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Idacorp Inc. (IDA) experienced unusually high volume on Dec. 21, as the stock lost 0.81% to a closing price of $68.45. The stock saw 567,226 shares trade hands over the course of the day on 2,832 trades. Given that the stock's average daily volume over the last month has been 286,061 shares a day, this represents a pretty substantial spike over the norm.
Idacorp Inc. has a P/B ratio of 1.68. It also has a P/E ratio of 17.4. The stock has traded between $70.48 and $55.40 over the last 52-weeks, its 50-day SMA is now $67.27, and its 200-day SMA $61.38.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) _ Twitter Inc. TWTR, +1.28% on Tuesday announced that it has begun testing a sponsored video feature that would allow advertisers to post videos on the social network and even measure the "reach and effectiveness" of that content. In a company blog post, Twitter also said the "promoted video" feature is based on a "cost per view" ad buying model, in which "advertisers only get charged when a user starts playing the video." Twitter shares rallied 2% in afternoon trades as the announcement further enhances the company's rise as major social advertising platform. Last month, the San Francisco-based company reported total advertising revenue of $277 million, up 129% year-over-year.
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Rachel hates the commercial that that line is from. She will probably kill me for using it. I do see she just posted so I am actually posting this a day later than intended. But the past few weeks seem noteworthy.
1) Not this past weigh in but the one before was in my eyes utter blah. I had lost 0.8 pounds. Yeah it was a still a loss, but I expect so much more from my body especially when I work so hard. But I had worked late the night before and was all stressed out about multiple things. (We got to meet Weird Al, my childhood hero, and the place was crowded. Crowds freak me right the hell out. I was already stressed from work so my body went into cortisol overdrive.) It was not crushing just blah. My goal is to lose 10% of my weight by Rachel's birthday. What better present than a skinnier, healthier, sexier husband. Except maybe jewelry…
2) I worked just as hard and really stuck to everything and this past weigh in was 5.6 pounds down… BOOM!! I am slowly but surely catching up to Rachel. As I have lost 33.2 pounds and she has lost 44. My goal is to catch her and pass her because I am a competitive person. I am only 2.8 pounds from 10% lost of my WW starting weight. All in all I have actually lost 66 pounds.
3) I am an addict for exercise now. I go to the gym 5 days a week. Sometimes I see my trainer once a week and some weeks I see her a second time with Rachel. On top of that I walk at work daily, I walk the dogs in the morning three times a week, I walk around the outside of the dog park 4 days a week and finally on Sundays we go for a 2+ mile walk. I am now doing things I thought impossible like a 700 rep workout in about 30 minutes which included squats, back rows, dead lifts, push ups, side crunches and penguins. All of this is helping me get better in shape for the day I get my bike in about a month or two.
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A new development in the legal battle between Star India and the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). While the 21th century owned company asked for 10 more days to publish its reference interconnection offers (RIO) Sony Picture Networks India and ZEE have both given their RIO to the regulatory body.
They now join the ranks of Disney India, TV 18 and Sun TV Network who complied with the decision of the TRAI. Leaving Star India to be the last broadcaster who has yet to fill its RIO.
Star India has challenged the TRAI new tariff order and regulation, it was decided to cap the price of individual channel in a bouquet at US $0.30 if a channel is above that price it cannot be a part of a bouquet.
The other major regulation is the revenue split of 55/45 between multi-system operator (MSO) and local cable operator (LCO) if they fail to come to an mutual agreement.
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Man Arrested For Animal Cruelty After Allegedly Dragging, Dropping Dog
This is a press release from the Arcata Police department. The information has not been proven in a court of law and the individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:
On January 14th 2016 at about 12:59 PM, Arcata Police Department received a report of a subject possibly performing CPR on a dog in the area of 10th St and H St.
When Officers arrived, the dog and the subject had left the area.
Officers conducted an investigation including reviewing surveillance at a local business and saw a subject with a dog on leash. The dog had a pack strapped to his back. As the dog was walking, it collapsed in the street. The subject was seen dragging the dog across the street by its leash. The subject then picked the dog up and dropped it on the ground. The video shows the subject blowing into the dog's face. The subject then walked away with the dog, which was limping.
Officers checked the area and located the subject and the dog in the downtown area. The subject, identified as Charles Wesley Cole 6/13/1959, was placed under arrest for 597(b) PC, felony animal cruelty. The dog was taken to the Sunny Brea Animal Clinic where it was medically cared for.
Charles Cole was transported to the Humboldt County Correctional Facility where he was booked on animal cruelty charges.
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Archbishop Lefebvre's book Against the Heresies is heretical?
The SSPX's Angelus Press is publishing another book with a factual error. Against the Heresies contains statements by Archbishop Lefebvre which indicate he assumed that the baptism of desire was an explicit exception to the literal interpretation of the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus.Unaware of the Cushingite mistake, he then interpreted Nostra Aetate 2 as referring to explicit cases, which are an exception to all needing to convert into the Church to avoid Hell.
The Angelus Press has also published Is Feenyism Catholic by Francois Laisney with the same error. It is inferred that the baptism of desire is relevant to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus.Why is it relevant? As usual they were following the lead given by Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre.He thought that these cases were visible in the flesh.So they had to be exceptions to Fr. Leonard Feeney.
Fr.Francois Laisney cites Tradition in which the baptism of desire is mentioned.Yet none of the sources he quotes states that the baptism of desire is visible to us or an exception to the dogma extra ecclesiam nulla salus. It is Fr.Laisney who infers that these cases are explicit in the present times.
Recently in the Letter to Friends and Benefactors Bishop Bernard Fellay, the Suprior General of the Society of St. Pius X assumed that Nostra Aetate etc were exceptions to the traditional teaching.He was following the error of Archbishop Lefebvre on extra ecclesiam nulla salus.
Did Pope Pius XII make a mistake ? http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2014/06/did-pope-pius-xii-make-mistake.html#links
Did Pope Pius XII make a mistake ? : implicit desire, invincible ignorance have nothing to do with extra ecclesiam nulla salus http://eucharistandmission.blogspot.it/2014/06/did-pope-pius-xii-make-mistake-implicit.html#links
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This was where I drew my first breath, and thus its magic simply remains unmatched.
1. Shwedagon Pagoda (Shwedagon Paya/Shwedagon Zedi Daw)
The feeling of your sole pressing against the cool marble floor. Planting your body and soul on that very platform so that you can just look up and admire the Golden Pagoda against the canvas of the night. The smell of flowers and burning incense sticks. The sound of chimes, chants, and peaceful prayers. The flames of candles and lights shining the night. The sense of secure serenity as you feel as one with everyone under the same sacred sky. I find magic and peace here, every single time.
No matter where I go, this will always be the most magical, holy, and peaceful place I know.
