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The Independent Investor: Does Another Trade Pact Make Sense?
As Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's visit to the United States winds down, politicians in both houses of Congress need to decide whether the proposed Trans-Pacific, 12-nation trade pact makes economic sense. It does and we should jump on it.
Through the years I have been in favor of more trade, rather than less. At the same time, I recognize that trade agreements, by their nature, means that in every country some sectors win and some lose. If you can produce something better than I and at a lower price, why shouldn't I take advantage of that?
Yet, there is always vocal opposition from those who perceive their position will be threatened. Those who stand to gain usually keep a low profile (while behind the scenes lobbying furiously for passage). This pact is shaping up to be no different.
Most economists and trade experts believe that Japan stands to gain the most from this Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP). For them (and us), there are two controversial sticking points. We want Japan to dismantle its long history of protecting domestic auto dealers from U.S. imports. In exchange, Japan would like America to remove our barriers to car and auto parts imports from their country.
Japanese negotiators argue that American auto manufacturers have simply failed to design cars that appeal to Japanese consumers. Smaller, eco-friendly vehicles sell well in Japan. American autos, they claim, pollute more and are too large for Japan's narrow streets and highways. American manufacturers' claim those are simply excuses with no real merit.
That may be true, however, European automakers do not appear to have the same issues. Fourteen European manufacturers, led by Germany's Volkswagen, scored a record number of new car registrations over the last two years. The Japan Automobile Import Association found that 66 percent of these foreign imports qualified for a Japanese tax reduction for eco-friendly cars, while not one American auto import qualified for the same tax break. In addition, the Europeans are expanding the number of sale outlets they maintain in Japan, while U.S. importers have reduced their number.
That may be so, but if we look at the overall numbers, European autos account for less than 5 percent of total car sales in Japan, while we languish at a low 0.03 percent market share. In comparison, Toyota alone commands a 14.6 percent market share in the U.S. Honda holds an 8.2 percent share, while Nissan accounts for 9.4 percent. Clearly, this trade relationship is wildly lop-sided and has been for decades.
Agriculture is another area where Japan needs to let down the barriers for its own good. The Japanese only generate about 44 percent of their daily caloric intake from domestic farming production. This is largely due to an antiquated system that prevents corporate agricultural development. The Japanese farming lobby is hell-bent on preserving the individual farmer, no matter what the cost to the consumer or the country.
Prime Minister Abe understands this (as has many of his predecessors). The difference is that he is doing something about it. He has been chipping away at these barriers in order to spur economic growth. A TPP deal would allow more American beef and pork imports into the country. That works for him. Facing competition from abroad, domestic farmers would hopefully respond to the challenge by embracing economies of scale and opening up this closed community to corporate expertise.
The TPP could be a good deal for all involved. Protectionism is not the answer, in my opinion. That just allows inept and uneconomical practices to continue unimpeded. Predictably, some Democrats oppose the pact, fearing it will cost the country job losses in the auto sector. Republicans on the other hand, especially from rural farming states, are pushing the deal for obvious reasons. I find that trade deals like this are good for the consumer, whatever the country, even if, in the short-term, some workers could get hurt.
Bill Schmick is registered as an investment adviser representative with Berkshire Money Management. Bill's forecasts and opinions are purely his own. None of the information presented here should be construed as an endorsement of BMM or a solicitation to become a client of BMM. Direct inquires to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 (toll free) or email him at email@example.com.
The Independent Investor: Should You Manage That 401(k)?
When the Federal government, together with Corporate America, offered the American worker 401(k) and 403(b) tax-deferred savings plans, as an alternative to pension plans, they forgot one thing. The vast majority of employees have no idea how to manage these plans.
Back in my Dad's day, managing American's retirement savings was the job of professional pension plan managers. The money was invested conservatively, with a long-term view, regardless of market conditions. Clearly, it was the tortoise approach to investing, but by the time he retired his nest egg had grown considerably.
Today, less than 3 percent of all workers are enrolled in traditional pensions. The demise of pensions has many causes. At one time, workers spent a life-time working at only one or two companies. Today employees hop-scotch from job to job, since there is little loyalty left on either side of the desk or production line. Pensions under those circumstances make little sense. The practice of under-funding pension liabilities by corporations certainly did not help. The Pension Protection Act in 2006 ended that gimmick and with it signed the death warrant for most pension plans in America.
Instead, employees today are allowed to contribute a certain amount of their pay, tax-deferred, to these government/company-sponsored savings plans. Some companies will match your contribution up to a certain percentage level and most offer workers a menu of investment choices. From there, you are on your own.
Let's say you have been conscientious in contributing to your company's tax-deferred savings plan for 25 years and you are getting ready to retire. You call me and arrange a meeting to discuss your options. More often than not, the first thing I discover is that all of your money is invested in one or two bond funds or even worse, a money market fund.
"How long have you been invested in these funds," I ask.
"Since the beginning," the prospective client says, sheepishly.
"I didn't know what to do and I had no idea what any of the funds did, so I just stuck it into whatever came first on the list."
Don't laugh. I have encountered this situation in a variety of forms time and time again. It is not your fault. I have invested six years of education and 34 years of financial experience to get where I am. I suspect that you are every bit as good at your job as I am at mine. And you have probably spent a similar amount of time and effort remaining good at what you do. So why are you expected to also be good at investing your money - and in your spare time?
Let's face it, most workers do not have the time, education or inclination to acquire the knowledge necessary to make good investment choices over many years. What can you do?
You can read columns like this and hope enough sinks in to make the right choices. You can ask people like me, professional money managers, to take a look at your investment and suggest alternatives. I do this for many, many people at no charge. Another alternative to consider that could drastically increase your investment results would be to switch some or all of your money to a self-directed 401(k) or 403(b) plan.
There are two types of these plans. If you are self-employed, you can open a solo or one-participant 401(k) plan. This can be managed by a professional for a fee while you are still contributing to the plan. Normally, the expenses involved in managing the plan are cheaper than the costs and fees involved in a company 401(k), plus you will be receiving professional management advice.
The second type is a little-known investment option that some companies offer in their retirement plans called the self-directed brokerage account. These "Selfies" are part of your investment menu. They allow employees to take advantage of many more investment choices than are normally offered in a 401(k) menu. For individuals who have investment experience, the brokerage option offers a great opportunity to fine-tune an asset allocation strategy. But if you don't have that knowledge, you can hire an investment advisor to do it for you.
Better yet, you have the flexibility to farm out some of the money to a manager for a fee and keep some with your traditional 401(k) plan, if you so desire. This way you can get the professional financial advice you need now, while you are still contributing, rather than having to wait until you retire. As for fees, most company-sponsored, tax-deferred plans charge a yearly fee without providing advice. If you are going to pay a fee, you might as well pay it to someone who is going to manage it as well.
Not all companies offer this option. You should check with your human resources department and if they don't offer the option, suggest that maybe they should. Make sure you take the time to select the proper investment manager, one that has a "fiduciary responsibility" to his/her clients, unlike a broker, who simply is required to put you into a "suitable" investment. Make sure you understand the difference. If you don't, contact me and I'll explain it.
