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Portland nears a plan to face changing climate, rising sea level
Colin Ellis
Hardly anyone could find fault with an unseasonably warm November day, as temperatures rose past 60 degrees after Election Day.
Anyone, that is, but Troy Moon, Portland's sustainability coordinator, whose job it is to try to limit the impact of changing climate.
In recent years, he said, Portland has taken important steps toward sustainability and policy changes – a ban on foam containers and plastic straws, a fee on plastic bags at various stores, and an ordinance that outlaws the use of synthetic pesticides. He also said the city has worked closely with partners in state government to create policies that would benefit all of Maine, such as a solar energy bill passed last session by the Legislature.
Troy Moon, Portland's sustainability coordinator. (Portland Phoenix/Jordan Bailey)
Most recently, the city has partnered with South Portland to create a guiding document called One Climate Future, a joint plan for the two cities to use collaboratively.
The plan, which the Portland City Council approved Monday, aims to sharply reduce both cities' carbon footprints over the next 30 years, and transition to total renewable energy dependence.
Moon said this kind of collaboration is unique; he is unaware of other cities working together in this way. The plan was the result of 18 months of work and talking to thousands of people, he said.
It calls for the cities to transition to 100 percent renewable energy for municipal operations by 2040 and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80 percent by 2050.
Once adopted, Moon said, the first steps will be making sure people in both communities know the plan is in place. He said it calls for better energy efficiency in businesses and new buildings, so getting the word out to those business owners will be key.
Concerns near and far
Although climate change is often debated in the political arena, the effects of the earth's warming are widely accepted by the scientific community. But the delays caused by political bickering about global warming has many experts fearing the impacts of climate change are on the verge of becoming irreversible.
For example, according to NASA, the northeast portion of the United States, often characterized by harsh winters, has seen increased summer heat waves and record-breaking temperatures. Heavy downpours and rising sea levels are also seen in the northeast.
Around the country and the world, the impacts of climate change are seen in increased temperatures, prolonged droughts, extreme heat that threatens agriculture, and prominent natural features being put at risk.
It's not just the rising temperatures that should have Mainers concerned, according to experts. Kathy Mills, a scientist with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, last week said there are major concerns for local wildlife and the economy that depends on it.
The Gulf of Maine Research Institute on Commercial Street in Portland. (Portland Phoenix/Colin Ellis)
"What we're looking at is trying to understand how species shift on the east coast," said Mills, who specializes in ecosystem changes and how New England fisheries are impacted by climate change.
For Portland, she said, there's "not great news" ahead in terms of the impacts climate change will have.
"Portland is dependent on lobstering and groundfish fisheries," Mills said, "and for those species as weather warms, we expect to see declines."
Groundfish, which includes species like cod and haddock, are expected to decline as a local economic staple, she said. Mills said this doesn't mean the fish are necessarily in danger of dying out, but rather are being forced into deeper, colder waters, where local fishermen are likely not going to follow.
Likewise, she said GMRI expects the lobster industry to see up to a 30 percent decline in the coming years as waters continue to warm. Herring, another staple of the fishing economy, is also expected to enter a decline.
"These are not necessarily declines in the stock overall, but in the fishing footprint," Mills said.
But while the traditional fishing staples may disappear, Mills said the warming waters may result in fish not typically seen in Maine coming up the coast from the south. For example, she said they expect to see more Atlantic mackerel, sea scallops, summer flounder, black sea bass, and squid now found in the mid-Atlantic region.
"So there is an opportunity for other commercially valuable species," Mills said.
She said fishermen here are already seeing black sea bass and squid, and they are expected to become more abundant in the coming years.
"Another species I was surprised to see is the striped bass," Mills said. "This is a really popular recreational species, so will that become more prominent for the needs on the waterfront?"
Part of GMRI's role, she said, is to provide information about what species will be relevant to fisheries in the area, and what the needs of local waterfronts might be. For example, she said, perhaps Portland should brace for fewer lobster traps and counter that with more midwater trawl nets.
Rising sea level could have a catastrophic impact along Portland Harbor. (Portland Phoenix/Colin Ellis)
An often-overlooked aspect in the climate change discussion, Mills said, is the economic impact fisheries have on the regions they inhabit. She said Portland has a diversified economy, but as you move further Downeast, fishing is still a huge economic driver.
"It's not something most people are talking about, but because of the particular setting, it's important to raise that in the conversation," Mills said. "It does interact with the other things people are thinking about. As you think about changing dock infrastructure for sea-level change, it's important the needs you expect are the needs of the future, not just for today."
As temperatures rise, so does collaboration
Moon said the importance of the One Climate Future plan is that both Portland and South Portland are coastal communities and as such, sea level is the first concern related to climate change that comes to mind – especially with a plan that looks forward 30 years to 2050.
In that timeframe, he said, Portland could expect to see two feet of sea-level rise.
"So the plan begins to prepare for that and what kind of land-use policies should we adopt so we're not placing people in vulnerable positions," he said.
Moon said the rising temperatures are another concern. In the last hundred years, he said, Maine has seen an average temperature increase of 3 degrees, and by 2050 will add another 3 degrees.
"(With) Maine not being a really warm state traditionally, most of our buildings are not suited for it, so we need to think of how to adapt to that and create cooling centers," he said.
Moon said climate change is also a "threat multiplier," meaning it presents greater risks to people who are already vulnerable or at risk from other social problems, such as housing or financial insecurity.
"It's really important to keep those in the center of attention as we think of how to deal with climate challenges," he said.
Gayle Bowness works to help raise public awareness about the effects of climate change as manager of Sea Level Rise programming at GMRI. She helps interpret data and make it "locally relevant" for decision-makers in local communities.
"There will be a lot of tough choices down the road because there will be impacts from the intensity of storm events and sea-level rise," Bowness said.
Bowness said the One Climate Future plan is important for Portland and South Portland since the two cities share a harbor, and people who live in one city often work in the other. She said when looking at the huge problems associated with climate change, it's important to have communities work collaboratively like this.
