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There is, as yet, no word whether she will be attending the wedding next May.
Grant, who claims Meghan has barely spoken to her since she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis ten years ago, is planning to write a tell-all book, called The Diary of Princess Pushy's Sister.
As a result, IT organisations have started adopting Information Technology Infrastructure Library (ITIL) and IT service management best practices to help streamline their management processes and address the multiple challenges. Vendors have worked to embed and integrate functions within their product offerings to reduce the complexity associated with using multiple software products from different vendors. As a result, IT organisations using these solutions are experiencing significant benefits.
IDC interviewed 15 companies to quantify those benefits to IT departments. The benefits were categorized across four areas and resulted in IT management and user productivity increases, additional revenue, and cost reductions. This white paper, provided by LANDesk, reports on how IT executives are better able to modernise their organisations and focus on initiatives that seek to increase business revenue or lower costs with the adoption of ITIL, IT service management, and other process-centric frameworks.
Crown molding provides a decorative finish and an interesting focal point in a room.
2 Do You Paint the Walls Prior to Installing Crown Molding?
One of the most striking ways to transform a room from plain to spectacular is through the installation of crown molding. Placed at the border of where walls meet ceilings, crown molding provides an eye-catching focal point and adds architectural interest and elegance to any room. Properly attaching crown molding to walls and making it flush with the ceiling can be daunting for weekend remodelers. Carefully consider how much product you will need for your project and order extra to compensate for mistakes.
Lay out all tools before beginning. Precision is crucial during installation. In addition to a tape measure, you will need an angle finder or protractor to properly determine corner cuts. A miter saw cuts the molding, and if the molding is more than 6 inches in breadth, you will need a miter box. Difficult installations may require a coping saw. Attachment tools include hammers, finish nails, brad guns, adhesive, paintable latex caulk and caulking guns. Other tools include a stud finder, utility knives, medium-grit sandpaper, rags and mineral spirits.
A simple method to attach crown molding is to install a plywood backer board to the top plate, which is the horizontal frame above the wall studs. The width of the backer board is approximately 1/8 inch smaller than the width of the molding. Doing so allows you to nail the molding to any point along every wall.
More traditional but also more time consuming is to use a stud finder to determine the location of the wall studs and ceiling joists either with tape or a pencil mark so you will know where to nail the crown for firm support. Larger molding may need blocking installed behind it for additional strength.
Crown molding, particularly those with more intricate designs, should line up perfectly in every corner except where the first piece meets the last one. Because that seam will be slightly off, start installation in the room’s least visible corner. Starting installation above a doorway is another option. The ending point, as well as other joints that do not fit together well, must be coped, which involves cutting the profile on one piece of the crown and fitting it to the other piece, like a puzzle.
As most crown molding comes in 16-foot lengths, many pieces will be installed in their entirety. You will, however, need to learn to cut scarf joints to fit pieces together on long walls, in addition to inside and outside corners. You will perform most cuts with a miter saw and a miter box if the breadth of the crown requires one. The best way to learn these techniques is to watch a professional .
Place ¼-inch beads of polyurethane adhesive on areas of the crown that will come into contact with the ceiling and wall or backer board and press into place. Make sure to place adhesive in the joints to account for national expansion and contraction. Complete the installation by hammering or using a brad gun to place 6d or 8d finishing nails at the top and bottom of the molding. Caulk the edges to finish.
Miles, Arlene. "How to Fasten Crown Molding to Walls & Ceilings." Home Guides \| SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/fasten-crown-molding-walls-ceilings-34058.html. Accessed 24 April 2019.
A 30-year-old woman was shot to death early Saturday in the Austin neighborhood on the West Side. It was the third shooting and second homicide in Austin that morning.
About 4:10 a.m., Deanna Marie Caudillo was in an alley with a group of people in the 700 block of North Central Avenue when at least one person approached the group and opened fire, according to Chicago police and the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
Caudillo, who lived in Melrose Park, was shot in the back of her head and was pronounced dead at 4:28 a.m., authorities said. Police were unsure if she was the intended target.
