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Seniors' Calendar
Seniors calendar
Edmonds Senior Center, 220 Railroad Ave., Edmonds, 425-774-5555
Interested in signing up for a class, trip or event? Please call the Admin Office at 425-774-5555 ext. 104 or 108.
Bastyr Center for Natural Health On-Site Clinic
The clinic provides naturopathic medicine to people of ALL AGES. Treatments may include dietary and lifestyle counseling and education, hands-on physical therapies, and herbal and nutritional supplements. The clinic is open on Wednesdays. You MUST schedule an appointment to be seen. Call 425-774-5555 ext. 108. The cost is $15 for each visit and is paid to the Edmonds Senior Center to help offset the costs associated with offering this program. This fee can be waived if it presents a financial hardship for the patient.
Save the Date for These Upcoming Events
• Carepartners Healthy Living Fair, Friday, April 28
Sponsorships Available
•Sunset Gala Dinner & Auction, Saturday, May 6
Sponsorships Available
•Ladies Night Out, Friday, May 12
An evening of pampering for all the ladies in your family.
Join In for a Community Breakfast
On the first Friday of every month the Edmonds Senior Center hosts a community breakfast for $5. Come meet your neighbors and enjoy eggs with ham, pancakes and biscuits & gravy.
The center offers a healthy hot meal every day at the Center from 11:25 a.m. - 12:25 p.m. $3 suggested donation for those 60 and older ($4 on Thursday). You do not need to be a member of the senior center to participate in the lunch program.
Member Benefits & Information
Become a member of Edmonds Senior Center. Your $25 ($45 for a couple) annual membership dues help support their 100+ programs and enrich the lives of so many.
Volunteer Your Time and Skills
Teach a class on your favorite subject, host a trip, lead a band, the opportunities are endless. There are plenty of volunteer opportunities of all sizes at Edmonds Senior Center.
Mill Creek Senior Center, 15720 Main St., Mill Creek, 425-948-7170
Tech Services
Do you have a laptop or desktop computer that is driving you crazy? Is it running slow, acting weird or frozen again? Bring it to the Health and Wellness Computer Learning Lab. $40 flat fee for most services. Call for details 425-286-1038.
Computer Learning Centers at Northshore
Your best bet for basic and intermediate computer training. Skilled volunteer instructors. Easy learning pace geared for seniors. Software applications for the current business world or personal enjoyment.
Graphics, word processing, photos, spreadsheets, Win7, Win10, Craigslist, Facebook, special needs software, computer users' groups and more. Class length and sessions at nominal fees make learning new software easy, with no pressure.
If you're not sure what classes to take, email or call the site manager or coordinator for help in choosing the best classes for you.
Mill Creek Lab: firstname.lastname@example.com 425-948-7170
Mill Creek Computer Learning Center
The Computer Learning Center at Mill Creek specializes in training people with little or no computer knowledge. Their objective is to help you learn, not to just present class materials.
Classes for beginners and people not comfortable using computers include: Windows Intermediate; Internet and E-mail
Classes for people comfortable using computers include basic Microsoft Office classes like: Word; Excel
And FUN CLASSES like: Digital Cameras; Digital Photography; Photoshop Elements; Photo Editing; Print Shop (Greeting Cards); Shutter fly (Create Photo Book On Line).
The Mill Creek Branch's Computer Lab is in the Annex Building next to Mill Creek City Hall, 15720 Main St., Mill Creek.
For more information: (425) 948-7170 or email Terry Schuler at email@example.com
Mukilteo's Rosehill Community Center
A range of courses, classes and other activities are offered for seniors. Among them:
Posture Alignment – Pain is the body's way of alerting you to the fact that your body isn't aligned and therefore isn't moving properly. Gentle exercises and stretches will return musculoskeletal balance and symmetry back to your body. You will feel pain relief immediately. Next session 1-2 p.m. March 15, $12.
Senior Balance & Strength – Designed to build muscle and bone strength and reduce the risk of falls by improving strength, posture, balance and flexibility. The exercises are proven safe and effective for managing osteoporosis and osteopenia. The class involves strength training and gentle cardio. Next session 1-1:45 p.m. March 1-29, $65.
Gentle Yoga – Develop balance, strength, flexibility and inner calm. Friendly. Simple. Safe. Bring a yoga mat, water bottle and small towel. Next session 10:30-11:30 a.m. Feb. 21-March 28, $54.
Adult Coloring for Fun & Relaxation – Spend time coloring for fun while learning about different mediums, blending and shading. Call to pre-register. Students should bring own coloring books, colored pencils, markers, crayons and/or gel pens. Next session March 21, free.
Osher Lifelong Learning Institute Lecture Series – Join in on the first Tuesday of the month for a free lecture and stay tuned for courses and peer groups. The institute at the UW invites adults over 50 to come together to share intellectual interests and make new friends. Current and retired UW faculty and community experts lead courses and events. Free to people age 50+. Next lecture 10:30-11:30 a.m. March 7.
Defensive Driving – This one day classroom driver refresher course for seniors 55 and over. Participants are given a discount by all auto insurers in the state. Bring a lunch and a snack. Call 425-263-8180 to reserve your spot. Next session 9 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. March 8, $20.
Free Snack & A Movie – Bring a lunch and they'll supply the snacks/dessert. Enjoy a great movie on their big screen TV. Next up: March 1, "The Finest Hour." In February 1952, one of the worst storms to ever hit the East Coast struck New England, and ripped an oil tanker in half. Four members of the Coast Guard set out in a small lifeboat facing frigid temperatures and 70-foot waves to rescue more than 30 stranded sailors.
Free Mah Jongg Informational Class and Game – Learn the basics of Mah Jongg, a Chinese tile game similar to Rummy. Tuesdays and Fridays from noon to 4 p.m. through March 31 at Rosehill Community Center. Beginners welcome.
Free! Learn to Play Party Bridge – Each group of 4 plays four hands and the total score is noted on a small form. The players move to the next table and play with a new partner. After 7-9 sets, scores are totaled. The highest individual score gets a token prize. They're very patient as everyone learns at a different pace. To sign up, call the Recreation Department at 425-263-8180. On the 2nd & 4th Mondays from 9-10 a.m. at Rosehill Community Center. Next opportunity: March 13 & 27.
Free! Party Bridge – Brush up on your bridge skills with an opportunity to learn more as you play. Call Mamta Shah at 425-789-1106 to arrange for play time. On the 2nd & 4th Mondays from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Rosehill Community Center. Next opportunity: March 13 & 27.
Free! Quilt Making – Take the mystery out of quilt making. Do you need help making that special blanket or quilt? They can help with cutting, laying out, construction and finishing how-to's. Call Diane to register 425-252-4524. Next sessions: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Feb. 22 and March 29 at Rosehill.


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First Coast News television anchor Jeanne Blaylock's visit to Waves Fitness at St. Augustine Beach on Dec. 11 was worth the trip. Members of Waves presented Blaylock with more than $700 in Buddy Bucks contributions. The money will be used to help provide mammograms for women who cannot afford them.
First Coast News has partnered with the Susan G. Komen Foundation to raise Buddy Bucks to ensure every woman on the First Coast gets a mammogram, even if she can't afford one or she doesn't know where to turn.
Waves members, all wearing pink shirts, greeted Blaylock. The news anchorwoman briefly chatted with the women, some of whom are breast cancer survivors and some who have close friends and relatives who are survivors.
"It is a good time of the year for us to do something for others," Tammy Hopper, Waves owner and manager, said. "We hope it makes a difference for the mammogram recipients."
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What's the real reason Greece is in so much trouble?
Old people. The country has a massively generous pension system that's breaking the government's back. Remember, the recession hasn't even been all that deep in comparison to other countries.
But demographics and pension are a problem throughout Europe. It's just a matter of timing.
We identified the worst countries by a composite ranking of (1) the pension-to-GDP ratio in 2035 and (2) the decrease in working age population (relative to total population) by 2020. All data comes from the European Commission's 2009 EU Aging Report.