She said Maine in general has a shortage of resources when it comes to sustainability, but while Portland and South Portland each have sustainability offices working on these issues, both have limited resources.
Climate change, on a local level, Bowness said, is a serious issue that demands collaboration.
"It's a really wicked problem," she said. "It's a super gnarly problem. The more collaboration we have on this front end to better understand what the problem is, the more voices and perspectives and knowledge can inform what the solution can be."
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Rome and the Making of a World State, 150 BCE–20 CE
Author: Josiah Osgood, Georgetown University, Washington DC
In the century following 150 BCE, the Romans developed a coherent vision of empire and a more systematic provincial administration. The city of Rome itself became a cultural and intellectual center that eclipsed other Mediterranean cities, while ideas and practices of citizenship underwent radical change. In this book, Josiah Osgood offers a new survey of this most vivid period of Roman history, the Late Republic. While many discussions focus on politics in the city of Rome itself, his account examines developments throughout the Mediterranean and ties political events more firmly to the growth of overseas empire. The volume includes a broad overview of economic and cultural developments. By extending the story well beyond the conventional stopping date of Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BCE, Osgood ultimately moves away from the old paradigm of the fall of the Republic. The Romans of the Late Republic emerge less as the disreputable gangsters of popular imagination and more as inspired innovators.
Offers a new, more positive view of the Late Roman Republic, challenging the entrenched idea that the Late Republic was a period of inexorable decline
Gives a clear narrative of political history while also introducing major economic and cultural developments, allowing students to learn of up-to-date research in the field and the different approaches historians take
Provides many maps and illustrations, demonstrating how material evidence is important for our understanding of Roman history
'[Osgood]. has given an important new twist to the story of the fall of the Roman republic. His analysis will be widely welcomed.' Classics For All
'The whole of the book consists of less than 300 pages of highly journalistic prose that chronicles the life of the age in alternately animated details and general sketches. The novelist James Fenimore Cooper wrote that history is 'apt to surround her heroes with an atmosphere of imaginary brightness …' which if not true in general, is certainly true of this book. Household names like Julius Caesar, Pompey, Cleopatra, and Catullus appear in Technicolor-brightness alongside amusing-yet-unloved figures like the mythologist Parthenius of Bithynia and Caesar's early political rival Domitius Ahenobarbus. Largely, the book reads … like a series of summaries for an action-packed TV series about the period, replete with engrossingly lurid details.' Michael Shindler, Providence
'This is well written, and an easy read even for those unfamiliar with Roman history and institutions in this period.' The NYMAS Review
contains: 38 b/w illus. 10 maps 6 tables
1. From world power to world state: an introduction
2. The new world power: the Empire and imperial affairs (150–139 BCE)
3. The city of Rome: scene of politics and growing metropolis
4. The struggle for reform (150–104 BCE)
5. The spiral of violence (104–80 BCE)
6. Italy and the reinvention of Rome (150–50 BCE)
7. Rome between Republic and Empire: the stuck elephant (80–60 BCE)
8. Rival leaders and the search for power bases (66–50 BCE)
9. The course of empire: provincial government and society (90–50 BCE)
10. World city: society and culture in Rome (85–45 BCE)
11. War of the world (49–30 BCE)
12. Principate: government for the world state (30–-6 BCE)
13. The New Age: refashioning culture and society (30-5 BCE)
14. The world state tested (4 BCE–-20 CE).
Josiah Osgood, Georgetown University, Washington DC
Josiah Osgood is Professor of Classics at Georgetown University, Washington, DC, where he teaches Roman history and Latin literature. He has published numerous books and articles, including Caesar's Legacy: Civil War and the Emergence of the Roman Empire (Cambridge, 2006) and Turia: a Roman Woman's Civil War (2014). Osgood's academic interests include civil war, the figure of the Roman emperor, and ancient biography, historiography, and satire. He lives in Washington, DC.
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National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Signals Dividend Stocks to Buy
By: Paul Dykewicz, October 5, 2020
National Guard response to the COVID-19 crisis signals dividend stocks to buy in an unusual year plagued by the worst pandemic since the Spanish Flu in 1918 — even afflicting President Donald J. Trump and First Lady Melania Trump.
The National Guard response to the COVID-19 crisis has reached new highs in many states for the length of time and the number of citizen-soldiers and airmen who have been activated to serve. The large number of 2020 National Guard activations, particularly to address the COVID-19 crisis, has served as an early-warning indicator for which stocks to buy and sell before government-generated economic data can be compiled and disseminated.
Members of the National Guard, comprised of the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard, support combat missions, help with domestic emergencies, engage in humanitarian efforts and aid with homeland security operations, among other duties. The National Guard COVID-19 crisis response to address a global pandemic that has claimed more than 1 million lives worldwide so far may expand once a vaccine is readied for distribution.
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President Trump Said the U.S. Military is Ready to Help Distribute a Vaccine
"We have the military all set up, logistically," to distribute 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine a day, said President Trump during a presidential debate against Democrat and former Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday, Sept. 29, just two days before he and First Lady Melania Trump tested positive for COVID-19. The Marine One helicopter flew President Trump to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center for "a few days" of treatment on Friday, Oct. 2, at the advice of his doctors. He will be able to use the facility's presidential suite to dcontinue performing his duties while there.
President Trump, who also serves as Commander in Chief of the U.S. military, feels "fatigued" and has been injected with an 8 gram dose of an experimental Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) antibody drug combination that has been used to treat the virus in others, according to Navy Commander Sean Conley, the president's physician. The president, who also has been taking zinc, vitamin D, famotidine, melatonin and daily aspirin, worked at the White House Friday before heading to Walter Reed, where he received Remdesivir therapy, according to a follow-up statement by Dr. Conley.
