When deciding what to eat the easiest way to create a healthy meal is to have a wide variety of color on your plate. The most nutrient-rich foods are the most colorful foods. Packed full of phytonutrients, dark colored fruits and vegetables will help the body fight inflammation, destroy cancer cells and keep the blood flowing.
Phytonutrients are often called super foods due to their high vitamin, mineral, good fatty acids and antioxidant properties.
What Are Phytochemicals & Why Do I Need Them?
Phyto means plant in Greek. Phytochemicals or phytonutrients are the molecules in the plant responsible for the color.
These are very small chemicals or nutrients that affect our health and our body's ability to fight disease and regenerate cells. They have not been placed into a nutrient group of their own but are part of all the nutrient groups. Scientists estimate that there are over 10,000 such chemicals that are considered beneficial to health.
The reason why we need them as a key component to our diet is that as a group, phytonutrients are key to a graceful, healthy aging process. Phytonutrient and antioxidants allow our body to rejuvenate cells.
Natural aging and living is a daily/continuous dying of cells. If our body cannot make more cells as they naturally die, then we will age before our time.
Basically any food that is colorful is high in antioxidants and phytonutrients. The deeper the color, the higher the levels. To get phytonutrients, just eat a healthy diet and paint a picture every time you fill your plate.
Raspberries, pomegranate, grapes, goji berries, cranberries, cherries, blueberries, and other deep colored berries top the list.
Red and orange fruits/vegetables are always recognized as super foods, such as carrots, squashes, orange and red peppers, tomatoes, mangoes, melons, etc.
Get your dark leafy greens for nutrient-dense foods: spinach, kale, broccoli, swiss chard….
All nuts, seeds, whole grains, legumes and onion family foods are also high in phytonutrients.
As you can see the only thing it takes get all your phytonutrients is to eat a balanced diet with a wide variety of colors on a regular basis. Paint a picture on your plate!!
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Scand J Med Sci Sports. 2009 Aug;19(4):500-10. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0838.2009.00986.x.
From mechanical loading to collagen synthesis, structural changes and function in human tendon.
Kjaer M1, Langberg H, Heinemeier K, Bayer ML, Hansen M, Holm L, Doessing S, Kongsgaard M, Krogsgaard MR, Magnusson SP.
Department of Orthopaedics, Institute of Sports Medicine, Bispebjerg Hospital, Copenhagen, Denmark. m.kjaer@mfi.ku.dk
The adaptive response of connective tissue to loading requires increased synthesis and turnover of matrix proteins, with special emphasis on collagen. Collagen formation and degradation in the tendon increases with both acute and chronic loading, and data suggest that a gender difference exists, in that females respond less than males with regard to an increase in collagen formation after exercise. It is suggested that estrogen may contribute toward a diminished collagen synthesis response in females. Conversely, the stimulation of collagen synthesis by other growth factors can be shown in both animal and human models where insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-I) and transforming growth factor-beta-1 (TGF-beta-1) expression increases to accompany or precede an increase in procollagen expression and collagen synthesis. In humans, it can be demonstrated that an increase in the interstitial concentration of TGF-beta, PGE2, IGF-I plus its binding proteins and interleukin-6 takes place after exercise. The increase in IGF-I expression in tendon includes the isoform that has so far been thought only to exist in skeletal muscle (mechano growth factor). The increase in IGF-I and procollagen expression showed a similar response whether the tendon was stimulated by concentric, isometric or eccentric muscle contraction, suggesting that strain rather that stress/torque determines the collagen-synthesis stimulating response seen with exercise. The adaptation time to chronic loading is longer in tendon tissue compared with contractile elements of skeletal muscle or the heart, and only with very prolonged loading are significant changes in gross dimensions of the tendon observed, suggesting that habitual loading is associated with a robust change in the size and mechanical properties of human tendons. An intimate interplay between mechanical signalling and biochemical changes in the matrix is needed in tendon, such that chemical changes can be converted into adaptations in the morphology, structure and material properties.
Actins/metabolism
Collagen/biosynthesis*
Dinoprostone/metabolism
Insulin-Like Growth Factor I/metabolism
Interleukin-6/metabolism
Sex Factors
Somatomedins/metabolism
Tendon Injuries/rehabilitation
Tendons/anatomy & histology
Tendons/metabolism*
Tendons/pathology
Transforming Growth Factor beta/metabolism
Weight-Bearing/physiology*
Transforming Growth Factor beta
Dinoprostone

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The casual party starts at 12 noon local time and will be hosted by Micheal, Jill and Mikayla Gilbreath in their Scottsdale home. Admission is free, and anyone interested in jazz is invited to attend, but guests must write m.gilbreath@cox.net in advance for location and other information. Light food and refreshments will be served.
According to host Micheal Gilbreath, the party aims to "raise awareness, interest and participation in jazz in Arizona by residents of all ages and allow Arizona jazz artists, journalists, educators and student jazz musicians to mingle and make connections. And of course to 'root' for our favorite JJA Jazz Award nominees."
Guests will be watching as the awards are announced in New York and as the JJA's "A Team" and "Jazz Hero" honorees are introduced. They'll also hear the music being performed at the Awards by pianist Ayako Shirasaki, guitarist Rale Micic's trio, pianist Marc Cary's Focus Trio, the Tia Fuller Quartet and the Bobby Sanabria Big Band.
Donations will be accepted at the party to support the Deer Valley High School Jazz Program, the largest in the state with three big bands. Host Mikayla Gilbreath --a JJA Student Member and published jazz journalist-- is lead alto saxophonist in the Deer Valley Performance Jazz Ensemble.
UPDATE 5/28: Saxophonist Marion Meadows and vocalist Khani Cole will attend. How about you?