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- Go once at night, and once at dawn (If you have time! If not, definitely at night!)
- Walk up the stairs (Eastern or Southern stairways are the most beautiful)
- For both ladies and gents, modest clothing is the most desired sign of respect (if you bought a traditional longyi or Burmese outfit, this is the best place to wear!) 🙂
P.s – Nearby is Kandawgyi Park where you can admire Shwedagon from afar and also find another golden icon of Karaweik Hall on the waters.
2. The Reclining Buddha (Chauk Htat Gyi Pagoda)
The silence. Not the kind that frightens but the kind that soothes the soul. It was almost dusk and I sat on the carpet to pay homepage and meditate for a while.
When I opened my eyes, I saw an old lady sitting not far from me. I didn't know how and when she arrived but she was all alone. And gosh, she looked so frail, I thought she must had been close to hundred years old! But there was a sense of strength and sharpness in her movements. She arranged her belongings around her and soon after started her prayers.
I sat in silence with her for a while. Maybe it was the spell of her undying devotion.
I felt as if I found a beacon of longevity.
3. The Five-Tiered Buddha (Ngar Htat Gyi Pagoda)
All I had to do was to cross the road from Chauk That Gyi Pagoda and there I was, standing awe-struck and humbled, in the presence of a 30 feet tall Buddha.
Then I found this ancient full-length mirror at one corner (almost like a mini-version of The Mirror of Erised from Harry Potter). On the top, there were Burmese words along the meaning of:
"You are already beautiful dear. Now let's just try to beautify your soul instead.
For when you are beautiful from the inside, both your inner and outer beauty will be flawless and unmatched throughout the cycle of life."
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- The Nine-Tiered Pagoda (Koe That Gyi Pagoda) stands ever taller at 72 feet and is located in another part of the city (Bargayar Road, Sanchaung Township).
4. Neighbourhood Wet Markets
The heartbeat of everyday life.
I grew up following my mum to our neighbourhood wet market on the weekend mornings. Supermarkets were not a thing (still not till today for many Burmese people) and therefore our groceries all came from the individual vendors along the muddy lanes. You know the vendors and their life stories, and they too know which days you come and what is going on in your life.
And getting to tread along these lanes always leaves me in a state of wonder. The rawness of life. The freshness. The lack of pretence. Seeing individuals from all walks of life in one place.
No Food Safety Act? No problem for the citizens! (In fact many have never heard of it even.)
5. Local Wholesale Markets/Bazaars
Walking down the narrow aisles while brushing my hands across the endless rows of fabrics of every pattern and colour has never failed to fascinate me since I was a child. The bargaining voices. The banter between the stall owners. The rainbow display of bras. Piles and piles of shoes. Towers of toilet paper rolls. The glittering lights from the jewellers.
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- Hledan Market is one of the most authentic (it is both wet and wholesale market)
- Others include Scott or Bogyoke Aung San Market (more touristy), Yuzana Plaza (which was once like Hledan, just much bigger in scale, but I believe now is more of like a shopping centre) and other wholesale markets in downtown
6. Chinatown
There is where I find another world of Yangon comes to life as the night rises. And by this, I mean the street food, the street artists, the street stalls, the street vendors of various trade, anything street related flourish along the streets of Chinatown district.
And once again, among this madness under the flickering orange lamps, I strangely find myself in a state of astonishment.
7. Yangon River (Rangoon River)
As the sun set on the Yangon River, I was mesmerised not by the sunset but by the boats full of people crossing the river to go back to their homes at the end of a long day.
At the docks, I saw a young man asleep on the wooden platform with his head and body covered in his own longyi (sarong) but his legs exposed. I did not know if he was dead or alive.
So I walked around the area cautiously to examine, and to my relief, saw the regular subtle rise and fall of the fabric around his face. He could have been homeless. Or perhaps this was just his much-needed nap as he waited for the boat to go home instead.
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- You can catch sunset at the Yangon River and then head to Chinatown for the Night Markets, they are right around the corner from each other.
8. Yangon University & Inya Lake
I did not even go to high school in Yangon but I was extremely lucky to have sat in the convocation hall of legendary Yangon University a couple of times (thanks to my older siblings and cousins) when I was a child. Once upon a time, scholars from South East Asia region came to this campus for their university studies. Now, it is only an empty shell.
But to be in the vicinity of the iconic building, the trees, and the surrounding Inya Lake that had seen this past, is simply an experience that amalgamates the present and the past.
9. Dhamma Joti Vipassana Centre
This one is special. And perhaps the first place I found a glimpse of peace when I was 5 years old.
I took my first meditation retreat back then at this mystical, magical place, and spent a good portion of the little pockets of time from my childhood here.
Sadly I haven't gone back to this place since forever.
Still, till today, I remember the little bridge over the lake full of lotus leaves, the wooden walkway that we had to cross to reach the front office where we would register our names, state how many times we had come for retreat, and then off to our chambers among the little forest to place our beds and belongings. The retreats ranged from one day to five, six, seven days, and as children, we meditated, discussed our learnings, and for the rest of the time, simply played as if the world was ending.
If my lifelong appreciation of peace is a tree, this was where I was gifted with the seed.
Yangon is only the first glimpse of this golden land, yet it already allows us to taste, see, and experience the essence and the truth of the Burmese lives. A city physically trapped between the walls of the past, but spiritually enlightening for its travellers and inhabitants. And the majority of the good-hearted souls of those who call this city home, pass the days and nights with ironical content and hope…
May you find your peace in this city of truth too,
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July 5, 2017
Contact: David A. Smith, Chief of Public Affairs (913) 279-2242
A special meeting of the Kansas City, Kansas Board of Education is hereby called for Monday, July 10, 2017, at 4:00 p.m., in the third floor Board room, KCKPS Central Office and Training Center, 2010 N. 59th Street, Kansas City, Kansas.
In addition to regular business itemized in the published agenda, the purpose of such special meeting shall be to assemble in retreat fashion to discuss budget preparation and Board priorities for the 2017-18 school year. The Board shall recess into executive session for the following exceptions to the Kansas Open Meeting Act:
- Non-Elected Personel Matters - To protect the privacy interests of an identifiable individual(s).
- Attorney Client - For consultation with our attorney to protect attorney-client privilege and the public interest.
- Discuss Negotiations - To protect the public interest in negotiating a fair and equitable contract.
- Acquisition of Real Property - To protect the public interest in obtaining the property at a fair price.
Dated this 5th day of July 2017.
Susan E. Westfahl
Clerk of the Board


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The Group's media business is held under Redberry Sdn Bhd.
