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According to the report, "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz filmed more material than he originally planned and he also came up with new storylines and scenes to be incorporated within the already completed footage. 20th Century Fox TV and Imagine TV — the two production companies behind "Arrested Development" — and Hurwitz then approached Netflix about ordering additional episodes.
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As the story points out, the majority of the "Arrested Development" cast are tied to other projects, so getting them all back is no small task. Production is expected to begin again in January; which will presumably allow Hurwitz and company enough time to finish the new episodes before the simultaneous launch on Netflix in Spring 2013.
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"Long term loss of water levels is no good for coastal habitats, but it's also no good for people who like to recreate, swim, and use our Great Lakes shorelines," said Joel Brammeier, President of the Alliance for the Great Lakes. But Brammeier said no one knows for sure whether the lakes are undergoing a long term loss, or a fluctuation.
A 2009 study of the loss of water in the Great Lakes links the long term decline to human manipulation of the St. Clair River, and to changes in climatic factors including temperature and precipitation. The St. Clair River, which connects Lake Huron with Lake St. Clair near Detroit, has been dredged periodically since the mid-1800s; some researchers say this accounts for over a foot of permanent loss in Lakes Michigan and Huron.
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Meanwhile, the Mississippi River could be facing a complete shutdown of cargo shipping through the passage between St. Louis and Cairo, Illinois. Last week the Army Corps' Missouri River Basin division began limiting the flow of water through a dam in South Dakota in order to preserve water in that northern region; the Missouri is a key tributary to the Mississippi at St. Louis. Because water levels were already low, the reduced input means 180 miles of the Mississippi could become impassable for barges by mid-December. Immediate solutions to the impending crisis for the river shipping industry are not clear.
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#1 Feb 9, 2013
The Voter Fraud That Never Happens Keeps Coming Back
By John Fund
February 8, 2013 9:51 A.M.
Critics of voter ID and other laws cracking down on voter fraud claim theyre unnecessary because fraud is nonexistent. For instance, Brennan Center attorneys Michael Waldman and Justin Levitt claimed last year:A person casting two votes risks jail time and a fine for minimal gain. Proven voter fraud, statistically, happens about as often as death by lightning strike.
Well, lightning is suddenly all over Cincinnati, Ohio. The Hamilton County Board of Elections is investigating 19 possible cases of alleged voter fraud that occurred when Ohio was a focal point of the 2012 presidential election. A total of 19 voters and nine witnesses are part of the probe.
Democrat Melowese Richardson has been an official poll worker for the last quarter century and registered thousands of people to vote last year. She candidly admitted to Cincinnatis Channel 9 this week that she voted twice in the last election.
This is how Channel 9′s website summarized the case:
According to county documents, Richardsons absentee ballot was accepted on Nov. 1, 2012 along with her signature. On Nov. 11, she told an official she also voted at a precinct because she was afraid her absentee ballot would not be counted in time.
Theres absolutely no intent on my part to commit voter fraud, said Richardson....
The boards documents also state that Richardson was allegedly disruptive and hid things from other poll workers on Election Day after another female worker reported she was intimidated by Richardson....
During the investigation it was also discovered that her granddaughter, India Richardson, who was a first time voter in the 2012 election, cast two ballots in November.
Richardson insists she has done nothing wrong and promises to contest the charges:Ill fight it for Mr. Obama and for Mr. Obamas right to sit as president of the United States.
But, of course, as you know there is no voter fraud. Pay no attention to that lightning coming out of Ohio.
Saint Paul, MN
#2 Feb 9, 2013
A good example of how the system is working. Her mistake was caught.
Since: Sep 08
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#3 Feb 9, 2013
A total of 19, and you have zero proof on who the other 18 voted for. The only real proof would to see their actual voting ballots.
#4 Feb 9, 2013
Interesting how democrats want every gun owner properly vetted to the extreme and registered but any attempt to ensure against voter fraud with strict registration only strips us of our rights and oppresses the hapless voters.
The liberal hypocrisy continue...
Saint Paul, MN
#5 Feb 9, 2013
Did you hear the story about all the school kids that were murdered by voter fraud in Conn?
Perfect analogy there ist.
#6 Feb 9, 2013
An overwhelmingly small, inconsequential percentage you say? Kind of like the tiny fraction of population that misuses firearms and the trifling ratio of semi-automatic rifle tragedies compared to number of gun owners?
So is better registration a good thing, or does it suppress the rights of individuals?
"We have 545 traitors."
Since: May 11
Parts Unknown
#7 Feb 9, 2013
Great point. Registration is supposed to be used to document users to make sure they are qualified to do that activity and protect its lawful use. If voter registration suppresses the rights of voters and unfairly targets certain groups than gun registration suppresses 2nd amendment rights and unfairly targets certain groups.
#9 Feb 9, 2013
There were over 1,000 votes cast illegally by felons in Minnesota in the 2008 election with fewer than 200 prosecutions. Minnesota leads the neation in voter fraud, not Illinois.
#10 Feb 9, 2013
It is "fraudulent" Political Parties and corrupt Politicians that that are the problem.
If the "Common Good" was was "Common" and based on Constitutional Principles/Law, and the Rule of Law was not replaced by the Rule of Man for Political gain, then Voter Fraud would irrelevant because a Moral People could not be "purchased" by corrupt Political Parties.
Remember the Law allowed Hitler to ascend, and the People allowed the law to become corrupted because the people were corrupt.
Saint Paul, MN
#11 Feb 9, 2013
I like vodka on breakfast cereal.
#12 Feb 9, 2013
You cannot spell, use round numbers, ad are a proven moron/bigot... Perhaps, you're partial...
#13 Feb 9, 2013
If we need gun registration to make sure people are legally allowed to own a weapon and reduce the potential for crime, we certainly need voter registration to make sure people are legally allowed to vote and reduce the potential for fraud.
If voter fraud is not rampant, I would argue that neither are gun tragedies committed by assault rifles, given the number of owners of them.
#14 Feb 9, 2013
You'd also argue dead is similar to a single vote, right ?
