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I've been using Beiter Nocking Points (aka BNP)for some time and really like them. As with many things requiring installation that are mission-critical in archery, there is a few "Tricks" to getting good results like this:
First, study the Beiter Nocking Instructions - they are a good start. I use the Beiter Serving Tool (BST, aka "winder"), and the 9/32" BNPs with 8125 string material (8 loops = 16 strands), and for the serving I use currently is Halo in Lindsey's favorite color (red). Hint: when you measure anything on your bow be sure that no external forces are altering the bow - ie, leaning against a limb or a wall. And forgive me for lapsing into the first person here and there.
After I make a bowstring by serving the end loops, I measure the brace height, and set it with enough twists to get a 9" fistmele (doncha love pretentious terms?<G>) Fistmele sounds so much like the American slang, as in, "Hey, smartaleck, how would you like a knuckle sandwich?".
Having strung the bow, I draw it back and let down a number of times, shoot an arrow to insure the limbs are seated properly, then measure the height. I leave the bow strung overnight, and measure the height again in the morning. At that point I reckon it's done with the largest part of stretching and it's time to do the center serving. (I've tried hanging the bowstring from a rafter with 60 pounds of weight at the end, but didn't find it made a difference in stretching)
I temporarily serve the string with a braided serving material, VERY TIGHTLY. This compresses the strands of the string into one solid body which will be useful later, when you actually use the BNP. But for now, you want to use a Saunders metal nocking point on the serving and find the optimal nocking point for the brace height you want to use. The Saunders point is much easier to adjust up and down, of course, but it is heavy, and makes a big lump that the fingertab will drag against.
I USED to use an indelible marker (the kind meant to mark clothing) to put lines on the bowstring where the nock will go, but I now think it is better to use a measuring device that remains independent of the bow. The problem with marks is that it only works if your bowstring doesn't change as you serve, and I've found that even with due diligence, the string is going to turn as you serve, moving the marked position out of position.
Now I use a bowsquare to accurate measure the position of the nocking point relative to the plunger. I apply a post-it note to the square and draw on it an arrow to record precisely where the BOTTOM of the nocking point is (the point where the arrow actually goes), and at what brace height this is true.
Now, it's important that you recognize that if your fistmele changes, this point changes. If your tiller changes, this point changes. If the number of twists in your bowstring changes, this point changes. If you dial your poundage up or down, this point can change. And you don't want changes. At the end of this, I'll point out how to use this relationship of changes to your advantage.
So you have put the Saunders point on, and you start shooting at from 18 meters to 30 meters. If you can shoot good groups at 30, use 30, but otherwise use 18. You want a good group with fletched arrows, and you want to insure your arrows are not flying oddly (as if they were hitting your riser). At 18 meters I think that the bare shaft should ideally be from dead-center in the group to one or two rings to the left of the group at 9 o'clock for a right-hand archer (In other words, exactly the same height on the target). This indicates that the spine of the shaft is ever so slightly stiff, which statistically is a good thing.
IF the bare shaft hits above the group then you need to move the nocking point UP. If it is hitting below your group, you need to LOWER the nocking point. By the end of a few dozen arrows, this the bowstring has been "shot in" and should be done with all significant stretching, ready for the BNP.
Having found the proper nocking point and put measure to the bow square I then remove the Saunders point and carefully! unserve the center serving. I gently shave the serving with a sharp razor blade till it breaks and unravels, leaving the compressed bowstring unharmed.
Below the BNP: I start the permanent serving process below the nocking position, about the width of four fingers, and serve upwards towards where the BNP will be. I set the winder to a VERY TIGHT tension so that the serving is not likely to separate when I put another layer of serving on top later. To prevent the serving from moving up or down, I first unstring the bow so that I can carefully POKE the end of the serving THROUGH the bowstring strands without damaging them. Tease the strands apart just enough with something pointy but dull, like a bic pen. I try to get the middle of the string, 8 strands one side and 8 the other, and I tie a single overhand knot to keep the serving from falling out while I remount the bowstring on the bow. Anchoring the beginning end of the serving like this is one way to keep a serving from slipping up or down, later on.
To "serve in" the BNP you start away from the nock and work towards it, then through the notch in the shelf edge, up onto the shelf of the BNP, and then go away from it, which results in a double layer of the serving material on the string. This is good - it makes the area where your fingers hold the string to be much larger, and closer to the thickness of the BNP which reduces the "bump" caused under the fingers by the actual nocking point. The "bump" is much more pronounced with the Saunders Nocking Point, which I feel is bound to influence the release as well as wear out the smoothness of the finger tab. Two layers of serving material on the string area where the fingers make contact will make the serving to be almost equal to the plastic BNP height so the "bump" is much less pronounced.(see the photo at the top)
So back to actually serving: the point at which I put the Halo through the bowstring for the lower side of the BNP is at least THREE to FOUR FINGERS down from the lower end of the BNP. When I do the TOP side of the BNP I will put the Halo through about TWO FINGERS worth above the BNP for the same reason.
I poke the serving material through the bowstring then restring the bow. I lay the loose end under and over the tight overhand knot and wrap OVER it as I go up the bowstring. I insure that the loose end crosses over the twists of the bowstring to cause holding friction as it gets wrapped. I wrap 3 turns, and then pull it tight (cinch it up), push the turns DOWN the string, wrap 3 turns, repeat. After about 15 turns I snip the remaining part of the LOOSE end of the serving with scissors or razor blade. And continue, keeping the tension tight with the winder.
How tight? Well, how tight can you get it? Beiter warns in their docs not to make it too tight, that when its too tight the BNP will break. This is especially true for higher poundage bows, less of a concern for say, 30-35 pound bows. But we aren't yet to the BNP, so the more tension on this segment of bowstring only, the better. For the lower layer of the serving I serve as tight as I can. The precaution is to make sure you do NOT let the tension cause the bowstring itself to rotate, change in twists under the serving as you wrap it. Halo has a 90 pound test so you are not likely to break the thread. Beiter has recently come out with a winder with stainless steel parts instead of plastic, to support more tension and heavier use. I have yet to have either BCY#2 or Halo ever break because I was tugging too hard. As a result my serving will end up with around 45 revolutions per running inch of bowstring on the base layer. (!) The serving becomes much smoother as well. When using the winder I exert opposing force on the bowstring with my other hand, keeping it from responding and rotating.
In the region of the shelf or shoulder on the BNP where the serving gets laid down twice, I get 6 to 7 wraps going up and I use MUCH LESS tension on the shelf and on the trip back down over the first layer of serving - in fact I don't use the winder to perform the wraps in the shoulder, I do it free hand by pulling slack from the winder and using finger tension. (Kinda like when you FLOSS<G>). I am extremely careful to keep the BNP from twisting at all though, and this may be one reason they rarely break later on. When the serving reaches the inner lip of the shelf (closest to where the arrow's nock goes) the serving will reverse direction and start going back down the way it came, OVER the earlier course of serving wraps.
If, on the shelf, you are able to squeeze a turn of the top serving layer down INTO the lower layer then you didn't pull the lower layer tight enough, and you are leaving a little irregularity in the surface which I feel is undesirable. You can undo the wraps and try again till you are happy. Smooth is the goal, man, smooooooth. You can easily see in the picture at the top the angular notches where the thread passes into and out of the shelf through the rims to keep the bumps down.
After wrapping the shelf and about 1/2 inch down the string I then CAREFULLY check first the brace height to see if I've accidentally changed it, and then verify the nocking point height to insure that it unchanged. Be sure you compare the part of the BNP where the arrow goes, to the same position where the Saunders metal point was. As you go back down the string atop the first layer of the serving If you tug too hard on the top layer of the serving, the strand will push down between the first layer's wraps by spreading them apart. This in turn pushes the nocking point up, resulting in a bad change in the nocking height. So you want snug but not quite so tense as the first layer for most of the first layer's distance.
Serve downwards until about 1/2 inch above the beginning point, where you can then greatly increase the tension of the winder. If the strand pushes down between the first layer's strands in this area, that is ok because it doesn't affect the BNP. Continue down the bowstring as far as needed to insure that the point of contact between the archer's chest protector and the string will be served, be protected from excessive wear. This increases the life of the string. Ever notice how frazzled your string becomes there? Well, that's friction at work, and it could be messing with your accuracy.
