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If anyone needed confirmation that America's boom in natural gas has entered a new phase, the fall of Aubrey McClendon just provided it.
Over a quarter century, the flamboyant but shrewd dealmaker helped build tiny Chesapeake Energy into the second-largest natural gas producer in the United States after ExxonMobil. He made a dizzying array of deals, negotiating with the likes of international players like Total in France and CNOOC in China. Eventually, the company acquired rights to drill for oil and gas more than 16 million acres of land in several states.
Now the brash and acquisitive chief executive is out. In a press release Tuesday, Chesapeake Energy said Mr. McClendon had agreed to retire April 1, but would stay on until his successor was found.
It's not hard to see why the company is making a change. Under McClendon, the company ran up huge debts in its buying spree. That worked as long as gas prices stayed high. But when all that new drilling created a glut of gas, prices collapsed and the fortunes of Chesapeake – and McClendon himself – declined with it.
The company in recent months has had to reverse course, selling assets to pay off its debts.
After peaking at just under $66 a share in 2008, Chesapeake's share value has plunged along with the price of natural gas. On Tuesday, shares closed at $18.97, although they gained 9 percent in after-hours trading following the news of McClendon's impending retirement.
Signs of shareholder dissatisfaction with McClendon were apparent last summer, when the company's two biggest shareholders – Southeastern Asset Management and activist investor Carl Icahn – were given several seats on the board of directors and called for a change in strategy to get its balance sheet in order.
That's what the company seems to be prepared to do.
" Chesapeake is at an important transition in its history and Aubrey and the Board of Directors have agreed that the time has come for the company to select a new leader," Chesapeake Chairman Archie Dunham said in the release. "Going forward, the company will strive to continue as a low cost producer of oil and gas while further enhancing and strengthening its balance sheet."
If the change at Chesapeake is any indication, the next phase of the gas boom is going to be far more sober and buttoned-down, as companies move to shave their debts and boost operating profits as they wait for natural gas demand to catch up with supply.
McClendon didn't grab the limelight simply because of his company's acquisitions. His personal investments and intertwined financial maneuverings with the company and its customers prompted Chesapeake to investigate those dealings. (He once sold his collection of antique maps to the company for $12 million, well above its value, according to The Wall Street Journal, before shareholder lawsuits forced him to buy it back.)
Chesapeake says the review has nothing to do with McClendon's pending departure. "The Board's extensive review to date has not revealed improper conduct by Mr. McClendon," the company statement says, although its full report won't be released until next month with its earnings report.
A new era in an industry often calls for new leadership in the companies within that industry.
In a statement of his own, McClendon cited "philosophical differences" with the new board but pledged to work to ensure a smooth transition of power.


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Do you support Massachusetts moving to Atlantic Standard Time and doing away with changing the clocks every spring and fall? Weigh in by voting in our poll below.
On Sunday, March 12 we'll "spring forward" moving the clocks ahead one hour and ushering in Daylight Savings Time. But could this be the last time Massachusetts residents do so?
By month's end, a nine-member state Time Zone Commission is expected to issue a report on whether Massachusetts should consider leaving Eastern Standard Time and joining Atlantic Standard Time. This would mean Bay State residents would no longer move their clocks forward an hour in the spring and back an hour each fall.
Proponents of the plan say the loss of sleep each spring when clocks are moved ahead causes car accidents and other health problems. But those opposed to the shift say it doesn't make sense for Massachusetts to be in a different time zone from Rhode Island, New Hampshire other other neighboring New England States.
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LevelUp BootCamps are just that…they are "bootcamps," in every sense of the definition. The LevelUp BootCamps are four long days of hard work that cover nearly every page of the CFA® Program curriculum. In our typical day, we…
- Provide overview and context – we need to figuratively understand the forest, the trees, the bark on the trees and the bugs that eat the bark on the trees to pass the exam
- Work hard white text examples,
- Work blue difficult box examples,
- Describe graphs and exhibits in detail
- Discuss how to study the Standards of Professional Conduct the right way
- Work multitudes of prior constructed-response questions
- Identify exam "blind spots" and traps that prevent every point from being in your favor
- Discuss exam strategy in the final month leading unto the exam, the final week of the exam, the night before and the day of the exam because every detail matters in your pursuit of success
Level III CFA® BootCamp Agenda
8:30 am – 10:15 amEthics & Behavioral Finance
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We begin the day with how to approach ethics...the right way and how to accomplish this task with as little as 20 minutes a day. We move on to one of the hardest, most nebulous topics in the Level III material, Behavioral Finance. Past exams have made this one of the toughest places to earn points in the morning exam and we nail this.
10:15 am – 10:30 amBreak
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10:30 am – 12:15 pmPrivate Wealth PMgt
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12:15 pm – 1:15 pmLunch
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Eat protein and hydrate, your body will love you.
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3:00 pm – 3:15 pmBreak
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3:15 pm – 5:15 pmInstitutional PMgt
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We wrap up the day with a whopping yet exciting institutional investor...oh yeah...and prepare ourselves for a busy second day ahead.
8:30 am – 10:15 amCap Mkt Exp & Equity Market Valuation
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Candidates loath this material because its long and they get lost with the intent of the reading. This stuff is actually exciting and once we unearth its real potential and how its asked on exams you'll be begging for CME questions on the next exam.
10:15 am – 10:30 amBreak
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10:30 am – 12:15 pmEquity Market Valuation and Asset Allocation
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Equity Market Valuation has been tested A LOT and we have to hit it hard. Then begins the new material for 2017. The CFA added three new readings and we will cover them in detail all the while knowing it will be highly likely to be tested on this coming year's exam.
12:15 pm – 1:15 pmLunch
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No carbohydrates or you'll be asleep by 2 pm, just in time for Currency Risk Management!
1:15 pm – 3:00 pmAsset Allocation & Currency Risk Mgt
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We cover the last two of the new asset allocation readings and the real kicker...Real World Constraints in Asset Allocation, this my friends will be the money exam questions in 2018. If you ever had trouble with currencies, fear not, we will cover this material so well you'll be a currency risk expert by the break today.
