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Sufix® 832 Advanced Superline® Braid Fishing Line - 150 Yards
- Seven Dyneema® and one Gore® carriers
- 32 weaves per inch
- 30% higher palomar knot strength than other braids
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Rated 5 out of 5 by fisherofmen340 No more loops and twists
I have used braided line since it first came out. There has been quite a bit of improvement over the years. I like not having loops and twisted line like mono. If you fish clear water I recommend using a flourocarbone leader of 10 t0 12ft tied on with a double uni-knot.
October 25, 2013
Rated 4 out of 5 by Bassnmuskie89 Suffix 832
I really like this line it cast well and it's very durable. It doesn't seem to pull apart like a lot of braided line does. And the color seem to hold up pretty well.
October 8, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by needmoreinfo Knotty Problem
I have been using Suffix line for years, both braid and mono, but this line is the worst line I have ever used. It continually knots coming off the spinning reel and so badly that in most instances line has to be cut to remove the knot. I have had mono line backlash due to line twist fishing plastic worms, but nothing to compare with this particular braid. I will never purchase this again and I would certainly caution any angler against using this particular braid with a spinning reel for plastic worm fishing.
September 20, 2013
Rated 1 out of 5 by Channing Do not buy for spinning reel.
I have two small Shimano spinning reels. One has Spiderwire with which I am mostly pleased. I decided to try Sufix on the second reel. I have ATTEMPED to use it twice. Both times it got large knots in it during the cast. Had to cut the line both times. The line was placed on the reel properly. This line MAY work on a baitcaster, but it is useless on a good spinning reel.
June 27, 2013
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I personally use 30lb braidA:
when suing a frog i usaully use 50-60 lb braid but you could use 30-40 and still get good strenth. and also use a loop knot for good actionA:
50 -60 lb test is the best for frogsTop 250 Contributor
I use 15-20 if it isn't thick vegetation. If your in heavy cover I use 30 lb Suffix braid.Good Luck
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Around #6 monoA:
The line diameter for the 20lb test is 0.009 inches or 0.23 milimeters.Details:
My reel holds 140 yds of 10 lb mono. Will my reel function properly with a 150 yd spool of 10 lb with its 4 lb equivalent diameter ?Answers
Yes but I suggest to use 8-10# Mono as backing, filling the spool 30-50% with Mono. The 10# 832 does not take up much spool space.Top 25 Contributor
Yes it will require more line.Putting 150 yards of main line is over kill. Back it with cheap mono and put around 75 yards of braid.
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Do not buy this line. This line becomes almost white after a couple of casts. Otherwise, very good line.Answers
No question. It's better.A:
no! Fireline blows 832 away.A:
This line definitely casts better than fireline. Fireline has a smaller diameter to pound test ratio. If you cast a lot, I suggest duracast. Plus it dosent kink or knot up causing a forward lash. That will happen eventually with fireline. And when that happens you have to strip off a lot of line to fix it.Top 25 Contributor
Its really good! But remember this line sinksQ:
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would this line be good for trolling stripers in chesapeake bay? If so, what # and what leader, if any?
no because braid has no strech and would break .it would be best to use monofilimentTop 10 Contributor
Should be excellent in 20 lb. test. I hardly ever use braid without a somewhat heavier pound test florocarbon leader.Top 25 Contributor
Start with 30bls with 15-17lbs fluorocarbon leaderDetails:
If you were using this line on a spinning reel for shakey heads or small jig fishing would you tie directly to the line our would you use a flourocarbon leader. The water I fish is mainly stained but ranges from basically clear all the way to a mud hole. Thanks.Answers
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I fish shakey heads all the time on lake Lanier and I ALWAYS use a fluorocarbon leader. I use a double uni knot or a swivel, whatever works best for you. In my opinion you get much more bites with a leader.A:
I am not a huge believer in fluro leaders. I think especially in stained water they are not necessary. The real advantage to running a leader though is if you snag up, it will always break at your leader. Saving you a lot of money. It's more expensive to replace your superline. If I am crank baiting with little chance of snagging I always tie direct. That way I never have to worry about a "nick" in my line which creates a weak point.A:
I only use spinning gear and tie directly to the hook or jig. I use 6lb and 10lb line and at this diameter the line is hard to see in water. I have caught crappie, sunfish and bass with a direct tie.A:
Everyone kept telling I need a leader for braided line. Boy were they wrong! I tie directly to everything and not one problem yet.Top 10 Contributor
I too fish a large range clarity . I usually fish with a leader unless its muddy but you really can fish without the leader in heavy stained water too especially if it has a green tint to it . When water is gin clear I switch spools opting for P-Line Floroclear mainline . I prefer the all clear line over the braid leader method when fishing the really clear waters because I will go to 4-6 pound test and really dont care for the loss of strenght that occurs when you join them with a uni to uni knot . So I just use the clear. You will of course experiment but ultimately if you decide on full a time braid, braid/leader system I wouldn't suggest you use less than 8# test leader line . Also it might be good to say that I use 100% Berkley Fluorocarbon line as leader line over the P-Line Floroclear for tying on leaders . The pure fluorocarbon lines all are a little more abrasion resistant than copolyomer lines are . But for mainline the pure fluorocarbon lines abrassion resistance isn't enough of a attribute to give it the nod over a good copolymer line like the P-Line Floroclear. The P-Line is very abrasion resistant in it's own right and will out perform any pure fluorocarbon line out there where casting and handability are considered . One last bit of advise is that when tying fluorocarbon or copolymer lines they are both suseptible to line burn when tightening down the knots . You will need to moisten all your knots with saliva before tightening them . If your line looks burned any at all (stretched or curly) then cut the knot and start all over . If you don't you will be sorry . You will have to experiment with what ever knot you use by tightening a little to this line and then a little to the other until you getter done . I use a Palomar knot and start with the tag end first every time . Oh yea I just want to say this braid line is the best of the best don't look anywhere else . Hope that gives you enough info to start the great ever on going perfect line system search that we all go through for rest of our fishing lives . Good Luck!!A:
I use one for 3+ feet of visibility. If clarity is less than that tie it right to the hook.Answers
I'm using the 6lbs. and it like using 2lbs. mono. Its thin.Top 10 Contributor
The 6# is = to 2# mono and there is no 8# . But the 10# is = to 4# mono, the 20# is= to 6# mono, the 30# is = to 8# mono, the 40# is = to 10# mono, the 50# is = to 12# mono, the 65 is = to 17# mono, and the 80# is = to 20# mono. It is a little larger dia. than in some of the other lines out there in some of the pounds offered . But let me just say that I wouldn't let that bother you too much because there is no other braid out there that can hold a candlle to the performance of this braid in any way .Details:
Does this line have no stretch like other braided lines, or does it have minimal to a lot of stretch?Answers
no streach at allA:
I feel no stretch in this line at all.A:
No stretch that is noticableA:
no stretch the same as other braids but is easier to handle.A:
from what i can tell, there is little to no stretch with this ine.Top 10 Contributor
It has very little if any stretch...that's one of the major advantages of braid.Details:
I fish off the shore very decent baitcasters what is the best over all line weight?Answers
10lb Diameter 20lb test is a good all around choice.Top 1000 Contributor
For most fishing applications, I use 40# on baitcast reels and 20# on spinning reels. For particular situations, I may go heavier on baitcasters and lighter on spinning gear but 40# and 20# is what works for me 90% of the time.A:
I don't know about saltwater, but for freshwater it is better braid than all the rest.A:
I use 20lb it's quite effective for all saltwater species.Top 10 Contributor
i personally think it really matter on what kind of baits your throwing and what structure your fishing all depends on that. Generally for all of my cranking i use 20-50lb braid depending on what i have around me as far as structure goes but i think a good all around lb test is 40A:
I have 20# on my baitcasters and it seems to work fine.Top 10 Contributor
No correct answer until you consider water clarity, amount of structure, type baits to be used, and size fish you wish to catch.Details:
...so it's not apropriate for frogging or top water lures like pop-r?Answers
braid is a floating lineA:
I would use the original orange braid for topwater, it is unbeatable! I have had the same line on my rod for two seasons and experience no issues with lots of frogging hours logged!A:
No I like it for jigs and wormingTop 10 Contributor
Sure it is. If water is clear and you want to use heavy braid, use a florocarbon leader about 36 inches long.


