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The consumer discretionary sector has been one of the strongest performers in the market over the past five years (See Chart). The sector has managed this despite an anemic economic recovery and poor personal income growth. Initial indications show decent holiday spending and consumer confidence should be boosted once the fiscal cliff is resolved. Here are two retailers that have received some recent positive comments from analysts and whose consensus earnings estimates have risen in the last few months. Growth investors looking to add to their allocation in this sector should consider them for additions into their portfolios.
Abercrombie & Fitch Co (NYSE:ANF) operates as a specialty retailer of casual apparel for men, women, and kids. The company manages approximately 1050 stores throughout the United States under several brands including Hollister and Abercrombie & Fitch.
4 reasons ANF is still a good long term growth play at $47 a share:
- Consensus earnings estimates for both FY2012 and FY2013 have risen more than 15% over the last two months.
- Wedbush Securities reiterated its "outperform" rating on Abercrombie and raised its price target from $48 to $56 a share this week. Robert W. Baird raised its rating on ANF from "Neutral" to "Outperform" the week before.
- ANF is priced at under 13.5x forward earnings, a discount to its five year average (17.0). It also still sports a five year projected PEG of under 1 (.93).
- Even after its recent run up, the stock is still selling in the bottom half of its five year valuation range based on P/E, P/S, P/B and P/CF.
Nike (NYSE:NKE), one of the world's largest shoe and apparel brands also had a good week and received positive comments this week.
4 reasons NKE has further upside from $105 a share:
- ISI Group just reiterated its "Buy" rating and raised its price target from $100 to $120 a share.
- Nike rallied into the sell-off Friday as it reported earnings that came in 14 cents a share better than EPS estimates. The company beat estimates by 15 cents a share last quarter. North America saw a 17% Y/Y revenue gain in the latest quarter. The rally was probably muted by the fiscal cliff pullback and the shares should still have upside if sentiment in the overall market improves next week.
- Consensus earnings estimates for both FY2012 and FY2013 had already improved some 3% over the last three months, and I would look for more upward revisions based on this latest earnings report in the weeks ahead. This should provide a positive tailwind for the stock.
- The company has an A+ rated balance sheet and over $3B in net cash on the books (approximately 7% of market capitalization). It also has a low beta (.85) for conservative investors looking for less volatility than the overall market.
Disclosure: I am long ANF. I wrote this article myself, and it expresses my own opinions. I am not receiving compensation for it (other than from Seeking Alpha). I have no business relationship with any company whose stock is mentioned in this article.


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QBI researchers were awarded $1.69 million in the latest round of Australian Research Council (ARC) Discovery Project grants, $1.125 million in Discovery Early Career Researcher Awards (DECRAs), and a further $800,000 injection for new equipment funded under the ARC’s Linkage Infrastructure, Equipment and Facilities (LIEF) scheme.
QBI recipients will use the grant funding to explore a range of areas in neuroscience including the extinction of fear, the role of the neocortex in animal behaviour and the mechanisms of decision under uncertainty.
Among those funded was Professor Pankaj Sah, awarded $600,000 to explore how the brain processes, stores and retrieves information.
Professor Sah’s project will use electrophysiology and molecular techniques to understand the circuits that mediate emotional learning.
“Fear learning is a strong animal model for anxiety disorders like post-traumatic stress, panic disorders and stress, while extinction of fear responses form the basis for exposure therapy used to treat these disorders,” he said.
“This project will study the brain circuits that underpin fear learning and extinction. This study will provide insight into how these disorders may arise and subsequently to help the discovery and design of new ways to treat these often disabling disorders.”
Work at QBI’s Centre for Ageing Dementia Research (CADR) has also received funding, with $300,000 awarded to CADR Director, Professor Jürgen Götz, to study the neuronal protein, tau, and its cellular functions extending far beyond its established role in stabilising microtubules.
Professor Götz’s project will determine which tau isoforms are nuclearly localised, what the consequences are for nuclear functions, and how phosphorylation regulates this localisation.
Other QBI recipients of ARC Discovery Project grants include:
- Associate Professor Stephen Williams, Dendritic information processing during sensory-motor behaviour, $441,000
- Professor Joe Lynch,The molecular basis of ionic selectivity in nicotinic-type ion channel receptors, $350,000
QBI’s younger scientists were also recognised through the awarding of three DECRAs with the recipients including:
- Dr Marta Garrido, Neurobiological mechanisms of decision under uncertainty, $375,000
- Dr Hong Sang Lee, Novel statistical algorithms and methods to quantify and partition pleiotropy between complex traits in populations, $375,000
Associate Professor Fred Meunier and colleagues received $800,000 support for equipment through the ARC’s LIEF scheme. The funds will go toward a live molecular imaging machine using super resolution microscopy.

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Initially driven by a shared vision of widescreen guitar melody, harmony and lyric, the classic Big Country sound was further enhanced later that summer by the arrival of drummer Mark Brzezicki and bass player Tony Butler.
The band broke massively worldwide with the release of the album’s classic singles ‘Fields Of Fire’, ‘Chance’ and signature song ‘In A Big Country’, which went on to become massive worldwide hits, selling over 2 million copies. The run of success continued throughout the 1980's with the release of the anthemic single ‘Wonderland’ and the second album ‘Steeltown’ (1984), which debuted at Number 1 in the UK and contained the hit singles ‘East Of Eden, ‘Just a Shadow’ and ‘Where The Rose Is Sown’ . In 1985, Big Country appeared at Live Aid in London.
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London - The Clapham Grand
Great performance - Poor amplification of Guitars from Marshall Stack, 01/12/14A fantastic evening, a great performance to a great bunch of fans but it was spoiled by inadequate amplification of Jamie and Bruces guitars. Throughout the performance several members of the audience tried to point this out! Both guitars were going through what looked like two 50 watt amps and miked to another system that clearly was not working. I was front centre stage but should have heard something!
Holmfirth - Holmfirth Picturedrome
Big Country hits Holmfirth from Michelle T, 01/11/13Fantastic gig with old faves and some new stuff too which wasnt out of place. Problem with the sound though - quite muffled through some of the numbers. Winter Wonderful and Chance were good for me!

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Australia has seen its fair share of information leaked recently and this just adds another hit to the list, this leak appears to be the 2011 election, at time of publish we are currently unsure of the exact nature for the data but it comes in a 2 part torrent totally more then 600mb compressed. the leak which comes from a twitter account name f1esc seems to support Anonymous and is taking part in the Operation Anti Security, the two leaks was over days 2nd/rd of July 2011 and states that it is less then 5% of the total database. Orginal tweet:
The torrents are found on the pirate bay. Show as i have been saying all day today, this world needs to step up and fix all this insecure data issues before it gets way to out of control.

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This is a transcription of Award-Nominated Nonfiction and Two New Books — 08 September 2023’
Melissa: Coming up, a cookbook inspired by a special neighborhood in Rome.
David: A historical crime novel with fortune-tellers.
Melissa: Plus, our distraction of the week. I’m Mel.
David: I’m Dave. This is the library of lost time.
