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[Heb.,=adversary], traditional opponent of God and humanity in Judaism and Christianity. In Scripture and literature the role of the opponent is given many names, such as Apolyon, Beelzebub, Semihazah, Azazel, Belial, and Sammael.
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the name assigned in the New Testament to the chief of the demons. The equivalent of Beelzebub in the Old Testament is Baalzebub (Baalzebul), a god in the Philistine city of Ekron. In Jewish mythological and religious thought Baalzebub apparently was gradually transformed from the god of a people hostile to the Jews into one of the most important figures in Jewish demonology. Later, as Christianity evolved from Judaism, he became a major figure in early Christian demonology.
prince of demons. [N.T.: Matthew 12:24]
See: Devil
Old Testament a god of the Philistines (2 Kings 1:2)

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Scientists at the University of Pennsylvania found that they can pinpoint with 92 percent accuracy personality traits and age based on a user's language on Facebook.
The study published by PLOS ONE, had researchers looking at the language, or an "open-vocabulary approach" in 75,000 profiles and found that it could make predictions about each user's profile and be 92 percent accurate predicting gender and age within three years, according to the MIT Technology Review.
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Each study participant filled out a questionnaire and scored themselves on five personality traits: extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, neuroticism and openness. The scientists then looked at profile updates for language that matched with the test scores. Some of the words were consistent with extroverts, such as "party", while introverts used "anime" or "manga." Those who were more neurotic used "depressed" more often.


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Bairstow Eves was founded in 1899 and quickly developed a network of market leading branches in the Essex and North London areas. During the early 1980s it became one of the first estate agency groups to obtain a full stock exchange listing allowing it to embark on a rapid expansion programme. One of the most significant acquisitions was the Buckinghamshire-based Taylors Estate Agents network, which Bairstow Eves acquired in 1983. At the time the combined network of 33 branches made it the 3rd largest estate agents in the UK.
In 1985 Bairstow Eves merged with Mann & Co. The combined operations gave the new-formed group the largest network of offices in London and the Southeast. Hambros Bank held the largest share, and the Company became known as Hambro Countrywide Plc.
Several major acquisitions took place over the following years, building up a complimentary network of branches throughout most of the UK. In 1995 the Group acquired the estate agency chain from the Nationwide Building Society. This significant acquisition took the Group to over 700 branches. It was at this stage several new Companies were formed under the Countrywide umbrella including the Company now known as Bairstow Eves Central.
Today Countrywide Plc includes 23 of the most well known and successful operating names in the UK including Mann & Co, Abbotts, Dixons, Bridgfords and Taylors. Bairstow Eves is the most widely recognised of the Group trading names with over 220 branches operating under the Bairstow Eves name from Tyne & Wear in the North to Kent in the South. Each Company is managed by its own Board of Directors under the guidance of its own Managing Director.
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Bacon, Apple and Cheddar Panini
8 slices of bread (I used Texas toast, but sourdough would be great)
12 slices bacon, cooked until crisp
1 green apple, thinly sliced
8 ounces white cheddar, shredded
3 tablespoons stone ground mustard
3 tablespoons mayonnaise
Heat Panini press. In a small bowl mix together stone ground mustard and mayonnaise. Set aside. Generously spread mustard/mayo mixture on 4 slices of bread. Top with shredded Cheddar, 3 pieces of bacon, apple slices and additional Cheddar. Place the remaining bread on top and spread with butter. Place sandwich on Panini press and close. Cook until cheese is slightly melted and bread is browned. Slice and eat.
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Baruch College Receives Recognition for Return on Investment to Graduates
Baruch Ranks in Top 10% and Delivers Highest Annual ROI, According to PayScale 2013 College Report
NEW YORK, N.Y., August 16, 2013-Baruch College has recently been recognized for its delivery on the return on investment to its graduates.
According to PayScale's annual "College Education ROI Rankings" report, Baruch College ranks in the top 10%-at No. 108-of the 1,060 public and private U.S. colleges and universities evaluated in the report. On PayScale's list of "Annual ROI," Baruch College delivers the highest annual ROI for in-state students (10.6%) and out-of-state students (9.8%) of all public colleges and universities.
Former U.S. Secretary of Education William Bennett evaluated 3,500 U.S. colleges and universities for their ROI when he co-authored his latest book, Is College Worth It? Citing PayScale's survey of jobholders who earned only bachelor's degrees, Bennett says many schools offer poor returns for students' payments.
According to PayScale's analysis of one-year ROI, Baruch College comes out at No. 1 on the list of U.S. colleges and universities.
"Schools with the best annualized ROI tend to be State Schools with low 4-year costs. CUNY-Bernard M. Baruch College, SUNY-Maritime, Georgia Institute of Technology and Colorado School of Mines make up the top of the annualized ROI leaders," said Katie Bardaro, Lead Economist, PayScale.
Results of PayScale's annual College ROI report are based on an analysis of its 40 million career profiles and a methodology assessing the return on tuition investment at 1,060 U.S. colleges and universities. This is an increase from the 853 colleges and universities that were analyzed by PayScale in 2012.
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Baruch College is a senior college in the City University of New York (CUNY) with a total enrollment of more than 17,000 students, who represent 160 countries and speak more than 100 languages. Ranked among the top 15% of U.S. colleges and the No. 5 public regional university, Baruch College is regularly recognized as among the most ethnically diverse colleges in the country. As a public institution with a tradition of academic excellence, Baruch College offers accessibility and opportunity for students from every corner of New York City and from around the world.� For more about Baruch College, go to http://www.baruch.cuny.edu/.
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MEDINA, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- RPM International Inc. (NYSE: RPM) today announced that it agreed to sell $400 million aggregate principal amount of 3.750% notes due March 15, 2027 (the "2027 Notes"), and an additional $50 million aggregate principal amount of 5.250% notes due June 1, 2045 (the "2045 Notes" and, together with the 2027 Notes, the "Notes"). The additional $50 million of 2045 Notes have a yield to maturity of 4.839%.
The sale of the Notes is expected to close March 2, 2017, and is pursuant to the provisions of an underwriting agreement dated February 27, 2017, among RPM and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as representatives of the underwriters.
RPM will pay interest on the 2027 Notes semiannually on March 15 and September 15 of each year, beginning September 15, 2017. It will pay interest on the 2045 Notes semiannually on June 1 and December 1 of each year, beginning June 1, 2017.
The 2045 Notes offered will be consolidated with the $250 million principal amount of 5.250% notes due 2045 issued by RPM on May 29, 2015. Together, they will form a single series of 2045 Notes. The new 2045 Notes will have the same CUSIP number as the previously issued 2045 Notes and will trade interchangeably and rank equally in right of payment immediately upon settlement. Upon consummation of the offering, the aggregate principal amount of the 5.250% notes due 2045, including the new 2045 Notes, will be $300 million.
The expected net proceeds from the offering of the Notes will be approximately $448.9 million, after deducting the underwriting discount and RPM's expenses related to the offering. RPM intends to use the net proceeds to repay a portion of the outstanding borrowings under its revolving credit facility and for general corporate purposes.
This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell, nor the solicitation of an offer to buy, any of the securities, nor shall there be any sale of these securities, in any jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale is not permitted. The offerings of the Notes were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and are being made pursuant to RPM's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed by RPM with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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About RPMRPM International Inc. owns subsidiaries that are world leaders in specialty coatings, sealants, building materials and related services across three segments. RPM's industrial products include roofing systems, sealants, corrosion control coatings, flooring coatings and other construction chemicals. Industrial companies include Stonhard, Tremco, illbruck, Carboline, Flowcrete, Euclid Chemical and RPM Belgium Vandex. RPM's consumer products are used by professionals and do-it-yourselfers for home maintenance and improvement and by hobbyists. Consumer brands include Rust-Oleum, DAP, Zinsser, Varathane and Testors. RPM's specialty products include industrial cleaners, colorants, exterior finishes, specialty OEM coatings, edible coatings, restoration services equipment and specialty glazes for the pharmaceutical and food industries. Specialty segment companies include Day-Glo, Dryvit, RPM Wood Finishes, Mantrose-Haeuser, Legend Brands, Kop-Coat and TCI. Additional details can be found at www.rpminc.com and by following RPM on Twitter at www.twitter.com/RPMintl.
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Do you like pizza as much as we do? Then you'll love the pepperoni-packed sequel to the No. 1 arcade farming sim – Farm Frenzy 2: Pizza Party! At first, you'll grow crops, feed animals and collect produce, and then you'll turn your goods into the ingredients you need to make a variety of pizzas. From China to Germany and Italy to New York City (where pizza is considered one of the main food groups), people from around the world will enjoy your mouthwatering creations!As you master the fast-paced point-and-click gameplay, you'll fend off bears, purchase buildings that produce different ingredients and upgrade your vehicles so you can transport more goods. You'll also enjoy some of the zaniest animations ever created for a casual game! Don't miss all the fun in Farm Frenzy 2: Pizza Party!There's also iPad and Mac versions of this game! Check the App Store!-----------------------------------------STILL NOT CONVINCED? Try the Lite version for FREE by searching for "Farm Frenzy 2: Pizza Party Lite" in the App Store.-----------------------------------------More Fun Games from Alawar:? AMELIE'S CAFE - Turn a cafe into the hottest hangout in town as you feed the famished masses!? SUNSHINE ACRES - Don't pass up your chance to farm one of the most beautiful places on Earth!? SNOWY: THE BEAR'S ADVENTURE - Run, jump and kick your way through four perilous game worlds!? TWISTED LANDS: SHADOW TOWN – Hidden object horror at its best! No matter how brave you are, it won't be enough.For more games, visit us at iphone.alawar.com!-----------------------------------------FIND US in FACEBOOK: AlawarEntertainmentFOLLOW US in TWITTER: @AlawarMobileBe the first to hear about our new games and awesome contests!
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Thank you Alicia for your email and inspiring this blog post!!
Do any of you watch The Biggest Loser? I really love that show!!
If you do not know anything about the Biggest Loser that is okay, because I will give you the highlights that you need to know.
The contestants workout all week with their trainers and participate in weekly weigh-ins. The first week that these contestants are on the Biggest Loser ranch is always amazing! Most of them manage to lose insanely large amounts of weight in just one week! Monday night, I watched episode one from the most recent season 12. One man lost 34 lbs in one week!! Holy Cow!!
Week one at the Biggest Loser ranch might be awesome, but the second week is always the worst!! Some people even say it's cursed, because anything can happen. In the past contestants have lost very small amounts of weight in week two and some people even gained weight!
I realize that this is only a reality TV show, but it happens in real life as well. At my Weight Watchers meeting last week I had a member who was extremely upset about her lack of weight loss. You see her first week on plan she lost 9.6 lbs. WOW!! What a great way to jump start your weight loss. However, the next week she came in and had gained 3.4 lbs. See, this is what I am talking about!? My member was frustrated and rightly so. She had done the same thing she did the week before only to gain. How was that possible?
The first few weeks that you are losing weight, you lose a lot of water weight which explains the incredible weight loss that takes place at the beginning of your weight loss journey. This does not happen for everyone, but it tends to be the norm. After losing a large amount of weight like that your body needs a week or two to level out, before it is ready to lose weight again.
I know that many people have done a lot of extreme dieting in the past and you are used to more rapid weight loss. No one likes to hear this, but I will tell it to you anyway, Weight Watchers believes in slow healthy weight loss. What this means is that by the end of your plan your average weight loss per week should be anywhere from 1-2 lbs.
When I lost my weight, I would lose a lot of weight one week out of the month and the other three weeks I would gain or only lose a little bit of weight. I learned that about myself, but it took time. I had to study my body in order to learn more about myself and you have to do the same.
You might be struggling like Alicia and my other Weight Watchers member and that is okay! You are not alone. It's okay to be frustrated, but it is my prayer that you will not stay in that place of frustration. Try to become a student of your body and learn from setbacks like this! Just do not give up!! Stick with it and it will pay off!!