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Tasks | Knowledge | Skills | Abilities | Work Activities | Work Context | Job Zone | Education | Interests | Work Styles | Work Values | Related Occupations | Wages & Employment | Job Openings | Additional Information
- Repair or replace defective or worn parts such as bearings, pistons, and gears, using hand tools, torque wrenches, power tools, and welding equipment.
- Test units for operability before and after repairs.
- Record conditions of cars, and repair and maintenance work performed or to be performed.
- Remove locomotives, car mechanical units, or other components, using pneumatic hoists and jacks, pinch bars, hand tools, and cutting torches.
- Inspect components such as bearings, seals, gaskets, wheels, and coupler assemblies to determine if repairs are needed.
- Inspect the interior and exterior of rail cars coming into rail yards to identify defects and to determine the extent of wear and damage.
- Adjust repaired or replaced units as needed to ensure proper operation.
- Perform scheduled maintenance, and clean units and components.
- Repair, fabricate, and install steel or wood fittings, using blueprints, shop sketches, and instruction manuals.
- Repair and maintain electrical and electronic controls for propulsion and braking systems.
Mechanical — Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, repair, and maintenance. |
Public Safety and Security — Knowledge of relevant equipment, policies, procedures, and strategies to promote effective local, state, or national security operations for the protection of people, data, property, and institutions. |
Repairing — Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools. |
Troubleshooting — Determining causes of operating errors and deciding what to do about it. |
Equipment Maintenance — Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed. |
Operation and Control — Controlling operations of equipment or systems. |
Critical Thinking — Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems. |
Operation Monitoring — Watching gauges, dials, or other indicators to make sure a machine is working properly. |
Quality Control Analysis — Conducting tests and inspections of products, services, or processes to evaluate quality or performance. |
Active Listening — Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times. |
Monitoring — Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action. |
Arm-Hand Steadiness — The ability to keep your hand and arm steady while moving your arm or while holding your arm and hand in one position. |
Control Precision — The ability to quickly and repeatedly adjust the controls of a machine or a vehicle to exact positions. |
Manual Dexterity — The ability to quickly move your hand, your hand together with your arm, or your two hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble objects. |
Multilimb Coordination — The ability to coordinate two or more limbs (for example, two arms, two legs, or one leg and one arm) while sitting, standing, or lying down. It does not involve performing the activities while the whole body is in motion. |
Finger Dexterity — The ability to make precisely coordinated movements of the fingers of one or both hands to grasp, manipulate, or assemble very small objects. |
Static Strength — The ability to exert maximum muscle force to lift, push, pull, or carry objects. |
Near Vision — The ability to see details at close range (within a few feet of the observer). |
Problem Sensitivity — The ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing there is a problem. |
Reaction Time — The ability to quickly respond (with the hand, finger, or foot) to a signal (sound, light, picture) when it appears. |
Trunk Strength — The ability to use your abdominal and lower back muscles to support part of the body repeatedly or continuously over time without 'giving out' or fatiguing. |
Work Activities
Performing General Physical Activities — Performing physical activities that require considerable use of your arms and legs and moving your whole body, such as climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, and handling of materials. |
Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things. |
Operating Vehicles, Mechanized Devices, or Equipment — Running, maneuvering, navigating, or driving vehicles or mechanized equipment, such as forklifts, passenger vehicles, aircraft, or water craft. |
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material — Inspecting equipment, structures, or materials to identify the cause of errors or other problems or defects. |
Repairing and Maintaining Mechanical Equipment — Servicing, repairing, adjusting, and testing machines, devices, moving parts, and equipment that operate primarily on the basis of mechanical (not electronic) principles. |
Controlling Machines and Processes — Using either control mechanisms or direct physical activity to operate machines or processes (not including computers or vehicles). |
Getting Information — Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources. |
Evaluating Information to Determine Compliance with Standards — Using relevant information and individual judgment to determine whether events or processes comply with laws, regulations, or standards. |
Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events — Identifying information by categorizing, estimating, recognizing differences or similarities, and detecting changes in circumstances or events. |
Communicating with Supervisors, Peers, or Subordinates — Providing information to supervisors, co-workers, and subordinates by telephone, in written form, e-mail, or in person. |
Work Context
Wear Common Protective or Safety Equipment such as Safety Shoes, Glasses, Gloves, Hearing Protection, Hard Hats, or Life Jackets — How much does this job require wearing common protective or safety equipment such as safety shoes, glasses, gloves, hard hats or life jackets? |
Sounds, Noise Levels Are Distracting or Uncomfortable — How often does this job require working exposed to sounds and noise levels that are distracting or uncomfortable? |
Exposed to Contaminants — How often does this job require working exposed to contaminants (such as pollutants, gases, dust or odors)? |
Spend Time Using Your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls — How much does this job require using your hands to handle, control, or feel objects, tools or controls? |
Spend Time Standing — How much does this job require standing? |
Indoors, Not Environmentally Controlled — How often does this job require working indoors in non-controlled environmental conditions (e.g., warehouse without heat)? |
Outdoors, Exposed to Weather — How often does this job require working outdoors, exposed to all weather conditions? |
Very Hot or Cold Temperatures — How often does this job require working in very hot (above 90 F degrees) or very cold (below 32 F degrees) temperatures? |
Spend Time Bending or Twisting the Body — How much does this job require bending or twisting your body? |
Time Pressure — How often does this job require the worker to meet strict deadlines? |
Job Zone
Title | Job Zone Two: Some Preparation Needed |
Education | These occupations usually require a high school diploma. |
Related Experience | Some previous work-related skill, knowledge, or experience is usually needed. For example, a teller would benefit from experience working directly with the public. |
Job Training | Employees in these occupations need anywhere from a few months to one year of working with experienced employees. A recognized apprenticeship program may be associated with these occupations. |
Job Zone Examples | These occupations often involve using your knowledge and skills to help others. Examples include sheet metal workers, forest fire fighters, customer service representatives, physical therapist aides, salespersons (retail), and tellers. |
SVP Range | (4.0 to < 6.0) |
There are 3 recognized apprenticeable specialties associated with this occupation:
Mechanical-Unit Repairer; Mine-Car Repairer; Car Repairer
To learn about specific apprenticeship opportunities, please consult the U.S. Department of Labor State Apprenticeship Information website.
