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A good reason to check both sides of an eBay Trading Assistant relationship.Posted Thursday, August 23, 2012, at 8:52 AM
A mother and son were arrested recently for stealing from a chain of toy stores and reselling on eBay. Another person was named in this article, but she may not have known the items were stolen since I did not see that she was arrested as well. http://www.ecommercebytes.com/cab/abn/y1...
Or, that may come later so know that your customer has the right to sell the product before you jump in. Ever see some get rich offers where you sell product for someone else? Too good to be true?
But speaking of being a Trading Assistant, I received yet another inquiry from a person in the Lynchburg area who would like us to sell her collectibles, but we just do not have the time.
I do not recommend one of my "Basics" students do this because they are still learning the ropes of eBay but if someone is a veteran seller and would like to register as a TA, go here. (no charge for doing this and I do not get anything from eBay) http://pages.ebay.com/tahub/index.html
I will consider passing your name on the the person and other persons who have contacted me in the past, but after you pass eBay's vetting, I will be doing the same. You will be coming from my referral and while it might not mean much to anyone else, it does to me, so.....
By the way, no fee for that either. If you are good to help, then that is all I need.
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On another note, watch for announcements on eBay Global Shipping Program to facilitate cross border trade.
The Global Shipping Program is set to launch in September and will be operated by Pitney Bowes.
Details are still pretty sketchy but the basics so far is that if you sign up, you will send your product to a Pitney Bowes chosen exporter who will then ship, track and insure the product.
Currently any service that does that is cost prohibitive for us so we roll the dice and use First Class Mail International by the Post Office.
We'll have to wait and see what this new service costs before we jump on board.
There are other questions too, like how will it affect feedback, DSR's, returns etc., so time will tell.
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Background: The increased focus on quality and efficiency improvement within academic surgery has met with variable success among plastic surgeons. Traditional surgical performance metrics, such as morbidity and mortality, are insufficient to improve the majority of today's plastic surgical procedures. In-process analyses that allow rapid feedback to the surgeon based on surrogate markers may provide a powerful method for quality improvement.
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- Line a 7" baking tin and place in the dough evenly throughout. I think it best to add the surprise ingredients at this point, this way you can ensure that they are spread throughout the whole brack.
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In both (i) & (ii) you need to find the probability of at least ten votes.
That is ten, eleven or twelve.
Hi I have the following question and I'm stuck at part (v).
Suppose a defendant is convicted if at least 10 of 12 members of a jury vote the defendent guilty.
Suppose that probability that an individual juror votes a guility person innocent is 20%, whereas the probability an indiviudal juror votes an innocent person guilty is 30%.
Suppose that all jurors reach their decisions independently.
(i) What is the distribution of the nuber of votes of guilty if the defendant is innocent?
(ii) What is the probability that an inocent defendent is convicted?
(iii) What is the disrtubition of the number of votes if the defendent is guilty?
(iv) What is the probability that a guilty defendent is convicted?
(v) Suppose that 10% of all defendants are guilty. What is the probability that a convicted defendent is actually innocent? What is the probability that a defenden who is not convicted is actually guilty?
My answers for (i) Was the binomial distribution
(ii) I used the Binomial distrbiution and got
(ii) I put binomial distribution again
(ii) I got
Are these correct, Im not sure about (v) should I use the Bayes Theorem?
For (i), I would say specifically B ~ (12, 0.3)
For (ii), there is also the case you didn't consider, which include 11 voting guilty and all 12 voting guilty.
For (iii), I think you missed something. Is it that an innocent is voted guilty? Or a guilty defendent voted guilty?
Same thing as in part (ii)
Make a probability tree for this one.
First branching, guilty and non-guilty with probabilities 0.1 and 0.9 respectively.
Then, the second branching at guilty; voted guilty and non-guilty with probability you got from part (iv) (be careful when assigning the probability)
Lastly, the second branchin at non-guilty; voted quilty and non-guilty with probabiltity you got from part (ii) (be careful here too)
(a) Then, find the probablity following the non-guilty, voted guilty branch.
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Sound: If Fall Out Boy and Bury Your Dead had a baby, this is how it would sound. The latest band to be signed to Pete Wentz's Decaydence Records, FYS combine the pop-punk sound of Fall Out Boy and the hardcore breakdowns and 2-step riffs heard in most modern metalcore/hardcore bands (hence the BYD reference, although it should be noted FYS guitarist/frontman Dan O'Connor was once part of the very same band). If you were to listen to a FYS song for the first time, the first thing that would come to mind is, "another Fall Out Boy sounding band?", but by the end, you will have heard a band like no other. Amidst the use of regular band instruments, there is the use of synths, though not uncommon in modern music, rare in pop-punk bands (sure, there's Motion City Soundtrack and Hellogoodbye, but nobody listens to them, right?) // 9
Lyrics: The vocal aspect to FYS is similar to FOB. Both singers are in the higher range, and sing about anything (but mostly girls, although I don't think FYS is trying to appeal to 13 year old teenyboppers). Dan's voice suits the band well, but alas, draws too many comparisons to Fall Out Boy. I'm sure they could have found a more original vocalist. An example of most FYS lyrics (from 'Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die'): "I've seen the best and worst of you/But we're sticking through/Cause the without all of the ups and downs/We've been through/You know that it's true/That I could get really sick and tired of you." // 7
Overall Impression: If you don't like Fall Out Boy, you probably won't like this band (unless you're a fan of melodic hardcore). I prefer the music on this album over their previous efforts, because this album includes more of that harcore sound that seperates them from other pop-punk bands. I would have liked this album more if it had more screaming (the only screaming on the album was done by ex-BYD vocalist Mat Bruso, on 'Prepare To Be Digitally Manupulated'), although the gang vocal parts make up for that loss. They should have had better use of keyboard parts (instead of lead, why not try some strings, or possible a piano interlude? ), and more usage, too. For fans of: Set Your Goals, Fall Out Boy, Hellogoodbye, and possibly A Day To Remember. // 8
Sound: Four Year Strong, from Worcester Massachusetts are best described by their fans as "pop mosh" or "bubblegum hardcore". Blending elements of modern Hardcore and Pop Punk to create a sound that they state as "exactly what they want to hear."
