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Permanent tissues (cardiac muscle, skeletal muscle and nerves) cannot undergo hyperplasia, as they do not have stem cells
Metaplasia is an adaptive change from one ___________________________ cell type to ________________________________-
another differentiated cell type
Dysplasia is recognized by the alteration in the ___________________________ of cells and is still ______________________
size, shape and arangement
All of the following are key drivers of cell injury except?
Loss of ATP
Increase in cytoplasmic calcium
decrease in cytoplasmic calcium
Generation of Reactive oxygen species
All of the following are conditions where there is hypoxia without ischemia
High altitude
decreased ventilation
decreased Oxygen transfer (ex. emphysema)
CO poisoning
Loss of ATP in cell injury leads to all of the following except
Impairs oxidative phosphorylation
Loss of function of Na/K ATPase pump
Calcium influx thereby increasing intracytoplasmic calcium
Increase in pH causing clumping of chromatin
decreased protein synthesis due to ribosomal dysfunction and swelling
All of the following result due to increased cytoplasmic calcium in cell injury except?
Increased calcium activates phospholipase, protease, endonuclease and ATPase etc
It also activates mitochondrial permeability transition pore which results in loss of membrane potential of mitochondria further limiting oxidative phosphorylation
Lipid peroxidation and membrane damage
None of the above
All of the following about ROS is correct except
Most potent ROS is O2-
H2O2 can act distant from site of production and is the intermediary of hydroxyl radical
Peroxynitrite (ONOO-) damages lipids proteins and DNA
Which of the following are the morphological changes that are seen in REVERSIBLE cell injury?
Cell swelling
Cytoplasmic eosinophilia
Plasma membrane blebbing
Chromatin clumping and redistribution due to decreased pH
All of the above
The morphologic hallmark of cell death (irreversible cell injury) is loss of nucleus
Coagulative necrosis in which tissue becomes a dry, opaque, eosinophilic mass containing the outlines of anucleated cells, resulting from the denaturation of proteins following hypoxia - is seen in all tissues except brain
Pancreatitis exhibits 2 forms of necrosis they are 1____________________ and 2____________________________
Caseous necrosis usually caused by mycobacterial or fungal infections
The difference between dry and wet gangrene is that dry gangrene is associated with infection whereas the wet gangrene is not
Resumption of blood supply and oxygenation to ischemic tissue may lead to further injury and tissue destruction
Necrosis happens to a group of cells which leads to inflammation whereas apoptosis affects single cells marked by shrinkage of the cell, condensation of chromatin, formation of cytoplasmic blebs and fragmentation of the cell into membrane bound apoptotic bodies that are eliminated by phagocytosis
Regarding apoptosis
Anti apoptotic proteins are BCL-2,BCL-XR, MCL1 - keep the Mitochondrial outer membrane impermeable by preventing the leakage of cytochrome c and other death-inducing proteins into the cytosol
Pro-apoptotic BAX and BAK upon activation oligomerizes within the outer mitochondrial protein and promote mitochondrial permeability by forming a channel in the outer membrane that allows leakage of cytochrome c from the intermembranous space
apoptosis is mediated by caspases - intrinsicpathway by inactivation of BCL-2
Extrinsic pathway via FasL-Fas death receptors
All of the above are true
1,2 and 4 are true
3,4 are true
Atrophy is a result of decrease in stress which results in decrease in size and or volume of cell mass

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People recovering from traumatic experiences in the Brantford area now have a new tool to help them cope.
A trauma dog named Eddie was officially developed to Victim Services of Brant on Friday.
He'll work with first responders recovering from on-the-job trauma, but also be available for organizations like Victim Services to use with any member of the public in the same situation.
"Anything that our office might get called out to respond to, Eddie can be there to help and support," said Penny McVicar, the executive director of Victim Services of Brant.
"He's there just for somebody to pet, to hug, to sit down on the floor and cuddle with. He just gives love – love and affection."
The dog is named after Eddie Adamson, a Toronto Police staff sergeant who died from suicide in 2005 while in the midst of a 25-year battle with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Sgt. Dean Skelding of the Brant County OPP knew Adamson, and thinks his colleague would be "honoured" to have his name live on in a trauma dog.
In fact, Skelding was front and centre for a heartwarming moment at Friday's handover ceremony.
While he was explaining why he considered Eddie to be a fitting tribute to Adamson, the dog suddenly started barking – startling everyone in attendance, especially those who've spent the most time with him.
"Eddie has never barked before," said McVicar.
"In that time that we've had him, I've never heard him bark."
Skelding also sees ways Eddie could benefit police officers, some of who find themselves traumatized by things they encounter while working – and who aren't as likely to hide that trauma as they may have been in the past.
"Now we're telling our recruits 'Hey, this is likely going to happen to you. If it does happen to you, we need to get you some help and get you through it,'" he said.
Eddie was trained by United By Trauma, a volunteer organization which connects service dogs with police officers and military personnel dealing with PTSD.
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As instructed by Batman, Batgirl took and held ground at one of the last remaining gas stations in NML. Some gang-bangers arrived with a bazooka to show their strength. They demanded the gas and blew the place up when they found none. After they split, the shop keeper gave Batgirl his last canister of gasoline for helping him stand ground. However, a rival gang destroys the station with a rocket launcher upon discovery that the station is empty. Batgirl lashes out against the gang in anger and is on the verge of killing a gang member, until the owner of the gas station convinces her not to. As a reward, he unveils a secret stash of gasoline to power the hospital's generators.


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text: Hi my name is Michelle I am 26 and My husband has recently turned 33. We have a soon to be 6 yr old daughter come july 2010. We tried with clomid back in 06 for 2 months and it wasn't helping me ovulate at all. I had the eggs just not ovulated. then we stopped after 2 mths and decided we didn't want another child then we did and then we didn't for the past 4 yrs up and down on this roller coaster. we had our minds set that we only wanted one. and my husband was dead set on it and then he just surprised me the other day telling me that I need to get a period soon. go to the obgyn. because my last one was on the second week of nov 09 and it lasted almost 170 days without an auntflow they did blood test said that my hormones were the problem and they were outrages levels. it actually looked on the paper as if i was on my af but not actually on it. crazy huh and i had a cyst but it wasnt a problem nothing to worry about and they referred me to a obgyn before I even had a period. now my period is wacky once again and it is now 65 days late. I have an appoint for march but hubby said to call in there and to tell them to give me something to have a period before we start ivf procedures. i just want to know what happens if i have a cyst what do they do about that do they leave it alone and continue. my sil had one as well. I know weve tried and havent tried for the last 6 yrs and nothing meds didnt work bcontrol messed my body up. so this is it. I am just wondering what goes on during the procedure and how many have had success on the 1st try . we are going to the best reproductive center in the city of huntsville al. they have had great success rates my bil and sis in law tried for 10 yrs and nothing and got pregnant ivf on 3rd try . so anyone else get pregnant like on 1st or 2nd time. I am excited. our dd (dear daughter) is really wanted a baby brother or sister after convincing her it was good to be an only child. she already has names not actual real names but they are cute lol. anyone?? I would appreciate it I am scared and happy all in one emotion thanks.


