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5 Large-Cap Health Care Stocks with 3%-Plus Yields and Positive One-Year Total Returns
By: Ned Piplovic, February 13, 2020
Events like the current coronavirus outbreak and an aging population are driving demand for Health Care sector products and services.
Income investors can leverage that increased demand into strong total returns by picking a few Health Care sector equities that offer a combination of high dividend yields and asset appreciation. Just over the trailing 12-month period, the five Health Care companies listed below have delivered total returns between 5% and 28% with an average one-year return of almost 18%.
A rapidly expanding market sector offers investment opportunities to astute investors who can select the best equities for their individual portfolio strategies. However, opportunities also carry risks of malfeasance and potential for significant losses. Unfortunately, the recent rise and fall of Theranos and Elizabeth Holmes could be just one indicator of a much larger underlying problem in the Health Care sector.
All investing decisions carry risk and must be justified by detailed research and analysis. Therefore, investors must conduct thorough due diligence, stock research and market analysis before making any investment decisions. In addition to strong one-year growth, a few of the five large-cap Health Care stocks below also delivered strong returns over the past five years. More importantly for income investors, these five Health Care stocks offer their investors dividend yields in excess of 3%, which is more than 50% above the average market dividend yield of just below 2%.
Furthermore, most of these stocks represent large and established companies. The smallest of the five companies has an $11.13 billion market capitalization. The largest company's market capitalization is approaching $142 billion, for an average capitalization of nearly $80 billion. Sorted in ascending order by their current dividend yield, the list below contains five large-cap Health Care sector stocks that currently offer yields of more than 3% and positive asset appreciation over the trailing 12 months.
5 Large-Cap Health Care Stocks with 3%-Plus Yields and Positive One-Year Total Returns: #5
Cardinal Health, Inc. (NYSE:CAH)
Headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, and founded in 1979, Cardinal Health, Inc. operates as an integrated health care services and products company. The company provides customized solutions for hospitals, health care systems, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers, clinical laboratories and physician's offices through two primary business segments — Medical and Pharmaceutical.
Cardinal Health began distributing dividends in 1983. Just a few years after initiating the dividend payouts, Cardinal Health began its current streak of 34 consecutive annual dividend hikes. The most recent of Cardinal Health's annual dividend hikes occurred for the July 2019 dividend distribution and increased the quarterly payout 1% from $0.4763 to the current $0.4811 distribution amount. This new and higher payout corresponds to a $1.9244 annualized distribution and a 3.23% forward dividend yield, which is more than 17% above the company's own 2.75% average dividend yield over the last five years.
Over the past two decades of consecutive annual dividend hikes, Cardinal Health has enhanced its annual dividend payout amount more than 34-fold. This advancement pace corresponds to an average growth rate of 19.2% per year since 1999. While growth rates tend to diminish as the payout amount increases, Cardinal Health still managed to deliver an average annual dividend growth rate of nearly 8% over the past five years. Cardinal Health's current dividend payout ratio of 42% is still in the sustainable range and indicates that dividend payouts are well covered by the earnings and should continue rising into the near term.
Sanofi (NASDAQ:SNY)
Headquartered in Paris, France, and founded in 1973, Sanofi offers general medicines, cardiovascular and diabetes medications, specialty care, vaccines and other consumer healthcare products and services. As of 2019, Sanofi had 75 manufacturing facilities in 33 countries and provided health care solutions throughout more than 170 countries around the world. Additionally, Sanofi operates four research and development (R&D) hubs in North America, Europe and Asia. In 2019, the company invested more than $6 billion in more than 80 R&D projects, which also included more than 30 projects in the final phase 3 approval stage.
Like many European companies, Sanofi distributes its dividend once per year. With the ex-dividend date in early May, the dividend pay date follows in late May or early June every year. Despite some annual dividend payout fluctuations over the past five years, the company has advanced its annual dividend payout amount more than four-fold since introducing dividend payouts in 2003. This growth pace corresponds to an average dividend growth rate of 9.3% per year.
The most recently paid dividend of $1.72 corresponds to a 3.36% forward dividend yield, which trails the company's own five-year yield average of almost 4%. Strong share price growth drove the dividend yield below its short-term average level. The share price advanced nearly 19% higher over the past year and combined with the dividend income payout for a one-year total return over more than 25%. Shareholders also enjoyed a total return on their investments of more than 32% over the last three years.
Gilead Sciences, Inc. (NASDAQ:GILD)
Headquartered in Foster City, California, and founded in 1987, Gilead Sciences is a research-based biopharmaceutical company that discovers, develops and commercializes medicines and medical treatments. The company's portfolio of current products and products in its development pipeline includes treatments for HIV/AIDS, liver diseases, cancer, inflammatory and respiratory diseases and cardiovascular conditions.
The company's $0.68 first quarterly dividend payout of 2020 is almost 8% higher than the $0.63 quarterly distribution from the previous year. The new quarterly payout amount corresponds to a $2.72 annualized distribution amount and currently yields 4%. This yield is more than 40% above the company's own 2.79% average yield over the past five years. Since beginning dividend distributions in 2015, Gilead has more than doubled its annual dividend payout, which converts to a 16% average annual growth rate.
While delivering marginal gains, the company's share price combined with dividend income distributions for a total return of 5% over the trailing one-year period. Over the past three years, the total return exceeded 13%.
GlaxoSmithKline Plc (NYSE:GSK)
Headquartered in Brentford, United Kingdom, and tracing its founding to 1715, GlaxoSmithKline discovers, develops, manufactures and markets pharmaceutical products, vaccines, over-the-counter medicines and other health-related consumer products. The company operates through four business segments — Pharmaceuticals, Pharmaceuticals R&D, Vaccines, and Consumer Healthcare. In addition to pharmaceutical products and medication in multiple categories, the company also offers consumer healthcare products in wellness, oral health, nutrition and skin health categories under multiple brand names, including Sensodyne, Poligrip, Voltaren and Theraflu.
The company began paying dividends in 2001. With 11 annual dividend boosts in the first 15 years, the company maintained an overall rising dividend trend. Even with a slight dividend payment amount pullback over the past five years, GlaxoSmithKline still doubled its annual dividend payout amount for an average dividend growth rate of 14.4% over the past two decades.
The $0.592 second-quarter 2020 dividend payout amount is more than 20% higher than the $0.492 distribution from the previous period. The company pays varied dividend levels for each quarter and the current annual dividend projection of $2.01 converts to a 4.52% forward dividend yield. The dividend income combined with a robust asset appreciation to deliver a total return on shareholders' investment of nearly 17% over the past year and 27% over the past three years.
AbbVie, Inc. (NYSE:ABBV)
Headquartered in North Chicago, Illinois, and founded when Abbott Labs (NYSE:ABT) divested its proprietary pharmaceutical business in 2013, AbbVie Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures and sells pharmaceutical products. The most prominent pharmaceutical brands in the company's current portfolio are HUMIRA for the treatment of autoimmune diseases, IMBRUVICA for the treatment of patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and VIEKIRA PAK for the treatment of adults with hepatitis C. Additionally, AbbVie offers pharmaceutical treatments for HIV, hypothyroidism, prostate cancer, endometriosis, anemia, Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis, as well as treatments for testosterone replacement therapy and pancreatic enzyme therapy for exocrine pancreatic insufficiency.
The company's current $1.18 quarterly dividend is 10.3% higher than the $1.07 payout from the last period of 2019. This new quarterly payout corresponds to a $4.72 annualized distribution and a 4.92% forward dividend yield, which is 24% higher than the 3.96% five-year average yield.
Continuing a multi-decade streak of annual dividend boosts, AbbVie has hiked its dividend payout every year since divesting from Abbott Labs six years ago. During this period, AbbVie tripled its total annual payout amount, which is equivalent to an average annual growth rate of nearly 17%.
The share price ascended more than 20% over the trailing 12 months to merge with the high-yield dividend for a total one-year return of nearly 26%. Additionally, AbbVie delivered a 77% total return over the last three years. Lastly, the company's shareholders almost doubled their investment with a 97% total return over the last five years.
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It must have been a nice change of pace for Stephen Yalof to look for residential properties instead of the retail spaces he scoped out for 12 years as Senior Vice President of Real Estate for the Ralph Lauren Corporation and now as CEO of Premium Outlets. Though for his wife Liora Yalof, a broker with Corcoran, it was likely just another day at work.
The couple paid $5.3 million for their new three-bedroom home at the St. Urban on Central Park West. Apartment 11E is an eclectic mix of historic details and global-inspired décor, perfect for such a well-rounded real estate pair.
$27 million is nothing to sneeze at, even if you are David Chu, the founder of international clothing company Nautica. Chu purchased the townhouse at 25 East 22nd Street in 2004 for $9.3 million. He then embarked on a gut renovation, replacing the limestone façade, adding fifth and sixth floors and an elevator, and creating a swanky mixed-use building that housed his corporate headquarters and a one-bedroom pied-à-terre. The home went on the market in May 2013 for $29.99 million, and has now sold to buyer Hannah Charitable LLC for $26.8 million.


