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Most Cited Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport & Tourism Education - JoHLSTE Articles
The most cited articles published since 2011, extracted from Scopus.
Opting out of internship: Perceptions of hospitality, tourism and events management undergraduates at a British UniversityMandy Aggett | Graham Busby
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 106-113
Despite the irrefutable benefits, the number of students at HEIs in the UK opting to undertake a work placement is in decline (Little & Harvey, 2006; Morgan, 2006; Walker & Ferguson, 2009). The aim of this research was to determine the reasons that Tourism, Hospitality and Events students of one British university opt out of the placement year, and identify support mechanisms required in order to increase students' participation. Responses indicated a number of issues and suggestions are made for initiatives that emphasise the value of the opportunity and encourage students to consider their career development. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Using web 2.0 in higher tourism educationJanne J. Liburd | Inger Marie F Christensen
Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2013, Pages 99-108
This practice paper provides knowledge and inspiration on the integration of web 2.0 technologies in tourism higher education. The integration of web 2.0 in higher education rests on socio-cultural learning theories and important elements in a web 2.0 educational design are interaction, joint creation of content, critical thinking and collaboration between students and teachers both face-to-face and online via social media such as discussion forums, blogs and wikis. The paper explains how social media can help provide a frame for student preparation, support project working methods and activate and challenge students in engaging and motivating teaching and learning activities that result in in-dept learning. Such activities should be carefully planned. Particular attention is paid to providing students with instructions on how to interact with content and with each other in online learning environments. For learning to happen in a virtual learning environment, the learning process of students should be carefully scaffolded. The paper provides examples of web 2.0 learning activities from the INNOTOUR platform, which is a joint platform for students, teachers, businesses and researchers of tourism. The article exposes how the integration of web 2.0 in teaching involves much more than the integration of new educational tools. We argue that it is a radically different way of understanding and co-creating knowledge and learning, which has a range of implications. Among these are curriculum revisions to create alignment between learning objectives, web 2.0 learning and teaching processes, and student assessment. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Today's intern, tomorrow's practitioner? - The influence of internship programmes on students' career development in the Hospitality IndustryTzu Ling Chen | Ching Cheng Shen
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2012, Pages 29-40
The aim of this paper was to explore how internship programme planning, industry involvement, and student commitment influence student willingness to pursue a career in the hospitality industry after graduation. This study applied Structure Equation Modelling (SEM) and employed a questionnaire to collect data from students at twenty universities to test seven hypotheses proposed in this study. It was found that internship programme planning, industry involvement, and student commitment positively influence overall satisfaction with internship experiences. In addition, internship programme planning and industry involvement have the most profound influence on students' willingness to stay in the hospitality industry after graduation. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Web 3D simulation-based application in tourism education: A case study with Second LifeLiwei Hsu
Volume 11, Issue 2, July 2012, Pages 113-124
3D simulation-based virtual worlds, such as Second Life (hereafter SL), have been substantially adopted in educational settings worldwide. However, elaborations on such applications in regard to tourism education are still limited. In order to expand our current understanding of the applicability of SL to tourism education, this case study was designed and administered in the summer of 2011. The participants were eight college students who were majoring in travel management (N=8); half of them did not have any prior experience with 3D simulation-based platforms. With the design of qualitative research, the present study elicited insightful information about students' perception regarding such application. The major findings of the present study disclosed participants' supportive attitudes toward SL in providing training related to tourism knowledge as well as communicational and interpersonal skills. Learners' self-efficacy as successful future tour leaders also was enhanced. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Investigating the role and impact of geovisualisation and geocollaborative portals on collaborative e-learning in tourism educationMarianna Sigala
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2012, Pages 50-66
As geodata are the lifeblood of tourism, the representation of tourism resources on maps (geovisualisation) and the wide use of web 2.0 for creating and discussing geovisualised data (geocollaboration) are heavily adopted in tourism. Consequently, managing geodata needs to be incorporated into tourism curricula and pedagogies to assist graduates with career options. Although research in geovisualisation has examined the impact of geoportals on team-working and cognitive processes, research in education has not examined the implications of geocollaboration on collaborative e-learning. After reviewing the literature, the paper develops and applies a model that exploits geoportals for designing collaborative e-learning in a tourism course. Implications and trends for tourism educators and policy makers are discussed. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The role of social experience in undergraduates' career perceptions through internshipsHong Bumm Kim | Erin Jinok Park
Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2013, Pages 70-78
The purpose of this study is to identify the impact that undergraduate students' internships have on their perceptions of careers in the hospitality and tourism industry, focusing on the moderating role of informal social experiences with co-workers and supervisors that may occur during the internship period. Data for pre-internship expectations and post-internship perceptions were gathered from undergraduate students majoring in hospitality and tourism management in two-year courses in the Seoul metropolitan area, Korea. The results imply that desirable social experiences during students' internship periods can ultimately lead to a change in students' perceptions, thereby decreasing negative perceptions regarding various factors relating to a career in the hospitality and tourism industry. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The impact of the use of blogs on students' assignment engagementCihan Cobanoglu | Katerina Berezina
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 99-105
Blogs are becoming a common marketing tool in the hospitality industry, and they also show promise as an effective educational tool. The purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of the use of blogs on students' engagement, as measured by the number of words used by students. An experimental design was employed with 52 students taking a particular module at a Northeast American university. Findings indicated that students who used blogs as an assignment posting platform used significantly more words, and possibly spent more time working on the assignment. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Presentation software: Pedagogical constraints and potentialsDavid Harris
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 72-84
In this paper, critical discussions of electronic presentation software, initially focused on PowerPoint, are reviewed. The potentials and pedagogic implications of newer forms, such as Microsoft Producer, Prezi and Xerte, are then considered. Discussion turns to whether teaching technologies, including face to face formats, constrain or prompt pedagogic innovation. An argument is developed about using presentation software in a different context to construct learning objects (stand-alone online resources), to isolate the effects of the presentation software itself. Finally, non-technological issues which also affect actual use are considered, especially in teaching subject specialisms like leisure studies. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Experiencing student learning and tourism training in a 3D virtual world: An exploratory studyYu Chih Huang | Sheila J. Backman | Lan Lan Chang | Kenneth F. Backman | Francis A. McGuire
Volume 13, Issue 1, November 2013, Pages 190-201