Redberry Sdn Bhd ("Redberry")
Redberry is a whole-owned subsidiary of Ancom. Redberry is a media and communication group that owns and operates some of Malaysia's most respected ad relevant media properties, delivering integrated communications solutions across multiple media platforms, from TV to out-of-home, retail, print and more. Redberry is a strategic solutions partner for marketers and advertisers seeking bespoke creative media solutions.
For more details, please visit www.redberry.com.my.
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Meru Utama Sdn Bhd ("Meru")
Meru, a subsidiary of Redberry, is the sole concessionaire to operate the indoor advertisement spaces at the Kuala Lumpur international Airport ("KLIA"), klia2 and the Gateway @klia2 as well as the Senai International Airport. Meru provides its clients a unique and premier environment highly conducive for media presentation in its unique form and at premier airports in Malaysia delivering the captive audiences with over 47 million international and domestic travelers in 2013.
For more details, please visit www.meruutama.com.
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Focus Media Network Sdn Bhd ("Focus Media")
Focus Media, a subsidiary of Redberry, is an affiliate company of Focus Media China which is listed on NASDAQ with a market capitalisation of USD 5.9 billion.
Focus Media is a out-of-home (OOH) media company, which has one of the broadest networks of digital OOH screens providing multimedia content for captive hard –to reach audiences. The screens are strategically located in waiting areas of 108 commercial buildings, hotels, apartments and colleges, cashier lanes of all Giant retail outlets and on TGV cinemas screens, reaching out to 1.5 million movie goers and 5.7 million shoppers per month. These media locations offer highly effective advertising reach to the most desired but hardest to reach groups in a totally captive environment.
For more details, please visit www.focusmedia.net.my.
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Wheel Sport Management Sdn Bhd ("Wheel Sport")
Wheel Sport, a subsidiary of Redberry, is principally involved in organizing and promoting international and local motor sport events. Since 2000, it has successfully organized several events including the annual Malaysian Rally Championship, the FIA-Asia Pacific Championship Round ("APRCR") 2005 - 2007, series of Silverstone Tarmac Rally and etc.
Ancom was the title sponsor for the Ancom Malaysian Rally and APRCR 2006 and 2007 organised by Wheel Sport.
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RBO, a subsidiary of Redberry, provides outdoor advertising in Malaysia.
RBO manages and markets exclusively the advertising media on Rapid buses in Kuala Lumpur and Penang. In RapidKL, RBO manages 800 buses with over 165 routes while in RapidPenang, it has the largest fleet of buses in the Northern region with a total of 350 buses.
RBO also manages Outdoor Concessions at SMARTS Tunnels, DUKE and SILK Highways as well as selected billboard sites in and around the Klang Valley.
In total, RBO's advertising media reach out to approximately 1.8 million motorists, commuters and pedestrians daily in the Klang Valley.
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MagiqADS Sdn Bhd ("MagiqADS")
MagiqADS, an associate company of Redberry, is a retail media specialist which offers multiple media formats in mall and in store such as billboards, banners, floor media, trolleys, shelf ads, aisle sponsorships etc in 113 Tesco, AEON & Mydin super/hypermarket outlets nationwide, which has a combined 30 million transactions in a per 4-week cycle.
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RCC (fka Vision IP Services Sdn Bhd), a subsidiary of Redberry, operates one of the largest out-sourced customer contact centres in Malaysia using traditional telephony with innovative web-based application and customer-relation management (CRM) modules. Its major clients include financial institutions, insurance companies and telecommunication companies. It has a 250-seat outsourced outbound contact centre reaching up to 250,000 customers monthly, dealing in cross- and up- selling, lead generation and retention program for its clients.
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DurianFM, an associate of Redberry, is principally involved in Internet-based multimedia, advertising and publicity consultancy and event management. Established in March 2011, it is currently operating a Chinese language-based Internet radio station called DurianFM (www.durianfm.com or mobile web http://m.durianfm.com) in Malaysia, specialising in political and current affairs commentary. Its flagship programme, Soaring Pegasus, running from 8.00am to 10.00am, Monday to Friday, garners a strong following with listeners spread out across the globe.
DurianFM also operates DurianASEAN (www.durianasean.com), an English Online radio station, devoted to the dialogues of news and current affairs from the ASEAN region. ASEAN Breakfast Call (ABC) is the pilot core radio program for DurianASEAN, on air from 8.00 am to 10.00 am, Monday to Friday. ABC focuses on ASEAN current affairs, reporting and analysing on international ASEAN and national news.
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Ascension Lab is a subsidiary of Ancom focused on incubating mass-market Internet businesses.
Ascension Lab brings together an international management team with real world start up experience, the marketing and branding expertise of Redberry and Ancom's proven track record in nurturing and growing businesses locally and across the region.
Ascension Lab recently launched www.RinggitPlus.com, a service that aims to be Southeast Asia's number one financial aggregator. It provides the most online credit cards, personal loan and home loan products in Malaysia.
Ascension Lab has also launched www.savemoney.my , a service that aim to help Malaysians to save RM1,000 per year without changing their lifestyle. This content portal has grown quickly to become the No 1 money community in Malaysia. It has expanded recently into print via the Monthly SaveMoney Magazine.
For more details on the company, please visit http://www.ascensionlab.com/
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from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
- n. a hook for catching a button and drawing it through a buttonhole, as in buttoning boots and gloves.
from The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A small metal hook used for buttoning shoes, gloves, etc.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- n. a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole
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Fly-By-Night Productions Presents Fly-By Night, A Musical
Name: Fly-By-Night Productions Presents Fly-By Night, A Musical
Date: June 1, 2018
Time: 7:30 PM - 10:00 PM CDT
Website: http://flybynightdubuque.com
Event Description:
FLY BY NIGHT - A Musical by Will Connolly, Michael Mitnick, Kim Rosenstock
Directed by Jill Heitzman
Two South Dakota sisters relocate to Brooklyn, NY, and fall for the same guy, a guitar playing sandwich maker. A sweeping ode to young love, set around the time of the 1965 Northeast blackout, this musical tale is about finding your way and discovering hope in a world beset by darkness.
This production is sponsored by a grant from Mediacom.


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Join us weekly in the Library at 9:30am for our dive deeper into the readings for the upcoming Sunday.
Followed by the 10:30am – Holy Eucharist with Prayers for Healing/Unction which you are invited to join as well.


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Merlin (TV, 2008)
A review of the BBC TV series' first season, from Death Ray 16.
Director: James Hawes
Writers: Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Johnny Capps, Julian Murphy
Starring: Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Angel Coulby, Michelle Ryan, Anthony Head, Richard Wilson
Arthurian myth is the silly putty of the narrative world. You can stretch it, bend it, pull it until it snaps, but by golly, it still goes back into shape.
