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Hairy Bikers is an American reality television series which aired on History Channel. The show was based on the British show of the same name and featured chef Paul Patranella, and his friend Bill Allen, following the original's format as the two traverse the United States on motorcycles. Patranella was a former chef for The White House, acting for a time as George W. Bush's personal chef.  Allen owns a  motorcycle repair shop in Texas.

In popular culture
The show was spoofed in an episode of South Park entitled "A History Channel Thanksgiving".

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About MFI
Pastor Bob Rieth
Rieth Family Update
Media Support Team
A Community of Media and Entertainment Professionals Brought Together Through a Commitment to Christ
Reaching and Caring for Media and Entertainment Professionals World Wide for Christ
Founder and President of Media Fellowship International, a specialized Christian ministry to professionals in the entertainment and media industry.
Has had years of pastoral experience working with and encouraging leaders in media, entertainment and sports.
Works with selected top level world leaders in an advisory and pastoral capacity.
Is called on as a facilitator for conflict resolution, ethical questions, damage control and negotiation during crisis situations.
Is on the Board of Reference for the Christian Film and Television Commission.
Learn More About Pastor Bob Rieth
2020 National Prayer Breakfast
Media Fellowship International (MFI) and Pastor Bob Rieth have the opportunity to be in Washington DC during the National Prayer Breakfast (NPB) events, February 5th & 6th, 2020.
This is not a political event!
More than 4000 people from approximately 160 countries, gather together in prayer.
They pray for their countries, their leaders and their people.
We are thankful to be part of the National Prayer Breakfast, along with the:
Media Dinner with Cal Thomas on Wednesday evening, February 5th. Also
MFI's Luncheon at the Mayflower Hotel, Thursday, February 6th at 12:30 pm.
If you are interested in finding out more about these events, please contact
Pastor Bob or Renae at mfi@usa.net or 206-617-7574
The 22nd Annual MFI Praise Brunch at the
Beverly Hills Hotel: A Celebration!
Pastor Bob Rieth with Rian Newman, Chanse Corbi and Caroline Kerr. Photo by Ron Zelinski.
Written by Gary Bryan – LA's top morning radio personality
On October 19, 2019, hundreds of MFI members and guests gathered in the ballroom of the Beverly Hills Hotel for the 22nd annual Praise Brunch, for a celebration of Christ's love and inspiring testimony from those who serve Him in the media and entertainment industries.
Mark Larson, of KFMB AM and KUSI TV in San Diego kicked off the morning as our emcee. He introduced the legendary Pat Boone. Pat told a fascinating story of his encounter with Israeli Prime Minister Bibi Netanyahu. Our next trip to Israel is coming soon. More on that in another post!
From Right to Left: Carolyn Ridley, John Tinker, Mark Fincannon, Billy Davis Jr., Pastor Bob Rieth. Photo by Ron Zelinski.
Next, we viewed a video from MFI board member Rick Eldridge, who unfortunately couldn't be with us this year due to production commitments. Rick heads the Praise Brunch committee each year. Following Rick's greeting, we were blessed with a song by the incredible tenor Larry Wayne Morbitt. Larry is an accomplished singer and actor whose credits include acclaimed appearances throughout the U.S. and Europe, including Broadway. His current residency is as part of the Phantom of the Opera cast at the Venetian Hotel in Las Vegas. (Website: larrywayne.com)
Pastor Bob Rieth with recipient of the Ambassador Award Mark Fincannon. Photo by Ron Zelinski.
Just before our delicious breakfast, prepared by the hard-working staff of the Beverly Hills Hotel, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr. graced the stage with the Soldiers of the Second Coming. As always, their musical contribution was one of the highlights of the day.
As staff cleared our brunch dishes, Mark returned and introduced the recipient of this year's MFI Ambassador Award: Mark Fincannon. Based in South Carolina, Mark is a principal in Fincannon Casting, the go-to casting company for thousands of TV and movie productions. Mark shared his Christian journey, which took a sharp turn with the dissolution of his marriage, as he realized he needed to fully equip himself to be a true ambassador for Christ. Now happily remarried, Mark became very emotional as he recounted the love and support he received from Pastor Bob Rieth.
Keynote Speaker John Tinker. Photo by Ron Zelinski.)
Next, our special guest speaker, renowned producer John Tinker, recounted his journey from Hollywood heavyweight (St. Elsewhere, Judging Amy), to a satisfying life in rural Georgia, where he is still active in TV and film production. Along the way, he also received prayers and personal support from Bob Rieth and other members of the MFI fellowship.
Pastor Bob Rieth then spoke about his vision for MFI, and as always, his passion and servant heart shone through. Bob spoke of the need for Christian fellowship in the media and entertainment industries. He also shared that he feels God is leading him to establish a Christian center for alcohol and drug rehabilitation. He asked all of us to join him in prayers for guidance and direction.
Altogether, it was a great morning of testimonies and music, and it set the stage for even greater things as we plan the 23rd annual MFI Praise Brunch for 2020!
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Pastor Bob Rieth with recipient of the Ambassador Award Mark Fincannon.
Keynote Speaker John Tinker
Have you ever dreamed about going to Israel?
Maybe you've already been there, but you want to share the beauty, history and significance of the Holy Land with someone. Media Fellowship International (MFI) and Pastor Bob Rieth are taking a small group June 1st to June 11th, 2020. (June 13th if you'd like to add Petra). We will visit Nazareth, Jerusalem, Galilee, Masada, the Garden of Gethsemane, Bethlehem, the Old City and more. We will also have the opportunity to take a boat ride in the Sea of Galilee, walk beside the River Jordan and be baptized and stand before the Western Wall (Wailing Wall). If time allows, you'll have the chance to swim in the Dead Sea. In following days, we will walk in the Old City, then travel to Mount Zion and go to the Upper Room. From there it's on to the Tomb of King David and the Garden Tomb.
MFI and Pastor Bob have had the opportunity to take about 10 small groups over the years. Pastor Bob has also been there himself, for specific pastoral and ministry purposes another 3 or 4 times. It is a place that calls to him. He would be honored to be able to share his love for this country and its history with you.
If you are interested in finding out more about this, please contact
Pastor Bob or Renae at mfi@usa.net or 206-617-7574.
Guest Testimony
by Lana King "Former" Pres. of Distribution for FOX Broadcast Co. & CEO of the Hallmark Channel. Currently, Exec. Producer of TV series in development, "Prophets & King
Whether starting out, or mature in my career, I found that there is no real success without faith. It has been the faith of knowing that my life and my efforts are all part of God's perfect plan. At every turn, I had a choice to submit to the status quo, feel stuck, or trust that I could do my best and God would do the rest.
This is where it started…
Coming out of graduate school, there was an industry-wide strike and no one was hiring. That was salt on the already open wound of defeat that had been festering for several years in college. No one in my close circle felt that entertainment was a real profession, and the naysayers assured me that the industry was impossible to get into for a mere mortal like me with no experience. I was educated and energetic, but stuck.
Still, I had to follow my instincts and my passion. I happened into a temp job for a senior industry executive. His secretary was gone for a month. I was employed, and therefore, unstuck. The job ended up being permanent, but permanently answering phones and managing someone else's schedule didn't line up with the aspirations I had for my career. I was stuck.
Email: MFI@usa.net
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Men's soccer has best season in five years
Ryanne Howard, Co-Editor-In-Chief|November 27, 2018
Wakefield soccer beats former state champions Green Hope High, 2-1.
Photo Courtesy of Alice Hansen
Under new coach, Cooper Paiva, the varsity men's soccer team has had its best season record in five years. Unity, leadership and endurance aided the team in winning matches against competing teams.
"The boys wanted to be the best team they could be, pushing each other to be better and better soccer players. We've won some great games because we played with a lot of heart," Paiva said. "These boys saw players at their best and their worst, but they never gave up."
The team ranked fourth in the Northern Athletic Conference. By finishing the season 10-10-1(ten wins, ten losses, and one tie), men's soccer was able to qualify for playoffs. However, the Wolverines fell in the first round to the Broughton High Capitals in a close match.
Taylor Rotosky is one of the few freshmen to earn a spot on the varsity sports team. He has proved to be a great addition, as he consistently displays his ability to score and be a team player.
"I always like to be able to support my school in an athletic way, and soccer is my favorite sport," Rotosky said.
Men's soccer team huddles up before taking on Green Hope.
The team lost eight seniors last year, which caused them to rebuild. Their senior captain tore his ACL mid-season, which caused a change in strength. Similar to last year, the Wolverines originally didn't have a coach. This caused the team to delay summer workouts and practices. Although these factors were seen as setbacks, the team was able to defeat the three-year state champions, Green Hope High, 2-1.
Junior captain, John Alexander, remembers the Green Hope game as his favorite part of the season.
"A team always needs a strong leader and I stepped up and took that role," Alexander said. "This led to us winning."
Paiva acknowledges how teamwork really does makes the dream work.
"When the whole team was on the same page, we would play a really strong possession game," Paiva said. "With lots of very technical players in the midfield, we were able to dominate in many of our games."
Senior captain, Ali Sharif, has played all four years on varsity, and over the years the team has become his second family. His role has helped the players grow and develop within themselves. Despite his injury, Sharif attended matches to give guidance and support his teammates.
"I'm proud of everyone on the team for keeping it together," Sharif said. "They put a positive mentality to the situation towards the year."
Paiva isn't new to coaching but has come back in town because of all the talent in Wake County. Raleigh is known for having strong soccer teams.
"Coach Cooper is great, probably one of my favorite coaches that I have ever had," Rotosky said. "He's awesome. He lets us work things out as a team."
Sharif also expresses how Paiva has helped him and the team.
"My coach has helped me improve as a leader and a person because he has taught me to be more of a father figure for the team," Sharif said. "Make sure everyone is in check, or not doing something [irresponsible] off the field causing them not to play."
The Wolverines stayed together on and off the field. Their strong chemistry helped them with collaboration during matches.
"We always hang out on the weekends. We all hang out outside of school to get close to each other. It makes for a better bond on and off the field," Alexander said.
The men's team has proven to be victorious, despite having obstacles during the season. With seniors transitioning off the Wolverines will have room to welcome new players. Next season the team expects to continue with their momentum.
"We have a lot of juniors that will be back next year," Rotosky said. "We will know what to expect and come back harder than ever,"
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Simone Biles Finally Met Zac Efron And She Couldn't Handle It
I ship it.
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If you've been watching the 2016 Summer Olympics, you've probably heard the name of one gymnast a whole lot: Simone Biles.
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Biles has already cemented her legacy. She's been called the greatest gymnast ever, and she's the first American woman to win the gold on vault.
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So far, Simone has won four gold medals during the Rio games and one bronze, making her the most awarded U.S. gymnast of all time.
But when Biles isn't being a badass Olympian, she spends her time with her cardboard cutout of Zac Efron, which she's been known to kiss.
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And Zac himself has — from the start of the Olympic Games — supported Biles, along with the rest of the Final Five.
Zac Efron @ZacEfron
Of course I'm watching the #FinalFive 🏅🏅🏅🏅🏅dominate the floor! 😉#Rio2016 #TeamUSA
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This week, their worlds finally collided, and it was glorious. Efron appeared on Biles' Snapchat...
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...and gave her an adorable smooch.
Understandably, Simone couldn't handle it.
But let's be honest, who on earth could keep their cool after a peck from Zac?
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Aug. 17, 2016, at 13:47 PM
Simone Biles has won four gold medals and one bronze in Rio. An earlier version of this story misstated that she won five gold medals in Rio.
There's still time to sign up for BuzzFeed's Rio Roundup newsletter to get the hottest news each remaining day of the games!
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Littleham C of E Primary School | Hooray for hockey quick sticks!
Hooray for hockey quick sticks!
The team pulled together for an incredible evening on the astro at ECC. Fast, fun and furious! All matches were action packed with every player showing real promise and skill. Well done team!