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Go hard, or go home. That's the line painted on the wall in almost every gym. But if you go too hard, you might hurt yourself.
Recently, a buff guy collapsed on the floor after lifting too much weights at a gym. According to the netizen who posted the videos on social media, the incident took place in China.
From the video, it can be seen that the guy was performing dead-lift from the floor. There were approximately 12 plates of various weights loaded on the barbel. Some netizens said that the weight was too much for a person of his size.
The weight was so heavy that he was struggling throughout the attempt. As he forced himself to complete one full range of motion, his face turned red because he was holding his breath to harness maximum energy from his body.
After laying the barbel on the floor, he stood there for seconds before collapsing on the floor. He appeared to be dizzy at first and then blacked out.
His back landed hard on the iron weight plates before rolling on the floor. Ouch!
People in the gym quickly rushed to help him after he appeared to be unconscious on the floor. The footage quickly went viral with over 3,000 shares in just 2 days.
"I (am) scared (that) his veins will burst because he's lifting too heavy," said a netizen.
"That's too heavy! His breathing technique was wrong and blood failed to reach his brain," commented another netizen.
According to Breaking Muscles, medical professionals refer to this phenomenon as 'syncope'. This usually happens when the weightlifters hold their breath for too long or the barbel is restricting their carotid artery. As a result, there's insufficient blood going into the brain and the person may black out.
Besides holding breath too long, dehydration can also cause a weightlifter to pass out. This is because the lack of hydration causes lower blood pressure which in turn leads to insufficient blood flowing to the brain. Those gym rats who workout in high heat condition may want to take note.
Another cause for this condition is low blood sugar. So don't train on an empty stomach guys. Grab some food that's high in carbohydrates and sugar such as bread, power bars or fruits.
Last but not least, don't say "yeap, buddy!" if it's too heavy because you aren't Ronnie Coleman. Choose a suitable weight that you can handle.
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It's important to strive for a new personal record (PR), but make sure you guys aren't ego-lifting. Stay safe guys!


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Target: New Jersey Governor Chris Christie
Goal: To distribute condoms to students in public high school in order to promote safe sex.
Despite the time students spend in high school health classes, it is no secret that teenage pregnancy rates and STD rates are increasing. While parents and teachers should still encourage abstinence in teens, it is inevitable that many high school students are going to get curious and become sexually active. While teachers may not be able to ensure that their students will remain abstinent, they can ensure that, if and when these teens become sexually active, they have the proper protection.
Many schools are still strongly against the distribution of condoms due to the belief that this practice will encourage teens to have sex; however, teens are encouraged to become sexually active by the media, peers, and many other outlets already. If a teen decides to remain abstinent even with the influence of the media, their school providing condoms is not going to suddenly change their mind. Rather, it is going to provide a safe option for those teens who would become sexually active anyway.
Therefore, this petition aims to convince NJ legislators to distribute condoms in public high schools. Teens becoming sexually active is a completely normal part of adolescence, but if educators want to be oblivious to this fact, many teens will engage in unsafe sex. In order to lower teen pregnancy and STD rates, it is imperative that we begin to promote safe sex as early as high school.
Dear NJ legislators and NJ Governor Chris Christie,
It is extremely important that educators recognize that many teens are sexually active and thus, provide them the proper protection. Some schools fear that this will encourage sexual behaviors, but it will only keep safe those who are already sexually active.
Not only is the belief that distributing condoms promotes sex an outdated opinion, but it is a close-minded viewpoint that is leading to many students having unprotected sex. Instead of working against the students, it is important that teachers work with them in order to create a healthy and safe concept of sex.
I am urging you to abandon your concern on the matter and realize how important it is to promote safe sex to high school students through the distribution of condoms.
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Hello my name's Alan. I am a senior technician with Indesit company. I have over fifteen years experience helping customers with their dishwashers. At Indesit Company we design and manufacture our appliances to provide many trouble free years of service to our customers, but there also a few things you can do yourself to help ensure your appliance operates to its full potential or to help resolve any common user issues.
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Room and breakfast were correct. Very big bed. Stuff was nice, not everybody english-speaker but enough to understandig I find the hotel a little bit expensive, but is the most interesnting in such an small town
I have problems with geting the key. The box outside, did not work.
Well located in the city. Can`t think of anything except that the soap shower wasn`t good.
We spent one night in this hotel on our way to Norway. It is located reasonably close to the motorway, in a calm town. This is a really nice hotel with friendly staff. The restaurant is in a good German style, and the breakfast offers a really good variety of dishes. The rooms look new and are clean. The parking is large and free. TV channels have been only in German.
Breakfast had no fresh fruit, when we arrived, 1700, we could not get a sandwich to eat.
quiet, mostly mature people, clean no programs in english on television, even news
nice and clean room and bathroom the restaurant was not open for hotel guests
The hotel was nice and quiet, and the location was very good. The staff were kind. There was almost no English available. The stuff talked little english, and the room instruction were German only. It might be that this place is mostly an inner-tourism venue, but still.
The room was bigger than expected.
Newly decorated. Fresh bread rolls outside the door every morning.The rate is based on the appartment which could sleep 2 adults 1 child and maybe a baby.The temperature was cold (-10c some nights ) but the appartment's heating kept us snug.Very good value .
Everything was very good, very convenient for both train stations and the town.
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English spoken; efficient service; pleasant staff; internet access; very reasonable price for the standard of the hotel.
The innkeeperswere helpful, welcoming, and accommodating. Breakfast each morning was a fantastic array of breads, meats, cheeses, and spreads. The affiliated spa provides excellent facials, manicures, etc. And it is a 5-minute walk from the train station, providing ease of travel for those who don't want to take a car. An excellent, comfortable stay. I assume most visitors use the Pension for holiday rather than business, but it would have been great to have an all-day rate for Internet access rather than by 2-hour increments.


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A Year After Boat Exodus, Threat to Castro Dissipates
Published: August 15, 1995
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But after five disastrous years that saw the economy contract at least 34 percent according to official figures (some foreign economists estimate the collapse at closer to 50 percent), officials are starting to say for the first time that the worst is over.
In 1994, the authorities say, the economy grew 0.7 percent. For the first half of this year, they say the figure was 2 percent.
Except for some increases in vegetable production, nearly all of the rebound has come in exports and joint ventures involving foreign companies. Many of the plants, farms and factories where most Cubans work have continued to stagnate, if not to deteriorate further. But the sense of at least a potential recovery has been magnified by palpable changes on the street.
Lines of waiting commuters, once endless, have begun to shrink as the Government has reorganized its transportation system, distributed hundreds of thousands of bicycles and taken donations of buses, tires and batteries from cities in Canada and Europe. With steadier fuel supplies and the refurbishing of several big electric generating plants, blackouts have been cut back sharply in the capital.
The farmers' markets that were legalized last October have nearly doubled to about 250, and more are being opened around Havana, the country's political tinderbox. Despite tight control over the licensing of self-employed workers, street vendors and garage repair shops have spread. Family-run restaurants, outlawed last year, have been allowed to reopen.