Noteable influences include: New Found Glory, the Gorilla Biscuits and Saves the Day. Which can be heard all throughout their newest release "Rise or Die Trying". FYS incorperates breakdowns, double bass kicks, gang vocals and growls (all aspects of modern day Hardcore ex: Bury Your Dead, xLiferuinerx) along side Poppy vocals, catchy guitar licks and solid basslines. Definately giving fans something to dance to. Whether that be hardcore "throwing down" or just plain dancing. // 9
Lyrics: As far as lyrics and singing, I'd have to say both are pretty solid. Guitarist and frontman Dan O'Connor, who's voice can be compared to that of Patrick Stump of fellow record label mate Fall Out Boy and Jordan Pundik of New Found Glory, sings well for this style of music, with help from guitarist Alan Day. Making an interesting shared vocal experience. As far as lyrics, typical pop punk lyrics mostly about relationships and girls, but with interesting choices of words and sayings, making awesome gang vocal chants and catchy choruses anyone can sing along too.
Songs to check out on the album: "Heroes Get Remembered, Legends Never Die.", "Bada Bing! With A Pipe!", "Wrecked 'em? Damn near killed 'em!", "Men are From Mars, Women are From Hell." // 9
Overall Impression: Overal impression, this is one of my favourite albums of all time. I love every single song on this album, there's nothing to hate in my opinion. I recomend this to fans of: Set Your Goals, New Found Glory, A Day To Remember, Fall Out Boy and Forever the Sickest Kids. Also, this band puts on an amazing live performance, touring with such bands as: From First To Last, the Starting Line and the southern powerhouses, Every Time I Die. Check them out on the Softcore tour across USA this fall! // 10
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Chest wall irradiation is becoming increasingly common for mastectomy patients who have opted for immediate breast reconstruction with tissue expanders and implants. The optimal approach for such patients has not yet been defined. This study assesses the outcomes of a reconstruction protocol for patients who require irradiation after tissue expander/implant reconstruction. The charts of all patients who underwent immediate tissue expander/implant reconstruction at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center between January of 1995 and June of 2001 and who had not previously undergone irradiation were retrospectively reviewed. A subgroup of patients who required chest wall irradiation after mastectomy and reconstruction was identified. Those patients were treated according to the following treatment algorithm: (1) reconstruction with tissue expander placement at the time of mastectomy, (2) tissue expansion during postoperative chemotherapy, (3) exchange of the tissue expander for a permanent implant approximately 4 weeks after the completion of chemotherapy, and (4) chest wall irradiation beginning 4 weeks after the exchange. All irradiated patients with at least 1 year of follow-up monitoring after the completion of radiotherapy were evaluated with respect to aesthetic outcomes, capsular contracture, and patient satisfaction. A control group of nonirradiated patients was randomly selected from the cohort of patients treated during the study period. During the 5-year study period, a total of 687 patients underwent immediate reconstruction with tissue expanders. Eighty-one patients underwent postoperative irradiation after placement of the final implant. A total of 68 patients who received postoperative chest wall irradiation underwent at least 1 year of follow-up monitoring after the completion of radiotherapy, with a mean follow-up period of 34 months. Seventy-five nonirradiated patients were evaluated as a control group. Overall, 68 percent of the irradiated patients developed capsular contracture, compared with 40 percent in the nonirradiated group (p = 0.025). Eighty percent of the irradiated patients demonstrated acceptable (good to excellent) aesthetic results, compared with 88 percent in the nonirradiated group (p = not significant). Sixty-seven percent of the irradiated patients were satisfied with their reconstructions, compared with 88 percent of the nonirradiated patients (p = 0.004). Seventy-two percent of the irradiated patients stated that they would choose the same form of reconstruction again, compared with 85 percent of the nonirradiated patients. The results of this study suggest that tissue expander/implant reconstruction is an acceptable surgical option even when followed by postoperative radiotherapy and should be considered in the reconstruction algorithm for all patients, particularly those who may not be candidates for autogenous reconstruction.
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You will notice that the overlap period does not last very
long, and in fact it is very easy to miss. In terms of degrees
of crankshaft rotation, the total overlap period may be as
little as 40 degrees for a mild cam, in other words 20 degrees
before and 20 degrees after TDC. At some point within this
range the piston and valve will be the closest. Therefore
it is imperative to check the clearance at least every two
degrees during the overlap period.
Take a few measurements, then rotate
the crank a few times and check again until you get the same
number each time you measure.
A helpful trick is to push down on the retainer with your
thumb so that the valve a contacts the piston. Use your index
finger to keep the rocker arm taught against the pushrod.
As you rotate the crank the valve will "ride" the
piston, and you will be able to see the space between the
valve stem and rocker tip get smaller and smaller during the
overlap period. Use your feeler gauge to measure the point
where the gap is the smallest.
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Several months ago I wrote this article suggesting the purchase of shares of Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) as well as CitiGroup (NYSE:C). At the time, Bank of America was around $5.00/share and Citigroup was about $26.00/share.
While my conviction remains the same now, the last 5 months have seen some fluctuations in PPS in each but you would still be somewhat ahead in each stock if you had purchased the shares at the time of the article.