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California widow mourns victim of Barcelona attack
The wife of the only American killed in last week's Barcelona terror attack said Tuesday that she's trying to find a man who may have been the last person to see her husband alive.
A photo or video posted on social media shortly after the attack shows the man, who appeared to be dressed like a waiter, trying to help 42-year-old Jared Tucker, said his wife, Heidi Nunes-Tucker, in a telephone interview with The Associated Press from Barcelona.
Nunes-Tucker, of the San Francisco Bay Area, she does not have a copy of the post but that she and her family would like to thank the waiter.
"We are trying," she said. "It looks like he was helping and anybody that stopped to help amidst the chaos ... that's just a testament to the helpfulness and the love people can have for one another without even knowing one another."
Nunes-Tucker saw the image shortly after the attack while she was searching for Tucker but now can't find it. If the man was a waiter, she thinks he worked at a brew pub among the many bars and restaurants along Las Ramblas, the lengthy Barcelona promenade that the attackers sped down in a van, mowing down pedestrians.
Tucker was among 13 people killed and scores injured by the van. A bloody getaway and a second attack hours later in the seaside resort of Cambrils left two more people dead.
Nunes-Tucker said her husband would have been among those helping the wounded on Las Ramblas if he had survived.
"He was very brave," she said. "He loved to help people. That's what he did."
The day the couple left for their European vacation, which also included Paris and Venice, her husband cooked a feast for friends who had just returned home from the hospital after having a baby.
"He spent the entire day cooking enchiladas so we could take it to their house so they didn't have to worry about cooking, and he still hadn't packed, and we were leaving hours later," she said. "He was always thinking of others first. Never himself."
Nunes-Tucker said she expected to remain in Barcelona for several more days because her husband's body was being prepared for her to take home to Lafayette, California.
Nunes-Tucker said she first met her husband at an annual art and wine festival in Lafayette in 2012.
"I kept seeing this extremely handsome surfer guy throughout the day and I kept telling friends, 'Look at that cute guy, there he is again,'" she said.
When she later noticed the handsome stranger leaving, a friend went and brought him over.
"He came and sat next to me and we hung out the rest of the night at the festival," she said. "We danced and we were pretty much inseparable after that. It was an instant connection."
Tucker proposed marriage just before the same festival three years later.
"He walked in the door carrying some groceries I had asked him to get and he starts crying — he doesn't hardly get through the doorway," she said. "He got on his knee and said, 'I don't want to live life without you and I have something to give you.' And he had a ring.
"I said, 'You have a gift or you have a question for me?'" she said. "He said, 'Oh wait! Will you marry me?' He was really nervous."
The two had a blissful life, the sixth-grade teacher said, with her husband working in his family's business remodeling swimming pools. She has a son and he was the father of three daughters.
"As far as matters of my heart go, I have lost everything. He was my heart and my soul," Nunes-Tucker said. "Waking up next to him and going to sleep next to him was all I wanted to do. He was my person."
Nunes-Tucker did not have much to say about the men who planned and carried out the attack. Six were killed by police, two more died in an explosion at a house where authorities said bombs were being prepared and four surviving suspects were questioned by a judge in Madrid on Tuesday.
"The only thing I would say is as a mom and as a teacher, I feel like it's so important to continue to teach our children to be kind, to be tolerant, to love one another," she said. "Jared would not have wanted to focus on any sort of hatred or intolerance. That was just not what he was about at all."


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CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT - Book One - The Silver Haired Boy
CHILDREN OF THE LIGHT
Book One : The Silver-Haired Boy
By Aaron Powers
Create Space Platform
As we've said often enough in this column, self-published books are really hit or miss. The ability to publish one's own work, without having to rely on a professional publisher is both a good thing and a bad thing. Obviously it's a good thing for that talented writer who, for whatever obstacles, simply can't get his or her work looked at by those big shot companies. It is certainly a bad thing when people without an ounce of writing skills think they are the next Stephen King and put their amateurish (we're being kind here) ramblings out for the whole world to suffer through.
So here we have another self-published entry. Whereas we are delighted to say it falls totally in the former camp. Aaron Powers can write. And that is an understatement. He not only understands the technical skilled required to write, he's also got the instincts of a true storyteller. From page one to the dramatic finale, "Children of the Light" is a roller-coaster ride that is so well conceived and delivered, we were amazed that this is his first novel.
Ticho is young boy living in Gainsborough. He is an orphan who doesn't know his own history. He is mute and lots of very bad people are chasing him because he stole a museum statue. The statue he stole is of a shepherd holding recovered lost lamb. What its value is, Ticho doesn't know but in the opening chapter his adoptive father is murdered by the very people wanting its return. During the chase, he encounters a very wise old man named Armin Kayetan who brings him to a magical cottage hidden on the outskirts of the city.
Here Armin, and a few of his trusted allies, inform Ticho that for centuries a secret war has been waged on Earth between the powers of good and evil; dark and light. Ticho is a direct descendant of the first Children of the Light and has inherited their amazing powers. It is Armin's task to train the boy and teach him how to use these gifts as the demonic forces are closing in on them every day. The statue is one of six the minions of the Dark require to rule the world and usher in an age of true horror.
"Children of the Light – Book One – The Silver-Haired Boy" is one of the most enjoyable books we've read all year and one that is extremely hard to put down once you start reading. This is what solid, action adventure fantasy is all about. Aaron Powers…remember that name. You will be hearing it a whole lot more in the future. Count on it.
Captain Cosmos - Spin a Web of Death.
CAPTAIN COSMOS
The Last Starveyer in
Spin a Web of Death
By Nicola Cuti
Nicolaentertainment.com
It would be safe to say most sci-fi readers first encountered writer Nicola Cuti's work among the pages of comic books. At the now defunct Charlton Comics, Cuit created the hilarious E-Man with artist pal, Joe Staton. His list of credits is far too long to enumerate here. Still we were naturally surprised to see he'd ventured not only into prose writing but also the questionable world self-publishing.
He does so here in his first Captain Cosmos adventure; a character obviously based on himself, were he a bonafide space ranger. This is an out and out old school pulp space opera; the kind most of us encountered while in high school. It is pure fun from the first page to the last. Our hero is a sad-sack, former Starveyer who left the service to start his own freight hauling business. Aboard his ship, Belvedere, he is free to roam the spaceways with his crew among which are Cadet Starling and Zen-ya, an alien beauty.
During one very lucrative run, Cosmos learns that a galaxy wide rescue mission is being assembled to save the inhabitants of a planet about to perish. The world is called Arach and its people, Arachnians, are spider-like beings. Much to the ire of the business man who is employing him, Cosmos has the Belvedere join the rescue fleet and through a series of odd mishaps ends up being the only ship to actually land on Arach. Once there, Cosmos encounters a Gillian, a lovely Earth Scientist, who agrees to assist them in getting the Arachnians ready for transporting.
Alas the populace of the capital city will not leave unless their Royal Family accompanies them, thus forcing Cosmos and Gillian on a hasty journey into the wild to find the governing clan. Along they way, to and from, they encounter one danger after another as they struggle to complete their mission. All the while Arach's time grows ever shorter.
"Spin a Web of Death," is a fresh, no-hold barred, rollicking adventure with tons of action and a wry, satirical humor that elevates it far beyond the average space opera. It is a gem of a story told by a man whose own creativity appears endless. Cuti is one of the best and this wonderful book proves to be another notch in his belt. Please, go out and buy it now. You can thank me later.
Bentley Goes To School
Story by Kellie Lambert
Art by Jeff Slemons
Paws Publishing
24 pgs
We love children's books and though this is not the first such we've reviewed; it has been a long, long while since the last. What brought about this review is the amazing artwork of Jeff Slemons, a fellow Coloradan who we know mostly for his automobile cartoons and comics work. Quality children's books are artistic gems, both for their succinct economy of storytelling and their imaginative illustrations. This book has them both.
The plot is simple enough. Bentley, our hero, is a big 200 pound brindle, English Mastiff. Brindle refers to the striped cologing on his body. He belongs to Kellie, a school principal and one day she takes Bentley to work with her. He immediately falls in love with all the kids. So much so that he wants to go to school every day. He learns that would be possible if he were a Therap Dog. Bentley immediately goes to training school to learn this very important job, working very had to achieve that goal and get his wish; to go to school every day.
"Bentley Goes To School" is a charming, delightful story that will entrance both young and old alike. Kellie Lambert and Jeff Slemons have given us a treat with this fun story about a pretty amazing dog. We loved this book and if you're an animal lover, so will you.
CUBA : Sugar, Sex, and Slaughter.
CUBA : Sugar, Sex, and Scandal
Edited by Robert Deis & Wyatt Doyle
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Once again Bob Deis & Wyatt Doyle have released a new anthology from their series; "The Men's Adventure Library Journal" titles. As ever, they've dug into their amazing collection of vintage Men's Adventure Magazines (MAMS for short) and put together a series of articles, fiction and illustrations all focused on the theme of Cuba and its bloody history.
It's a truly weird approach telling the history of people via such articles, but in its own way the tropical island's very make up seems soaked in pulpish gore and horror; never mind the action and adventure. The pieces are typical sensationalist exposes such as "Havana's Amazing Flesh Market," to "Castro's Commie Blueprint to Take Over Latin America."
Fiction wise there's "Bayamo's Night of Terror," by Don Hogan. A ghastly account of life in one of Cuba's worst prison hell-holes. As for special features, the book offers up some truly wonderful examples of artist Norm Eastman's work for the MAMS and then there is an all too short pictorial featuring the lovely model Eva Lynd recounting her own one time trip to Cuba.
Beautiful assembled and laid out, "CUBA : Sugar, Sex and Slaughter" is representative of a time when drugstores magazine racks were filled with some of the most lurid, explosive stories ever to grace a pulp page. This book is just another lesson delivered by two experts who really know their stuff. A welcome addition to any pulp library.
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Q: stateChangeStart event in Angular doesn't fire when refreshing page I have a custom directive:
export class XHideDirective {