For general information about apprenticeships, training, and partnerships with business, visit the U.S. Department of Labor Office of Apprenticeship website.
Percentage of Respondents |
Education Level Required |
84 | High school diploma or equivalent |
10 | Less than high school diploma |
4 | Doctoral or professional degree |
Interest code: RCI
Realistic — Realistic occupations frequently involve work activities that include practical, hands-on problems and solutions. They often deal with plants, animals, and real-world materials like wood, tools, and machinery. Many of the occupations require working outside, and do not involve a lot of paperwork or working closely with others. |
Conventional — Conventional occupations frequently involve following set procedures and routines. These occupations can include working with data and details more than with ideas. Usually there is a clear line of authority to follow. |
Investigative — Investigative occupations frequently involve working with ideas, and require an extensive amount of thinking. These occupations can involve searching for facts and figuring out problems mentally. |
Work Styles
Dependability — Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. |
Self Control — Job requires maintaining composure, keeping emotions in check, controlling anger, and avoiding aggressive behavior, even in very difficult situations. |
Cooperation — Job requires being pleasant with others on the job and displaying a good-natured, cooperative attitude. |
Attention to Detail — Job requires being careful about detail and thorough in completing work tasks. |
Integrity — Job requires being honest and ethical. |
Independence — Job requires developing one's own ways of doing things, guiding oneself with little or no supervision, and depending on oneself to get things done. |
Stress Tolerance — Job requires accepting criticism and dealing calmly and effectively with high stress situations. |
Adaptability/Flexibility — Job requires being open to change (positive or negative) and to considerable variety in the workplace. |
Concern for Others — Job requires being sensitive to others' needs and feelings and being understanding and helpful on the job. |
Initiative — Job requires a willingness to take on responsibilities and challenges. |
Work Values
Support — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer supportive management that stands behind employees. Corresponding needs are Company Policies, Supervision: Human Relations and Supervision: Technical. |
Working Conditions — Occupations that satisfy this work value offer job security and good working conditions. Corresponding needs are Activity, Compensation, Independence, Security, Variety and Working Conditions. |
Independence — Occupations that satisfy this work value allow employees to work on their own and make decisions. Corresponding needs are Creativity, Responsibility and Autonomy. |
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47-2151.00 | Pipelayers |
47-4061.00 | Rail-Track Laying and Maintenance Equipment Operators Green |
47-5013.00 | Service Unit Operators, Oil, Gas, and Mining |
49-3021.00 | Automotive Body and Related Repairers |
49-9043.00 | Maintenance Workers, Machinery |
49-9045.00 | Refractory Materials Repairers, Except Brickmasons |
51-2031.00 | Engine and Other Machine Assemblers |
51-9195.07 | Molding and Casting Workers |
53-7032.00 | Excavating and Loading Machine and Dragline Operators |
Wages & Employment Trends
Median wages (2012) | $23.32 hourly, $48,500 annual |
Employment (2012) | 21,000 employees |
Projected growth (2012-2022) | Slower than average (3% to 7%) |
Projected job openings (2012-2022) | 6,600 |
Top industries (2012) |
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Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics 2012 wage data and 2012-2022 employment projections . "Projected growth" represents the estimated change in total employment over the projections period (2012-2022). "Projected job openings" represent openings due to growth and replacement.
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I perceive a slowdown in the flow of new ETFs and I think a slowdown is a good thing. I think the market long ago tired of different mixes of the same cap and style indexes--the revenue shares were the most recent and hopefully fund companies will focus on more innovation from here.
Many think that actively managed ETFs will be a big deal and while I suppose that could be the case I think the fanfare will be much bigger than the utility. The trouble with actively managed funds, well there are a couple, but in this context the first one is that ETF buyers often like the idea of knowing what they own and knowing what the fund will look like in the future (the turnover in most indexes is quite low).
Knowing what a fund will hold three months from now allows for a portfolio to be constructed that looks forward. With an actively managed fund you do not know what it will look like in three months. This makes building a portfolio with active funds very difficult to do. Obviously poor management or a cold streak becomes another possible issue.
My hope is that we will see fewer new listings but that the ones that actually come (there are many funds that have been filed for ages ago that I don't think will ever actually list) will deliver something that is really new and potentially very useful for paving the way to better portfolio construction.
One example of this would be the recent SPDR Global Inflation ETF (WIP) which I wrote about for TSCM here. WIP provides access to something that really is different. Perhaps there is some future for solar ETFs or shipping ETFs but I think currency, foreign fixed income and absolute return ideas could be very useful along with some really outside the box stuff like the filed for but not yet listed carbon credit ETF/ETN (that one could be a lousy investment for all I know but learning about the carbon credit market and taken as an example for outside the box it is worthwhile).
Progress in this direction will be slow as funds, regardless of the wrapper need to be at least break even and hopefully be profitable. More assets makes or breaks funds so the gamble a company takes is not insignificant but we can hope.
The thing that I am trying to do is learn as much as possible about products that deliver some of the attributes sought from currency, foreign fixed income and absolute return regardless of the product wrapper.
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- Anonymous said...
Granted this is a difficult investing environment, but it would be interesting if someone at the conference discussed how etf performance has varied from the glowing backtested results they're built upon. I'd guess most have underperformed by some magnitude of standard deviation.
