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Choreographer Jared Fox came from Los Angeles to teach improvisation and contemporary dance to students at The Dance Connection in Webster City this week. For Fox, those forms of dance are more than just movement.
"I always tell my students how dance is a form of therapy, and it's what gets me through my everyday life and through all my problems and struggles," Fox said. "That's kind of what contemporary dance is to me."
Fox lives in Los Angeles, Cali., and has worked with Celebrity Dance Competitions based in Phoenix, Ariz., has taught dance across North and South America and later signed on with DDO Artists Agency to become a professional dancer. HE has performed for the Latin Video Music Awards, was a backup dancer for Ryan Adams and took the role of the Nutcracker Prince with the Southern Crescent Ballet Theater.
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Professional dancer and choreographer Jared Fox teaches a class at The Dance Connection on Wednesday evening. Fox taught about improvisation and contemporary dance, and is shown here warming up the dancers.
Fox's Wednesday class was held with students 12 years old and up. Becky Harfst, owner of The Dance Connection, said these advanced students will use what they learn with Fox during competitions in Spring.
However, Fox is not far from home while teaching at The Dance Connection. He is a Fort Dodge native who trained and competed with the Hollingsworth School of Dance and Gymnastics. Fox competed against dancers from The Dance connection when he was younger. He said he met with Becky Harfst, owner of The Dance Connection during a Celebrity Dance Competitions meet and she asked Fox to teach at her studio.
On Wednesday, Fox taught a class for dancers 12 years and older. Fox said he likes to begin with an intense warmup with stretching, abdominal work and some conditioning. He also taught the young dancers about improvisation. Fox said improvisation is not an exact science.
"It's more about practicing and becoming comfortable with it. It's one of those things that, as a dancer, is extremely important when you become a professional dancer, because it's what sets you apart from everyone else," Fox said. "Basically, improv is just turning the music on and start moving your body to the music. You don't pre-plan anything and you just let it go. It's a completely artistic form of dance."
Fox also gave the dancers lessons on contemporary dance. He described it as a fusion between the elements of modern dance and ballet, which was popularized after being featured on the show "Dancing With the Stars." It has fewer rules than other forms of dance, and is more free and open.
"You can basically dance however you want to with contemporary," Fox said.
Contemporary dance also includes a message. Themes are often inspired by current events or personal experiences, and Fox said he draws more from the latter.
Harfst said her students will be performing several pieces they learn from Fox at dance competitions with duet and small group choreography. Her students have learned from Fox several times, including a class he taught last year at Iowa Central Community College. Of about 200 students taught at the Dance Connection, about 66 compete. Harfst said most of those advanced dancers were in attendance for Fox's class.
The Dance Connection teaches tap, jazz, ballet, lyrical and hip-hop dances. However, she had something different in mind with Fox.
"I want him to have the kids be learning something outside of the box," Harfst said. "Something that they're not used to doing. He wants to challenge them."
While she said Fox tries to get the most of out his students, he is also very supportive.
"I loved the fact that he said, 'If you don't get it perfect, that's fine. Just keep on moving, keep having fun and just keep dancing,' and I think that's what it's all about. Just finding that passion and just enjoying yourself and not worrying that you're getting the steps perfect," Harfst said.
The students of The Dance Connection work year round, and will be going to competitions in Ames, Des Moines and Omaha in Spring.


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HILLSBORO -- Steve Greagor can now remove the "interim" label from his job title, according to Hillsboro city officials.
Greagor accepted the position, according to public affairs manager Barbara Simon.
After serving as interim assistant city manager since Ellen Conley left the city in late August, Michael Brown officially offered the position to Greagor on Friday.
Greagor accepted the position, according to public affairs manager Barbara Simon.
Conley left the city and moved to Montana in late August, leaving Rob Dixon as the only assistant to city manager Michael Brown.
Greagor left his position as parks and recreation director to take the interim position.
The parks assistant director, Wayne Gross, assumed Greagor's duties as park director. It's unclear at this time what Greagor's decision means for staffing in the parks and recreation department.
It's the second high-profile staffing decision made this week, as Brown announced Mark Clemons is the new economic development director for the city.
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You know how there's too many musical competition in existence? And you know how Fear Factor is back on television? Well, imagine this: Combine those two concepts. Then, have Jackass star and attempting-to-be stand-up comedian Steve-O host the whole thing. Well, that's what cable network TruTV is doing.
The show is called Killer Karaoke. And here's the deal: Contestants are forced to sing popular songs while an ornery antelope kicks them in the genitals, or something like that. To be fair, it's a show that "challenges contestants to break out in song in the midst of extreme, hilarious and sometimes skin-crawling physical challenges," according to the network. So I'm picturing some idiotic frat dick stripped naked, waist deep in mollusk semen singing some shitty Steve Miller Band song, while Steve-O (wearing nothing but a jock strap) laughs hysterically nearby. And if the contestant makes it to, say, chorus number two before sobbing uncontrollably, he wins $150 (before taxes).
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For sake of being a Brawl fanboy that I am... Fox is effectively, middle tier in Brawl. Falco is Top. Who's better now? ;D Fox can go Do A Barrel Roll! off the stage.


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Philadelphia Eagles players and fans probably had a collective sigh of relief when it was announced this morning that Pro Bowl running back Frank Gore wasn't going to get the start because of a bum ankle.
That's a mistake.
Don't sleep on backup Kendall Hunter. Not only is he a solid second option, he might be a step better than Gore at this point in each player's career.
Hunter is a shifty, bowling ball type of back. He is 5-7, 199 pounds and runs much like a Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice. He also has good hands out of the backfield and can do damage in the screen game.
The 115th pick in this year's NFL Draft, Hunter ran for over 1,500 yards his senior year at Oklahoma State. He was a finalist for the Doak Walker Award.
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In these financially strapped times, perhaps our Pennsylvania legislators would create a "Low Income Homeowners Protection Act," to cap property taxes and help people stay in their homes.
Base the income eligibility on the federal poverty guideline for the current year. The household's total gross income would have to fall under that limit to produce tax relief for the homeowner's primary residence. Then cap the property taxes at 10 percent of income. For instance, if your gross annual income is $15,000, then your taxes would be capped at $1,500, no matter at what your assessed value is.
The state has already targeted help to seniors and the disabled through the Property Tax/Rent Rebate Program. Now it's time to help the poor. Contact your legislators with this idea or one of your own. Let's keep the poor in their houses, before they become homeless.
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Do we need unionized college athletics?
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National Labor Relations Board members have an opportunity to avoid making their agency look ridiculous, simple-minded and biased. They should take it....
OJC - so who should fund these wages being paid to college athletes? Increase tuition for kids going to college to get an actual education? Why not take this to the high school level as well , your philosophy would be the same there? I think they play for free or else have the Pro teams have minor leagues where they can go and play like baseball, college is for getting an education , tuition is already overpriced. If you want to play sports it should be for fun -wouldn't that be a neat idea?
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housafire: Who cares if they graduate? People go to college to help them land a job / career. Is not playing for the the NBA, NFL, NHL, etc a legitimate career? Maybe its time colleges change to recognize this fact and consider sports to be a legitimate degree. After all, what's the difference between playing basketball for a job vs playing a part on broadway vs playing the oboe? Yet only two of these are considered "real" degrees....