Melissa: I’m very excited about a new cookbook called ‘Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen’ by Leah Koenig. She lives in Brooklyn and is a Jewish food expert who’s written seven cookbooks about Jewish cuisine. In this one, she’s focused on the recipes of the oldest Jewish community in Europe, the one found in Rome.
Melissa: She presents the idea that because the residents of Rome’s Jewish ghetto had to survive so many hardships, they developed deep resiliency and a strong sense of community, all fed by delicious, comforting food.
Melissa: Early in the book, she describes Rome’s Jewish neighborhood like this: ‘Up and down the street, restaurants and shops serve up classic dishes from Roman Jewish cuisine, including sultry beef stew spooned over rigatoni, oil-drizzled tomatoes roasted to the point of collapse, rosemary-scented lamb and potatoes, and whole artichokes deep-fried into crisp, salt-kissed blossoms.’
Melissa: Her writing is solid, so this is a book to read and to use in the kitchen. Tucked in between the 100-plus recipes, there are are personal stories, snippets of Roman-Jewish history, and helpful kitchen tips. My favorite part it at the back of the book: There are menus to help you put the recipes together for special occasions — which always makes me daydream about throwing an epic dinner party.
Melissa: I want to try just about everything in the book, but a few recipes that caught my eye include Silky Marinated Zucchini — thin ribbons of zucchini that are lightly sauteed in olive oil, basil, garlic, and mint then marinated in the seasoned cooking oil. Spinach Frittata with Raisins and Pine Nuts. Braised Beef Stew, and Lemony Almond Cake made with almond flour and sprinkled with confectioner’s sugar.
Melissa: The photos make the food look so good, you’ll want to jump into the pages to eat everything. There are also stunning images of Roman architecture, food markets, and real people on the streets of Rome who look like they would have the best gossip to share over a glass of wine and a little plate of something.
Melissa: If you want an armchair escape to a unique neighborhood in Italy, this book is a fun way to do it. It’s Portico: Cooking and Feasting in Rome’s Jewish Kitchen by Leah Koenig.
David: My book is ‘The Square of Sevens’ by Laura Shepherd-Robinson. Many of you will know whether this is your book with this very next sentence. The book is a historical fiction about an orphaned fortune teller named Red, set in 18th-century England.
David: The story begins when Red is a small girl. Her mother is already dead. And her father is dying. Before he goes, he leaves Red to a gentleman scholar. Her father also writes a document that explains a fortune-telling technique. It’s called “The Square of Sevens.”
David: Red grows up as a lady in Bath, England. She occasionally reads cards to amuse her friends. But pretty soon, she starts wondering about her own background. Who was her mother? And how did she die? Was mom really an aristocrat? Those questions lead her into trouble in the houses of power in gothic London.
David: There’s an author’s note at the beginning of this novel that I love. It says:
‘A complete guide to the method of fortune telling, as well as a full list of the meanings of the cards, can be found in The Square of Sevens: An Authoritative System of Cartomancy by Robert Antrobus (1740). The first edition is extremely rare, but the second edition, edited by E. Irenaeus Stevenson (1897), will meet the needs of any fledgling cartomancer.’
David: This book came out in England over the summer. The reviews there called it ‘breathtaking’ and ‘a sweeping Dickensian tour de force.’ It just came out in the States. It’s ‘The Square of Sevens’ by Laura Shepherd-Robinson.
David: And now, our Distraction of the Week. [magical sound effect]
David: The long list for the Baillie Gifford Prize for Non-Fiction came out this week. This is an annual British book prize for the best non-fiction in the English language. The judging panel is a small, esteemed group of readers, and they’re looking for great, true stories that are written for a general audience.
David: There are 13 books on the long list, and I wanted to mention four to give you a sense of it.
/daDavid Grann’s ‘The Wager: A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder’ is on that list. It tells a sea story from the 1700s. It’s about two crews from the same shipwreck who landed in South America a few months apart. Those two crews have competing stories about why they’d gotten shipwrecked, and what happened on the island where they all took shelter. I mentioned this book in a Library of Lost Time episode in April. I suspect there’s a German word for the pride I feel when someone else recommends a book I’ve also recommended. If you know it, let us know.
David: There’s a book on the list called ‘Time’s Echo: The Second World War, the Holocaust, and the Music of Remembrance.’ That’s by Jeremy Eichler. He’s the chief classical music critic of The Boston Globe. The book is about how music can carry meaning forward from the past. Specifically, he writes about four composers who survived World War 2, and how you can hear their hopes and fears in the music they’ve left behind. This book is a history of World War 2, a look at how societies deal with grief, and a reminder that music can say things that English struggles with. That’s ‘Time’s Echo’ by Jeremy Eichler.
David: One of the other nominees is a book called, ‘The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human’ by Siddhartha Mukherjee. This might be the most difficult book to sell to a general reader, but let me give it a shot. Cells are the building blocks of life. They are fascinating for many reasons, but one of the reasons is that they exist for themselves, but somehow come together to make all of us and everything that lives. We are, all of us, a cooperative experiment. This book is a friendly walk into cell science and a description of what the future of that field might bring. If you know someone suffering from cancer or auto-immune diseases or Covid, this book might bring you some more understanding about what’s happening. The author, Siddhartha Mukherjee, is both an oncologist and a Pulitzer Prize winner. He knows what he’s talking about and writes about it well. That’s ‘The Song of the Cell: An Exploration of Medicine and the New Human.’
David: The last book I want to mention is ‘Ultra-Processed People: The Science Behind Food That Isn’t Food’ by Chris Van Tulleken. The author is also a doctor who’s good with a story. Van Tulleken’s day job is as an infectious diseases doctor at the Hospital for Tropical Diseases in London. But this book is about the food we eat. Where ‘food’ might be in air quotes. In the last 150 years, we’ve started eating things people did not eat before. These things tend to have at least one ingredient that you don’t have in your kitchen, and come wrapped in plastic — but a complete definition is complicated. Van Tulleken calls these ‘ultra-processed foods,’ or UPF. If you live in the US or the UK and are an average eater, you get about 60% of your calories from these foods. And about a fifth of us get 80% of our calories from UPF. The data suggests that that is a bad idea. It makes us more likely to have cancer, metabolic disease, and mental illness. And the whole process jacks up our society and the world at large. This book looks at what we eat, how we eat, and what we can do about it. It’s ‘Ultra-Processed People’ by Chris Van Tulleken.
David: All of these books are the works of smart people desperately trying to bring their passion for their work to a broader audience. Then, a group of readers judged them to have done precisely that. There are seven more titles that are on the long list. We will point to the whole list in our notes. The winner of the Baillie Gifford Prize will be announced on November 16th.
Melissa: Visit strongsenseofplace.com/library for the list of Baillie Gifford prizes nominees and more on the books we discussed today. You can also use the handy links in the podcast description.
David: Thanks for joining us in the Libary of Lost Time. Remember to visit your local library and your independent book store to lose some time yourself.
Melissa: Stay curious! We’ll talk to you soon.