#15 Feb 9, 2013
Dangerous Sociopath,
" ad are a"
You never seem to have a problem using the Spellchecker as you create the posts that reveal your sick desires for other posters children!
Maybe you should us that Spellchecker too, when you are attempting to belittle others for the typo's they post?
There is Special Place that Beelzebub has for you in your eternity.....You cannot blame Uncle Daddy, his Sister your Mommy, or strangers for what awaits you.
#17 Feb 9, 2013
"Maybe you should us..."
Yeah, maybe.
#18 Feb 9, 2013
I brought my senior citizen father to a new doctor's office the other day. Not only did he need to provide a photo ID, Medicare Card, and Blue Cross card they took his photo. At first I thought it was about customer service so the staff can put a face with a patient's name. Yea right. There was a webcam sitting on the counter at the check in desk. They have facial recognition software. At check in, each patient is checked to make sure they are who they say they are. Think of the fun it would be if there was a Voter ID bill that included facial recognition procedures at the polls?
Saint Paul, MN
#19 Feb 9, 2013
Does the software indicate if the subject is a felon?
Didn't think so.
#20 Feb 9, 2013
You should write nice stories to your teabagger congressman, asking THEM to fund this clever new spending, right ?
#21 Feb 9, 2013
We have voting by mail, guess they'd include your camera, huh ?
#22 Feb 9, 2013
The problem is not Voter Fraud.
The problem is the 20% Defective of Low Character that can be purchased with Shiny Baubles by Corrupt Politicians.
Look at the Sewer Dwellers here like "Slewsie the Child Abuser" and her "Co-Stalking Name Stealer of Low Integrity".
You could Buy both of them with a new box of Depends, a Mirror scrap, and a few Buttons. They are completely clueless about anything except their Base Biological needs.
Politics and the Issues of the Day?
LMAOROFLKUFUCK!~ These Sheeple are below even the Stupidist Amerikan that has a Vote.....But never the less, 18 hours a day they intertwines their sick Sexual Desires for Children with their Recitation of the Talking Points from those that keep their Supple Guts filled at the Public Trough.
Nope, the problem is that Amerika is infested with scum like "Slewsie the Child Abuser" and her "Co-Stalking Name Stealer of Low Integrity" that are allowed to Vote at all!
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How Long Does Fat Grafting Last? Many people say fat grafting on the upper eyelid only last for 2-3 years .
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For fat grafting to truly represent 'grafting', the grafted tissue must gain a blood supply in its new location which provides a source of oxygen and nutrients and allows the tissue to persist indefinitely. If the grafted fat does not acquire a blood supply in the first few weeks after surgery, the body will gradually break it down and dissolve it, and no long-term benefit will be achieved in terms of soft tissue augmentation. Successful fat grafting surgery therefore requires a great deal of focus and attention to detail, to ensure that the fat which is harvested is viable tissue (i.e. not damaged by the harvesting process), and that the fat is delivered in such a way that the potential for ingrowth of blood vessels is maximal. If this process of blood vessel ingrowth (neovascularization) does not occur, then the injected tissue cannot truly be considered a 'graft' and is instead just another 'soft tissue filler' of limited duration.
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This a question that I answer very frequently.
The immediate result of fat grafting is variable in that about 40-60% of the fat may be resorbed in the immediate 3 months postoperatively.
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Construction of an extensive rooftop garden will begin at DCTC in spring of 2009. And while it will take years to complete, the opportunities the garden creates for the college are nearly endless.
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CANNON BEACH, Ore. — When the big one hits the Pacific Northwest, the best place to escape the wall of water moving at jetliner speed from 50 miles off the coast may be a City Hall on stilts.
Once the ground finishes two to four minutes of lurching and shaking, residents and tourists in Cannon Beach would flock to the refuge on concrete columns 14 feet above the waves racing beneath.
They would, if the refuge gets built. There's nothing like it from Northern California to British Columbia and, so far, no money for anything like it.
It's an example of how underprepared the West Coast is for an earthquake and tsunami on the scale of what happened in Japan.
Scientists say it's inevitable that an offshore seismic menace called the Cascadia Subduction Zone will one day unleash a megaquake. The last time it happened was 300 years ago when a magnitude-9 shaker spawned enormous ocean waves that slammed into the West Coast and damaged Japanese fishing villages.
Mindful of the risks of waves as high as 60 feet, communities in the Pacific Northwest have worked on their defenses, installing sirens to warn of dangerous waves, posting hazard signs to mark inundation zones, designating evacuation routes and holding evacuation drills.
Scientists in the Pacific Northwest hadn't understood the geology and the threat it poses until recent decades when they discovered evidence of big quakes near the coast over the last 10,000 years — about 20 the size of the March 11 quake in Japan.
By contrast, the Japanese have long paid close attention to quakes and tsunamis. Their written records from 1700 allowed North American scientists a few years ago to fix the timing of the last Pacific Northwest megaquake, right down to the hour it occurred.
So the death and damage caused by this month's earthquake and tsunami in Japan were worrisome on the other side of the Pacific.
"We're not nearly as well prepared as the Japanese, and clearly they were overwhelmed," said Bill Steele, coordinator of the University of Washington's Seismology Laboratory. "It is a problem."
Elevated refuges are among the Japan-style responses to the tsunami threat that experts say helped to mitigate the destruction and death.
And these are just pieces in a giant puzzle for the Northwest in dealing with the aftermath of a disaster that could bring Katrina-style devastation to a region of 13 million people west of the Cascade Range.
In Cannon Beach, Jay Raskin is terrified at the prospect. The former City Council member and mayor has proposed replacing the current City Hall, seismically unsound, with a two-story building on stilts to provide refuge to as many as 1,500 people. The second floor would house city offices. Atop that would be a terrace.
The idea is still conceptual, awaiting vetting by structural and geophysical engineers. That could add to the tentative $4 million price tag Raskin puts on it.
There are no current plans in California to build special tsunami-resistant structures, but some communities are looking at ways to herd residents to existing buildings perched on higher ground in the event of dangerous waves, said Rick Wilson, senior engineering geologist with the California Geological Survey.