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmBreak
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3:15 pm – 5:15 pmFixed Income I
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Now begins the fun...four new fixed income readings. Hold on tight because the level of difficulty and depth of this material has reach new heights with the 2018 curriculum changes. If bonds were your friends before, they will be soon enough. Lets do this!
5:15 pm – 5:30 pmBreak
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Dinner! Because you'll need it for whats next.
5:30 pm – 8:00 pmIPS Workshop
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Yes it is the world famous IPS workshop where you will be given the gift of speed, maximum points and confidence as you begin your morning essay exam. Candidate waste so much time on this calculation and lose points. I will teach you a clear and concise method for solving this task and you'll see the rubics cube of the Level III exam solved in two short hours. Hold tight we will work 14 years of previous exam problems!
8:30 am – 10:15 amFixed Income II
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Now it gets deep...duration (Macauley, modified, effective, dispersion, convexity) and trades (parallel, yield curve shifts, change in curvature) and credit strategies oh boy!
10:15 am – 10:30 amBreak
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Just think only two more days of all this!
10:30 am – 12:15 pmFixed Income II & Equity PMgt
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The fixed income hurt is almost done and we move on to something a whole lot easier...Equity Portfolio Management...ah! Wait you need to learn about RBSA and HBSA!
12:15 pm – 1:15 pmLunch
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Eat protein. Hydrate. Call your mom ;-)
1:15 pm – 3:00 pmEquity PMgt & Alternatives
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Alternative investments was updated in 2018 so we need to cover the changes and the likely places for exam material.
3:00 pm – 3:15 pmBreak
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Candidates around the globe stumble on this topic but not you, we will establish a risk management process, identify risks, measure everyday and one-off risks and finally learn how to manage these risks. Not hard but its context gets lost on many candidates.
5:15 pm – 5:30 pmBreak
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5:30 pm – 8:00 pmEssay Workshop
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The hardest part of the Level III exam is only 5 inches. That five inches is between your ears. We will tackle the challenges candidates face on the essay exam, how to approach your answers, trips and traps of the morning exam and how to best prepare for the hardest day of your educational career and nail it with success.
8:30 am – 10:15 amRisk Mgt Applications
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Wrap up risk management and move on to the home stretch with execution.
12:15 pm – 1:15 pmLunch
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Check out of your hotel if your leaving after GIPS and be ready for the final stretch.
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3:15 pm – 5:15 pmGIPS
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GIPS or a prefrontal lobotomy its your choice. Votes will be taken.
Course agendas are identical for all Level III courses, regardless of location or venue. The ebb and flow may change slightly each day based on candidate questions.
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LevelUp Core Curriculum Slide Book™
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IPS Return Calculation Workshop™
Time tested and decade proven methodology to master the IPS return calculation on the Level III CFA® exam. This method will help you earn the maximum points, minimize your time, give the graders an easy method to grade your solution and most importantly build your confidence for the remaining morning essay portion of the exam.
Focus Material Book™
A step by step "road map" for your final prep for the June exam. Don't work through the month of May and June without it!
Exam strategies, time management techniques and the infamous exam blind spots and traps where I will show you how NOT to make valuable mistakes and fail to earn points on exam day.
Included Course Materials are identical for all Level III courses, regardless of location or venue.
LevelUp BootCamp Venue
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(402) 345-3836
A special room rate is available for $109.00 per night rate for Wellness King & $109.00 for Wellness Double King for Wednesday 11/4 arrival and Sunday 11/8 departure
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A special room rate is available for $109.00 per night rate for King & $109.00 for Double Queen for Wednesday 11/4 arrival and Sunday 11/8 departure
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Both hotels are fairly new hotel located in downtown Omaha, located minutes from the Omaha Airport.
Amenities include:
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- Custom Fit™, a state-of-the-art fitness center
Stylish guest rooms feature:
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Airport: Eppley Airfield, Omaha, NE
Other nearby hotels within walking distance include:
Holiday Inn (402) 341-0124 – call for pricing, this hotel is downtown but a htree mile distance from the EVEN Hotel. They do have a shuttle that runs between the two for convenience.
Flight departures anytime after 5:30 pm Sunday will work. The airport is literally an 8 minute drive with no traffic and the TSA checkpoint is 300 yards for the front door of the airport, it is one of the easiest airports in the country.


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Brown bear sub adult at eye leveiin the river
I love the light in this bear's eye as it pursues fish in the river.
Mother and cubs beach reflection
Brown Bear mother and cubs walking along the beach in Katmai Alaska
Cub resting chin on mom's bck
A spring cub rests its head on mom's back at the end of the day in Katmai Alaska
Scarred Brown bear with salmon
Dominant male Brown bear with his catch looks around for other bears.
Brown bear fishing at waterfall
Brown bears "fishing the lip" at Brooks Camp are spoiled for choice.
Salmon jumping into brown bear's mouth
This bear caught over a dozen fish in less than an hour.
Brown bear pulls fish out of river
This lovely Brown bear sub-adult spent ages "snorkeling" for Salmon before erupting from the water.
Brown bear shaking water off
Great light shining through the water drops thrown by this Brown bear
Mom and cub at Brooks Falls
Brown bear family take a beach walk
This group walking down the beach are on the move.You have to get the shot then get out of the way!
Brown bear cub behind mom
A classic Brown bear, great coat and big wide head.
Eye level sub adult Brown bear
Kneeling up to your chest in Ice cold river water does have rewards. Note the dry ears, Brown bears try to avoid getting them wet.
Mom and cub
This is the fluffiest pair I have ever seen.
Three Bown bear cubs by the river
Three spring cubs on a log, the smallest one at the back really wants to see what is going on.
Charging Brown bear mother
Bear cubs srapping on the beach
Spring cubs seem to be running, fighting or asleep.
Mom and cubs in the river.
This mom had her eye on the cubs at all times.
Brown bear alone in lake at the end of the day
Out in the lake away from the river a Brown bear enjoys a salmon dinner.


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Geranium, Havana Blues
Short Description
Hardy geranium with huge flowers.
Full Description
Product properties
Zone This refers to the USDA hardiness zone assigned to each part of the country, based on the minimum winter temperature that a region typically experiences. Hardiness zone ranges are provided for all perennial plants and you should always choose plants that fall within your range.
