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With the US trade deficit recently widening to an 18-month high, the issue of global imbalances is back at the forefront of the international economic agenda. Yet whereas the impact of exchange rates on trade flows has been much debated, hardly ever discussed are the costs countries bear, particularly in Asia, for the excess foreign exchange reserves they carry as a counterpart to their persistent trade surpluses.
The world's leading holders of foreign exchange reserves are China, with $2.4 trillion worth, and Japan, with $1 trillion worth. About 70% of such funds are held in US dollars, mostly in the form of low-yielding US Treasury securities. Many commentators, top Obama Administration economics adviser Larry Summers most prominent among them, have suggested that such funds are invested over-conservatively, resulting in opportunity costs on the order of 6%.
Such estimates of potential forgone income are generally dismissed by central bankers, who view the funds as a form of insurance. After all, most countries' vital imports are paid for overwhelmingly in US dollars. Particularly in a crisis, as Asia experienced in 1997-1998, having dollars ready in liquid form is essential.
But how much insurance is too much? Between April 2000 and March 2004, the Japanese Ministry of Finance bought nearly $400bn in an effort to boost exporters and combat deflation. But since the MoF ceased its currency market interventions six years ago, Japan's reserves have climbed another $200bn. Japan's reserves now amount to 20% of gross domestic product.
Alan Greenspan suggested back in 1999, in the wake of the Asia crisis, that prudent reserve levels should roughly cover a country's total short-term external debt. In Japan's case, that would be about $493bn. This means that Japan's excess reserves are currently on the order of $530bn, or 10% of GDP, vastly more than even extreme prudence could merit.
When a country holds far more reserves than it could possibly need for insurance purposes, the excess funds are best viewed as investments. By Summers' reckoning of opportunity costs, Japan has done poorly on such investments. But the situation is actually much bleaker than that.
The value of Japan's reserves, as is normal around the world, is measured in US dollars. But the global and local purchasing power of dollars fluctuates considerably through time. So, while Japan's reserves have increased by over $100bn since June 2007, they have actually fallen by over ¥17 trillion when measured in local currency terms. This notional loss is equivalent to more than 3.5% of GDP.
And whereas many economists categorically reject the utility of thinking about the value of reserves in local currency terms, owing to the fact that they are not intended to be repatriated, we would highlight the following contradiction. It is orthodox among economists to focus on Japan's net debt, rather than gross debt, when evaluating the sustainability of the country's debt burden.
However, the net debt numbers offset yen liabilities with government assets, including foreign reserves, to present Japan's level of indebtedness.
If the local value of the reserves drops, net debt will increase, and vice versa. Thus, from this perspective, the local value of reserves clearly matters. In fact, the local losses on Japan's reserves since 2007 contributed more to the increase in net debt than did the government deficits in fiscal year 2007 or 2008.
In the case of China, where reserves are equivalent to 50% of GDP, the financial risks are much larger. With only $150bn in short-term external debt, by Greenspan's measure China's excess reserves are nearly $2.25 trillion – a whopping 45% of GDP. And China, unlike Japan, has been pegging its exchange rate to the dollar (its recent pledge of "flexibility" notwithstanding).
If China were to set the renminbi free while continuing to prevent its citizens from diversifying their savings abroad, China's unrealised foreign exchange losses would dwarf those of Japan.
The dilemma China faces serves to highlight the importance of the observation made by central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan a year ago, or former French president Charles de Gaulle four decades ago – that the ability of the United States to conjure up the world's international trade and reserve currency creates a permanent fault line in the international monetary system.
The result is periodic crises – when countries have too few dollars, as during the Asian financial crisis, or when they suck in far too many of them, as they appear to be doing now.
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The state of B2B social media
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B2B Marketing has produced an infographic on The State of B2B Social Media 2013, built from the data included in their 2013 B2B Marketing Social Media Benchmarking Report.
From the infographic we can see that Twitter is the most popular platform for B2B businesses, however there looks to be an increase in the prevalence of Google+ in the B2B market.
We also see that a lot of companies don't calculate the ROI from social media.
Click on the image to see the full Infographic, or click here.

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Anatomy of a viral marketing campaign #1
I've been talking about the power of Web content as viral marketing for ages. It's an obsession of mine and the subject of my latest dead tree book: Cashing in with Content.
But it is rare for me to have detailed insights into the specific metrics around a viral marketing effort using Web content. So I have been happily watching the wave of interest from publishing my new e-book The new rules of PR: How to create a press release strategy for reaching buyers directly, and would like to share the metrics with you.
On Monday January 16 I quietly released my new e-book via a post on this blog. Within hours, hundreds of people had downloaded the e-book. Then I emailed the link to the e-book to select friends and colleagues.
In the next several days, alert bloggers picked up on the availability of the e-book and posted links. Some of them include J.L. Reid, Jonathan Kranz, Ardath Albee, Dee Rambeau, Melanie Surplice, and The Switchboards. Over the next three days, the e-book generated just over 1,000 downloads per day.
Then on Thursday January 19, two heavy-hitters jumped in. Seth Godin wrote about the e-book in a post called What would David Do? Then Steve Rubell posted his deliciously controversial post Direct-to-Consumer Press Releases Suck. On January 19 there were 8,000 downloads and on January 20 there were 5,000. And more bloggers have picked up the thread in the past few days. Grand total on downloads since release (in only five days) is just under 20,000. Not bad for a little e-book that cost virtually no money to write, produce and promote.
I'll post on this subject periodically as the longer-term aspects and metrics of this viral effort unfold.
this stuff drives traditional PR folks nuts, but you can hardly argue the results. Nice case study!
How Powerful is Viral Marketing?
A few days ago, I posted about a new eBook by David Meerman Scott about the New Rules of PR. Yesterday, David posted Anatomy of a viral marketing campaign #1 to his blog to let us know how his release of the eBook did. You've probably heard all kinds o...
Thanks for the lesson !
I hope to use this strategy and your ebook to acquire several thousand more readers/customers in the next few months.
6 Essential Keys To Kicking Off Your Viral Marketing Campaign The Right Way!
It is not the easiest thing to do, but launching a viral marketing campaign is very much worth the effort involved. The potential rewards are simply astronomical. Here is a basic explanation of what viral marketing is and six keys to making it work for...
The results speak for themselves...period. It's been 5 years since this post...and the trend seems to be playing itself out exactly as you described David :)
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Speed trailer set up to help manage detour
MISSOULA, Mont. - Residents in one Missoula neighborhood are concerned about traffic and speed after a detour on a busy street is bringing more traffic their way.
The city started construction on Third Street last week. The project started at the Russell intersection and will move west. It's estimated to take three to four months.
A detour from Third takes drivers to Fifth Street, and some residents say the area is congested and at times dangerous.
Project Manager Doug Harby sent a crew out early Thursday, to place a speed trailer near the intersection of Fifth and Garfield.
"To let drivers know what the speed limit is and what they're driving and also to inform the residents. They can look at it and say 'These guys are speeding' or 'They're not speeding,'" Harby said."It's the fact that you're running a busy collector street on residential streets."
Carole Forry is the head of Wildflower Montessori, a school that sits near the corner of Fifth and Catlin.
"We've seen a lot of traffic...a lot of people are not being not as cautious as they should be, especially with a school with small children around," she said Thursday.
The hope is that this speed trailer will remind drivers not to top 25 miles an hour.
"I think it will help slow people down a little bit," Forry said. She added that she hopes it reminds drivers that there are families and kids in the neighborhood.
"I don't think people realize that we're here, because we're kind of in a home. But I think it's important that people see how fast they're going."
Harby agrees and recommends that people stay out of the area all together if possible. "Try to seek alternative routes. There's just no getting around it. This is going to be congested; it's going to be slow."
The construction and detours will last three to four months. The detour is for through traffic but there is local access for businesses in the construction area.
Harby said Fifth Street will remain part of the detour for the duration of the work.
This is the first of three phases that should be finished in the summer of 2016.


