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Do Stories Need To Be Connected To Morals Or Societal Issues? by Simon Higgins
For several years I've had the privilege of studying screenwriting for animation and working, on and off, as a screenwriter in China. One of my tasks was to find an English name for the successful animated series my host company creates, broadcasted by China's CCTV network to around one fifth of the human population. The series is hosted by two manga-style toddler characters, twins, a boy and girl. Each instalment has a moral point to it, usually a Confucian idea about the orderly and fair treatment of others in family and society. So I suggested, 'Gemini Fables', implying a Chinese Aesop, to define the series outside Asia. My colleagues agreed enthusiastically.
Do all stories, even the entertaining, also need to teach, warn or touch some moral or societal 'issue'? Some say writing must be issue connected and morally driven to win awards and get published in school-age reading markets.
But we can all cite books that simply set out to tell a story that taps into the human condition and helps us to understand it.
Harper Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird is a powerful story tackling big issues: racism, justice, the nature of courage, heroic pacifism versus cowardly aggression. It's an immortal novel packing lots of moral punch.
James Joyce's Ulysses is also a powerful, long-surviving and challenging novel, though for very different reasons. This tale is a 'stream of consciousness' window into man's mad, busy mind. The novel is a mirror, but doesn't attach to a specific issue beyond the human condition. People, in Joyce's vision, wander the universe trying to think their way to clarity but instead just run endless mental loops. Given when Ulysses was written, this hefty experimental tome was stunningly ahead of its time. I thanked the great man for it two years ago as I sat at his piano in the Dublin Writer's Museum. If you ever get to Ireland, the Bram Stoker and James Joyce displays in the DWM are really worth visiting.
Both To Kill A Mockingbird and Ulysses, though so different, are surprisingly important in the canon of literature. I often say there would have been no Barack Obama in the White House, had Harper Lee not written that book. Ulysses helped inspire an entire genre of stories and novels, plus decades of philosophical and anthropological books, papers, and discussions about existence.
I think our focus should be craft quality and the underpinning passion driving our work, not which pigeon-holes the book may later be slotted into by others, including publishers. Just tell your fabulous tale and let posterity decide the nature of its contribution.
Sometimes writers name something haphazardly, only to strike a chord with others. In my novel Thunderfish, young orphaned rich girl Kira Beaumont flees the heartless paparazzi after her father's funeral on a privately owned hi-tech ship, the Ithaca. Following an attack at sea and a deep personal crisis, Kira winds up captaining her own Russian Kilo Class attack sub bought on the black market, as does the reader.
I named Kira's first ship simply after the first Greek island that came to mind. In my backstory, the Beaumont family owned a shipping empire, ala the Onassis Clan, so I envisioned a fleet of tankers plus luxury 'retreat' yachts and hydrofoils, each named after a different Greek island.
Years later, I stumbled on a very generous, positive review of the novel. It said I'd named the ship Ithaca because that destination was the home-kingdom of Odysseus (a.k.a. Ulysses) as he 'crossed the wine-dark sea' in Homer's epic. I was apparently signalling a hero's journey structure to the reader, tastefully invoking classical lore, yet delivering what remained 'a thoroughly modern, accessible adventure'.
Wow! Thanks! I'll take all that (far too kind and undeserved as it is – just don't tell anyone, heh?). But my point is this; work with a strong, structured idea, let passion drive the writing, and you'll tend to find ideas flow easily and drop into place in your overall vision. Don't get caught up with the morality tale factor. That will take care of itself, or won't need to.
So, is Thunderfish in the end an issue book? After all, it did get a Children's Book Council of Australia Notable Book listing, enjoyed an audio edition with Bolinda Audio, generated two sequels, Under No Flag and In the Jaws of the Sea, and was looked at by two Hollywood studios (though, alas, no film project went ahead).
Hell, yes. Kira's crew defend refugees on the high seas, fighting modern pirates. There are plenty of human rights, justice and crime issues, all right there. I hope that Thunderfish also does contain that universal hero's journey, told with modernity yet relatable to the old classical style. In her way, Kira steals fire from heaven to take on monsters – and purge her own demons – and we get to see inside her head a lot. I guess Thunderfish does tie in with Ulysses after all.
If we are delivering an engrossing story, perhaps we don't need to hunt too hard for meaning as we draft it? If we concentrate on the quality, we can rest secure in the fact that almost every tale raises some strong point in the end, simply because humans – we who live in conflict and uncertainty, desperate for signs of meaning in our universe – are the players in it.
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text: Pepsico Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:PEP) $115.90 0.82 (0.71 %) (As of 11/24/2017 02:29 AM ET)Previous Close$115.08Today's Range$115.42 - $116.3052-Week Range$98.50 - $119.39Volume1.18 million shsAverage Volume3.66 million shsMarket Capitalization$163.66 billionP/E Ratio22.48Dividend Yield2.77%Beta0.66 Company Profile Financials Analyst Ratings Dividend History Earnings History Earnings Estimates Insider Trades Headlines Social Media Chart About Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) PepsiCo, Inc. is a global food and beverage company. The Company's portfolio of brands includes Frito-Lay, Gatorade, Pepsi-Cola, Quaker and Tropicana. The Company operates through six segments: Frito-Lay North America (FLNA), Quaker Foods North America (QFNA), North America Beverages (NAB), Latin America, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa (ESSA), and Asia, Middle East and North Africa (AMENA). The FLNA segment includes its branded food and snack businesses in the United States and Canada. The QFNA segment includes its cereal, rice, pasta and other branded food businesses in the United States and Canada. The NAB segment includes its beverage businesses in the United States and Canada. The Latin America segment includes its beverage, food and snack businesses in Latin America. The ESSA segment includes its beverage, food