Sun The amount of sunlight this product needs daily in order to perform well in the garden. Full sun means 6 hours of direct sun per day; partial sun means 2-4 hours of direct sun per day; shade means little or no direct sun.
Full Sun, Part Sun
Height The typical height of this product at maturity.
8-10 inches
Spread The width of the plant at maturity.
8-10 inches
Bloom Season The time of the year when this product normally blooms.
Spring, Summer
Resistant To Adverse garden conditions, such as heat or frost, deer or rabbits, that this product can tolerate well.
Cold, Deer, Rabbit
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Geraniums may be grown from seed may be sown early indoors and transplanted outside after frost, or grown from potted plants.
Sowing Seed Indoors:
- Sow indoors 10-12 weeks before last frost
- Sow seeds ¼ inch deep into individual containers filled with seed-starting formula.
- Keep the soil moist at 70-75 degrees
- Seedlings emerge in 7-21 days
- As soon as seedlings emerge, provide plenty of light on a sunny windowsill or grow seedlings 3-4 inches beneath fluorescent plant lights turned on 16 hours per day, off for 8 hours at night. Raise the lights as the plants grow taller. Incandescent bulbs will not work for this process because they will get too hot. Most plants require a dark period to grow, do not leave lights on for 24 hours.
- Seedlings do not need much fertilizer, feed when they are 3-4 weeks old using a starter solution (half strength of a complete indoor houseplant food) according to manufacturer's directions.
- Transplant hardened-off seedlings to the garden after the frost.
- Before planting in the garden, seedling plants need to be "hardened off". Accustom young plants to outdoor conditions by moving them to a sheltered place outside for a week. Be sure to protect them from wind and hot sun at first. If frost threatens at night, cover or bring containers indoors, then take them out again in the morning. This hardening off process toughens the plant's cell structure and reduces transplant shock and scalding.
Planting in the Garden:
- Select a location in full sun with good rich moist, well-drained organic soil.
- Prepare the bed by turning the soil under to a depth of 8 inches. Level with a rake to remove clumps of grass and stones.
- Most plants respond well to soils amended with organic matter. Compost is a wonderful form of organic matter with a good balance of nutrients and an ideal pH level, it can be added to your planting area at any time. If compost is not available, top dress the soil after planting with 1-2 inches of organic mulch, which will begin to breakdown into compost. After the growing season, a soil test will indicate what soil amendments are needed for the following season.
- Plants should stand 12 inches apart in the garden.
- Set level with the surrounding soil. Fill with soil to the top of the root ball. Press soil down firmly with your hand leaving a slight depression around the plant to hold water.
- Water thoroughly, so that a puddle forms in the saucer you have created. This settles the plants in, drives out air pockets and results in good root-to-soil contact.
- Use the plant tag as a location marker.
- Water thoroughly, so that a puddle forms in the saucer you have created. This settles the plants in, drives out air pockets and results in good root-to-soil contact.
- Keep weeds under control during the growing season. Weeds compete with plants for water, space and nutrients, so control them by either cultivating often or use a mulch to prevent their seeds from germinating.
- Mulches also help retain soil moisture and maintain even soil temperatures. For annuals an organic mulch of shredded leaves lends a natural look to the bed and will improve the soil as it breaks down in time. Always keep mulches off a plant's stems to prevent possible rot.
- Keep plants well-watered during the growing season, especially during dry spells. Plants need about 1 of rain per week during the growing season. Use a rain gauge to check to see if you need to add water. It's best to water with a drip or trickle system that delivers water at low pressure at the soil level. If you water with overhead sprinklers, water early in the day so the foliage has time to dry off before evening, to minimize disease problems. Keep the soil moist but not saturated.
- Until plants become established, some protection from extreme winds and direct, hot sunlight may be necessary. Good air movement is also important.
- After new growth appears, a light fertilizer may be applied. Keep granular fertilizers away from the plant crown and foliage to avoid burn injury. Use low rates of a slow release fertilizer, as higher rates may encourage root rots.
- Deadhead spent flowers to prolong blooming.
- Monitor for pests and diseases. Check with your local Cooperative Extension Service for pest controls recommended for your area.
- Remove plants after they are killed by frost in fall to avoid disease issues the following year. Geraniums may also be brought indoors and grown as houseplants over the winter.
- Geraniums are perfect for beds, borders, walkways, and containers. Ivy-leafed geraniums cascade, making them ideal for hanging baskets and window boxes.
- Geraniums may be grown as houseplants over the winter in a sunny location. Over time they may become woody with the flowers smaller. Take stem cuttings to propagate new plants.


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If you don't know what you're doing when it comes to plumbing, you might find the whole situation a big headache. If you find your self in that situation, give Brownie's a call to assist you with your drainage problems. (407) 392-2269
Learning the basics is important with plumbing problems, including how to use the common plumbing tools. Read every manual, and use the Internet and library to research the projects that you plan on doing. Don't just blindly rush into a project. Plan each project so that you don't make costly mistakes.
Plumbing Tips, Tricks, And Techniques To Keep Your Pipes Clean
Check the floors in your bathroom for any give in order to be sure that there is no damage in the floors. Straddle the toilet and rock from one foot to the other to see if you feel any weakening or "softness" in the floor beneath you. Identify any damage and repair it before it gets worse. In the long run, you are likely to save money by not putting off the repair.
You should make sure that the holes are not stopped up on the overflow. Overflow holes drain water if a sink begins to overfill, so they need to be clear at all times. When checking for potential problems and repairs, you should also remove obstructions from the overflow holes.
To keep possible toilet problems as small as possible, you should prevent using it like it's a trash can. Don't flush paper towels, diapers, cotton balls, tissues or any other materials besides toilet paper. These items don't dissolve and can cause clogs. Also, try to use the smallest amount of toilet paper you can.
Choose enzyme based cleaners if your pipes get clogged. These cleaners turn the sludge into a liquid using natural bacteria, and then the liquid flows out of the pipes. The best options on the market now are enzyme cleaners.
Clean your dryer's lint trap. This can prevent troubles, including fires. Also, check the lint trap to see if there are telltale signs that lint may be leaking into your pipes through holes and tears.