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Two Lubbock men were injured early Thursday morning as the plane they were piloting crashed into a cotton field south of Lubbock.
Bobby Don White, 50, was piloting the Cessna 210B when it crashed into a cotton field at 12:33 a.m. after it struck a powerline during an attempt to land at Town and Country Airport, which is 1.4 miles south of Lubbock, said Gary Gilbert of the Department of Public Safety.
White and his passenger, Stephen Michael Murphy, 47, suffered cuts and bruises and were treated and released at University Medical Center.
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|The Launch Pad with the Lunch Boss in charge.
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|One of the Rocketeers, these guys know their stuff and are so safety conscious.
|"To Boldly Go"
|Difficult to follow as they are so quick, I needed to start taking pictures as the countdown gets to 1.
|Medium size rocket makes a lot more noise & climbs very quickly.
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Glasgow School of Art (GSA) has gone ahead in showcasing students' work just three weeks after many projects were destroyed in a major fire in the Mackintosh building.
The GSA launched its 2014 degree show against what is said at one point seemed "insurmountable odds".
The exhibition features the work of more than 500 students of architecture, design and fine art.
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Firefighters managed to salvage about 70% of the contents of the Mackintosh building following a fire last month.
Students were putting the final touches to their end-of-year projects when a blaze broke out in the basement on May 23.
Fine art students - whose work was worst-affected by the fire - have each provided an image for a special exhibition of digital prints at the nearby McLellan Galleries.
They are also being compiled into a book which will be sold to raise money for those who lost work in the fire.
GSA director Professor Tom Inns said ahead of the launch: "It has been a particularly challenging time for our fine art students and this exhibition ensures that although they are unable to stage a degree show at this time, they are able to join with their fellow students across the campus in our annual showcase of creativity and innovation."
The Architecture and Design show is taking place in the new Reid Building and the city's Glue Factory will host the Master of Fine Art show.
Product design student Kevin Moody, 28, is showcasing a special sensor to reduce the dangers faced by firefighters.
Salamander is attached to crews' helmets and monitors the temperature and proximity of objects while displaying it within their eye line.
Mr Moody, from Glasgow, developed the device after spending time at nearby Cowcaddens fire station and said the project had an added resonance since the Mackintosh fire.
The student said: "While firefighters have very good protective equipment, it gets to the point where they are so insulated from their environment that they can't determine the temperature of their surroundings.
"What my design does is give them information about their environment while keeping their hands free. The project began in September last year; obviously with the fire it has a certain resonance now.
"I think to cancel the Degree Show would have been wrong. To go ahead, it shows that, although we've had a setback, everyone is still working hard and we're not going to let that affect our work."
Mr Moody is based in the Reid Building but said the Mackintosh fire had affected all students "emotionally".
Other design projects on display include underwear for mastectomy patients, child-safe bottle caps and an adjustable mattress for infants.
Prof Inns said: "This is a particularly exciting occasion for our Design School graduates who are showing work for the first time in the award-winning Reid Building.
"Their showcase of creativity ranges from exquisite jewellery and textiles, through cutting-edge illustration and graphics to innovations for health, education and the emergency services."


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Here are the highlights from the 49ers beatdown over the Lions. There are two 10 minute clips contained in this vid. Enjoy…
Thanks for all of us out of market guys that don't get to see the games regularly. I enjoy JT O'Sullivan that's a horse collar, fuck you the most.
j77 u the shit! keep'em comin homie!
Thanks for posting this…. so nice to watch highlights! its been a long time.
Thanks J77 especially from all of us guys that can watch the games! Keep up the good work!
good work as usual my man, highly appreciated!
niners are looking very nice. if they can pull a win in nawlins this weekend i will be fucking ecstatic.
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Tuesday, May 28, 2013
Devante Lawyer:hopes to become a nurse in Africa to help people less fortunate than himself. Helen Chen: wants to be a veterinarian. "I'm fascinated by animals and their distinctive features," she says.
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Grammy's Corn Chowder
recipe by JoAnn L. (Grammy)
photo by Sabrina W.
yields 6-8 servings
6 med-small red potatoes, chopped into small bite-sized pieces (I left the skins on)
2-15oz cans sweet whole kernel corn (do not drain)
32 oz of chicken broth
4 celery stalks, finely chopped
1 medium onion, chopped
1 1/2 cup half & half, brought to room temperature
2 pinches of sugar (depending on your taste, I like mine sweet)
3 tablespoons butter
Melt butter in large stove top pan. Add the onions and celery and sprinkle them with salt. Saute for 5 minutes. Add the potatoes, season them with salt and pepper. Stir and add chicken broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Cook potatoes until fork tender. Remove pot from heat and add the cans of corn, including the juice. (It is very important you use sweet corn, I tried using plain and it didn't have the flavor it should) Stir in the sugar and half and half. Return to med heat and allow to simmer for at least 10 minutes. Season with more salt and pepper if desired.
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text: One of the joys of Summer growing up in the 50's was making, (eating) homemade ice cream. Mama's recipe turned out smooth creamy RICH Vanilla Ice cream that couldn't be matched by ANYTHING store bought. The only thing I've found commercially available that was anywhere close is Blue Bell's Homemade Vanilla. Took a LONG time to get it from Texas to the Mountains of Western North Carolina. While the brisket is "resting" in the towel lined insulated chest would be a great time to crank the White Mountain. I've always used a 4 quart White Mountain hand cranked freezer because the electric ones bog down and kick the thermal overload before the ice cream is firm enough. This is a two day, (or all day if you start early) process that uses a cooked "custard" base that must be chilled several hours or overnight, then the evaporated milk and flavoring is added just before churning. Yeah, it takes a little time, but being smokers and sausage makers, we're used to that, aren't we???? My main "tip" is to cook the custard base slowly in a double boiler so it doesn't get "grainy". Mama's Vanilla Ice Cream 4 cups whole milk 4 large eggs 2 Tbsp plain flour 2 cups whole milk 2 cups sugar 3 (12 oz) cans evaporated milk ½ tsp salt 2 Tbsp pure vanilla extract Mix sugar, flour, and salt in top of a double boiler, add 4 cups of milk. Cook over boiling water about 20 minutes, stirring constantly. Beat eggs in a large bowl, adding two cups of milk to eggs. Gradually stir hot mixture into eggs, then return mixture to the top of the double boiler and cook abou 10 more minutes, stirring constantly. Cool mixture and add three cans of evaporated milk and vanilla. Chill several hours or overnight. Pour into 4 quart ice cream freezer and freeze. Half and Half can be substituted for evaporated milk if desired. Enjoy!


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UH Manoa Campus Events Calendar
German Club - KaffeestundeSeptember 9, 1:30pm - 2:30pm
Manoa Campus, Paradise Palms Cafe
German Conversation!
Join us for Kaffeestunde, our open German conversation hour for speakers at all proficiency levels - from beginning to advanced. Free and open to the public.
Looks for the Austrian, German, Swiss flags.
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You've likely seen many videos about Planned Parenthood that tell exposing horror stories about the abortion giant, but many are written off as biased, or "heavily edited." This latest one by Apologia Studios, however, takes a story from a source that can't be dismissed with accusations of bias.
The women's website Sheologians received a testimony in an email from a woman who tells her heart-wrenching tale of being raped, becoming pregnant and going to the place she had been told all her life to go to when seeking help with an unplanned pregnancy.
The video is read by a woman named Summer White, who reads the email as if she was the one who wrote it. After reading the woman's words about her rape, she says that she was certain that Planned Parenthood would provide what was necessary for prenatal care, counseling, and — not abortion — but information for adoption agencies.
"That's not what I found," reads White.
She reads that the woman was "bracing myself for the attack of the evil Christian radical," but instead found people who simply wanted to offer to pray with her. She ignored them, having decided not to go into Planned Parenthood for an abortion, but deciding to give the baby up for adoption.
After turning in the paperwork that indicated she was choosing adoption, that's when the woman says "everything changed." She was ignored for around an hour, and completely overlooked by the staff. When she was finally brought into an examination room, the Planned Parenthood examiner pushed her not to choose adoption, but abortion instead.
"She kept telling me about my rights. About how empowered I would feel. How I would be taking control of my own body, and taking back what had been taken from me," reads White.
"They wouldn't offer me an ultrasound," she continued. "Counseling was only for those getting an abortion."
The woman continued to ask about adoption options, but was ignored. She was then told that her baby would likely grow up to be a drug user, or a rapist. She was told that her baby, having been conceived from rape would be harder to adopt. That no one would want her baby.
Not giving in, they sent her home with a supply of condoms and oral birth control. She later filed a complaint with Planned Parenthood, but never heard back.
It wasn't until she went to a Christian pregnancy crisis center that she began to receive the necessary care for she and her child, and help with adoption. White reads how they would call her regularly, provide ultrasounds and provide counseling. Sadly, the story ends tragically, with the woman having a miscarriage after she had found a family that could adopt her.
Even afterward, an ultrasound tech from the Christian crisis center was there at the hospital with the woman to cover all of her postnatal care.
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Recent data from IDC data shows that partners that generate more the 50% of their revenue from the cloud are fundamentally changing their business versus traditional resellers:
- 1.6X more recurring revenue than other partners
- 1.5X the gross profit % vs. their less cloud active peers
- 1.3X higher new customer ratio vs. other partners
- 43.1% cloud revenue coming from new customers
Datacastle RED on Microsoft Azure provides concrete advantages to partners as they grow out their cloud business. 3 key advantages for Microsoft partners looking to get started in cloud services on Microsoft Azure:
- New cloud sales organizations need solutions that they understand and are easy to communicate the benefits of the service to the customer. Datacastle RED provides a concrete value proposition that is easy for everyone to understand. Endpoint backup and protection is addressed by only 8% of corporate IT market today. Many companies have a complete gap in endpoint data protection, or a legacy desktop backup services that doesn't meet the needs of their growing laptop population with sensitive company data traveling across the globe. This is an easy discussion for your sales team to have with your existing customers or new customers that you are targeting.
- Rapid deployment is critical for cloud partners to have satisfied customers. Datacastle RED's centrally managed policies leverage Active Directory and LDAP to silently deploy to customers of all sizes in days. Getting customers successfully using the service improves stickiness, ensures long-term recurring revenues, and let's you continue on selling versus deploying cloud services.
- Reselling Datacastle RED on Microsoft Azure helps partners fulfill new Cloud Platform Competency requirements. Microsoft is rolling out new cloud competencies that provide numerous sales, marketing and support benefits for their Silver and Gold partners. To become a Silver or Gold Cloud Platform Competency partner you must meet minimum Azure consumption performance targets. Datacastle RED can help you become a certified partner via a single customer! Combine Datacastle RED with Microsoft's StorSimple service to offer a complete package for server and endpoint protection to rapidly grow your revenues and benefit from Microsoft's new cloud programs.
Contact us today at www.datacastlered.com so we can help you get started in growing your cloud services business.


