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Lewis and Clark: MeriweTher Lewis and William Clark
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CHARACTERISTICS In the years 1804, 1805, and 1806, two men commanded an expedition which explored the wilderness that stretched from the mouth of the Missouri River to where the Columbia enters the Pacific, and dedicated to civilization a new empire. Their names were Meriwether Lewis and William Clark. As a rule, one who tries to discover and to set down in order the simple signs that spell the story of a large man's life is confused by a chaos of data. No such trouble arises in this case. There is great poverty of fact and circumstance in the records of the private lives of these men; so careless were they of notoriety, so wholly did they merge themselves in their work. Anything like ostentation was foreign to their taste, and to the spirit of their time, which took plain, dutiful heroism as a matter of course. No one knows any "characteristic anecdotes" of Meriwether Lewis; and the best stories about Clark are those preserved in the tribal histories of Western Indians. The separate identity of the two men is practically lost to all except the careful reader. Each had his baptismal name, to be sure; but even their private names are fused, and they are best known to us under the joint style of Lewis and Clark. In effect they were one and indivisible. For evidence of their individuality we must look to the labors which they performed in common. When, several years after the conclusion of the great expedition, the manuscript journals were being prepared for publication, the editor could not find sufficient material out of which to make a memoir of Captain Lewis, and was forced to appeal to Mr. Jefferson for aid; for Jefferson had been an early neighbor and friend of the Lewis family, and later, on becoming President, had made the lad Meriwether his private secretary, and had afterwards appointed him to direct the exploration. The sketch written by Mr. Jefferson is, like most of his papers, appreciative and vital. It is to this document, dated at Monticello, August 18, 1813, that every biographer must have recourse:— "Meriwether Lewis, late governor of Louisiana, was born on the 18th of August, 1774, near the town of Charlottesville, in the county of Albemarle, in Virginia, of one of the distinguished families of that State. John Lewis, one of his father's uncles, was a member of the king's council before the Revolution. AnOther of them, Fielding Lewis, married a sister of General Washington. His father, William Lewis, was the youngest of five sons of Colonel Robert Lewis of Albemarle, the fourth of whom, Charles, was one of the early patriots who stepped forward in the commencement of the Revolution, and commanded one of the regiments first raised in Virginia, and placed on continental establishment.... Nicholas Lewis, the second of his father's brOthers, commanded a regiment of militia in the successful expedition of 1776 against the Cherokee Indians.... This member of the family of the Lewises, whose bravery was so usefully proved on this occasion, was endeared to all who knew him by his inflexible probity, courteous disposition, benevolent heart, and engaging modesty and manners. He was the umpire of all the private differences of his county,—selected always by both parties. He was also the guardian of Meriwether Lewis, of whom we are now to speak, and who had lost his father at an early age
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Raider Publishing International By cheating me repeatedly RPI has shattered my faith in the USA - as a Nation I once respected ! firstname.lastname@example.com, Internet
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Before I paid the amount Adam Salviani would email me every day till he got the money in full,after promising that my book would be ready and on book shelves in 6 months, he took my money and disappeared on a holiday for a 1 month, then he handed me over to 2 successive assistants who left their jobs one after the other, and now a 3rd has no idea and has not informed me of this mess - they lost important material that I sent all the way from India, Six months down the line I am told they cannot give me a dead-line or expected date of completion. [continued below]....
1 Is RPI playing the fool with me ... are you Adam Salviani trying to sabotage my book that has a Global Solution to deal wit the 1% super-rich corrupt ???
2 Who is this new person dealing with me and what is her role in this farce, this utter buffoonery - or is she been put in place to string me along, as well, till a 4th, 5th and 6th new employe breezes in and out of RPI ?
3 What is the progress report on publishing progress made to date on my book : A Handle on the "Crisis' ?4 I demand as a customer who has paid you up front 100%, to know a definite dead-line - when will I be through with RPI, based on what it is contractually committed to deliver to me ... if you cannot do that ... I demand a refund of my money immediately and a closure to the contract.
5 Given your serial failures to act professionally Adam Salviani and the delays and anxiety you Adam Salviani have caused me; do I demand compensation for your buffoonery and the effects it has had on my health !