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* 45 partners share 86.1 mln stg in profits
* Turnover 699.9 mln stg for 8 months to end-March ‘09
* Operating expenses 608.5 mln stg includes staff pay
LONDON, Aug 24 (Reuters) - Brevan Howard, Europe’s biggest hedge fund firm, shared a pot of 86.1 million pounds ($132.6 million) between its partners during the nadir of the credit crisis, as its funds made money while others foundered.
The firm, which manages $31.8 billion in assets, made the payment to its 45 partners for the eight months to March 2009, a period that saw Lehman Brothers collapse, credit markets seize up, and the FTSE 100 .FTSE slump below 3,500.
Brevan Howard was co-founded by media-shy former Salomon Brothers trader Alan Howard, who is ranked 66th in this year’s Sunday Times Rich List with an estimated fortune of 875 million pounds.
His firm earned just under 700 million pounds in fees during the eight-month period, according to accounts published on Tuesday. It paid operating expenses, which include its staff’s performance-related pay, of 605.8 million pounds.
The firm’s ability to navigate the crisis was down to the performance of its flagship Master fund, a global macro portfolio that bets on bond and currency markets, which rose 21 percent in 2008 and 19 percent last year.
In contrast, the average fund lost roughly 20 percent in 2008’s market turmoil, while nearly 1,500 funds folded altogether.
The firm has also been helped by investors’ preference for what they see as the greater security of larger firms since the crisis began.
Brevan Howard Master fund, which is now closed to new investors, is up 1.39 percent in the first six months of this year -- a period, in which the average fund gained 0.63 percent, according to the Dow Jones Credit Suisse Hedge Fund index. (To read the Reuters Funds Blog click on blogs.reuters.com/fundshub; for the Global Investing Blog clickhere) ($1=.6494 Pound) (Editing by Sharon Lindores)
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Hi everyone, I know it’s been a long time between posts — I’ve had lots of stuff going on both personal and book-wise lately, and it’s taken a lot of energy to keep up with just my usual daily routines. I’ll post a full update sometime next month, but for now, I thought I’d chime in with the audiobook release of two of my books:
Wings In A Wounded Sky is a middle grade fantasy featuring a cast of lively characters inspired by various mythical creatures, and the wonderful narrator, Sarah Brown, put a lot of heart into bringing each one to life. You can find the audiobook here (UK) and here (US).
Here’s the blurb:
While the orphaned Ogg, Rae, dreams of being able to socialize with humans, she doesn’t expect to be welcomed into the home of two complete strangers. When she learns they’re from another land and have no idea that humans are supposed to fear and hate Oggs, she begins to settle down and count them as family.
But when the mysterious phenomena that brought them there—great gashes in the sky that cause dramatic shifts within Culmina’s landscape—suddenly get more frequent, the situation soon threatens Rae’s newfound way of life. Discovering that the cause is the war between the Fae and the Dragon-people, who live on floating cities high above the clouds, she vows to put an end to it to save those she loves.
To do so, she must team up with the sassy ninth princess of the dragon-people, the downtrodden third prince of the Fae, and Max, a fellow orphan and hot-air balloon enthusiast. But when prejudice runs high and time is running out, can she get them to work together?
If We Could Hold Up The Sky is a poetry collection that covers the friendship of two neurodivergent people, based off personal experience. The audiobook’s narrator, Jessica Sinacori, did an excellent job of performing each poem, and from our discussions, I feel she very much understood the heart of the collection. You can find the audiobook here (UK) and here (US).
Here’s the official blurb:
Love is malleable and comes in many forms. It can be shaped into bridges and carved into doorways. It can become a hand to hold up the sky when everything threatens to crash down around us.
Inspired by personal experience, If We Could Hold Up the Sky is a poetry collection revolving around the tale of two neurodivergent individuals who meet as colleagues, fall rapidly into an iron friendship, and gradually become romantic partners.
The collection also explores mental health, childhood, societal expectations, work-related stress, and how a solid foundation of support can make all the difference to overall well-being.
To celebrate the release of both audiobooks, I’m giving away ten copies of each (via promo codes that can be redeemed on Audible’s website). All you have to do to win one is email me at email@example.com and state which audiobook you’d like and whether you’re in the UK or US (to any readers elsewhere, apologies — the codes I have only work for Audible’s UK and US sites). I’m operating the giveaway on a first come, first serve basis, and will update this post when all copies have been claimed to prevent leaving anyone disappointed.
That’s all for now — happy reading and happy listening!
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Honoring our nations: Building strength through understanding
November is National American Indian Heritage Month. It is a time to reflect on the rich and diverse cultures, traditions, and histories of American Indians and Alaskan Natives, the first people of the United States. The theme for 2019 National American Indian Heritage month, as provided by the Society of American Indian Government Employees (SAIGE) is, “Honoring Our Nations: Building Strength Through Understanding”
American Indians and Alaskan Natives have served our nation valiantly and with distinction in times of peace and war for over 200 years. They serve at a high rate, with nearly 50 percent of all American Indians and Alaskan Natives in the military serving in the U.S. Navy. The Navy also has the highest concentration of female Service members when compared to other ethnic groups.
In this year’s design, the DEOMI Special Observance team highlighted the names of the 573 federally recognized tribal nations. The eagle was chosen as the focal point because it is highly revered and considered sacred within American Indian and Alaskan Native traditions, culture, and religion. The eagle represents truth, courage, wisdom, power, and freedom.
In 1924, Congress enacted the Indian Citizenship Act. In 1986 Congress passed and President Ronald Reagan signed the proclamation authorizing American Indian Week. In 1990, President George H. W. Bush designated November as National American Indian Heritage Month. After 100 years of efforts to establish it, National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month is celebrated to recognize native cultures and educate the public about the heritage, history, art, and traditions of the American Indians and Alaskan Natives.
If you would like more information on how to celebrate diversity in your work area please visit www.deomi.org or contact the 152nd Equal Opportunity Office in BLDG 56 Room 9B, call 788-4649, or email Tech. Sgt. Adam Willett, Equal Opportunity Specialist. firstname.lastname@example.org

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The global automotive infotainment market size reached US$ 18.1 Billion in 2022. Looking forward, IMARC Group expects the market to reach US$ 29.4 Billion by 2028, exhibiting a growth rate (CAGR) of 8.35% during 2023-2028.
Automotive infotainment refers to an in-vehicle device that provides a combination of entertainment and information to passengers and drivers. They include control elements, such as button panels, touch screen displays, voice commands, and audio/video (A/V) interfaces, which ensure the safety of passengers while staying connected on the road. Besides this, they are integrated with advanced features, such as navigational services, vehicle voice control, parking assistance, climate control, two-way communications tools, and security services, to enhance the overall driving experience and operational efficiency of commercial vehicles.
