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NEW YORK -- Mark Teixeira hit a two-run double, Edurado Nunez had an RBI single among his career-high four hits and the New York Yankees took advantage of a generous call to help keep Jose Reyes off the basepaths in beating the crosstown rival Mets 5-1 on Friday night.
Alex Rodriguez and Robinson Cano had RBI doubles. Ivan Nova (8-4) and six relievers stifled a Mets' offense that scored 54 runs in their last five games, helping the Yankees win their season-high sixth straight game.
Jonathon Niese (7-7) was pitching for the first time since leaving his start June 25 with a rapid heartbeat. After giving up three runs in the first, he shut down the Yankees through six innings of one of the most anticipated Subway Series matchups in the past several years.
Yankees manager Joe Girardi emphasized that to stop the Mets it was essential to keep speedy leadoff batter Reyes in check. Reyes, who A-Rod called pregame "the world's greatest player," did have his 42nd multihit game of the season but was tagged out in the seventh trying to advance to third on a flyout to center with one out.
Reyes electrified the largest crowd in Citi Field history, 42,020, when he tagged up from first on a fly to deep center. He took off for third when the relay bounced away from Nunez, but Nunez threw a one-hopper to third base and Rodriguez made a sweep tag that on replay appeared to miss Reyes, who was sliding headfirst. Home plate umpire Jerry Layne was behind Rodriguez when he called Reyes out.
Reyes leaped up to contest the call and third base coach Chip Hale quickly moved in between the NL's leading hitter and Layne. Manager Terry Collins hurried out of the dugout, and after several moments of objecting with his arms held wide, he was ejected by Layne.
Girardi called on Mariano Rivera to face Reyes in the ninth with a runner on first and the Yankees leading 5-1. Reyes grounded out to third. Rivera did give up a hit before finishing it.
Nova won his fourth straight decision, giving up seven hits and a run over five innings.
With Bartolo Colon scheduled to return Saturday and Phil Hughes only days away from being ready to rejoin the team, Nova could find himself the odd-man out unless the Yankees use a six-man rotation.
The Yankees broke out early against Niese. Nick Swisher singled leading off and Curtis Granderson followed with a hit. Batting right-handed, the switch-hitting Teixeira then lined a double down the right field line for two runs. Cano also had a one-out double to the opposite field to make it 3-0 and bring on the "Let's go Yankees!" chants.
"Let's go Mets!" calls broke out when the home team led off the bottom half with two straight singles. But Carlos Beltran popped out and Cano turned a stellar double play on Daniel Murphy's difficult grounder, fielding the ball, stepping on second and throwing to first in nearly one swift motion.
The Mets scored in the second with Ruben Tejada getting the last of three straight singles to cut it to 3-1.
The Mets loaded the bases in the fifth but Angel Pagan struck out.
Nunez had a run-scoring single off Bobby Parnell in the eighth and Rodriguez hit an RBI double high off the wall in left-center off D.J. Carrasco in the ninth.
NOTES: The Yankees are scheduled to open the 2011 season at Tampa Bay, according to a draft of a preliminary schedule. The Yankees are also in negotiations to play an exhibition that would open the Marlins new ballpark. ... The Mets honored songwriter Ruth Roberts, co-writer of "Meet the Mets," playing the song before the game. Roberts died Friday. She was 84. ... Yankees INF Eric Chavez (broken left foot) strained his back this week, setting back his rehab. He's been on DL since May 6 -- transferred to the 60-day DL on June 8. ... Yankees SS Derek Jeter is set to play rehab games for Double-A Trenton on Saturday and Sunday. ... Mets RHP Manny Acosta did not break his wrist Thursday, according to Collins. The Mets could make a move, though, if the wrist is too sore to allow Acosta to pitch this weekend. ... Teixeira made several impressive scoops at first.

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Being an activist investor is a hard way to make a living. The typical practitioner first spots a company that is performing badly because of management mistakes. Then the activist buys a big stake in the stock and begins pushing for changes. Activists may advocate raising the dividend or replacing the CEO.
When an activist succeeds, the profits can be huge. Among those who have made fortunes by shaking up corporate boards are Carl Icahn, Nelson Peltz and Bill Ackman.
Should you invest in stocks that are targeted by activists? Not necessarily, says Ken Squire, portfolio manager of 13D Activist
To separate the stars from the also-rans, Squire tracks all of the approximately 1,500 13D documents that are filed at the Securities and Exchange Commission each year. Investors must make a filing when they have acquired more than 5% of a company's shares. Squire monitors each deal, assessing the obstacles that activists face. He analyzes investment track records, determining whether an activist excels in particular industries or types of deal. Squire sells the data to activists and institutional investors.
In December 2011, he opened the activist mutual fund, which invests in 20 or so stocks that have been involved in 13D filings. The fund aims to outperform the S&P 500 (INDEXSP:.INX). Just as important, Squire seeks to provide diversification because activists can push up stock prices during weak markets. So far the approach has been succeeding. In 2012, the fund returned 21%, outpacing the S&P 500 by 5 percentage points. During the fourth quarter of the last year, the portfolio returned 5.2%, while the S&P 500 sank slightly into the red.
One of Squire's favorite holdings is Agrium
Squire says that JANA Partners has a track record for outperforming the S&P 500 by a wide margin. He says that the activist has a good chance of success with Agrium because there are a variety of factors that could push up the stock price. "Even if they fail to split up the company, the stock could rise if there are better cost controls or better capital allocation," he says.
Stocks often bounce after a 13D filing is announced. But Squire says that it is not too late to invest after the initial jump. He says that the average holding period for an activist is 15 months. Often the deals take longer to complete, and some of the biggest gains occur late in the game.
Squire owns Howard Hughes (NYSE:HHC)
As chairman of Howard Hughes, Ackman has faced a series of problems. Some of the real estate projects stumbled during the financial crisis, and development efforts were forced to halt. Now Ackman is obtaining financing and pushing forward with projects. "This is a situation where the activism has paid off, and they are running the company more efficiently," says Squire.
Squire also holds DineEquity
At the time of publication, Luxenberg had no positions in securities mentioned.
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As keeper of Sports Illustrated's indispensable Vault, Andy Gray spends a lot of his time sifting through the sports photography of another time, when athletes wore short shorts and facial hair, and everyone looked vaguely uncomfortable. Here is one such photo.
We look back to June 1988, when a 25-year-old Red Sox ace was establishing himself as the best pitcher in baseball and not yet getting charged with lying to Congress. In fact, Roger Clemens's resume after his first four seasons was so good, Sports Illustrated called him a good bet to go to Cooperstown. Little did we know how debatable a proposition that would become. Here, writer Bruce Newman discusses the pitcher's exhausting workout routine:
Clemens had to learn to be adaptable in other ways, for over a period of seven years, starting at the age of 13, he attended six different schools in three cities. He left Ohio in the middle of his freshman year in high school and took up residence in Houston with his brother Randy. As if to counteract the turmoil of his life, Clemens sought consistency in his physical drives. He would put himself through exhausting workouts of weightlifting and calisthenics, then run home from school, trying to drain himself. "I had certain rules to follow when I was young, and discipline just became a habit." he says. "I always wanted to be strong—not just mentally but physically. I spent many Friday nights when I was at Spring Woods High School running and working out while my friends were out partying and getting drunk." Even now, when Clemens considers all the pleasures his life confers upon him. he says the blind, numb emptiness that follows total exhaustion is "the best feeling there is."


