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A just-released survey by the Spectrem Group on how wealthy investors feel about their advisors should served as a wake-up call for advisors.
The new report, Relationships with Advisors, found that advisors have lost "significant" ground with the mass affluent, millionaires and the ultrahigh-net-worth. For instance, just 73% of ultrahigh-net-worth investors, who have between $5 million and $25 million in net worth, not including their primary residence, say they are satisfied overall with their financial advisor, down from 80% in 2011 and 81% in 2010.
In comparison, 72% of millionaire investors, with $1 million to $5 million in net worth, are satisfied overall with their advisors, up slightly from 70% in 2011 and 2010, the survey found.
More mass affluent investors, those with $100,000 to $1 million in net worth, are satisfied overall with their advisors than in years past, but the number is still below the other wealth segments: 69% in 2012 versus 66% in 2011 and 61% in 2009, according to Spectrem Group.
George H. Walper Jr., Spectrem Group president, said in a statement that "advisors clearly are not moving the dial in the right direction when it comes to satisfying enough of their clients. Perhaps even more telling than satisfaction levels, more than one-quarter of affluent investors in all three wealth segments think they do a better job of investing than their advisors." These findings, he said, "should be a wake-up call that advisors need to step up their game to attract and retain such important clients."
Spectrem Group conducts monthly surveys with 1,500 wealthy investors on a variety of topics. Questions were taken from multiple months with affluent investors who qualified for the report.
In what amounts to another "lukewarm vote of confidence" by investors with $100,000 to $25 million in assets, just about half are likely to follow their advisors to a new investment firm, and those numbers are down from last year:
- 52% of ultrahigh-net-worth investors in 2012 compared with 60% in 2011
- 55% of millionaire investors in 2012 versus 61% in 2011
- 50% of mass affluent investors in 2012 compared with 59% in 2011
When asked about specific products and services, wealthy investors were generally satisfied with the frequency but less complimentary about the quality:
- Face to face meetings: Just 51% of ultrahigh-net-worth, 54% of millionaire and 53% of mass affluent investors rated them excellent
- Financial plans: 44% of ultrahigh-net-worth, 45% of millionaire and 42% of mass affluent investors rated them excellent
- Newsletters: 24% of ultrahigh-net-worth, 28% of millionaire and 22% of mass affluent investors rated them excellent
"Wealthy investors are relying less on advisors despite the fact that the majority are retired or approaching retirement," Walper said. "To reverse this trend and develop loyalty, advisors need to demonstrate sophisticated, in-depth knowledge about taxes, financial planning and related issues while working more collaboratively with investors who may well have identified investing opportunities on their own."


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Washington State Considers Gold and Silver as Legal Tender
In an effort to protect the property of citizens from the harmful effects of inflation created by the Federal Reserve, lawmakers in Washington State introduced a bill over the weekend to declare gold and silver legal tender within the state. Sound-money advocates across the nation immediately praised the effort.
Citing several provisions of the U.S. Constitution and various rulings by the U.S. Supreme Court, the legislation notes that only gold and silver are to be considered legal tender by the states. The bill also blasts the federal government for imposing an unconstitutional monetary system on the states and for unjustly confiscating citizens' wealth by allowing the Fed to create money.
The legislation seeks to offer the people of Washington an opportunity to use constitutional money instead of the ever-depreciating paper currency issued by the American central bank, lawmakers who sponsored the bill told The New American. However, no one would be forced to accept gold or silver as payment.
"We have leveraged our debt-based currency to the hilt and the die is cast," said Republican Rep. Matt Shea (above left), a co-sponsor of the bill and a military veteran who supports honest money. "The Federal Reserve is faced with the position of having to further inflate our currency or have the system start to disintegrate."
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Today's guest post is from Tony Lavinio, the principle software architect behind Progress DataDirect's XML Converters and an expert on data exchange. Understanding the integration and data compliance pains experienced by healthcare organizations, Tony and DataDirect have developed a HIPAA toolkit to help Healthcare IT developers alleviate some of the challenges they're facing with HIPAA 4010 and 5010 and ICD-10 projects.
The government has allocated healthcare providers over $36 billion of ARRA stimulus money to help the adoption of Electronic Health Records (EHRs) and in support of Health Information Exchanges (HIEs). Healthcare providers that coordinate EHR clinical information with administrative data will streamline their health records administration. Those organizations that implement a single, unified IT infrastructure to handle both EHR and administrative data will gain a significant cost saving and, ultimately, improve the quality of patient care.
However, to unify IT infrastructure healthcare providers face the estimated $14 billion challenge of complying with new coding standards. These standards set forth by the United States Department of Health and Human Services on Jan. 15, 2009 specify that X12 Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) transaction definitions for version 5010 – used in conjunction with HIPAA transactions, which are exclusively administrative data transactions – must be completed by January 2013. The new standards also require healthcare providers to comply with an International Classification of Diseases (ICD) standard update, from ICD-9 to ICD-10 by October 2013. The close relationship between HIPAA transaction sets that can directly refer to ICD-9 or ICD-10 codes have health industry IT professionals on the ropes.
The HIPAA 4010 to 5010 upgrade is a positive evolutionary change, improving the efficiency of healthcare data transactions. The ICD-9 to ICD-10 change is much more radical. ICD-9 list was first developed over 30 years ago and over that time has become deeply embedded into systems. Making the ICD-9 to ICD-10 transitions even more difficult is that the list for ICD-10 code updates is approximately 10× the length as ICD-9, with generally no 1:1 mappings between them. Sometimes there are a series of codes, sometimes there are alternatives that will take external information, and sometimes there are no direct alternatives. Healthcare IT professionals must figure out a way to accommodate changes in data when it has been moved, and overcome the fact that new data must be extracted from new sources to augment the legacy data.
With so much data to convert, Healthcare IT professionals struggle to find a logical starting place. Progress DataDirect has given Healthcare IT professionals a way to jump-start their EDI transaction definitions version 5010 and ICD-9 to ICD-10 data conversion projects with the company's HIPAA/ICD Upgrade Toolkit. Though each healthcare application is different and will need tweaking, using the examples provided in the Toolkit will make it far easier than starting from scratch. Some of what you'll find in the starter-kit includes:
- XQuery source for upgrading each of the 10 transaction sets from the HIPAA 4010 to equivalent 5010 version
- 50 sample 4010 files to use with the above
- ICD-9 to ICD-10 maps
- A sample tool to compare the changes between ICD-9 codes and their closest ICD-10 analogs with HTML output
- An XQuery program which will read a HIPAA file containing ICD-9 codes and report on any potential conversion troubles with ICD-10
- An XQuery program to read a HIPAA EDI file and covert it from 4010 to 5010 and from ICD-9 to ICD-10 simultaneously
How it works is DataDirect XML Converters make EDI behave like XML. Then a small XQuery program, which is really good at rearranging XML, is able to transform thousands of EDI and flat-file formats to XML and back with little or no development time or expense or major re-architecting. For more information on transforming data in HIPAA 4010 X12 files and translating ICD-9 codes visit DataDirect's Blog.