In Washington state, emergency managers are working with coastal communities to develop local plans for elevated evacuation structures that could do double duty, such as steel-reinforced earthen berms 20 feet high that could support bleachers at a stadium.
"Right now, there's no funding for anything like this, through state and federal funding," said John Schelling of the Washington State Emergency Management Division. He argues, though, that it's important to develop the plans for the day when money is available.
That's particularly the case, he said, for places on the Pacific Northwest coast that don't have high ground close to the beach, such as the flats of southwest Washington's Long Beach peninsula.


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Is Joe Jonas Packing? [PHOTOS]
Joe Jonas' package has been on our radar for quite some time. He seems to be quite gifted in that area as we can see here by his jeans. Joe's girlfriend Ashley Greene is one lucky girl.
Other than walking around and proudly showing off what he's got, yesterday (March 2) was a busy day for Joe Jonas. He started the day off by having some breakfast with friends in Los Angeles.
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Later on he made a trip to the vet to drop off his bulldog Winston. Then he made a stop at an elementary school in the San Fernando Valley. Joe must have been making a surprise visit to encourage the 2011 Race to the Top Commencement Challenge which will be held March 11. He's such a good boy.
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A jury awarded a former respiratory therapist at Corona Regional Medical Center a $514,000 award earlier this month, upholding the claim that he was fired for filing complaints over unsafe health care conditions and wage and hour violations at the facility.
The employee, Allen Jaffe, worked at the hospital for 18 months. He was fired in November 2008, officially because of poor job performance, said his attorney, Tristan Pelayes, general partner of Riverside-based law firm Wagner & Pelayes.
But Jaffe contended he was actually fired for filing a complaint to the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration about his concerns for the way he was told to handle cross-contamination issues and how medications were administered. Pelayes said Jaffe also claimed he was ordered not to wear gloves while transporting patients, which the attorney contended was strictly a cost-saving policy for the hospital.
Additionally, Jaffe contended he would work 12-hour shifts and was denied meal breaks. He would enter a break period on his time records but was often kept working throughout that period. Eventually Jaffe stopped clocking out for lunch, but hospital officials would enter a break time for him, his suit contended.
"He could grab a bag of potato chips out of the vending machine and eat them while standing there, but that was what (hospital management) called a lunch break," Pelayes said in a Thursday, May 23 interview.
California law provides for at least 30 minutes off for a meal break for an hourly employee working five or more hours.
The trial was heard in Riverside County Superior Court in Murrieta.
Linda Pearson, the hospital's director of marketing, said in an emailed statement that Corona Regional Medical Center provides high-quality health care and also considers "safety, protection and well being of our employees as our highest priority."
"We are disappointed by the jury's verdict and stand by the evidence presented at trial which refutes the claims made in this case," Pearson wrote in the statement. "We intend to appeal this verdict and will continue to defend this case vigorously."
The Corona hospital is also involved in a legal fight over an attempt by nurses to unionize. The nursing staff voted in January to join United Nurses Associations of California/Union of Health Care Professionals, but the hospital has contested the election.
The hospital is owned by King of Prussia, Pa.-based Universal Health Services, which also owns hospitals in Wildomar, Murrieta, Chino and the under-construction Temecula Valley Hospital.
Inland Valley Medical Center in Wildomar went through a four-year union organizing campaign by a nurses union that included a judge's 2008 ruling that hospital administrators and outside consultants harassed and coerced nurses in efforts to get them to reject the union.
Universal Health Services, a Fortune 500 company, reported a first-quarter profit of $119.8 million last month.


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Wednesday, October 26, 2011
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I can tell that you're ready for fall...cozy sweaters and cute boots...yes, please! Yay for those boots lasting so long (I hope you didn't jinx yourself...knock on wood!)ReplyDelete
how funny, we both named our posts "cozy" today & we're both wearing old navy sweaters! i love yours! and i second your opinion about target boots, my mossimo kachiri boots that i wear almost every other day from last season are still holding up so well!ReplyDelete
You look so lovely in this outfit! I'm always cold, so I'm a huge fan of sweaters too :)ReplyDelete
- kleitowWednesday, October 26, 2011
This looks sooo cozy!ReplyDelete
I have been wearing my dresses with tights and boots, as well, u look awesome!ReplyDelete
LOL @ these pictures lie. You look great as always!ReplyDelete
You can sleep with that many blankets in SD? Haha. This sweater looks sooo cozy! I guess I just picture you cali people on a surf board all the time. And i mean that in a completely jealous way. ;) -Rachel (DSI)ReplyDelete
Yes, I NEED that many blankets to sleep. What can I say? I'm a pansy. Like, I wasn't kidding when I said last time that we consider 67 degrees "fall." Haha.ReplyDelete
Hooray for cheap and lasting! Inexpensive stuff doesn't always mean poor quality. You look great, Audrey. I am loving this cozy fall look.ReplyDelete
Ah, I love cozy sweaters! Haha, I like the weight on me when I sleep too...but then open the windows in winter cuz I get too hot.ReplyDelete
Loving this outfit and the color contrast, black leggings again a light dress. Cute!
I love the sweater! I have a few items from Target that have lasted the ages too... people say that its cheapy stuff, but there is some quality there too :) Love your whole outfit, you look great!ReplyDelete
xo Teresa


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The now U.S.-built Nissan LEAF will now be available with a custom-designed Bose Energy Efficient Series sound system.
This new Bose system will be available on the 2013 model that goes on sale this month.
Nissan proudly stated that the Bose system in the LEAF delivers powerful, high-quality audio, but with a significantly smaller and lighter footprint than conventional systems and at about half the electrical current.
"Early adopters of electric vehicles were thrilled to have a zero-emissions vehicle and now that we're expanding the market and it matures, many customers are asking for more amenities in their EV," said Brendan Jones, Nissan director of EV marketing. "We wanted to be able to give them a premium sound system and be conscientious about the amount of energy required to do so."