Vice President Mike Pence and his wife tested negative for COVID-19 on Friday morning, Oct. 2. Under the guidelines of the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), Vice President Pence is not considered a close contact with any individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19 and does not need to quarantine, according to a statement from Jesse T. Schonau, MD, a White House physician.
National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Has Not Prevented 208,000 U.S. Deaths
The COVID-19 pandemic has killed 1,025,815 people and caused 34,471,204 cases worldwide, with 208,642 deaths among 7,328,273 cases in the United States, as of Oct. 2. According to Johns Hopkins University, America has suffered the most deaths and cases of any country from the virus that originated in Wuhan, China.
Two National Guard members are among the eight U.S. military deaths caused by COVID-19. Out of 46,346 cases reported among members of the U.S. military, 5,370 occurred with members of the National Guard, while the Army incurred the most, 17,312, followed by the Navy, 10,318, Air Force, 7,199, and Marine Corps, 5,800.
Chart courtesy of the United States Department of Defense
The National Guard accounts for 11.59% of the cases among the U.S. military, but 25% of the eight COVID-19 deaths. A 36-year-old staff sergeant in the California National Guard died on Aug. 20 from the coronavirus, while a 57-year-old physician assistant in the New Jersey National Guard on March 28 became the first U.S military member to succumb — just one week after testing positive for the novel coronavirus, but he had not yet been activated to assist in combating the pandemic. The overall U.S. death rate from COVID-19 cases is 3% but just 0.0001% among members of the military, according to the U.S. Department of Defense.
Tech. Sgt. Travis Pruett, 134th ARW Medical Technician, Tennessee Air National Guard, tests a patient at a COVID-19 drive-up testing station in Blount Co., Tenn. Apr. 9, 2020. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Kendra M. Owenby)
National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Supplemented by Navy Hospital Ship in New York
The Navy's 1,000-bed Comfort hospital ship arrived in New York Harbor on March 30 from Norfolk, Virginia, and treated a total of 182 patients during a three-and-a-half week period to support domestic coronavirus response and to ease the pressure on local medical facilities by taking non-COVID cases. The ship arrived as New York became an epicenter of COVID-19 infections with patients requiring intensive-care-level treatment.
The cost of the Department of Defense (DoD) COVID-19 crisis response is mostly borne by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). For example, the DoD is reimbursed for all eligible costs of the activation of National Guard troops under Title 32. A Presidential Memorandum issued on Aug. 22 calls for individual states to begin paying 25% of the cost, except for Texas and Florida, which will obtain 100% federal cost share through Dec. 31. Arizona, California, Connecticut and Louisiana continued to receive 100% federal cost share through Sept. 30, and then are subject to a 25% state cost share Oct. 1-Dec. 31.
For active duty troops providing medical support, FEMA reimburses DOD for all eligible costs. FEMA typically has required that states pay a 25% cost share for medical missions.
National Guard Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Extends Coast-to-Coast
The Washington National Guard set a record in June by activating 4,000 members, said Joe Siemandel, its public affairs officer. COVID-19 has kept the guard busy since the end of March, with its "biggest mission" consisting of assisting food banks, he added.
At the height of the crisis, 2,200 members had been activated for that duty, before cutting the number in half, Siemandel said. The tasks involve processing, packaging and distributing food.
Another important role has involved contact tracing to reach people who have tested positive or to advise those who may have been exposed to receive tests and then quarantine, Siemandel said. As of late September, the Washington National Guard had assembled 1.3 million testing kits.
Once assembled, the testing kits are shipped to county emergency management officials. The activated National Guard members also transferred ventilators and hospital beds between health care facilities in April, as well as delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) and disinfectant kits to senior living facilities.
The state's National Guard also has brought COVID-19 test kits to rural counties that need them, as well as performed identification verification to assist the state Employment Security Department to prevent fraud when people make claims for unemployment.
New York National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Starts in Outbreak Epicenter
The duration of the pandemic response of the past seven months alone likely is the longest ever for the New York National Guard, said Col. Richard Goldenberg, its public affairs officer.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo mobilized the state's National Guard on March 10 to create a COVID-19 containment zone in New Rochelle, New York, using 4,456 members of the state's Army and Air National Guard, along with the New York Naval Militia.
Jonathan Lewis, a resident of New Rochelle, said a one-mile radius containment area there may have been the first shutdown of a U.S. city before the practice became widely used within weeks. The National Guard helped to distribute food and water out of a local high school and performed deep cleaning of local buildings, Lewis said.
National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Involved Use of a Drawbridge
A local park that only is accessible by a drawbridge turned into a drive-through testing center for people in New Rochelle who obtained an appointment, said Lewis, who added that he arranged to be tested twice and that the results were negative each time. The National Guard directed traffic and checked photo IDs to confirm the people arriving there had appointments, he added.
New York National Guard members also established an alternate care facility at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, staffed call centers for the Department of Health, distributed food, warehoused and transported medical supplies, assembled test kits, supported test sites and medical examiners, as well as distributed hand sanitizers, Col. Goldenberg said. The New York National Guard provided 480,767 man-days of support to the state between March 10 and Sept. 23, he added.
Cost of National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Primarily Covered by the Federal Government
Lt. Col. Brian L. Mason, public affairs officer of the Arkansas National Guard, said his state's COVID-19 response required soldiers and airmen to assist with screening, testing, planning, analysis, warehousing and distribution, contact tracing, transportation and staffing the state veterans' cemetery when grounds maintenance employees were quarantined. With diverse and sometimes unique skill sets, almost immediate availability and with long-standing partnerships, the state's National Guard offered a unified and rapid response, he added.
"We still have nearly 40 soldiers and airmen supporting the Arkansas Department of Health and other state and local partners with the fight against the spread of COVID-19, and we will be there for as long as we're needed," Lt. Col. Mason said.
The total cost, as of Sept. 10, reached $1,856,010.05, Lt. Col. Mason said. There have been some smaller water-support missions that have been ongoing for quite some time to add another $750,000 to the total, he added.