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And it offers Destinee a chance to see beyond the challenge of her illness and to imagine the promise of her future.
Make-A-Wish® Cruise is More than a Vacation for Destinee
Destinee catches the first glimpse of her home for the next week. It's nestled against a pier, a floating city that looms over every nearby building. Soon, she'll board the ship and sail away from all the worries that are part of living with her blood disorder.
The anticipation builds as Destinee, her parents and her brother find their staterooms and discover all the activities aboard. Destinee knows her trip will only get better once the ship is underway. She imagines the ports of call, the chance to swim with dolphins, the beach visits, the tours of sunny islands.
As she sails the Caribbean, Destinee will meet new friends and enjoy activities she never thought she'd experience. Every moment Destinee spends on the ship's rock-climbing wall or diving into the pool transports her from her medical condition. She feels like any regular 12-year-old on vacation, no different from the other kids she befriends.
Destinee and her family discover that this Make-A-Wish experience will change their lives. It becomes more than just the vacation of their dreams. The wish-come-true becomes a turning point that unites the family, strengthens them and leaves them renewed. And it offers Destinee a chance to see beyond the challenge of her illness and to imagine the promise of her future.
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Dear Destinee, Just from what I read about u your name fits just you! You are one GREAT girl! I know you will go on and do great things in your life! I know people that have a blood disorder and I have walked in the Lymphoma & Leukemia Light The Night Walk for five years. You are an inspiration to the rest of us! Smiles coming your way.
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I wish to go on a cruise
The opportunity to share a family vacation celebrating that the worst is behind us is so meaningful to all of us. We've really weathered this as a family.
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I wish to go to dolphin therapy
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What is the purpose of secondary education? Is it to have children learn the names of dead English poets? Is it to memorize dates and facts rather than the lessons of history? Is to learn mathematical theorems that will have little, if any, practical use in later life?
Jason Hartman, the founder, and CEO of the Platinum Properties Investment Network having experienced the full range of learning offered in the public schools of Southern California, believes that important aspects of a well-rounded education are lacking in secondary education taught in many American schools today. Hartman believes that real life demands additional education, like the education that you could learn through the Platinum Properties Investors Network. Young adults need to learn how to set and achieve their life goals and become successful in their careers. They need to learn the ways and means of achieving financial security and providing for a comfortable retirement. These things are not taught in most schools – they are left to trial-and-error, and far too many people never learn them.
Jason Hartman was fortunately exposed to the teachings of some motivational and financial gurus early in life. His entrepreneurial drive combined with the application of what he learned allowed him to achieve millionaire status in his twenties. Now, having achieved financial independence, he is devoting time and money to helping others follow in his footsteps. The Jason Hartman Foundation and the Platinum Properties Investors Network were established to assist young people to learn how to build wealth and live The American Dream. Through donations to a wide variety of organizations, programs, and causes, the Foundation helps youngsters from every walk of life learn to appreciate the American economic miracle and take advantage of the many opportunities that are a by-product of the freedom to excel.
"Strange is our situation here upon earth. Each of us comes for a short visit, not knowing why, yet sometimes seeming to a divine purpose. From the standpoint of daily life, however, there is one thing we do know: That we are here for the sake of others…for the countless unknown souls with whose fate we are connected by a bond of sympathy. Many times a day, I realize how much my outer and inner life is built upon the labors of people, both living and dead, and how earnestly I must exert myself to give in return as much as I have received."
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Though the Mayans never really predicted that the world would end on Friday, some New Agers are convinced that humanity's demise is indeed imminent. Or at least that it's a good excuse for a party.
Believers are being drawn to spots where they think their chances of survival will be better, and accompanying them are the curious, the party-lovers, and people wanting to make some money.
In Mexico, about 1,000 self-described shamans, seers, stargazers, crystal enthusiasts, yogis, and swamis are gathering in a convention center in the city of Merida on the Yucatan Peninsula about an hour and a half from the Mayan ruins at Chichen Itza, convinced that it was a good start to the coming ''New Era'' that is supposed to begin around 5 a.m. local time Friday. These are not people who believe the world will end on Friday: The summit is scheduled to run through Dec. 23.
Meanwhile, Mexico's self-styled ''brujo mayor,'' or chief soothsayer, Antonio Vazquez Alba, warned followers to stay away from all gatherings on Dec. 21. ''We have to beware of mass psychosis'' that could lead to stampedes or ''mass suicides, of the kind we've seen before,'' he said.
In France, according to one rumor, a rocky mountain in the French Pyrenees will be the sole place on earth to escape destruction. A giant UFO and aliens are said to be waiting under the mountain, ready to burst through and spirit those nearby to safety. But here is bad news for those seeking salvation: French gendarmes, some on horseback, are blocking outsiders from reaching the Bugarach peak and its village of some 200 people.
For $1,500, a Russian museum is offering salvation from the world's end in former Soviet dictator Josef Stalin's underground bunker in central Moscow — with a 50 percent refund if nothing happens.
The bunker, located 210 feet below ground, was designed to withstand a nuclear attack. Now home to a small museum, it has an independent electricity supply, water, and food — but no more room, because the museum has already sold out all 1,000 tickets.
In Britain, hundreds of people have already converged on Stonehenge for an ''End of the World'' party that coincides with the Winter Solstice.
Arthur Uther Pendragon, Britain's best-known druid, said he was anticipating a much larger crowd than usual at Stonehenge this year. But he doesn't agree that the world is ending, noting that he and fellow druids believe that things happen in cycles.
Some Serbs are saying to forget that sacred mountain in the French Pyrenees. The place to go Friday will be Mount Rtanj, a pyramid-shaped peak in Serbia already drawing cultists.
A small Turkish village known for its wines, Sirince, has also been touted as the only place after Bugarach that would escape the world's end. But on Thursday there were more journalists and security officials present there than cultists — to the great disappointment of local restaurateurs and souvenir shop owners.
Another spot said to be spared: Cisternino, in southern Italy, plans a big party Friday with hot-air balloons and music in the main piazza.
For some in the United States, doomsday will be a chance for mockery.
Giorgio A. Tsoukalos, producer and host of the History Channel's ''Ancient Aliens'' program, is throwing a party in New Orleans on Friday where he will descend onstage in a mock spaceship. Tsoukalos is a leading proponent of the idea that ancient myths arose from visits by alien astronauts, an idea rejected by many mainstream researchers.


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John Wesley Hardrick
painter (1891-1968)
John Wesley Hardrick (September 21, 1891 – October 18, 1968) was an African-American artist.
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- Life without labor is crime, and labor without art is brutality.
- Said in 1914 during an exhibit at Allen Chapel in Indianapolis; cited in William Edward Taylor, Harriet Garcia Warkel and Margaret Taylor Burroughs, A Shared Heritage, Indianapolis Museum of Art
- Cf. John Ruskin: "Life without industry is guilt, and industry without art is brutality," from Lectures on Art (1870), lecture III