Nissan now assembles the LEAF, its battery and its electric motor all in Tennessee.
For 2013, the company introduced an expanded range of trim levels for the 2013 LEAF. The Bose system is available as part of the premium package on SV and SL models.
"The Bose Energy Efficient Series sound system delivers on all its promise for LEAF owners. It's remarkably efficient—without conceding on great musical performance," said Brandon Westley, president of the Bose Automotive Systems Division. "This system also demonstrates the unmatched advancements we've achieved in producing highly efficient audio technology in vehicles."
To meet the energy efficient design goals for the LEAF, Nissan said its engineers focused on using every available watt of power effectively throughout the vehicle, including the sound system. Bose expertise in power-efficient technology led to the development of smaller and lighter speakers and amplifiers that perform at a high level without compromising the LEAF's power, weight or interior space.
Bose engineers also delivered on Nissan's goal to incorporate a powerful bass unit compact enough to be mounted into a small space of the LEAF's rear cargo area. Bose implemented a 4.5-inch Nd Richbass woofer in a 6.2-liter custom-engineered Acoustic Waveguide bassbox.
This bassbox uses patented technology applied from Bose Wave home entertainment products.
Nissan said that for mid-high-frequency performance, the Bose Energy Efficient Series sound system includes six lightweight speakers acoustically tuned to reproduce music accurately, with more of the detail found in a live performance. There are two one-inch neodymium tweeters, one in each A-pillar; two 6.5-inch wide-range neodymium speakers, one in each front door; and two 5.25-inch wide-range neodymium speakers, one in each rear door.
And at the heart of the sound system, a Bose energy-efficient amplifier operates on much less power and runs cooler than conventional offerings. The amplifier is also smaller and lighter because it doesn't require as many large metal cooling fins to dissipate heat.
U.S. pricing for the new 2013 Nissan LEAF will start at an MSRP of $28,800 for the newly-added S grade.
Additions to the 2013 LEAF include 17-inch alloy wheels and leather appointed interior on SL models; available Around View Monitor; 7-speaker Bose energy efficient audio system; and a 6.6 kilowatt onboard charger that significantly reduces 220V charging times. This onboard charger is standard on SV and SL models.
Bose began collaborating with Nissan Motor Company nearly 25 years ago, and the LEAF is one of many Nissan vehicles currently available with Bose sound systems.
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Bette Midler, Neil Patrick Harris & More React to News of Maya Angelou's Passing
As BWW reported earlier today, America's Poet LaureateMaya Angelou has passed away at the age of 86. The poet died last night, May 27th in a Winston-Salem, North Carolina hospital while recovering from an "unexpected ailment". She died surrounded by her family.
Angelou has received more than 30 honorary degrees from universities worldwide. She is perhaps best known for her 1969 book "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings", which tells of her life up to the age of seventeen, and brought her international recognition and acclaim.
The poet was set to be honored this Friday, May 30th in Houston where she was going to be given the Beacon of Life Award.
Below, read how celebrities are reacting to the sad news on Twitter:
Cyndi Lauper: Maya Angelou has passed away. She was a great light in the world. I feel honored to live in a world she influenced and touched so deeply.
Bette Midler: The beautiful Maya Angelou died this morning. A big and radiant soul, at rest at last.
Neil Patrick Harris: Thank you, Dr. Maya Angelou, for your wonderful words and wisdom. Rest in peace.
Josh Gad: RIP #MayaAngelou. Thank you for blessing us with your voice, your words and your strength.
Pharrell Williams: Saddened by the news of Maya Angelou's passing. A brilliant woman who contributed so much to the world. Her light will be sorely missed.
Mary J. Blige: "There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you." - Maya Angelou.
Ryan Seacrest: "I've learned that you shouldn't go thru life w/ a catcher's MITT on both hands; you need to be able to throw something back." -Maya Angelou
Kristen Davis: @DrMayaAngelou Thank you for your beautiful words of wisdom and inspiration. They will live forever .....
Ellen Degeneres: Today the world lost one of it's greatest gifts. I'm sending love to the friends and family of Maya Angelou.
President Barack Obama: "Today, Michelle and I join millions around the world in remembering one of the brightest lights of our time - a brilliant writer, a fierce friend, and a truly phenomenal woman. ... Like so many others, Michelle and I will always cherish the time we were privileged to spend with Maya. With a kind word and a strong embrace, she had the ability to remind us that we are all God's children; that we all have something to offer. And while Maya's day may be done, we take comfort in knowing that her song will continue, "flung up to heaven" - and we celebrate the dawn that Maya Angelou helped bring."
Oprah Winfrey: "I've been blessed to have Maya Angelou as my mentor, mother/sister, and friend since my twenties. She was there for me always, guiding me through some of the most important years of my life. The world knows her as a poet but at the heart of her, she was a teacher. 'When you learn, teach. When you get, give,' is one of my best lessons from her. But what stands out to me most about Maya Angelou is not what she has done or written or spoken, it's how she lived her life. She moved through the world with unshakeable calm, confidence and a fierce grace. I loved her and I know she loved me. I will profoundly miss her. She will always be the rainbow in my clouds."
Bill Clinton: "With Maya Angelou's passing, America has lost a national treasure; and Hillary and I, a beloved friend. The poems and stories she wrote and read to us in her commanding voice were gifts of wisdom and wit, courage and grace. I will always be grateful for her electrifying reading of "On the Pulse of Morning" at my first inaugural, and even more for all the years of friendship that followed. Now she sings the songs the Creator gave to her when the river 'and the tree and the stone were one.'"
Beyonce: "Rest in peace phenomenal woman."
Click here for more celebrity tweets courtesy of People.com
Source: ETonline


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I was lucky enough to get some notes on the 2010 Pabrai Funds annual meeting. I enjoy getting to learn through his experiences. Here are notes on his discussion of his investment in Teck Cominco:
The second business I want to talk about is Teck Cominco (TCK), which is now called Teck. Teck is a well managed company based in Canada, and is one of the largest miners in the world. You can think of it as the IBM (NYSE:IBM) of mining. It's one of those stocks for widows to own. You hold it forever, with very solid, continuous and regular dividend streams, and solid growth over the years.