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5 am Juli 23, 2017
We had a wonderful time ! We had never stayed at a B and B before, it is an amazing experience. We will definitely be back for a relaxing weekend. The innkeeper could not have been any nicer. They we completely accommodating. Thank you so much.
5 am Mai 11, 2017
This was one of the best experiences I have ever had at a bed and breakfast! The building itself is out of this world. Gary and Virginia were wonderful hosts and they had thought and attended to every little detail. I will always stay here when returning to this area!
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Thank you for your kind review! We are glad that you had a great experience with us as we feel that's what a bed and breakfast can provide.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am Februar 06, 2017
This place is the complete package: a stupendous locale, affordable prices, luxurious furnishings, a varied an inviting selection of rooms, a scrumptious breakfast, and, best of all, warm, inviting, and friendly hosts! It was an absolutely exquisite experience, and we absolutely will return in the future! Highly recommended for romantic getaways.
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Thank you for your kind review! We're so glad you choose to stay with us and that you enjoyed your first time at a B&B. Looking forward to your future experience with us.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am Februar 15, 2016
The owners of this B&B are amazing! The renovation is top notch! Beautiful job, wonderful food and great hospitality! Must stay if you are in the area!
Antwort des Gastgebers
Thank you for your kind review and for choosing to stay with us!
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am Februar 05, 2016
We couldn't be more pleased we chose this B&B. Beautiful- every room elegant. The story behind the restoration gives you even more appreciation of the wonderful details. So clean and comfortable as well. Really enjoyed our time here and will certainly plan to return. One of our top B&Bs we have visited over the years! Thank you!
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Thank you for your kind review! Gary and I appreciate hearing this from guests who have visited many B&B's and we feel blessed to have Joy R, who takes such pleasure in keeping the guest rooms clean and fresh.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am Juni 06, 2015
We stayed at the Stone Mansion for 2 nights to celebrate our wedding anniversary. The rooms were beautifully decorated and extremely comfortable. We enjoyed a jacuzzi tub in our room, as well as a private bathroom and a fireplace. The food was delicious! Overall, it was outstanding hospitality!
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Thank you for your kind review! We feel an anniversary is a special occasion and like to help our guests feel special as well.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
4,8 am Mai 16, 2015
My sister and I stayed here 2 night and attended the Pella Tulip Festival. We had never stayed at a B&B before.For a first time experience , this set the bar for any other B&B`s we ever stay at. Gary & Virginia were great as hosts, the food was exceptional and the room was beautiful. It was a great experience and relaxing time.
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Thank you for your kind review! We so love to know that if we are the first time B&B experience for someone, that they had a great time and will think about coming back or giving other B&B's a try in the future
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am April 30, 2015
This was a perfect setting for our family gathering. Virginia and Gary were wonderful, welcoming hosts. The bedrooms and public rooms were comfortable and flawless. The breakfast was great in a very elegant dining room. We highly recommend this B&B.
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Thank you for your kind review! Family gatherings or class reunions are so much fun for us as well. Gary came from a large family and enjoys visiting with others about the area.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
4,6 am Februar 22, 2015
Beautiful house, friendly owners, great room. I would highly recommend the McNeil Mansion to anyone.
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Thank you for your kind review and recommendation! We love when our guests have as much fun as we do.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am Januar 29, 2015
Virginia and Gary made us feel right at home. They showed us around the beautifully restored mansion and gave us a little history. Our room/suite had a working fireplace, Jacuzzi tub, large comfortable bed and wonderful sitting area. Beverages and snacks offered around the clock and a hot delicious breakfast daily.
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Thank you for your kind review! When it is cold outside, we like to keep our guests warm and comfortable.
- Virginia "Ginny" Walker, Innkeeper (innkeeper)
5 am Dezember 16, 2014
We were in town visiting family and chose to stay at the Stone Mansion for an evening. The home is gorgeous and the rooms were comfortable and included lots of homey touches (a fan, Q-Tips, snacks). We had a great time and plan to stay there each time we are in Oskaloosa.
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We like to provide our guests with a "home away from home" experience, where they can enjoy family visits and still have a quiet retreat for themselves.
- Virginia Walker (innkeeper)
5 am Dezember 05, 2013
I was in Oskaloosa a few weeks ago for work and found this wonderful restored mansion to stay in! The home was beautiful, warm and inviting! I felt like I had taken a step back in time. The mansion was lovingly restored to it's glory days. Gary and Virginia made me feel so welcome and took time to visit with me every evening. Gary makes an amazing breakfast to start off you day. If you stay, take time to view the pictures from the restoration process. It is amazing to see the work they put into this historic home. Thank you Virginia and Gary for a very memorable and wonderful stay, Joann
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We like to help our guests feel at home whether they like to visit or relax in their room with a good book, favorite program or maybe catch up on the news. It's fun to learn about other areas of our town, state, country and world.
- Virginia (innkeeper)
5 am September 22, 2013
This was my husband's and I's first time staying at a bed and breakfast and what a lovely experience we had. We were greeted at the door by both George and Victoria and we were given a tour of the beautiful home along with the history. They remodeled this home and did an amazing job with it. We enjoyed a lovely dessert of peanut butter pie and there was a full mini fridge of water and pop. I have to say that Victoria is very friendly and very hospital. We stayed in the red room and it was so clean and the lines smelled so nice. We were highly impressed that you could not here the other guest in our room.The next morning we ate an equisite breakfast served on beautiful china and Victoria even let me take home a delicious turtle cookie for the road. I would highly recommend this Bed and Breakfast to anyone. I will defitnely stay here again. Billy and Colleen Smith
4,6 am März 17, 2013
I loved my stay. We are B & B People and this is the right balance... enough old to feel the quentness. Enough modern to make it comfy... We VERY MUCH LOVED THE SHARING OF THE HYSTORY!!!!
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Thane Thank you for your interest in something we love to share. Some guests aren't as interested in the history and that's ok, too.
- Virginia (innkeeper)
5 am März 13, 2013
Gary & Virginia were the most wonderful hosts I can imagine. My wife and I were there for our 35th Anniversary and it could not have been a better experience. We will go back again soon I hope. I felt like I was home! Thanks guys!
5 am Februar 16, 2013
Amazing!!! Beautiful Restored Home! Gary and Virginia greeted us and shared about their 7 years of restoration they did to restore the beauty of this Iowa treasure! We shared a get away with some dear friends, who also enjoy the B&B experience! This is by far on the Top of all of our list! Antiques amazing!! Food Gourmet and plenty! Thank You Gary and Virginia for sharing your beautiful home with us!! We will return soon!
5 am November 04, 2012
This was our first experience in a B&B and it won't be out last. We couldn't have asked for a better experience or better hosts. They made us feel right at home and so comfortable there. And the food was EXCELLANT!! We just can't say enough great things about this B&B. Do yourself a favor-if you are ever in the area, make sure and stay there as long as you can!! You will not be disappointed.
4,4 am Juni 22, 2012
I found this Bed and Breakfast online while searching for a location between Ottumwa and Des Moines to stay. I love the charm and decor and hospitality. Gary greeted us when we arrived and gave us a tour and Virginia served the most delicious breakfast! I recommend the McNeill Stone Mansion highly and plan to come back again!
5 am Juni 13, 2012
The best place to stay in Oskaloosa. Owners are fantastic, could not ask for more!
5 am März 19, 2012
4,0 am März 05, 2012
This is the first true mansion I have ever been in! The Walkers truly make it a home. Relaxing night away -- great comfortable bed.
5 am Oktober 14, 2011
we felt at home from the time we stepped in the stone mansion, the rooms unreal, everthing is top notch!!! beautiful comfortable to the max!!!
4,0 am September 26, 2011
What a terrific restoration! 7 years in the making but worth it. Gary and Virginia were the consummate hosts. Take a look at Gary's restored Buick's. What an artist. The morning meal was one of the best of the our trip.
5 am August 10, 2011
This place was amazing. Everything about it was more than I expected, from the hospitality, to the rooms, to the breakfast. It was just perfect. This was my husbands first stay in a B&B, I told him he is completely spoiled for all others now, since this establishment is head and shoulders above all others I've stayed at!!! Looking forward to visiting again!
5 am Juli 12, 2011
We had the pleasure of staying at the McNeil Stone Mansion B&B - it is a beautiful home that is lovingly taken care of. We absolutely loved how it has been redone and enjoyed the comfortable room with air conditioning/TV/Radio/CD player - everything you could want. We would highly recommend it to anyone! Kyle and Laura
4,6 am Juni 26, 2011
It was a great weekend!! The house is absolutely stunning! Gay and Virginia were very kind and did everything to make our stay more enjoyable.
5 am April 06, 2011
We stayed for our 20th anninversary and it was our first stay in a bed and breakfast. The mansion was adorable and our hosts were exceptional. The food was delicious. We especially enjoyed the exquisite peach french toast. We enjoyed the mansion's history. We enjoyed it tremendously and liked the way our hosts made it personable for us, even sending us with a little anniversay cake. The only thing I was a little cautious about was all of the steps, but it worked out fine and they were very sturdy and safe. Thanks for letting us stay!!!
4,8 am März 14, 2011
If you don't like someone meeting you at the door to welcome you, don't go. If you aren't into beautiful, elegant surroundings, this is not the place for you. If you don't enjoy the offer of delicious,homemade cookies and an open refrigerator full of soft drinks, we don't recommend this bed and breakfast. If you aren't impressed with a completely restored historic mansion, with the finest antique furnishings in every room, you won't be impressed. If a peaceful, relaxing stay in luxurious surroundings with fresh flowers doesn't bring you joy, don't stay here. If the choice of a luscious evening dessert isn't appealing to you, you won't be satisfied. If you don't like your accommodations immaculate, you will be disappointed. If an amazingly delicious gourmet breakfast, at the time of your choosing, on fine china isn't your thing, you won't like your breakfast. If fascinating conversation with other guests or the proprietors irritates you, you could be irritated. If you don't want an absolutely lovely experience, do not visit the McNeill Stone Mansion. A visitor 2/28/10 and 3/12/11
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What more can we say except, we truly have had the most wonderful people stay with us.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am März 01, 2011
Of all the Bed and Breakfasts we've stayed in, none have been so lovingly restored while including all the modern conveniences. All the rooms were spacious and comfortable and blissfully quiet. The hospitality and food were generous and delightful. The Walkers even thoughtfully asked about and accommodated food allergies. All in all, it was a wonderful stay, and we look forward to our next visit!
3,8 am Februar 15, 2011
Our stay at the Stone Mansion B&B was to celebrate Valentine's Day. We were warmly greated and given a wonderfull tour of this beatifull mansion. The owners made us feel right at home; the true benefit of a B&B was shown with visiting with Gary and Virginia in the sharing of their experiences in the complete renovation of this home. The living room and dining areas were furnished with beatifull furniture and the bedrooms were huge when comparing to a Hotel room. We highly recommend consideration of this location as a place to visit.
