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Wife left yesterday for a conference. Won't be back 'til Sunday evening.
Now normally I am with the kids the most as the stay at home parentage. Not 24-7 though! Has cut down on my drinking that is for sure. You would think it would be the opposite... however, I can not let them get the upper hand though!
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When my daughter was 4, my wife went on a week-long trip to visit a friend out of state. The first morning after he mother left, our daughter decided to get up before me... and give herself a haircut.
"Science + beer = good!"
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Um, yeah. I think my wife would probably not be pleased if a gave my 18 mo old and a 3.75 year old beer. Crazy, I know, but something tells me it is so.
actually my son likes beer. Oops.
Don't tell the wife. Bad parent, BAD!
Our first child just turned 12 weeks today... and my wife goes back to work (nights) next week. Pray for me...
I've been doing solo-parenting on Tuesday and Wednesday nights, while the_Wife is at class. She basically doesn't see the_Bean except for a few minutes on the morning. Bean's at the age where she doesn't need constant supervision, but it's still a lot of work. Makes it tougher for me when I know I have a hard-and-fast deadline for getting out of the office at night, but the "Bean and Daddy" nights can be fun, too.
I can't wait until winter break, though!
Up until my younger one started school all day last year, I had both my girls at home every weekday until they went to daycare at 1 pm. It was fun most of the time, but hard all the time. When I am in my busy season, which is now, I'm often gone all weekend, either on the road or just working a lot, and my wife takes up where I left off.
We keep saying it will get easier as they get older. It doesn't. It just gets different.
Still, rewarding all the same. Stay at home parents have the hardest job imaginable.

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Geez, people, leave Cindy alone.
Poor Mrs. McCain was treated for a minor sprain on Wednesday after being hand-strangled at a campaign event.
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A dog tossed from a moving vehicle on a busy Marathon County highway is now up for adoption.
The Marathon County Humane Society's website says the dog, named Loki is loving but doesn't get along with other dogs.
The Humane Society held him for a short time to make sure his owner didn't come in for him. In case he ran away or was taken from his home.
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Loki could be ready to be adopted as early as next Thursday, according to the Marathon County Humane Society. He was neutered on Thursday and then has to go through temperament testing to make sure he's fit to be with a family.
"He was scared, he was a little bit growly when he first came in. But if you got thrown out of a truck you'd probably be a little growly too," explained Marathon County Humane Society Director Mary Kirlin about their newest resident.
A dog the humane society has named, Loki, is being cared for there, after someone driving on I-39 in Kronenwetter opened the door of a vehicle and pushed him out onto the busy highway.
According to the Kronenwetter Police Department , a good Samaritan saw a black GMC Sierra truck open it's door and push Loki out. The dog chased after the truck for about a quarter mile until the good Samaritan caught up to it and took it to the Marathon County Humane Society.
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The Goblin Tinkerer is an NPC that sells several unique items and provides the Reforge function. He can be acquired after a Goblin Army has been defeated, spawning randomly in open areas in the Cavern layer. He will appear to be bound at first, and like the Mechanic, Wizard and Stylist talking to him in this state will free him. He will then respawn as long as a vacant House is available.
The Goblin's reforge option allows the player to spend a sum of Coins to randomize the Modifier for his or her weapon or accessory.
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Once the Goblin Tinkerer has been freed, he will sell the following:
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The tinkerer may have any of the following names:
- Using a Hunter Potion will cause the bound goblin to light up, making him easier to find.
- He spawns in an area near the player. Therefore, spending hours clearing the map and searching every tunnel is unnecessary.
- If you did find him at one point but managed to lose him for whatever reason, you can use a King Statue to summon him.
- As with any NPC, his icon appears on the map.
- As evidenced by some of his quotes, the Goblin Tinkerer has a crush on the Mechanic, and, referenced by some of her quotes, she has a crush on him too.
- The quote, "Yo, I heard you like rockets and running boots, so I put some rockets in your running boots," is a reference to Spectre Boots as "rockets" means Rocket boots and "running boots" means Hermes boots. This line is also a reference to the popular internet meme of Xzibit from 'Pimp my Ride'.
- The name Dalek appears to be a reference to Doctor Who.
- The name Gnudar appears to be a reference to Futurama. In the movie, "Bender's Big Score", Planet Express is scammed into new ownership by pink goblin-looking nudist aliens, whose leader's name is Nudar.
- The Goblin Tinkerer says that goblins could start a war over cloth, thus referring to the Goblin Battle Standard as it is made out of cloth, and summons the Goblin Army
- Strangely, according to one of his quotes, he states that "his POCKETS hurt", when it should read something along the lines of "my legs hurt".
- "Hey... what's [Name of Mechanic] up to? Have you... have you talked to her, by chance?" (only when the Mechanic is present)
- "I tried to visit [Name of Stylist] one time. She just looked at me and said 'nope.' (only when the Stylist is present)
During day:
- "Goblins are very easy to anger. In fact, they'd start a war over cloth!" (references use of Tattered Cloth to summon a Goblin Army)
- "To be honest, most goblins aren't exactly rocket scientists. Well, some are." (references the Rocket Boots he sells)
- "Do you know why we all carry around these spiked balls? Because I don't." (references Goblin Armies dropping Spiky Balls)
- "I just finished my newest creation! This version doesn't explode violently if you breathe on it too hard."