Bill Schmick is registered as an investment adviser representative with Berkshire Money Management. Bill's forecasts and opinions are purely his own. None of the information presented here should be construed as an endorsement of BMM or a solicitation to become a client of BMM. Direct inquires to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 (toll free) or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Independent Investor: Brazil � Not For the Faint of Heart
Beset by scandals that could reach as high as the presidential office, suffering from an epic drought, low oil prices, high inflation, a declining currency and a negative economic growth rate, the world's seventh largest economy could be an interesting long-term investment but not for the faint of heart.
No question about it, Brazil is a basket case right now. Dilma Rousseff, the two-term Brazilian president and former head of the state-owned energy behemoth, Petrobras, is embroiled in scandal. So far she has managed to elude prosecutors, who are pursuing 28 different investigations involving 54 politicians. Present and former Petrobras executives, including heads of both Chambers of Congress, former ministers, an ex-president, as well as the top members of President Rousseff's ruling Worker's Party are all involved.
The multibillion dollar kickback scandal involved funneling money through Petrobras and into the pockets of politicians and the election coffers of the Worker's Party from 2003-2010, (when Rousseff was president of the company). She maintains no knowledge of the scheme, however, three out of four Brazilians think she is lying and 44% of the population disapproves of her administration. Business and consumer confidence are touching historic lows while the Brazilian currency, called the Real, has depreciated 40 percent against the dollar.
Brazil is also suffering from a wide-spread and lingering drought that is hurting their vast agricultural export sector (3.5 percent of GDP and employs 15 percent of the labor force). It gets worse. The country's main source of energy is derived from hydroelectric plants, which depends solely upon water to drive their industrial sector (23 percent of GDP). As a commodity-rich country, the decline of that sector over the last few years has crippled growth. Yet, government spending continued to climb while much-needed and long-postponed structural reform of the country's rigid labor laws continued to be ignored.
As a result, economists forecast that debt as a percentage of GDP will end the year at 65.2%, while the economy will see a 1.5 percent decline in GDP growth. Inflation could reach as high as 7.5 percent. In the face of all this terrible news, why am I recommending buying?
Brazil's stock market has always had a boom or bust element to it. My first visit to Brazil was during the "Lost Decade" of the '80s when the condition of most Latin American countries resembled those of present-day Greece. Needless to say, Brazil's stock market was a total bust. The Bovespa, (Brazil's major index) reached a low in December of 1989.
By the early 1990s, however, thanks to a massive debt-for-equity swap by its bank creditors, the country's investment prospects greatly improved. During the 1990s, the market experienced sizable gains for investors, as well as major losses. Another market low was registered in 2002. At that time (unlike today) investors feared the country would default on their debt, which was far worse. Foreign reserves were also much lower, inflation was higher and the pressure on the Real was greater.
Worst of all, Lula de Silva, a radically liberal candidate of the Worker's Party, was elected president. That horrified the country's financial markets, who believed he would lead the country into a socialistic ruin. "Lula" did the opposite. He took severe measures, with the aid of the central bank, to control inflation, while imposing market-friendly policies and structural reforms. As a result, the Bovespa registered a 250 percent gain from 2003-2004. In the next eight years the stock market was up 1,705 percent versus a 57 percent increase in the S&P 500 Index. At that point the financial crisis drove the market down and it has never really recovered.
Today, I sense that investors' fear may be approaching the level that prevailed back in 2002. And yet, the economic conditions in Brazil are far better today. Some say the commodity cycle has bottomed and so have oil prices. If so, that would be a big shot in the arm for Brazil.
I do know that the U.S. is the country's second largest trading partner and the strong dollar benefits Brazil's exports. The political scandals may topple the president, in which case there is a distinct possibility that a new administration would implement "Lula"-like reforms to jump-start the economy and restore both business and consumer confidence. As for the drought, who knows when the weather will change?
Will all of this happen overnight? Not likely, but for those long-term investors that have the risk-tolerance and patience to wait, Brazil seems like an interesting place to nibble.
Bill Schmick is registered as an investment adviser representative with Berkshire Money Management. Bill's forecasts and opinions are purely his own. None of the information presented here should be construed as an endorsement of BMM or a solicitation to become a client of BMM. Direct inquires to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 (toll free) or email him at email@example.com.
The Independent Investor: How to Teach Your Kid to Become the Next Warren Buffet
Children in America need to learn more about money. How to value it, save it, spend it and retire on it. The evidence thus far indicates that we have all been doing a poor job in educating our kids. Here are some suggestions to remedy that failing.
Let's start with the munchkins, pre-kindergarten through third grade, and the concept of cash. To those little people, credit card purchases mean nothing at all, but watching Dad, Mom (or a grandparent like me) plunk down some greenbacks for a treasured game, book or ice cream makes a lot of difference. Don't miss an opportunity to have your child watch you count out and put the coins in the parking meter or pay for a purchase when they are old enough.
A piggy bank that one can see through is also high on my priority list, especially one with four slots like the "Money Savvy Pig," which offers several different savings slots. If that doesn't work, simply find several plastic jars and apply different labels. One should be for saving, another for spending, and a last one for donations. As the child grows older, add an investment jar as well as a "matching jar."
As your children age, introduce them to money games. Games allow parents to teach without lecturing and create an atmosphere of fun and excitement around money. The Internet now offers plenty of such games at different age levels. At risk of dating myself, my first memorable learning experience with money evolved through my family's tradition of playing weekend "Monopoly" games, sometimes way past my bedtime. It was fun. My parents let me be the banker, which was a special reward, and those feel-good memories surrounding finance still remain vivid years later.
Use the money in those plastic jars or piggy bank to show your kids that stuff costs money. At some point, every child will want something special, maybe an action figure, crayon set, or something they have seen on television. Help them count out the amount from their piggy bank and go with them to the store as they physically hand over the money to the cashier.
Hopefully, they will want two items exceeding their savings, which allows you to teach them the opportunity cost of buying one item or the other, but not both.
In my last column on this subject ("Kids and Money"), we discussed the pros and cons of giving an allowance. I came down on the side of giving an allowance for efforts earned and not as simple cash stream because their friends get one. I don't even like the word "allowance" and would rather use words like commission, earnings, or some other word that equates effort for income.
Equally important when teaching the concept of earnings for effort is the idea of saving, rather than spending. Here one can incentivize your child to save by the concept of "matching."
For every dollar your child earns and saves, you can match that savings with money you can contribute just like your company's match in your 401(k) at work. The more the child saves, the more you match. But be aware that most children will need a goal in order to save. It most likely will be a high-priced item such as a bike, a trip, or something that will require a long-term plan and a reason to save.
As your children grow into their teens, help them find a job. Once they have one, make sure you help them open a checking and savings account. My first job, at 11 years old, was a daily paper route. I was sweeping up the local drug store after school a year later and was earning regular income well before I graduated from high school. For me, it was a requirement, and the money I saved went towards books, clothes and occasionally entertainment. In hindsight, I wouldn't have it any other way. Jobs, whether part or full time, teaches the teen that working is a great way of making money, and what teenager doesn't need money?