Last chance to undo before you cut the serving thread: Check the nocking point's height once more. If it is off now, you can still undo the serving and redo it without wasting material. Once sure, you can finish this serving using the "inside turns" method, about 7 to 10 of them.
When it comes to finishing the serving i prefer the method where you undo wraps as you do wraps. I put SEVEN to TEN such wraps into the trick, and I have never had a bowstring serving come undone. Murray's Balbardie Archery Reference, on around page 15, has a good description for this.
Above the BNP: Repeat serving the top half of the nock, once again unstring the bow just long enough to poke the serving thread through the bowstring, then string the bow. For the top half, I start about two finger's width above the top edge of the BNP and serve it down and back up again, taking the serving high enough to leave an inch or two above the location of the kisser button (to be mounted last).
As you lay down the twists leading up to the top edge of the BNP, be sure that you don't put so many that the BNP end up bent or puckered. And again, once you have served the top shoulder of the BNP stop and verify the nocking height is right, and do so again right before you finish the top end of the serving - once you cut it you can't as easily adjust things without wasting all the serving you've done. And remember to prevent the bowstring from twisting in reaction to the winder's torque.
Try shooting groups and bare shafts, and decide whether you need to go to fine tuning of the Nocking Point height. If your bare shaft is low, then your nocking point is too high, etc.. If you don't want to re-serve it all, you have another solution.
I have never found any hard evidence that slight changes to the TILLER will cause adverse effects in and of itself. In fact, I've not seen anything that says that tiller has very much effect on anything of real importanct, by itself. But! changes in the tiller can have an effect on the nocking point! By small adjustments on the tiller you can have sufficient effects on the nocking point's height!
It's easy to test and see how this works. Hold the bow horizontally, resting on the stabilizer. Put the bow square on the string, with the ruled edge 1/4 inch away from the top of the plunger rim as though you were measuring BNP height or brace height.
Now, hold the riser firmly with one hand and either push down or pull up the tip of one limb causing a change in the tiller and watch the ruled edge of the bow square. See how it moves? See how that temporarily changes the nocking point height? It also changes the brace height, but only a very tiny amount that is of little consequence. By changing the tiller only a little bit, say, 1/16" to 1/8" of an inch, you can move the effective nocking point height enough in many cases to tune the BNP to just the right place so your bare shaft is amongst the fletched group! Before anyone jumps up with the opinion that the tiller controls whether the bow pulls up or down during the draw process, I'll admit to the possibility while stating that it's not been of consequence so far.
Hope this helps.

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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: I failed the challenge - I couldn't find the Bryn!In full: That was it, just bog, bog, bog. Lovely! You pay through the teeth for a day of it up at the Celtic Manor - shame there were no hot rocks to go on after the mud, but there was coffee and cake, and really good cake!It was horribly tough, really sticky, slick, mucky, steep, tough. But it was a great way to do a Long Sunday Run.Date of review: November 4, 2012
In short: My first 'must repeat' race.In full: All I can say is that I loved it and will treasure this first time. Everyone warned me that it would be great as an event, and a few warned me it would be addictive. They were all right.Date of review: April 24, 2012
In short: Not the speed or scenery of previous years, but improving in organisation all the time.In full: It's a shame that they've taken the race out of the centre onto the big roads. Makes sense for numbers but removes the attraction of seeing much of Cardiff, especially the Civic Centre. Decent organisation which is improving each time I do this. Not great for spectators though, with the start/finish being a tight squeeze and other points being impossible to get to (the major roads). I don't know who decided to put the flyover up to Penarth in the last two miles, but that's one reason why it can't be as quick as previous years, and why the regulars might complain about hills. Likewise the ups and downs on the 'motorway' junctions weren't pleasant.Good marshalling, and provisions. Easy to park if you're fit enough to walk a mile before you run thirteen.Date of review: October 28, 2011
In short: A fast course in a nice area, with good potential for times.In full: I got out fine, but spent over half an hour waiting to get in, luckily I was as early as they asked.Support was great. Course was good except for that Alp just when your legs were dying, and the narrow points where runners/handcyclists were going both ways. The weather was lovely however, even the breeze being cooling rather than cold.It would have been easier to run the course in reverse, as the rough paths and the sandy areas would have been easier to negotiate when strong, however I understand that it would have been more difficult to get the numbers through some of those areas.Date of review: March 7, 2010
In short: My home halfIn full: The race itself is excellent. The barrage is a great bit to run but tight. Some of the drinks stations were also tight and marshalling is needed for the crowds near Cathedral Road. Still, such a flat course it's simply speed. In the organisation surrounding the race simply fixing the baggage area would have made it great.Date of review: November 2, 2009
In short: Perennial FavouriteIn full: I like the course, and especially the atmosphere, with the crowds increasing year on year. It's always puzzling to think you're near the finish when there's about six miles of wiggling around the town to go, but you get there in the end. The start and finish organisation are excellent. The route could be a little straighter, and just one year I'd love to avoid those little hills in the last few miles. But overall an excellent race.Date of review: November 2, 2009
In short: Lovely race - superb for PBsIn full: Only problem this year was the baggage queue - everything else went really well. A foil blanket would have helped everyone to keep warm when queueing to collect their warm clothes.Date of review: October 18, 2009
In short: Can't remember any downhill.Date of review: May 18, 2009
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Passages: Jeff Castillo
Jeff Castillo, an elite competitor who trained at McCall Judo Club in McCall, Idaho, and later at the U.S. Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, CO, passed away recently from complications of Parkinson's. He was 35.
Born is Boise, Idaho, and raised in McCall, he became an accomplished athlete in judo, as well as wrestling and football. Jeff moved to Colorado Springs in 1955 pursuing his dream to advance his sports career while pursuing an education. He was accepted into the U.S. Olympic Training Center for judo and earned an associate degree from CU Colorado Springs in Sports Medicine.
Jeff is survived by his wife Natascha, of 16 years, sons Alek and Sebastian, and daughters Eviana and Cassie of Colorado Springs.
In lieu of flowers, donations are being accepted by Jeff's family to help with final arrangements and burial expenses – details provided below.
As a licensed Journeyman plumber he became owner of Castillo Plumbing. Years later Jeff found his calling as a massage therapist. He was known for his quiet demeanor and big heart. He loved cooking for his family and hanging out at their cabin, never complaining about the cards he was dealt in life. He was everybody's 'go-to person.'
To help the family with arrangements, you can make a donation through one of the following:
1. At any Bank of America Branch, donate to "Friends of Jeff Castillo" account #1391 0013 1096, Bank of America ID1-110-01-01, 280 So. Capital Blvd, Boise, ID 83702
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>Runner's World - My Event Ratings>
In short: Great event and well organised!In full: I did this event the week after the London duathlon and it was perfect! I was amazed it was first time they have put this on as the organisation, check in, marshalling and signposting was feast rate! Nothing to fault and only being 30mins from home I hope they put more on! Only slight thing that could be noted was some of the marshals on the last few K of last run could be a bit more supportive! I know they are there probably working for free, but when you are busting a gut and they are stood there anyway, a little clap or word of encouragement really does help- 80% were great tho- thanks again!!Date of review: September 19, 2012
In short: Excellent race as per last year, tho I forgot how challenging!In full: Great race, great scenery, great organising. This really should be in your diary each year. Run on hard trail with plenty of challenging hills, some long, some short, but a few downhills as well! KNocked 3mins off last year, but thought I was going to die at the end. Great race - thanks!Date of review: September 9, 2007
In short: Excellent race, some challenging pointIn full: First time of doing this, and managed a PB with a last 1k sprint!! A couple of mildly challenging hills which are just long/short enough to be classed as fine!! A nice downhill finish into closed town roads and lots of support - Great¬!Date of review: August 12, 2007
In short: Hot, dull to the eye, but a good run!In full: Some long straights do nothing for the eye or the mind, and combined with the heat made this a tough, but flat run! If you're a club runner, used to running round tracks you're probably ok, but if you like a bit of scenery dont bother!Date of review: April 15, 2007
In short: A good run!In full: Yes start was down the side road so a bit cramped, but you just edge to the front if you want to be there! Not really a 'fun' run as only spectators are at the finish, because it's mostly residential you dont expect more! I pb'd by 3mins so very happy! Was labelled as slightly hilly, but one slight climb, and 2 more within residential roads made this a pretty straight forward run! Finish was a bit cramped once you got over the line!Date of review: March 19, 2007
In short: Great scenic route, well organisedIn full: A very well organised event, lovely route, limited areas for supporters round the route to cheers us on which was a shame so had to make do with the herd of cows instead, great pre race facilites and I got a PB.Date of review: July 4, 2006
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you may want to try Dominicks on RT59 in Shorewood? (it's close t Portillo's) for the 28oz. cans. i live 2 hours south and that's where i get mine. joe
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Local city councils are welcoming residents to come and voice their thoughts on upcoming fiscal decisions. It was standing room only at Wednesday (10/02) night's Appleton City Council meeting. Nearly 50 citizens expressed concerns about the 2012 budget. It was part of a public forum on city finances. Many took the opportunity to defend services provided by Valley Transit as well as $1 million set aside for renovations to Houdini Plaza and a proposed $3.5 million for a new downtown expo center.