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Home Built paint booth..EXTREME
Im in the process of building my own place to learn and perform auto restoration.
The back story is so long........ where do I start.... obsessed with automobiles..... that about covers it.
I need my own place to do body work and paint. I am against doing it in the same building I fab, so another building had to be built.
The flow though the building will be like a down side draft paint booth.
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one more.
Air from attic vents will come down and out through fans installed in the windows.
fans are 36" diameter.
The left and right side of the booth will be the same (except the entry door, of course).
Fans are in place. 12,000 CFM each.
I have marked all the locations where lights will be placed.
I think I will use that pink insulation on the walls. It goes on easy, it's water proof, it's cheap, and I think I can paint it white.
What are the specifics on your fans? thx.
this is were I got mine.
all the details are in the add.
Canarm Wall Exhaust Fan 36in Single Speed 1 3 HP SD36 G1D | eBay
I spent the last week "sealing" up the building.
I am going away for the next month..... My brother in law will work on the booth when he can. I promised some people it will be DONE in 2 months :(.
I have not got around to cutting out the gable vents. This is where all the air will be pulled in.
Looks like a nice building, what are you using for intake air filtration because the inside of the booth will be negative pressure and all the air coming in will be outside air? How are you controlling your exhaust fan speed...you don't want to take out too much air movement or your paint could have problems with popping? One last Question, did you allow for a floor drain in the concrete, not a deal breaker but they are always handy?
The building looks great and I'm sure your paint work will be much cleaner than if you had build this booth in the metal and body work area. That was real good thinking on your part and will only help in minimizing any contamination.
The black area is where I will be placing gable vents/filters. One on each side. The air will go into the attic and pass a second set of filters before it enters the booth.
I have no way of controling fan speed. These fans are not suited for a speed controler. I am afraid of having too much air flow. I have been thinking of ways to reduce air flow. Is too much air flow a bad thing?
I really ball parked the fans CFM. I reviewed paint booths that are a similar size. They move about the same amount of air.
And I do not have a drain. I will be pushing the water out with a broom.
It does sound as though you have thought long and hard over building your booth...and there's nothing wrong with pushing water with a broom...just easier with a drain but I understand.
Let us know how it all works out and congratulations, that first paint job is always exciting.
Nice project. Where will you put the compressor and what size will it be ?
It is an 80 gallon Kolbalt from Lowes.
Shop Kobalt 4.7-HP 80-Gallon 155 PSI Electric Air Compressor at Lowes.com
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Do your exhaust fans have sealed motors... that is, are they approved for use in areas where they will exhaust FLAMMABLE air? If not, you may be asking for trouble. Also, what means will you have to dry the compressed air?
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About "Helena Beat" by iamrobman
The title of the song is derived from an ex-girlfriend of Foster's that used to party heavily and is among my favorite track in the album "Torches".
In this illustration I used element I found in the original MTV of the song together with some symbols I interpreted about the lyrics.
"Helena Beat" was written by the group's lead songwriter Mark Foster to embody the attitude of the drug culture within Hollywood. Foster says the lyrics—particularly the line "yeah its okay, I tie my hands up to a chair so I don't fall that way"—are meant to express the nonchalant attitude that people had to their destructive tendencies.
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Excellent condition Oppo 103. Original box & carrying case included. SOLD
Excellent condition Marantz UD5007 with original box. KEEPING
PlayStation 3 80gb fat, glossy. Comes with original box:
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Borderlands 2
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Lets your harmony remote run your ps3
25.00 shipped
only selling one of the blu ray players, I'll keep either the Marantz or the Oppo.
heatware and ebay under wadec22
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is your oppo 103 still available? Thanks
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Would a furnace with a blocked inlet shut down?
A few days ago my Trane furnace stopped working because the inlet iced over.
It took me an hour to figure out the problem, and it tried to start up over and over again.
Would it do that forever, or would it eventually quit trying to start?
After a hour of rest the unit will try to restart. It will lockout after 5 tries and wait a hr and start over. Icing up is VERY bad and hard on the inducer/exhaust fan also as it sucks VERY hard and overworks it and will shorten it's life and unfortunately Trane parts are NOT cheap if you get my drift. Well built but expensive.
What inlet are you talking about and how/why is it freezing?
I think they freeze up on account of the cold weather. Mine never freezes up when it is above 32 F outside.
If it froze up it usually is due to exhaust vapor being drawn back into intake pipe.Also if you have a screen in the intake it should be removed if you get temps that cold in your area.
The reason I ask...
I bought a 6 year old house. The previous owners had the heat on all winter, but never came out. AFAIK they never had a problem with the furnace.
It iced over on me the first time we reached 0F.
HVAC guy is being reasonably cooperative (he installed the pipes too close together, too close to a side wall, too close to a deck, and the pipes are too close together) but has noted that the water heater vents near by, they didn't use it in the winter (they drained the pipes) and just maybe it is the problem.
I don't think so; they would have to be running at the same time to matter, and that won't happen much; but I can't say it isn't a factor, and would explain why the previous owner had a problem.
But if the inducer tries forever, then the first weather over freezing, the ice would melt and all would be back to normal. The previous owner would never know they had a problem. (as I said, they drained the pipes and kept a 2000 heater next to the water meter just in case)
I am working with the installer, and he has brought in the Trane rep; so we will get this fixed, it is just a matter of who is responsible. Speaking of which, the plumber put the WH vent too close to the furnace inlet and a side wall. The general contractor won't answer my phone calls. Would he be responsible for the plumbers failings, especially if he refuses to tell me who the plumber is? Thats a side issue, but maybe you know about it.
Sad thing is, there is another, closer wall that they could have used with no problems. Well, we may still be using it.
where I am the gas inspectors go thru the install manual of the furnace and water heater with a fine tooth comb ( started this several yrs ago for liability reasons I guess) and would have picked up on the water heater issue etc and red tagged it/shut it down. depends on how knowledgeable and thorough your local inspectors are. you would need to talk to a lawyer to see who is responsible but usually that costs several hundred $$/hr and by the time he is finished with you and the case it is usually much cheaper to do the repairs yourself. most of the time if you are reasonable with the general contractor and installer if they do the work at cost price and you pay for it then that is a better solution. lawyers don't have expert HVAC witneses etc and if needed to get them it costs you a fortune and by the way did I mention they charge by the hour.