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Jeredith Merrin is the author of two collections of poems, Bat Ode (2001) and Shift (1996), both from The University of Chicago Press as part of its Phoenix Poets Series, as well as a book of criticism, Marianne Moore, Elizabeth Bishop and the Uses of Tradition (Rutgers, 1990). Her essays on and reviews of poets have appeared in The Southern Review and elsewhere, while her poems can be found in The Hudson Review, Ploughshares, Ms. , The Paris Review, The Southern Review, The Yale Review, and many other journals. Two books are in progress: a new poetry collection, Mon Age, and a collection of essays on poets and poetry, Of Two Minds.
The divorced mother and her divorcing
daughter. The about-to-be ex-son-in-law
and the ex-husband's adopted son.
The divorcing daughter's child, who is
the step-nephew of the ex-husband's
adopted son. Everyone cordial:
the ex-husband's second wife
friendly to the first wife, warm
to the divorcing daughter's child's
great-grandmother, who was herself
long ago divorced. Everyone
grown used to the idea of divorce.
Almost everyone has separated
from the landscape of a childhood.
Collections of people in cities
are divorced from clean air and stars.
Toddlers in day care are parted
from working parents, schoolchildren
from the assumption of unbloodied
daylong safety. Old people die apart
from all they've gathered over time,
and in strange beds. Adults
grow estranged from a God
evidently divorced from History;
most are cut off from their own
histories, each of which waits
like a child left at day care.
What if you turned back for a moment
and put your arms around yours?
Yes, you might be late for work;
no, your history doesn't smell sweet
like a toddler's head. But look
at those small round wrists,
that short-legged, comical walk.
Caress your history--who else will?
Promise to come back later.
Pay attention when it asks you
simple questions: Where are we going?
Is it scary? What happened? Can
I have more now? Who is that?
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I am writing this in my stripped-bare office, having worked all afternoon in grubby jeans, preparing for retirement next month after twenty-four years of teaching English (writing and literature) at this institution. I have loved my students and will miss them dearly. Leontyne Price in the background, about to be buried alive (Aida). Thought I would set the scene for you!
Well, this poem was in fact written after a family reunion. It struck me that others might identify with the situation in which I found myself--the modern family. Just as I have a lousy sense of physical direction, I've always been at a loss to keep straight anything but the most immediate of family connections. It was therefore a kick to write something like "the step-nephew of the ex-husband's / adopted son."
Then what happened was that the idea of divorce, and all that repetition of the word "divorce," just carried me away to analogous situations. I did not know where I was going. If you know exactly where you are going you are bored, and probably also boring.
When I wrote the poem, my grandson (now heading for college and 6'5") was very small--not far from being a toddler. I'm sure that delicious relationship prompted the depiction of personal history as a small child whose head smells sweet. I have to say that one of the best things (I think) about the poem is the accurate physicality of the comparison when the poem gets to a toddler's "small round wrists"--and that phrase I owe to my partner, Diane Furtney (also a published poet, and my best critic).
My step-father was trained as a rabbi, and I have one or two other poems that end up (for better or worse) with a touch of what you might call the "self-sermon." You asked how this poem differs from others I've written, and that's one way: the majority don't possess this jauntily sermonic bent. I think it's more didactic, then, and in a way more socially effusive than my more meditative work. But the self-admonition to "pay attention" underlies everything I've done (prose and poems alike), as does, I think I'd have to say, interpersonal affection.
You asked about form. The lines in the four-line stanzas are roughly four-beat. The shorter line lent me some apt enjambments: "separated," "parted," "apart."
Oh. And the questions at the end were expressions stolen from my (now 6'5", then quite short) grandson. So I owe a lot of this item to Sam.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
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Posted by Brian Brodeur at 5:25 PM
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Jeredith Merrin is wonderfully sensitive and insightful (and was my advisor--hi, brilliant Jeredith!).ReplyDelete
Intriguing diction.ReplyDelete
This is a poet I love more than I can say.ReplyDelete
wow! terrific poem! it says a lot how we are becomong used to the new norm of marital dysfunction and all the acquaintances and near-relations we inherit accidentally from various ex-'s previous engagements. artReplyDelete
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Late-night TV talk show host Conan O'Brien is coming home to Boston to discuss his life and work during a special forum at the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library.
O'Brien, a Brookline native and Harvard graduate, will also discuss the art of comedy with National Public Radio's Scott Simon. Caroline Kennedy will introduce O'Brien at the forum, to be held Thursday evening.
O'Brien is a member of the board of directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation and the honorary chair of the foundation's "New Frontier Network," which brings together young leaders committed to advancing President Kennedy's ideals of civic engagement and public service to new generations.
O'Brien is the host of "Conan," a late-night talk show on TBS.


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Welcome to the medieval world in the board game Knight Solitaire 2 and save the kingdom! It's time to explore the beautiful kingdom in medieval England and admire its unique atmosphere. Brace yourself to immerse into the breathtaking world of novels about brave knights, cunning dragons and pretty ladies! At the beginning you can take part in the knight tournament but later on you are able to try your hand in the combat with a sinister dragon, the guard of incredible treasures. Everything was fine in a blooming kingdom until the dragon started flying there – now the kingdom is under the threat of the dragon and only you can help the people cast off this heavy yoke. Your main aim in the game Knight Solitaire 2 is to remove higher or lower ranked cards and make a chain of cards out of them. For example, you have a card "Jack", so you can put either "10" or "Queen" on it. Everything is easy enough! While solving this solitaire you'll meet special cards – they are golden and after removing them from the game board you'll get extra scores. If you remove all these cards before they return to the deck, you'll get the maximum number of scores. During the game you'll get bonus cards – they will supply you with bonuses when removed. In the logic game Knight Solitaire 2 you can choose the mode to play: in the "Squire" mode you can replay any level, while in the "Knight" mode only the entire pack can be replayed. So, even if you are a novice, you can play the game without difficulties and you are also able to replay any level you want to get more golden coins and scores. But if you choose the "Knight" mode – get ready to think over your future moves not to replay the whole pack. There are several bonuses in the game Knight Solitaire 2 that will help you cope with challenging card layouts, so don't waste them in vain! There are 3 of them: Mulligan, Shuffle and of course Joker. If you want to undo your last action, even using a bonus, use Mulligan. When you have no possible moves, it's time to use Shuffle – it helps you mix all the cards up and start from the stuck point. Get ready to the absorbing adventure and have fun while playing the game Knight Solitaire 2!