For the growing numbers of Cubans who have some access to American dollars or to the foreign-exchange certificates provided as an incentive to state workers, restaurants, nightclubs and stores that sell imported items in dollars have mushroomed. As excess Cuban currency has been soaked up by price increases on items like rum and cigarettes and by cuts in subsidies, the value of the peso has strengthened sharply against the dollar.
"For people who have money, this is glorious," said Vladimir Torres, 21, a former mechanic's apprentice who was selling young goats the other day at a bustling agricultural market outside Havana. "The people who don't -- they are still hungry."
The modest improvements have not relieved Cubans from having to dedicate hours each day to finding food, getting to work and otherwise taking care of their basic needs. But that circumstance itself, many Cubans opposed to the Government lament, might be enough to undermine any anti-Castro cause by keeping people too preoccupied to rebel.
Boredom being a handmaiden of the counterrevolution, the Government has doubled the daily television schedule from 6 hours to 12, going heavy on sports programming and recent American movies. The Young Communists Union has started up scores of neighborhood computer instruction centers, put on salsa concerts and karaoke shows in poorer neighborhoods, and is taking 400,000 young Cubans camping and to the beach.
Even as the pressure has lessened, the Government has continued to play on the concerns of many Cubans that any alternative to their current troubles might entail the loss of the benefits they still have.
Reports by the state-run news media tell of food shortages and political turmoil in Russia and the former Soviet republics. By contrast, officials praise the "stable" economic successes of China and Vietnam, where the Communist Party retains power.
In a similar vein, the official cast of Cuban history has grown steadily more nationalistic. Communist solidarity is rarely mentioned anymore. Instead, the Revolution is portrayed as part of a long continuum of anti-imperialist struggle. Marx and Lenin still have their place, but it is far smaller now, for instance, than that of the Cuban patriot Jose Marti.
The imperialist threat and the defense of social equality have also been central themes in a strong Government campaign against a pending Congressional proposal to tighten the United States economic embargo on Cuba.
The Republican bill, sponsored by Sen. Jesse Helms of North Carolina and Rep. Dan Burton of Indiana, would impose sanctions on foreign companies that do business with Cuba and press for the return of properties confiscated from private owners since the Revolution.
"In a country like Cuba where 85 percent of the families own their housing by virtue of the laws of the Revolution and the work of the Revolution, all of those families would lose the ownership of their homes," Mr. Castro warned in a speech last week. "It is something so stupid that we were almost about to send a telegram to Helms and Burton and tell them: 'Hey, thanks very much. You are really helping us.' "
Diplomats say the Cuban Government might also thank the Clinton Administration for a migration agreement in May that has helped eliminate a major source of political volatility in summers past.
Aware that they will now be deported from the United States if caught, Cubans have all but given up trying to reach American shores by raft and boat.
Some dissidents argue that the more significant change has been not in the quality of people's lives, but in the renewal of some Government controls.
When scores of squatters moved into an Old Havana building recently, the police were in place to evict them swiftly and without incident. When the Government held local elections last month with its usual one-party slate, it reported a turnout of 97.1 percent and only a small percentage of blank and nullified ballots.
Only a few anti-Government activists have been imprisoned for any length of time in recent months, and several prominent dissidents have been released. But at the same time, the police and party organizers have kept those they view as potential troublemakers at home with a series of strong warnings, dissidents say.
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Photos: Jose Rolando of Havana makes a living repairing and refilling disposable plastic cigarette lighters. Given what he calls the "open road" of capitalism, he finds a way to make ends meet. "You can work 6, 8, 10, 12 hours until you resolve your problem," he said; Members of the Service and Credit Agricultural Cooperative are boosting profits on their rice crop by 25 to 30 percent now that they can sell it on the open market. Before sale they dry the rice in the sun, shuffling their feet through the pile to turn the kernels. (Photographs by Stephen Ferry for The New York Times) (pg. A6)


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Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Haunted Hayrides, Haunted Houses and Haunted Attractions in Oakland County, Macomb County, SE Michigan, and DetroitMetro area for the 2016 Halloween season.
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Please read the Haunted Houses Metro Detroit descriptions of some of the attractions and review their websites. Some of the content on these hayrides are very family friendly and some feature material that is far too scary for younger kids. Please use your best judgment when selecting. Friday and Saturday night rides and attractions often have older/rowdier crowds so you may want to consider going on Sundays or going before 9p if you're going to take a child. We have a listing of low-scare haunted houses for kids page. See related posts below.
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Oakland County
West Bloomfield MI Haunted Forest – Adventure Park Haunted Forest
The Adventure Park at West Bloomfield (6600 W Maple Rd, West Bloomfield, MI 48322, 248-419-1550)
Adventure Park WB Haunted Forest Dates – September 30 – October 1,2,7,8,9,14,15,16,21,22,23,28,29,30 from 6p-9:30p
Adventure Park WB Haunted Forest Description – Family-friendly haunt for all ages. Admission includes family trick or treat walk and pumpkin hunt. New this year – Terror loop for those seeking scares. here will be trick-or-treating for the younger kids on the Halloween themed forest trail. The sounds of an enchanted forest will play in the background as visitors walk the dimly lit paths adjacent to the five-acre Adventure Park site. A pumpkin hunt concludes the family trail where all paid walkers will hunt for a special pumpkin of their own. Children are encouraged to arrive in costumes and interact with the haunt performers. Trick or treat bags are provided, which include a coupon towards a future ticket to the Adventure Park.
Adventure Park WB Haunted Forest Website
Clarkston MI Haunted Forest – Terror in Townsend Forest 2016
Oakland County Spoirtsmen's Club (4770 Waterford Rd, Clarkston MI 48346, 248-623-0444)
A Terror in Townsend Forest Dates – Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7:30p-10:30p Weather Permitting + September 30
A Terror in Townsend Forest Description – A Terror is Townsend Forest presented by Oakland County Sportsmen's Club 1/4 mile of terror filled forest trails Adult $12 Children under 12 $7. This is a family-friendly events.
A Terror in Townsend Forest Website
Clawson MI Haunted Attraction – Haunted Detroit Tours
Haunted Detroit (16 S Main, Clawson, MI)
Haunted Detroit Tours Dates – October 14-28 Tours leave at 7:30p
Haunted Detroit Tours will take you on a journey to haunted places in Metro-Detroit providing charter transportation, history of the sites, and tour guides equiped with ghost hunting tools such as digital cameras, infra-red thermometers, and EMF detectors to help identify potential ghost/paranormal activity. It's spooky and educational!
Haunted Detroit Tours Website
Holly MI Haunted Attraction – Halloween in Hollygrove
Michigan Renaissance Festival (12600 Dixie Highway, Holly, MI 48442, 248-634-5552)
Halloween in Hollygrove Dates – Saturdays & Sundays, October 15 – October 30 2016
Haunted in Hollygrove Description – Features Horton Lake Outbreak, a Warrior Dash-like race where you're hunted by zombies! Are you brave enough to complete the Horton Lake Outbreak Zombie obstacle course?