and snack businesses in Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa. The AMENA segment includes its beverage, food and snack businesses in Asia, Middle East and North Africa. Receive PEP News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for PEP and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Industry, Sector and Symbol Industry Carbonated Soft Drinks Sub-IndustrySoft Drinks SectorConsumer Staples SymbolNYSE:PEP CUSIP71344810 Webwww.pepsico.com Phone914-253-2000 Debt Debt-to-Equity Ratio2.32% Current Ratio1.35% Quick Ratio1.21% Price-To-Earnings Trailing P/E Ratio22.48 Forward P/E Ratio22.20 P/E Growth3.13 Sales & Book Value Annual Sales$62.80 billion Price / Sales2.62 Cash Flow$6.61 per share Price / Cash17.54 Book Value$9.54 per share Price / Book12.15 Profitability Trailing EPS$4.84 Net Income$6.33 billion Net Margins10.97% Return on Equity59.68% Return on Assets9.70% Miscellaneous Employees264,000 Outstanding Shares1,422,140,000 Frequently Asked Questions for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) What is Pepsico's stock symbol? Pepsico trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "PEP." How often does Pepsico pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Pepsico? Pepsico declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 17th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 1st will be given a dividend of $0.805 per share on Monday, January 8th. This represents a $3.22 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.78%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, November 30th. View Pepsico's Dividend History. How were Pepsico's earnings last quarter? Pepsico, Inc. (NYSE:PEP) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, October, 4th. The company reported $1.48 EPS for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.43 by $0.05. The firm had revenue of $16.24 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $16.35 billion. Pepsico had a net margin of 10.97% and a return on equity of 59.68%. Pepsico's quarterly revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.40 EPS. View Pepsico's Earnings History. When will Pepsico make its next earnings announcement? Pepsico is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February, 15th 2018. View Earnings Estimates for Pepsico. What guidance has Pepsico issued on next quarter's earnings? Pepsico issued an update on its FY17 earnings guidance on Wednesday, October, 4th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $5.23 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $5.16. Where is Pepsico's stock going? Where will Pepsico's stock price be in 2017? 14 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for Pepsico's stock. Their predictions range from $108.00 to $135.00. On average, they anticipate Pepsico's share price to reach $120.82 in the next twelve months. View Analyst Ratings for Pepsico. What are Wall Street analysts saying about Pepsico stock? Here are some recent quotes from research analysts about Pepsico stock: 1. According to Zacks Investment Research, "PepsiCo reported mixed third-quarter 2017 results, with earnings beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate and revenues missing the same. Nonetheless, this is the sixth consecutive quarter of positive earnings surprise. On a year-over-year basis, core earnings and revenues grew 6% and 1.3%, respectively. PepsiCo has been doing well on the back of significant innovation, continued momentum in Frito-Lay business, revenue management strategies, improved productivity and cost-saving initiatives, along with better market execution. Revenues increased 1.7% on an organic basis, primarily driven by higher demand for beverages/food/snacks in the Asia, Middle East and North Africa, Europe Sub-Saharan Africa and Latin America segments. Total volumes however declined 1% during the quarter against flat growth in the previous quarter. Core gross margins also contracted 15 basis points." (10/31/2017) 2. Jefferies Group LLC analysts commented, "greater innovation," Grundy commented in his downgrade note. In fact, PepsiCo is losing market share in approximately 85 percent of its beverage portfolio which also compromises a "key tenet" in holding a bullish stance.Meanwhile, PepsiCo's once-strong food division also faces pressure from grocery store weakness trends, Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: AMZN)'s growing presence in the food sector, along with "less M&A froth" to support the valuation.On top of that, a bullish stance on PepsiCo's stock was derived from management's productivity savings initiative through 2019 that would drive upside to Wall Street's estimates, the analyst added. But input cost inflation has returned which implies there is "less scope" for operating margin upside — especially at a time when the company needs to reinvest money in the North American market where it has a higher degree of exposure versus its peers.Bottom line, while PepsiCo boasts a great portfolio of brands the fact is the industry has slowed down as of late and will remain extremely competitive moving forward. As such, a "less constructive" (10/2/2017) 3. Credit Suisse Group analysts commented, "total beverage company" portfolio with product lines ranging from carbonated drinks to juices and Gatorade, Grandet commented in the downgrade note. While this did help to boost PepsiCo's stock higher of the year, including an 11 percent gain over the past year, the stock's risk to reward profile is now balanced.PepsiCo's total U.S. beverage retail sales trends "deteriorated significantly" since the start of 2017. While many investors assume that this could be attributed towards a trend in healthier consumer habits at the expense of carbonated drinks, the fact is the company's non-carbonated beverage portfolio is in decline. In fact, the NBC's weakness is no longer able to compensate for the greater weakness in the carbonated category.On top of that, PepsiCo's snack and food division was historically called on to compensate for weakness in the beverage business, the analyst continued. However, it is now a "stretch" to assume that Frito-Lay and other snack categories will "over-earn for an extended period of time." (9/8/2017) Who are some of Pepsico's key competitors? Some companies that are related to Pepsico include Nestle SA (NSRGY), Procter & Gamble Company (The) (PG), Anheuser-Busch Inbev SA (BUD), Coca-Cola Company (The) (KO), Philip Morris International (PM), LVMH-Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SA (LVMUY), Altria Group (MO), L'Oreal SA (LRLCY), Unilever NV (UN), Unilever PLC (UL), Japan Tob (JAPAY), Mondelez International (MDLZ), Colgate-Palmolive Company (CL), Reckitt Benckiser Group PLC (RBGLY), Heineken NV (HEINY), Danone (DANOY), Estee Lauder Companies, Inc. (The) (EL) and