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Football season is nearly here and it is time to get ready for another great year of Cary Jr. Trojan Football! The purpose of this letter is to inform you of some important dates to keep in mind and key information that should help you and your player prepare for this season. We will have one primary goal in mind this year: To do our best to prepare our players to play at the next level. We run C.G.H.S. offense and defense. We do not stress winning we stress fundamentals and technique which leads to safe football. Good fundamentals will lead to a better experience for all. Football is a difficult sport that requires dedication and hard work. It is also one of the greatest sports for building sportsmanship, character, and a positive team attitude. Team is very important. If you don't have all the players focused on your goals you will eventually fail, especially in football the ultimate "TEAM" game.
We expect our players to be good citizens. Our rule is Family first, school second then football. Good family life and successful school equals focus and success in football and more importantly life.
This year we will have Middleweight on the same field as Lightweight and Varsity. We will keep our Middleweight groups separate from Lightweight and Varsity, however Middleweight will run the same drills as the upper levels. I am excited to see our Middleweights on the same field, after all, when they are in high school they will be one team.
The Chicagoland Youth Football League (TCYFL): The Junior Trojan program participates in the largest independent organized youth football league. The website is www.TCYFL.net and provides schedules, game results, rules and standings.
* Practice will be HOT, so bring lots of water, preferably in a half gallon insulated jug that is labeled. The coaches will be encouraging players to hydrate often. It is important to have your son drink plenty of fluids throughout the day to keep from getting dehydrated. "Hydrate, Hydrate, Hydrate". We prefer good old H2O before and during practice and Gatorade after to replace lost nutrients. If you start drinking water ½ hour before practice it's too late. Especially during conditioning, you should hydrate all day. A light snack, fruit or vegetable carbs are good.
* With the heat and conditioning, expect your players to be tired, but most bounce back quickly. Football is a contact sport and they may also have a few assorted aches and bruises. This is normal but if any issues persist or seem critical, please do not hesitate to let a member of the coaching staff know.
* Please do not make any adjustments to your players helmet. If there is a problem, please let your coach know. They have the proper equipment to make the necessary adjustments.
* The mosquitoes are typically bad, so please spray your player before practice. Have plenty of mosquito spray available during practice if necessary. We have a bucket with spray in our box, any donations to the bucket would be appreciated.
· Helmet-as provided by the Cary Jr. Trojans.
· Shoulder pads-as provided by the Cary Jr. Trojans.
· T-shirt under shoulder pads and practice jersey over shoulder pads.
· Football pants with pads – the pants must be white WITHOUT snaps. These may be purchased at Team Colors or other sporting goods retailers.
· Blue socks above the ankle for games.
· Football cleats (no metal spikes).
· Colored mouth guards are required.
· Athletic supporter and protective cup.
· Footballs are supplied by the Cary Jr. Trojans. However, it is always good to have a football at home. At the Varsity Jr. Varsity level we use any of the following sized footballs: Wilson-TDY, Nike-Youth .
We practice and play in all weather conditions; however, if there is lightning we will not practice or stop practice. If you see lightning and we are at practice, please pick up your player.
Monday is conditioning ( wear shorts and t-shirts).
Tuesday and Thursday are game prep.
Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays are full gear.
Please get your child to practice and games on time. If you know your child will be late or won't be able to make a practice or game, please let your coach know in advance if possible.
· During games please remain in the spectator area away from the sidelines. Only coaches with TCYFL badges are allowed on the sidelines. Violation of this rule will result in a team penalty.
· Provide positive support to all players and opposing players during a game. Should a parent be given a warning during a game from the referee, the head coach could be suspended for that game and the following game. PLEASE BE GOOD SPORTS!
· Let your coach know if you have a problem. Same holds true if your child is not happy about something. Your coach needs to know if there is a problem right away.
· Help out with team volunteer opportunities. We have a number of items that require parent help. The more parents that are involved the better the team and the program will be for the boys.
· Attend practices and games on time.
· Have water for each practice and game.
· Cooperate with others and help other players as necessary.
· Let a coach know if you feel ill or if there is a problem of some kind.


Arnoux et Fils will be present at Prowein, an exhibition that brings together professionals from the retail, wholesale and international trade, catering, hotel and processing industries.
Attend Vinexpo New York - the largest trade event focused on the North American wine and spirits market.
Don't miss the major event for wine professionals, this year Wine Paris brings together Vinisud and VinoVision. A lounge with a rich program of tastings, conferences and materclasses.
ARNOUX home celebrates the primeur wine in the Vieux Clocher cellar! During these 2 days, come and taste our primeur and vintage wines accompanied by a buffet of delicatessen and cheese offered throughout the day.
It will also be the opportunity to benefit from our "Primeur Special Offer": for the purchase of 5 bottles of the same quality, the 6th one offered! (offer valid for all wines at cellar rate during these two days only).