If you follow some or all of these suggestions, by the time your child enters college or technical school, they should be able to understand and appreciate the costs and opportunities when selecting a major, a profession or career. It may not guarantee that they will grow up as the next Mr. Buffet bit it certainly won't hurt.
Bill Schmick is registered as an investment adviser representative with Berkshire Money Management. Bill's forecasts and opinions are purely his own. None of the information presented here should be construed as an endorsement of BMM or a solicitation to become a client of BMM. Direct inquires to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 (toll free) or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.
The Independent Investor: Financial Challenges Facing Single Parents
Over 13 million Americans struggle each day to be the best single parent they can. It can be a thankless job and one that requires an entire set of financial tools that couples rarely face. This column is dedicated to helping the single parent cope.
Twenty-five percent of children under the age of 18 in the U.S. are being raised without a Dad. That's not to say that there aren't plenty of single fathers bringing up children, but the facts are that the majority (80 percent) of single parents in this country are women. Nearly half of them live below the poverty line. Here's how you can avoid that fate.
The first change you must make is in developing a new attitude toward life and your finances. If your spouse had been handling the finances before you broke up, that responsibility is now squarely on your shoulders. Step one is to know how much you are spending. Create a budget. Record everything you spend each day for the next three months and then divide the total by three. That will give you an understanding of how much you are spending on average each month. With knowledge comes power.
Continue to do this for that first year and make sure to monitor your spending on everything. The next thing to do is establish an emergency fund that can be accessed easily. This pool of money is earmarked for unexpected expenses like home repairs, new tires, etc. You should keep a reserve of 3-6 months of expenses on hand for emergencies, or in case you lose your job.
If you are now or have been a stay-at-home spouse, you will probably need to consider a new career. That may require taking classes to earn a degree or attend a vocational school. Sometimes divorce courts allow for "rehabilitation maintenance," which can be negotiated in a marital settlement agreement requiring one spouse to pay for the other's training. This is especially so when one spouse initially worked and paid for the other spouse's law, medical, MBA or other degree. Now it's your turn.
For those of you who already have a good-paying job, retirement savings will now become critical to your future and that of your family. You need to save at least 15 percent of your salary each year and if you can afford it, much more.
You must also reevaluate all of your financial documents. Term life insurance is important in the event that something happens to you. It is the obvious way that your children can be cared for financially if you or your ex dies suddenly. Life insurance, for those who are in the throes of divorce right now, can be mandated in a divorce decree. I suggest you insist on it and make sure your ex does not allow it to lapse by law. The policy should be large enough to insure there are ample funds to provide a home, basis living needs, medical expenses and college tuition for all your children.
Make sure that all of your retirement accounts and other pools of money have the proper beneficiaries recorded. This includes any money your parents may intend to leave to your kids. Normally, your children should now be the legal beneficiaries of any inheritance. The last thing you want is to see your ex-spouse receive your assets or become the custodian of assets while your children come of age. And while you are at it, you might give some thought to who you would like to have as guardians of your children in case of your death if not your ex-spouse.
Single parenting is a hard job and the relationship you have with your ex can make it that much more difficult if it is mired in recrimination and hostility. What is done is done. Your future success demands that you acquire a new self-image, devoid of the past, that will allow you to treat your ex as a business partner for the sake of your children and your future self. The sooner you accept these facts, the sooner you and your children can start enjoying life again.
Bill Schmick is registered as an investment adviser representative with Berkshire Money Management. Bill's forecasts and opinions are purely his own. None of the information presented here should be construed as an endorsement of BMM or a solicitation to become a client of BMM. Direct inquires to Bill at 1-888-232-6072 (toll free) or email him at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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As my due date approaches, I've been thinking about Jewish traditions for women in labor that I'd like to follow. I'm not at all observant, but I know that there is a tradition of praying for others during labor and I would like to do so. (I've heard of people actually requesting names of people to pray for, but I am just going to stick with names of people I know personally.)
Can anyone tell me whether there are any specific prayers associated with this tradition? I've always found it comforting to read tehillim (psalms) at difficult times in my life, so I'd love to know if there are any ones that are particularly appropriate.
I also plan to say shehecheyanu once the baby is born. Is there anything else people typically say or do?


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'Best' and 'Worst' awards from Temple vs. La Salle game
My look at some of the best and worst performances and moments from Temple's 80-79 overtime victory over La Salle on Wednesday at the Tom Gola Arena:
Player of the game: Even in a loss, Earl Pettis gets this award. Making five of 10 three-pointers, the La Salle senior scored a career-high 33 points. He added five rebounds, two steals and two assists in 44 minutes. At times, he was unstoppable on the floor. Pettis scored La Salle's last 13 points in regulation and 18 of the team's final 20 points overall.


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I've never had the urge to punch a baby in the face until now.
You're not alone.
The exact moment he realizes what family he was born into…
He was all like "Sheeit."
For less than a dollar a day, you can help keep this baby from transforming into a Wookie.
I think he's from south of the Mason Disick line.
Staring into his eyes, you can almost see his little toddler soul die….
The first time he looked directly at Auntie Kim's ass.
What's with the extra "is" in his name?
Clearly mouthing "Help Me".
I've peed on them all !
"nope. can still taste it."
Not pictured: Kris Jenner insisting to Kourtney that Mason isn't too young to "leak" a sex tape.
Wow, even as babies the Kardashians are dead behind the eyes.
Soon to be on milk cartons throughout LA and Miami.
"Help me," Mason mouthed to the paparazzo as his mother turned her back.
"Sorry, little guy," the paparazzo said, "I've already bought the rights to photograph your first downward spiral, second exit from rehab, and through-the-window pictures of your first time. And those are just the ones for the next ten years!"
cold sore on his nose = he's a kardashian.
How young is too young for a mullet?
bingo! that mullet is disgusting and took him from kinda cute to uh, gross.
Learned that open mouth expression watching auntie Kim.
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Comic-Con 'stabbing' in Hall H shocks fans [UPDATED]
Violence erupted at Comic-Con in San Diego's Convention Center Saturday, July 24.One fan in a Harry Potter shirt allegedly stabbed another guy just under the eye when one of them refused to switch seats in Hall H. [UPDATE: More reports are trickling in saying that the attack was not in fact a stabbing, but a severe scratch.]Entertainment journalist Jen Yamato tweeted: "Uh, guards just escorted out a guy in handcuffs. Limping, blood on his new Comic-Con exclusive Harry Potter t-shirt. Look for it on YouTube."Eric Goldman from IGN tweeted out a photo of the man being held out of the Convention Center. It appears that blood is on his white t-shirt.The victim was removed on a stretcher. A friend of Zap2it on the inside tells us that Hall H is on lockdown. Nobody is allowed in or out for the time being. She also informs us that other fans subdued the attacker until authorities arrived.Fans in the cavernous Hall H -- where Comic-Con previews upcoming movies with trailers and panel sessions -- had just finished with the "Resident Evil: Afterlife" panel and were waiting for the Marvel Comics panel to begin when the fight took place.Cole Abaius also tweeted out the event: "Cops here in Hall H. Stretchers. Guy bleeding from the eye. Might have been stabbed somewhere./ Guy wearing Harry Potter shirt just got arrested in Hall H. Aggravated Assaultiamous./In all serious, this stabbing took the air out of the room. It's awful. Hope the guy is alright./Thanks, Comic Con. Show the Machete trailer after the stabbing. Very classy."UPDATE: Around 6 p.m. Hall H resumed their panels, beginning with Harrison Ford's "Cowboys and Aliens." Attendees are now free to leave if they wish. We're still searching for video. Story developing ... Follow Zap2it and Zap2itHanh on Twitter and Zap2it on Facebook for the latest movies, TV and celeb news.Photo credit: Zap2it
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1"I have made a covenant with my eyes. How then could I gaze at a maiden?