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Let them unionize. What will that truly do? If they don't get what they want, will they go on strike? Let them, let's see how high a draft pick goes that didn't play college because he whined about getting paid, so he didn't even play college ball. I understand letting scholarship kids get a job. (which they can't right now) I even understand paying the athletes. But seriously to unionize seems silly, because they don't have the cards to hold. The stud athletes have to play in order to get their BIG Pay day in the NFL, NBA, MLB, WNBA, etc..The colleges will just raise tuition to cover the costs unless NCAA or someone (other than the government) mandates a percentage of sport's revenue must be allocated to players.
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I would have more sympathy if all of the college athletes on scholarship actually earned a degree. For the most part the graduation rates of these "student" athletes are abysmal.
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They should absolutely be allowed to form unions. Millions upon millions are being made off the backs of these students, of which they get virtually nothing (outside of maybe a scholarship). At 18, you are considered an adult in this country, and you thus should be afforded all the rights and privileges that come with it....
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Eckel, Hans-Albert and Tegel, Jochen and Schall, Wolfgang (2005) CO2 Laser Absorption in Ablation Plasmas. Fourth International Symposium on Beamed Energy Propulsion, 2005-11-15 - 2005-11-18, Nara, Japan.
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The impulse formation by laser ablation is limited by the premature absorption of the incident laser radiation in the initially produced cloud of ablation products. The power fraction of a CO2 laser pulse transmitted through a small hole in a POM sample for pulse energies of 35 to 150 J focused on a spot of 2 cm2 has been compared with the incident power. The plasma formation in vacuum and in air of 3500 Pa and the spread of the shock wave with velocities of 1.6 to 2.4 km/s in the low pressure air was observed by Schlieren photography. A sharp edged dark zone with a maximum extension of 10 to 12 mm away from the target surface develops within 5 µs independently of the pressure and is assumed to be a plasma. In order to find out, if this is also the zone where the majority of the incident laser radiation is absorbed, a CO2 probe laser beam was directed through the expansion cloud parallel to and at various distances from the sample surface. The time behavior of the absorption signal of the probe beam has been measured and an absorption wave could be observed.
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The special five-course menu will be paired with six selected wines; dinner starts at 6 p.m.
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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced this week an immediate federal ban on text messaging by all commercial truck drivers while behind the wheel.
That ban also extends to all ITD employees operating vehicles with a commercial driver's license, announced Cheryl Rost, manager of risk management.
"Not only is it now federal law, but it's also common sense that no driver should put his or her life and the lives of others in jeopardy by texting while driving," she said.
According to the Tuesday announcement, the prohibition is effective immediately and applies to operator of vehicles like large trucks and buses. The ban is the latest in a series of actions taken by the U.S. Department of Transportation to combat distracted driving since LaHood convened a national summit on the issue last fall.
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Extreme lateral interbody fusion (XLIF) is a surgical technique for spinal fusion that provides access to the spinal column with minimal disruption to your nerves and other important nearby structures. Surgeons can use this technique as part of overall treatment for a variety of problems affecting your lumbar spine (lower back). Some surgeons also use XLIF to address certain problems in the thoracic spine (upper back).
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Interbody fusion is a general surgical technique used to fuse together neighboring spinal bones (vertebrae) in the aftermath of removal of a damaged spinal disc, which normally sits between the vertebrae and cushions them. The procedure is performed in order to stabilize the spinal column and fill the space previously occupied by the damaged disc. Surgeons achieve both of these goals by placing material, called a bone graft, into the gap between the two vertebrae. Over time, new bone grows up around this graft and helps form a single, solid bone mass from these separate, adjoining structures.
In most forms of disc surgery that involve interbody fusion, the surgeon approaches the site of the procedure from the front (anterior) or rear (posterior) of the body. However, both of these approaches come with a considerable risk for damage to important nearby structures, including a nerve cluster called the lumbar plexus, another nerve cluster called the hypogastric plexus, a number of major blood vessels and the membrane surrounding the abdominal cavity, called the peritoneum. As its name implies, extreme lateral interbody fusion is performed as part of a disc surgery performed from the side (lateral portion) of the body.
XLIF Benefits
By using a lateral approach to the body, extreme lateral interbody fusion avoids much of the potential for collateral damage associated with anterior and posterior fusion techniques. For this reason, the procedure is considered a minimally-invasive form of spinal fusion. In addition to the reduction of specific risks for tissue damage, like all minimally-invasive surgeries, XLIF provides a variety of general benefits when compared to more invasive procedures. They include reduced bleeding during and after the procedure, smaller incisions at the site of the procedure, smaller scars in the aftermath of the procedure, reduced levels of postsurgical pain or discomfort and a more rapid return to physical activity and a normal daily routine. Depending on your circumstances, you may undergo XLIF as part of surgical treatment for disorders such as degenerative disc disease, recurring herniated discs, scoliosis, stenosis and spondylolisthesis.
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Extreme lateral interbody fusion is a relatively new technique, and doctors don't have much information on the intermediate or long-term outcomes of the procedure. While minimally-invasive surgeries typically come with lower levels of risk than more traditional surgeries, all forms of back surgery come with the potential for certain complications. Known potential complications associated with XLIF include infections, ongoing pain in the aftermath of the procedure, lack of proper fusion in your spinal column, damage to your spinal cord or nerves, damage to your blood vessels, a dangerous type of blood clotting called deep vein thrombosis, worsening of your original spinal problems, weakened muscles, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and the onset of a stroke.


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The evening featured a keynote address by motivational speaker Nashad Warfield, a native of Plainfield.
The National Council of Negro Women and RVCC initiated the Paul Robeson Youth Achievement Awards program in 1990 to pay tribute to the outstanding attainments of students in the two counties. The awards are named in honor of Paul Robeson, a Princeton native who grew up in Somerville and graduated from Somerville High School and Rutgers University. The awards, sponsored by the Paul Robeson Institute for Ethics, Leadership and Social Justice at RVCC, are given in four areas in which Robeson excelled: scholarship, the arts, community service and athletics. In addition, special "Renaissance Scholars" awards are given to students who excel in a number of disciplines.
Close to 40 students were nominated for awards by their guidance counselors, teachers and administrators. A special committee of RVCC faculty and administrators selected the award recipients.
The following middle school students received special recognition:
Arts -- Kayla Breslin, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
Athletics -- Jalen Holmes, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School
Community Service -- Gary Redden, Jr., Hillsborough Middle School
Scholarship -- Ariyonna Wright, Franklin Middle School
Renaissance -- Timori Brennen, Bridgewater-Raritan Middle School; Catherine Hawkes, Hillsborough Middle School; Lauren Lattimore, North Plainfield Middle School
The following high school students received special recognition:
Arts -- Aurianna Acloque, Hunterdon Central High School; Doris Doku, Somerville High School
Athletics -- Alexis Knowles, Somerville High School; Rachel Stoddard, Hillsborough High School
Community Service -- Ross Medine, Delaware Valley Regional High School; Kara Snyder, Warren Hills High School; Leslie Westbrook, Somerville High School
Scholarship -- Kyle Grant, North Plainfield High School; Marissa Jackson, Hillsborough High School
Renaissance -- Jadaen Bernstein, Voorhees High School; Tiara Lawson, North Hunterdon High School
Paul Robeson, son of an escaped slave, rose from humble beginnings to become a superior athlete, scholar, orator and linguist and a star in theater, film and on the concert stage. Robeson also was an outspoken and controversial advocate of civil rights for African-Americans. In the 1950s, during the McCarthy era, he was persecuted for his political ideas and prevented from working. His passport was revoked for eight years because the U.S. government considered his activities in the 1930s and '40s treasonable. Throughout Robeson's career, he remained convinced that "art can bridge the gulf between white and black races." Robeson died in Philadelphia in 1976 at the age of 77.