The virtual world of Second Life presents an opportunity to be an optimal educational platform by providing real-world simulations, social interactions, and collaborative spaces. Educators in travel and tourism fields have also begun to explore the potential of virtual learning in Second Life and take advantage of its effective virtual environment to obtain best results in the learning process. The main goal of the present study is to develop a research framework identifying the factors affecting student learning experience within a 3D virtual world by examining the applicability of the Self-Determination Theory and the construct of positive emotions. The data collection was conducted in April, 2011. The participants were recruited from an introductory PRTM course and a tourism marketing class in the Department of Park, Recreation and Tourism Management at a University in the Southeast region of the United States. From a theoretical point of view, this study represents an empirical application of self-determination theory that is a theoretical and practical framework to examine how the satisfaction of the psychological needs of autonomy and relatedness in a 3D virtual world context makes a contribution to intrinsic motivation. Additionally, the present study explores the role and significance of positive emotion in the context of virtual learning. For tourism educators, this study can be applied to build the connection between tourism education and virtual worlds in the development of how to construct engaging and interactive learning experiences to meet the expectations of learners. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Using and measuring the impacts of geovisualisation on tourism education: The case of teaching a service management courseMarianna Sigala
Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2013, Pages 85-98
Research about geovisualisation on education is limited. The paper develops a model based on the "Generative Theory of Drawing Construction" showing how to exploit geovisualisation in teaching. The applicability and educational impacts of the model were tested by implementing an experiment that used geovisualisation for teaching a tourism service management topic. Findings of students' performance demonstrate the better educational effects from learner-generated drawing instructions than the solely provision of geovisualisation material. The materialisation of the geovisualisation effects was conditional upon the provision of student support on drawing geovisualisa-tions. Trends for effectively integrating geovisualisation in (tourism) education are also discussed. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Assessing the value of using an online discussion board for engaging studentsJulian Robinson
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 13-22
This paper presents the findings of an empirical study that explores students' perceptions of the value of an online discussion board for group work. The findings indicate that whilst the majority of students engaged with the online forum and found it valuable, a number of learners either did not engage with it or found it only of limited use. The study has implications for practice as it provides an overview of how students perceive the usefulness of an online forum and how it can be used to encourage student engagement. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Voices of women: A memory-work reflection on work-life dis/harmony in tourism academiaJennie Small | Candice Harris | Erica Wilson | Irena Ateljevic
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 23-36
While other disciplines have engaged with critiquing work-life balance, tourism studies has been slower in acknowledging and critically contesting the notion as it applies to our own academic lives. This paper aims to address this gap through a collective memory-work of how four female tourism academics try to achieve work-life harmony and why it sometimes seems unattainable. In contrast to the masculinist, neoliberalist values of academic performance, achievement and competitiveness; our gendered analysis revealed that we felt more comfortable with the embodied, feminine values of caring, communion and union, or what we refer to as work-life harmony. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
A study of the effects of internship experiences on the behavioural intentions of college students majoring in leisure management in TaiwanChin Tsu Chen | Jin Li Hu | Cheng Cai Wang | Chun Fu Chen
Volume 10, Issue 2, October 2011, Pages 61-73
The main purpose of this study was to explore the positive and negative effects of the internship experience on the behavioural intentions of college students in Taiwan. The results of this study suggest five major types of experience; sensory, affective, creative cognitive, physical and relational; have different effects on satisfaction, willingness to return to the original internship organisation, willingness to work, willingness to recommend the internship organisation to other students, ability to move between departments during the internship, whether to continue with studies or suspend schooling, career transition, complaints to colleagues within the internship organisation and external complaints. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
A teacher's perspective on student centred learning: Towards the development of best practice in an undergraduate tourism courseAise Kyoungjin Kim | Jenny Davies
Volume 14, Issue 1, April 2014, Pages 6-14
Tourism and hospitality educators have been encouraged to implement various student-oriented teaching practices beyond conventional teacher-directed approaches. This exploratory study focuses on how teachers integrate this concept into their classroom practices and students' learning experience. Reflective action research was used as a conceptual framework, focusing on the four main indicators such as content structure, individual engagement with learning, peer interactions, and student reflection on the learning process. The results of this study indicated significant benefits of the student-centred approach. However, several problems and difficulties were identified, and this paper gives a number of strategies and recommendations for improvement. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
Problem-based and experiential learning: Engaging students in an undergraduate physical education moduleSally Bethell | Kevin Morgan
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 128-134
The aim of this study was to employ a combined problem-based learning (PBL) and experiential learning theory (ELT) methodology as a means of engaging students on an undergraduate physical education (PE) and sport pedagogy module. Focus groups were conducted to investigate the students' and tutors' responses to the teaching approach. The results indicated that the method of teaching was associated with students feeling confident about their critical knowledge and understanding of contemporary issue in PE, their presentation and discussion skills, and a positive engagement with the module. Overall the approach was highly beneficial to the student learning experience. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
English language preparation of tourism and hospitality undergraduates in Egypt: Does it meet their future workplace requirements?Sayed Younis Abdel Ghany | Muhammad M Abdel Latif
Volume 11, Issue 2, July 2012, Pages 93-100
For Egyptian tourism and hospitality university students, mastering English is a prerequisite for getting a job related to their major after graduation. The study reported in this paper examined the English language preparation of tourism and hospitality undergraduates in Egypt and its adequacy as perceived by teachers and students. The interview data showed that the students' views on their English language preparation and on their perceived English language needs differed from those of their teachers. Highlighting some shortcomings of the English language instruction provided to these students, the study suggests reshaping it in a way that could optimally help them be well-prepared for meeting their future workplace requirements. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Revisiting hospitality internship practices: A holistic investigationAnastasios Zopiatis | Antonis L. Theocharous
Volume 13, Issue 1, July 2013, Pages 33-46
Hospitality internships are integral part of almost all reputable hospitality programs worldwide. Despite their universal recognition as an essential component of hospitality education, their value is often superseded by the challenges facing hospitality stakeholders in providing such an experience for the next generation of hospitality professions. The purpose of this paper is to investigate - with the utilization of structural equation modeling and after a thorough investigation of the existing literature - the causal relationships of the key issues that define modern hospitality internships and the practice's perceived impact on students' intention to pursue a hospitality career upon graduation. Crucial elements before, during, and after the experience were accounted for, as well as students' overall internship perceptions. Findings prove to be of considerable interest to hospitality stakeholders by confirming some theoretical notions pertaining to the efficacy of the practice, as well as by enhancing understanding and opening new research horizons for those wishing to advance our collective knowledge of the experience. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
