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Wow… what an amazing week it's been in JiveSwing!
Thursday saw the arrival of 9 Italian musicians on our doorstep at 1am ready for our show at Canary Wharf that evening. After no sleep we all trekked into London to prepare for the evening and wow, what an evening it was! The band were on fire and everyone had a great time. I am SUPER proud of my wonderful Angels for pulling out all the stops and giving such a fantastic show that night and under so much pressure as well, performing alongside Sharon Davis, Dax Hock and Sarah Brek. It's been a roller coaster in the weeks leading up but it was worth it!
So after 3 days of no sleep and looking after the Italian stallions the All Dayer was upon us. You guys were so great, I loved working on the ladies styling and its been soo nice to see you busting out on the dance floor this week :-) We were also privileged to have Jason Foster and Jem to come teach you to add to the mix.
We were all pretty much on our last legs by the time it came to the evening but when the Billy Bros started playing everyone seemed filled with so much energy the floor was on fire! It was so nice to see all the classes come together to swing out plus our visitors from near and far. The night ended with a Blues party which is something that will be implemented on a regular basis at socials as it was really popular.
After going to bed at 3.30am I was up and out a few hours later to bid farewell to the Billy Bros and get to Pinner for some sunny St George's Day celebrations. Dancing in the the street on a lindy hangover fueled by cider, ice cream and laughs… it was a pretty awesome day ending in a lovely meal and taking inappropriate photos in Prezzo!! Massive thanks to those that came along and the lovely Kara for organising… we even managed to get featured in the local paper.
So I'm now on the plane to teach in Scotland for the weekend after a great night in Welwyn last night on the Intermediate/advanced course… looking forward to seeing you all next week.


Papers: ca. 1962-2014, 456 cubic feet..
The papers of David Ross Obey, Democratic congressman who represented Wisconsin's 7th District from 1969 to 2010. Obey was noted for his leadership in the House Appropriations Committee, particularly its Foreign Operations, and Labor-Health & Social Services and Education subcommittees, as well as his dedication to Wisconsin's Progressive political tradition and his efforts to use government to improve people's lives. The papers concern both national and Wisconsin issues, with many topics such as educational reform, environmentalism, and health care bridging both. Wisconsin topics that are well documented include agriculture and the dairy industry, Native American treaty rights, Hmong refugee resettlement, transportation, and the decline of manufacturing. National topics of note are campaign finance and budget reform, foreign relations and international trade, abortion and religion in politics, and cancer research and occupational health and safety. His papers include speeches and writings, floor remarks, and interviews (some in audio and video form); correspondence; unofficial Appropriations Committee files; press releases, newsletters, clippings, photographs, and other press material; video tapes and sound recordings; district office files; campaign files; and extensive subject files created by members of his staff. A few files document his career as a member of the Wisconsin Assembly (1963-1969). Also included are interviews conducted by Anita Hecht in 2014 and produced by the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service in which Obey shares his memories and insights on his nearly 50 years of public service. Part of the collection is also at the Wisconsin Historical Society.
Sound Disc: ca. 1999, 1 sound disc.
Faith, family & friends [sound recording] / Dave Obey and the Capitol Offenses.
Oral History: In the Morris K. Udall Oral History Collection, 1996-ongoing, 4 linear feet.
Film Reels and Videocassettes: 1970-1988, 4 commercials on 3 film reels and 7 commercials on 3 videocassettes.
The commercials were used during David Obey's campaigns for the 1970, 1976, 1978, 1984, and 1988 U.S. congressional elections in District 7, Wisconsin, Democratic Party.
Papers: In the Bill Moyers Papers, 1971-2010, approximately 185 feet.
Papers: 1984-1990, 0.1 cubic foot.
The papers of David Ross Obey contain a press packet prepared by his office concerning his role and that of the rest of the Wisconsin Congressional delegation in the Indian treaty rights issue. Also included is a summary of events, beginning with the court's decision to uphold treaty rights, newsletters, press releases, correspondence (outgoing only), and proposed legislation.


Spring Break. Tomorrow is the first day of spring break. School resumes on Monday, April 1. Whether you are traveling or staying at home we hope you have some quality family time with your wonderful children. Perhaps you can have family quiet reading times with you as an example of a life long reader.
Starbase. Our fourth graders will be attending Starbase right after spring break. This is a wonderful week long field trip during the school days filled with STEM activities including designing a rocket fin, printing it on a 3D printer, launching it and tracking it with GPS.
Playground Paras needed. Are you interested in working from 11:30am-1:30pm? Meadowbrook is hiring a recess/lunchroom/handwashing para. Please apply online at the Hopkins Public Schools web site for Job ID #3389 Playground Paraprofessional and let Cami in our office know that you applied.
Author visit. Local author and illustrator Nancy Carlson visited Meadowbrook this week on Tuesday and Wednesday. She shared a number of childhood experiences that inspired her earliest stories, presented highlights of her work, and showed students how to draw Harriet, George, and other iconic characters. She also challenged students to join her in the "Doodle-a-Day" challenge in order to exercise their imaginations. Nancy was touched that some of the books she autographed had been signed for a parent in the 1980's! Thank you PTO for paying for this experience for our students.
Save the Date for Run Meadowbrook Run! The 5th Annual Run Meadowbrook Run will take place on Saturday, June 1st at Brookview Park in Golden Valley. This event features a 5K race and a 1 mile fun run. For more information visit http://www.runmeadowbrookrun.com or contact Natalie Sawatzky at natalie.sawatzky@hopkinsschools.org or 952-988-5105. Come run with us!
All parents/guardians and teachers of Meadowbrook students are welcome to our next meeting focusing Tuesday, April 16th from 7-8pm in the Media Center. Free child care is provided at the back of the Media Center.


Diamond Dimension is an original artwork that comprises of hand cut coloured and etched stainless steel diamonds mounted on stainless steel rods that radiate from a stunning coloured centre diamond, mounted on a stainless steel hand etched silver background. This artwork was created as part of one of my exhibitions entitled Alchemy.
The Diamond in this dimension represents a union of sulphur and phosphorus. This union gives birth to sulphurus an essential ingredient for the serious alchemist.


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JOHN G. ROBERTS, JR., Chief Justice of the United States, was born in Buffalo, New York, January 27, 1955. He married Jane Marie Sullivan in 1996; they have two children—Josephine and John. He received an A.B. from Harvard College in 1976 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1979. He served as a law clerk for Henry J. Friendly of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 1979–1980 and as a law clerk for then-Associate Justice William H. Rehnquist of the Supreme Court of the United States during the 1980 Term. He was Special Assistant to the Attorney General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1981–1982, Associate Counsel to President Ronald Reagan, White House Counsel's Office from 1982–1986, and Principal Deputy Solicitor General, U.S. Department of Justice from 1989–1993. From 1986–1989 and 1993–2003, he practiced law in Washington, D.C. He was appointed to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in 2003. President George W. Bush nominated him as Chief Justice of the United States, and he took his seat on September 29, 2005.

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Partners: This work forms part of Laurenz's PhD research co-supervised by ACE Director Ruth Stewart, and Niall Winters from the Department of Education, Oxford University. Parts of this research were conducted under the UJ-BCURE grant and involved the Department for Basic Education, the Department for Science and Technology, the CSIR, and the Information Communication Technology for Rural Education Development (ICT4RED) project team.
Description: This project is part of Laurenz's PhD research. It entails as a mixed-methods systematic review on the impact of using mobile technologies to support education in lower middle income countries. Following the systematic review, it also includes a qualitative case study research on a mobile learning project in the rural Eastern Cape in South Africa. This project, the ICT4RED, was further used as a case study for UJ-BCURE's programme of work around increasing the use of evidence in South African government. The projects supports ACE's work in adapting evidence synthesis methodologies to be more relevant to assessing the outcomes of development interventions. It also overlaps with ACE's efforts to inform policy design in South Africa by the production and packaging of relevant research evidence.