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"I was born into the crack that split America.
"On one side of the chasm was the America my parents lived in. There, the country was still congratulating itself on winning the war after the War to End All Wars. Men wore suits and ties to work, or laborer's uniforms. Women wore stiletto heels, and kept themselves pure for marriage. Females did the housework, males did the heavy lifting. Blacks knew their place, whites knew theirs, and there wasn't much room between.
"On the other side of the crack was the America I grew up in, bounded by anarchy and a passion for truth. In that America, all wars were meaningless, born out of governmental greed and disregard. Vietnam was just the latest in a series of events to help the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. People on my side of the crack ....."
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"At 15 she was already breaking all the rules. In an era-the mid-1960s-when people of her parents' generation didn't speak about "ugly things" like interracial romance, prostitution, and war, Janis Ian was opening her big mouth and getting hounded offstage for singing her taboo-busting lyrics. Society's Child (Tarcher/Penguin) is the hugely readable autobiography of an artist who has lived through success and crushing hardship but knows that 'you can't sing and cry at the same time.' Sing on!" — O Magazine
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TUSCOLA COUNTY, MI — Michigan State Police are investigating a crash that seriously injured a motorcycle rider in Tuscola County.
The crash happened about 7:25 a.m. Monday, May 12, on M-81 near Dixon in Tuscola County, the Michigan State Police reports.
Witnesses told police that the driver of a vehicle westbound on M-81 attempted to pull into a Big Boy restaurant parking lot and pulled into the path of the motorcyclist traveling east on M-81.
The motorcycle rider was seriously injured and transported by helicopter to Hurley Medical Center in Flint.
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From my blog,In Slate magazine, Timothy Noah writes that brokers should be held to a fiduciary standard, citing the following example offered by securities attorney Stuart Meissner:Meissner's clients, Claire and Alex Moskvin of West New York, N.J., sold their house in 2006 for $975,000. They told their broker at Wachovia (since purchased by Wells Fargo) that they wanted to invest the money for a year or two and then retrieve it to buy a new house. The Moskvins suggested treasury or municipal bonds, where the principal would be insured. Instead the Wachovia broker steered them into mutual funds. When the market crashed and the Moskvins lost $227,000, they sued. "The defense," Meissner told me, "was basically that [Wachovia] didn't have a fiduciary duty." The case went to arbitration, and the Moskvins won about $90,000, but Meissner believes they would have won much more had Wachovia been statutorily bound to the stricter standard to which the Moskvins assumed, in their ignorance, it already adhered.Read the full post here: I'd love to know what you think about this example....and what other ones you might offer.
I wouldn't quite call it a concrete example. I get the point, but it's far from a slam dunk. It's an example of a broker with bad timing (possibly questionable judgement) and even more stupid clients for letting their advisor talk them into something that was against their better judgement. So, let's talk for a minute about what would have happened had the broker agreed with them and put all of the money into muni bonds in 2006. I'd estimate, based on personal experience, that when it all hit the fan in that late summer/early fall of 2008 they might have lost somewhere near $250K (roughly 25%) in munis when we went through that crisis. Insurance wouldn't have protected their principle because the bonds didn't default, just repriced. So, this broker was pretty much screwed either way. He could have done treasuries. That would have been a pretty decent call in hindsight. It didn't go into specifics about which mutual funds they used. Do you have any of that info? Did they use C shares or A shares or a wrap account? Did they go with aggressive stuff or play it safe with something like a balanced fund? What did the broker get paid on the mutual fund trades vs what would he have been paid on the muni or treasury bond trades? Need more info for a good discussion. I think it's a bad mistake to be making fiduciary calls based solely on performance issues like this case did.
I'm just looking at the loss vs the settlement and there has to be so much more to this example we don't know. Did the client say" but we don't mind if we take some risk because we really did well on the sale of the house. How much asked FA ? 10-15% loss is within our risk level since the stock market looks pretty good right now.... said client."Also , the translation of fiduciary=pay 100% of client losses vs agent = FA is off the hook is false. Many of us have seen through the years clients win awards that are not justified. We as a family of professionals keep much better notes now-a-days.
They told their broker at Wachovia (since purchased by Wells Fargo) that they wanted to invest the money for a year or two and then retrieve it to buy a new house.Stupid comments and rationalizations. The goal is capital preservation, the stated time frame is one year. Broker or RIA other hired professional should be hung from the nearest tree. A shocking example of the inability to match a goal and time frame with an appropriate investment.
In Slate magazine, Timothy Noah writes that brokers should be held to a fiduciary standard, citing the following example offered by securities attorney Stuart Meissner:So in the example, a couple has a financial planning goal of buying a house in one year. They have some ideas, but delegate (hire a professional).They end up losing $137,000 ( plus stress, opportunity cost of not being able to meet goal of having cash, and so on).The b/d allegedly hides behind the rules. Would anyone on this board not be outraged if this happened to a friend or family memeber?Do I even need to point out the potential temptation, under b/d rules, to stretch out the time frame or risk tolerance in order to get paid?This would not be a problem if the b/d was stepping up. The rr should have options like: (wrap account with brokered (insured) Cds), very short and liquid instruments, or charging a fiancial planning fee for advice, that would align client, advisor, and b/d interests. As far as using A shares or C shares, really? A one year time frame could mean less than one year. This is an excellent example of why RIAs and rrs should be regulated the same, and 12b1s and commissions need to go away. Did they go with aggressive stuff or play it safe with something like a balanced fund? Is this a joke?
1-2 yr time frame with a defined purchase the the end. Their broker was an idiot and does not need to be in business. I sell those people a CD and move on. I cook with crock pots in my office .. not microwaves.
That's funny, Sman. Editor, thanks for bringing this case, what an excellent example.Back in the day, if you wanted to buy securities, you had to go through a broker. When it got easier to buy stocks and bonds, brokers started calling themselves financial planners. The same guy who is going to advise you on retirement planning and funding college needs to be held accountable for accepting your gambling orders (unsolicited). If the client wants to be moderate to aggressive in a short period, the broker needs to advise against it, and not accept the business, or place the money appropriately, if he is acting in position of advisor.It is just plain confusing and silly to assume clients will understand the difference or take responsibility between solicited and unsolicited business, where that is the case. Now I am your advisor, now I am just an order taker. By the way, given your goal and time frame, I could make a nice commission if I was just an order taker in placing this money. The b/d is technically on solid ground, and the status quo is hurting advisors and clients - the entire planning profession - and enriching the b/d. Not acceptable, we have been watching this thing play out for decades and with regulatory reform we're finally getting closer to becoming accountable to the general public.