Constellation Brands (STZ). Who are Pepsico's key executives? Pepsico's management team includes the folowing people: Indra K. Nooyi, Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive OfficerRamon Laguarta, President, Chief Executive Officer - Europe Sub-Saharan AfricaLaxman Narasimhan, Chief Executive Officer - Latin America and ESSAHugh F. Johnston, Vice Chairman of the Board, Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice PresidentMehmood Khan M.D., Vice Chairman of the Board, Executive Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer - Global Research and DevelopmentAlbert P. Carey, Chief Executive Officer, North AmericaVivek Sankaran, President and Chief Operating Officer, Frito-Lay North AmericaKirk C Tanner, President and Chief Operating Officer, North America BeveragesCynthia Mary Trudell Ph.D., Chief Human Resources Officer, Executive Vice President - Human ResourcesDavid Marnoc Yawman, Executive Vice President - Government Affairs, General Counsel, Corporate Secretary, Bio & Compensation - Who owns Pepsico stock? Pepsico's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.18%), Ameriprise Financial Inc. (0.72%), Yacktman Asset Management LP (0.56%), Schwab Charles Investment Management Inc. (0.55%), Legal & General Group Plc (0.51%) and APG Asset Management N.V. (0.44%). Company insiders that own Pepsico stock include Albert P Carey, Cynthia Trudell, Hugh F Johnston, Indra K Nooyi, Kirk Tanner, Laxman Narasimhan, Marie T Gallagher, Mehmood Khan, Ramon Laguarta and Vivek Sankaran. View Institutional Ownership Trends for Pepsico. Who sold Pepsico stock? Who is selling Pepsico stock? Pepsico's stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Ameriprise Financial Inc., Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, First Eagle Investment Management LLC, TD Asset Management Inc., SG Americas Securities LLC, State of Tennessee Treasury Department and Brown Advisory Inc.. Company insiders that have sold Pepsico company stock in the last year include Cynthia Trudell, Indra K Nooyi, Kirk Tanner, Laxman Narasimhan, Marie T Gallagher, Mehmood Khan, Ramon Laguarta and Vivek Sankaran. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pepsico. Who bought Pepsico stock? Who is buying Pepsico stock? Pepsico's stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Stifel Financial Corp, APG Asset Management N.V., Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Prudential Financial Inc., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Nationwide Fund Advisors, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D and Boston Advisors LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for Pepsico. How do I buy Pepsico stock? Shares of Pepsico can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab. What is Pepsico's stock price today? One share of Pepsico stock can currently be purchased for approximately $115.90. How big of a company is Pepsico? Pepsico has a market capitalization of $163.66 billion and generates $62.80 billion in revenue each year. The company earns $6.33 billion in net income (profit) each year or $4.84 on an earnings per share basis. Pepsico employs 264,000 workers across the globe. How can I contact Pepsico? Pepsico's mailing address is 700 ANDERSON HILL RD, PURCHASE NY, 10577. The company can be reached via phone at 914-253-2000 or via email at [email protected] MarketBeat Community Rating for Pepsico (PEP)Community Ranking: 3.2 out of 5 ( )Outperform Votes: 691 (Vote Outperform)Underperform Votes: 405 (Vote Underperform)Total Votes: 1,096MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Pepsico and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe the stock will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe the stock will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Analyst Ratings Analysts' Consensus Rating for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) (How are Consensus Ratings Calculated?) MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for company stocks using the most recent rating from each brokerage that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Since brokers often use different ratings systems, each rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0-1.5 = Sell, 1.5-2.5 = Hold, 2.5-3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months.MarketBeat will no longer include ratings and price target data in its consensus calculation if a broker drops coverage and MarketBeat has received a report that coverage was dropped. Ratings from certain research firms that issue ratings using purely quantitative methods (such as Zacks, Vetr and ValuEngine) are not included in consensus calculations. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.Today30 Days Ago90 Days Ago180 Days AgoConsensus Rating: BuyBuyBuyBuyConsensus Rating Score: 2.702.702.722.72Ratings Breakdown: 0 Sell Rating(s)8 Hold Rating(s)14 Buy Rating(s)1 Strong Buy Rating(s)0 Sell Rating(s)8 Hold Rating(s)14 Buy Rating(s)1 Strong Buy Rating(s)0 Sell Rating(s)8 Hold Rating(s)16 Buy Rating(s)1 Strong Buy Rating(s)0 Sell Rating(s)8 Hold Rating(s)16 Buy Rating(s)1 Strong Buy Rating(s)Consensus Price Target: $120.19$120.19$119.48$118.04Price Target Upside: 6.60% upside6.72% upside2.81% upside1.70% upsideConsensus Price Target History for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) Analysts' Ratings History for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP) Show: Only the Most Recent Rating From Each Brokerage All Ratings For This Stock DateFirmActionRatingPrice TargetImpact on Share PriceDetails11/12/2017Royal Bank Of CanadaReiterated RatingHoldN/A10/13/2017Stifel NicolausReiterated RatingHold$116.00N/A10/6/2017Deutsche Bank AGReiterated RatingBuy$125.00 -> $122.00N/A10/5/2017Credit Suisse GroupReiterated RatingHold$124.00 -> $122.00N/A10/2/2017Susquehanna Bancshares IncReiterated RatingBuy$135.00 -> $135.00Low10/2/2017Jefferies Group LLCDowngradeBuy -> Hold$133.00 -> $108.00High9/17/2017Cowen IncReiterated RatingBuyLow9/14/2017MacquarieInitiated CoverageOutperform -> Outperform$125.00Low9/6/2017BMO Capital MarketsReiterated RatingHold$120.00Low7/12/2017J P Morgan Chase & CoReiterated RatingOverweightLow4/28/2017Barclays PLCReiterated RatingHold$113.00Low3/3/2017Sanford C. BernsteinReiterated RatingOutperformN/A2/15/2017CLSAReiterated RatingOutperformN/A12/12/2016Societe GeneraleUpgradeHold -> BuyN/A9/30/2016Morgan StanleyReiterated RatingOverweight$121.00N/A9/30/2016Bank of America CorporationReiterated RatingBuy$120.00N/A7/13/2016ArgusBoost Price TargetBuy$116.00 -> $124.00N/A6/29/2016Goldman Sachs Group IncReiterated RatingNeutral$105.00 -> $104.00N/A4/19/2016Citigroup Inc.Boost Price TargetNeutral$102.00 -> $110.00N/A4/14/2016First GlobalUpgradeMarketperform -> OutperformN/A3/31/2016NomuraReiterated RatingHold$100.00N/A2/26/2016Sterne