Automotive Infotainment Market Trends:
- The boosting sales of passenger vehicles on account of rapid urbanization, improving road networks, and inflating income levels represent one of the key factors bolstering the market growth. This can also be attributed to the shifting consumer preference for the customization of vehicles with high-end comfort and convenience products like smart infotainment in base models. In addition, the widespread adoption of smartphones, in confluence with the high penetration of internet connectivity, is propelling market growth. Apart from this, several automotive companies are expanding their production and distribution facilities to meet the growing demand for luxury and premium vehicle models with the latest infotainment systems. Furthermore, the rising adoption of navigation and vehicle control units in commercial vehicles to minimize the response time during emergencies and the risk of road accidents is contributing to the market growth. Besides this, the integration of technological advancements to introduce infotainment devices with innovative features, such as in-car Wi-Fi, driver assistance, and voice recognition, for enhancing driver comfort and safety are anticipated to create a favorable outlook for the market in the coming years.
Key Market Segmentation:
- IMARC Group provides an analysis of the key trends in each sub-segment of the global automotive infotainment market report, along with forecasts at the global, regional and country level from 2023-2028. Our report has categorized the market based on product type, vehicle type, operating system, installation type, sales channel, technology and connectivity.
Breakup by Product Type:
- Navigation Unit
- Display Audio
Breakup by Vehicle Type:
- Passenger Cars
- Commercial Vehicles
Breakup by Operating System:
Breakup by Installation Type:
- In-Dash Infotainment
- Rear Seat Infotainment
Breakup by Sales Channel:
Breakup by Technology:
Breakup by Connectivity:
Breakup by Region:
- North America
- United States
- Asia Pacific
- South Korea
- United Kingdom
- Latin America
- Middle East and Africa
- Saudi Arabia
- United Arab Emirates
- The competitive landscape of the industry has also been examined with some of the key players being Aisin Seiki Co. Ltd., Continental AG, Clarion Co. Ltd., Denso Corporation, Garmin Ltd., Harman International Industries, Inc. (Samsung Electronics), Magneti Marelli S.p.A., Panasonic Corporation, Pioneer Corporation, Robert Bosch GmbH, Aptiv.
Key Questions Answered in This Report:
- How has the global automotive infotainment market performed so far and how will it perform in the coming years?
- What are the key regional markets?
- What has been the impact of COVID-19 on the global automotive infotainment market?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the product type?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the vehicle type?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the operating system?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the installation type?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the sales channel?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the technology?
- What is the breakup of the market based on the connectivity?
- What are the various stages in the value chain of the industry?
- What are the key driving factors and challenges in the market?
- What is the structure of the global automotive infotainment market and who are the key players?
- What is the degree of competition in the market?


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KURE BEACH, NC (WECT) - Marine researchers believe they have found the wreckage of a Civil War-era steamer near Fort Caswell at the mouth of the Cape Fear River.
On Tuesday morning, a dive team went down to check out the wreckage in Oak Island.
""Visibility was absolute 0," said Billy Ray Morris, deputy state archaeologist, "We were able to run 1 dive on it. We confirmed the orientation of the vessel with her stern pointed towards the beach, the presence of one boiler, the complete absence of both engines, and the paddle wheel shaft…and the disarticulation of the hull…plus the preservation of the hull exceeds 6 ft."
Researchers and archaeologists from the Underwater Archaeology Branch of the North Carolina Office of State Archaeology and the Institute of International Maritime Research believe the vessel is possibly the remains of one of three blockade runners used to penetrate Union vessels blocking Wilmington's port during the Civil War.
"Nobody's found a new Civil War wreck in decades," said Morris. "With a high-energy maritime environment like you have off the coast of North Carolina, ships are broken apart. This one is relatively intact. You can see that it looks like a ship."
The discovery was made on Feb. 27 during sonar operations. The wreck is located 27 miles downstream from Wilmington.
"A new runner is a really big deal," said Morris. "The state of preservation on this wreck is among the best we've ever had."
Three blockade runners are known to have been lost in the area - the Agnes E. Fry, Spunkie and Georgianna McCaw.
Researchers aboard the research vessel Atlantic Surveyor recorded the complete hull of the vessel. Students from East Carolina University's Maritime Studies Program will join them as they continue gathering data as weather permits.
"By the time I've crawled across it with a team of archaeologists and a couple of graduate students ... I'm confident I'll know which wreck it is," Morris said. He said he hopes to tackle the project on Wednesday.
He added that he is not 100 percent certain that the shipwreck is one of the blockade runners.
These operations are part of a major project funded by the National Park Service through the American Battlefield Protection Program.
The Underwater Archaeology Branch within the Office of State Archaeology is part of the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The Associated Press contributed to this article.

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Federal Times has this on the recent revelation that the EPA under former head Scott Pruitt created a special office inside the General Counsel's Office to process politically charged and/or complex FOIA requests. This revelation came from a transcript released by Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD) on July 13, 2018.
There is nothing wrong with creating a special office to assist in the processing of complex requests; the problem lies when the special office is involved in requests that are only "political" and are not complex. Unfortunately, there is little known about exactly what this special office did and if its purpose was to just block the release of information that could damage the EPA politically (even though this would be hard to do in that the EPA under Pruitt was very successful in damaging the agency without the release of any FOIA information). Rep. Cummings has subpoenaed more information on this program; I'm sure others will make FOIA requests for it. Once this information is released, the public and Congress will know exactly if and how this program's purpose was to block transparency at the EPA.


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We are now open for submissions to Issue 14: Economies of Harm, as well as applications to our fall 2021 Editorial Residency, which is a $500 grant opportunity for four artists, writers, and creatives. For more information about both, and to submit to one, please visit us over on Submittable.
Issue 14: Economies of Harm
Our lives are defined by a complex matrix of values — what we prioritize and what we’re willing to sacrifice. But for many of us, our values have changed over the past year. What does this mean for our perception of success? Of value? Of worth? The pandemic has exposed, and is continuing to expose, all the ways that existing systems are failing us: capitalism is driving folks to feel like they have to constantly churn, and the pressure to produce and grind and compete against one another is immense. The result is a toxic individualism that promotes profit over people, product over process. It is our responsibility as creatives and changemakers to disrupt the economies of harm. What could we be if we weren’t bound by capitalism’s expectations of time?
What we need is a value system, and not just values. How can we create a system that helps us understand and structure our lives in a way that allows us to thrive by environmental design? One that prevents us from feeling anguish in the abstract all day about things we cannot change? Moreover, how can we construct a society that implores us to take care of one another above all else? To foreground communal belonging? Because if we don’t prioritize interpersonal responsibility within a newfound system, can we meaningfully say that we still have a civilization or society?
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Whether central banks should play an active role in bank supervision and regulation is being debated both in the United States and abroad. While the Bank of England has recently been stripped of its supervisory responsibilities and several proposals in the United States have advocated removing bank supervision from the Federal Reserve System, other countries are considering enhancing central bank involvement in this area. Many of the arguments for and against these proposals hinge on the effect this change would have on the ability of the central bank to conduct monetary policy. We find that confidential supervisory information on bank ratings significantly improves forecast accuracy of variables critical to the conduct of monetary policy, which supports the argument that central banks should have bank supervision responsibility.