2For what is the portion of Eloah from above, and the inheritance of the Almighty from on high?
3Is it not calamity to the perverse, and strangeness to the workers of wickedness?
4Does He not see my ways, and number all my steps?
5If I have walked with falsehood, or if my foot has hurried to deceit,
6let Him weigh me in a right scale, and let Eloah know my integrity.
7If my step does turn from the way, or my heart has gone after my eyes, or if any spot has clung to my hands,
8let me sow, and another eat; and let my harvest be rooted out.
9If my heart has been enticed by a woman, or if I have lurked at my neighbour's door,
10let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down over her.
11For that would be a wicked scheme, and a punishable crookedness.
12For that would be a fire that burns to destruction, and take root among all my increase.
13If I have refused the plea of my male servant or my female servant when they complained against me,
14then what should I do when Ěl rises up? And when He punishes, what should I answer Him?
15Did not He who made me in the womb make him? And did not One fashion us in the womb?
16If I have withheld the poor from pleasure, or caused the widow's eyes to fail,
17or eaten my piece of bread by myself, and the fatherless did not eat of it –
18but from my youth he grew up with me as with a father, and from my mother's womb I guided her –
19if I have seen anyone perish for lack of garments, or a poor one without covering;
20if his loins have not blessed me, and he warmed himself with the fleece of my sheep;
21if I have raised my hand against the fatherless, when I saw I had help in the gate;
22let my arm fall from my shoulder, and my arm be broken from the bone.
23For I am in dread of destruction from Ěl, and from His excellence I could not escape.
24If I have put my trust in gold, or called fine gold my refuge;
25if I have rejoiced because my wealth was great, and because my hand had gained much;
26if I have looked at the sun when it shines, or the moon moving in brightness,
27so that my heart has been secretly enticed, and my mouth has kissed my hand –
28that too is a punishable crookedness, for I would have denied Ěl above.
29If I have rejoiced when he who hated me was ruined, or lifted myself up when evil found him –
30also I have not allowed my mouth to sin by asking for a curse on his life –
31if the men of my tent did not say, 'Who is there that has not been satisfied with his meat?'
32The stranger did not have to spend the night in the street, for I have opened my doors to the way.
33If I have covered my transgressions like Aḏam, by hiding my crookedness in my bosom,
34then let me fear the great crowd, and dread the scorn of clans, then I would be silent, and go out of the door!
35Who would give me a hearing? See, my signature, let the Almighty answer me, and let my accuser write a bill!
36Would I not take it up on my shoulder, bind it on me for a crown?
37I would declare to Him the number of my steps – I would approach Him like a prince.
38If my land cries out against me, or its furrows weep together;
39if I have eaten its fruit without payment, or caused its owners to die;
40let thistles grow instead of wheat, and useless weed instead of barley." The words of Iyoḇ are ended.
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The success of Chez Panisse--Gourmet magazine named it the best American restaurant in 2002--has everything to do with Waters, yet she remains an elusive protagonist. Sophisticated yet naive, professional and amateur, hard-driving but emotionally blurry, she invites reader interest but doesn't always satisfy it, as least as presented here. If McNamee cannot quite bring her to life, and if his tale lacks an insider's full conversance with his subject, he still engages readers in the considerable drama of people finding their way--blunderingly, with talented intent--to something new. With menus, narrated recipes, and photographs throughout, the book is vital reading for anyone interested in food, period. --Arthur Boehm
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A collection of recipes from her restaurant in San Francisco, it is a fascinating read.Published 14 months ago by Noel Rappe
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Episode One: Partners in Crime - Written by Russell T. Davies
Episiode Two: The Sontaran Stratagem - Part One of Two written by Helen Raynor.
Also, Georgia Moffett will be guest starring.
Georgia Moffett, the daughter of Fifth Doctor Peter Davison, will guest star in Series Four of Doctor Who.
Georgia originally auditioned for a role in Gareth Roberts' Agatha Christie episode, but so impressed the production team that she was offered a much more exciting part in another episode, currently filming in Cardiff.
Additionally, two episode titles have been announced. Episode one, written by Russell T Davies, will be called Partners In Crime, whilst episode four has been named The Sontaran Strategem. It's the first of a two-parter by Helen Raynor.
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What foods would you absolutely avoid as being detrimental to training health. I personally avoid fast food, most pizza (too much crappy cheese), pork most of the time and anything really salty but I can't avoid sugar. It follows me.
What foods would you absolutely avoid as being detrimental to training health. I personally avoid fast food, most pizza (too much crappy cheese), pork most of the time and anything really salty but I can't avoid sugar. It follows me.
Well so much for proliferation.
Well, I think there is no food you should absolutely avoid unless it is poisonous. I think the thing most people don't understand is moderation.
Anything with hydrogenated/trans fat or high fructose corn syrup. I don't think there's any room for consuming these substances, even "in moderation". (That said, nobody's perfect and accidentally consuming a little is better than intentionally consuming a lot.)
Personally, I'm a fat and fructose burning engine from over 7 years of endurance training! I have no qualms at age almost-48 eating a Big Mac or two chased by a caffeine laden cola on a long ride. My last physical, my total cholesterol was in the mid 140s with an LDL in the 60s. Since age 40, when I started running, I dropped 50 pounds.
So, ditto to what tekhna proposed.
2009 mileage = 14,738 miles; 2010 mileage = 15,234 miles; 2011 mileage = 17,344 miles; 2012 mileage = 11,414 miles; 2013 = 12,169
If you are training, salt = electrolytes and sugar = carbohydrates = energy to burn.Originally Posted by Zeggelaar
Avoid pork? Surely you jest.
Porkfat rules.
It's not so much the type of food that you have to avoid, it's the amount that's important. Sugar, white-bread, dirty-rice, complex-carbs, whole-grains all end up as glucose on the other side of the intestinal walls once it's absorbed. The issue is how much you eat and how quickly you absorb it. High-GI foods are actually good after a ride for quick recovery and preventing muscle-loss. At other times you'll want low-GI foods. Overall, you don't want to eat more than you burn off, that's really the important part (unless you're a bodybuilder or sumo-wrestler going for weight gain).Originally Posted by Zeggelaar
And during rides, you'll want to be taking in about 1000mg of salt and electrolytes per hour, which may sound like an obscene amount to people who aren't used to exercising. But that's really just keeping up with the amount you sweat away.
So in nutritional terms, you want to be aware that eating for fitness and training for fitness-improvement requires a different diet than couch-potatos trying to lose weight.