Agee CRTDowngradeBuy -> NeutralN/A12/4/2015Tigress FinancialReiterated RatingNeutralN/A(Data available from 11/25/2015 forward) Earnings Earnings History and Estimates Chart for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP)Earnings History by Quarter for Pepsico (NYSE PEP)DateQuarterConsensus EstimateActual EPSRevenue EstimateActual RevenueRelease LinkConference CallDetails2/15/2018$1.30N/A10/4/2017Q3 2017$1.43$1.48$16.35 billion$16.24 billionViewN/A7/11/2017Q2 17$1.40$1.50$15.57 billion$15.71 billionViewN/A4/26/2017Q1 2017$0.91$0.94$11.98 billion$12.05 billionViewN/A2/15/2017Q416$1.16$1.20$19.51 billion$19.52 billionViewListen9/29/2016Q316$1.32$1.40$15.89 billion$16.03 billionViewListen7/7/2016Q216$1.30$1.35$15.41 billion$15.40 billionViewListen4/18/2016Q116$0.81$0.89$11.85 billion$11.90 billionViewListen2/11/2016Q415$1.06$1.06$18.54 billion$18.59 billionViewListen10/6/2015Q315$1.26$1.35$16.19 billion$16.33 billionViewN/A7/9/2015Q215$1.24$1.32$15.81 billion$15.92 billionViewN/A4/23/2015Q115$0.79$0.83$12.22 billion$12.22 billionViewN/A2/11/2015Q414$1.09$1.12$19.90 billion$19.95 billionViewListen10/9/2014Q314$1.29$1.36$17.13 billion$17.22 billionViewN/A7/23/2014Q214$1.23$1.32$16.79 billion$16.89 billionViewN/A4/17/2014Q114$0.75$0.83$12.43 billion$12.62 billionViewN/A2/19/2014Q413$1.01$1.05$20.16 billion$20.12 billionViewN/A10/16/2013Q313$1.18$1.24$17.03 billion$16.91 billionViewListen7/24/2013Q2 2013$1.19$1.28$16.79 billion$16.81 millionViewListen4/18/2013Q1 2013$0.71$0.77$12.61 million$12.58 millionViewListen2/14/2013Q4 2012$1.05$1.09$19.65 billion$19.95 billionViewListen10/17/2012$1.16$1.20ViewN/A7/25/2012$1.09$1.12ViewN/A4/26/2012$0.67$0.69ViewN/A2/9/2012$1.12$1.15ViewN/A10/12/2011$1.29$1.31ViewN/A7/21/2011$1.20$1.21ViewN/A4/28/2011$0.73$0.74ViewN/A2/10/2011$1.04$1.05ViewN/A(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward) Estimates Earnings Estimates for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP)2017 EPS Consensus Estimate: $5.09QuarterNumber of EstimatesLow EstimateHigh EstimateAverage EstimateQ1 20171$0.93$0.93$0.93Q2 20171$1.42$1.42$1.42Q3 20171$1.43$1.43$1.43Q4 20171$1.31$1.31$1.31(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research) Dividends Current Dividend Information for Pepsico (NYSE:PEP)Next Dividend:1/8/2018Annual Dividend:$3.22Dividend Yield:2.78%Dividend Growth:9.60% (3 Year Average)Payout Ratio:66.53% (Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 61.69% (Based on This Year's Estimates)57.50% (Based on Next Year's Estimates)Track Record:44 Years of Consecutive Dividend GrowthFrequency:Quarterly DividendDividend History by Quarter for Pepsico (NYSE PEP)AnnouncedPeriodAmountYieldEx-Dividend DateRecord DatePayable Date11/17/2017quarterly$0.812.8%11/30/201712/1/20171/8/20187/14/2017quarterly$0.812.8%8/30/20179/1/20179/29/20175/2/2017quarterly$0.812.88%5/31/20176/2/20176/30/20172/2/2017quarterly$0.752.86%3/1/20173/3/20173/31/201711/17/2016quarterly$0.752.97%11/30/201612/2/20161/6/20177/14/2016quarterly$0.752.74%8/31/20169/2/20169/30/20165/3/2016quarterly$0.752.89%6/1/20166/3/20166/30/20162/4/2016quarterly$0.702.89%3/2/20163/4/20163/31/201611/19/2015quarterly$0.7012/2/201512/4/20151/7/20167/16/2015quarterly$0.702.9%9/2/20159/4/20159/30/20155/5/2015quarterly$0.702.94%6/3/20156/5/20156/30/20152/5/2015quarterly$0.662.71%3/4/20153/6/20153/31/201511/20/2014quarterly$0.662.65%12/3/201412/5/20141/7/20157/17/2014quarterly$0.662.91%9/3/20149/5/20149/30/20145/6/2014quarterly$0.663.02%6/4/20146/6/20146/30/20142/6/2014quarterly$0.572.83%3/5/20143/7/20143/31/201411/21/2013quarterly$0.572.65%12/4/201312/6/20131/2/20147/19/2013quarterly$0.572.63%9/4/20139/6/20139/30/20135/1/2013quarterly$0.572.76%6/5/20136/7/20136/28/20132/7/2013quarterly$0.542.96%2/27/20133/1/20133/29/2013(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Insider Trades Insider Trading and Institutional Ownership History for Pepsico (NYSE PEP)Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.26%Institutional Ownership Percentage: 70.21%Insider Trades by Quarter for Pepsico (NYSE PEP)Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionDetails10/10/2017Ramon LaguartaInsiderSell21,449$110.51$2,370,328.99 8/7/2017Marie T GallagherSVPSell41,489$116.77$4,844,670.53 7/25/2017Indra K NooyiChairmanSell452,830$116.44$52,727,525.20 7/24/2017Indra K NooyiCEOSell340,449$116.42$39,635,072.58 7/24/2017Mehmood KhanEVPSell63,396$116.39$7,378,660.44 3/6/2017Cynthia TrudellEVPSell9,000$109.57$986,130.00 3/6/2017Laxman NarasimhanCEOSell4,258$109.50$466,251.00 3/3/2017Vivek SankaranCOOSell2,000$110.22$220,440.00 3/2/2017Kirk TannerCOOSell5,500$110.13$605,715.00 2/28/2017Ramon LaguartaCEOSell23,585$109.05$2,571,944.25 7/28/2016Mehmood KhanEVPSell51,137$107.30$5,487,000.10 7/13/2016Laxman NarasimhanCEOSell3,219$109.11$351,225.09 7/12/2016Albert P CareyCEOSell170,003$108.81$18,498,026.43 7/11/2016Marie T GallagherSVPSell13,586$109.01$1,481,009.86 7/11/2016Ramon LaguartaCEOSell17,221$108.27$1,864,517.67 5/2/2016Indra K NooyiCEOSell304,220$103.31$31,428,968.20 4/20/2016Cynthia TrudellEVPSell8,000$104.23$833,840.00 3/2/2016Ramon LaguartaCEOSell11,000$98.16$1,079,760.00 2/18/2016Hugh F. JohnstonCFOSell118,125$99.55$11,759,343.75 10/14/2015Daniel VasellaDirectorSell2,349$98.06$230,342.94 10/8/2015Dina DublonDirectorSell3,064$98.50$301,804.00 10/8/2015Indra K. NooyiCEOSell375,000$98.53$36,948,750.00 5/4/2015Ramon LaguartaCEOSell13,801$95.91$1,323,653.91 10/29/2014Alberto IbarguenDirectorSell6,588$94.44$622,170.72 10/13/2014Dina DublonDirectorSell4,894$94.53$462,629.82 10/13/2014Zein AbdallaInsiderSell642$94.65$60,765.30 7/28/2014Thomas GrecoEVPSell28,372$91.26$2,589,228.72 7/25/2014Albert P CareyCEOSell46,065$91.53$4,216,329.45 7/25/2014Mehmood KhanEVPSell4,340$91.55$397,327.00 2/19/2014Sharon Percy RockefellerDirectorSell3,871$77.57$300,273.47 7/31/2013Marie T GallagherSVPSell33,998$84.98$2,889,150.04 7/26/2013James J SchiroDirectorSell3,540$84.94$300,687.60 7/26/2013Saad Abdul-LatifCEOSell55,464$84.59$4,691,699.76 7/26/2013Thomas GrecoEVPSell22,353$84.70$1,893,299.10 2/27/2013Shona L BrownDirectorBuy1,000$75.33$75,330.00 (Data available from 1/1/2013 forward) Headlines Latest Headlines for Pepsico (NYSE PEP) Source: All Sources Trusted Sources MarketBeat.com Bloomberg MarketWatch Motley Fool NASDAQ Reuters Seeking Alpha The Street The Wall Street Journal Yahoo Finance DateHeadlineDividend Aristocrats In Focus Part 49: PepsiCoseekingalpha.com - November 24 at 9:08 AMYahoo Finance Live: Market Movers - Nov 21st, 2017finance.yahoo.com - November 23 at 7:24 AMGatorade Teams Up With Serena Williams To Keep Girls Playing Sportsfinance.yahoo.com - November 23 at 7:24 AMCould Pepsi Buy Hain Celestial? - TheStreet.comwww.thestreet.com - November 22 at 6:39 AMPepsiCo's (PEP) Solid Earnings Momentum Keep it a Buyinvestorplace.com - November 21 at 9:13 AMPepsiCo's (PEP) Solid Earnings Momentum Keep it a Buyinvestorplace.com - November 20 at 11:19 AMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Receives Consensus Rating of "Buy" from Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - November 19 at 12:16 PMPepsi raises dividend 7% to 80.5 cents - MarketWatchwww.marketwatch.com - November 18 at 10:50 AMPepsiCo Declares Quarterly Dividendfinance.yahoo.com - November 18 at 10:50 AMPepsi raises dividend 7% to 80.5 centsfinance.yahoo.com - November 18 at 10:50 AMStock Traders Buy Large Volume of Call Options on Pepsico (PEP)www.americanbankingnews.com - November 18 at 4:54 AMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Declares Quarterly Dividend of $0.81www.americanbankingnews.com - November 17 at 6:10 PMPepsi Enters Brand Partnership With Baseball Sensation Aaron Judge247wallst.com - November 15 at 7:21 AMPepsiCo, Inc. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bullish Manner : PEP-US : November 13, 2017finance.yahoo.com - November 15 at 7:21 AMPepsi® Goes To Bat with Yankees Rising Star Aaron Judgefinance.yahoo.com - November 14 at 6:43 AMYankee Slugger Aaron Judge Signs Endorsement Deal with Pepsifinance.yahoo.com - November 14 at 6:43 AMEarnings Momentum Keep PepsiCo (PEP) a Buyinvestorplace.com - November 13 at 10:52 AMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Given Hold Rating at Royal Bank Of Canadawww.americanbankingnews.com - November 12 at 9:30 AMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Expected to Announce Quarterly Sales of $19.50 Billionwww.americanbankingnews.com - November 10 at 11:03 AMFirst Eagle Trims American Express, Time Warner, PepsiCo - Nasdaqwww.nasdaq.com - November 9 at 11:18 AMDividend Growth Stock With Strong Corporate Governance Trading At A Discount - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - November 9 at 11:18 AMJoel McHale Hosts First "Drop Zone" Event In New York Cityfinance.yahoo.com - November 9 at 11:18 AMZacks: Analysts Anticipate Pepsico, Inc. (PEP) to Announce $1.30 Earnings Per Sharewww.americanbankingnews.com - November 8 at 5:28 AMHigh-Level Quant Score Make PepsiCo (PEP) a Buy - Investorplace.cominvestorplace.com - November 7 at 8:38 AMHow PepsiCo Could Benefit From Its JV With Suntory In Thailandfinance.yahoo.com - November 7 at 8:38 AMHigh-Level Quant Score Make PepsiCo (PEP) a Buyinvestorplace.com - November 6 at 11:38 AMPepsiCo Target of Unusually High Options Trading (PEP)www.americanbankingnews.com - November 4 at 3:00 AMSuntory Beverage, PepsiCo to form Thai soft drinks JV - Reuterswww.reuters.com - November 2 at 7:37 AMSuntory Beverage, PepsiCo to form Thai soft drinks JVfinance.yahoo.com - November 2 at 7:37 AMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Upgraded to "Buy" at Zacks Investment Researchwww.americanbankingnews.com - October 31 at 3:25 PMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Stock Rating Lowered by Zacks Investment Researchwww.americanbankingnews.com - October 30 at 2:00 PMEarnings Visibility Keeps PepsiCo (PEP) a Buyinvestorplace.com - October 30 at 11:44 AMPepsiCo Names Dave Yawman Executive Vice President, Government Affairs, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary - PR Newswire (press release)www.prnewswire.com - October 29 at 7:23 AMUPDATE 1-Uber hires Pepsi's Tony West as new chief legal officer - Reuterswww.reuters.com - October 28 at 12:56 PMEmbattled Uber names Pepsico's West its chief legal officer - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - October 28 at 12:56 PMWhy We Bought More Pepsi - Seeking Alphaseekingalpha.com - October 28 at 12:56 PMUPDATE 2-Coke's N.American sales rise fuels market share gains over Pepsiwww.cnbc.com - October 27 at 9:43 AMCoke's North American sales rise fuels market share gains over Pepsiwww.reuters.com - October 27 at 9:43 AMWatch: Jim Cramer Reveals Why He Prefers Pepsi Shares Over Coca-Colafinance.yahoo.com - October 27 at 9:43 AMCoke's N.American sales rise fuels market share gains over Pepsifinance.yahoo.com - October 27 at 9:43 AMPepsico, Inc. (PEP) Given Average Recommendation of "Buy" by Analystswww.americanbankingnews.com - October 25 at 2:54 PMCoca-Cola beats on higher U.S. sales of Sprite, non-soda drinksfinance.yahoo.com - October 25 at 8:59 AMThe Best Beverage Stocks for Your Portfoliofinance.yahoo.com - October 25 at 8:59 AMNeustar Appoints Former Reed Elsevier and PepsiCo Executive Carolyn Ullerick as Chief Financial Officerwww.businesswire.com - October 24 at 8:22 AMEvery Vote Counts! Frito-Lay Needs You To Determine $250,000 Grand-Prize Winner From Five "Dreamvention" Finalist Inventionsfinance.yahoo.com - October 24 at 8:22 AMCheetos, The Experts In Cheese Curls, Announce First-of-its-Kind Partnership With USA Curlingfinance.yahoo.com - October 24 at 8:22 AMPepsiCo (PEP) a Buy on Strong Earnings Momentuminvestorplace.com - October 23 at 11:39 AM$19.47 Billion in Sales Expected for Pepsico, Inc. 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And we bring together people, content and ideas.
Prysm is changing the way we work, forever. Delivering a seamless collaboration experience that is easy, powerful and everywhere, our solutions drive active engagement, streamline communications, increase productivity and accelerate the time to decision.
Our Story
Back in 2005
Our founders, Amit Jain and Roger Hajjar, set out to reinvent display technology, and in 2005, Spudnik was born. Over the next four years, our Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology made cutting-edge info walls possible. In 2014, Anacore joined our family, making the ground-breaking dynamic software an integral part of our visual workplace solutions.
300+ and Growing
Now, we are a privately held company with 300+ employees worldwide. Headquartered in San Jose, California, we have offices in Bangalore, Beijing, Boston, Chicago, Dubai, Ghent, Indianapolis, London and New York.
Our Products
Prysm's Visual Workplace solutions are perfect for the boardroom, the two-person huddle room and everything in between. Built on the Prysm Application Suite, they offer a collaboration experience that is easy, powerful, and everywhere. Our custom info walls can be tailored to any size space. MediaStation brings impact and interactivity to digital signage.
Our Customers
We are proud that our solutions contribute to the success of many leading companies and organizations throughout the world including Apttus, Beijing TV, BMW, Boston University, Crossmark, GE, IAC, Jiangsu Electric Power Company, Millennium Tower Boston, PhRMA, Qatar University, Texas Tech, UCSF Medical Center, Under Armour and Wipro.
Our Patent Portfolio
Prysm invented LPD technology and the solutions built on the LPD platform. Our IP portfolio includes over 100 issued patents, plus many more pending. See our patent list.