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Q: integer square root in Scala my problem is creating a sqrt function for integer via Scala
f.e.: sqrt ( 26 ) = 6 , s² >= n
sqrt (0) = 0, sqrt (1) = 1, sqrt (2) = 2, sqrt (3) = 2, sqrt (4) = 2, sqrt (5) to sqrt (9) = 3 ....
here is my code i came up with:
def sqrt (n: Int): Int = {

  def sq (a: Int, n: Int): Int = {
    val b = (a + n) / 2
    val c = (b + n / b) / 2
    if (b * b == n) b
    else if (b * b < n) b + 1
    else c
  }
  if (n == 0 || n == 1) n else sq (0 , n)
}

however it doesn't work with all the numbers n >= 0.
f.e.: for 6 its 2, how do i tweak my formula?

A: Try change type to Double. Result should be obvious.
 object Math {

  def roundUp(d: Double) = math.ceil(d).toInt

  def abs(x: Double) = if (x < 0) -x else x

  def sqrt(x: Double) = roundUp( sqrtIter(1.0, x) )

  def sqrtIter(guess: Double, x: Double): Double =
    if (isGoodEnough(guess, x)) guess
    else sqrtIter(improve(guess, x), x)

  def isGoodEnough(guess: Double, x: Double) =
    abs(guess * guess - x) < .01

  def improve(guess: Double, x: Double) =
    (guess + x / guess) / 2
}

val r = Math.sqrt(24)

A:     def sqrt (n: Int): Int = {

    def sq (a: Int, n: Int): Int = if (a * a >= n) a else sq (a+1 , n)

    if (sq (0 , n) * sq (0 , n) >= n) sq (0 , n) else sqrt (sq (0 , n))
    }

here is an easy and nice solution.

A: I have added minor improvements to Pavel's Code: roundUp function does not really add up and it gives the wrong results. As square root values will mostly contain decimals, I have limited the decimal by 2 digits.
def trim(d:Double) = "%1.2f".format(d)

def sqrt(x: Double) =  trim( sqrtIter(1.0, x) ) //(replace /**roundUp**/ with trim)

A: Technically, there are two solutions. One for the floor value (nearest x: Int where x * x <= n). And the other is the ceiling value (nearest x: Int where x * x >= n).
In your specific case, it appears you are asking for the ceiling.

Floor:
def squareRootFloor(value: Int): Option[Int] =
  if (value > -1)
    Some(
      if (value < 4)
        if (value < 2)
          value
        else
          1
      else {
        def recursive(factor: Int = 2, sqHigh: Int = 9): Int =
          if (value < sqHigh)
            factor
          else
            if (value == sqHigh)
              factor + 1
            else {
              val newFactorHigh = factor + 2
              recursive(factor + 1, newFactorHigh * newFactorHigh)
            }
        recursive()
      }
    )
  else
    None

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Ceiling:
def squareRootCeiling(value: Int): Option[Int] =
  if (value > -1)
    Some(
      if (value < 5)
        if (value < 2)
          value
        else
          2
      else {
        def recursive(factor: Int = 3, sqHigh: Int = 9): Int =
          if (value <= sqHigh)
            factor
          else {
            val newFactorHigh = factor + 1
            recursive(newFactorHigh, newFactorHigh * newFactorHigh)
          }
        recursive()
      }
    )
  else
    None