As it stands, the COVID-19 and other missions are under the federally approved disaster declarations, so the reimbursement is 75% federal dollars, with the state responsible for the other 25%.
"We have certainly reached the high-water mark for State Active Duty missions in terms of longevity," Lt. Col. Mason said. "No other previous mission has gone on longer."
Arizona National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Precedes Major Market Moves
The Arizona National Guard was activated by the state's governor on March 19 and has supported more than 3,880 missions related to its COVID-19 response, totaling 247,000-plus hours. Approximately 750 citizen-soldiers and airmen currently are assigned to COVID-19 support.
In mid-June, the Arizona National Guard had more than 2,500 Guardsmen activated, reaching the highest number for a domestic response in the state's history, said 2nd Lt. Wes Parrell, deputy state public affairs officer of the Arizona National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. The number includes service members aiding COVID-19 response efforts, civil support to law enforcement and assistance to U.S. Customs and Border Patrol on the state's Southwest Border Mission.
"This is also the longest continuous activation of our State Emergency Operations Center," 2nd Lt. Parrell said. On Oct. 11, the Arizona National Guard will reach seven months of continuous service.
Georgia National Guard Response to COVID-19 Crisis Involves Disinfecting Nursing Home
In one month, the Georgia Department of Defense swung from contingency planning for COVID-19 operations to launching 10 different missions at locations across the state. Georgia National Guardsmen have provided medical, logistical and security support statewide to increase COVID-19 testing.
Soldiers of the Atlanta-based Company C, 3rd Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment assist an infection control team in disinfecting a nursing home in Plains, Georgia. Photo courtesy of the Georgia National Guard
Ex-Army Paratrooper and National Guard Member Picks a Dividend Stock to Buy
Stock picker Jim Woods is a former U.S. Army infantryman and paratrooper, who also spent years in the National Guard, so he gained firsthand knowledge of what citizen-soldiers face when activated for emergencies.
Paul Dykewicz discusses stocks with Jim Woods before COVID-19 strikes.
Woods recommends Johnson & Johnson (NYSE:JNJ), with its current dividend yield of 2.74%. It is among the companies testing what could become the first wave of COVID-19 vaccines. Johnson & Johnson has many revenue sources and that helps the stock to hold its value, even if the market falls. Plus, headlines of vaccine progress have been "very encouraging," Woods wrote in the October 2020 issue of his Intelligence Report investment newsletter.
"It is now reasonable to believe that we will have at least one approved COVID-19 vaccine… before Election Day," opined Woods, whose choice of JNJ has produced a total return of 4.45% in the past three months and 2.29% so far this year.
Vaccine approval would come in the form of an Emergency Use Authorization. Not only has the Trump administration indicated positive developments, but so have the heads of the big pharmaceutical companies that are developing and testing the urgently needed vaccines, noted Woods, who also writes the Successful Investing newsletter and the Bullseye Stock Trader advisory service.
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National Guard Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Signals to Buy Pre-Dividend Stock
For investors seeking a pure play COVID-19 stock amid flu season and the growth of remote medicine, look no further than Teladoc Health Inc. (NYSE:TDOC), said Bryan Perry, who heads the Cash Machine investment newsletter and the Premium Income, Quick Income Trader, Breakout Profits Alert and Hi-Tech Trader advisory services. As the biggest publicly traded virtual health care provider, TDOC is poised to gain further institutional ownership in the months ahead.
Paul Dykewicz interviews Bryan Perry at a MoneyShow.
The stock does not pay a dividend yet but it is up 6.08% during the past three months and 164.69% so far this year. On Sept. 21, the D.A. Davidson investment firm launched coverage of Teladoc Health Inc. with a Buy rating and cited the company's rapid growth and expanding market due to the pandemic.
"This is a pure play software company directly benefiting from COVID-19," according to D.A. Davidson. "As a result, the company is growing over 60% organically, and the additions of acquisitions have further expanded markets and provided leverage to popular direct to consumer markets."
Teladoc announced the acquisition of health care data provider Livongo Health Services Inc. (LVGO) on Aug. 5 for $18.5 billion to create a virtual health care juggernaut with tremendous long-term growth potential, Perry said.
Hilary Kramer, host of the national radio program "Millionaire Maker" and head of the GameChangers and Value Authority advisory services, said the National Guard has been essential in enforcing quarantines and relieving the "economic dislocations" during health crises.
Kramer, whose premium advisory services include 2-Day Trader, Turbo Trader, High Octane Trader and Inner Circle, said the National Guard's response to COVID-19 was "extremely robust." But now that the testing programs are in place and personal protective equipment (PPE) supply centers are stocked, attention has shifted to managing local outbreaks when they happen, she added.
"When a vaccine is ready, the Guard will probably help distribute the shots as they have for centuries," Kramer said. "But for now, as the Guard steps back, areas of the economy that bore the brunt of the crisis have space to heal. That's where the investment opportunities are."
Columnist Paul Dykewicz interviews money manager Hilary Kramer.
When travel normalizes, dividend stocks such as Air Lease Corp. (NYSE:AL) and business development companies like Apollo Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AINV) that have significant interests in business travel could shine, Kramer said. Even though businesses may take years to fully recover, the stocks are trading at reduced levels and likely already have hit bottom.
"The worst is over, and any improvement will come as an enormous relief," Kramer said.
Air Lease trades at a modest valuation of a 5.25 consensus forward price-to-earnings (P/E) ratio while offering a 1.94% dividend yield. The stock also trades at a relative discount after notching a 10.60% gain in the past three months, following a 33.71% year-to-date loss.
Apollo Investment Corp. (NASDAQ:AINV) pays an eye-popping dividend yield of 14.81% after its share price dropped amid the COVID-19 crisis. Its consensus forward P/E ratio of 4.87 is about as low as investors realistically can expect it to go. The stock has fallen 5.67% during the past three months and 43.41% so far this year.