Green Bay residents can talk with the Mayor and city department leaders about the 2012 budget Thursday (10/03) night. The open house forum on the budget will take place at City Hall from 6:30-8:00 p.m. Residents will have the opportunity to ask questions about the budget proposal, which will be voted on by the common council November 15.
And Manitowoc residents will have the same opportunity to gain insight on their city's budget at a special meeting of the whole committee at 6:30 p.m. Thursday (10/03). The current budget proposal would eliminate nearly 10% of the city's workforce, reduce workweek hours for employees from 40 to 36, and close City Hall on Fridays.
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Neely's BBQ Spaghetti
- Neely's BBQ Sauce:
- 16 ounces ketchup
- 8 ounces water
- 3 ounces brown sugar
- 3 ounces white sugar
- 1/2 tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 tablespoon onion powder
- 1/2 tablespoon dry mustard powder
- 1 -ounce lemon juice
- 1 -ounce Worcestershire sauce
- 4 ounces apple cider vinegar
- 1 -ounce light corn syrup
- 2 ounces Neely's BBQ Seasoning, recipe follows
- For the spaghetti:
- 1 bell pepper
- 1 onion
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 to 2 pounds cooked pork
- 1 pound spaghetti
- Neely's BBQ Seasoning:
- 4 ounces paprika
- 2 ounces white sugar
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
DirectionsFor the BBQ sauce:
Combine all of the sauce ingredients in a stockpot or large Dutch oven. Bring to a boil over high heat, stirring frequently to prevent sticking. Reduce temperature to low and simmer- uncovered, for at least 2 hours.
For the spaghetti:
Dice bell peppers and onions and saute together in extra-virgin olive oil. Add the sauteed vegetables and cooked pork to the sauce and continue to simmer for up to 1 hour. Cook pasta according to package directions and drain. Pour sauce over cooked pasta and serve.
Mix all the ingredients and set aside.
Home Cook Recipe: A viewer or guest of the show, who may not be a professional cook, provided this recipe. The Food Network Kitchen have not tested this recipe and therefore cannot make representation as to the results.
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5 Questions with Dave Mackey and Magdalena Boulet
Two top trail runners discuss how they balance training and racing with full-time jobs and family
From left: Photo by Myles Smith/Michigan Bluff Photography; Photo by Scott Markewitz.
We're looking forward to hanging out with HOKA athletes Dave Mackey and Magdalena Boulet later this month at our second annual Trail Runner Photo Camp in the red-rock country outside of Moab, Utah.
We recently caught up with Magdalena and Dave on how they find balance in their busy lives.
Magdalena Boulet
Photo by Myles Smythe/Michigan Bluff Photography
- Age: 40
- Hometown: Oakland, California
- Occupation: VP of Innovation, Research and Development at GU Energy Labs
Former Olympic marathoner, Magdalena Boulet, with an impressive marathon PR of 2:26:22, has been running competitively since 1997. "At first I just went out for the team because my friend was on the team," says Boulet. "Then I found out that if I ran well enough, it could pay for college. Even after college, I wasn't really focused on making a career out of running, I just wanted to keep training and competing."
Since then, Boulet has competed in distances from 8K to 50 miles. Earlier this year, she won the Way Too Cool 50K, and also boasted a 2:33:13 finish at the Boston Marathon. She also has an 8-year-old son and works full time as VP of Innovation, Research and Development at GU Energy Labs.
1. You've raced a variety of distances. Have you always been interested in trying different distances?
I think I just enjoy racing, and I also enjoy trying new things. That's what keeps training interesting to me.
There are plenty of women out there who could excel at multiple distances, but they don't try them. Either they enjoy what they're doing, or prefer to stay within their comfort zone. I'm also an extremely competitive person, so I don't really care what distance or surface I'm running, I'm going to give it my best shot no matter what.
A lot of people train full time so that they can make a living off of running. I wanted to make a living off of running so that I could keep training full time.
2. What's your training schedule like?
My typical training week these days with a full-time job consists of 80-100 miles per week mostly on single runs. I do treadmill hill repeats once a week (I call this workout a Jack Daniels Special), I do one long run a week of 20-30 miles depending on what I am gearing up for and I do one threshold workout or "three-headed monster" workout where I combine threshold, 5K and mile effort all into one workout. The rest of the days, I run easy miles on my favorite trails with friends. When my body tells me that I need a rest day, I take it. Occasionally I jump into a swimming pool and on the ElliptiGO.
3. Have you struggled with injuries and, if so, how have you dealt with them?
I've probably been injured just as often as I've been totally healthy over the last 15 years. I've had a few stress fractures, and a lot of trouble with my feet; I've battled a plantar problem for most of the last 10 years. But, I've been lucky in that most of the injuries I've had have been minor enough that I can keep training to some extent, or not be out of training for too long (except the stress fractures, of course). My husband has gotten pretty good at foot massage and that has helped a great deal.
4. You've worked with coach Jack Daniels in the past. How has having a coach has benefited your running?
Jack has been my coach and mentor for over 13 years now. He is a wealth of knowledge and experience and my consistency and longevity in the sports is a result of my coaching relationship with him. I often wonder how different my running career would have been if our paths never crossed. Scary to even think about it.
5. How do you maintain balance between running and family life?
It helps that my husband was also a professional runner, and he understands just how much training and racing means to me. We make a lot of races into family trips. We were in Boston the whole week before the race because my son was on spring break, and he got to see a lot of historical sites that he'll learn about in school. But mostly, it just means making time to get the training in before work or during my lunch break. GU Energy Labs is extremely supportive of my passion for running and competing, as it deeply defines the understanding and connection for the athletic community I work with.
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Thanks so much for all of your sweet comments and encouragement in response to my recent big announcement! I really do feel like I have a huge group of friends who have been with me through this journey and you're cheering me on. It's an awesome feeling and it means a lot to me.
The next three weeks are going to be insane. I'm getting stocked up for the Lucketts Antique Market, which means lots of shopping, painting, pricing, packing, upholstering, sewing, glittering, gluing…whew! On top of that, I'm working on rewrites for my book and developing this line of milk paint. I need to find a way to duplicate myself, so I can get it all done and still make dinner and keep my guys in clean clothes! I know it'll all work out. It always does.
So, here's the latest piece of furniture I just finished today…
I don't normally do white pieces, but this one was perfect for a white wash treatment.
If you want to try this technique, the first thing you need is the right piece of furniture. Pine and oak (medium to light colored woods) tend to looks best with this technique, although darker woods can look really dramatic with this treatment, too. It's also best if the piece of furniture has a lot of texture to it. A deep grain, worm holes, dings, and dents all work in your favor. This will not look as good on a super smooth piece. I used milk paint for this project, but you can use latex, acrylic or ASCP. Just water it down, so it's thin.
Brush the paint on in the direction of the wood grain. Then, go back over the painted area and smush the brush into the wood to work the paint into the grain.
Go back over the area and smooth the paint out in the direction of the grain. Work in small sections, so the paint stays "workable."
Keep a paper towel handy and wipe away excess paint if it looks too thick.