Till date there is a criminal silence from RPI , just as scores of global customers are reporting. At the end of the day, I was once a person who was loyal to "Brand America ", sadly my loyalty has been shattered by Adam Salviani sleek criminal behavior - I do not wish to be politically correct here; as that is what he is. So for goodness sake all his future customers who are about to fall into his trap "beware" To Ripoff Report I have this request to make, please stop this criminal in his fancy New York office, bring him to book as he is ruining the credibility that the USA had and needs to preserve , if it is to come out of this dark and sad period in its history, you need to realize that it is these 1% criminals like Adam Salvianis that are ruining the Brand Equity of Brand America - by their repeat Ripoffs, while laughing all the way to the bank; and at what cost to the American Nation that I once believed in and respected ?.
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I'm impressed that the Australians were in California so long ago. Heehee.
Don't be so sure. The USG confiscated 80 million worth of gold coins that a family found in their fathers safety deposit box. The coins were from the time when FDR confiscated all personal gold. The USG reasoning according to the article
" Jacqueline Romero, assistant U.S. attorney in Philadelphia, explained that the coins legally belonged to the government after Franklin Delano Roosevelt ordered citizens to exchange their gold for cash in an effort to keep the banks afloat during the Great Depression.
Those coins were all in a vault and were supposed to be melted, she asserted.
In simpler terms " we will tolerate no uppity peasants in possession of the Kings gold" so instead of SSS its MCS
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Years ago, MI ran an ad campaign on TV - "If you see this endangered snake in your yard, call DNR, quick!"
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Keith Muchler260 1st Ave S,Saint Petersburg, FL 33701 St Petersburg, Florida United States of America
Keith Muchler Creative Indoor Advertising/Media SCAM ARTIST St Petersburg, Florida
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Ever wonder why this is the 3rd name his company has had?
Ask him how often he actually changes the DVD's. Better yet, go to Midtown Sundries in DTSP and I bet their TV is still displaying ads from the Superbowl. That's right folks, if he can't change a DVD thirty steps from his own office, do you really think he's going to drive to Springhill and change those?
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If you have given him your info, cancel your card ASAP. If he has even bothered to put your ad up, it will continue to run for months and months before he changes it out.
This guy is FRAUD.
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Most recently Jerome appeared as Tommy Cooper in the West End show Jus' Like That but is probably better known for his macho roles in Soldier Soldier and Badger and being part of the ever-so-slightly-less-macho singing duo Robson and Jerome. However, his romantic melodies give no indication of his long-standing commitment to vegetarianism, love of animals and a deep spirituality. Being raised in the countryside Jerome established a close affinity with nature and living things, a quality far removed from his Soldier Soldier character.
Jerome took part in Viva!'s anti-factory farming video Not In My Name with other famous colleagues such as Paul McCartney, Joanna Lumley and Chrissie Hynde. He received a rapturous reception after he spoke spontaneously to thousands of people in London at Viva!'s first national rally and march to end factory farming in 2002. Follow your heart, he told the crowd. That's exactly what he has done.
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Dominic Gentile JanPro of North Alabama234 Aquarius Drive Bimingham, Alabama United States of America
Dominic Gentile JanPro of North Alabama Franchise Ripoff Bimingham Alabama
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Was nervous to purchase this item at first because of the reviews by people who owned the product longer than 1-2 years.The good reviews were all from new users. All I have to say is so far so good...I have back and neck issues and this mattress really sincerely helps! This mattress is exactly as pictured, I allowed it 1 full day to retain it's shape after unpacking, and it feels so good. The quality is the same a mattress that costs double. The delivery was very fast! You have to purchase the memory foam according to your usage, environment and level of maintenance. I travel back and forth from one town to another for business, and some days, I am not actually sleeping on my bed. When I go back and forth from a firmer mattress to this one, I feel sore after sleeping on this one, I don't know why? The mattress is BEST the second day after my return and not the first?? AFTER THAT, it is like sleeping on a cloud that cradles you. With regular daily usage, the mattress is amazing A couple things to consider with a memory foam mattress that I learned from family members and friends who own them: * MEMORY FOAM can be HIGH MAINTENANCE, but well worth the investment * How high does the mattress sit against your bed frame, headboard, etc. * memory foam mattresses are better on a flat, hard surface for the best support. Box springs are ok, Bunkie boards are better, and a thick Plywood cut to the size of the bed and covered is the best apparently(advice from my brother who has a much higher end mattress than this one)...However, If you are considering one in the price range over $1000 like my folks invested in (over this one)--then you don't have to do squat!! My brother actually stumbled on this theory after purchasing another competitors memory foam that started to lose its comfort after only 1 year. His wife insisted on purchasing another mattress. While they waited for the other one to