National Guard Response to the COVID-19 Crisis Signals Gold Trust to Buy for Portfolio Protection
Pension fund Chairman Bob Carlson wrote in the October 2020 issue of his Retirement Watch investment newsletter that he is "riding gold's rally" in his "Invest with the Winners" portfolio.
"In this portfolio, I use several investment models to analyze the performance of a group of ETFs that represent the major investment classes," Carlson told me. "The models seek to identify the one ETF that has had strong recent performance and seems likely to continue that performance for a while. In the past, the portfolio has traded ETFs every two or three months."
Bob Carlson answers questions from Paul Dykewicz in an interview before social distancing became the norm after the COVID-19 outbreak.
The investment models identified iShares Gold Trust (IAU) as the exchange-traded fund (ETF) to buy in early January and it has held the No. 1 spot ever since, said Carlson, who also is chairman of the Board of Trustees of Virginia's Fairfax County Employees' Retirement System with more than $4 billion in assets. Even though IAU currently does not pay a dividend, it is up 6.97% for the past three months and 24.90% thus far in 2020, while offering investors a measure of protection from any stock market plunges.
Income-seeking investors instead may want pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (NYSE:PFE) and its 4.18% dividend yield. It is one of the companies developing and testing a vaccine for the coronavirus. Pfizer also trades at a modest consensus forward P/E of 11.83.
Pfizer provides a "great opportunity to profit" with a stock paying a "high-dividend" yield, said Mark Skousen, PhD, a presidential fellow at Chapman University who recommends the position in his Forecasts & Strategies investment newsletter. Skousen, who also leads the Home Run Trader, TNT Trader, Five Star Trader and Fast Money Alert trading services, includes the stock among his five favorite undervalued, dividend-paying recommendations.
Pfizer Inc. has notched a total return of 6.52% during the past three months, rebounding from a year-to-date loss of 4.24%.
China's lack of transparency about the initial severity of the COVID-19 crisis that began there has hurt its relationship with President Trump, who now is ailing from the virus personally. As President Trump conveyed during a contentious Sept. 29 presidential debate, members of the U.S. military are poised to help distribute a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as U.S. regulators approve it as part of Operation Warp Speed to produce and deliver 300 million doses starting within the next few months.
Paul Dykewicz, www.pauldykewicz.com, is an accomplished, award-winning journalist who has written for Dow Jones, the Wall Street Journal, Investor's Business Daily, USA Today, the Journal of Commerce, Seeking Alpha, GuruFocus and other publications and websites. Paul, who can be followed on Twitter @PaulDykewicz, is the editor of StockInvestor.com and DividendInvestor.com, a writer for both websites and a columnist. He further is editorial director of Eagle Financial Publications in Washington, D.C., where he edits monthly investment newsletters, time-sensitive trading alerts, free e-letters and other investment reports. Paul previously served as business editor of Baltimore's Daily Record newspaper. Paul also is the author of an inspirational book, "Holy Smokes! Golden Guidance from Notre Dame's Championship Chaplain," with a foreword by former national championship-winning football coach Lou Holtz. The book is endorsed by Joe Montana, Joe Theismann, Ara Parseghian, "Rocket" Ismail, Reggie Brooks, Dick Vitale and many others.
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Stampede Park is located southeast of downtown Calgary along Macleod Trail between 12 Avenue S.E and 25 Avenue S.E. (see map below). With a central location, visitors are able to take advantage of both parking and public transit options year round.
The Calgary Stampede is a not-for-profit organization that reinvests parking fees and other revenue back into park development and operations.
Parking at the Stampede is available year round for $15 payable in cash, Debit, Visa, Mastercard or American Express.
A pick-up and drop-off zone has been created on the east side of Spiller Road south of 25 Ave. SE for the convenience of guests visiting Stampede Park. It is less than a five minute walk from Spiller Road to the Stampede. Vehicles are not to be left unattended at any time.
The Calgary Stampede has public parking available for day use for $25 in the surface lots to the north of the park: lots 15, 18, 14 ,20, 10 and 11. Our premium front door parking at the Scotiabank Saddledome lot directly off 14 Ave. and 5 St.
Vehicles can be left overnight but must be removed by 8 AM. There is a cellphone waiting area located on 14 Ave. and 5 A St. for your convenience and we have a number of accessible parking stalls in lots 10, 20 and 8.
Located between two CTrain stations, Erlton and Victoria Park, Stampede Park can be accessed by regular CTrain and bus service throughout the year. For more information on Calgary Transit services, trip planning, schedules and maps, visit www.calgarytransit.com.


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Thomas and Maria are apple picking. Thomas picked 128 apples and Maria picked 143 apples. How many apples did they pick in total?
Sam's school had 245 soccer games while Sam attended the school. Sam played in 189 of these soccer games. How many games did he miss?
Jordan is playing a game that totals the points he scores in three rounds to get a final score. His first round he scored 28 points, the second round he scored 86 points and in the third round he scored 102 points. What will his final score be?
Chloe has $180 to spend at the mall to buy sports equipment. She spends $64 at the first store and $32 at the second store. How much money does she have left?
Multi-Step Word Problems
Hannah's cat is missing. She prints off 120 missing cat posters. She puts 25 of them close to her house and another 68 of them at stores in the area. She gives the rest to her brother for him to put up. How many does her brother have to put up?
Natalie has 46 tickets to use at the amusement park. She wants to ride the rollercoaster that costs 16 tickets, the Ferris wheel that costs 22 tickets and the water ride that costs 12 tickets. On her way to the first ride, she loses 10 of her tickets. How many more tickets will she need to ride all three rides?
Ben went to the store to buy presents for his family. He spent $32 on a present for his sister, 28$ on a present for his brother and $102 on a present for his parents. He paid the cashier $200. How much change should he be given?
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Julia at the One Young World summit
Hi everyone, my name is Julia and I am a Senior Consultant in our Munich office. I joined Roland Berger in 2018 and – after first working on projects in the digital field – I am now focusing on sustainability and climate action, a topic that is very close to my heart.