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Snapshots from India: The Best Vegetarian Street Food
If you read a lot of Indian novels, you'll know that people sometimes use "veg" and "nonveg" as shorthand for "tame" and "sexy," respectively. But as we ate our way across Mumbai, through Rajasthan, and into central India, we discovered that when it came to food, the opposite was true.
The vegetarian fare we ate was so much better, so much fresher, and so much more interesting than the nonvegetarian offerings that, after a while, we hardly even gave the meat a second glance. The best vegetarian street food—and to be honest, it was all pretty good—hits multiple pleasure centers: spicy, crispy, gooey, sweet, umami-licious.
Here are some highlights from a month of eating around India: chaat, pakoras, samosas, papad, and more.
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Seriously, what's not to like?
Predictably, the Angels' acquisition of Vernon Wells at the expense of Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera has the critics howling. They do that largely because that's what they're paid to do, and you can't really fault a person for that. It's the carping of fans that is somewhat baffling.
The Angels just landed a three-time All-Star at 32, with four years on his contract, for two players who might not have had starting jobs but will get shots to play every day in their new environment. You have to be reaching hard not to like that.
The big talking point is Wells' huge contract, which wouldn't have been an issue back in the day when it was the game that mattered, not economics. If I'm an Angels fan, I ignore this aspect of the deal. Arte Moreno gave it his OK. If he doesn't have to raise ticket prices, the bottom line should be of no concern.
The statistical focus has been on a decline in Wells' metrics defensively, his struggles against left-handed pitching in 2010, his home/road splits showing a significant preference for Toronto cooking, and his career-long struggles at Angel Stadium.
These can all be addressed with logic and good sense, if that counts for anything in these stressed, high-anxiety times.
Center field and artificial turf are a deadly combination. Because of the nature of their position, with the constant stopping and starting and ranging deep into gaps, centerfielders suffer more than anybody else on turf. The demands on the extremities are extremely stressful.
Over time, the body feels the effects, and the player's performance usually reflects the deterioration. This applies to his offense as well as his defense. This is a difficult game to play when you're healthy; when you're banged up, it's a bear.
From 2004 through 2006, Wells was one of the three American League Rawlings Gold Glove outfielders, along with Torii Hunter, who was on his way to nine in a row. If neither man is the defensive player he once wals, it's perfectly understandable – predictable, even. But both men are lucky in the sense that they have escaped the turf now and are resuming their careers on God's green grass.
It is for this reason that I feel Wells will be best served moving to left, with Hunter in right, the two old pros surrounding a marvelous young talent, Peter Bourjos. Bourjos' metrics in his two months with the Angels last season soared off the charts. He is capable of being the best in the game in center, and having the wisdom of Wells and Hunter off his shoulders will be immeasurably helpful.
If Bourjos relaxes and hits in the .250 range at the bottom of the order, he'll be of tremendous value. And the Angels will have an outfield with few, if any equals.
Now, on to Wells' statistical oddities in 2010.
He flourished at home, with a stat line (batting average, on-base, slugging) of .321/.363/.628 compared to .207/.301/.407 on the road. It happens to every player over the course of a career. His career numbers are closer: .286/.339/.505 at home; .274/.321/.446 on the road. He has hit 124 homers in Canada, 99 in the U.S. If he performs better in front of his family, that's not necessarily such a terrible thing.
He definitely had a bad year against lefties: .195/.289/.354 in 113 at-bats. More representative of his prowess, it seems, is his career slash line in 1,485 at-bats against southpaws: .296/.359/.484.
And, yes, he has not hit to his customary level in Anaheim, where his slash line for his career is .226/.267/.340. But he would say that has more to do with the likes of John Lackey, Kelvim Escobar, Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, Francisco Rodriguez, Scot Shields and friends than the ballpark, which he happens to love.
Here are the numbers that should be the focus with respect to Wells' 2010 All-Star season if you are an anxiety-ridden Angels fan: .515, ninth in slugging in the AL; 31 homers, 44 doubles, 304 total bases, seventh in the AL in each category; 460 feet, fifth longest homer in the AL; 1.000, his fielding percentage as one of two regular outfielders in the Majors (151 games played) to commit not a single error, Seattle's Franklin Gutierrez being the other.
One more Wells fun stat line from 2010: 6-for-10, four homers, seven RBIs in three games. That's what he did at Rangers Ballpark, back home in Arlington.
The man is a weapon, a pro's pro. By all accounts, he's a calm, generous individual who distinguishes his profession on and off the field.
My advice to fans who have endured a fitful, angry winter is to calm down and get ready to enjoy the show. Nothing is guaranteed, of course, but it could be something to behold. It's a lot healthier to take that attitude than to drive up your blood pressure needlessly. – Lyle Spencer
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The Wells trade might work out very well for the Angels, it's possible. However, there are two major things that make me apprehensive: The players sent to the Jays for Wells, and that the organization is taking on responsibility for the remaining portion of the contract without receiving cash from Toronto in return. Now that the Angels are on the hook for Wells, it reduces the amount of money available to sign other free agents now and in the future, re-sign current players when their contracts expire (Santana, Weaver, etc.) and upgrade the offense. Mike Napoli and Juan Rivera have been key pieces of the Angels offense, able to consistently hit for power over the past few seasons, and guys like Kendrick, Aybar, Izturis, Wood, and Mathis are not simply going to start filling the same role, regardless of how well Wells plays.
And as for the bashing of the contributors to Halos Heaven, those guys are hardcore and make a point to be more knowledgeable about the game than the average, casual fan. If you can't take the heat, stay out of the friggin' kitchen.
Not to like- a gigantic back-loaded contract sticking us with a mountain of debt, kind of reminiscent of GMJ. Not to like- the catching debate is now officially over, with one of the worst offensive players in recent history officially our permanent backstop. I find it difficult to imagine how Wells' positives at the plate offset the permanent easy out at the bottom of the order that Mathis has become. Reagins has become the kid in elementary school that gets rolled for his lunch money day in and day out.
You fail to mention that we now have Jeff Mathis playing EVEN MORE than he has the last few seasons. THAT's why Angel fans don't like this trade. Oh, and the fact that Vernon can't play defense. And can barely play offense.
I'm totally going to get ready to enjoy the show. Of course, I'm a Red Sox fan.
This contract is basically the Carl Crawford contract decried by the Angels' brass, except it excises the cheap and valuable years of Crawford's deal and only signs on for the relatively expensive and high-risk years (32-35) at a higher cost than what the Sox are paying Crawford (even ignoring the time value of money issue). Additionally, Crawford is a superior player to Wells and has a skillset which ages better. It's like ordering a chicken and dogcrap burrito, but telling your waiter to hold the chicken. Additionally, Wells and his contract have been available on the waiver wire for no cost at all every year in recent memory. Not content to just assume this albatross, the Angels gave up a useful bat in Mike Napoli, which virtually assures the Halofans that they'll be watching ~ 120 games caught by the worst catcher in the majors last year, Jeff Mathis. That's what Angels fans are angry about.
But, again, as a fan of a competing team I'm tickled pink. Viva Los Reagins!
Agreed. But go over to HaloHeaven and look at all the negative crap. Like usual, I see that the handful of people that disagree with the likes of Rev and his know-it-all minions (and you know who you are) get slammed and get personally attacked. I have seen this so many times that after today, I refuse to go back there again. And btw Rev, you have the perfect face for radio….just too bad your voice sounds like a 14 year old begging to get through puberty. Looks like you never have quite climbed that mountain….
The first thing that hit me was indeed the fact that we just grabbed yet another aging outfielder who has spent his entire career running on the hard turf of Toronto. But quickly thereafter, and I do mean QUICKLY thereafter, the fact that came to mind was that the Angels have now left themselves with no one but Jeff Mathis and Bobby Wilson behind the dish.
Supposedly, Jeff Mathis is going to be some kind of prodigy back there. But so far, we've yet to see it. His stats have been mediocre and worse, but never better. He's been well below average at throwing out runners, his error numbers are too high, and the only saving grace that they can point to is the rotations ERA in games that he starts. Who wouldn't have a good ERA when you're catching the Angels superb staff?!? Combine all of this with the fact that he can't seem to get his BA above the Mendoza line, and now you start to see what Angels fans are upset about. Tony Reagins just filled a hole that didn't need filling by creating a new, giant, gaping hole behind the plate and in the nine hole of the batting order. Maybe the eight hole if Bourjos bats nine.
With Hank Conger a season or two away from being big league ready, the Angels have some work to do if they want to contend in the AL West this year.
Yea, and Halos Heaven sucks. If those guys had half the baseball knowledge that they THINK that they have, they might be on to something. But much like most sports fans in SoCal, they're full of themselves, and that's about it.
This is good, and crazy different from the GMJ knee jerk. GMJ was signed based off one season and one stupidly insane catch he made crawling up an outfield wall. Wells has proven himself, though I would argue not quite to the size of his contract. With that being said, put him on grass and opposing the visiting pitching staff vice ours, and I think this will pan out to great things. We fixed the bull pen and added a bat. Bring on spring training!!!!
"The big talking point is Wells' huge contract, which wouldn't have been an issue back in the day when it was the game that mattered, not economics. If I'm an Angels fan, I ignore this aspect of the deal. Arte Moreno gave it his OK. If he doesn't have to raise ticket prices, the bottom line should be of no concern."
We should be concerned when the Angels won't be able to resign or extend Weaver/Morales or sign any other free agents. This is what has happened with Kazmir and GMJ. If it's going to affect the team in the future, which I'm sure it will, we have a right to be concerned. Saying it's not our money is ignorant.
"If I'm an Angels fan, I ignore this aspect of the deal."
Yeah, then they'd be morons. Arte Moreno has backed off to two premium free agents in two positions of need for his franchise because those players were too expensive, so I'm unsure how you suggest that Angels fans ignore the economic portion of the game. Arte Moreno doesn't. That suggestion is akin to suggesting to someone whose house was robbed that they shouldn't focus on their missing stuff, but on the new airy feel of their living room after the thieves smashed through their sliding glass patio doors.
Mr. Spencer, I think you need to ratchet up your understanding of the level of comprehension of your audience. As much as I may dislike some Halofans, they're not simpletons who can be distracted by platitudes and cherry-picked stats. That would be Dodger fans…
"And, yes, he has not hit to his customary level in Anaheim, where his slash line for his career is .226/.267/.340. But he would say that has more to do with the likes of John Lackey, Kelvim Escobar, Ervin Santana, Jered Weaver, Joe Saunders, Francisco Rodriguez, Scot Shields and friends than the ballpark, which he happens to love."
What has been conveniently neglected is the fact that Wells has better splits against the Angels at home. With the above logic and the assumption that these poor road numbers are mainly the result of the Angels' excellent pitching, he would naturally have the same poor numbers at home against the same pitching (and in fact, might have even worse numbers, considering that he's playing in Anaheim, a "ballpark that he happens to love"). However, his career numbers at home against the Angels are a much more respectable .258/.312/.474, good for a .786 OPS (.607 in Anaheim). Most of this is due to Wells hitting 5 home runs in Toronto compared to 3 in Anaheim, while doing so with 43 less ABs at home. It's worrisome that the difference comes on home runs, since the Angels have placed 34th, 28th, 11th, 18th, 27th, 22nd, 17th, 2nd, and 23rd in HR park factors since 2002, with TO coming in 13th, 10th, 7th, 4th, 4th, 7th, 18th, 17th, and 4th. The best conclusion is that we have yet to really see what Wells can do in this ballpark since the sample size is still quite small; he has barely collected a quarter of a season's worth of at-bats in Anaheim (Dustin Pedroia had a .213 average last May in 108 AB, but still managed to end up with .288 despite not playing for much of August and all of September). That is still much more optimistic than by simply throwing out half the stats (and half the pitchers) and decide to make an argument that way.
Seriously, More Mathis bashing? Guys, He's gonna hit .250. Before the broken wrist He was lights out. Napoli was great but We don't need him. Conger is in the wings and Wilson has more promise then is given credit for. Rivera needed to go 2 seasons ago, Wells is going to be a great fit for Us. His power replaces Naps power.
We are gonna be strong BUT lets keep an eye on our pitching, thats the real question mark, IMO. And the fact Boras hates Angels. 🙂 Weaver will be headed to NY next year, mark my words.
Lyle, keep up the great work!
What gives you the idea that Jeff Mathis, career .199 hitter Jeff Mathis, is going to hit .250?
Ok fine . We got Vernon Wells. But we now have 2 catchers that can't hit MLB pitching, No lead off hitter. No 3rd baseman, And Brandon Wood? He is still here? Come on you fix these issues you have a Team that can beat anyone. That would make the Fans Come back for more. Now not so much. Lyle love your comments . But also I dont think Borjous is ready for a starting center field job. He is a Great Defensive player no doubt. But he needs to get on base as a lead off hitter. No hit, No play. They gave Wood to long last season before pulling him. Thanks
Lyle, I really like your blog. But on this one, you're losing credibility. I appreciate that Wells is a fine man and a very good ballplayer, but he is paid like an elite player. If you simply compare Juan Rivera's slash stats over the past three years with those of Wells, you'll see that we just traded Juan Rivera for, well, Juan Rivera with a backloaded monstrous contract. Plus we threw in Napoli as some sort of extra. In other words, by no stretch of anyone's imagination could this deal be seen as a net positive for the Angels. Wells' one unassailable talent, defense, is one of those skills that predictably diminish as a player ages. This is especially true of a player with injury history and a long tenure on turf. And please don't patronize your readers by just asking us to ignore salary concerns. Ownership certainly points us in that direction when they tell us why certain players didn't get signed. When the entire baseball world is laughing at a deal (which they are), it probably means that it's ridiculous. So please stop watering our shoes and telling us it's raining.
Wells? .279/.329/.469 line over the past 5 seasons is shockingly close to Juan Rivera?s .278/.327/.466 over the same period. True, Wells is a much better defender, though he?s no longer a great centerfielder. Factor in the loss of Napoli (.251/.346/.485 over the past 5 years) and I?m not sure how anyone can say this move makes the Angels better offensively. If I were an Angels fan (or writer), I?d certainly want to ignore the economic reality, but the fact is, if you care about a team, then you should also care about their financial flexibility. The Angels just added an additional $12+ million in payroll for 2011 and what they got for that was an upgrade to their outfield defense. That?s the real breakdown of this deal in the short term. In the long term, $86 million over 4 years is a lot of cheddar for a corner outfielder who is 32 years old and has topped 20 home runs in only one of the past 4 seasons.
I think what people keep forgetting is the salary the Angels would have needed to pay Napoli and Rivera this coming season that they will not be on the hook for. Nap would have probably gotten about $6M in arbitration and Rivera is owed about $5.3M. So total is $11.3M. The Angels are going to owe about $21M to Wells, so net net they are increasing payroll by $11M. Not bad for a player of Wells' caliber. Especially considering Napoli would have been a part time catcher and Rivera probably not starting full-time in left.
I think what people keep forgetting is the salary the Angels would have needed to pay Napoli and Rivera this coming season that they will not be on the hook for. Nap would have probably gotten about $6M in arbitration and Rivera is owed about $5.3M. So total is $11.3M. The Angels are going to owe about $21M to Wells, so net net they are increasing payroll by $11M. Not bad for a player of Wells' caliber. Oh and I forgot to mention that Toronto also threw in some money, so net net the Angels are not taking on as big a burden as advertised. Especially since you would likely have to pay more to Nap & Rivera the following season should you want to keep them. Also, consider Napoli would have been a part time catcher and Rivera probably not starting full-time in left anyhow.
I love this trade. I only hate that we ate that contract.
$63 million over the next 3 seasons.