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Conklin and Hargrove spoke with Swimming World's Peter Busch about the state of the UC swimming and diving program, Conklin's quest to qualify for the U.S. Olympic trials.
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Wait a minute . . . this all looks very familiar . . . I think I've been here before . . .
After almost three years at Xerox, I returned to Forrester Research in January to resume my quest to remake business-to-business (B2B) marketers and advance their standing in the corporate world. It's great to be back, and while much has changed, still more remains the same.
What's changed are my experiences and views on enterprise marketing. Marketing in a big company can be messy and complicated, often with as many steps forward as backward. But opportunities and resources are abundant, and you get to go places you'll never go in a smaller firm — like into the world of television advertising, corporate sponsorships, and a vast matrixed sales organization specialized by region, industry, and offering.
I learned important lessons at Xerox, with two that stand out:
- Change is a constant, and necessary, part of corporate life.
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Later this month, Forrester will release Digital Disruption, a new book that shows how technology gives buyers remarkable purchasing leverage over sellers and how it enables new innovation to demolish traditional sources of competitive advantage faster and at less cost.
To survive in this age of the customer (subscription required), businesses must get much closer to buyers since customer knowledge and engagement will be the path to sustained differentiation. On the services side of Xerox, where half of its revenues now originate, I've seen evidence of this prediction.
Services, not products, are where business buying will evolve. Look no further than the cloud and all the as-a-service offerings for proof. Convincing an organization that you are qualified to run a part of its business takes marketing and sales skills that go beyond printing a brochure or talking about features and functions.
Instead, you must be adept at building relationships, solving real business problems, and making sure the customer's experience in everything you do is consistent with the promises you and your brand make. Many B2B firms will struggle with this transition. Others will try to ignore it, stick with what they know, repeat a lot of meaningless hyperbole, and leave their customers feeling that they've been here — and seen this — before.
Child development author, Maria Robinson, once said, "Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending." Rather than going back to where I left off during my last tour at Forrester, I'm looking forward to starting today on my journey to a new ending — as a meaningful contributor to better, more business-relevant marketing.
I hope you will join me and share your ideas and perspectives on what B2B CMOs need to do to make marketing a more strategic and essential part of the business.
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A bowl of never-ending cannoli was the feature of Isabella's table in honor of New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. The inspiration was obvious: Italian American guy = a classic mini cannoli.
Isabella was also publicizing his latest ventures: Kapnos, a 150-seat Greek spot, and G, which will serve Italian-inspired soups and sandwiches by day and a tasting menu by night. Kapnos will be a homecoming of sorts for the former executive chef of Zaytinya.
"Greek food is my [stuff]," Isabella said. (Ours too, Mike, ours too.)
But Isabella wasn't the only chef in attendance planning new ventures along 14th Street: Vandaele will open B Too, a sequel to his original Belga Cafe, on May 7. The restaurant is an ode to Belgium, with a waffle and frites bar, along with a Josper oven capable of reaching 900 degrees. Vandaele had the most elaborate dishes Sunday: truffle egg royals, served inside spray-painted egg shells, perched on beds of grass.
Mendelsohn, likewise, took a fairly unexpected approach. No burgers or pizza for this brunch; instead, an airy artichoke cappuccino with truffle oil creme. The dish was a nod to his upcoming Bearnaise Restaurant, a steak frites joint on Capitol Hill near Good Stuff Eatery and We The Pizza.
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OAKLAND, Calif. – Hisashi Iwakuma has been so good for so long that Sunday's outing seems like some sort of aberration.
Iwakuma lost for the first time since April 23 as the Seattle Mariners dropped a 10-2 decision to the Oakland Athletics.
"He's not going to be perfect every time," Mariners manager Eric Wedge said.
Iwakuma (7-2) gave up four runs – just the second time he's allowed more than three runs in a game – on a season high-tying eight hits. He went five innings, matching his season low, walking three and striking out three.
Iwakuma's streak of not allowing an earned run was stopped at 312/3 innings, second longest in Mariners' history to Mark Langston's 34-inning streak in 1988.
"You guys could see that the pitches they hit were up in the strike zone," Iwakuma said. "That was the adjustment I couldn't make. They were being very aggressive early in the count and that's what got me."
The outing also ended the Mariners starter's streak of eight straight quality starts, including allowing one run or less in seven of those games. Seattle starters had allowed two earned runs in their last 48 innings before the A's scored in the fourth.
Endy Chavez had two hits and drove in two runs for the Mariners, who were looking for their first sweep of the season.
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Discussion in 'Draft Zone' started by Cowboy Junkie, Apr 27, 2012.
are philip Blake or Ben Jones good enough value to pick in the 3rd in your opinion?
Joel Buschbaum rates Jones higher than even Konz. Says Jones is the best pure Center in the draft. But, he can't play guard. He's strictly a Center.
Aren't they both reaches at 81?
I really hope we take jones.......I doubt it, but I really hope we do.
neither imo at 81
DL would be good value here. Winn or Thompson. Blake probably there in the 4th.
i'm hoping Blake is there for us in the 4th
i prefer DT or WR here
Ourlads and Mayock have Blake rated as the #2 Center.
That would work
At 113 would make me
seriously? this dude passed 10 years ago
I was wondering the same thing. Is this the "virtual" Joel Buchsbaum?
The thing that made me do a 180 on Blake was Bryan Broaddus' scouting report. It wasn't flattering, imo. Let's hope the Cowboys like him, because a 4th round center could probably win the job in Dallas. Blake needs to play more physical for his size, but he is athletic and big. Obviously, I'd like to have him in Dallas.
Ben Jones isn't athletic enough, and I don't think he is the long-term answer.
If Dallas thinks Blake could give them 5 solid years of center play, they should jump on him in round 4.
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4. New Yorkers hit the sack half an hour later than the rest of the country but still get about the same amount of sleep. That's according to the fitness tracker Jawbone, whose New York users report going to bed 28 minutes later than their users elsewhere.
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Everyday more and more people buy a computer for home use. But, why not havea computer on board?