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Home > Real Estate News > RPT Realty Reports First Quarter 2021 Results; Raises Full Year 2021 Outlook
RPT Realty Reports First Quarter 2021 Results; Raises Full Year 2021 Outlook
Posted on: May 5, 2021 By: Real Estate News
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders for the first quarter 2021 of $15.2 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $(1.3) million, or $(0.02) per diluted share for the same period in 2020.
Closed on the formation of a new core net lease retail real estate platform ("RGMZ") with sovereign wealth fund GIC Private Limited ("GIC"), Zimmer Partners ("Zimmer") and Monarch Alternative Capital LP ("Monarch").
Under contract on a grocery-anchored center in the Boston MSA that is expected to be allocated between the Company's wholly-owned portfolio and new net lease platform.
Signed 62 leases totaling 556,235 square feet in the first quarter 2021, the highest deal count since the second quarter 2019 including a first-to-state grocer at the Company's Troy Marketplace property in the Detroit MSA.
Generated a 50.7% comparable new lease rent spread in the first quarter 2021, the highest quarterly level since the second quarter 2018.
The Company's Board of Trustees declared a second quarter 2021 regular cash dividend of $0.075 per common share.
NEW YORK, May 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — RPT Realty (NYSE:RPT) ("RPT" or the "Company") today announced its financial and operating results for the quarter ended March 31, 2021.
"The first quarter of 2021 proved to be another milestone quarter for RPT," said Brian Harper, President and CEO. "Leasing volumes were up, rent spreads for new leases were 51% and our signed not commenced backlog is over $3 million. We also closed on our ground-breaking new net lease platform with GIC, Zimmer and Monarch. We are already under contract on our first property in the Boston MSA that we expect to be split between our balance sheet and the new net lease platform showcasing the earnings and value accretive arbitrage opportunities we can create for our shareholders with these highly complementary strategies."
Funds from operations ("FFO") for the first quarter 2021 of $15.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $22.5 million, or $0.25 per diluted share for the same period in 2020.
Operating FFO for the first quarter 2021 of $15.7 million, or $0.19 per diluted share, compared to $22.8 million or $0.26 per diluted share for the same period in 2020. Operating FFO for the first quarter 2021 excludes certain net income that totaled $0.1 million, primarily attributable to below market lease intangible write-offs. The change in Operating FFO was primarily driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher rental income not probable of collection and rent abatements. First quarter 2021 rental income not probable of collection and rent abatements were $3.2 million or $0.04 per diluted share, including the Company's share of unconsolidated joint ventures and including $0.1 million associated with prior periods.
Same property NOI for the first quarter 2021 decreased (8.5)% compared to the same period in 2020. The decrease was primarily driven by the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in higher rental income not probable of collection, which detracted 5.0% from same property NOI growth. Included in same property NOI for the first quarter 2021 are $0.1 million of rental income not probable of collection and rent abatements associated with prior periods.
During the quarter, the Company's rent not probable of collection was primarily impacted by the Company's theater tenants that have remained closed since the onset of the pandemic. The Company expects the majority of its theater tenants to reopen and resume payment over the next few weeks.
The Company's operating results include its consolidated properties and its pro-rata share of unconsolidated joint ventures for the aggregate portfolio.
During the first quarter 2021, the Company signed 62 leases totaling 556,235 square feet. Blended re-leasing spreads on comparable leases were 9.1% with ABR of $15.22 per square foot. Re-leasing spreads on 10 comparable new and 38 renewal leases were 50.7% and 3.9%, respectively.
As of March 31, 2021, the Company had $3.3 million of signed not commenced ABR.
The table below summarizes the Company's leased rate and occupancy results at March 31, 2021, December 31, 2020 and March 31, 2020. The sequential decline in the leased rate and occupancy results are primarily due to the planned recapture of two anchor spaces that the Company expects to release to high-quality grocers.
Consolidated & Joint Ventures at Pro-rata March 31, 2021 December 31, 2020 March 31, 2020
Aggregate Portfolio
Leased rate 92.0% 92.8% 94.1%
Occupancy 90.6% 91.5% 93.3%
Anchor (GLA of 10,000 square feet or more)
Small Shop (GLA of less than 10,000 square feet)
The Company ended the first quarter 2021 with $143.4 million in consolidated cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash. At March 31, 2021, the Company had approximately $928.0 million of consolidated debt and finance lease obligations, which resulted in a first quarter 2021 net debt to annualized adjusted EBITDA ratio of 7.2x. Consolidated debt had a weighted average interest rate of 3.83% and a weighted average maturity, excluding scheduled amortization, of 4.5 years.
RGMZ NET LEASE PLATFORM
During the first quarter 2021, the Company entered into a new core net lease retail platform, of which the initial investment portfolio is to be seeded with 42 single-tenant, net lease retail properties from RPT's existing portfolio valued at $151 million. RPT will retain a 6.4% equity stake in RMGZ. The Company closed on the sale of the first 13 seed properties from 9 of the Company's existing properties to RGMZ for $36.2 million on March 5, 2021. In conjunction with the closing of the first tranche, the Company also invested $2.6 million in preferred equity directly with Zimmer and Monarch, which will earn a fixed return of 7.0%. Additional details regarding the new platform can be found in the Company's press release dated March 4, 2021, RPT Realty Announces Formation of New Net Lease Retail Real Estate Platform with Sovereign Wealth Fund GIC, Zimmer and Monarch and in the Company's investor presentation New Net Lease Platform both of which can be found on the Company's website at investors.rptrealty.com.
The Company entered into a purchase agreement to acquire Northborough Crossing ("Northborough") through an off-market negotiation for a gross purchase price of $104.0 million. Northborough is a 646,000 square foot grocery-anchored shopping center located in the Boston MSA. The property sits in an affluent area with average household income of $148,000 within a three-mile radius. The property is situated at the intersection of two main thoroughfares and is adjacent to an Avalon Bay complex consisting of over 380 residential units. Northborough is 95.4% occupied and anchored by one of the top performing Wegmans in Boston and BJ's Wholesale Club. The property is supported by several investment grade tenants including T.J. Maxx, Homesense, Kohl's and Starbucks with signed leases for two other TJX concepts. The transaction is expected to close during the second quarter 2021, subject to satisfaction of customary closing conditions. The Company plans to sell net lease components to RGMZ later in the year that are expected to enhance the effective yield on the retained multi-tenant center upon close.
On April 28, 2021, the Board of Trustees declared a second quarter 2021 regular cash dividend of $0.075 per common share. The Board of Trustees also approved a second quarter 2021 Series D convertible preferred share dividend of $0.90625 per share. The current conversion ratio of the Series D convertible preferred shares can be found on the Company's website at investors.rptrealty.com/shareholder-information/dividends. The dividends, for the period April 1, 2021 through June 30, 2021 are payable on July 1, 2021 for shareholders of record on June 18, 2021.
The Company is closely monitoring the COVID-19 pandemic, including the impact on our business, employees, tenants, shopping centers and communities. The following summary is intended to provide information pertaining to the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the Company's business. Unless otherwise specified, the statistical and other information regarding the Company's portfolio are as of April 26, 2021. These estimates are based on information available to the Company and includes its consolidated properties and its pro-rata share of unconsolidated joint ventures.
100% of the Company's 62 retail properties remain open and operating.
95% of total tenants by ABR were open and operating, up from the low of 41% on April 22, 2020.
66% of the Company's properties by ABR had a grocery or grocer component and 87% of ABR stemmed from national or regional tenants, as of March 31, 2021.
92% of first quarter 2021 rent and recovery income has been paid and 6% of rent and recovery income is subject to signed or approved deferral agreements.
92% of fourth quarter 2020 rent and recovery income has been paid and 6% of rent and recovery income is subject to signed or approved deferral agreements.
2021 GUIDANCE
The Company is raising its 2021 operating FFO per diluted share guidance to $0.81 to $0.89 from $0.77 to $0.87 per diluted share. Selected expectations are outlined below.
Does not include the net impact of changes to 2020 estimates for rent not probable of collection and straight-line rent reserves.
The guidance range is primarily driven by a range of outcomes for current year rent not probable of collection.
The mid-point of the guidance range assumes an improvement in the economy in the second half of the year as vaccinations become more widely available over the course of 2021.
The Company does not provide a reconciliation for non-GAAP estimates on a forward-looking basis, including the information under "2021 Guidance" above, where it is unable to provide a meaningful or accurate calculation or estimation of reconciling items and the information is not available without unreasonable effort. This is due to the inherent difficulty of forecasting the timing and/or amount of various items that would impact net income attributable to common stockholders per diluted share, which is the most directly comparable forward-looking GAAP financial measure. This includes, for example, acquisition costs and other non-core items that have not yet occurred, are out of the Company's control and/or cannot be reasonably predicted. For the same reasons, the Company is unable to address the probable significance of the unavailable information. Forward-looking non-GAAP financial measures provided without the most directly comparable GAAP financial measures may vary materially from the corresponding GAAP financial measures.
The Company's 2021 guidance reflects management's view of current and future market conditions, including current expectations with respect to rental rates, occupancy levels, acquisitions and dispositions and debt and equity financing activities. To the extent actual results differ from our current expectations, the Company's results may differ materially from the guidance set forth above. Other factors, as referenced elsewhere in this press release, may also cause the Company's results to differ materially from the guidance set forth above.
CONFERENCE CALL/WEBCAST:
The Company will host a live broadcast of its first quarter 2021 conference call to discuss its financial and operating results.
Time: 9:00 a.m. ET
Dial in #: (877) 705-6003
International Dial in # (201) 493-6725
Webcast: investors.rptrealty.com
A telephonic replay of the call will be available through May 13, 2021. The replay can be accessed by dialing (844) 512-2921 or (412) 317-6671 for international callers and entering passcode 13717264. A webcast replay will also be archived on the Company's website for twelve months.
The Company's quarterly financial and operating supplement is available on its corporate web site at rptrealty.com. If you wish to receive a copy via email, please send requests to invest@rptrealty.com.
RPT Realty owns and operates a national portfolio of open-air shopping destinations principally located in top U.S. markets. The Company's shopping centers offer diverse, locally-curated consumer experiences that reflect the lifestyles of their surrounding communities and meet the modern expectations of the Company's retail partners. The Company is a fully integrated and self-administered REIT publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange (the "NYSE"). The common shares of the Company, par value $0.01 per share (the "common shares") are listed and traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol "RPT". As of March 31, 2021, our property portfolio consisted of 62 retail properties, including 49 multi-tenant shopping centers (five of these shopping centers are owned through a joint venture) and 13 net lease retail properties (all of which are owned through a separate joint venture) representing 11.9 million square feet of gross leasable area. As of March 31, 2021, the Company's pro-rata share of the aggregate portfolio was 92.0% leased. For additional information about the Company please visit rptrealty.com.
Vin Chao, Senior Vice President – Finance
19 W 44th St. 10th Floor, Ste 1002
This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. These forward-looking statements represent our expectations, plans or beliefs concerning future events and may be identified by terminology such as "may," "will," "should," "believe," "expect," "estimate," "anticipate," "continue," "predict" or similar terms. Although the forward-looking statements made in this document are based on our good faith beliefs, reasonable assumptions and our best judgment based upon current information, certain factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements. Many of the factors that will determine the outcome of forward-looking statements are beyond our ability to predict or control. Currently, one of the most significant factors is the potential adverse effect of the current COVID-19 pandemic on the financial condition, results of operations, cash flows and performance of the Company and our tenants (including their ability to timely make rent payments), the real estate market (including the local markets where our properties are located), the financial markets and general global economy as well as the potential adverse impact on our ability to enter into new leases or renew leases with existing tenants on favorable terms or at all. The impact COVID-19 will continue to have, on the Company and its tenants is highly uncertain, cannot be predicted and will vary based upon the duration, magnitude and scope of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the actions taken by federal, state and local governments to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, including social distancing protocols, restrictions on business activities and "shelter-in- place" and "stay at home" mandates. Additional factors which may cause actual results to differ materially from current expectations include, but are not limited to: our success or failure in implementing our business strategy; economic conditions generally and in the commercial real estate and finance markets specifically; the cost and availability of capital, which depends in part on our asset quality and our relationships with lenders and other capital providers; risks associated with bankruptcies or insolvencies or general downturn in the businesses of tenants; the potential adverse impact from tenant defaults generally or from the unpredictability of the business plans and financial condition of the Company's tenants, which are heightened as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic; the execution of rent deferral or concession agreements on the agreed-upon terms; our business prospects and outlook; changes in governmental regulations, tax rates and similar matters; our continuing to qualify as a REIT; and other factors detailed from time to time in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), including in particular those set forth under "Risk Factors" in our latest annual report on Form 10-K, which you should interpret as being heightened as a result of the numerous and ongoing adverse impacts of COVID-19. Given these uncertainties, you should not place undue reliance on any forward-looking statements. Except as required by law, we assume no obligation to update these forward-looking statements, even if new information becomes available in the future.
RPT REALTY
2021 December 31,
Income producing properties, at cost:
Land $ 325,150 $ 330,763
Buildings and improvements 1,480,675 1,489,997
Less accumulated depreciation and amortization (400,004 ) (392,301 )
Income producing properties, net 1,405,821 1,428,459
Construction in progress and land available for development 37,052 34,789
Net real estate 1,442,873 1,463,248
Equity investments in unconsolidated joint ventures 126,015 126,333
Cash and cash equivalents 133,002 208,887
Restricted cash and escrows 10,353 2,597
Accounts receivable, net 26,790 26,571
Acquired lease intangibles, net 24,080 26,354
Operating lease right-of-use assets 18,423 18,585
Other assets, net 76,281 77,465
TOTAL ASSETS $ 1,857,817 $ 1,950,040
LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
Notes payable, net $ 927,112 $ 1,027,751
Finance lease obligation 875 875
Accounts payable and accrued expenses 47,134 45,292
Distributions payable 256 1,723
Operating lease liabilities 17,724 17,819
Other liabilities 12,064 19,928
TOTAL LIABILITIES 1,038,881 1,148,671
RPT Realty ("RPT") Shareholders' Equity:
Preferred shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par, 2,000 shares authorized: 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares, (stated at liquidation preference $50 per share), 1,849 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 92,427 92,427