(I know my mom is looking at my green nails.) Repeat the process with a second coat. One of the keys to this finish is applying the paint in layers.
Smushing the brush into the wood on the second coat creates variation in the finish.
Finish by dragging the brush over in the direction of the wood grain. Once the paint is completely dry, apply a clear wax or matte poly. This finish would also look great in a soft gray color (a la Restoration Hardware.)
I'm not totally in love with the hardware, but I'm not sure what I would want to replace it with, so I'm just going to leave it alone for now.
I left the inside in the natural finish for contrast when the desk is open.
(Yeah, I know I need to dust in there, still!)
I added a few blue books into the mostly-white arrangement on top to add some color.
…and that is my latest ironstone pitcher. I love the shape of it.
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Here's how RW members rated this race in the past (90 votes).
In short: A great undulating and scenic raceIn full: A great little race. Lovely scenary for most of the route, great organisation (despite the long walk to the start), excellent finish area. A few ideas for next time - toilets near the start please, free parking for runners and a technical T-shirt (its a great advert for you as well!). See you next year. PS its really hurst if you race Snowdon marathon the week before!Date of review: January 27, 2012
In short: Fairly hilly, tough one.....but very scenic.In full: A nice scenic one. I chose this one as it was by the same organisers as Grimsthorpe, & thought it would be an interesting one that respected the slower runners. (Getting greeted by the organiser on the finish line, medal in hand, was a nice touch for us slow buggers.....)Quite a tough one, especially after back to back marathons every week for 3 months...... Fairly hilly throughout. But good course, & far more interesting than plodding round a big city road marathon.No water left at the 12 mile drink station, so got a bit dehydrated. Water in bottles would be helpful.I made it a bit short....??I'll be back for the Grimsthorpe 70 & half marathon in July. Date of review: November 18, 2011
In short: Good trail race, traffic free. Good org gels a welcome touch.Date of review: November 15, 2011
In short: Late start - no water at 18 milesIn full: After 25 min walk to start, and it was freezing,we were then kept waiting a further 10 minutes or so.....WHY WHY WHY ?With no entries on the day - just WHY did mile 18 have no water ?Expensive for a x-country parkland run,very disapponting medal,wrong size t/shirt.The route was undulating and quite rough underfoot in a few places. Date of review: November 14, 2011
In short: Great scenery, very friendly but with a few tweaks could be improved.In full: Good: wonderful scenery and very lucky with the weather. Friendly marshals.Bad: at a critical water station, they ran out of water for slower runners. No toilets at the start, a particular problem for women. 24-mile marker wrong. Expensive.Date of review: November 10, 2011
In short: my new favourite marathonIn full: challenging in all the right places to make it a really interesting and enjoyable marathon. having completed a variety of both big city and small intimate marathons, this has become my favourite of them all. will definitely do it again next year. great organisation, beautiful scenery and really friendly people both organising and running. well done fat feetDate of review: November 9, 2011
In short: a money making exercise tempered by such a lovely scenic runIn full: a mile walk to the start... a late start and no communication. The route is lovely, worth a return for that alone. Organisers need to look at the start and the value for money as expensive entry fee. The Army cadets were super as were the supporters cheering on the route.Date of review: November 9, 2011
In short: More ups than downs (!) - a very special raceIn full: The Good: The cadets with their continuous positivity. The weather - uncontrollable, but wouldn't have been anywhere near as enjoyable in the rain and wind.Gels.3 mile markers - each one really felt like an achievement.Toilets and portaloos.Medics.Small event with national interest.Good mix of runners - and almost all very friendly and supportive.Hills a challenge but do-able.And of course... location, location, location.The Bad:Didn't notice the 24 mile marker error, but the 21 marker seemed about 4.5 miles from the 18!Really needed water sooner after 18 miles - before those hills.Long cold wait for the start with no shelter or toilets.And the mildly disappointing: Generic medal. Non-tech t-shirt. Mementos a let down for such a unique and special race.Date of review: November 8, 2011
In short: They even organised lovely weather.In full: It felt a bit hilly but this was my first marathon so what do I know ?Also I'd have preferred the cattle grids to be covered.These are trivial niggles though with the course being gloroius, the runners friendly and not too numerous, and the organisation & marshals doing brilliantly. Date of review: November 8, 2011
In short: Very scenic. Great day.In full: What a great place for a marathon. The scenery was beautiful, and the marshalls and cadets all did a stirling job. Only gripe was the amount of gel wrappers some runners just threw on the ground - really not acceptable. It really doesn't give runners a good name and the clearing up must have been a huge job. That aside though, I thoroughyl enjoyed myself and would certainly do this one again. Date of review: November 8, 2011
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CARS publication showcases impact of research programs
Research for You is the latest magazine published by CARS. It showcases work of research faculty who investigate food, fiber and environmental issues affecting citizens of Delaware and the Delmarva region. The electronic copy is available here:
Staff Research Profile
CARS Faculty and their Research
CARS Facilities
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- The Claude E. Phillips Herbarium – Ranked 87th out of 535 (Index Herbarium) in the country with plant specimens dating back to 1799 and books dating back to 1737. It is also the only public herbarium on the Delmarva Peninsula.
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I recently got asked to provide an opinion on "voice recognition", in particular around our philosophy towards it and how we've implemented it across the stack. If you can stomach it, you can see how it turned out (let's put it this way, it opens with a comparison to the Hoff's "Knight Rider") and it kind of goes downhill from there but regardless, in doing the research, I learnt some really interesting things along the way that I thought I'd share here.
First off, let's start by asking how many of you know how speech recognition works these days? Well I thought I did, but it turns out I didn't. Unlike the early approach, where you used to have to "train" the computer to understand you by spending hours and hours reading to your computer (which always kind of defeated the object to me), today, speech recognition works pretty much the same way they teach kids to speak/read, using phonemes, digraphs and trigraphs. The computer simply tries to recognise the shapes and patterns of the words being spoken, then using some clever logic and obviously an algorithm or two, performs some contextual analysis (makes a guess) on what is the most probable sentence or command you might be saying.
In the early days of speech recognition, the heavy lifting required was all about the listening and conversion from analogue to digital, today it's in the algorithmic analysis on what it is most likely that you are saying. This subtle shift has opened up probably the most significant advance in voice recognition in the last twenty years, the concept of voice recognition as a "cloud" service.
A year or so ago, I opened a CIO event for Steve Ballmer, given I was on stage first, I got a front row seat at the event and watched Ballmer up close and personal as he proceeded to tell me, and the amassed CIO's from our 200 largest customers, that the Kinect was in fact a "cloud device". At the time I remember thinking, "bloody hell Steve, even for you that's a bit of a stretch isn't it?". I filed it away under "Things CEO's say when there's no real news" and forgot about it, until now that is when I finally realised what he meant.
Basically, because with a connected device (like Kinect), the analysis of your movements and the processing for voice recognition can now also be done in the cloud. We now have the option (with the consumer's appropriate permission) to use those events to provide a service that continuously learns and improves. This ultimately means that the voice recognition service you use today is actually different (and minutely inferior) to the same service that you'll use tomorrow. This is incredibly powerful and also shows you that the "final mile" of getting voice recognition right lies more now with the algorithm that figures out what you're mostly likely to be saying than it does with the actual recognition of the sounds. MSR have a number of projects underway around this (my current favourite being the MSR's Sentence Completion Challenge), not to mention our own development around how this might apply within search.
Those of you that have been following these ramblings in the past will know I'm slightly sceptical of voice recognition, thinking that it is technology's consistent wayward child, full of potential, yet unruly, unpredictable and relentlessly under-achieved. I'm not saying my view has changed overnight on this, but am certainly more inclined to think it will happen, based on this single, crucial point.
Kinect too provides its own clue that we're a lot closer than we previously thought to making voice recognition a reality, not just in the fact that it uses voice recognition as a primary mode of (natural) interaction but more in how it tries to deal with the other end of the voice recognition problem – just how do you hear _anything_ when you are sat on top of the loudest source of noise in the room (the TV) when someone 10 feet away is trying to talk to you in the middle of a movie (or the final level on Sonic Generations, sat next to a screaming 6 year old who's entire opinion of your success as a father rests on your ability to defeat the final "boss" ). If you have a few minutes and are interested, this is a wonderful article that talks specifically about that challenge and how we employ the use of an array of 4 microphones to try and solve the problem. There's still more work to be done here, but it's a great start in what is actually an incredibly complex problem – think about it, if I can't even hear my wife in the middle of a game of Halo or an episode of Star Trek (original series of course) how the hell is Kinect going to hear? (Oh, I've just been informed by her that apparently that particular issue is actually not a technical problem… #awkward).