arrive, they set their memory foam on their hardwood floor in a guest room and slept on it on the floor. They were shocked at how comfortable it was and are emphatically against box springs for memory foam now. The new mattress is now in the guest room. * You must allow the memory foam to "BREATHE" so that you can maintain it's resilience (for med end and lower end- it makes no difference). You do not want the mattress to actually "memorize" your body contours or it won't support the body as well as when you first purchased the mattress. I remove the covers, unzip the mattress cover and open the windows to allow the mattress to truly aerate while I do laundry. * Moisture/humidity/sweat is memory foams worst enemy. If you live somewhere humid, if your husband is sweaty or his gums spring a leak when he sleeps, if the master bed is close to the bathroom and you love steamy showers INVEST in a moisture proof cover. This comes from family and friends with at least 7 years of memory foam mattress usage experience. Hope this helps someone.Read More
We needed a relatively cheap and comfortable mattress before the holidays since my cat decided to ruin the one we had in our guest room. I couldn't believe what I found...a queen size memory foam mattress with decent reviews for a little over *** bucks, and, bonus, it's shipped right to your door! When it arrive, it was in a heavy cardboard box that was pretty easy to move into the guest room. The mattress was shrink wrapped, but not in the "M" way the enclosed instructions stated. No worries, it opened up easily, and took about a day to fully "expand" and that's about how long the funky foamy smell took to dissipate, too. I had to sleep on it the other day due to a migraine(it's in a dark room) and at first it was cool, then became warm with my body heat. Others have complained that this type of mattress gets too hot, but I thought it was comfortable and my back felt wonderful after sleeping on it. Also, it did NOT sag in the middle as one reviewer commented, and I'm "big-boned", if you catch my drift. The mattress is on the previous boxspring which seems to be doing a great job of supporting it. I would definitely recommend this...what could you lose for a little over *** bucks. Definitely a bargain.Read More
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When I first got this mattress I was a little nervous because it seemed firmer than I liked. But after setting it up and testing it out the first night, It was awesome. I slept better than I had in a long time! If you do want some very soft or plush like this is not for you. But I have some back and neck problems and this mattress curves perfectly to support them. Would recommend!Read More
The best bed ever!!!
This matress is super, very confortable just like a tempurpedic, but way less money $$$ My husband & I are very happy with the bed, even our dogs they love it too! we all fit perfect.Read More
Wow! Amazing mattress
After seeing the great price of this mattress while browsing the o.co iPad app, I had to take a further look, even though I wasn't really in the market for a mattress. I bought the mattress after reading over 90 positive reviews (yes, i read them all ;-) I decided to buy the mattress, which was on a Tuesday. The mattress arrived at my front door on Friday morning. Very FAST shipping. The mattress came in a fairly small box considering this is a queen size. Inside the mattress was compacted within a sort of compression band, so I just lifted that onto the bed foundation. Then, I just cut down the side of the band with scissors, and watched as the bed immediately started expanding (it was folded in half lengthwise and then rolled into a cylinder shape).I just had to pull out one side of the mattress to help it unfold and it expanded to fit the foundation. I have to admit it was pretty exciting to see a mattress do this. The minor odor didn't take too long to air out w/ open windows, and it was tolerable.. not that strong in the first place. Laying on the bed for the first time was wonderful.. I can't tell a major difference between this and the much more expensive Tempurpedic/memory foam mattresses in stores. It's feel just perfect.. not too soft, not too firm. You can feel your body adjust into perfect alignment. After sleeping on a coil mattress forever, my wife first admitted that although she did feel a little bit of a slight pain when first laying on it, it was only because her spine was not used to being aligned straight haha This is a great mattress and if you are unsure about buying this mattress because its on the web and you can't try it out, GET IT. I heard the lectures from others about needing to try out mattresses before purchasing, but I am very glad I did. I saved A LOT of money on a mattress built just as great as the expensive brands. If you are looking for a memory foam mattress this is a GREAT choice. I LOVE mine!Read More
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This mattress is a repurchase for our guest bedroom and I have been using the same one on my own bed for the last three years. Great quality mattress with perfect firmness and still just as good as new!
Very comfortable and great value. This is the 5th time I purchased this mattress for various members of my family!
I purchased the King size 8-inch mattress in the past and I loved it. My current mattress has springs/coils and is very uncomfortable. Can't wait to sleep comfortably again!!!
Read reviews from third party sites finding it in favor to the higher price Tempurpedic mattresses.
This is the third Bodipedic Essentials Memory Foam Mattress we've purchased from Overstock. We'll never buy a mattress anyplace else--and this one is excellent.
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Is it possible to purchase a replacement zippered mattress cover? The one it came with is well made and I want to make sure that whatever cover that I order it fits the queen sized mattress well. Any suggestions?