View/Execute in Scastie

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8 of Britain's best battlefields
From the Isles of Scilly to the Scottish Highlands, Britain is dotted with hundreds of battlefields. Julian Humphrys of the Battlefields Trust picks eight of the best to visit
Published: March 29, 2018 at 8:00 am
Nearly everyone in Britain lives within half an hour's drive of a battlefield. Some, like Hastings, Bannockburn and Bosworth, are familiar to many of us, whereas others are relatively unknown. Yet the battles fought on them all played their part in shaping the way that we live today, and that makes them worth studying – and preserving.
To get a feel for a battle you really need to walk the ground on which it was fought, and this has influenced the choices I've made here. While the battles needed to have been important ones, I was also looking for battlefields across Britain that can be visited, studied and experienced, and I think that these eight are excellent examples of that.
Hastings (East Sussex), 14 October 1066
William of Normandy considered himself the heir to the English crown, so when he heard of Harold Godwinson's accession to the English throne in early 1066 he resolved to take it by force. On 28 September he landed with his army at Pevensey, forcing Harold, who had just defeated a Norwegian invasion at Stamford Bridge in Yorkshire, to march south to face him. On 14 October Harold's army took up a strong defensive position on Senlac Ridge (in present-day Battle), with its flanks protected by steep slopes and marshy ground.
While the English fought on foot in closely packed ranks, William's army was made up of both mounted knights and foot soldiers. The first Norman attacks were repelled with heavy losses and at one stage it was rumoured that William had been killed, but in the end the English were worn down by a combination of shock action and archery. The English line broke and Harold was hacked to death.
The centre of the action is marked by the remains of Battle Abbey, founded at William's express command to atone for the slaughter of the conquest. There is today an interpretation centre in the grounds and you'll soon be able to climb the gatehouse for a bird's-eye-view of the area. Alternative sites for the battle have occasionally been suggested, but so far none of the evidence behind such claims has stood up to closer scrutiny. In 2013 Time Team famously suggested that the battle was fought where a mini-roundabout now stands, but omitted to point out that this was less than 200 metres from the Abbey high altar!
To find out more, visit english-heritage.org.uk
Battle Abbey. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Towton (North Yorkshire), 29 March 1461
Fought just outside Tadcaster, the battle of Towton saw the crushing defeat of the Lancastrian forces of Henry VI and the establishment of the Yorkist Edward IV as king of England. The battle began with an exchange of archery in a blinding blizzard. With the wind behind them, the Yorkists came off better, prompting the Lancastrians to move forward and attack. The Lancastrians had the advantage of numbers, but with Edward fighting in the thick of the action the Yorkist line held until the arrival of reinforcements tipped the balance in their favour.
Thousands of Lancastrians were cut down in the merciless pursuit that followed, while others drowned as they struggled to escape across the Cock Beck, which is said to have run red with blood. Contemporary claims that 28,000 died that day were undoubtedly an exaggeration, but Towton was almost certainly one of the bloodiest battles on English soil.
There's today a clearly marked trail around much of the battlefield, with boards displaying information about the battle and those involved in it. If you're in the village of Towton it's worth walking down the track that was once the London Road. Many of the Lancastrians fled this way and it was said that where it met the Cock Beck so many dead were piled up that they formed a bridge of bodies across the water.
To find out more, visit www.towton.org.uk
Lord Dacre's Cross. The memorial to the 1461 battle is named after one of the Lancastrians who was killed there. (Photo by Julian Humphrys)
Flodden (Northumberland), 9 September 1513
When Henry VIII invaded France in 1513, Louis XII asked his [Louis'] Scottish ally James IV to create a diversion by invading England. James obliged, crossing the Tweed and capturing a string of English castles. The Earl of Surrey raised an English force to confront him and after a brief period of negotiation and manoeuvring the two armies met outside Branxton village with the Scots deployed on a steep hill.
James hoped to force the English to attack him but, goaded by Surrey's artillery, his men moved forward. Those on the left managed to push back their English opponents but most of James's men became disorganised as they struggled down the slope with their long, unwieldy pikes. As they floundered in the boggy ground at the foot of the hill they were cut to pieces by Surrey's men with their deadly bills. A surprise attack upon the highlanders on the right completed the English victory. More than 5,000 Scots fell, including James IV – the last British monarch to die in battle.
There is today good footpath access across the battlefield and some excellent information panels. As you make your way down the steep slopes of Branxton Hill to the wet ground at the bottom it's easy to see why things turned out as they did. Don't miss the exhibition on the battle in nearby Etal castle.
To find out more, visit flodden1513.com
Memorial cross at Flodden Field, site of the 1513 battle of Flodden. (Photo by English Heritage/Heritage Images/Getty Images)
Pinkie (East Lothian), 10 September 1547
Pinkie deserves to be better known. It was the last major battle fought between Scotland and England before the Union of the Crowns in 1603, and with 40,000 troops involved it was also the largest ever fought in Scotland.
The battle was part of the 'Rough Wooing' – the unsuccessful English attempt to force the Scots to agree to a marriage between the infant Mary, Queen of Scots and Henry VIII's son Edward. In September 1547 the Duke of Somerset invaded Scotland with 18,000 men supported by a fleet in the Firth of Forth. He found the road to Edinburgh blocked at the river Esk by a large Scottish army under the Earl of Arran. As the English moved forward Arran suddenly switched to the attack and led his pikemen across the Esk. This advance was halted, at some cost, by a desperate English cavalry charge. The Scots then came under heavy fire from not only artillery, archers and mounted handgunners, but also the ships in the Firth of Forth. Eventually they broke and ran and more than 6,000 were cut down by the English cavalry in the ensuing pursuit.
Despite some urban development to the north and the intrusion of both a railway and the A1 dual carriageway, most of the battlefield today survives intact. A two-kilometre walking trail has recently been established along with four information panels about the battle.
To find out more, visit musselburghheritage.org.uk
Montgomery (Powys), 18 September 1644
Montgomery was the biggest battle fought in Wales during the civil wars and a major victory for parliament. Yet it's virtually unknown today.
In September 1644 the parliamentarians gained control of Montgomery Castle when Lord Herbert, a rather lukewarm royalist who seems to have been mainly concerned with protecting his library, surrendered it to them. Determined to recapture the castle, the royalists surrounded it with about 4,500 men under Lord Byron but on 17 September a parliamentarian relief force under Sir John Meldrum arrived to the north.
Leaving some of his troops to guard the siege works they'd thrown up around the castle, Byron moved to face them. When on the next day some of the parliamentarian cavalry rode off to forage, Byron spotted his opportunity and ordered an attack. The remaining parliamentarian cavalry were driven back and Byron's foot gained ground as well. But eventually the royalists ran out of steam. Checked by a determined stand by some of the roundhead foot, threatened in the rear by the castle garrison that had overwhelmed the royalists in their trenches and possibly counter-attacked by the returning parliamentarian foragers, Byron's men broke. Around 500 were killed and 1,500 captured, and parliament gained the initiative in North Wales.
Montgomery is today an enjoyable battlefield to visit. A footpath from the nearby Offa's Dyke leads to what is thought to be the centre of the action and it's also well worth making the climb up to Montgomery Castle. It's now a ruin, having been slighted (rendered indefensible) after the civil war, but the views from its ramparts are superb.
To find out more, visit cadw.gov.wales
Montgomery Castle. (Photo by the Photolibrary Wales/Alamy Stock Photo)
Naseby (Northamptonshire), 14 June 1645
Naseby was the decisive battle of the Civil War in England. After it, parliament's victory was only a matter of time. Although both sides deployed in the same way with their infantry in the centre and their cavalry on both flanks, Sir Thomas Fairfax's parliamentarian New Model Army enjoyed an advantage in numbers of about three to two.
Despite this, Prince Rupert's royalists began well. Their infantry pushed back their parliamentarian opponents and their cavalry on their right defeated most of the roundheads opposing them. But the parliamentarian cavalry on the right under Oliver Cromwell drove back their enemies and were then able to fall on the exposed royalist infantry in the centre. Despite a long fighting retreat the royalist army was all but destroyed.
There are today relatively few footpaths to give the visitor access to the ground itself, and much of the viewing has to be done by looking over hedges and by walking on roads, but the Naseby Battlefield Project has created an excellent battlefield trail. This covers the key parts of the approach, the battle itself and the royalist retreat, and is supported by a number of information panels and also some viewing platforms.
To find out more, visit naseby.com
Sedgemoor (Somerset), 5–6 July 1685
In June 1685, James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, landed in Dorset in a bid to wrest the crown from the catholic James II. On 5 July his army was in Bridgwater while Lord Feversham's royal army was camped three miles away outside Westonzoyland, protected by a ditch called the Bussex Rhyne.
Knowing his men would stand no chance against Feversham's regulars in a pitched battle, Monmouth decided to risk all in a night attack from an unexpected direction. Although royalist patrols were operating in the area and Sedgemoor was criss-crossed with ditches and dykes, Monmouth's men got to within a mile of Feversham's position before the alarm was raised. Monmouth ordered his cavalry forward but they missed the crossing across the Bussex Rhyne and scattered.
The rebel infantry halted at the Rhyne and a firefight developed which continued through the night. At dawn Feversham's army crossed the Rhyne and routed the rebels. Many were killed in the pursuit that followed, while others were sentenced to death or transportation, and Monmouth himself was later captured and executed.
Although the layout of the drains and ditches has been altered since 1685 and the Bussex Rhyne has vanished, the character of this extremely atmospheric battlefield remains unchanged and it's easy to lose your way, as Monmouth's cavalry did, while crossing the moor.
To find out more, visit battlefieldstrust.com
Westonzoyland Church, which was used to house rebel prisoners following the battle and afterwards had to be cleaned and fumigated. (Image by Steven May/Alamy Stock Photo)
Culloden (Highland), 16 April 1746
The brief but bloody battle fought on this bleak moorland in April 1746 marked the end of Jacobite ambitions of reclaiming the British crown for the Stuarts. The previous July, Charles Edward Stuart (or Bonnie Prince Charlie) had landed in the Outer Hebrides in a French-backed bid to claim the British throne for his father. He cobbled together an army and got as far as Derby before falling back to the Highlands. A government force under the Duke of Cumberland was sent after him and finally the two armies faced each other just outside Inverness.
The battle began with an exchange of artillery fire. Cumberland's gunners proved more effective and Jacobite casualties began to mount as their leaders dithered over whether to attack. Eventually the Jacobites set off across the moor. Many never reached their goal. Those who did discovered that unlike previous occasions when government troops had fled before the dreaded highland charge, these redcoats were prepared to fight it out. Eventually the outnumbered Jacobites wavered, then fled, leaving Cumberland to conduct a brutal pursuit.
Culloden today has a superb visitor centre but the battlefield itself is the real star of the show. Much of it is cared for by the National Trust for Scotland and a lot has been done to restore this evocative site to the way it was at the time. Flags mark the positions of the two armies, and you get a good sense of how the uneven and in places boggy ground affected the fighting. Headstones bearing the names of the clans who fought in the battle mark where the Jacobite dead are buried.
To find out more, visit nts.org.uk
Julian Humphrys is development manager at the Battlefields Trust, the UK charity dedicated to the protection and promotion of Britain's historic battlefields. To find out more, visit www.battlefieldstrust.com
You can also follow Julian on Twitter @GeneralJules
This article was first published on History Extra in July 2016