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WTF! Was one Manchester United fan asleep for the Chicharito winner v Newcastle?!
Manchester United's 4-3 win over Newcastle was an epic Premier League encounter and it has had its fair share of crazy clips.
After having a good laugh at Sir Alex Ferguson's chewing gum jumping out his mouth while he berated a linesman, a fair few Manchester United fans on social networks noticed a strange occurrence after Javier Hernandez's late winner.
One of the fans behind the goal where Hernandez scored in simply appears to be asleep.
Yes, the supporter in the red bobble hat and red jacket, who can be seen front and centre on the picture on the left and on the video below at 0.10.
There must be some sort of explanation for the sleeping Manchester United fan, right?! No one could fall asleep in the final seconds of a 4-3 humdinger!
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Like my first 30 for 31 pick, Robert Voskanian's THE CHILD, Charles Band's 1982 schlock gem PARASITE is movie that, for me, stinks of Halloween. And like THE CHILD, it is the opinion of many that it just plain stinks, but I refuse to hear it.Read more »
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The Season of the Witch is upon us, ye ole FANGORIA Readers! To many, Halloween means candy, costumes and creepshows of all sorts. But to the staff at FANGORIA, Halloween can mean something more entirely. Therefore, we present 30 FOR 31, in which FANGORIA recounts the cinema that most strongly represents what Halloween means to us.Read more »
EXCL: New Interactive Horror App "VOYEUR" Coming this HalloweenBooks/Art/Culture,News Chris Alexander
Horror fans are by nature perverts, and we mean this in the nicest way possible. We like to watch. It's just the way it is. And the folks at CineAPP know this. Today the Canadian-based company have announced the launch of an interactive mobile series called VOYEUR, an original, terrifying, and deliciously bloody horror series for those who like to watch. The first three episodes of VOYEUR will be available for free download onto Android mobile phones and tablets on starting October 31st, 2014.Read more »
London, England: Exclusive Fango Offer to See Composer Simon Boswell Live!News Chris Alexander
Wetting his beak in new wave pop and classic Italian exploitation film, progressing to rich evocative scores for the likes of Richard Stanley and Alejandro Jodorowsky to making music for the Pope (!), no other composer has had as bizarre and fascinating a professional journey as British musician Simon Boswell. And now, after a few false starts, Boswell is treating the good people of London to a full-blown live show this week on Thursday, October 2nd at London's Leicester Square Theatre.Read more »
Q&A: South African HorrorFest Celebrates 10 Years of TerrorFearful Features,Movies/TV,News Chris Alexander
Horror is a global village and every country and culture seems to embrace and celebrate their love of strange, dark fantasy entertainment. In South Africa, musicians, writers, filmmakers and general genre movie obsessives Paul Blom (who occasionally contributes to Fango) and Sonja Ruppersberg do their part in keeping horror relevant with their annual festival, the SOUTH AFRICAN HORRORFEST, running from October 27th – November 7th at Capetown's historic Labia Theatre. This year the fest will be screening John Carpenter's original HALLOWEEN, NYMPH, a new South African film called JULIA, SOULMATE and doc's like DOC OF THE DEAD, LOST SOUL and YELLOW FEVER. Plus much more.Read more »
FANGORIA Musick: The Sound of Italian Horror Lives with CARFAX ASYLUMFangoria Musick,News Chris Alexander
FANGORIA Musick is thrilled to add veteran progressive rockers CARFAX ASYLUM to our constantly expanding roster of amazing dark music artists.Read more »
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Haunt Manor is Canada's most terrifying haunted attraction and this year, the nightmarish spook house will be unleashing five new haunts with a one-kilometer expansion to coincide with its grand opening on Sept. 26. FANGORIA has 4 pairs of tickets for those brave enough to visit!Read more »
Contest: Win "BASTERDS" and "MORDRID" From Full MoonContests,Giveaways,News Chris Alexander
FANGORIA has five copies of the new Blu-ray re-release of the classic Jeffrey Combs/Full Moon Features fantasy B-flick DOCTOR MORDRID to give away. The film stars Combs (RE-ANIMATOR, FROM BEYOND) as a Doctor Strange-esque immortal wizard, a master of the black arts who must save the world from utmost evil. Featuring wild David Allen stop-motion effects, the great, obscure flick is tons of fun and the Blu comes packed with extras.Read more »
"PIECES OF TALENT" (Movie Review)Movies/TV,News,Reviews Chris Alexander
There has been much buzz around the more uncouth corners of the Internet about Joe Stauffer's über-bloody, self-distributed indie PIECES OF TALENT—and if this writer may be blunt, I was not terribly optimistic about it. For one, the title seemed a bit tone-deaf and clunky, and the concept—goonish serial killer kidnaps, tortures, films and murders folks to make his masterpiece—was not my cup of crimson.Read more »
FANGORIA Musick: SciFiSol Spins in Seattle this FridayFangoria Musick,News Chris Alexander
Minimalist dark electro artist SciFiSol (purchase her exclusive FANGORIA Musick album here) will be unleashing her cold, metallic techno-monster music as part of the SEXY IN SEATTLE after hours dance party, an all-female underground DJ event happening during the Decibel Electronic Music Festival.Read more »
"SONNO PROFONDO" (Movie Review)Movies/TV,News,Reviews Chris Alexander
The following might very well be the shortest review you'll read here at Fango this month. It's not because SONNO PROFONDO (DEEP SLEEP) — a new Argentinian psychodrama from writer, composer, photographer and director Luciano Onetti — is a bad movie. It's not. It's actually not a movie at all really, in the traditional sense anyway.Read more »
"IT FOLLOWS" (Fantastic Fest Review)Movies/TV,News,Reviews Chris Alexander
The concept that drives writer/director David Robert Mitchell's unnerving horror film IT FOLLOWS is obvious in its allegory and certainly, the idea of evil VD has been mined since David Cronenberg literally spat out his sex parasites in 1975's THE CAME FROM WITHIN (aka SHIVERS). Here, in IT FOLLOWS, it's not the metaphorical frissons that affect the viewer, rather it is the economical ways in which its director uses sound, silences and framing to seep under the audience's skin. And believe us, IT FOLLOWS, much like the spectral STD it introduces, leaves an unshakable residue long after withdrawal.Read more »


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Eric Kelly Movember Video
Eric Kelly's Unusual Training MethodologyEric Kelly is known for being a bit of a hard ass with his trainees, but when Ben shows up, he becomes a bit confused by the standards Eric judges people on. Movember happens but one month a year, check out last year's trailer for Movember: The Movie check it out and support a great manly cause.
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Eagle Heights Elementary School students are embracing and celebrating their differences while fighting against bullying through the school's diversity club.
The club consists of fourth- and fifth-grade students who want to spread acceptance through their school and community.
Eagle Heights counselor Lavina Engle started the club this year. Before embarking on the club creation, Engle found volumes of information on starting a diversity club for middle or high school students, but not much on the same concept for younger children. She wasn't fazed.
"I thought, 'why don't I start a diversity club for elementary school? I have the resources,'" Engle said. "We can do that, we can do that for elementary school. I think it's easier because kids in elementary schools aren't as rigid in their thinking. They're not as afraid to ask questions about why people are different."
Twenty-two students participate in the acceptance building organization that meets once a month.
"I wanted to join because the club shows that even though we're all different, we all have something in common," 11-year-old fifth-grade student Ian Weltzin said during their monthly meeting on Tuesday.
The group right now is focused on creating an anti-bullying video as part of a districtwide push for all schools to create similar media.
The diversity club students wrote three scripts depicting different instances of bullying during recess, lunch and at the bus stop.
During their monthly meeting for February, students rotated turns as movie stars filming their skits. When they weren't filming, they were contemplating different instances where they had encountered bullying. Some students shared their experiences and words of wisdom with the group or with co-facilitator Margi Bengston. Altogether, they joined in a unified call to end bullying.
"When we all stand together we can stop bullying," the students chanted.
Once the video is complete, it will be shared with the Clinton School Board. Engle also sees the video becoming a part of guidance lessons in school or new student orientation.
"Diversity club taught me a lot about bullying," fifth-grader Bella Johnson, 10, said. "Now I feel I could stop bullying if I saw it."
While they are focused on increasing awareness and tolerance within their own school and community, through previous projects they have delivered kindness and support to a Third World country.
The students hit the ground running in the beginning of the school year to make sure their landmark group had an eventful year.
"They immediately wanted to have a bake sale," Engle said.
First, though, they needed a cause to donate the proceeds of the bake sale. Engle said students chose their cause after reading the book "Beatrice's Goat," a story of an African girl whose family is momentously aided by a goat. They decided to partner with Heifer International, a global nonprofit seeking to end hunger and poverty by providing livestock to those in need across the world. Students had their fund-raising goal set at $120, enough to buy one goat.
The ambitious group had to make all of the goodies they wanted to sell at school. No homemade or store bought goods were allowed.
The bake sale raised $271, more than double what the club aimed to raise. With that money the industrious students were able to send two goats and a beehive through Heifer International.
"It was pretty cool to help and learn what's important to other cultures," Jordan King, a 10-year-old fifth-grader said.
Engle was impressed not only with what the group accomplished, but also with the thought it gave the decision.
"It was Christmas time and my kids in my group were asking about whether it would be better to give a beehive or rabbits. What a different kind of cultural experience for them," Engle said.
The club also participated in the community Peace Walk and plans to take a stand against racism with the YWCA this spring.
"They are becoming advocates," Engle said. "They are learning the most powerful way to stop bullying and that can make a huge difference."