An autopsy found she died from the gunshot wound and her death was ruled a homicide, authorities said. Area North detectives were conducting a homicide investigation.
Twenty minutes earlier, another person was fatally shot several blocks away.
CW5 Yerby is a native of Stockton, California where he entered the United States Army in 1986 and accessed into the Warrant Officer Corps in 1994.
CW5 Jonathan Yerby’s, most recent assignment was as the 14th Regimental Chief Warrant Officer of the Quartermaster Corps, Fort Lee, Virginia. His previous assignments in order of service from oldest to most recent include 5th Forward Support Battalion, 5th Infantry Division (Mechanized), Fort Polk, Louisiana; HHC I CORPS, Fort Lewis, Washington; 1st Battalion, 4th Infantry Regiment, Hohenfels, Germany; 163rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Tactical Exploitation), Fort Hood, Texas; 303rd Military Intelligence Battalion (Operations), Fort Hood, Texas; 3rd Training Support Brigade (AC/RC) Devens, Massachusetts; 194th Maintenance Battalion, Camp Humphreys, Korea; 528th Special Operations Support Battalion (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 3rd Special Forces Group (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 1st Special Forces Operational Detachment – Delta (Airborne), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; HQ, United States Army Special Operations Command (Airborne), G4 (Sensitive Activities), Fort Bragg, North Carolina; 401st Army Field Support Brigade, Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. While in these assignments, Chief Warrant Officer Five Yerby served as a Unit Supply Clerk, Unit Armorer, Supply Sergeant, squad leader, platoon sergeant, Battalion S4, Brigade S4, Task Force J4, Troop Commander, Property Book Officer at Battalion, Brigade, Group and Theater level, Brigade Senior Warrant Officer Advisor, Staff Officer, Chief of Policy and Compliance, Command Property Accountability Technician and Regimental Chief Warrant Officer of the Quartermaster Corps.
CW5 Yerby’s education includes: Primary Leadership Development Course, Basic Noncommissioned Officer Course, Standard Property Book System - Redesigned, Warrant Officer Candidate School, Warrant Officer Basic Course for Property Book Technician, Airborne School, Department of Defense Emergency Preparedness Course, Warrant Officer Advanced Course, Department of Defense High Risk Survival Course, Warrant Officer Staff Course, Warrant Officer Senior Staff Course. Senior Leader Seminar. He holds an associate’s degree in General Studies from Pierce College, Washington.
CW5 Yerby’s awards include the Bronze Star Medal, Defense Meritorious Service Medal (1 OLC), Meritorious Service Medal (3 OLC), Joint Service Commendation Medal, Army Commendation Medal (4 OLC), Army Achievement Medal (2 OLC), Joint Meritorious Unit Award, Good Conduct Medal (#2), National Defense Service Medal (2 OLC), Southwest Asia Service Medal (2 Stars), Afghanistan Campaign Medal, Iraq Campaign Meritorious Service Medal, Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, Overseas Service Ribbon (#3), Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal, Honorable Order of Saint Martin, Parachutist Badge.
Solar Senior Capital (NASDAQ: SUNS) shares currently have a dividend yield of 8.40%.
Solar Senior Capital Ltd. is a business development company specializing in investments in leveraged, middle-market companies in the United States. The fund invests in the form of senior secured loans, including first lien, unitranche, and second lien debt instruments. The company has a P/E ratio of 14.03.
The average volume for Solar Senior Capital has been 54,500 shares per day over the past 30 days. Solar Senior Capital has a market cap of $192.5 million and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are down 8.2% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Solar Senior Capital as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, compelling growth in net income, expanding profit margins, good cash flow from operations and growth in earnings per share. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company has had lackluster performance in the stock itself.
The revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 5.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 28.6%. This growth in revenue appears to have trickled down to the company's bottom line, improving the earnings per share.