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“How do you revoke remittances?” he asked shaking his head. “A plan needs to be grounded in reality.”…
Revoking birthright citizenship would require a change to the Constitution, he noted. That’s a lengthy process, so in the meantime, “There needs to be real efforts to deal with the abuse of these factories where people come in and have children to gain the citizenship for the children. But this is in the Constitution. The argument that it’s not I don’t think is the right view.”
That was a veiled reference to comments made Monday by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, who noted that in the early 1990s, Sen. Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) introduced legislation that would have clarified the 14th Amendment of the Constitution and revoked birthright citizenship. Reid has since abandoned that position and become a leading proponent of comprehensive immigration reform.
“There are like 10 things I would change in the Constitution with a magic wand,” Bush said. “But in the interim, we’ve got to control the border, we’ve got to enforce the rule of law, we’ve got to deal with extended stays on legal visas, we’ve got to have an e-Verify system that’s verifiable, we’ve got to deal with sanctuary cities, we’ve got to forward-lean on the border. There’s practical things that we can do to reduce the flow of illegal immigrants, which clearly is important to do.”
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CLOSE UP ON: ARMINE ALAJIAN: YOUR FINANCIAL PUZZLE WIZARD
In the Motion Picture and Television Industry, be you agent, actor, writer, producer, manager, casting, or any industry individual; managing your income (many times from multiple sources) can be much like trying to put an extremely challenging puzzle together. As you climb the Industry ladder, and those nice big checks start to roll in,–if you are at all savvy with finances, you also realize that your income tax bracket has sky rocketed. You may have decided to start a “side business,” perhaps with a friend, to divert a portion of your income—and to make it grow, especially when times may be lean in your career—or to promote your name. More and more Money Pieces of your Financial Puzzle just keep coming in—and you now realize that it is time to find just that Right Accountant that can make them “Fit Together”to yield you the highest returns on your Hard Earned Industry Money. Is there such a Financial Puzzle Wizard out there?
Enter the stunning and brilliant Armine Alajian, CPA, founder of Alajian Group whose credo is “I’m an accountant…What’s your super power?”—and no Truer words were ever stated…because we all know that an Ace Accountant can almost magically transform our Financial Fiascos into Robust Robots built to increase and fortify our finances.
“I have always loved numbers and solving puzzles,” states the very personable Armine. “Being an entrepreneur myself (having been an integral part of three startups in the past two years), and having grown up around the entertainment industry, I have great respect for the creative personality. Over the past 17 years, I have been able to help creative people do what they do best, by supporting them on the accounting side. To me, it is like putting a complex puzzle together—connecting all the dots to form just the right financial picture.” And this Power Agent reporter can attest to Armine’s puzzle constructing capability, for beautiful, intricate, puzzles which Armine has assembled (as a hobby) dot the walls of her bustling office.
“My passion for accounting began in high school when I enrolled in the National Academy of Finance,” adds Armine. “While attending Cal State Northridge,I worked with private CPA firms, doing bookkeeping and business management for the Entertainment Industry–from there, it was on to Miller Kaplan Arase LLP, top 10 Accounting firm in Los Angeles. and 100 in the U.S.! Having obtained my CPA license, I transitioned to Warner Bros. and then Zest Finance, a fintech startup where I was privileged to build the accounting infrastructure. I then knew it was time to embark on my own journey and share my talents as an Accounting Entrepreneur with the formation of Alajian Group in 2017.”
And from the finest in Accounting, Business Management, Consulting, and Payroll, to Startup Accounting and Tax Preparation …there is none finer! “Each client’s situation is different, and we work diligently at Alajian Group to formulate just the right Accounting and Financial plan for them. I started working with a company that, due to their lack of financial understanding, had overstated their expenses by $700,000. They were issuing financial statements and filing tax returns with incorrect data. They didn’t understand what they were doing–how they were accounting for their transactions—things were all over the place. Internal and external company decisions were made based on inaccurate facts and data. I began to reorganize, connect the dots and put the puzzle together correctly, and of course, things took a prosperous turn. This is one of the “Super Powers” of an accountant.
I am sometimes asked, ‘Why should I choose an Accountant/CPA over a Bookkeeper?’ To this I reply, the technical knowledge and experience of an Accountant/ CPA is more comprehensive than a Bookkeeper. A lot
of people think that a bookkeeper’s tasks are the same as an accountant’s. This is not true. Accounting is not about coding transactions, it’s about providing awareness, telling story, looking at the health of the company, being compliant, and providing reliable information. You have to be able to see the whole picture and how all the moving parts relate to each other.
When asked what she felt made a TOP 10 ACCOUNTANT, Armine Alajian articulately replied, “#1 is Integrity—do they have their ‘Client’s Back?’ Also, Transparency and Honesty are integral. Another important factor is Loyalty—do they build lasting relationships with their clients? Do they understand your specific needs, and are they hearing them? It is never one size fits all. Do they educate their clients—and share information? We pride ourselves at Alajian Group on taking all the Fear OUT of Finances. Money is a relationship, and we want our clients to enjoy it. At Alajian Group, we believe an Educat-ed client is a more Powerful client. Another passion of mine is helping people with start-up businesses—which is all about accurate information and accounting!
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You’ve exercised your Super Powers in Motion Pictures and Television. Isn’t it time for you to partner with an Accountant who can exercise her Financial Super Powers to put you on a Financial Path that keeps you “On the Grow”? Contact Alajian Group, home of Armine Alajian at (323) 538-5358. You may also give her an email jingle at firstname.lastname@example.org, and check out her extremely informative website at www.alajiangroup.com. You will soon understand why we named Armine Alajian one of LA’S TOP 10 ACCOUNTANTS. You, too, will want a CLOSE UP ON: ARMINE ALAJIAN: YOUR FINANCIAL PUZZLE WIZARD.


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A 2012 study by the Social Media Examiner found that 83% of marketers said social media is important to their businesses. These folks have almost all initiated social marketing initiatives to connect with customers, prospects, and influencers via social media like Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Google+, and LinkedIn. But if these initiatives are so important, why do so many of them fail to bring value to their organizations, while siphoning valuable resources that could be used better elsewhere?
Here are ten main reasons a social initiative falls flat on its face:
- Poorly-defined (or no) success metrics or goals. The number of followers or “likes” are not marketing goals, particularly when they bring the wrong sort of followers. The goal of social programs need to be built around developing a two-way engagement with the people who can impact your business. The people you want to connect with are engaged customers, recommenders, analysts, press, and others who “care” about what you have to offer…and who can influence others.
- Hiring a “professional” social community manager to be your company’s voice. Many companies figure they don’t understand social, so they hire a recent college graduate and hope they can spread the word. This fails because real engagement needs to come from people in your company who are passionate about your offering and are natural members of the community you are trying to build/join. Insiders can smell a phony a mile away.
- Hiring a professional expert to be your company’s voice. Other companies figure they can buy an instant following by hiring someone within the target community to be the company’s voice. But professionals who have built up a reputation in a community are not eager to jeopardize their market cache by appearing to sell out to the highest bidder. The result? You pay big bucks for someone to promote themselves (and occasionally you). Look forward to frustration trying to manage these folks as well as to losing a colossal pile of cash.