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Growing up in pre-Rockies Colorado, Scott Elarton — like countless fans in non-major league markets in the pre-ESPN, pre-MLB Network era — got most of his baseball fix watching the Chicago Cubs on Superstation WGN.
"I knew all the Cubs guys," Elarton said. "I could probably go through the whole lineup if I thought about it a little more."


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While losing weight can be difficult, studies have shown that a multidisciplinary approach including dietary changes, physical activity and behavioral modification is the most effective way of achieving and maintaining weight loss.
The program helps you achieve and maintain weight loss by medically proven techniques including meal replacements, individualized dietary plans, classes, and medications as needed. Our expert team of physicians and dietitians help you not only achieve your ideal weight by addressing lifestyle changes that enable you to achieve better health.
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A reader writes:
It has now been three days since the proposal was submitted, and I have been reading and re-reading the submitted version, each time finding minor mistakes (a reference in the wrong place, a typo), or places where I could have clarified my thoughts a bit more. I think the science good but the proposal falls short of the shiny, glimmering, flawless piece of work I had been shooting for, and this is devastating.
In an attempt to pull myself out of the mental dungeon I am stuck in right now, I am writing to ask you and your readers if you have experienced similar post-submission agony? And for those of you who have served as proposal reviewers or program officers, how do minor editorial mishaps factor into the overall review?
First of all, don't do that: don't re-read your proposal so soon after submission. I never do that. It serves no good purpose. It can be very useful (and necessary) to re-read proposals later, when it is relevant to do so, but don't do it now. (Readers: agree/disagree with this advice?)
As a reviewer, minor writing/technical mistakes are inconsequential to me in my review. We all make mistakes: some typos, mis-numbered figures etc. If there are an astounding number of them, including in the project summary and the first few lines of the proposal, it makes me wonder what happened, but I give the PI the benefit of the doubt and assume that there was a lot of last-minute writing and not much last-minute editing. I am somewhat more annoyed if a senior PI makes these mistakes, but if I can still understand the proposal, I don't downgrade it for this type of flaw. That is, I don't assume that because the proposal is sloppy that the science will be sloppy, unless I have other information/evidence to support that conclusion. (Readers: agree/disagree with that conclusion?)
It's fine to try for a flawless proposal and it's important to care about producing quality work, but don't beat yourself up about some minor and inadvertent errors. Maybe you will get the grant anyway, but if not -- and if it is reasonable to revise and resubmit -- focus on the constructive work of writing a (more) compelling proposal.


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New Netflix Original Aims to Make Prison Funny
"Orange Is the New Black" is the first Netflix original series that resembles a traditional TV comedy—even if it is set in a women's prison. John Jurgensen joins Lunch Break with a look. Photo: Netflix.
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Simmons College scored twice in the top of the ninth inning to hand host MIT an 8-6 defeat in non-conference softball action on Briggs Field Tuesday. The Engineers led for most of the afternoon but were unable to hold onto a 5-2 advantage, falling to 0-1 for the 2011 campaign. Bensey Schnip had three hits for Tech and knocked in a pair of runs while Jessica Iacobucci went the distance in her season debut.
With the score tied after seven innings, the teams went to extras where each squad would plate a run in the eighth to extend the game. In the top of the ninth, Christina Mulcahy put the Sharks (3-7) on top with a run-scoring double and came home on a base hit by Emily Colligan. Despite three hard-hit balls, the Cardinal and Gray was retired in order in the bottom half of the frame, falling in the season opener for the second year in a row.
The Engineers got on the board first in the bottom of the second, with Michelle Dion's single plating Keri Dixon from second. The Sharks tied things up in the third with an unearned tally, as Steph Murray reached on an error and was eventually scored on a sacrifice fly by Emily Nalband.
Tech wasted no time responding in the bottom half of the inning. Jessica Oleinik hit an RBI triple and came home on Bensey Schnip's single. Dixon would score her second run of the game later in the inning to put the Cardinal and Gray ahead, 4-1. Schnip added another RBI in the fourth with a single to score Katie Harrington and give the Engineers a 5-2 lead.
Simmons would score a pair of unearned runs in the fifth and bring across another in the sixth to send the game into extra innings.
Iacobucci was the hard-luck loser, as just two of her eight runs allowed were earned. The junior hurler struck out six batters and stranded 10 Simmons baserunners. Keri Dixon was two-for-five, crossing the plate twice while Oleinik scored once and drove in a pair.
MIT will open conference play with a home doubleheader tomorrow against WPI. Weather permitting, the first game will begin at 2:30 p.m. The Sharks will be off until next Saturday, March 26 when host St. Joseph's (Conn.) in a Great Northeast Athletic Conference (GNAC) doubleheader.


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Don't be mistaken, this is an actual, REAL wedding, not a fairytale photoshoot. Between the chateau that resembles a castle and a Bride that's as close to a princess as possible, it's easy to be fooled. But nope, this is the real deal and Peter and Veronika's pics prove it all. A Very Beloved Wedding planned and designed this celebration, inspired by the beautiful couple themselves and their love for movies, travel and impressionist art, creating an absolute masterpiece. See their happily ever after play out in front of us right this way!
From A Very Beloved Wedding… The couple is the inspiration. KC and Dan met almost six years ago. They are both constantly on the move, always on the go to discover world's beauty. They complement each other in every way: KC thinks big and Dan thinks of how to get there. They grow together more and more each day of their relationship and with their wedding they celebrated this unique bonding, together with their dearest friends and family. KC and Dan's French destination wedding is a dream of romance, filled with pastel colors, memorable, unique, artful, and fun, in the perfect scenario: a unique Chateau in the middle of inconsistent nature and artful history. The couple takes their inspiration for beauty in romantic, dreamy movies, in impressionist French art, and in their numerous travels. The world inspires them. Their wedding is therefore a mirror for romance, beautiful dreams, history, art, beauty, originality, and magic. The color palette includes touches of gold, dusty rose, soft pinks, antique pinks, shades of French lavender, wood, stone, fruits, different shades of white and creme, and Monet greens.