    static $inject = ["$rootScope"];
    static $rootScope: any;

    public static build($rootScope) {
        var directive: ng.IDirective = {
            link: (scope, element, attributes: any) => {

                var itemToHide = attributes["xHide"];

                $rootScope.$on("$stateChangeStart",
                    (event, toState) => {
                        if (toState.data && toState.data.hasOwnProperty(itemToHide)) {
                            element.hide();
                        } else {
                            element.show();
                        }
                    });
            }
        };
        return directive;
    }
}

And what that does, is when a state has it, it'll hide all elements on the page with that directive set to that value.
            .state("deposit.x.successful", {
                url: "/successful/:transactionId",
                controller: "DepositResultController",
                templateUrl: "deposit/templates/x/successful.html",
                data: { hideDepositMenu: null }
            })
            .state("deposit.x.pending", {
                url: "/pending",
                templateUrl: "deposit/templates/x/pending.html",
                data: { hideDepositMenu: null }
            })
            .state("deposit.x.rejected", {
                url: "/rejected",
                templateUrl: "deposit/templates/x/rejected.html",
                data: { hideDepositMenu: null }

This all works very well except in the case when I don't transition to that page naturally but I get forwarded there (either a server redirect) or if I refresh the page with Ctrl+F5. Then the "stateChangeStart" event doesn't get hit.
The directive is registered like this:
  module Utils {
    angular.module("Utils", [])
        .directive("xHide", ["$rootScope", (r) => { return XHideDirective.build(r); }]);
     }

How do I get the state in those cases?
I found this very similar issue with no solution
$stateChangeStart don't work when user refresh browser

A: Did you try to put this listener in a .run section ?
 $rootScope.$on("$stateChangeStart",
                    (event, toState) => {
                        if (toState.data && toState.data.hasOwnProperty(itemToHide)) {
                            element.hide();
                        } else {
                            element.show();
                        }
                    });

A: I think I solved it by doing this:
export class XHideDirective {

    static $inject = ["$rootScope", "$timeout"];
    static $rootScope: any;

    public static build($rootScope, $timeout) {
        var directive: ng.IDirective = {
            controller: DepositController,
            link: (scope, element, attributes: any) => {

                var itemToHide = attributes["xHide"];

                $timeout(() => {
                    if (scope.hideMenu && scope.hideMenu.hasOwnProperty(itemToHide)) {
                        element.hide();
                    } else {
                        element.show();
                    }
                }, 0);

                $rootScope.$on("$stateChangeStart",
                    (event, toState) => {
                        if (toState.data && toState.data.hasOwnProperty(itemToHide)) {
                            element.hide();
                        } else {
                            element.show();
                        }
                    });
            }
        };
        return directive;
    }
}

and then  inside the controller:
module Deposit {
    export class DepositController extends  Utils.BaseController {
        constructor(public $state) {
            this.$scope.hideMenu = this.$state.$current.data;
        }
    }
}

No idea if it's the optimal solution but it seems to work well so far.
Hope it helps someone.