Hello nyskyhi, unfortunately we do not sell any covers separately. Have a great day!
Does anyone know the weight of the 8'' queen mattress? I saw one answer that said 78 pounds, however my friend bought the 11'' and said it weighed 78 pounds. Surely there is a weight difference between the 11 and 8 inch?
Hello haesfsinperu, yes, that would be correct, this mattress does weigh approximately 78 pounds. Your friends mattress might have a different weight density per/cubic foot, or made from different materials. Thank you for shopping with us!
Can I use this mattress with a bed frame that has slats as a foundation (the slats are about 2-1/2" wide and spaced about 3-1/2" apart the entire length of the bed)?
Hello Jamesk, this mattress will work on any platform bed (bed with slats). It should work on your bed frame fine. Thank you for shopping with us. TB
Who delivers this product? US Postal Office or a private company such as UPS? And does the Oversized Item Delivery Policy apply to this mattress?
Hi frank987, we cannot guarantee which carrier will be delivering this item as it can change periodically. Also, this mattress is not considered an oversized item. I hope this helps, thank you for shopping with us.
UPS delivered mine as well.
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I am considering this mattress to go with a slatted bed, such as TRIBECCA HOME Queen-size Poster Bed. I currently have a full-sized bed, which we need to upgrade to a queen. What do you suggest for a box spring? I don't see box springs for sale separately without the mattress matching the box spring.
i purchased this mattress and do not use a box spring. It is not necessary with these types of mattresses. For the price I would highly recommend this product.
You should not use a box spring with these types of mattresses. They're meant to be put on a flat, solid surface (i.e. a platform bed).
This mattress will do just fine on a slatted bed or a solid bed frame. I have several memory foam mattresses and they are all on some kind of slatted base either wooden slats or metal slats. Very comfortable mattresses - will never go back to a spring mattress and can't imagine the purpose of box springs unless you like literally climbing into bed at night. :)
Does the foam that is used to make this mattress manufactured in the USA, from Sweden, or from another country? Memory foam quality differences are noticeable depending on where the foam is made. Before I buy, I'd like to know. Thanks!
Hello fite2be, the information I have says this is all made in the USA. Have a great day!
Is it recommended to use a mattress cover or topper with this mattress? I know it comes with a cover but I was thinking of adding a pillow top cover.
Hello maryann14, yes you can add a topper to this if you like. I was thinking of getting one for my memory foam mattress too. Have a great day!
This mattress is apparently 80" long, but the Solid Mahogany Natural Finish Bed Frame (Item #: 15504090) measures 76" long. Maybe this is a stupid question but how on earth is this mattress supposed to fit into any queen frame that is 76" long. If I remove the mattress from the packaging and lay it onto the bed frame, will the mattress fit the form of the frame? Thanks!
Hello allezxtina, this is an average size queen mattress. This will fit inside that bed frame. Have a great day!
Hi, I bought two sizes of these mattresses (queen and twin) and two of the platform beds and they fit fine!and it looks great!
Is this a brand new mattress? Has it been used before?
Hello kayla4444, this is a bran new mattress. Have a great day!
Absolutely brand new
brand new! comfortable, too!
What is the length of the manufacture warranty on this product? I cannot seem to locate it.
Hello benvwin, we have received updated information regarding this memory foam mattress. This item does not include a warranty and if an issue arises when you receive the item, we stand behind our products with our return policy. I hope this helps you. Thank you for shopping with us.
how do i know which box spring to order with this mattress?
Hello pistolpnm, This would work great on a platform bed or any type of box spring. Have a great day!
It will work on anything, but queen fits queen right?
I do not use a box spring with this mattress. We did use 2 pieces of thin mdf boards so mattress would not get grid marks from bed stand.
Do you have to let the mattress sit for the full 48 hours for it to reach the queen size? Will it only expand upward or outward as well? I have taken it out of its packaging and it only looks like a full size. Not a Queen.
Hello talyse25, yes please let this expand for the full 48 hours. Have a great day!
mine only took 24 hrs, put my queen sheets on and fit perfect.
Can this mattress be folded back up and stored in the original box? Or once unfolded, it won't fit back in the box. Thanks.
Hello joshjake33, After this is removed from the box it expands alot. You will not be able to get it to fit back in the box. Have a great day!
It will not fit back in the box after opening as it expands immediately.
Correct me if I am wrong, it does go with a second mattress under the primary for support?
Hello tword317, If you use a bed frame or slats you will need a box spring. If you use a platform bed you will not need a box spring. Have a great day!