Keeping up with maintenance is the number one way to keep plumbers from having to come fix issues. Clogs are one of the main reasons people have to call a plumber. Practically anything can get stuck in those drains and cause them to lock up, including hair, foreign objects and sediment. This can be prevented by using a drain cover or screen to keep the hair from going down the drain. You can easily clean out the drain covers on a regular basis; it's harder to remove hair from drains once it's fallen into them.
As you can see, plumbing problems don't have to be so difficult. If you can solve the problem yourself, you can save time waiting for a plumber, as well as saving a whole lot of money. Try applying what you've learned from this article next time you have a plumbing problem!
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|Winnebago County Sheriff's PoliceNews Media Release
|News Release Number2011-015
|Information: PHONE SCAM ALERT
|Date: May 12,2011
|Time: 9:30a.m.
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During the past month several incidents of a phone scam have been reported to the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department. Elderly citizens are being contacted by phone by younger males. The males pretend to be grandsons, and actually use the name of the real grandson of the victims. The caller will advise the person that they are out of the country and have been arrested on drug charges and need a large sum of money wired to the American Embassy in that country. They are provided with a phone number and instructed on how to wire the money, and told not to tell anyone. They are told that it is imperative that the money be wired within the hour. A second person is involved in the scam and contacts the victim pretending to represent the embassy. The elderly victim may become confused if they have not recently seen their grandson. At least one of the victims did wire the money and all the information provided by the suspects was false. It was determined that the money was wired out of the country. The public is reminded that there are many different types of scams taking place and not to wire money or provide information relative to banking information. If contacted by someone whom is believed to be involved in scam, law enforcement should be contacted immediately.


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Fed buys record $5.6 billion in agency debt
NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The Federal Reserve Bank of New York bought $5.605 billion in housing-agency debt on Friday, the biggest purchase since it began buying debt in the sector in December in the hopes of capping mortgage rates. It bought about half of the $11.209 billion offered to it by bond dealers, which analysts noted was rather high. The large purchase is a big switch from recent operations, which have slowly gotten smaller. Analysts hypothesized the central bank may have been trying to stretch out its purchases over a longer timeframe to improve the effect. "The size of today's purchase will lead many to pay greater attention to the next pass to see if the Fed is increasing the speed at which it purchases Agencies," said Dan Greenhaus, chief economic strategist at Miller Tabak. The Fed has bought $116.6 billion of the originally-stated $200 billion in debt issued by home-finance agencies.
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Unverzagt95 wrote:Hey Guys!
Well I'm a newbie on this site. I'm now 18. I love music, almost everything in it. I'm a singer too. I'm an avid sportman, and i want to be a plastic surgeon. I really like to learn everything new, that's why I'm here, and I also want to learn the know-how of programming and protecting my computer;)
clevername wrote:Hi, i'm new. At least to these forums. I'm certainly not new to life and the ways of the world, most of which i've learned through hands-on experience in the field, in various schools of hard knocks, and through direct observation.
I would reckon i tend to spend a lot of time thinking, often quite deeply, and though i lack formal higher education, i'm also quite autodidact, aim for verbal precision (for which i often sacrifice conciseness), and i usually can't shake the sense that i'm smarter than everyone i've ever met IRL. I realize that sounds very arrogant, but i'm really not. I'm just being honest. It's probably mostly my environment. I'm inclined to think that the disparity is probably more about others being deficient, than it is about me being superior. I've certainly encountered the occasional being online, whose mind makes mine feel quite inferior. It's not that i think i'm a genius among normals, but that i'm an above average among idiots. lol.
I tend to strive for kinetic efficiency/economy in my life; i hate being required to expend more energy than is actually necessary, or being insufficiently compensated for anything, since i also tend to go all-in for anything i feel is actually worth doing. If it's worth doing, it's worth my best. If it's not worth doing, it's worth avoiding. If there's a way to adjust an environment or approach a situation, which enables maximum gains and/or efficacy, through expenditure of minimal effort, or perhaps a way of better positioning so that any burden is minimized, then that will be my goal. But the irony about that is that i'm usually terrible at being concise, and it sometimes takes me a while to figure out exactly how to verbalize exactly what i really mean. And other times i forgo that whole side of me and just shoot from the hip, going by feel, intuition, and instinct.
I think it's good to remember to be human, sometimes... while we're alive to have the chance to be.
JavaTheHut1 wrote:I am in my teens and wish to become a grey hat.
love computers good with hardware aka Arduino, C++ but need a lot of help with networking and security.
Wish to learn more about protecting myself and my programs
Will start a computer company one day
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From competing in the Junior Ski Olympics to full academic scholar at Utah State University, Eadric Bressel's journey was filled with research, dedication and a dislocated shoulder.
Bressel, a professor of exercise science at Utah State University, presented his lecture titled "Path to Academic Scholar" at USU President Stan Albrecht's home Nov. 6 as part of the Inaugural Professor Lecture Series. Coordinated by the Provost's Office, the series highlights the accomplishments of faculty who have been promoted to full professor. Bressel's lecture was the second of the year in the series.
Bressel spent his childhood working as a bus boy and skiing at the local ski resort near his home in California. After a shoulder injury ended his competitive ski career, he attended Cal State University, Fresno and became acquainted with faculty who inspired him to finish his degree.
"The faculty at Fresno changed the direction I was going in my life," said Bressel. "I knew at that point I wanted to study kinesiology and emphasize clinical biomechanics."
After receiving his bachelor's and master's from Cal State University, Fresno, Bressel continued his education and research at University of Northern Colorado University. While there, his research included working with individuals in wheelchairs to find better exercise routines.
"We found that traditional arm cranking methods for some people in wheel chairs would be better if they were to arm crank in reverse," Bressel said.
Bressel's work was published and he said he now sees more exercise machines with backward arm cranking capabilities.
Following his studies at UNC, Bressel accepted a post-doctorate research fellowship at Auckland University of Technology in New Zealand. While at AUT, he specialized in joint mechanical therapy and continuous passive motion for treatment of ruptures to Achilles tendons and spasticity in stroke patients.
"We researched the best practice for treating an Achilles tendon rupture," said Bressel. "We compared the conservative approach to a surgical approach of proper healing."
