. I'm going back and forth on the Wanayama safari, mainly because of the cost. We already plan on having dinner at Jiko on the dxddp so the benefit is $400 for the two of us to do the safari...we're staying at the AKL with an Arusha view so I'm just wondering the the cost is still the best "deal" for us. But I'd love to do a safari but on a smaller scale. We're staying in a CL room so we could do the sunrise safari but we'd have to rearrange our schedule quite a bit because we could only do it on a Tuesday. Then I saw the night safari and it said it ran Saturday night, which fits perfect with our schedule and is only $70. But I just wonder what you can even see at night? Night vision goggles are neat but when I used them in the past doesn't everything just have a greenish glow? I don't know though because most people seem to love the Wanayama experience.
We've used the night vision goggles to view animals on the savanna from the grounds of AKL and you are correct, the picture is mainly shades of green. That was cool as a free treat but I don't know that I would go for a paid safari at night. Now, snorkeling at night on Bonaire in the 1990's was a totally awesome experience, but that's off topic. We did do the Wanyama Safari in 2010 which was also our only trip that we purchased the Deluxe Dining Plan. I thought a lot about it before booking due to the fact that we'd be paying for a Jiko dinner that could have easily been worked into our dining plan. But we're so glad that we did book Wanyama. It's been the single most enjoyable experience we've paid extra for at WDW. Yes, our room was also on the Arusha Savannah, but not CL, and we saw plenty of animals from our balcony. We weren't eligible for the Sunrise Safari since we were not staying CL. Wanyama was done so well with two knowledgeable guides and just 6 other guests. At the dinner in Jiko we got to try far more courses then we would have on our own and each was so wonderfully paired with wine. We did manage to use up our dining credits by eating at 3 other Signature Restaurants that week plus enjoying sit down breakfasts (twice at Boma). If you do decide on Wanyama, you could always use some of your extra dining credits to order an omelet from room service to supplement the pastries etc. that are available to you in the CL. The omelets are huge and DH & I shared one a few times when we wanted to make rope drop at a park having already eaten. They come with a few sides.
That is a rave review!! Especially the sentence I bolded! Oh - the decision is so tough! I had started another thread before I realized there was this night safari where I was asking about the possibility of paying just for the safari and not doing the dinner at Jiko and someone else stated something similar to what you said about the variety of the food and suggested using the 2 TS credits elsewhere. You make good points. There are two days where we don't have a lunch planned and figured we'd use snack credits for small bites to eat. We have like 8:30 a.m. breakfast reservations and then 7:30 p.m. or later dinner reservations. We could use the 2 TS credits on these days for lunch...I just don't know how hungry we'll be but 11 hours between meals with lots of walking then I'm sure we'll be hungry enough.
I did NOT use the telephoto option of my camera for this close up of the giraffe! I kept forgetting to take pictures of the food but this was my dinner plate after I had taken just a few bites from my main courses. DH & I were celebrating our 46th anniversary a few weeks later and I had noted that when booking so we got the extra desserts in addition to the sampling that the 6 others had with their meal. They all wished they were celebrating their anniversaries too.
We have not done the Wanayama safari, but we are considering doing the night safari. Chris, the Animal Program Manager at AKL was the animal specialist at Sanaa when we dined there in August. She mentioned the safari several times, but I forgot to ask for more details. Do you remember how much it cost? I read $70 on another website, but can't find anything on the WDW website. Would you recommend it for our first safari? I assume the policy was no flash photography. Did everyone comply? A flash would be a shocker not only to the animals but to the guests wearing the night vision goggles.
Did you take the Wanyama (Sunset) Safari with dinner at Jikos? We hope to do that safari for a special anniversary in the future. Does the new Nighttime safari include any food or drinks?
We did the night vision safari a few weeks ago. We couldn't take photos. The goggles did show the animals greenish, but there was another button that put a headlight kind of beam on the animals. It took away the greenish quite a bit and lit up the animal you were looking at. The animals are unaware of that special beam. There is no refreshments on this tour. I enjoyed this safari, but did like the Wanyama Safari much better.


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After seeing Starr King from Tioga Rd. off in the distance and reading about it for years, it was time to go.
My girlfriend, Miss Colleen, wanted to spend time in the mountains and loves to backpack. We talked about it with friends, got the permit and headed out. There were four of us. Joe Berg, Jaywood, myself and Miss Colleen.
The day we hiked in (June 7th) was exceptionally hot (high eighties) as we took off from the Mono Meadows trail head. The forecast was for late afternoon thundershowers but we pressed on. In spite of the thunderstorm threat, we brought our climbing gear anyway hoping to at least take the shorter easy route up the north face if weather permitted. We swam in Illilouette Creek after crossing low water at the trail point on the way for some great relief from the heat.