Also, what are the dimensions of the shipped box?
Hello gnikylime, The shipping dimensions are Height: 39 Width: 19 Length: 23. Have a great day!
How much does the shipped mattress weigh?
Hello gnikylime, The queen is 78 and the king is 110. Have a great day!
Can I machine wash the removable cover?
Hello kikibee327, Yes you can machine wash the removable cover on the Bodipedic Essentials 8-inch Queen-size Memory Foam Mattress. Please feel free to contact us again with any further questions. Thank you for shopping with us!
Does this bed come with a headboard?
This is a mattress, not a bed.
I love my mattress but I have the waterproof cover on it (I have cats and you know.. hairballs and all) but I get over heated. Is there a mattress topper that will help keep things cool?
Hi rhyzell63, we are sorry to hear about the inconvenience the heat is causing may we suggest item number 13811865. We hope this helps. Thanks for shopping with us.
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Did you know…
- grating your own cheese is cheaper than buying the pre-grated bags of cheese.
- you can wash and reuse plastic "zippy" bags.
- you can wash and reuse aluminum foil.
- that using a spatula to scrape the inside of jars can get almost all of the contents out of a near empty jar.
- cutting a whole chicken yourself may be cheaper than buying one already cut up (depends on the stores in your area or if the already cut ones are on sale).
These are all pretty simple ideas that sometimes we forget. What are some frugal "Did you know's…" that you know that are not on the list? Add them to the comments and in a later post, I'll republish a new "Did you know…" post with your comments and a link to your blog beside them!!!
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LOS ANGELES � When J.K. Rowling revealed plans for a �Harry Potter� spinoff film adapted from her �Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them,� fans rejoiced at the idea of returning to the wizarding world the author rendered in such detail in her worldwide bestsellers about the Boy Who Lived.
Turns out, there will be more than just one movie. Warner Bros. has announced its intention to release a planned trilogy of films based on �Fantastic Beasts,� with all three screenplays written by Rowling herself.
Originally published in 2001, �Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them� arrived as a 42-page textbook of sorts, chronicling the adventures of its fictional author and Hufflepuff hero Newt Scamander � Newt is a magizoologist (one who studies magical creatures, of course).
In a release issued last year when the first film project was originally announced, Rowling specified that the new movies are neither prequels nor sequels to the �Harry Potter� series, but rather �an extension of the wizarding world.� Newt�s adventures, she said, begin in New York 70 years before the events in the first �Harry Potter� novel.
Of her decision to script the film herself, she said in the statement, �The idea of seeing Newt Scamander, the supposed author of �Fantastic Beasts,� realized by another writer was difficult. Having lived for so long in my fictional universe, I feel very protective of it and I already knew a lot about Newt. As hard-core Harry Potter fans will know, I liked him so much that I even married his grandson, Rolf, to one of my favourite characters from the Harry Potter series, Luna Lovegood.�
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Is it time to join the gold rush?
It provides security when paper assets are heading south. But are there other benefits to buying the metal? Experts tell us about a market with a bright future
Dan Fisher, head of Physical Gold and former investment banker at Merrill Lynch
Gold provides a good balance for an investor's portfolio. People have been hit very hard because shares, bonds, cash and property have all moved in the same direction at the same time, but gold always tends to perform inversely to the traditional paper assets and so that provides a hedge.
Previously in downturns, people have tended to leave their money in banks and ride out the storm, going back into property or stocks and shares afterwards, but the returns are poor due to low interest rates, you are taxed and there are the counter-party risks. This strengthens the case for investing in physical gold. There is no counterparty risks — you own the metal, which is tax-free.
You could buy a 1oz gold Britannia coin for around £715. Other popular coins are Sovereign coins, and you can buy a 1oz coin for £170.
We have found that people are either investing a lump sum, or are investing quarterly — almost like a saving scheme — to build up their collection and then sell at a profit or keep as an heirloom. We are getting increasing enquiries from people in their early 20s who have never really saved, and from pensioners who have money sitting in banks and are now worried about their pension. Gold has historically risen in times of recession and when the dollar and mainstream assets have fallen. The current price of around $900 per oz is expected to rise to $2,000 or higher in the next two years.
Dominic Picarda, associate editor of the Financial Times's Investors Chronicle magazine
I absolutely advise investing in gold. The great thing about gold is that it has a proven record against inflation or deflation. I can see it going above $1,200.
There have never been more ways to invest in gold from the retail investor's perspective.