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Standing with the University
It is essential that the state of Minnesota reinvests in the University.
Recently, Gov. Tim Pawlenty signed the higher-education omnibus bill. The budget package delivers a much-needed $2.8 billion to the University for the upcoming biennium. However, while it is true that the University received most of its Capitol bonding request this session, it is still not enough to recover the $185 million in real money that was cut in the 2003 budget, resulting in further tuition increases in coming years.
Underfunding the University to such an extent is unacceptable. The University is the economic engine that drives state growth. In a time of economic recession, robbing students of the ability to afford higher education is counterproductive to economic recovery and innovation, both of which dramatically increase the quality of life in the state. Further, as University administration "streamlines" departments and colleges to create more "synergies," lower financial aid support, which is largely supported by federal and state aid, coupled with rising tuition, prevents the students who need it most from receiving a quality education.
The University is once again facing a tuition increase, albeit a single digit one rather than the double digit increases it has grown accustomed to. Students literally cannot afford to remain complicit while tuition rates continue to skyrocket. Students need to write, e-mail and visit the governor and their legislators.
Minnesota is the epitome of a high-taxing, high-spending state; however, its economy remains stronger than those states that have the lowest taxes in the nation. The only reason attributable to this is that our residents are highly educated and, thus, lure good jobs to the state. Minnesota simply cannot remain a strong state by being mediocre. The state needs to show students it is willing to invest in them. Minnesota needs to make students want to stay here once they come here.
There is no reason why the sons and daughters of Minnesota should not be able to afford an education at this great institution. Rather than being beholden to a "no new tax" pledge, the governor should stand with the students of the University and the working residents, of the state.


A return to the hallmarks of classic perfumery, a tribute to one of its rarest natural ingredients: iris.
Florists love its gorgeous flowers, but we're all about the root, left to grow deep underground for three years before being dried for another three years. It's then ground up and transformed into iris butter, probably the most expensive butter you'll ever encounter!
Orris Tattoo is a permanent scented reminder, a universal symbol, a unique self-expression like an invisible tattoo that withstands the test of time.