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text: You knew it was on deck, and at long last, here it is. Your one and only shot (okay, so maybe that's a gentle stretch) to tell the world -- and Palm, since it's a part of the world -- exactly what you think about the Pre. Since going on sale to the general public just under a month ago, some analysts have suggested that some 300,000 or so units have been moved. We're quite confident that at least some of that bunch have their eyes peering at this here post, so we'd like to formally ask for your opinions in comments below. Is there anything you'd like to see changed on Palm's Pre? Is the build quality up to snuff? Is webOS everything you thought it'd be (and more)? Is the QWERTY keyboard doing it for you? Do you wish it supported something that it doesn't? Unleash your wrath below -- we'll keep your true identity a secret. Maybe.


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Interesting week…
We still have a lot of work to do, but at least the team is playing a little bit better lately. I feel like we have good energy back, and I feel like the team is getting its confidence level back. We still expect to win every game.
Last week was interesting because we had some roster moves. Those are tough, but we tried to keep things light in the clubhouse. That's mostly guys like Mike Cameron and Jason Kendall; they're really good at that. By seeing them and playing with them, I learned that it's good to always be upbeat. Once you see guys like that, you start feeling the same way.
We're still in it. I said the other day that if some people don't think we are, then we'll just have to play for the fans who still believe. As a player, you have to have some kind of belief or you wouldn't be playing. But on a day to day basis, you don't even worry about the races. You just keep playing and see what happens.
One more thing — I was watching some Track and Field this week and I have to say that Usain Bolt is fast. We have Alcides Escobar on the team now, and he's fast, but he wouldn't have a chance of beating Bolt on the track. Home plate to first base, maybe. If Bolt knew how to hit, I'd have to go with him.
Escobar has been pretty fun to watch. He's brought some good energy, too, and we're just going to have to try and keep it going.
Until next time
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The headline pretty much says it all, but welcome to my new blog. This is the first time I've tried anything like this, so I'm not exactly sure where to start or what to say, so I hope you all will help me out by putting some questions or suggestions in the comments. That will help a lot, and I'll get to as many as I can during the rest of the season.
I wish we had better things to start talking about for the team. It's a little weird to get going when we're not doing so well, but hopefully we can turn it around. We've gone through things like this before, and it's just something you have to deal with until you get it right. You can't do anything about the past.
I still think we have a little run in us. You always have to think that way, think positively. I'm looking forward to talking about that.