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Reliving History
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Poem: "Reliving History" by Francette Cerulli, from The Sprits Need to Eat. © Nine-Patch Press. Reprinted with permission.
Reliving History
This must have been what it was like
the summer before the Great War,
quiet towns just like this, men and women
riding their bicycles through the streets
after dinner, no sound except their pedaling
and the squeaking of their seats under them,
the wet metal sound of grass being cut
always behind houses, out of sight,
all human voices murmuring or far away,
the pink and red zinnias blazing out at them
in that moment before dark,
the mix of the first woodsmoke
and the last apples so sharp
and sweet you could weep.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of comedian Jerry Seinfeld, (books by this author) born in Brooklyn, New York (1954). He helped create the TV show Seinfeld, which was one of the first American sitcoms that was totally free of morality. He had two rules for every episode: "No hugging" and "No learning."
It's the birthday of poet C.P. Cavafy, (books by this author) born in Alexandria, Egypt (1863). His parents were Greek, and he wrote his poetry in modern Greek, but lived in Alexandria almost his entire life. In 1889, he got a job as an unpaid clerk at the city's Irrigation Office, and he stayed there until he retired 30 years later. He lived with his mother until he was 36, in an apartment just above a brothel, and across the street from a church and a hospital.
One of his few friends was the novelist E.M. Forster, who called Cavafy "a Greek gentleman in a straw hat, standing absolutely motionless at a slight angle to the universe."
It's the birthday of editor and publisher Robert Gottlieb, (books by this author) born in New York City (1931). As a kid, he would read three or four books every day, and he was able to read for 16 hours at a time. As a teenager, he read War and Peace in one day, and while he was at college, he read Marcel Proust's six-volume Remembrance of Things Past in less than a week.
In 1955, he applied for a job as an editorial assistant for Jack Goodman at Simon & Schuster. In his second year as an editor, Gottlieb received a manuscript by Joseph Heller with the working title Catch-18. Gottlieb suggested the title Catch-22, the book became a modern classic, and Gottlieb became one of the best-known editors in the country at the age of 26.
It's the birthday of Duke Ellington, born Edward Kennedy Ellington in Washington, D.C. (1899). After high school, he worked briefly as a soda jerk, and his first piece of music was called "Soda Fountain Rag," (1915). He composed it in his head before he'd even learned how to write or read music. When he first started playing with a band at local society balls, they would often play "Soda Fountain Rag" over and over again. Ellington said, "[We] would play [it] as a one-step, two-step, waltz, tango, and fox trot. Listeners never knew it was the same piece. I was established as having my own repertory."
After moving to New York City, Ellington expanded his band to 14 musicians. As pianist and composer, he began to produce musical compositions that went beyond the typical three-minute jazz tunes for dance clubs, and he became one of the first Jazz composers to get respect from the classical music establishment.
Duke Ellington said, "Roaming through the jungle of "oohs" and "ahs," searching for a more agreeable noise, I live a life of primitivity with the mind of a child and an unquenchable thirst for sharps and flats."
It was on this day in 1983 that Harold Washington was sworn in as the first black mayor of Chicago. He had been serving as a member of the House of Representatives, representing the poorest district in the state of Illinois, an area of Chicago that was 92 percent black. He won the Democratic primary, and usually in Chicago that would have meant that he would have become the mayor, because Chicago is a Democratic city. But he faced strong opposition from the Republican candidate Bernie Epton, whose campaign slogan was, "Epton: Before it's too late."
Washington won the election by just over 40,000 votes. But even after he took office, on this day in 1983, the Chicago Machine tried to stop him from taking power. The city council adopted rule changes, eliminating the mayor's control over city ordinances. Washington spent his first term fighting against members of his own party in the city council to enact political reforms that would end the Machine's control over city politics. He managed to be the first mayor of Chicago to treat all the wards of the city equally, to provide municipal services not just to his supporters, but also to all the citizens of Chicago.
He became a kind of folk hero among his supporters. Restaurants in Chicago's black neighborhoods put his picture up in windows. People carried tiny portraits of him attached to their key chains. When he ran for re-election in 1987, he got more than 99 percent of the black vote. He died of a heart attack a few months after the start of his second term.
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There's no accounting for some car burglars' fetishes. Take an 18-year-old man, who police in New Jersey say burglarized and ransacked a car, and then defecated in the back seat. And he may soon be on the hook for two other, similar incidents.
Cops arrested Hadith Caesar and charged him with theft, harassment (i.e., the dump he took) and possession of a knife. Police say he also broke into two other cars in Carteret, New Jersey last month, defiling them in a similar fashion.
A witness told a neighbor he saw someone inside the neighbor's car. The person then get out of the car and took off on a mountain bike. The car's owner called police when he found a "fresh pile of feces" in the back seat. Now Caesar's in the Middlesex County jail today in lieu of $15,000 cash bail.
Apparently Caesar couldn't come up with the salad.
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Can't Tell One Horse From Another Without Yer Program
Now I'll admit that I'm only an internet marketing genius and not a political marketing genius, but I am a recovering professional photographer, so I do know a thing or two about images.
Consider this online ad for Illegal Mayors Against Guns which, thanks to the magic of behavioural targeting, keeps pooping up in ad banners as I surf the 'net:
Oh boy, is the junior senator ever in for it now!
Or, you know, not. But let's look at the ad itself for a bit.
The key to an effective ad is knowing what the ad is about before you read the words. You should be able to tell what the product in question will do for you without having to read anything, because that affects us on an emotional, gut level that is far more effective and lasting than an intellectual level.
Let's look at that MAIG ad without the ad copy.
Based off the way those two look, you'd think the ad is about ulcer medication or a laxative, not gun confiscation.
Hey, if MAIG wants to waste their money going after a pro-gun Senator in the most gun-friendly state in the nation, who am I to stop them? Better they spend their money here than in someplace where it might advance their anti-civil rights agenda.


text: Bundesliga side tries out Gage - The Province August 20, 200912:00AM PDT Previous Next Residency grad earns trial with Eintracht Frankfurt Defender-midfielder Ethan Gage has joined German side Eintracht Frankfurt on a two-week trial, the Vancouver Whitecaps announced Wednesday. The 18-year-old will train with the U-23 team at Eintracht Frankfurt, which is currently tied for second place after two games in Germany's elite league. "The opportunity for Ethan to have a trial with Eintracht Frankfurt arose pretty quickly," said Whitecaps president Bob Lenarduzzi. "Although we are in the latter stages of our season, we did not want to deny Ethan this chance." The German summer transfer window closes at the end of August. The Cochrane, Alta., native was one of the first players to join the Whitecaps residency program when it began in 2007. This season he has played a more prominent role in the men's team, having made 21 appearances -- including 12 starts. - Whitecaps striker Dever Orgill will miss the rest of the season after having surgery on his knee last week. The Jamaican youth international, who is also a product of the residency program, made 12 appearances and scored two goals with the men's team this season. Also, forward Marlon James is expected to miss two to three weeks with a groin pull. The Whitecaps play their third USL match in six days when they visit the Charleston Battery today at 4:30 p.m. © Copyright (c) Canwest News Service Previous Next


text: I rooted my lg optimus g (e970) and removed a bunch of the preinstalled apps that are supposed to be unremovable such as youtube and the at&t navigator, etc. I restated my phone but it says "security error" under the LG logo and turns off. This happens every time. I took it to at & t and they won't help me because they figured out I rooted it.