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The Surprising Swimsuit Debut of 2019
August 27 - Sarah Ashlock
FIRST THOUGHT: Open the Catalog
So, you want to be a model and you don't have the cash and experience like Kendall Jenner. It's OK. If you look at influencers and models on Instagram, you'll see all kinds of fresh faces and eccentric wardrobes, which means, girl, dreams can come true. First, get an honest opinion from an agent or two. This feedback might be tough but it's good to test out how thick that skin is, my friend. Second, don't waste your money on fancy photography. Real modeling scouts can read between the Photoshopped lines. Last but not least, do your freakin' research and don't sign your name with an agency that seems shady. Now, smile.
WOMEN IN NUMBERS: 78 Percent
While the diversity in modeling, from commercials to digital marketing, is at an all-time high, fashion ads are slow to catch up. And let's be real, fashion houses aren't known for giving the public what they want (I'm looking at you, $700 Moschino dry cleaning dress). In 2016, a survey found that 78 percent of models featured in ads for fashion were…you guessed it, white. If you look at runway photos by big-name fashion houses, you'll see thin white folks again and again and again.
WOMAN TO WATCH: Halima Aden, Somali-American Fashion Model
We tend to let couture do its own thing, even though more often than not the models don't represent most of us and the outfits most definitely don't fit into our daily routines. Fortunately, we're getting a little tired of this BS. That's why we've got to share the story of Halima Aden, a model who is breaking barriers and representing a good portion of women in the world.
Her family fled civil war in Somalia, landing in Kenya at the Kakuma Refugee Camp, where Halima was born. Halima moved to the United States at age seven. A dozen years after moving to the states, Halima entered the Miss Minnesota USA pageant. She walked across the stage with plenty of oohs and ahhs, particularly because she was the first to wear a hijab.
Now, Halima is walking New York Fashion Week runways and landing the cover of British Vogue. She made waves yet again when Sports Illustrated chose Halima to be the cover woman for their 2019 swimsuit issue. As the first model to wear a burkini and hijab on the cover, advocates and adversaries came out in droves. By the way, the
colorblock prism burkini Halima wore is drop-dead gorgeous.
There are a few reasons Halima sought after a modeling career. She explains that growing up, she didn't see relatable people. Halima wants to be that person for Somali women and other cultures. But, Halima's sure to explain that she's not a perfect Muslim, that there's no such thing, but she's trying her hardest.
It's one thing to talk the talk, it's another thing to walk the catwalk, am I right? Halima is a UNICEF Ambassador, advocating mostly for children's rights and safety. As a refugee, Halima hopes to use her influence to bring awareness to the 30 million kids displaced around the world. Now that's a supermodel.
QUITE THE QUOTE
Halima Aden said:
"I keep thinking [back] to six-year-old me who, in this same country, was in a refugee camp. So to grow up to live the American dream ... I don't think that's a story that anybody could make up."
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Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble, 1985 - Soul to Soul
01. Say What! [05:23]
02. Lookin' Out The Window [02:47]
03. Look At Little Sister [03:07]
04. Ain't Gone 'n' Give Up On Love [06:07]
05. Gone Home [03:05]
06. Change It [03:57]
07. You'll Be Mine [03:44]
08. Empty Arms [03:02]
09. Come On (Part III) [04:31]
10. Life Without You [04:18]
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- Bass: Tommy Shannon
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David Lanz & Paul Speer, 1985 - Natural States
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BAROTSE CHANGE: The Sophistries of the Prince of Persia must now let go!
Author Lindunda Wamunyima, Barotseland Post
FILE: Zambian Flag
All Zambians know that Zambia is a proclaimed Christian nation and I quote: "ACKNOWLEDGE the supremacy of God Almighty; DECLARE the Republic a Christian Nation while upholding a person's right to freedom of conscience, belief or religion" [Constitution of Zambia]. It is well over fifteen (15) years ago since the constitutional proclamation and over ten (10) years before the famous 2012 BNC Resolutions and UDI Mandate imperatives for Barotseland. However, looking at the behaviour displayed by Zambia at Barotzis so far it leaves much to be desired and does not affirm the self-acclaimed Christian status. The same Bible read in Zambian churches states in Mathew 22:39 "…. Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself." The great paradox is that before we became neighbouring countries in 2012 we were still neighbours in the Rhodesian British Imperial territory that climaxed into a unitary territory called 'Zambia'. We have always been neighbours, captivity or no captivity, colonialism or no colonialism, Zambianisation or Zambianism; but just how could the Christians all of the sudden have the audacity to commit all kinds of vile crimes and sins against their neighbours (Barotzis) and yet remain mute! In fact, the list of wrongs committed against Lozis is quite long antedating Zambia's proclaimed Christianhood from as far back as 1969, just for claiming what is rightfully ours! One only wonders if at all Zambia understands the full import of proclaiming herself a Christian nation in the eyes of God; there are great blessings and serious curses to reap accordingly. If this is not hypocrisy then I wonder what else it is!
This Christian perspective approach herein is preferred because both Zambians and Barotzis are inclined to the religion of the Bible. Therefore, most readers should easily cognize the gist of this article.
THE SACRED HISTORYPERSPECTIVE FRAMEWORK.
The setting is the Holy Writ record found in Daniel 10:13 "But the Prince of the Kingdom of Persia was withstanding me for twenty-one days; then behold, "Michael, one of the chief princes, came to help me, for I had been left there with the Kings of Persia".The question is why this scenario?
The historical narrative records that the nation of Israel would be in Babylonian captivity for seventy (70) years, by divine sanction, and afterwards return to their home country; from the land of bondage. See Jeremiah 29: 1-12 among other texts for more insights. Their liberation from their captor Babylon, to rebuild their ruined homeland, would be marked by a tripartite decree as recorded in Ezra 6:14, "…. And they built, and finished it, according to the commandment of the God of Israel, and according to the commandment of Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia." Biblical history informs us that each of the three Kings of Persia had a part to play to complete the LIBERATION DECREEof the Israelites and DISENGAGEMENT with them, in the order of their reign.
However, it was not as easy as it is recorded here, especially for King Cyrus, hence the picture we find in Daniel 10:13 quoted above. To begin with,
1. DANIEL declared a personal fast for his Nation lasting twenty-one (21) days, seeking understanding from God regarding the circumstances surrounding the exact expiry of the prophesied seventy (70) years of servitude to Babylon before his nation could be liberated. You may want to know that equally in Barotseland there have been prayer warriors and prayer bands praying for the complete independence of our country from Zambia.
2. In the meantime, the chief angel GABRIEL, trying to impress the King (Cyrus) to sign the disengagement decree for Israel's liberation had a tough time being resisted or withstood by Cyrus, why? Like Pharaoh of Egypt, the Kings of Persia craved for the captives' services more than life without them, when liberated. Equally, Zambia has been refusing to accept the reality of Barotse Change and live a Zambian life devoid of Barotzis!
3. The PRINCE OF PERSIA(Satan – behind scenes) apparently had more lucrative impressions on King Cyrus hence the King'swithholding or contending not to sign, according to God's will and prophecy.
4. Ultimately, MICHAEL (Jesus Christ) had to prevail on the scene, on behalf of Daniel and Gabriel, to impress Cyrus to sign the DISENGAGEMENT and LIBERATION DECREEfor Israel. This too is very much alive and imminent in Barotseland's case against her captor Zambia.
5. And in as much as there were three kings (Cyrus, and Darius, and Artaxerxes king of Persia) to effect the disengagement and Liberation decree then so the much awaited Genuine Political Dialogue between Zambia and Barotseland requires the constitutive Tripartite Team (Britain, Zambia and Barotseland) as it was from the beginning, to finally amicably ratify the complete DISENGAGEMENT and LIBERATION DECREE for Barotseland that already exist by virtue of our 2012 BNC Resolutions and UDI Mandate.
THE SOPHISTRIES OF THE PRINCE OF PERSIA!
Looking at all this undoubtedly brings to picture the predicament surrounding Barotseland –Zambia political saga and stalemate. The Prince of Zambia seems to be busy, withstanding the President of Zambia to deal with Barotseland's complete independence decisively consistent with divine will and UN's Bill of Rights. The media is rife with stories about this dilemma; when the Presidents of Zambia travelled out to countries alive to Barotseland's cause like AU summit in Ethiopia, USA Washington DC, RSA Pretoria and Rome Vatican for instance, good advice to release Barotseland would be given. Unfortunately, coming back home the Prince of Zambia would always withstand with the President to make him relapse into the former state of cognition of resistance to Barotse Change. In recent media reports, we read barophobic utterances from Zambian leaders that "Western Province will remain part of Zambia"! and "I will not want to be remembered as the President who divided the country"!First of all, it is true that Western Province will remain part of Zambia because it is not Barotseland and only exists in Zambian Libraries. Secondly, Zambia was never really unitary because the BA'64 was never accepted and ratified in Zambian Parliament at any moment but was instead unilaterally abrogated in 1969 and ultimately nullified in 2012 beyond prohibition and restoration.
CONCLUDING REFLECTIONS FROM THE CHRISTIAN SACRED HISTORY.
Some of the additional lessons to learn from this and other similar stories in the Bible are:
1. Covenant signing or denunciation is neither sin or unchristian because the Bible is full of narratives about covenants and/or treaties. So, the signing of the BA'64 was not a sin, but the way it was nullified by Zambia unilaterally! The Bible forbids the making of vows that are not fulfilled like the way Kenneth Kaunda did.
2. Barotseland was not to be annexed or swallowed up, as it were, but liberated by Zambia at the fullness of time, and that fullness of time is now. It will be quite regretful for Zambia to wait until Michael steps in and do what Northern Rhodesia could freely, honestly and logically do for Barotseland in resolving the half a century old political dispute.
3. Both Christians and politicians should condemn social ills when they occur. Unfortunately, in Barotseland's case, the professed church of God has been mute over the evils Zambia has been committing against Barotseland. Perhaps the time is ripe for the Church of Barotseland to mobilise people for mass prayers and other needful activities the Christians of Barotseland can do toward Barotse Change and entrenchment of the complete independence of their country,
The Prince of the Presidents of Zambia must forever be silenced soon! His insinuations over the Presidents of Zambia against Barotseland should no longer stand against the tide of Barotse Change anymore! This is very true because when Michael stands up for Barotseland ………….
1. The impossible becomes possible; when the extremities of Barotzis become Michael's opportunities to glorify Himself! We saw it during the hosting of the much craved for and crucial 2012 BNC.
2. The sophistries of the Prince of Zambia become a vantage ground for God's weaklings to gain incremental victory. It is true the Biblical counsel recorded in Romans 8:28 that God (Michael) can use any life situation, whether good or bad from the human perspective, to fight in defence for Barotseland – we have seen it so far!
3. Ultimately, the Prince of Zambia can only keep quiet in wonderment upon seeing the vanity of all his sophistries come to nought because Barotseland is surely destined to be our glory land more than before!
ALUTA CONTINUA AND COMPLIMENTS OF THE NEW YEAR. WISHING ALL BAROTZIS A PROSPEROUS 2019!
LITUNGA NI LYETU.


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Here's how the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police keep our waterways safe
Posted: 10:47 PM, Jun 21, 2017
By: Narmeen Choudhury
The work they do is crucial because they monitor a 42 mile loop including 6 potential security points, like the George Washington Bridge.
NEW JERSEY — One hundred twenty hours of training got the members of the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police to where they are today.
Their skills, four vessels and eyes are trained to police just a portion of the 315 mile long Hudson River for any and all threats.
In May 2016, a vintage single engine plane from the Bethpage Air Show on Long Island crashed into the Hudson River just two miles south of the George Washington Bridge and the PIPP marine unit was among the first to respond.
Just two months later, when a crane involved in the construction of a new Tappan Zee Bridge collapsed onto the existing bridge – Chief Michael Coppola and his crew quickly arrived to help.
"We are 24 hour reactive with manpower scheduled pro-active shifts," explained Chief Coppola.
PIX11's Narmeen Choudhury got an up close glimpse into the work conducted by the Palisades Interstate Parkway Police. It is a unit that is part of a multiple agencies patrolling our waterways.
"They always talk about the airports and different ports, bridges and tunnels but in between all that you do have the waterways. That is a crucial part of this area," said Detective Lieutenant Roman Galloza.
This department's history dates back to the early 1900s, but it's Maritime Operations Bureau was only re-established, thanks in part to federal funding, back in 2015.
While all marine units are on high alert when it comes to potential terror threats, day to day sweeps result in responding to environmental hazards, rescues and emergencies even on land, saving lost or injured hikers.


Gov. Jay Inslee released a statement today regarding Speaker Chopp's plan to step down as speaker after the upcoming legislative session.
"There are few who work harder and with more heart than Frank Chopp. He has dedicated his career to lifting people out of poverty and strengthening economic security and opportunity for all Washingtonians. Congratulations to one of Washington's best as he prepares to round out his long and notable career as Speaker of the House."