5 am August 10, 2010
We rode our motorcycle from Missouri with another couple and felt very welcomed at this lovely B&B. We parked our bikes under the carriageway in front and were offered use of their garage. The mansion was even more awesome in person than we expected. The graciousness and hospitality of Virginia and Gary made for an "over the top" stay!
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Some of the nicest people ride motorcycles!
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
4,6 am Juni 29, 2010
Just wanted to thank you for a great get-a-way for our Iowa golf outing. Enjoyed the room, snack goodies, outside patio, and nice breakfast. Hope to stay with you again very soon. Sherry and Laure
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With three golf courses in Oskaloosa, there is a course for everyone and after golfing, our back terrace is a great place to relax and listen to the fountain.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am Juni 23, 2010
Virginia and Gary are so warm and welcoming that we truly felt at home in their exceptional residence. We were there for a wedding and even though we were gone for the evening and came back to the B&B quite late we were greeted with a note and a wonderful dessert....that really made us feel special. We hope to be able to visit again soon. Thank you Virginia and Gary from Gary (Doc) and Caroline!
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I admit it, I look at the recipes for desserts first before buying new cookbooks and I love to bake. So if you stay with us, you could be having dessert, too.
- Virginia Walker (innkeeper)
4,2 am Mai 31, 2010
Located in a quiet area, this delightful B&B makes you feel like you are entering a comfortable English manor home. It is beautifully decorated thoughout (the dining room was designed by Tiffany, NY) with many areas to relax in comfort. Breakfast is served on fine English china and silver place settings. Rooms are large, especially the McNeil Suite. There is an outdoor patio for enjoying an expansive lawn with a fountain. Owners are very welcoming and interesting (Gary has won numerous awards for restoring antique automobiles and will show you some of his work in progress if you ask). Highly recommended.
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Gary puts his whole heart into the restoration of the mid-50's cars and that was also true for the restoration of our home.
- Virginia Walker (innkeeper)
5 am Mai 10, 2010
We found the McNeil Stone Manson on the internet and didn't know what to expect. This house is beautiful and restored with such taste and care it is breathtaking. Our suite was so comfortable and glorious. The hospitality when beyond anything I expected. Dessert set our at night and the breakfast was a very fine dinning experience. Such a get away. Don't miss this one.
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We enjoy helping to provide our guests with a wonderful Bed and Breakfast experience!
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am März 10, 2010
Such an awesome mansion that has been meticulously restored! The results are outstanding! The owners definitely enjoy what they're doing and were very gracious with their hospitality. I would highly recommend spending some time at this terrific Bed and Breakfast!
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When you enjoy what you do, those around you can tell. We're glad you did.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
4,6 am März 07, 2010
I spent the night with a group of 10 women on a weekend getaway. B&B very spacious for large group--there was 1 more room that we did not utilize. There a a lot of steps and I don't believe there are any bedrooms on the first leverl, so I would not consider the B&B to he handicaped assessible. I enjoyed the Victorian decor--nicely done and exceptionally clean for an old house. Our hosts were very friendly, eager to share about their home's history and restoration details. They were also intent on serving and pampering us, especially with food. Treats served were high caloric temptations---yummy and beautifully served but would not be ideal if one had medical needs. I have a feeling that as accommadating as Gary and Virginia were, they would make food adjustments if they are told about needs in advance (they will need to respond to that). I loved it and would enjoy going there again - with my husband.
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What a wonderful group of ladies this was. We do try to cater to our guests food needs when we know of them. When a guest calls to make their reservation, we ask about any food restrictions, allergies or dislikes, so we can provide them with what they should have. Baking is one of my favorite things to do, so there is usually some sweet treat also.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am März 07, 2010
Group of 10 women spent the night as a get away and had a marvelous stay! We were given a very informative tour of the mansion then served a delicious dessert. The next morning we enjoyed a delectable breakfast! We loved every minute of our stay and hope to go back!!
5 am März 01, 2010
Gary and Virginia are excellent hosts. We felt welcome from the moment we arrived and they made us feel right at home. They have done an excellent job restoring this beautiful home and their attention to detail is amazing. We loved the tour of the home and the information on it's unique history and architecture. Our room was perfect and the evening dessert and morning breakfast was VERY yummy. I would recommend this bed & breakfast to anyone traveling to or near Oskaloosa.
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With the amount of work it took us to restore this incredible home from years of neglect, it is so gratifying to have our guests appreciate that. We look back now and wonder how we did it.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am Dezember 17, 2009
We stayed with for my husbands birthday. We are from Oskaloosa so we just wanted something romantic. What a wonderful place to stay. The Walkers are warm and welcoming. We felt like family not just customers. I would recommend this to anyone. The food was outstanding and are room was amazing. Carrie and Jon
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Whether traveling from afar or nearby, we like to make our guest's stay something special.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am November 15, 2009
Excellent foods. Rooms were incredible. Virginia and Gary were so accomodating. Felt so at home. Definitely hope to go back.
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We like to stay where we feel at home and love to help our guests feel that way when they stay with us.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am Oktober 27, 2009
Not only was the mansion exquisite, the rooms were large and very comfortable. From top to bottom it was a perfect stay. Enjoyed visiting as much with our hosts as the beautiful mansion.
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Our guests are the most interesting people and we love to learn about other parts of the city, state, country, and world through our converstions with them.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am Oktober 25, 2009
We recently had the joy of touring the lovely McNeill Stone Mansion, staying in the Royal Red Room, and learning the history surrounding the mansion and how the Walkers returned the home to it's grandure of today. The setting is nestled in a gorgeous part of Iowa - where the rolling autumn hills of oranges, reds, yellows and browns provided the perfect backdrop for an elegant walk-back in history. We were celebrating my husband's birthday, and the time spent at the McNeill was immensely enjoyable, relaxing and visually engaging. The inkeepers effectively managed each detail of our stay, the food was elloquently served and tasteful, the mansion clean and well-prepared for guests, and all were enhanced by Jenny and Gary's warm personalities and enjoyable conversation. If you have the opportunity, don't miss this experience. You'll not be disappointed, but will want to return again to enjoy the grandeur and elegance of the era the McNeill represents. The Longs, Ankeny, IA
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The trees in our neighborhood really did look like very large flowers with the beautiful colors. Thank you for choosing to celebrate your husband's birthday with us!
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
4,6 am Oktober 17, 2009
My wife and I just stayed for an overnight getaway. The house is gorgeous and the hostess gave a great tour of much of the house. The history is fascinating and she was very happy to share that history. Our room was great. The jacuzzi was so relaxing and the king size bed was incredibly comfortable. The breakfast was delicious. We would love to go back someday.
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We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and the wonderfully rich history of our home.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am Juli 20, 2009
My sisters and I enjoyed a lovely weekend at this B&B! The owners were so gracious and welcoming. We had a delicious dessert each evening and a wonderful gourmet breakfast each morning at the time that we chose. We thoroughly enjoyed their home - it is gorgeous!!
5 am Mai 10, 2009
My husband and I decided to take a trip with another couple to visit Pella Iowa for the Tulip Festival. (I am 100% Dutch and was looking forward to some Banket & tulip viewing). Pella had no rooms available and we almost skipped the trip until our friends found the McNeill Stone Mansion. For my husband and I this was our first experience at a B & B, and what an experience it was!!!!! We were greeted by Gary and Virginia and given a FULL tour of the house as they told the story of their purchase and renovation of this wonderful historic home. We stayed on the third floor in a suite, sleeping in a comfy king sized poster bed. In the morning the coffee was brewing and Gary and Virginia continued to tell us stories of their home and life. We laghed at the candor of this couple and enjoyed the chats as the kitchen filled with tantalizing aromas of the breakfast to come. The house was full, 14 of us for the weekend. By day we travel to Pella a short distance away and by night we relaxed with our friends in the comfort of what felt like "our" home. This was truely a weekend to remember and we wish to thank the Walkers for their hospitality!!!!
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We're so glad you were able to enjoy the Tulip Festival and the comfort of a B&B. As Innkeepers, we also had a lot of fun this weekend with all of our guests.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am April 23, 2009
We stayed 1 night in the McNeill Suite as an anniversary celebration. We loved the decor, comfort and welcoming atmosphere. We highly recommend this as a place to stay.
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We love to help make an anniversary celebration extra special.
- Virginia and Gary Walker (innkeepers)
5 am August 03, 2008
We stayed for our 6th anniversary and everything was wonderful! No details have been overlooked. Virginia even made special accomadations for my breakfast!
4,8 am Juli 28, 2008
Everything about this B & B is exceptional: beautiful rooms, great food, and gracious host and hostess. Very elegant and a great price!
5 am Juli 21, 2008
This was our first stay at a B&B. It was really nice - the room was beautiful and the breakfast was great. We hope to stay again sometime.
4,0 am Juli 08, 2008
I and 6 travel club friends stayed here over july 4th weekend. It is an amazing residence salvaged and restored with comitment and love by its owners. We enjoyed every aspect of our stay. Every amenity one could think of was at hand and more and the breakfast was first class. Thankyou Virginia and Gary for some great memories.
5 am April 13, 2008
Our 2 daughters gave us this wonderful gift. It exceeded our expectations. The rooms were fabulous and comfortable. At breakfast we were able to talk with the other guests and learn a little about everyone. Gary and Virginia's historic knowledge of the Mansion was very interesting.
4,8 am März 13, 2008
My wife and I wanted to do something special for Valentine's day weekend. I work with Virginia one of the owners of the McNeill Stone Mansion B&B so I asked her to get us a room. Man was the wife impressed. This B&B was by far the nicest place we had ever stepped foot into. As another reviewer wrote Virginia and Gary were awesome! The definitely make you feel like you are in your own home and part of the family. And the breakfasts were amazing. My wife and I cannot wait to return!
4,0 am Dezember 16, 2007
Food was great and though the rooms are pricey by our standards the service made the stay,
4,6 am Oktober 12, 2007
My husband and I are from Atlanta and found ourselves visiting Iowa for his daughters graduation. It just happened to be our first wedding aniversary also. I got online to find something "special" we could do and found The McNeil Stone Mansion B&B. It was way above my expectations. Virginia and Gary were awsome and made our stay very nice. They treated us like family. I have recomeded it to everyone I know.
4,8 am August 14, 2007
The Walker's are wonderful people and the mansion is absoutely beautiful. By far the nicest place we have ever stayed. Can't wait to go back!