The gross profit margin for SOLAR SENIOR CAPITAL LTD is currently very high, coming in at 74.79%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 69.52% significantly outperformed against the industry average.
Net operating cash flow has significantly increased by 180.47% to $13.82 million when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, SOLAR SENIOR CAPITAL LTD has also vastly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of 12.42%.
The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and greatly outperformed compared to the Capital Markets industry average. The net income increased by 37.3% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $2.90 million to $3.99 million.
SOLAR SENIOR CAPITAL LTD has improved earnings per share by 34.6% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. This company has reported somewhat volatile earnings recently. But, we feel it is poised for EPS growth in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, SOLAR SENIOR CAPITAL LTD reported lower earnings of $1.11 versus $1.46 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($1.34 versus $1.11).
You can view the full Solar Senior Capital Ratings Report.
Pennant Park Investment Corporation (NASDAQ: PNNT) shares currently have a dividend yield of 10.10%.
PennantPark Investment Corporation is a publicly listed business development firm specializing in direct and mezzanine investments in middle market companies. It invests in the form of mezzanine debt, senior secured loans, and equity investments. The company has a P/E ratio of 6.31.
The average volume for Pennant Park Investment Corporation has been 525,500 shares per day over the past 30 days. Pennant Park Investment Corporation has a market cap of $735.6 million and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are down 4.1% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
TheStreet Ratings rates Pennant Park Investment Corporation as a buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, notable return on equity, expanding profit margins, compelling growth in net income and impressive record of earnings per share growth. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow.
The revenue growth came in higher than the industry average of 5.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 22.0%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
The return on equity has improved slightly when compared to the same quarter one year prior. This can be construed as a modest strength in the organization. Compared to other companies in the Capital Markets industry and the overall market, PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP's return on equity exceeds that of both the industry average and the S&P 500.
The gross profit margin for PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP is rather high; currently it is at 66.36%. It has increased from the same quarter the previous year. Along with this, the net profit margin of 107.39% significantly outperformed against the industry average.
The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has exceeded that of the S&P 500 and greatly outperformed compared to the Capital Markets industry average. The net income increased by 50.8% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $26.97 million to $40.68 million.
PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP has improved earnings per share by 48.8% in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past two years. However, we anticipate underperformance relative to this pattern in the coming year. During the past fiscal year, PENNANTPARK INVESTMENT CORP increased its bottom line by earning $1.39 versus $1.21 in the prior year. For the next year, the market is expecting a contraction of 18.0% in earnings ($1.14 versus $1.39).
You can view the full Pennant Park Investment Corporation Ratings Report.
Full Circle Capital (NASDAQ: FULL) shares currently have a dividend yield of 10.30%.
Full Circle Capital Corporation is a business development company and operates as an externally managed non-diversified closed-end management investment company. The company has a P/E ratio of 31.32.
The average volume for Full Circle Capital has been 138,700 shares per day over the past 30 days. Full Circle Capital has a market cap of $79.0 million and is part of the financial services industry. Shares are up 11.9% year-to-date as of the close of trading on Wednesday.
FULL's very impressive revenue growth greatly exceeded the industry average of 5.2%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues leaped by 71.5%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
Net operating cash flow has increased to -$3.54 million or 15.92% when compared to the same quarter last year. In addition, FULL CIRCLE CAPITAL CORP has also modestly surpassed the industry average cash flow growth rate of 12.42%.
Bobby McKenzie, a visiting fellow in the Project on U.S. Relations with the Islamic World, discusses the current situation with and solutions for the Syrian refugee crisis.
“The scale, scope and complexity of the Syria crisis is staggering. Nearly half a million people have lost their lives, 13.5 million are in need of humanitarian assistance, 6.5 million are internally displaced, and there 5 million refugees in neighboring countries—namely, Lebanon, Jordan and Turkey. And hundreds of thousands have made their way to Europe in search of refuge and rights,” McKenzie says.