Choosing the Right Commercial Roof Type | GLE Associates, Inc.
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Low sloped (commonly referred to as flat roofs) commercial roof materials have come a long way in the 35 years I've been in the business. What was standard practice when I began my career is no longer considered best practice, and some of the new materials blow the old ones out of the water when it comes to quality, value, and longevity.
Whether you're installing a new roof or replacing an old one, here's what you need to know about current commercial roof types.
When it comes to low sloped roofs, there are two primary types.
Traditionally, built-up roofs were considered superior to single-ply, but time has proven the single-ply option to be not only viable but, in many cases, preferable.
A built-up roof is exactly what it sounds like. It is built up of multiple layers of impermeable material, topped with some form of UV protection. Today the most common built-up roof is a modified bituminous (or mod bit) roof. Modified bit roofs generally consist of two or three base plies, finished with a granular cap sheet that is sandpaper-like in texture to provide UV protection. Traditional built-up roofs often use gravel ballast for that purpose.
A single-ply roof is also true to its name. It consists of a single impermeable membrane with UV protection built in. The membrane is laid directly over the roofing substrate and fastened either mechanically with heat welding at the seams, or glued in place.
Single-ply roofs are usually made from TPO (Thermoplastic Polyolefin) or EPDM (ethylene propylene diene terpolymer). They are water-impermeable and reflective, usually bright white, to reflect sunlight away from the building, and thus provide both UV protection and heat shielding.
A traditional built-up roof, finished with gravel ballast, is almost never the right choice today. Historically, gravel ballast was used on top of the waterproof membranes to provide UV protection. However, gravel is less effective at this task than the built-in UV protection of modern built-up and single-ply options.
It also creates a hazard in hurricane-prone areas, as each grain of gravel can become a projectile in high winds, contributing to potential property damage.
When single-ply roofs first came on the market as a viable roofing option, they were met with significant skepticism. Roofing experts and property owners worried that a single layer of protection would never be enough. The thinking went that something as small as a bird's claws or a branch could puncture the single layer and cause an instant leak.
Over the past twenty years, however, single-ply manufacturers have proven the value and durability of their product. When properly installed, single-ply roofs can meet and exceed the performance of built-up roofs, while providing several substantial benefits.
Here's a side-by-side breakdown of the pros and cons of each type of roof.
As you can see, in most cases, a single-ply roof provides advantages over a built-up roof. In some cases, however, a property owner may want the additional security of more roof layers. In these cases, hybrid roofs are becoming more common in the market. A hybrid roof system includes an impermeable membrane laid under a single-ply membrane, providing some of the benefits of both, though at a higher cost than applying a single-ply alone.
Commercial single-ply roofs offer two main options for installation. They may be fully adhered (mopped-on) or mechanically fastened.
With a mopped-on roof, the entire roof substrate is coated in an adhesive liquid, and then the roof material is rolled on top to glue it down.
With a mechanically fastened roof, the roofing material is mechanically fastened at the edge of each section, and then the sections are overlapped. The overlapped edges are then welded together with heat.
Both types of application are practical and roughly equivalent in cost. However, some roof substrates are more suitable for one type of application than the other. In the case of a new roof, the substrate and roof materials are typically chosen and specified as a system, ensuring the roof installation option is compatible with the substrate. In the case of a re-roof, its best to perform core sampling and pull tests to determine the type and condition of the existing substrate and choose your roofing application accordingly.
There is one other type of commercial flat roof that is gaining in popularity: The green roof. A green roof consists of an impermeable membrane, covered with some type of growing medium, and planted with live vegetation such as grass or drought-resistant plant mixes.
Green roofs are more expensive than traditional commercial roofs, both to install and to maintain, and, in spite of advances over the years, they are still more prone to leaks than built-up or single ply roofs. In most cases, they are a good choice for environmental or social reasons but are rarely the most practical solution otherwise.
At GLE, our on-staff roofing experts are standing by to assist you in you identifying your roofing needs, and writing specs for bidding. We'd love to talk with you today. Contact us here.
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Hi, everyone! Long time no post, I know. Today I wanted to share with you all something, or rather someone, whom I've been slightly obsessed with for the past few weeks. Her name is Ingrid Nilsen and she has a Youtube channel (Missglamorazzi) where she shares great tips for makeup, hair, outfits, recipes and more, and I've pretty much been watching her videos non-stop since I discovered them.
For someone who's never really had a clue when it comes to what makeup to put on my face and how to apply it, her videos have been extremely helpful. She not only shows you how to apply makeup, she also gives great recommendations for what to use, ranging from items you can find in the drugstore to high-end cosmetics. She also demonstrates her skincare process in numerous videos, which has shown me how much I've been neglecting…I've always just been a 'wash my face and then I'm good to go' kind of gal, but Ingrid really emphasizes the importance of moisturizing your skin daily and the benefits of using certain products like eye creams and makeup primer.
So, in an effort to start taking better care of my skin and putting somewhat more effort into my appearance, I've been scouring the internet looking for inexpensive but highly rated products to add to my everyday routine. Ingrid's videos have been invaluable in that respect, but I've also done some outside research, just because everyone's skin is unique and different products work differently for everybody.
With that in mind, I wanted to ask some of you if you had any products, makeup, skincare, hair or otherwise that you swear by. I'm always open to suggestions and love hearing what everyday women have to say about certain products. If you have anything that you absolutely love, please share it with me in the comments! I will also try to keep everyone updated as I find certain things that I really like.
Hope you have a great day and thanks so much for reading!


Diana is looking better and better. This beautiful girl comes tease us with her feet and her red high heels. She lets her feet slip in and out of her sandals, shows off her toes and soles, lets her feet dangle and plays around.