Photography: Peter & Veronika | Videography: Record You | Event Planning + Design: A Very Beloved Wedding | Floral Design: A Very Beloved Bloom | Wedding Dress: JLM Couture | Stationery: Honey Hue Paper Co | Bride's Shoes: Stuart Weitzman | Jewelry: T. Gluck | Bridesmaids' Dresses: BHLDN | Groom's Attire: Ermenegildo Zegna | Groomsmen's Attire: The Black Tux | Wedding Venue: Chateau Saint Loup | Bridal Boutique: Ania Bridal | Decoration Rentals: A Very Beloved Wedding | Groom's Bowtie: David Donahue | Groom's Cufflinks: Liverpool FC | Groom's Shoes: Magnanni | Groom's Watch: IWC (Gift From Bride) | Make-up + Hair: Trine Juel | Music: Aurora Party Band


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�Thanks for the Memories� � The Thanksgiving holiday is more difficult for the interns and residents than any of them is willing to admit, as Izzie plans a big dinner at Meredith�s -- but it remains to be seen who among the invited guests will actually show up. Meanwhile, George endures the O�Malley tradition of hunting turkeys with his less-than-sophisticated family, and Meredith treats a patient who�s been in a vegetative state for 16 years, on �Grey�s Anatomy,� THURSDAY, AUGUST 31 (8:00-9:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network. (Rebroadcast. OAD 11/20/05)
�Grey�s Anatomy� stars Ellen Pompeo as Meredith Grey, Patrick Dempsey as Derek Shepherd, Sandra Oh as Cristina Yang, Isaiah Washington as Preston Burke, Katherine Heigl as Isobel �Izzie� Stevens, Justin Chambers as Alex Karev, T.R. Knight as George O�Malley, Chandra Wilson as Miranda Bailey and James Pickens, Jr. as Richard Webber and Kate Walsh as Addison Shepherd.
Guest cast: Brian Kerwin as Holden McKee, Greg Pitts as Jerry O�Malley, Tim Griffin as Ronny O�Malley, Sarah Utterback as Olivia, Steven W. Bailey as Joe.
�Thanks for the Memories� was written by Shonda Rhimes and was directed by Michael Dinner.
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Washington County High School recently announced the "AB" honor roll for the first trimester of the 2012-13 school year.
Washington County High School recently announced the "A" honor roll for the first trimester of the 2012-13 school year.
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Thursday, Nov. 29 – Breakfast pizza or cereal, juice, milk
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School board members heard from Sherry Simon, an accountant with Simon and Company, on Nov. 19 about the most recent audit.
Washington County Fiscal Court held a special-called meeting last Monday, which was the lone session of the month for county officials.
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From the Street to the 'Galli': A Story from Sesame Workshop India
Sara Lederman works in the International Projects group on the Workshop's initiatives in Israel and India. She began at Sesame 3 years ago as an intern while she was a student at Barnard College. Sara will spend next year conducting research in India on a Fulbright Scholarship.
The American Street overflows with giggling faces, neighbors congregating on city stoops, and friends playing jump rope. Sunny days and furry faces fill the Street, the symbolic artery through which so much history and learning flows.
The Indian Galli (alleyway) explodes with color and pulses with a rhythmic drumbeats. A caravan of diverse faces cheers as it zooms past smiling pink and blue storefronts and a technicolor lion kicking a soccer ball. The Galli is a familiar scene, a fantastical heaven tucked away in the dense city.
Both of these streets tell stories – stories of childhood, stories of community, and stories of culture. As an intern at Sesame Workshop and an anthropology student, I wanted to explore these stories in my senior thesis.
After working at Sesame Workshop in Global Education, Research & Outreach as an intern for a year and with the encouragement of a wise mentor, I decided to apply for funding to support a summer of original ethnographic research in India. Much to my mother's chagrin, I traded in my ninth summer at camp in Wisconsin to explore the life of Muppets on the other side of the world.
When my rickshaw rolled up to the door of Sesame Workshop India in New Delhi, it hit me: I was experiencing, firsthand, what so many people back in the New York office described as "the longest street in the world." Sesame Workshop India, the only wholly-owned subsidiary of Sesame Workshop in the world, is a lean machine comprised of a bold, fast, sharp team. Not only does this thirty-odd person office drive the production of Galli Galli Sim Sim (the Indian co-production of Sesame Street) radio and television shows that reach over 90% of television-owning families, but they also collaborate with national early childhood education experts to organize policy-oriented advocacy. They also just recently launched a franchise of after-schools and pre-schools called Sesame Schoolhouse, the first of their kind. And if that isn't enough, this tiny team makes serious dents in school readiness and hygiene educational needs in India, a country where, if all the children broke off and made their own country, they would be the third largest in the world.
After a few days in the office and with the help of the supportive Sesame Workshop India team, I quickly identified a feasible research plan. In 2011 Sesame Workshop India was developing a Healthy Habits radio program intended to be distributed to a number of community radio stations. This particular series was designed in installments in a way that allowed flexibility for local adaptations. When I was in Delhi they were just beginning to roll out this initiative in a sizable migrant labor community on the periphery of Gurgaon, a major satellite city of Delhi. The community radio station, Gurgaon Ki Awaaz, took the material and tailored it to the needs of its audience, playing folk music from Gujarat, Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh –many of the migrant laborers' home states – and addressing issues that were specific to the community's needs. And, taking full advantage of radio as a flexible and communicative medium, the community radio station engaged callers in conversation surrounding education, water, employment, and safety.
As I conducted interviews with mothers, kids, teachers, and radio producers it became clear to me: everyone wants to consume high-quality media that speaks to them and, perhaps even more importantly, everyone wants to speak. The Sesame material served as an inspiration for the The Galli Galli Sim Sim community radio program, which provided a safe, educational and accessible space for some of the most marginalized families in the world.
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cupsaddsmb error
I hope you won't mind if I post here the question I've already posted on 2 other sites -- there's no answer for 2 days, and I've no idea of how to solve this, and it's urgent for me.
So I installed a CUPS 1.3.10 and Samba (3.3.8) PDC server on FreeBSD 7.2. File share works ok, printing works from CUPS web interface ok, and at least from one of the Win workstations, but now I wish to share the printer drivers, too.
So I installed the cups-samba port, made sure my [Printers] and [$print] sections are as suggested in the cupsaddsmb man page, copied the Win drivers for my printer to /usr/local/share/cups/drivers, added the root account to samba and tried to export the drivers to the samba share, but cupsaddsmb refuses to:
myserver# cupsaddsmb -U root -a -v cupsaddsmb: No PPD file for printer "hplj6l" - Missing double quote on line 224!
Tried to add the two files and hplj6p_4.ppd (a file from Windows driver cab) to /usr/local/share/cups/model, but no effect.
Now, where does cupsaddsmb look for the PPD file, and where does it get the funny "Missing double quote on line 224"? Could it be a bug? Any ideas of what's wrong here or how to get it work?
Thanks in advance, seriously.
Partially solved
I noticed that there's difference between the permissions CUPS itself has made for its drivers in
/usr/local/share/cups/drivers and the Win drivers I copied there. So I changed the permissions to
cups:wheel 644, and now cupsaddsmb executes ok, at last.
But there's another issue I can't still figure out: I can only add that printer on Win workstations when
I log in there with local administrator's priviledges. If not, an error message pops up:
"A policy is effect on your computer which prevents you from connecting to this print queue. Please
contact your system administrator."