I wouldn't invest money that is needed back for at least 36 months. And, if in this case, there was a real and defined need as vital as home ownership, it'd make me even more conservative. There are treasuries and cds for 24 months and less, but really there isn't a muni place to go for that short a period. Unfortunately, the broker clearly put a square peg into a round hole. There's missing details for sure here, as to specifically what kinds of funds were bought, but a broker needs to be very in tune to capital needs, and clearly this case demonstrates he put himself over the client. The award as small as it was, only 90k, suggests that there were mitigating circumstances, and maybe the investors were slightly less than innocent.
This is precisely where we fall down. Clearly the trades were either solicited or unsolicited. If they were unsolicited, why should they be accepted by someone calling himself a "financial advisor" who recognizes the inappropriateness of the investment?If the trades were solicited, this implies they were bought upon the advice of the advisor.Words like "mitigating circumstances" and "slightly less than innocent" make us all look slimy. The b/d is not taking responsibility for the reps actions. There may be mitigating circumstances, but I doubt it. I don't understand why retail advisors sell themselves short to the profit of the old b/d model. If the trades were solicited and someone is making excuses, I find that insulting and damaging to the industry ( and I am b/d affiliated). If they were unsolicited, what is the problem?We're just screwing ourselves by pretending this is okay. Now we are waiting for the government to come in and tell us what's right, because we are doing a poor job of self regulating. Disgusting. I'm tired of being affiliated with losers and liars. One guy turns the business down and the next guy puts the money in A shares. How is this different than forging a signature? If he's stupid, there's E & O. If he's just bending the rules, his firm will back him up and he gets to stay around if he doesn't do it too much or if he's a big producer. If you want to keep doing business like this, keep soliciting but make sure you identify yourself as a dealer at a casino table. This makes every honest professional in our industry look bad. Between honest RR advisors, this makes us slaves to subsidize the real money.
RR Lady - No, it's a matter of anonymity. We are personally responsible and can be legally accountable for our comments and opinions. Obviously you can see the diversity in this short thread.
Times 7 - No one could of said it better. Thank you.
For the rest of you, if you call yourself anything that even resembles an advisor and you place the order you own it regardless if it is solicited or unsolicited. If its not an appropriate investment for your client then send them to a BROKER!
The more I read this thread, the more familiar the story sounded. So, I did a search and found this thread year ago when this story broke: http://forums.registeredrep.com/forums/whats-firms/nj-couple-pays-dearly-financial-adviceIt's funny that a year ago the advisor may have been a bit of a dim bulb, and plenty of people disagreed with his choice of investments for a two year time frame, but everyone thought the clients were flat out lying. Today the clients were misled, the broker acted only in his own best interests, he's a liar and a loser, and anyone who doesn't fully side with the clients on this one is cut from the same cloth and should be drummed out of the business. Would this even be a conversation had they invested that money in 2003 instead of 2007? Would the recommendation have been viewed as the right one, even though a fiduciary standard might have dictated otherwise, if the clients had made $200K on those trades? That fiduciary standard becomes a double edged sword pretty quickly. We can't have it both ways.
Thanks, ND.
No Spiff, over the past two years we have seen time and time again that people are calling themselves advisors and then acting as a broker. I think a clear line needs to be drawn between the two or better yet require us all to have the clients best interest at all times regardless if we are paid commission or fee. Otherwise send the customers to etrade et al
RR LADY - No offense meant but one place is enough. Others may have more time/desire than I.
Would this even be a conversation had they invested that money in 2003 instead of 2007? Would the recommendation have been viewed as the right one, even though a fiduciary standard might have dictated otherwise, if the clients had made $200K on those trades? That fiduciary standard becomes a double edged sword pretty quickly. We can't have it both ways. Spiff, why would it matter whether they made money on the investment? Did they go with aggressive stuff or play it safe with something like a balanced fund?What did you mean here? Do you believe it is appropriate for an RR to recommend a balanced fund as being safe for a one year/house purchase goal?You seem to be making the case for increased training and accountability on investment practices for b/d reps.
RR editor wrote:As a side note, can I ask you all if you would ever post these comments on the blog itself? Is it a matter of needing a separate login, which makes it annoying? Or is it a matter of simply being familiar with this forum format? Just curious. We're trying to generate comments on stories and blogs too, but it just doesn't seem to happen!I can't speak for others but I don't read blogs because they express the opinions of others which I could careless about, I've got my own. If you want to increase volume to your blogs focus on how we can build our business and increase revenue. Just my opinion.
The couple checked the growth and income box (or it was checked afterwards). Either way, unless they had a copy of the original account documents, they shouldn't be believed.These people, like ALL people who got burned during this downturn, think that they got "screwed" by someone. Here's some questions people should be asking:Where were these people going to live for the 1-2 years they didn't buy a home?Why were they waiting that long to buy a home? Because they "knew" the housing market was going to drop? If they did, they are more savvy than they let on.Why didn't you document your conversations with the broker?If you had concerns, why didn't you go to his supervisor?They don't have answers to these questions, because these people are LYING.The broker is dumb because he didn't document everything. I had a similar situation, but I documented everything, and when the client spewed his lies, I was able to show through emails, time-stamped phone calls, etc. that I didn't do anything shady. Complaint was dismissed quicker than a heartbeat.
Daindy, your narrative looks like more rationalization. The burden of proof is on the broker.Based on the (case study information) link to the article, why do you call the clients liars?A fiduciary duty[2] is the highest standard of care at either equity or law. A fiduciary (abbreviation fid) is expected to be extremely loyal to the person to whom he owes the duty (the "principal"): he must not put his personal interests before the duty, and must not profit from his position as a fiduciary, unless the principal consents. The word itself comes originally from the Latin fides, meaning faith, and fiducia, trust. (WIKI). It seems there are some scary knowledge gaps in recent posts. If you are going to make a pile of money, as you point out, you better document the whys. Calling the clients liars points out the (incorrectly) perceived "grey" areas that go with being a broker, I guess." I'm a broker, beotch!". I guess the b/d not settling up makes that real. It was pointed out that this was a settlement so there must have been extenuating circumstances, I guess we'll never know. In my experience, the only place you are likely to receive indemnity would be from collecting on your own insurance. It seems the big problem with our industry ( for career advisors) - is that on the one hand you have advisors chasing clients around for a quick buck, and on the other you have the costly investment and meticuluous work of being a professional. Except in this case, the clients apparently came to the broker by referral. Doesn' t this make you feel cheap and dirty? Don't answer that.
Rationalization?Hardly. The news article is biased entirely towards the couple who feels "wronged".There is a lot of information missing, which I pointed out. Here is a link to Bill Singer's article on the subject:http://www.brokeandbroker.com/index.php?a=blog&id=499&print=1The recordkeeping was poor, but so is the information provided about this case.You assume that a fiduciary would act any differently and would be held to a different outcome. Let's ask this question:Would this person have violated their fiduciary duty if the clients originally came in and said "the market is up 20% since last year. we want in on that. we just sold our house"? Then as the market begins to tank "we needed that money for a house". Look at the timing of the complaint and then look at the market. Does
it not strike you as odd the timing of their complaint? Three months AFTER THE MADOFF
SCANDAL. This was when my complaint happened.These people are liars. All evidence points to it. For anybody to assume otherwise, you are being naive, or that is what you tell your clients about your competitors.