Then we slogged across the shortcut over the shallow rock covered hill shown in Clint Cummins' overlay approach http://www.supertopo.com/climbing/thread.php?topic_id=1850876&tn=0. The rock was near 90 degrees during the afternoon sun.
We then took the wash shown to the campsite and set up camp in the late afternoon as thunderclouds passed over Starr King. The views were magnificent.
The next morning, the day of Miss Colleen's birthday was cloudless and a bit cooler so the four of us set out to climb a couple of routes on the west and southwest faces respectively. Jaywood and Joe set for the west face and Miss Colleen and I set out for the southwest face. Miss Colleen and I had Clint's overlay of the main face and guessed at where the traverse for the first pitch went (After studying Clint's overlay, it looks like we started much higher as the traverse in the overlay looks like it starts much lower when compared to the bush line we started from in overlay and QITNL's photo's).
I started out and somehow managed to hit the top of what I believe (after studying the overlay and other thread pictures) is the first pitch anchors of the southwest face or "Tom Rogers" route. The bolts were new SS 3/8ths that Clint and Roger et al. replaced?
At any rate, we climbed up past two more new bolts to the second pitch anchor of the same route. We looked around and couldn't find any more bolts so I took off up and right to a crack and then traversed back to a point about four fifths of the way along the right side of the big smiling crack/wall to pitch three but I don't think we took the Tom Rogers route there. I think the route was more direct and up from the anchors. Set up a gear anchor and headed out and about 30' past the end of the smile and left the Tom Rogers route behind as I think, after looking at Clint's overlay, that route continues up before the smile ends. I was shooting for a salmon colored streak of large holds,got there and found a bolt about another 30' up from where I traversed so I was about 70' out at that point. The bolt was an old SMC with a square 1/4" nut but was in good shape. That was the last piece of pro I saw for the rest of the climb. Someone had been there but where they went after remains a mystery. Anyone know? Anyway, I climbed a full rope length, found a crack and belayed Miss Colleen up. I had her climb up past me to a large ramp that was comfortable so she wouldn't have to hang at the belay. There was no pro at the ramp and we noticed clouds starting to gather.
At this point it would have been hard to bail as we had traversed out and didn't know where or how far the belays were for "Nuts and Bolts" which was supposed to be to the right of us but I couldn't see any gear. So my mission was to find a way up as easily, safely and as quickly as possible because the sky was getting darker. We saw a tree above and aimed for it. The tree is visible in the photo's of the mentioned thread, particularly in QITNL's pictures. The rest of the climb was finding an easy way up through water chutes and some small cracks for belays, but mostly face climbing on good rock. No bolt kit so there are pitches with no pro. The last pitch was finally an easily protected crack. This may converge with the Tom Rogers and Nuts and Bolts routes but it's hard to tell. Third class after the tree.
We got to the top and it started to hail but we were lucky. We were on the western edge of the storm and watched it pass over Clouds Rest and on into Tuolumne. The rock was barely dampened and we rapped off safely down to the southeast saddle and climbed up the second dome for a snack and a great view.
So, we apparently climbed on maybe two pitches (second and last?) of the Tom Rogers route. But didn't see a trace, other then the old bolt of a route or gear where we climbed. So I think an unplanned FA went up that day. Here is a topo. If someone went this way, cool. I don't think it will get repeated much if ever and it wasn't intentional but we climbed it none the less. It's on good (maybe great as it is very clean)rock.
Miss Colleen was a great partner. Positive and supportive the whole way.
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Starr King and an improvised FA
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He has been touted as a future Labour leader and "the new Blair". So you can imagine a future chronicler of the Tristram Hunt premiership devoting a page or two to his first big debate as shadow Education Secretary. If the author is as professional a historian as Hunt himself is, he's unlikely to describe it as an unalloyed triumph.
To borrow from boxing, it was like watching a promising new Great White Hope having his first try-out against a weathered prize-fighter. A shameless Michael Gove showed off to the crowd, used lots of fancy footwork and hit his opponent more than once below the belt. He secured a clear win on points.
Attacking the use of unqualified teachers in free schools and academies, Hunt dealt with interventions largely by not answering them. "Today we are focusing on the future," he said a little primly to ribald laughter from the benches opposite when the Tory Andrew Percy, a teacher, asked about an increase in unqualified teachers under Labour. Clearly having done his homework, Mel Stride, another Tory, challenged him on whether Terry Morris, Hunt's old history teacher at the private University College School was "a qualified teacher, or simply an inspiration". "The great thing about qualified teachers is that they can be both qualified and an inspiration," said Hunt. It was a feint, but didn't avoid the punch.