- "Goblin Thieves aren't very good at their job. They can't even steal from an unlocked chest!" (references the Goblin Thiefs in Goblin Invasions that do not actually steal anything)
During Night:
- "Hey, does your hat need a motor? I think I have a motor that would fit exactly in that hat." (references the flying hat from Doraemon)
- "YES, gold is stronger than iron. What are they teaching these humans nowadays?" (references the fact that Gold in Terraria is stronger than Iron, whereas in real life, gold is soft and malleable, not nearly as strong as iron.)
- "You know, that mining helmet-flipper combination was a much better idea on paper." (references the use of a Diving Helmet and Flipper in crafting a set of Diving Gear)
- "Yo, I heard you like rockets and running boots, so I put some rockets in your running boots." (Reference to Spectre Boots)
- "Silence is golden. Duct tape is silver."
When Homeless:
- "I can't believe they tied me up and left me here just for pointing out that they weren't going east!" (referring to the Goblin Tinkerer initially appearing bound; and east/west and sunrise/sunset being inconsistent in Terraria, or the east/west reversal from their typical directions in real-world maps)
- "Now that I'm an outcast, can I throw away the spiked balls? My pockets hurt." (references Goblin Armies dropping Spiky Balls)
- "Looking for a gadgets expert? I'm your goblin!"
- "Thanks for your help. Now, I have to finish pacing around aimlessly here. I'm sure we'll meet again." (references the NPC behavior of walking back and forth for no reason)
- "I thought you'd be taller." (TV Trope: Expecting someone taller)
When Rescued
- "Thank you for freeing me, human. I was tied up and left here by the other goblins. You could say that we didn't get along very well."
Bug : The Bound Goblin will teleport to you right when the Goblin Invasion was finished.
Bug : Sometimes if Goblin dies after being unbound he will not respawn.
Bug : When putting any item in the bottom right slot of the goblin tinkerer's sell menu, you can buy it for its sell price. Now fixed in Oktoberfest update.
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Unidentify Networks on my Windows 7 Ultimate
Hi.. everyone.... I hope I can get a suitable answer to this problem... which i think might be simple... let's see...
Ok.. I previously had Windows Vista Ultimate and I upgraded it to Windows 7 Ultimate... everything works fine .... even creating the computer to computer networks.... the only thing is ... that it does not identify it....and so I CANNOT connect to the internet throught it..... (I have a desktop and a labtop, the desktop has wireless router... and it also has wired internet... so I make the computer to computer network with the desktop and try to connect both computers but both computers can identify the network..)
so please I need to get this problem solve.... any tips?
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I can barely make out what you are trying to say. To get started can u post a screen shot of your network connections, here's mine?
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So your dekstop has a built-in wireless router, and you are connected to the internet wirelessly from this desktop (sample of such is the iphone). When you cable link your laptop to this desktop, internet is fine. Your other machines is able to cable connect this network which is going through your desktop wireless internet connection.
Now are you saying these other machines are not able to wirelessly connect to to the desktop directly to gain internet access?
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Well... it's not a "built-in wireless router" ... it's just the ones you attach to any desktop computer .... and the internet connection is WIRED.... using a regular moden... (not wireless)..... the reason I put a wireless router to the desktop , is just to connect the desktop (wirelessly) to a wireless home Network.. so any computer can connect to this wireless network and gain access to the internet throught it.
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Your last post makes sense but i'm afraid the pic u posted doesnt (to me anyway). I have the same setup as you and i think most people also. The fundamental thing here is that all your machines are able to 'join' your wireless network. Does this happen?
If all you rmachines are able to wireless connect to your wireless network then either all is able to access the interweb or none. The connection to your ISP from your wireless router (hence allows you to get on the net) is independant to your machines connection to your wireless network.
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They actually join to the wireless network...... but the network says "Unidentify Network"... so I only can see my desktop computer from my laptop and even go through and see files and stuff... but I can't make my laptop connect to the internet...
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Ps. If you have Live Messenger, if you are not able to log on, it'll tell you through the troubshooting means where the internet connection failed. It also can try and repair the error. Try it.
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Is this Unidentified Network from your Network and Sharing Center?
Are all your machines including your laptop NOT able to surf the net? or just your laptop?
Here is mine. Note: Local area Connection 2 is a VMware adapter connection
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Fewer than 92,000 couples married in or around Sin City last year. The last time the city of lights and drive-through wedding chapels married fewer people, it was 1993.
Wedding industry veterans hope Valentine's Day will provide some much needed cash flow, but they aren't expecting much of a lift.
Because Valentine's Day is on a Monday this year, the romance-centric celebration isn't expected to be as lucrative as year's past when the holiday fell on a weekend.
The love recession is a real heartache for Las Vegas, where quickie weddings have long been a draw. In Nevada, 85 percent of all marriages become official near the neon marquees of the Las Vegas Strip. Nevada is 5th in the nation for marriages.