So these two subtle technological differences in our approach are going to make all the difference in voice recognition becoming a reality as part of a much more natural way of interacting with technology. Once that happens, we move into the really interesting part of the problem – our expectations of what we can do with it.
Our kids are a great way of understanding just how much of Pandora's box getting into voice recognition (and other more natural forms of interaction) will be and I suspect that ultimately, our greatest challenge will be living up to the expectation of what is possible across all the forms of technical interaction we have, NUI parity across devices if you like. My son's expectation (quite reasonably) is that if he can talk to his xBox, then he should be able to talk to any other device and furthermore, if he can ask it to play movies and navigate to games why can't it do other things? I was sitting doing my research with him the night before my interview on all of this, and we were playing together at getting the voice recognition to work. He asked the xBox play his movie, he told Sonic which level to play on Kinect FreeRiders then he paused, looked at me and then back at the TV, cracked a cheeky smile and said, "Xbox, do my homework…".
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Sugar Grove Area News in Brief
World Day of Prayer
The 2014 World Day of Prayer Service for the Sugar Grove community will be on Friday, March 7 at Hessel Valley Lutheran Church.
Our area churches all come together and take part in this annual service. Portions of the service will be provided by the Chandlers Valley United Methodist Church , the Mission Covenant Church, the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church, The First Presbyterian Church of Sugar Grove, the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church, and the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church.
Plan to attend this special prayer service. The special speakers this year will be representatives from our local area ministries in Sugar Grove that are assisting people in need from the OutPost and the SG Food Pantry.
Chili Dinner
There will be a chili dinner at the Bear Lake Fire Hall on Saturday, March 8 from 4 p.m. until gone. The cost is a donation.
First Day
of Fishing Breakfast
It's the first day of fishing on Saturday April 12, and the Lottsville United Methodist Church is hosting a pancake breakfast from 7 to 11 a.m. The cost is a donation.
Breakfast will be pancakes with sausage, scrambled eggs, juices, applesauce, fresh fruit pies, beverages. All fishermen are welcome to join us for breakfast.
Creative Card Class
Sugar Grove Free Library will hold its next monthly Creative Card Class on Monday, March 10 from 6 to 8 p.m. We will be celebrating spring by creating an Easter card and a versatile birthday card. Cost for the class is $8. Save the date to join us for some creative fun No "experience necessary".
Contact the library at 489-7872 or via email at email@example.com for more information, sign-up and small supplies needed list.
Technical Assistance
The Sugar Grove Library is hosting a "Bring Your Own Device" Class (BYOD) on March 26. Have problems with your new electronic device your Kindle, your iPhone, your tablet? Need to know how to check out library books electronically? Bring your own device to the library and we can help! Space is limited, so register by contacting the library by March 20 and tell us what kind of device you have. Class starts at 6:30 p.m.
Book Club
The next Sugar Grove Library Book Club meeting will be held March 31. The book chosen is "Snow Falling on Cedars" by David Guterson. You have over four full weeks to obtain a copy of the book and join the Sugar Grove Book Club. For more information, stop in the Sugar Grove Free Library.
Sugar Grove.com
Check out the new revised Sugar Grove website. You just might be surprised at all the changes.
Visit www.sugargrovepa.com for all the news, information, and background about our community.
Community Lunches
The Community Lunches in the area continue to be well attended. All lunches begin at 11:30 a.m. Everyone is invited to attend any or all of the area Community lunches.
Each month lunch is held on the first Friday of the month at the Mission Covenant Church at the corner of Matthews Run and Jackson Run roads. On the second Thursday of each month at the Sugar Grove United Methodist Church located at the corner of Race and Jamestown streets in the center of town. On the third Wednesday of the month at the Hessel Valley Lutheran Church located in Chandlers Valley.
Everyone is invited to attend.
WCSD Schedule
Planning ahead, there will be no school for any employees for students on Monday, March 10. This is an energy day.
Murder Under
the Big Top
Eisenhower Knight-time Players will present their fourth annual dinner theatre, Thursday and Friday, March 14-15.
Due to continued construction at EHMS, the dinner will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Praise Fellowship Church in Russell.
This year's performance, "Murder Under the Big Top" is a murder mystery written by the director, Mary Passinger. Audience members will have a chance to question suspects and guess who the killer is.
The dinner portion will consist of carnival food including sausage sandwiches with peppers and onions, meatball subs, or beef on wick sandwiches. In addition guests may choose curly fries with or without cheese or one of the Knight-time Players' famous baked potatoes with toppings. The feast will be finished off by a choice of funnel cakes or apple dumplings. Dinners include salad, entrees, dessert, and drinks, as well as popcorn and peanuts.
Tickets are available through the main office of EHMS (757-8878), from any cast member or by emailing email@example.com. Tickets are limited and will not be available at the door. Only $15 for the entire evening.
Broadway Delights
Eisenhower High School Senior Choir officers Sharon Harrington, Kirsten Beardsley, Brooke Stanton and Kearsten Maine are planning for the choir's upcoming "Broadway Delights". This is always a popular event with the general public. This year the event will be on Saturday, March 8 at Praise Fellowship Coffeehouse with shows at 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.
This biennial event features Broadway songs sung by Senior Choir, Reflections, soloists and small ensembles with a guest appearance by the EMHS Jazz Ensemble.
Coffee and gourmet desserts will be served.
A limited number of $6 tickets are left and can be purchased in advance by calling the Eisenhower school at 757-8878 ext. 2055.
Registration 2014-15
Registration is now open at the Imaginative Preschool of the Sugar Grove Free Methodist Church for the 2014-15 school year. The preschool has been in operation for more than 25 years and is a way to start off any child's education.
For more information on class sizes and schedules, contact director/teacher Julie Harrington at 489-3105.
Mr. EHS
The Annual Mr. EHS 2014 Contest was held on Tuesday, March 4. This year's contestants were seniors Bryce Garris, Tre Frank, Jacob Hoffman, Timmy Lange, Ricky Zortman and juniors Ben Harvey, Jarrett Johnson, Drew Myer, and Chris Sanders. Congratulations to our new 2014 Mr. EHS Chris Sanders.
We Are Bookin
The Sugar Grove Free Library will once again hold its 5K and 1 Mile Run/Walk on April 26. All proceeds from the event will go to benefit the library.
Race time will begin at 10 a.m. on race day and registration will begins at 9 a.m. at the library on Harmon Street. All ages are welcome to participate in the event. The race start and finish line will be located on the corner of the library on School Street.
For the race route, you can contact the library or stop in. The cost to participate in the 5K is $15 if you register on or before April 18. After April 18 the cost to register will be $20. The cost to participate in the 1-mile fun walk is $10 if you register on or before April 18. After April 18 the cost to register will be $15. T-shirts are guaranteed to all entries received by April 11.
All the information and registration forms are available at the Sugar Grove Free Library or you can contact the Sugar Grove Library website at www.sugargrovelibrary.org.


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Josh Jackson Named WBGO's New VP of Content
August 19, 2013. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: 92Y Tribeca, Berklee, Checkout Jazz, jazz 88, jazz journalists association, josh jackson, live at the village vanguard, living with music, npr, NPRMusic, The Checkout, village vanguard, wbgo
NEWARK, NJ, August 19, 2013 - Josh Jackson has been named to the newly-created position of Vice President of Content of WBGO Jazz 88.3 FM, it was announced today by Amy Niles, the station's Acting President and CEO. Jackson, who continues as host of WBGO's hour-long music magazine, The Checkout, was previously Special Projects Producer.
"I am pleased to name Josh as our Vice President of Content," said Niles. "This new position reflects the evolving nature of WBGO as both a creator and distributor of content for our communities of Jazz and News. Josh has a keen understanding and respect for the past, present and future of jazz. He is the personification of WBGO's mission to continue the vibrancy of this music as a cultural art form and his enthusiasm for broadcasting is contagious."