That being said, and of course hindsight is always 20/20, I believe we are seeing another strong buying opportunity in both Bank of America and CitiGroup shares. I also believe that Bank of America offers the most potential for capital appreciation.
Why Bank Of America
The cloud over Bank of America's head has not lifted completely but it has come a long way from just a few months back when the bank was attempting to charge fees on their debit card use. The uproar it caused forced BofA to back track and move full speed ahead in repairing the public relations fiasco.
I announced on March 23rd that Bank of America was unveiling a test program for homeowners in trouble. This article highlights the details of the program and it has now been officially launched.
In a Los Angeles Times news report the program has begun as of now in some key States:
Bank of America is testing a mortgage-to-lease program in four states. The idea: Instead of evicting homeowners who face foreclosure, it lets them stay as tenants and sells the homes to investors.
Obviously California is a big one and if successful will probably be rolled out in many more States than just four.
Unable to qualify for modifications on Bank of America mortgages, a few of California's most distressed homeowners are being offered one last chance to stay in their homes: Become renters instead.
Testing a mortgage-to-lease program in the Golden State, Bank of America Corp. sent 300 letters this week inviting borrowers without other options to apply. An additional 1,500 letters will go out in the next few weeks as BofA - which also is testing the program in three other states - evaluates whether a national rollout is feasible.
BofA plans to sell the homes to investors. It typically would recoup far less than what's owed but would come out far ahead compared with where it would be after evicting borrowers, making "cash for keys" payments to help them move and selling empty and often vandalized foreclosures in the troubled housing market.
Not only is this move consumer friendly and economically friendly, but it also could have major impact on the balance sheet. Taking these properties off of the distressed asset (liability) column and potentially placing them into a positive asset class.
That is a major turnaround if this program works, and in my view, why wouldn't it?
Another major consumer friendly approach Bank of America has taken is the advanced ability by mobile devices to interact with the bank easily, securely, and efficiently. Bank of America has basically led the way and has surpassed the 10 million user mark which is far and away the most of any bank in the world.
This article details the success of the mobile bank-on-the-go market sector:
More customers choose Bank of America to bank on-the-go than any other bank. Over 10 million Bank of America customers are now using mobile banking, representing growth of nearly 3 million active users over the last 12 months.
At this rate, the numbers should grow exponentially and the effect that this type of service will have on Bank of America's balance sheet cannot be understated.
The number of branches can be reduced, the number of employees and other higher costs can be eliminated, and higher margins on the bottom line could be enormous. Further enhancing their balance sheet for shareholder value and growth.
The article continues;
Bank of America was among the first to launch mobile banking and continues to lead the industry in developing new capabilities to meet customer demand for new mobile technologies. The bank was the first financial institution to launch an app for Apple, BlackBerry and Android devices and the only bank that has deployed a tablet-specific app for all three platforms: Apple(NYSE:R), Kindle(NYSE:TM) and Android(TM).
Obviously other banks will follow suit, but BofA has a commanding edge and can only get better from here.
On another note, earnings of all banks have been on the rise as reported here, and have reached levels not seen for more than 5 years. While overall lending is down, and as much as we hate to admit it, that fact actually helps banks balance sheets, profit margins, and lowers their levels of risk. Making money has not been this easy in a very long time for the banks. When they do not need to lend to make money, it makes for future growth that much more obvious when they do take on more risk by lending.
Here is an eye opening statistic from that same article:
Banks with assets exceeding $10 billion accounted for most of the earnings growth in the January-March period. While they make up just 1.4 percent of U.S. banks, they accounted for about 81 percent of the earnings.
Those banks include Bank of America Corp. (BAC), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), and Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) Most of them have recovered with help from federal bailout money and record-low borrowing rates.
That statistic alone should give everyone a clue as to the potential for the banking sector, and in particular Bank of America in my view.
Also noted:
Banks are starting to take in more money this year. The industry posted a 3 percent increase in revenue from a year earlier. It was only the second time in the last five quarters that revenue rose, the FDIC said.
And bank losses on loans declined in the January-March period to $21.8 billion the lowest level in four years.
Gruenberg said the overall financial health of the banking industry continues to show gradual improvement.
These are positive tailwinds for the sector as a whole.
Not all is rosy however and members of Congress have taken aim once again at the financial institutions. At one time, the question was were they too big to fail, but now the question is; are they too big to manage?
Brian Moynihan, CEO of Bank of America tackled these issues in a forbes.com article last week; "We can't be competitive if we can't provide all those services to our consumers," he says.
"Moynihan argued that the dialogue on banking has gone from concerns about "too big to fail to too big to manage." He noted that regulations brought forth by Dodd-Frank have addressed the former and added that BofA has dramatically narrowed down the scope of its business to address the later."
With the drumbeat growing for some of the larger banks to be split up, it remains to be seen if this actually comes to pass.
My personal opinion is that since they are too big to fail, they are also NOT too big to manage and nothing will come of this. That's just my opinion of course but aside from the saber rattling there simply does not seem to be a visible attempt to break up the banks to any degree.
My Opinion
Bank of America, at the current prices, has offered the long term investor another opportunity to buy low. In my opinion, VERY low.
Capital appreciation will take time and the continuing recovery of the economy. I believe it will happen and I also believe that this stock can double, at least, in the next 12-24 months.
Disclosure: I am long BAC.