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As the feds worked over the weekend preparing the campus for the arrival of the children, whom officials said would be ages 11 to 17, public outrage erupted in the communityOh...just the perfect age to form their own little gangs and wreak serious havoc on the local community, which is probably what The Muslim wants.
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Personally I am sick and tired of the photos of "children" in their jammies and sucking on baby bottles. The REAL "children" are as this article states, between 11 and 17 years old. Of course the "msm" will never show THOSE pictures. I absolutely agree with #1. BTW, Imagine what would happen if EVERY town stood up to fight the crime wave coming out of the W.H.......never mind..
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Yo..yo...Send them to Chicago. They´ll be right at home with all the gunfire. Barry´s house is vacant. That ought to house aBout 500!
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How did the citizens find out? I noticed something on Michele Malkin´s site mentioning illegals being flown to MA, but I don´t know where they are stashed. By the way, how much does it cost to fly these people all over our country? And why are they being sent to a variety of states? And how are the selections made?
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Wasn´t this done with carter and the Mariel boat lift . Ft Indian Town gap?
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Treat em like welfare recipients and put them up at 5 star hotels - good for the economy?
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Flying a passel to various states could make it much more difficult to round them up when it comes to ´branding´ time. The ´chillren´ need to return from whence they came. Black boy is finding push back from AMERICAN communities. He cannot believe some actually slapped down his horrific ideas. Thank you AMERICA for standing up to bozo the clown.
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There was a two second blurb about how many had already arrived in this area, so many of them have already been sent across the country.Why isn´t someone asking about their vaccinations ? Over crowded schools in the fall ?What happened to "they will be reunited with relatives here" ?Remember the Mariel boatlift ? Schools closing in Miami due to measles ? Increased crime ? Immigrant camps ?
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All photos by Laine Doss Hooters 15th Annual Swimsuit Pageant contestants -- no wings, lots of breasts.The 15th Annual Hooters International Swimsuit Pageant was held Saturday at the Fillmore Jackie Gleason Theater in Miami Beach. All 100 contestants are actual Hooters Girls, competing for ... More >>
I just got a press release stating that reggae artist Tami Chynn will be in South Florida tonight performing at Pangaea at the Seminole Hard Rock and Casino. There's a surprise guest slated to perform as well and rumor has it that it could be Shaggy. Shaggy is probably best known for his hit song " ... More >>
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Pursuant to a congressional request, GAO assessed the status of the New York Stock Exchange's (NYSE): (1) corrective actions to its automated order processing systems; (2) plans for an independent assessment of its computer operations; and (3) efforts to improve its systems capacity planning process. GAO also reviewed the Security and Exchange Commission's (SEC) plans to review the adequacy of NYSE automated data processing systems.
GAO found that NYSE, to achieve its goal for a system which can handle a trading volume of 600 million shares a day: (1) now has 11 major computer systems supporting stock trading; (2) replaced old equipment to process certain types of orders; (3) added more printers, display terminals, and specialist trading posts to the floor; (4) plans to conduct a full-scale test of its updated system; (5) plans to contract for an independent assessment of its systems; and (6) refined its translation of anticipated trading volumes into associated systems requirements. GAO also found that SEC: (1) has no current plans to acquire additional technical resources to independently assess NYSE trading systems; and (2) believes that its planned review of the NYSE automated systems assessment will fulfill its regulatory responsibility. GAO believes that: (1) NYSE needs to assess the effectiveness of the system's floor devices, timeliness of order processing, and software and hardware limitations; and (2) SEC needs to expand its technical capability to review exchanges' independent assessments and conduct its own assessments.
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Bank Capital Reforms:Initial Effects of Basel III on Capital, Credit, and International CompetitivenessGAO-15-67: Published: Nov 20, 2014. Publicly Released: Nov 20, 2014.
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Troubled Asset Relief Program:Treasury Could Better Analyze Data to Improve Oversight of Servicers' PracticesGAO-15-5: Published: Oct 6, 2014. Publicly Released: Oct 6, 2014.
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Financial Stability Oversight Council:Status of Efforts to Improve Transparency, Accountability, and CollaborationGAO-14-873T: Published: Sep 17, 2014. Publicly Released: Sep 17, 2014.
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Troubled Asset Relief Program:Government's Exposure to Ally Financial Lessens as Treasury's Ownership Share DeclinesGAO-14-698: Published: Aug 5, 2014. Publicly Released: Aug 5, 2014.
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Large Bank Holding Companies:Expectations of Government SupportGAO-14-809T: Published: Jul 31, 2014. Publicly Released: Jul 31, 2014.
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Troubled Asset Relief Program:Status of the Wind Down of the Capital Purchase ProgramGAO-14-388: Published: Apr 7, 2014. Publicly Released: Apr 7, 2014.