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Pat Bowlen, Champ Bailey officially join Pro…
Pat Bowlen, Champ Bailey officially join Pro Football Hall of Fame
Bailey becomes first defensive player in Broncos history to enter the Hall of Fame
Pat Bowlen's daughter Beth Bowlen Wallace kisses the bust of her father at the Pro Football Hall of Fame induction on Saturday night in Canton, Ohio. From left, Brittany Bowlen, Annabel Bowlen, Amie Bowlen Klemmer, Steve Antonopulos, Christina Bowlen and Patrick Bowlen.
By Ryan O'Halloran |
PUBLISHED: August 3, 2019 at 7:27 pm | UPDATED: August 4, 2019 at 9:37 am
CANTON, Ohio – Less than two months after his death due to Alzheimer's, late Broncos owner Pat Bowlen joined his sport's immortality here Saturday night with his posthumous induction to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
To the delight of his family and friends, Bowlen was joined in the spotlight by one of his favorite players, cornerback Champ Bailey, who was elected in his first year of eligibility.
A six-minute, 47-second video presentation preceded director of sports medicine Steve Antonopulos and six of Bowlen's seven children taking the stage. Amie Klemmer, Beth Bowlen Wallace, and Patrick, Brittany, Annabel and Christanna Bowlen, each grabbed the cloth to unveil their father's bronze bust.
Bowlen became the 16th team founder or owner to be inducted, joining contemporaries Lamar Hunt (Kansas City), Jerry Jones (Dallas), Wellington Mara (New York Giants), Eddie DeBartolo (San Francisco), Ralph Wilson (Buffalo), Al Davis (Oakland) and Dan Rooney (Pittsburgh).
"When my father gave his first press conference (in 1984), he said he was not getting into ownership for 'self-gratification,'" Wallace told The Denver Post after the ceremony. "While he may have shied away from this attention, seeing our father go into the Hall of Fame was incredibly gratifying for our family. It was emotional, but we know he was watching from a front-row seat in heaven."
Two hours later, Bailey had his bust unveiled alongside friend/agent Jack Reale. A first-ballot selection, Bailey's 12 Pro Bowl nods are most-ever by a cornerback.
"The best thing in my career came in 2004," Bailey said during his 30-minute, 34-second speech. "I was traded to the Denver Broncos."
Three current Broncos players — outside linebacker Von Miller, cornerback Chris Harris and kicker Brandon McManus — traveled from Denver for the ceremony.
Antonopulos, who was with the franchise for the entirety of Bowlen's ownership tenure, was selected by Bowlen's kids this spring to present him for induction.
Chris Harris Jr, left, Champ Bailey and Von Miller take a selfie with and Bailey's bust that will be in the NFL Hall of Fame on August 3, 2019 in Canton, Ohio.
Bowlen was honored fourth among the eight inductees. In the video, Antonopulos and all seven Bowlen children provided memories.
"Mr. Bowlen was about football — football first, business second," Antonopulos said. "He provided the stability our organization needed at the time."
The video detailed Bowlen's three Super Bowl losses before the team's great triumphs — back-to-back titles in quarterback John Elway's final two seasons.
"I remember running around the field (in San Diego) looking for him and when I found him, we both had tears in our eyes and hugged," Wallace said. "It was an experience of a lifetime."
Antonopulos said that in the post-game locker room, Bowlen told him, "Greek, we have to keep doing this. We have to keep this up."
The Broncos did, repeating as champions.
"I was asking him about the Pro Football Hall of Fame — 'What does it mean, Dad? Why is it such a big deal?'" Brittany Bowlen said on the video. "He said, 'Brittany, the Hall of Fame is only where legends go; it means you were the greatest of all time.' He was a legend. He has definitely set the bar for NFL owners."
Antonopulos wrapped up the video by looking up with a point of the finger and saying, "Mr. B, this one's for you."
CANTON, OH – AUGUST 3: John Elway, left, Von Miller, Gary Zimmerman, Shanon Sharp, Chris Harris Jr., Terrell Davis, and Brandon McManus stand with the bust of Pat Bowlen, Broncos owner, for Bowlen's induction in to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on August 3, 2019 in Canton, Ohio (Photo by Joe Amon/The Denver Post)
After the unveiling, Patrick Bowlen leaned over to kiss the bust and the kids and Antonopulos were greeted by the Broncos Hall of Famers, including Bailey.
Bailey became the first defensive player in Broncos history to enter the Hall of Fame.
"I salute my Broncos fans. Every single home game, I could feel your energy, even in San Diego — you would make it feel like a home game," he said. "I cannot overstate how grateful I am to be a part of the Broncos family. I will always consider Denver my home."
Bailey's speech was chronological in nature, starting with growing up in Folkston, Ga., through his college career as a two-way player at Georgia and his NFL career with the Redskins and Broncos.
Bailey paused to collect himself while pointing out his father.
Champ Bailey and his agent Jack Beale unveil Bailey's bust that will be in the NFL Hall of Fame on August 3, 2019 in Canton, Ohio.
"We didn't have much growing up, but he would give us his last dollar if it meant feeding his kids; I love you for that," Bailey said.
Bailey acknowledged dozens of former coaches and players during his address, crediting them for shaping him.
"There are so many things the game simply gives you that the real world doesn't, like team work, accountability, discipline, perseverance just to name a few things," Bailey said. "The game helped shape the man I am today, learning from a lot of great coaches and teammates."
Attending the ceremony were former Broncos Super Bowl-winning coaches Mike Shanahan and Gary Kubiak.
Bowlen and Bailey grew close upon Bailey's trade to the Broncos in 2004.
"Simply put, Mr. B was a great man and a great leader," Bailey said. "He'll forever be my teammate."
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Lamar boys beat Ellicott, 62-42; extend win streak to 7 games
Lamar Savages win team title in Mel Smith Husky Invitational
Broncos receiver Courtland Sutton named to Pro Bowl


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Here is a glowing review of the book by Mel U of The Reading Life that confirms the fact you all have discerning taste.
Thanks for supporting my literary efforts!
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Thanks Linda. Hope your school is off to a good start!