Meet Our Executive Team
Amit Jain
President, Chief Executive Officer and Founder
Amit brings over 20 years of executive management, technological and entrepreneurial experience to the Prysm team. With a proven track record of growing successful technology-related businesses, and a career that spans the data-storage, high-end optical telecommunication, and low-cost datacom devices industries, Amit is well versed in the integration of technologies and manufacturing processes.
Before founding Prysm, Amit was CEO of Bigbear Network and the co-founder and CEO of Versatile Optical Networks, which was acquired by Vitesse Semiconductor Corp. At Vitesse, Amit led the Optical Systems Division as Vice President and General Manager until the division was acquired by Avanex Corporation.
Prior to Versatile, Amit held several management positions in startups and established large companies including Terastor, Optex Communications, and Digital Equipment Corporation.
Amit holds a BS in Physics, a BSEE, MSEE & MBA degrees.
Roger HajjaR
Chief Technical Officer, Vice President, LPD and Founder
Since 2005, Dr. Hajjar has pioneered Laser Phosphor Display (LPD) technology, working with multidisciplinary technologists and business people in the U.S. and around the globe. Dr. Hajjar has registered more than 100 U.S. and worldwide patents and has a proven record of success in taking optical-based technologies from inception to high-volume manufacturing.
Prior to Prysm, Dr. Hajjar served as Vice President/GM of Transmission Subsystems with Avanex Corporation and Vice President of Technology with Vitesse Semiconductor. Dr. Hajjar was Chief Technology Officer and founder of Versatile Optical Networks prior to its acquisition by Vitesse, and later Avanex. Dr. Hajjar held management positions with TeraStor Corporation and the Eastman Kodak Company. He also held research positions at the Optical Sciences Center at the University of Arizona and IBM's T.J. Watson Research Center.
Roger holds a Ph.D, M.S. in Optical Sciences from the University of Arizona and a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from Boston University where he graduated Summa Cum Laude.
Jasbir Singh
Chief Financial Officer
Jasbir Singh has served as CFO and Vice President of finance for Prysm since the company was founded in 2005.
Prior to Prysm, Jasbir served as CFO/ Vice President of finance for numerous start-up companies in Silicon Valley, including Equator Technologies (acquired by PixelWorks in 2005) and Versatile Optical Networks (acquired by Vitesse Semiconductor in 2001). He also helped spin-off the digital imaging division of Conexant Systems in 2002, served as the Vice President of finance for the newly formed entity, and ultimately sold the business to ESS Technology in 2003. Jasbir began his career with KPMG in 1991.
He holds BBA and MBA degrees from the University of Texas at Austin.
Paige O'Neill
Chief Marketing Officer
As Chief Marketing Officer of Prysm, Paige brings over 20 years of experience in senior marketing roles. Her diverse experience crosses many areas of enterprise software, mobile technology, cloud computing, customer experience, green technology, and social media.
Prior to Prysm, Paige was Chief Marketing Officer of SDL (LSE: SDL.L), a leader in customer experience software. She also served for over three years as Vice President of Marketing for integrated marketing leader Aprimo. At both companies her thought leadership, and demand generation programs contributed to rapid growth and at Aprimo led to a successful acquisition by Teradata (NYSE: TDC).
Paige also served as CMO at PHH Arval (NYSE: PHH) and two early-stage startups—Aravo and GreenRoad Technologies.
Prior to PHH, Paige spent a decade at Oracle Corporation leading a variety of marketing initiatives, and prior to that she started her career launching IBM's Internet Division and first electronic commerce products.
She holds Master of Arts (ABD) and Bachelor of Arts degrees in political science from the University of Kentucky, and spent a year in New York University's Media Ecology Ph.D. program studying how technology impacts culture.
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Jason smith
VICE PRESIDENT, global sales
As Vice President of Enterprise Sales at Prysm, Jason brings over 20 years experience in Enterprise Software Sales. Most recently, he was at HP where he was VP of WW Global Sales for the $150M Marketing Optimization organization. At HP he oversaw the creation of the HP SaaS Web Experience Management solution and scaled the global Call Center Analytics and Mobile Web CMS businesses significantly.
Prior to his 3 years of managing at HP, Jason was VP of North American Sales at Autonomy. In two and a half years he doubled the Marketing Optimization and Web Experience Management businesses. Jason also had considerable success at Interwoven for 11 years, where he held various individual contributor and management positions and rose to become VP of North American Sales.
Over his 20 year career, Jason has been part of a Top 25 public offering of Interwoven and helped execute three successful exits including Systems Compatibility Corporation, Interwoven and Autonomy.
Jason holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Journalism and Advertising from the University of Colorado.
Dana CoreY
Vice President, Global Partnerships and International Sales
Since 2009, Dana has served as vice president of sales at Prysm and executive team member chartered with leading the sales, sales operations and project design team. Dana brings over 20 years of global sales, marketing, technical operations and management experience to the Prysm team. His diverse technical sales experience provides expertise in displays, unified communications, major account sales, global channel partnerships, and solution selling.
Prior to joining Prysm, he was vice president of sales for Barco. In this role, Dana managed sales and business unit responsibility for the Indoor and Outdoor LED, Lighting, Video Processing and Projection products. Prior to this role, Dana served as director of marketing for Barco's Rental & Staging, Digital Cinema and Media business units and helped post record growth for the company worldwide. He was previously part of the executive management team at Folsom Research, a leader in video processing products worldwide when it was acquired by Barco after posting record year over year growth for the company. Prior to Folsom Research Dana held several sales leadership and general management positions in the financial and advertising markets.
Dana holds a MBA in Marketing from UOP and BS in Finance from CSUS.
Vice PresiDENT, GLOBAL Services
Paul has over 25 years of service and operations management experience having provided executive leadership for the implementation of global cloud and technology infrastructures for companies such as Pearson Education, IHS, Digital Island and Montgomery Securities. He has led initiatives including building computing facilities in Hong Kong, China, UK, Japan, India and Brazil. In addition, Paul brings a track record of delivering extraordinary service offerings with the highest level of reliability and responsiveness. He has twice been a member of an executive management team that completed a successful IPO as well as secondary offerings.
Paul attended Oregon State University majoring in Electrical Engineering.
Stuart Monks
Vice President, Solutions
Stuart leads Prysm's development efforts of Prysm's award-winning solutions. Previously he led for seven years the worldwide engineering activities of Polycom's Video Solutions Group and more recently Polycom's architecturefor workplace collaboration. Stuart has over 20 years of experience working as a senior development manager in Silicon Valley having previously held VP of Engineering positions at Procket Networks, Redback Networks and Ascend Communications. Earlier he was both co-founder and VP of Engineering at Merlin Systems, an optical interface company purchased by Redback Networks.
Stuart has a Bachelor of Science degree in computer engineering from the University of Manchester in England and an MBA from Santa Clara University.