A study of internship attitude, subjective norm, perceived behavioral control, and career planning of hospitality vocational college studentsMing Shan Hsu
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2012, Pages 5-11
This research used the revised theory of planned behavior as a conceptual framework to explore its relationship to career planning for hospitality vocational college students in Taiwan. The analysis conducted by structural equation modeling revealed that attitude has a positive influence on intention; the subjective norm has a negative influence on intention; perceived behavioral control has a positive influence on intention; intention has a positive influence on behavior; and perceived behavioral control has a positive influence on behavior. Based on the evidence results, the current study proposes a few suggestions for educational institutions and future research. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Doctoral students' research productivity: An analysis of publications in tourism and hospitality journalsJin Young Chung | James Petrick
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 63-71
While some tourism and hospitality researchers have examined the research productivity at the level of institutions or scholars holding a PhD degree, few studies on PhD students' research productivity have been conducted. The reason for this absence could be because it is difficult to get comprehensive PhD student lists for all academic institutions. This study therefore attempted to overcome this obstacle. With an alternative regression model (zerotruncated count model), this study aimed to identify significant factors influencing the students' scholarly publications in major tourism and hospitality journals. The results showed that two variables - productivity of co-author(s) and US-model institutions - significantly influenced PhD student publications in the tourism literature. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Two-stage performance model for evaluating the managerial efficiency of higher education: Application by the Taiwanese tourism and leisure departmentTe Yi Chang | Pi Heng Chung | Shiuh Sheng Hsu
Volume 11, Issue 2, July 2012, Pages 168-177
Numerous Taiwanese universities have rapidly established tourism and leisure departments to train human resources for tourism industries in recent times. The proliferation of these programs has raised the question of whether these tourism and leisure departments efficiently allocate education resources to train labour. This study constructs a two-stage performance evaluation model composing of research and development performance on first stage and teaching performance on second stage. In addition, the relational two-stage data envelopment analysis is applied to evaluate 34 tourism and leisure departments in Taiwanese technology universities. The study results indicate that the two-stage performance evaluation model is superior to the single-stage model. Additionally, 34 tourism and leisure departments are divided into four categories including benchmark, R&D-oriented, teaching oriented, and follower. Finally, this study recommends how each tourism and leisure department can improve its performance. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
The influence of prior subject knowledge, prior ability and work experience on self-efficacyElizabeth M. Ineson | Timothy Jung | Charles Hains | Mincheol Kim
Volume 12, Issue 1, April 2013, Pages 59-69
The factors that might enhance the learning achieved by students from a business simulation are examined to determine the extent to which prior ability, and knowledge gained through prior studies and/or work experience impact on self-efficacy. Immediately prior to their participation in a Hotel Operations Tactics and Strategy (HOTS) business simulation course, 326 international students' prior subject knowledge, prior ability and self-efficacy were measured via an on-line survey. The findings indicate that self-efficacy is influenced positively by prior knowledge and prior ability. Further, it is revealed that work experience does not have any significant moderating effect between either prior knowledge or prior ability and self-efficacy. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Hospitality management students' conceptions about teaching and learning and their evaluation of tasks in problem-based learningHans Otting | Wichard Zwaal
Volume 10, Issue 1, April 2011, Pages 4-12
This study investigates if students with a constructivist or a traditional conception about teaching and learning prefer different types of problems. A questionnaire was used to classify students' conceptions as either constructivist, traditional or mixed. Problems were categorised in a 2 x 2 matrix based on structuredness and authenticity, and were rated on a 10-point scale by a sample of 324 students from a 4-year undergraduate hospitality management programme. Results show that senior students endorse constructivist conceptions more strongly than first year students, but no significant differences could be detected between constructivists and traditionalists with regard to the preferred type of problems. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Learning tourism english on mobile phones: How does it work?Liwei Hsu | San Nan Lee
Volume 10, Issue 2, October 2011, Pages 85-94
The authors carried out an experiment to investigate learning tourism English using mobile phone technology. Fifty tourism students in Taiwan were randomly assigned to In-Class Group (CG) or Mobile Group (MG) and the MG subjects were surveyed. The findings indicated that MG students generally appreciated the experience of mobile learning (mlearning) but some aspects of m-learning were not perceived positively by them. In terms of the effectiveness of m-learning, statistical analyses confirmed the benefits of m-learning to vocabulary retention and grammar learning. The large effect size also validated the applicability of m-learning to learning tourism English. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
Perceptions of the teaching environment, engagement and burnout among university students on a sports-related degree programme in the UKJames Adie | Caroline Wakefield
Volume 10, Issue 2, October 2011, Pages 74-84
This study tested hypothesised relationships between perceived teaching styles, engagement and burnout. Sixty-three British students completed a multi-section questionnaire about their undergraduate sport psychology classes. Regression analyses revealed that perceived teaching styles accounted for up to 32% of variance explained in engagement and burnout. More specifically, perceived "autonomy support" positively predicted the dedication facet of engagement, and negatively predicted the reduced efficacy and cynicism dimensions of burnout. The findings suggest that creating an autonomy supportive teaching environment could be a useful strategy for increasing student engagement in undergraduate sport psychology classes. © Journal of Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism Education.
A study of the relationships among effective learning, professional competence, and learning performance in culinary fieldWen Hwa Ko
Volume 11, Issue 1, April 2012, Pages 12-20
The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationships among effective learning, professional competence and learning performance for college hospitality students. We found a significant correlation among variables in culinary professional competence and effective learning. There was a positive correlation between effective learning, professional competence and learning performance, which included measures of job satisfaction, course satisfaction, practice scores and semester GPA. However, there was no correlation between number of certifications and culinary management skill. We also found that culinary professional competence was a mediator for effective learning and learning performance. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.


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Once Again, Take It With A Grain of Salt
Gregory McMahan
on March 27, 2004
I am not Warren Edward Buffett. Unlike Mr. Buffett, who has the delightful headache of trying to figure out where to put his steadily growing billions, I am a non-investor, sitting on the sidelines, wondering what all the fuss is about. Like most readers of this book, I have been told incessantly to invest for retirement, and not knowing exactly how I should do so, I figured it might be a good idea to glean a few secrets from a proven successful investor. Hence, I read The Warren Buffett Way from cover to cover, hoping to learn a few things.
And what did I learn? I learned that I am not Warren Edward Buffett. Unlike Mr. Buffett, whose circle of associates includes all of the Beautiful People of Corporate America, I am surrounded by ordinary people, more than a few of whom are looking for a way to get rich quick. Whereas Mr. Buffett is patient and thoughtful with his investments, most of the people I encounter are thoughtless and reckless with their gambles. These two things, which I increasingly began to ponder as I read this book, distinguish me from the Oracle of Omaha, and quite possibly from most readers of this book.