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Cold Specks, Doug Burr Dan's Silverleaf Tuesday, November 13 It was a fascinating mix of old, weird folk last night, as Dan's Silverleaf hosted Cold Specks with opener Doug Burr. And while both acts feature deeply spiritual music, they come from two somewhat different perspectives. Burr is deeply i ... More >>
This morning a tweet from Denton singer-songwriter Doug Burr showed up on my Twitter home page. In it he used the hashtag #WestNileSurvivor. I called him up to see if he had, in fact, survived the West Nile Virus, and he confirmed that for about a week he suffered from flu-like symptoms."Sure, flu-l ... More >>
Will Alejandro Escovedo be getting a statue in Austin next? He's certainly achieved sainthood in the state of Texas, especially after sitting at the right hand of The Boss during SXSW this year. He makes his way to the Kessler this week to flex that roots-rock muscle. We're giving away two pairs o ... More >>
Denton's Doug Burr is continuing with his fixation on very sad-looking veiled brides. The cover of his Trembling Lips and Pale Fingertips 7-inch record, out today on Spune/Velvet Blue Music/Tree Fall Sounds, shows an alternative shot of the same bride featured on the cover of his 2010 album O Ye ... More >>
Had a few other things in mind for this work-week wrap-up; maybe I'll get to 'em tomorrow morning ... if you're really that eager for a couple of Reunion Arena shows, one I attended in '83 and another I wish I'd gone to in '89. But whilst looking for something unrelated this morning on Archive.or ... More >>
Sarah Jaffe and Doug Burr Like The New York Times and Paste magazine before them, it looks like the folks at Southern Living magazine have gone and discovered Denton -- or, as they and everyone else says when first writing about the college town, "maybe the next Austin!"Ugh.At least the folks at ... More >>
Johnnie CluneyGlen Farris and Doug BurrSeems like Daytrotter has recently taken a liking to North Texas bands. Last week, the Chicago-based website featured a live session from Old 97's that sounded like the soundtrack to a bar-room-brawl. This week, though, they're mellowing things out a bit wit ... More >>
Telegraph Canyon, Doug Burr, Seryn, Monahans, Birds & Batteries, Glen FarrisHailey's Club, DentonDecember 4, 2010Better than: paying for your own wassail.Telegraph CanyonThe folks at Spune have not only established themselves as a leading local label and promotion company. They've also become ... More >>
[Over the next few weeks we'll be presenting our favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today we take an in-depth look at song No. 23 on the list -- and, please, feel free to click after the jump for a stream of the track. Keep checking back to see how ... More >>
Doug BurrIt's been widely reported already that Burleson's Own Kelly Clarkson, who is currently toiling away on her fifth studio effort, will be singing the national anthem tomorrow night in Arlington as the Texas Rangers host the San Francisco Giants for Game Three in the World Series. And, hey, ... More >>
From being laid off his job to releasing his new album O Ye Devastator, Doug Burr sure has had an interesting year with a lot to talk about. His new-found freedom has allowed him to do that, playing more live shows in more places. That includes launching his 2010 Midwest Tour by playing Saturday nig ... More >>
Thursday, September 2, at the Granada Theater
The OrbansWhen local artists receive coverage from national press, we usually give little more than a thumbs up and keep on moving. But the past few days has seen an exceptional number of Dallas-based acts in the news. So, on that note, here's a little grab bag for you:Today, The Orbans' track "L ... More >>
O Ye Devastator's getting the vinyl treatment.A few months ago, we did a lot of talking about Doug Burr. He'd just released his newest record, O Ye Devastator, which is possibly the best of his already shining discography. So it was a little surprising to see an email this morning announcing Doug ... More >>
We've said it once, we've said it a thousand times: You don't need a re-appropriated image to make a show poster that sings.
Well, we made it through the madness. Many, many, many thank yous to everyone who attended last night's awards ceremony and/or Saturday's showcase. Both were shockingly well-attended, and both were, really, fun beyond our highest expectations.Also, real quick: A special shout-out to Observer mark ... More >>
"Goodbye!"This weekend wishes a farewell to two Dallas gems, the supersaturated fun that is Giggle Party and the dance hip-hop twosome Sore Losers. Giggle Party is set to leave for San Francisco next week and will have its going away celebration tonight at bassist Jason Reichl's homemade venu ... More >>
On Friday, May 21, Doug Burr celebrated the release of his new album, O Ye Devastator, with a performance at Dan's Silverleaf. it was quite the performance, too, featuring members of Austin's Monahans (including O Ye Devastator producer Britton Beisenherz). But part what made the night such a treat- ... More >>
Brandon EasleyDoug BurrLike Sarah Jaffe before him, Doug Burr has been enlisted this morning by Magnet magazine to make a mixtape aims at helping the magazine's online readers get a feel for the Denton folk hero's music. Also: The site's offering two free mp3's from Burr's great new disc, O Ye De ... More >>
Doug Burr CD Release ShowMay 14, 2010Kessler TheatreBetter than: Sifting through the relatively meager Tivo selection I had to choose from at home.Doug BurrAfter walking into the beautifully restored and recently reopened Kessler Theatre in Oak Cliff, there was a surprising and extremely welcome ... More >>
In this week's paper, I catch up with deservedly revered area Americana singer Doug Burr and talk to him about how both life and circumstance are forcing him to think about his career differently heading into the release of his fourth full-length album. The new disc, O Ye Devastator, which earns it ... More >>
Seryn, Doug Burr, Telegraph Canyon & the Old 97'sFair Park Centennial BuildingApril 9, 2010Better than: getting a forehead tattoo like one of the guys I saw get ink last night.Patrick MichelsRhett Miller, rocking the eff out at Fair ParkA bringing together of skin and ink wasn't the only atte ... More >>