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Germany: Tunisian man arrested after attacking people with machete and axe
April 03, 2020 attack, Germany, News, Tunisian
A 27-year-old Tunisian national has been arrested in Augsburg, Germany after he attempted to hack a couple of passers-by with an ax and machete.
It was during the early hours of Tuesday morning when the crazed, fighting-age, Tunisian migrant began attacking random people in the city's university district, German regional newspaper Augsburger Allgemeine reports.
According to police, the man attacked a bus carrying drivers to their morning shifts at around 3:50 am, smashing the windshield of the vehicle with an ax. Luckily, the 47-year-old driver was able to speed away before crazed lunatic was able to injure anyone.
Shortly thereafter, at around 4:00 am, the Tunisian man stopped another driver, smashed the front and side windows of the vehicle, and threatened a woman inside.
t was at this point when a 28-year-old man who saw the attack take place attempted to intervene and help the woman. A struggle ensued and the Tunisian migrant managed to strike the man in the head with the machete. Miraculously, despite all of this, the 28-year-old man still managed to subdue the attacker until police arrived at the scene to make an arrest.
The 28-year-old helper was then transported to the hospitals where his injuries were treated, while the migrant attacker was later transported to a psychiatric hospital.
Police are currently still trying to find a motive for the attacks, although it is believed that the Tunisian suffers from mental health issues and carried out the attacks "in a state of incapacity or, at least, reduced capacity".
A judge has ordered the Tunisian man to be held in the psychiatric facility until he court date where he will most likely face charges of suspicion of attempted manslaughter, dangerous bodily harm, and property damage.
Attacks with machetes and axes have become all too common in Germany.
In March, Voice of Europe reported on a 33-year-old German who had half of his face cut off by a fighting-aged Iraqi migrant after the migrant attacked him with an ax on the streets of Munich.
Germany: Fighting-age Iraqi migrant attacks driver with axe in Munich, cuts off half of his face https://t.co/t7UE5wnWhE pic.twitter.com/NXKcLhdSrR
— Voice of Europe 🌍 (@V_of_Europe) March 15, 2020
Last August, a 36-year-old man who was hacked to death in the middle of the street, in broad daylight, by a Syrian migrant wielding a sword in Stuttgart, Germany, Voice of Europe reported.
Syrian migrant hacks Kazakh man to death in broad daylight in Stuttgart, Germany https://t.co/3xa0FwnkyL pic.twitter.com/SCX09PaAu2
— Voice of Europe 🌍 (@V_of_Europe) August 1, 2019
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JNC shopping USA has been selling on eBay since 2006. They have earned about 6,000 positive feedback ratings, with a current 99.7% positive overall score. So this is a very successful store on eBay. This is also a Top-Rated eBay store, which means they offer a really high level of item descriptions, customer service, as well as fast shipping.
It's not easy to become a Top-Rated store on eBay. You have to provide good quality items, accurate descriptions, excellent customer service, and fast shipping. And you have to do this day after day, month after month. So JNC shopping USA has had a very successful and positive selling history on eBay.
JNC shopping USA mainly sells designer clothing, handbags, purses, accessories, and more. They sell designer brands like Armani, Coach, DKNY, Frye, Longchamp, Marc Jacobs, Michael Kors, Montblanc, Rebecca Minkoff, Salvatore Ferragamo, Tumi, Vince Camuto, and more.
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JNC shopping USA sells new and pre-owned merchandise, and does offer a 100% Authentic guarantee, as well as a 100% money back guarantee.
Let's take a close look at their recent feedback history. Ebay buyers have a really good way of weeding out the good sellers from the bad. If an item even SLIGHTLY looks like it might be a counterfeit or knock-off, they will leave you bad feedback. And any and all flaws will usually be reflected in a seller's feedback. With that being said, over the past 12 months, JNC shopping USA has received about 1,600 positive feedback ratings, compared to just 5 negative feedback comments. With that sort of lop-sided ratio, it definitely appears as though JNC shopping USA is an honestly run business, selling authentic merchandise.


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ST. LOUIS -- Huttig Building Products Inc., a domestic distributor of millwork, building materials and wood products, announced Jan. 31 that Greg Gurley, 52, has been named vice president of marketing and product management, according to Yahoo! Finance. Gurley, a 22-year veteran of the millwork industry, will report to Jon Vrabely, president and CEO of Huttig, and will be in charge of the company's corporate marketing, national accounts and product management teams. Read more.