There was also a jargon issue. No more "going up the value chain rather than deskilling", Shadow Secretary! Nor is it advisable to say so soon in your new post: "As Secretary of state for Education I am not going to… [allow failures like that at the Al-Madinah academy]."
Gove mercilessly mocked Hunt's over-erudite references to "TH Green and LT Hobhouse" (and Keynes) in his attack on the Liberal Democrats. He then took apart Hunt's pronouncements on free schools, saying that as a civil war historian Hunt knew all "about a body politic being racked by internal division. What a pity that it is his body politic that is being so racked".
Hunt will learn. But he needs to work on his technique in the gym. With a punchball.
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The Lady Pats put together a very good performance on Friday night to defeatthe Southwestern Lady Warriors. The Lady Pats won 63-49.
They will now play Rockcastle County in the 12th region championship game at Lincoln County High School at 7:30pm on Saturday night. This will be Head Coach Don Story's last game ever at home.
Everyone needs to get out and support these girls and coach Story. It's going to to be a special night, no matter the outcome of the game. Should be a classic. Tip is set for 7:30pm.
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Is there a better way to diss the competition than by highlighting their faults in a delicious pop song parody? No, no there isn't, and former G4 host Laura Foy proves it with a Microsoft-produced video parody of Justin Timberlake's "Sexy Back" cleverly titled "I'm Bringing Xbox Back."
Sure, the video exaggerates a bit when it says the PS3 "costs more than a brand new SUV" and seems a little out of touch when it calls Nintendo's Wii remote "wii-wii-wack" (What is this, 1992?). We also think it's a bit hypocritical to taunt the PS3 as "not compatible backwardsly" when we still can't play Psychonauts on our 360s.
Still, it's hard to stay mad when you're getting your groove on to an infectious dance beat. See what we mean by following the jump.
[Update: To clear up some confusion, this video is NOT just a personal clip made by some random Microsoft fan. Laura Foy is an employee of Channel 10, a Microsoft-owned video blog where the video was originally posted.]
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Friday, July 15, 2011
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{this moment}~A Soule Mama ritual. A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week. A simple, special, extraordinary moment. A moment I want to pause, savor and remember.
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Don Waddell is the current executive vice president, general manager, and head coach of the Atlanta Thrashers and former ice hockey defenceman.
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"I can't say Peter is an up-and-coming coach because he is past that. He has proven himself. This is the next challenge for him."
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"Peter has proven himself through the ranks as a coach. This is the next challenge for him. I think he's very capable and ready to handle these duties. I always felt that international experience is a key for this type of position, and Peter certainly brings that to the table."
"Chris' name was the first name mentioned by everyone. That just speaks volumes for how he's respected in the game of hockey. He does everything at a high level. There was no other choice for us but to pick Chris."
"He's an excellent offensive player. He's the catalyst on Colorado's power play."
"It's easy to sit up there and judge and say, what if we did this or that. What I came away with as being encouraging ... was we had a lot of guys step up and play big in the big games."
"Chris's name was the first name mentioned by everyone. That just speaks volumes for how he's respected in the game of hockey, and for what he's done not only in the National Hockey League, but for what he's done for USA Hockey over the years."
"It's not practical to have four goaltenders dressed for practice, so we felt it best to have Ryan remain at home and be available."
"If we continue to play as well as we did against Slovakia, we are going to be fine."
"But I did think we would score more than we are now. We've gotten chances to score, and we haven't buried them. And you don't get as many scoring chances in this type of tournament as you get in the National Hockey League."
"He's going to play the first game. If you go back to Jan.1, he's been the best goalie."


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This morning we were on Hedgeye's The Macro Show talking about Restaurant stocks. We gave an overview of the earnings season to date and touched on a few things to look at in Q4 and 2016.
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This morning we were on Hedgeye's The Macro Show talking about Restaurant stocks. We gave an overview of the earnings season to date and touched on a few things to look at in Q4 and 2016.
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Takeaway: If you still own shares of Kinder Morgan, we suggest you tread very carefully.
In case you missed it... Barron's ran a story with the headline below over the weekend. The story prominently features the analysis of Hedgeye Energy analyst Kevin Kaiser. Of course, Kaiser has been a longtime bear on Kinder Morgan (KMI) and a vocal critic of the dangers of MLPs.
Barron's writer Andrew Bary calls Kaiser, "the company's most outspoken critic." We won't disagree with his assessment.