Doug BurrAlright, area Doug Burr fans: The wait is over. On Tuesday, May 4, the treasured area singer-songwriter will release his third full-length album (not counting The Shawl, apparently--his publicists aren't) and the follow-up do his mind-blowingly affecting folk masterpiece, On Promenade. C ... More >>
POTW captain/Dallas Observer art director is under the weather today, the day in which he was supposed to make his triumphant return to the ship after a couple weeks of much-needed vacation. So he's out. And, with go-to replacement Jesse Hughey facing a few deadlines this afternoon, the duty of s ... More >>
Brandon LesleyKinda been an all-over-the-map day here at DC9. Not sure exactly what we're supposed to make of it, either. All this D-Town Boogie and mall punk news? Plus high schoolers and Willie Nelson? Hey, I guess we had some sort of hand in making this bed. Might as well lie in it.Fortun ... More >>
A look at 2010's most anticipated DFW album releases
[Editor's Note: Over the next couple of weeks, I'll be presenting my favorite local songs of the year, counting down from No. 25 to No. 1, one track a day. Today, we take an in-depth look at song No. 19 on the list--and click after the jump for a free download of the track. Lastly, keep checking bac ... More >>
Saturday night at the House of Blues saw 10 of Texas' finest coming together to perform at the two HOB stages. And it only cost $10 to get into the joint. Quite the steal, really. And, yeah, we hyped the C3- and Spune-produced event pretty hard last week. But it was actually pretty cool! Doug Burr's ... More >>
A real treat today, courtesy Paul Slavens, Doug Burr and the fine folks at KERA. Slavens, the longtime area musician and KERA radio host has launched a brand new podcast hosted on KERA's web site called "Track By Track" in which he interviews area musicians about their albums, one song at a time. An ... More >>
Just got word from Lance Yocom at Spune Productions that Denton's own Doug Burr has been tapped to open up for Jay Farrar's Uncle Tupelo offshoot, Son Volt, on a five-day, five-city swing in February that will take Burr and the alt-country legends to Houston, Austin, Denton, Oklahoma City and Fayett ... More >>
Sons of Hermann Hall played host to Saturday night's release party for Doug Burr's new album The Shawl, and DC-9 was there to cover the show.Unfortunately (for me, anyway) camera troubles cut short the photography portion of the night -- but we do have some shots from Burr's set, along with Robert G ... More >>
The Shawl (Velvet Blue Music/Spune)
OMFG: Maybe you saw Gossip Girl this week and you were, like, totally captivated by the storylines: Where will Jenny live now? Why does Dan always have to have such a conscience? What's up with Serena's new boy-toy? Also: Blair got totally out-smarted, WTF?!?! Not that I've ever seen the show... ... More >>
(Brian Harkin) Doug Burr recently took home a Dallas Observer Music Award for his song "Slow Southern Home." Next week, another of his songs will be in the spotlight. "Should've Known," which you can listen to on Burr's MySpace page, will be featured on The Secret Life of the American Teenager, an ... More >>
Someone asked about this earlier today...so, sure, why the hell not? Let's announce the lineup for our Tuesday, July 22, awards show ceremony at the Granada Theater right now! Well, OK, how about after the jump? Yeah? Cool. LET'S DO THIS!
With our DOMA ballot online and ripe for your votin', we figured we'd give you some help: a daily breakdown of each category's nominees. Best Country/Roots Act Eleven Hundred Springs 100 Damned Guns Doug Burr Tejas Brothers The King Bucks Quebe Sisters Band Burr's up for six other awards; Eleven H ... More >>
Doug Burr (Brian Harkin) In this week's paper, Dave Sims uses his North of the Dial column to discuss the recording process for Doug Burr's upcoming psalms-inspired effort. And on this past Saturday night at AllGood Cafe, Burr (and friends) went ahead and performed the results from those sessions. ... More >>
With our DOMA ballot online and ripe for your votin', we figured we'd give you some help: a daily breakdown of each category's nominees. Best Song - "Slow Southern Home" by Doug Burr - "Julianne" by The Crash That Took Me - "Parking Lot Nights" by Ghosthustler - "Maths" by Record Hop - "The Sparrow ... More >>
Like fellow Best Song nominees Doug Burr and The Crash That Took Me, Record Hop's also up for a win in this year's Best Album category, thanks to the success of its self-titled release. "Maths," the second song on the disc, is a nice example of the loud, frenzied and heavy '90s-inspired sound Record ... More >>
With our DOMA ballot online and ripe for your votin', we figured we'd give you some help: a daily breakdown of each category's nominees. Best Folk/Acoustic Act: Doug Burr Sarah Jaffe Glen Farris Matthew and the Arrogant Sea Collin Herring This one's wide-open, really, and features some pretty intr ... More >>
Doug Burr, with Glen Farris in the background. (Robert Hudson) Next week's paper will feature a running diary of sort from Dave Sims in his weekly Denton-focused North of the Dial column. The piece focuses on a recent weekend-long recording session from Doug Burr, his band members and a few other f ... More >>
Let's say a) you're lazy and haven't run out to your nearest Observer pickup spot yet, or b) you live in one of the more outlying areas of our circulation and you won't get your copy of this week's paper until later today (or early tomorrow)--and yet, despite this, you still want to know the nominee ... More >>
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In the last two years, Canadian ETF providers have finally launched US and international equity ETFs that do away with currency hedging. Yet the strategy remains hugely popular: the hedged versions of Vanguard's international and US total market ETFs remain much larger than their unhedged counterparts, while investors have more than $2 billion in the iShares S&P 500 Hedged to CAD (XSP), making it the third largest ETF in Canada.