The book consists of nine chapters, and is mostly historical in nature. It details many of Buffett's past exploits in the stock market, mostly the good moves but also some bad ones, and offers some of the principles guiding Mr. Buffett's stock investing strategy, grouped into three classes called Management, Financial and Market Tenets. The first four chapters of the book delve into the early history of Berkshire Hathaway, the key influences on Mr. Buffett which helped to shape his investment philosophy, Mr. Buffett's perspective on the financial markets, and the principles by which he goes about purchasing a business. The last five chapters of the book give example after example of some of Mr. Buffett's past stock moves, and tries to show his Tenets in action.
The style of the book is mostly active until the fifth chapter, whereupon it becomes plodding. The book is extremely repetitive at points, and as other reviewers have pointed out, key concepts are not fully explained up front, suggesting that the possible target audience for this book are those having a strong background in the general principles of economics and business.
In all honesty, I have previously encountered most of the content of this book in coursework or self-study. I previously read Mr. Hagstrom's The Warren Buffett Portfolio, and found the two books to be similar in some respects. That said, I still found this book to be very interesting and useful, primarily because it exposed me to an investment approach which utilizes these concepts in ways I had not previously considered. I also found it highly interesting on an anecdotal level, given that Mr. Buffett's investment career spans The Go-Go Years, The Nifty Fifty Stocks and the 80s and 90s Tech Stock Boom, and yet he never once participated in these tech-stock manias but handily outperformed tech stock investors nonetheless.
Like I said, I am not Warren Edward Buffett and I can not expect or even hope to do what he does, but that does not mean that I can not think like him. Even Mr. Buffett cautions the small investor in this regard, as there are things that he can do that none of little guys can do. Yet, he also has said that there are things the little guy can do that he can not do. That said, the book deserves to be read by any one lacking the ability to reason through the process of investing. However, readers at all levels should not stop with this book. Others have pointed out that one could get even more information straight from the horse's mouth- the Berkshire Hathaway website.
On the other hand, as this information details past moves for which the conditions surrounding them are most unlikely to come around again, I believe that the more astute reader looking to learn more should consult The Money Game by Adam Smith for a brief historical look at financial foolishness (albeit the late sixties but the resemblance to Right Now is striking), The Theory of Investment Value by John Burr Williams for Buffett's original basis for valuation, and The Intelligent Investor by Benjamin Graham for a more detailed explanation of the concepts of margin of safety, intrinsic value, and the benefits associated with ignoring the market noise. These three books will help one learn how to reason through the investment problem, as this is the most important step, aside from finding smart people (as Mr. Smith admonishes forcefully in The Money Game and Buffett has consistently done) and thinking more but acting less (as Buffett has said- do a few things right and screw everything else).
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I am continually amazed by the good reviews this book receives; so I finally felt compelled to write. There is nothing in this book that Warren Buffett hasn't already said in his annual letters. Robert Hagstrom revealed his true reason for writing this book when the first paperback edition came out and in it, in fine print, was a notice stating that Hagstrom had started an investment fund designed to invest using Warren Buffett's principles (read: way). That is, he wrote the book so you would learn his name, become confident in his ability to analyze investments like Buffett does, and invest in his fund (which has a hefty expense ratio and has performed quite poorly I understand). So he writes this page book, in which he recommends that if you ever have the chance to read Buffett's annual letters, you should, since they "read like a book on his investment philosophy". I took his suggestion, ordered the back annual letters (sold by Berkshire Hathaway for $15) and found they repeated everything in this book - sometimes word for word (now how could Buffett have known what Hagstrom was going to write?). I get the feeling that Hagstrom has never met Buffett and never discussed investing with him (unlike Lowenstein, Lowe, Train, etc.) and his only research for this book was Buffett's annual letters. I learned more about Buffett's style from Roger Lowenstein's biography. Take Robert Hagstrom's advice and purchase the annual letters; they say the same thing - except Buffett's sense of humor is better.
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The author of this book, Robert Hagstrom, has never spoken to Mr. Buffett about investing. Yet for some strange reason Hagstrom feels qualified to write about Buffett's investment methods. After the book came out Hagstrom started a mutual fund to exploit his readers' trust, Hagstom claimed that he was going to use Buffett's methods as outlined in this book. But Hagstrom's mutual fund turned in such poor results he had to close it down. If you use the investment methodology found in this book you too will get the same poor results that Hagstrom did. If you want to know how Buffett did it, you should look elsewhere.
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A poorly written precise of Buffett's annual reports.
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Far from giving the reader an insight into the investment strategies of the world's greatest investor this book simply summarises selected comments from Buffett in his annual reports of Berkshire Hathaway. Having read the book and the annual reports I can honestly say that Warren Buffett does it better! You can download the reports free of charge from the Berkshire Hathaway web site. Don't waste your time with this book.
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Ofcom's Complaints Report Shames the UK's Problem Telecoms and Pay TV Firms
The companies you're most pissed off with.
The companies you're most pissed off with.
Unless someone does a really good impression of you.
It's out of the fire and into an even bigger one for TalkTalk.
Subscriber numbers fall as users go elsewhere for SIMs.
New Year, new problems.
The UK school system's IT departments are teaching them well, at least.
"Please don't leave us because we got hacked to bits. Here's a free SIM card."
Quite a lot of people, but not as bad as the millions it could've been.
He's been bailed too.
The Country Antrim lad was detained in a joint investigation by the Police Service of Northern Ireland and the Met.
Not totally encouraging news.
Things have taken a sloppy turn.
Make sure you're not a victim.
Names, addresses, phone numbers, bank details – you name it, the hackers grabbed it.
We want to move to York now.
It's a great deal, as long as you already have TalkTalk broadband and don't know what tethering is.


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Managing your family tree with GRAMPS
If you're planning to study your family history, you'd better be ready to manage large amounts of data. Why not use your Linux box for the hard work?
If you plan to catalog your family history, you must first find the relevant information, which is sometimes not at all easy, and then you have to keep this information in a form that allows you to get the most out of it. The good news is that Linux users now have an attractive application that meets all the requirements for family history research. Genealogical Research and Analysis Management Programming System (GRAMPS) is a handy tool for Linux and Unix systems that helps you track your family history. In this article, I'll try out GRAMPS [1] on a 530-person family tree that was originally put together on "that other OS." Installation
The most accessible version of GRAMPS is 1.0.11, so this article concentrates on that version. (The current version 2.0.3 requires the most recent python-gnome packages – see Box: GRAMPS v2.) Richard Bos has built GRAMPS 1.0.11 rpms for SUSE 9.2, which are available via apt4rpm [2]. Mandriva and Fedora rpms are available from the GRAMPS site, along with the usual source tarball.