We invested in this stock right at the heart of the financial crisis in December 2008. We manage over $500 million in capital right now, but at that time in 2008, we were managing just $200 million. Teck was a situation where there was a slightly elevated risk of a loss, but an outsize return if we didn't have a loss.
This was a basket bet where I put about 2 percent of the assets into a number of different investments that were highly correlated. We invested about $4.4 million into Teck between the three funds. We bought at the absolute bottom of the financial crisis at $4.50 a share and I sold the last of it in the first quarter of this year for about $36 a share. We had about a 763 percent return, and we made about $38 million. It's the highest return we ever had in any investment in Pabrai Funds over the 11 years that we have existed.
Teck has copper, coal and zinc mines. It's one of the largest mining companies on the planet along with BHP, Rio and Vale. Teck is a low-cost producer and has some of the lowest cost mines on the planet. They are also a dominant miner of metallurgical coal. Metallurgical coal is fundamental to producing steel. Teck saw a huge opportunity in the growth of metallurgical coal demand over the years. Their thinking is probably right on.
One of the things I believe will happen is that we'll probably see the rise of at least 100 brand new cities if not more, over the next 20 or 30 years which will each have at least 5 million people. When you are going to build out 100 New Yorks in a 30-year period, you can't do that without steel.
There are particular nuances with met coal where it's not a commodity. For example, if you have a particular steel mill in China which uses coal coming from Canada, they can't switch it suddenly to using a coal coming from India without doing a lot of re-engineering through their furnaces and machinery.
There are some specific chemistry nuances with met coal. Metallurgical coal and iron ore are both chokepoints. Most of the iron ore going to China comes from two countries, Brazil and Australia, and little bit from India. They're the chokepoint in terms of China's ability to get iron ore. Metallurgical coal is the same way. The management of Teck saw a huge demand coming for metallurgical coal and they wanted to increase the metallurgical coal capacity.
Tech owned 60 percent of Fording Coal which has a very large metallurgical coal operation. They offered to buy the 40 percent they didn't own. The markets liked that deal. When Teck announced the deal to buy the rest of Fording, the acquiring stock price went up almost 20 percent. Teck's stock price went from $35 to $42 a share when the deal was announced.
This was very unusual. Normally when a company's making an acquisition, its stock price drops, and the target company's stock price rises. And Teck did something very unusual for the time. They did most of this deal with debt, and they did it with a one-year bridge loan. Because they wanted to get the deal done, they organized about ten billion in a one year bridge loan type facility to close the deal. They planned on going out to the debt and equity markets, and then raise debt through long term bonds to pay off the bridge loan and clean up the capital structure.
They closed the deal in 2008, but in the 2nd half of 2008 everything went downhill. Lehman Brothers goes bankrupt. There are no deals to be done on the debt market and the debt markets close. Suddenly, the markets start looking at the wall of debt that Teck has to pay back in 12 months. It clearly outstrips their cash flow, and at the same time, the commodity prices are in freefall.
The big concern was that if Teck could not handle their debt in a year, they would have to file for bankruptcy. Teck was looking at massive debt coming due. Within a year, all the commodity prices had collapsed. Their cash flow projections were out the window. The stock went from $50 a share to $4 a share in just a few months. That's when we started to first buy the stock.
On the balance sheet, Teck had a lot more assets than liabilities. They had a liquidity mismatch. They had enough assets to pay off all the liabilities, but those assets weren't liquid. The markets were concerned that when the debt came due, Teck wouldn't be able to pay the debt, and they would have to file for bankruptcy. When I looked at the whole thing, I thought that even if they filed for bankruptcy and even if they went through a bankruptcy reorganization, the equity would still have value because there was so much more in assets versus debt.
A similar situation happened recently with General Growth (NYSE:GGP). General Growth is a very large mall operator. They have a huge amount of illiquid assets in their very valuable prime properties, but they didn't have the cash flows and the liquidity to service their debt. In General Growth's case, they went bankrupt, but when they came out of bankruptcy, the equity did not get wiped out. I saw the same thing in Teck. Even if they went bankrupt, I didn't see the equity being wiped out.
At the same time, I felt that the odds that Teck would file for bankruptcy were very small because they had many levers that they could pull. They could cut the dividend that they were paying. They had gold mines and other assets that they could start selling. They had some hedges in place so some cash flow was guaranteed. They had a whole bunch of assets they could sell piecemeal to different bidders. I also felt that they might see a little bit of a bump in commodity prices.
Finally, the top Canadian banks were holding the debt and they have no interest in running a mining company. The Canadian banks could do what has been done with a lot of the commercial real estate in the U.S. They extract a pound of flesh, and do what is known as "extend and pretend." The banks could go to Teck and give extensions on their debt with some higher fees, penalties and covenants.
I didn't think that the banks would push them into bankruptcy. I thought the banks would negotiate with them, and then commodity prices would lift from the severely depressed levels. If the company didn't go bankrupt, then this was a straight 5 to 7x gain. Teck's management executed brilliantly. They cancelled the dividend. They went through and sold a bunch of tertiary assets. They got the loan extensions from the banks. They issued equity to China Investment Corp. They juggled through a whole bunch of things over that one-year period.
As that overhang lifted, the stock pretty much started to go back to where it was, from under $5 a share to over $40 a share in ten months. The mid-$30 a share approaching $40 a share was pretty close to my assessment of what the business was worth. We held Teck for only 13 months. We held to get long-term gain, and then we were done.
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A 21-year-old man was thrown out of a Kissimmee, Florida City Parks and Recreation League basketball game this past Sunday - simply because he is HIV-positive. At the time, Dakota Basinger had been diagnosed with the disease for one week.
Basinger explained to the Orlando Sentinel what happened after a referee stopped the game in the second half:
"He called a timeout, which was rare," Basinger said. "He made both teams go to their benches."