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This idea is ballsy and awesome, and comic misanthropy when it's done right is a rare treat; but it isn't done right here. For many reasons, although most of them have to do with tone, and in this regard I'm not entirely sure that the failings of Young Adult are primarily Cody's doing. In fact, it's a lot easier to blame Jason Reitman, who experiences with this film a rather spectacular artistic blow-out. In his previous films, Thank You For Smoking (which I didn't especially like), the aforementioned Juno (which I did, but not for its direction), and Up in the Air (which I hated) he at least demonstrated a clean, unchallenging aesthetic that had all the bleary-eyed competence of a workaday filmmaker of the classic mold, the kind who takes it as his job to present a story crisply and directly, guiding the actors but not bullying and looking for nothing more profound of the visuals than that they stay out of the way. This is not true of Young Adult - the lack of visual profundity is still very much there, but not the dull competence; in fact, whenever he actively seems to be making a creative choice, rather than simply coasting on 80 years of American sync-sound filmmaking, that choice is the wrong one. Entire scenes and locations that consist of nothing but a single insert shot; jump cuts in places where there is nothing gained by it, except that the reality of the moment is irrevocably damaged (maybe this is the fault of editor Dana E. Glauberman, but still, shame on Reitman for letting her do it); needlessly weird close-ups designed to do nothing but confirm that yep, the gorgeous Charlize Theron still looks pretty damn gorgeous even when she's not wearing make-up (worse yet: she's wearing make-up specifically designed to make her look "normal", but comes off like a supermodel on her third day of not sleeping). And worst of all, he strangles the film's tone - strangles it to death in its crib, right in front of our eyes. More than once, a scene or just an isolated joke wandered into view, and my response would be that I ought to find it funny, and in fact I couldn't figure out why it wasn't funny, and by the end the cumulative mass of such incidents had answered for itself: this is a black comedy with one single solitary scene that is actively bitter and dark and "real" if you don't actually know how people act, a big climactic confrontation that reveals the acrid, tragic edge to the rest of the film, and Reitman directs the film as if it was all that scene; which not only stomps the comedy to death, it also robs that scene of its sting, and turns it into an ungainly absurdity that is readily the least effective part of the whole movie, rather than the slap to the face that sets the whole thing off.
But anyway: Young Adult. A double-edged title, because the 37-year-old protagonist isn't by any means a young adult, but she acts with the cruel egotism of a spoiled teenager; in addition, she is one of the writers of a series of YA novellas set in the soap-operatic world of Waverly Prep School, a character detail which gets used in a number of thoughtfully metaphorical ways, all of them half-finished by a script that seems wildly disinterested in doing much exploring into the corners of its own world (so, okay, there are some things I can't blame on Reitman). This woman is Mavis Gary (Theron), a high-functioning alcoholic on the verge of becoming a low-functioning alcoholic when she gets an e-mail from her wee little hometown in Minnesota: her high school boyfriend, the love of her life, has just become a father. Taking this as a sign that he is obviously being crushed by the provincial reality of small-town in the upper Midwest, Mavis immediately heads north with her yappy lapdog and a bullshit story about real estate speculation. The guileless inhabitants of the town buy her story hook line and sinker, including new daddy and ex-flame Buddy Slade (Patrick Wilson, playing the most Patrick Wilsony role of his career); the sole exception is Matt Freehauf (Patton Oswalt), who was beaten near to death by some homophobes back in high school in despite of the fact that he was not actually gay, and has just the combination of misery and resentment to see the worst in people generally, and thus immediately grasps that Mavis is a psycho on a family-busting mission.
There's a good movie in there; there's a great movie in there, although I don't know what modern filmmaker would be likely to find it. But let's stick with the good movie, which I take to be a brittle comedy that exults in Mavis's unapologetic meanness and gives us the voyeuristic thrill of identifying with her rants and lies while still being absolutely horrified by it; it is less likely that a good movie could have come of the bits and pieces of Young Adult that really dig in and grind us into just how broken Mavis has become, though it's not impossible. A good movie certainly has not come of Reitman and Cody's wildly superficial treatment of the second of these two ideas, mixed with Reitman's refusal to actual play up the gags of the first idea. In particular, it hobbles poor Charlize Theron, who really does give the best performance of this character that she probably could have, given the direction she apparently received; her Mavis is of a piece with the rest of the film, anyway, and it's just not interesting or fun, and a pitch black comic character study needs to be at least one of those things.
The result is a mishmash that is bleak as hell, but too shallow to make us feel it; none of the characters besides Mavis is treated with any kind of consistency ("let's criticise this woman for mocking the small town, and then mock the shit out of it ourselves!" cries Cody's messy, smug third act; nor do the supporting characters get much depth from Reitman's inability to handle more than one actor at a time) and so they don't seem real enough for us to really care what happens to them or why, while Mavis herself is just one big pulled punch. She's well and truly nasty - if the script did nothing besides refuse to sand the hard edges off of her even at the end, I would be incapable of disliking it - but without wit to make her appealing, and without any kind of moral context to make her tragic. So much of the film wants to work, but it becomes a complete farrago in the execution, and that's far more upsetting than if it had just been bad.
5 comments:
- dfa said...
I'm so glad that you review foreign and classic, because, damn, the hollywood film industry is making such an ass out of itself at the moment, absorbing everything as america always has, and constantly spitting out crap, with endless sequels, one-dimensional heroes and really.. Sorry, I miss past decades of your country's filmmaking, but it is clear to me that it is now completely reaching and no one should pay any more attention to it than a mime who reproduces the movements of others, for that is the essence of current hollywood film. Here's to better times.
- Tim said...
I miss past decades of my country's filmmaking, too. All I can think as I keep putting off New Year's Eve is that there was a time when Hollywood romcoms were some of the absolute best movies of any given year.
- MrRoivas said...
When was that? The 1970s?
- Tim said...
I had in mind the period from about 1932 to 1941, though there are more than a few good ones from the '70s as well; the '50s too, for that matter.
- MrRoivas said...
In your humble opinion, when did Rom Coms start to suffer from mild to severe cases of complete stupidity?