People who have a really pessimistic view of the world tend to want to hold it in its physical form. The safest way of doing that is to hold it in a vault in Switzerland.
Financially speaking, exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) are probably the most sensible way of getting exposure to gold. Holding physical gold, such as keeping gold coins in your house, is not a particularly efficient way of holding gold at all.
The difference between buying and selling costs are enormous. I wouldn't say that was a particularly attractive way to hold it.
Adrian Ash, head of research at BullionVault.com, a gold dealing and ownership service
Gold has been a bull market in this crisis. Growth over the past two years has been phenomenal. People turn to gold when other things aren't working — if they are fearful of credit risk, counterparty default and insolvency.
The volume of gold that our customers own grew by 43 per cent growth in the first six months of this year and we have done 70 per cent more trade in the first six months of 2009 than we did during the whole of last year.
While it has been the most successful investment class for investors this decade and is becoming more popular, it is still under-invested. Gold probably accounts for two per cent of all investable wealth in the developed world. It is still a marginal activity.
Rozanna Wozniak, investment research manager, World Gold Council
There has been a significant increase in gold investments since the middle of last year. Because of the financial crisis, investors have less confidence in other asset markets that have seen sharp falls in prices. In all this uncertainty, people are looking to protect their wealth. Gold is not an investment for people looking to make a quick buck. It's an insurance.
In the second half of last year, we saw massive flows into bars and coins. There have also been strong flows into gold exchange traded funds [securities designed accurately to track the gold price], an easy way for investors to have the safety of investing in gold.
In the first quarter of 2009, European flows into bars and coins totalled 122 tonnes, compared to 17 tonnes in the same period of last year.
Carl Astorri, Head of Investment Strategy Coutts & Co
In general, we prefer riskier assets, such as equities and corporate bonds. Unlike almost all assets, gold produces no yield and is prized as a store of value. This has been seen as a virtue during the crisis, and in this environment gold looks attractive as a hedge against financial risks from last year's crisis and potential future risks.
The gold price should be supported by investors increasing their gold holdings in order to guard against these risks. We saw evidence of that in the first quarter of the year. In addition, by providing a hedge against these risks, holding gold in investment portfolios gives scope to take larger positions in growth assets, such as emerging market equities, without increasing the overall risk of the portfolio beyond prudent levels.


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The Bucks' high-energy marketing drive
The season is young, and the Bucks are pushing the marketing envelope this year in an effort to get more fans in the seats.
The push is due to the poor economy. Team officials have conceded that ticket sales have been challenging. To meet that challenge, the Bucks are doing things to get fans interested and engaged in the product.
Here are a few examples:
1. On the ticket front, the team partnered with Wendy's for the Wendy's Kid Tickets Free in November. The deal gives kids under 14 free Bucks' tickets for select games. Fans who purchase a Wendy's combo meal and one adult Bucks full-price ticket can get a voucher good for up to two free kids' tickets. The offer has been described by team officials as one of the highest family-package savings in ticket promotions the team has ever offered.
Another offer, called "Double the Drama,' offers fans a combined Bucks game ticket and Marcus Theater movie pass during November and December. Miller Lite and the Bucks have an offer called "Guys Night Out Packages," in which fans can get a discounted game ticket, a beer glass and a post-game visit to the Palermo's Courtside Club.
2. Bucks' center Andrew Bogut has formed "Squad 6," a fan group. Bogut has purchased 100 Lower Level tickets for every game to give out to the most energetic and rowdy fans.
3. Online at the team's Web site, the Bucks Courtside Live application is aimed at fans watching the game on cable or broadband or listening to radio broadcasts. The application offers statistics, game alerts, play-by-play shot charts and other informational material. The Bucks also are on Twitter, Facebook, My Space, AOL IM, Yahoo and Google.
4. The Bucks also are providing scores, statistics, alerts, news and video on smartphone platforms.
Finally, the Bucks have a newly designed Web site, which you can find here.
- Is UW-Milwaukee Panther Arena a possible new arena site?
- MU's Lovell endorses new arena, wants more detail on finances
- Bucks will move corporate offices to Schlitz Park
- Bucks owner Lasry wants partnership with city on arena
- Miller Park stadium district reports strong July tax collections
- What Charlotte is doing with its arena
- Packers reportedly worth $1.4 billion; fans ranked best
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I'm a newspaper reporter with limited coding experience. I'm designing a newspaper Web site using WordPress -- and I need some coding help. I'm using the the "Co-Authors" plugin. A little background: At our paper, we have two "bytitles" for reporters: either they're "Collegian Reporter" or "Collegian Staff." That designation is defined in the "nickname" section of their user profile. But when a story has multiple authors I want the bytitle to be "Collegian Reporters." So, this is what I coded:

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Caerphilly Castle Ladies football team have made headlines for the wrong reasons after a record 43-0 loss at the weekend.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the result is not in isolation: the women have also been beaten 36-0, 28-0 and 26-0 in the space of 10 disastrous fixtures.