Common shares of beneficial interest, $0.01 par, 240,000 shares authorized, 80,156 and 80,055 shares issued and outstanding as of March 31, 2021 and December 31, 2020, respectively 802 801
Additional paid-in capital 1,174,961 1,174,315
Accumulated distributions in excess of net income (461,887 ) (471,017 )
Accumulated other comprehensive income (6,770 ) (14,132 )
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO RPT 799,533 782,394
Noncontrolling interest 19,403 18,975
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY 818,936 801,369
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY $ 1,857,817 $ 1,950,040
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
Rental income $ 48,937 $ 51,722
Other property income 840 803
Management and other fee income 316 351
TOTAL REVENUE 50,093 52,876
Real estate tax expense 8,489 8,151
Recoverable operating expense 6,193 5,979
Non-recoverable operating expense 2,557 2,277
Depreciation and amortization 18,379 20,848
Transaction costs — 174
General and administrative expense 7,370 6,222
Insured expenses, net — 60
TOTAL EXPENSES 42,988 43,711
OPERATING INCOME 7,105 9,165
OTHER INCOME AND EXPENSES
Other (expense) income, net (107 ) 353
Gain on sale of real estate 19,003 —
Earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures 801 256
Interest expense (9,406 ) (9,401 )
INCOME BEFORE TAX 17,396 373
Income tax provision (88 ) (31 )
NET INCOME 17,308 342
Net income attributable to noncontrolling partner interest (398 ) (8 )
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO RPT 16,910 334
Preferred share dividends (1,675 ) (1,675 )
NET INCOME (LOSS) AVAILABLE TO COMMON SHAREHOLDERS $ 15,235 $ (1,341 )
EARNINGS (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE
Basic $ 0.19 $ (0.02 )
Diluted $ 0.19 $ (0.02 )
Basic 80,102 79,909
Diluted 81,123 79,909
RECONCILIATION OF NON-GAAP FINANCIAL MEASURES
FUNDS FROM OPERATIONS
(In thousands, except per share data)
Three Months Ended March 31,
Net income $ 17,308 $ 342
Net income (loss) available to common shareholders 15,235 (1,341 )
Adjustments:
Rental property depreciation and amortization expense 18,230 20,720
Pro-rata share of real estate depreciation from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) 1,255 1,412
Gain on sale of income producing real estate (19,003 ) —
FFO available to common shareholders 15,717 20,791
Noncontrolling interest in Operating Partnership (2) — 8
Preferred share dividends (assuming conversion) (3) — 1,675
FFO available to common shareholders and dilutive securities $ 15,717 $ 22,474
Transaction costs (4) — 174
Severance expense (5) 28 62
Above and below market lease intangible write-offs (99 ) (401 )
Pro-rata share of transaction costs from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) — 617
Pro-rata share of above and below market lease intangible write-offs from unconsolidated joint ventures (1) 10 —
Bond interest proceeds (6) — (213 )
Operating FFO available to common shareholders and dilutive securities $ 15,656 $ 22,773
Weighted average common shares 80,102 79,909
Shares issuable upon conversion of Operating Partnership Units ("OP Units") (2) — 1,909
Dilutive effect of restricted stock 1,021 445
Shares issuable upon conversion of preferred shares (3) — 7,014
Weighted average equivalent shares outstanding, diluted 81,123 89,277
FFO available to common shareholders and dilutive securities per share, diluted $ 0.19 $ 0.25
Operating FFO available to common shareholders and dilutive securities per share, diluted $ 0.19 $ 0.26
Dividend per common share $ 0.075 $ 0.220
Payout ratio – Operating FFO 39.5 % 84.6 %
(1) Amounts noted are included in Earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures.
(2) The total noncontrolling interest reflects OP units convertible on a one-of-one basis into common shares. The Company's net income for the three months ended March 31, 2021 (largely driven by gain on sale of real estate), resulted in an income allocation to OP Units which drove an OP Unit ratio of $0.21 (based on 1,909 weighted average OP Units outstanding). In instances when the OP Unit ratio exceeds basic FFO, the OP Units are considered anti-dilutive, and as a result are not included in the calculation of fully diluted FFO and Operating FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
(3) 7.25% Series D Cumulative Convertible Perpetual Preferred Shares of Beneficial Interest, $0.01 par ("Series D Preferred Shares") are paid annual dividends of $6.7 million and are currently convertible into approximately 7.0 million shares of common stock. They are dilutive only when earnings or FFO exceed approximately $0.24 per diluted share per quarter and $0.96 per diluted share per year. The conversion ratio is subject to adjustment based upon a number of factors, and such adjustment could affect the dilutive impact of the Series D convertible preferred shares on FFO and earning per share in future periods. In instances when the Preferred Share ratio exceeds basic FFO, the Preferred Shares are considered anti-dilutive, and as a result are not included in the calculation of fully diluted FFO and Operating FFO for the three months ended March 31, 2021.
(4) For 2020, costs associated with a terminated acquisition and a terminated disposition.
(5) Amounts noted are included in General and administrative expense.
(6) For 2020, amounts noted are included in Other (expense) income, net.
(amounts in thousands)
Reconciliation of net (loss) income available to common shareholders to Same Property Net Operating Income (NOI)
Preferred share dividends 1,675 1,675
Net income attributable to noncontrolling partner interest 398 8
Income tax (benefit) provision 88 31
Interest expense 9,406 9,401
Earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures (801 ) (256 )
Gain on sale of real estate (19,003 ) —
Other expense (income), net 107 (353 )
Management and other fee income (316 ) (351 )
General and administrative expenses 7,370 6,222
Pro-rata share of NOI from R2G Venture LLC (1) 2,031 2,232
Pro-rata share of NOI from RGMZ Venture REIT LLC (2) 10 —
Lease termination fees (24 ) (141 )
Amortization of lease inducements 211 137
Amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles, net (737 ) (1,095 )
Straight-line ground rent expense 77 77
Straight-line rental income (396 ) (301 )
NOI at Pro-Rata 33,710 37,027
NOI from Other Investments 874 927
Non-RPT NOI from RGMZ Venture REIT LLC (3) 144 —
Same Property NOI $ 34,728 $ 37,954
(1) Represents 51.5% of the NOI from the properties owned by R2G Venture LLC for all periods presented.
(2) Represents 6.4% of the NOI from the properties contributed to RGMZ Venture REIT LLC after March 4, 2021.
(3) Represents 93.6% of the properties contributed to RGMZ Venture REIT LLC after March 4, 2021.
Reconciliation of net income to annualized adjusted EBITDA
Income tax provision 88 31
Pro-rata adjustments from unconsolidated entities 1,260 1,412
EBITDAre 27,438 32,034
Severance expense 28 62
Pro-rata share of transaction costs from unconsolidated entities — 617
Bond interest proceeds — (213 )
Pro-rata share of above and below market lease intangible write-offs from unconsolidated entities 10 —
Adjusted EBITDA 27,377 32,333
Annualized adjusted EBITDA $ 109,508 $ 129,332
Reconciliation of Notes Payable, net to Net Debt
Unamortized premium (892 ) (1,767 )
Deferred financing costs, net 3,410 3,630
Consolidated notional debt 929,630 1,157,039
Pro-rata share of debt from unconsolidated joint venture 1,386 —
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (143,355 ) (322,844 )
Pro-rata share of unconsolidated entities cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash (2,022 ) (3,537 )
Net debt $ 786,514 $ 831,584
Reconciliation of interest expense to total fixed charges
Interest expense $ 9,406 $ 9,401
Scheduled mortgage principal payments 625 542
Total fixed charges $ 11,706 $ 11,618
Net debt to annualized adjusted EBITDA 7.2 x 6.4 x
Interest coverage ratio (adjusted EBITDA / interest expense) 2.9 x 3.4 x
Fixed charge coverage ratio (adjusted EBITDA / fixed charges) 2.3 x 2.8 x
Non-GAAP Financial Definitions
Certain of our key performance indicators are considered non-GAAP financial measures. Management uses these measures along with our GAAP financial statements in order to evaluate our operations results. We believe these measures provide additional and useful means to assess our performance. These measures do not represent alternatives to GAAP measures as indicators of performance and a comparison of the Company's presentations to similarly titled measures of other REITs may not necessarily be meaningful due to possible differences in definition and application by such REITs.
Funds From Operations (FFO)
As defined by the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT), Funds From Operations (FFO) represents net income computed in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, excluding gains (or losses) from sales of operating real estate assets and impairment provisions on operating real estate assets or on investments in non-consolidated investees that are driven by measurable decreases in the fair value of operating real estate assets held by the investee, plus depreciation and amortization of depreciable real estate, (excluding amortization of financing costs). Adjustments for unconsolidated partnerships and joint ventures are calculated to reflect funds from operations on the same basis. We have adopted the NAREIT definition in our computation of FFO.
Operating FFO
In addition to FFO, we include Operating FFO as an additional measure of our financial and operating performance. Operating FFO excludes transactions costs and periodic items such as gains (or losses) from sales of non-operating real estate assets and impairment provisions on non-operating real estate assets, bargain purchase gains, severance expense, accelerated amortization of debt premiums, gains or losses on extinguishment of debt, insured expenses, net, accelerated write-offs of above and below market lease intangibles, accelerated write-offs of lease incentives and bond interest proceeds that are not adjusted under the current NAREIT definition of FFO. We provide a reconciliation of FFO to Operating FFO. In future periods, Operating FFO may also include other adjustments, which will be detailed in the reconciliation for such measure, that we believe will enhance comparability of Operating FFO from period to period. FFO and Operating FFO should not be considered alternatives to GAAP net income available to common shareholders or as alternatives to cash flow as measures of liquidity.
While we consider FFO available to common shareholders and Operating FFO available to common shareholders useful measures for reviewing our comparative operating and financial performance between periods or to compare our performance to different REITs, our computations of FFO and Operating FFO may differ from the computations utilized by other real estate companies, and therefore, may not be comparable. We recognize the limitations of FFO and Operating FFO when compared to GAAP net income available to common shareholders. FFO and Operating FFO available to common shareholders do not represent amounts available for needed capital replacement or expansion, debt service obligations, or other commitments and uncertainties. In addition, FFO and Operating FFO do not represent cash generated from operating activities in accordance with GAAP and are not necessarily indicative of cash available to fund cash needs, including the payment of dividends.
Net Operating Income (NOI) / Same Property NOI / NOI from Other Investments
NOI consists of (i) rental income and other property income, before straight-line rental income, amortization of lease inducements, amortization of acquired above and below market lease intangibles and lease termination fees less (ii) real estate taxes and all recoverable and non-recoverable operating expenses other than straight-line ground rent expense, in each case, including our share of these items from our unconsolidated joint ventures.
NOI, Same Property NOI and NOI from Other Investments are supplemental non-GAAP financial measures of real estate companies' operating performance. Same Property NOI is considered by management to be a relevant performance measure of our operations because it includes only the NOI of comparable operating properties for the reporting period. Same Property NOI for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 represents NOI from the Company's same property portfolio consisting of 42 consolidated operating properties and our 51.5% pro-rata share of five properties owned by our R2G Venture LLC unconsolidated joint venture and 100% of the 12 properties owned by our RGMZ Venture REIT LLC unconsolidated joint venture (excludes one property that is part of our Rivertowne Square multi-tenant property where activities have started in preparation for redevelopment). All properties included in Same Property NOI were either acquired or placed in service and stabilized prior to January 1, 2020. We present Same Property NOI primarily to show the percentage change in our NOI from period to period across a consistent pool of properties. The properties contributed to RGMZ Venture REIT LLC had previously been parts of larger shopping centers that we own. Accordingly, 100.0% of the NOI from these properties is included in our results for periods on or prior to March 4, 2021 and, for these prior periods, we had not separately allocated expenses attributable to the larger shopping centers between these properties and the remainder of these shopping centers. As a result, in order to help ensure the comparability of our Same Property NOI for the periods presented, we are continuing to include 100.0% of the NOI from these properties in our Same Property NOI following their contribution even though our pro rata share following March 4, 2021 is only 6.4%. Same Property NOI excludes properties under redevelopment or where activities have started in preparation for redevelopment. A property is designated as a redevelopment when planned improvements significantly impact the property. NOI from Other Investments for the three months ended March 31, 2021 and 2020 represents NOI primarily from (i) Webster Place and Rivertowne Square where the Company has begun activities in anticipation of future redevelopment, (ii) certain property related employee compensation, benefits, and travel expense and (iii) noncomparable operating income and expense adjustments. Non-RPT NOI from RGMZ Venture REIT LLC represents 93.6% of the properties contributed to RGMZ Venture REIT LLC after March 4, 2021, which is our partners' share of RGMZ Venture REIT LLC.
NOI, Same Property NOI and NOI from Other Investments should not be considered as alternatives to net income in accordance with GAAP or as measures of liquidity. Our method of calculating these measures may differ from methods used by other REITs and, accordingly, may not be comparable to such other REITs.
Net Debt represents (i) our total debt principal, which excludes unamortized premium and deferred financing costs, net, plus (ii) our finance lease obligation, plus (iii) our pro-rata share of total debt principal of each of our unconsolidated entities, less (iv) our cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash, less (v) our pro-rata share of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash of each of our unconsolidated entities. We present net debt to show the ratio of our net debt to our proforma Adjusted EBITDA.
EBITDAre/Adjusted EBITDA
NAREIT defines EBITDAre as net income computed in accordance with GAAP, plus interest expense, income tax expense (benefit), depreciation and amortization and impairment of depreciable real estate and in substance real estate equity investments; plus or minus gains or losses from sales of operating real estate assets and interests in real estate equity investments; and adjustments to reflect our share of unconsolidated real estate joint ventures and partnerships for these items. The Company calculates EBITDAre in a manner consistent with the NAREIT definition. The Company also presents Adjusted EBITDA which is EBITDAre net of other items that we believe enhance comparability of Adjusted EBITDA across periods and are listed as adjustments in the applicable reconciliation. EBITDAre and Adjusted EBITDA should not be considered an alternative measure of operating results or cash flow from operations as determined in accordance with GAAP.
Pro-Rata
We present certain financial information on a "pro-rata" basis or including "pro-rata" adjustments. Unless otherwise specified, pro-rata financial information includes our proportionate economic ownership of each of our unconsolidated joint ventures derived on an entity-by-entity basis by applying the ownership percentage interest used to arrive at our share of the net operations for the period consistent with the application of the equity method of accounting to each of our unconsolidated joint ventures. See page 34 of our quarterly financial and operating supplement for a discussion of important considerations and limitations that you should be aware of when reviewing financial information that we present on a pro-rata basis or include pro-rata adjustments.
Occupancy is defined, for a property or group of properties, as the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the number of square feet of such property economically occupied by tenants under leases with an initial term of greater than one year, to (b) the aggregate number of square feet for such property.
Leased Rate
Lease Rate is defined, for a property or group of properties, as the ratio, expressed as a percentage, of (a) the number of square feet of such property under leases with an initial term of greater than one year, including signed leases not yet commenced, to (b) the aggregate number of square feet for such property.
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)
Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) information is sourced from the United States Census Bureau and rank is determined based on the most recently available population estimates.