None of my model portfolios include currency-hedged funds: I've long argued the strategy is expensive and imprecise. Even when the Canadian dollar appreciates strongly, the high tracking error of currency-hedged funds often reduces any potential benefit. In one dramatic example, Justin Bender looked at the period from 2006 through 2011, when the US dollar depreciated by almost 13% and hedging should have produced a huge boost: in reality, XSP lagged its US-listed counterpart.
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By now, many of our colleagues have heard news about the results of their applications to large grants and fellowships for the 2010-2011 academic year, and many hopeful colleagues have found out if this is the year they start graduate school.
And while we all celebrate the achievements of everyone that has heard happy news, let's talk about those who haven't.
The first thing I would like to tell them is: Don't give up!
It's easy to internalize the process, to connect your lack of funding with a perceived lack in your project, or even worse—a perceived lack within yourself. Step back and try to see the big picture. More often than not, the reasons for rejection have less to do with your CV and the flaws in your proposed project, and more to do with external variables you cannot control. The same goes for grad school applications; if you meet all the admissions criteria and wrote a smart and insightful application, your rejection may not be the result of anything you did or failed to do.
These past three years, everyone is blaming the economy , but it is worth saying again- there is much less to go around than there used to be, and there are more people fighting for what is left. Many grants and fellowship committees have had to trim down the amount of funding available , or temporarily stop giving grants altogether, and many universities have decreased the amount of graduate students to whom they can make a funded commitment. In addition to this, the bad economy means that many more highly-qualified candidates are coming out of the woodwork and applying for these grants, fellowships, and to grad school as a way of protecting themselves from a stagnant job market. This year, the competition for academic resources was more fierce, and sadly more people had to miss out on these opportunities.
Aside from that, there are internal politics at play in the decision-making process for grants, fellowships, and grad school admissions. It is nearly impossible to know exactly what those making the decisions are looking for, and what will catch their eye. When every candidate has a similar CV and qualifications, the smallest details stand out, and a lot of it often comes down to which qualifications the decision-makers prize over the others, which topics are the most timely (a study on abolitionists during an anniversary of American abolition, for example, or a diplomatic history of Chinese-American relations the year the Olympics were held in Beijing), or even which topics that would shape others' opinions on the granting agencies. For example, if the granting agency wants to appear as one that promotes diversity in history and your project is along the same vein as past winners, it may have been skipped over in favor of a project that is equally diverse in a different way.
It's very important to remember these things and to keep believing in yourself and your project. Of course it *is* possible that your project may not have been entirely thought through, or left some questions unanswered, or that the format required by the granting agencies did not allow you to portray your project in the best light. These are all things that can be fixed however, with help from colleagues and friends. Offer to do the same for them, and instead of competing with one another, support one another and help one another to be the best historians possible. Cast your net wider- apply for every possible grant, fellowship, or graduate program with which you feel comfortable. If you are already in grad school, speak with your department and any special centers on campus related to your project to see if they have any special funds squirreled away. If you aren't, use this year of reapplication to strengthen your application—look for jobs (paid or unpaid) that will make you a better historian. If you can't find any, take the initiative to offer your research services to historical societies, museums, archives or libraries in the area which are almost certainly understaffed and more than willing to take on a helping hand in exchange for a recommendation letter.
If you use defeat or rejection to inspire yourself to improve your credentials and your project, it's likely you'll see successes the second time around.
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All the parts are new except for the power supply which is from my last build. Basically whenever I get to the second mission in mass effect 2 the computer will restart itself without any error message or blue screen. From what I have read that is usually an indication of a hardware probelm rather then software. Am I looking in the right direction there? I attached my event viewers log.
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I replicated the crash in a different program finally. The only error that pops up in the event viewer is 4107 CAPI2 Failed extract of third-party root list from auto update cab at: <http://www.download.windowsupdate.com/msdownload/update/v3/static/trustedr/en/authrootstl.cab> with error: A required certificate is not within its validity period when verifying against the current system clock or the timestamp in the signed file.
Not sure if that could be causing the crashes? Or if it is more likely a hardware issue since I replicated it in a different program.