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Nextcloud Announces Raspberry Pi-Powered Home Cloud Box
Innovative system adds a hard drive and Ubuntu Core to the RPi for an IoT hub.
Linus Torvalds Confirms the Date of the First Linux Release
Linux is two weeks younger than we thought!
End of OpenOffice?
The Apache Software Foundation considers retiring OpenOffice
Adobe Gives New Life to NPAPI Plugin for Linux
Adobe won't kill the plugin in 2017
LinuxCon North America Convenes in Toronto, Canada
Linux Foundation's big event celebrates the 25th anniversary of Linux
Linux Turns 25
Linux has evolved from "won't be a professional" project to one of the most professional software projects in the history of computers.
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Competitors get in the game with RHEL without Red Hat
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Security researchers have already notified Microsoft; some fixes are available
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The USA is like the fat kid of the world...
heheh dude that's hilarious, covered in gravy *LMAO*
But like the other guy said, it's misleading.....I weigh 278, but I'm not "fat".....tall, muscular (to a point, I ain't freakin' Tony Little or anything *LOL*)......so, just because you hear 300 pounds, don't assume fat......you might assume that with the wrong person and get your ass kicked *LOL* heheh
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The USA is like the fat kid of the world...
you think that is cool to say i live in the usa and i am not fat so go shove you words back you pie eating moronOriginally Posted by T3kNi9e
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most americans are so disgusting. only like 10% of us are what could be considered a decent human being. most are either totally fit but completely vacuous, arrogant, ignorant and/or amoral; or they're upstanding and intelligent but complete slobs.
Too many people out there have allowed the "junk food" part of the food pyramid to BECOME their pyramid, the U.S. portion of the North American continent is simply going to implode under its own obesity one day.
Wow, I don't find that funny. I actually find it pretty embarassing. I hate fast food, don't drink soda (except natural) and am not fat.
Actually, I do all that because I'm allergic to additives and preservatives, but still if I wasn't I wouldn't change.
At 330, you probably should be getting exercise more vigorous than that of the balance board.
"My Pokemon brings all the nerds to the yard. And they're like, "You wanna trade cards?" Damn right, I wanna trade cards. I'll trade this, but not my Charizard."
XBOX 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo Wii owner.
Waited 16 hours in line on launch day, so worth it.
Wii things I own:
Extra Wii Remote
Extra Nunchuk
Call Of Duty 3
VC: Altered Beast, Legend of Zelda: Link To The Past
Double LOL!
Well coronary heart disease is growing like wildfire, and will soon weed out those who simply ate themselves to death. Not t say all cases are due to obesity, but the majority are, as well as the diabetes cases.
The fact that we in the US are an economic recession may actually end up saving us. If we can't afford to get fat, then there will be less fat people. But sadly food is so cheap, that eve the jobless can afford to weight 400+ lbs. living off government funding.
I'm 6'0, 150 lbs. I exercise when I can (weightlifting and jogging 3 miles 3 times a week) and I don't eat "healthy"(as in not follwoing the food pyramid to the letter), but I don't gorge myself on MC Donald's and overeat either. It's just too easy in the US to get fat, and too difficult for most to exercise regularly (most of us blame it on other issues but usually it's due to sloth.)
Sadly it's the rural areas that are hurt the most. Most city denizens walk to commute to work daily and thus generally lead healthier lifestyles. But that's not always the case. It's just that it's too easy to get fat in this country and very hard to get thin or stay thin.
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theres lots of fat asses in america now i guess
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GoFundMe is working - how to manage? Tax implications, etc.
A musician friend received a serious cancer diagnosis last week and his network is quickly mobilizing with a bunch of benefit concerts and a GoFundMe for medical expenses that has been doing well. Now that the pool of donations is hitting some real money, the family is trying to prioritize expenses and make sure they're not stepping into a potential tax liability down the road. [more inside]
Why are animals, small children, and musicians drawn to me?
My kids and I were watching Evan Almighty and when the animals started following him, they all burst out, Mom, that's you! It's weird. Dogs that never jump on people jump on me. I've had horses and elephants (at the zoo) start rushing towards me to try and get closer. Children will follow me. I've never been to a small venue concert where the musician didn't make eye contact and try and talk to me after. [more inside]
Famous tribute collaborations where musicians are visibly having fun...
I recently spent an evening in a 'related video' YouTube rabbit hole, starting out with this amazing rendition of While My Guitar Gently Weeps featuring Prince from the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. I'm looking for similar performances where you can see the musicians involved truly enjoying themselves, maybe showing off a little bit, and obviously having a really good time while they're doing it. Other examples inside: [more inside]
LGBTQ Musicians?
As part of LGBT History Month in October, I am planning a bulletin board of LGBTQ Musicians (music teacher, public K-8 school in Chicago). I already have a good list going (see below), but I'm looking specifically for more women, people of color, and trans* or gender non-conforming folks. I'm also looking for a diverse range of musical styles (classical, jazz, pop, etc), eras, and musical roles (composer, performer, lyricist, etc). Still, I will take any suggestions you have! [more inside]
Examples of authors/musicians who began their work in their 40s?
I'm looking for examples of authors and musicians who lived artistically unremarkable lives for their first four decades, only beginning to express themselves creatively in their 40s, and who subsequently received critical or popular acclaim for the work they produced during that fifth decade. [more inside]
She's making jewelry now
I'm always fascinated by once-noted musicians or actors who have disappeared from the spotlight into a "straight" job. Do you know interesting tidbits about what so-and-so is doing now, 15 (or whatever) years later? [more inside]
How can I learn more about traveling musicians in Europe in the 1800's?
A few years ago, before she died, my grandmother told me about her great great grandparents who were traveling musicians in Europe. I don't know how much truth there is to this assertion (we didn't talk about family history very much when she was alive), but I'd like to learn more about this subject. [more inside]
Help a hacking amateur singer out?
I'm singing in the chorus of Handel's Messiah tomorrow at Carnegie Hall, and as luck would have it, I seem to have caught a whale of a cold, which by now has more or less calmed down to just a pretty bad cough. I'd rather not collapse in the middle of the Hallelujah Chorus (or any other choruses, come to think of it). Any advice for dealing with a pretty bad cough in the short term when you can't just take to your bed? [more inside]
Angeleno musicians, how do you find one another?
I'm kicking my band back into existence after 15 years. Where does one find professional and committed fellow players in L.A. nowadays? [more inside]
Late Blooming Musicians
Can you think of acclaimed musicians who didn't put out their first album until 35 or later? [more inside]
Songs where the musicians are having fun?