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Working through a Java assignment and seem to have hit a road block. Basically it asks you to create a Java Applet that allows a user to search for a tiger's name through an array of 10 tiger's. If it finds a tiger's name in the array, it will then display that tiger's details using a previously created constructor. Don't focus too much on the constructor, I have that part working fine in another program class required by the assignment. I think there's something wrong with my for loop so I'll just go ahead and link it and see what you guys think:
Tiger [] tiger = new Tiger[10]; // declaring an array of 10 Tiger objects named "tiger" tiger[0] = new Tiger("Claw", 5, "Melbourne Zoo", 'F'); // an example of one of the array objects public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent event ) { if(event.getSource() == btnMain) // if the btnMain button is pressed perform the following { if(!txtName.getText().equalsIgnoreCase("")) // checks if there is text in the txtName text field { String name; name = txtName.getText(); // txtName is the name of the text field where a user will input a name for(int i = 0; i<tiger.length; i++) { if(name.equals(tiger[i].getName())) // getName() is a simple method that returns the name { lblRes1.setText("Worked"); // if it finds a name in the array, show "Worked" in the lblRes1 label } else { lblRes1.setText("Error"); // otherwise show "Error" } } } } }
Obviously I haven't linked the full code because I don't think it's necessary to show you parts like the adding of objects to the form, changing their fonts, etc. but if you guys need me to I can. Like I said earlier I'm fairly confident the error lies with my for loop.
At the moment all I'm trying to get it to do is return a "Worked." if it finds a name in the array & an "Error." if it doesn't but all it's doing right now is showing "Error" either way. Any help is appreciated!


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Science objectives
Herschel has revolutionised our understanding of the Universe. A versatile infrared space telescope, Herschel's main objective was to study relatively cool objects across the Universe: in particular the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, and the relationship between the two.
The mission's original science objectives are listed below. Click here for an overview of articles of how Herschel achieved these goals.
Within our Galaxy, the mission's main science objectives were:
To study Solar System objects such as asteroids, Kuiper belt objects, and comets.
Comets are the best-preserved fossils of the early Solar System, and hold clues to the raw ingredients that formed the planets, including Earth.
To study the process of star and planet formation.
Herschel is unique in its coverage of a wide range of infrared wavelengths, with which it is looking into star-forming regions in our Galaxy, to reveal for the first time different stages of early star formation and the youngest stars. The telescope is also studying circumstellar material around young stars, where astronomers believe that planets are being formed, and debris discs around more mature stars.
To study the vast reservoirs of dust and gas in our Galaxy and in other nearby galaxies.
Herschel is studying in detail the physics and kinematics at work in giant clouds of gas and dust that give rise to new stars and associated planetary bodies. Herschel is also well suited to studying astrochemistry providing fundamental new insights into the complex chemistry of these molecular clouds, the wombs of future stars.
Outside our Galaxy, the mission's main science objectives were:
To explore the influence the galactic environment has on interstellar medium physics and star formation. Most of what we have learned about the physics and chemistry of the interstellar medium, and about the processes there such as star formation has been gained by studies in our own Galaxy. With Herschel, we can carry out similar studies in relatively nearby galaxies as well. For example, studies of nearby low-metallicity galaxies can open the door to the understanding of these processes in the early Universe.
To chart the rate of star formation over cosmic time. We know that star and galaxy formation commenced relatively early after the Big Bang. We also know that when the Universe was about half its current age, star formation was much more intense than it is today. Herschel is ideal for studying infrared-dominated galaxies at the peak of star formation.
- To resolve the infrared cosmic background and characterise the sources. About half the energy produced and emitted throughout cosmic history now appears as a diffuse infrared cosmic background. With its large telescope, Herschel is resolving the far-infrared background and characterising its constituent sources to a level of detail never achieved before.


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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Summer-like temperatures are drawing Minnesotans to the sandy beaches of lakes that are still filled with ice.
On the north side of Lake Harriet in Minneapolis, children in shorts and T-shirts enjoyed the warm sunshine and walked on the ice chunks that collected at the shoreline.
Maddy Colbert found irony in the fact that it was so warm, but the lake was still partially frozen. Colbert biked along the lake Sunday and figured she wouldn't be seeing a sailboat for a while.
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The NBA D-League draft is set for 7 p.m. Friday in New York.
WHEN Friday, 7.
WHAT The draft is conducted by a conference call originating from the league's New York headquarters. The Charge will host a draft party for season-ticket holders at Edgewood Community Center, the teams' practice facility.
• The draft consists of eight rounds with 17 picks in each round. The draft goes in reverse order of the best regular-season records from last season. The Iowa Energy have the first overall pick.
• The Charge own two first-round picks, four of the first 31 overall picks and eight selections overall. Their two first-rounders are the 13th (acquired from Fort Wayne in the Luke Harangody trade last season) and 14th picks. They also own the 10th and 14th picks in the second round, which are Nos. 27 and 31 overall, respectively. They acquired the No. 27 pick in the Josh Selby trade last year. They have no picks in Rounds 3 and 4 because of trades made last season.
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Interestingly, age does affect how the human body uses water. For example, as people age, their kidney is not able to conserve water as well. Also, their thirst sensation tends to lessen, making them more susceptible to dehydration.
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What's your current hydration level??
What color is your urine?
The best way to assess your current hydration level is urine color. Your selection here tells us whether or not you are beginning your activity with a water deficit. To maintain healthy hydration levels throughout the day, regulate water intake so that you excrete urine that is the color of lemonade – not apple juice.
HydratED Video: easy tips for staying hydrated throughout the day.
How Much Do You Typically Sweat
Light: Small amounts of sweat appear on your forehead.
Moderate: Large amounts of sweat on your forehead, neck and armpits.
Heavy: Your head drips with sweat. Your shirt frequently becomes saturated in armpits and chest areas. Salt deposits may also accumulate in those zones.
Sweat is by far the most efficient way your body has to cool itself. Your body will sweat in response to internal overheating regardless of the temperature outside. Through sweat you lose about 1-liter of water per hour during moderate activity. How much you typically sweat is a key factor in determining how much water you need to drink during your activity to replenish the loss of fluid.
Learn how to calculate your sweat rate.
What color is your urine?
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Describe your activity
Each activity exerts different demands on the body and can affect sweat levels. We have included a basic selection of sports that encompass high-aerobic to anaerobic activities. If your chosen sport or exercise is not listed here, simply choose the activity that most closely mirrors yours as far as physical demand.
Activities can dictate the type of apparel you wear and the type of gear you may be carrying. Typically, clothing adds insulation and increases your sweat rate. The addition of backpacks to Hikers increases the energy costs of locomotion and reduces the surface area available for heat transfer, thereby further increasing dependence on sweating to cool the body. Sports in which protective equipment is worn (eg, football) should ensure that frequent hydration breaks are implemented into a practice session since this type of equipment has also been shown to affect heat dissipation from the body during exercise.
Read more at HydratED.
Time and Intensity are two of the largest factors in determining how much water you should drink during your exercise or race. Obviously, the longer you are out there, the greater your total water requirement.
More than any other factor, intensity will significantly influence your hydration requirements. Are you running close to top speed flat out for 30 minutes? Or are you running closer to a jogger's pace for 30 minutes? The difference in sweat rate and therefore hydration demands could be significant.
It's important to honestly assess your intensity as this is a critical factor in your overall hydration needs. As your intensity increases, you sweat more, and therefore dehydrate at a faster rate. To sustain a high-intense workout for a longer period of time it's important to understand your target water consumption and drink consistently throughout the session to keep your body's hydration level in balance. This will keep your muscles functioning properly to reach optimal endurance levels.
Learn more about how your body uses water.
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Although relative humidity has little impact on sweating and water requirements in temperate environments, high humidity conditions in hot tropical environments can increase water requirements as much as 2-fold.
Intense workouts in heat have a role in both dehydration rates and cognitive function such as hand-eye coordination and concentration. Dehydration rates in the heat have a smaller safety net than an activity performed in 40-degree weather.
Dehydration increases exercising core body temperature, and when exercising in the heat, dehydration will lead to a greater core body temperature than when hydrated. Exercise in the heat has the potential to limit exercise performance due to the cardiovascular, thermoregulatory, metabolic, and neuromuscular changes that occur in the body.
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The CamelBak Hydration Calculator was built in cooperation with the University of Connecticut's Korey Stringer Institute (KSI). The calculator is designed to educate you about the different factors that influence dehydration requirements during activity. It is meant to give you a general indication of your sweat losses during activity, and should not take the place of specific individual needs, medical advice or common sense. If the conditions of your activity change, you should reassess your hydration strategy accordingly.
For a more precise understanding of your hydration requirements during physical activity, follow the steps outlined in KSI's Sweat Rate Calculation Worksheet.
Consult your doctor before starting a new diet or exercise routine.