Here's an excerpt::
"… Hedgeye's Kaiser takes issue with investors' dividend focus: 'You need to look at other metrics because the dividend is an arbitrary number that is not representative of what the company actually earns.'
The company is expected to net 70 cents a share this year, based on generally accepted accounting principles. With a tax shield related to the MLP purchases last year, the cash earnings may top $1 a share. So Kinder Morgan's current dividend could be about twice its cash earnings and more than three times its free cash flow, as defined by cash flow from operations, less all capital expenditures."
Kaiser's original short call on Kinder Morgan came on 8/2/2013 when shares traded for almost $39. Yesterday, KMI closed at $27.51 per share. In other words, the stock is down 30% since Kaiser's call.
Contrast Kaiser's steadfast thinking with Wall Street's perma-bulls, who are increasingly hedging their bets. In the Barron's story, writer Andrew Bary singles out Credit Suisse MLP analyst John Edwards as a "longtime Kinder bull."
While we wouldn't say Mr. Edwards has swung around to our dour outlook on the stock just yet, at a minimum, he's at least pulling his expectations down from the stratosphere. Following KMI's disappointing Q3 earnings, Edwards cut his rating on the stock to "Neutral" from "Outperform." He also lowered his price target to $39 from $52.
It's a start!
The stock was up 3.4% yesterday, rebounding from its 15% tumble after the company reported lackluster earnings.
We're obviously not buying the bounce
In a recent note to subscribers, Kaiser reiterated his short call and explained why he continues to peg fair value for KMI in the range of 9x to 10x current EV/EBITDA, or $10-$13 per share.
In other words, at least 50% downside from here.
Bottom line: Kaiser has been warning about the dangers of MLPs for a long time now. Check out this laundry list of 8 MLP short calls he's made and how they have fared here. If Kaiser is right again, it doesn't bode well for Kinder Morgan shareholders.
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Takeaway: Post-TRID October has been underwhelming as mortgage purchase apps track ~5% below both August and 3Q15 levels of activity.
Our Hedgeye Housing Compendium table (below) aspires to present the state of the housing market in a visually-friendly format that takes about 30 seconds to consume.
Today's Focus: MBA Mortgage Applications
Purchase Demand declined -0.6% week-over-week while decelerating -300 bps to +19.3% year-over-year.
The latest weekly data is largely uneventful but, on the margin, the last three weeks of October have seen a modest pullback in activity relative to both September and recent quarter averages. Excluding the weeks immediately prior to and post TRID implementation, purchase demand in October is tracking -5.6% and -4.5% relative to August and the 3Q15 average (see 1st chart below). Given the progressively easier back half comps, growth has remained solid and steady on a year-over-year basis at ~+20% YoY.
Meanwhile, rates on the 30Y FRM contract moved back above 4%, rising +3bps in the latest week as the bond market bid both the short and long end higher in response to the rhetorically hawkish commentary out of the FOMC October meeting. At current levels, rates are in-line with the 2015 average of 4.02% and below the 4.35% average for 2014.
About MBA Mortgage Applications:
The Mortgage Bankers' Association's mortgage applications index covers more than 75% of mortgage applications originated through retail and consumer direct channels. It does not include loans delivered through wholesale broker and correspondent channels. The MBA mortgage purchase applications index is considered a leading indicator of single-family home sales and construction. Moreover, it is the only housing index that is released on a weekly basis.
The MBA Purchase Apps index is released every Wednesday morning at 7 am EST.
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Post another nasty #Deflation print out of the Eurozone (PPI -3.1% year-over-year vs. -2.6% last), the EUR/USD is down -0.4% and is finally signaling immediate-term TRADE oversold vs. an overbought U.S. Dollar Index into the U.S. jobs report.
WTI went squirrel yesterday vs. the correlation machines (up with the USD up), but it is also signaling immediate-term TRADE overbought alongside Energy Equity Beta (XOP and XLE).
For the umpteenth time this year, the UST 2YR Yield is in this 0.75-0.80 zone and signals overbought on "they're gonna raise rates" – you're one more bad jobs report away from 0.59% 2YR and 1.98% 10YR. FYI – we are staying with that call.