Computers on board can help you budget expenses and track boat maintenance.Cruisers find them useful to help manage their personal affairs from remotelocations, handle customs or immigration paperwork, maintain the shipsinventory, and assist with communications, especially e-mail. Many sailorsbecome interested in on board computers because they want the ease ofelectronic navigation and charting or to get weather informationinexpensively. Children on board can use them for education andentertainment. Racers want the integrated and instantaneous informationneeded for a winning performance. Quite often, a computer becomes the mostversatile and most used bit of equipment on board.

Its simple to set up a computer system to accomplish all these activities.But before you rush out to buy one, you need to consider the following:
1. What applications do you want to use? Will you be using the computer fornavigation and an occasional letter home? Will you also monitor yourbusiness and investments from sea? Do you want weather fax capability?Specialized software often has a minimum hardware requirement.

2. What size and kind of sailboat are you using? All boats have space and powerlimitations that can affect the choice of a notebook over a desktop system.Can you use it at the nav station or must the computer be present in thecockpit? Will it be exposed to water and the elements?

3. Whats your cruising area? Some manufacturers have repair depots all overthe world. Others require shipment back to the U.S.

4. How long will you use it? If you want to use your computer for more thanthree years, purchase a more advanced system now. Software updates tend torequire more system power. Also look for systems that can be easilyupgraded.

5. Budget. Buy the best system you can afford. At todays bargain prices youcan fit a very powerful computer into almost any budget. If you invest in awaterproof and foam insulation case to protect your laptop, then you may notneed to buy that marinized computer. Remember, you can buy two or moreconventional computers for the price of a marine system.

I can already hear most of your questions and objections: Which computer should I buy?: How do I keep it safe and secure from the elements?: A marinized computeris too expensive.: I hate computers!: I hate Windows!: I dont haveenough room, money, power, computer literacy, etc.

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Which computer should you buy? There are literally hundreds of choices.Virtually any of todays new notebook or desktop computers is capable ofrunning charting or communications software as well as most household oroffice applications. I dont want to give out brand names, but I do suggestthat you contact a marine electronics store that specializes in marinenavigation and can help you choose a computer thats right for you. Two ofthe best are Landfall Navigation, Greenwich, Connecticut, and Complete CruisingSolutions (formerly Waypoint), Alameda, California.

I suggest that the following features be considered in your buying decision to make your computer easier to use and give you more versatility and performance:
1. Choose an IBM compatible PC. Apple/Mac marine software and otherapplication choices are more limited and can be more expensive. The IBMcompatible computers are less expensive, more adaptable, come in hundreds ofdifferent configurations and have thousands of software programs available.

2. Purchase the best screen you can afford. Active matrix screens arebrighter and crisper than dual scan, especially in sunlight. The newerdaylight viewable screens are starting to come down in price as demand andcompetition increase.

3. Purchase more RAM versus a faster processor. Most laptops come with 16 MBRAM as standard, but more and more offer 32 MB as standard with upgrades to64 MB. Increasing to 32MB RAM will significantly improve system performancefor less cost than the next faster processor. Dont even try to run Windows95 or 98 on less than 32 MB RAM and 64MB RAM is highly recommended.

4. If you choose a notebook computer, get one with an internal CD-ROMplayer. Electronic charts are less expensive on CDs and CDs are more amore robust storage medium. With the use of some good external speakers, youcan even play your music CDs through the computer.

5. Buy a bigger hard drive. The smallest hard drive currently available is1.4 GB and the size increases with every new computer model. The newestnotebooks now come with 3.2 GBs and the desktops are up to 17.2 GBs. While1.4 GB is a massive amount of storage, you will need more if you are storingelectronic charts on the hard drive. Remember: Hardware giveith, softwaretakeith away. Pay the extra money now and upgrade to the larger capability.

6. Use Windows 95 or 98. Windows 95 offers many performance advantages overWindows 3.1 so upgrade if you have the older system. Some new programs willonly work with Windows 95. If you are using an original Windows 95 system,there are several upgrades out called service packages. These can bedownloaded from Microsoft online on installed by your local computer store.If you are buying a new computer it will come with Windows 98 alreadyinstalled.

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Iron Mike Productions (IMP) is bringing big-time boxing back to Florida, presenting opening-round action in the World Boxing Council's (WBC) World Cup of Boxing, on Friday night, November 15, 2013 at 7 p.m. at Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida.
Former two-divisional world champion Joan "Little Tyson" Guzman (33-1-1, 20 KOs) has moved up to fight as a welterweight in the WBC World Cup of Boxing. The Dominican Republic native, who was world champion as a super featherweight and super bantamweight, takes on undefeated WBC CABOFE champion Simeon "Candyman" Hardy (10-0, 7 KOs) in the 10-round World Cup main event.
In the other World Cup fight, Claudio "The Matrix" Marrero (14-1, 11 KOs) faces WBC Unites States (USNBC) featherweight champion Romulo Koasicha (20-3, 12 KOs) in the 10-round co-feature. Marrero, also from the Dominican Republic, is coming off his lone loss as a professional this past August, by way of a 12-round decision to Jesus Cuellar for the World Boxing Association (WBA) Interim featherweight title.
The two WBC World Cup of Boxing fights will air live on Fox Sports1.
In a 10-round Special Super Bantamweight Attraction, undefeated Alexei "The Mexican-Cuban" Collado (17-0, 16 KOs) puts his perfect record on the line against an opponent to be determined. Collado has stopped 16 of his 17 victims. The powerful Cuban is world rated at No. 14 by the WBA and No. 15 by the International Boxing Federation (IBF).
Also fighting on the undercard are three hot prospects in separate four-round bouts. Multi-talented featherweight Albert "Prince" Bell (2-0, 1 KO), a 2011 National PAL and 2012 National Golden Gloves champion, returns to he ring on the undercard.
Newly-signed IMP fighters, 18-year-old welterweight Erickson "Hammer" Lubin and 20-year-old featherweight Dennis Galarza, will make their much-anticipated pro debuts on the November 15th card. Lubin was a 2012 National Golden Gloves champion.
Opponents will soon be announced, in addition to a seventh fight, for Collado, Bell, Lubin and Galarza. All of the aforementioned boxers, in addition to Guzman and Marrero, are fighting out of Miami.