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As the pro-life versus anti-poverty battle rages on, a bishop fires back
I can't say I was terribly surprised to read the latest round of attacks claiming that a Catholic organization that serves the poor is involved in anti-Catholic activities. This time, the American Life League (ALL) is taking aim at Catholic Charities USA, the national network of agencies that work to serve the poor and marginalized throughout the country.
ALL has "exposed" Catholic Charities president Father Larry Snyder for his involvement as a judge for the America's Promise Alliance's 100 Best Communities for Young People contest, which recognizes communities that help disadvantaged youth and decrease dropout rates. According to ALL, the contest in reality "celebrates birth control and homosexual activism," and thus Snyder has no business being involved as a judge. This comes on the heels of LifeSiteNews having "uncovered" that Catholic Charities is part of the Coalition on Human Needs, which in addition to its anti-poverty work has also been involved with promoting family planning (the coalition also counted as one of its founding members the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops).
If these attempts to prove guilt by association among Catholic groups that serve the poor sound like déjà vu, well, they are. Catholic Relief Services, the U.S. bishops' stellar international relief and development agency, has had to defend itself against similar attacks because of some of the partnerships it maintains in order to carry out its important life-saving work. And of course there was the long battle against the U.S. bishops' Catholic Campaign for Human Development, which was recently the subject of a detailed report by Faith in Public Life, over grant money being given to organizations that were members of coalitions with other organizations that did not necessarily follow Catholic teaching.
You can't help but find it more than a little coincidental that the groups being targeted—Catholic Charities, Catholic Relief Services, and the Catholic Campaign for Human Development—all share as their mission a commitment to serving the poor. And all of the targets also share in common the support, and in some cases the direct oversight, of the U.S. Catholic bishops. Which leads one to wonder, as Michael Sean Winters does today at the National Catholic Reporter, when will the bishops step in and say something about these attacks that harm their efforts to serve the poor?
Well, at least one bishop was willing to do so. Bishop Robert Lynch of St. Petersburg, Florida wrote a blog post last week taking aim squarely at these "notoriously and consistently wrong entities who 'thrive' on attacking the church." Lynch pulls no punches in saying what others have probably thought but hesitated to openly comment on (possibly for fear that they'd be the next subject of an "investigation" attempting to discredit them). Priests, he says, "don't like unfair attacks on things they highly value and esteem," and too much time and energy is wasted responding to these attacks.
Lynch offers a pretty harsh criticism of his own on the groups that put so much effort into attacking the church's anti-poverty organizations: "From time to time, I suspect when these organizations need money, they try to stir up a hornet's nest or storm by attacking a Catholic organization, usually falsely accusing them of being anti-life, pro-contraception, either pro or soft on abortion, etc., etc., etc. The storms start small enough and then occasionally grow in size. It's simply a money raising scheme with little regard for the human lives which they allege they seek to protect."
Those are some pretty strong words, and likely to spark an even more heated argument. But Lynch is right in saying that the continual assaults on respected official church organizations by other Catholic groups are doing much more harm than good. Perhaps his words will inspire other bishops to come forward and speak out on this issue. That doesn't mean that pro-life groups in the church should themselves be condemned, but they should at least be encouraged to give the benefit of the doubt to their Catholic brothers and sisters who have devoted their lives to the work of the gospel.