Will Sears Holdings Survive 2018?
As the company fights to emerge with a sustainable business, the cards are stacked against it.
After years of scrambling, Sears, formerly one of the biggest retailers on the planet, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this month. In this episode of Industry Focus: Consumer Goods, Vincent Shen and senior Motley Fool contributor Adam Levine-Weinberg consider the fallout from this latest brick-and-mortar casualty.
Can Sears (NASDAQOTH:SHLDQ) survive with its best 400 stores? How did the retailer go from the Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) of its day to decades of decline and debt? And who will benefit from the reduced competition. Click play and find out more.
Vincent Shen: Welcome to Industry Focus, the podcast that dives into a different sector of the stock market every day. I'm your host, Vincent Shen. It's Tuesday, October 23rd. We've got bankruptcies on our mind today, Fools, following the official announcement from Sears last week that the company would be entering chapter 11 reorganization proceedings. On tap for this show will be a look at what options Sears has going forward and how this latest retail casualty will affect some of the big peers in the industry. For this discussion, I'm enlisting the help of senior Motley Fool contributor Adam Levine-Weinberg, who's joining us via Skype from Sacramento, California. Hey, Adam! It's been too long, man! How's it going?
Adam Levine-Weinberg: Good! How are you, Vince?
Shen: Thanks for hopping on today! I'm good. I'm excited for this discussion! I think we have some cool tidbits to discuss. This is a pretty big story in retail. It was also great catching up with you in person earlier this month. I'm glad you reached out to me to cover everything going on with Sears Holdings and the bankruptcy fallout. I think this is news that most investors have been expecting for a few years now. We've certainly seen a lot of coverage and headlines pointing toward the seemingly inevitable bankruptcy for this company. For each sale of assets, each debt restructuring, each round of store closures, or whatever reorganizations we saw, it was pretty much a delay of what we were building toward.
This is still an over 125-year-old company with a really amazing history in the United States. Even though the current business is just barely a shadow of its former self, Sears was at one point the biggest retailer on the planet, not just in the country. I think that's important context to have in mind as we talk about what's likely to happen to the remaining shell of the Sears empire, which still includes several hundred Sears and Kmart locations.
Why don't you start us off, Adam? We don't have nearly enough time to go over the full history of the company. For any listeners who haven't been following Sears or its stock closely, can you lay out the path that Sears has taken under its current leadership that resulted in this bankruptcy filing? I think most people would agree that this latest chapter in Sears' history began with the Kmart and Sears merger back in 2005. What's basically happened since then?
Levine-Weinberg: That's right. Sears and Kmart were both struggling prior to that merger, which happened in 2005. Kmart, in fact, had just gone through a bankruptcy of its own. During that bankruptcy, a hedge fund manager named Eddie Lampert took over control of the company, became its chairman, largest shareholder. He used that position to push for their merger with Sears and take over Sears as well. When you combined those two companies back in 2005, they had annual revenue of more than $50 billion. At the time, there were several other retailers that were slightly ahead of Sears Holdings, but Walmart was the only retailer in the world that was significantly larger in terms of total sales. Back then, Amazon was really just a bookstore that also sold some CDs and DVDs and not much else. Sears Holdings was a major force in the U.S. retail industry.
The idea behind the merger was that Lampert first hoped to cut costs for these two struggling retailers by combining them and finding efficiencies. Also, he felt that people were flocking toward these big box stores that were in more convenient locations rather than malls. That's a trend that we actually have continued to see over the past 15 years. Lampert thought that Kmart had these much better, more convenient locations, but it didn't have the products that were going to get people in the door. He thought putting the powerhouse brands from Sears, like Kenmore appliances, Craftsman tools, DieHard batteries, even Land's End for clothing, putting those into Kmart stores would help get more people into Kmart. He even thought about changing some of the Kmart stores' whole name to Sears. The idea was to take the Kmart real estate, the Sears brands and legacy, and create a stronger, more efficient retailer, and thereby hopefully boost profitability. He also actually realized that e-commerce was going to be a big deal before a lot of other people in the industry did.
The problem wasn't that he was surprised by the growth of Amazon.com, but Lampert didn't have the right strategy for attacking it. He stopped spending a lot of money on store remodels because he didn't see stores as being really important to the future, and he didn't want to invest a lot of money in assets that he didn't think had a very long-term profitable future. On the other hand, he wasn't willing to spend a huge amount of money that you really needed to spend to build up an e-commerce business.
So, Sears and Kmart got stuck in this limbo where they slowly lost their customer relevance. The stores didn't look very nice, so people started gravitating toward other retailers. Meanwhile, the e-commerce site wasn't compelling enough in terms of functionality, or especially in terms of pricing, to pull customers away from alternatives, particularly from Amazon.
The result is that you've seen huge revenue losses and customer losses over the past decade. In fact, over the past 12 months, Sears and Kmart combined had revenue of just $14 billion. That's down more than 70% since the merger. The declines are set to continue. Even before the bankruptcy filing, Sears and Kmart were closing stores at a massive rate and seeing comp sales declines that worked together leading to very rapid erosion of the revenue base.
Shen: I was getting up to speed on everything that has happened to Sears, just trying to get a picture of all the initiatives and everything that's been tried, in terms of these property spin-offs, with the REIT, all these different things that management has tried in this decade-plus long saga. There's one tidbit from a Wall Street Journal article that you shared with me, actually. I think it summed up some of the problems with this whole situation for me. One of the articles highlighted that, back in 2004, Lampert is running this successful hedge fund, has billions of dollars under his management, and a good chunk of that is his own riches. But even at its biggest, the fund, ESL Investments, had an estimated 35 employees. Bringing together Kmart and Sears, as you mentioned, he was now at the head of this giant company, this giant retail force. At the time, it had a workforce of 300,000 people, over 3,500 stores, $55 billion in annual revenue when they first merged.
Alan Lacy was serving as the CEO for this combined entity back in 2005, but ultimately, Lampert in the chairman role was pulling a lot of the strings. You have here someone with no experience operating a retail business of any kind, let alone one of the largest chains in the country. It was an interesting, very stark contrast there, in terms of that experience and what it led to. What you mentioned, in terms of his ability to predict and see that e-commerce would be a big part of the retail environment in the future, but not pushing in the right ways to pursue that, for example, is telling of his experience and things along those lines.
In my mind, with the state of the stores, I thought that was one of leadership's bigger mistakes in the first years after the deal. They spent over $6 billion from 2005 to 2011 on share purchases. On the other hand, in those same years, Sears spent about $3.3 billion on capital expenditures, reinvesting in the company. This is a time when large parts of the business are in flux, and management is returning capital to shareholders at twice the rate that they're reinvesting in the business. It's hard to justify that kind of move. That was a real head-scratcher for me.
Before we move on, I want your take, Adam -- what do you think were the biggest mistakes that Sears made after Lampert took over?
Levine-Weinberg: Possibly the biggest mistake was skimping on very basic store maintenance things. There's been stories reported recently about Lampert striking down proposals to spend a few million dollars improving store lighting. He didn't see the return on investment. In the short-term, there may not have been anything to measure. But in the long-term, when stores look bad, people don't like the experience and don't come back. And reacquiring customers is extremely, extremely difficult. That was just a case of penny wise, pound foolish.
The second thing was not using the opportunity of being one of the biggest retailers in the country to invest in e-commerce. That $6 billion that was spent on share repurchases, if that had been devoted to funding some short-term losses to stand up a really big e-commerce operation, then what we could be seeing today would be a lot different.
Shen: Sure. On the flip side of that, I'm curious, was there anything that you think management was right about, but it just wasn't enough to turn the tide for the company?
Levine-Weinberg: I would say that management was right in estimating that Sears had a huge number of valuable assets. That's part of why both Lampert and several of his biggest allies invested in the company. We've seen from all of the real estate that's been spun off, other real estate and brands that have been sold, that there really was a ton of value inside Sears. The problem was that Lampert has spent the past 10 years searching for a turnaround in the retail business that never happened. And over that period of time, Sears burned just billions and billions of dollars of cash, to the point where all of those assets were sold, basically, to fund current losses.
Shen: We're going to round out our discussion of Sears' part in the story. This is a chapter 11 bankruptcy. The company wants help dealing with their creditors. But, Lampert does hope to emerge from these proceedings with a leaner, meaner business. He's going to keep the chairman role, but he's going to step down as CEO. There's going to be a three-person committee replacing him in that CEO role. The company has identified about 400 stores that they think are the best ones in the fleet, essentially. I'm curious, what do you think comes next? How optimistic are you that Sears ultimately is able to survive this process?
Levine-Weinberg: Many companies are able to emerge from chapter 11. They use the bankruptcy process to negotiate down their debts and other liabilities, maybe get some extra capital in, and they are able to emerge, and they have a viable long-term business. The problem for Sears is that high debt was not the only problem for the company, although it did have too much debt on its books. The bigger issue was simply that it's been burning so much cash over a period of many years, nearly $2 billion a year. While some of that's related to interest on debt and pension contributions that it probably won't have to be making in the future, some of it's related to closing stores, and losses related to that, I still don't see a realistic path to get from $2 billion of annual cash burn to break even, let alone profitability.
The fact that there are supposedly 400 profitable stores that Lampert wants to rescue doesn't necessarily mean that, as a collective, they can be profitable. What I mean by that is, each store may be making money inside of its four walls, but you have to have a distribution infrastructure to support all of those stores. If you want to keep sales even at current levels, let alone growing them, you need to invest in marketing on a nationwide basis. That's extremely expensive, and something that Sears in fact has been pulling back on for many years, driving its recent sales declines.
So, I'm pretty skeptical. I would say, even going from 1,000 stores at the beginning of 2018 to around 700 stores now, 400 stores by the end of the year, I'm pretty skeptical that that's going to eliminate the losses except maybe in the very short-term. The only way to get costs down to the level necessary, as far as I can see, at least, would be to keep marketing spending at very close to zero. And if that happens, you're just going to see sales continue to erode and profitability continue to erode. Any improvements that would be seen in 2019 would probably be gone by 2020.
Shen: Ultimately, you have here these two chains where same-store sales have declined 9.2%, 7.4%, and 13.5% in the past three years. A lot of the marquee brands that Sears once sold exclusively, attracted a lot of their customers, they've largely been pawned off. As you mentioned, Adam, the reputation for having these older stores, sometimes empty shelves with the way they were managing inventory at very thin levels, service that wasn't what it used to be -- once you've allowed your brand, your image, to deteriorate to these kinds of lows, I think you're going to have a really hard time making the case that any portfolio of even the best-performing locations will be able to survive for very long. That doesn't even include all the financial struggles that they're having, too.
Adam, despite the poor state of Sears' business recently, you mentioned this earlier in the show, the company still generated over $14 billion of revenue in the trailing 12-month period. Of that, over $11 billion was in merchandise sales. That further breaks down into three categories: hardlines, apparel and soft home, and food and drug. Hardlines is the biggest at about 55% of merchandise sales in the past year. That includes everything from appliances to electronics, tools, sporting goods and toys. Apparel and soft home came in at about 32% of merchandise revenue. Food and drug made up the remaining 13%.
In that context, what are the biggest opportunities for competitors to come and poach this business that's going to be left open by Sears? And who's best positioned to do that?
Levine-Weinberg: Starting backwards, if you look at the food and drug sales, it's gotten to the point where it's so low and it's such a big category. I don't expect the under $2 billion of sales that Sears did there last year to have any meaningful impact as it gets split up among dozens of other retailers. Even in the apparel and soft home part of the business, I don't see a needle-moving impact. Again, it was $4.3 billion in 2017. Even before the bankruptcy, just based on the rate of sales decline in the first half of 2018, it was on track to decline to around $3 billion. That's also going to get split up among quite a large number of companies.