In an attempt to stave off the winter blues, I want to compile a playlist of songs where the artists are clearly enjoying themselves. Examples inside. [more inside]
Help me find a graph I've lost!
I've been doing research involving the treatment of musicians under repressive regimes. A while back I found a graph that had a list of countries, and for each country listed the number of musicians killed, tortured, abducted, assaulted etc. in a certain period of time. But I've lost this graph!! Can you help me relocate it? [more inside]
Live musicians who use everyday items to make music
Are there any bands or musicians out there who perform live featuring the use of everyday or unconventional items as instruments? (ala Stomp?) [more inside]
(Great) lyricists who are similar to Joni Mitchell?
Could anyone recommend me musicians-cum- poets/songwriters who are as talented as Joni Mitchell? [more inside]
# of recording artists per given area
I'm making a chart showing the number of musicians/recording artists per capita in different countries and US states. What I need is a dataset with the number of musicians in each area. [more inside]
Who makes Bad Blake look like Marie Osmond?
This article about the Beach Boys ongoing acrimony made me wonder: who are widely considered to be the absolute worst musicians to work with/for. [more inside]
New Orleans wedding musicians
Can anyone recommend a small jazz or blues band (3 or fewer musicians) to play a short wedding reception in a small space in New Orleans in October? [more inside]
Your persona here.
Examples of musicians with alter egos? [more inside]
Is there a porn category for that?
Hot male musicians/artists making lots of sexy eye contact with the camera while they do their thing. This is my porn, but I don't have luck finding much of it. Point me to more? [more inside]
Fiction about a musician
Looking for fiction books about musicians, especially with a single musician as the main character [more inside]
Resource for itinerant freelancers?
I often find myself in places where I don't know players in the local pro scene (assuming there is one). For example I have had limited success with sites such as LinkedIn and facebook in trying to find potential chamber music partners in Portland for a sightreading session at short notice. Is there a good website for making connections between like-minded people who enjoy making music for fun at the highest level? If not, is this something that would attract any interest from others, not that many classically-trained musicians necessarily read mefi?
A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Musicians?
Does something like Dr. Sketchy or a hackerspace exist for musicians? [more inside]
Guitar recommendations, give me yours!
Electric guitar for small hands, help me choose one? [more inside]
What is the story of this Jazz story?
Somewhere in the Ken Burns documentary Jazz, a musician who played with John Coltrane remembers a story about Coltrane defending one of his musicians with violence in some way, and then ends the story with the punchline: "You have to be willing to Die for a motherfucker." Who was that speaking? [more inside]
Music like The Conversation soundtrack?
Hey, did you ever see The Conversation? Remember how the soundtrack was mostly one dude on a piano? Can you recommend more music to me like that, where it's really engaging and moody like The Conversation soundtrack, but it's also just one guy? [more inside]
Why is the accordion so often the busker's instrument of choice?
I currently live in a European capital (Athens) and I've noticed that the accordion seems to be the favored instrument of its street musicians (not exclusively Roma). Ditto for practically all other European cities I've lived in or visited. Why is it this the case? [more inside]
Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
What notable "creative types" started out late in the game? [more inside]
Rock & Roll Reading List
What is it really like to be in a band? Please recommend reading material! [more inside]
The right vehicle insurance for traveling musicians?
Do traveling musicians in the US need to have commercial vehicle liability insurance? If so, what should we expect to pay and where should we get it? [more inside]
Organizing a benefit album?
My wife randomly decided to approach a local charity about doing a benefit album. They liked the idea and are supporting her, but she needs to do everything. Where do we start? [more inside]
Jesus Is Just Alright, Oh Yeah!
How many popular singers and musicians became preachers (or other religious/spiritual equivalents) later in life? [more inside]
Blogs Curating the Craft of Music Making?
There are so many wonderful visual design websites/blogs where designers are discussing cool things that inspire them. What about music or audio design blogs that do the same thing? [more inside]
Can I haz a gud metronum?
Hey AskMefi, could you help me find a metronome? [more inside]
Who are the most innovative bassists?
Which bass players really redefine the instrument? [more inside]
Team-building exercises for musicians?
Team-building exercises... for musicians. [more inside]
How do authors and artists know whether or not they're being cheated by publishers and record companies?
How do authors and artists know whether or not they're being cheated by publishers and record companies? [more inside]
Looking for musical role models
Help me find info on musicians who got their start at later-than-typical ages (especially over 40, especially women). [more inside]
Great music websites from dead and forgotten bands?
I am looking for examples of great "from beyond the grave" music available online; the band split but the music lives on... [more inside]
Music/musicians or music & kids related charities?
This season I would like to raise funds for a music/musicians or music and kids related charity. I'm aware of Sweet Relief, Music Box Children's Charity, and Rock for Kids. What are some others that you would recommend? In addition, there was a music/kids related post on the blue I can't find... an older guy who makes instruments for free--hundreds over the years... anyone recall? Thanks!
A musician for Uncle Sam?
My nephew, who definitely needs structure and self-discipline, is considering joining the military. He would like to become part of a military band, as he is a trained and talented musician and performer. What should he ask for and look for and how can he get an assignment he wants? [more inside]
Could you point me to pictures of musicians in the 1970s with mustaches? Lots of pictures, please.
Modern Rock for the Classic Rocker?
Best modern bands for a classic rock fan and musician who wants to hear some genius? [more inside]
Who were these jazz musicians - if they were jazz musicians?
Who are the jazz musicians I flew with from Los Angeles to DC today? They were talking about performing at the White House (maybe), and had fangirls (well, two). [more inside]
Is it possible to introduce my kid to NYC's musicians?
NYC music filter: How can I find musicians who would be willing to let my kid hang with them? [more inside]
How can my friend's band promote themselves?
A good friend of mine just wrapped up a full length album. They are a trio with a little bit of live experience, but no real contacts. How should they go about promoting themselves, both to play in bars/clubs or for possible label representation?
Tickling the Ivory
Who are the keyboard players who are really wowing you these days? I'm looking to enhance my listening pleasure. Any style or genre is fine. [more inside]
Rock My City
How do you make a town more local-music-friendly? What things can individuals, businesses, and cities do to encourage a better local music scene? [more inside]
The Jam: That's Entertainment?
How can I break up a jam session tastefully? [more inside]
Musicians in "Mixed Marriage"
My music theory professor challenged our class to identify a married couple where one plays the violin and the other the trumpet. His theory is that the personalities of violin and trumpet players clash. Can anyone name a prominent musical couple where one plays a bowed instrument and the other brass? I would imagine that a saxophone player or drummer would be equally incompatible with a string player.