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In terms of harsh realism and human anguish, it's hard to argue with director Ridley Scott's ugly, seemingly accurate recreation of a failed 1993 U.S. military action in famine-ravaged, civil war-torn Somalia. Based on a book by investigative journalist Mark Bowden, the film covers the circumstances of a raid by American forces looking to do away with murderous local warlord Mohamed Farah Aidid, who had been undermining hunger relief efforts in the area. What was nominally a peacekeeping mission becomes an armed conflict when U.S. troops enter the city of Mogadishu in hopes of capturing Aidid or members of his command — and the plan goes amiss. The pacing, battle scenes and acting are dead on. One senses truth here, whether seen from a distance, in tight close-up, or from the vantage point of history. But grime-encrusted Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore and the rest playing soldiers become nearly indistinguishable under their helmets. So don't expect to feel an attachment to anyone.


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Derek was born in the village of Calverley, West Yorkshire. The village lies mid-way between Leeds and Bradford and both his parents worked in the mill in the village. The family attended the local Methodist Church with both mum and dad holding office in the Church.
After leaving school Derek worked most of his life in warehouse and transport management while having an active involvement in the local Church.
In 1985 Karen and Derek were married and both attended St Andrews Methodist Church in Undercliffe, an area of Bradford.
Their eldest daughter Laura was born in 1987, but sadly died when she was sixteen hours old.
They subsequently had two more girls, Amy and Emma
They lived in Undercliffe, with their two daughters, until Derek became a Circuit Minister in 2005 when they moved to Hethersett, a village south west of Norwich.
He served as minister in the Norwich Circuit, with pastoral oversight of five Churches spread across a wide area of South Norfolk.
In 2013 Derek, Karen and Emma (Their youngest daughter) moved to Ipswich where Derek took up the role of Superintendent to the Ipswich Circuit with pastoral oversight of Museum Street and Bramford Methodist Churches.
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PM appreciates talented youth of Pakistan
Islamabad: Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif has said that Pakistani youth have made the entire nation proud by achieving international recognition in the field of education and sports. He said this while meeting World Record Holder sportsmen and student here at PM House on Wednesday who called on the PM.
Sportsmen who called on the Prime Minister included Mr. Ali Mujtaba Bukhari (Gold Medallist of Asian Junior Individual Squash Championship 2013), Mr. Aamir Atlas Khan (Gold Medallist Asian Individual Squash Championship 2013), Mr. Muhammad Asif (World Snooker Champion 2012, Asian 6-Red Snooker Champion 2013 and World Team Event Champion 2013).
The youngest ever student of university Rai Haris Manzoor, who also holds the record of passing O-Level Exam at the age of 9 years, also called on the Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, A group of "make a wish" children suffering from Thalassaemia namely Ms. Ayesha Fatima, Ms. Iqra Fatima and Mr. Waseem Asghar also called on the Prime Minister. These children had a wish to meet the Prime Minister of Pakistan. Mr. Waseem Asghar (aged 13 years) also presented Rs. 1000 as token amount for IDPs relief fund out of his pocket money. These children also prayed for the success of operation Zarb-e-Azb and successful completion of development projects initiated by the government.
The post PM appreciates talented youth of Pakistan appeared first on Pakistan Press International.
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Sep 24, 2012 | staff reporter
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb News) – The US Senate early Saturday morning voted to provide stopgap funding to keep the federal government running for six months at the 2012 level, under a continuing resolution.
By passing the resolution, which cleared the House of Representatives over a week ago, Congress has avoided the need to pass a full-year budget during a campaign season (FY 2012 ends on Sept. 30), and provided stable funding during a period when lawmakers are expected to try to reach a deal to avert large budget cuts that are set to kick in automatically in January.
At the National Institutes of Health, the continuing resolution maintains an even funding at the annual level of $30.7 billion, meaning ongoing activities may continue at the same level as FY 2012 through March.
The Senate passed the continuing resolution around 1:00 AM, just before it adjourned for a break that will last until after the November Presidential and Congressional elections, on a vote of 62 to 30 (8 members did not vote), with several Republicans crossing the aisle to join Democrats in passing the plan.
Lawmakers are expected to consider ways to avoid the looming budget sequester, which would cut all federal discretionary spending by 8.2 percent, including at the NIH, according to the Office of Management and Budget.
This resolution affords lawmakers time to try to strike a deal to reduce the federal deficit and avoid the sequester.
Authorized under last year's Budget Control Act, the sequester would trigger automatic cuts that are not popular with lawmakers in either party and has agency heads across the government concerned about how they will maintain their departmental activities.
The planned slash to the budget at NIH, and at other science-funding agencies, has galvanized the biomedical research community and spurred its leading organizations to speak out against the plan.
"The loss of funds due to sequestration will curtail vital research projects at universities and institutions in all 50 states and result in layoffs of thousands of Americans," Judith Bond, President of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology, said in a recent statement.
"Federal funding for research programs are not the source of our nation's debt, and cuts to these and other programs are not the solution to our fiscal problems," said Bond, who also said the sequestration would have "catastrophic consequences" at federal agencies and urged lawmakers to strike a deal to avoid enacting the plan.
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After an unreasonable number of unreasonably long meetings, the Planning Commission said goodbye to CodeNEXT, and goodbye to outgoing Chair Stephen Oliver, who ended his tenure with a speech, and praise from his fellow commissioners. "I don't see any other action we can take at the time. We've acted on every single chapter of the code to some degree. We've had an amazing amount of thought that we have put into this – the slaving in back rooms, late at night and trying to figure all of this out. The level of cooperativeness that this body maintained throughout this is something I think we can all be proud of. As individuals with differing opinions, with strong minds, strong hearts," said Oliver. "I want to say this is one of the most difficult experiences of my life, and I'm glad I did it with all of you." Commissioner Trinity White thanked Oliver for setting the tone for the commission "to really prioritize civility and consideration and compromise. There's no way we would have gotten 12 and 13 kind of votes without you." Commissioner Tom Nuckols chimed in, "You are Moses, and you have led your tribe out of the wilderness."
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Jainab (third from right) and her group with the mother and wife of late Faizal Ali.
KOTA KINABALU: Sabah Umno Wanita Chief, Datuk Jainab Datuk Ahmad Ayid is puzzled as to why the Prime Minister's directive to all state governments to raise the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 years for both Muslims and non-Muslims is announced through a Penang exco and not by himself.
She was referring to Sunday's Daily Express' front page lead stating that PM Tun Dr Mahahir Mohamad has ordered all state governments to raise the minimum legal age for marriage to 18 years for both Muslims and non-Muslims.
She said the newspapers quoted news portal Malay Mail's report that Penang exco for Women, Family, Gender Inclusiveness and Non-Islamic Religion Committee chairman Chong Eng confirmed when contacted Saturday.
And Chong reportedly said that the directive was conveyed to her at a recent state exco meeting which was chaired by Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow.
Chong also said that the Penang government had agreed to the directive and ordered the Penang Islamic Religious Department (JAIPP) to submit a report before the decision is finalised, and that the Penang Legislative Assembly was also ordered to process Mahathir's directive.
"Why the Prime Minister keep secret about the directive? So what will happen to the Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal's announcement earlier that the State Cabinet maintained the legal marriage age at 16 for women and 18 for men in Sabah?" quizzed Jainab, who is also Sepanggar Umno Wanita Chief.
Jainab urged the Sabah State Government to relook at its earlier decision on the legal marriage age because, if it is true what the Penang exco was saying, then it (that Sabah State Government's decision) will be against or not in line with the National-level decision on the matter.
Jainab, who was ex-State Community Development and Consumer Affairs Minister, still maintain her earlier stand that the legal marriage age for all men and women to be at 18 years in Sabah.
Mohd Shafie had recently said that the State Cabinet had agreed to retain the current legal marriage age of 16 for women and 18 for men in Sabah, The decision was made unanimously by the State Cabinet after a discussion with information and explanation provided by Sabah Mufti Datuk Bongsu Aziz Jaafar.
Jainab said the Sabah State Government should have taken into account all views and suggestions from various quarters concerned and not only based on just the Sabah Mufti, so to be fair when making a decision on the matter.
"Because it concerns the legal marriage age for women and men of different religious backgrounds, not only Muslims. So the views and suggestions from all need to be taken into account before coming up with any decision. Otherwise it will be unfair. The State Mufti cannot represent the other religions in Sabah," he said.
Meanwhile, Jainab led a Sabah Umno Wanita group in a Ziarah Sayang programme in Kalabakan parliamentary constituency in Tawau where, together with Kalabakan Umno Wanita Chief Hajah Chaya Sulaiman, they visited the mother and wife to late Faizal Alli, the futsal player who was struck by lightning during a tournament and died at Chancellor Tuanku Mukhriz in Cheras.