I set /var/spool/samba permissions to 777 but this didn't change anything.
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Cortadellas leads Lady Eagles to third place finish in national championship
By Murray Evans
PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. (Oct. 23, 2013) – It's no secret Oklahoma Christian's Anna Arrese Cortadellas is one of the best golfers in the National Christian College Athletic Association ranks and she showed why on a windy Wednesday in the final round of the NCCAA Invitational.
Playing steady golf, Arrese Cortadellas fired a 1-over-par 73 – the second-best round among the 51 competitors – and finished third individually while earning All-America honors for the second straight year and leading the Lady Eagles to a third-place national finish at The Hombre Golf Club's Bad and Good courses.
OC posted the second-best team score of the day, a 308, and finished the three-day tournament at 923, 26 shots behind NCCAA champion Lee (Tenn.) and 13 shots behind Heartland Conference rival Dallas Baptist (Texas). The Lady Eagles made up six shots on DBU – the No. 19-ranked team in NCAA Division II – during the round.
"Today was a tough day," OC coach Greg Lynn said. "The conditions were hard. It was blowing 20 mph and there's a lot of water out there. The girls had trouble keeping the ball in the fairway. But overall, the girls really played well. They came out to compete and have a good time. They're so appreciative of the opportunity to come back here and … play for a national championship. We are blessed."
Arrese Cortadellas, tied for eighth when the day began, closed her round with a birdie on the par-5 No. 18 to claim third place outright at 8-over 224 for the tournament. She finished 13 shots behind the medalist, Courtney Shelton of Lee.
It was the 21st time in as many collegiate tournaments that Arrese Cortadellas, a junior from Barcelona, Spain, has posted a top-10 finish.
"Anna continues her string," Lynn said. "It seems that it's going to go on forever. She just is extremely talented and a great golfer. She's got a great future in golf."
Sophomore Audrey Meisch also posted a top-10 finish for OC, closing with a 79 on the 5,836-yard layout to finish seventh at 226, missing All-America honors by one place.
The Lady Eagles also received 78s from a pair of freshmen, India Matthews and Allison Sell, which were quite respectable on a day with the wind blowing 15-20 mph at times and the average score was an 81.7. Another freshman, Dana Todd, overcame a tough front nine (13-over) to post a pair of birdies on the back nine and finish with an 87.
It's the second straight year the Lady Eagles have finished in the top three at the NCCAA event – they were second in 2012 – and with no seniors on the roster, the program's future appears bright.
"Audrey continues to get better and better," Lynn said. "Look for her in the future to not just finish in the top 10, but start winning these things, because she's going to be that good. The rest of the girls played pretty good, actually. It was tough out there today. Allison played good, Dana had a rough front nine but came back on the back nine and India, same thing. … I think it bodes well for the future of our program."


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Florida Technological University was created on June 10, 1963 when Florida Gov. Farris Bryant signed Bill 125. The first classes at "Florida Tech" were held Oct. 7, 1968. On Dec. 6, 1978, FTU was renamed the University of Central Florida when Gov. Reubin Askew signed legislation changing the name to reflect how the university's academic scope had expanded beyond its technological and scientific beginnings to encompass other disciplines, including business, education and liberal arts programs.
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Construction of a planned hotel in northeast Leavenworth isn't expected to begin until the spring, a city official said.
Construction of a planned hotel in northeast Leavenworth isn't expected to begin until the spring, a city official said.
City Manager Scott Miller said it's too late in the season to start now because of the threat of winter snowfall, which he said would halt work.
And Miller said the developer is still working on construction plans for the hotel at Fourth Street and Metropolitan Avenue.
The developer plans to build a Marriott brand hotel, which officials have said will be a Fairfield Inn and Suites.
The city has a contract to sell land it has acquired at Fourth Street and Metropolitan Avenue to the developer for $520,000. The contract originally was scheduled to expire in April 2011, but there have been multiple extensions. Leavenworth city commissioners approved another extension of the contract when they met Tuesday. The contract is now extended through Jan. 28.
The contract previously listed Ferguson Hotel Development as the company that will purchase the land. But an amended version not lists the buyer as JCJ Land Partners.
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The city has met the conditions required of it in the contract. With the city's work completed, the developer was given a 120-day inspection period.
Commissioners had been asked Tuesday to approve a extension of the real estate contract through Jan. 15. But Commissioner Mark Preisinger suggested extending the contract through Jan. 28, which he said will coincide with the end of the 120-day inspection period.
The city also has been trying to attract a developer to build a new downtown hotel at the site of the former Nights Inn. The former hotel site is now owned by a bank.
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MTV Greenlights of the 23rd Season of "The Real World" to be Filmed in Washington D. C.
MTV kicks off the next installment of the highly anticipated reality series "The Real World" from the coastal city of Cancun, Mexico. Eight new roommates will come together under one roof to heat things up this season, as they work hard and play even harder. From sexy hook-ups to blood-boiling fights, the Mexican Caribbean will never be the same as drama unfolds this season on "The Real World: Cancun," premiering June 24 at 10:00pm ET/PT.
The cast will reside at one of Mexico's hottest hotels, the ME Cancun, in a suite armed to accommodate the wild lifestyle of the roommates. When they are not hitting the town, much of their time during the day will be devoted to helping out at StudentCity.com, a travel agency that specializes in providing college students with spring break packages.
The series transitions its 23rd season to a different lifestyle as "The Real World" will begin production in Washington D. C. in the summer of 2009 and is slated to premiere in 2010. In the upcoming season, eight young adults will experience life in the nation's capital as they live and pursue their passions in the city that many of our country's most influential figures call home.
"The charged atmosphere of Washington D.C., the center of our country's social and political change, will provide an electric setting for this next season of �The Real World,' said Tony DiSanto, President of Programming, MTV. "We are thrilled to be filming our classic franchise in the heart of where history is being made�it adds a whole new dimension to the great characters and drama our viewers expect and love from �The Real World.'"
"Young people have never been more engaged in what's happening in this country and Washington, D.C., is the perfect place for �The Real World' cast to express their opinions and pursue their passions," said Jonathan Murray, the creator and Executive Producer of "The Real World."
"In a time when our country has witnessed the impact and spirit of our nation's young people, it is a pleasure to welcome MTV and �The Real World' cast to the District of Columbia as they utilize the immense opportunities that the District's backdrop will undoubtedly provide," said Adrian M. Fenty, Mayor of Washington D.C.
Viewers who can't get enough of "The Real World" can head over to realworld.mtv.com for a look at exclusive Real World content. On June 17 fans can log on to view an special clip from the first episode before its televised premiere on June 24. Additionally, realworld.com will feature full episodes on demand along with exclusive sneak peeks from the following week's episode. MTV.com is also the place to find exclusive photos of the cast, and house photos of the ME Cancun hotel Real World suite.