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This page was just there while i thought up things for it because other pages are/will be linked to it. Therefore i am removing the vfd and writing the rest of the article. If you still think it needs to be vfd after that then thats up to you.Cokehabit 16:58, 9 Sep 2005 (UTC)
It is now fully as it intended: A satire blended with some truth and some plain funny things at the end
Can someone make this article dyslexic? - Guest 04:05, 28 Oct 2005 (UTC)
I just merged Lysdexia with Dyslexia. Hope you like it. If you want to tweak the rough edges, go ahead! Thanks!
This page just isn't funny... writing in all misspelled words isn't clever or inventive, it's almost to be expected that this would be avoided because of how common an idea it would be...
Do you know what dyslexia is? This page is the true satirical way to do dyslexia. I had it and this is funny. Stop complaining.
Also, it isn't just misspelled. Dyslexics have trouble distinguishing b's, d's, p's, and q's. They also mx up the order of words and they do misspell things. It was not just randomly misspelled.
Naked Gun 33 1/3: Dyslexia For Cure Found. Funny. EmpComm 01:39, 28 December 2006 (UTC)


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824: Guest Week: Bill Amend (FoxTrot)
|Guest Week: Bill Amend (FoxTrot)
Title text: Guest comic by Bill Amend of FoxTrot, an inspiration to all us nerdy-physics-majors-turned-cartoonists, of which there are an oddly large number.
Bill Amend, author of the newspaper comic FoxTrot, draws for Randall in this special 'Guest Week' edition of xkcd. In it, Jason Fox, a geeky 10-year-old from Amend's strip, asks to draw comics for Randall. When Randall refuses, he uses the sudo command, used in POSIX systems to perform an action as an administrator/super user. This forces Randall to agree. This is a reference to the very popular comic 149: Sandwich, which has now become a geek culture catch-phrase.
In the first comic, Cueball is making a pun on the word attractive. In the first context it means a person is "good looking" or "beautiful" which the (presumably) female character attributes to her hair. In Cueball's context, it means that he is feeling an increased gravitational pull from the woman, due to her increase in mass (see Gravitation). This setup is also very typical of the Jason Fox character, who, ostensibly ten, is supposed to be too young to like girls.
Werner Heisenberg postulated in 1927, his eponymous Heisenberg Uncertainty Principle, which roughly states that in quantum mechanics one cannot know both the position and momentum of a particle. The joke is that (presumably) Elisabeth Heisenberg does not know the position of her keys, because she knows too much about their (the keys') momentum. (This is also the subject of 1473: Location Sharing.)
In many parliamentary and congressional halls it is customary, when calling an issue to vote to have the people who want the issue at hand to be passed to say out loud that they agree. The customary response to this is to say "aye." The dissenters are then asked. Their response would be "nay" or "no". Then the volume (by rough decibels) of the assenters and dissenters are weighed. If it is close, a more formal vote may be called. "Aye" is pronounced as "I" and "i" is the mathematical value of the square root of negative one, which can be used to represent an imaginary number.
Guest Week was a series of five comics written by five other comic authors. They were released over five consecutive days (Monday-Friday); not over the usual Monday/Wednesday/Friday schedule.
The five comics are:
- 822: Guest Week: Jeph Jacques (Questionable Content)
- 823: Guest Week: David Troupes (Buttercup Festival)
- 824: Guest Week: Bill Amend (FoxTrot)
- 825: Guest Week: Jeffrey Rowland (Overcompensating)
- 826: Guest Week: Zach Weiner (SMBC)
- [Jason from FoxTrot is sitting at an artist's desk with a pencil, holding a phone.]
- Jason: Hi, Mr. Munroe? I have a great idea! Let me draw some strips for you!
- Mr. Munroe, through the telephone: Fat chance, kid.
- [Zoom in to Jason.]
- Jason: Sudo let me draw some strips for you.
- [There follow three strips. These will be separated by double new lines.]
- [Cueball and Ponytail are looking at each other.]
- Cueball: I find you more attractive than usual.
- Ponytail: You do? Is it my new haircut?
- [Zoom in to Cueball.]
- Cueball: Actually, I think it's all the weight you've been putting on. Your gravitational pull is pretty severe.
- [Cueball is now alone in the panel.]
- Cueball: Just sayin'.
- [Two people are in a living room. The woman is looking through a chest of drawers.]
- At home with the Heisenbergs
- Mrs. Heisenberg: I can't find my car keys.
- Mr. Heisenberg: You probably know too much about their momentum.
- [Cueball is standing on a stage, holding up a hammer. A crowd is in front of the stage.]
- Why mathematicians should run for Congress
- Cueball: All those in favor of the bill say "aye."
- Congressman #1: Aye.
- Congresswoman #2: Aye.
- Congress–Mathematician: √-1
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isn't sudo used in any Unix system? so linux and mac22.214.171.124 23:29, 10 March 2014 (UTC)
From the last paragraph of the explanation: "The dissenters are then asked. Their response being 'Nay.'" I remember it being "No". In the US Congress a voice vote is conducted as follows: "Those in favor say 'Aye'..." ("Aye...") "Those oppose, 'No'..." ("No...") "The [ayes/noes] have it." --Troy0 (talk) 08:58, 11 July 2014 (UTC)
- Actually, it looks a bit more complicated than that. It appears that in the Senate, when a voice vote is called, appropriate responses are "yea" and "no," but for a role call vote, it's "yea" or "nay." In the House, the appropriate response to a voice vote is "aye" or "no," while a record vote merits a "yea" or "nay." Amusingly, for a so-called "yea or nay" vote (in which House members are called for voice vote alphabetically), the appropriate response is neither "yea" nor "nay," but rather "aye" or "no." Sources: https://www.senate.gov/general/Features/votes.htm and http://archives.democrats.rules.house.gov/Archives/voting_house.htm Orazor (talk) 09:04, 17 July 2014 (UTC)
Why not add the links to other physics comics listed? -- Ата (talk) 09:54, 5 August 2016 (UTC)
- Done this (as you could have), although I note that earlier FoxTrot is linked to the Wikipedia article: would it be better to link to the comic there? I didn't consider it necessary to link xkcd, but if this is done I think it should be to [xkcd | the explain xkcd article]. Also it may be worth linking the authors to their Wikipedia pages, but I think there's already enough blue text around. 220.127.116.11 14:39, 6 January 2017 (UTC)
For some reason, I think it's Wienersmith, rather than just Wiener. I might be wrong though.22.214.171.124 15:26, 3 August 2017 (UTC)
Perhaps this page should mention that it was reoccurring theme in Fox Trot to have Jason draw substitute comic strips for other well-known newspaper comics. This would be the first time his work was ever 'accepted'.126.96.36.199 14:44, 22 August 2017 (UTC)