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Edelstein's guide to Passover: Sorry, no goats
So the Jewish population (including yours truly) is neck deep Passover right now, and so as a favor to all my non-Jewish friends, here's a handy little "Everything You Wanted To Know About Passover But Were Afraid To Ask" in a Q&A format. Clip it and put it on your fridge.
Q: So. What do you do on Passover?
A: First, we get a goat to sacrifice and then we ... kidding, kidding, settle down. No goats are being sacrificed, though, of course, goats were being sacrificed all over the Torah -- that's the Old Testament to y'all. Couldn't go a day without a goat being offered up back then. But no. No goats.
Q: You didn't answer my question.
A: Oh, right. Sorry. Got caught up with the goats. So what do we do on Passover, what do we celebrate? Same thing as every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat.
Q: The eating ... that's called the seder, right?
A: That's right. The first two nights of Passover are a pair of seders. We read from the Haggadah ...
Q: Gesundheit.
A: I didn't sneeze. And German, really? Anyway, the Haggadah is a little book you get at ShopRite that retells the exodus from Egypt.
Q: You get it at ShopRite?
A: Yeah. I don't know. Maxwell House coffee is also big in the Haggadah business. Anyway, that's where we get them. No idea how that started. Anyway, the Haggadah tells the story of the Jews' exodus from Egypt. The unabridged version -- the director's cut, if you will -- can be found in the book of Exodus.
Q: Why did the Jews want to leave Egypt? Lovely climate.
A: We were slaves.
Q: Ouch.
A: Right? If I were Mel Brooks, I'd do a whole bit here about how lousy Jewish slaves must've been, a lot of kvetching and such, but, you know, tough times. So we escaped. But the planning of the escape? Not exactly "Ocean's 11." A lot of rushing around. So much rushing, in fact, the Jews didn't even have time to bake bread for the trip. They only had enough time to cook it without leavening agents, hence ... matzah.
Q: I kind of like matzah.
A: It's not good. It's anti-delicious. It's like a Ritz cracker without the salty, buttery smoothness. The big joke is it tastes like cardboard, and while I've never eaten cardboard, I can't imagine the comparison is far off. But it's not just bread we don't eat. Can't eat anything with wheat, barley, oats, rye, or spelt. It's called chametz.
Q: Gesund- I mean, God bless you.
A: Yeah, again, not a sneeze. Chametz -- literally, "leavening" -- is just the catch-all for all the things you're not supposed eat. Or drink, for that matter. Beer, bourbon ... not good. Potato vodka is OK. Same with hard apple cider and tequila. And kosher wine.
Q: Like Manischewitz?
A: Yep. Although there is kosher wine that doesn't taste like Robitussin. At any rate, at the seder, we're commanded by the Big Guy upstairs to drink four glasses of wine. That's not a request, either. It's commanded. Which means the Passover seder is, for my gelt, the highlight of the Jewish calendar. Not a lot of heavy religious stuff, but a lot of food, family and booze. It's almost like an Irish wake without the dead person.
Q: Sounds kind of fun.
A: There's more. We hide a piece of matzah called the "afikoman," and the kids try to find it to win a prize. Most of the Haggadah text is actually songs, so there's a lot of singing and slamming the table and laughter. At one point, there's something called the Four Questions -- basically, a mini-mini-version of the story of Passover -- that is recited by the youngest at the seder, so that's cute. Honestly, it's a fun holiday. And no goats are injured.
Q: Can I come next year?
A: Achplech.
Q: What does that mean?
A: Oh no, that was actually a sneeze.
Jeff Edelstein can be reached at facebook.com/jeffreyedelstein and twitter.com/jeffedelstein.


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With the spring season underway, prep teams citywide have welcomed the challenges of a brand new slate of games.
Baseball and softball diamonds, volleyball courts, swimming pools, tennis courts, golf courses, tracks, and lacrosse fields – these are where champions are made.
The uncertainty that'll accompany these next four months will create narratives of surprise and disappointment, hits and misses, victory and defeat.
Thus, the greatest privilege we have as spectators, fans, friends and parents is watching it all unfold.