Despite the forgiving nature of Arthur's legend, BBC's Merlin is a a purist baiting concoction; a youth friendly, clean Camelot with a soap-opera's sprinkling of ethnic faces serves as a backdrop to a teen Merlin's adventures. This is an Arthurian high school, its pupils Guinevere, Arthur, Morgana, Lancelot and Merlin who, contrary to all prior versions of the legend, rub shoulders from an early age. Under the watchful eye of grumpy headmaster (or, if you prefer, ruthless king) Uther Pendragon (Anthony Head) and Dumbledore/ Charlie from Casualty hybrid Gaius (Richard Wilson), they get up to all manner of hijinks.
This isn't the first time Arthur's world has been yoofed up. T.H. White made a virtue of a boy Arthur in his The Sword in the Stone, while Hal Foster used the same mythology as the backdrop for the still-running newspaper comic strip Prince Valiant. Both these takes on Camelot worked well, as, within its limitations, does Merlin.
Without a definitive version of the Arthur story, the "Spider-man would never do that" kind of debate is hard to kindle, so few will be offended by Merlin. It helps that Merlin is very well put together, a far more competent hour of TV than the BBC's execrable Robin Hood. Nor is it entirely safe. Despite the well-scrubbed cast, there is death and here, with Head's Uther proving, at times, shockingly callous. But it is callousness without consequence, he's always making harsh judgments, then apologising to his more noble, if priggish son Arthur. Teens win out, naturally, with their good hearts and earnest ways.
What teens too, a likable bunch. But for a show snatched up by the Americans (the first BBC series to be screened on a national US network for many a long year), they are not a pretty lot. Merlin (Colin Morgan) himself, full of good-natured modern backchat, has something of the pixie about him, while Guinevere – no princess here, but a mixed-race blacksmith's daughter – is played by the feisty and expressive but unconventionally pretty Coulby. That's a good thing, most of us don't look like Californian babes, and youngsters have enough poor messaging about body image. It's a welcome change to the facile world of the telly-box.
The episodes themselves are sleek things that run to well-known formula. Something happens to put Merlin or Arthur in harm's way, Uther makes the wrong call, then Merlin or Arthur sort it out with some help from their friends. There's a dash of peril in each one, and a smattering of effects that range from the not-so-special to the pretty damn good. There's a good number of CG beasties, and even some traditional monster suit work, which is top notch. Further plusses are the magnificent Chateau de Pierrefronds, where the film was shot, and a rousing score. There is no doubt that it succeeds admirably in BBC Controller Peter Fincham's aim for it to be "three generational TV", fit for granny, mum, dad and the nippers.
But, but, it's all a little bit too clean. The deaths are the medieval version of "one gunshot and down" of yesterday's westerns. The dungeons have nice clean straw, and going in the stocks is a bit of a laugh involving some soft tomatoes – no-one chucks rocks at you or stuffs a turnip up your arse, as was the norm in ye goode olde days. Fair enough, that's the audience profile, but it's too sanitised, the Hogwarts version of King Arthur, only Hogwarts feels a damn sight darker.
And it's bland. There's no sense of the tragedy of the myth. With all the main players on campus more or less from the get-go, we miss the impact of Arthur's first meetings with Lancelot or Guinevere, while the complexity of his relationship with Merlin is reduced to a servant/master-but-secretly-great-friends comedy routine. The most significant Arthurian tales deal fully with the rich complexity of life, they are instructive stories that deal with inter-generational relationships, loss, responsibility, defiance, friendship, love… Merlin chooses not to present these powerful lessons, instead it panders to the contemporary, presenting the sixth-form version of life, where tomorrow is just another day of larks for its pre-adult characters; characters who have just enough independence to go the pub, but who know their mum will still do their laundry. You could say this also fits the profile, but if The Sword in the Stone managed to be family friendly, yet still significant, why couldn't Merlin? The result is well-made, well-targetted fluff, little more.


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Moving to Spain
You're thinking of moving to Spain.
You've decided Spain would be quite a nice place to live and work, or perhaps just to live if you are retired or about to.
If you are already a member of the European Community, it is a relatively easy process. EC rules allow all members from member states to live and work in any other member state country.
If you are from anywhere else, it is less easy but not impossible.
Acquiring a NIE Number
A British citizen, for example, just needs to present his passport plus a spare photograph at the local police station in the area they are moving to. For a small fee they will be given a NIE number. This is a personal number that will follow you around all the time you live in Spain. It is needed for everything, even including your application for a loyalty Carrefour Customer card! I've got a NIE, but have never been able to get a loyalty card yet – they keep fobbing me off with excuses. Gets that I just don't shop there ever.
Anyway, this NIE number is of vital importance. You will need to produce it if you get a job, or if you hire a car, or buy a car on finance, or even to rent an apartment.
If you open a business, or take out a mortgage on a house, or even if you pay for your house in cash, you will need your NIE.
The other thing that used to be required is that you take out what they call residencia. You are a resident of Spain, and the Spanish themselves have a national security card that can be used at airports instead of a passport. For a long time, Spain has insisted that all of its immigrants carry this card.
Then round about 2003 they declared it no longer a necessity. Members of other European EC states did not need to apply for one.
Application is not that easy anyway. It involves a trip to Alicante (from my area) where you wait in line for someone to take your fingerprints, hand over a fee, your NIE number (of course) your passport (again) and receive a nationality card, that isn't actually a nationality card but one that just says you are resident in Spain (in case you are confused about which country you live in).
[Note] Another recent rule change means that you can now apply for residencia at any national police office and you no longer need to go to Alicante or your nearest major metropolis].
Capital Gains tax
So now we are in strange situation. Residencia is no longer a requirement, but you still need it prove you have been living here. This matters when you come to sell your house, because the tax rate on capital gains tax is different between residents and non-residents.
I believe someone (with money obviously) paid a QC recently to take them on in court, and WON! There should not be difference between the rate of capital gains tax you pay whether you are resident or not. Obviously if you sell and buy locally, they will be no such tax, but many people sell because they simply can't afford their mortgage in this recession. Who is to say you are selling and quitting the country? You might be renting your own house back.
Empadronment - registering at the local authority
Now it seems a bit daft to me, because wherever you live in Spain, you will have, or should have, registered yourself at your local town hall.
This is called empadronamiento. You have joined the padron. The town council can now claim more money from central government for your upkeep.
It's basically the same as registering for rates or council tax, though you know that even if you don't register these bills keep arriving.
With the letter they give you to say you are registered at the Town Hall, you can take out HP apparently. I tried it but they told me I had to be working first!
Your empadronamiento papers are important, so remember to keep them safe.
Working in Spain
It is the law in Spain that your employer must give you a contract to work under, and that he must pay your share of social security and tax. Many employers like to get round this by offering casual work, but there is a big fine for him if he is caught.