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AirMax VS® high speed signal connectors from ICC meet the dimensional and electrical requirements described in the CompactPCI® Serial (PICMG CPCI-s.0) Specification developed by the PCI Industrial Computer Manufacturers Group (PICMG). Connections between a front system or peripheral board and backplane are accomplished using right-angle headers and vertical receptacles. The interface to a rear I/O board uses right-angle receptacles and vertical headers. The open pin field design of AirMax VS® signal connectors provides flexibility to use pins for differential or single-ended signals, ground or power.
The CompactPCI® Serial Specification moves Compact PCI architecture to high-speed serial interconnects to add greater support for serial point to point fabrics like PCI Express®, SATA, Ethernet and USB in the classic CompactPCI form factor with mechanics fully compliant to IEC 1101. The specification contains definitions for both system and peripheral slots in 3U and 6U board sizes and also allows hybrid systems integrating legacy CompactPCI boards and newer CompactPCI Serial boards to simplify the migration to to serial interconnect technologies.


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Darien just keeps pounding the puck.
The girls Wave Hockey winning streak reached four games with a 7-0 shutout of Greenwich at home on Monday.
Freshman Georgia Cassidy had the hat trick and game-high four points.
Marissa Baker scored and had an assist, while Allegra Molkenthin, Amanda Sload and Schuyler van den Broek added a goal apiece.
Helpers were had by Ellie Bennett, Chandler Kirby, Rebecca Schaffer and Katie Zaro.
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Rangers look after Jermaine Johnson
Stafford Rangers have taken steps to insure Jermaine Johnson will be looked after financially after the defender's horror leg break.
Stafford Rangers have taken steps to insure Jermaine Johnson will be looked after financially after the defender's horror leg break.
Johnson broke his fibula and suffered ligament damage playing in the Bank Holiday Monday 2-2 draw at his former club Hednesford.
The 21-year-old rejoined the club this summer on non-contract forms and is currently not tied to a long-term deal at Marston Road.
But Rangers boss Greg Clowes revealed that the club has insurances in place to see that the centre-half will not also be hit in the pocket.
Clowes said: "There has to be insurances in place, the Football Association won't allow any non-league club to run without it, that would be crazy.
"I don't know what the levies are or what the rates are, that will be done between the club and Jermaine."
The manager has spoken with the player since he suffered the injury but, until the swelling goes down, they won't know the extent of the damage.
Johnson could well miss the rest of the Evo-Stik Northern Premier League season but Clowes is refusing to take that as a given just yet.
He said: "I have spoken to JJ and he's devastated, because he was enjoying his football. It's one of those things, it could happen to anybody.
"The most important thing, at the moment, is JJ. He's broken his fibula and damaged his medial ligament, I don't know which one is worse.
"If it's severe with his ligaments, it will probably keep him out longer than his break, but I have to live in hope that he will play again this season.
"It's a blow for us because he has done so well, he's a good player and you can't replace someone like that overnight."
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An eBook-only edition of the UK instant bestselling biography of Britain's newest princess Kate Middleton—from her childhood to the royal wedding.
Kate is the definitive biography of Britain's newest princess. Bestselling author Sean Smith has retraced the steps of Kate's journey, from her childhood in rural Berkshire and her unhappy time as a victim of school bullies, to her transformation from a plain, gangly girl into the beauty she is today. He reveals the… (more)
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Riots are taking place in Stockton, California at a Trayvon Martin rally near the Weberstown Mall thanks to Obama.
Cops and SWAT teams in Stockton bc of a Trayvon Martin riot. When you're the 8th most dangerous city in the USA, take care of your own city,
— Kenny Wang (@k_wang32) July 21, 2013
Police: Gun fired inside Stockton movie theater late Friday night – http://t.co/Wu168kSDnb
— News10 – California (@News10_CA) July 21, 2013
This is all courtesy of Obama's inflammatory remarks yesterday stirring up racial tensions.
Stockton, CA demonstration near Weberstown Mall has generated a large police presence with officers in riot gear.
— Dispatch Demon (@DispatchDemon) July 21, 2013
Buwaaaah its going down in Stockton! Got delta and Pacific blocked off and thee swat team is in full effect!
— TI (@_TanishaIveey) July 21, 2013
One of the malls is Stockton malls is under lockdown because somebody has a gun and is threatening to shoot daaaaaaamn
— Norman Bates (@analissa_niqqa) July 21, 2013
Well done Obama and Al Sharpton! Looks like your race hustling was a smashing success!


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downloading it now.....more info as I have it.
- flash finished...rebooting...
- reboot successful...re-rooting and posting screenshots and info to come..
Phone: T959UVJI5
Build Time: 2010.09.22
Changelist: 584835
Doesn't seem to be much different from JI4 on a cursory examination. Haven't had a chance to step outside and test GPS. The 5.1 SRS sound effect for video playback is still as broken as it was in JI4.
First time I've gotten a lock outside (in my back yard) to hold after walking back in my basement (where my downstairs den and lab of doom reside). Accuracy and whatnot seems fine. Will have to wait till later to drive around and see if the GPS decides to not develop a mind of it's own and move around on me.
I have upgraded Kies to 22.214.171.12493_80 and still in Kies Updagrade have such a text:
Model name: SGH-T959
Current Version: PDA:JFD / PHONE:JFD / CSC:JFD
The device's version cannot be updated.
I have the stock firmware and have just only rooted phone with GPS fix. So i've read in this topic that people with root got the update easily, what's my problem?
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Arkanoid Plus! is another fine addition to Taito's series of classic franchise remakes. It doesn't really do anything special or new, but it doesn't have to: the core game is just as addictive as it's always been.
Official Nintendo Magazine UKIt was great back in the day but time hasn't been too kind to Arkanoid. [Nov 2009, p.102]
Taito didn't add anything new to the formula, but Arkanoid Plus! will provide straightforward arcade entertainment in short bursts, as long as you don't go in expecting a revolutionary experience.


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Rivals100 DT Jared Odrick (6-5, 303) has it made. With offers from just about every powerhouse in the country, the Lebanon (Penn.) H.S. star can pick which program is best for him.
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I agree that having a clothesline in the yard tends to speak "poor" or "low-class", at least in U.S. It's viewed as: You dry clothes that way because you don't have money for an electric dryer (but, truthfully, a lot of the houses next to the clothesline reflected that poverty).
I know what you mean about the softness and wrinkles, but one thing I do like to have line-hung are bed sheets. It just seems like they smell fresher than out of a machine.
Another memory: Being chased by bigger kids, and I was able to run under the clothesline, no problem, but my pursuers would either have to duck down or strangle themselves against the line. I also remember hiding behind a sheet hung from the line . . i.e., game of "hide and seek" . . but you have to have the sun on the sheet side rather than from where you are crouching, or your shadow would give your location away.
Wow, the things we remember, if given enough chance!
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text: Fox News anchor Julie Banderas returns to her post on the weekend edition of "Fox Report" next week. Juliet Huddy, who's filled in for Banderas during her maternity leave, announced the news last evening, adding, "I'd like to say thank you so much. It was a wonderful, wonderful pleasure spending my all my Sundays with you. The crew you're awesome…thanks for watching." Banderas had a baby girl April 21st. (h/t ICN)


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It depends on how your Access tables are set up. I had a database that had multiple tables with a single key variable (so you could follow a single case through across multiple tables). Matching those multiple Access tables up into a single SPSS file was a nightmare. I eventually abandonded the effort. It was dreadful.
In my experience, it would be best to create a new table in Access that combines the necessary tables/fields. Then import that new table into SPSS.
If you run into the error message about having too many fields, make sure you "Compact and Repair" the database. The 255 field limit includes any fields you create and delete or create and change (meaning it counts those fields twice). Compacting will reset the field counts so that each field is only counted once.
If you still have more than 255 fields, then you're going to have to get creative about importing cases. Hopefully, you won't have to deal with that issue.