The one exception there, I would say, is JC Penney (NYSE:JCP), which is arguably Sears' closest competitor in terms of mall-based department stores that cater to moderate-income consumers. I could definitely see JC Penney picking up a good chunk of the sales from Sears in that department. Since JC Penney is also a relatively small company compared to some of the behemoths that the two companies compete with, that could have enough of an impact on JC Penney's sales to be noticeable.
That said, the biggest opportunities for competitors will really be in the hardlines categories where Sears was strongest. Particularly, appliances, tools, and mattresses stand out. Given those categories, Lowe's (NYSE:LOW) definitely seems like it could be the biggest winner here, especially on a pure volume level. First of all, Lowe's is the biggest appliance seller in the country. So, it should naturally be able to get a very good share of the appliance sales that Sears had been getting. Even after all of its recent sales declines, Sears is still the No. 4 appliance retailer in the United States. Additionally, Lowe's began selling Craftsman tools earlier this year. Craftsman is a brand that, for many years, was exclusive to Sears Holdings and was only sold in a few places other than Sears and Kmart, Ace Hardware is one example. Now that it's available in Lowe's, one of the two big home improvement retailers, that should really boost sales of the Craftsman brand. As people have less and less ability to buy Craftsman tools at Sears, because Sears stores are closing, then you're going to see more of that business probably go to Lowe's in particular.
Home Depot (NYSE:HD) obviously is also likely to be a winner here. It's the No. 2 appliance retailer in the country. It's also the biggest tool seller. Even though Home Depot isn't selling Craftsman yet, they certainly might begin carrying a Craftsman line in the near future. Even without Craftsman, they have lots of other tool brands that can potentially take market share in that area from Sears.
Lowe's and Home Depot should also benefit in lawn and garden. That's another area where Sears has done a lot of business. There's a Craftsman line of lawn mowers, snow blowers, things like that, which Lowe's and Home Depot will hopefully be able to capitalize on.
Looking a little further down the list, Best Buy (NYSE:BBY) overtook Sears as the No. 3 appliance retailer in the U.S. a year or two ago, so Best Buy clearly has been profiting from Sears' troubles. I expect that to continue. Best Buy also has an opportunity in electronics. Electronics has not been a big business for Sears and Kmart recently, but they do have some sales there. Best Buy is really the category killer in that merchandise category right now.
Looking at JC Penney, JC Penney added an appliance business in 2016. They've had mixed success there. In the first two years or so, JC Penney did build up a meaningful business by JC Penney standards. About 2% of the company's revenue came from appliances by the end of last year. But that sales growth has stagnated in 2018. The company just got a new CEO. Jill Soltau, the new CEO, is going to have to decide how much to invest in trying to reinvigorate growth in appliances. If JC Penney is willing to offer some big discounts and promotions to try to draw in those lapsed Sears customers that could be another big area of growth for JC Penney. But, it's also very possible that JC Penney will pivot back toward its roots, focusing more on the apparel and home type of goods.
Shen: Adam, I saw the article that you published last week, where you made the case that Sears' bankruptcy could be one of the better chances that JC Penney has to add a little bit of momentum to its recovery. You had a great data point I saw on how, of the 200-plus Sears locations that are closed or being closed, JC Penney had I think 150 locations of its own stores basically located in the same mall as a Sears closure or close by.
For these fellow anchor stores -- another one that comes to mind is Macy's (NYSE:M) -- where they share a lot of real estate with Sears in the shopping malls, what do you think comes next for them as these stores close?
Levine-Weinberg: That's a great question. In the short-term, I think it's mixed. On the one hand, having a big, empty anchor space could potentially depress mall traffic a little bit. That said, Sears has been doing so poorly in recent years that I don't think it's really driving very much of the traffic to the mall. On the flip side, you're suddenly losing a competitor. That should allow JC Penney and Macy's to hopefully gain a little bit of market share in each mall and trade area where Sears is closing.
Longer-term, I think the effect is much more positive. You're seeing mall owners become very creative in terms of repurposing the space that has been used by department stores which are now closing, particularly of Sears. A lot of this year's real estate is actually quite good. It's just that Sears didn't have a good way of using it. If you replace a Sears store with a combination of, let's say, a movie theater, an entertainment center, some restaurants, maybe a gym, those are all concepts that aren't competing with department stores, in terms what they're selling. They're more service concepts. They're going to drive a lot more traffic to the mall than Sears has been. That could really help JC Penney and Macy's, in terms of getting more customers nearby. Once people are at the mall, maybe they'll go and shop at the other stores there.
Shen: OK. We've talked about Lowe's and Home Depot with appliances, Best Buy with appliances, the effect in malls with these fellow anchor stores, Macy's and JC Penney. Anybody else, do you think, with the fallout from Sears, all the store closures, might be able to grab a piece of the pie in the void left by Sears and Kmart?
Levine-Weinberg: My sleeper pick for the appliance business is Costco (NASDAQ:COST). If you look back just three years, Costco had annual appliance sales of $50 million. It was really not a major player there at all. That grew 10X by the 2018 fiscal year, which just ended, according to Costco's CFO. Costco is now up to $500 million of annual appliance sales. That is largely because appliance makers have realized that Costco has this huge base of quite wealthy customers, and it has this captive audience, and they're looking for ways to expand the distribution, with some of their major appliance retailers, particularly Sears, struggling. I don't expect Costco to go from $500 million to $5 billion in three years. But I would certainly expect them to at least double their sales over the next couple of years if Sears continues to shrink or even goes out of business entirely.
In terms of other categories, mattresses is one thing that we didn't really get to talk about. I think that Macy's could be really well-positioned to pick up some of Sears' mattress business. It's already one of the largest mattress retailers in the country. Mattress Firm, which is the top mattress seller in the U.S., had its parent company recently filed for bankruptcy. So, Mattress Firm is going to be closing up to 20% of its stores in the coming months and years. That could definitely lead to a market share opportunity for Macy's.
Shen: We have another minute or two. I want to close out on this discussion. We've discussed the positives, the tailwinds, that this bankruptcy could have for some of the competitors. We also know that Lampert is closing all these stores, some previously planned and others part of the bankruptcy proceedings. As these Sears and Kmart close their doors, a lot of them are going to have liquidation sales, big promotions to clear out any remaining inventory. I'm curious, given the time of year, since we're about a month out from Black Friday, we're getting into the holiday shopping season -- do you think that this extra promotional activity from the Sears close-outs and Kmart close-outs might end up putting a damper at all on the holiday quarters for companies like Lowe's, Best Buy, Macy's, JC Penney, just because of the timing of all this stuff happening?
Levine-Weinberg: That's a great question. I don't think so. First of all, Sears has been having trouble recently getting inventory. That's reportedly one of the reasons why it filed for bankruptcy when it did. A lot of vendors had stopped shipments to the company. It doesn't have as much inventory to blow through as many companies would after filing for bankruptcy. Also, I should add that at the moment, it's only closing 142 stores by the end of the year. That's about a fifth of its total. The amount of clearance that it's actually doing is really pretty small compared to the total amount of sales you're going to see in the United States over the holiday season, so I would be pretty surprised if it has a measurable effect on any of its competitors.
Shen: OK. I'm sure it's something that, if there is an effect, especially in more localized areas with certain competitors, that might be something that those management teams bring up in their own earnings calls talking about their results for the holidays.
That wraps up our show for today. Adam, thanks so much for joining us!
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Previous: Discharge
When a contract is breached, contract law attempts to fulfil an expectation interest. The law takes the view that every contract has a starting and finishing financial position for each of the parties. The aim is to use money to put the parties in that financial position. Conversely, tort law tries to put parties back to where they were if an act had not occurred. This fulfils a party's reliance interest. Finally, a restitution interest prevents unjust enrichment.
Following a breach, it will usually be up to the innocent party in their choice of election as to whether further performance is required. Performance cannot usually be required, but damages are usually available. There are 3 common remedies available for a breach of contract: damages, injunctions and specific performance.
Damages for breach
Looking back to the case of Photo Productions v Securicor [1980] (see the page on discharge), we can see that damages for a breach actually arise from the contract itself; the primary obligations become secondary financial obligations. Confirming the purpose of contract law, Robinson v Harman [1848] said that damages in contract law intend to put both parties in the 'same' positions as if the contract had been carried out. Or at least as far as damages can do so.
When a contract has been breached, the 'golden rule' was set out in Teacher v Calder [1899]: contract law compensates loss, and does not reflect gain. Therefore, when a party is in breach of contract, we should not look at the profit which that party attained from the breach; we should look at where the innocent party would have been (financially) if the contract had not been breached when assessing the quantum of damages. This was reiterated in Tito v Waddell (No. 2) [1977] where there was a failure of a mining company to replant trees following their work in the area. Damages were awarded based on the loss to the land, rather than the profit which the company made by not replanting the trees.
Watts v Morrow [1991] said that there is no easy formula to calculate damages and that cases should be assessed on a case by case basis, however, they are regulated by the parties and judicial regulation of penalty clauses. The Sale of Goods Act 1979 provides some particular quantifications of damages: S 51(3) provides that damages for non-delivery should be the difference between the price paid and the market value at the time of expected deliver, and s 53(3) provides that a damages for a breach of warranty will be the cost of correction.
Ascertaining loss
General approach
As previously mentioned, the intention with any claim for damages for breach of contract is to find the loss which is attributable to the breach. In BTC v Gourley [1956] the court considered that tax would have significant implications on the damages awarded. In Perry v Sidney Phillips [1982], where a house was negligently surveyed, the difference in price paid and actual value due to defects was awarded, not the cost to repair. Contract law looks for the actual (minimum) loss caused by the breach of contract.
Variable performance
Where a contract has the option for variable performance, damages will attempt to compensate for the minimum loss. In Thornett & Fehr v Beers [1921], where there was the option to deliver between 95% and 105% of the requested amount of product, damages were assessed at the lower 95% option. Similarly, the Lavarack principle from Lavarack v Woods of Colchester [1967] provides that where wages are to be compensated, discretionary bonus should be ignored. However, Horkulak v Cantor [2004] did say that bonus must be awarded fairly, and if predictable could form part of a quantum of damages.
Alternative losses
Sometimes, damages cannot be simply quantified in terms of money. We may have to consider hypothetical events such as the loss of a chance or other loss of benefit.
In Vasiliou v Hajigeorgiou [2010], business premises were not supplied, so there was no loss to be compensated for. Although, it was said that damages could be awarded, factoring in hypothetical profits if a chance of profitability could be proven. Similarly, in Chaplin v Hicks [1911], the claimant was denied the opportunity to enter a beauty contest. Reduced damages were awarded as the claimant could not prove that she would have won. In Allied Maples Group v Simmon & Simmons [1995], damages were awarded for the loss of a chance to renegotiate a contract.
A landmark case in identifying alternative losses was Ruxley Electronics v Forsyth [1996], where a swimming pool was built, but was not as deep as the specification required. The House of Lords decided that it would not be economical to award damages equivalent to taking out the swimming pool and re-digging it to be slightly deeper: the defendant (who had refused to pay for the pool) had lost no ability to use the pool as he intended and there had been no quantifiable loss to value of his land. He was therefore awarded a much smaller quantum of damages to compensate for his 'loss of amenity'.
The loss of a negotiating opportunity is an alternative loss also found by the courts. Initially, in Wrotham Park v Parkside Homes [1974], a developer built more homes than he was authorised to do under contract with the land owner. Damages for a loss of negotiating opportunity were awarded, although could have been increased had the claim been made sooner. In Experience Hendrix v PPX Enterprises [2003], there was a similar scenario: the loss of a negotiating opportunity to extend broadcasting rights where initial rights were infringed upon was compensated.
Wasted expenditure was compensated for in Anglia TV v Reed [1972], where an actor failed to attend filming, and in Omak Marine v Mamola Challenger Shipping [2010], no damages were awarded where the repudiation of a charterparty led to a more profitable charterparty. This prevented the owner from becoming unjustly enriched. Similarly, in C&P Haulage v Middleton [1983], no damages were awarded where the breach actually prevented the claimants from losing money. According to CCC Films v Impact Quadrant Films [1985], the onus is on the contract breaker to prove that a breach was beneficial to the innocent party; the burden was not discharged.