Also, they sold their house in April 2006 and begin looking for someone to invest the money but didn't do so until December 2007, a full 20 months later?
As you point out, and Bill's link shows, we don't have all the facts.I don't see how you can draw any conclusions here, especially calling the clients liars. You assume that a fiduciary would act any differently and would be held to a different outcome. That's the entire point of this thread. On the one hand, we don't have all of the facts, and on the other, you are bringing up things like market timing, Madoff, and defending the broker by attacking the character of the client. The only facts are, there was a complaint and there was a settlement. If the advisor was careful with documentation, there might have been a complaint, but there would have been not settlement. The fact that there was a settlement means either the b/d got off cheap and will tighten up documentation or perhaps would maintain less documentation and play fast and loose with the truth. Since you are willing turn this all into grey matter, you tend to make the case for a higher fiduciary standard, just by you behavior in this discussion. With regard to fiduciary, of course client trust was breach because there was a settlement but the client was not indemnified. You assume that a fiduciary would act any differently and would be held to a different outcome. Of course. The standard should be absolute: either the documenation is in place, and the client understood or did not understand. I don't think folks understand just a little when it comes to things like documented time frame, goals, even potential standard deviation of a portfolio. If there is a dispute, someone reviews the documentation and there is a decision. The client hired you because she trusted you and wanted to delegate, so the burden is on you to comply with anything the courts or arbitrators will ever want. These decisions should be yes or no decisions. If the courts will not allow us to do business, we should stop representing clients and let people make their own mistakes. You and I both know what game is being played and I am affiliated with a broker dealer myself. I'm proud to be an RR, and I'm proud of the compliance services provided to me.Don't forget about errors and omissions. If you make a mistake, fess up and pay. Don't put yourself in a position where there are grey areas that you can exploit. Either you are right or you are wrong. If you forget to do a transaction or make an error, do you get to split the difference with the client? I don't think so. The sooner we all work as fiduciaries the better. We can stop suffering, and do more business as real professionals. We can work by referrals and trust and do without the smoke and mirrors. It is going to mean less fast money and harder work. On the flip side, it will be better for the public and more business for RRs. ( The very fact that all of this is thrown into arbitration where there is a negotiated settlement makes us all look cheesy. What part about proper fiduciary documentation is unclear? If the documentation was 30% corrrect, the broker dealer (advisor) should penalized 100%. Go back to the definition of fiduciary. This stuff needs to be done online and in real time. The fact that brokers work for commissions is not the real problem, the real problem is making sure the client understands the risks and that is documented.) For small shops, I think independent b/ds are in a better position to provide the necessary compliance and supervision than would a solo RIA. Done right, this should bode well for our industry. What are we waiting for?What are you afraid of, and why would you defend something or attack another person's character when you don't know all of the facts?It should be obvious from some of the posts on this thread that there are knowledge gaps and there is a need for better accountability.
lovin - the complaint wasn't dismissed, they just didn't get all of the losses back they were looking for. They originally wanted $227K+, but the arbitration panel gave them $90K. Even Bill's commentary says it's strange that we don't know why they didn't get the full amount back. What's even stranger is that the FA didn't cough up any of that $90K himself. And he's still employed at Wells Fargo. At Jones if you cost the firm money for something you did they make you pay some of it the majority of the time.And they didn't just sit on the money until Dec 2007. The originally gave the money to JPM Chase to invest in CDs and "principle insured" munis. They got their panties in a wad over the customer service they were getting at the bank and moved the money to Wachovia in Dec. Where they evidently preceded to ask about CDs and insured munis again. For the next year or two. This is the part that I don't understand. Why didn't you just switch banks? In fact, why did you take all of the money to one bank in the first place. If the insurance was important to you then you should have been using at least 4-5 different banks to get the full FDIC coverage. And if you were buying insured munis, someone should have explained to you what that insurance actually covered. So, why go to a brokerage firm from a bank. How many clients have you guys ever gotten because you have the best CD rates in town? Good muni rates on long term bonds, yep. Good fixed annuity rates, yep. Good dividend paying stocks, yep. Best CD rates, nope. Not a one. That's what banks are for. My guess is that they were, to borrow a native american phrase, speaking with forked tongues. They were unhappy that they weren't making 20% in 2006 and 10% in 2007 like their buddies were so they told the FA that they wanted to try to do a little better than their CDs, but didn't want to go crazy. They argue that they never checked the growth and income box on the account documents. They say they never saw it, just signed what was put in front of them. Well, then you're just stupid. When anyone puts a document that says page 47 of 50 and I haven't seen pages 1-46, I'm not signing anything. Times, ND - I'm going to admit that I'm not quite sure where you draw the line with acting as a fiduciary or not. What I mean by that is that I know I'm not a fiduciary to my clients. But how does charging them a fee vs a commission make my recommendations to my clients any better or worse? It gets pounded into our heads at Jones from day 1 that we should always do what's right for our clients. I like to think that my recommendations are always what I think is best for my clients. I take into consideration their age, risk tolerance, goals, objectives, and investment preferences and we go from there. How would my process change if I were acting as a fiduciary? The FA and Wachovia in this example didn't do themselves any favors. After the third phone call in 2008 with panic in their voice and two attempts to talk them off the ledge, those holdings should have been in cash. The clients didn't do themselves any favors either. After the third phone call that the FA didn't agree with me, I'd have found a different FA. Both of them should have reacted quicker. Why the clients stayed with that guy is beyond me. Why he wanted to keep them is even more of a mystery.
Times - how can you say I don't have all of the facts and in the same response say, "With regard to fiduciary, of course client trust was breach because
there was a settlement but the client was not indemnified."Also, to speak earlier "A shocking example of the inability to match a goal and time frame with
an appropriate investment." You are clearly on the side of the clients in this case. You aren't even sure if a mistake was made. That said, neither am I. Although I speak from experience from someone who has been the respondent to a claim on two occasions. Both times, the client lied through their teeth. And when the documentation was thrown in their faces, they realized they got caught.Sloppy recordkeeping doesn't make someone in breach of fiduciary duty.Clearly, in a non-discretionary account, much of the onus is on the client. If the facts point in the direction of the broker being a dirtbag, then I will eat crow. However, how is the burden of proof on the broker? That said, I disagree with the notion that independents affiliated with b/d in some way are "better" than RIAs. There are less complaints against RIA's on a percentage basis than there are against RR's. What does that tell you?Tells me a couple of things. Some attorneys know it's better to sue these big firms, because they can get a better payday. It also tells me that RIAs are keeping their clients happy.Not to say indy RRs don't. But look at the stats. I have clearly seen clients lie about their situation, even when they are repeatedly informed. Saying, "I never checked that box" is not the same as, "well, we checked the box, but we asked the broker to change it" as the arbitration panel concluded from Bill's blog. So which is it? Did you check it or not? Clearly they lied about this one way or the other. Therefore, I can conclude that these clients are liars.
Are you serious? So they took the money OUT of CDs and then went to a BROKERAGE FIRM? And you think these people's goal was "principal protection"?