Basinger said a city employee called him into a room and asked Basinger if he was HIV positive. Basinger, who was diagnosed a week ago and had posted the information on his Facebook page, said he was. Then, Basinger said, the employee told him that he would need to stop playing – for good.
"I feel humiliated and discriminated against," said Basinger, a rap artist who performs locally. "I felt horrible walking out of that gym." On Tuesday, a city spokeswoman said in a statement that a part-time city employee "acted independently and without supervisor approval" when he removed Basinger from the game.
"The city has taken corrective action to ensure this does not happen in the future," said Arin Thrower, spokeswoman for the city, adding that "as of right now," the employee still works for the city. Basinger will be allowed to play in the league again when it starts back up, Thrower said.
Basinger's mother, Lisa, was at the game and went with her son when the employee called him into a room to say he couldn't play. "I couldn't believe it," said the outraged mother. "I explained to them that they needed to educate themselves on HIV and that you cannot transmit HIV through spit or casual contact."
The city employee has been identified as Dale Boston, who had been working for the city of Kissimmee for eight months. According to WKMG, Boston resigned from his job yesterday.
On the same day of his resignation, a city representative called Basinger to apologize. A Kissimmee spokesperson then issued a statement about the incident:
On Sunday, April 13, 2014, a part-time Parks, Recreation and Public Facilities employee with the City of Kissimmee acted independently and without supervisor approval, when he removed a participant from a city recreational basketball game due to a medical condition. The city has taken corrective action to ensure this does not happen in the future.
Also, AFTER THE JUMP (autoplay), watch Basinger talk about his emotional experience the night he was kicked off of the basketball game in an interview with the Orlando Sentinel.
Basinger is an aspiring rap singer. He revealed his HIV status in a new song he posted on his YouTube channel earlier this month. Listen, HERE.


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Charapp & Weiss is a dedicated law firm with offices in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia. Our attorneys are committed to helping auto dealers and other businesses throughout Washington, D.C., Virginia and Maryland prevail in a myriad of commercial disputes and effectively plan to avoid them.
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That was mean to be a comment wasn't it? I'm not being mean or anything!I thought that might touch Nicole. And yeah. Good luck with your baby, Nicole. I really meant no harm.
Wtf. You're a piece of work.
Ok then bye bye now. :)
Quoting Sophia Marie's M0mmy:" b/c her getting pregnant was ovoiusly ur fault. didnt u know u dont need a p***s anymore "
lol shes not starting drama shes just being a smart ass. lol shes trying to say that his mother blamed her and not him for the pregnancy. although it takes two. im sorry for all that you went through. ive never been through it but i know if you mother had been supportive and a different person you would have made a different decision. your situation was not one a baby should be in so i totally support it.:)
;( Im sooo sorry...
Quoting kirsten anita:" lol shes not starting drama shes just being a smart ass. lol shes trying to say that his mother blamed ... [snip!] ... person you would have made a different decision. your situation was not one a baby should be in so i totally support it.:)"
yup sarcasm just with bad grammar lol
Quoting nicolex:" Yes we are still together, engaged and expecting this new baby. I love him so much and he's been the one thing that's gotten me through. I am so lucky to have him, going on four and a half years."
That;s great! I'\m glad you didn't have to deal with losing him and your baby all at once...and the nerve of his mother! To pretend to be there for you and then to discuss a vacation without you in front of your face while you are going through the most traumatic moment of your life! I hope your relationship with her has improved and she has been supportive of this pregnancy....best of luck!.
....and just out of curiosity....did you literally have the abortion one day before it was illegal? I'm just asking out of sheer curiosity...i dont know how it works....I had one at 6 weeks, and that was tragic enough for me....you are so strong!
I can't imagine how hard that must have been to share that story, but thank you for sharing it with us. I can't imagine how hard that must have been, but you definitely have a lot of us to reach out to if ever need be. I wish you the best of luck with your baby girl.
Thanks for sharing your story. It made me actually think about the one I had over 23 years ago. I had buried it deep down inside. Never really allowed myself to think about it. The one thing I remember was asking God to forgive me and give me another chance to have children later. I have since been blessed with 4 beautiful children.
Quoting Treecy Lee:" That;s great! I'\m glad you didn't have to deal with losing him and your baby all at once...and the ... [snip!] ... of sheer curiosity...i dont know how it works....I had one at 6 weeks, and that was tragic enough for me....you are so strong!"
It's not illegal, you just can't really find a doctor who will do it after 24 weeks. Most won't even do it that far along.
You are Very brave.Best of luck with your bub :)
Your story braught back a lot ov feelings of my own abortion. I had battled with manic depression for many years started after I had my 1st son. I got pregnant and was very happy and wanted my baby so much, then the darkness started to creep back into my head I went from wanting my baby to not. I cannot really wright into words wat manic depression is like only those who have had can really understand it. I guess its like a split personality happy one moment then feeling like u want to crawl into a hole and die the nxt. When Id have these episodes I carnt remember them its very hazy. I relise now that I shudv gone to the doctors and had my medication but u don't think rationally. I ended up having an abortion at 19weeks and a few days after I came out ov my haze an released wat I'd done. I was hysterical. How cud I do such a thing to a baby that I wanted. I turned to self harming to try releive the pain and finially went to my doctors for medication. I was that effected by the abortion that I tryd everything to get pregnant again which resulted into a miscarriage (maybe gods way of punishing me) but the miscarriage was nothing compared to wat the abortion made me feel. I since went on too have a 2nd beutiful baby boy and he is a stunner. 3years later I still cry about losing the baby I wanted because inn my eyes that's wat happened I lost a baby. Maybe if they didn't hand out abortions so easly they'd ov seen on my records that I suffered mental health issues and looked into it. But I carnt blame any1 but myself that's wat herts the most. . . . My advice to any1 who was thinking about having one wud be not too or make sure its defiantly wat you want.


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Auction market set to lose some of its heat
Sydney's roaring auction market, which saw an 86 per cent clearance rate and properties selling for as much as $1.3 million over reserve on a huge auction day last Saturday, won't continue indefinitely, industry analysts say.