You as a worker will find that without a contract, you are not entitled to health care if you get sick, nor unemployment benefit if you find yourself unemployed.
While there are a lot of things I like about the way Spain runs things, I do feel there is an unfair burden on the employer here. The minimum social security payment is €240 a month, and that is a lot of money for the small businessman to find on top of wages.
Contract workers have a minimum wage set down by law. I believe it is in the range of €5 an hour.
Spanish Legal System
I actually like their criminal system. If someone does something to you, whether that is allowing their dog to bark all night, thereby depriving you of sleep, or cheat you in a business transaction, or just beat the living daylights out of you, you can just go along to your local police station and denounce them.
You explain your story to the policeman on duty, he takes a note of it, and the accused duly gets called to court to explain his actions.
You the accuser will also get a call to go along as witness, and it is at this time you can round up any witnesses that can speak in your favour, if you hadn't already given names at the time you made the denouncement. If you had, they will also receive a summons to attend.
The court listens to both sides of the argument, and makes its decision there and then.
Back in the UK, you make your complaint to the police (same as here) then they speak to the witnesses, and forward all the paperwork to the court who then decides if a prosecution is to go ahead.
The police have definitely got less work to do here, but the courts more.
Automatic Damages
If someone assaults you, you have to attend a doctor and get a written report from him about your injuries, as well as make the denuncia yourself at the police station. The police will want a copy of the medical report.
Armed with both, the courts can and will take over the case of the private prosecutor. They will effectively sue the assailant for damages.
If the assailant (after being found guilty in court) has any assets, they will be seized to compensate the victim.
There are many people here in Spain, who can NEVER own a house, or take out HP, or have household bills in their name, because they had previously been convicted of a violent offence.
Knowing this, it certainly does make you think twice about starting a fight, or being the one to strike the first blow.
In Spain, there is no redemption. You can't serve your time in jail and come back out and lead the life you may have lived before, if you were the cause of someone else's misfortune.
So there we are, I have discussed a little bit about the Spanish system.
Language Barrier
By far and the biggest problem most folk find when they move here is the language barrier. They've come on holiday to the likes of Benidorm, and found that everyone, more or less, could speak English.
Well I can tell you that the only Spanish who can speak English work in tourist resorts.
Those who don't, can't, or won't. Even the local police in Benidorm don't have much of a command of the English language, far less lawyers or someone you need to communicate with.
And why should they? This is Spain. This is a foreign country and these people are proud of their heritage and did not need to learn English until the English speakers came along.
The Spanish call the tourists 'guiris' (pronounced 'geeries').
It means, more or less, to babble. That is how they heard us speak, babbling. We could say the same of them, only there aren't many Spaniards in the UK without at least basic level English.
Yet we think we can live amongst them, in their own country, without at least a basic level Spanish? How arrogant of us!
I had a dear friend in Benidorm. This girl was a nutter through and through. Sorry but no other words can describe her.
She went for a job in McDonald's in Benidorm, thinking to herself, that can't be hard because burgers are the same word, chips are patatas fritas, a Big Mac is still a Big Mac (pronounced Beeg Mac)
At the interview they asked her if she could speak Spanish?
"Si", she replied.
There was a silence in the room while they waited for her to elaborate.
Finally, they urged her "y mas?" (and more?)
That's when she opened her big gob and said " I can say 'si' and 'no' and 'por favor' and 'gratias'.
She didn't get the job! Unsurprisingly.
To live in Spain, it is necessary you have either the money to pay for a translator every time you deal with authority, or to learn the language. To make matters worse, here on the Costa Blanca their official language is Valenciano, which is very similar to Catalan. Spain has many languages but only one official one, and that is castellano.
If you learn Mexican Spanish, you will soon realise that the Spanish language is different, although understandable to all Spanish speakers. It is probably the equivalent of the difference between English English and American English.
I tried to learn Spanish using a Mexican Spanish program, but soon discovered the differences. However, they are not that great, and Mexican Spanish speakers can rest assured knowing they are more likely to find a comfortable home here in Spain than those that have not learned any of the language.
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Hey, I have a picture w/the same, or one of, those bulls on the hills. I lived for a few months in Mardrid a few years ago.
The language is definitely different. Pronunciation and everything that they teach in the US, which is Mexican Spanish, was useful in Spain, but not like they made in seem in Spanish classes! Fortunately, I was staying w/someone. I even drove. You guys are speedy!
Good hub. :)
If i could aquire a visa in order to work a job legally, i would be in Spain. I hope the economy isn't hurting you too much right now. Very useful hub though. Glad I came across you here on hubpages, i'm headed off to read more. thanks and keep it up...
hi,i know a friend who work in antiquedades in benidorm,opposite el cisne..she work about 1 and 1/2 year,she dont have any contract,she work 4 times aweek,on weekdays she work at night and on sundays she work whole day and night,do u think this is fair to her??maybe we can report this to to seguridad social,but i dont know what to do,or maybe you can help..
Thanks for the info. I am planning to move to some EU city to teach English. I am thinking of either Barcelona, Milan or Prague. A lot of British and Irish don't make the most of this great opportunity we have to live quite easily in any part of the EU. I can't wait!
I imagine a lot of Brits will be put off moving to Spain for the moment. There is talk of what is happening in Greece with the new austerity measures being implemented in Portugal and Spain if their economies don't pick up sometime soon.
Hi Izzy. My husband and I have fantasised now and then of coming back to Europe and settling in Spain or Italy. However I had assumed that being EC citizens, we'd qualify for health cover like in the UK. So you're saying that if you're not working in Spain, there's no free health care?
IzzyM, this was a very thorough and useful article!
I agree with you that the language barrier is certainly the biggest obstacle an ex-pat has to face. However, many local town halls do organise very cheap Spanish lessons for foreigners, if they have enough residents on the 'empadronamiento' to warrant it.
It's worth finding out waht the local 'Ayuntamiento' organise in their 'Centro Cultural'
I came across your site whilst looking for info on using water filter jugs in Spain. We are tthinking of bringing one out when we come on Sunday . good idea or not? thanks


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Shopper Chef No. 3
Community Resident, Financial Consultant, and Son of a Former Restauranteur
July 25, 2012
I really liked the beets, asparagus and bread best of all the Govanstowne Farmers Market finds. Some local butter bean honey and locally farmed chicken rounded out our purchases. While it seemed the idea going in was to prepare a single meal, my ingredients didn't really hang together that way. Instead I shared the love further and used the ingredients over three days.
The first day my wife had about a dozen ladies over for an afterschool gathering. I prepared a great salad using the beets, the beautiful beet greens and a little goat cheese. Everyone loved the salad and it disappeared quickly. I heard some comparisons to Swiss chard and kale, and people were pleasantly surprised that the salad was made from the beet greens.