Stephen Layton returns to Auckland to continue his series of Bach's choral masterpieces with the APO.
In a diverse programme consisting of Haydn and Pärt, Stephen Layton impressed with his choir Polyphony, while the Britten Sinfonia performed a fine rendition of Shostakovich's Chamber Symphony.
As Autumn sets in, the City of London Sinfonia give us a final taste of Midsummer in a charming and diverse concert.
Stephen Layton leads the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra in a thrillingly dramatic account of Bach's masterpiece.
Polyphony live up to their reputation, performing Bach's St John Passion with intensity and dynamism, in a performance only marred by some routine orchestral playing.
Living in the city is alternately an experience of exhilarating interconnectedness and one of unbearable loneliness. On the good days, you share a sympathetic smile with your fellow commuters on a packed Tube train, you trade easy banter with the cashier at the Sainsbury's checkout, and you feed off the buzz of the crowd as you head out for a night in Shoreditch.
In spite of the fact that a Handel oratorio, however renowned, provides limited opportunities for staging, this production of Joshua, directed by Charles Edwards, is a largely successful exercise in the art of the possible.
Bach's Passion according to St John the Evangelist is not an easy work. Whilst saying I am a "fan" of Bach is one of the greatest understatements possible, this Passion is nonetheless an intense work for any concert-goer (seasoned or amateur) including myself. Over two hours in length, it is a test on both the audience and, quite obviously, the performers.
The Mass in B minor was completed in 1749, the year before Bach's death. Much of the work consists of music Bach composed much earlier in his life (the Kyrie and Gloria from one of the Lutheran Masses). The sections he added latter were among the last things he wrote before he died.