Last weekend's super Saturday saw 784 properties scheduled and this week there are 679. Auction listings are up 50 per cent on last year, according to Australian Property Monitors.
''It's got a full head of steam up, but it's not something that's just going to keep going, '' says APM senior economist, Dr Andrew Wilson of the remarkable 86 per cent, which was one of the highest clearances ever recorded.
Top agents concur.
McGrath chief executive John McGrath expects the auction market to settle down as more property comes onto the market. ''If we're still seeing prices increase and demand as strong as this in the next few months, it may cause some concern.''
So no repeat of last year's phenomenal house price hike of 15 per cent in 2014, says Dr Wilson, though he is tipping a ''second wave'' of growth for top-end properties with an improving sharemarket just one of the catalysts.
''Better company profit reporting, the low Australian dollar and pent-up demand are all yet to play out on the prestige market," he said.
And leading prestige agents report more vendors are shaking off their privacy or market nerves to take advantage of the rising momentum.
This year there's been a run of luxury properties that had previously been listed off market now being launched with more aggressive selling campaigns.
"Some vendors are saying that they need to sell now while the sun still shines," said Michael Pallier, of Sotheby's International.
"But it is also true that Sydney is more of an international city now and our rich are getting richer."
In the high-end neighbourhoods, the lower north shore apartment market is proving particularly strong.
There was the waterfront penthouse on Waruda Street, Kirribilli, that sold $1.35 million over reserve last weekend at $4,325,000.
Laing+Simmons North Sydney's Catherine O'Neill followed that up with another apartment auction in Wollstonecraft to sell a three-bedder for more than $100,000 over the reserve at $1,202,500.
An online search of property in prestigious Point Piper reveals 11 houses currently on offer for upwards of $7 million. This time last year there was half that number advertised, and two of those then sold in March for $52 million and $33.5 million.
The buzz surrounding foreign buyers is also prompting more disclosure by vendors because off-shore buyers are often introduced to property through immigration agents who aren't aware of any off-market stock, said Brad Caldwell-Eyles, of 1st City Hasemer+Caldwell.Eyles, who is advertising a newly built property on Point Piper's Wolseley Road with Caroline Fagerlund, of CBRE for upwards of $13 million.
Agents had this listed quietly on their books late last year for more than $12 million.
Also on Wolseley Road is the waterfront mansion of the late Peter and Ruth Simons, which hit the internet this week after a protracted campaign.
"Sometimes it's hard for vendors to let go, but after four years they're now willing to let the market speak," said Mr Pallier.
Previously asking more than $40 million through a handful of agents, Mr Pallier is encouraging buyers with more than $30 million to check it out.
The neo-Gothic mansion and former home of the Sydney Archibishop has been given a March 26 auction deadline by Craig Pontey, of Ray White Double Bay now that the Anglican Church has lowered its expectations from $25 million.
"If you're a genuine vendor and you're willing to meet the market, there's little to be gained from hiding your property off market," Mr Pontey said.
The latest trophy to shake off its off-market status is the Bellevue Hill estate Rovello, owned by Caledonia Investments chairman Michael Darling and wife Manuela Darling-Gansser. It is $20 million-plus through Elliott Placks, of Ray White Double Bay.
The Bellevue Hill estate Barford made headlines last month when Ballard Property put it up for sale with a $60 million-plus price tag, but prestige agents say it has been quietly on offer for years.
"The definition of insanity is continuing to do the same thing and expect a different result, so if you're not selling stock in an off-market environment, then change tack," said McGrath's Ben Collier.
Bill Malouf, of LJ Hooker Double Bay, said vendors were also encouraged to advertise their home given the high calibre of trophy property currently on the open market.
Sydney's prize is the Point Piper waterfront estate Elaine, being sold by Ken Jacobs, of Christie's International.
No doubt the Fairfax family are hoping for similar success with Elaine as Nick Fairfax had with his Surry Hills terrace last weekend when it sold for $650,000 over expectations to go under the hammer at $2.65 million through David Servi, of Spencer & Servi First National.


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"United Tribes Technical College is dedicated to providing American Indians with postsecondary and technical education in a culturally diverse environment that will provide self-determination and economic development for all tribal nations."
The campus of United Tribes Technical College (UTTC) is immediately south of the municipal airport at Bismarck, North Dakota. The site is a former military post transformed by the tribes of North Dakota for the purpose of educating and training American Indian students and their families for their economic, social and cultural advancement.
UTTC offers its programs and training on the college's 230 acre campus along Bismarck's University Drive, and online through distance education programs. While American Indian students make up the majority of the student body, students of all racial and ethnic backgrounds are welcomed for enrollment and instruction in this culturally diverse setting.
UTTC is a member of numerous postsecondary and technical education organizations and associations, including the National Indian Education Association, American Indian Higher Education Consortium and the North Dakota Association of Tribal Colleges. Its Bachelors, Associate of Applied Science and Certificate programs are accredited through the Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
UTTC is recognized as one of the premier tribal colleges in the nation. It provides academic, career and technical education programs and training opportunities, and a full array of college activities, including intercollegiate athletics and wrap-around student support services, all in a close-knit campus/community setting.
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1. Ralf SCHUMACHER (WILLIAMS), 1m15.019s 2. Juan Pablo MONTOYA (WILLIAMS), 1m15.136s (+ 0.117s) 3. Michael SCHUMACHER (FERRARI), 1m15.480s (+ 0.461s) Q: Ralf. Third pole in four races, quickest this morning, replicated your warm-up time in your...
1. Ralf SCHUMACHER (WILLIAMS), 1m15.019s
2. Juan Pablo MONTOYA (WILLIAMS), 1m15.136s (+ 0.117s)
3. Michael SCHUMACHER (FERRARI), 1m15.480s (+ 0.461s)
Q: Ralf. Third pole in four races, quickest this morning, replicated your warm-up time in your pole lap; it's starting to look a bit easy for you...