Jackson began his radio career at WWOZ in New Orleans, moved to New York to become the associate producer of Jazz from Lincoln Center with Ed Bradley and joined WBGO in 2001. He has created three multi-platform concert programs, Live at the Village Vanguard, The Checkout: Live at 92Y Tribeca and The Checkout: Live at Berklee, all in partnership with NPR. Jackson has produced award-winning documentaries and hundreds of live concert recordings while at WBGO. He is the co-founder of Joyride Media and the 2010 and 2012 recipient of the Jazz Journalists Association's Willis Conover-Marian McPartland Award for Broadcasting.
Jackson's recent programming initiative is WBGO Radar - a discovery service for new music. Jackson and WBGO Music Director Gary Walker review new recordings and consider them for exclusive debuts at WBGO.org/RADAR.
Berklee, NPR Music, and WBGO to broadcast and webcast second season worldwide
October 10, 2012. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: Berklee, chihiro yamanaka, dayna stephens, jaleel shaw, Jazz Education, JazzSet, josh jackson, npr, walter smith III, wbgo
WBGO, NPR Music, and Berklee College of Music are teaming up to present a second year of The Checkout – Live at Berklee. The series brings critically acclaimed, New York-based Berklee alumni back to their alma mater for concerts in the Red Room @ Cafe 939. The shows will be webcast live worldwide in high definition over NPRmusic.org and in New York over WBGO-FM as a special edition of The Checkout, the acclaimed multimedia show featuring what's new on New York's jazz scene. They will also be archived, and available for on-demand listening, at NPRmusic.org, and WBGO.
Year two of The Checkout – Live at Berklee will debut with pianist and composer Chihiro Yamanaka'98 on October 18. The series continues with saxophonist and composer Dayna Stephens'01 on November 15, alto saxophonist Jaleel Shaw'00 on February 7, 2013, and tenor saxophonist Walter Smith III '02 on March 7, 2013. Concerts and broadcasts will begin at 8:00 p.m. ET. Tickets to the live performances at the Red Room @ Cafe 939 are $10 for the general public and $5 with a Berklee ID. Tickets are available at cafe939.com.
"Boston is a major incubator for jazz, and this series aims to underline that fact," said Josh Jackson, host and producer of The Checkout. "WBGO and The Checkout are delighted to return to Berklee. We look forward to showcasing these young talents as they pursue their artistry and inspire future generations."
Chihiro Yamanaka is one of the most exciting jazz pianists and composers of her generation, and is the leader of the Chihiro Yamanaka Trio. 2012 has been a milestone year: she performed in the Mary Lou Williams Women In Jazz Festival at the Kennedy Center, in a concert featured on JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater, at the Iridium Jazz Club and Dizzy's at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York, at the Regattabar in Boston, and in a benefit concert at Carnegie Hall. Yamanaka's new CD, Reminiscence is her second U.S. release. Reminiscence reached the #1 spot on the Japanese jazz charts and won the Nissan Presents Jazz Japan Award for Album of the Year.
The Checkout: Live
July 6, 2011. Posted by Brandy Wood.Add new comment | Filed under: 92Y, 92Y Tribeca, bassist, Ben Williams, jazz, Jazz Alive, josh jackson, npr, npr music, Pedro Giraudo, The Checkout, wbgo
Last month, The Checkout: Live at 92Y Tribeca made its debut. The first performance in this new series featured Dan Tepfer and Noah Preminger. You can hear excerpts from that performance during The Checkout on July 19, 6:30pm on WBGO Jazz88.3FM and online at wbgo.org.The next installment takes place Tuesday, July 19 at 8pm with Ben Williams Sound Effect and Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra
"By definition the bass player is a pivotal figure in jazz, a steward of tonality as well as tempo. Determining a good one can require close listening: that quality reveals itself in the cohesion of the band as well as in the handling of line and phrase. All of this was accounted for in Mr. Williams's set, which also involved a pair of harmonically sound original compositions and a balance of tradition and novelty." -Nate Chinen, New York Times
Washington, DC-born, New York-based bassist Ben Williams' is celebrating the release of his debut album State of Art out on Concord Jazz. The album is a result of Williams' first prize in the 2009 Thelonious Monk International Competition for double-bass. Recently, Williams has been touring with vibraphonist Stefon Harris & Blackout, a R&B and hip-hop-tinged group, which calls on Williams' unique connection with go-go, from his native Washington, DC to inform its sound and pianist Jacky Terrasson's Trio. State of Art marks Williams' first album as a leader and features tenor/soprano saxophonist Marcus Strickland, guitarist Matthew Stevens, keyboardist Gerald Clayton, drummer Jamire Williams (who also appeared with the bassist on Terrasson's Push) and percussionist Etienne Charles, joined on three tracks by alto/soprano saxophonist Jaleel Shaw.
"An opulent listening experience of modern, orchestral jazz, brimming with passionate improvisations, deliberate contrapuntal melodies and plush harmonies." — John Murph, DownBeat Magazine
Since his arrival in New York in 1996, Pedro Giraudo has performed and recorded in a wide variety of musical projects and prominent ensembles, ranging from tango to jazz, in addition to his own Pedro Giraudo Jazz Orchestra. He has collaborated with 9-time Grammy® award winner Paquito D'Rivera, Grammy® award winner Pablo Ziegler, Latin American icon Ruben Blades, as well as with Branford Marsalis, Kenny Garrett, Regina Carter, among many others and has performed in venues such as The Blue Note (Japan & USA), Birdland (Austria & USA), Kennedy Center (Washington DC), Iridium, Jazz Standard, Jazz Gallery, Blue Note, Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall (NYC). His latest CD, his fifth, is titled Córdoba — the name of his home city and province in Argentina— released in June 2011 on the ZOHO Music label.
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Terence Blanchard Quintet: Live at the Village Vanguard
February 19, 2009. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: concerts, jazz, live at the village vanguard, live at the village vanguard. terence blanchard, living with music, music, npr, photos, podcast, wbgo
Get the Terence Blanchard Village Vanguard experience at NPR Music.
Listen to the archived concert performance.
Download it. (right click, then "save as")
See some pictures of the show.
Hear an interview with Terence Blanchard.
Check out the full Live at the Village Vanguard archive.
Support what we do.
WBGO Studio Session: Gilfema + 2
February 4, 2009. Posted by Joshua Jackson.Add new comment | Filed under: biolcati, common ground, cross border, ferenc, gilfema, gilfema + 2, gilles, Interviews, jazz, Jazz Alive, lionel, Listening Post, loueke, massimo, nemeth, npr, studio session, Studio Sessions, wbgo, world music
Lionel Gilles Loueke (GIL), Ferenc Nemeth (FE) and Massimo Biolcati (MA) form the core of Gilfema, a cross-border collaboration with a jazz foundation. In our WBGO studio session, the band displays an egalitarian aesthetic rooted in finding common ground as musicians. Listen to the studio session on NPR Music.


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Buy, Sell or Hold Apple: Psychology, Sentiment and Your Cost Basis Matter
Former NFL linebacker @petenajarian can probably relate. I'm sure he got his bell rung early on in battle. It might not have been @K_Finerman who knocked him flat, but, hey, it's all good. She's one of the best.
That said, with all due respect to Karen, cost basis absolutely matters as Apple (AAPL) longs consider what to do, if anything, headed into today's earnings report. It seems to me the "Fast Money" crew wanted a clear-cut buy or sell; I don't think it's that simple, particularly because I don't have a crystal ball and I don't treat investing (or trading) like gambling.
Watch the video. Then I will provide context and my response.
First -- and I'm not ashamed to admit this, I was a little nervous. I think I am all right at this television thing after all of seven appearances; however, It takes time to get comfortable in that environment. Comfort only comes with time and practice. When you do TV everyday the words tend to flow; when you don't do it everyday, sometimes they just don't.