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Event ID 4107 or Event ID 11 is logged in the Application log in Windows and in Windows Server for the event viewer error. I doubt it will have any bearing on the problem, but it is still good to sort that error out.
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Electric Ballroom
Electric Ballroom, 184 Camden High Street, Camden Town, Camden, London, NW1 8QP
Venue Information
Approx. capacity: 1100
The Electric Ballroom is located in the centre of Camden between the Camden Tube Station and Camden Lock. Over the last 73 years, the Electric Ballroom has come to epitomise all that is Camden Town. Over the years it has played host to top musical talent such as U2, The Clash, Phil Lynott, The Boomtown Rats, Joy Division, The Smiths, Madness, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Public Enemy, Blur, Supergrass, Garbage and many more. Venue Rules - Current England & Wales Licensing laws are strictly enforced - Ticket holder may be subject to search - Tickets are non-refundable or transferable - Venue requests no bags allowed into the venue - The venue reserves the right to change the bill without prior notification. - Ticket holders consent to any filming and sound recordings as members of the audience - Ticket holders may be subject to continuous sound levels which may cause potential damage to hearing - Ticket holders may be exposed to strobe lights - Only official merchandise is on sale inside the venue, do not buy outside. This is for your protection so that you will receive goods of proven quality. - No 'professional' type cameras, video cameras or sound recording equipment will be allowed in the venue. - Venue advises that tickets are non-refundable and non-transferable. - Venue advises only customers in possession of a valid ticket will be admitted into the venue. Lost, stolen or misplaced tickets will not be replaced. - No re-admission policy is strictly enforced - No bottles, cans, alcohol or food is to be brought into the venue - No illegal substances may be brought into or taken on the premises. Any one caught in possession of such substances will be ejected form the premises and may be reported to the Police - Any ticket holder throwing drink & objects (beer, glasses etc) will be removed from the building and no refund given. Furthermore, customer details will be provided to the regulatory authorities should an offence be alleged to have taken place. - The venue management accepts no responsibility for acts of willful endangerment, or injuries caused thereby to yourself or other patrons whilst on the premises. - No weapons. The management reserve the right to define & confiscate - No ticket monies, booking fees etc will be refunded following ejection or refused entry. - No smoking anywhere within the venue complex - at it's discretion the venue management will allow smokers out of the venue. Management reserves right to refuse admission PLEASE NOTE: Drinking on the street is prohibited in the Borough of Camden, any customer found in possession of alcohol will be refused entry to the venue and possibly detained for police action. This is a Challenge 21 venue. If you are lucky enough to look under 21 you will be asked to prove that you are over 18 when you buy alcohol. If you are under 18 you are committing an offence if you attempt to buy alcohol. The Venue adopts a neighbour friendly policy so please make as little noise as possible on leaving the venue.
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Camden Road Station is a ten minute walk from the venue. You can check www.nationalrail.co.uk for times, fares and journey updates.
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There are licensed taxi offices at the front and the rear of the ballroom. If flagging Taxis from the street always use black cabs as unlicensed taxis drivers operate in this area.
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You can get any of these buses to the venue - C2, 14, 27, 29, 31, 134, 135, 168, 214, 274, N2, N5, N20, N31, N134, N253, N279
Street Parking is very limited. Please use public transport if possible.
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Please call the venue for information - 0207 485 9006
Doors Open: 6:30PM Starts: 7:00PM
14+ only. 14s to 16s must be accompanied by an adult. No refunds will be given for incorrectly booked tickets.
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Warren Buffett is the richest investor in the world. The student of the father of value investing Ben Graham, learned how to invest money in the Graham-Newman Corp. partnership in the early 1950s. After it was closed, Buffett formed his own investment management partnership. In it, he utilized several value investment strategies, which allowed him to significantly outperform the S&P 500 for over a decade. In the early days of his partnership it was pretty easy to uncover value investment opportunities, since the partnership was small enough to deal where few investment advisers and mutual funds had the insight to operate.
In 1969, Warren Buffett closed his partnership, citing the fact that the market was overpriced and that bargains fitting the strict value investing principles that Graham taught him were tough to uncover.
At the same time he concentrated his actions on a small textile operation called Berkshire Hathaway, which is his flagship holding company. His success at Berkshire is astounding, but it is not merely due to value investing strategy, as is commonly known. Had Buffett not branched out of strict value investing principles that Graham taught him; Berkshire Hathaway would have remained a relatively small conglomerate. Buffett did branch out into other strategies however. His insurance operations are similar to selling naked puts or calls – he generates enough premium which in most cases doesn't have to be paid out for many years to come, giving him a low cost source of financing. His recent deal to sell long term puts (LEAPs) on four major stock indices is another example of branching out.
Buffett also essentially shorted the US dollar. In 2002, Buffett entered in $11 billion worth of forward contracts to deliver U.S. dollars against other currencies. By April 2006, his total gain on these contracts was over $2 billion. In 2005 he reduced his exposure to the currency futures he was holding. His play on the weakening dollar is by purchasing solid businesses which derive a portion of their earnings from outside the US.