On the MTV Remote Control blog (http://remotecontrol.mtv.com/category/shows/rw_cancun/), visitors will be able to get the weekly dish on the Cancun cast, along with weekly polls where users can sound off their opinions.
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Celebrity chefs, dietitians, healthy ideas and a butchered pig are the stars of Day 2.
Celebrity chef Jet Tila, managing partner, manager food and beverage at The Charleston in Santa Monica, Calif., kicks the morning off with a cooking demonstration designed to take two comfort foods and make them a little bit healthier. The presentation started with classic Thai curry. Tila was able to reduce calories by substituting tofu for beef and cut salt by using aromatics as flavor boosters. The second dish was chicken friend steak, mashed potatoes and gravy. To decrease calories, Tila used cornmeal flour and cornstarch instead of pure flour for the dredge for the chicken. He also used skim milk for the gravy instead of cream and made a slurry with water and flour to add thickness. All these changes shaved off 471 calories from this classic Southern favorite.


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The University of Wyoming Department of English will explore digital media's impacts on education and culture during a day-long symposium at 9:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3, in Room 506 of Coe Library.
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|2009-12-11, 18:18
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though i guess it could be more like C.A. said... a clash of intentions... of which the more power the attacker has over the defender the more damage and the more solid they remain... So while aokiji still amanaged to break apart, he still took damage because their was enough haki in the attack
i think the best part about all this though is knowing that haki is NOT an end all be all for logias and devil fruit... especially in the case of blackbeard... Haki being able to deal such damage lowered the value of Blackbeard's powers, but knowing that devil fruit users can use haki to defend themselves from haki, this brings bakc the value of blackbeards powers... while haki can reduce the defensive properties of devil fruit, it can be defended against, where as Blackbeards powers are more absolute
|2009-12-11, 19:19
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Actually, what I said in my last post about a Logia's ambition matching their opponent's was meant to be something along the lines of what C.A. said about the clash of wills/intention, but it seems I didn't articulate myself well enough....
Anyway, I already said in the past that I didn't believe Haki negates DF powers. Rather, I see it as more as a force that "ignores" a fruit ability in order to hit the user of said ability. For instance, if Whitebeard attacks Aokiji with the full intent to "hit a Logia", he'll hit Aokiji regardless of his Logia defenses. But yet we saw that Aokiji was able to avoid getting damaged by Whitebeard's spear. While I don't disagree with the notion that Aokiji was able to dodge due to his strong intentions clashing with Whitebeard's, I also now believe that Whitebeard's declining health plus his stab wound may have been a factor in the admiral gaining an opportunity to avoid getting shishkabobbed by the spear, as well.....
|2009-12-11, 21:52
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I'm still waiting/looking forward to Luffy's Haki coming into play soon in this arc. I thought it did when the two Marines who were about to strike Ace were felled, only to see that it was Croc's attack..... but I think Luffy's Haki will somehow play a role and make a big difference in a key portion of this arc. I'm certainly eager...
|2009-12-11, 23:28
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Chapter 567
This wasn't a bad chapter. It is about time Vice Admiral Garp gets in the fight. A least this way he will not have to watch Ace's execution. I wonder who is stronger Diamond Jozu or Garp when it comes to strength? I can't wait to see the outcome of White Beard vs. Admiral Akainu.
Diamond Jozu's Mysteries
How the hell is Diamond Jozu making these logia users bleed? My first answer is haki but could his abilities also be the case? In Chapter 560 page14-15 he uses his left arm but its covered with his diamond ability and he punches Croc. In Chapter 567 page 9 its the same, left arm and its covered in diamond only he is punching Admiral Akoiji.
Admiral Kizaru's words of wisdom
On chapter 567 pages 13 and 14 Admiral Kizaru beats the shit out of Luffy and tells him "Straw Hat Luffy... just having guts isn't enough. If you're not strong enough, then you can't save something no matter how hard you try." On page 15 Admiral Kizaru insults White Beard by saying "Who'd of thought a man as great as yourself would send trash as reckless as that in right away." Admiral Kizaru's words may not be inspiring to Luffy but they are the truth. In this whole battle to save Ace Luffy has gotten a free ride to the top of the mountain. The fact is if he didn't have help from powerhouses in this battle he would have been sidelined like Buggy long ago. I hope chapter 567 will be the last time Luffy will appear in this battle. Luffy as the new world to adventure and the the Straw hat Crew to reunite. It is time Oda let the big boys play out the rest of the battle.
Just a thought
You know what would be cool. If Ace had the keys to the cuffs from the beginning of the battle. There are so many ways Ace could have gotten the key's and that not including the prison visits by Vice Admiral Garp or Hancock. Then the question would be who gave him the key? Also why didn't he get out earlier when he had the chance? Then just has they are about to kill Ace the blade goes through him but it doesn't kill him because he is logia of course. Then Ace gets up and joins the battle and the rest is history. I make this mention because I really would like to see Ace fight in this battle as well. I consider him a very good fighter. Also the Marines have Kizaru, Akoiji, and Akainu. White Beard would have Diamond Jozu, Marko, and Ace.
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|2009-12-12, 04:59
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Especially since it would've allowed him to one-shot the Admiral and having one powerfull enemy less to fight.
|2009-12-12, 06:51
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Interesting discussion happening here,especially about how Aokiji didn't die or get injured after being stabbed by WB's Haki-enchanted spear.While i think that Aokiji avoided the stab by making a hole on his body which made the spear passed through his body is an appropriate reason as to why Aokiji didn't get hurt,but i also won't deny that Aokiji himself might actually countered the attack using his ice power,which was not shown clearly on ch567.
I based my conclusion on "Aokiji countered the Haki'ed attack himself using his body" from how Akainu stopped the same Haki'ed attack from WB with just his leg which was enchanted with his DF power.If Haki is truly superior than Logia's formless body,then surely Akainu's leg will be shattered completely when he stopped WB's spear attack,and at the same time,get injured by it.But still he is in good shape and fine condition,not on his face shown any sign of him being injured or pain.
The idea that Haki has always been superior against Logia's formless body started when Rayleigh kicked Kizaru's leg and even leave a scar on his face using his sword,which made everyone think that Haki is unstoppable and Logia user will always get hit and injured if any form of Haki'ed attack touch their formless body.Up until now there is no sign anywhere showing that Logia user is able to avoid injury when making a contact with a Haki based attack.So it could be said that ch567 actually shows for the first time how Logia user countered a Haki'ed attack without getting injured.
From how Akainu stopped WB's Haki'ed attack and how Aokiji managed to survive WB's Haki'ed spear stab,i concluded that just like how Zoan has three type of transformation phase,Logia too has a 3 types of transformation phase.
Mostly turning a part of a body into 100% logia/elemental is a mean to attack other people,usually in a form of projectile or forming the said part into a some kind of weapon.But at the same time it can also be use as a counter to avoid getting injured by Haki based attack.Admiral level officer should know about the existence of Haki,and in marines,they should have bunch of people with the ability to use Haki,which Logia user officers can use to train themselves.So it shouldn't be strange for any of the Admirals to fight a Haki users without getting injured,because the Admiral already knew how to counter it.