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The Wendy's Co. is testing a new "Black Label" line of burgers in its Columbus-area restaurants.
Introduced this past weekend, the new line consists of two premium burgers: the Bacon Portobello, a quarter-pound hamburger with mushrooms, muenster cheese, bacon, tomato and a pepper sauce; and the Santa Fe, a quarter-pound hamburger with pepper jack cheese and guacamole, both on a butter-toasted bun, spokesman Denny Lynch said.
The burgers, which are also being tested in Wichita, Kan., and priced at $4.69 and $4.49 respectively, are on the higher end of the price spectrum for fast-food restaurants. They are the latest premium burgers from Wendy's as the company looks to dominate the premium -hamburger category and help it become the nation's No. 2 burger chain.
The company's new W burger and its Dave's Hot and Juicy burger line in particular are driving same-store sales in the fourth quarter. Wendy's full-year forecast suggests same-store sales are up at least 4 percent year-over-year in company-owned stores, said Sara H. Senatore, an analyst with Bernstein Research in New York.
"Wendy's is positioning itself as 'a cut above,' and these premium burgers would be consistent with that strategy," she said in an email. "Which is predicated on the view that while they won't compete head to head with the "better burger" players like Five Guys and Smash Burger, there is a market for higher quality burgers than what they perceive is being offered at the national (fast food) chains."
The new premium burgers are part of Wendy's renewed focus on it core menu items, Lynch said.
"We're paying close attention to our customers and what they say they want to have from us," he said. "We're focusing on fresh foods prepared fresh in the stores made the way customers want."


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The existence of a conducive business climate, or enabling environment, is considered essential to engender economic growth and development. However, what "an enabling environment" should encompass in practical terms remains elusive to many scholars and policy makers, particularly when discussed at the sub-sector level. This publication by FAO's Rural Infrastructure and Agro-Industries Division (AGS) examines issues associated with enabling environments with a focus on agribusiness and agro-industrial sectors, which have not had their peculiar characteristics sufficiently examined in traditional appraisals of business climates. Based on a series of workshops and consultations organized by AGS in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America, the report reviews existing frameworks for general enabling environment assessments and discusses their relevance to agribusiness and agro-industries. It also discusses the challenges of enabling environment reforms and identifies a number of essential, important and useful enablers that are particularly relevant to agrifood business climate appraisals and upgrading.
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During World War I farmers increased production to meet the demands for food for the fighting troops. Many farmers invested their wartime profits in more land and more machinery with the thought of growing even more crops, but such plans did more harm then good. After the war, farmers were producing more than the American people could use and the price of farm goods dropped so low that many farmers couldn't make enough money to pay off their huge debts. Corn, which had sold for 70 cents a bushel in the early '20s, dropped to 10 cents a bushel. Hogs, which used to bring in nine cents, only brought in three cents per pound. Some farmers found it was cheaper to burn their corn for fuel than to haul it to market. If they couldn't sell enough to make mortgage payments, some farmers began to sell off their belongings. New machinery, that had hardly been used, had to be auctioned off before it was even paid for. On and on it went, until many farmers had to give up the entire farm. The banks and tax collectors wanted their money, but farmers didn't have any to give. In 1924 alone more than 2,500 farms were lost in mortgage foreclosure actions.
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I suggest you consult chapter 19 of the book "Numerical Recipes in fortran" (or whatever programming language you prefer) by Press, Teukolsky, Vetterling and Flannery.
There's really too much for me to discuss and you've given insufficient information for me to respond in this post.
What are the boundary conditions?
If periodic then it would probably be best to transform to Fourier space and then carry out the discretisation.
What is the form of K(x,y)? If you have an actual expression (rather than a numerical matrix representation) of it then it may be possible to transform the problem to something more tractable.
I believe it's most likely you'll need to transform to fourier space then use an iterative method such as Jacobi, Gauss-Seidel or SOR method.
Anyway, checkout Ch19 of the book and have a look on the internet for the iterative methods I just mentioned.


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Bennington sought say in airport renamingBy PATRICK McARDLE Herald Staff | January 26,2007BENNINGTON While some Bennington officials have voiced concerns about plans to rename the Rutland State Airport, the Vermont Agency of Transportation is saying that plane already has left the runway.
Select Board Chairwoman Lodie Colvin said this week she would like to see some questions answered before the town's William H. Morse State Airport gives up the rights to the title of "Southwest Vermont's Airport."
On Monday, the Bennington Select Board reviewed a request from Samuel B. Lewis, director of operations for the Vermont Agency of Transportation, for comments and recommendations concerning the possibility Rutland State Airport might be renamed the Rutland/Southwest Vermont Regional Airport.
However, on Wednesday, AOT Commissioner Neale Lunderville told the Rutland Regional Chamber of Commerce he planned to grant its request to rename the airport. While the commissioner may submit that plan to the Legislature, he also has the authority to order the change himself.
Lunderville said he planned to proceed because the agency had not heard any concerns from the towns it had asked for opinion. Bennington Town Manager Stuart Hurd said he hadn't received that request until last week although Rutland airport officials had mentioned their interest in Bennington's response earlier than that.
Hurd said Thursday he had spoken with his staff about the idea and saw no major problems with it, but he didn't receive a formal request for comment from the agency until recently. When Hurd received Lewis' letter, the next Select Board meeting was Jan. 22. That also was the deadline for comments to the agency.
John Zicconi, an AOT spokesman, said Lunderville had made his comments to the Rutland chamber before hearing about Bennington's concerns. However, now that the commitment has been made, Zicconi said, "it would have to be something extraordinary to stop the process."
Bennington still has not officially contacted the agency but questions only have been raised this week. The town's planning commission met Wednesday, and while they didn't have a quorum, members, including Chairman Barry Horst, said they thought it would be "inappropriate" for Rutland's airport to be the "Southwest Vermont Regional Airport."