Most people I talk to also seem to believe that Buffett owns a concentrated portfolio of 10-15 positions, which allows him to allocate the most funds in his best ideas. A recent look at Berkshire Hathaway's stock portfolio revealed 40 stock positions from a variety of industries such as consumer staples, utilities, financials, retailers, energy and many other sectors. In addition to that Berkshire Hathaway owns a variety of businesses ranging from insurance ( Geico and General RE) , Utilities ( Mid american), Apparel, Building Products, Flight Services, Retail, Financial, and Conglomerates such as the recently acquired Marmon Holdings.
Another example is his investments in Gillette, acquired by Procter and Gamble(PG) ; Coca Cola (KO) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ). Buffett purchases businesses with wide moats, which he believes have strong growth potential, that would lift earnings and distributable cash flows. His yield on cost on his 1988-1994 $1.298 billion investment in Coca Cola (KO) is a staggering 25.20%. His average purchase price comes out to $6.49/share, whereas the annual dividend is $1.76/share after the most recent dividend increase.
Another interesting investment is in See's Candies, which he purchased for $25 million in 1972, at a time when its pre-tax earnings were $5 million on $30 million of sales. The confectionary maker in a slow growth industry currently generates enough cash flow, which is then redirected to other business opportunities. In fact over the past 35 years, the capital needs for the company have risen from $8 million to $40 million annually, while it has returned $1.35 billion worth of pre-tax earnings to be allocated somewhere else.
Yet another myth about Buffett is that he doesn't like dividends. The contrary is true – from his early days of buying farmland and operating a newspaper route to buying pinball machines Buffett has been particularly interested in the distributions from his business. His investments in See's Candies and other businesses like Coca Cola (KO) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) throw off enough cash in the form of dividends to Berkshire Hathaway that he then allocates appropriately. The same is true for many dividend investors, which are primarily interested in purchasing stable wide moat businesses, that have the ability to grow earnings. That way these companies can afford to consistently raise distributions to shareholders. Dividend investors then allocate their dividends received in the best manner suitable – either by purchasing more stock or spending it on their own needs.
Another myth about Warren Buffett is that he never sells. In 1998 he sold his position in McDonald's (MCD) for a tidy profit. In his 1998 Letter to Shareholders, Buffett called this move "a very big mistake". While McDonald's stock closed 1998 at $38 it did fall to as lot as $12 at the bottom of the 2000-2003 bear market, before staging a massive rally during the 2003-2007-bull market. The stock is one of the few, which have not seen their shares fall of a cliff in the recent bear market.
The future of Berkshire Hathaway is really what gives nightmares to its investors. Due to its sheer size, it has to concentrate only on opportunities in the billions of dollars. In "THE SUPERINVESTORS OF GRAHAM-AND-DODDSVILLE" he explained that "if you ever get so you're managing two trillion dollars, and that happens to be the amount of the total equity valuation in the economy, don't think that you'll do better than average"
It would be impracticable to concentrate on hundreds of smaller deals, which could potentially generate higher returns. One idea that Berkshire could implement is to franchise Buffett Partnership's business model to hundreds of small value investors with $1 million in seed capital, and watch them become the next Buffett. This could bring in new life to Berkshire.
Buffett seems to like companies, which generate enough in royalties due to their high moats for many years to come. Such competitive advantages that allow them to spend a considerable amount of funds upfront on research and development to create a unique product and then sell it for many years in the future is closely resembling the idea of passive income that many investors are constantly seeking out. Such companies which generate "royalty" type of revenues includes See's Candies, Microsoft (MSFT), Coca Cola (KO), and pharmaceuticals companies such as Pfizer (PFE) or Eli Lilly (LLY).
Below I have summarized some interesting materials I found about Buffett:
Buffett Partnership Letters
Berkshire Hathaway Shareholder Letters
Buffett's E-mail correspondence about Microsoft
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Myths about Warren Buffett
Warren Buffett is the richest investor in the world. The student of the father of value investing Ben Graham, learned how to invest money in the Graham-Newman Corp. partnership in the early 1950s. After it was closed, Buffett formed his own investment management partnership. In it, he utilized several value investment strategies, which allowed him to significantly outperform the S&P 500 for over a decade. In the early days of his partnership it was pretty easy to uncover value investment opportunities, since the partnership was small enough to deal where few investment advisers and mutual funds had the insight to operate.
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Terrific post - I particularly appreciate the KO yield on cost numbers. I've long been curious about the effective yield on some Buffett's dividend paying positions.ReplyDelete
Very informative post. I suppose Mr. Buffet's been lionized to the point where myths have sprung up about him.ReplyDelete
I wonder if he misses the days when he was still obscure.
Very interesting post. I have to read the earlier posts, too!ReplyDelete
When Warren refers to an "economic moat" he is referring to the spread of ROIC over WACC.ReplyDelete
Thats Return on Invested Capital over Weighted Average Cost of Capital
- AnonymousJuly 17, 2009 at 10:32 AM
Good article summarizing Buffets exploits. Although I do not believe the "franchising" idea would be a success since his problem would then be choosing the people to run them. Even though his investing principles are simple many people have problems replicating them. A lot are trying all the time.ReplyDelete
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