Haunted in Hollygrove website
Holly MI Haunted Attraction – Haunted Hollows Camping
Groveland Oaks County Park (14555 Dixie Highway, Holly, Michigan)
Haunted Hollows Dates – September 16 – September 17 AND September 23 – September 24
Get into the spirit by joining our Campsite Decorating Contest and Campground Trick-or-Treating. If you dare — make your way through the Haunted Island! Please note that most activities take place on Saturday. Please note that most activities take place on Saturday. Call the park directly at 248-634-9811. Contact our friends at Destination Oakland for more info.
Leonard MI Haunted Attraction – Boo Bash Camping
Addison Oaks County Park (1480 West Romeo Road, Leonard, Michigan 48367)
Boo Bash Dates – October 7 – 8 AND October 14 – October 15
Boo Bash Description – Frightful fun with costume contest for all ages, campground trick or treating, Halloween face painting, inflatables, haunted house, family games, costumed DJ dance, campsite decorating contest, Halloween crafts and wagon rides. Contact our friends at Destination Oakland for more info. Contact our friends at Destination Oakland for more info.
Pontiac MI Haunted House – Haunted Erebus
Pontiac MI Haunted House – Haunted Erebus
Haunted Erebus (18 S. Perry, Pontiac, Michigan 48342 Phone – 248-332-7884)
Haunted Erebus Dates – September 16,17,23,24, Wednesdays – Sundays in October. (6-11p Sundays, 7p-11p Mondays through Thursdays, 6p-1a Fridays and Saturdays)
Haunted Erebus Description – The Haunted Erebus 4-Story Haunted Attraction returns. With over 60 years of haunting experience, the Terebus brothers have made Erebus one of the top haunted attractions in Michigan.
Haunted Erebus website
Pontiac MI Michigan Haunted House – The Realm of Darkness
The Realm of Darkness (37 Turk St, Pontiac, Michigan 48341 Phone – 248-338-0029)
The Realm of Darkness Dates – September 16,17,18,23,24,25,30 – October 1,2,7,8,9,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,24,25,26,27,28,29,30,31. Weekdays and Sundays from 8p-11p. Fridays and Saturdays in September from 7:30p-midnight. Fridays and Saturdays in October from 7:30p-1a.
The Realm of Darkness Description – The Realm of Darkness Haunted House in Pontiac boasts that their haunted house has actually been investigated by paranormal investigators who have paranormal audio evidence and other evidence of ghostly activity. Realm of Darkness Pontiac also features House of Nightmares 3D attraction located inside Realm of Darkness.
The Realm of Darkness Pontiac website
Rochester MI Haunted Attraction – Rochester Jaycees Tunnel of Terror
Tunnel of Terror at Rochester Municipal Park (400 Sixth Street, Rochester, Michigan 48307)
Tunnel of Terror Dates – October Friday and Saturday evenings starting Oct 7
Tunnel of Terror Description – "Coil through seemingly endless pitch black corridors with mayhem and madness lurking around every corner. Push the limits of your psyche and put your phobias to the ultimate test through the maze of darkness and horror"
Tunnel of Terror Rochester website
Southfield MI Haunted Attraction – Lavin's Flower Land Haunted Nursery
Lavin's Flower Land Nursery (24620 Nine Mile Rd, Southfield, Michigan Phone – 248-361-5945)
Haunted Nursery Dates – September 30 and October Fridays and Sautrdays from 8p-midnight
Haunted Nursery Description – 9 Greenhouses of Terror! Sponsored by Lavin's Flower Land. All proceeds donated to New Directions Center for Youth Achievement
Haunted Nursery website
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Macomb County
Armada MI Haunted House – Haunted Blake's Halloween, Blake's Spookyland Haunted Hayrides
Blake's Orchard & Cider Mill (17985 Armada Center Rd, Armada, Michigan 48005 586-784-5343) 24 Hour hotline – 586-784-9710)
Haunted Blake's Halloween Dates – September 23,24,30 October 1,2,7,8,0,14,15,16,21,22,23,28,29,30
Haunted Blake's Halloween Prices – Several ticket packages available at varying prices.
Haunted Blake's Halloween Description – Blake's Haunted Halloween features "Spookyland", "Haunted 3-story Barn, "Spookyland", "Zombie Paintball Safari Haunted Hayrides" and more. Not recommended for young children. Haunted Blake's is very popular. Live DJ entertainment and food and drink to purchase. Click here for a review of Blake's Cider Mill. Click here for a review and photo gallery of daytime Blakes' Barnyard Funland and Spookyland attraction.
Haunted Blake's Haunted Attractions website
Armada MI Haunted House and Haunted Hayride – Slaughtered at Sundown
Slaughtered at Sundown (71800 Romeo Plank Rd, Armada, MI 48005, 586-752-7669)
Slaughtered at Sundown Dates – Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays September 30 – October 30. Sales end at 11p on Fridays and Saturdays, 10p on Sundays.
Slaughtered at Sundown Description – Not recommended for children under 8. Haunted House is in 3D, Actors aren't allowed to intentionally touch customers. Haunted House and Haunted Hayride are said to be equally scary.
Slaughtered at Sundown Haunted Attraction website.
Lennox Twp MI Haunted House and Haunted Hayride – Haunted Farm of Terror
Haunted Farm of Terror (28405 26 Mile Road, Lennox Twp, MI, 586-203-7222)
Haunted Farm of Terror Dates – September 16,17,23,24,30 – October 1,7,8,9,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30. September dates are from 7:30p-1a. October Sundays and Weekdays are from 6:30p-11p. October weekends are from 6:30p-1a.
Haunted Farm of Terror Description – /20 acre "Hayride of Horrors". Features Haunted House, Hayride, and scary movies on a 30 ft screen, paintball shoot + more!
Haunted Farm of Terror Haunted House & Hayride website.
Mt. Clemens MI Haunted House – Fear Factory
Fear Factory Mt. Clemens Gibraltar Trade Center (237 N. River Rd, Mt. Clemens, 586-216-2291)
Fear Factory Dates – Open 7p-??? September – 16,17,18,23,24,25,30 October – 1,2,6,7,8,9, October 12th-31st.
Fear Factory Info – 25,000 square feet and 30 minutes of terror! Fear Factory in Mt. Clemens at the Gibralter Trade Center features Michigan Largest Vortex Tunnel.
Fear Factor website.
New Haven MI Haunted Attraction – Scarefest Scream Park
Scarefest Scream Park (61288 Gratiot at 28 Mile, New Haven, MI phone: 586-749-6666)
Scarefest Scream Park Dates – September – 9,10,16,17,23,24,30 October – 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,23,28,29,30 Tickets go on sale 6p. Haunted attractions hours are 7p-?)
Scarefest Screampark Description – Castle of the Dead Haunted House, Hayride of Doom, Carnival of the Dead Forest Walk, Terror Zone Haunted Maze, Zombie Paintball, Survive The Night Haunted Camping. Heated Club Terror Zone bar tent featuring food and alcohol, bonfires, nightly entertainment and more.