I generally try to avoid fast food, fried food, and caloried sodas. Other than that, I just watch my portions and make sure that I'm eating plenty of veggies and fruit.
Too much talk, not enough pedal.
I try to avoid food that's past it's expiration date.
Why the downer on Pizza and "crappy" cheese. There is nothing wrong with proper cheese (as opposed to preservative and colouring-enhanced factory cheeze).
Bread, tomatoes, olive oil, herbs, bufallo cheese are all vital components of a well balanced diet.
I don't deliberately try to avoid any foods ... and I also think moderation is the key.
So often researchers come out with some sort of recommendations saying that this is bad for you and that is bad for you, and everyone jumps on the bandwagon for a while, and then they discover that whatever it was isn't as bad as everyone thought after all.
Take eggs for example. At one time it was recommended to remove eggs from your diet all together because getting anywhere near an egg would triple your cholesterol level and strike you dead within a week. But now they realize that perspective was wrong, and they are saying to eat eggs in moderation - like 2 a day.
Then there's the other side of the coin where researchers tell people to eat something because it will reduce their cholesterol levels and be good for them, but then they discover that maybe it isn't after all. Take oatbran for example. For a while oatbran muffins were all the rage because someone said that oatbran would reduce cholesterol. I was working in a place that sold muffins at the time and suddenly we added oatbran muffins to the menu and they were a hit! But then they discovered that a person would have to eat something like 50 muffins a day to get the required amount of oatbran to reduce their cholesterol ... and if you're consuming 50 fairly high calorie muffins each day ... you will likely end up with a whole lot of other problems!!
You've probably heard that consuming Vit E and Folic acid are good things to do ... well, now they have come out with studies that perhaps we shouldn't be consuming as much of those as what was once recommended.
And don't get me started on all the fad diets out there!!
The thing is, every time you pick up a magazine or newspaper, there's another article saying that this is bad for you and this is good for you ... and 3 months later, that's all changed again.
IMO, we're all going to die eventually anyway. Something is going to kill us. If it isn't our diet, it'll be a semi running us over, or a hereditary heart disease, or cancer from working in a smoke-filled restaurant from our younger days, or genetics, or old age. So I figure the best way to approach diet is to eat as well-balanced a diet as possible (refer to things like the Canada food guide), keeping moderation in mind, and treat yourself to yummy stuff now and then!
That said, there are two foods I find pack on the pounds for me: Costco muffins and a bag of microwave popcorn. Both have about 700 calories in them, and I barely have to glance at them and I start gaining weight. There was one winter, before I knew how high in calories they are, where I was eating one or the other, or sometimes both every day - the muffin was for lunch and the popcorn was for an evening snack. Plus, there was supper, and coffee-break snack and so on. I packed on 25 lbs that winter!! That's something I'm trying very hard to avoid repeating.
I enjoy popcorn, but I don't eat it very often. When I do, I eat the no-butter microwave kind, only has ~300 calories for the whole bag.Originally Posted by Machka
I agree with everything in your post though. People get too caught up on the latest fad and miracle advice. Like everyone else has said, moderation is key.
Things I say NEVER consume:
1. Soda/softdrinks
2. Trans-fats (watch some of the "healthy" bread labels)
3. Fast food
Otherwise you're fine in moderation.
Cheese is actually good for you. It has some fat, lots of calcium etc. It's only bad if you eat too much.
It's always better to be last in the break than first in the field.
1. Donuts. You take something that's already bad for you and then deep-fry it in oil.
2. Suateed vegatables. I used to eat a lot of them thinking they were good for me, but in reality they are very bad for you.
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Foods that make me woozy . . .
I've observed lately that chocolate and red wine make me wake up with a sore throat and stuffy nose so I am now avoiding them
donuts make me woozy
anything fried makes me very happy for about 45 minutes, then I feel like I am going to pass out
dairy queen butterscotch dipped cones . . . make me woozy and feel like I need a nap about 2 hours after
white flour pancakes . . .
Doritos, Pringles . . . or any of those addictive chips make me feel lousy for about 4 days
Anytime I eat too much sugar . . . like a heavily frosted cake for example . . . I get a headache.
I agree everything in moderation, but it seems the more careful I am the less it takes, or perhaps it's just my awareness is higher now. When I haven't had the bad stuff, my body doesn't miss it. When I have it my system I am kind of happy at first, but then it responds the way Spurlock's did in Supersize Me after his first splurge.
Pretty much aced it right off the blocks. Things wouldn't be considered edible if they had strongly negative effects. I guess alcohol might fall in between the cracks though.Originally Posted by tekhna
"Strongly Negative" is the key phrase here.Originally Posted by duckliondog
Any number of foods can have a negative effect that stay under the radar but their effect builds up over time. Perfectly healthy foods such as potato's, tomato's, peppers, eggplants(aubergenes) and capsicums belong to the family of plants called nightshades. There great foods for many but I can't tolerate them.
Any way I would alway's reccomend avoiding "Frankenfoods"
Hydrogenated/transfats and ANY food that contains them is on the top of the avoid list. They encourage a lot of free radical damage which builds up over time. HFCS is right up there as a frankenfood. Artificial sweeteners are also on my "Not in this lifetime" list.
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OK. So suggest a pre-ride breakfast before i go out for a couple of hours this morning,30-35 miles. What should i eat and how long before i ride? Most the time i have waffles or cereal an hour-hour and a half before i go and i'll eat an engery bar an hour into my ride. During the workweek i ride and hour and a half 4 days and try to eat apple sauce and oranges an hour before i ride.
Touch every 3rd person and you'll find an idiot.
I only stay away from foods that I don't like the taste of. Such as broccoli. Or liver. Or swiss cheese. And I don't drink anything alcoholic. Otherwise, I eat like a roach and I'm doing OK.
That's fine, try to eat a banana or two as well.Originally Posted by shokhead
I'm another "moderation" guy myself. You're kidding yourself if you think avoiding things like high fructose corn syrup puts you on some higher plane of fitness, while still eating other sugars.
Lots of foods and specific ingredients get bad press, but if you read beyond the headlines, the reason is almost always overconsumption. Having them -- even the "truly awful" ones like trans-fats -- in moderation is not detrimental. The problem is that people get carried away: both in eating things and being scared about eating things.
As such, I'd say there are no foods to absolutely avoid. But you should understand what is in the foods you do eat, and moderate properly.
If you don't eat... you will die...
If it is lower than me on the food chain it is fair game. If it is higher than me on the food chain all the better. I draw the line at other primates though.
Some "slow" foods will take you out as quickly, or even more quickly, than "fast" foods and you don't have a drive up window option
SandySwimmer's list is pretty much my list. Pancakes will make me feel so lurgey. Blah! Just thinking about them makes my stomach churn a bit. Ditto donuts
Okay, choccy and red wine don't bother me, but I don't have either of them often enough to really count.


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I was just wondering : with direct positive paper, should one expose for the
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I was just wondering : with direct positive paper, should one expose for the
highlights, as opposed to expose for the shadows with negatives ?