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Last week was a big week for McDonald's (MCD), as they reached the inflection point we were predicting. Post earnings, the next catalyst for the stock is going to be the November 10th analyst meeting. The meeting will be an opportunity for management to shed more light on the progress of all day breakfast, additional G&A cuts and the potential of doing a REIT. Our Restaurants team remains bullish on the name, and they look forward to giving you some material updates after the meeting. |
Restoration Hardware (RH) shares gained 5.8% this past week. The margin story here is explosive. Margins were sitting below 10% on Friday, and we think they will be above 16% in 3 years. The key reason is that expense leverage on these new properties is like nothing we've ever seen (i.e. RH pays only 10% more for square footage that's 300% larger). In addition, the company does not have to proportionately grow its sourcing organization with the growth in its store base OR its category expansion. Our estimate is that the company will add $3 billion in sales over 3-years and climb to $11 in EPS. The earnings growth and cash flow characteristics to get to that kind of number would support a 30+ multiple. In the end, we're getting to a stock in excess of $300. |
Our forecasts for domestic economic growth continue to be more accurate than the consensus. We anticipate economic growth will get a lot worse from here. That is why you want to own long-term bonds (TLT, EDV).
Bad food sells. I get it. Bad food layered with years of price increases doesn't, kind of like....... (fill in the blank)
There is more to life than increasing its speed.
Mahatma Gandhi
The national average for a gallon of gasoline dropped 1.1 cents during the past week to $2.18 a gallon, according to GasBuddy. That's about 11 cents lower than one month ago and 79 cents less than one year ago. AAA puts the national average at $2.19.
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"... While our competition may have the illusion that we "got killed" in October, we're big on the whole transparency thing and would like to submit today's Chart of The Day, in #timestamped terms – every closed signal [in Real Time Alerts] that I issued in OCT.
Back to what's really been killed:
"Illusion is the first of all pleasures."
-Oscar Wilde
Chinese stocks "ripped" +4.3% overnight on "speculation of opening a north-south link" that were tied to a PBOC's "Governor comments" published on their website yesterday… but the comments ended up being from May 27th.
That headline was easily more entertaining than my favorite US domestic-equity-navel-gazer of the night: "Tesla posts its biggest loss in 10 quarters… but strong delivery guidance has the stock up +9%."
Back to the Global Macro Grind…
Into "earnings", if you didn't know that Tesla (TSLA) had crashed -25% from its 2014-2015 US Stock Market #Bubble top (see Hedgeye's Macro Theme from Q4 of 2014 called #Bubbles for timing details), you'd have the illusion that whoever chased it at $280 is back to break-even.
It's all about being driver-less and earnings-less, baby!
To be fair, the SP500 OCT #HPAD (Hedgie-Perf-Anxiety-Disorder) Squeeze story wasn't part of the earning-less one we outlined in calling the US Stock Market #Bubble what we called it before 62% of stocks in the Russell 3000 (which is 98% of stocks you could have bought) broke their 200-day Moving Monkey.
That epic OCT squeeze of +8.3% for the SPY was the best OCT since, well, Global Growth Slowed fastest last time (2011).
While our competition may have the illusion that we "got killed" in October, we're big on the whole transparency thing and would like to submit today's Chart of The Day, in #timestamped terms – every closed signal I issued in OCT.
Back to what's really been killed:
Here's an update on what I am sure every 2015 US GDP and "Earnings" bull nailed:
So, if you "back out Energy", and stayed long the Industrials and Financials (which are both DOWN YTD in absolute return terms), you're the strategist (or PM) who actually got nailed this year.
Are we competitive? Are you?
Obviously the score in this game matters. And while I do risk manage the immediate-term as aggressively and proactively as any strategist you'll find (in Real-Time Alerts, which is where all my #timestamps live), the main reason for that is the obvious one – only someone who has never run money in their life wouldn't buy/cover low and short/sell high, as Macro Themes get priced in.
Is both Global and US #GrowthSlowing further (in both Q415 and 1H16) from here priced in?
I don't think so. And you can be damn sure that I'll be held accountable to that view.
What's most amazing to me at this stage of the game isn't that we're still doing what we do. It's that the consensus that missed both #GrowthAccelerating in 2013 and #GrowthSlowing in 2015 is still doing what they do.
I guess the illusion in many people's minds is that they never had any of this wrong, all along.
Our immediate-term Global Macro Risk Ranges (with intermediate-term research TREND views in brackets) are now:
UST 10yr Yield 1.98-2.26% (bearish)
SPX 2027-2116 (bearish)
RUT 1140--1198 (bearish)
NASDAQ 4 (bullish)
Nikkei 181 (neutral)
DAX 108 (neutral)
VIX 13.85-19.21 (bullish)
USD 96.31-98.02 (bullish)
EUR/USD 1.08-1.11 (bearish)
YEN 120.10-121.60 (bearish)
Oil (WTI) 42.98-48.23 (bearish)
Nat Gas 2.08-2.38 (bearish)
Gold 1110-1150 (neutral)
Copper 2.29-2.39 (bearish)
Best of luck out there today,
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