Scarefest Screampark website
Warren MI Haunted House – The Deadland Haunted House (formerly Deadly Intentions)
County Line Antique Trade Center (20900 Dequindre Rd, Warren, MI 48091, 248-808-2463)
The Deadland Haunted House Dates – September – 16,17,23,24,25,30 October – 1,2,7,8,9,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31
The Deadland Haunted House Description – The Deadlands is a 6500 square foot "haunted" attraction. Deadly Intentions is not a guided tour. The attraction is said to be about 20-25 minutes long depending on how long you look around. Weekends feature entertainers while you wait and actors interact with customers in line.
Deadly Intentions Haunted Attraction website
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Wayne County
Westland MI Haunted House – Hush
Hush (34043 Ford Rd, Westland, MI, 734-502-6026)
Hush – Dates – September 23,24, 30 – October 1,2,7,8,9,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31.
Hush – Description – Ranked Michigan's "Haunt of the Year" in 2013. completely rebuilt for 2016 . "You'll have the most terrifying mutants, monsters, and zombies in your face that even nightmares can't compete with."
Hush website
Ypsilanti Township MI Haunted House and Haunted Attraction – Wiard's Orchards Haunted Thrill Park
Wiard's Orchards (5565 Merritt Rd, Ypsilanti Township, Michigan 48197)
Night of Terrors Dates – Fridays and Saturdays from 7:15p-11:30p from September 24 – October 31, Sundays in October beginning 10/9 from 7:15p-10:30p, Halloween Night from 7:15p-11:30p.
Night of Terrors Description – 6 Haunted Attractions in 1 location. Haunted Attractions include Splattertown Haunted Paintball, Ultimate Haunted Barn, The Asylum, The Mind Shaft, Hayride of the Lost, and Alien Caged Clowns. Wiard's Night of Terroris designed to scare adults and children under 10 years old are not recommended. Children over 10 must accompanied by an adult.
Wiard's Orchards Night of Terrors Haunted Attraction website
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Livingston County
Pinckney MI Haunted House – Terrorfied Forest and Manor
Terrorfied Forest and Manor (145 Swarthout Road, Pinckney, MI 48169)
Terrorfied Forest and Manor Dates – September 16,17,23,24,30 – October 1,7,8,9,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31. Fridays and Saturdays from 8p-midnight. Sundays and Weekdays from 8p-11 or 8-10p (call).
Terrorfied Forest and Manor Dates Info – Terrorfied Forest and Hillside Mortuary attraction. Not recommended for children under 12 years old. Attraction includes Terrorfied Forest 30 acre attraction and Bubbles Funhouse
Terrorfied Forest and Manor website.
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Genessee County
Burton MI Haunted House – The Crypt Haunted House
The Crypt Haunted House (4247 S. Dort HWY, Burton, Michigan 48529 Phone – 810-742-2260)
The Crypt Haunted House Date – All October weekends (Fri-Sat) plus Halloween week (Su,Th,Fr,Sa). Dusk until midnight on Fridays and Saturdays. Dusk until 11p on Weekdays and Sundays. The Crypt Haunted House Description – Chemco now presents the Crypt! More thrills and chills than ever. The Crypt is an in your face haunted house With Actors and more state of the art effects. Experience the black hole, claustrophobia, and beware of the Crypt. "Not recommended for small children or sissies."
The Crypt at Chemco Haunted Attraction website.
Flint MI Haunted Attraction – Saint Lucifer's Asylum and 13 Feet Under at Playland Park
Saint Lucifer's Haunted Asylum (5290 S Dort Hwy, Flint, Michigan 48507-4438 Phone 810-695-8200)
Saint Lucifer's Haunted Asylum Dates – September – 23,24,30 October – 1,2,7,8,14,15,16,21,22,23,28,29,30,31. Open at 8-11p in September and October Sundays and Thursdays. Open 7p-mid October Saturdays and Sundays beg October 14
Saint Lucifer's Haunted Asylum Info – "Long ago, it was boarded up, abandoned, left for dead. St. Lucifer's Asylum for the Mentally Insane. Once there were over 12,000 patients and a staff of 700. A cutting edge psychiatric hospital specializing in electroshock therapy. But things were far from normal. Then the state ordered it close in 1974. Be one of the first to enter St. Lucifer's and discover for yourself the meaning of fear."
Saint Lucifer's Haunted Asylum/Playland Park website
Flint MI Haunted House – Clio Manor
Clio Manor (4403 Clio Rd, Flint, MI 48504, 810-620-5167)
Clio Manor Dates September 16,17,23,24,30 – October 1,2,7,8,9,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31 7p-midnight on Fridays and Saturdays – 7p-11p on Sundays and Thursdays. Clio Manor Description – Flint's only 2 story haunted house! Other attraction is Zombie Paint Ball.
Clio Manor website
Mt. Morris Michigan Haunted House – Exit 13 Haunted House
Exit 13 Haunted House Location (6069 N. Saginaw St, Mt Morris, MI, 810-858-9768)
Exit 13 Haunted House Dates – September 16,17,23,24,30 October 1,2,7,8,9,13,14,15,16,20,21,22,23,27,28,29,30,31 Friday and Saturdays doors open 7p. Sundays and Thursdays doors open at 8p.
Exit 13 Haunted House Description – Voted best haunted attraction in Genesee County. Newly renovated and expanded. Added a 2nd attraction called Total Blackout.
Exit 13 Haunted House website
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Jonesville MI Haunted House – Darksyde Acres
Darksyde Acres (11375 Rowe Road, Jonesville, MI, 517-549-5100)
Darksyde Acres Dates – September 17,24,30 October 1,7,8,14,15,21,22,28,29
Darksyde Acres Description – Darksyde Acres features 7 haunted attractions at 1 location on 70,000 square feet! Darksyde Acres boasts it is "Michigan's only haunted attraction utilizing Hollywood-style fx and scare tactics."
Darksyde Acres website
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Lapeer County
Lapeer MI Haunted Attraction – Past Tense After Dark
Past Tense After Dark (1965 Farnsworth rd at Daley rd. 2 1/2 miles north of lapeer, MI off M-24)
Past Tense After Dark Dates – Fridays & Saturdays September 23 through October 29 from 7p-midnight WEATHER PERMITTING.
Past Tense After Dark Description – Hayride of Dispair, Corn Maze of Fear, House of Horror attractions.
Past Tense After Dark website
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – Saginaw County
Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 – No Longer in Operation
The following haunted houses Metro Detroit, hayrides and other haunted attractions have closed over the past few years and won't be in operation for the Haunted Houses Metro Detroit 2016 Halloween season. Think of it as the graveyard of Metro Detroit Haunted Houses
- The Amazing Corn Maze Haunted Attractions and Corn Maze in Leonard won't be featuring haunted attractions this year.
- Wojo's Greenhouse in Ortonville had a Haunted Forest attraction for a couple of years to benefit St. Anne's church but will not have a Haunted Forest this year.
- Lavin's Flower Land Nursery operated Haunted Nursery for a few years to benefit local charities but will not be operating Haunted Nursery in Southfield this year.
- The 22 year tradition of Haunted Hayrides at Miller's Big Red Orchard & Cider Mill appears to be over. I spoke to a representative today that confirmed Haunted Hayrides at Miller's Big Red Orchard will NOT take place for this year.