The team, who play in the Women's Welsh Premier League, have a goal difference of -218, scoring just the once.
But despite their miserable position, the team insist that they have not been left downhearted by results.
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The side, who were mid-table in the division in the last two seasons, were hamstrung by the loss of most of their first team in the summer, who set up a rival team, Cwmbran FC, in the summer.Chairwoman Julie Boyce, who has had to come out of retirement to help Castle, said that the club were doing their best in the circumstances.
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This book describes patterns for parallel programming, with code examples, that use the new parallel programming support in the Microsoft® .NET Framework 4. This support is commonly referred to as the Parallel Extensions. You can use the patterns described in this book to improve your application's performance on multicore computers. Adopting the patterns in your code makes your application run faster today and also helps prepare for future hardware environments, which are expected to have an increasingly parallel computing architecture.
Who This Book Is For
The book is intended for programmers who write managed code for the .NET Framework on the Microsoft Windows® operating system. This includes programmers who write in Microsoft Visual C#® development tool, Microsoft Visual Basic® development system, and Microsoft Visual F#. No prior knowledge of parallel programming techniques is assumed. However, readers need to be familiar with features of C# such as delegates, lambda expressions, generic types, and Language Integrated Query (LINQ) expressions. Readers should also have at least a basic familiarity with the concepts of processes and threads of execution.
| The examples in this book are written in C# and use the features of the .NET Framework 4, including the Task Parallel Library (TPL) and Parallel LINQ (PLINQ). However, you can use the concepts presented here with other frameworks and libraries and with other languages.
Complete code solutions are posted on CodePlex. See http://parallelpatterns.codeplex.com/. There is a C# version for every example. In addition to the C# example code, there are also versions of the examples in Visual Basic and F#.
Why This Book Is Pertinent Now
The advanced parallel programming features that are delivered with Visual Studio® 2010 development system make it easier than ever to get started with parallel programming.
The Task Parallel Library (TPL) is for .NET programmers who want to write parallel programs. It simplifies the process of adding parallelism and concurrency to applications. The TPL dynamically scales the degree of parallelism to most efficiently use all the processors that are available. In addition, the TPL assists in the partitioning of work and the scheduling of tasks in the .NET thread pool. The library provides cancellation support, state management, and other services.
Parallel LINQ (PLINQ) is a parallel implementation of LINQ to Objects. PLINQ implements the full set of LINQ standard query operators as extension methods for the System.Linq namespace and has additional operators for parallel operations. PLINQ is a declarative, high-level interface with query capabilities for operations such as filtering, projection, and aggregation.
Visual Studio 2010 includes tools for debugging parallel applications. The Parallel Stacks window shows call stack information for all the threads in your application. It lets you navigate between threads and stack frames on those threads. The Parallel Tasks window resembles the Threads window, except that it shows information about each taskinstead of each thread. The Concurrency Visualizer views in the Visual Studio profiler enable you to see how your application interacts with the hardware, the operating system, and other processes on the computer. You can use the Concurrency Visualizer to locate performance bottlenecks, processor underutilization, thread contention, cross-core thread migration, synchronization delays, areas of overlapped I/O, and other information.
For a complete overview of the parallel technologies available from Microsoft, see Appendix C, "Technology Overview."
What You Need to Use the Code
The code that is used as examples in this book is at http://parallelpatterns.codeplex.com/. These are the system requirements:
- Microsoft Windows Vista® SP1, Windows 7, Microsoft Windows Server® 2008, or Windows XP SP3 (32-bit or 64-bit) operating system
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 (Ultimate or Premium edition is required for the Concurrency Visualizer, which allows you to analyze the performance of your application); this includes the .NET Framework 4, which is required to run the samples
How to Use This Book
This book presents parallel programming techniques in terms of particular patterns. Figure 1 shows the different patterns and their relationships to each other. The numbers refer to the chapters in this book where the patterns are described.
Figure 1
After the introduction, the book has one branch that discusses data parallelism and another that discusses task parallelism.
Both parallel loops and parallel tasks use only the program's control flow as the means to coordinate and order tasks. The other patterns use both control flow and data flow for coordination. Control flow refers to the steps of an algorithm. Data flow refers to the availability of inputs and outputs.