When the opportunity arose, Bressel came back to the United States to take a job at USU. Bressel was not only excited to begin research and teaching at USU, but was thrilled to be near mountains skiing. He quickly realized the high quality of students who attend USU, and began involving them in all aspects of his research.
"Students at Utah State have good motivation. They are good learners and they can see the value of an education," Bressel said. "Most research projects I have performed included at least one student to help with the research project."
Bressel said this new title is part of the process and he looks forward to continue mentoring USU students and conducting research.
"Becoming full professor is not an endpoint but a milestone. I am excited to continue on a pathway that contributes to the mission of the university."
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Technology has taken over almost every aspect of life, from eating to driving cars. While client interactions are the bread and butter of the advisory business, robo-advisors are muscling their way in. Fox Financial Planning Network (FFPN) has released a white paper that shows how advisors and firms will need to change in order to compete with these online investment platforms.
"The new, low-cost competition from online advice platforms [is] providing the industry with a 'wake-up call' to evolve their firms," said Deborah Fox, CEO and founder of FFPN, in a press release.
"The good news is there is an incredible opportunity for firms to defend — and actually improve — their industry position by focusing on building efficient infrastructure that delivers a consistent and outstanding client service experience with well thought out systems, adoption of best-in-class technologies and clear pricing and client communications," Fox said. "These are all the things firms should have already been working on; so if the robo- advisors serve as a catalyst for firms to get into gear to do what's necessary to evolve, more power to them."
FFPN laid out 20 battle strategies for advisors. Here is a condensed list of 10 Best Ways for Advisors to Compete Against the Robos:
1. Become an expert at clearly articulating your value, and define your clientele.
If the client knows exactly what skill set you have to offer, you are automatically differentiated from online platforms. Personal service, then, becomes sort of a white-glove premium. "Articulating value comes down to effectively communicating how you are going to solve your prospects' problems, significantly improve the status quo or handle the parts of their financial lives they choose not to," the authors write.
By having a clearly defined client profile, you're able to tailor the services you provide. The authors say that by not defining your audience, you open up the door for lower-cost robo-advisors to sweep in and steal your clients.
2. Specialize, and make your specialty known.
According to a Cerulli study, only 15% of advisors are specialists, and you can use that low percentage to your advantage. Robo-advisors can't compete (yet) with advisors who specialize in categories like alternatives, complex fixed income and exchange-traded funds. Becoming an expert in a certain field, you incerease the chance that clients seeking specific expertise will proactively seek you out.
3. Add other areas of financial advice by enhancing the investment management services you provide.
Providing additional areas of advice to your target audience means adding more value. These areas should make the lives of your clients easier by assisting them with their problems or with making certain decisions, the Fox paper explains. The bottom line? The more your expertise is valued, the more your service is worth.
4. Embrace social media.
Many advisors have not caught up with the social media trend. This might seem odd since almost every person and business has gone digital, but this is a marketplace that many advisors forget about. Even if you're not social media inclined, the Fox report suggests makine small changes such as tying in your LinkedIn profile with your website or blog. "Speak in your own voice and let your business and planning philosophies shine through in your writing. If you don't have time to write your own content, outsource that job," the report said. "It is one of the highest return on investments you can make because the majority of all worthy prospects will go online to research an advisor they are considering doing business with."
5. Deliver 70+ touches per year, and use technology to facilitate them.
In order to remain relevant and be remembered, these touches are very important. Set up reminders to use email alerts, cards, newsletters or calls. This is one way that the use of one technology can be an asset to utilizing another.
6. Lower your AUM fees and add an annual retainer.
It's inevitable that most advisors will have to lower their AUM fees in order to compete with other firms. "You may know your value is there, but it is not transparent to your client in a bundled AUM fee," the authors write. They suggest setting lower AUM fees and then charging the investor an annual retainer fee. This fee will help to compensate the advisors for other wealth management services they provide. Another benefit of adding this retainer is that it will help even out the cash flow during time periods when securities markets are declining.
7. Hold one social and one educational event each year.
Hosting social events will help you further develop your relationship with clients, and they are a good way to network with other potential clients. Host an interactive event, such as a cooking class or a wine tasting; just make sure that the event caters to the interests of your clients. Educational events are always important, too, as they can provide your clients with knowledge and advice and they'll start to see you as a source of expert information.
8. Work with a robo that offers services for advisors.
If you can't beat 'em, join 'em, right? Robos provide cutting-edge technology that can automate many aspects of investment management. It would only make sense that advisors leverage that technology. These tools might be useful for client assets invested in passive portfolios.
But remember that due diligence needs to be done in order to find the best fit for your firm. It's also important that you communicate with your clients your importance in monitoring changes and positioning weighting and leverage — the robos can't replace the human touch.
9. Don't forget Gen X and Y.
The Fox report estimates that $30 trillion will be transferred from baby boomers to the next generations starting in the next 30 to 40 years. Advisors should start paying attention to Generation X investors. Many shy away from this group because of their smaller portfolios, but Fox believes this is a huge mistake. Gen Xers are also more likely to be tech-savvy and be comfortable working in an online environment.
Firms should hire advisors from Gen X and Y, too. These younger advisors could help the firm lure and understand younger clients, and could help get the firm up to speed with the newest technology (for example, a robo-advisor's online advisor platform).
10. Create incentives to put clients first.
The Fox plan suggests that you should put clients first and then build your business model, strategy and employee strategies around them. "Instead of raising everyone's base salaries over time, consider paying a fair salary with an incentive plan with measurable benchmarks layered on top," the authors wrote. "This provides each person with the potential to earn well above their previous salary level by helping your firm grow and increase profit margins." Incentives should be based on how well an employee can satisfy clients in their assigned roles.
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Ok, so you've read my previous post on my not-so-great experience with Jessica Hollis-Brown, a fraudulent, so-called editor. I've had an enormous response from a lot of people, many of whom I've never met. This has restored my faith in humans. Along with this fantastic support has been a lot of good advice from people who have had a lot more experience in the world of getting a book edited, than I have. I am going to share that advice with you right now, and hopefully we'll all be a little bit wiser and more able to side-step the evil minions of the literary world.