Michael B. Jordan Says Sequel "Creed 2" is "Gonna Happen"
Creed star Michael B. Jordan revealed a tantalizing bit of inside information about Creed 2 at Comic-Con 2016.
The actor attended the festival in late July, meeting with fans and promoting his upcoming Marvel movie "Black Panther" in which he's teamed again with director Ryan Coogler.
Collider's Steven Weintraub spoke with Jordan backstage about the rumored Creed sequel, which was first buzzed about early this year by Rocky's longtime producer, Irwin Winkler.
When will Creed 2 begin production?
"I'm not sure yet," Jordan told Weintraub, despite Winkler's hopes that the film would be in pre-production in Spring, 2016 and in theatres by late 2017. With creator / director Ryan Coogler completely tied down with the "Black Panther" project, it's unlikely he'll be freed to work on Creed 2 anytime this year.
While the first Creed has the muscles to stand alone, fans of the Rocky spinoff are anxious to follow the storyline of the new characters created by Ryan Coogler. Sly Stallone himself hinted months ago that story ideas for a sequel were in the works, including a potential flashback sequence featuring Rocky and Apollo Creed. Others close to the production intimated that a Creed 2 and Creed 3 were definite possibilities down the pipeline.
Less than two weeks after making these statements, MBJ was spotted lunching in Beverly Hills with Sylvester Stallone. Both Creed stars carried notebooks out of the restaurant … hopefully notebooks filled with Creed 2 concepts!


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Myron Brilliant, executive vice president and head of international affairs at the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, said there is more to be done with respect to important priorities, including digital commerce and express shipping. "We call on both governments to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible." Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro comments on the agreement: "This triple package will be able to reduce bureaucracy and strengthen our bilateral trade, which will extend positively to investment flows." At the summit, Pompeo also stressed the need for the United States and Brazil to reduce their dependence on imports from China for their own security. "To the extent that we can find ways to increase trade between our two countries, we can… Reduce the dependence of our two nations on critical objects," he said, according to Reuters. Trump recently told reporters that his administration was working on a "free trade agreement" with Brazil. Two weeks before the U.S. election, the U.S. and Brazil agreed on a bilateral "mini" trade agreement to facilitate trade, strengthen regulatory practices and fight corruption, but the finest details of the agreement have yet to be disclosed. The roadmap or report entitled "Trade between the United States and Brazil: Improving Bilateral Economic Relations" is written by former U.S. and Brazilian politicians and private sector leaders.
The United States engages with Brazil on trade and investment issues through a series of initiatives. Unlike a free trade agreement (FTA), there is no need for congressional approval, which can be a long-term process that provides no certainty about its approval. By describing the agreement as a contract between the parties, the government avoids congressional participation. The accords have given the Trump administration a series of quick victories and quick gains for American farmers, farmers, lobstermen and other areas that Mr. Trump has tried to support. But they have also drawn criticism from the industry for the omission of many sectors of the economy, especially in those where trade negotiations are the most difficult. Business leaders called on the government to continue negotiations on broader trade agreements. The new pact aims to remove trade barriers, strengthen regulation and fight corruption. U.S. trade in goods and services with Brazil totaled $105.1 billion in 2019. Exports totaled $67.4 billion; Imports totaled $37.6 billion. The U.S.
trade surplus with Brazil was $29.8 billion in 2019. But there are also some barriers. The United States opposes Brazil`s interest in involving Huawei Technologies, a Chinese giant, in the creation of 5G networks. In addition, Mr. Trump removed Brazil from the list of nations considered ready to develop, a name that grants certain trade privileges to the South American country. Brazil is currently our 14th largest trading partner with a total of $73.7 billion (two to two) merchandise trade in 2019. Exports of goods totaled $42.9 billion; Imports of goods amounted to $30.8 billion. The U.S. trade surplus with Brazil was $12.0 billion in 2019. The announcement follows a series of other small trade deals announced by the Trump administration, including with Japan, China and the European Union. Unlike a comprehensive free trade agreement, these small agreements do not require congressional approval, which can put a deal on hold or collapse for many months.
The Trump administration has also sought a limited trade deal with India, but has yet to reach an agreement.