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What's at Risk? The Use of Sensitivity Analysis to Measure Your Portfolio's Risk
by Gurpreet Banwait, Senior Global Product Manager, FINCAD
'Risk' – a four letter word that has gained increased prominence since the financial crisis hit. More appropriately the lack of risk management is being blamed for helping to deepen the financial crisis. Companies are now focusing on the various types of risk management techniques available to them and the list is extensive: Liquidity, collateral, counterparty, market, etc. As part of their risk management policy, companies need to decide how they are going to determine their portfolio's exposure to the various types of risk. What happens if interest rates go up? What if we have another crash – what will be the impact on my company? The true cost of risk management comes in not having a properly defined risk management process. The consequence of having an ill-conceived or inadequate process means that your organisation has no visibility into how even the simplest changes will impact the bottom line. And using a method that is insufficient is detrimental. How do you decide where to begin? This article will examine sensitivity analysis methods in more detail and discuss some of issues you need to think about when incorporating Value-at-Risk (VaR) into your risk management process.
FAS and IFRS – regulatory pressures for better risk management
Risk calculations, such as sensitivity analysis and VaR, have been around for many years and are important components of a good risk management policy. But beyond just best practices, regulations are also requiring treasuries and finance departments to perform some kind of risk measurement in disclosures in the financial statements. In the Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures about Market Risk section 7a under Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) and under International Financial Reporting Standards 7 (IFRS 7), paragraph 40 states that financial statements need to explicitly state the potential impact of market movements companies are principally exposed to:
"Financial Instruments Disclosures: a requirement exists to calculate the potential impact of each market risk variable or conduct a value-at-risk analysis."
With the regulations requiring some form of risk analysis, treasurers need to find a method that fits with their resources and overall risk management policy. As evidenced in a survey of corporate treasuries,over 40% of respondents reported adjusting their risk management strategy after the crisis to include sensitivity analysis and/or VaR1. Corporations are recognising the importance and starting to make risk measurement a priority.
Interest rate risk in general, can be lowered by including some fixed and/or floating rate debt.
Sensitivity analysis and VaR
Whether you manage the treasury of a $100m company or a billion-dollar company, the different types of risks can have a significant impact on your bottom line. Subtle swings in FX or interest rates could affect your financial statements and without proper risk management analysis, you could be in for an unpleasant surprise. With proper analysis you can determine the risk and then hedge appropriately against it.
We'll first examine in-depth the different types of risk a company can face and the ways to analyse them using sensitivity analysis.
Sensitivity analysis, or a what-if analysis as it is sometimes called, is used to determine how much the valuation of an individual trade, and ultimately your portfolio, changes by varying an independent input. This type of analysis is very common and has been in use for the past few decades. The advantage of sensitivity analysis is that it is a relatively simple risk measure to calculate, and is an important output for people that review the results. In fact, many mathematical models output sensitivities directly. For example, the term 'Greeks' is used to define the sensitivities that can be calculated based on your option portfolio. The Greeks, sometimes specifically referred to as delta, gamma, vega, theta and rho, are sensitivities to certain inputs used to determine the change in the resulting output. These can then be used to determine hedging strategies.
Every company needs to perform some kind of sensitivity analysis on its risk portfolio. It is an important part of your overall risk management strategy. Whether the company is public or private, a manufacturer importing raw materials or a service-based company dealing in foreign currencies, almost every company will experience some sort of risk be it interest rate, foreign exchange, and/or commodity risk. It is very likely that companies will be exposed to multiple risks. These risks require corporations to review how changes will impact their business. Having the visibility into the risk your organisation faces is important information that can be passed to internal people with a vested interest in the results, such as the CEO, COO and CFO and also is important for external reviewers including your board of directors, auditors and, of course, investors. A few common sensitivity analyses that are particularly applicable to a corporate treasury include analysing the impact of changes in interest rates, foreign exchange and commodity prices. Some companies even extend the analysis to their employee stock options.
Interest rate risk
Interest rate sensitivity analysis is very important for most corporations. Interest rate risk in general, can be lowered by including some fixed and/or floating rate debt. The corresponding debt and interest costs could also be managed by entering into a derivative contract such as an interest rate swap or a treasury lock. With respect to sensitivity analysis, the treasury department should ensure that the portfolio is subjected to rigorous testing to determine what the change in value might be given a change in interest rates.
A key rate risk analysis is one of the most commonly used methods of evaluating interest rate risk. This analysis is essentially completing a more rigorous sensitivity analysis by varying each data input that is used in building the yield curve. A sample analysis could include individually adjusting the 3, 6 and 12 month points of the yield curve along with the 5, 10, or 20 year point. The adjusted yield curves are then used to re-value the portfolio with the new result being compared with the original value. By doing this type of analysis, a risk profile can be created to determine which part of the yield curve they are most exposed to risk. The treasury department can then make a decision as to how it wants to manage this risk. The key rate analysis is also important for cash flow management and will allow for better forecasting.


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A-Z Services
This is a list of questions often asked about San Benito County. If you don't find the information you need below, please call the County Administrative Office on 831.636.4000. Contact us to suggest additional topics for this page.
|Abandoned Vehicle?
|Contact the Code Enforcement Division of the Planning & Building Department on 831.637.5313 for information.
|Animal complaints?
|Contact the City of Hollister, Animal Control Department on 831.636.4320. Services are provided under contract to the County of San Benito for areas outside the City of Hollister.
|San Benito County was created on February 12, 1874 from part of eastern (inland) Monterey County.
|San Benito County encompasses 1,396 square miles or 893,440 acres of which 14% is owned by the government.
|Area Code, Telephone?
|831 is the area code for Hollister, San Juan Bautista and the rest of San Benito County.
|Assembly District?
|30th Assembly District
|Assembly Member?
|Anna M. Caballero, State Assembly Member, 30th District 916.319.2030 or 831.638.3228
|Assessed Valuation?
|Net taxable value of all real and personal property subject to local property taxes was $4,160,309,359 in 2001-2002. For more recent or detailed information, contact the Assessor's Department on 831.636.4030.
|Assessment Appeal?
|Further information on filing an assessment appeal for your property tax is available from the Clerk of the Board of Supervisors on 831.636.4000.
|Birth or Death Certificate?
|County Clerk/Recorder,
|Board of Supervisors Agenda?
|Go to the Board's meeting calendar for the latest agenda. Or call the Clerk of the Board, 831.636.4000. The complete agenda, including staff reports and back-up materials, is available for public inspection on the Friday immediately prior to the meeting date in the County Administration Building Lobby.
|Board of Supervisors Calendar?
|A calendar showing Board meetings and holidays is available. Generally, the Board of Supervisors meets on the 1st, 2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month. Meetings are held in the County Administration Bldg., 481 4th St., 1st Floor, Hollister, California.
|Board of Supervisors, Contact Information
|Phone 831.636.4000, fax 831.636.4010 or e-mail email@example.com.
|County Budget?
|Information on the county budget for FY 2017-2018 OR call the County Administrative Office on 831.636.4000.
|Building Permit?
|Contact the Planning & Building Department on 831.637.5313 OR your city building Building Department office.
|Burning Permit?
|Visit the Monterey Bay Unified Air Pollution Control District page for more information, or call them on 831.647.9411.
|Bus Schedule?
|Visit the San Benito County Express web page OR call 831.636.4161 for schedules and routes served.
|Children's Protective Services?
|CPS investigates reports of known or suspected abuse and neglect. If you are aware of a child that is being abused or neglected or have concerns that a child may be being abuse or neglected, please call to report. The number to call is (831) 636-4190. All reports are kept strictly confidential.
|Hollister and San Juan Bautista are the two incorporated cities in San Benito County. Unincorporated communities include Aromas, Tres Pinos, Ridgemark, Panoche, Paicines, and Bitterwater.
|Code Enforcement Issue?
|Call the Code Enforcement Division, San Benito County Planning & Building: 831.637.5313.
|County Committees and Commissions?
|For more information, contact San Benito County Clerk of the Board on 831.636.4000.
|County Code?
|Not available online. For more information, contact the Clerk of the Board on 831.636.4000 or the County Counsel on 831.636.4040.
|Commercial food preparation?
|Environmental Health, 831.636.4035.
|Congressional district?
|20th District, California
|Congressional representative?
|Jimmy Panetta U.S.House of Representatives, California 20th District
Phone: (202) 225-2861
|County employment or job?
|View Online job listings updated weekly, call our 24-7 Job Hotline on 831.636.4000, or visit our County Administration Office, 481 4th St. Hollister, Ca. Social Services and Child Support Services positions: Call Merit Systems job hotline: 916.263.3604.San Benito County One-Stop Career Center: 831.637.JOBS.
|San Benito County Courts?
|The Courts provide information on their Website. You can also call 831.636.4057. They are now a separate state agency and not a county department.
|County Elected Officials?
|Board of Supervisors (5), County Clerk-Auditor-Recorder, District Attorney, Treasurer-Tax Collector-Public Administrator, District Attorney, and Marshal.
|Earthquake, Emergency and Disaster Planning and Response?
|Call 831.636.4168. San Benito County Department of Emergency Services. Recent Earthquakes Map, Department of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency, California Office of Emergency Services, American Red Cross.
|County Fire Department?
|San Benito County Fire – CAL FIRE, 1979 Fairview Road, Hollister 831.637.4475Burn Day Status 1.800.225.BURN Fire Marshal 831.636.2080
|Garbage disposal sites? Recycling? Waste reduction?
|San Benito County Integrated Waste Management Department. Call 831.636.4110 or visit their Website.The John Smith County Landfill is located at 2650 John Smith Rd. Call 831.637.4515 for more information.
|County General Plan?
|Contact the Planning & Building Department on 831.637.5313.
|Grand Jury Reports?
|Median household income was $57,469, median family income was $60,665, and per capita income was $20,932, in 1999, according to the U.S. Bureau of the Census. Total personal income countywide was $1.1 billion.
|In-Home Supportive Services?
|Call 831.636.4190, Health & Human Services Agency.
|Sheriff's Department, County Jail, 710 Flynn Rd., 831.636.4060. Website, including visitation hours.
|Jury duty?
|Jury Call-in: 831.637.7975
|LAFCO Agenda?
|View LAFCO agenda online or view LAFCO contacts online
|Landlord-Tenant Disputes?
|California Rural Legal Assistance, 1131 San Felipe Rd., 637-7435.
|Land use?
|Contact the Planning & Building Department on 831.637.5313.
|The San Benito County Free Library is located in downtown Hollister in 470 5th St. Phone 831.636.4107 or visit the Library Website for more information.
|Marriage licenses?
|County Clerk-Recorder, 831.636.4029; 440 5th St., Room 206, County Courthouse, Hollister, CA.
|Mosquito Abatement?
|Contact the Agriculture Commissioner for Mosquito Abatement at (831) 637-5344.
|Park Facilities Reservations?
|Contact San Benito County Public Works on 831.636.4170 for inquiries concerning Veterans Memorial Park (including the Bertha Briggs Memorial Bldg.), San Justo Reservoir Park, and the Historical & Recreational Park.To reserve the Veterans Memorial Building, call Hollister Recreation on 831.636.4390.
|Planning documents?
|Contact the Planning & Building Department on 831.637.5313.
|County Clerk-Recorder, 831.636.4029; 440 5th St., Room 206, County Courthouse, Hollister, CA.
|Planning Commission Agenda?
|View online or call 831.637.5313.
|San Benito County's population estimate was 60,310 on January 1, 2017, according to the United States Census Bureau.
|President, White House
|Donald Trump, President
White House
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
Washington, DC 20500
(202) 456-1111
|Register to vote?
|Elections Division, County Clerk-Recorder, 831.636.4016; 440 5th St., Room 206, County Courthouse, Hollister, CA. Online voter registration application.
|Retail Sales, taxable?
|Total taxable retail sales were $475,986,000 in 2000, including $123,959,000 in the unincorporated area of the county, according to the California State Board of Equalization.
|Senate District?
|12th Senate District
|State Senator?
|Anthony Cannella, State Senate
(209) 577-6592 or (916) 445-1392.
|U.S. Senator?
|Kamala D. Harris, U.S. Senator
Phone: (916) 448 –2787Website: https://www.harris.senate.gov/
Dianne Feinstein U.S. Senator
Phone: (415) 393- 0707
|Sheriff's Office?
|2301 Technology Pkwy. Hollister, CA 95023; 831.636.4080. Website.
|Web pages translated into Spanish?
|Tax Question?
|Assessor (regarding valuation) 831.636.4030 or Treasurer-Tax Collector (regarding a bill) 831.636.4034. Both offices are located next to each other on the 1st Floor, County Courthouse, 440 5th St., Hollister.
|Traffic Court?
|Traffic Information: 831.637.3968
|Zip Codes?
|95023 – Hollister Post Office
|County Zoning?
|Contact the Planning & Building Department on 831.637.5313.