That was evident, toward the end of the piece, when I flubbed my response to a question about Apple's valuation. In bringing up Amazon.com (AMZN) , here's what I meant to say :
Apple deserves more breathing room. We give Jeff Bezos and
AMZNserious benefit of the doubt. That's because investors see less uncertainty in Amazon as it sets itself up for the long term. Understood. I support the thesis. However, I do not buy the notion that Amazon is a 3,000-to-11 favorite -- using each stock's price-to-earnings ratio -- over Apple.
it didn't come out that way, however those who read me regularly know I have been making AAPL/AMZN comparisons for several days, if not weeks.
They also know I don't think AAPL is a good stock to own right now. That's a broad statement. It's meant to be. I can't, in good conscience, provide a one-size-fits-all buy, sell or hold recommendation on this thing.
It's a tough stock to own because everything but reality has been driving the share price since pretty much April. Do you really want to be in a name that gyrates wildly on the basis of headline noise and hysteria? If you're a nimble trader, no doubt, it's made for you. However, most long-term investors should not a.) open a fresh position ahead of earnings or b.) add to an existing position.
Three key points on that: One, why do you even have to take a side? Look for stocks that have and will likely continue to outperform AAPL, while triggering less anxiety . Two, wait for the inane dust to settle before you buy. Why buy AAPL into what might be the continuation of a hornets' nest? If it goes up and the noise takes a breather, I reckon you won't miss out on the entire run from $500 to $700. I will take a little less upside if it means less anxiety each day of the week.


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Excelsior College Alumni Association
The purpose of the Alumni Association is:
- to generate a sense of identity among graduates;
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- It's free. Upon graduation, you automatically become a member. All you need to do to take advantage of the benefits of membership is register for your free MyExcelsior username and password.
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- Continue your education. A discount may be available to you for further study at Excelsior. Learn about our Continuation Discount Enrollment Fee and Enrollment Fee Options.
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Eight years ago I made a huge error in judgement and moved my family from beautiful and safe Burlington, Vermont to moral and culturally-vile Los Angeles. I have regretted ever day of it. As soon as our last child is out of high school, we are going back to Vermont. I'll take sanity and long cold winters over anything L.A. has to offer.
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Overrated, hell, and seems to only get worse - 10/11/2016
I've lived in the LA area all my life (grew up in west la/santa monica and live in orange county now) and I can't wait to move out of here. Unless you're extremely wealthy, it's not the hype that everyone talks about
Lots of job opportunities
Lots of things to do
Weather - I like cool overcast weather and 4 distinct seasons so I guess i'm biased but still, i can't understand the fascination with the weather here. From May - mid October it's incredibly hot and uncomfortable unless you're near the beach. It's hardly even cools down in fall and even when it does, it can still be sunny and 80 degrees during the winter. Also it's nice to have sunny days but when it's 95 percent of the year and there is an ongoing drought it's not that great.
Traffic - the city and surrounding areas are extremely overcrowded and just keep getting worse. New neighborhoods keep popping up and traffic keeps getting worse despite the large freeways.
Cost of living - even in the less expensive and lower class areas the cost of living is ridiculous and about the same or more then expensive areas in many other cities
Also, the city and surrounding areas have zero respect for historical buildings are culture. Landmarks are often torn down to build more fancy apartments or houses. The whole area is based on greed. [Comment on this Posting]
Corruption & Crowding..... - 5/3/2016
Los Angeles has changed DRASTICALLY in just the last 10 years. There's lots of small, inner-city corruption of municipalities now. Lots of it. Very large outside money conglomerates are buying up all the rent-controlled apartments & evicting long-time tenants who thought they were protected under "rent control" ordinances. These big money guys, don't care who they kick out on the street & they've found a loophole & are exploiting it to the hilt. In some cases, they renovate units, doubling the number & then are renting them out for outrageous rates on Air B & B. Lots of corruption swirling around marijuana dispensaries too. Power hungry City Councilmen are destroying the low income communities, they are professing to help. Lots of underhanded dirty tricks in local government. It's a shark tank here. All kinds of new improvement projects have begun in downtown. The city has some VERY amazing Grant writers & thieves working for the city and installing corrupt parks all over the place. They get State grants, steal the properties from residents via eminent domain and then hire all their buddies to do the park construction work. Lots and lots of materials are stolen & used on their other construction jobs. Pure profit. Pure evil. Whenever you hear about how some agency suddenly wants to "help" the disenfranchised, low income, under-represented, blah, blah - RUN for the hills. The freeways are parking lots. Gridlock for hours. The condensation of people is ridiculous here. Long lines everywhere. Lots of illegal immigrants - which gets annoying after a while. I was a liberal, but that's changing. I believe my experience. Societal issues are making life a nightmare here & I'm looking to sell my house & move. Unless you're rich, don't even bother coming here now. The elite's are squeezing the little people, horribly. The water is an issue. Black water in Gardena, a petroleum plant is on the verge of blowing up in Torrance, the port of LA is a filthy, Escape from New York landscape. Uh... unless you can insulate yourself with wealth by living in a ridiculously expensive place with high walls, think again about coming to LA. Homelessness is sad and really out of control. The cities do nothing to help them, either - but have the cops run them off from everywhere. Drought is always terrible. And this one sounds bizarre - but it's true. There's lots of geoengineering here. Most afternoons, very high altitude jets make multiple passes and spray chemicals that leave contrails that widen out into wispy clouds. I've been watching it for months & have lots of pictures. You can google "seeding the clouds" - there was a recent article in the Los Angeles Times. Geoenginneringwatch.org is another unbelievable website everyone who's thinking of moving here should take a look at. These government goons have to try to get it to rain here, it's past critical. Scary what they're manipulating, though. There are cameras on top of almost every signal light - going in all four directions on all the signals in LA county. Big Brother on steroids. I'm not kidding. All of this stuff, makes it oppressive for a thinking person. If you're a superficial person who thinks you're going to be rich & famous & network yourself to the top here - Come on down. Hollywood is waiting for you. Dive in. The water's great. What's left of it. By 2025 they're projecting the populations going to double. I don't know how that will be possible. Heading for pure misery, for sure. Stay where you're at...[Comment on this Posting]
Development an Gentrification - 1/19/2016
We just had a huge rent hike in Los Angeles where a studio apartment averages $1,200.+ hundred dollars. I just saw one that was $1600. It's ridiculous. Gentrification is happening in all of the affordable areas and is displacing a lot of families. Especial 'limited income' households, single people and people of color. It's seems the higher paid few are taking over the cities. They bring their dogs too. They crap on the street and leave their dander to annoy those with asthma conditions. As long as they have their income, Starbucks and outdoor cafes they seem to be happy. They are not friendly yet are moving into the neighborhood. Cost of living went up. Seems as though Los Angeles is becoming New York. Food costs more however, COL (Cost of Living) Allowance hasn't matched it.
They are squeezing the people out and developing former African American landmarks/neighborhoods to accommodate the rich. This isn't fair. I've seen two bedroom apartments go for as much as $4000-6000 thousand dollars but the average is 1900-2500 hundred.
If you're on a limited income, you are up sh*t creek without a paddle. There are many newly homeless people here.[Comment on this Posting]
Nothing New to Report - 8/19/2015
Los Angeles is still under major construction and will be for years to come. Nothing new to report.[Comment on this Posting]
Tired of California - 8/17/2015
Moved here 30 years ago for the weather.
Can't wait to get away from the crazy rules and regulations and liberal view point - not to mention the cost of living.
Last one out close the door - seem accurate to me.[Comment on this Posting]
Studio City Dental Center - 7/28/2015
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Los Angeles-Stayed too long - 5/15/2015
I moved here twice. Once in 1978-81 from Chicago. I was 23 the first time and it was magic. Had a chance to play on an album with some great studio guys, met the Beach Boys a couple of times, Brian and Carl Wilson. Played at the Improv and Dennis Wilson and Christine McVie came in just as we were about to get up and play. Back then it was busy, but it was a bit more relaxed. Apartments were somewhat affordable, and the Universal Amphitheater had no roof but was an open air concert venue. I was a kid, had dreams, but was totally unprepared for what I fell in to. But at 23 who really knows anything about anything.
Moved back here in 1986 for a job, and fast forward to 2015. The place is too crowded, too expensive 80% of the population rents here because homes are out of reach. Apartment owners know this so apartment rentals have gone sky high with more luxury apartments going up all the time.