Sloppy recordkeeping doesn't make someone in breach of fiduciary duty.Really? You keep trying to make this into a personal thing. This is all about record keeping. I am not taking the side of the client. I'm saying, if the client delegates investment management, the client is always right until proved wrong. Stop trying to build a narrative and face the facts. You are only proving the need for stricter record keeping, I appreciate the opportunity to learn from you and make myself more aware. Because some people abuse trust for personal gain ( and probably most of us would be inclined to cover our butts when we had to) - this is all about strict record keeping and disclosure. I'm going to admit that I'm not quite sure where you draw the line with acting as a fiduciary or not. What I mean by that is that I know I'm not a fiduciary to my clients. But how does charging them a fee vs a commission make my recommendations to my clients any better or worse?That's the point, with proper disclosure and documenation, you could only be giving the client more choices or better service. I don't see why or how you are not acting as fiduciary to your clients. For too long, we have allowed RIAs to hold the high road. This really pisses me off. Tired of the schmucks and the suits who defend them.
More choices allows for LESS accountability. It IS personal. This is our livelihood. When people make false claims, it tarnishes ALL of our reputations.Think of the woman who cries rape but it's later found out that her husband was out of town and she got pregnant and is unsure what the baby will look like. That guy's reputation is tarnished.It is the same. False claims or not well thought out claims tend to make our profession look bad. THAT is what pisses me off. Not whether or not some guy who didn't document that the client called and was upset about the account. What if a 70 year old client says, "I want all equities. I understand that I can lose all of my money, but historically they've outperformed." You convince him to put a good portion in bonds. When his equities tank, he says, "Time7 told me that I need equities to combat inflation. I never signed that letter. If I did, he just shoved it in with a bunch of other papers". Did you breach your fiduciary duty? Because you invested the assets according to the clients' wishes?Being a fiduciary would not protect you from that. This is what clients do. Times, I don't know how long you have been in the biz, but the majority of client claims are BS. Now, in the above case, having in depth documenting procedures will protect you, but most B/Ds don't have that level of documentation. That acknowledgement letter is what they use to save their ass, but that doesn't work when there is anger against Wall Street.I act in my clients' best interests at all times and am considered a fiduciary. I wouldn't act any differently though whether I were REQUIRED to or not. I want you to think of all of the restrictions on our profession and then apply them to ANY other profession. We are MORE restricted than any other profession.
Daindee, I believe you make some good points - we feel the same way. Having been in the biz a long time, I recognize your battle cred and hope we don't get regulated to pieces. As a solo shop, I'm proud to be RR and feel it is the place to be. I generally agree, what is the point of having all of these licenses and compliance and experience if we can't operate mainly on trust? I am not a big fan of government, lawyers or big corporations. Especially lawyers. We are heavily regulated, and I'll continue to do this as long as it's fun and profitable. then maybe I'll have to go teach golf in China. I'm a broker, beotch.


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We're right now about to start the 24-hour hacking period of the Hack U Madness at Georgia Tech in Atlanta, Georgia.
After a bumpy start because of *snow* in Atlanta of all things (I arrived just in time to do the kick-off and the Californians arrived a day late), we spent the last few days bringing the students closer to the technologies and ideas offered by the Yahoo Developer Network.
We started with an overview of the history of hack at Yahoo and explaining what the ingredients of a good hack are:
On the second day we followed with a Q&A session during lunch explaining some of the API offered in detail. In the evening, chief search monkey Paul Tarjan introduced GA Tech to the ideas of the semantic web. He also gave a good introduction to how SearchMonkey makes the semantic web much easier to grasp:
In the lunch session the following day I explained the idea of useful accessibility and how we can take the energy and drive of hack to remove barriers that keep people from using the web.
To finish the round of tech talks, Puja Verma returned to the scene of the crime (she's a GA Tech alumni) to tell the invited audience all about the Yahoo Developer Network. Following close at her heels was Dustin Whittle with an overview of the Yahoo Open Stack:
We're now looking forward to seeing the ideas of the hackers and to stand by with practical advice and help. We've already started seeing them look into APIs, frameworks and services to make their hacks happen and will be there to avoid creative and technical blocks that'd eat into the 24 hours of hack.
Some less important but nonetheless interesting tidbits about the university hack so far:
- Ever since her arrival back down south, Puja started to favour the construct "Y'All" to finish her sentences.
- Georgia Tech is most likely the place with the most power outlets I have ever seen. There are even some on the ceiling - what for is a bit beyond me unless Peter Parker graduated here.
- Georgia Tech has a computing for good department and we had some great ideas from them to help their quest to build IT solutions that make the world a better place.
- Being a vegetarian/pescetarian is much less common here than in the valley
- I have real problems trying to figure out where campus ends and city starts
- If you find yourself on something called "peachtree" in Atlanta, don't tell people that when giving instructions where to find you - it is *not* a landmark
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Which brings us to today, with news from The Oregonian's Betsy Hammond that proponents for two Portland Public Schools tax measures on the May ballot have already raised more than $650,000. Keep in mind that promoters still have seven weeks to keep collecting contributions.
Where's the money coming from? As Hammond reports, it is "mostly from construction companies, architects, trade unions and others that would benefit directly from the half-billion-dollar building boom." (City Commissioner Nick Fish's campaign has contributed $1,000, Commissioner Dan Saltzman contributed $1,000, and Multnomah County Chairman Jeff Cogen's campaign kicked in $2,500).
And where's all that dough going? One place is for the arguments that will appear in the Voters' Guide. Portlanders for Schools helped organize 26 pro-tax statements. As Hammond reports: "No other local ballot measure campaign has bought that many spots in the pamphlet. Previous highs were 17 paid arguments in favor of a 2010 Oregon Zoo bond and 16 for a temporary Multnomah County income tax on the ballot in 2003. Voters approved both."
Going back to mayoral race from seven years ago, all of Francesconi's financial support didn't translate to a win. He finished second to Potter in the primary -- trailing by eight percentage points -- despite raising more than $1 million.
According to an Oregonian article back in 2004, more than a month before the general election: "But he wouldn't have had much of a chance, said Jeff Cropp, co-chairman of the party's metro chapter. Cropp, who lives in the Hawthorne area, said the group thought Francesconi has been 'mostly dead weight' on the council.
'But the biggest problem was his money,' Cropp said. 'He took over $1 million, and a lot of it was from corporations and special interests.'"
Several weeks later, Potter pulled a knock out in the general, winning with 61 percent of the vote.
To be sure, these school measures (which would raise taxes on residents) offer an entirely different scenario than a mayoral race (picking between opponents). But this is Portland. And money is money. So it should be interesting.
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The O's editorial board: Raiding Portland's water and sewer funds: Pull plug on scholarships
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DelBene sets up office in Bothell while running for First District seat
Suzan DelBene is a businesswoman, an entrepreneur — and a runner.
She's helped start up companies, managed small businesses, worked in large businesses like Microsoft and was director of the Washington State Department of Revenue. And the 50-year-old has also run a couple of marathons over the years.
DelBene, a Democrat, is one of eight candidates running for the U.S. House of Representatives in the 1st Congressional District, which includes Bothell and Kenmore. Jay Inslee left the seat vacant to run for governor and it will be filled in the November 2012 general election.