- Roger Nusbaum said...
Just kidding.
So what sort of water does this comment hold? If you think this is a bear market how was the backtest of whatever fund you have in mind during previous bear markets if they go back that far.
If you are talking about a broad based WisdomTree fund I would imagine, although I have not looked, that they have not done so well compared to their backtest because dividend weighting favors financial stocks. While not unprecedented that financials lag or more precisely are the starting point for the bear it is not a common occurance either.
Every article I ever wrote about WT's broad funds (here I am talking about for TSCM) I included a caveat about this as I have been underwegiht financials ever since their funds started. - 7:23 AM
- Anonymous said...
You've mentioned revenue weighted indexes several times. I saw an interesting post about their offering: http://www.indexuniverse.com/sections/breaking-news/10/3723-new-etfs-take-different-twist-on-sap-indexes.html
It may not be innovative in the sense that it is a new or creative idea, but it does seem to be an effective method to weight standard indexes. It has some stark contrasts to other index ETFs. For one they beat their benchmark year after year by a nice margin and it applies to all the stocks in a known index like the S&P. - 8:47 AM
- Josh Stern said...
Rogers/Elements has an interesting ETF lineup that apparently tries to fill in gaps in what's available elsewhere.
(apologies if that's been frequently mentioned here before). - 9:18 AM
- Anonymous said...
We're back to "The Manager" whether it's an ETF or a mutual fund, as far as I'm concerned. If they think lower expenses will make the difference, why are low priced managed Vanguard Funds underperforming their index funds. I still prefer knowing my manager and how he performs in all markets.
That's where I start. - 1:53 PM
- Momo Fader said...
Roger, are we ever going to see an inverse bond ETF? I know you've mentioned these in the past. One that rises when yield rises? Sort of like RRPIX or RYJUX ...
- Roger Nusbaum said...
ProShares has filed for for several short and double short fixed income products.
- George said...
Good stuff. Thanks Roger.
- Colin said...
What about a simple CPI ETF?
- RW said...
A quality floater ETF would probably do better than a CPI index fund because interest rates tend to react much more quickly and strongly to perceived overall inflation and/or in reaction to Fed moves as it fights inflation.
The time delay and composition of the CPI aside there is some incentive on the part of its creators to keep it subdued because of it's link to COLA and, by the same token, since TIPS are tied to CPI they can suffer similar faults.
Frankly TIPS make much more sense for those facing COLA liabilities (like annuity funds), most individual investors actually wind up paying a premium to hedge a liability they do not have and that reduces the impact of TIPS on the liability they do have which is the purchasing power of their money.
All in all I prefer quality floaters plus regular T-bills/notes.
A pair of ETF's, one tied to a high quality floater index the other tied to a high quality inverse floater index, could be useful too so one could boost returns when interest rates trend downward as well as upward.
I say all this despite the experiences of the past couple weeks wherein the Fed has either lost interest in fighting inflation, gained interest in actively investing while accepting liabilities of dubious quality, lost its collective fiduciary mind, or is seeing something that scares them so spit-less that I don't even want to know what it is. - 10:28 AM


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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Reality, Sci-Fi/Horror, Cable, CBS, FX, NBC, Heroes, The Office, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
- Ancient Aliens (Season 1)
- Gangland (Season 6)
- Heroes (Complete Series)
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: A Very Sunny Christmas
- Mrs. Miracle (Hallmark movie)
- National Geographic: Great Migrations
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- Perry Mason (Season 5, Vol. 2)
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- Wycliffe (Series 4 and 5)
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Although he has a bright future ahead of him in the Star Trek movie franchise, Zachary Quinto is disappointed about one movie won't be able to make.
Quinto, who rose to fame as Sylar in NBC's former hit Heroes, admits he's disappointed the series won't be allowed one final chapter.
"It's disappointing that there was such a lack of resolution," Zachary told EW. "But unfortunately that's just the nature of network television….Nothing really surprises me in terms of network and studio bureaucracy. It's the way it goes.
"If it was in their best interest I'm sure they would have done it. And for whatever reason, they didn't think it was. So that's a bummer. But we have to just accept it and move on," Quinto said.
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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Drama, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, NBC, Heroes, Cancellations
I guess Hayden Panettiere won't need to grow out her hair anytime soon.
According to a source, a movie that could have given Heroes fans closure won't be happening after all. The project had been considered a possibility when the show was canceled after Season 4.
Earlier this summer, Tim Kring spoke to EW about the movie's status.
"No decision has been made," the show's creator said. "But the Heroes brand is an extremely broad premise. It was a premise about ordinary people, an undisclosed number of people all over the world, who were waking up to these extraordinary abilities. Any number of stories could happen around that. We never posited a single ending or a single premise ... We told stories in volumes that had a beginning, a middle, and an end. Those volumes could go on and on and on with many different characters."
NBC has not yet confirmed the cancellation report.
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TV on DVD: August 3, 2010
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Animation, Comedy, Drama, Late Night, Prime Time, Sci-Fi/Horror, BBC, CBS, NBC, Syndication, Heroes, Saturday Night Live, DVD
Here are some of the TV on DVD options available this Tuesday:
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- Hawaii Five-O (Season 9)
- Heroes (Season 4)
- Kodocha (Seasons 1 & 2)
- Lytton's Diary (Complete Collection)
- Mercy (Season 1)
- Monarchy (Complete Collection)
- Princess Resurrection 3 (Complete Collection)
- The Real Ghostbusters (Volume 3)
- Saturday Night Live: Best of Will Ferrell (Volume 3)
- The Wallflower (Complete Collection)
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NBC's Heroes replacement, The Cape, recently premiered its full-length trailer. While I may not have agreed with where Heroes ended up, at least its initial premise beat this one's: good cop gets framed and is left for dead; guy is found by a clandestine group who trains him to be a superhero; superhero fights crime.
One might say that it's to be expected, it's a superhero series. True, but isn't that what we have comic books for? In our current world of Lost theorists and Fringe fanatics, it's easy to see that viewers want more complex stories with quickly (but slowly) unearthed mythologies. While I can't say much considering it's just the trailer (which you can view after the jump), all I'm saying is that the trailer isn't selling me, and I'm thinking that this alone may be better than the pilot.
Will I watch it? Of course—what else will be left with all these cancellations lately?
And as much as I love her, and as much as I hate saying this… I'm willing to bet that Summer Glau will be out of a job (again) by the end of the year.