However just like Logia,i think that Haki too may have a different type of levels,which have different kind of effects when used on Logia user.Never been stated anywhere on the manga about WB's level of Haki,however it has been hinted that Haoshoku Haki might be the highest level of Haki among all types of Haki.Not quite sure if WB's Haki is of the same type,but i'm guessing that it isn't.Not quite sure too if Hancock owned the same Haki though she did mention about herself owning Haoushoku Haki..but i guess it was just a boast that they spread among the Kuja warriors to get their attention.WB might have a powerful Haki,but i think its just about the amount of Haki he has,while Haoushoku Haki is a superior,highest quality type of Haki,and just having a small amount of it is equal to like having a Haki amount like WB.
p/s : Just read some posts from AP forums about ch567...they might actually be true about the aura surrounding WB's weapon tip was actually a form of his earthquake power,even Akainu commented about that attack (WB's attack with his weapon) being able to crush the whole marine island,which is something that i believe even a Haki of WB's caliber couldn't do,except his quake power.Quite contradicting from what i posted above...however i guess i just stick myself to the point i made above for now,until Oda himself release a 1001 Haki for dummies guide book lol.
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|2009-12-12, 08:43
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You punch someone with the intention of hurting him, you hurt him.
You kick someone with the intention of stoping his kick, you stop him.
You want to know the opponent next move, then you know it.
You have sex with the intention of impregnating the girl, one hit bullseye.
Some people might be thinking too hard about the technicality of this, but I think haki is, as the name suggest, simply a power of will.
|2009-12-12, 09:23
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i think wb couldnt hit aoikiji simply due to lack of speed due to his condition, while i dont feel the admirals to be able to win 1vs1 vs WB i do expect them at least block or get an attack or two in, otherwise would be waaaaay over rated.
|2009-12-12, 09:26
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|2009-12-12, 14:04
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I think White Beard missed Akoiji
As some of the earlier post have mentioned about Akoiji dodging the attack. In chapter 567 on page 9 Whitebeard is shown stabbing Admiral Akoiji. But to me it looks like whitebeard missed. This different level of logia power sounds like were looking to much into the issue of Logia powers. Can logia advance there powers yes but i think it there is a certain extent. The picture on chapter 567 page 9 doesn't show the weapon forcing it way through the body. It looks like Akoiji made a whole just in time to dodge the weapon. Becasue you can see mist forming from his body and its looks like a circuler instead of shards of ice coming off though force. Second Kizaru vs. Rayleigh was unexpected fight. Admiral Kizaru said it himself that he was thinking this was going to be easy and he didn't expect Rayleigh. He was about to finish Zoro off when Silver Rayleigh directed his shots unexpectedly. Second time Admiral Kizaru tried to stop Zoro, Usopp, and Brooks from escaping with his abilities. Silver Rayleigh cut him off. Now Diamond Jozu nailed Admiral Akoiji. Then you have Diamond Jozu getting Croc. To me it sounds like if the logia users are expecting the attack they are prepared but if they are caught off guard like Kizaru was in the Sabaody Arc or Admiral Akoiji in this big battle they take damage. I don't think becoming a better logia user makes you imune to Haki at all, it just makes you harder to kill. There is no adapting to the Haki except being prepared for its. Its like fighting one person and then a second person comes in unexpectedly and punches you. You weren't prepared for that so you took the hit. Same goes for the Logia. There is only so many different situtations you can deal with at once.
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|2009-12-12, 15:14
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'Cmon Grey...There is no way Ace would have stayed put if he had a means to escape when this whole battle is about him. If he let Oars get stabbed like that, that would...It's just not gonna happen.
I was sorta glad to see Luffy punched down too...I mean, it was a huge luxury that everyone allowed him this moment to shine anyway, it'd have been even more outrageous if he got through the admirals too.
|2009-12-14, 11:31
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Well I would be surprised if he didn't get a chance to join the fray before all of this is over.
(And if Impel Down and Robin are to compare he will too.)
But yknow what, VERY interesting point. Can Ace NOT go after Blackbeard after this is all over? BB will either have to reappear at the end of this current fight, or Ace will have to join Luffy & co. and seek him out.
|2009-12-14, 14:21
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Ace is being set up to take Whitebeard's place. Once this is all over, he'll probably be given command of most/all of Whitebeard's crew and will continue the legacy of the . . . whatever WB's crew is called. Basically, he'll be actively pursuing the title of Pirate King. He can still go after Blackbeard like this, but that doesn't mean Bleackbeard has to appear in this battle. And, there's no way Ace is joining Luffy's crew. It's been stated many times by both Luffy and Ace that Ace has his own adventure, which means not being a part of Luffy's.
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Even if it happens, it will be rather stupid. I won't say it won't, with Marco the Phoenix Zoan and such but yeah. It'd suck monkey balls.
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who could have been using the squado plot of making it seem that whitebeard cared more about ace than any of his other sons.
as such it could be entirely untrue but we do not know as sengoku isn't a reliable narrator.
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Let's dispense with the I-told-you-sos. If you find yourself facing a hard drive data recovery job, then you have probably forgotten the cardinal rule of computing: All hard drives eventually fail. And you didn't back up your data, did you? We've been there—hey, everybody has to learn this lesson once. Now what?
Just kidding. Actually, the first thing to do is determine if it really is a hard-drive failure you're confronting, and not one of the countless other equipment glitches that can cause a boot failure. If you have access to another computer, remove the failed hard drive from your sick PC, and hook it up as a secondary drive to the alternate computer. The easiest way to do this is through a USB universal drive adapter—it costs about $30 and is a good device to have around for all sorts of hard-drive diagnostics.
On a Mac, the process is a bit simpler. Use a FireWire cable to hook your nonworking Mac to a working Mac, then, "target boot" the nonworking machine by holding down the T key as you power it on. With either method, it's possible that your failed hard drive will show up on your healthy computer and reveal its files, in which case your hard drive is probably fine, but your operating system needs to be reinstalled. (Don't forget to offload your files before you do that.)
If your files don't show up on the secondary computer, then you are at one of those pivotal moments in life when you find out how much your hard work and treasured memories are really worth to you. Depending on how your drive is damaged, an attempt to salvage your data can cost anywhere from a hundred dollars to several thousand. What's more, the process can take days—and there is no guarantee that the money and time you invest will produce any results whatsoever.
Now that we've gone through the depressing task of properly setting your expectations, here's the good news: Very often, the data on failed drives is recoverable. In fact, it's surprising how resilient that information can be—just ask any corporate embezzler who thought he had deleted all the evidence from his PC, only to have it show up later in court. The comparison is apt, since the very same computer forensic tools that uncover digital misdeeds are the ones that can find your treasured family photos.
There are two ways that drives crash: Logical failure and mechanical failure. In a logical failure, the drive's components are physically undamaged, but because of either accidental formatting or a corrupt file system, the drive is not able to find and navigate its own data. However, unless it has been overwritten, that data still exists on your drive.