- The biggest tip I can give you, which I didn't do, (excuse me for a moment while I slap my own hand) is to talk to other people who have used their services. Don't be afraid to ask what other work they've done, and get the contact details for their clients. If they won't provide them, walk away.
- Ask what their qualifications are—this, unfortunately, didn't save me. She said she had a degree, which she very well might have. A degree in English, literature or anything else, is not a degree in honesty.
- Check any memberships they claim to have. Ms Hollis-Brown claims to be a member of the Editorial Freelancers Association. I didn't check at the time, but a friend who saw my blog post decided to check, and guess what? She isn't on their member directory (slap number 2 coming my way). http://www.the-efa.org/contact.php
- Always pay with CREDIT CARD. I paid with paypal. Paypal doesn't insure services, only goods. They said if I'd paid with credit card my bank could recoup the money. I, of course, direct debited money from my bank account to Paypal, so I wasn't covered (I'm off to the naughty corner for my third misdemeanor).
So, if anyone has any other tips they'd like to share, please do. I'd like to thank everyone who has sent me words of support; you are all the silver lining to this cloudy situation. Thanks also for helping to spread the word via Twitter, Facebook and Google. There is a wonderful community of writers and readers out there and I'm glad to be a part of it. Cheers and thanks for visiting.


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Utah State University librarian Cheryl Walters grew up surrounded by books. A house without books is not a house, to Walters.
"Being surrounded by shelves of books is like being surrounded by friends who are always willing to talk to you, entertain you or give advice," said Walters.
Walters gave her Inaugural Lecture Series presentation Feb. 6, the seventh lecture of this academic year's installment. Her lecture, "Life by the Book: Reflections of a Maturing Librarian," described the influence of reading in her life.
"Books have served as an affirmation of my core values, thereby grounding me during tumultuous times. They have also opened me up to change, giving me new perspectives and new information," said Walters.
Becoming a librarian allowed Walters to do things she enjoyed — conducting research, helping people, organizing information, reading and writing.
"I wanted to do some kind of work that I enjoyed and felt was meaningful," she said. "Libraries are so important in a democratic society and are vital to self-growth and learning."
Before joining USU, Walters served as an assistant editor of a weekly naval base newspaper. She continued her pursuit of higher education and earned a master's in library and information sciences at the University of South Florida while working full time in the university library.
"I could take classes for free because I was a university employee. Even better, I could use my work situation to support my studies by basing some of my school projects on work I was doing at the time," said Walters.
After working at University of Central Florida in her first professional librarian position, Walters moved to Utah seeking a safer, more family friendly environment for raising her daughters. Adapting to Utah and USU took several years, but she eventually found USU a welcoming and thriving environment.
"The library culture here is very friendly, collaborative, positive and open to innovation," she said. "Other librarians in Utah have told me how much they wish they worked at USU because we have such a great working environment, collegial staff and seem to have so much fun."
Walters was the first in the profession to integrate thermal transfer printing technology with integrated library systems for improved spine label printing.
"I also helped develop the Mountain West Digital Library, a consortium of 60 partners that offers unified searching of more than 370 digital collections," said Walters.
Walters became a librarian in the 1980s and has watched technology change librarianship into a much more dynamic and challenging profession.
"Today's librarians need to be very computer literate," she said. "They need to be agile and proactive early adaptors of technology, ready to meet user needs in the constantly changing world of information."
Walters' experience allows her to be a mentor to other librarians.
"I look forward to working with younger librarians entering the profession to give them a good start," said Walters.
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The first kidney transplantation in California was performed at Stanford in 1960. The Stanford Kidney Transplant Program started in 1991. Since its inception, Stanford doctors within the program have performed more than 1,200 kidney transplants. From the outset, our goal has not only been to deliver the finest care possible, but to also pioneer new treatment methods that improve patient outcomes both short- and long-term.
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Stanford doctors are improving patients' lives by developing clinical techniques to eliminate the need for lifelong immunosuppressant therapy after transplantation.
Two sisters joined a small clinical trial at Stanford with the goal of training Meg Aldruino's body to accept her sister's donated kidney as if it were her own.
Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.
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Aug. 17, 2011
SHENZHEN, China – After a first-quarter fight from Finland (2-2), the 2011 USA Men's World University Games Team (4-0) went on to easily secure a 124-64 win and the No. 1 seed out of Group D in the 2011 World University Games at the Universiade Main Gym in Shenzhen, China. Notre Dame forward Tim Abromaitis (Unionville, Conn.) started the game and finished with nine points and two rebounds in 19 minutes of action.
It was the second start of the tournament for Abromaitis and his nine points marked his largest point total throughout the first four games of the event. His 19 minutes of action matched his highest amount of playing time in a tournament game.
Led by 21 points from JaMychal Green (Alabama), who grabbed five offensive boards and shot 6-of-7 from the field and 8-of-10 from the free throw line, the USA collected 22 offensive rebounds overall on its way to a 47-27 advantage on the glass.
"We came out with a lot of energy," said USA and Purdue University head coach Matt Painter. "We mixed up the line up a little bit tonight and swapped our point guards, Scoop (Jardine) and Ashton (Gibbs), just to get a different look and see how our guys would respond to it, and both groups played well. I thought our guys had a great effort on the glass, especially on free throws. Even though you don't want to miss your free throws, we did a great job of attacking the glass and getting second-chance opportunities."
The USA, which has cruised uncontested through its first four games, will wrap up preliminary round pool play against Israel at 3:30 p.m. (all times listed are China Standard Time, which is +12 hours from Eastern Time) on Aug. 18. The top two finishing teams from each pool will advance to the medal quarterfinals, which will be contested on Aug. 20. The semifinals are scheduled for Aug. 21, and the finals will be played on Aug. 22.
Trevor Mbakwe (Minnesota) added fourteen points and six rebounds, Ashton Gibbs (Pittsburgh) finished with 13 points and three assists, John Jenkins (Vanderbilt) was 3-of-4 from 3-point and tallied 12 points and Marcus Denmon (Missouri), who was perfect from the field (3-3 FGs) and the charity stripe (3-3 FTs), rounded out the USA's double-digit scorers with 10 points. As they have in all of the USA's four contests, all 12 U.S. players put points on the board.