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10 Coffee Facts for National Coffee Day
Sept. 29 is National Coffee Day. A day to celebrate a drink that many people can't start their day without. There were numerous stores, like Dunkin' Donuts, who had given out free or discounted coffee on this day, but when you got your cup o' Joe, did you know the interesting facts about coffee:
1.) A dancing goat discovered coffee. Well, farmers in Ethiopia noticed that their goats would get all jumpy after eating coffee beans, so they decided to try it for themselves.
2.) Coffee was a food before it was a drink. Before people figured out how to brew coffee, they used to eat it. The Oatmeal reports that African Tribes used to eat "energy balls" of coffee beans and fat.
3.) Coffee grows on tree. I've never seen one, but coffee trees can grow up to 30ft tall. Farmers cultivate coffee trees to about 10 feet.
4.) A "cup of Joe" was first coined in World War II. Soldiers, known as "Joe's," were identified as big coffee drinkers.
5.) Only two types of coffee tree are widely cultivated. 70% of the world drinks coffee from Arabica coffee trees. The rest drink coffee from Robusta trees.
6.) According to Herritage Coffee, there is only one product that gets traded more than coffee – Oil.
7.) A coffee tree takes about 5 years to mature. The average annual yield from a coffee tree is only enough for one roasted pound of coffee.
8.) Americano is another coffee term coined during World War II. American soldiers would order espresso with water to cut down on the bitter flavor.
9.) Coffee has been used as a beverage for about 700 years. Instant coffee was invented in 1906 by George Washington, but not that George Washington. The man who invented instant coffee was from Belgium.
10.) Gomestic reports that an average of 1400 million cups of coffee are consumed every day around the world.
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Model Driven Engineering (MDE) is on the advance. The reason for this advance is the promise of handling the increase of complexity within the software and its development process by raising the level of abstraction using models as information storage. This trend is in particular supported by availability of stable and comprehensive tools and supporting platforms in particular driven by Eclipse. The Eclipse Integrated Development Day 2010 focuses on topics concerned with the integration of tools, of data (i.e. models) and processes and with the coordination of different lifecycle activities. In summary this Eclipse focuses on Application Lifecycle Management (ALM). Attendees will have a chance to hear leading experts in the ALM domain as well as practitioners using Eclipse technology creating solutions which address this problem domain. This Eclipse Day will focus on:
- Application Lifecycle Management
- Automation and Integration within the development process
- Experiences reports
Eclipse Integrated Development Day in Berlin is a day-long event for technical developers, architects and managers interested in tool and process integration as well as automation in development processes. Attendees will have the chance to hear speakers from leading organization and experts from the Eclipse community.
Registration Details will be provided soon.
Date & Location
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Fraunhofer Institut FOKUS, Kaiserin-Augusta-Allee 31, 10589 Berlin
Call for Presentations
You are invited to submit a talk, demo, experience report or case study in the area of Integrated Development based on Eclipse technology. Presentations that include demos or are based on real-life projects are especially welcome.
Presentation may address the following or additional topics:
- Tool integration frameworks (e.g. Repositories, Interfaces, Adapters, Transport layer)
- Distributed tool chains
- Management of tool chains
- Granularity of access
- Security and Access Control of models and tools
- Adaptation between meta modeling frameworks (e.g. MOF 1.4 , CMOF, EMF, EMOF)
- Model and model element identification
- Model Driven Enterprise Service Bus
- Model Driven Process Integration
- Model Based System Management
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Be sure to include: Presentation title and a 100 - 200 word abstract - Name, affiliation, a 100 - 200 word bio and contact information
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Sponsorships will be used to support event materials and catering for lunch and breaks. Sponsors are asked to contribute EUR 1,000 + VAT per company. The sponsor fee will solely be used for event marketing and organizing the catering. If there is sponsor money left, the money will be donated to Eclipse projects. Interested? If you would like to sponsor Eclipse Integrated Development Day 2010 or, have more questions, please email the Eclipse Integrated Development Day Team firstname.lastname@example.com. Looking forward to hearing from you! The Eclipse Integrated Development Day Team.
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Located in the southwest of Changchun City, South Lake Park covers 220 hectares of land, composed of a lake 93 hectares and 130 acres of surrounding parkland. It is the largest park in Jilin Province and the second largest in China, second only to the famous Summer Palace in Beijing.There is an island in the center, with an arch bridge connecting it with the bank, and a pavilion and three bridges.
360-degree panorama photography by yunzeng liu
From Wikipedia: Changchun (simplified Chinese: 长春; traditional Chinese: 長春; literally "Long Spring") is the capital and largest city of Jilin province, located in the northeast of the People's Republic of China, in the center of the Songliao Plain. It is administered as a sub-provincial city with a population of about 7.5 million under its jurisdiction, including counties and county-level cities. The name originated from the Jurchen language. The urban districts of Changchun's city proper have a total population of 3.58 million.


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New products introduced over the last week include a new online bond center from E*Trade and two new funds from Goldman Sachs; and two new ETFs from iShares.
In addition, Cole Real Estate Investments introduced a new non-listed REIT and Lincoln Financial Group launched a new fixed index annuity in New York.
Here are the latest developments of interest to advisors:
1) E*TRADE Launches New Online Bond Center With BondDesk Resources
E*TRADE Financial Corporation announced Tuesday the launch of the redesigned online Bond Resource Center, which offers graphical charts and a host of tools and search functionality.
Developed by leveraging resources from BondDesk Group LLC, the Bond Resource Center offers such features as interactive relative value charts; simple search, Moody's research; portfolio alerts; strategies and insights; and education, videos and web seminars on bonds and other fixed-income issues.
2) Goldman Sachs Asset Management Launches New Funds
Goldman Sachs Asset Management, L.P. announced Feb. 27 that it has launched the Goldman Sachs Rising Dividend Growth Fund (GSRAAX). Dividend Assets Capital is the subadvisor of the fund, which seeks long-term growth of capital and current income by investing in companies that pay consistent and increasing dividends, and through an allocation to MLPs.
On Feb. 29, the firm announced the launch of the Goldman Sachs Managed Futures Strategy Fund (A shares: GMSAX), which provides investors with an opportunity to invest in a wide range of globally diversified asset classes that GSAM believes can potentially generate absolute returns and reduce risk during prolonged market declines. The fund is offered in class A and class C shares, both with $1,000 minimum initial investments, and also institutional, class R and class IR shares.
William Fallon, portfolio manager, and the Quantitative Investment Strategies (QIS) team draw on more than 20 years of investing experience to seek to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns from market trends.
4) iShares Launches Two New Dividend Equity ETFs
BlackRock, Inc. today announced Feb. 24 that its iShares ETF business has launched two new dividend-focused equity funds designed to access the fast-growing emerging markets and Asia/Pacific developed markets. They are the iShares Emerging Markets Dividend Index Fund (DVYE) and the iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend 30 Index Fund (DVYA).
DVYE is benchmarked to the Dow Jones Emerging Market Select Dividend Index, which offers exposure to 100 dividend-paying emerging market companies, weighted by indicated annual yield. The top sector holdings are telecomm, industrials and basic materials.
DVYA is benchmarked to the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 30 Index, which offers exposure to 30 dividend-paying companies in Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand and Singapore, weighted by indicated annual yield. The top sector holdings are financials, consumer services and telecomm.
4) Cole Real Estate Investments Launches New Nonlisted REIT
Cole Real Estate Investments announced Thursday the launch of Cole Credit Property Trust IV, Inc. (CCPT IV), a non-listed REIT, which will seek to invest in commercial real estate in the U.S. with a primary focus on income-producing necessity retail properties that are single-tenant or multi-tenant anchored "power centers" subject to long-term triple-net or double-net leases with national or regional creditworthy tenants.
Up to 250 million shares of common stock are being made available in the primary offering at $10 per share. Additionally, 50 million shares of common stock, pursuant to the dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP), will be offered at $9.50 per share. Shares for individual investors will be made available through registered broker-dealers and their financial representatives. Cole Capital Corporation, a registered broker-dealer affiliated with Cole Real Estate Investments, will be the dealer-manager of the offering and will offer CCPT IV's shares on a best-efforts basis.
5) Lincoln Financial Group Introduces Fixed Indexed Annuity in New York State
On Feb. 27, Lincoln Financial Group introduced its first fixed indexed annuity product available in the state of New York, Lincoln OptiChoice NY, issued by Lincoln Life & Annuity Company of New York. It provides New York-based consumers with a retirement savings vehicle offering wealth preservation with growth potential, and offers consumers several income options, including lifetime income payments. It also includes a nursing home and terminal illness provision, with benefits available after the first contract anniversary.
Clients can allocate premiums between a fixed account, offering a set interest rate for one year, and an indexed account. The indexed account also offers a fixed interest rate as well as the opportunity for additional earnings. The additional earnings amount, determined by a prespecified rate, will be credited to the account at the end of the one-year term depending on the performance of the S&P 500 Index. If the S&P 500 Index value increases or remains level when compared to its beginning value, the client's account will receive the additional earnings amount. If the S&P value decreases over the one-year term, there are no additional earnings, but the client's principal and fixed interest rate earnings are preserved. Rates for the fixed and indexed accounts are declared annually.
Read the Feb. 16 Portfolio Products Roundup at AdvisorOne.com.