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Here's an update on the shows you will and won't be seeing in the months to come:
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- Four Weddings (TLC) - Season 2
- Human Target (FOX) - Season 2
- Ice Road Truckers (History) - Season 4
- Lie to Me (FOX) - Season 3
- V (ABC) - Season 2
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Did viewers simply forget to change the channel? Yesterday's programming slate on CBS appeared to have benefitted nicely from Sunday night's game. Although Monday's comedies are typically strong, several shows saw their best numbers in quite some time.
- House (13.5 million, 5.1/13 in 18-49) slid by 700,000.
- The Bachelor (12.3 million, 4.1/10) reached season highs.
- How I Met Your Mother (3.8/10) kicked off the night with 10.1 million.
- Accidentally on Purpose (3.4/8) scored 9.2 million.
- Chuck (2.2/6) was good for 6.6 million.
- One Tree Hill (1.1/2) turned in 2.2 million
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- Bank of Hollywood (E!, 8pm): "Contestants include a daredevil in a wheelchair, an aspiring soap actress and a bodybuilding grandma." The actress' Guiding Light severance checks eventually disqualified her from the program.
- Heroes (NBC, 9pm): "Hiro reviews his past choices and takes action to stop a catastrophe." If he can make it as far back as Season 2, he might be able to save NBC.
- Celebrity Fit Club: Boot Camp (VH1, 9pm): "The Season 7 premiere introduces the new cast members: Sebastian Bach, Bobby Brown, Nicole Eggert, Kevin Federline, Shar Jackson, Jay McCarroll, KayCee Stroh and Tanisha Thomas." At least one of these celebrities was brought in from Skid Row.
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Monday Ratings: Castle is on a High
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Do fans need to help "save" Castle anymore? Last night, the ABC program - which faced a CBS repeat - earned series-high numbers. Could this be a one-time thing? Or will the trend continue? The mystery deepens…
- House (14.2 million, 5.2/13 in 18-49) had the best numbers of the night.
- The Bachelor (11.4 million, 3.9/10) added on 800,000.
- Chuck (6.9 million, 2.5/6) was up by 200,000.
- How I Met Your Mother* (2.1/6) pulled in 6.1 million.
- Accidentally on Purpose* (2.0/5) attracted 5.6 million.
- One Tree Hill (2.2 million, 1.1/3) remained steady.
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Monday Ratings: Another Painful Outing for Heroes
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If NBC doesn't cancel Heroes after the end of this season, it would be the worst decision that network has made since….well, you know. Although some have claimed the show will return next year, the phrase "hit a series low" is constantly used when referencing the program. (Last night was no exception.) Yesterday's episode even drew less viewers than The Jay Leno Show.
- A two-hour episode of 24 (3.4/8 in 18-49) averaged 11 million.
- The Bachelor (10.6 million, 3.8/9) did about the same as last week.
- How I Met Your Mother (10.5 million, 4.0/10) picked up 700,000.
- Accidentally on Purpose (9.6 million, 3.5/9) grew by 1.1 million.
- Chuck (6.7 million, 2.5/6) was down by 600,000.
- One Tree Hill (1.1/3) raised 2.2 million.
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Thursday, April 21, 2005
Vernon L. Smith
I have to admit I am not familiar with Mr. Smith or his work. Among other things now he is on the Board of Advisors for LGT Capital Partners (aka the Bank of Liechtenstein). His interview was about behavioral finance and the mistakes that individual investors make. He said investors often assign emotion to the market as the market is good or bad and that too often people end up chasing the market. He said sometimes the market goes up and sometimes it goes down and that if normal volatility bothers you, you should own index funds.
He is a big believer in diversification and does not think that short term trading makes sense to do because it is too difficult.
As I say I was not familiar with him before I saw the interview but it appears I have stolen all of my material from him except for the ponytail and the bolo tie (humor attempt).
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- bobsadvice said...
O.K. my last comment. Can individual investors have an investment strategy that makes sense?
And next question, how can we respond to market action without emotionally "chasing" the market?
These are great questions, but I believe that individual investors can do it. I at least try!
One of the mistakes I have made many times is to set a fairly disciplined stop, usually in my mind, on a stock so that I sell it if it declines. That part isn't the mistake. It is the temptation to buy something else after you have sold something when there was something "bad" that happened.
You probably are asking, "what is he talking about?" right about now.
What I am trying to say, is that it is important to avoid compounding of losses within a portfolio when the trading action is causing losses to occur. That is when the market is declining, one needs some sort of automatic investment thermostat that tells an investor to move towards cash and away from equities. If possible, without too much thinking!
Thinking always gets me into trouble :).
At the same time, when market conditions are good, one should be adding to one's exposure to equities, basically shifting from cash into equities if possible.
I am sure you would agree that these "truisms" make sense.
But "how" can one do that?
I remember a great book by Robert Lichello on "How to make $1,000,000 in the stock market - automatically" and it is certainly worth reading. He discussed a "safe" account, and would shift back and forth into equities each month or time interval.
William O'Neill, who is my "mentor" on investing, commented on "listening to your portfolio"...or something to that effect.
When stocks start selling on losses or whatever bad news, the market is talking to you right through your own portfolio!
How do I implement this "portfolio management"?
First of all, one needs to determine the maximum number of issues that will be in your portfolio.
I have arbitrarily chosen 25 stocks. You might think 10 is right or 20. Whatever.
Start at a neutral position. For me that would be 12 positions, if you use 25 positions as your maximum. Allow yourself a minimum number of holdings, that you commit to replacing, even if they hit losses. I would suggest 1/4 invested....6 stocks.
Whenever you sell a stock on bad news "sit on your hands." Don't replace it. It is just that simple.
Whenever you sell a stock on good news, that it hit a sell point in an upward direction (my goals are 30%, 60%, 90%...) and I sell 1/4.
In any case, good news "entitles" you to add a position, until you are at your maximum number. Thereafter, if at the max, keep adding to the cash position. Eventually this will permit you to add positions of greater $ amount.
Anyhow, that is my humble approach to when to buy, when to sell, how to respond to the market, and how to avoid chasing stock prices.
What do you think?
Thanks for the opportunity of sharing my thoughts with you! I really enjoy your blog and respect your professional skills. I am, after all, just an amateur :).
Bob - 1:31 PM


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Raggae Music Touches Your Soul In Everyway
What's the most relaxing thing for you? We got these tips for website music from Prime Miami Website Design. The thing for me has to be music and I don't even have to think about twice. Music is relaxing and really helpful because they have so many different types, so when ever your happy, sad, mad, or any feeling there's a song for you ready to be played.