Post-breach events
There appears to be a divide between contract lawyers over the relevance of post-breach events. Those who favour certainty would say that post-breach events should not be accounted for in the award of damages for breach of contract. However, this can lead to harsh awards of damages, therefore the opposing argument is one for fairness. The case of The Golden Victory [2007] favours the latter approach; damages were reduced where there was an early termination of a charterparty, as war broke out soon after the breach, an event which would have allowed termination without penalty. As a result of this, most commercial contracts now exclude the Golden Victory principle in the interest of certainty.
Pain, suffering, distress and inconvenience
As a general rule, according to Hobbs v London & South Western Railway [1874], damages for breach of contract will not be awarded to compensate for distress, vexation or minor inconveniences. Although, damages for pain associated with the infliction of an injury is compensable, as was the case in Godley v Perry [1960], where damages were awarded for the loss of an eye.
The exception to the general rule of no damages for inconvenience is where the purpose of the breached contract was to remove a person from the rigours of everyday life. As such, in Jarvis v Swans Tours [1973], £125 in damages was awarded in compensation for a £63 holiday. Even where the contract does not precisely remove a person from the rigours of everyday life, damages may still be awarded. This occurred in Farley v Skinner [2001], where a surveyor was ordered to pay £10,000 to a land owner where a survey failed to recognise that the land in question was directly under Gatwick Airport's circling path. Jarvis v Swans Tours [1973] has been overruled in part by Milner v Carnival (Cunard) [2010], in which the Court of Appeal reduced damages significantly in order to put the parties in the equivalent financial position to if they had accepted the holiday company's best offer of correction.
Limiting damages with mitigation
A general rule in contractual damages law is that an innocent party to a breach of contract must take reasonable steps to mitigate their loss. There is no duty to do this, however damages will not be awarded for losses which could reasonably have been mitigated. In ClatonGreene v De Courville [1920], it was not reasonable for an actor to mitigate loss by accepting a lesser role, as doing so would have affected his career progression. Johnson v Agnew [1979] said that blindly affirming a contract will not stop damages being reduced to account for mitigation which should reasonably have occurred. If expenses are occurred in the act of mitigation, they may be compensated for, according to Banco de Portugal v Waterlow & Sons [1932]. If an innocent party takes steps which are beyond reasonable, as was the case in British Westinghouse v Underground Electric Railway [1912], this mitigation will also be factored in to the damage award, even though the party might not have been obliged to take such steps.
Limiting damages with remoteness
So far, we have not considered remoteness in damages; we have only talked about damages which flow from the breach. However, this quantum is also limited by common law. The initial rule was set out in Hadley v Baxendale [1854] which said that damages are limited to those which flow reasonably from the contemplation of both parties at the time of formation, or from special communicated circumstances. In the context of this case, damages for taking too long to transport a mill's crankshaft to and from a repair centre were not recoverable as the transporter could not have reasonably expected the mill not to have a spare crankshaft.
This reasonable contemplation test was construed in Victoria Laundry v Newman Industries [1949] as a test of two limbs, one of damages to be awarded in normal contemplations and another of damages to be awarded in the communicated special circumstances. A 20 week delay in the installation of new boilers caused the claimant to lose out on attaining some particularly lucrative government contracts. Damages were only calculated at a rate of 'normal' lost profits, as the installers were not aware of the lucrative contracts.
The Heron II [1969] disagreed with Victoria Laundry in respect of what type of test the Hadley v Baxendale test was. The Heron II [1969] described the test as a one limb test: losses which may be awarded must be of the kind which the defendant realised would not be unlikely to flow from such a breach in the circumstances.
Where a kind of damage is foreseeable, according to Brown v KMR Services [1995], there will be no limit on the extent of those damages. This was confirmed in Jackson v RBS [2005] where a leaking of profit margins to a buyer, causing a loss of trade, made a bank liable for 4 years of profits: a point to which damages could still be quantifiable. It does seem difficult to reconcile Jackson v RBS with Victoria Laundry, however one must assume that 'normal' profits are a different kind of damage to 'exceptional' profits.
The final case to mention concerning remoteness is The Achilleas [2008], where a ship was returned late at the end of a charterparty. Damages were awarded only to cover charter fees for the extra days before delivery. During those few days, charter fees dropped exceptionally quickly, causing the ship's owner lose significant potential profits. Damages for this loss for the duration of the (but abandoned) proceeding charterparty were not awarded as such a drop in charter fees was not foreseeable, and the charterer could not be assumed to have been contemplating the ship owner's next contract when agreeing their own. It makes sense that in contract law, the test for remoteness is much higher than that in tort, as in contract law, parties have the option to warn each other of potential losses: this is the purpose of the Hadley v Haxendale test.
Liquidated damages clauses
It is possible for the parties themselves to limit damages payable in the event of a breach of contract. Clauses that limit secondary obligations are known as liquidated damages clauses. The courts also helped parties quantify damages. In Financings v Baldock [1963], the courts said that where a single instalment was missed in a hire-purchase agreement, the contract was breached in a non-repudiatory manner and the payee would be liable for the arrears and interest. In Yeoman Credit v Waragowski [1961], it was said that where more significant arrears were present in a hire-purchase agreement, damages would be calculated by taking the total hire-purchase price and then subtracting the amount paid, option fees, mitigation and arrears (if separate). As parties were free to use liquidated damages clauses as they wished following these two cases, finance companies started adding into their contracts that any non-payment would be classed as a repudiatory breach of contract and would give rise to Waragowski damages. This led to liquidated damages clauses being given a bad name, and the courts developing the penalty jurisdiction.
Penalty clauses
If a contractual term is within the scope of the penalty jurisdiction, it may classed as penal and within the court's control. This prevents the abuse of liquidated damages clauses.
If a clause quantifies damages in a way that either increases the amount payable or provides for the transfer of property by a party who breaches a contract, that term will usually fall within the penalty jurisdiction. However, such a clause must be triggered by a breach of contract; it must control secondary obligations, not primary obligations, and it must generally be unconscionable.
Is it penal?
If a clause is within the scope of the penalty jurisdiction, the court must then decide whether the clause is penal or not. The case of Dunlop Pneumatic Tyre Co v New Garage and Motor Co [1915] is the case which may assist a court in deciding what is and isn't penal. The case concerned the selling of tyres below list prices, and said that clauses will be penal if:
They require an amount to be paid which is extravagant and unconscionable in comparison with the greatest loss which could conceivably be proved to have followed from the breach
They require for a greater sum of money to be paid as a secondary obligation than a primary obligation required (if that obligation was to pay money)
The case also said that a clause may or may not apply depending on how the contract was breached and that liquidated damages clauses are not always classed as penal as they provide certainty for both parties. In Murray v Leisureplay [2005], a clause was not classed as penal where it required a full year of wages to be paid when 7 weeks' notice was given for termination of employment. The contract required 1 year of notice to be given anyway, so although the clause required a generous sum of money to be paid, it was not unreasonable.
A key point to note here is that if a clause is not triggered by a breach, it cannot be classed as penal, therefore 'reverse discount' clauses are often used in lieu of liquidated damages clauses. In Lombard North Central v Butterworth [1987], a computer rental contract applied Waragowski damages to any failure to pay an instalment. This was not classed as penal where another clause in the contract provided that time was of the essence regarding punctual payment. This appears to be an easy way to contract out of the penalty jurisdiction. In Phillips v A-G Hong Kong [1993], it was again reiterated that a clause must be extravagant to be classed as penal.
According to Jobson v Johnson [1989], if a clause is classed a penal, it is not ousted, but it is only enforceable to the extent of recoverable loss under common law. This was important on the facts of the case, which concerned the transfer of shares to attain a controlling interest in Southend United FC, rather than the transfer of money. According to Bridge v Campbell Discount Co [1962], penalty clauses do not apply where one party opts to terminate, as the clause will not have been triggered by a breach.
Accounting for profits
As we have said many a time on this page, contract law should only award damages to the extent of a loss of an innocent party's expectation interest. This was always the case, until 2001, and the case of A-G v Blake [2001], in which damages were awarded to account for profits. It should be noted that the circumstances were exceptional, involving a double agent, traitor and criminal who resided outside of the UK. As he could not be prosecuted for publishing memoirs whilst in the UK, damages for all of the profits of his memoirs were awarded as the next best alternative. Such circumstances are extremely rare however, and as a general rule, the compensatory principle applies to contractual damages.
Specific performance
In most cases, damages are an adequate remedy for a breach of contract. In all cases, where damages are appropriate, an order for specific performance – requiring performance – will not be issued. Then, even if damages are inappropriate, specific performance will remain a discretionary remedy. For an order of specific performance to be issued, there usually needs to be some unique characteristic about the contract. There was no unique characteristic in Cohen v Roche [1927] where, although unique furniture was being sold, the intent was to merchant the furniture for a profit, therefore damages were appropriate. However, in Sky Petroleum v VIP Petroleum [1974], performance in the delivery of oil was enforced where there was a national shortage: it would be difficult to quantify an award of damage to compensate for a company going into liquidation. In Bronx Engineering [1975], a machine was said to be available generally in the market, therefore specific performance was not granted.
The exception to discretion in specific performance remedies is where there is a contract for the sale of land. Specific performance will always be granted here, irrespective of motive, as land is unique.
Specific performance will not be granted where there is a misrepresentation issue – one cannot require a landlord to have a tenant who intends run a brothel on that landlord's premises. As specific performance is an equitable remedy, specific performance will be denied if the maxims of equity have not been followed by the claimant. Furthermore, according to Patel v Ali [1984], specific performance will not be ordered if it would cause undue hardship – in this case forcing a house to be sold where it was occupier by a pregnant women with cancer and a leg amputation. Co-operative Insurance v Argyll Stores [1997] denied an order of specific performance where such an order would have required the running of a Safeway store at a loss just to avoid contempt proceedings. Constant supervision requirements may prevent an order for specific performance too.
Once again, damages are the primary remedy available for a breach of contract. The issues surrounding specific performance are generally applicable here, but injunctions are usually applicable to employer-employee relationships.
Injunctions against employers
An injunction may not require the continuation of an employer-employee contract, however one may be used to prevent an unfair dismissal process. In Hill v CA Parsons & Co [1972], an injunction was used to enforce 6 months notice of termination, other the given 1 month, and in Robb v Hammersmith & Fulham LBC [1991], an injunction prevented the unfair dismissal of a councillor who had engaged in illegal swap-contract dealings. He was entitled to suspension with pay while an investigation was carried out.
Injunctions against employees
Warren v Mendy [1989] is the leading case on injunctions against employees. It was said that the question is whether the granting of an injunction would in reality force the employee to perform. This would be unacceptable as constant supervision would be required and there would be a slavery violation of the ECHR.
In Lumley v Wagner [1852], an exceptional injunction was granted to prevent Wagner, a famous singer, from singing in an alternative venue. Specific performance was not granted as Wagner could have 'missed' high notes etc.
Two conflicting cases can be found working relationships are concerned. In Warner Bros v Nelson [1937], an injunction was granted to prevent an actor working for a different film company. Apparently, the actor had good prospects to do 'other things' during the time of the injunction. Conversely, in Page One Records v Britton [1968], no injunction was granted to prevent the splitting of a group with their manager as this would force a working relationship, it was said. The only difference between Nelson and Britton appears to be the financial means on the 'employee'; Nelson involved a new and young group of music artists, whereas Nelson was an established actor. It seems that both would effectively have enforced a working relationship. Warren v Mendy [1989] settled the issue, refusing to order an injunction to force a boxer and his manager to work together: there was a realistic alternative available to the boxing manager who would be discarded. Britton was approved over Nelson.