Exposing for the shadows, in B&W negative photography, makes the thinest printable negative (least possible exposure), which is usually a good thing. Since you are not using the paper as an intermediate, the latitude is zero. Therefore it does not matter if you make the least possible exposure (exposing for the highlights) or greatest possible exposure (exposing for the shadows) ; the exposure would be the same.
Personally I'd expose for the highlights because determining the first light gray band when calibrating your system is easier for me than determining the first dark gray band in the black area. You will probably not be able to make the assumption that the first gray band (usable zone) on either side of middle is 4 stops away from your meters factory calibration (like one does in negative B&W film calibration). Maybe it is more like 3 stops with the Ilford paper.
Maybe even easier is to forgo the spot meter and use an average meter. Adjust it to give the best possible image of your usual subject matter and lighting conditions.
You have to expose for both the shadows and the highlights, as you would a print. The dynamic range of Ilford Harmon paper is less than 3 stops unless it is pre-flashed as per the directions on the data sheet. That should make for some interestnig exposure trade-offs. (I'll be trying this in about a month when I'm running a class on pinhole cameras at my daughter's school).
Yesterday the itch was strong enough such that it required satiating by exposing a number of Harman direct positives in my Speed Graphic, using a 150mm binocular lens improvised as a camera lens, stopped down to 20mm aperture. Lighting was indirect north daylight, absent any artificial illumination.
All images preflashed and developed in Ilford PQ Universal paper developer for 2 minutes at 1+15 dilution.
Hat: (1:00 minute exposure)
Hat001a by jvcabacus, on Flickr
Pig: (45 second exposure)
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Candle: (1:00 minute exposure)
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I have this serger, wore it out in fact. To do decorative chain stitching you have to disengage the upper looper, this beige colored plate covers the opening. The stitch guide (you don't have to use this but you do need the plate) screws to the plate. Here's a link to the on-line manual and it shows a line drawing. No page numbers but it is about 2/3 of the way down. I tried to find mine to take a picture but it's been boxed up and I can't find it. That's driving me nuts! This is a workhorse of a serger, enjoy it.
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A sample below of Hans Henny Jahnn's writing from the horrific Kebad Kenya. I'm currently reading a selection published by Atlas Press. I owe a debt to flowerville for my introduction to Jahnn's work, little of which exists in English translation. … Continue reading
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Cataract of the Spirit
The passage below, Beckett rehashing Schopenhauer, is from Mark Nixon's study of Beckett's tour of Nazi Germany, Samuel Beckett's German Diaries 1936-1937. My library copy has to go back today. They come with a price tag suitable only for institutions, … Continue reading
The Banality of Brilliance
To speculate about whether Proust was a snob is as superfluous as debating the degree of Joyce's egotism, though we could construct an argument that Proust would have been unfitted to dissect the society of Recherche without a social climber's desire. And Joyce writing in A Portrait that the "artist, … Continue reading
Duality of Silence
In The World of Silence, Max Picard quotes Goutran de Procius's Kablina, where he sums up so lucidly the duality of silence, that tension between rapture and fear familiar to anyone that chooses to spend long periods of immersion in silence. Here in … Continue reading
Comradeship and Silence
Words exist but the pump to bring those words from the bottom of the well to the surface is malfunctioning. Buried in the sand at the bottom of the well is a torrent of words, but if by chance the … Continue reading
Stepping Lightly on the Volcano
For months on first knowing you, I said to myself here's one of these talkers. They don't know what feeling is, happily for them. Because everyone I most honour is silent – Nessa, Lytton, Leonard, Maynard: all silent; and so … Continue reading
Form Becomes the Preoccupation
Anthony Uhlmann quoted Beckett in Samuel Beckett in Context on language as a barrier to communication, and why, as a consequence 'form itself becomes a preoccupation,' so it was good to track down the whole quotation below: …there will be … Continue reading
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As states and municipalities are beginning to require cool roofing technology, achieve
maximum results from your reflective roof by pairing it with solar technology.
Reflective cool roofing is becoming more and more popular every year, due in part to building owners wanting to capture its energy-efficient qualities for their buildings, but also due to municipalities and states adopting cool roofing codes, standards, and programs.
"There are a lot more cool roofing options today than there were even 5 years ago because of its growing popularity," says Jay Thomas, director of marketing for Sika Sarnafil, a roofing and waterproofing system provider. "You can now get virtually any roofing system as a cool roof, although some roofs require more components than others. For example, a thermoplastic roof might be white, whereas with a built-up roof you would have to apply and maintain a coating to get the same cool roof benefits."
With the growing prevalence of cool reflective roofs, the roofing industry is making great strides to keep up and produce innovative solutions for reflective roofing – including advancing the relationship between roofing and solar panel systems.
Teaming with Solar
"One of the things that's receiving a lot of interest and a lot of work today is the continuing integration with solar," Thomas explains. "Reflective roofs can help increase the efficiency of solar panels by reflecting the sunlight from the roof to the panels. So I think the industry at large – both the solar industry learning about installing on flat or low-slope roofs and the roofing industry about the implications of installing solar panels on rooftops – is learning from the experience."
A new, white reflective roofing system can reflect up to approximately 80% of the light that hits it – sending the light back into the atmosphere and away from your building, allowing it to stay cooler and your energy costs to go down. But what if you could capture some of this reflected light and use it to increase the energy produced by your solar panels?
Sanyo, a major electronics company that also produces solar technology, figured out how to do just that by combining its HIT (heterojunction with intrinsic thin-layer) double bifacial PV modules with DuROCK's TIOCOAT reflective roof membrane, which were installed at DuROCK Alfacing International Ltd.'s headquarters in Woodbridge, Ontario.
Capturing Reflections
Sanyo's unique solar panels generate power from both sides – capturing the light that shines directly onto the front of the panels and the light that passes through the panels after it is reflected off the roof and bounces back – resulting in up to 30% higher energy output than standard single-sided PV modules. The result of the combination of these technologies includes an improved performance and increased energy production of the PV modules because of the high reflectivity of the roof membrane.
"The merging of these two technologies is a great example of the potential that exists within this industry," says Sandro Costa, president of AVACOS Solar, the Canadian solar installation and project integration company that installed the system. "Maximizing the power generation possible from the sun is not only a win-win situation for the client, but for the environment and society as a whole."
Other reflective coatings and PV modules – such as Solyndra's rooftop-mounted panels, made of cylindrical modules that capture sunlight across a 360-degree photovoltaic surface –
work in much the same way, capturing sunlight that shines directly on the panels along with a portion of the light that is reflected by the roof.
In addition, the lighter color roofing keeps the temperature of the roof lower than a darker roof, keeping the solar panels closer to their optimum temperature range and allowing for maximum performance.
While cutting-edge reflective roofing products may be of great interest, you'll also want to ensure that the products have been thoroughly tested and will hold up to long-term applications.
"Certainly there are a lot of new technologies in cool roofing," Thomas says. "So be careful. Just like any other roofing decision or product you're considering for the building, it is important to make sure the manufacturer has the track record to support the products so they last as long as they should."