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Rachmaninov: Techniques in Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini (Nikolai Lugansky)
Pianist Nikolai Lugansky gives us an inside look into the dazzling technicality required to play Rachmaninov's...
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In this Listening Guide, pianist Nikolai Lugansky guides us through Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto. Dubbed 'Emperor' by its English publisher, this was Beethoven's last piano concerto. Find out more in this film about what makes this hugely popular work special and forward-looking, complete with illustrative extracts from the work performed by Lugansky.


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Whenever I ask my friends who've moved up to North Brooklyn why they bailed on their old 'hood, one of the answers I usually get is, "Dude, there's like, no culture and shit in Southern Brooklyn, bro" – sputtered in between sips of, ugh, Pabst Blue Ribbon.
Well, this weekend, Southern Brooklyn artists are showing those traitors just how wrong they are. As part of GO, organized by the Brooklyn Museum, artists around the borough will turn their studios into free galleries for the public to visit. And in our coverage area alone, 22 painters, sculptors, photographers and other creatives have signed on.
During GO, these artists will open their studios this weekend, September 8 and 9, from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Anyone can stop by, chat with the artists and check out their work. And, for those out there who really want to promote our local artists, you can register as voters to nominate artists for inclusion in a group exhibition to open at the Brooklyn Museum on December 1, 2012.
Below is a roundup of the 22 participating artists in our area, including the types of work they do, their locations, and links back to their profiles (with photos of their artwork) on the GO website.
Sheepshead Bay
Jeremy Comins– Painting, sculpture, mixed media – "I use carving and constructing techniques to create abstract and metaphorical wood sculptures.I respond to natural formations and and problems of the human condition." – 1776 East 19th Street
Gerard Barbot – Mixed media – "i find 2 & 3 dimensional thingz. discarded deitritus. the rejected refuse of our lives. i assemble objex of all kindz, all with their own his & herstory. i trans4m them & giv'em a new purpose w/ a new tale 2 tell. i challenge the viewer 2 C ordinary, everyday artifax, in an unxpect'd way." – 2466 East 28th Street
Zinaida Kelebeyeva – Painting, mixed media – "My artwork entails various genres, utilizing diverse techniques. With nature being the ideal teacher, some of my artwork depicts serene seascapes and intricate landscapes. By combining light and shade with rich hues in harmony, my still-life artworks are able to convey sensations of the objects used as alive and full of freshness. My portraits are able to exhibit emotional sensation through the various line thicknesses and complementary colors that comprise the subject's facial expression. Moreover, my mix-media works are unique, for I use dry-leaves that bring life as well as texture to the artwork." – 1610 Avenue P, #5L
Zhanna Rohalska – Painting, drawing – "I can characterize my artistic signature as one of bold sloppy strokes, rather instinctive and spontaneous technique. I have been slightly influenced by Picasso, Otto Dix, Modigliani. Overall though I cannot claim that I have followed in the steps of any particular artist from the past- I completely rely on my own vision and perception." – 2123 East 22nd Street, #3C
Howard Eisman – Sculpture, mixed media, craft – "My purpose in creating my art is to show that we exist in a color, vibrant, and fascinating world." – 2424 Avenue R
Manhattan Beach
Madeline Sorel – Painting, illustration, textile arts – "As an illustrator I enjoyed having a purpose for my work. I enjoyed the collaboration and audience inherent in that line of work. Now, I mostly create work documenting what I see around me that I want others to share through my eyes. I want to capture as much life that amuses me as possible." – 140 Jaffray Street
Herb Alwais – Painting – "I paint primarily impressionistic landscapes inspired by scenes and settings witnessed during my travels in North America and Europe. I paint en plein air as well as in my studio using my photgraphs as reference. I prefer to paint with acrylics although I have also painted with watercolors. I have always been fascinated by the interplay of color and light and love the challenge of trying to capture and bring forth the feeling of calm and serenity that nature and the outdoors can elicit." – 263 Dover Street
Brighton Beach
Isaak Vaynshelboym – Painting, drawing – "Born in Ukraine, an officer during WWII, graduated Mocscow Low School and Odessas Art School. He is the author of four novels, hundreds of news publications, and has partciipated in numerous Art Exhibitions in Brooklyn, New York and New York State." – 3084 Brighton 13th Street
Liubov Brizhatiuk – Painting, sculpture, drawing – "Born in Kiev, Ukraine, Liubov is a fine arts sculptor and painter specializing in Impressionism and Expressionism. Liubov's paintings represented the Soviet Union in the International Art Expositions in Japan and Czechoslovakia. At age 16, she studied painting at Kharkov State Academy of Arts in Ukraine." – 201 Brighton 1st Road, #1J
Phil Williamston – Drawing – "my art making process calls me, through my experience, dreams and my skills of shaping imagery, to engage the people, powers and diversity of contemporary urban environments with New York as my particular model… Thus I have developed the series of 82 polychrome drawings i call 'Urban Path Cards'." – 901 Avenue H, #1-0
Irena Romendik – Painting, mixed media, drawing – 2424 Kings Highway, #5D
Gulnara Tsiklauri – Painting – 1675 East 21st Street, #2D
Ellen Levitt – Photography, illustration, design – "I am exhibiting black-and-white photographs and color photos (as you can see on this page). Some have been published in my books The Lost Synagogues of Brooklyn and The Lost Synagogues of the Bronx and Queens (Manhattan edition is upcoming)." – 1811 Avenue O
Arlene Finger – Mixed media, drawing – "My style is mainly Impressionistic. I have also been influenced by the English Symbolists and the Russian Avant-garde. My color palette varies from light to dark. The two dimensional works on paper use pastel, pencil, ink and charcoal to depict composition. The composition mainly consists of still life to figurative. At this particular point I have been experimenting with architectural renderings." – 1546 East 12th Street
Robin Antar – Painting, sculpture – "My passion as a sculptor involves a technique I uncovered more than 20 years ago — the precise art of creating 'virtual records' of contemporary culture — capturing everyday objects in carved stone. I am ambivalent about what I sculpt…these foodstuffs, yet I love to carve them since I recognize their significance far beyond what they represent on a store shelf. Who can know if a bottle of ketchup will exist in 4025AD? " – 1485 East 5th Street
Irina Lyampe – Painting – "I belive, that the most important aspect of artistic creativity is the sense of wonder, through which children see the world. The mysterious process of transforming my ideas and feelings in two dimentional images on a piece of canvas wherein life within and of it self is captured has been memorazing for me." – 163 Bay 49th Street
Robin Selfridge – Painting, photography, design – "I photograph things I like. Some images end up on the easel in my one-chair studio—which you're welcome to come sit in! My favorites become Paint-by-Number Kits so you can have as much fun as I did!" – 1726 West 11th Street, Basement
Leonid Grinberg – Mixed media, craft – "An engineer, also graduated Design Faculty of State Art Academy, participated in Technical Design and Folk Crafts Exhibitions in Latvia. In New York, since 1993, worked as an assemblyman and as a programmer.
In 2004 take Stained Glass Art techniques introduction course in FIT. " – 1650 Ocean Parkway, #3
Coney Island
Takeshi Yamada – Painting, sculpture, mixed media – "My artworks are inspired by the historical Cabinet of Curiosities, Coney Island style circus sideshows/freak shows, and today's high-tech bio-engineering of creatures. They are super realistic representations of mythic monsters, cryptids, and imaginary marvels. My "Sea Rabbit", which is a half-rabbit and half-seal sea monster represent the history of where I live – Dutch settlers named it Coney Island ("wild rabbit island"). Body parts of animals, including humans (my own) were often used as art supplies. My "freak babies" rogue taxidermy were made of my peeled skins" – 1405 Neptune Avenue
Leonid Alaverdov – Mixed media, textile arts, craft – "In my tapestries, I use the technique of modern tapestry-making along with the most ancient form of tapestry-making, which was used before people knew how to make carpets. This ancient technique consists of winding colorful yarn around sticks and placing them together to create an ornamental design." – 2953 West 33rd Street, #10F
Daniel Blake – Painting, sculpture, mixed media – "As an artist I work with mixed media, using wood, metal, acrylic & oil paints. I rescue the traditional art gallery through poetry, song and dance. My mission is to teach my audience the fundamental aspects of art through creative thinking." – 2837 West 25th Street
Marie Roberts – Painting, print making, book arts, illustration – "I am a native New Yorker, born and living in Southern Brooklyn. I became a painter and escaped family sideshow tradition; specifically that of the Dreamland Circus Sideshow and a snake oil called The Bitter Wonder. In 1997 I began working with Coney Island USA, the non profit Arts Center located in the heart of Coney Island where I fell in love with the large format sideshow banner tradition." – 1208 Surf Avenue, Second floor