Where can I spread the word about my project to musicians who might be interested?
How can I reach independent musicians? My friends and I have built a great service for artists who promote their music online. The people who use it rave about it. But we'd like to grow to serve a lot more people in a more eclectic range of music. [more inside]
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With the next race deadline quickly approaching, construction workers are busy remodeling the BMX track at Chehaw Park.
The constructor of the 2012 London Olympics is rebuilding Chehaw's BMX track with the latest state-of-the-art facilities, making it capable of hosting any level of rider in the country.
The current facility will be expanded and updated, changing the tracks' difficulty.
Right now, Chehaw BMX track is rated 5 for difficulty. With the latest improvements, the upgraded track will be rated a 10, the highest difficulty level. Riders of all ages and skill levels will still be able to enjoy the track despite the new difficulty rating.


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Gary is our newest addition to the Sales Force but he is definitely not new to the industry.
His adventures with COLLIER Mfg began in March, 2015 but he has known James since 'way back when'. This is the joy of our industry. Companies change, things evolve but the good people are always around.


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Brewers' Taylor Green returns from WBC with roster spot on mind
Phoenix - The previous week or so presented something of a dilemma for Taylor Green.
Presented with the opportunity of playing for Team Canada in the World Baseball Classic, Green took it and had an experience of a lifetime.
On the flip side, while he was taking part in the WBC, Green was missing out on valuable playing time in the Cactus League while trying to earn a job as a utility man with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Back in the clubhouse on Monday morning after Team Canada was eliminated by Team USA, Green admitted it was good to be back, so that he could turn his focus to making the team.
"My situation's different than some other guys - I'm fighting for a spot,' Green said. "So I was really debating whether I should go in the first place, just because of that. Obviously, I wanted to go as far as we could go in the tournament for the country, but on a personal level, it's good to be back here."
Green has roughly three weeks left to impress the Brewers' brass, and there are opportunities for him.
With Mat Gamel out for the year and Corey Hart out until probably May, Green could factor into the equation at first base considering his prior experience there.
Green can also play second and third base. Alex Gonzalez is a lock to make the team as one utility man, leaving Green battling with the likes of Jeff Bianchi, Bobby Crosby and Donnie Murphy for the other spot.
Bianchi, like Green, was going to participate in the WBC but had to leave Team Italy after suffering a left-groin strain that still has him on the shelf for an undetermined amount of time.
"This is a difficult spot for him because he's trying to make a team," manager Ron Roenicke said of Green returning and trying to play catch-up.
"(Bianchi) still is in that same area. Him being out this long, I don't know when he's going to be able to play."
Green could make sense as part of a left-handed, right-handed platoon at first base along with Gonzalez until Hart returns. At this point, Roenicke is still considering his options.
"I have no problem with going left-right. I have no problem with going with somebody every day," he said. "We'll see who those people are at the end, and really their production on the field is going to dictate how much they're going to play."
Roenicke is mulling the possibility of giving Green a look in the outfield as well, something he asked Bianchi to try earlier in camp.
Green did play some in left and right field in winter ball in the Dominican Republic. Going back and forth between the infield and outfield would increase his chances of being on the opening-day roster.
"We'll look at, I'm thinking, probably two extra spots on the bench," Roenicke said. "We'll look at what the needs are. And if the need is to have that fifth outfielder - and it is kind of a need - then I may talk to some of the guys a little bit more about it."
Green passed his exit WBC physical, but he didn't play in the Brewers' 3-2 victory over the Los Angeles Dodgers at Maryvale Baseball Park.
Roster moves: The Brewers on Monday optioned pitchers Johnny Hellweg and Tyler Thornburg to Class AAA Nashville.
Hellweg was impressive in camp early, but he struggled in his last two outings. On Saturday, he was tagged with the loss and a blown save after giving up two hits, two runs (none earned) and walking two in 1 2/3 innings.
Hellweg was 0-1 in Cactus League play with a 4.15 earned run average and a WHIP of 1.38 in five relief appearances. He struck out seven and walked six.
The challenge for the 6-foot-9 fireballer remains his control.
"We still think he has a very good chance to be a real good major-league starter," Roenicke said. "If we didn't think that way, we would have kept him in camp because he would have had a chance to make the team out of the bullpen.
"I like him. We all like him. I think by doing this, it helps him out in getting stretched out, and more importantly, getting him on a routine that he knows he's going to pitch."
Thornburg, meanwhile, was 0-1 with a 9.00 ERA in two appearances (one start, four total innings). He'll also start in Nashville.
Also, pitcher Nick Bucci was officially optioned to Huntsville. He had been returned to minor-league camp on Feb. 23.
John Axford and Jim Henderson, Green's Team Canada teammates, returned to Brewers camp as well on Monday.
Getting closer:Aramis Ramirez took another step toward returning to the field this week by successfully running the bases - a task that was considered the third baseman's final hurdle in his recovery from a sprained left knee.
Ramirez also took more batting practice and did some fielding practice.
"Ran well, hit real well," Roenicke said. "I know he's looking at a couple days. We talked about the off-day, so he knows that's coming up. He's looking to get out there after that off-day."
Plan for Gallardo, Estrada: Having both passed their exit WBC physicals, Yovani Gallardo and Marco Estrada each threw bullpen sessions Monday.
Gallardo will start Wednesday when the Brewers play a night game against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Salt River Fields, while Estrada will pitch in a minor-league game Thursday, which is an off-day for the Brewers.


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Crowley, Notre Dame shine at Rayne High Wolf Relays
RAYNE – With three weeks to go before their respective district meets, Crowley High and Notre Dame both got in some quality performances Friday at the Rayne High Wolf Relays.
On the boys' side, Crowley scored 80.5 points and finished fourth in the eight-team field while Notre Dame was sixth with 40.5 points.
Erath won the meet with 118 points, Jennings was second (103.5) and Delcambre was third (88.5). Host Rayne finished seventh with 34 points.
Crowley, led once again by Rontrevius Foreman, logged four first-place finishes on the day.
Foreman continued his dominance in the distance events by winning the 800-meter run (2:09.94) and the 1600 (4:57.04).
The Gents' 4x200-meter relay team of Kirk Poullard, Taylor Doughty, Kaleb Cormier and Chanz Moore was also victorious with a season-best time of 1:32.12.
Cormier added a first-place showing in the triple jump with a mark of 42-0.
Crowley's 4x400-meter relay team added to the point total with a second-place finish (3:33.36) while Doughty was third in the 400-meter run (52.40).