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201 reviews | 4.3 out of 5
Pros - Lithium battery, good power, lots of attachments, fits the hand nicely. Cons - Abysmal instructions, attachments are a nuisance to change, rubber handle is a magnet for clippings! For many years I've used Remington trimmers. They do a good job and are a snap to use. When my last one died there was none in stock anywhere. Decided to try the Wahl primarily because of the Lithium Ion battery. In my experience the battery is always the first thing to go on a rechargeable trimmer. The Li-ion battery should solve this problem. The Wahl does a good job but requires several attachment changes. They are a little "fiddley" to get on and off. Sometimes they can be downright exasperating. That said, there are several really nice things about the Wahl. It come with 3 "clipper" heads. The medium size is the most useful for me. The small one is great for trimming around nose and ears. It is almost surgical in its precision. (You could perform Uncle Buck's "surgery" on a gnat with this little baby!) One thing that's really neat is the little shaver head. It does a great job; just don't expect to shave with it. It would take forever. But, it is super for final grooming on the ears. (Only old guys understand why this is desireable.) One thing that is disappointing is the "6 in one" attachment for variable trim length. Good idea, just doesn't work very well. It's hard to get on and darn near impossible to get off. And the adjustment doesn't work worth a flip. I finally gave up on using it. Fortunately there are several fixed heads that work quite well. Another reviewer mentioned that clippings stick to the black rubber grips. Do they ever! My beard is white and they show up something terrible. If there is justice, the idiot at Wahl who approved these things will spend eternity cleaning them. Bottom line - this is a good trimmer at a reasonable price. Other brands would have tacked on another $10 to $20 for the Li-ion. Wahl chose not to and I like that. This trimmer takes longer to use because of the attachment changes but will give a superior trim once you figure out the best way to use it.
I purchased this trimmer for professional use, as I am a hair stylist for 20 years. This trimmer is a powerhouse, with a solid interchangeable blade and quick recharge. Its great that it can be used with/without electric. Only 4 stars because I have not charged it often enough to have a subjective opinion about its battery. Great price and quick Walmart shipping.
I have owned this model now over a month. I have owned several brands most have been cheaper in price but none better in quality. I have charged it once out of the package for the recomended hour charge and the dang thing is still going strong. I have used this numerous times including the shaving head a couple times and every other day on the trimmer attachments. Some complain about the rubber grip on the sides collecting beard shavings but a small price to pay for an excellent rechargable trimmer. Oh yea has more attachments than I will ever use. Would reccomend to anyone looking for a new trimmer. Ps. buy online and ship to site it is cheaper than store stock!!!!!
I bought this for my husband who shaves his head as his previous shaver just died. I figured it would work decently enough but I was AMAZED at how close of a shave it was able give him. I don't think he has used all of the attachments yet, but he keeps saying how great of a shaver this is. Thanks!
I shave my head and have tried all kinds of shavers ! IF you will take the time to learn to use this shaver and shave aginst the garin of the hair it will shave closer than the expensive blades !Very well made high power motor and easy to use ! It works just as well on your face and the trimmer attachements work great also . If you a nit picker about a little noise when the shaver heads is on then that might be a nit for you ! But for the job it does a tiny bit a noise is NBD . Iam just a plain customer no one special and I highly recomend this trimmer shaver specialy if you shave your head it can not be beat at aany price .
. I had an earlier model by Wahl that was much the same; the interchangeable cutters and combs fit either one, in fact. Best feature, I found, is the addition of a wider trimmer head that does much better on my moustache and hairline on my neck. Only needed replacement because I had damaged the main trimmer head on the old one through neglect (not oiling), and being too rough when attaching the plastic combs over the trimmer head; you can break a trimmer "tooth" if you do this with the motor running, and you'll likeley chew up the plastic comb to some extent. Don't be afraid to buy it. Wahl makes good stuff. Takes only a short time to re-charge, once you've exhausted the battery. Lithium-Ion technology assures a long-lasting charge, too. Dot com buying with warehouse to store will save you substantially. If there's a weak point at all, it is the storage tray for the device and all the attachments. Getting them all in place was a challenge that I soon gave up on, (as with the older model, too) and elected instead to put everything in a simple tray that keeps it all at the ready. Trying to use the provided tray is the reason for 4 stars instead of 5 on "ease of use". :)
if you have a husband or friend in the military that pays to have their the shaven then buy this it is the best product if you just want to shave it all off
Have uesed this trimmer serveral times a week for the last year, and loved it, would have recommended it in a heartbeat, up until now. It just stopped working, no warning, no slow death, just stopped. Was great up until this point, but I was execting it to last more than one year.
Very nice looking, VERY well made and works like a charm. Very easy to use. This is the best one on the market. Would buy again.
I have only owned two trimmers in my life, this being the second one, and it is way better than the first I owned. The battery life on the trimmer is very long. I have never had the the trimmer die while I was using, and it does not run on batteries. Another thing I like about it is the rubber grip, so your hands can be wet and the trimmer won't flying out of your hands. On the down side changing the heads on the trimmer is a little difficult when you first get it, and be careful with them too. I dropped one of the heads 2-3 feet and it broke. Otherwise you get what you pay for with this trimmer without busting your budget. I would strongly recommend this for anyone going into beauty/barber school, any college student, or generally anyone needing a trimmer.
This is a beautiful total trimmer/hair cutting
Everything changes easily , comes with a
great assortment of combs and cutters.
Read the manual carefully , and you
shouldn't have any problems with the
This is the best total hair cutting/trimmer
I have ever owned , and I've had quite
a few of them , the battery is Lithium
battery , and lasts quite long.
I highly reccomend this , you wont
be dissapointed.
It lasted a month on first charge then it died and won't come back on. I have tried charging it several times over the last few days. Most expensive desposable trimmer I ve ever bought!
WAHL 17-Piece Lithium Ion All-In-One Trimmer, Model 9854-600 Always post the product title and model # so they cannot post your review on other items. I know stores and manufactures do that. The Wahl 9854-600 has an awesome packaging and look. After opening you have to charge for a day or (16 hrs). It is a smooth running unit. FYI Lithion Ion batteries DIE when they get low. They will be 100% power then dead. Not like other battery technology that slows down so you know to get another battery Lithion Ion dies immediately. You cannot take the battery out of the Wahl 9854-600 so yes another (16 hrs.) or a little less and you are back in business. I was able to get 1.5 month of use and then no work. There is no charging light or indication that the Wahl 9854 is fully charged. Wahl makes great trimmers but quality is going away. I would not recommend this trimmer.
I bought this for my husband, to replace his older broken one. He loves this one. Its wireless, which is very convenient. It trims, cuts, shaves and does general clean up very well. He was a little concerned that it was smaller than his old one, but it works twice as good. Highly recommended
This product is very versatile and can be used for all personal grooming needs. I'm in the United States Armed Forces and I absolutely love this product. It has everything I need. It's perfect.
The first time I used this shaver, I thought, 'Wow, this thing cuts like a hot knife through butter!' A year later and it still cuts wonderfully. I charge it maybe once every six weeks, and I shave one a day to once every other day, so the Ion battery is no joke. When #if# my shaver ever dies, at this price I will buy another one in a heartbeat. I have absolutely nothing negative to say about this shaver. Buy it!