Bennington Planning Director and Zoning Administrator Daniel Monks said planning commissioners voiced concerns because Bennington's airport generates more income than the one in Rutland.
However, Zicconi said it was true Bennington's airport generates more income directly, primarily as the headquarters of freight delivery service AirNow, but counting indirect income generated for the area and Vermont, Rutland generates almost $22 million, about twice as much as Bennington.
Zicconi said that while the agency planned to proceed, Lunderville said he would welcome an opportunity to discuss Bennington's concerns.
Colvin said she would welcome that opportunity as well. She said she understood why Rutland wanted the name change and didn't believe Bennington would go so far as to oppose it.
However, Colvin said she would like some assurances from the state that Rutland's new title won't have an adverse effect on Bennington's airport.
"I'm concerned this could diminish the ability of our airport to get funding because I know all the airports (in Vermont) want funding," she said Monday.
Colvin said she knew the state's ability to fund airports was limited and she didn't want to minimize the importance of Bennington's airport. She stressed there were no plans to add large runways to the airport but said it may need upgrades or other work.
Last year, Bennington town officials and others interested in local aviation and the businesses it serves took part in a committee working with the Bennington County Regional Commission to come up with a recommendation on airport improvements. The committee recommended the William H. Morse airport not extend its runway past the existing property.
While Zicconi said Lunderville would listen to Bennington's concerns, he said he couldn't say whether they would have more weight because they come from a town in Southwest Vermont that also has a state airport.
Rutland State Airport manager Thomas Trudeau could not be reached for comment Thursday.
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Hi G. Robertson,
I, too, would like to get a copy of "Conspiracy of Silence" on DVD, but unfortunately, I have only been able to find it on VHS.
The video was put out by CBC TV in Toronto... perhaps, if you wrote to CBC - and enough other people did as well - they might consider issuing it on DVD.
12:00pm 06-04-2008
G. Robertson
I'd like to obtain a copy of the miniseries 'Conspiracy of Silence' preferably
DVD, but ok on video. Any way possible?? It's a very well done movie.
Thank you.
12:21pm 06-01-2008
12:20pm 06-01-2008
LOL... thanks, Angel, for all of the happy, smiley faces and for the birthday wishes.
1:57pm 05-26-2008
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6:30pm 05-10-2008
Thank you and the same to everyone. Many best wishes to all and even to those who are like mothers. I am blessed with four daughters from ages that vary between 15yrs to 5yrs.
and a group hug,
10:25am 05-10-2008
Hi Everyone
I'd like to wish everyone who is a Mother a Happy Mothers Day -
1:18am 05-10-2008
More info...
Blindness at Cannes
10:18pm 05-01-2008
Michael Mahonen
Hi everyone!
Thank you for the birthday wishes. Merci! Very nice. : ) I wish all of you Happy Birthday as well, belatedly or in advance.
Thank you for the info on the movie Blindness, Shelly. I personally won't be involved in any of the festivals anywhere, as my involvement in the film is very small. But I hope that their movie does well. The director, Fernando is a real gentleman, pleasant as ever all the time I was there and there were many nice people working on the project.
Be well, all!
10:09am 04-30-2008
Okay...I checked it out and it just says that the prequil - Anne A New Beginning, will air this spring!!!
We'll see!
I still have a dream of an Avonlea reunion - 2 hour - special show...
hehe! Yup with our HANDSOME Mickey!!!!
9:48am 04-30-2008
Happy Belated BIRTHDAY Mickey!!!
Hi Kitty and everyone...happy spring! I normaly look so forward to our AvCon get togethers in the summer...I will miss everyone this year...but prayerfuly we will maybe perhaps have one in 2009?
I dont know how its going to work...I just pray it can happen!
How are you Kitty? Hope all is well...
Have a great day everyone.....oh, anyone know when Anne 4 will be airing? I guess I should visit the Sullivan site..that would help eh? Okay off I go to catch up on the happenings....love Angel
11:01pm 04-29-2008
Happy belated to Mick.
Big news regarding
7:18pm 04-25-2008
Hello Marie-Eve,
Merci for your messages in English and French. I am sure people who have no English but do have French will appreciate you posting in both languages.
Non - your message is not too long.
I am sure all of Michael's fans are hoping to see his beautiful face in more movies or television shows in the near future.
Happy Birthday to Michael , this Sunday, April 27, 2008.
1:59am 04-25-2008
Marie-Eve Bélanger
Je vais écrire mon message dans les deux langues!! En commencant par le francais...Bien entendu!!
Je me suis rendu compte que plusieurs personnes avaient fait des messages en francais...Donc!! Aucun idée si Michael parle francais, mais j'espère qu'il est déjà venu dans la belle capitale nationale qu'est la ville de Québec!! Nous serions effectivement honoré que Michael vienne nous rendre visite!
Mais, restons à l'essentiel!!
Je voulais simplement souhaiter un très joyeux anniversaire à Michael. Je lui souhaite tout ce qu'il veut, de l'amour (le plus important de tous) et de la santé. Puisse-tu continuer de nous faire voyager avec tous tes rôles. Je suis toujours heureuse de voir des films avec ce si beau visage!
Donc, bonne fête à notre Taureau préféré! (Comme moi!! hihihihi!!)
Excusez-moi de mon long message! je suis souvent difficile à arrêter quand je commence à parler!
Marie-Eve Bélanger
So i've to translate now!
I've decided to write my message in the two official language of Canada, because I noticed that several other people had written their message in french. So!! I don't know if Michael speaks and understand french, but i hope that it already came in the beautiful capital which is the town of Quebec! We would be actually honoured that Michael comes to visit us!