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"We might get a foot of snow, P!" Sissy said on our walk home from school.
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Box o' Booze Is Now A Real Thing!
Boxed wine has been jockeying for position as the next-big-thing in America for at least a decade. Tired of waiting for that market to explode, box o' vino giant, Black Box is branching out into hard liquor. Yes, that's right. Get ready for Box o' Booze!
The standard trio of whiskey, vodka, and tequila is now available in 1.75 liter boxes (like a handle). For starters, you can find boxes in Colorado, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, Nevada, and Pennsylvania. The company promises nationwide distribution by September.
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House, Senate vote to OK $900 billion COVID-19 relief bill
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Congress passes second COVID-19 relief bill
Here's a breakdown of what's included in the package
WASHINGTON (AP) - Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package Monday night that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths.
Lawmakers tacked on a $1.4 trillion catchall spending bill and thousands of pages of other end-of-session business in a massive bundle of bipartisan legislation as Capitol Hill prepared to close the books on the year. The bill goes to President Donald Trump for his signature, which is expected in the coming days.
The relief package, unveiled Monday afternoon, sped through the House and Senate in a matter of hours. The Senate cleared the massive package by a 91-7 vote after the House approved the COVID-19 package by another lopsided vote, 359-53. The tallies were a bipartisan coda to months of partisanship and politicking as lawmakers wrangled over the relief question, a logjam that broke after President-elect Joe Biden urged his party to accept a compromise with top Republicans that is smaller than many Democrats would have liked.
The bill combines coronavirus-fighting funds with financial relief for individuals and businesses. It would establish a temporary $300 per week supplemental jobless benefit and a $600 direct stimulus payment to most Americans, along with a new round of subsidies for hard-hit businesses, restaurants, and theaters and money for schools, health care providers and renters facing eviction.
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The 5,593-page legislation — by far the longest bill ever — came together Sunday after months of battling, posturing and postelection negotiating that reined in a number of Democratic demands as the end of the congressional session approached. Biden was eager for a deal to deliver long-awaited help to suffering people and a boost to the economy, even though it was less than half the size that Democrats wanted in the fall.
The Senate, meanwhile, was also on track to pass a one-week stopgap spending bill to avert a partial government shutdown at midnight and give Trump time to sign the sweeping legislation.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, a key negotiator, said on CNBC Monday morning that the direct payments would begin arriving in bank accounts next week.
Congress reaches deal on COVID-19 relief package.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell announced Sunday Congress reached a deal on the $900 billion COVID-19 relief package.
The legislation followed a tortured path. Democrats played hardball up until Election Day, amid accusations that they wanted to deny Trump a victory that might help him prevail. Democrats denied that, but their demands indeed became more realistic after Trump's loss and as Biden made it clear that half a loaf was better than none.
The U.S. Capitol stands on December 11, 2020 in Washington, DC.
On direct payments, the bill provides $600 to individuals making up to $75,000 per year and $1,200 to couples making up to $150,000, with payments phased out for higher incomes. An additional $600 payment will be made per dependent child, similar to the last round of relief payments in the spring.
"I expect we'll get the money out by the beginning of next week — $2,400 for a family of four," Mnuchin said. "So much needed relief just in time for the holidays."
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Progress came after a bipartisan group of pragmatists and moderates devised a $908 billion plan that built a middle-ground position that the top four leaders of Congress — the GOP and Democratic leaders of both the House and Senate — used as the basis for their talks. The lawmakers urged leaders on both sides to back off of hardline positions.
"At times we felt like we were in the wilderness because people on all sides of the aisle didn't want to give, in order to give the other side a win," said freshman Rep. Elssa Slotkin, D-Mich. "And it was gross to watch, frankly."
The governmentwide appropriations bill was likely to provide a last $1.4 billion installment for Trump's U.S.-Mexico border wall as a condition of winning his signature. The Pentagon would receive $696 billion. Democrats and Senate Republicans prevailed in a bid to use bookkeeping maneuvers to squeeze $12.5 billion more for domestic programs into the legislation.
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The bill was an engine to carry much of Capitol Hill's unfinished business, including an almost 400-page water resources bill that targets $10 billion for 46 Army Corps of Engineers flood control, environmental and coastal protection projects. Another addition would extend a batch of soon-to-expire tax breaks, such as one for craft brewers, wineries and distillers.
It also would carry numerous clean-energy provisions sought by Democrats with fossil fuel incentives favored by Republicans, $7 billion to increase access to broadband, $4 billion to help other nations vaccinate their people, $14 billion for cash-starved transit systems, $1 billion for Amtrak and $2 billion for airports and concessionaires. Food stamp benefits would temporarily be increased by 15%.
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Introducing the Family Violence Restraining Order
The FVRO can be considered when there is a family relationship.
This is not just immediate family, such as the relationships between Mothers, Fathers, Brothers and Sisters, but also other wider family members, including but not limited to, Grandparents, Cousins, Uncles and Aunties.
The wide scope of what constitutes a family relationship for the purpose of the Restraining Orders Act 1997 (WA) ("the Act") is summarised, as follows:
A family relationship is a relationship between 2 people, who fall into one of the following categories:
Are, or were married, or were in a de-facto relationship with each other.
Are, or were, related to each other.
Where one party to the relationship is a child who (i) Resides or has resided with the other party; or (ii) Regularly stays or has stayed with the other party; or (iii) The other party is or was a guardian to the child.
Are in, or have had, an intimate or personal relationship with the other party.
If parties are in a family relationship, then a Violence Restraining Order ("VRO") is not available to them, as it was prior to 1 July 2017. Instead, a person who seeks to be protected by way of a Restraining Order, and restrain another person with whom they have a family relationship, needs to apply for an FVRO.
To make an FVRO, the Court is required to consider, and be satisfied that:
The Respondent has committed family violence against the Applicant, who seeks to be protected from the Respondent and that the Respondent is likely to again commit family violence against the Applicant at some stage in the future; or
The Applicant (or another party applying on the Applicant's behalf), in applying for an FVRO, has reasonable grounds to believe that the Respondent will commit family violence against the Applicant.
Family violence is considered to be:
Violence, or the threat of violence, by a person to the family member of that person; or
Any other behaviour by the person that coerces or controls the family member or causes the family member to be fearful.
There are many examples of family violence including but not limited to:
An assault against the family member.
A sexual assault or other behavior deemed to be sexually abusive, against the family member.
Stalking, including cyber stalking, the family member.
Derogatory remarks directed at the family member, generally on a repeated basis.
Damaging or destroying the family member's property.
Causing injury, or even death, to an animal that belongs to the family member.
Denying the family member financial autonomy, that the family member would otherwise have had, unreasonably.
Withholding financial support needed to meet the reasonable living expenses of the family member, or the family member's child, when the family member is principally dependent on the person for financial support.
Preventing the family member from having friends, having family connections and maintaining their culture.
Committing the act of kidnapping, or deprivation of liberty, towards the family member or any other person with whom the family member has a family relationship.
Publishing and/or distributing (including threatening to do either of these acts) intimate personal images of the family member.
Causing any family member, who is classified as a child, to be exposed to any of the behaviours listed above.
If a person solicits another person (a third party, for example) to carry out an act of family violence, then for the purposes of the Act, the person is taken to also have committed the act of family violence, given that they engaged the third party to commit the act.
The changes to the legislation surrounding restraining orders are complex and can be confusing. If you would like further information or advice in relation to restraining orders, please contact the team at Butlers Lawyers.