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We recently attempted a data recovery from the crashed drive of a Popular Mechanics colleague whose 120 GB MacBook drive had spontaneously given up the ghost. We removed the drive from her laptop, then used our USB drive adapter to hook it up to a desktop computer for diagnosis. We didn't hear any sounds that indicated a truly dead drive, so our first step was to download the free demo diagnostic tool at Prosoft Engineering to check what might be salvageable. Many companies offer demos that will scan your drive and give you a pretty good idea of what's recoverable before you lay down money to buy their software.
Once the assessment indicated we'd get good results, we used Prosoft's Data Rescue II software ($99), which is tailored for the Mac OS and Mac-formatted drives. There are far more options for PC owners, including Prosoft's Data Rescue PC ($99), as well as Ontrack EasyRecovery DataRecovery ($199) and RecoverMyFiles ($60) from GetData.
Most of these products work in a similar way. Install the software, select the defective drive as your source and choose a destination folder to receive the data. (Make sure your recovery drive has enough space for the contents of your failed drive.) Then be prepared to wait, and wait. A full scan and recovery of our 120 GB drive took four days, and a larger drive could take longer.
Recovering a hard drive is a bit like getting back a stolen car—you'll be happy to have your files back, but the results could be messy. No data recovery program will return your files to you in exactly the condition you originally kept them. These programs are designed to essentially do a data dump from your problem drive to a new drive. Files will be organized by type (JPEG images will be in one folder, Word documents in some other folder, MPEG movies in another) and your songs and photos will be mixed with random sound and image files from your computer's system folder.
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Drive Disasters: Worst-Case Scenario
What if your hard drive is suffering from something a bit worse than your everyday hard-drive crash? How much damage can your data take before it's gone forever? We wanted to find out what could be salvaged from a computer that had been through a natural disaster, so we simulated a really bad one. We decided upon an earthquake/flood doomsday scenario. First, we took two laptop drives, loaded them with test movie and music files, then beat the heck out of them until we heard the signature clicking of mechanical hard-drive failure. Then we submerged one of the drives in custom- made storm-surge floodwaters (salt water, construction debris, oil) and let it soak for four days.
We sent both hard drives to Kroll Ontrack Data Recovery, which sells data-rescue services to both corporate clients and consumers. Ontrack's Jeff Pederson analyzed the drives in the company's clean room and found that the read/write heads in our dry drive were bent from our abuse and that we had scratched the platters. Our flooded drive was wet, but the platters were undamaged. Pederson replaced the heads and performed a recovery.
The results? Pederson was able to save 99 percent of the data from the dry drive and 100 percent from the flooded drive. Had we been paying customers, the service would have cost us $1200 each.
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The Washington Post Investors Town Meeting
Washington, DC
September 16, 2000
Thank you for that introduction. And I want to thank you as well [Jill Dutt] for your own efforts in putting together today's event.
I'm here to talk about today's marketplace and review some of the basic principles of sound investing. Of course, the SEC can't recommend or endorse any particular companies, trading strategies, or financial products, but we can help you get the facts you need to achieve financial security.
We are amidst the longest period of economic expansion in our nation's history. A new, heightened optimism is fueling an almost unbridled culture of entrepreneurship, innovation, and investing.
Our markets are more a part of America's consciousness than ever before. Standing in line at the supermarket or the hardware store, you're as likely to hear people talking about the Nasdaq's performance as you are people discussing whether or not Deion was worth the money.
Even truck and beer commercials seem to be outnumbered by advertisements for on-line trading and investment advice. Just a few years ago, that would have been as unthinkable as the end of the fiscal year arriving without talk of a government shut-down.
But, I'm concerned that some of the basic but important fundamentals of investing are being lost on investors. Unless investors truly understand both the opportunities and the risks of today's market, too many may fall victim to their own wishful thinking.
These times demand an even greater commitment to staying disciplined and understanding risk. More than ever, investors must remain focused on what makes sound investing sense for their families, for themselves, and for a more financially stable future.
We must not fall prey to an urge that tells us it's okay to suspend good judgment and invest with our eyes closed and our fingers crossed. This means researching your investments and understanding what you are investing your hard earned dollars in.
Let's start with the age-old question "How do I figure out what a company's worth?" Most analysts and investors refer to a P/E ratio -- that is, the stock price and the earnings per share -- to gauge growth potential. But in today's market, does it even make sense anymore to look at a P/E ratio -- are some of today's companies really worth 1000 times nothing?
Consider how today's multiple stock splits have helped drive up the market value for many of these companies. If, for example, a stock splits two-for-one, while the number of shares has doubled, the company's total market value has stayed the same. If more investors dive back in and the stock shoots back up to where it was, the company's valuation is now worth twice what it was.
Today's increased activity in buying and selling stocks highlights an important difference between trading and investing. Trading is buying on the hunch that the stock price will rise -- regardless of what the buyer actually thinks it's worth.
Studies show that the more times you trade the less profit you make. There's nothing wrong with such a strategy as long as you understand the risks.
Investing for the long term means focusing on the fundamentals that make up a solid company. Does the company have a vision, a business model that works, a strong management team, or a quality product? Is it well-positioned to embrace new technology or innovation? Does it use its resources to become a better company?
Another common practice today that can also be risky for investors is buying stocks on margin. In too many cases, investors are focusing on the upside -- without carefully considering the downside. When you buy on margin, you can double your money, but you can also double your losses.
Some investors have been shocked to find out that the brokerage firm has the right to sell their securities that were bought on margin -- without any notification and potentially at a substantial loss to the investor. Many investors are stuck paying principal and interest for stock they no longer own.
If you're margined, and the market moves against you, and you can't get a hold of your broker -- you might be in some trouble.
More generally, you should also understand how your overall portfolio is tailored for risk. There is no better way -- over the long term -- to distribute risk than to diversify your investments.
Now, some years or some markets will outperform a diversified investment strategy in the short term. That's just a fact. But don't forget that investors who boast of fantastic returns by investing in a single stock or one sector have also assumed the higher risks of a more narrow investing strategy.
But remember, if a one-stock or one-sector portfolio starts to spiral downward, there's no other gain to offset the loss. You're also less likely to hear them boasting "Hey, I just lost my entire portfolio by buying only 3 stocks."
One way that some investors have looked to lower their risk profile is to consider CD's. But CDs are no longer the safe, boring investment vehicle they once were.
Another way to diversify your risk profile is to consider mutual funds. But like any investment, before choosing a fund, do your homework.
Today, it seems you can't open a newspaper or read a magazine without seeing ads promoting the stellar performance of "hot" mutual funds --some boasting returns of over 100 percent.
Past performance is not as important as you may think. Maybe a fund invested early in a few successful IPO's giving the fund unusually high returns. Or maybe a fund had an extraordinary year or two, but over the longer term, has not done as well as recent returns suggest.