Kathy Omaye-Sosnow
Vice President, Human Resources
Kathy has over 20 years of global human resources experience in semiconductor, telecommunications, and health care companies. Kathy directs all human resources initiatives for the company worldwide including the design and development of global HR strategies and processes, talent acquisition, organizational development, policy, and HR systems.
Kathy was most recently the Vice President of Human Resources at MIPS Technologies, Inc. (acquired by Imagination Technologies Group) where she also ran the Board's Compensation and Nominating Committee. She had also served over twelve years as Vice President of Human Resources at Catapult Communications Corporation (acquired by Ixia). She helped the company establish the human resource function and played an integral part in leading their growth through an IPO and acquisition.
Kathy holds a B.S. in Human Resources from California State University, Sacramento.
And our board of directors.
In addition to Amit Jain, our President, CEO and Founder, and Roger Hajjar, CTO and Founder, we are privileged to have the following professionals serve on our board of directors.
Yatin Mundkur
Partner, Artiman Ventures
Yatin Mundkur focuses on early-stage Technology and Medtech investments. As a Partner of Artiman Ventures, he is currently on the boards of Cellworks, InfiniteZ, Pricelock, Prysm, Virident Systems and XTRM.
Before joining Artiman Ventures in 2004 as a Partner, Yatin was Managing Director at TeleSoft Partners, where he led investments in over twenty companies, in the early stage semiconductor and software sectors. Prior to joining TeleSoft Partners, Yatin founded and served as President of Equator Technologies, a developer of Programmable MediaProcessors. His prior experience also includes Vice President/Group Manager at Conexant, and Chief Architect/Design Manager at Sun Microsystems, Ross Technology and Cypress Semiconductor.
Yatin has over 17 years of overall experience working with technology companies in venture capital. He also holds ten patents in areas of computer architectures, digital consumer electronics, semiconductor design, and software.
Yatin holds a B.S.E.E. from MSU of Baroda, India, and a M.S.E.E. from the University of Texas at Austin.
Tim Wilson
Managing Director, Artiman
Tim is a Managing Director at Artiman. He focuses on early-stage technology investments and currently represents Artiman on the Boards of Crossbar Semiconductor, Kaybus, Mossey Creek Technology, Prysm and Nutrinsic. He also serves on the Board of Five9 (NASDAQ: FIVN). Tim's previous investments include InvenSense (NYSE: INVN), Teknovus (acq by Broadcom), Schoolfeed (acq by United Online) and Ario Data (acq by Xyratek).
From 2001 to 2011, Tim worked as a General Partner at Partech International. Between 1997 and 2001, he served as the Chief Marketing Officer for Digital Island (NASDAQ: ISLD, acq by Cable & Wireless), a Partech portfolio company.
Tim's past business experience also includes his work as a General Manager at Lucent Technologies. While General Manager, he led the international voice communications product management team with P&L responsibility for product lines that generated over $2 billion in annual sales.
Tim graduated summa cum laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Bowdoin College. His Bachelor of Arts degree is in Physics. Following this, he completed his MBA from Duke University.


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John Mayer broke his Twitter silence today by posting a link to the Isaac Foundation. Nice try, but even the charity's assurances that he is a "kind, caring, and compassionate person" doesn't convince us he's not also a douche. [BlackBook]
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Recent decisions: The most important recent decision of the German Federal Labour Court dealt with whether all or part of an employee's annual leave entitlement is forfeited where the employee is unable to take annual leave due to sickness. Contrary to previous case law of the Federal Labour Court, following the Schultz-Hoff judgment of the European Court of Justice, the Federal Labour Court decided that an employee retains their annual leave entitlement during sick leave periods.
The German Federal Labour Court has also decided that an employee does not have a double annual leave entitlement if they work for two employers in one year. The employee has to inform their new employer that they have not received their full annual entitlement leave with their former employer. The new employer must then grant the rest of the entitlement or compensate the employee with payment.
The German Federal Labour Court also decided that it does not amount to age discrimination if older employees get more paid annual leave than their younger colleagues. The employer has a certain margin of discretion when it comes to annual leave arrangements. Older employees need more time to recover from physical work so more paid annual leave may be part of the employer's duty of care towards its employees.
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Team Principal Rainer Dörr: "This decision was necessary and we need to be unhesitant in this matter. The overall package of our McLaren MP4-12C GT3 is not like we want it to be at the moment. We have a responsibility towards our customers and sponsors which we stand by. We need to do our homework now and will compete again in the next race of the FIA GT Series in the Netherlands."
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How are you at defending the faith and what you say you believe? Do you ever pretend you're not a believer because it's inconvenient or embarrassing? Have you ever said my faith is a "personal thing" when you had an opportunity to "give a reason for the hope that is in you" (1 Pet. 3.15)? Do you ever hold back when it would mean taking a stand or speaking up? I know I have.
Today's Readings:
Leviticus 3 & 4
Psalm 23
Proverbs 9.1-6
Matthew 27.55-66
How are you at defending your faith?
Are you prepared?
In this passage, we find three of the women who followed Jesus there at the cross "looking on from afar." It's interesting to note that there is no record of any of the women who had followed Jesus leaving Him or denying Him in those last hours, when most of the men fled in fear.
What about you and me?
Do you ever pretend you're not a believer because it's inconvenient or embarrassing? Have you ever said my faith is a "personal thing" when you had an opportunity to defend and talk about what you believe?" Do you ever hold back when it would mean taking a stand or speaking up? I know I have.
Maybe we're afraid someone won't like us? Or of jeopardizing something we want? Or we're afraid of the consequences?
Certainly, we need to be wise in the work place, but, at times, we keep silent more because it's uncomfortable. Other times, we don't speak up because we don't really know how to defend our faith and we're afraid we'll sound foolish or mess it up.
Yet look at what the Apostle Peter told a earlier generation of believers–people who lived in almost constant danger of persecution or worse:
13 And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good? 14 But even if you should suffer for righteousness' sake, you are blessed. "And do not be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled." 15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts, and always be ready to give a defense to everyone who asks you a reason for the hope that is in you, with meekness and fear; 16 having a good conscience, that when they defame you as evildoers, those who revile your good conduct in Christ may be ashamed. 17 For it is better, if it is the will of God, to suffer for doing good than for doing evil (1 Pet. 3.13-17).
What do you need to do to be better prepared to "defend the faith"? Do you need to get involved in a discipleship class or Bible study so you can learn the basics of the Christian faith? Do you need to pray for boldness or freedom from fear? Do you just need to step out in faith?
Leave me a comment at the bottom of this post if you would like more information about discipleship or check out Fundamentals of the Faith: 13 Lessons to Grow in the Grace and Knowledge of Jesus Christ.
Today's Other Readings:
Leviticus 3 & 4
The Messy Business of Sin
The primary theme in Leviticus is holiness. God is holy and He has commanded us to be holy just as He is (1 Pet. 1.14-16).
The need for holiness is attested to by the complicated systems of sacrifices and offerings. The animal sacrifices made temporary atonement for the sins of the priests and the people.