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Former Cincinnati mayor running for the office again
Qualls was mayor from 1993 to 1999
A former Cincinnati mayor is running to be the mayor again.
Vice Mayor Roxanne Qualls announced her plans to run in 2013 on Thursday.
Qualls was previously mayor from December 1993 to November 1999. She was the last mayor to not be directly elected to the post, as before 1999, the city council member to get the most votes in the general election became mayor.
Mayor Mark Mallory, who is not eligible to run again, was at Qualls' announcement is expected to support his fellow Democrat.
Two hot issues already are the street car project and the sale of the city's parking garages.
"We are not going to allow the jack-up of rates that discourage people from shopping," Qualls said.
So far, Democrat John Cranley is the only other person to announce a run for mayor of Cincinnati.
Cranley said he opposes the streetcar while Qualls supports it.
Qualls said she will seek both the Democratic Party and Charter Committee endorsements as she has in her past City Council campaigns.
So far, Libertarian Jim Berns has also said he will run for mayor. Republican Greg Hartmann is also considering it.


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Convergence, interoperability and standards
In the 200 years since the beginning of the industrial revolution, urbanisation has been occurring at an exponential rate – representing the largest impact humans have had on the planet. Infrastructure development and maintenance is in need of major investment, estimated to be on the order of $24 trillion over the next couple of decades – and most of the funding will have to come from the private sector. The World Economic Forum estimates that we will have to build the same urban capacity (housing, infrastructure and facilities) in the next 40 years


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FDA to permit irradiation of spinach, lettuce
George Raine, Chronicle Staff Writer
Friday, August 22, 2008
Nearly two years after E. coli bacteria traced to California-grown spinach killed three people and sickened 205, the federal government says it will allow producers of fresh iceberg lettuce and spinach to use irradiation to control food-borne pathogens and extend shelf life.
The Food and Drug Administration is amending the food-additive regulations to provide what it calls the safe use of ionizing radiation for just the two leafy greens. The FDA also has received petitions seeking permission to use irradiation for other lettuces and many other foods.
The government is allowing the practice in the wake of the major E. coli outbreak in 2006 and numerous other problems with food safety and recalls. But this won't be first time such a technique has been used on food. Consumers have eaten irradiated meat for years.
Despite some consumer concern, the FDA says irradiation is safe.
"The agency has determined that this action is of a type that does not individually or cumulatively have a significant effect on the human environment," reads the FDA's final rule, released Thursday and effective today.
'Expensive gimmick'
As expected, criticism of the FDA was swift.
Food & Water Watch, a nonprofit consumer rights group that challenges what it calls corporate control and abuse of food and water resources, said that very little testing has been conducted on the safety and wholesomeness of irradiated vegetables. The group also said the action was off target.
"It is unbelievable that the FDA's first action on this issue is to turn to irradiation rather than focus on how to prevent contamination of these crops," said Wenonah Hauter, executive director of Food & Water Watch. "Instead of beefing up its capacity to inspect food facilities or test food for contamination, all the FDA has to offer consumers is an impractical, ineffective and very expensive gimmick like irradiation."
On the industry side, there is little demand for irradiation from California growers and shippers of spinach and iceberg lettuce.
"I think that from a growers' perspective, we have to consider anything that helps us provide safety for consumers, but whether this takes off depends on consumers," said Cathy Enright, vice president for government affairs for Western Growers, which represents growers, packers and shippers of nearly half of the nation's fresh fruits, vegetables and nuts.
"In any marketing decision, we have to look at cost in adapting the technology and consumer acceptance," which will take time to develop, she said.
The petition for the voluntary use of ionizing radiation was filed in 2000 by the Grocery Manufacturers Association. At the time, said Robert Brackett, the group's chief scientist, the grocers wanted permission to use irradiation in the preparation of many foods. However, they amended the petition and asked the government to focus on iceberg lettuce and spinach after the 2006 E. coli outbreak.
The contamination was traced to spinach co-packaged by Dole and Natural Selection Foods in San Juan Bautista (San Benito County). Spinach virtually vanished from grocery stores as demand plummeted.
"That was a big motivation for us," said Brackett, in Washington, D.C.
California producers of leafy greens, in the aftermath of the case of the contaminated spinach, formed a voluntary group called the Leafy Green Marketing Agreement, which developed a food safety protocol for its members - nearly all of the major leafy green producers in California. The approved business practices range from accommodating fieldworker sanitation to preventing animal contamination of leafy green vegetables.
Staved off regulation
The marketing effort also kept the producers steps ahead of attempts at government regulation of the industry.
The marketing group, said its chief executive, Scott Horsfall, was surprised by the government rule announced Thursday, saying, "It's not something we have talked about in the year and a half we have had the marketing agreement in place."
He added, "I do not know anyone clamoring for it. There has to be consumer acceptance. We do not know how big a hurdle that might be. The science needs to be looked at and the cost, too."
Others feel it is a step in the right direction.
The grocers' association's Brackett said, "It's more of a safety net. No matter how good a job you do with preventative steps - good practices, proper sanitation - there is still a small chance for contamination. This takes care of those small chances."
Feral swine
The California spinach was contaminated by feral swine, an investigation later found. Most of the victims were from Wisconsin and Utah. William Marler, a Seattle lawyer representing victims of food-borne illness, is handling lawsuits for 103 families affected by the outbreak. All the suits except four have been resolved, he said Friday.
Marler said the ionizing radiation tool "gives potential consumers more choice." He said most of the E. coli problems in recent years have been with mass-produced, bagged product, "and those products are ripe for using some kill step like irradiation to make it safer."
Marler, along with the Grocery Manufacturing Association, advocates for national food safety oversight regulation and said this week's FDA rule may prompt more of a discussion about that.
"Everyone would have to play by that rule," said Marler.
E-mail George Raine at email@example.com.
This article appeared on page A - 1 of the San Francisco Chronicle
Friday, August 29, 2008
FDA to permit irradiation of spinach, lettuce
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Smash alum Will Chase is returning to the small screen, but this time he has his sights set on a different female songstress.
Chase, who played Michael Swift aka Bombshell's original Joe DiMaggio on the NBC musical drama, has been cast on Nashville, a source close to the show confirms to TVGuide.com.
Get scoop on all your other favorite returning fall shows
As first reported by Broadway.com, Chase will play a successful and charming country music star named Luke who may become romantically involved with Rayna (Connie Britton). It is unclear how long Luke will be sticking around for, especially considering Oliver Hudson will also romance Britton's character sometime this season.
A Tony nominee, Chase reportedly left an upcoming off-Broadway production of Little Miss Sunshine to accept the role. Also known for playing Pat Mahoney on Rescue Me, Chase is best known for his role on Smash as Michael Swift, the performer who originally signed on to play Marilyn Monroe's second husband, Joe DiMaggio, in the fictional musical Bombshell and secretly carried on an affair with lyricist Julia (Debra Messing). Chase was one of four series regulars who did not return for the show's second and final season.
The new season of Nashville premieres on Wednesday, Sept. 25 at 10/9c on ABC.