I've to stay at the message essence!
I wanted simply wish a very happy birthday to Michael (before the day!). I wish all that you want, love (most important of all) and good health. Continue to make us travel with all your roles. I'm always happy to see movies with this beautiful face!
So, again, happy birthday to our preferred Taurus! (like me!! hihihihi!!)
I'm really sorry for the rather long message, but when i'm starting to speak, i've lot of difficulty to stop!
Marie-Eve Bélanger
See you later, Best Wishes
P.S. I hope that you didn't have too much difficulty with my french message!
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Today, I couldn't fall asleep till 3am and was woken approximately every hour or so. Why? I found out my new upstairs neighbors have a very active love life. She's a screamer. FML
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Today, my husband discovered that whispering anything in my ear will turn me on. He turned to me and whispered 'cheeseburger' in my ear. Unfortunately, I moaned. Now he now laughs about it with our roommate. FML
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Cheap, bulk mens underwear in synthetic fabrics. For cycling. Aesthetics less-than-crucial.
Cheap men's synthetic underwear: nylon/spandex/polyester/etc. Would like approx 12 pair for bicycling. Flexible on style/aesthetics. Priority: inexpensive. [more inside]
Help two New Yorkers navigate 3 days in Chicago
We're going to Chicago this weekend! Despite a 50% chance of rain (BOO) I am determined to have an awesome time. We will be staying in Wicker Park and plan to rely mainly on bikes and the L to get around. We aim to eat, shop and explore. Where do we start? [more inside]
Building a Touring Bike in Portland, OR - Where?
Biking the west coast and across the USA - want to have a bike built in Portland, OR: where to go? What to build? [more inside]
Please give me your road bike buying advice!
Please give me your road bike buying advice! [more inside]
Florida Keys Biking
Advice on bike riding on Florida Keys [more inside]
Jackets for Active Athenas?
I've been pleasantly surprised by how easy it's been to find decent plus-sized cycling gear--until the temperature dropped. Now it's time for a warmish jacket to wear on my morning commute and weekend rides and I can't find a thing. Plus-sized active women, where do you shop for outerwear? [more inside]
Ride, ride, ride, ride, ride
Long, long paved bike trails near NYC? [more inside]
Two wheels one girl
Why are road bikes and cycling accessories so expensive? or, where can I get more affordable ones? [more inside]
Zombie needs a hauler to collect more brains
Tell me about bikes. It's been a long time since I've owned one, and when I did I trashed that thing, being a kid and all. Now I would like to get a new one, and one that I can love for many years to come. So, please share your thoughts on brands, hardware and tech. [more inside]
Help me ride like I have wings!
What are the things you'd wish you'd known or done the first time you did the Houston-Austin BP MS 150? [more inside]
I need ideas for promoting winter bicycling!
Give me your great ideas for promoting winter cycling in frigid Wisconsin! [more inside]
Big Girl Biking Panties?
Velo girls, help! Where can I find well-fitting, breathable, non-bunching underwear for biking? [more inside]
What's the most comfortable road bike pedal system?
What's your recommendation on clipless pedals for knee comfort? [more inside]
Help me pick out a bicycle
I want a bicycle for fitness and a biathlon here and there. I don't want to spend a ton of money on a casual hobby but I don't want a bike that only lasts a season. What type/brand of bike should I buy or what should I look for in a bike for this purpose? [more inside]
Bicycle, bicycle!
I want to get into biking....I know nothing about bikes. Info and reccomendations please. [more inside]
Terribly confused looking for a bike
What should I be looking for in buying a bike? [more inside]
Virginia Creeper Trail: Virtual TrailGuide Wanted
Virginia Creeper Trail: Hints and Hacks! [more inside]
Criminal biker
I got a ticket for biking on the sidewalk in NYC. What do I do next? [more inside]
(x<$10) = Awesome?
I just snagged a $9 Decathlon VitaminF bike from Goodwill. I feel like I got a great deal but I don't know much about this bike company. What do you know about Decathlon? [more inside]
Amsterdam Cycling Excursions
I'll be in Amsterdam for 7-10 days in early August, and am looking for some self guided bike rides out of the city and into the surrounding countryside. [more inside]
Very affordable commuter/road bike?
Very affordable commuter/road bike? [more inside]
Mental Biking
Tips on getting mentally prepared for my first mountain bike race. [more inside]
Best Motorcycle With Data Source
Motorcycle selection question: using data only, how can I find out what is the best motorcycle for a variety of situations? [more inside]
Walkable shoes and pedals for biking in light rain
I'd like some clipless pedals and corresponding shoes that are moderately walkable, have some float, and are dual-sided. What pedal system and shoe do I want? The more specific, the better. [more inside]
Advice about biking the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica
Looking for advice about biking the Nicoya Peninsula in Costa Rica, specifically, the best places to rent bikes, and best coastal routes. [more inside]
Small Dogs and A Bicycle
Anybody have experience bicycling with smaller dogs? (Less than 25 lbs.) Would appreciate any tips from seasoned dog bicyclists (if that's the proper term...) [more inside]
Help me be a good runner despite my weirdo body type
Are you a tall, female, pear shaped runner? I really want to start running but my body type seems problematic. How can I make it work? [more inside]
Things to do in Guilin, China.
We're now on our China trip (thanks for the tips in our last question,), and are looking for specific suggestions on things to do in the Guilin area that weren't covered there. Extra points for off-the-beaten-path suggestions. We're definitely interested in beginner to intermediate hikes, bike rides, and boating. We also would love to see more rural sites, and the most spectacular scenery possible, but have been having trouble finding specific info on the area.
First-time rider seeks bicycle advice. What should I get? From where [in Melbourne, Australia]? Rough cost?