I had the great opportunity to be part of the City of Munich delegation, representing Roland Berger, at this year's "One young world" summit in Manchester last month – an event bringing together 2,000+ young leaders under 35 from all around the world, including corporate people, human & climate activists and politicians.
After arriving Monday morning in Manchester, I have already had the chance to meet the other delegates from Munich in a guided city tour, where we explored the most beautiful places in Manchester.
In the evening, the summit started with a bombastic opening ceremony in the Bridgewater Hall, with speakers like Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland, Sir Bob Geldof, former singer and activist, and Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, who talked about the next century of multiple crises, which will challenge humanity as never before. Afterwards was the flagbearer ceremony where 190+ representatives of each country showed their appearance – very impressive.
The 3 days afterwards, there were sessions, presentations and discussions on the following topics:
Conflict Prevention - How can we prevent conflicts?
Gender Equality - How can we accelerate gender equality?
Oceans - How can we safeguard and restore the world's oceans?
Ethical Leadership - How can we be and develop ethical leaders - more responsible and effective than previous generations?
Health - How can we ensure health equity for all?
I extremely appreciated the presentations and panel speeches; however I mostly enjoyed the direct exchange with other delegates, getting inspired by their passion and projects they have been doing.
You are never too young to lead, and you are never too old to learn
Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland
Talent is equally distributed – opportunity is not
John Roberts, entrepreneur & business leader (on "Five rules of leadership")
Some say it is never too late to start – but I say, it is never too early to start
One of the delegates
Although I spoke with many people, three of them truly stood out for me:
Nasreen Sheik (~25/26, Nepal) – Founder of Empowerment Collective. You can watch her story here . Nasreen is a survivor of modern-day slavery and the founder of Empowerment Collective (EC). EC is a non-profit organization dedicated to raising global awareness of exploited labor, forced marriage and extreme poverty.
Hellen Caroline Nzinga (27, Brazil) – Co-Founder of EcoCiclo . Some women in Brazil need to stay at home for up to 50 days a year, since they cannot afford period products. EcoCiclo wants to solve this problem by producing the first Brazilian biodegradable sanitary pad, with the goal of employing women who are socially and economically vulnerable to manufacture the product.
Franziska Trautmann (24, USA) – Co-Founder and CEO of Glass Half Full | NOLA Glass Recycling . The company collects New Orleans glass and recycles it into sand and glass cullet for coastal restoration, disaster relief, eco-construction and new glass products. They recycle over 2 million pounds (nearly a million kilos) of glass every year.
The following three things are my key takeaways:
#action over planning
All too often, we wait for the perfect opportunity to do something – and end up doing nothing because the opportunity never arises. Simply starting to do something, even if it's small, can already have an impact.
#diversity is more important than ever
We need to get everyone around the table, of all countries, ages, genders, backgrounds, so no one is left behind – only then can we tackle the upcoming decade where humanity will face multiple crises.
#privilege and #opportunity
I am definitely very privileged to have been born and raised in a safe and stable country like Germany. And sometimes I have a guilty conscience and ask myself: Shouldn't I have done more because I grew up so happy? But the question should rather be: How can I use this privilege to make something of it – today?
I am glad that I had the opportunity to attend the summit for Roland Berger. I hope to take some of the ideas with me in my daily working life.
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Biggest tsunami ever? New study reveals disastrous aftermath of dinosaur-killer asteroid
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The asteroid strike that killed the dinosaurs also created a colossal tsunami with waves as tall as 1.5 kilometers, according to researchers who created a new simulation of the impact and its aftermath.
The tsunami caused by the Chicxulub asteroid's impact was unlike anything humanity has ever seen, according to University of Michigan researcher Molly Range, who presented the study at the American Geophysical Union last month.
"It must have been one of the biggest tsunami ever," said oceanographer Brian Arbic, who also contributed to the study.
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After the nearly mile-high wave, which represents just "the initial blast of water away from the impact," water rushed back into the crater left by the asteroid's impact, triggering another massive wave. The asteroid's impact would have been felt all around the world, with waves in both Atlantic and Pacific Oceans reaching 14 meters and growing taller as they approached land, while the Gulf of Mexico was roiled by waves reaching 100 meters in height.
To compare these aquatic behemoths with modern waves, the largest wave humans have ever recorded in the Southern Hemisphere hit New Zealand last year. It was "only" about 24 meters tall. The researchers found this tsunami was about 2,600 times as powerful as the December 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami, one of the most intense on record.
A second model illustrated the proliferation of Chicxulub's waves, which encircled the globe within 24 hours, sometimes moving as quickly as 143 kph. They confirmed the results with a study of sediment records, which revealed disturbances as far as 6,000 kilometers away from the impact site.
Chicxulub hit the shallow waters around where the Yucatan peninsula is located today approximately 66 million years ago, setting in motion the chain of events that would lead to the extinction of the dinosaurs and pave the way for the rise of the great apes. Besides creating the monster tsunami, the asteroid triggered shock waves and rocketed hot dust and rock into the atmosphere, literally cooking animals alive even as some of the particles blocked the rays of the sun, interrupting photosynthesis and disrupting the food chain.
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ACRES Board Member Pam George invites you to bring your sense of wonder and curiosity to the preserve trails. Photo by Sue Peters.
Pam George, an active lifelong educator, taught elementary students, supported teachers as a principal, teaches future teachers at IPFW, volunteers for several Allen County nature organizations, co-coordinates the master naturalist program through Allen County Parks and serves as an ACRES board member and volunteers as a hike leader and trainer.
Maurice Sendak's award-winning children's book brought to life Where the Wild Things Are. As a preserve trail guide, how do you define "wild things" for walkers/hikers?
Sendak's "wild things" were hidden deeply in a child's imagination and represented some of the dark sides of life. But thinking about or actually being in the presence of wild things has a peaceful soothing effect on me. The colors, sounds and scents of the wild are exhilarating. They instill in me a feeling of order, purpose and wonder. If I can instill that sense in others, it's been a successful day!