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EconSouth (Second Quarter 2003)
Research Notes and News highlights recently published research as well as other news from the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. For complete text of summarized articles and publications, see the Publications section of the Atlanta Feds World Wide Web site.
Are online currencies virtual banknotes?
The history of money is marked by innovations that have expanded the role of inside money money created by the private sector. For instance, the past few years have seen the development of several types of online payment arrangements, some of which have been dubbed online currencies.
An article by Stephen F. Quinn and William Roberds examines the likely success or failure of online currencies by means of a historical analogy. The discussion compares the introduction of online currencies to the debut of the bearer banknote, the direct predecessor to modern currency, in London in the late 1600s.
The key innovation of the earliest banknotes, the authors argue, was to provide final payment under circumstances in which extant payment systems could not. The discussion considers how online currencies may be able to fill the same role in the context of e-commerce.
The authors note some conspicuous similarities between online currencies and physical banknotes. Both payment methods emerged to meet the need to conduct remote transactions (via the Internet or across physical distance), both face the risk of buyer-side fraud, and both have responded to the need for a new payment technology to allocate this risk. The authors stop short of calling online currencies virtual banknotes because it remains to be seen whether online currencies will gain sufficiently widespread acceptance to become a circulating medium of exchange.
Economic Review
Second Quarter 2003
Emotion and financial markets
Psychologists and economists hold vastly different views about human behavior. Psychologists contend that economists models bear little relation to actual behavior. This view is supported by a large body of psychological research that shows that emotional state can significantly affect decision making.
Economists, on the other hand, argue that psychological studies have no theoretical basis and offer little empirical evidence about peoples decision-making processes. The reigning financial economics paradigm the efficient market hypothesis (EMH) assumes that individuals make rational investment decisions using the rules of probability and statistics. A newer branch of financial economics called behavioral finance applies lessons from psychology to financial decision making, but most of these studies have focused on cognitive biases rather than emotion.
An article by Lucy F. Ackert, Bryan K. Church, and Richard Deaves argues that emotion has important, and possibly beneficial, influences on financial behavior. After defining the term emotion and describing how emotions can be categorized, the authors consider how emotions influence human behavior. The discussion focuses particularly on three aspects of emotion and financial decision making: emotional disposition and stock market pricing, the feeling of regret, and investors emotional response to information.
No new financial economics paradigm that incorporates behavioral influences and better models actual behavior has yet emerged to replace the EMH. Yet the authors believe that emotional behaviors influence on financial decision making should be taken into account in future research.
Economic Review
Second Quarter 2003
Take an online tour
This spring the Atlanta Fed launched an online tour of its Visitors Center and Monetary Museum. The virtual tour walks Internet visitors through the central exhibits of the museum, which present the story of moneys evolution from barter to modern currency, focusing particularly on money and banking in America. Ancient Greek coins, African throwing knives, Chinese shoe money, and wampum are just a few examples of the rare and unique artifacts, coins, and currency on display.
The virtual tour of the Visitors Center continues with photos and information about the banks interactive and multimedia exhibits. These exhibits offer an in-depth look at the role of the Federal Reserve in the U.S. economy: how and why the Fed conducts monetary policy, the Feds role in bank supervision and regulation, and the ways the Fed provides payment system services.
The online exhibits also introduce visitors to the banks cash processing operations, where millions of dollars are counted and sorted each day. This portion of the tour offers a glimpse of the banks automated vault, a look at the robotic transports that do the heavy lifting of cash and coins, and a close-up view of a currency transport, or cash bus.
For security reasons, the Atlanta Fed currently offers only pre-arranged, guided tours of its facility to school and business groups. But through the online tour, the bank is able to make its Visitors Center and Monetary Museum available to a much broader audience anyone who has access to the Internet.
Take the virtual tour of the Atlanta Feds Visitors Center and Monetary Museum at www.frbatlanta.org/atlantafed/visitors_center/vc_index.cfm.
Managing money matters
Personal financial education is one of the Federal Reserves ongoing commitments. As part of a broad initiative to improve financial literacy, the Fed rolled out a grassroots campaign to spread the word about the importance of sensible financial practices across all levels of the economy.
In a public service announcement aimed at raising awareness of the need for financial education, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan stresses the benefits of sound economic and financial education. No matter who you are, making informed decisions about what to do with your money will help build a more stable financial future for you and your family, notes Greenspan in the message, which is airing on major television networks and radio stations.
This initiative builds upon existing efforts to foster financial education. Using the public service message, a new brochure, enhancements to the Feds financial education Web site as well as sponsorship of key programs and events, the Fed hopes to make people aware of the need to be knowledgeable about personal finance.
For more information on financial education, visit the Federal Reserve education Web site at www.FederalReserveEducation.org.