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Monster – episode 66
November 2, 2005 on 12:44 pm | In Monster | Comments Off on Monster – episode 66
This episode features some of Monster's best music since way back when Reichwein was being hunted by Roberto. It also acts as a good examination of the past, shedding some light on some things while muddying Johan's motives all the more.
The first half of this episode is dedicated to the twins' parents and their plight. The second half concentrates on the convergence of characters and Nina desperately trying to find an answer for her brother.
The story of the "experiment" helped to demonstrate both how love can cause holes in even the darkest of schemes, and that Franz Bonaparta is a bastard. The twins' parents were very well designed, and one can see that the twins are an amalgamation of both mother and father. It is not odd to see cruelty in Monster, but here it is shown first hand.
The mother is an understandably bitter character, and to see her best efforts fail was difficult. So now it is revealed that the twins were born into the experiment, but we're no closer to finding out what pushed Johan over the edge …
The only problem with this sequence is that Franz Bonaparta's appearance is finally revealed; out of silhouette, he just looks like a normal man. Of course, this is possibly even more sinister: that someone so "normal" could beget such an evil plan. By the end, he wears away all resistance; Bonaparta is likely Monster's most genuinely cruel character.
The other part of this episode, symptomatic of Monster covering two chapters of manga with each episode and thus sometimes cramming two storylines into twenty minutes, is more present and packed with some very good scenes.
I would say that the character who has changed the most over the course of the Monster series is Eva. The poor woman had another break through in this episode, and I don't think that she really deserves all that is happening to her. This is not to say that Eva has had the hardest time over the series, particularly as most of her suffering was wrought by herself, but since she started trying to do the right thing nothing has turned out well for her.
Seeing the invincible woman actually crying in this episode came as something of a shock.
On the twin front, Johan's ways are still mysterious. The twins had a fairly identical upbringing, so there must have been one radically dissonant incident to bring Johan to the way he is. But what was it? Nina can pinpoint her point of difference, but where was Johan's? Is it the key to it all?
Again, Monster asks more questions than it answers.
All of this said, the cruellest thing about this episode is its conclusion; people must learn to stop ending episodes on doors opening! Speaking of which, Lunge had better turn up soon …
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Who Created the "How to Use Chopsticks" Illustrations?
Above: Disposable chopsticks wrapper scanned on October 10, 2022.
Who made the "How to Use Chopsticks" illustrations on the disposable chopsticks wrapper is a mystery. The date of its introduction on the wrapper is unknown. Also, it's not clear when mass production of disposal chopsticks began for use in the United States.
Some wrappers have a date. In 1986 McDonald's introduced Chicken McNuggets Shanghai. The chopsticks were produced in Japan and South Korea.
In the 1970s, British Airways had disposable chopsticks on some their flights. The third step added animation to show the chopstick's movements.
This boxed set of drawings was published in the Sunday Magazine of the Cleveland Plain Dealer (Ohio), May 16, 1971.
A newspaper syndicate produced these drawings that appeared in the Augusta Chronicle (Georgia), August 31, 1972; Arkansas Democrat (Arkansas), October 5, 1972; and Houston Chronicle (Texas), February 1, 1973, among others.
The Chicago Daily News (Illinois), July 18, 1975, shared this version with their readers.
Another version appeared in the August 5, 1979 edition of the Richmond Times-Dispatch (Virginia).
Wrappers from the 1960s with instructions have not been found. Two illustrated Chinese cookbooks from the 1960s featured three-steps on how to use chopsticks. The Joyce Chen Cook Book (1962) chapter, Using Chopsticks the Proper Way, showed four illustrations and three steps. The illustrator was not credited. The three-step drawings by Grambs Miller (aka Grambs Aronson), were made for Grace Zia Chu's The Pleasures of Chinese Cooking (1967). The illustrations were reprinted in the Dining Guide of the Times-Union (Albany, New York), June 8, 1969.
Evidently the earliest appearance of the three-step drawings was in St. Nicholas, April 1890. "How to Use a Pair of Chopsticks" was written by Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore. (The engravings were reprinted in her 1891 book, Jinrikisha Days in Japan.) An unknown model held the chopsticks for the artist to draw. It's not clear who made the engravings and where they originated (Was it in Japan or the U.S.?). The simple three-step drawings from 1890 and today are virtually identical.
Scidmore's article was reprinted in several newspapers including the Globe-Republican (Dodge City, Kansas), June 18, 1890. Later in 1890, a four-step method of using chopsticks was published in a number of newspapers including the Salt Lake Herald (Salt Lake City, Utah), September 21, 1890, Helena Independent (Montana), September 21, 1890 and Roanoke Times (Virginia), October 4, 1890.
Images of chopsticks had appeared much earlier. The rice-bowl and chopsticks engraving (below) was published in China: A General Description of That Empire and Its Inhabitants (1836) and later appeared in Ballou's Dollar Monthly Magazine, October 1857 and Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly, December 1877.
The Nature of Man (1870) had a page displaying chopsticks with other utensils and this explanation:
… Much misunderstanding prevails as to the use of the chopsticks, many persons supposing that they are held one in each hand, after the manner of knives and forks in Europe. These curious implements are both held in the right hand after the following manner. One of them is taken much as a pen is held, except that, instead of being held by the thumb and forefinger, it passes between the tips of the second and third fingers. This chopstick is always kept stationary. The second chopstick is held lightly between the thumb and forefinger, and can be worked so as to press with its tip against the point of the other, and act after the manner of pincers. …
New York Chinatown was featured in the Savannah Morning News (Georgia), July 25, 1886. The illustrated article included a hand holding chopsticks (step two position) and this description:
… I took up my chopsticks, two bits of black wood about as big round as a lead pencil and twice as long, and proceeded to struggle with them. A quiet Chinaman seated at the next table with a bowl of rice in front of him perceived my difficulty and politely showed me how to use them. It is not difficult when one gets the hang of them. You must hold one rigidly, letting the upper end project over the hollow of the hand, as the average school boy holds his pen, and griping it firmly between the second joint of the thumb and the ball of the fourth finger. The other is held lightly as a good penman holds his pen, between the first and second finger and the ball of the thumb. ...
The Evening Star (Washington, DC), May 4, 1889, published an account of a visit to Japan. It included an illustration of a hand with chopsticks holding a piece of food (step three position) and mentioned disposable chopsticks.
... The diner takes up with his chopsticks a slice of fish and radish and dips them in the sauce before carrying them to his mouth. Toward the end of his meal he will remove the saucer-shaped top from his rice bowl and pass it to the attendant, who will place on it usually four slices of some kind of preserved or pickled vegetable. This he will eat as a relish with his rice. The odor is strong and objectionable to foreigners, but one soon acquires a taste for it, and it becomes an indispensable table article with rice. The chopsticks are usually of wood and about ten inches long. Incased in a little paper sheath, they are placed on the table or tray with the dinner. The cheaper and commoner chopsticks given to a guest at a hotel are supposed to be used only at one meal. They are merely cedar ticks. Some of the chopsticks, however, are lacquered, and when the guest has finished eating with such a pair he wipes them on a napkin. Chopsticks like those, when used, are left in the guest's room, to be used by him whenever he has a meal served. The chopsticks are grasped both between the thumb and index finger. The middle finger is thrust between them to form a fulcrum, and then the chopsticks are used like a tiny pair of tongs, with which morsels of food are picked up. ...
According to Chopsticks! An Owner's Manual (1991), disposable chopsticks were invented by Tadao Shimamoto in 1878. Scidmore's article included an engraving of them.
Possibly in the 1880s or 1890s, Japanese disposal chopsticks were brought to the United States. The Morning Telegraph (New York, New York), June 28, 1903, described a Japanese meal on the Madison Square Garden Roof and mentioned disposable chopsticks.
… The dinner is served upon a peculiar little tray of inlaid teakwood, and beside the dishes are the chopsticks. The Japanese chopsticks differ from those used by the Chinese. The Japanese sticks are made from ordinary pine wood, and are placed before the diner in one piece. This shows they never before have been used, and the diner tears them apart.
After having once been used, the chopsticks are thrown away. ...
Thanks to the Japanese, we have disposable chopsticks and fortune cookies. (Read Jennifer 8. Lee's 2008 book, The Fortune Cookie Chronicles.)
Here are some rare depictions of chopsticks in the left hand.
Herald Statesman (Yonkers, New York), January 8, 1937
Marge's Lulu and Tubby in Japan, May–July 1962
Maldives, 1996
On television, an early appearance of Chinese takeout and chopsticks appeared in the controversial series, All in the Family, which showed son-in-law Mike Stivic bringing Chinese takeout for dinner. Loose chopsticks were taken out of the bag. Within five minutes, you'll hear chink, chinkish, chinks, chinky and gooks. The episode, "Flashback: Mike Meets Archie", was broadcast on October 16, 1971. In Barney Miller, Sergeant Nick Yemana (Jack Soo) searches his desk for chopsticks to eat his takeout meal. That episode, "Ms. Cop", originally aired on March 13, 1975.
And in case you missed it, National Chinese Take-Out Day was November 5.
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CULT SEQUENCE RELEASES DEBUT SINGLE - "MANNEQUINS"
Minneapolis-based group, Cult Sequence, just put out their debut single, "Mannequins". Taken from their debut EP that's due out later this year, this is an anthemic new track that boasts a unique blend of styles.
Equipped with airy instrumentals, poppy vocal flows, and spot-on indie-styled production, "Mannequins" is a great introduction to the band. While rooted in the world of Post-Punk, this project really shines by crafting a creative mix of elements that ultimately deliver a refreshing and unique sound to its listeners.
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Analysis | Business | Business | Jul 3, 2018
Enforcing the Fair Credit Reporting Act Through Private Actors
Patricia Liverpool
Scholar argues that more private enforcement mechanisms will strengthen consumer credit reporting.
Suppose you open your credit report to discover that your mortgage lender has been reporting inaccurate information. You contact your lender, but the information remains uncorrected and your credit plummets. Out of options, you sue the lender. But your lawsuit is dismissed because the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA) does not provide borrowers any legal remedy for these violations.
That lack of remedy is a fundamental flaw of the FCRA, according to Alexandra P. Everhart Sickler, a professor at the University of North Dakota School of Law. In a recent paper, Sickler claims that the enforcement mechanisms of the FCRA fail to promote accurate credit reporting. Under the Act, furnishers—parties that provide information to credit reporting agencies like Equifax—must ensure that the information is accurate. Consumers, however, are barred from enforcing this provision. Sickler proposes that Congress create and structure a private right of action to increase accurate reporting by furnishers.
Under the Act, consumers can pursue legal action against a company that furnishes inaccurate information in only one instance: if, after a consumer files a dispute with a credit reporting agency, the furnisher fails to reinvestigate the information's accuracy. Instead, only the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, and other public regulators can enforce the FCRA provision that prohibits furnishers from disclosing inaccurate information to credit reporting agencies.
But according to Sickler, public regulators are not filling this "regulatory void." As evidence, Sickler observes that during a 40-year period of enforcing the FCRA, the FTC brought only 87 actions against not just furnishers, but credit reporting agencies and users of credit reports overall.
Sickler contends that this lack of private and public enforcement negatively affects consumers. Inaccurate credit reports can impact many aspects of a consumer's livelihood, including increasing the amount a consumer pays for insurance and determining whether a consumer can rent a home.
Private enforcement would help reduce inaccurate reports, Sickler maintains. Furthermore, interpreting the FCRA to contain a private right of action would remedy harm after it occurs. Sickler argues that such a right would also conform to the law's initial purpose—ensuring that credit reports are accurate.
Sickler asserts that private lawsuits should act as a secondary mechanism that supplement enforcement by regulators, rather than a primary mechanism. Because public regulators have better access to information about potential FCRA violations, Sickler states that these regulators should have primary responsibility to enforce the law. Sickler further observes that public regulators can "identify and correct deficiencies at a systemic level" by informally communicating with furnishers and promulgating regulations—an additional factor that weighs in favor of their primary enforcement authority.
Other scholars disagree with Sickler's contentions, claiming that government enforcement of the FCRA is more than adequate. In a recent article, David Anthony and Julie Hoffmeister—attorneys at the law firm Troutman Sanders—claim that because of an increased regulatory focus, furnishers are now subject to "harsh consequences."
In addition, other scholars contend that even though private enforcement can be advantageous, it can be problematic as well. Aside from increased costs and litigation, "private litigation may actually discourage compliance efforts," according to research cited in a paper by legal scholars Stephen Burbank, Sean Farhang, and Herbert Kritzer. They observe that private enforcement may lead to judges making policy, which can produce inconsistent doctrine and decrease cooperation with public regulators.
Sickler notes that courts have disagreed over issues such as the scope of remedies under FCRA, and have produced different interpretations of certain provisions in the statute.
But despite these inconsistent interpretations, Sickler maintains that private litigants should have the ability to sue furnishers who repeatedly provide credit reporting agencies with inaccurate information. She argues that current inconsistent judicial interpretations of certain FCRA provisions are primarily a result of gaps in the statute's structure.
Sickler further contends that if Congress were to structure the private right of action to supplement public enforcement, such a change could encourage furnishers to abide by the FCRA. As a primary regulator, agencies could work with regulated entities, such as by sharing information on best practices and procedures.
Sickler's article appeared in the Loyola Consumer Law Review.
Tagged: CFPB, Consumer Protection, Enforcement, Financial Regulation, FTC
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A new California regulatory agency aims to combat federal rollbacks of consumer financial regulation.
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Regulatory Solutions for Personalized Pricing
Mark Nakahara
Scholars consider methods to regulate the practice of setting individualized prices based on personal data.
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Toward a "Unitary Executive" Vision of Article II?
Richard L. Revesz
The Supreme Court relied on misleading arguments and revisionist history to strike down the CFPB's structure.