Why is it important to make nature accessible to people?
Since we have tightly scheduled lives, it's nice to know ACRES offers over 6,600 acres for us to explore and enjoy any time between dawn and dusk.
I've heard you talk about helping hikers develop a personal connection to natural subjects such as frogs, trillium, woodpeckers and trees. How do you do this?
I share my own fascination, excitement and knowledge when a special plant, animal or geological feature is spotted along the trail. I hope my feeling is contagious enough to inspire others to care about preservation. I try to recreate in the hiker's mind an image of both the geological/natural and human/historical significance of the land. Then the area becomes more than just trees and trails — it comes alive with secrets to share.
Last April you patiently explained to me that what I assumed I was hearing in the Dustin wetlands were not only spring peepers but also western chorus frogs and tree frogs. How did you learn to tell the difference?
I believe we first start to recognize differences in sounds, shapes and smells by relating them (perhaps unconsciously) to experiences we had when we were very young. I first recognized the sound of katydids in the fall while studying late at night beside open windows. The katydids' soothing cadence made doing my homework acceptable.
From there, I think that once you have one piece of information to hook on to, you've made an emotional connection that propels you to just keep learning and adding additional information, year after year. When you reach out to teach others, you gain new insights and add to your own accumulated knowledge, especially in your passion areas. I've been fortunate to play the role of teacher for many years with both children and adults.
I had the honor of teaching the Frog Watch program through the Fort Wayne Children's Zoo and the Association of Zoos and Aquariums. To become a certified "frog watcher," you need to recognize all eleven frog and toad calls for this area! At first I needed to review the calls every year to recognize them in order to do weekly monitoring or teach a new class of citizen scientists. But soon all the calls were recognizable and a permanent part of my knowledge base.
This could happen to you too. You could learn to recognize frog calls the same as you recognize the tone of your cell phone ringing.
Why is it important for people to recognize frog and toad calls?
Amphibians are an indicator species for our earth's environmental ills. They spend part of their lives in water as tadpoles and continue to breathe through their skins as adults. Both conditions make them very sensitive to all kinds of pollutants. Monitoring their presence in an area helps scientists keep track of a community's environmental health.
What is your vision for ACRES' volunteer Share the Trails guides program?
That we'll be able to grow so we'll have enough veteran trail guides to keep our preserves bustling with hikers every week. The more people experience the preserves' beauty and tranquility — the more they interact with nature, the more willingly they'll support ACRES' preservation goals – and the more local land we'll be able to protect together.
Any advice for wannabe volunteer trail guides out there?
If you have a deep interest in nature and find it exhilarating to share your passions, take the first step and join others with a similar love of nature. You'll learn answers to new questions and have rewarding experiences while performing a valuable service for the environment.
Who or what has been the biggest influence on your current volunteer work as a naturalist?
I've been fascinated by the biological and natural sciences since the days I spent on my grandparents' farm helping my grandmother clean chickens. My formal entry into the world of interpretation started when I joined the Fox Island Alliance and started attending all their training programs led by a very gifted volunteer naturalist named Vera Dulin. The more I learned, the more I wanted to share with my fifth-grade students. We even scheduled end-of- the-year overnights at Fox Island to immerse ourselves completely in nature.
What one thing should every hiker always bring on an ACRES' hike?
Your sense of wonder and curiosity!
If you wish to share your enthusiasm for the great outdoors with others, contact our volunteer manager Tina Puitz ([email protected]).


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Beaches Jazz Festival, Canada Day concerts moving east for drive-in performances at Guildwood GO Station
DriveN'Drag: Tea Party in Wonderland will kick off the Beaches International Jazz Festival's 33rd year with a drive-in concert at the Guildwood GO Station on July 2 and 3.
The 33rd annual Beaches International Jazz Festival will feature live concerts in front of audiences of real people this summer, but the centre of the action is moving east along Kingston Road and deep into Scarborough.
A series of drive-in style concerts are being planned for the parking lot of the Guildwood GO station between July 2 and July 24.
The changes are part of the continuing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic which forced the festival to alter the way it operated last summer and how it will take place this year. In 2020, the entire festival went virtual as large outdoor events were banned due to COVID-19 protocols and the City of Toronto not issuing permits for them to take place. The city announced earlier this year that it would not issue permits for a number of major Toronto events this summer either.
Celebrations that cannot take place in their traditional manners this summer, which are outdoor events with thousands if not tens of thousands attendees, include Pride, Taste of the Danforth, the Canadian National Exhibition, the Toronto Caribbean Carnival, and the Beaches Jazz Festival.
"While this year may look a little different, the festival's values and goals remain the same; to showcase world-class talent, barrier free, while also supporting and featuring emerging and well-known local and international artists," said a press release announcing the jazz festival's drive-in concert series.
The concert series at the Guildwood GO Station parking lot begins July 2 and 3 with DriveN'Drag: Tea Party in Wonderland. It will take place between 6 and 9 p.m. and feature a 90-minute choreographed show split into two parts. It will feature a "stellar cast of Toronto Drag Artists from Vision Drag Artists." Also featured will be BOA from Canada's Drag Race as the Mad Hatter.
Other drive-in concerts slated as part of the jazz festival line-up will include The Richards Group Block Party on July 16, the Afrofest Showcase on July 17 and 18, and the OLG Main Stage on July 23 and 24.
Also, as it did last year, the jazz festival will present a number of virtual performances for fans to enjoy online as part of the TD Virtual Concert Series from July 14 to 16.
For more information on festival performances, performers and virtual workshops, please visit https://beachesjazz.com/
Those wishing to attend the drive-in concerts at Guildwood GO Station, 4105 Kingston Rd., must register in advance as parking spaces are limited. One ticket is required per vehicle, which may have as many people inside as there are seatbelts. Vehicle admission tickets start at $40. COVID-19 safety protocols will be enforced during all of the drive-in performances.