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Light The Cauldron
Talking about Olympic events while ramping up for the next major competition in Tokyo!
Track and Field Returns: Observations from Two Meets
Well I made a determination that I would start posting every week starting in 2021, so it's kind of a fluke that I'm posting just a week after my triumphant return. But we had not one, but two athletics competitions in Europe this week, so I feel compelled to share my joy of watching both those meets.
The first meet was the Paavo Nurmi Games, held in Finland on Tuesday. For all intents and purposes, the meet looked like a regular meet. Masks were not required by fans (and there were fans in the small stadium) and all the competitions went ahead as planned. There were throwing, jumping, and running events. The setup of the field looked like usual, too.
Finland has very few cases of COVID-19 at the moment, so their risk levels are quite low compared to the rest of mainland Europe.
(You might wonder why I'm mentioning these things. Stay tuned for the Diamond League information, and you'll know why.)
Since the meet was a World Athletics (the name of the official governing body of track and field) Continental Tour Gold meet, the competition was one level below a Diamond League meet. Even then, there were a few high class athletes present, including discus thrower Daniel Stahl of Sweden, javelin thrower Johannes Vetter of Germany, hurdler Andrew Pozzi of Great Britain (who also crossed over to the Diamond League meet three days later), and hurdler (but heptathlete by trade) Nadine Visser of the Netherlands.
All in all, it was nice to just see some competition again, even though I was unfamiliar with many of the athletes competing.
It's a little strange. By this point in a normal year, we would be starting the next Olympic quad and these new winners might be people to note for 2024. However, the entire schedule of training has been upended with the postponement of the Olympics. Which athletes that were planning for Paris 2024 are now setting Tokyo back in their sights because they will now be eligible, or because their training has been accelerated?
(This is a question not just for athletics, but for all the sports where Olympic qualifications haven't happened yet.)
There were a few Americans, but not many. Most American athletes went over to Monaco for the Diamond League meet, which was held on Friday.
With the first official Diamond League of the year came many changes to allow for athletes from all over the world to still come and compete safely. Fans were limited to only 5000 in the stadium, and they had to wear masks. Instead of using the center of the track for throwing events, the athlete ready area was set up there. This reduced the amount of field events down to three: men's pole vault, women's high jump, and women's triple jump.
It did feel pretty empty without one or two throwing events, too. I was a little perturbed that not even shot put could take place, even though the area needed would be quite small.
The meet was still a pleasure to watch. I have been watching a lot of replays of World Championships and Olympics, but being able to watch live events with current athletes was very satisfying.
There was a world record broken in the men's 5000 meters by Ugandan Joshua Cheptegei. Earlier this year he broke the world record on the road in the 5000 meters, and had declared he was going to try to break the track record in Monaco. The Diamond League complied with the attempt and actually had the pace setters run in world record pace.
I still dislike pace setters, but it's still cool that the assistance was given so the world record could be broken and not just for a quality race. (I'm still glad they have no place in World Championships or the Olympics.)
I still subscribe to NBC Sports Gold's track and field pass, and to my dismay the coverage was much less than usual. I can normally get event-only feeds, but I feel like the coverage was much smaller due to the restrictions. Still, even with the one world feed I should have still gotten uninterrupted coverage of track and field events. Instead, for the first 90 minutes I had to suffer with the coverage that was airing on The Olympic Channel from NBC Sports. Yes, I didn't have to watch commercials, but the cameras went blank during commercial times instead of going to other events! It's a huge waste of time, and even though there were only three field events, it would have been nice to see some coverage.
I don't know if it was my loud complaining on Twitter, but finally with 30 minutes left, the feed suddenly shifted to the world feed that I'm used to watching on the Gold pass. No commercials and no blank screens - just a bunch of coverage. Thank goodness!
Besides the world record being broken, highlights included Mondo Duplantis of Sweden clearing six meters in the pole vault (Sam Kendricks was supposed to compete, but his poles never showed up), Noah and Josephus Lyles finishing 1-2 in the men's 200 meters, my gal Helen Obiri surging to a dominating finish in the women's 5000 meters, and Venezuelan Yulimar Rojas keeping up her winning ways by winning the triple jump.
Things looked a little different even without the COVID-19 regulations. To aid the pace makers and competitive runners, the Monaco track had set up lights along the inside track to light the way. In this manner, the pace could easily be entered into the system and the lights can be seen by the athletes. Now if pace setters are terrible (and I've seen bad pace setters), the lights can show the way. Of course, I know that this is probably not in every stadium, but it was cool to see in Monaco.
All in all, it was great to get back into some live athletics. I'm not sure when the next meet is taking place, but I'm looking forward to it!
In the meantime, help the world get back to normal in any way you can!
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A Guide to Naruto for the Curious
I have had a connection with the Japanese anime Naruto since I started watching torrents of it back in 2003. It turned into an obsession two years ago when I rediscovered it on Netflix and Hulu. Last week, the anime finally ended its run after 15 years on the air. Now I have time on my hands - I can turn my Google Chromecast to Naruto without fear of someone else coming into the room to watch something else. Unfortunately, many of my friends probably don't have that luxury. But never fear! I've got your back with this little primer. Want to know about what I'm obsessing? Want to know specific episodes to watch so you're not inundated with filler and flashbacks and only get the good stuff? Read on. Naruto isn't divided into seasons, so instead I'm going to divide everything by story arcs. Introduction ( Naruto episodes 1-5) Overview : We are introduced to Uzumaki Naruto, a very annoying 12-year-old orphan who lives in the Village Hidden in the Le
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For 15 years now (give or take a couple of years between my sister and brother) you have housed a member of my family and taught them as they prepared for the public ministry. This morning, the last of my family accepted his diploma. While the distance between Michigan and Minnesota is quite far, you, Martin Luther College, were a huge part of our lives. My brother Matt started out in 2000 after graduating from Michigan Lutheran Seminary in Saginaw, Michigan. I started in the fall of 2003, and my sister Erica joined me two years later. Finally, in 2011 my little brother Jared started on the Hill. Two pastor-track, and two teacher-track. Of the four of us, I was probably the one the most doubtful about starting at your school. It wasn't until I discovered the Parish Music program in my senior year of high school that I made my final decision to attend. We were quite a dramatic group of kids. But not in the bad way. (I hope.) We all were members of Forum and participate
Worship Conference: An Epiphany for the Musician
So I said I wasn't going to do any posting this week, but I was wrong. Currently I am attending the WELS National Conference on Worship, Music, and the Arts. (Yes, it does sound like the best thing ever, but I digress.) I have experienced many emotions and feelings over the past couple of days, and in the future I would like to expound on them more in thought-out, in-depth posts. But for now, I'm just going to get some things written down, so I remember to come back to them in the future. If I don't, feel free to get on my case. Logo courtesy of Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod 1. Worship is incredible, when done right. Today we as participants experienced two worship services. The first one was a service based out of our hymnal - Christian Worship - full of liturgy we've been singing for over 20 years, hymns that have been famous for hundreds of years, and choral pieces that fit perfectly into our theme of the service. We got to participate in the sa
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Two students who sent rape threats in group chat will NOT return to Warwick University
Two students who sent rape threats in group chat will NOT return to Warwick University after outcry when their campus bans were reduced to just one year
Eleven students were suspended after vulgar remarks were made on group chat
Comments included racist, anti-Semitic and misogynistic remark and rape jokes
Two were initially banned for 10 years but that was reduced to one on appeal
That sparked social media outcry with #ShameOnYouWarwick hashtag trending
Now University vice chancellor says the two students would not return after all
By Zoie O'brien For Mailonline
Published: 23:21 GMT, 4 February 2019 | Updated: 02:45 GMT, 5 February 2019
Two Warwick University students involved in a group chat which contained threats to rape other students will not be returning to campus in September.
In a statement released on Monday university vice chancellor Stuart Croft confirmed the two male students would not come back.
The students were initially barred from campus for 10 years following the incident, but this was reduced to one year following an appeal.
In a statement Mr Croft said: 'We are committed to ensuring the safety of our community. I have today spoken to the two young men concerned and confirm that neither of them will be returning to the university.
University of Warwick vice chancellor Stuart Croft said the men have been barred from the campus for one year
'I am continuing to listen to the views of students, staff and all members of our community here at Warwick and support them so that we can learn from this experience.'
One of the women targeted in the group chat said in an interview with BBC Radio 5 Live that she was 'physically sick' when she found out the men would be returning to campus in September.
When the news was revealed last week, students reacted angrily on Twitter tweeting #ShameOnYouWarwick.
The students who have not been named wrote disgusting messages in a group chat which discussed raping women
An open letter from one head of department, Professor Emma Mason, said students and staff were united in their 'shock and disgust' at the decision to reduce the 10-year ban.
Following the news the students would now be returning, one student tweeted: 'I'm longer afraid to come back to Warwick – but I will come back and fight for the safety of our students so they feel safe on campus.'
The incident was first reported by Warwick University newspaper The Boar last year after it obtained screenshots of the group chat.
Graphic messages encouraged members to rape specific students, as well as including anti-Semitic and racist language.
After a university investigation five students were suspended. Two were banned for 10 years, two were excluded for one year and one was given a lifetime ban.
One woman explained how a student tried to stop her from coming forward about the messages which said it was ok to have 'surprise sex with freshers'
Australian man is found dead on the side of a highway in Canada


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Sometime Responsive become an obsession, clients love the word itself, and whatever you have to design, it must be responsive. Also if the UX suggest to choose a different way.
Because sometime is more important the ratio between elements, especially if you're designing something that will never be place in a widescreen container, and also if you're designing something, like a software, for a specific device, and it will be never used in other devices, or because you need to have fixed position for different elements – I know that responsive is more than capable to do all this stuff, but it require more time and work, ergo, money.
Just sometime I have the feeling of using a chainsaw to cut bread, or, maybe another example is more pertinent, it's like to have a SUV to drive in a Roma.
The most common vehicles in Roma are scooters and bikes. And for a lot of good reason, like the amount of traffic and the rarity of proper parking space. Try to find a parking space for a SUV in the city center and you'll understand.
Every task needs the proper tools, 90% of the time responsive is a perfect solution, 10% it isn't.
Here a nice site with some nice template for website based on bootstrap, just to make clear that I like it.


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Q: Assigning a value to a [string] / [item in list] I am creating a card game - blackjack - and need to display a string to the user, but keep track of the points that each card is worth for the calculations. So, I created a list with all the values of a card:
cards = [1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,...]

But to the user, for example I want to display King if the item in the list is 13. How would I make a dictionary / key or an array containing these values? I cannot use a dictionary based on position, as once the card is dealt, I will remove it from the list / deck.