First-time rider seeks bicycle advice. What should I get? From where? Rough cost? [more inside]
Why does spinning hurt my knees?
Why do my knees hurt after spinning, but running doesn't bother them? [more inside]
A No-Regrets Lip Protectant, Balm, or Gloss
Dear reader: What's a lip balm good for biking that won't hurt my lips over time? [more inside]
I want to ride my bicycle: What kind should I get? ~200-300 budget.
I moved from WV to relatively flat Richmond, VA. What kind of bike should I get to take advantage of the newfound flatness? ~$200-300 budget. [more inside]
Please advise on how to organize an Alleycat style bike event fundraiser for my nonprofit workplace, and how to make it AMAZINGLY FUN.
Please give me some advice on how to organize an Alleycat style bike event fundraiser for my nonprofit workplace, and how to make it AMAZINGLY FUN. [more inside]
Or do I just need to knead my knee?
I just got into road cycling this year. I bought a bike in February, and have been ramping up in miles and pace since then. I just did a metric century (actually ~67 miles) a few weeks ago, my longest ride yet, and it killed my left knee. With this in mind, how do I keep up my progress in the off-season and return harder better faster stronger? What else can I do to move up a division for next year? (Also-- your thoughts on trainer versus stationary exercise bike: give me them.) [more inside]
Good blogs about life and sports in the great outdoors?
I'm looking for inspirational outdoors/endurance/adventure/running/biking blogs to read. Written by amateurs, preferably. [more inside]
She can't pedal, but can she still ride?
We try to use our bikes as our main mode of transportation. We just adopted a wonderful (small) dog, and we'd like to see if there's a solution for putting a dog safely on a bike without the use of an expensive doggie trailer. [more inside]
Bike legs.
BikeCommuteFilter: Shifting up to riding five days a week. But my legs already hurt from my twice-a-week routine! [more inside]
New to the DIY and bike commuting scene, but...
Hope me make an awesome DIY bike pannier! [more inside]
A 120 bike ride for a simple daily commuter: absurd goal?
Bike/sport enthusiasts: can a daily bike commuter but otherwise not sporty person hope to finish a 120 miles bike ride in one go? [more inside]
Summer in SLC- Time to be outside
Salt Lake City trails and biking. This is a two part question- calling all cyclists/runnings in SLC, Utah- where are your favorite loops to cycle in the summer? I enjoy City Creek and biking through the avenues, but I feel like I am missing some good areas. Second question is about trail running. [more inside]
Bandage or no Bandage?
I've caught the mountain biking bug and was out riding this weekend. On one of the more advanced drops I took a bit of a scary tumble and ended up pretty scraped up. One section of my leg has the top layer of skin completely scraped off. What I'm wondering is the best (and fastest) way to help my scrapes heal with minimal scarring. Does anybody have any tips? [more inside]
Energy used when cycling hills vs flats
How does a bike ride on flat terrain compare with going up a hill and back down, in terms of energy use, exertion, etc.? [more inside]
How can I bike to Sarah Lawrence from Brooklyn?
What is the best bike route to get from North Brooklyn to Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, NY? I'm trying to plan a trip and I'm not sure I trust google maps' bike route feature yet, and ridethecity.com doesnt go outside of the city limits. I'm looking for the safest route possible, but I also wouldnt mind going a little out of the way for a more scenic ride.
A year exploring
I want to spend a year or two of my life going across the United States on foot or on bike, and don't know where to start or how to finance such a trip. [more inside]
Just a month late for bike-to-work day ...
NYC bikers! What's the best way to get from Ridgewood, Queens, to the Financial District? [more inside]
Besides Bike and Build...
What programs out there are similar to Bike and Build? [more inside]
Things to Do in P-town in May
What should we do on a long weekend in Provincetown? [more inside]
Tricks to make getting into biking shape less painful?
Single-speed bike. Lots of hills. Out of shape girl. What can I do to make this better? [more inside]
film my route
Video camera for a runner? [more inside]
What should I look for when buying a pulse monitor?
What should I look for when buying a pulse rate monitor? [more inside]


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Recent Donations to Foundation Surpass $4,600
January 17, 2013 by lmorgan
Last month the Elgin Community Foundation began their annual fund drive. So far, the response has been strong. More than $4,000 has been collected in the past few weeks.
Right now the foundation, an affiliated fund of the Nebraska Community Foundation, is working hard to prepare the Elgin community for a future of prosperity by presiding our wealth, investing in our preople now and building resources for tomorrow's opportunities.
Persons recently donating to the foundation were:
Gary & Jayne Arehart, the Bank of Elgin, Jim & Mary Baum, Leonard & Ann Beckman in memory of their ancestors, Charlie & Shelley Bode in memory of Lauraine Waid, Merle & Emily Borer, Marie Cheatum, Robert Conger, Dean's Market, Lonnie Dinslage in honor of the Duane Dinslage children, David & Janice Eischeid, Ron & Linda Eischeid in memory of Stephanie Eischeid, Tom & Orfilia Eischeid, Elgin Pharmacy, Todd & Melissa Heithoff, Brian & Sue Henn, Juan Hoefer, Stephan & Marlene Hughes in honor of Juan Hoefer, Shirley Johns in memory of Arthur & May Johns, Jonny Dodge, Judy Joy in memory of John & Irma Hoefer, Lyle & Betty Mackel, Ed & Anne Parks, Judy Pelster in memory of Roger Whitwer, Jim & Chris Redding, Peggy Schindler in memory of Mark Schindler, Don & LeeAnn Skillstad, Phil & Kris Startman in memory of Ed Starman, Dennis & Rose Wiehn, and Jeremy & Kimberly Young.
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