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Installed it Friday and have got it to malfunction 3 or 4 times today.
The object I'm trying to construct is like a bone. I made it from a cube and raised one end, flared it then bevelled so it's kinda like a socket. The other end is slightly balled and every time I select the balled face and try and work on it the application crashes.
I have subdivided 3 times coz I need to work on the curvey bits and I like to see how it is.
Any advice on avoiding this and perhaps more importantly will this prob persist if I buy?
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Monkey Mania in Manuel Antonio
Trip Start Oct 13, 2004
23Trip End Jun 21, 2005
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Oct 19 - 26, 2004
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1. Monkeys, Monkeys and more monkeys
2. The people
3. Hiking and Swimming in Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio
4. The Beaches
5. The Rain (believe it or not)
6. Seeing so many animals in the Parque Nacional
7. Getting caught in a downpour
8. Drinks on the beach at Mar y Sombra
9. Mangrove Forest Boat Tour (very, very cool)
1. Having a panic attack when I locked the safe without ensuring our code had been entered
2. Trying to find a cab in Quepos that was big enough to haul us and our stuff to Manuel Antonio (in the pouring rain)
3. No Monkeys our first few days
4. Washing our clothes in the sink in our room (they don't have that clean Downy Scent)
5. No Internet Access in our Room
6. Seeing boneheads at one of the Hotels feeding the Monkeys, some people just don't get it. Is it any wonder our world continues to sink. We, human beings, just don't get it.
Costa Rica at last. It has been a long time coming but we've finally arrived in Central America. We took the Red Eye out of LA to San Jose via Guatemala City, the flight was uneventful other than some new ridiculous regulations that force you to disembark on flights that continue on. So we had to take all of our carry on off the plane in 'Guatemala City and then put it all back on, yes in the same rows, and continue on to San Jose
After a very long, well deserved sleep we were up and packing madly to try and make the Noon Express (Directo) Bus to Quepos/Manuel Antonio. We arrived at the last minute but the bus was full so we spent a couple hours hanging at the Coca Cola Bus Station in the heart of San Jose. We settled for the non-express 2 pm to get us on our way ASAP. The wait was pleasant and uneventful. The bus ride surprisingly pleasant and for most of the journey we got to enjoy the down side of the Green Season, down pouring rain. So much so that at times the water was flowing over some of the lower bridges. None the less it was an enjoyable trip as we got to experience travel Costa Rican style v.s
We were happy to settle into Hotel Costa Verde in Manuel Antonio and we have spent the last week exploring the area between Quepos and the Parque Nacional Manuel Antonio. And there has been much to explore. The Parque itself has great hikes and simply amazing beaches. Our first venture into the Parque earlier in the week did not yield a large quantity of wildlife sightings but it did yield a pretty good variety. Our second foray into the Parque certainly yielded a much greater quantity of Wildlife which was totally awesome. The monkeys are simply a blast to watch. They run, jump from tree to tree, play and fight all in the tree tops. It is so amazing to see animals in their natural habitat, the way God meant them to be. So free. Besides the wildlife the Parque also has what many of the locals claim to be the best beaches in Costa Rica. It would be hard to argue, There are multiple white sand beaches providing something for everyone, be it Surfing and Boogie boarding or just playing in the waves like Tyler prefers to do. It really is hard to beat.
We finally got a Sunset on Sunday (the afternoon rains have prevented us from seeing any earlier in the week). So we grabbed a couple of Margaritas, got the camera out and enjoyed a beautiful sunset
The food here has been surprisingly good, I expected much less variety. The fish is amazingly fresh and amazingly cheap, Mahi Mahi, Tuna or Snapper for under $10 US. It is by far your best deal when dining here. Contrast that with an order of Shrimp Cocktail which will run you $12 US for the appetizer version. Obviously the Shrimp are not from around here . Chicken is also a good deal and Beef not bad. I can honestly say I have not had a bad meal here so far. We have at mostly at the three restaurants at Costa Verde-La Cantina, Anaconda and Le Avaion. Avaion being a Bar/Restaurant built around a real C-125 Cargo Plain that was abandoned after the Iran/Contra Scandal. Kind of a cool story and when you first see it you really scratch your head about how the heck they got that plane to where it sits right now. We've hit a couple other places, Plinio's for Dinner one night and Caf� Milagro for Breakfast. We tried to eat at El Patio next to the original Caf� Milagro in Quepos but they are not serving dinner again until November (High Season). That is how we ended up at Plinio's which was an excellent second choice. The menu is extensive and covers a number of types of food including traditional Costa Rican, Thai and Indian. Shannon and I both had Thai, Tyler the Chicken Satay and Kayla a stir fry
Caf� Milagro (Manuel Antonio location) was a great breakfast spot, the coffee is amazing (we picked up a couple bags of Dark Roast) and an even more interesting people watching spot. The local Gay community was well represented and there were some very colorful individuals having some very colorful conversations if you will. ;)
Today we decided to do something special as it was our last day in Manuel Antonio before departing for Monteverde (Cloud Forests) and Arenal (Volcano). With that in mind we decided to do the Mangrove Forest Boat Tour. Definitely the highlight of the trip so far and definitely a life to date highlight as well. It was just simply awesome. Whether it was the amazing peace and serenity of drifting through the estuary with the motor off at one point or the amazing encounter with the white face monkey's this was quite simply one of the coolest things we have ever done. If you come to Manuel Antonio I highly recommend this tour. At $60 US/person I initially felt it was a bit steep but I would pay it again in a heartbeat and to top it off it included an awesome lunch.
The kids have been amazing. Whether it is adapting to different food, a different routine, hiking in stifling humidity and 30+ degree heat or doing school work they continue to amaze me