- Lack of executive participation. Very few operational executives participate in social media. Case in point, a 2012 study that found only 10% of Global 250 CIOs have a social footprint. These folks are generally too busy or uninitiated in the ways of social media to get involved. What other critical aspect of your business does not have executive participation? Bingo.
- Viewing social as a marketing silo. On a related note, leaving social activity to marketers misses the point. Social activists need to be people who are product and service experts or have deep business relationships with your target community. Otherwise, it is hard to develop a meaningful dialogue key members of the community. Traditional marketers’ mindset is “one-to-many,” meaning getting the word out to the masses. Social marketing is a much more of a “one-on-one” or a “one-to-few” relationship. Different mindset, different skills.
- Looking at social as a one-way, “push” messaging model. “Fire and forget” doesn’t work in social. By definition, social implies a relationship with others. So blasting out messages without paying attention to feedback is a losing proposition. When you ignore what others are saying about you (or to you), you anger them….and you lose the opportunity to influence them.
- Pushing product or service incessantly. Sure, you can get people to “like” or follow your brand if you give them coupons or discounts, but so what? The minute a competitor drops their price, your customers are gone. Plus, too many ads or promotions annoys people. At best, people will ignore you or unsubscribe from your updates. At worst, they will tell their friends how annoying you are. Either way…you lose.
- Having nothing valuable to say. The flip side of over-pushing product is posting nonsense. How many “stuck in line at the airport” or “another sunny day in Denver” posts will people endure before they drop you? In this case, follow the advice of Abraham Lincoln who said, “Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, rather than speak out and remove all doubt…”
- Inconsistent level of activity. Do you know folks who send out 50 tweets a day and then disappear for two weeks? It is hard to build a relationship with someone who is only intermittently engaged. People will gravitate to other, more stable contacts.
- Implementing a “one size fits none” strategy. Since products and services are unique, each one should have a customized social strategy. For example, consumer goods with a high degree of emotional engagement need a different plan than complex commercial products. Each offering has a unique combination of social values and associated channels. Trying to implement a cookie cutter program of Facebook page, blog, and corporate Twitter account is not enough…or appropriate. You need to connect with people in the places they spend their time online, with the appropriate messages.
A future post will provide some practical solutions for being successful with your social initiatives. In the meantime, share the reasons you feel that companies fail so miserably with social initiatives in the comments, or tweet me at @dlavenda.
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–Author David Lavenda is a high-tech product strategy and marketing executive. He also does academic research on information overload in organizations and he is an international scholar for the Society for the History of Technology. He tweets from @dlavenda.
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The eastern coast of Australia made it through most of the country’s peak storm season without getting hit with a major cyclone.
That’s about to change, as Queensland gets slammed by severe tropical cyclone Marcia. The storm grew from a Category 1 system to a Category 4, the equivalent of a major U.S. hurricane, in a day.
“Marcia became a very strong cyclone in a matter of hours yesterday,” said Mark Paquette, a meteorologist with AccuWeather Inc. in State College, Pennsylvania. “It was pretty incredible growth. We didn’t expect it to take off quite like it did yesterday.”
Marcia was about 90 miles north of Yeppoon at 6:30 a.m. Friday local time, moving south at 16 kph, the Australian Bureau of Meteorology said.
“The very destructive core of severe tropical cyclone Marcia, with wind gusts to 295 kph, is expected to cross the coast between St. Lawrence and Hervey Bay later today,” the bureau said in an advisory at 5:56 a.m. Friday. It will bring heavy rains and flooding tides, according to the bureau.
The storm reached Category 4 strength, on Australia’s scale, and is expected to be a Category 5 storm when it hits later. The U.S. and Australia use different methods to measure wind speed and classify tropical systems.
Under U.S. criteria, the storm is forecast to strike with winds of about 127 mph (204 kph), according to the Joint Typhoon Warning Center, which is staffed by U.S. Navy and Air Force personnel. At that strength it would be equivalent to a Category 3 storm on the U.S. Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Scale.
Wind gusts of 200 kph and 8 centimeters (3 inches) of rain have already been measured on the coast, said Richard Wardle, Queensland Weather Services manager.
Marcia is physically a small storm, its eye is about 10 kilometers across. Marcia’s compact structure led to its rapid intensification Thursday, Wardle said on a conference call with reporters Friday.
“Not only can they intensify rapidly they can decay rapidly as well,” Wardle said. The storm will probably drop from a Category 5 storm to a Category 1 system within 24 hours after making landfall, he said.
Paquette said after Marcia hits it will probably follow a course overland toward Brisbane, Australia’s third most-populous city, weakening as it goes. He still expects the city to get hit by some heavy rains and strong winds.
Heavy rains are expected across parts of Queensland and New South Wales, according to the bureau. As much as 30 centimeters of rain may fall in some areas. In addition to warnings posted for the storm itself, a flood watch has been issued for coastal areas of New South Wales from the Queensland border to Nambucca Valley.
While Marcia strikes in Queensland, a second severe cyclone, Lam, is pounding the coastline in Australia’s Northern Territory.
“It is very rare to have two severe tropical cyclones making landfall on the same day,” Wardle said. “Very rare indeed.”

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Cheryl Eckard then voiced her concerns to the Food and Drug Administration, which prompted an investigation and subsequent raid of the Puerto Rico plant. Federal investigators confirmed Ms. Eckard’s allegations when they found flagrant manufacturing violations at the Cidra plant, which was promptly shut down. On October 26, 2010, seven years after becoming a whistleblower, GSK agreed to settle the lawsuit for $750 million. Ms. Eckard will be awarded a record $96 million for her involvement in the qui tam case, the highest amount an individual whistleblower has received in history under the federal False Claims Act.
FDA Safety Officer, Dr. David Graham, became an outspoken whistleblower in 2004 when he publicly exposed regulatory failures on the part of his employer, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA). During a U.S. Senate Committee on Finance hearing, Dr. Graham gave eye-opening testimony on the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx, specifically stating that the FDA had failed to recognize just how dangerous the drug was to the American public. Over four million Americans took Vioxx when the drug was on the market, and estimates are that the drug caused 140,000 heart attacks and 60,000 deaths.
In his testimony, Dr. Graham accused the FDA of ignoring warnings that the prescription drug, manufactured by Merck Pharmaceuticals, was causing heart attacks and strokes. In speaking about the FDA’s regulatory policies, Dr. Graham said the agency “is incapable of protecting America against another Vioxx.”
Dr. Graham also warned that the “FDA is inherently biased in favor of the pharmaceutical industry” and “views industry as its client, whose interests it must represent and advance. It views its primary mission as approving as many drugs as it can, regardless of whether the drugs are safe or needed.”