Scrutinize the fund's fees and expenses. Over time, expenses and fees can really make a difference. On an investment held for 20 years, a 1 percent annual fee will reduce the ending account balance by 18 percent.
Know the effect that taxes will have on your mutual fund returns. Our web site also has a Mutual Fund Cost Calculator to help you estimate and compare the costs of owning mutual funds. You'll find the calculator in the Investor Assistance section of WWW.SEC.GOV. I've known people to spend more time comparison shopping for paper towels than they do for their investments. There is just no excuse for that.
Ask yourself some fundamental questions about your investment goals. What is my time frame for investing? What happens to my overall portfolio if a certain investment doesn't do well? Ultimately, maintaining a diversified and balanced portfolio is key to maintaining an acceptable level of risk and reaching your financial goals.
As you do your research, ask specific questions about products and ask questions about those who sell them. For example, let's look at money market funds. I have a few of their prospectuses here with me now. When I look at some of their names, I see reassuring words like "Trust" -- "Liquid" -- "Government" -- "Cash" -- "U.S." -- "Ready Assets."
Well, I don't care if a fund is named "The Rock-Solid Honestly Safe U.S. Government Guaranty Trust Savings Fund." In any market investment, you stand a chance of losing your principal. Let me underscore that last point. It's a fundamental fact of investing. You might even write it down, and remember it whenever you invest: With any investment, you stand a chance of losing your money.
Managing risk also means researching what you read and hear about potential investments. Unfortunately, it's not always just separating good information from the bad -- often, it's a question of gauging objectivity or bias, or salesmanship from honest advice.
How many of you have seen analysts from Wall Street firms on television talking about one company or another? I'm willing to bet that not many of you have thought twice about that person's recommendation to buy or sell a particular stock. But you should.
A lot of analysts work for firms that have business relationships with the same companies these analysts cover. Some analysts' paychecks are tied to the performance of their employers.
You can imagine how unpopular an analyst would be who downgrades his firm's best client. Is it any wonder that today, a "sell" recommendation from an analyst is as rare as finding a weekend parking space on the Mall?
What's more, the Internet -- with its low cost, anonymity, and large number of innocent investors -- makes it ripe for out-and-out fraud. Be wary of illusions of easy money, or fancy web sites promising you'll make a fortune with one quick gamble.
Be wary of "hot" press releases -- don't react before researching. I'm sure most of you read about the EMULEX case a few weeks ago. A former employee launched a phony press release that sent the stock plummeting -- costing investors billions of dollars. Luckily, he was apprehend shortly after. But those who sold their stock on the way down lost out. Always, research even the most "authentic" looking press releases.
Chat rooms increasingly have become a source of information -- and mis-information -- for many investors. I wonder how many chat room participants realize that if someone is waxing poetic about a certain company's stock, that person could well have been paid to do it.
Now, I don't want to make it sound like the Internet is bad for investors -- Nothing could be further from the truth. It's empowered investors -- giving them timely access to financial information like never before. And it now serves as a way for companies to communicate with investors more quickly and efficiently.
Some companies even hold "virtual" annual shareholder meetings on-line. And that's a good thing -- but only as a supplement. I believe these virtual meetings should not be held in lieu of real, live, face-to-face meetings -- as recently passed legislation in Delaware now permits. In-person meetings are the surest way to keep corporate management accountable, and we must not exclude those shareholders without access to the Internet.
To research a company, visit the SEC's Internet website, again that's WWW.SEC.GOV and click on EDGAR, the SEC's electronic database. You can retrieve every report a public company has filed with the SEC in the past five years.
The SEC requires that the annual reports filed by companies be certified by independent auditors. Auditor independence is a covenant between auditor and investor that says the auditor works in the interests of shareholders, not on behalf of management. This covenant says the auditor must steer clear of having financial interests in the companies he or she audits. The auditor's work must stand separate and apart from the clients' business.
We're seeing ever more complicated audit engagements and interwoven business relationships. It's become abundantly clear that a more modern and effective approach to self-regulation in the accounting profession today is an absolute necessity.
Next Wednesday we will hold our third public hearing on an SEC rule proposal that addresses two aspects of the auditor independence issue: stock ownership by auditors and the types of services that auditors provide to their audit clients. I invite you to visit our website, read about the proposed rule, and tell us what you think.
I also encourage you to visit the Investor Assistance section of our site. A more informed investor stands a better chance of avoiding the pitfalls of investing in today's market.
And finally, the SEC is proud to be a member of the National Partners for Financial Empowerment. This exciting public-private effort was launched last April by Treasury Secretary Lawrence Summers. The partnership has a website, WWW.NPFE.ORG, where you can learn about financial planning, saving, investing, and credit management. Our goal is to promote financial literacy among Americans of every age and income.
I've been involved with our markets, in one way or another, for over four decades — almost as long as Strom Thurmond has been in the Senate. I've seen markets go up, and I've seen them go down and stay down for extended periods. In that time, I've learned one incontrovertible fact: successful investors, through good times and bad, focus a vigilant eye on managing risk.
Periods of promise and prosperity are not an excuse to let your guard down. In fact, it's times like these when you need to raise it even higher.
In today's environment, with all the financial information, advertisements, and advice being fed to us, it is even more important -- not less -- for investors to focus on the fundamentals of investing. The ease of today's technology isn't an excuse to do less. It's an opportunity and a mandate to do more; to learn more; to be aware of more; to be informed of more and to achieve more -- as individuals and as a nation.
Thank you very much.


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Wow, January is going fast! It reminds me that spring is right around the corner! Think Spring- Think Spring! LOL! I am looking forward to planning and planting my little herb garden. Just waiting for my new seed catalogs.
February 14th, Valentines Day is also my 6th year anniversary working with Close To My Heart (selling stamping and scrapbooking supplies) It has been something I love doing and I am looking forward to holding some new workshops this year. Just for fun I have posted some of the cards from workshops I have done over the years.
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The ear-piercing warble of Dan Forden from Mortal Kombat, haunting your nightmares, as once again, your friend beats you senseless and shouts along with aforesaid Forden, so you get a deathly harmony of "Toasty!" whilst you silently cry onto your SNES controller. nobody knows why he says "toasty", but it has haunted a generation.
by DRAGON FORCE January 17, 2006
When someone is low-key chill, cool without trying too hard
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a term used to describe one's intoxication level when it has reached such a level that would necessitate verbalizing it.
In between buzzed and drunk.
In between buzzed and drunk.
"Hmm, this jungle juice is getting me a little toasty."
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Word trilled by Dan Forden in at certain times in the Mortal Kombat series of video games. How this is triggered depends on the particular game.
by De Nhoj September 29, 2003
Adjective A stage of being high (stoned). Right after being "high" and right before being "stoned".
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Describing a low to mild level of intoxication, induced usually by drugs such as marijuana. Opposite of buzzed by use of drugs, not alcohol.
"Are you high yet?"
"Not really, just a bit toasty."
"Not really, just a bit toasty."
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