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Legal Question in Construction Law in Minnesota
We paid our contractor money to pay one of are sub contractors he took the check and never paid the sub now he wont contact us so we can't get the money back the sub contractor put a lien on our property so now we had to pay twice to get the lien removed so we could close on our property. The contractor is in hiding and wont call us we have put a lien on his property but that won't get us our money unless he needs to sell his building what legal avenue do we have to get him to pay
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I'm sorry for you, that really stinks. What the contractor did is literally a crime. Here is the applicable statute: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=514.02 (you may need to copy & paste this link into your browser). Take this information, along with the information regarding your payment to the contractor, to the local law enforcement folks and file a complaint. You can also file a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Labor and Industry: http://www.dli.mn.gov/main.asp
You will see that the lien statute also gives you a civil remedy against the contractor. If the dollar value is significant, and if you think the contractor can pay a judgment, then you may want to consider following the steps outlined in the statute. If the amount of the claim is $7500 or less, then after taking the steps required by the statute you can file the claim in conciliation court: http://www.mncourts.gov/selfhelp/?page=313 ...otherwise, you would need to hire a lawyer and go to district court.
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by Portfolio Grader | September 13, 2013 11:00 pm
The overall ratings of six Internet and Web Service stocks are down on Portfolio Grader[1] this week. Each of these rates a "D" ("sell") or "F" overall ("strong sell").
Youku Tudou, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A (NYSE:YOKU[2]) is on the decline this week, earning a D ("sell") after receiving a C ("hold") last week. Youku.com operates as an Internet television company in the Peoples Republic of China. In Portfolio Grader's specific subcategories of Earnings Revisions and Equity, YOKU also gets F's. To get an in-depth look at YOKU, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of YOKU stock[3].
21Vianet Group, Inc. Sponsored ADR Class A (NASDAQ:VNET[4]) earns a D this week, falling from last week's grade of C. 21Vianet Group provides carrier-neutral Internet data center services in the Peoples Republic of China. The stock gets F's in Earnings Growth and Earnings Momentum. The trailing PE Ratio for the stock is 282.00. For a full analysis of VNET stock, visit Portfolio Grader[5].
This week, iPass (NASDAQ:IPAS[6]) drops from a C to a D rating. iPass offers enterprise mobility services on a global basis by providing services that simply, smartly and openly facilitate network access from mobile devices while providing the enterprise with visibility and control over their mobile ecosystem. The stock gets F's in Earnings Revisions, Equity, and Sales Growth. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of IPAS stock[7].
The rating of Liquidity Services, Inc. (NASDAQ:LQDT[8]) slips from a C to a D. Liquidity Services provides full service solutions to market and sell surplus assets and wholesale goods. The stock also rates an F in Earnings Momentum. As of Sept. 13, 2013, 29.7% of outstanding Liquidity Services, Inc. shares were held short. The stock's trailing PE Ratio is 31.00. For a full analysis of LQDT stock, visit Portfolio Grader[9].
Velti (NASDAQ:VELT[10]) earns an F ("strong sell") this week, moving down from last week's grade of D ("sell"). Velti is a global provider of mobile marketing and advertising solutions. The stock gets F's in Earnings Growth and Earnings Momentum. The stock price has fallen 59.2% over the past month, worse than the 1.3% decrease the Nasdaq has seen over the same period of time. As of Sept. 13, 2013, 19.7% of outstanding Velti shares were held short. To get an in-depth look at VELT, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of VELT stock[11].
Global Eagle Entertainment, Inc.'s (NASDAQ:ENT[12]) rating weakens this week, dropping to an F versus last week's D. The stock gets F's in Earnings Revisions, Equity, and Cash Flow. For more information, get Portfolio Grader's complete analysis of ENT stock[13].
Louis Navellier's proprietary Portfolio Grader[14] stock ranking system assesses roughly 5,000 companies every week based on a number of fundamental and quantitative measures. Stocks are given a letter grade based on their results — with A being "strong buy," and F being "strong sell." Explore the tool here[15].
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Conde Nast Traveler Announces Winners Of The 2013 Readers' Choice Awards The "Best Of The Best" Of Travel
Oct 15, 2013, 10:00 ET from Conde Nast Traveler
NEW YORK, Oct. 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Conde Nast Traveler today announced the results of its 26th annual Readers' Choice Awards, ranking the best cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, hotels, and resorts in the world. This year, a record-breaking 79,268 readers participated in the survey, almost double the number of survey takers in 2012. These dedicated and discerning travelers cast 1.3 million votes for more than 16,000 properties around the world.
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The results? The most comprehensive "best of the best" travel awards ever. So many, in fact, that Conde Nast Traveler has introduced 15 new categories for popular destinations, including the Best Hotels in San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, Charleston, and New Orleans, to name a few. In total, there are 1,351 winners of the 2013 Readers' Choice Awards. Some list highlights:
- Top 100 in the World: It's a tie for first place between La Residence in South Africa and Lodge at Kauri Cliffs in Maturi Bay, New Zealand, which both scored a near-perfect 99.2 on the Top 100.
- Top U.S. City: Charleston, South Carolina, is the No. 1 city in the U.S. for the third year in a row!
- Top U.S. Island: Maui is the top island in the U.S. for the 20th year in a row!
- Top Hotel in Boston: XV Beacon.
- Top Hotel in New York City: The Peninsula.
- Top Hotel in Texas: Mokara Hotel & Spa.
- Top Hotel in Chicago: Waldorf Astoria.
- Top Hotel in Northern California: Auberge du Soleil.
- Top Hotel in San Francisco: St. Regis.
- Top Resort in Southern California: Resort at Pelican Hill.
- Top Resort in Hawaii: Four Seasons Hualalai at Historic Ka'upulehu.
- Top Resort in the Southwest: Sanctuary Camelback Mountain Resort and Spa.
- Top U.S.-Based Airline: Virgin America.
- Top Small-Ship Cruise Line: Seabourn.
- Top Midsize-Ship Cruise Line: Crystal Cruises.
- Top Large-Ship Line: Disney.
- Top River Cruise Line: Grand Circle Cruise Line.
Methodology: The Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Survey, begun in 1988, is available through a secure Web site at condenasttraveler.com/vote. This year's tabulations of 79,268 responses were done by Equation Research. Organization: The questionnaire contains lists of candidates in various categories (Cities, Hotels, etc.). Candidates must receive a required minimum number of responses to be eligible for a Readers' Choice Award. Evaluation: Individual candidates are judged on a set of criteria relevant to their category, based on a standard five-point scale: excellent, very good, good, fair, and poor. The percentage of excellent and very good ratings determines the final score published here. For example, in Baja, the One&Only Palmilla's score of 97.2 represents the average of excellent and very good ratings it received from all respondents for all criteria relevant to resorts: Activities, Food/Dining, Location, Overall Design, Rooms, and Service.
The Readers' Choice Awards are announced in the November issue of Conde Nast Traveler, on newsstands and online October 15, 2013. For the complete list of 2013 Readers' Choice Awards, visit www.cntraveler.com/RCA
SOURCE Conde Nast Traveler


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CMS Energy Announces First Quarter Earnings of $0.75 Per Share and Reaffirms Adjusted Earnings Guidance of $1.74 to $1.78 Per Share
CMS Energy announced reported net income of $204 million, or $0.75 per share, for the first quarter of 2014, compared to reported net income of $144 million, or $0.53 per share, for the same quarter of 2013. Adjusted (non-Generally Accepted Accounting Principles) net income for the first quarter for both years was the same as reported amounts.
CMS Energy reaffirmed its guidance for 2014 adjusted earnings of $1.74 to $1.78 per share. This is consistent with the company's long-term plan of 5 percent to 7 percent annual earnings per share growth.
First quarter results reflect execution of its business plan and the effects of extreme cold weather which increased natural gas deliveries and electric sales, compared to more normal first quarter weather in 2013. The company is reinvesting proceeds from higher cold weather sales into the business with a continued focus on the environment, safety, reliability, and customer service.
John Russell, CMS Energy's president and chief executive officer, said that CMS Energy's principal subsidiary, Consumers Energy's substantial investments in its natural gas infrastructure improved the system performance.
"Despite near record cold and snow this winter, our gas customers received safe and reliable supply. This performance underscores that our long-term strategy to expand and strengthen our gas distribution, transmission and storage system is paying off for our customers," Russell said.
The first quarter was the coldest in Michigan in 50 years and Consumers Energy's total gas deliveries were 23 percent above plan. The company's natural gas storage system helped protect customers from winter price spikes by providing steady supplies and predictable costs, Russell noted. Consumers Energy has one of the largest gas storage systems in the country with the highest level of deliverability at 4 billion cubic feet per day.
"We've invested more than $355 million in recent years to expand and strengthen our natural gas system. The system was tested this winter and it delivered."
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So Google has come out and said that late last week they pushed out a new update with Panda, and that it really only affected less than 2% of searches in the wild. Considering the millions of searches performed in a day that might seem trivial, but what do you do if you were caught up in the update and "lost" your position? Well, there's a short, and a long answer to this predicament, we'll start with the long one.
One of the first things you need to verify when you think you've been removed or bumped down in the index is, you need to have a look at your toolset you use. Whether it's Google's Webmaster tools, Analytics or any other suite with which you use to monitor your site, get in there and have a look at the warnings or errors section. If a search engine has found any major faults with your site, you'll often find a report which outlines the discovered errors and some tips about how to rectify the situation.
Another helpful step you can take to make sure nothing naughty has gone on while you weren't looking, is run a quick backlink check on your site. You should occasionaly have a look at who it is that's linking too you, as backlinks tell part of your story to the search engines. While the internet is a vast, wild and sometimes reckless place, you can still have some control over who is lending you relevancy. If you're a shoe sales website you wouldn't want to have thousands of backlinks from a forum relating to boats as your website and business have nothing to do with boats.
Another big point you need to try and bear in mind, also falls in line with the short answer to the question of what to do if you get bumped or dumped. As shocking as it can be to be dropped from the index, the number one step you can do is wait. If you have a clear conscience and are confident in the work your SEO performs for you, you need to remain calm, correct any major flaws pointed out in your webmaster tools, submit your reconsideration forms to the search engines and wait. The search engines, Google, Bing, Yahoo etc do a great job of keeping people informed and in the dark at the same time. There are hundreds of variables active in the search algorithms, and if you're found in glaring violation of any of them you could be kicked down or dropped from the index. So remain in contact with your SEO, have a look at your site from time to time and make sure you're still relevant to your niche, and in time your course will be corrected. The index is like having a jar of water with sand in it. When it's left long enough, the water clears and the junk filters to the bottom, but every now and then it's interesting to pick it up and give it a good shake. Make everything muddy for a short time, but in time it will settle out and everything will clear.