Finland came out fighting and managed to take the lead from the USA three times in the first four minutes. A three-point play from Denmon at 5:54, however, tied the score 11-11 and was the start of a 9-0 spurt that put the USA ahead for the remainder of the game. Finland cut it to two points at 2:26, 18-16, but that was as close as they would get. Five points from Orlando Johnson (UC Santa Barbara) were followed by scores from Ray McCallum (Detroit Mercy) and Jenkins, and by the time McCallum just beat the first quarter buzzer with a 3-pointer, the red, white and blue led by 12 points, 31-19.
The scoreboard read 33-23 in the second quarter before back-to-back 3-pointers from Demon and Draymond Green (Michigan State) launched a 12-0 spurt that closed with two made free throws from Denmon at 6:04 to widen the margin to 45-23. Finland never quit fighting and called both of its timeouts hoping to cool the Americans, but the tactic did not work. The USA compiled another 5-0 run and outscored its opponent 32-19 overall in the period to head to the halftime locker room up 63-38.
With the game's outcome already decided the USA was on fire in the third quarter, scoring 37 points, while its defense allowed Finland just 13. The USA largest string of unanswered points, 14-0, came in the period, opening with a 3-pointer from Darius Miller (Kentucky) at 3:10 and continuing through to a made free throw from Mbakwe at 1:17. The Americans reached 100 points off of an Mbakwe score at 40 seconds, and had a 100-51 lead headed into the fourth quarter.
The USA, which shot 57.3 percent (43-75 FGs) from the field and 40.9 percent from 3-point (9-22 3-pt FGs), went on to outscore Finland 24-13 in the final 10 minutes to capture a 124-64 win.
Cuonzo Martin of the University of Tennessee and Brad Stevens of Butler University are serving as assistant coaches for the 2011 USA Men's World University Games Team. In today's other Pool D games, Israel (2-2) edged out South Korea (1-3) 87-82, and Mexico (3-1) topped Hungary (0-4) 86-74. Should the USA lose to Israel on Aug. 18 and Mexico improve to 4-1, the USA would still be the No. 1 seed having beat Mexico 108-67 on Aug. 13.
The World University Games is a multi-sport competition open to men and women who are between the ages of 17 and 24, who currently or have been within the past year, a student at a college or university.
The United States, which has claimed a medal in every World University Games since beginning play in 1965, has captured a record 13 golds, three silvers and three bronze medals in the 19 WUGs in which a USA Basketball squad has competed, and the U.S. owns a 131-8 record in the event.


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I played the latest Contra game—the one without Contra in the name—at Comic-Con. It was too easy, but that was by design so that cream puffs like me could enjoy Hard Corps: Uprising without dying too quickly.
Hard Corps: Uprising was essentially set to easy mode for its Comic-Con demo, with player health and life count nearly maxed out.
That meant I made it through the first stage, losing only three of my ten lives by taking too many bullets, drowning in quicksand once or twice, and being crushed by giant robotic bosses. When you play Hard Corps: Uprising later this year, however, don't expect a cakewalk. Expect bullet-filled screens, level memorization and a few new additions to the Contra arsenal.
The first slice of Stage 1 in Hard Corps: Uprising ends with a boss lifted from the first Contra game, a mechanized barrier loaded with giant laser weapons and infantry taking shots at you. Later sections featured a giant metal arthropod and death defying leaps from speeding motorcycles. It's (almost) everything you loved about Contra, just with an animated makeover.
The game's associate producer, Kenji Yamamoto, did say that Konami and developer Arc System Works are trying to make the run and gun series a bit more friendly to new players. The new art style might help. Anime-like illustrated characters may help accomplish that.
Many Contra mainstays are still intact in Hard Corps: Uprising, like floating pods that travel in waves and drop Spread Gun and Machine Gun power ups. There are levels in which players will ride on bikes, chasing and being chased by big deadly machines.
There are also things less common in Contra games, like the ability to do a speed dash on the ground and in the air. There is an ability to reflect bullets with a parry move. There's a homing laser and a powerful, explosive-launching Crash Gun. You can increase the power of your special weapons by collecting multiple drops of the same power up. You can double jump. You have a life bar. And characters Bahamut and Krystal replace the big, muscle bound action heroes of other Contra games.
If some of that sounds like a bad idea to you, note that things like upgrading your character's health over time and the option for a life bar are features of the game's Rising Mode. If you want to play Hard Corps a little more hardcore, play it in Arcade Mode.
You may also run into classic Contra characters like Bill and Lance, given the "no comment" that Kenji Yamamoto offered when I asked if the pair would make an appearance in the game.
The additions to the Contra formula along with the wildly different visual style are, at least, refreshing. The possibility of hardcore, bullet-reflecting gameplay in a Contra game is exciting. Hard Corps: Uprising plays better and looks better than I was expecting, with lovely looking backgrounds and nicely detailed, well-animated characters side-scrolling across them.
Credit to Konami and Arc System Works for doing something different while offering the hungry Contra fan something to nibble on. Hard Corps: Uprising will be out later this year on the PlayStation Network and Xbox Live Arcade. We'll see if we're up to the challenge then.


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Every so often my brain tickles me and it asks: Is this your last expansion? When will you pack up your bags and leave Azeroth? Isn't it time to do something else? And they are fair questions, as I've been playing WoW for 5 years. If you had asked me before Blizzcon 2009 I probably would have said that Lich King was my last Hurrah, and that I might hang up my mace and call it an end after this expansion. Even headed to Blizzcon my brain had been tickling for some time, and I had spoken with Brade about it, asking him the same questions.
And then, at Blizzcon, Cataclysm was announced…and I'll be damned if I didn't find myself excited. If I didn't sit there at Blizzcon planning for the next expansion with a fresh breath of air. Brade teased me recently as I fussed over when the release date was going to be announced so that I could take some vacation time when it releases. "I thought you were done" he said, and I grumbled something that probably sounded a lot like "bite me".
But as this expansion closes out, I do find myself looking forward to Cataclysm. I've reserved a name for my little goblin rogue, I find myself debating if Beru should trade in her horrid Tauren casting for that of a troll (and if they take away, or do something crazy with ToL, it will be a resounding YES!, I hate hate hate tauren casting animation). My brain still tickles, but now it asks: What keeps you coming back?