Young and the Restless (Y&R) spoilers tease that the Abbotts face challenges after the truth emerges that Dina (Marla Adams), and not Nick (Joshua Morrow), was responsible for the fire at The Underground. Viewers learn during the Wednesday, November 1 episode of the daytime drama that Dina is responsible the fire. She wandered out and went to The Underground, and in a state of mental confusion set the building on fire. She burned old photos of Brent Davis (Bert Kramer) and left them on the bar. She was too mentally confused to know what she was doing. She left The Underground without realizing she had set the place on fire and trapped the twins — Mattie (Lexie Stevenson) and Charlie (Noah Alexander Gerry) — and Reed (Tristan Lake Leabu) inside the building.
Y&R viewers had thought it was Nick who caused the fire after he handled matches carelessly while trying to light a jack-o’-lantern. He was fuming over the shocking news he just received that Victor (Eric Braeden) had bought The Underground’s liquor supplier.
Jack (Peter Bergman) will likely learn the truth that it was Dina who caused the fire. He might deduce the truth when he learns that Dina was at The Underground on the night the fire happened. Jack will feel compelled to protect Dina when he learns the shocking truth. He would try to protect Dina from suffering the mental anguish of guilt when she learns that she was responsible for the fire that had tragic consequences for some people.
Jack’s urge to protect Dina from the consequences of her actions will stem from feelings of guilt that he failed to protect her from Graham (Max Shippee). Dina has also not been herself since she suffered a stroke. Jack will therefore try to protect Dina by not telling her the truth that she was responsible for the fire.
However, Jack could find himself caught on the horns of a dilemma. It would be painful for him to watch Nick suffer for Dina’s action. Jack could find himself struggling with the decision to keep the secret that it was Dina who caused the fire.
It remains to be seen for how long Jack would be able to keep the truth a secret. However, Young and the Restless spoilers tease that the truth will be exposed in the long run and that Graham could play a role in exposing the truth.
Young and the Restless buzz and rumors indicate that when Graham stumbles upon the information he would try to use it to get revenge against Dina and the Abbot clan.
Young and the Restless November sweeps preview from Soap Central indicates that the Abbotts will face major challenges when Graham makes his move against the family.
These beliefs, I will argue, are not only a source of weakness, but also mistaken.
The crucial battle in America today is being fought in the political arena, but the heart of it goes deeper than politics. It is at the moral and spiritual level. The issue in America today is this: will constructive or destructive, life-serving or life-degrading forces prevail in shaping this nation’s future?
I’ve written (here and “here”) about President Obama’s failure to match the force that has been attacking him relentlessly. But his failure is emblematic of the failure of Liberal America generally.
Why is there this mismatch between the people on the right, inflamed with an insistence on pressing the battle – an insistence that manifests itself, for example, in the repeal of Obamacare some fifty times – while their counterparts in Liberal America show little appetite for the battle?
The heart of the answer to this question about the mismatch lies in that place from which the “passionate intensity” must come in a battle of this sort. That place lies in the core of our humanity from which arise our moral and spiritual passions.
It was such passions that animated leaders in the rise of the Union against the over-reaching dominance of the Slave Power in the 1850s–leaders like Harriet Beecher Stowe and Abraham Lincoln. But so far, this time around, nothing has lit a fire in Liberal America like that lit by Uncle Tom’s Cabin. And Liberal America has not yet raised up a leader like Abraham Lincoln, with moral and spiritual passion deeply integrated into his humanity, fortifying his resolve that, to keep the peace, there was so far he would bend but no further.
In America nowadays, most of the moral and spiritual passion is found on the other side, among those who have been seduced by the “worst” of America’s spirits. Millions of people on the right have been set aflame with the determination to defend their sacred values. Unfortunately, their passionate intensity has been evoked and directed by lies. The picture of the world they have been sold is almost completely false, and the threats against which they have been mobilized to fight are bogus.
Nonetheless, the force on the right has recognized that power in our democracy can be gained through the “passionate intensity” of people who believe see themselves to be engaged in the battle of good against evil.