The test flight on Saturday enabled the Stratolaunch test team to conduct standard aircraft testing exercises. The plane flew for two and a half hours before landing back in Mojave, reaching a top speed of 278 kilometers per hour and altitude of 4,570 meters.
Built by the USA company Stratolaunch, it is created to launch rockets from the air.
"It was overall fantastic". There, pilots will launch the rocket from the plane on a trajectory toward space.
Although the cost of the airplane hasn't been made public, other details are known. It features six Pratt & Whitney PW4056 turbofan engines, a similar type to those being used on the Airbus A300, Boeing 747-400 and Boeing 767.
It is created to carry into space, and drop, a rocket that would in turn ignite to deploy satellites. Rather, Stratolaunch could take off from various runways and then fly to a spot with good weather.
The inaugural flight is expected to last a few hours.


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Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures has announced the final principal cast for the upcoming 2014 film, "Godzilla", and with it also announced that principal photography began today on location in Vancouver, Canada. The principal cast is composed of Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen and Juliette Binoche are headlining the film while David Strathairn, Bryan Cranston, Richard T. Jones and Akira Takarada round out the supporting cast. Sadly, not much has been revealed on plot or storyline. A presentation of Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures, "Godzilla" will be distributed worldwide by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, except in Japan, where it will be distributed by Toho Co., Ltd. Legendary Pictures is a division of Legendary Entertainment. Slated to open beginning May 16, 2014, the film is expected to be presented in 3D.
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As recently seen in Money magazine– There's no better place to build sweat equity in your Sugar Land property than outdoors. Fort Bend County has rich soil and vegetation grows well, even in the heat of summer. One can't overlook the value of curb appeal when offering a Sugar Land home for sale, so consider these home value improvement ideas by Prime Properties, a sugar Land area real estate agency.
You could end up paying a high-end landscape contractor $5,000 or more to remodel a typical suburban yard. But, if you can handle a shovel, hose, and wheelbarrow, then, you have the physical skills necessary to change your curb appeal and likely the property value of your home.
Make sure to widen the beds to at least four (4) to (6) feet from the foundation of your home. This will allow you to add taller plants in the back near the house, then medium sized plants in the middle and finish out with colorful plants near the ground in the front row. Use color, but don't get carried away with too many colors. Stick to three or four colors at the most. See more below.
Be sure to add new soil in order to make sure those new plants will grow. That means the dark, compost like material that costs about 25% more, but in the long run the plants will take hold and really "pop" to the potential purchaser looking at the yard. Then finish off with a dark rich mulch on top to help the new soil retain moisture and keep out the weeds.
Add new plants and replace those oversized or drab plants with new shrubs. Perennials arranged two or three deep and then smaller plants placed in front of larger ones ( be sure to check the mature size listed on the label ).
Look for plants with red, purple, or multicolored leaves, as well as a variety of textures, from fine light-green needles to broad dark-green fronds. Take your time and alternate the plants that have different shapes. Some may be conical and others chunky, like the hydrangea.
Create a focal point using a large shrub, but don't just plunk it in the middle of the yard. Instead, place it in line with a structural element of the property, such as a corner of the house, garage, or lot. Crepe myrtles are great for our Texas weather and look just wonderful most of the year.
When it comes to caring for your plants, don't use electric clippers as they tend to carve bushes into perfect geometric shapes. Always cut the branches to slightly varied lengths one by one using a hand tool you'll get a more natural, flattering look.
Have fun gardening – Once the outside is ready – then get the inside of your home ready for showings. Watch for tips on "Getting Your Home Ready to Market" – coming soon!


The Sikyon Coast is located in the most beautiful beach of the Corinthian Gulf, next to the pinewood forest of Xylokastro. Situated only 150 km from the Airport "Eleftherios Venizelos" and 120 km from the center of Athens.
Hotel's focal point is the historical villa, former residence of the famous Greek poet Angelos Sikelianos, a unique architectural style building of the 20th century.
National Road Athens – Corinth, exit at the 120th kilometer to Xylokastro. It is situated at the end of the pinewood forest of Xylokastro.
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