Q107 CANADA DAY CONCERT
The Q107 Canada Day concert in Woodbine Park, another traditional part of a Beach summer, will also be heading to the Guildwood GO Station parking lot for a drive-in concert on Thursday, July 1.
There will be two show times for this event slated, with the first concert from 2 to 6 p.m. and the second from 7 to 11 p.m.
On the slate will be tribute performances honouring Alanis Morisette, Tom Petty, U2, Journey, Black Sabbath, and Queen.
The same rules apply regarding tickets as they do for the jazz festival events. For more info on tickets, please go to www.Q107CanadaDayFest.com
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This small community is welcoming refugees with open arms
An eye-opening photo essay from the shores of Lake Chad.
Boko Haram, Refugee crisis
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Communities in the Lake Chad Basin are among the poorest in the world. Yet, more than eight out of ten people uprooted by the Boko Haram conflict are living in host communities, not camps.
The people of the small of village of Tagal, in the Lake Region of Chad, have done everything possible to accommodate their neighbours who came looking for safety.
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Boulama Mahamat, 42, the chief of Tagal, is hosting refugee families.
"We're all living together in a very limited space. We share the little we have: our mats, our land, our crops and our houses. Myself, I'm hosting two families."
Over half of Lake Chad is taken up by many small islands. Following Boko Haram attacks many islanders had to flee their homes to take refuge in villages around the lake's shores.
"I was shocked when they told me how their village was burned. They were staying on the sand under the trees. I did not think twice and gave them this house." Al Hadji Hassan, 72, is hosting Ismael Adam, 33, and his family.
"How could you close the door to a family who comes here with children and who's lost everything? We are a community and that means we must help those in need."
Zara, from Tagal, is one among many locals who are building bridges between communities affected by the conflict.
Mamadou Koroundo and his family were struggling in their new home until generous locals offered to help.
"I was born in my island and all I know is fishing. When I came here, I had nothing to do and the neighbours helped me. They lend me their canoe and now I can fish to feed my family."
Artou, 18, and her daughter Halime fled their island to seek refuge in Tagal.
"We don't want to be a burden for the people who host us. They already gave us this house to stay. We have a roof over our heads and that's what matters."
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"Look how many mouths we have to feed. It's not easy with so many children around but one day, it can be our turn. We can also be chased from our home. That's why we have to share." Fatime, 28, from Tagal cooks lunch for every child staying with her.
These Tagal locals and displaced youth live together in the same house.
"We don't have much free time to hang out. We go to school, we fish, we farm and we look for some work to get money. But we always stay together."
For the Tagal community, fishing boats are a critical source of food and livelihood. For these children, they're also a chance for some fun by the water.
Barkai, wearing black, and Mahamat, in blue, fled their island to settle in Tagal.
"Now, we and the people of Tagal are fishing everyday. We are many and sometimes, there is not enough fish. Go back? We can't go back, they could come back anytime and burn our village again."
"We are better fishermen but they are better farmers. We complement each other and we share. That's how we manage to stay together and leave in peace," says Mahamat.
Koukou, dressed in pink, is a Tagal local. She's made friends with displaced children including Amina, in blue.
"Amina and I met at the water point. That's how we became friends. Now, we play games and go to school together. She also gave a me a beautiful dress as a gift."
Help children where they need you most
By opening up their homes to refugees, communities in Lake Chad show incredible generosity. Here in Australia, there's one powerful thing you can do to for children: chipping in to UNICEF's Refugee Children's Crisis appeal.
We're delivering emergency aid in conflict zones and refugee camps across the world but we've never been needed by so many children globally. Our teams are stretched to the limit and need your help. $113 could buy an emergency relief kit that gives a family the therapeutic food, water purification tablets, hygiene supplies and first aid essentials they need in a crisis.
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Do You Know How to Select the Right Moisturizer?
As you walk into a supermarket, you would have noticed how people try to sell many beauty products all the time. It just leaves you confused about which one to buy. Here is something you should know about choosing the right moisturizer for your skin.
1. Note the first five ingredients: Try to talk to a doctor about the ingredients used. Look for common active ingredients, such as lanolin, glycerin, or petrolatum. Pick up a moisturizer that's made by a reputable company.
2. Go for a moisturizer with added sunscreen: Protecting your skin from harmful sun damage is one of the best things you can do to keep your skin looking young, so buy a moisturizer with a sun protection factor of at least 30.
3. Make it a skin-type appropriate choice: Buy a moisturizer that is thinner and more sensitive, so it's a good idea to use a different moisturizer on your face than you do on your body.
4. Consider using a moisturizer with retinol before bed: Retinol is vitamin A for your skin. It works by increasing the speed at which your skin cells turn over.
5. If your skin is very dry, consider to meet a dermatologist and use a moisturizer with a prescription. Tell your doctor if you experience burning, irritation, red skin, itching, or a rash so that he/she can prescribe the right one for you.
Take care of your skin, apply face pack, moisturize it daily and keep it healthy. Above all this, a good, balanced diet with the right amount of exercise will do the trick!


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Arsenal try to steal march on rivals for £45m winger Malcom
Gary Jacob, Paul Hirst
Wednesday January 10 2018, 12.00pm, The Times
Malcom is valued highly by Bordeaux having scored seven goals in 18 league games this season
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Arsenal's representatives plan to meet the agent of Malcom today in an effort to steal a march on the winger's signature, which could pave the way for Alexis Sánchez to leave.
The 20-year-old, who has also been monitored by Tottenham Hotspur, is one of Europe's hot prospects on the back of his seven goals and four assists in 18 league games for Bordeaux this season. The French club value him at £45 million and he has been learning English, suggesting that he might move to the Premier League.
He began his career at Corinthians, where he never had a great scoring record in a side that included Jádson and Vágner Love, and has played for the Brazil under-20 and under-23 sides. He moved for around