The other thing we realized this week is we have way to much stuff and we thought we were as streamlined as we could be when we left. Well clearly not streamlined enough. We spent one day this past week re-thinking our packs and re-packing with an eye for practicality and an eye for things that could be shipped home. As it stands right now, both of the kid's backpacks (carry on) are going home. In there place the kids will have our small day packs. We have also pretty much filled those two packs with items bound for home. The Portable DVD heads the list, with shoes, clothes, terry cloth towels etc. also included. In place of towels we are going with sarongs which can serve multiple purposes, are better in the sand and much, much lighter and less bulky
Things we forgot, Clear/Parasave (for stomach parasites), my step ring and filter for my camera. Things we're glad we brought, Sting Stop for bug bites, digital cameras, they just can't be beat, the laptop, & Tunes.
Personal Reflections: Mark
On a personal note I must say I feel very blessed to be here. Right up until we got on the plane I did not believe this trip would actually come off. In the back of my mind was this nagging fear/voice that kept saying there is no way this can happen. You don't deserve it, something will happen to Shannon, yada yada. But, in the end it did happen and here we are. Even now I need to pinch myself. I am sitting here in my bed, the sounds of the jungle night with the ocean waves crashing in the background are my serenade. It is simply awe inspiring. Thank-You God!!!!
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We are completely smitten with this country. It is absolutely gorgeous with its tropical rainforest, silk sand beaches and amazing wildlife. We are 'stuck' in Manuel Antonio, meaning we keep extending our stay here bemoaning the idea of leaving this little paradise. Our views overlooking the rainforest to the ocean are breathtakingly spectacular!
It's the tail end of "green" season (a local euphemism for rainy season) so it's not too busy. We often feel like honored guests - all the staff knows us and treats us so well, our own private pool most days, such quiet hikes - heaven on earth really! In reality we've even been treated a bit like celebrities... some of the hotel staff found out we work(ed) at Microsoft and they automatically think we're personal friends with Gates. Quite funny really.
The people here are wonderful - they actually remind me of Canadians in a lot of ways....friendly, polite and very warm. A point of interest is that they do not actually have an army - making them one of the few countries in the world with a smaller military force than ours (touch� - couldn't resist!) Tourism has clearly been cultivated here - everything is very comfortable for us ..
A highlight for everyone has definitely been the monkeys - they are an absolute blast to watch and aren't bothered at all by human presence. Today we took the Mangrove Tour and it was nothing short of amazing - it felt like boating thru the Everglades. We saw so many animals including a couple Dragon Boas, 2 different types of anteaters (who knew they sleep during the day curled up in trees!), and the absolute highlight - a whole troop of around 20 White Faced Capuchin Monkeys who decided to board our little boat. A mom and her baby particularly took interest in us, sitting on Mark's shoulder and another perched upon Kayla's head. We were absolutely mesmerized by their antics. We observed them fishing for crabs, the family sat in a tree directly in front of us and while the mom nursed the babe, the alpha mail stroked the babies head. It was one of the most magical experiences of my life. Kayla thinks we need to start our own TV show called "The Adventurers", though she is a bit concerned about the lack of cameramen available - what an enterprising child!
Kayla the Activist has taken up new causes - to create awareness about not littering and to help the large number of dogs (clearly starving strays in her opinion as they are free to roam)
I cannot say enough about this place - we will be back!!
Lessons Learned:
� Too much luggage. How can this be with only 3 bags and a carry-on each? I look at my pittance of clothing - 15 items for 9 months.....how can I possibly pare down any more? Maybe when this is over I can get a job with a Shopping Channel promoting "100 Outfits from Only 5 Pieces of Clothing". Clearly the geek requirements to keep us connected with our world and our addiction to technology
� Forget the beach towels. Way too bulky and hard to clean. Buy large sarongs which are multi-purpose (it's a skirt, it's a towel, it's a sheet, it's a dress....) dry easily, pack small, wash up great and sand doesn't stick to them.
� A small bottle of liquid soap and thin rope is great for laundering clothes. Kayla thinks we're regressing to ancient times "Is this how they did it in the olden days?" and Mark misses that Downey fresh scent but such is 'life on the road'
� Our MP3 rocks!!! How wonderful to have music to set any mood - kids tunes, sleep music, Rock n Roll, meditation.
1. Monkey Mania!!! Seeing this plethora of monkeys in the wild completely unafraid of our presence is mind-boggling. We could just sit there and watch them and their antics for hours!
2. The beauty - rainforest, ocean, beaches, wildlife, flowers...it doesn't get much better than this!
3. The family dynamics - it has been wonderful how everyone has settled into our new life. Mark & I are really appreciating each other's strengths and are working together so well. The kids are amazing!
Kid's Said:
1. Tyler - Swimming and playing on the beach
2. Tyler - Ant Parades (Leaf Cutter Ants Hauling Leaves)
3. Kayla - Seeing all the Monkeys (Howler and Squirrel) Today
4. Kayla - Hiking around Punta Catedral with Dad
5. Kayla - Having a Whiteface Monkey crawl onto her shoulder
1. Tyler - Wiping out on the trail
2. Kayla - People feeding the monkeys


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To lube or not to lube
Hi, having my 2003 4.7 v8 converted to lpg but not sure if I need the lube system I have been told you have it done if the pistons are soft metal and the valves are soft My friend had his disco done with no lube and burnt out top off pistons but they had soft pistons I believe ? So dose any one no if the pistons are ok to lpg on the v8 jeep without the lube many thanks has any one else had there v8 converted any tips ;)
Re: To lube or not to lube
I believe that chudsy has lpg in his jeep, but he bought it like that. But maybe he can inform you better.
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