Dr. Graham’s 2004 testimony garnered a great deal of media attention and reverberated throughout the agency, so much so that he was publicly criticized by the FDA. This prompted Dr. Graham to seek whistleblower protection advice from the Government Accountability Project. Despite agency attempts to silence him, Dr. Graham refused to give in and pushed forward in exposing Vioxx’s risks. Dr. Graham’s efforts exposed weaknesses in an agency many believed was nearly infallible. His exposure of drug safety risks and the problems with our drug regulatory system did not begin with Vioxx. In fact, Dr. Graham featured prominently in exposing the liver failure risks of the diabetes drug Rezulin, which was subsequently removed from the market. He was also instrumental in the removal of Omniflox (an antibiotic), Fen-Phen (weight loss drug) and phenylpropanolamine (nasal decongestant) from the U.S. market.
FDA Incapable of Protecting U.S., Scientist Alleges: An Interview with Dr. David J. Graham, Associate Director of the FDA’s Office of Drug Safety
Published by Fraud Magazine, September/October 2005 Issue
Face Of The Year: David Graham
Published by Forbes, December 13, 2004
Gulf War veteran and former sales representative for Pfizer Inc., John Kopchinski, began a whistleblower lawsuit against the world’s largest drug maker in 2003. Kopchinski was appalled by the tactics Pfizer used to sell the pain medication Bextra and filed a qui tam lawsuit against Pfizer for Medicare fraud. The suit resulted in Pfizer being ordered to pay $2.3 billion in September 2009, which included $1.8 billion in criminal and civil penalties. Pfizer also pled guilty to a felony charge for promoting Bextra and 12 other drugs for unapproved uses and doses.
Kopchinski was dismissed from Pfizer for raising his concerns with the company and went from earning around $125,000 yearly to living off of his retirement and finally finding employment with an insurance company for around $40,000. Kopchinski knew he was taking a risk by filing this qui tam suit. In 2009, the risk paid off. Because he blew the whistle on Pfizer’s illegal activity and fraud, Kopchinski will be getting more than $50 million of the record penalty that Pfizer was ordered to pay.
Cynthia Fitzgerald is responsible for filing what could become one of the largest whistleblower lawsuits to date. Her case, filed in 2003, names more than one dozen companies including Johnson and Johnson, Merck, and Becton Dickinson for improper sales practices and erroneous accounting, draining millions of dollars out of public programs such as Medicare.
When Cynthia Fitzgerald became a health care purchaser for Novation in 1998 she did things by the book and she expected her employer and colleagues to do the same. After uncovering what she called “systemic” medical-supply fraud, Fitzgerald decided to do something about it. For years, she continued to work at Novation but she was constantly at odds with what she believed were unethical and illegal practices. She was ultimately fired by Novation.
For now, Ms. Fitzgerald’ qui tam litigation remains unresolved.


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1. While participating in carrier strikes against targets in Formosa, CANBERRA was damaged by an aircraft torpedo that exploded at frame 99, starboard, about 18 feet below the waterline. Damage to the hull was of the same order of magnitude as that observed in other U. S. cruisers damaged by torpedoes. The side and bottom plating was ruptured from frame 95 to frame 104, starboard, and from 15 feet outboard of the keel up to the armor belt. Firerooms 3 and 4 flooded instantly. The starboard half of bulkhead 97 1/2 was blown forward with the lower portion pushed upward against the first platform in fireroom 3. No. 1 shaft was bent upward and inward in a long radius curve and tore large holes in bulkheads 90 and 105, which were not otherwise damaged by blast or fragments. This resulted in rapid flooding of engine rooms 1 and 2 (Plate 14, Photos 25 and 26). All propulsive power was lost. CANBERRA was taken under tow and on 27 October arrived at TTlithi, a distance of 1400 miles.
2. During the period 17 to 28 October, 138 hours of diving operations were conducted to determine the extent of damage to the forward engine room, to isolate piping systems, and to restore the watertightness of bulkhead 90, the after bulkhead of the space. Divers established that the principal source of flooding was through a 36-inch diameter hole in way of No. 1 shaft. The damaged shaft bulkhead gland was removed, as were the shaft revolution counter gear box and its foundation, the sheet metal guard for a shaft coupling, and electric cables in the vicinity of the hole. Then an electric underwater cutting torch was used to trim the jagged edges of the hole in the bulkhead. When this preparatory work had been completed, a patch was fitted around the shaft and covering the hole. This patch was made in two sections from 15 pound plate. It was bolted through the bulkhead and seated on a 1/4 inch rubber gasket. After this patch had been installed, 15 hours of pumping were required to bring the water level down to mid-height in the compartment, a depth of about 12 feet. The upper half of the bulkhead was then shored. After this shoring was completed, pumping was resumed.
As the waterlevel receded, additional shoring was installed and small leaks were plugged as they became apparent. Upon completion of these and other minor repairs, CANBERRA was towed to Manus, where dr~,docking facilities were available, for additional repairs; arriving, there on 17 November.
3. At Manus, CANBERRA was drydocked in ABSD 2 for unwatering of the remaining flooded spaces and temporary repairs to the underwater body. Inspection indicated that the keel was deflected inward between frames 94 and 105; the maximum being 2 3/4 inches at frame 99. Longitudinals 1 and 2 were hogged and slightly wrinkled between frames 90 and 105. Longitudinal 3 was partially fractured at frame 99 and bent between frames 90 and 105. Longitudinals 4, 4 1/2, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 were ruptured and bent between frames 90 and 105. Longitudinal 10 was partially ruptured and bent between frames 95 and 102. All transverse frames in way of the damaged longitudinals were distorted and required replacing. Shell plating was ruptured and bent in the damaged area.
4. Hull repairs were planned to restore the original strength in the simplest manner (Plates 15 and 16). Flat plates were used whenever possible with a knuckle installed at longitudinal 6. Plates at the forward and after ends of the patch were shaped to make a fair transition between the flat plates and the original shell.
6. Other repairs were:
7. Exterior views of the completed repairs to the shell are shown in Photo 31.
|Photo 25: CANBERRA (CA 70) Looking forward at torpedo damage.|
|Photo 26: CANBERRA (CA 70) Looking aft at torpedo damage.|
|Photo 27: CANBERRA (CA 70) Looking forward at torpedo hole after removal of damaged structure.|
|Photo 28: CANBERRA (CA 70) Looking aft at torpedo hole after removal of damaged structure.|
|Photo 29: CANBERRA (CA 70) Replacement longitudinal 3, extending outside shell in way of buckled portion of B strake.|
|Photo 30: CANBERRA (CA 70) Longitudinal and transverse framing; stanchions in way of knuckle at longitudinal 6.|
|Photo 31: CANBERRA (CA 70) Looking aft at completed repairs to underwater body.|
|Plate 14: USS CANBERRA (CA 70) Torpedo Damage|
|Plate 15: USS CANBERRA (CA 70) Section at Frame 95, Looking Forward|
|Plate 16: USS CANBERRA (CA 70) Outline of Temporary Patch|
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| Proverbs Discussion Essay Good thesis writing Essay done for you
Juvenile delinquency is the behavior considered illegal or antisocial by adolescents or children. According to the book of proverbs, there are profound teachings about juvenile delinquency and the appropriate measures of handling it. In fact, the book of proverbs candidly exposes on how parents should address juvenile delinquency and bring up their children in a morally way. There are various verses in the book of proverbs that stress the importance of discipline to the growing children. Similarly, innumerable verses provide insights to the parents on how to instruct their children.