Ralf Schumacher: Well, you saw that Juan came very close so it wasn't very easy. It looks like we have a slight advantage with the Williams, so it's great for us being first and second definitely. The team did a great job. Just hope that we make a bit more out of it than we did in Montreal.
Q: How do you feel about the race tomorrow in terms of the dry weather running you've been able to do?
RS: This morning it looked that we were always a lot quicker than Ferrari on the first lap but they seemed to be very consistent and quick, so it's going to be a very tough race and there are still the McLarens as well, so let's wait and see.
Q: Juan Pablo, how did qualifying go for you?
Juan Pablo Montoya: Extremely well. This morning I was struggling with the car a lot. I wasn't very comfortable with it, I was driving, I couldn't really push the car because it would just snap or go or something. For qualifying, at least it felt a lot better. I had a big understeer in turn two, I lost a lot of time there in sector one, about two tenths off my morning session time. But apart from that, everything went really well. We got from being six tenths behind this morning to a tenth. It's a lot better.
Q: Fastest, in fact, in sector two.
JPM: Yeah, sector two was pretty good, sector three as well. I picked up three tenths from this morning. It was definitely a lot better and I think for tomorrow we're going to have a really good race car.
Q: Michael, the temperature seemed to soar as you went out, up to 36 degrees; did that have much impact on your lap?
Michael Schumacher: I didn't notice that. I don't think so. I don't think it was a major variation and what you see as the official temperature, it (the thermometer) is positioned where the sun can hit it. If the sun is out, it gets warm, if it's in the clouds, it gets cold, so I don't think what you read there is realistic.
Q: Your brother had just said that after your good long run this morning you're in good shape for the race tomorrow. Would you agree with that?
MS: I hope he's right.
Q: One has to say that you had a spectacular incident with Juan Pablo in the previous race; you're starting close to him tomorrow, what are your thoughts going into the race?
MS: We have been very close to each other very often so I have no feeling about it. That's part of racing, that's what I look forward to.
Q: Is Ferrari's performance about where you expect it to be this weekend?
MS: Probably not quite, no, because it's a circuit that should have been good for our car.
Q: Where do you think you might be losing at the moment?
MS: I don't think we lose. I think the other guys have got very strong, that's the point.
Q: Ralf well done. It's been quite a six days really, a win, your birthday and now pole position...
RS: Yeah I have been good and the weekend has started good, but there is no points for pole position.
Q: So you would just like it to finish up like last weekend?
RS: That's the target, yeah.
Q: We were saying at the start of the season that poor old Ralf doesn't seem to have got the hang of this one-shot qualifying. What have you changed because you certainly have got the hang of it now?
RS: Certainly I didn't like the beginning of the season from the results. I knew from last year, if you go through the records, usually at the beginning of the qualifying I've always been reasonable. I think there were a few difficulties and maybe personally maybe I didn't get on very well with the car to start with, it seemed to be difficult to find a set-up and I didn't feel comfortable with it. Since a couple of races it seems to be a bit better.
Q: Have you changed your mental approach to qualifying in any way?
RS: Not that I'm aware of.
Q: Second fastest straight-line speed going into the Adelaide hairpin, is that something that you were working away at as well?
RS: For sure you always need to look at the speeds to not be overtaken on a long straight, which can always happen. Ferrari is very strong in the first sector, through the first two turns, so we need to watch our back a bit.
Q: I was also amused to see you waited until after Jos' (Verstappen) run before you congratulated the team...
RS: Well anything can happen and to be honest it is a bit of respect against the driver as well. They are all good racing drivers and you have to wait until they finish.
Q: But obviously you were pleased with the lap...
RS: The lap was good as always. You know all three of us will have a little mistake but that is the way it is.
Q: Juan Pablo yours....
JPM: I had big understeer in turn two, lost a lot of time, and in turn seven but apart from that it was a pretty good lap. I picked up a lot of time from the morning, I really wasn't comfortable with the car and came in after warm-up and I was like you know 'I'm driving the car round but I'm not really pushing it'. Every time I was pushing the car I was quite uncomfortable and in qualifying I managed to get a good lap in. It felt a lot better, probably the best it felt all weekend, but probably a little too late.
Q: What did you change from this morning?
JPM: Everything. Everything in the car. We worked very hard to get where we want to be and it seems that we are going in the right direction. Both cars are set up quite similar and I think tomorrow could be an interesting race.
Q: What about the McLaren challenge, are you surprised it is not as strong as it might have been?
JPM: I think this circuit suits us pretty well, we were on pole last year as well. I think this is a very good track for Williams.
Q: Michael, very quick straight line speed and also the fastest time in sector one from everybody. Are you pretty happy with that, is that what you want given the possibilities of overtaking tomorrow?
MS: If I could trade this against pole position I would have traded it. It is nice but it doesn't mean a lot if you are too slow in the other sectors.
Q: What is the situation with the other sectors, the importance of sectors two and three for example?
MS: We are simply too slow. I am not able to compare because I do not have an overlay of those guys compared to me and I could probably answer that better.
Q: Do you think you are lacking grip?
MS: Generally you need grip, but you need grip in the first sector too. So it is not just a matter of grip.
Q: Is this pretty much the same situation as the 'Ring last weekend?
MS: We will find out tomorrow.
Q: What are your feelings about the new sections here?
RS: I personally think they did a good job, another overtaking opportunity. The last chicane was always a bit dodgy so a very good change.
JPM: Less exciting than last year. I thought last year was a lot better. It is a shame they made a really good braking but they put a corner before that. If you get a good run out of turn seven you can't really pass anybody because they can go wide and make the arc you know. It could have been a lot better job I think. It is a good job but if they were looking to find overtaking spots....
MS: To me I feel it is better than what we had because these twisty slow bits, the last sector, was sort of Mickey Mouse style flying over the kerbs and destroying cars on so on. I think it is a reasonable improvement. I'm happy.
Q: Question to Michael. You are almost half-a-second behind your brother, from where does the difference come from?
MS: From the second and third sector. How can I answer this, I have no clue.


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