Excellent double shaving head. More power than you'd expect in a battery shaver. Difficult to judge which plastic trimmer you might use, however, and attachment of these to shaver not the most robust. But it was what I needed for trimming my beard/mustache.
As the manual stated you will have an 5oclock shadow, but most important knock on wood no razor bumps.
does everything a Italian needs in a trimmer. i have thick facial hair an this little guy cuts it like nothing!! lots of power! just a great Trimmer!
I bought this to replace an old Wahl trimmer, which still worked, but the rechargeable battery was wearing out. My husband loves this one, it's so much more powerful and trims much better, and charges in only 1 hour.


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Though they were polite in that bureaucratic kind of way, Monterey County budget staff made it clear to the Public Defender's Office on Monday that five years of coming back to the Board of Supervisors hat in hand asking for more money to close budget gaps is unacceptable.
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Rubbermaid -- isn't that a brand of English condoms?
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The Role of Directors of Comprehensive School Physical Activity Programs-Part 1: Changes in the Profession Give Physical Educators More Opportunities to Make a Difference
Rink, Judith, JOPERD--The Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance
It is clear that the United States has an obesity crisis. What is less clear is what to do about it and, more specifically, what the role of schools and physical educators should be in promoting physical activity and preventing obesity and its related health problems.
All children spend a good part of their day in school, but it is unlikely in the near future that most schools will be able to provide daily physical education to meet the physical activity needs of children. For this reason, physical educators and health professionals have looked to schools to implement a Comprehensive School Physical Activity Program (CSPAP) as part of the National Association for Sport and Physical Education's (NASPE) Let's Move in School initiative. Such programs are an all-school effort to meet the physical activity needs of children and youths. Even though the most likely professional to lead this program is the physical educator, most physical educators do not see directing a CSPAP as their responsibility, nor are they trained to provide this kind of leadership.
This two-part feature was designed to describe NASPE's initiative to train and certify physical education teachers to be directors of physical activity (DPAs) whose responsibility is to implement a CSPAP effectively. The purpose of this feature is to describe the role of the physical educator in implementing the components of CSPAPs. While physical education instructional programs are a critical component of a CSPAP, this feature highlights the role of the other four components--physical activity throughout the school day, before-and after-school programs, staff involvement, and community and family involvement--as well as the certification process for DPAs. Each of these is addressed in the articles of this JOPERD feature.
Following the Russell Carson article on the "Certification and Duties of a Director of Physical Activity," the balance of the feature is organized around the components of a CSPAP. These articles briefly review the available literature surrounding each CS-PAP component and provide some pragmatic ideas that a DPA can use to implement the components. Accordingly, these articles should be viewed as an introduction to the kinds of CSPAP implementation strategies a DPA might enact. Physical educators who are interested in learning about additional strategies for implementation are encouraged to become DPA certified. …


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I have a problem with the scale of this ship and the Enterprise (Alt). First, the alternate universe might have resulted in a different course (primarily justifying different actors in those roles and maintaining a kind of validity), but it does not justify the Enterprise in the alternate universe being 100x larger than the one in the old universe. It gives the impression that the universe is just made up, because we always have to 1-up ourselves from the previous movie in the most simplest male-competition way of making each new "design" bigger than the last even though we are going back in time. The Vengeance, in the alternate trek time would be coming out well-before the Excelsior and should therefore be smaller than it...or possibly equal to its mass, but not more. I think its more compelling to make it maybe 50% bigger than the Enterprise or possibly double, but certainly smaller than Excelsior. The Enterprise (alt) should be the same length as the original Enterprise.
The Alt Enterprise is 2x the size of the prime Enterprise not 100.
Which makes Vengeance 4x the size of prime Enterprise.
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I've got to talk to my tailor again! My pants just keep jumping off me when I see her.
That's a candidate for a batch of baby batter if I've ever seen one.
What Kim K sees in the mirror.
CORRECTION: What Kim K THINKS she sees in the mirror.
Delightful. Simply delightful. Great tits, too.
Damn. That is all.
Subliminal "Duck Face"
Don Zaloog you have said it all with one word.
She cant possibly be fucked as often as she deserves and needs it
I can't help but think how much more attractive she'd be if her lips weren't pumped inside out
Either she has a face that somehow agrees with trout lips or I am unable to object because tits.
On her worst day she's tied for being the hottest thing going right now.
Once again, Mr Thicke, I thank you.
She really looks like a dude sometimes. She's a two face!
There isn't a day that goes by that I don't kick myself in the butt for breaking up with her. The money she was giving me was great too!


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Good job, Jimmerette.
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How many 5th graders in Taylorsville are now hoping to have Mrs. Peterson for a
teacher this fall? :)
Very nice interview.
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Great article! This type of human interest story is what DN does so well. We all know the special impact oldest sisters have on siblings, and Lindsay is no different. It never ceases to amaze me how "grounded" each of the Fredette's appear to be-- certainly far from perfect, as we all are, but very grounded nonetheless. A certain mother and father have done a tremendous job raising such a family.
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Aren't Big Sisters great! I love mine, I'm glad to see that Jimmer has a good one too.
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Nice story, wish I had a big sister, but no way I let the world know I have a close connection to Jimmer and live in Utah were I Ms. Peterson. Can you imagine the handful of clowns that are going to be showing up at their door now, esp if the Jazz draft him?
- 3:29 p.m. June 20, 2011
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Knowing of the Fredette dancing prowess leads me to speculate that Jimmmer is due a stint on Dancing with the Stars!
- 3:49 p.m. June 20, 2011
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Nice story. Big Sis seems like a good person, like all of Jimmer's family.
- 4:12 p.m. June 20, 2011
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I enjoyed that, I only learned of Jimmer when the playoffs started and I have not been reading about the draft. But this one caught my eye. It really was fun to see the pics and read the story. Best of luck to Jimmer and it would be fun to see him play for the Jazz, maybe I would start following the Jazz again, stopped when Stockton and Malone left.
- 5:24 p.m. June 20, 2011
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Enjoyable article! The NBA could use a few more feel-good stories about its players, especially minus the tattoos and big diamond earrings. I'd love to see Jimmer with the Jazz but would worry about the pressure on him to play/not play, ready/not ready, and on Coach Corbin whether or not to play him if ready or not ready, etc. etc. Could get crazy. But I will follow his career wherever he goes and certainly wish him well in his success. I think he'll keep his head on straight, at least I hope so. He has interviewed well, has an engaging personality and seems grounded. Thursday will be a fun watch. Good luck to Kevin O'Connor.
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I had a big sister close by when I went to BYU and having her there was a great blessing and bonus! She sounds like a wonderful sister!
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Congratulations Lindsay, you deserve it for your loving support of your brother and helping him get to BYU where he developed and thrived. If Jimmer did not have that support or if he had followed a different path, he may not have become the college basketball superstar that he is. Good luck to your husband and pops as they try to advise Jimmer financially and manage all that cash. I suggest a New York style Jimmer pizza franchise as a side business. And good luck to Jimmer. I hope he gets on a team where he can get lots of game time to get comfortable and prove himself in the NBA.
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