A: You simply define a list of strings:
cardnames = ["Ace","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","Jack","Queen","King"]

Now if the card has value v, you can get the corresponding name with cardnames[v-1]. For instance:
v = 5
print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])

In that case the value for the jack is 11, for Queen 12 and for King 13. For instance (using python's interactive shell):
$ python
Python 2.7.9 (default, Apr  2 2015, 15:33:21)
[GCC 4.9.2] on linux2
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> cardnames = ["Ace","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","Jack","Queen","King"]
>>> v=12
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a Queen
>>> v=7
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a 7
>>> v=1
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a Ace
>>> v=13
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a King

Or using python3:
$ python3
Python 3.4.3 (default, Mar 26 2015, 22:03:40)
[GCC 4.9.2] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> cardnames = ["Ace","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","Jack","Queen","King"]
>>> v=12
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a Queen
>>> v=7
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a 7
>>> v=1
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a Ace
>>> v=13
>>> print("I have a %s"%cardnames[v-1])
I have a King

A: Internally, you can represent the cards as their values. The aces as 1, the kings as 13, etc...
You can construct your "deck" just as you'd expect. A list of [1,1,1,1, 2,2,2,...] and manipulate that however you want.
To actually display the card to the user, use the cardnames list Willem mentioned. This will work since the card value 1 will correspond to the card name in the first (zeroth) position of the cardnames list: "Ace".
For example:
Python 3.4.1 |Anaconda 2.1.0 (64-bit)| (default, Sep 10 2014, 17:10:18)
[GCC 4.4.7 20120313 (Red Hat 4.4.7-1)] on linux
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> cardnames = ["Ace","2","3","4","5","6","7","8","9","10","Jack","Queen","King"]
>>> hand = [1,1,2,4,6,3,11,8]
>>> for x in hand:
...  print(cardnames[x-1])
...
Ace
Ace
2
4
6
3
Jack
8

A: You could use a dictionary for the translation from number to card name.  Like this:
faces = {
    1: 'Ace',
    2: '2',
    3: '3',
    ...
    11: 'Jack',
    12: 'Queen',
    13: 'King'
}

Then, you can call them accordingly.  Like:
faces[cardnames[13]]

would equal "King"
To elaborate a bit, since there were question in the comments:
a dict (which is what faces is) is a set of key value pairs. In this case, the "key" is the numeric value of the card and the "value" is the face (string) of the card. You reference a value from a dict by it's key.
For example.   If I have a dict like the one above, and I say:
faces[1]

And that would be 'Ace'.  For example:
>>> faces = {1: 'Ace', 11: 'Jack', 12: 'Queen', 13: 'King'}
>>> faces[1]
'Ace'
>>> faces[13]
'King'
>>> cards = [1,1,1,1,2,2,2,2,3,3,3,3,11]
>>> cards[1]
1
>>> faces[cards[1]]
'Ace'


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Q: Program type already present:a.a.a.b after adding the startapp implementation i got the following error after sync and rebuild:

Program type already present: a.a.a.b Message{kind=ERROR, text=Program
  type already present: a.a.a.b, sources=[Unknown source file], tool
  name=Optional.of(D8)}

dependencies {
    implementation fileTree(dir: 'libs', include: ['*.jar'])
    implementation 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:26.1.0'
    implementation 'com.android.support.constraint:constraint-layout:1.1.2'
    testImplementation 'junit:junit:4.12'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test:runner:1.0.2'
    androidTestImplementation 'com.android.support.test.espresso:espresso-core:3.0.2'
    implementation 'com.android.billingclient:billing:1.0'
    implementation 'com.google.android.gms:play-services-ads:15.0.1'
    implementation 'com.startapp:inapp-sdk:3.9.3'
}

have any idea? thanks in advance..

A: this activity helped me very much :
https://stackoverflow.com/a/50292583/3035333
i moved startapp implementation from app/gradle to project/gradle. so it worked.


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Common Emerald
70.305 (1669) Common Emerald Hemithea aestivaria (Hübner, 1789)
Resident. Scarce.
Found only three times in Dumfriesshire: Dumfries 1977, Glencaple 2008, and Kirkton 2010. Otherwise, one from Mabie Forest in 1977, Gatehouse-of-Fleet in 1979 (RIS data), Mersehead in 1996, Auchencairn, Ross Bay in 2002, and Old Torr on Auchencairn Bay in 2009 and 2010, all Kirkcudbrightshire. In July, 2006, it was trapped on a couple of occasions at Forest Moor, Wigtownshire.
Five of the localities are coastal suggesting future colonies from a northerly spread, of which Dumfries & Galloway is the most northerly site in Britain.
One generation. Overwinters as a small larva during July to early June, with pupation taking place among the leaves of the foodplant.
Larvae feed on Hawthorn, Blackthorn and other woody plants.
The pointed forewings with chequered fringes and wavy cross-lines with a single projection on the hindwing are diagnostic.
Woodland, scrub and hedgerows.
© Richard Mearns, Kirkton, 11 July 2010