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As a Belieber, I have never been so proud seeing him growing and learning and simply, just seeing a young boy trying to figure out who he is in the world that he's living in.
Most of his music in 'Purpose' have deeper meaning about his life experiences than what most people would think of his previous work in music. He definitely grows so much and is still growing. And I'm not ashamed to say I am and will always be a #belieber.
Here you go, enjoy...
My favorite songs on Purpose is 'Love Yourself,' 'The Feeling,' and 'Children.' What are yours? Follow my ig @lauraclayderman.


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This article is based on the evaluation of almost 5 000 customers, primarily trying to understand the reasons for shopping for a new banking product. The findings of the survey (while not surprising) is important to consider. Applying these findings to the distribution and deployment of mobile banking offerings requires deeper consideration.
I have not applied my mind enough to be able to make all the conclusions, but here are some of the important lessons (I think) for start-up banks:
- It is impossible to get customers to switch without outspending your competitors on advertising. If you don't have capital to grow your bank, don't try it.
- The placement of branches (or in agents in the case of mobile banking) and the density that you can achieve is critical to how successful you ultimately become.
- The competitiveness or not of your fees and tariffs are (well quite frankly), not important.


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Celebrate the romance of Valentine's Day with a beautiful Handmade Valentine Card to show your loved ones how much they mean to you.
Why Buy a Handmade Card from Us
At Windrush Cards & Crafts we have a beautiful selection of personalised handmade greeting cards for all occasions. From handmade Valentine Cards to Christmas Cards, from Mother's Day Cards to Father's Day Cards and every special occasion in between, we have a beautiful card to meet your expectations and more. We have a beautiful unrivalled selection of handmade new baby cards for new baby boys, new baby girls, or even new twins or triplets. And when you are looking for that extra special card to celebrate their very first Christmas, their first birthday, or mark the occasion of their Christening Day or Baptism, we have a card to suit the occasion. We have an exquisite range of luxury handmade wedding cards and handmade anniversary cards and a wonderful choice of handmade birthday cards for all ages. You are sure to find your perfect cards with us. If you cannot find the card you are looking for, please do not hesitate to contact us, as we are always happy to design a bespoke handmade greeting card for you to meet your own individual requirements especially for you upon request.
Give the happy couple a day to remember with a Handmade Wedding Card personalised with their names and the date of their marriage
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Welcome to Windrush Cards & Crafts - the shop for all your personalised handmade greeting cards. We are a small family run business located in South Wales, specialising in the design of individual , personalised, handmade greeting cards for sale online. We are passionate about cardmaking, and have been designing beautiful, bespoke, handmade greeting cards for 10 years. Whatever the occasion we have a wonderful selection of ready made designs to choose from, but we are always happy to design an individual handmade card especially for you upon request all professionally created and personalised to order using the best quality materials. So if you're looking for a beautiful, personalised, handmade wedding card to celebrate the happy couple's big day, we are sure you will find the perfect card in our wonderful selection of handmade wedding cards. We pride ourselves in having a unique collection of handmade anniversary cards to celebrate all those special anniversaries from 1st to 75th, all of which are very hard to find in ordinary shops. We have an adorable selection of the cutest handmade baby cards to welcome the arrival of that new baby boy, baby girl, or even twins and triplets. Commemorate a very special day in baby's life with one of our keepsake handmade chirstening cards, which we know will be treasured forever. We have an extensive range of handmade birthday cards available for all birthdays from 1st to 100th, all of which can be personalised to order to make them extra special, so if a personalised birthday card is what you are looking for you need look no further than Windrush Cards & Crafts.


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There is just something about creamy, papery birch bark that I love. Whether it is the pinstriping by Mother Nature or just its rustic curling charm, I am smitten with birch bark this year. Since I am doing a rustic lodge-ish winter theme in our living room (my glitter reindeer art was the first project), I wanted to incorporate birch bark somewhere.
And when I received a box of Tulip goodies to craft with from ILoveToCreate, I was inspired to use the Metallic fabric paint to create a pair of faux birch bark votive jackets!
Don't these little felt wraps or "jackets" look like a cute winter little coat for these dollar store votive cups?! Here is what you'll need to {create this}:
- clear votive cups (straight flat sides work best)
- cream colored felt
- black metallic Tulip fabric paint
- two metal eyelets for each jacket
- Crop-o-dile (or eyelet setter)
- Bakers twine/thin ribbon/jute
- Optional: sprigs of red berries, faux fir or other embellishments
1. First, cut the felt into a rectangle that is just short of wrapping around your votive cup.
2. Fold the felt in half and use your crop-o-dile (or maybe an eyelet setter?) to punch two holes. In the picture, I had already applied paint and let it dry. I figured it would probably be easier to punch the hole first, but either way works.
Using the black metallic Tulip fabric paint, create the lines and dots on your faux birch bark – you can see the details in the pictures above – and allow to dry before handling. I just Googled images of birch bark for inspiration 🙂
3. Use your Crop-o-Dile or an eyelet setter to set the eyelets in the holes you made. Use bakers twine, jute or narrow ribbon to tie the felt jacket around the votive cup. Add a sprig of winter red berries or a small fir branch for a natural winter touch.
The cream colored felt let's the light from the tea lights shine through beautifully and I love the metal detail from the eyelets! Now, if I can get my act together in the next few days (and I can get some decent natural light), I'll show you the rest of the lodge decor 🙂
This project or recipe was shared at all the blogs on my Link page! Go take a peek … they rock!


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Shia LaBeouf told the Los Angeles Times that he shares some of the blame for the failures of "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" – but he is also pointing the finger at the monkeys he was forced to swing through the jungle with.
"I feel like I dropped the ball on the legacy that people loved and cherished," Shia told the Los Angeles Times' 24 Frames blog when asked about the fourth "Indiana Jones" movie while in Cannes over the weekend. "You get to monkey-swinging and things like that and you can blame it on the writer and you can blame it on [director] Steven [Spielberg]," he continued. "But the actor's job is to make it come alive and make it work, and I couldn't do it. So that's my fault. Simple."
The actor went on to emphasize that he believes that modern audiences are hard to fool.
According to the Los Angeles Times, Shia is not the only "Indiana Jones" star who was less-than satisfied with the movie.
"We [Harrison Ford and Shia] had major discussions. He wasn't happy with it either," he also told the Los Angeles Times, referring to the movie the movie that grossed over $786 million worldwide. "Look, the movie could have been updated. There was a reason it wasn't universally accepted… I'll probably get a call. But he needs to hear this. I love him. I love Steven."
Shia's "Indiana Jones" comments come just days after he publicly criticized "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen."
"When I saw the second movie, I wasn't impressed with what we did," he told the Associated Press on Thursday in Cannes when asked about the Michael Bay blockbuster. "There were some really wild stunts in it, but the heart was gone."
He feels that the scope of the second "Transformers" movie hurt it.
"We got lost. We tried to get bigger. It's what happens to sequels. It's like, how do you top the first one? You've got to go bigger," he continued. "Mike went so big that it became too big, and I think you lost the anchor of the movie. … You lost a bit of the relationships. Unless you have those relationships, then the movie doesn't matter. Then it's just a bunch of robots fighting each other."
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