This crap about the weather, the surf, sand and mountains is all well and good if you can find time and the money to play after you've worked 10 hours just to keep pace with the cost of living.
This town is for young people. I am 60, though I think the lifestyle and the weather have kept me young minded and young looking, it really was time to get out of this town about 10 years ago before it got to this stage of insufferable. If you are looking for community, friendly neighbors, and warm amd fuzzy, you'll get hit over the head with a ton of bricks. The transportation sucks, and if you want to get from the valley to the West side, give yourself about 45minutes to an hour to go 16 miles.
Don't get me wrong. If you aren't making enough money, no place is going to seem too friendly. It just takes a whole lot more of it here, and it's getting worse. If you want something affordable, you'll have to move to the Antelope Valley or Santa Clarita which are areas with druggies and meth labs all over the place.
You will have to be at the top of your game, whether you're a doctor, lawyer, webmaster, SEO, etc.
If you are an actor or musician, stand in line, and have your chops together before you get here.
The level of musicianship especially for the studio is second to none. It's a great pleasure to watch, but if you want to compete on that level, you will have to be an extremely high level musician.
I met my wife here and that's one of the best things about the place I can say happened to me.
We took a reality check and it's time to get out. I make low 6 figures/year, and we're barely making it. But I have learned a ton of stuff about myself here, and if you have want your buttons pushed, this is the place to come. BTW, the chicks look great, but that's about it. THey look great for the sake of looking great, and that's about as deep as it goes.[Comment on this Posting]
education - 1/27/2015
I live in a suburb of Los Angeles, Woodland Hills. I am constantly reading about how bad the educational system is, yet the people writing these posts have poor grammar themselves. For example, they might say: "Me and my family want to move to Bakersfield." No! "I want to..." and you always put others first. Should be: "My family and I want to move to Bakersfield." Come on people! Education first, then everything else can follow![Comment on this Posting]
Why I want to leave Ca - 1/24/2015
The cost of living has skyrocketed in the last five years. It is good if you have a large extended family because they are the only ones who can fit 2-3 families in one house to meet the high rentals here. A single apt with no bedroom starts at 950,00 a month. I rented a house in Van Nuys for 14 years
and saw my rental increased to 1,000.00 a month from 650.00 even though I maintained my property in excellent condition and never was late with my rent.
Van Nuys is rent control, but over the years my rent was increased. I have
dogs and coudn't bear to part with them. I am now ready to retire. Although
the climate is wonderful traffic is insane for the most part you are judged by
what you drive and how you dress. My neighbors with the large extended family
and anchor baby moms coming and going calling the fire department because they
decided to build a fire in the back yard draining sewage onto my lawn had to
call the sanitation department. Throwing trash in front of my house-not containing their dogs and they would go after the mailman who ultimately refused to deliver mail there. This large extended family ethnic group has taken over Los Angeles and had marched down town and brazenly burned our American Flag and hoisted their flag up in the air with absolutely no consequences I try to be open minded and fair-but enough already
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Looking to possibly Relocate - 1/8/2015
I've been living in the North Hollywood/Toluca Lake area for a while. It's a nice part of LA, being close to Burbank, Universal City, and close to the freeways. However I feel like I'm getting a little burned out on LA and looking to possibly relocate soon.[Comment on this Posting]
Los Angeles public transit sucks - 12/23/2014
Everyone knows that LA's traffic sucks. That's because the city grew too fast for it's freeway system. The freeway was not designed to support so many people. By the time it had grown, it was too late (costly) to fix it.
This is also evidenced by our poor public transit system. The train makes a couple of T's and L's across this massive city, but from there, you'll have to get on the bus. Buses have to deal with LA traffic and have to make round-about routes, so you could be waiting for hours if you are trying to get to the other side of town.
But the weather is great! haha[Comment on this Posting]
Changing Climate - 11/18/2014
Los Angeles is facing an ongoing severe drought that is becoming chronic (circa 2014). There are more windy, dusty days. The winter weather is lovely and mild and becoming a bit warmer. The summers are quite hot unless you live near the beach areas.[Comment on this Posting]
water problem - 11/10/2014
Due to California's historic drought, many home owners that have lawns in yards are suffering from watering the lawns[Comment on this Posting]
Los Angeles Transforms - 10/5/2014
While I was born in Southern California I was raised in the San Francisco Bay Area. After traveling while enlisted in the Army I moved to LA and have lived here since 2009. I have spent two years living in Santa Monica, three years living in the Valley (Northridge/Reseda) and a year living in Koreatown (a mile or two west of Downtown LA).
The city has certainly gone through some rough years however it is apparent that neighborhoods all around are changing for the better. LA is known for its traffic (everything you've heard is true - nay - it's worse) but the people of LA are finally finding an alternative to driving in LAs Metro Rail system. Its' network of subways and light rails is expansive and is growing rapidly; residents everywhere are ditching their cars (and gas and parking) and "going Metro".
I live in a beautiful 90 year old 1 bedroom apartment situated right on the Purple Line subway just 5 minutes from Downtown and 10 minutes from Hollywood. A space with equivalent square footage and access to popular neighborhoods, nightlife, transit, and restaurants in SF or NY would cost at least twice as much.
There is a lot left to fix here but the changes are happening and the community seems motivated - I recommend this beautiful city - come and be part of its transition back into greatness.[Comment on this Posting]
Los Angeles - 8/12/2014
Great City[Comment on this Posting]
Living in California - 6/20/2014
Cost of living is very very high here... But! the weather is Great :)[Comment on this Posting]
Enjoy the Variety - 6/20/2014
Born and raised in LA, and having travelled all around the country, we are lucky to have a wide variety of home styles here. Many US cities enjoy miles and miles of the same thing.[Comment on this Posting]
Significant Changes in Quality of Life - 12/2/2013
I have lived in the Los Angeles Metropolitan area for almost 38 years. Now I am an aging baby-boomer and have experienced a serious deterioration in the quality of life here over the last several years. Recently this area has experienced another critical mass which has had serious consequences.
Most seriously, this area has had a steady increase in both violent and property crime due to the effects of a two year long prison release program, imposed by the State Legislature on the entire state (AB109), one-third of whom have been released to Los Angeles County alone. This increase may not as yet be reflected in the latest crime statistics.
Los Angeles is suffering, in large part, from the effects of the Law of Diminishing Returns. This is due to the dramatic increase in population of both the city and county of Los Angeles, along with the sheer geographical size and distances one encounters in living in Southern California; torturous commutes along gridlocked freeways and surface streets, along with an increasing population density, resulting in discontinuation of once pleasurable activities.
Other contributing factors are an aging and deteriorating infrastructure, resulting in increasingly frequent power blackouts, poor and deteriorating streets, underground pipes bursting with significant water damage to streets and buildings: all areas which the city and county governments seem unwilling or powerless to adequately address.
Finally, social relationships have deteriorated as the resident population seems increasingly angry and unfriendly, and uninterested in forming and maintaining new relationships. This has resulted in a sense of increasing isolation and alienation among many social groups; especially those who are single (of any age group), the divorced, the widowed, senior citizens (who are effectively rendered invisible), and those who are among the Lesbian and gay population (from adolescents to seniors).
In reviewing your list of the most stressful cities to live in, I believe it would be helpful to add a column of the measure of use of other drugs (e.g. marijuana, cocaine, methamphetamine, designer drugs) which may be obtained from CDC or SAMSHA, as well as a column measuring overall broad measures of general physical health, community spirit, and a column measuring one's sense of belonging.
I believe the above are all indices that will affect the level of stress an individual will experience in any city.
Thank you for the opportunity to present these comments.[Comment on this Posting]
Northeast Los Angeles - 10/19/2013
I live in the area of northeast Los Angeles (NELA) which is comprised of many older neighborhoods. Over the past 10 years, NELA has become a popular destination of Los Angeles hipsters, defined roughly as young, urban and into the music and art scene. The socioeconomic statistics of this population vary from upper income to low (minimum wage).
My specific neighborhood is called Glassell Park. It is considered to be one of the next up and coming neighborhoods for this population and is in the beginning stages of gentrification. Glassell Park is bordered by Glendale, Eagle Rock (NELA) and Cypress Park (NELA). [Comment on this Posting]


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