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Singapore Airlines SIA Stock Analysis: Are airline carrier stocks weak against high oil prices?
February 6, 2011 by Kyith 4 Comments
This isn't like my normal analysis but I will try to do abit of this kind. SIA really grabbed some of my readers attention because of its recent price movement.
Technical Chart of SIA
SIA stock price looks to be peaking and judging by the movements at the SMA this is a time to evaluate taking profit or selling to collect lower.
But I got a gut feel the likely movement will a gyration between $13.00 and $15.00
Many investors would be interested in this counter. Its one of the most well operated Airline and its got a good set of subsidiary including SIA Engineering.
Current Valuation of SIA
SIA have not finish reporting FY2011 but this work year have been great in that they rebounded from a much disastrous 2010.
I forecast that baring any big changes in the 4th quarter,
Operating Cashflow for FY2011: $3809 mil
Operating Cashflow FY2010: $1966 mil
Average Operating Cashflow for past 10 years: $2350 mil
Average Operating Cashflow for past 3 years: $2612 mil
Current Market Cap at $14.02: $17581 mil
Current Cash Holdings – Debts: $7332 mil – $2243 mil = $5082 mil
Current Enterprise Value (EV): 17581 – 5082 = $12499 mil
EV/EBITDA FY2011: 3.28 times
EV/EBITDA Avg 10 yrs: 5.31 times
EV/EBITDA Avg 3 yrs: 4.78 times
I think if we based on FY2011 forecasted cashflow it's a bargain at 3.28 times operating cashflow. But the question is how common is $3809 mil.
A more realistic forecast should be taken with last 3 or 10 years operating cashflow and it is 4.78 times and 5.31 times respectively.
I think it is still a good price to buy as I don't think Singapore Airlines will be a going concern for the next 5 years.
Free Cashflow for past 10 years
FCF-DIV
Here is something interesting. Take a look at FCF-DIV. That is essentially operating cashflow minus capital expenditure minus dividend payout.
Mark of a good dividend company is always to payout their dividends from free cashflow (FCF).
So it is a surprise to see that FCF-DIV is negative most of the time.
Average FCF 10 yrs: –$599 mil
Average FCF 3 yrs: –$266 mil
It is a small free cashflow bleed but it means on average they been bleeding that for 10 years.
Debts issued /retire
What is astounding is that it should be balanced with more debts issued (darker blue line) to pay for this free cashflow shortfall but the trend is that they are retiring more debts then issuing!
Because of this Total Debt (purple line) have been reducing to nearly 1 billion. Which is very very safe. That is pretty much covered by an average of $3 billion cash holdings.
Cash Holdings
So if they are bleeding free cashflow and not issuing debt, why is the Cash Holdings (green line) climbing like mad!
Other Investing Cashflow
What I realize is that SIA got a large injection every year from items in the Investing Cashflow (light blue line)
This is a consolidation of:
Purchase of intangible assets (negative)
Proceeds from the disposal of aircraft and other properties (positive)
Disposal of short term investment (positive)
Investments and Acquisitions in associated companies (negative)
Disposal of subsidiary (positive)
Dividends from subsidiary and investments (positive)
Interest on investments and deposits (positive)
Without this category, they would not be where they are today. I cannot pin point the exact figures but dividends and disposals of subsidiary like SATS and SIA Engineering makes a whole lot of difference.
Here is what I got:
2007 they got a particular high surge in this area of $2781 mil. This is made up of:
$1586 mil Disposal of aircraft and fixed assets. In particular SIA building
$382 mil Disposal of long term investments
$509 mil Disposal in joint venture company
$280 mil Dividends, Interest
2009 their other investing cashflow was rather low ($484 mil). This is made up of:
$893 mil Disposal of aircraft and fixed assets.
-$457 mil Acquisition of subsidiary
As a summary factoring this amount, you can then see why cash holdings have been climbing.
FY2011 Dividend Yield based on $14.02: 2.17% ( $382 mil)
That is not a very attractive yield, but a look at dividend payout trend (green line) have shown that it is climbing before dropping like a cliff in FY2009.
On an average the last 10 year pay out is $500 mil which is around 2.84%
Average last 3 years pay out is $900 mil which is around 5.12%
On an average Free Cashflow + Other investing cashflow for 10 years is $1123 mil and 3 years is $1300 mil
That is 6.3% and 7.3% yield respective.
What this means is that paying out 5% base on current share price is safe for SIA based on the operating scenario for the past 10 years. They will still be adding 200 mil to cash.
As a dividend investor, this stock might be not good if you are looking for regular income payments. Its gonna pay you only in spurts.
Rather unique is for an airline stock, Capex have been reducing. What does this mean? Does this mean that asset base is shrinking? Or does that mean cost and efficiency of new aircraft is improving?
Either way, CAPEX have to pick up sooner rather than later and I believe it is not a concern for SIA.
Gross and Net Profit Margins
The cost of operations have been increasing steadily. That together with the influx of low cost carriers and high oil prices have eroded gross margins. The gross margins have based at around 30%
However, Net Margins have been eroded still.
Higher Fuel Expense Track Oil Price
Seems everyone is certain that higher oil prices and high capex is the bane of an airline stock.
But rising oil prices and fuel prices is not new. Oil prices have been rising and peaking at 2008. This should be reflected in FY 2009 figures.
True enough there is a dip in revenue, profit and income not to mentioned a surge in total expense.
But what about in FY2010? 2009 saw a dip in oil prices but the problem for SIA is not high oil prices but falling air travel due to recession creating low business activity.
Judging by this, which is worse? High oil prices or low business activity? I should think it's the latter based on the figures.
The rational is this: If you know that fuel cost is a major expense and fluctuating prices will do you in, you will hedge in advance.
The problem in 2008 is probably the rate of change in fuel price is such that hedging becomes less effective.
The greater danger: Recession and Low cost carrier. That is what happened in FY 2010.
I think operation wise, SIA is very sound.
Its at an attractive valuation
Its dividend payout is low but really if they tackle their problems they can pay an average 5% yield
Dividend payout is inconsistent. There is room for large dividend payout speculation this year.
Using free cashflow to analyze its ability to pay is problematic. Do factor in other investing cashflow
Economic Moat is shrinking with low cost carrier entry. What SIA needs to do is ensure that Tiger Airways, which is a subsidiary becomes the most competitive low cost carrier.
But eventually it means margins will shrink since low cost carrier have lower margins
Technically, 20 day and 50 day ma cutting 200 day ma. If you have fat profits it might be wise to take some off the table. If you want to get vested, wait a while to get in.
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Filed Under: Dividend Investing, Singapore Stocks, Technical Analysis, Value Investing Tagged With: sia, singapore airlines, singapore airport, stock analysis
Looking for clues in past downturns
August 18, 2008 by Kyith 1 Comment
By TEH HOOI LING
SENIOR CORRESPONDENT
IT is a forgone conclusion that we are entering a period of economic slowdown. Or perhaps, the signs have been there for some months but people are now finally choosing not to be in denial.
For five straight years between 2003 and 2007, companies in Singapore have been registering robust growth in revenues and earnings. The past few years can almost be described as a golden era for corporates where demand for their products was strong and costs were low, be it financing costs, or raw materials costs or even staff costs.
This has led to soaring profits. But things took an about-turn in the last 12 months. Oil and other raw material prices shot through the roof. The economic outlook is now very uncertain with companies not creating as many jobs. Against that backdrop, consumers have turned cautious and are tightening their belts. Consequently, demand has softened. So companies are hit on both ends, weaker demand and higher costs.
In the current environment, it is inevitable that earnings will decline. But by how much?
I thought it would be illuminating if we could go back to the last two downturns we've gone through and see what kind of impact the economic slowdown had on corporate earnings.
I used the Straits Times Index component stocks, since they are fairly representative of the economy. And I only used companies which have operating records going as far back as 1995. There were 18 of them and their financial records were downloaded from Bloomberg.
They are: City Developments, Cosco Corp, DBS Group, Fraser & Neave, Genting International, Hongkong Land, Jardine Cycle and Carriage, Jardine Strategic, Keppel Corp, Keppel Land, Noble Group, NOL, OCBC Bank, Singapore Airlines, SembCorp Marine, Singapore Press Holdings, SingTel and United Overseas Bank.
Back in 1995, the 18 companies had a combined revenue of $38.2 billion. Operating profit and net profit came to $8.2 billion and $6.4 billion respectively. As at 2007, the corresponding numbers were $143.8 billion, $20.6 billion and $22.2 billion.
During the past 12 years, revenue had grown by a compounded rate of 11.7 per cent a year, while profits grew by 11 per cent a year.
The year 1996 continued to be a good one, and the aggregate revenue rose 12 per cent while net earnings climbed 19 per cent.
Then came 1997, the second half of which marked the start of the Asian financial crisis. By the end of that year, the combined net profit of the 18 companies had fallen by 18 per cent. There was however still growth in the top line, with revenue expanding by 9 per cent.
The Asian crisis played itself out, and while it did, people were getting gloomier. By the end of 1998, net earnings fell a whopping 39 per cent. Still, revenue managed to edge up by 4 per cent.
Exactly a year after the Asian crisis started, the economies in the region staged a strong rebound – helped in no small part by the Internet boom that was taking place in the US.
The despair a year ago was replaced by euphoria by end of 1999. And for that year, the 18 companies' net earnings more than doubled from the year before. In other words, the profit decline of the two prior years had been clawed back, and the aggregate profits of $8.3 billion in 1999 was about 8 per cent higher than the $7.7 billion chalked up in 1996.
The good times carried on until 2000, even though the air was slowly being let out of the Internet or dotcom bubble by early 2000.
And to make matters worse, US came under terrorist attacks in 2001 and the world became a much darker place. In 2001, the aggregate net earnings plunged by 36 per cent, and the following year, by another 12 per cent.
But just like the Asian crisis a four years earlier, when the recovery came, earnings came roaring back. In 2003, earnings surged 96 per cent and the following year, by another 76 per cent.
Net earnings growth in the subsequent three years were not as dramatic, although those years saw an acceleration of revenue growth.
Chart 1 shows the changes in the companies' revenues, operating and net profits over the past 12 years, juxtaposed against the SES All Shares Index as at the end of the year.
Chart 2 shows the earnings per share (EPS) numbers. From there, you can see that the Asian crisis had a far bigger impact on companies' EPS than the 2001-2 slowdown. The aggregate EPS of the 18 companies plunged to just $1 in 1998, from $5.5 in 1996. The decline was less severe in 2001 – it halved to $3 in 2001, from $6 in 2000.
Chart 3 shows how cash flow from operations compared with net earnings over the years. Up till 2003 – with the exception of 2001 – cash flow from operations had consistently exceeded the net earnings numbers. That's probably because companies had to charge depreciations – a non-cash item – in calculating their net earnings. Since 2004, however, the net profit figures have consistently been higher than the cash flow from operations numbers.
It could be that the profits came from non-cash items like revaluation of certain assets, or the companies actually disposed of some of their assets at a profit. These disposals were one-off events and not part of the companies' normal operations.
So as can be seen, in the previous two cycles, earnings decline span over two years.
The two-year earnings decline duration confirmed the finding of an analysis by Citigroup's global strategy team.
The analysts studied MSCI Global Earnings Index over the last 35 years. They found that earnings weakness takes place over extended periods of time. They are not normally a one or two quarter event. They have averaged just over two years, they said. 'The longest, in the early 1990s, lasted nearly four years. The shortest decline was in the late 1990s, but that still took over a year.
'With earnings having peaked at the end of November 2007 the current period of weakness would look to have only just started if history is any guide,' they said in a report in early June.
And on average, the peak to trough decline is 25 per cent. The two most severe declines were in early 1990s and early 2000s. Earnings fell by over 35 per cent. While the former was over an extended time frame, the latter, the most severe decline of them all, was of relatively short duration, they noted.
The Citigroup analysts said that historically, earnings have peaked well after the economic cycle and have not troughed until the economy is into recovery mode.
But for the current cycle, the peak in earnings occurred much earlier, in fact even before the global economy has really started to slow.
This is because the massive writedowns that have led to a collapse in the financial sector's earnings have been brought about largely by non-cyclical factors, principally financial engineering and leverage, so the normal lagged relationship has not applied this time, they said.
Sector-wise, not all experienced earnings declines during periods of global weakness. Defensive sectors continued to see growth regardless of the harshness of the economic downturn, they said. 'Utilities and health care sector earnings have always risen. Consumer staples earnings fell only once. Cyclical sectors have borne the brunt of declines. The commodity sectors have been particularly weak. Energy's average decline has been 30 per cent and Materials 35 per cent. 'Elsewhere amongst the cyclicals, declines have averaged around 20 per cent.'
So based on past cycles, global corporate earnings could fall anywhere between 10 per cent and 40 per cent going forward. The average has been 25 per cent.
Another approach is to look at the likely impact if return on equity (ROE) were to return to long-term average levels or collapse to previous trough levels.
Global ROE hit 35-year highs (16.1 per cent) last summer, driven by leverage in the financials sector, record profit margins, a shrinking equity base and an extremely robust global economy.
Despite falling since then, it still remains at historically elevated levels. Reverting the ROE to its 10-, 20- and 30-year averages, which range between 11.8 per cent and 12.6 per cent, would result in earnings declines of 22-27 per cent from last November's peak.
But ROEs usually fall below averages, said the Citigroup analysts. If they fall to previous troughs, which have been between 8 per cent and 11 per cent, earnings would decline anywhere between 30 per cent and 50 per cent, averaging just over 40 per cent. 'On this basis, the risks to earnings remain substantial,' they said.
But in the report, Citi said it was of the opinion that the current earnings downturn could turn out to be a relatively mild one. 'How could we be wrong?,' the analysts asked. 'There are some obvious reasons,' they said. These include a more severe and extended economic slowdown, with emerging economy resilience proving temporary, a collapse in commodity prices, stronger-than-expected cost pressures and the credit crunch evolving into a more systemic financial crisis.
Are there already signs that some of the scenarios mentioned are starting to emerge? Perhaps, hence investors definitely have to be vigilant.
The worst, it seems, may not be over yet.
The writer is a CFA charterholder. She can be reached at [email protected]
Filed Under: Singapore Stocks, Stock Market Commentary, Teh Hooi Ling, Value Investing Tagged With: city developments, companies in singapore, component stocks, corporate earnings, dbs group, economic slowdown, forgone conclusion, jardine cycle and carriage, keppel corp, keppel land, noble group, ocbc bank singapore, raw materials costs, sembcorp marine, Show Me The Money, singapore airlines, singapore press holdings, straits times index, Teh Hooi Ling