Much of Liberal America, by contrast, rejects the idea of there being any such thing as “the battle between good and evil.” Those concepts are regarded as the residue of ancient religious ideas that have been rendered obsolete by the advance of a more modern rational and empirical ways of knowing. Committed to the values of intellectual integrity, requiring that conclusions be reached by applying reason to solid evidence, much of Liberal America — certainly not all! — lacks beliefs that provide a solid framework for moral and spiritual passion.
Even the reality of “value” is doubted. What’s real is objective, some of our science-influenced philosophy has declared, and values are not to be found “out there” in our universe. Because values are “subjective,” according to this view, they are but matters of opinion. Nothing can therefore be really good or evil.
This erosion of a sense of the reality of values has been compounded, in the worldview of many, by the removal of the supernatural antagonists, God and Satan. Without such personifications of vast moral and spiritual forces, any notion of forces of “good and evil” embattled in the world seems to many an primitive superstition.
In other words, much of the secular part of Liberal America has cut itself off from the sources of moral and spiritual passion because that has seemed to be required by rationality and intellectual responsibility. Perhaps the false certainties provided by religion can inflame people, according to this point of view. But many of those who see themselves as having moved beyond such false certainties into a better-founded set of beliefs regard the loss of that flame as the cost of seeing things as they truly are.
Although I share the commitment to coming to our beliefs by applying rational processes to the available evidence, I reject all those conclusions.
In the upcoming piece “Ideas that Can Make Liberal America Stronger: Value is at the Heart of Our Humanity,” I will substantiate the first of those points.
The Fort Morgan baseball team traveled to La Junta to compete in the Hampton Inn Classic tournament, a three-day tournament with eight teams in the field. Things began Thursday evening against the host team, the La Junta Tigers. After losing by one run to open the tournament, the Mustangs got two wins over the Vista PEAK Bison and the Weld Central Rebels to finish in fifth place with a 2-1 record in the tournament.
La Junta found some early offense and got after starting pitcher Jacob Ortega to take a 5-0 lead in the quarterfinal game Thursday evening. Fort Morgan would rally late, but the comeback fell up short and they lost 5-4 to open the tournament.
The Tigers scored a run in the first inning to take the lead. Two runs in the second and third innings each extended the lead to five runs, all while starting pitcher Dyson Oquist held the Mustangs' offensive lineup in check. Up 5-0 after three innings, La Junta held that lead until the sixth inning of the game.
Oquist's pitch count started to rise and the Mustangs took advantage in the sixth inning to score three runs. Facing the closer in the seventh inning, the Mustangs got one run on the board but missed their chance to tie the game and force extra innings.
Alex Ortega led Fort Morgan with two RBI's off of one base hit and driving in one run each were Isaac Linker and Nick Castaneda. The Mustangs were held to five hits and three walks. La Junta got all five runs against Jacob Ortega, who threw the first three innings in the start. Jimmy Keller and Trey McBride combined to allow one walk in three innings of relief.
Fort Morgan would not be stopped at the plate against the Vista PEAK Bison in the consolation semifinals and cruised to an 18-0 win.
Bobby Tolson quickly retired the Bison in the top of the first inning, and then saw a big lead to work with as the Mustangs scored nine runs. After hitting through the lineup in the inning, the Mustangs settled in to score two runs in the third. Some reserve players finished the game in the fourth and added to the lead with seven runs to seal the large victory.
A total of 14 players would get an at-bat in the game and combined to record eight base hits and 11 walks against the Bison. McBride, JP Hamer and Nick Norris each drove in three runs to lead the way at the plate. Tolson got the five-inning shutout, giving up six hits and two walks while striking out five.
The fifth-place game of the Hampton Inn Classic served as an early preview for what could determine the Colorado 7 League title as Fort Morgan faced the Weld Central Rebels to close the tournament. Seven innings would not be enough, but Keller finished it in the eighth with a walk-off single to give the Mustangs the 8-7 win.