Have you ever made a decision that you later regretted? Maybe you put all of your money on red instead of black, accepted one job offer instead of another, or prematurely sold your shares in Apple for a fraction of what they would eventually be worth. If you've ever done anything that you've later regretted, then we have some good news for you. You didn't do it.
Well, you did and you didn't. The Many Worlds Interpretation of quantum mechanics holds that any action with more than one possible outcome results in the universe splitting into parallel worlds for each and every possibility. If you put all of your money on red in one universe and lose, in another you'll put all of your money on black and win. In another world still, you'll bet on red and win. Any possible outcome that you can think of is accounted for in one of the infinite parallel universes that spring into existence with every action.
The Many Worlds Interpretation was conceived by physicist, Hugh Everett III, in 1957. Everett came up with the theory in an effort to reconcile Einstein's theory of relativity with quantum theory. These two theories form the basis for our entire understanding of the laws of physics, yet they are fundamentally incompatible with one another.
The laws of physics according to the theory of relativity are entirely deterministic. Every cause has a precise and certain effect. This is not the case in quantum mechanics, however, where events happen seemingly at random. There are no certainties in the quantum universe, only probabilities. In further contrast to the theory of relativity, the Copenhagen interpretation of quantum mechanics holds that an object exists in all possible states until it is observed. You're probably familiar with this concept through Schrödinger's cat.
Erwin Schrödinger's famous thought experiment proposes a scenario in which a cat is sealed in a box with a small amount of radioactive material, a geiger counter, a vial of poison and a hammer. Over the course of an hour, there is a 50/50 chance of the radioactive material decaying enough for the geiger counter to detect it. If radiation is detected, the hammer shatters the vial and the cat is killed by the poison. The cat's fate would not be known until the container was opened and its contents observed. If we apply the Copenhagen interpretation to the cat's predicament, the poor creature would be simultaneously alive and dead until the point that it is observed as being one or the other.
Schrödinger himself thought that this scenario was absurd, reasoning that the Copenhagen interpretation must be flawed. How and why would something go from being in two states at once, to just one state when we look at it? Everett's Many Worlds Interpretation solves the problem by stating that an object exists in every possible state even when being observed. If we open up Schrödinger's box and the cat is alive, then it'll be dead in the parallel universe that was created before we opened the container. This would also imply that quantum theory is in fact deterministic, just like the theory of relativity. Every cause has the precise and certain effect of every possible outcome being achieved across infinite new timelines.
Everett's theory was largely dismissed by the scientific community at the time. However, it has since gained substantial support to the extent that it is now considered to be a mainstream interpretation of quantum physics.
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Abstract [ 1] The present study analyzed interannual variation of phytoplankton/ Chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) distribution in the South China Sea (SCS) for the period from 1997 to 2005 using SeaWiFS-derived Chl-a data and other oceanographic data. The results show high spatial variation of Chl-a concentrations in the SCS and revealed an anomalous event in 1998. High Chl-a concentrations in the southwestern SCS in the summer season ( June to August) may be related with strong Ekman Pumping and strong wind stress, whereas a jet-shape high Chl-a region offshore in western SCS was associated with coastal upwelling driven by offshore Ekman transport and Vietnamese offshore current. Chl-a concentrations in 1998 summer in the SCS were the lowest among the 7 years and were particularly low in the western SCS. At the same season, the jet-shape Chl-a region offshore of southeast Vietnam almost disappeared, and southwesterly monsoon winds and offshore current were relatively weaker in 1998. This anomalous event of low phytoplankton biomass in the SCS coincided with an El Nino year in 1998.
GB/T 7714 Zhao, H,Tang, DL,chaohui@scsio.ac.cn,et al. Effect of 1998 El Nino on the distribution of phytoplankton in the South China Sea[J]. JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS,2007,112(C2):-.
APA Zhao, H,Tang, DL,chaohui@scsio.ac.cn,&lingzistdl@126.com.(2007).Effect of 1998 El Nino on the distribution of phytoplankton in the South China Sea.JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS,112(C2),-.
MLA Zhao, H,et al."Effect of 1998 El Nino on the distribution of phytoplankton in the South China Sea".JOURNAL OF GEOPHYSICAL RESEARCH-OCEANS 112.C2(2007):-.


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Letters to the PSA: what the parties said
Megan Haggan 16/05/2019
The Coalition and the Greens have both committed to declaring medicines safety a National Health Priority Area, while Labor says pharmacists' role in medicines supply is reflected in its national platform
The PSA asked the three major parties to respond to its five election action items, ahead of the May 18 election.
It has sought five commitments from an incoming or re-elected Government:
Address the alarming rate of medicine-related harm in our health system by declaring medicine safety a National Health Priority Area (NHPA)
Provide funding to embed pharmacists within healthcare teams, particularly in residential aged care facilities
Accept the MBS Review Taskforce's recommendations to allow pharmacists to access allied health items to provide medication management services to patients with complex care requirements
Align the incentives for pharmacists to support rural and remote communities with those of other rural and remote health practitioners
Include PSA as a signatory to the Community Pharmacy Agreement.
The Coalition committed to help pharmacists practise to their full scope.
Health Minister Greg Hunt said that the Morrison Government's Long-Term National Health Plan "is providing Australians with access to quality medical care, record hospital funding, affordable life-saving medicines and breakthrough research for new drugs and treatments".
The Coalition's letter stressed the importance of a strong economy in order to ensure essential health services including Medicare and the PBS.
It says that "the Morrison Government agrees with the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia vision for the pharmacy profession outlined in the Pharmacists in 2023 report. This is in recognition that it will improve outcomes for patients, the profession and for Australia's health system.
"A re-elected Morrison Government will continue to support the pharmacy profession in meeting community health needs by ensuring that pharmacists are utilised to their full scope of practice."
The Coalition responded directly to the PSA's request for a response to its five commitment areas:
Point one: the Coalition says the Government is concerned by the PSA's recent report into the extent of medicine-related harms in Australia, and is investing "significantly" in programs to support 6CPA programs supporting quality use of medicine, including the Pharmacy Trial Program.
"The Morrison Government will provide ongoing support for patients through the continuation and expansion of community pharmacy programs in the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement.
"This agreement will also seek to strengthen the frameworks to enable pharmacists to be utilised to their full scope of practice."
But as well as existing programs such as the establishment of a national real-time monitoring program, more can be done to improve medicines use and address abuse of prescription medicines, the Coalition said.
"This is why the Morrison Government will declare quality use of medicines and medicines safety a National Health Priority Area. We will work through the Council of Australian Governments Health Council, with the Australian Commission of Safety and Quality in Healthcare the Pharmaceutical Society of Australia and key stakeholders to support the initiation of this priority.
"This work will include the consideration of improvement of current frameworks, new best practice models and new national standards.
"The Morrison Government will also undertake a multi stakeholder review of Australia's National Medicines Policy which will include, as part of its broad scope, quality use of medicines and medicines safety."
Point two: The Coalition cited the current Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety, which includes medicines use in its scope, and the establishment of a new unit of clinical pharmacists within the Commission. It says it will work "directly" with residential aged care facilities to educate them about best use of medicines.
It also cited the $7.7 million trial of embedded pharmacists announced in this year's Budget.
Point three: "The Morrison Government will continue to support the pharmacy profession in meeting community health needs by ensuring that pharmacists are utilised to their full scope of practice," said the Coalition.
"The Morrison Government will continue to work through the MBS Reviews process to modernise Medicare and will consider recommendations once they are finalised by the Taskforce."
Point four: Citing existing programs such as 6CPA rural support programs and the Stronger Rural Health Strategy, the Coalition said that the Morrison Government recognises the need to attract not just doctors to rural areas, "but also allied health professionals, nurses, and Aboriginal health workers and health practitioners to better manage patients with complex and chronic conditions".
It said that the Stronger Rural Health Strategy's Workforce Incentive Program will provide targeted financial incentives.
"The outcomes from the Pharmacy Trial Program, and other proposals to improve access to medicines, medication management and targeted support from pharmacists in rural and remote communities will be considered in the context of the Seventh Community Pharmacy Agreement and the establishment of quality use of medicines and medicines safety a National Health Priority Area," it said.
Point five was not addressed in the letter, but Health Minister Greg Hunt announced earlier in the year that PSA would be a co-signatory to the 7CPA.
In a shorter letter, the Australian Labor Campaign said that the Party values the role pharmacists play in health and medicines supply.
This is recognised in Labor's National Platform, which now recognises that "the National Medicines Policy and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme are underpinned by the community pharmacy network and pharmacists, who are medicines experts".
It said it was proud to have a registered pharmacist serving in Parliament in Emma McBride, the member for Dobell, and that it would continue to draw on her expertise and experience when considering issues affecting pharmacy.
"If elected, Labor would be happy to engage with the PSA on the issue of embedding pharmacists within healthcare teams, particularly in residential aged care facilities, in more detail," it says.
"We have already announced that a Shorten Labor Government will establish a permanent Australian Health Reform Commission, and that one of its first priorities will be primary care reform. We look forward to working with you on this important task."
Labor says only it will be in a position to improve aged care and respond adequately to the current Royal Commission.
It cited existing commitments such as the acceleration of the Matter of Care workforce strategy and the publication of the skill mix at every residential aged care facility to ensure an appropriate skill mix is present in staff at all times.
"The next Community Pharmacy Agreement will need to consider the role of pharmacists and community pharmacies in primary health care reform," it says.
"Labor agrees that pharmacists should work to their full scope of practice, without fragmenting care or duplicating services."
It said that it would honour existing 6CPA commitments and lead "early and inclusive" 7CPA negotiations, "giving PSA a seat at the table".
Greens leader Richard di Natale wrote that the Greens see pharmacy as an opportunity in health.
"The Greens have long championed the greater harnessing of skills and experience of pharmacists beyond dispensing, for example in assisting the one in five Australians over 65 who are now living with multiple chronic disease," he wrote.
"The Greens believe that spending on health is an investment and that as a wealthy country, we are lucky to have the resources required to ensure that Australians have access to the essential treatments and procedures they need to live a healthy life.
"Of course we should work hard to ensure our health system is efficient and that we get value for the money we spend, but we need to move past viewing health spending as a crisis, and look at the opportunities. The Greens believe pharmacy is a key element of that."
Senator di Natale reiterated the Greens' existing promise to fully fund opioid substitution co-payments, reducing financial risk to pharmacies which provide the service.
Point one: Senator di Natale described the medicines safety cost of nearly $1.4 billiion a year, outlined in PSA's report, as "alarming".
"This alarming statistic demonstrates how important pharmacists are. We support your call for this to be a national health priority, and for further action to be taken to address this critical problem."
Point two: "The Australian Greens support providing funding for pharmacists to be embedded within healthcare teams, particularly in residential aged care facilities," wrote Senator di Natale.
"We know how critical your work is, and that greater investment in this way will lead to long term savings, both economically and socially."
Point three: While the Greens plan to wait until the MBS Taskforce has complete its recommendations regarding who can access allied health items on the MBS, Senator di Natale wrote that "in the interim, however, we support the intent of the recommendation of greater funding for pharmacists to provide medication management services through transparent funding mechanisms".
"We also have a $3.5 billion plan to reform primary healthcare, which will provide greater support for people with chronic illnesses and additional funding of $750 per year per patient for access to allied health services.
"This additional support, which would complement existing MBS items, will faciliate a range of professions, including pharmacists, providing greater support to patients with chronic illnesses."
Point five: Senator di Natale wrote that the "lack of transparency in the current community pharmacy agreement is very concerning".
"I have been advocating for greater transparency and reform of how the agreement is negotiated for many years now. The inclusion of the PSA as a signatory to the agreement is a welcome step, which we support. However, greater reform to how community pharmacy services are funded is also required."
PSA national president Dr Christopher Freeman said that "To meet community health needs, we must ensure pharmacists can practise to their full potential, develop within a team of health professionals and have a quality agenda for the services and care they deliver.
"PSA looks forward to working closely with an incoming Government to empower pharmacists to do more to deliver better healthcare for all Australians."
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My prints are made to order in the USA (by Printify) on archival quality matte paper. My notebooks are also made to order in the USA. Everything is shipped worldwide.
If you are looking for my puzzles and games unfortunately I am not producing them anymore. Spotty Dot in Melbourne may still have some stock left.