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Vasey was arrested Thursday afternoon while exploring the G20 perimeter with his friend, Cameron Fenton. He said they were just "walking around" when they were stopped by police at York St. and Bremner Blvd.
Vasey said he had been provided with legal information prior to the G20 from the Toronto Community Mobilization Network, an umbrella group supporting thousands of protesters descending on the city.
Vasey was held under the Public Works Protection Act and charged with refusing to comply with a request of a peace officer. His bail lawyer, Howard Morton, said that, as far as he knows, Vasey is the first to be arrested under the new regulation.
He is to appear in court July 28.
An environmental activist who has been organizing against the tar sands for the past two years, this isn't the first time Vasey, 31, has had a run-in with the law. He was the "first one taken in" by police last October when a rowdy group of environmentalists disrupted Question Period in the House of Commons.
Sgt. Doug Pflug, media liaison at the detention centre, said he had no knowledge of Vasey's situation.


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The construction sector in the eurozone is suffering from an "ongoing contraction", according to the latest closely watched monthly survey.
The S&P Global Eurozone Construction PMI for December, released on Thursday, showed an overall activity index of 42.6, down from 43.6 in November. The numbers show less than 50 declining activity. December was the eighth consecutive month of contraction.
Activity fell in the largest economies of the 20-country bloc – Germany, France and Italy.
The figures, based on a survey of purchasing managers at 650 construction companies, are the latest sign of declining activity in European economies affected by the war in Ukraine and a resulting rise in energy and other costs.
The results of the study said: "The latest reading was an indication of the continuing contraction in the levels of construction activity in the euro area."
The sector ended 2022 on a "negative note," said Laura Denman, an economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, with a "sharp drop" in construction activity.
The last three months of 2022 witnessed the index's worst quarterly performance since the April-June quarter of 2020, when the numbers were affected by the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
Excluding the effects of the pandemic, total activity fell at the sharpest rate since March 2013 and new orders at the fastest rate since September 2014.
"The December data indicates that companies expect continued challenging economic conditions into the future," Denman said.
She added, however, that there is "continued mitigation" in both cost and supply pressures.
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