Notre Dame was led by Hunter Stelly. The sophomore claimed top honors in the field with a winning heave of 45-10 in the shot put a first-place throw of 180-8 in the javelin.
Blake Miller won the 100-meter dash (11.33) and Joe Schmid was second in the triple jump (40-9.5).
Jalen Williams scored 14 points for Rayne with a second-place finish in the 200-meter dash (23.30) and a third-place showing in the 100 (11.62). Van Myles placed third in the long jump (21-3).
On the girls' side, Abbeville walked away with the team title with 174 points. Teurlings was second (72) and Erath was third (68).
Notre Dame followed in fourth place with 61 points followed by Crowley (57) and Rayne (51).
Notre Dame's Aline Gossen placed first in the 3200-meter run (12:20.80) and she was third in the 1600 (6:11.07). Peyton Miller added a second-place finish in the javelin (103-1) while Taylor Gray was third in the 800 (2:41.71) and Elizabeth Ledet was third in the 3200 (13:44.51).
Crowley got the bulk of its points from Mercedes Rogers. The junior standout logged second-place finishes in the long jump (16-9), triple jump (34-7) and the 300 hurdles (49.80) while also placing fourth in the high jump (5-2).
Emily Boullion had Crowley's lone victory with a winning throw of 89-0 in the discus.
Rayne's Nia Taylor Mech won the 400-meter run (1:03.63) and the triple jump (35-7 1/2) and was third in the long jump (16-4). Taylor Arceneaux added to the Lady Wolves' point total with a third place finish in the discus (85-5).


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More than 400 entities across the nation, including school transportation providers and associations, are urging Congress to provide funding for the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) program.
The broad coalition — also including other transportation industry organizations and environmental and public health groups — sent letters to key committee members in the Senate and House asking for continued support of DERA, which was recently reauthorized but currently has no funding allocated for 2012.
"There are 20 million existing diesel engines in use today, and immense opportunities remain to reduce diesel emissions through the DERA program," the coalition wrote.
The organizations called for $50 million for the program for fiscal year 2012, the same level as in 2008. Also requested is support for President Obama's budget request of $305.5 million for state and local air quality grants for 2012.
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Wells Fargo looks to build London commodities desk
US lender Wells Fargo is looking to grow its London-based metals trading desk, as other banks seek to scale back their commodities trading units.
Wells Fargo is looking to hire a couple of agency traders who will work out of the London office and report to Janet Mirasola, the newly hired lead in the bank's over-the-counter and listed derivatives metals team.
The traders will work with the bank's metals business in New York.
Mirasola joined last month from brokerage firm R.J. O'Brien to lead the New York over-the-counter and listed derivatives team. According to a job description seen by Financial News, Mirasola is responsible for building out the business and to "spearhead a new metals business" in New York.
A spokeswoman for Wells Fargo confirmed the bank is building a desk in London and is immediately looking to hire.
The move is part of the Wells Fargo's broader strategy to build up its futures clearing and execution capabilities, as a wave of financial regulation pushes OTC trading of derivatives onto exchanges.
The San Francisco-based bank currently manages commodity risk for corporate clients across a range of asset classes. The London desk would support client execution flow through a third party, according to the spokeswoman.
Last month Bloomberg reported the bank was considering applying for a Category 2 membership to the London Metal Exchange, which would allow it to take orders for sales or purchases of metals contracts.
While small in scale, the decision to expand its metals team contrasts with recent moves by other investment banks that are scaling back their presence in commodities in response to tighter regulatory scrutiny and lacklustre performance.
Last week Deutsche Bank announced it would shrink its commodities arm, winding down trading desks in base metals, energy, agriculture, and dry bulk. The bank will focus on financial derivatives and precious metals, which will be integrated in its fixed income and currencies platform. As part of the move, the German-based lender will slash 200 jobs worldwide, and explore potential sales of part of the business.
Similarly, in July JP Morgan announced its plans to exit the business physical commodities arm. However, one month later, it bought an OTC commodities derivatives portfolio from UBS, which is also exiting its physical commodities business, with the exception of precious metals.
Morgan Stanley has been trying to sell its commodities business for at least a year and other large banks such as Barclays have significantly cut back their presence in the sector.
Jake White, head of commodities at recruitment firm Selby Jennings, said: "Clearly many of the big banks seem to be wanting to downsize to get out of such a capital and regulatory intensive business and this creates an opportunities for non-European banks looking to expand. Wells Fargo sits in the category looking to capitalize and fill out the gap left by firms like Deutsche Bank. Certainly there will be one or two other firms who will be looking to do the same next year."
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First time trying Mexican hot chocolate and what a great treat. For the milk I used 2% and for the topping I used Cool Whip Free.
I made it for one using Roosie's measurements. Very good and warming. Not too sweet. Thanks. Maybe next time I will be daring and add a dash of cayenne pepper.
I love Mexican chocolate, I like to add a dash of cayenne pepper to mine ;)
Yummy! This was excellent. As suggested, we topped with whipped cream and served it with biscochitos (Biscochitos). The only (unintentional) change I made was I only added 5 cups of milk, because the saucepan I was using was too small. So it was maybe a little richer, but everyone liked it that way. Wonderful recipe, I will surely make this again, thank you Sue!
This hot chocolate was a big hit at my house! Because I was making it for children, I used half the spices, but it still turned out wonderful. We served it with whipped cream. My teenage daughter said it was one of her all-time favorite cups of hot chocolate. Thanks for an easy and popular hot chocolate recipe!
A lovely warming drink. A nice blend of spices with out being to overpowering.At first I thought the sugar would be too much but it was just perfect. I also scaled it down to make just 1 serving, it scales down well.
I made a sixth of this recipe to make just one serving. Here are the measurements I used: 4 tsp sugar, 2 tsp cocoa, 1/4 cup cold water, 1/6 tsp cinnamon, dash nutmeg, 1 cup milk and 1/2 tsp vanilla extract. It was supposed to rain all day today. A drop hasn't come down from the sky, but it might as well be pouring! It is damp, dark and bone-chillingly windy out. This is the perfect pick-me-up/warm-me-up! The subtle cinnamon flavor glows through just enough to not be overpowering. Next time I might try a smidge less sugar just for personal taste, but its really perfect as-is. Wonderful flavor combination and it just satisfies you right down to your very soul! I did not have whipped cream for this (though I wish I did), but it was delicious. I will make this again- very easy to throw together and like Missy said, it does scale down just fine. Thanks Sue L, for this soul-warmer!
Excellent hot chocolate drink perfect for those endless rainy days. Scales down well.


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