For instance the book of Proverbs 22:6 offers the most basic mandate to parents to discipline their children, “Train a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not turn from it”. This verse demonstrates the relevance of discipline to a child before they gain experience. Moreover, this verse demonstrates the lasting significance that the initial moral training and discipline introduced to a child. In fact, the verse reveals that people do not always completely abandon good training acquired during their childhood days.
The views of the book of proverbs are consistent to those expressed in the book, Juvenile Delinquency: theory, practice and law. According to this book, it is very important to control and guide the behavior of children as they grow into maturity (Siegel & Welsh, 2009). Since time immemorial, child training and discipline have been held with utmost significance. In fact, there was a strict enforcement of moral discipline to children who were expected to obey their parents without question.
The book stresses on the importance of treating children through detention separate from prisons meant for the adult. Similarly, the book of proverbs views coincide with the book’s proposition of charging juvenile delinquents on crimes committed through the suggestion of chastening ones child (NIV, 1984). From the foregoing, the observations of the book of proverbs on juvenile delinquency and the book are consistent.


text: |Flint corn variety traditionally used for grinding into flour or meal. Developed in Montana for hardiness. Very colorful, 6 to 7 inch ears for decorating, hominy, or grinding. Plants are about 4 feet tall, mature in 85 days. Originally domesticated by Mesoamericans, it is a staple food with many other traditional uses. Home gardeners love to grow corn, and there are many varieties suited to different climates. Plant seeds 1 inch deep in rows or clumps, two weeks after the last frost date. Corn needs rich soil, full sun and adequate moisture to produce good ears. It is wind pollinated, so if you want to save seed, you will need to either stagger the planting time of different varieties, or plant them 1/4 mile apart. Water deeply.


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Millennials have an advantage when it comes to exploiting business opportunities around subcultures as they have their finger on the pulse, according to a young entrepreneur selling tattoo inspired streetwear.
Sarah Burgan, who launched Fulwood London in 2015, says that contrary to stereotypes, millennials are actually hard working.
Fulwood London produces hoodies and T-shirts featuring tattoo designs from upcoming artists.
Ms Burgan came up with the business idea after realising that there was a gap in the market with people wanting nice designs without the lifelong commitment of tattoos. There is also the cost of tattoos that may stop people from getting inked.
Speaking to The Yorkshire Post, she said: “We’ve got our finger on the pulse much more so than older people. Despite what everyone says about millennials we work really hard.
“A lot of my peers now are running their own business.”
The 28-year-old believes that her generation has a much more “go do” attitude when it comes to striking out on their own.
The lack of opportunities post-recession has also played a part in many younger people deciding to work for themselves, says the young entrepreneur.
“I graduated in 2012 so that was peak recession time, nobody was hiring. It took me a year to get my first job,” Ms Burgan said.
After graduating from Ravensbourne University with a BA in Menswear Design, she eventually ended up working for menswear firm Berwin & Berwin at its London office.
“One of the prompts for me to start my own business was that it was time for me to move on from Berwin & Berwin and there wasn’t really any jobs around,” Ms Burgan said.
Launching her own business led her to up sticks, return to her home city of Leeds and take up space at Entrepreneurial Spark.
Ms Burgan said: “I started the brand and I was working from home so I was quite isolated and office space down there is crazy expensive, even co-working and hot desking.
“I thought if I moved home I could use the money I’d saved on an office space and it would give me that social interaction.
“Even just bouncing ideas off people is beneficial. It has really helped me grow the business.”
Ms Burgan is deeply immersed in tattoo culture and has five of her own.
She said: “It’s not just the art. The majority of people will get a tattoo for a particular reason. It might not be obvious but it has a meaning behind it.
“I get mine when I’m particularly happy or something great has happened in my life so I can remember that.”
Ms Burgan said she would have more tattoos of her own if money wasn’t a factor.
“I only have five,” the 28-year-old said. “Mostly because I can’t afford them. Hence why I launched the clothing range. I can have a different one every day.”
What do her parents make of her tattoos?
“They hate them. They say that I’ll regret them when I’m older and all that jazz. I really don’t think I will.”
Ms Burgan’s aim with Fulwood is to open up a store in London over the next five years. At the moment the entrepreneur sells through her own website and at tattoo conventions.
“I want to grow the brand, I want to be able to offer a full range of products and not just T-shirts and hoodies,” she added.
Ms Burgan wants to create denim and leather jackets with tattoo inspired designs as well.
“Hopefully, we can break down that barrier people seem to have with tattoos, especially the older generations,” she said.
Fulwood commissions up and coming tattoo artists to create designs to adorn her range of streetwear. “I give them £45 to £50 per print they give me and then I own all the rights to it to do what I like,” she says.
Ms Burgan has always been passionate about design. “I used to make clothes out of bin bags and put on fashion shows for my family,” she says.
Since moving back to Leeds, Ms Burgan has also found a passion for weightlifting and is taking coaching qualifications.


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Violent sports fans may soon be banned from sporting events and a reward program could be set up to pay for information leading to their conviction under state legislation being drafted by Assemblyman Mike Gatto (D-Silver Lake).
Under the proposed bill, the names and photos of fans who are found guilty of committing violent acts at sporting events would also be posted on the Internet and circulated to sports venues, police departments and ticketing offices throughout the state.
Gatto said he’s writing the legislation, in part, because of the brutal beating of Bryan Stow during the opening game between the L.A. Dodgers and San Francisco Giants last year. After several months in the hospital for severe brain injuries, he continues with what his attorneys contend will be years of rehabilitation.
Many constituents have told Gatto that they feel increasingly unsafe at sporting events, he said.
“There are a lot of people who are afraid to go to a ball game,” he said.
Under the legislation, a person could be banned from sporting events for up to five years for the first conviction and up to 10 years for the second.
If a person on the list is caught attending a game, they could face up to a year in jail and a $10,000 fine.
Gatto said taking away the ability to attend sporting events should be a strong motivator for fans to behave in the stands.
“You’re taking away from people what they like the most,” he said.
Another component of the bill is a reward program for information leading to the conviction of perpetrators of violent crimes at sporting events.
The rewards would be funded by major California-based sports franchises, which would be required to donate $10,000 each annually.
If there are no violent acts reported during the year, the teams won’t have to pay, Gatto said, adding that the move would hopefully lead sports teams to beef up security so they don’t have to contribute to the fund.
A reward would likely help get witnesses to report what they saw, he added.
“These are crimes that are very much susceptible to needing the public to come forward,” Gatto said.
The measure would also require sports venues to clearly post a number that fans can text to discreetly report people who are getting unruly.
Gatto said he hopes his measure will lead to a decrease in violence at sporting events, much like similar legislation did in England at soccer games.
“There are many things worth fighting for — your country, a cause, your family — but the color of a jersey just isn’t one of them,” he said.
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