The Medina resident who has an office in Bothell is endorsed by Gov. Chris Gregoire and a handful of local legislators and labor organizations.
The Reporter spoke with DelBene on a recent afternoon:
What would make you the ideal candidate for Congress?
I think our top issues right now are issues with the economy and with jobs. So, someone who has a strong resume in working in business — both small business and large business — and really understands how our economy works is going to be critically important. And I have that experience. I have a good idea of what we need to do from a policy perspective, as well as making sure we put together policy that has the impact we need it to have and get real results, in what I always say, in the 'real world.'
(She ran for the 8th District seat and lost in 2010) What did you learn from that experience that you're applying to coming at it again?
The most important thing, and probably the best part of a campaign, is the ability to talk with people on a variety of issues. People are really honest when you talk to them, especially on a campaign about the challenges they face, what they'd like to see happen, what they think we need to do to improve — and it's very refreshing to be able to have those honest conversations with folks.
It's about getting out and talking to as many people as possible, understanding the issues that really are important to this district: The economy, the impact of local businesses on our economy and what we can do to help them thrive and help working families thrive.
Are you familiar with the Bothell area, have you touched base with any of the folks from the city?
Yep. I talked to the city manager and some folks there about all of the downtown redevelopment and what's going on in the plans for downtown Bothell and the waterfront. So that's been incredibly interesting, and there's a lot of work going on and plans for a lot more work to go on over time.
The other key point is there's been a lot of great work going on in terms of looking at public investment and how that can bring in private investment. I think that's a great example of things that we need to do to help get our economy growing. I think some of the work going on in Bothell is a great example of what we may need to do on a broader level across the district.
What are some of the key things that you're hoping to achieve if you were to get this position?
I think helping get our economy moving and creating jobs and creating economic opportunity is really critical for me. My dad lost his job when I was young, my parents struggled quite a bit, but I got to go to college and get a great education. With student loans and work-study programs and financial aid, I want to make sure that students still have access to those same opportunities that I did when I was growing up.
And we have right down the street here, UW-Bothell and Cascadia and great examples of students coming in to get an education. It's becoming more of a challenge from an affordability standpoint, so I think it's really important that we put programs together that support our education from early learning all the way through higher education.
(We need to) work closely with businesses to understand what they need to do to thrive — that means investments in infrastructure. You've seen it here, a lot of the work that's gone on in terms of connecting our educational institutions, like UW-Bothell with medical-device manufacturers in the bio-tech industry there — those are partnerships that help many folks, help people learn and also help create jobs and grow our economy.
It happens locally, but we need to look at how we do that on a broader way across the country.
(On running) Is that a good activity for you to clear your head after all the intense days, or do you do some good planning while you're running?
It is a great way to think — you kind of clear your mind. You get to be outside, and especially this time of year, it starts getting incredibly beautiful.
You do come up with some pretty great ideas when you don't have to think about anything in particular.
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text: seattle movies Zombies To Invade Olympia's Capitol Campus, Pressing For Filmmaker Incentives By Bellamy Pailthorp • Mar 16, 2015 A TV set depicting a Zombie Apocalypse will go up in Olympia on Tuesday. The makers of the sci-fi series "Z-nation" are setting up shop at the state capitol to show how many kinds of jobs are involved when film crews come to town. They're pressing lawmakers to approve more incentives for movie making in Washington state. "Z-Nation" is filmed in Spokane, but for one day, an apocalyptic set inspired by the show will be in Olympia to demonstrate how many jobs are linked to film work. Ten outdoor venues for a summer flick By Evan Hoover • Jul 12, 2012 Redhook Brewery Summer in Seattle has arrived and venues around the Puget Sound are complementing the weather. Grab some chairs, blankets, snacks, family and friends to hit the nearest starlit theater near you. Most venues are family-friendly, but the Redhook Brewery's Summer Cinema and Fremont's Outdoor Cinema host a few 21 and older showings for their R-rated flicks. Some events are free while others require donations or admission payments. All shows start at dusk. Take a look at ten featured venues around the Puget Sound: Seattle making a big showing at Sundance By Bellamy Pailthorp • Dec 3, 2010 Jason Ganwich / It's a strong year for independent films – and for indie movies from the Pacific Northwest. Four feature films that were shot in the Seattle area have been selected to screen at the Sundance Film Festival in January. "The Details" is a dark comedy shot in Kirkland with a cast including star actors Laura Linney, Elizabeth Banks and Tobey McGuire. It's in the line-up for the high-profile "Premieres" series.


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December 14, 1998
Gas & Go attendant Flo Wandler has been greeting customers every weekday morning for 11 years.
Staff photo by Lisa Allen.
by Lisa Allen, Valley View Editor
DUVALL--Even as high-tech gas pumps and mini-marts have sprouted up like weeds, puzzling customers with choices of cash discounts, credit cards, pay first, pay after, and how to work those really annoying accordion "fume collecting" nozzles, people here could still count on being able to pump gas the old-fashioned way.
But even that is coming to an end.
The aging Gas & Go in the "Old Town" section will be closing this weekend. Weathered and worn, the only fixing up it has seen in the last few years has been the addition of some new lights, a little paint, and a name change.
For years, the small operation was known as Duvall Texaco, but when the station's fuel distributor, Ray F. Snyder of Kirkland, moved Texaco gas into the Chevron mini-mart on the opposite end of town, a name change was required.
The task was left to one of the station's longtime employees. Flo Wandler, who has greeted morning customers from the single-person kiosk for 11 years, aptly named it Gas & Go, since the one thing customers could always count on was being able to get gas quickly and leave, with seldom a line to wait in.
And that is the one thing that may not change, even as the operation upgrades from the most basic of gas purveyors to a state-of-the-art Shell station. Part of the quickness of the gas buying process there now is the fact the small station sells only gas, diesel, oil, and kerosene--not doughnuts, sandwiches, fried chicken, potato chips, or cigarettes.
Station owner Bill Minaglia says not much will be different in that regard. Besides gas, diesel, and oil, the new station will probably offer only coffee, and eventually candy and cigarettes. The pop machine, now outside, will be moved inside. The new pumps will also take credit cards. And the new station will actually be selling one less item--kerosene.
The station will close down around Dec. 21. Minaglia, who also owns Duvall Auto Parts, says he hopes to reopen in three to four weeks. "The contractors are picked and ready to go," he said. "Right now, we are only waiting on permits."
Minaglia said new islands will be installed and blenders added to the pumps that mix the high and low octane to produce the mid-grade gasoline.
Minaglia said the new pumps will be "really cool," with video screens that will deliver CNN, music videos, or advertising. "It will be a nice change," he said. "And it will be really easy to get in and out of."
The other big change will be the replacement of the kiosk. After remodeling, the attendant will be in a booth along the front of the south side of the auto repair shop.
"It will be run basically the same as now, except credit card users will be able to get gas 24 hours a day," he said. "There will be a 10-foot long window along the front. With new pavement and planters it will be so much nicer than what is there now."
Most of the employees intend to continue working there, he noted. Manager Margie Terry, who has worked there 20 years, and Patty Shively, a 14-year employee, say they will probably stay on.