The second day we started off with toasted baguette with a little butter and the butter bean honey for breakfast. The buttery flavor of that honey was really wonderful. We learned some interesting things about the art of beekeeping talking to the owner/beekeeper from that stall.
That night we also roasted the chicken for dinner for our family of five. I must admit to having been initially disappointed to see that the chicken had been frozen since December—I was looking forward to a different level of 'freshness' than that. On the other hand, the color and taste of the chicken was certainly superior to our traditional grocery store options. After dinner I made some stock from the carcass. We never toss the carcass without making a broth, and typically will make a soup or risotto the following day after having a roast chicken.
The third day I used the asparagus and fresh chicken broth to make a cream of asparagus soup. My kids are very fond of vichyssoise and similarly styled soups, and the fresh stock always adds great flavor to the final product. We're always looking for ways to get more veggies into the kids, and this soup certainly does that trick.
So, we really got some great mileage out of our farmers market purchases. We had to supplement with some basics like onions, cheese, and the like from nearby Belvedere Square, but we're doubly blessed to have that market and the farmers market both super close to the house.
Co-owner of a financial consulting company, Kyahn Kamali and his wife, Leslie, live in the Govanstowne community with their three children. See his recipes on the next pages.
Roasted Beet Salad with Beet Greens and Feta
• 6T olive oil
• 2.5T red wine vinegar
• 1T minced garlic
• 7 Medium/Large Beets with greens attached
• 1C water
• 2T chopped capers
• 3/4C crumbled feta cheese
Make a simple dressing from the olive oil, vinegar and garlic, adding a generous amount of coarse sea salt and freshly ground pepper.
Cut the tops off the beets and set them aside. Arrange beets in a single layer in a baking dish, add water, cover and bake in 375 oven until tender when stuck with a knife, about an hour or so. Smaller beets may finish before larger ones. Peel beets while warm, cut them in half, and slice thinly. Transfer to mixing bowl, add 1/4C of the dressing and the capers and toss. Season with additional salt and pepper as needed.
Remove the beet greens' stems and wash the greens thoroughly. Worst thing in the world is sand in your salad, so really take care to get them clean! Transfer the greens while still wet to a large pot on high heat and stir until just wilted—just 2-3 minutes. Drain the greens and gently squeeze out excess moisture. Cool them down and chop them to large salad size.
Toss the greens in the remaining dressing and add salt and pepper to taste. Arrange beets in a serving dish with greens surrounding. Sprinkle with the feta cheese and top with any remaining dressing. Serve promptly!
Homemade Chicken Broth
• Carcass of a chicken
• 2 medium carrots
• A large onion
• 2 bay leaves
• Rosemary and/or thyme if you have them
• 1-2 ribs of celery if you have it
• 8-10 whole peppercorns
• 2 quarts of water
• Salt
Remove any large pieces of skin from the carcass to keep the broth from becoming too fatty.
Place all the ingredients in a large pot and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to simmer/low and let cook for around two hours. If there's still chicken on the bones or in the broth, you can save that. Otherwise strain the broth and toss the remaining bones and veggies. Use in the next couple of days or freeze for later.
Cream of Asparagus Soup
• 2lbs fresh asparagus
• 2-3 leeks
• 3T butter
• 5-6C chicken broth (homemade if possible)
• 1/2 C heavy cream
Cut the tips off of the asparagus and set aside. If there are some large pieces in there, chop them down a bit. I usually remove a bit of the thickest part of the base of the asparagus as well. Chop the remaining asparagus into roughly 1/2" pieces.
Cleaning leeks completely is something you can't rush. They tend to have a good amount of dirt inside. Cut off the root and either split open the leek by slicing lengthwise or else cut into the stalk from the green down into the white part so you can splay the ends open. Clean all the dirt out so you don't have dirt in your soup! Alternatively, you could replace the leeks with a large onion, but leeks make for better soup.
Cook the cleaned leek (or onion) in the butter over medium-low heat until they are softened. Add the asparagus and some salt and pepper and cook another 5 minutes. Stir frequently. Add 5C of the broth and simmer, covered, until the asparagus is very tender, maybe 20 minutes. I actually peeled and chopped a large potato in with the asparagus at this stage this time—it makes for a thicker soup—but that's completely optional. Using homemade broth makes such a difference in the flavor of the soup that I rarely make the soup if I don't have it.
Take those asparagus tips and place them in a little boiling water for 2-3 minutes, then drain.
Carefully puree the soup in a couple of batches until smooth and transfer results into a new pan. Add the cream and adjust the thickness with any remaining broth. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Serve it cold or warm it up and serve it hot. Either way is delicious. Add a few of the tips when serving.
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Charlotte Church has defended Miley Cyrus from criticism of her MTV VMAs performance.
The former child star told ITV's This Morning that Cyrus's team would have signed off all of her work before it happened.
> Miley Cyrus MTV VMAs performance: Was it really that bad?
"In terms of people like Miley Cyrus etc, I think it's really sad that it's only her that's blamed," said Church.
"If we're particularly talking about that Miley Cyrus [VMAs] performance - you've got to remember that that would have gone through tens of people and advisers and lots of people that she worked with."
She added: "She makes a lot of money for a lot of people and therefore they won't let her make mistakes and she's really young and she's only little and everybody does stupid stuff when they're younger.
"I just think it's really sad how people are really attacking her because it's the industry, it's the societal problem, more than Miley Cyrus's personal issues."
Church again confirmed that she had turned down a judging role on The X Factor, saying: "I wouldn't do X Factor... [Simon Cowell's] already asked, I said no."
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Missionaries of Hate
The African country of Uganda joined up with some very prominent AMERICAN Evangelicals (à la Pastor Rick Warren) to draft a piece of legislation in Uganda that would make being homosexual a crime punishable by either life in prison or DEATH. Yes, you heard me right… DEATH! In other words, if I lived in Uganda, and I were in a same sex relationship with a man that I loved, both of us would be arrested and sentenced to DEATH. Can you imagine getting arrested for being in love? These evil people that claim to be "Christian" are all doing this in the name of God. These American evangelicals have millions of dollars at their disposal donated to fund a huge campaign to fight those who are gay and rob them of their basic civil rights and impose their beliefs on everyone. There are so many problems and ills that plague our society today like poverty, famine, disease, homelessness, poor education, racial genocide, war, etc but instead of using their power and resources to combat some of those issues, they choose to fight the gay community in order to strip them of their rights and in Uganda possibly end their life. This makes no sense at all. What is "Christian" about that? I really didn't intend to write all this and shout from my soapbox but things like this really angers me. The real point of this blog post was to get you to watch this 45 minute documentary about Uganda's "kill the gays" bill and how American Evangelicals played a huge role in the creation of the bill. I'm warning you now that this video is very inflammatory and so ridiculous at times that you just want to laugh from frustration. The most absurd part of it is when the church pastor shows his congregation gay porn during one of his sermons condemning gays. Yep, I kid you not… gay porn on display right in front of the whole congregation, kids included. Just watch it, and let me know what you think. Evil comes in many forms and in this particular documentary the evil is in the pulpit.