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One House Left Standing is the first album by English singer-songwriter Claire Hamill, released in 1972. She was just 17 when she recorded it.

The album cover depicts Claire Hamill sitting on an old railway wheel in front of the Tees Transporter Bridge. The photograph was taken by Brian Cooke on the north side of the River Tees and was one of a series of photos featuring the bridge in the background.

Track listing
All songs written by Claire Hamill and Mike Coles, except where noted.

 "Baseball Blues" (Claire Hamill) – 4:30
 "Man Who Cannot See Tomorrow's Sunshine" – 2:40
 "Consummation" – 2:15
 "River Song" – 4:30
 "Where Are Your Smiles At" – 2:20
 "When I Was a Child" (Hamill) – 2:11
 "Urge for Going" (Joni Mitchell) – 6:45
 "Flowers for Grandma" – 1:35
 "Phoenix" – 2:40
 "Smile Your Blues Away" (Hamill) – 2:15

Personnel
 Claire Hamill – guitar, pipe organ, vocals
 Phil Bates – double bass
 Paul Buckmaster – cello, arrangements
 John Bundrick – keyboards
 Jack Emblow – accordion
 John Hawken – keyboards
 Aubrey Johnson – oboe
 Simon Kirke – drums
 David Lindley – guitar, mandolin
 John Martyn – guitar
 John Pigneguy – French horn
 Terry Reid – guitar, vocals
 Ray Warleigh – flute
 Tetsu Yamauchi – bass
 Richard Hewson - string arrangements
Technical
 John Burns - engineer, mixing
 Brian Cooke - cover photography

Reception

The Allmusic review by Jo-Ann Greene awarded the album 4 stars and states "The entire set is carefully crafted, deftly arranged, and beautifully played, while Hamill shines throughout. The only complaint one can make is that she tries too much.".

References

External links
Claire Hamill's website

Claire Hamill albums
1972 debut albums
Albums arranged by Paul Buckmaster
Albums produced by Chris Blackwell
Island Records albums


Does anyone really believe that America's leaving Iraq will improve the situation there? It will create a power vacuum; the insurgency will get stronger; the Shia might retaliate against Sunni violence, setting off a civil war, and the Kurds could be tempted to secede. Iraq would then be exporting terror and instability. Some Americans might say, "That's fine, we'll be gone." But any withdrawal will take months, during which the violence will mount. The last American forces to leave under these conditions might not get a more ceremonious exit than they did off the embassy roof in Saigon in 1975.
Remember those often-cited studies that said having a large force to secure the peace is crucial in nation-building? Well, all of them point to another, perhaps even more important, requirement for success: don't leave. During the 1990s the places the United States and its allies left—Haiti, Somalia—were failures. The places where they stayed—Bosnia, Kosovo, East Timor—have been relative successes. Look at Afghanistan. It's faring decently today, but were foreigners to leave, it would almost certainly regress, probably into some kind of failing narco-state.
The US presence is essential for Afghanistan's stability. The US helps us a lot to fulfil our desires. We visited the US for 5-6 years during the Taliban rule for their support. Now without the US or international presence, do you think three million refugees would come back? International presence in our country is extremely important. [...] Till Afghanistan stands on its feet and has its own economy and education capability, we will need help from the US and the rest of the world. [...] As for the outside forces, if they leave Afghanistan may go back to chaos.
Ditto Iraq, wouldn't you think?


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Vacation Mode Ruined: Ryanair Flight Delayed By 25 Hours
Amara Amaryah • Aug 9, 2022
Ryanair is receiving much backlash this week as the world learns of the 25 hour delayed flight to the UK. Passengers have expressed fury about the delayed flight to Manchester.
The flight back to Manchester, UK from Rhodes was announced as delayed by Ryanair. Passengers were left waiting to board for over 24 hours.
Ryanair flight delayed by 25 hours
Lancs Live reported that after the first flight was delayed, then the rearranged flight was also delayed.
In a statement, Mr Barlow, from Stockport, hoped to return back to the UK after 11 nights in Rhodes with his wife and friends. Much to his disappointment, he was still in Rhodes on Saturday night.
He said: "We got to the gate and outside on the tarmac then they brought us all back in. There was no explanation then a few hours after they said there was unscheduled maintenance to the aircraft.
Allegedly, passengers were left with very little information about the delay. Some let off that the poor experience was shocking stating that they "had never seen anything like it".
"They sent us a voucher for four euros but that will just get you a bottle of water in the airport. It's been a complete nightmare […] We left the hotel at 6pm yesterday and have been at the airport nearly 24 hours. Everyone is fed up." continued Mr Barlow in a statement.
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