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May Half Term Family Holidays
Spring is a lovely time of year in most of the world. We suggest heading to the southern European countries such as Turkey, Croatia, Malta or Italy. The weather is warm with the sun beating down on ancient ruins, pristine waters and volcanic scenery. Europe is also that little bit cheaper at this time of year before the mad summer season begins. Costa Rica is perfect at this time of year and is a great destination for active families. If you are looking for something further a field for your next Spring half term family holiday then we suggest booking early and guaranteeing your space on one of our Sri Lanka trips or head to China on our Land of the Dragon tour.
Perfect time to visit Southern Europe, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Costa Rica
Sunny Southern Europe
Make the most of your Spring half term and head to Italy for pizza making, take your younger ones to Malta for a relaxed week in the sun or for a little more action Turkey is on the cards. With horse riding, kayaking, Gulet cruise and trekking Turkey is one of our top Europe destinations.
Amazing Africa
- For wildlife fanatics Tanzania is the only option this Spring half term with the start of the Great Migration. The dry season means this is a great time to spot game at watering holes, watch lions hunt their prey in the midst of thousands of wildebeest and safari across the Serengeti.
Something Exotic
- If you fancy something more cultural then spend a week or two in Sri Lanka. Spring is a great time to head north to Dambulla for elephant-back rides and the rock temple or west to explore the jungle in a dugout canoe.
- Or head to Costa Rica for adventures in the tropical jungle. Check out the Pacific beaches, the toucans and coloured birds of the canal systems and bathe in thermal waters at the foot of Arenal Volcano.


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Employees who suspect they are facing discipline sometimes think they can stop the process by complaining about some form of alleged discrimination. At the very least, they reason, they can claim they suffered retaliation for reporting discrimination.
Smart employers keep careful records showing the internal timeline for all employment decisions. That way, they can later show that a complaint didn't cause retaliation, since the employment decision was already in the works before the complaint came in.
Recent case: Angela worked for Verizon Wireless and earned steady promotions, even though she sometimes groused to her supervisor about the lack of opportunities. Angela also bought several cellphones through an employee purchase program. They were supposed to be activated in the employee's name. Instead, she used her work computer to sell them on eBay for a tidy profit.
HR began investigating the transactions because selling the phones violated company policy. During the investigation—which was clearly documented with time stamps showing when it began, how it was progressing and what the final decision was—Angela went to HR for the first time and filed several sex bias complaints.
After Verizon finished its investigation, it terminated Angela for violating company policies and for using her computer at work on work time for personal benefit. The actual termination was delayed because of scheduled vacations, but the decision had been made earlier. The final report pointed out that others who sold their phones had also been terminated.
Angela sued, alleging retaliation.
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A week and a half ago I found myself strolling down State Street in the Loop after a long day. I wanted to see the Isabel Marant for H&M line in person, even though I had no intention of buying anything. Isabel Marant just isn't my style. I was impressed with the quality of the coats, but nothing else stood out as worthwhile for its prices.
Continuing up State Street, I found myself drawn into Anthropologie. While I found little interesting at H&M, Anthropologie felt like a jackpot of texture, whimsy, and embellishments.
And that's when I came across a knitted swan skirt with needle felting. It hit the spot — romantic design, quality fabric (100% wool), really comfortable, great fit for my body, and modest. The needle felting is an unusual technique at a high street store.
The back of the skirt, by Troubadour, features tiny knife pleats.
I paired it with a vintage black silk tee, black nylons, and my somewhat new Madewell Billie Boots in true black. I finally pulled the trigger on a pair of ankle boots (after trying these first without success), and I've been wearing them everywhere for about a month.
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One of the oldest problems in philosophy is that of universals. The world seems to be broken up into different kinds of things. But what are these kinds, assuming they are distinct from the things that belong to them? Historically, some philosophers, known as realists, have held that kinds are real, whether they inhere in the individuals to which they belong (as Aristotle argued) or are...
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THE AGE OF DISSONANCE; No Sleep Till Brooklyn
By BOB MORRIS
Published: April 24, 2005
A few weeks ago the news broke that Jonathan Safran Foer, the young novelist, was trading up in Park Slope, selling one home for more than $3 million and buying another for $6.75 million. Brooklyn real estate watchers weren't all that surprised in a borough where homes are listed for as high as $20 million. But even if prices like this seem absurd for anywhere, something good may come out of that well-publicized sale.
Maybe Brooklyn can finally stop feeling the need to promote itself as some kind of hip equal to Manhattan. Here is a loaded celebrity author who could afford to buy anywhere -- he doesn't even have children who would need extra bedrooms and a yard -- and he has chosen Brooklyn over Manhattan for his lifestyle upgrade. Bravo, Brooklyn. Paying $6.75 million to live a half-hour subway ride from Greenwich Village. That tells the world that you're not an outskirt. You're a mecca.
Maybe now Marty Markowitz, the Brooklyn borough president responsible for signs like ''Believe the Hype,'' can stop getting all riled up every time someone takes a swipe at his borough.
Last month, for example, The New Yorker pushed his buttons with a cover that depicted Adam and Eve being banished from Manhattan, over the Brooklyn Bridge. In his letter to the magazine, Mr. Markowitz likened Brooklyn to ''paradise itself,'' citing, as usual, the better quality of life there and an unrivaled diversity.
''It's all just insecurity,'' said Marcellus Hall, the illustrator of the cover, who moved from Brooklyn into Manhattan as soon as he could afford it.
''People have their ambivalences about moving there,'' said Kim France, the editor in chief of Lucky, who last fall returned to lower Fifth Avenue after four years in Carroll Gardens. She had grown tired of Brooklyn's smug arrogance and stroller derby scene. ''So there's this continuous need to convince yourself that you did the right thing leaving Manhattan,'' said Ms. France, ''which is why you keep talking about the celebrities like Neve Campbell and Jennifer Connelly who moved there too, and how good the restaurants are.''
Not to mention all the culture and trendy boutiques.
Once upon a time, in ''A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,'' the novelist Betty Smith wrote that ''serene was a word you could put to Brooklyn.'' Paul Auster, the Park Slope writer who is sometimes known as the bard of Brooklyn, still likens it to a quiet village.
But to others, a borough with signs saying ''Leaving Brooklyn -- Fuhgeddaboudit'' and a growth industry in neighborhood naming (BoCoCa anyone?) is anything but.
Like everything else these days that was once considered not worth making a fuss about and is now the topic of endless hype -- coffee, exercise, having children -- Brooklyn is not willing just to be the urban suburb that it had always been. It's no wonder that dyed-in-the-wool Manhattanistas, who have to put up with so much to keep their leases, parking spaces and sanity intact, have started to feel so threatened.
''There used to be a clear delineation between fabulous and expensive and real and affordable,'' said Michael Musto, who says he started his own Brooklyn backlash when he moved out of his native Bensonhurst to Manhattan in the 1970's. ''If these new Brooklyn types keep blurring the lines with their $5 lattes and celebrities, then there won't be a need for any boroughs anymore. It could be the end of Bridge and Tunnel as we know it.''
Paul Rudnick, the writer, who lives in Greenwich Village, says Queens is more dignified because it doesn't put on airs and try to draw attention to itself. ''I've always thought of Brooklyn as purgatory with an extra bedroom,'' he said. ''But hey, if it's really so great there, why don't people just shut up about it?''
Maybe now that a celebrity novelist like Mr. Foer has demonstrated that he can spend lots of money and live in Brooklyn, things will finally quiet down.


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Published in September 2012 issue of Prospect Magazine
Prospect readers have their say
Peace in the Middle East
I am a former foreign office colleague of Tom Phillips ("Failure is the most likely outcome," August) from the late 1990s, when we dealt with Balkan issues. I recall President Izetbegovic telling me that the Bosniac Muslim community in Bosnia was so small it could not afford "ethnic disarmament" until it was quite sure that its neighbours (the Serbs and Croats) were not bent on scattering it.
The underlying dynamic in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is as simple. Neither side sees any advantage in "ethnic disarmament." The emerging Arab mainstream is content to erode Israel's resistance by creating endless and unpleasant—if not violent—existential uncertainty. The Israeli leadership responds by digging in hard. The Palestinians are collateral damage. Phillips's article acknowledges this.