And that is an interesting question, isn't it? What drives my play? Why hasn't it bored the snot out of me yet? So I thought about it some, and here, I think, are the things that keep me returning to WoW, even after 5 years:
1. The people. I know that it's a novel concept, but for the most part, I truly do love the people that I play with. I'd consider a good number of them friends, even though I may not have met them outside of the game. I've chatted with them about any number of things from job markets to dating to sharing cooking recipes. I've enjoyed their humor and cringed at their terrible jokes (*ahem*). I would help them if they asked me for help. Hell Brade's proofread papers, I've offered "non"-legal advice and I've looked over resumes. And I've never thought twice about helping.
I'm pretty anti-social, but in game, in my circle, I'm a complete chatter box…you almost can't shut me up. I feel refreshed to be able to be myself, to people that (mostly) get me, and don't care if I like 1950's cat eye glasses and pink shoes. I definitely think the best thing about the game is the people, and I for one, have made some great friends.
2. I'm still having fun! There are still a lot of things in the game that I enjoy. Sure, I've mellowed some (a lot) when it comes to the raid game, but that is probably best for everyone involved. I'm still challenged by different aspects of the game. There are enough things about the game that still keep me intrigued to keep coming back.
Right now, I am also drawn in by some things that aren't WoW (oh god, those damn JD Robb books!), but I still spend a fair share of my time in the game. And I still crave playing. Not always, but frequently enough for me to know that I'm not quite ready to give it all up yet! That, coupled with my excitement for cataclysm is a pretty good reason to keep my subscription rolling. I also keep it fresh by doing other things outside of the game. If I feel like reading, I read. If I feel like a spot of telly, I watch a program. Nothing wrong with multiple hobbies! =)
3. It's still cheap entertainment. I try to be frugal. I have a lot (and I mean a lot) of student loans that I'm trucking away at. Those, coupled with other expenses, are enough for me to try to watch my spending. When my brain tickles me, I find myself asking it back "well, what would we be doing if we didn't have WoW". Hmmmm. TV, Console Games, Reading, and probably some boredom. Uh…well, I guess not much else. So, as long as I'm still having fun with it, dollar for dollar, I don't think that you could really get more bang for your buck elsewhere!
4. Brade still plays. It may seem silly, but it's just something we do together (mostly me giving him crap, and him telling me he'd say more if I didn't talk enough for both of us *ahem*). It's not the end all be all factor to why I still play, and if I was not enjoying other aspects of the game, I probably wouldn't still be playing. But the fact that he still plays is a nice little cherry on top of everything else!
I'm sure that I could probably come up with several more reasons that this game still has me hooked after 5 years. But I think these are probably my top picks! How about you? What keeps you coming back?


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New Jersey Dispatch: Banas Bakery in Wallington
There's a lament I hear so often, that I sometimes think I should carry an audio system for the sad violin soundtrack that goes along with it. You've probably heard it, too.
"[This particular food] is dying! It's gone! When I was a child it was everywhere! You'll never find anything like it now!"
I will grant you that nothing that exists in the present can compare with your fond memories. I myself have joyful, tearful, recollections of those army surplus chocolate bars that camping stores sold forty years ago; it's just that declaring something lost forever allows you to indulge in a good cry. And a good cry is easier than a tough search any day of the week.
So it was when I was at the Ocean County Bookfest in Toms River last Saturday. There, thirty or so food writers sat at a long tables where we signed copies of our books and listened to the gripes of our fellow authors. I was placed next to a guy who seems to be building a second career based on lamenting the death of Polish bakeries. Of course, he was from Manhattan and gained huge support from other city folk. But when it came to us Jersey-ites, we were mystified. In the Garden State, Polish bakeries thrive! They're as current-day as micro-blogging, and as much a part of the community as anything.
But before I get carried away, I'd better tell you about Banas Bakery in Wallington. They're about as classic a Polish baker as you can find. What I found most interesting about them is that they bridge the different waves of Polish immigration. They've been there baking Polish breads, cakes, and other sweets since the thirties, yet they're run by—and serve—a community of recent Polish immigrants. It's tough to find a place with more tradition (or better rye bread!) than this.
The current owner, a guy named Zen, has had the place in his family since the eighties. On his regular visits to Poland, he's noticed the way the cuisine has improved. From the empty shelves of twenty years ago to the culinary sophistication of today, Poland has moved forward so fast that it's tough for him to keep up. But he does a great job trying.
Although the bright, rectangular cakes will catch your eye here, the main reason for coming is the bread. Using a stone oven imported from Spain twenty years ago, they bake eight different kinds—including classic Polish rye, multigrain and pumpernickel, and a bunch of different rolls, too.
Suspicious eyes might detect some Italian and German-looking items, but Zen assures me that they're there because they're popular in Poland. My eyes detected something even more menacing; jelly doughnuts. In Polish, they're known as pączki, and as they're made at banas, they're the archetypical jelly doughnut.
Banas is one of several bakers that most New Jersey Polish delis carry. You don't have to go to Wallington to get their products, but for bread lovers, the trip is worth it. One loaf will tell you resoundingly that rye bread lives!
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Born on Facebook just six weeks ago, the group boasts more than 110,000 fans, as of Friday morning. The Coffee Party is billed by many as an answer to the Tea Party (more than 1,000 fewer fans), a year-old protest movement that's steeped in fiscal conservatism and boiling-hot, anti-tax rhetoric."So, an un-hot movement. Kind of almost the same as no movement at all. But it has more Facebook fans. I'm wondering how this works. Everyone sits around coolly at their computer or perhaps goes to a coffeehouse and hangs out with other people, and they are all very polite and placid.
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I'm so sick of getting email invitations to become a "fan" of a damned Facebook group. You get some Facebook friends and that triggers these endless, automatic invitations to become a "fan" of whatever group they join. If that's the modus operandi of the Coffee Party, I have all the more reason to think of these people as lame and their numbers — counted in Facebook fans — as consisting of people who friend too much and respond to meaningless prompting. Perhaps they do it to be polite. And, in that case, they have their movement that's about being civil. How very nice for them, and horribly meaningless for us.


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