- Haunted Hollows in Armada is not operating the popular haunted attraction for this year but may come back in the future.
- Nightmares for Hope Haunted House in Wolverine Lake operated a small haunted house attraction last season to benefit Autism research but an arson event has closed the attraction for good.
- Dementia Haunted Attraction at Hampton Golf Course in Rochester Hills, MI has closed its doors to concentrate on golf.
- The Haunted Castle in Beverly Hills, MI ceased operations in 2011. I was told they may re-open future Haunted Houses Metro Detroit seasons but they haven't… yet.
- The Haunted Winery in Farmington Hills, MI closed in 2010.
- Ladd's Evil Acres will not continue due to the passing of Owner Adam Ladd in 2014. Adam had always reached out to us in the past to list his haunted attraction and we at Oakland County Moms were very saddened to learn of his passing.
- Dark Legacy of Wixom seems to be MIA, if they're still continuing their Haunted Houses Metro Detroit, please let us know! RIP Dark Legacy 2016.
- RIP Erwin Orchards Haunts! "We will no longer be having our Haunted Attractions. We want to thank all of our loyal customers who patronized our haunts for the past 38 years." – per Erwin Orchards Website 2016.
Please note – This Metro Detroit Haunted Houses, Haunted Hayrides and Haunted Attractions 2016 Directory for Oakland County, Macomb County, Wayne County and Metro Detroit, Michigan will be updated regularly throughout the Halloween season. Oakland County Moms is not responsible for info or inaccuracies with descriptions that may have changed during our research.
This Haunted Houses Metro Detroit page is intended to be used as a guide. Oakland County Moms does not endorse these events. Oakland County Moms is not responsible for changes to event descriptions, event times or details being altered without notice or cancellations.
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Wasim Mir OBE
Wasim Mir took up his post as Deputy Head of Mission in Brazil in June 2014. Since January 2017 he acts as a Chargé d'Affaires till the new British Ambassador to Brazil presents credentials. Wasim joined the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) in 1998 and has spent most of his career focusing on multilateral issues and institutional reform.
Between 2012 and 2013 Wasim was Deputy Director in the FCO responsible for introducing a new flexible way of operating in the FCO through the establishment of the Projects Task Force. In recognition of his contribution to organisational reform and diversity, in 2012 Her Majesty The Queen awarded him the Order of the British Empire (OBE).
Between 2011 and 2012 Wasim was seconded to the United Nations Secretariat where he worked was the senior advisor to the President of the United Nations General Assembly where he led a cross-cutting UN team to bring together Governments from across the globe and set the global agenda for tackling HIV. He also advised the President of the General Assembly on Peacekeeping Finance, Humanitarian Affairs, Cultural Dialogue and UN Reform.
Between 2006 and 2010 he worked at the United Kingdom Mission to the United Nations heading a team responsible for Management Reform and Finance. He worked at the UK Representation to the European Union from 1999 - 2001 and again in 2005-06 during the UK Presidency of the EU. He has also worked in the FCO in London on United Nations issue, as Secretary to the FCO Board and Head of Internal Communications. Prior to joining the FCO, Wasim worked for the European Commission and the UK Department for Education and Employment.
Wasim studied economics at the London School of Economics, graduating in 1993. He subsequently obtained a Master's Degree in Law from the University of Manchester, graduating in 1994. While working in Brussels, Wasim undertook an executive Masters in Business Administration from the University of Leuven, specialising in Public Sector Reform.
Wasim was born and brought up in Bradford, West Yorkshire.
Deputy Head of Mission, British Embassy Brasilia
The Deputy Head of Mission is a senior diplomat and typically a key advisor to the Ambassador or High Commissioner. The Deputy is responsible for the daily management of an overseas Embassy or High Commission. They will represent the UK's interests in the absence of the Ambassador as Chargé d'Affaires. A senior ranking Deputy may also take the title Minister. Smaller missions may not have a Deputy Head.
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I was hoping for a larger capital return plan, for very obvious reasons. BAC is much stronger and healthier than it was even last year at this time, when it returned a quite robust $10.5-billion split between common and preferred repurchases. BAC is on track to earn roughly $14 billion this year, so given that the company also has some excess capital on the balance sheet, I figured $12 billion was a reasonable number. However, the Fed felt differently, and here we are. Now, that doesn't mean all is lost in terms of returning capital, so let's take a look at what BAC is doing and how it can benefit shareholders.
First, the cash dividend on the common was widely expected. BAC bumped it to 5 cents in order to bend to shareholder pressure to pay a higher dividend. The stock now yields just over 1%, which is far from an income stock, but the more important thing is that it symbolizes the crisis era is over for BAC. After being permitted to raise its dividend for 2014, I think we'll see BAC raise it every single year for the foreseeable future. This is good for those who already own their shares, as their yield on cost will increase dramatically in the coming years. It is going to be a long time before BAC is an income stock again, but at this point, I'm okay with that. The bank is still growing earnings at a ridiculous rate, so I'd rather see excess capital deployed into the business, instead of cash dividends.
Speaking of that, the $4 billion in buybacks is nice, but I was hoping for more. Last year saw more in common share buybacks, with the addition of preferred repurchases. However, the Fed's tests are more stringent this year, resulting in lower capital return approvals. While I will admit I was disappointed with "only" $4 billion, there was a piece of the press release I found more interesting than the rest. The press release states that BAC can spend that $4 billion on common share repurchases, as expected, or warrants. This is huge, as it means that BAC could potentially remove enormous dilution that is possible given the warrants that are outstanding on its common stock as a result of the financial crisis. As of the end of December, BAC had 121.8 million of Series B warrants and 150.4 million of the Series A outstanding. This means that BAC has flexibility to either retire ~235 million common shares outright, if it simply purchases common stock at today's prices, or every single warrant that is publicly traded (excluding Berkshire's warrants, those are off-limits for now). At today's prices, BAC's Series A and B warrants have a combined market value of ~$1.33 billion, meaning that BAC could either purchase them on the open market, or tender them for some price over their current market value.
Let's say BAC decides to tender for all outstanding warrants and offers a 25% premium, which I believe would get most, if not all, investors to give up their warrants. If we assume that, BAC would need to pay $1.67 billion for its outstanding warrants. This would eat up almost half of the newly-minted repurchase program, but think of the positive effects. BAC would be retiring ~272 million warrants that aren't common shares yet, but at least in the case of the Series A's, will certainly be at some point. BAC would be reducing future dilution in a big way by tendering for all outstanding warrants, because it could reduce future float by an average cost of only $6.125 per share, instead of purchasing common shares on the open market today for ~$17.
Some would argue that BAC's Series B warrants are too far out of the money to warrant repurchasing, and I can see that point. While I fully expect BAC will trade north of $31 by 2019, that is a long way from today's price. So assuming BAC were to tender for the Series A warrants only and use the balance of the repurchase commitment to buy common stock on the open market, BAC would offer $10.15 per warrant (at my 25% premium estimate), and with 150.4 million outstanding, that would cost $1.53 billion, leaving $2.47 billion for common share repurchases. I love this scenario, and I hope this is what BAC comes up with. It offers the best bang for its repurchasing buck, retiring a total of 296 million shares, or almost 3% of the float today. Since the Series A warrants are so far in the money at this point, I believe they should be considered common share equivalents, and retiring them now means BAC can leverage its repurchasing dollars in a big way.