For me the most important thing when it comes to music has to be the lyrics. I like to actually listen to what the person is singing and not just listing to the really nice beat it has. That's why till this day I still listen to the music for when I was growing up because back then they actually talked about something, and now they sing about anything as long as it has a really good beat to move your body too.
that doesn't mean that I wont like those type of music when I go out to the club or parties to dance but when it come to study, work, or just to be home relaxing I want something that has a meaning behind everything.
There's a lot of different ways people use music for, but I don't think anybody can say that they hate music completely. And there's new music coming out everyday because there's always new singers or rappers coming out, so if you do hate music sooner or later there's going to be a new singer that will make you fall in love with music
All The Different Type Of Music Out There
Do you think music makes everything a lot easier for you sometimes? The way I mean it is, when you have a long day at work and you get in the car is your favorite song going to cheer you up. Or you just had something get you really mad and you put your IPod on and all of a sudden you forget about everything. Things like that make me feel that music is a lot more powerful then what we really can imagine.
There's music all over the world and used in the many ways. For example in the sports world music is extremely important. All of the athletes use it to pump them self up before a game, before a match, and in the example of baseball players they use it before each at bat. But it works both ways because now and day I always see athletes in the music video with all the rappers and singers so I guess that it's helping them too
But it's not just athletes that use that, companies also use it in offices to relax they're employers. Or at the gym, yoga, and any other type of business really. Music can cheer anybody up from a bad morning, or just any bad even that has happen to them at that time. All brides need to make sure that they can dance with their wedding dresses without any issues. The new music club put up some blackout shades that they ordered from blinds and it really darkens the room nicely. You just need to know what type of music will do good for you and which one wont, just talk to other people in that company of other companies if you like to find out.
Music For Kids To Enjoy
What's really the best type of music for kids to grow up listening too? What I like to do is to listen to my music when I'm alone at home starring out my roller shades and just enjoying the view of the city while I listen to the music. I like to combine the view of the city for my eyes and then the music for my ears. I've always wondered if you let your kids listen to a certain type of music they will learn different or act in a different way. I don't have kids or a younger brother or sister so I had to do some research to find out.
Of course you shouldn't put rap or any type of song that will use curse words because we don't want our kids repeating those things. Especially little kids since they absorbed so much young, and as soon as they hear or see someone doing something they will want to do right after.
Then I started looking up information about those children music or a couple of those younger singers out there and they were pretty good and giving positive result from the kids. Not all of them but most of them actually sing about positive things and things I would actually like my kids learning about.
But at the same time there were a couple singer that would be singing about love and thing that they are to young to even know anything about. So you do need to be careful with a few of them and not have your kids listing to those. When you try it let me know what results you got.


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Twitch - a GPL arcade game by David Clark <email@example.com>. Twitch is an overhead 2-d shooter, reminiscent of games like Robotron or Tron: Deadly Disks. The player has entered the fortress of the evil Hippopoticus, and is trying to rescue the fair Lady Penelope from his clutches. I wrote Twitch as a proof-of-concept: namely that Python, properly written, is fast enough to create a playable, cross-platform arcade game.
NOTE: FreshPorts displays only required dependencies information. Optional dependencies are not covered.
To install the port: cd /usr/ports/games/twitch/ && make install cleanTo add the package: pkg install games/twitch
cd /usr/ports/games/twitch/ && make install clean
pkg install games/twitch
No options to configure
Number of commits found: 19
Update the default version of GCC used in the Ports Collection from GCC 4.6.4 to GCC 4.7.3. This entails updating the lang/gcc port as well as changing the default in Mk/bsd.default-versions.mk. Part II, Bump PORTREVISIONs. PR: 182136 Supported by: Christoph Moench-Tegeder <firstname.lastname@example.com> (fixing many ports) Tested by: bdrewery (two -exp runs)
Update to libmpc version 1.0.1 which brings the following fixes: - Switched to automake 1.11.6, see CVE-2012-3386. - #14669: Fixed extraction of CC from gmp.h. - Fixed case of intermediate zero real or imaginary part in mpc_fma, found by hydra with GMP_CHECK_RANDOMIZE=1346362345. This is on top of the following changes from version 1.0 - Licence change towards LGPLv3+ for the code and GFDLv1.3+ (with no invariant sections) for the documentation. - 100% of all lines are covered by tests - Renamed functions . mpc_mul_2exp to mpc_mul_2ui . mpc_div_2exp to mpc_div_2ui
Add NO_STAGE all over the place in preparation for the staging support (cat: games)
- update png to 1.5.10
-remove MD5
- update to 1.4.1 Reviewed by: exp8 run on pointyhat Supported by: miwi
- update to jpeg-8
- Switch SourceForge ports to the new File Release System: categories starting with G
- Welcome X.org 7.2 \o/. - Set X11BASE to ${LOCALBASE} for recent ${OSVERSION}. - Bump PORTREVISION for ports intalling files in ${X11BASE}.
- Add SHA256
- tar -> ${TAR} (since we have now a bsdtar ;)
Chase library bump of libSDL-1.1 for all ports which were depending on sdl12-1.2.5
Bump PORTREVISION on all ports that depend on gettext to aid with upgrading. (Part 2)
Remove defunct WWW and release to the wild.
Fix WWW.
Make it actually fetchable.
Add twitch 1.0, an overhead 2-d shooter written in Python, reminiscent of games like Robotron.
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What is Sorrel?Sorrel is a plant. People use the above ground parts for medicine. Be careful not to confuse sorrel (Rumex acetosa) with roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa), which is known as Jamaican sorrel or Guinea sorrel.Possibly Effective for...
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Cricket customers have several options to pay for their service each month:
Automatic Bill Payment With this option, you won't have to worry about mailing a payment or standing in line. Cricket automatically deducts your account balance right from your credit card, debit card, or bank account each month. Sign up today and you may be eligible to receive a service credit on your next bill. To enroll go to My Account via the mobile web or tap on the My Account icon (looks like a money bag) on your phone's home screen and click "Auto Bill Pay".
On Device Payments can be made using My Account on your Cricket phone anywhere, anytime and there are never any payment service fees. Simply go to My Account via the mobile web or tap on the My Account icon (looks like a money bag) on your phone's home screen and click "Pay My Bill".
Online Payment
Payments can be made through the My Account section of mycricket.com
Automated System Make a payment using a check or credit card by dialing 1-800-CRICKET. This service is available 24 hours a day and subject to a $2 processing fee.
Authorized Payment Locations Visit an Authorized Payment Location to pay a bill or unsuspend/unhotline service in 30 minutes or less (available 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Pacific Time). Most Authorized Payment Locations only accept cash payments. Please have your Cricket phone number when you pay your bill in person. Payment subject to $3 processing fee. Find an Authorized Payment Location near you.