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"Any happiness, no matter how brief, seemed better than the long, simmering torture of waking up day after day, knowing I could never have him."
Romance was not part of Nora Grey's plan. She's never been particularly attracted to the boys at her school, no matter how hard her best friend, Vee, pushes them at her. Not until Patch comes along. With his easy smile and eyes that seem to see inside her, Patch draws Nora to him against her better judgment. But after a series of terrifying encounters, Nora's not sure whom to trust. Patch seems to be everywhere she is and seems to know more about her than her closest friends. She can't decide whether she should fall into his arms or run and hide. And when she tries to seek some answers, she finds herself near a truth that is way more unsettling than anything Patch makes her feel.
I'm a little lazy today, so that summary is directly from Goodreads.com. Considering the cover art of the series pictured above, I don't think it's a spoiler to tell you that Patch is a fallen angel. I mean, it's almost screaming it at you. So, not only are there fallen angels in this fantasy world, there are also fallen angel-human hybrids called Nephilim, and that's where it gets tricky. Basically, fallen angels can possess the body of a Nephil during the Jewish month of Cheshvan (which I've tried to look up and figure out exactly when it is, but so far, I've got nothing) if they swear fealty to the fallen angel. This will, in turn, make them immortal, like the fallen angel who possesses them. Fallen angels and Nephilim generally despise each other, not only due to the possession, but the fact that fallen angels created Nephilim.
I can't say much more without destroying the plot of the entire series, but that's the main premise. Also, fallen angels can't physically feel, so there's the whole forbidden love thing. You get the idea. So how about the actual review?
Honestly, I have mixed feelings about the series. I remember when I read Hush, Hush for the first time, I absolutely loved it and couldn't wait to get the sequel. About a year later, I re-read Hush, Hush and read Crescendo for the first time, and I remember loving it just as much. But recently, when I got Silence and Finale and read the entire series, my feelings about them had changed. Maybe I read them too many times, maybe I grew out of them, and maybe it's the fact that I was reading multiple books in a row. Who knows? The thing is, I really didn't like them very much, and I struggled to finish Silence because it was so boring for so long. And once I'd finally finished that one, I didn't even want to read Finale. I was so sick of the entire series that I was ready to just give up, write a terrible review on half of the series to emphasize my hatred with the previous book, and be done with the whole ordeal. But, I didn't. And in a way, I'm glad I didn't, because Finale was definitely the best of all four novels and the only one I didn't feel like I was wasting my time reading. The suspense leading up to the main plot point is great, the training is great, and the characters have visibly matured since the first installment.
I'd say overall, not bad. Some parts were cliché, yes, but others were great. Some well-liked characters I hated, but others I liked. The series was meh, excluding Finale.
Now, a little pathetic apology note: I actually finished the series yesterday, and I don't really have an excuse for why I didn't write the review then. However, between then and now I finished another book, which I'm currently multi-tasking on writing the review for and getting distracted on Tumblr. It'll definitely be up before I go to bed, though, and it's a good one.
Anyway, guys, thanks for reading, and I'll be back soon with another review!


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I was in San Francisco visiting Six Apart and noticed all the bikes!
There were two more city bikes downstairs and one Serotta fixie in the hall. Six Apart loves bikes.
I'll see the Six Apart crew again in November at their Business Blogging Seminars. I'll be talking about practical business blogging and how we built this blog and more.


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Artist: Emre Aydin
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Loved the singer of the new year will be the scene of the first days of the Jolly Joker Balans!
Published in 2006 'loneliness is so hard' album and song of the same name's agenda for a long time falling Emre Aydin, 'Falling Down' after hit single, released on April 1 'Paper Houses' album, four years later ran into music lovers. 'loneliness is so hard' album captures the great success and in 2008, nearly 50 award-winning young artist also MTV's European Music Awards 'Best European Artist' prize was awarded.
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Europe's independent privacy watchdog is pushing for tight controls over smart meter data collection, fearing the data could be used to exploit and harm consumers.
While the devices could help reduce energy consumption and permit more granular pricing, the data they collect and transmit may also be used to "infer information about domestic activities", the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) has warned.
The watchdog raised its concerns on Friday in response to the European Commission's proposed rollout of smart meters across Europe by 2020.
At the most basic level, if data was in the wrong hands it could "indicate to criminals when a house is unoccupied".
"Data can be used to assess whether anyone is at home and when the members of the household are away at work or on vacation," the independent watchdog said.
Wider privacy risks include exposure of medical conditions through the collection of data about medical devices or baby-monitors, which could help build a profile of the daily habits of a household and its members.
In addition to the volume of data the devices could generate, it will be transmitted to utilities that historically have held very little sensitive data about their customers.
The intervals between collection will be reduced from a quarterly or yearly basis to as little as every quarter of an hour, producing a trove of data that would be highly valued by advertisers and criminals alike.
"Unless adequate safeguards are established to ensure that only authorized third parties may access and process data for clearly specified purposes and in compliance with applicable data protection law, deployment of smart metering may lead to tracking the everyday lives of people in their own homes and building detailed profiles of all individuals based on their domestic activities," it said.
Other third parties that may be interested in the data include law enforcement agencies, tax authorities, insurance companies, landlords, and employers, the EDPS said.
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Navistar International's (NYSE:NAV) wild run up this year has really surprised me. Having gained a staggering 70% year to date, the stock hit a new 52-week high last week. I wonder what's fueling the market's optimism; if you look properly, the company's challenges are far from over, and it hasn't turned in a profitable quarter in a year. Worse yet, Navistar's management has fallen short of its own expectations for two consecutive quarters.
I think the market is missing the big picture. If you listened to just some of the things that management said in Navistar's recent earnings call, you may be pausing to rethink whether the stock's worth your money yet.
"The turnaround has been slower than we expected."
A failed engine-emissions technology and soaring warranty claims last year cost Navistar billions of dollars, putting the company's survival in doubt. Since then, management has drawn up big plans, even ousting the former CEO, to give the company a fresh lease of life. More than a year into the restructuring efforts, however, Navistar's progress is anything but encouraging.
During the nine months ending July 31, Navistar's revenue slipped 16%year over year, while losses more than tripled to $744 million. Navistar generated only $34 million in cash from operations during the period -- that's a 90% decline year over year. Meanwhile, Navistar's long-term debt has gone up by 11% even as its free cash flow has run into negative numbers. In all probability, Navistar is going to end this financial year in the red as well.