Whatever BAC decides to do, it has a great record in recent times, repurchasing shares at cheap prices, leaving investors with larger gains than they otherwise would have. I would love to see BAC tender for the Series A warrants, as even if it has to pay a large premium, it will end up being a prescient move. I don't realistically think BAC will tender for the Series B warrants, since they are so far out of the money, but the Series A's offer BAC an opportunity to remove ~150 million shares of future dilution for a very low price. If it waits until those shares are converted into common stock, it will have to pay much, much more to retire them. The best use of BAC's somewhat limited repurchase budget is to tender for the Series A's and use the balance on repurchasing common stock. In this way, it can reduce the common stock float by nearly 300 million shares, instead of the 235 million it can retire by simply purchasing on the open market. Either way you slice it, however, it's good for BAC shareholders, as a reduced float is always an unequivocal positive.
Disclosure: I am long BAC. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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Amstetten, Austria (AFP) June 22, 2014
Vast amounts of hot water from household appliances, businesses and factories gurgle down the drain every day, wasting not only H2O but also another precious resource: heat energy.
Not, however, in the Austrian town of Amstetten, where a pilot project by the local utility company is "recycling" this energy from a place where normally few dare to tread -- the sewer.
This it uses to heat 4,000 square metres (45,000 square feet) of buildings, or cool them in summer, allowing it to dispense entirely with gas and reduce its carbon footprint.
"Almost every week we get a visit from a different delegation coming to look," Robert Simmer, the enthusiastic boss of Stadtwerke Amstetten, told AFP as he showed off the project.
"There is a French delegation coming next week, and then a Spanish one ... We are starting to lack the resources, we need to beef up our personnel to handle all the tours we have to do."
Along a 42-metre (yard) stretch of sewer where the water temperature can reach 27 C (81 F), the firm has put in place a high-tech installation.
Water running in pipes adjacent to -- but separated from -- the sewer is warmed by devices called heat exchangers that "suck" the warmth out.
This warmed water is then pumped to the nearby headquarters where a highly efficient heat pump fires the central heating system.
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"The water that is pumped over here is clean, there is no fecal matter. The equipment inside (the sewer) is also self-cleaning," Simmer said.
Even though extra electricity for the heat pump -- devices also used in fridges and freezers -- costs the firm 6,500 euros ($8,850) per year, the savings are substantial compared to what it used to spend on gas.
"We have invested 240,000 euros," Simmer said. "This should be recouped within around 11 years. With any other renewable energy source like solar power, it wouldn't be any sooner."
Amstetten's utility firm is lucky because a nearby paper factory pumps hot water into the sewer, making it warmer than normal.
In addition, the firm uses under-floor heating, which is more efficient than radiators on the walls.
But even in places without such advantages, the potential for the technology is substantial, said Florian Kretschmer from Vienna's University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences (BOKU).
"The advantage from this technology is that you have a very regional resource, and waste water is always present," Kretschmer told AFP.
Other similar projects exist in Germany, and Austria's Alpine neighbour Switzerland is particularly advanced, with more than 200, and the potential is considerable, he said.
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A study done by the BOKU and others estimates that between three and five percent of buildings in Austria could be heated using this technology, with larger buildings such as schools or office blocks particularly well-suited.
This doesn't sound a lot, Kretschmer admits, but combined with other "clean" technologies like solar and wind power, it can play a role in weaning Europe off fossil fuels.
"Of course this alone is not going to solve the world's energy problems," Kretschmer said. "But what we need in the future is a good mix (of ways to produce power), and energy from waste water can play a part in this."
One potential downside is the temperature of the sewer water might fall to such an extent that it would affect sewage treatment plants. But this would only happen if the technology was used on a very large scale.
"Sewage treatment plants are highly dependent on temperature. If the water going into the treatment plants is cooled, then this has a negative effect on the performance of the treatment plant," Kretschmer said.
As a result, the BOKU is investigating the possibility of extracting heat from cleaned water downstream of treatment plans.
"In fact that would even be positive, because it will cool the water a bit before it flows into rivers," Kretschmer said.
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Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE: QSR) shares were down on Tuesday February 14 on lighter trade volume than normal after a number of analysts weighed in on the investing value of the stock, boosting the price target of stock.
Meanwhile U.S. stocks opened slightly lower on Tuesday. The main three benchmarks retreated after touching the latest in a series of record highs on Monday, with the S&P 500 index SPX, -0.09% down two points, or 0.1%, to 2,326.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average DJIA, -0.02% fell 34 points, or 0.2%, to 20,381. The Nasdaq Composite Index COMP, -0.13% shed eight points, or 0.1%, to 5,756.
Restaurant Brands International Inc. (NYSE: QSR) had its price target boosted by equities researchers at RBC Capital Markets from $0.00 to $59.00. The company currently has a rating of on the shares. As a means of comparison, a number of other analysts have issued reports on the stock recently, and Restaurant Brands International Inc. has earned a consensus one-year price target of $50.42, a decrease compared to the opening price of $54.04. Restaurant Brands International Inc. stock has a 52-week high of $54.67.
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362,975 shares crossed the trading desk yesterday, 2 percent below the norm, out of a total float 179,940,000. lower than normal. Look for trading volume to pick up in the coming days as momentum traders often use upticks in trading volume to identify heavy volume accumulation or distribution by institutional investors.
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Institutional sponsorship is defined by ownership of a stock by mutual funds, banks, pension funds and other large institutions.
These instituitional investors have teams of analysts researching thousands of stocks, so it is good validation to see them taking a postion in a stock you're considering.
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A moving average can also act as support or resistance. In an uptrend a 50-day, 100-day or 200-day moving average may act as a support level, as shown in the figure below.
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Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, yesterday the White House said it is ``winning'' the shutdown debate, and that it is ``not concerned'' how long the shutdown lasts.
The Democrats may be content with playing political games. The Republicans remain focused on finding a solution to reopen the Federal Government. When the White House says it is winning--maybe winning the political debate or winning the political game, if you will--it is the American people who are losing.
The Obama administration said yesterday it would support a measure providing retroactive compensation to furloughed Federal workers. Yet it continues to oppose funding for the National Guard and Reserve, veterans services, nutrition assistance for low-income Americans, FEMA, lifesaving medicines and cures at NIH, and the national parks and museums.
What I would simply say is that there are bills that have been sent here by the House of Representatives that are available to be picked up by the Senate at any time. We could fund all of those various things right now. The bills are from the House. All we have to do in the Senate is to pick them up and pass them, and there wouldn't be any objection on this side of the aisle.
We could fund the National Guard and Reserve, we could fund veterans services, we could fund nutrition assistance for low-income Americans, we could fund FEMA, we could fund lifesaving medicines and cures by funding NIH, and we could fund the national parks and museums. It is that simple.