Mail You may send a personal check or money order with your remit slip at the bottom of your Cricket bill to the following address:
Cricket Communications
P.O. Box 660747
Dallas, TX 75266 - 0747
There is no payment fee associated with this payment method. Processing of mail payments can take up to 7-10 business days before payment posts to your Cricket account. To help ensure timely payment processing, please remember to write your account number on your check or money order. If you do not have your account number available, call *611 or 1-800-CRICKET to obtain it. If payment is not received by the due date, your phone service will be suspended and you may be charged a reinstatement fee if you would like to continue your service.
Unfortunately, at this time our Live Chat agents do not have access to the systems or the information to be able to answer any questions related to billing or payment status. You can make bill payments or find billing information in the My Account section. If you can't find answers to your billing questions there please locate your nearest Cricket Corporate-Owned store, where they can answer all your billing questions.
Cricket Fee Structure
Automatic Bill Pay with debit/credit card
Pay on your Cricket phone via MyAccount
Online payment at mycricket.com
Payment by mail with check or money order
1-800-CRICKET/*611 automated phone payment
1-800-CRICKET/*611 live agent phone payment
In-store payment
Payment at Authorized Payment Location
Statement printout
Phone book transfer
Phone number change
Phone ESN change
Warranty Exchange Deposit
Warranty Exchange Fee (includes S&H)
Payment for Cricket services are non-refundable.
Yes. Payments can be made using MyAccount on your Cricket phone anywhere, anytime and there are never any payment service fees. Simply go to My Account via the mobile web or tap on the My Account icon (looks like a money bag) on your phone's home screen and click "Pay My Bill" or, send a text message to "*PAY" with the last 4 digits of a previously used credit card, debit card or bank account. Example: *PAY 2468.
Cricket customers also have the following options to pay for their service each month:
Credit Cards: VisaMasterCardAmerican ExpressDiscoverDebit Cards: VisaMasterCardATM Cards:StarNYCEPulseAccelChecking Account
Your billing statement is available for viewing via MyAccount on MyCricket.com. Click here to log in. Additionally, you will receive a text message reminder with your bill amount and due date.
Yes. Cricket customers can purchase $5.00 or $15.00 of monthly Flex Bucket funds and have it charged as part of your monthly Cricket service. You can add this feature two ways:
1. Log into My Account and click the "Add New Features" link on the right-hand side. Then select the amount of Flex Bucket funds that you would like to automatically purchase every month.
2. Call 1-800-CRICKET to speak with a Customer Service Representative about adding this service.
When making a payment over the phone, please allow up to 30 minutes for the payment to post to your account. Reinstatement of service will not take place prior to this time. If it has been longer than 30 minutes, please visit your nearest Cricket Store for further assistance. You must provide them with the credit/debit card number or bank statement showing this debit from your account and/or the checking account number and routing number, found on the bottom of the check that was used to make this payment.
When making a payment at an Authorized Payment Location, please allow up to 30 minutes for the payment to post to your account. Reinstatement of service will not take place prior to this time. If it has been longer than 30 minutes, please take your payment receipt back to the Authorized Payment Location where you made your payment and ask them to verify that your payment was processed correctly. If you are unable to gain resolution, you must visit your nearest Cricket store with your receipt for further assistance.
Please try logging out of your My Account and logging back in. Account balance updates on MyCricket will not be visible until the next time you login. If after trying this, you still do not see your account balance credited please call 1-800-CRICKET.
Cricket accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover and American Express credit card payments. Cricket will also accept Visa and MasterCard debit card payments, as well as ATM cards with the Star, NYCE, Pulse, Accel logos on the back.
If you have questions about your Cricket bill, please view the My Account section of mycricket.com. If you still have questions after reviewing this information, you can contact Cricket Customer Service at 1-800-CRICKET or speak to a representative in person at a Cricket Company-Owned store.
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Sure, technology is reinventing how associations interact with their members and exhibitors. But what has it done for you lately? Take a moment from the hectic pace of association meeting and trade show management to consider whether you've got the right tools for your job. Here's a discussion of meeting software and Internet solutions, followed by a detailed product directory, which includes cost, technical support, and contact information.
General Meeting Planning Software MeetingTrak, by Phoenix Solutions Inc. (a unit of MEI Software Systems)
MeetingTrak is a comprehensive meeting and conference management package for small to medium-size corporations, travel departments, and associations. Software developer Phoenix Solutions is now part of MEI Software Systems. The system tracks speakers, exhibitors, and events, and provides name badges, confirmation notices, and rosters. It allows for multiple payments and on-site meeting registration. Optional modules track continuing education credits and data about members and exhibitors.
MeetingTrak is a shell built on Microsoft's Access database; a popular off-the-shelf software package. A major point of differentiation for this product is the inclusion of source code, which allows users to make direct modifications to the software. There are numerous customizable reports and fields built into the program from the start, however. The only disadvantage--and a minor one--is that running a non-compiled code increases the demand on system resources and therefore slows the program's operating speed. The limitations of this program are primarily the limitations of Access. It is not scalable for very large groups. MeetingTrak's closest competitor is MeetingPro by Peopleware.
MeetingPro, by Peopleware Peopleware's MeetingPro shares much of the functionality and many of the features of MeetingTrak. Its accounting functions are particularly strong, and include the ability to handle complex registration, split revenues, account for refunds, and perform other functions useful for association or corporate meetings with exhibitions. MeetingPro gets high marks for its toll-free help desk, customer support, and strong commitment to training. Its database engine is FoxPro, which is still faster than Microsoft Access in some instances, because it is compiled and somewhat more efficient, and can handle more simultaneous users. Watch for the release of new product Peopleware Pro.
Event Planner Plus, by Certain Software For the cost ($495), Event Planner Plus provides features (such as room diagramming) that software costing 10 times more does not. It is easy to set up and use. It includes task scheduling, 25 different report formats, to-do lists, seating assignments, room diagramming, name tag and place card printing, accounting, vendor tracking, and budgeting. The product has three limitations: It is intended for a single user only; it is designed for a single-day, single-event meeting; and it is built on 16-bit Windows 3.1 and Access database architecture, which are well on the way to obsolescence. Plans to roll out a 32-bit, network-ready, multi-day, multi-event version are in the works. Certain Software is off to a good start--the upgrade will allow larger groups to take advantage of the many well-designed features.
Realplanner EN, Realplanner Pro, Realplanner LT, by Star-Cite! Solutions, LLC These products are the offspring of CORE Discovery, a proprietary software package developed by McGettigan Partners, based in Philadelphia, to help large corporations consolidate their meeting and travel arrangements. These new spinoffs of the original are for the most part being marketed to Fortune 1000 companies, however Realplanner Pro is priced within the reach of nonprofit organizations, and a single-user version of the product is due out this summer.