The lead between the two teams would be exchanged five times in a close game. Fort Morgan took its largest lead of the game in the fifth inning after scoring three runs to go back on top 6-4, but the Rebels countered in the sixth inning with two runs to tie the game. Another run in the top of the seventh would give Weld Central the lead, but Fort Morgan forced extra innings with another run in the bottom of the inning.
Keller recorded the ninth hit for the Mustangs with a single in the eighth to score the winning run. In addition to getting the walk-off hit, he picked up the win on the mound, pitching five innings in relief and giving up three runs in the game.
Linker led the way on offense with two hits and two RBI's while McBride and Jacob Ortega each drove in one run and recorded two hits. Fort Morgan improves to 5-2 overall with the two wins in the tournament and will face the Brush Beetdiggers (0-5) on Thursday at Sunset Park.
ExxonMobil Qatar presenting a cheque for QR3.65mn to Rise International for the Educate A Child (EAC) programme.
The Trump administration is pushing back against China’s efforts to boost its economic ties with Latin America, as the rivalry intensifies between the world’s two largest economies.
Russian President Vladimir Putin used his annual marathon press conference yesterday to reinforce his reputation as the country’s guarantor of stability.
Qatar Equestrian Federation (QEF) is preparing to organise Qatar and Al Rayyan International Show Jumping championships at the QEF’s outdoor arena in Al Rayyan, with prizes carrying up to one million and 700,000 Qatari riyals.
Zimbabwe legspinner Graeme Cremer struck late on day two to end a turgid opening stand and keep the West Indies in check in the second Test at Queens Sports Club yesterday.
In 2013, Chinese President Xi Xinping heartened many Western economists by committing to a “decisive role” for the market within China’s economy.
Qatar Islamic Bank (QIB) has announced its sponsorship of the ‘4th Annual Conference for Information Security in Financial Institutions (ISFS)’ on November 5 and 6 at Sheraton Grand Doha Resort and Convention Hotel.
Indian shuttler Srikanth Kidambi clinched his third Superseries title of the season as he crushed South Korean Lee Hyun II to win the men’s singles title of the Denmark Open yesterday.
The United Arab Emirates has announced that it had stopped issuing visas to North Korean nationals and downgraded diplomatic relations with Pyongyang, following similar moves by Kuwait and Qatar.
Emotional Simona Halep called it the best day of her life and targeted a maiden Grand Slam as she surged to number one in the world for the first time yesterday.
A failure to meet this requirement, thereby allowing Taiwan to be coerced into a closer relationship with China, would be a devastating blow to regional confidence in American leadership as well as the peace, security, and prosperity of the region.
The extent to which the U.S. is effectively meeting Taiwan’s security requirements as outlined by the Taiwan Relations Act is a matter of intense debate. Given less attention in Washington, however, is China’s growing economic clout with Taiwan, and what the U.S. can do to blunt its potential coercive power.
In 2000, total trade between Taiwan and China (including Hong Kong) was only $18.5 billion. By 2013, it had grown to over $165 billion, representing a compound annual growth rate of over 18 percent. China is now Taiwan’s largest trading partner, accounting for 40 percent of Taiwan’s exports.
Taiwan has also grown dependent on China for its outward-bound foreign direct investment (FDI). Amounting to only $174 million in 1991, Taiwan’s investment flows into China peaked at approximately $14 billion in both 2010 and 2011. Over this same period, the weight of China in Taiwan’s total outward-bound investment increased from 10 percent to a high of 84 percent in 2010.
The composition of Taiwan’s investment in China has also transformed from labor-intensive industries led by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to high-technology sectors led by large enterprises. Taiwan’s massive investment in manufacturing sectors in China has coincided with its de-industrialization over the past decade.
Largely locked out of the free trade agreements (FTAs) proliferating across Asia, Taiwan is quickly becoming ever more economically dependent on China. Accession to regional economic agreements and economic liberalization would allow Taiwan to create a more diverse, flexible network of economic relationships and fully operationalize its economy’s comparative advantages.

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