Our colleagues on the other side consistently talk about this particular program that is not being funded or this particular Federal issue that is not being addressed right now in terms of funding. It can all be solved that easily.
All they have to do is pick up the bills that have come over to us from the House of Representatives and pass them right now without objection on the Republican side, and all of these things that are being talked about could be funded. It is that simple and that easy.
I hope in the end there would be some colleagues on the other side who would agree with us that that is the simplest way to deal with the immediate crisis. We obviously have other issues at work and at play that will be discussed. I wish to talk about one of those in just a minute, but in the meantime, if we are concerned about some of these important programs that are not being funded, we can do that right now. We can take care of the things that benefit people in this country, such as, the people who defend us, the National Guard and Reserve, and the people who want to see our national monuments and parks open. We have heard stories about how those are not available to people across the country. It is very simple. Pick up the bills and pass them right now.
What I would like to talk about, in addition to getting the government back up and running, is doing something to address our Nation's debt. We find ourselves now on the fifth day of a partial government shutdown that--from my perspective--was completely avoidable. We know the government shutdown is only one of the challenges we are currently facing. The Treasury tells us we are going to be reaching our debt limit in the coming days, which astonishingly stands at almost $17 trillion.
As we look at the near future, we need to address the debt limit, and we need to end this partial government shutdown. I think it is unavoidable. Those two issues have sort of converged and come together. At one time, we were going to be talking about addressing one and then subsequently dealing with the debt limit. Now it looks as if those are all going to be one big debate and discussion.
What I am perplexed about is our friend on the other side of the aisle and the President who continue to insist they are not going to negotiate on those issues. When the people of South Dakota sent me to Washington, they did so with the expectation that I will continue to stand for their values. They also know that when it comes to governing, there will be differences of opinion. Oftentimes that means we are going to have to sit down together with people on the other side of the issue to find common ground.
But to say it is my way or the highway is not the way to approach these issues. These are issues that are important to both individuals and our economy, and they just can't say we are not going to negotiate. That is not a viable or a reasonable position in the eyes of the American people.
To put a fine point on that, earlier this week the majority leader was quoted as saying:
The president said he's not going to negotiate on the debt ceiling. He's not going to negotiate, we aren't either. It has never happened in the history of the country.
At the end of last week while the President was out giving political speeches, instead of engaging with Congress to solve these issues, the President made this statement:
And that's why I said this before. I am going to repeat it. There will be no negotiations over this.
That is the President of the United States.
There will be no negotiations over this, reiterated by our friends on the other side of the aisle in the Senate.
Mr. THUNE. Mr. President, I think the reason Republicans here in the Senate find this stance so perplexing is that the characterization we have never negotiated around a debt ceiling is absolutely not true. Deficit reduction measures over the last several decades have been paired with increases in the debt ceiling. Almost 30 years ago, we had the Balanced Budget Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, otherwise known as Gramm-Rudman-Hollings. I was a staffer here at the time. That was done in the context of the debt ceiling.
We had several measures in the 1990s that reduced our deficits that were done in association with an increase in the debt ceiling.
Most recently, we all remember the Budget Control Act of 2011, which resulted in restraint largely on the discretionary side of the budget, which many of us would like to change; but it has also resulted, for the first time since the 1950s, in 2 consecutive years where the Federal Government spent less than it spent the previous year--the first time since the Korean war. The common denominator is that these deals were paired with an increase in the debt ceiling.
The point I am trying to make, for those of my friends who are arguing that negotiating around our debt ceiling is unprecedented, is perhaps they ought to take a closer look at history.
This week, Kevin Hassett and Abbey McCloskey of the American Enterprise Institute wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal entitled ``Obama Rewrites Debt-Limit History,'' which I think characterizes the history of the debt limit in a more accurate way. They write:
According to the Congressional Research Service, Congress voted 53 times from 1978 to 2013 to change the debt ceiling.
So 53 times in those 35 years of recent history.
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Congressional Republicans who want legislative conditions in exchange for a debt-limit increase are following a strategy that has been pursued by both parties the majority of the time. Of the 53 increases in the debt limit, 26 were ``clean''--that is, stand-alone, no strings-attached statutes. The remaining debt-limit increases were part of an omnibus package of other legislative bills or a continuing resolution. Other times, the limit was paired with reforms, only some of which were related to the budget.
To reiterate, out of 53 increases in the debt limit, less than half were what we say are clean or stand-alone measures. The others had other legislation associated with them, in many cases an omnibus package of legislative bills or continuing resolutions or deficit reduction measures.
To make that happen again, what we need is leadership. We need leaders on the other side of the aisle, including the President, to come to the table in good faith to make the tough decisions.
I have to say I find it concerning that instead of coming to the table this week, the President has embarked on a media blitz suggesting Republicans in Congress want to default on the debt. In an interview this week with CNBC's John Harwood, the President stated that he recently told representatives from the financial services sector visiting Washington that they should ``be concerned.'' They should be concerned over a faction of Congress that is willing potentially to default.
In my view, these statements are both unproductive and misguided. Nobody wants default. Nobody wants a government shutdown. I can assure the President and my friends on the other side of the aisle that Republicans here in the Senate couldn't agree more that those are things we need to avoid.
What I would suggest is that instead of simply kicking the can down the road, instead of pushing the difficult decisions off until tomorrow, we have to get serious about the long-term fiscal health of our country so we can grow our economy and help strengthen our middle class. Rather than stoking fears that rankle financial markets and damage the economy, now is the time to move beyond politics and to work with congressional Republicans to make a significant downpayment to address America's long-term debt problems.
Republicans are seeking responsible and reasonable solutions. South Dakotans, and I think the American people, understand that choosing to do nothing when it comes to the debt while piling it on the backs of future generations is not a responsible way to continue to govern our country. I would pose to my Democratic colleagues that Republicans stand ready to come to the negotiating table and act in good faith to get the government up and running again and to make responsible spending reforms that address the true drivers of our debt.
I hope our colleagues on the other side of the aisle will take a lesson from history and not suggest they are not going to negotiate. That is not a viable position in the eyes of the American people, and it is not a viable position if we want to work in a way that is going to lead to an accomplishment and a result here in Washington, DC, on these issues and matters that are of great importance not only to today but to the future of this country.
I would simply say again, as I said when I began, having a position that we are not going to negotiate on a government shutdown and we are not going to negotiate on a debt limit increase is inconsistent with what the American people have said they want to see done. The latest poll I saw shows that by a 2-to-1 margin, Americans think we ought to be around the debt limit increase figuring out what we are going to do about the debt. That is what the American people think. It is also unrealistic to think we are going to be able to solve our problems, and it is inconsistent with what history has shown us in the past, that when we have been able to accomplish something, we have been willing to sit down together in the context of raising the debt limit which, by the way, will be over $17 trillion when this is all said and done. I think the American people believe we are going to ask for another debt limit increase to raise that by perhaps another $1 trillion, borrowing limit. They would like to see us do something meaningful to address the incredible, burgeoning, exploding Federal debt we are putting on the backs of our children and grandchildren.
I see the Senator from Rhode Island is up next, and if he would like, on his time, to ask a question, I would, through the Chair, entertain it.
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