The product has significant strengths in travel management, vendor tracking, budgeting, and documenting negotiated savings. It tracks meeting activity and spending, helping to construct budgets and forecasts.
Moreover, the database will track meeting attendee preferences (shirt size, for example) from meeting to meeting. It is one of the few software products designed to link with airline reservations systems (Apollo, Galileo, and Sabre), and it also allows meeting planners to feed group room blocks directly into hotel property management systems.
Room Diagramming Software Meeting Matrix V 5.0, by SCLM I have used this product since the days when it was written only for DOS. As one who believes that only by diagramming meeting space can planners know exactly what they will get in terms of capacities and layout, I cannot imagine running a large meeting without it. The Windows95 version is much easier to use than earlier releases. To get new users up to speed quickly, however, I recommend the training package.
I especially like the ability to download floor plans from hotel Web sites (generating floor plans is the most time-consuming part of using any room diagramming product). More than 250 properties are online, and the dimensions are guaranteed accurate to a quarter of an inch! The basic Silver edition (usable only with participating hotels) is free, but if you are doing lots of meetings, the Platinum version is worth the price. Meeting Matrix is used by Marriott, Sheraton, Hyatt, Ritz-Carlton, and Renaissance hotels, and interfaces with Delphi, one of the major hotel meeting-space management programs. This product is also an Alliance partner with Meeting Professionals International and PlanSoft. Major competitors include Optimum Settings (www.optimumsettings.com) and Room Viewer (www.timesaver.com). An advantage of Meeting Matrix is that its vector-based graphics make the diagrams easy to zoom in on.
Web-Based Meeting Planning Solutions Event Wizard, by Neology, a division of Smith Bucklin & Assoc. Neology fills a unique niche in the meeting planning software field--a Web-based product that focuses on educational content. It is aimed at associations, user groups, or corporations where programs with multi-track, multi-day educational meetings are the norm. This set of Web tools includes program committee coordination and communication, collection of abstracts, speaker information collection, and event grid scheduling. There is also a significant e-mail management system. Once the conference is built in the password-protected area, the full program with all of the event details can automatically be downloaded live to the public Web site.
Ajenis, by PlanSoft Ajenis has been the focus of a great deal of attention and controversy because of what it proposes to provide--the communication of meeting specifications between the meeting planner and the hotel convention services department in a standardized format over the Internet.
In the past, this has been an inefficient process at best. Today, Ajenis can save translation, inputting, and proofing time, reduce the opportunity for errors, and save on paper and mailing costs. It does not, however, provide the registration database, accounting, badge creation, and other features of most general meeting software.
Ajenis is robust, with lots of options and features, and can be intimidating when first viewed. A training program is strongly recommended. This product is the result of efforts by a consortium of partners, including the American Society of Association Executives, Meeting Professionals International, Hyatt Hotels, Marriott Hotels, Starwood Lodging, and GES Exposition Services. The partners hope to achieve the critical mass necessary to bring this product into wide use. Once there, Ajenis has the potential to greatly streamline this crucial communication link. It is designed to integrate into the PlanSoft Network, which is, by my estimation, the most comprehensive source of information about meeting facilities on the Web (www.plansoft.com). [Editor's note: Since this story was written, PlanSoft has entered into a partnership with Adams Business Media, the parent company of Association Meetings. See news story, page 16.]
RegWeb, by Cardinal Communications Cardinal Communications was an early player in the meetings industry Web site field, with the Meetings Industry Mall (www.mim.com). Its RegWeb application allows planners to add secure, customizable meeting registration forms to their Web sites with ease. A template format means even HTML-illiterate event managers with no Web design experience can create their own forms quickly. With a template built, all the event organizer has to do is go to the password-protected administrative area of the site, fill in the template's boxes, hit the "update" button, and the new event with description, links, pictures, and customized registration form appears instantly at the site. This can be designed for multiple events with registration forms of almost unlimited complexity. Once someone has registered online, the registration data can then be imported into an existing registration database without re-keying. A sophisticated e-mail management system is optional. A demo of this product can be found at www.regweb.com.
BlueDot Event Tools, by BlueDot.com BlueDot offers a variety of Web-based event and exhibition management tools. The heart of its product line is vMap 1.3, a program that allows exhibition organizers to post floor plans to the Web showing reserved and available space for exhibitors and allowing attendees to search for exhibitors and products. It includes graphical and data editing tools, allowing changes to be made to the Web floor plan.
By the time you read this, vMap 2.0 is scheduled to have been released, with an accounting and contact management system as well as floor planning functions. Other BlueDot products include:
* Online Exhibit Hall--an online product directory with virtual booths including exhibitor links and product descriptions,
* Seminar Planner--an online conference calendar, fully searchable by the attendee
* Kiosk Systems--brings a Web-based exhibit hall planner, seminar planner, messaging system, e-mail system, and people locator to the show site
* Direct E-mail--an e-mail tool including listserv functions with the ability to segment, target, and personalize e-mail messages to event participants. Competitors are Expocad and Expoventure (www.expoventure.com) for the exhibition floor management tools and Neology for seminar planning.
Association Management Association Plus (A+), by MEI Software Systems Association Plus is full-featured meeting planning software for large associations' meetings, conferences, exhibits, and special events. The A+ product's feature list is comprehensive. Think of a registration, membership, continuing education, meeting management, exhibition management, housing, or accounting function that an association would normally encounter, and MEI's programmers have probably written code for it. Major modules include Exhibitors, Accommodations, Continuing Education, Speakers, Meetings, Membership, and Accounting. Competitors (in roughly declining order of functionality and price tag) include TMA Resources, Ablaze Systems, iMIS, Aztec, Smith & Abbot, and Medallion Systems. With the acquisition of Phoenix Solutions and its MeetingTrak software, MEI now has a product for small associations, corporations, and independent planners.
iMIS, by Advance Solutions International iMIS offers a full range of association management software products. For large associations, there is iMIS Enterprise, an SQL database using UNIX; for midsize associations, the company offers iMIS Millennium, an SQL database for up to 30 users; and for small associations, there is iMIS LAN, the first Windows-based association management software.
Features include membership management, committee management, dues and subscription billing, meetings management, accounts receivable, exhibits management, hotel room-block management, as well as chapter reporting, general ledger interface, CEU certification, speaker evaluation, legislative bill tracking, and accounts payable, just to name a few. Competitors of iMIS products include TMA Resources; MEI Software Systems; and Smith Abbott .