And what a "messy" and costly business the sacrificial system really was.
But then, I'm reminded that sin itself is "messy" business! Think of all the messes we make in our lives: our friendships, our marriages, our families, our finances, and every area of life. It's not always "pretty" and the only remedy is Christ.
When we see our complete failure to be holy and come to understand that He died as the perfect Sacrifice for all who believe, we can exchange our sin for His holiness.
But sometimes, before that can happen, God has to allow our choices in life to bring about their natural consequences (Gal. 6.7-8). You can read my testimony in this area.
Even as believers, he allows a certain amount of hardship in our lives. Not because He's spiteful or unloving, but because He is our Father and we are His children. Like any good father, He trains and disciplines His children precisely because He loves us!
"My son, do not despise the chastening of the LORD, nor detest His correction; for whom the LORD loves He corrects, just as a father the son in whom he delights" (Prov. 3.11-12).
Did you notice that word "delights"? That same passage is quoted in Hebrews 12 when the writer says if He does not correct us, then we are not really His children. He goes on:
"Now no chastening seems to be joyful for the present, but painful; nevertheless, afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who have been trained by it" (Heb. 12.11).
So if you are going through a difficult time, don't forget God is there? Ask Him to search your heart as the psalmist did in Psalm 139.23-24. Is there sin from which you need to repent? Is He merely pruning so you will bear more fruit (Jn. 15)? Most importantly, trust Him:
"… knowing that the testing of your faith produces patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking nothing. If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and without reproach, and it will be given to him" (James 1.3-5).
The Shepherd's Psalm
What a beautiful psalm! If you have never committed it to memory, I would encourage you to do so. But whether or not you already know it or it's only vaguely familiar, take some time and think about the words. Here it is from the New Living Translation:
1 Because the Lord is my Shepherd, I have everything I need!
2-3 He lets me rest in the meadow grass and leads me beside the quiet streams. He gives me new strength. He helps me do what honors him the most.
4 Even when walking through the dark valley of death I will not be afraid, for you are close beside me, guarding, guiding all the way.
5 You provide delicious food for me in the presence of my enemies. You have welcomed me as your guest; blessings overflow!
6 Your goodness and unfailing kindness shall be with me all of my life, and afterwards I will live with you forever in your home.
The Wisdom of God
Wisdom continues to call to us, but not just any wisdom, the wisdom of the One who created us. And it's available to us as we pray and study His Word looking for it.
Father, help us to not deny You, to not flee when the going gets tough. Help us, Lord, to stand up for what's right and to always be ready to make a defense to everyone who asks us to give an account for the hope that is in us, yet help us to do so with gentleness and reverence. As we do, help us to not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged, with gentleness correcting those who are in opposition, if perhaps God may grant them repentance leading to the knowledge of the truth, and they may come to their senses and escape from the snare of the devil, having been held captive by him to do his will" (2 Tim. 2.24-26).
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From youth, apparently, Darwin believed gradualism is inherently more rational and scientific than saltational accounts of evolution. Thus, Mayr (1982: 509) asserts that
"In other words," says Gruber (1974: 126),
In Darwin's day many people considered rapid change unnatural. Many, especially those of the conservative upper crust to which Darwin belonged, felt any abrupt alteration was a threat to the social order. The French Revolution had recently strengthened acceptance in England of the idea that any sudden alteration was an inherent violation of the natural order. But the notion goes far back, to days when aristocracies strove to maintain the status quo. For example, in a Middle English translation of de Deguilleville's Le Pèlerinage de la Vie Humaine, Nature (personified) describes herself:
Anyone who opposed such views was branded a radical. Darwin seems to have harbored just such a traditional prejudice against sudden change, or at least to have been aware that many of his readers would hold such views.
It's no surprise, then, that Darwin's account of evolution does little to explain saltation, the abrupt production of new types of organisms. Certainly, his theory is lacking in this respect. Natural selection can have effect only if traits show variation. Virtually the only type of variation considered in the Origin is the minor sort seen in intrachromoset matings, not the major sort resulting from chromosomal mutations — the sort of variation, as Darwin describes it, seen in "a bird born with a beak 1/100th of an inch longer."2 However, it is now generally recognized that saltation — if one thinks of stabilization processes as examples of saltation — is in fact a natural process, not a supernatural one. But the production of new types of organisms, through stabilization processes, was largely unrecognized in Darwin's day.
Darwin's emphasis on the claim that breeding was a process of accumulating tiny differences is puzzling since he admitted he could not observe such differences himself. In the Origin he states this inability explicitly:
Presumably, then, not one person in a thousand had ever observed the sort of variation on which Darwin's theory is based, nor had he observed it himself!
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That that I do I do by leisure,
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Silesia and Lwow The captial city is Cracow, said to be the intellectual centre of Poland. The region is composed of Poles and Gorale (Highlanders) who speak their own dialect and wear picturesque costumes. The chief towns of the province are Cracow, Tarnow, and Nowy Sacz. The surname became noted for its many branches in the region, each house acquiring a status and influence which was envied by the princes of the region. In their later history the name became a power unto themselves and were elevated to the ranks of nobility as they grew into this most influential family. They were originally seated at Bydgoszcz in Poland.
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Having scissors lying around was so disturbing so I wanted to hang them on my wall. First I made the matching pattern, then I saw that it looked like an ice-cream cone, so I thought, why not make it one? ^^ Have fun with this tutorial, my camera is a total mess now, gonna have to buy a new one - those are the last photos I took xD
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Hot glue gun, sequins/pearl bead(s) Etc., embroidery floss, yarn + needle, different colours of felt, paper for your pattern
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|Cut out matching cones out of yellow (non-thick ^^) felt & pin on
|Make pattern for those ice-cream scoops, cut out + pin together on the top of the cone
|Sew the middle part on the thick cone base, I did this with embroidery floss.
|Sew on beads or anything youwant for the sprinkles.
Then sew the edges together with normal yarn.
|Now it should look like this. =)
|Cut out a holder for the.. holders :P out of thick felt and glue it on the backside.
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After spending 5 hrs in A&E at Leighton Hospital, Crewe, then a further 3 hrs in the evening visiting her in the adjacent assessment area I am in awe of the nursing staff. They appeared to be doing the work of three people, yet still serving the public with a smile and a comforting word? I do however have grave concerns for the health and welfare of these same dedicated people over time as they are each in danger of suffering with burn out, stress, relationship breakdown etc. Thank you to each of you, just don't forget that you also have a duty of care to yourself as well as your patients.
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Many thanks for your kind and thoughtful words . The staff in the emergency department work very hard to ensure the quality of patient care is maintained regardless of pressures within the department . The Trust is very aware of the need to support all the staff and offer a number of services to support their health and wellbeing. I will, however, ensure your thoughts are shared with the staff in the department for them to consider. Best wishes Sue Talbot-Crosby, Matron, Emergency Department