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by Jeff Reeves | October 9, 2013 7:00 am
[1]Americans despise Congress. Just look at the measly 11% approval rating[2] for lawmakers right now.
And I surely don't have to commiserate with you over why that's so, or why the losers in Washington deserve our ire — Democrats and Republicans alike. After all, one thing investors of all political persuasions can agree upon is that the government shutdown and debt ceiling debacle is at risking lasting harm to portfolios.
So as we hunker down for more bluster from both sides of the aisle and the endless cycle of finger-pointing press conferences, stock market investors should also consider moving their money into stable stocks and low-risk investments that can withstand whatever comes their way in the next several months — and beyond.
Here are nine such stable investments to survive Congressional chaos: Universal Health Realty Trust (UHT[3]), Public Service Enterprise (PEG[4]), Clorox (CLX[5]), Chevron (CVX[6]), Amgen (AMGN[7]), Consolidated Edison (ED[8]), Dupont (DD[9]), Procter & Gamble (PG[10]) and Philip Morris (PM[11]).
[13]Say what you want about lawmakers and Obamacare, but one sector that is seeing big growth and little risk of a slowdown in the long-term is healthcare. The demographic push of aging Baby Boomers continues to create more "customers" for medical facilities and the healthcare system in general — regardless of who is footing the bill.
That's where Universal Health Realty Trust (UHT[3]) comes in. This stable stock is a real estate investment trust that invests in hospitals, surgery centers, medical office buildings and other related businesses.
Best of all, its REIT status means guaranteed dividends, because the stock must deliver 90% of its taxable income back to shareholders according to U.S. tax law.
UHT is a small player, at only $550 million in market cap, and operates in 15 states with less than 60 properties in its investment portfolio. However, it has paid dividends for 26 years and has increased its dividend like clockwork every year even if it is only a half-cent bump annually. The dividend has jumped 28% in the last decade and the current yield at UHT is 6.0%.
Shares have underperformed so far this year, with an 18% decline in the stock thanks to a collapse for many REIT stocks in the spring … but shares have stabilized and appear to be a good bargain investment.
[14]Boasting a nice 4.4% dividend yield, the utility stock Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG[4]) is a lesser-known but very attractive play for investors. The company serves the Mid-Atlantic region and has a valuation of about $16 billion.
Consider that right now, the stock has a beta of 0.15 — meaning that it moves much slower than the rest of the market in either direction. Detractors warn that utilities will never set off the fireworks with a breakout week or month, but if you're a low-risk dividend investor, that's actually not a weakness. Should the market somehow hit a major snag, PEG will stay much more stable than other picks.
Also, despite its big yield, the payout ratio for PEG is less than 50% of projected fiscal 2013 earnings. This is the mandate not just for sustained dividends, but growing payouts, too.
The icing on the cake is that utility stocks like PEG are virtual monopolies in their geographic region and are highly regulated, which prevents disruption to their business. Considering the strong baseline demand and the lack of competition, you can't get more low-risk than a utility like Public Service Enterprise.
[15]Clorox (CLX[5]) is one of the most powerful consumer brands in the world, with a name that's synonymous with household bleach and cleaning products. And since folks have to keep house in both good times and bad, it's safe to say that Clorox stock is going to keep squeaky clean no matter what kind of muck the broader economy has to plod through.
It's not just the U.S. either, with manufacturing facilities in two dozen nations and more than 100 markets served worldwide to add diversity to the revenue stream.
An added benefit that comes from a multinational corporation is that if the U.S. does find itself in fiscal trouble, the weakening dollar will boost sales abroad and create a currency tailwind to lift earnings. That's cold comfort if Congress ruins the economy, yes, but at least it's something.
This stable stock has paid dividends since 1968, and the payout has increased 160% since 2003. The current yield is 3.5%, and shares have mostly tracked the market in 2013.
[16]Chevron (CVX[6]) is a bit of a cyclical play thanks to its exposure to energy demand, but when it comes to entrenched companies you'll find it hard to identify another company with a moat as wide as CVX's. With a $220 billion market cap, $43 billion in cash in the bank and almost $6 billion in annual operating cash flow, this is a stock that is as stable as they come.
Worldwide production of about 2.6 million barrels of oil and gas per day will do that for you.
That reliable production and scale provides for reliable dividends, too. Chevron has paid out some form of dividend since 1912 and increases its distributions like clockwork. Adjusted for a stock split, CVX dividends are up 170% in the last decade to give shares a current yield of 3.2%.
While CVX may not be as big as Exxon (XOM[17]), it does seem to be more fairly valued based on forward earnings — and also appears more stable, logging a 8% gain YTD in 2013 vs. a small decline for XOM stock.
[18]Biotechnology stock Amgen (AMGN[7]) is another healthcare stock worth exploring to cash in on the Baby Boomers creating increased demand for specific products and treatments. Amgen focuses on cancer, kidney disease and arthritis, so it will have no shortage of sales in the coming years regardless of the demographic trends here.
But it's not just the recession-proof appeal that makes Amgen crash-proof. Many folks think that tech stocks are always the big cash hoarders, but at the end of June, Amgen reported an amazing $22 billion in cash and short-term investments. That's more than enough to fund research to keep its drug pipeline going, snap up smaller biotech firms and keep humming along.
There's also hope for continued dividend increases. Though the yield in Amgen is just 1.8%, the payout of $1.88 annually is just 22% of fiscal 2014 earnings — not only sustainable, but ripe for a bump higher. Amgen boosted its payout 30% in 2013 over 2012's rate, and investors can bank on that trend continuing going forward.
With stable positioning as a healthcare stock serving older Americans and with potential dividend upside, Amgen is a very safe bet. The fact that the stock is up 25% YTD in 2013 to outperform the S&P is the icing on the cake.
[19]Consolidated Edison (ED[8]) hasn't really gone anywhere since early 2012 as the market has gotten a bit more "risk on."
But investors in utility stocks like ConEd shouldn't ever expect big fireworks and huge share price appreciation — and when times are tough, there are worse things in the world than simply hanging tough.
After all, utilities are highly regulated companies with geographic monopolies. It's almost impossible for them to grow, short of acquiring a neighboring electricity provider.
But as a low-risk investment, this barrier to growth should be seen as a high wall to competition, too. After all, when is the last time you heard of a new utility company rolling into town and poaching the old power provider's customers?
ConEd is an entrenched and well-oiled dividend machine. The company has paid dividends in some form since 1885, and payouts are very sustainable at just 64% of next year's earnings. The current yield for ED is 4.4%.
[20]DuPont (DD[9]) is hardly a sexy stock, providing chemicals to businesses across a host of industries — from healthcare to manufacturing to agriculture. But the performance of DD stock in 2013 with a 28% gain is proof positive that this stable stock is going strong.
The diversified nature of DuPont helps insulate it from volatility because it serves so many different segments of the economy, both at home in the U.S. and in overseas market. With a $55 billion market cap and almost $5 billion in operating cash flow, DuPont is a very stable and reliable business.
And when it comes to dividends, DD has paid back shareholders since 1904 and enjoys a dividend yield of 3.1% right now. That dividend could move higher, too, with a payout ratio of less than 50% of FY2013 earnings.
[21]Procter & Gamble (PG[10]) started 2013 with a bang, but has lagged the market in 2013 as sexier momentum plays have come into favor. And when activist investor Bill Ackman dumped a majority of shares in August[22] as the Wall Street party started to lose steam in general, shares softened up even more.
But long-term investors should rest comfortably knowing P&G boasts a bulletproof lineup of consumer products that include Duracell batteries, Gillette razors, Head & Shoulders shampoo and Pampers diapers among other goods.
And if you're worried about a consumer downturn as the government shutdown guts spending, PG stock is a great take to place shelter. Staples like personal care products are recession-proof and will remain in demand even if discretionary spending rolls back.
Throw in the fact that the stock yields more than 3% and has paid dividends since 1891[23], and you've got a recipe for a buy-and-hold gem.
[24]Tobacco stocks aren't exactly growth investments, since cigarettes are highly regulated and clearly unhealthy for you. However, there's a reliable revenue stream there as a small group of consumers keep chain-smoking tobacco stocks to decent profits.
A top dividend payer in this space is Philip Morris (PM[11]), which is flat over the last 12 months, but boasts a smoking 5.5% yield.
Growth is admittedly not on the way, but investors looking simply to take shelter from the chaos in Congress can have confidence that Altria isn't going anywhere thanks to the high barriers to entry in the tobacco biz and the big-time brands it owns, led by the world's No. 1 seller, Marlboro.
Revenue is stable, and dividends are rich and sustainable at Philip Morris at a payout ratio of about 63% — even after a nearly 11% increase to dividends in September.
Jeff Reeves[25] is the editor of InvestorPlace.com and the author of The Frugal Investor's Guide to Finding Great Stocks.[26] As of this writing, he did not hold a position in any of the aforementioned securities. Write him at firstname.lastname@example.com[27] or follow him on Twitter via @JeffReevesIP[28].
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