Chapter 1 introduces the common problems faced by developers who want to use parallelism to make their applications run faster. It explains basic concepts and prepares you for the remaining chapters. There is a table in the "Design Approaches" section of Chapter 1 that can help you select the right patterns for your application.
Parallelism with Control Dependencies Only
Chapters 2 and 3 deal with cases where asynchronous operations are ordered only by control flow constraints:
- Chapter 2, "Parallel Loops." Use parallel loops when you want to perform the same calculation on each member of a collection or for a range of indices, and where there are no dependencies between the members of the collection. For loops with dependencies, see Chapter 4, "Parallel Aggregation."
- Chapter 3, "Parallel Tasks." Use parallel tasks when you have several distinct asynchronous operations to perform. This chapter explains why tasks and threads serve two distinct purposes.
Parallelism with Control and Data Dependencies
Chapters 4 and 5 show patterns for concurrent operations that are constrained by both control flow and data flow:
- Chapter 4, "Parallel Aggregation." Patterns for parallel aggregation are appropriate when the body of a parallel loop includes data dependencies, such as when calculating a sum or searching a collection for a maximum value.
- Chapter 5, "Futures." The Futures pattern occurs when operations produce some outputs that are needed as inputs to other operations. The order of operations is constrained by a directed graph of data dependencies. Some operations are performed in parallel and some serially, depending on when inputs become available.
Dynamic Task Parallelism and Pipelines
Chapters 6 and 7 discuss some more advanced scenarios:
- Chapter 6, "Dynamic Task Parallelism." In some cases, operations are dynamically added to the backlog of work as the computation proceeds. This pattern applies to several domains, including graph algorithms and sorting.
- Chapter 7, "Pipelines." Use pipelines to feed successive outputs of one component to the input queue of another component, in the style of an assembly line. Parallelism results when the pipeline fills, and when more than one component is simultaneously active.
Supporting Material
In addition to the patterns, there are several appendices:
- Appendix A, "Adapting Object-Oriented Patterns." This appendix gives tips for adapting some of the common object-oriented patterns, such as facades, decorators, and repositories, to multicore architectures.
- Appendix B, "Debugging and Profiling Parallel Applications." This appendix gives you an overview of how to debug and profile parallel applications in Visual Studio 2010.
- Appendix C, "Technology Roadmap." This appendix describes the various Microsoft technologies and frameworks for parallel programming.
- Glossary. The glossary contains definitions of the terms used in this book.
- References. The references cite the works mentioned in this book.
Everyone should read Chapters 1, 2, and 3 for an introduction and overview of the basic principles. Although the succeeding material is presented in a logical order, each chapter, from Chapter 4 on, can be read independently.
It's very tempting to take a new tool or technology and try and use it to solve whatever problem is confronting you, regardless of the tool's applicability. As the saying goes, "when all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail." The "everything's a nail" mentality can lead to very unfortunate results, which one hopes the bunny in Figure 2 will be able to avoid.
|Don't apply the patterns in this book blindly to your applications.
You also want to avoid unfortunate results in your parallel programs. Adding parallelism to your application costs time and adds complexity. For good results, you should only parallelize the parts of your application where the benefits outweigh the costs.
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What Is Not Covered
This book focuses more on processor-bound workloads than on I/O-bound workloads. The goal is to make computationally intensive applications run faster by making better use of the computer's available cores. As a result, the book does not focus as much on the issue of I/O latency. Nonetheless, there is some discussion of balanced workloads that are both processor intensive and have large amounts of I/O (see Chapter 7, "Pipelines"). There is also an important example for user interfaces in Chapter 5, "Futures," that illustrates concurrency for tasks with I/O.
The book describes parallelism within a single multicore node with shared memory instead of the cluster, High Performance Computing (HPC) Server approach that uses networked nodes with distributed memory. However, cluster programmers who want to take advantage of parallelism within a node may find the examples in this book helpful, because each node of a cluster can have multiple processing units.
After reading this book, you should be able to:
- Answer the questions at the end of each chapter.
- Figure out if your application fits one of the book's patterns and, if it does, know if there's a good chance of implementing a straightforward parallel implementation.
- Understand when your application doesn't fit one of these patterns. At that point, you either have to do more reading and research, or enlist the help of an expert.
- Have an idea of the likely causes, such as conflicting dependencies or erroneously sharing data between tasks, if your implementation of a pattern doesn't work.
- Use the "Further Reading" sections to find more material.