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Learn to integrate the most important concepts in classical and molecular genetics into an overall picture of what a gene is, how it functions, how it may be altered and how it is inherited. Study the molecular basis of gene function and mutation, Mendelian genetics, transmission systems, regulation of cellular processes, developmental genetics, cytoplasmic inheritance, population genetics and multifactorial inheritance. Learn about recent advances in biotechnology that have genetic implications, including the Human Genome Project and advances in genetic engineering technology.
Susan Parkinson
Textbook (Mandatory) Introduction to Genetic Analysis by Anthony J.F. Griffiths, Susan R. Wessler, Sean B. Carroll, John Doebley © 2015 W. H. Freeman 11th edition ISBN 1464109486 Textbook ISBN: 9781464109485
Textbook (Optional) Student Solutions Manual for Introduction to Genetic Analysis, 11th ed, by Griffiths et al. by Jay L. Brewster, Ann Marie Davision, Varuni Jamburuthugoda, Mark E. Meade © 2015 W. H. Freeman ISBN 1464187940 Textbook ISBN: 9781464187940
Rebekah Marsh
Siavash Karimzadegan
Enroll early to secure a space in the class. Enrollment will not be accepted after the second class meeting.
Textbook (Mandatory) Genetics: A Conceptual Approach by Benjamin A. Pierce © 2019 W. H. Freeman 7th edition ISBN 978-1319216801
Susan Parkinson completed her Ph.D. in plant and microbial biology at UC Berkeley, focusing her doctoral work on epigenetic mechanisms that controlled gene expression in maize (corn). Her training deeply immersed her in classical genetic tools and gave her a deep appreciation for the early geneticists who discovered the major modes of inheritance before the structure of DNA was even elucidated. When not in the field crossing corn plants together, she spends a lot of time at the lab bench doing molecular biology and mentoring undergraduate students. Since graduating, Parkinson has focused on teaching and loves to think about ways to help students learn, both in-person and online. She has been teaching general biology, microbiology and genetics face-to-face at local community colleges and online for UC Berkeley Extension for nearly a decade, and looks forward to continuing to do so for years to come.
Rebekah Marsh earned her master's degree in biology from the University of Nebraska at Omaha and her doctorate in biochemistry from Iowa State University. She went on to expand her research knowledge base by completing a postdoctorate in immunology at Kansas State University and another in human nutrition/biochemistry at The Ohio State University. Marsh is a trained protein biochemist, experienced in biochemical, cell, genetic and molecular techniques. She began teaching while pursuing her undergraduate degree and continued through her master's and doctoral degrees. Marsh has been teaching online for almost seven years and thoroughly enjoys teaching and helping others in their educational journeys.
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Siavash Karimzadegan, Ph.D., earned his undergraduate degree in Molecular & Cell Biology at the University of California, Berkeley, and his Ph.D. in Neurobiology at Columbia University.
His PhD research focused on developing new variants of GFP to use as tools to investigate the fundamental principles of gene regulation. His current research is aimed at learning the genetic basis of host interaction with the microbiome and the role of aging and immunity in this process. Siavash has used the genetic model organism C. elegans for his research and takes the opportunity to introduce "the worm" to his students whenever he can. He has been teaching since 2012.


The Jackie Mason money saving strategy.
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So remember the Jackie Mason money saving strategy and start saving money today.


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This is a series of four blended long exposures ranging from 5 seconds to 60. The resulting image removed the tourists crowd, leaving behind the Asian guy who appears to have fallen asleep, the Cowboy who appears to be waiting for someone, and the Elephants who are clearly frustrated that the cowboy won't get out of their way. American Museum of Natural History, New York City, February 15, 2014.
University of Bath holds it 2013 graduation day in the Bath Abbey at the center of town.
I know Halloween is over but I just like the range of colors and the great poses in this portrait from my 6th street Austin shoot.
A father and son check out the surf at Carmel Beach in Carmel-by-the-Sea (commonly simply referred to as Carmel), a small city in Monterey County, California.
A photographer takes shots of bride and groom in front of the Louvre Pyramid.
Villagers on Tanna Island of the island nation of Vanuatu (South Pacific Ocean). Tanna is famous for it's active volcano, Mount Yasur. I was fortunate to visit the island and the volcano in 2010. I took many photos but unfortunately didn't know much about photography at the time so most are not worth viewing. Some are. I hope you'll agree.
Visitors to the Old City of Jerusalem carry a cross along the Via Dolorosa (Latin,"Way of Grief"), a street within the Old City. It is held that this is path that Jesus walked, carrying his cross, on the way to his crucifixion.
Boy in uses scissor handles to blow bubbles. Jerusalem Old City.
I just happen to love the range of colors displayed here.
Woman floating in the Dead Sea. Israel.