But Wandler, who has not only sold gas but crocheted countless blankets and given away thousands of pieces of candy during her shifts, said she hasn't decided whether or not she will return after the remodeling.
"If the station is closed too long, I may not feel like coming back to work," she said.


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Miami -- Using much the same formula as they have in what has now become a season-best nine-game winning streak, the Heat used huge point contributions from its big three to defeat the Hornets 96-84 on Monday night.
It was the third straight loss for the Hornets, and ninth in the past 12 games. After starting the season 11-1, New Orleans now finds itself struggling mightily with a 14-10 record.
The Heat is 18-8.
Dwyane Wade (32), LeBron James (20) and Chris Bosh (23) combined for 75 points, the 10th time this season the group has combined for more than 70 points.
Miami held the Hornets to nine points in the fourth quarter. New Orleans scored just three points in the first nine minutes of the final period.
Where the Hornets had been damaging the Heat inside in the first half, Miami limited New Orleans to six points in the paint in the second.
"I'd have to look at the tape to figure it out, " said Hornets guard Chris Paul, who had 11 points and five assists. "We just couldn't score. Their defense does a really good job of keeping you out of the paint. They play really good team defense."
Miami took control at the end of the third quarter and into the midway point of the fourth, going on a 20-4 run that extended its one-point lead to 17, 94-77, with 10:30 to go in the game.
In a first-game victory against the Heat on Nov. 5 at
the New Orleans Arena, the Hornets repeatedly executed pick-and-roll plays against Miami, pounding the paint by scoring 50 points.
They realized, obviously, that attacking inside provided a pathway to victory.
So New Orleans did its best to repeat that same strategy on Monday night.
Where Emeka Okafor was 12 of 13 in the first game with 26 points and 13 rebounds, he was 4 of 5 in the first half against the Heat on Monday.
"We made shots, " Monty Williams said of that first game, "and Emeka ducked in a lot and punished those guys on the inside. They hard-show a lot, so it gives you room to duck in on the back side. They blitzed Chris, and guys knocked down shots. If you're not making shots, it doesn't matter."
The Hornets couldn't make anything in Sunday's dismal loss at Philadelphia.
But with West and Okafor going a combined 9 of 16 in the first half -- the four starters other than Paul on Sunday were a combined 7 of 35 -- New Orleans was in infinitely better shape offensively on Monday night.
That the Hornets attacked the Heat the same way was no surprise to Miami Coach Erik Spoelstra.
"Every team seems to be playing us the same way: Pack the paint, try to entice us to shoot early jump shots and rebound the basketball, " Spoelstra said. "We see that night after night. Our best opportunities are in the open court to get our attackers at the rim, but it also helps with our state of mind, our balance and rhythm. When we get easy opportunities in the open court, I think it helps our half-court offense as well."
Wade seemed energized by a hard second-quarter foul administered by Jarrett Jack with 9:12 to go as Jack broke up an easy run-out.
Wade, furious that game officials didn't call a flagrant foul -- and didn't even bother to check video replays to see whether it should have been -- was assessed a technical foul.
But from that point on, Wade scored a club-record 20 points in the period and was able to keep the Heat in the game once the Hornets had taken the lead on Jack's technical free throw.
Miami was in the free-throw bonus for the final 8 ½ minutes of the second quarter and took 11 free throws, hitting 10 of them.
But the Heat closed the opening to the paint in the third quarter, holding the Hornets to just six in the period, and mounted a comeback.
Okafor did not attempt a shot in the second half and fouled out with 1:29 remaining.
"They were trapping all night, pretty much, on the ball screens, " Paul said, "and with Mek diving, it was tough. We need to get a win so we know what it feels like again."
Aided by an 8-2 run, and James' 13 third-quarter points, the Heat took an 82-75 lead into the final period.
Miami shot 38 free throws on the night, making 30. The Hornets were 27 of 34 at the line.
"They started making a lot of tough shots, " Paul said. "Those guys, D-Wade, 'Bron, they really get going when they get to the free-throw line a lot. D-Wade stayed at the free-throw line (14 of 17) all night long. We never got a handle on them in there. At the end of the third quarter, they opened it up, and we never got back in control."
NO HORNETS VOTE: While Sports Business Journal is reporting that two NBA teams have voted unanimously to decertify the NBA Players Association, the Hornets have not yet had their scheduled meeting with union head Billy Hunter, forward David West said.
If the union decertifies, it would then operate as a trade organization but cease to be a union, according to the report. If the league then tried to lock out players when the collective bargaining agreement expires next summer, the union could then sue the NBA under U.S. antitrust laws and say the league was conducting a group boycott, which is illegal. It could not sue the league if it remained a union with CBA authority for members under antitrust laws.
Hunter will meet with all NBA teams in the coming weeks.
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COLUMBIANA, Alabama - The Shelby County Board of Education during its meeting Thursday night unanimously approved employee Dr. Lewis Brooks for the position of assistant superintendent of administration.
Brooks will help lead the school district along with superintendent Randy Fuller and deputy superintendent Tom Ferguson in the administration department.
"We just have such a wonderful team of leaders," Brooks said after the board took action on Fuller's written recommendation.
Brooks will take on his new role officially effective Monday, Oct. 22, according to school district documents.
According to Fuller's recommendation, Brooks has worked in public education for 23 years in positions including teacher, coach, assistant principal, elementary coordinator and middle school coordinator.
"He has spent 18 years of his career serving the students of Shelby County," Fuller stated in his recommendation.
Brooks expressed his gratitude toward the board's chairman, Dr. Lee Doebler, for influencing his life when he was a young adult. Brooks also thanked his wife for her support.
"I'm glad I had an opportunity to say that to him because this is his last board meeting," Brooks said about Doebler.
Voters in last March's election chose Jimmy Bice of Montevallo over Doebler for the school board's Place 1 seat.
Brooks has a bachelor's degree in education, a master's degree in educational leadership and an educational specialist degree in leadership, all from the University of Montevallo. He earned his doctorate of education in educational leadership from Samford University in 2010.


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Making good on its promise earlier this fall to embrace an industry focus and highlighting the growing importance of addressing composite design in an end-to-end product development platform, Siemens PLM Software, a division of Siemens AG, has acquired Vistagy, a provider of a specialized composite engineering software.
The pair have had a long-standing partnership and share a number of marquee customers, including SpaceX and Daimler. Top officials at both firms couched the acquisition as a natural fit, explaining that ongoing customer discussions revealed demand for even tighter integration between the two platforms going forward.
"This has been an area we've been looking at for a number of years," Tony Affuso, chairman of Siemens PLM Software, told Design News. "Many of our customers using this capability have asked us to integrate it closer into our environment. There were so many requests coming from customers, we put it on our radar screen as something we wanted to own at some point."
While Vistagy had access to Siemens' APIs as part of its partnership, Vistagy's main offering -- FiberSIM -- was limited to how tightly it operated with Teamcenter, meaning users were sometimes left dealing with different systems, siloed data repositories, and oftentimes, a lot of legwork manually sharing data between the two platforms.
As part of single company, the two firms will focus on tighter integration, delivering a full suite of applications and an integrated data repository. It all fits into HD-PLM, Siemens' vision for delivering the information engineers need in the format that they need, and within the context for their role in the development effort, Affuso said.
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