Now, you certainly do not want to pay a penny for a company that's earning you nothing. Or you may, if you know that the company's hard days are about to end. Unfortunately, considering the headwinds Navistar faces in each of its business segments, you can't be confident of that.
"Our Class 8 market share continues to show improvement, but not as quickly as we had hoped."
Navistar's Trucks division makes up 70%of its total sales, so it will be the key to its revival. Navistar offers medium-duty (Class 4 through Class 6) and heavy-duty (Class 7 and Class 8) trucks, aside from military vehicles and buses. Of these, Class 8 happens to be the most critical segment in the truck business.
Navistar's share in the Class 8 truck market has shrunk to about 15% from 2009, when it was in the mid-20s. Navistar lost nearly 5 percentage points in market share during the first half of the year alone, suggesting that customers continue to flock to competitors' shops. Even as Navistar struggled, Daimler's Freightliner gained 8 percentage points in Class 8 market share while PACCAR's (NASDAQ:PCAR) Peterbilt and Kenilworth brands, combined, sold nearly double the number of trucks as Navistar International during the first half of the year.
I'm not sure whether Navistar will be able to achieve 18% market share by the end of the year as it aims to. At the same time, if the company doesn't quickly catch up on the Class 8 segment it may be too late to mend its ways.
"Our medium share situation, however, has become similar to what we experienced in Class 8."
Simply put, Navistar is having a hard time selling its medium-duty trucks. Until 2011, the company nearly dominated the medium-duty market with 41%market share. However, it managed just about 24% last quarter. Worse yet, Navistar lost a percentage point share in each of the last two quarters, indicating persistent weakness in the demand for its trucks. Meanwhile, rivals are zooming ahead.
PACCAR, for instance, posted the biggest jump in sales in the industry for both Class 5 and 6 segments in July, even as International sales declined steeply. Medium-duty is even more challenging than the heavy-duty side, because, aside from PACCAR and Daimler, Navistar also has Ford (NYSE:F) to compete with.
Ford dominates the Class 5 segment with 58%market share, and its F-series pickups remain America's best-selling vehicle. Moreover, Navistar has little excitement to offer, unlike Ford, which recently launched Westport Innovations' (NASDAQ:WPRT) compressed natural gas systems in its F-450 and F-550 (Class 4 and Class 5, respectively) pickups. PACCAR, meanwhile, has also aggressively adopted Cummins-Westport engines for its vehicles, and its trucks make up more than 30%of all natural-gas powered vehicles on the road today. Navistar has made inroads into the natural-gas market, but at a snail's pace. Naturally, it is missing out on a huge opportunity.
Judging by the trend, it may take Navistar years to get back to the 40s mark again in the medium-duty segment. Management has indirectly acknowledged this -- It aims to just cross 30% market share by 2015.
"We have too much engine manufacturing capacity and we need to do something about that."
Wasted capacity is probably the last thing a struggling company should have to worry about. Unfortunately, a good portion of Navistar's engine-manufacturing capacity remains idle, as it is currently using Cummins' (NYSE:CMI) engines for several of its vehicles. Encouraged by a good response to its International ProStar trucks powered by Cummins' ISX 15 engine, Navistar will soon introduceCummins' ISB 6.7 liter engine to its medium-duty trucks and school buses.
While opting for Cummins' engines is the best Navistar could have done at the moment to salvage some market share, it may have long-term repercussions. Navistar is reportedly fitting its vehicles with Cummins engines on customer demand, which, ironically, raises doubts about how many customers would then want to buy Navistar's own engines when they are available. Navistar has started producing its own Maxxforce 13-liter engines, and is planning a medium-duty engine by early 2014, but a company can't aggressively grow if it has to depend on another for running its business.
The Foolish bottom line
Navistar needs to develop and market innovative products to get back in the game, but it can't do much if its coffers don't fill up. Add to that Navistar's debt of nearly $4 billion and unfunded pension liabilities of over $1 billion, and diving into Navistar looks like nothing but a gamble now.
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Tarmolith is a home brew fantasy world which grows in diversity and complexity with each campaign and game session. Characters generated by players are the stuff of future legend and their accomplishments can change the course of history. Tarmolith was invented with colored pencils and a large piece of paper in 1995 and has since been updated and added to for over a decade.
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6th Campaign – The Crystal Caverns – Springfield, Illinois 2012
In which Kerian, Crunokt, Jherek, Hin, and Reyik attempt to make a name for themselves at the base of the dangerous Sakend Mountains. With each passing day of the Greening (spring) the party realizes that they are being further caught up in a dangerous turn of events.
5th Campaign – The Rise of the Winter God – San Diego, California 2011; Online 2012
In which Ilytch Bilgarov, Adrik Volundr, and Karaburan attempt to reawaken the God of Winter while surviving the dangers of the Movran Tundra. Rumors of armies gathering in the South have little meaning on the Tundra which is about to face its own invasion by Fategard Orcs.
4th Campaign – Calling Andoria to Arms – Springfield, Illinois 2011
In which Haldor (aka Lurden) leads a party south to Andoria to draw the Ogre Magi's minions from Brishen's important mission to the Illuminated Desert. With the help of Bon, Tanis, Kelakin, and Aulir, Haldor travels the dangerous path south where they successfully draw the attention of assassins. Ultimately, the party is granted audience with King Calaster and convince him of the eminent Ogre threat. The party also assists Haldor in restoring his legacy — a feat that leads to the discovery of Zarathor's Staff and the slaying of a foul dragon.
3rd Campaign – Seeking the Spirit of Knowledge – San Diego, California 2011
In which Brishen leads an expedition to the Illuminated Desert to seek the Spirit of Knowledge. Brishen leads Kamal, Sakhr, Kallam, Lorel, and Tigs into the Fategard Mountains and ultimately into the Illuminated Desert where they discover that Tarmolith is not flat and that it is held together by a magical web of ley lines powered by the Ancients.
2nd Campaign – Calling The Plains Rialla – Phoenix, Arizona 2010
In which Haldor (aka Lurden) and Brishen Dale discover a mysterious artifact central to a new plot by the Ogre Magi to conquer Tarmolith. Haldor and Brishen enlist the aid of the adventurers Lelani, Ty-Ket, and Basim to assist Hrothmir the Untried (the grandson of Hrothgar the Wise) in calling a gathering of the Movran tribes in preparation to fend off a new Ogre Magi's assault.
1st Campaign – The Second Ogre War – Springfield, Illinois 1995
In which Hrothgar the Wise, Zarathor the Bold, and their companions gather a Movran army and turn the tide of The Second Ogre War.