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The three associates join the partnership on 2 May, following on from a round of four partner promotions last year that saw one made up in the City, two in Hong Kong and one in Singapore, including one in corporate one in finance and two in marine and international trade.
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Mamaraeghen had always been very kindly to its visitors. Travellers were treated almost as well as its royalty, though not many were exactly badly treated in this country. Even those counted 'poor' wore silk and satin, and most wore golden jewellery around their necks or wrists or ankles. They wore rings and earrings, they pierced jewels into their bellybuttons and noses, gold and precious stones adorned even their faces on a special occasion. And to a special occasion I was going, apparently.
A short while later, on that very same day, a lady came to the outside of the flowing curtains that hung all around the room, like walls, and she called, 'Mr Alexander?'
I had already dressed, wanting to achieve the Mamaraeghen look without trying too hard not to look like a foreigner, if you understand me, as I have said, it is not always a disadvantage to be a traveller. I wore a pair of light brown trousers and a loose, white collarless shirt. I'd combed my hair to one side (I still wanted to make a good impression) and threw on some of the cologne offered to me on the bedside stand. Ah, I had always loved this country. Vanity was a way of life here, and it was not at all bad.
I went to pull back the curtain. A small woman stood in its wake, olive-skinned, like most, with an interesting plait in her hair. She had some kind of silver thread running through its body. She looked no older than twenty, her face slim and rather timid as she peered up at me.
'I have come with a message, sir.' She said in her strange Mamaraeghen accent, that reminded me a little of the sound of running water, pressing her palms together and bowing her head.
I smiled and held up a hand. 'Call me Alexander. What does this message concern?'
'It is a message from the King.' She replied, still craning her neck to look into my face high above her. 'He invites you to dine with him later this afternoon.'
'The King?' I said, incredulously, 'It would be just the two of us?'
'No, he is a holding a banquet at the Palace, and you are invited.' She replied.
'Ah, yes, that would be great. Thanks.' I smiled.
'Thank you, Alexander.' She said, and she bowed again. 'Shall I tell the King that you have accepted?'
'Yeah, please.' I replied. I looked down at her dress; a long purple kind, a golden thread wound around her waist. And then I noticed she had a small, pale birthmark at the side of her nose.
She nodded and turned to go, but then I asked, 'Will his family be joining us?' Well, I had to, didn't I?
She turned her head around and smiled, 'Yes, Alexander, she will.'
I frowned as I watched her walk away, until she passed through another curtain and I could see her no longer. Surely it wasn't that obvious … Perhaps many men take an interest in the Princess. Yes, of course, they all would. My heart dropped for a moment. Everybody in the country must have seen how beautiful she is. The Rich and the Powerful. And what was I? A traveller? I almost snorted as I went back into my exquisite little room and grabbed my white trilby hat and dropped it onto my head before leaving the room.
I reached the front desk after a slightly baffling ordeal with many curtained doorways. The girl with the birthmark stood at one side of the desk and a larger, rounder girl, also in a purple dress, stood beside her. A small man stood in front of the desk, talking to neither. He wore flowing, lightly coloured clothes and held a scroll of paper in one hand. He gazed up at me as I approached and smiled as though he knew who I was. I smiled back, puzzled.
Birthmark girl looked up and saw my advance and smiled. 'The King is notified. He shall expect you at four o'clock this afternoon.'
'Thank you.' I replied.
'And, meanwhile, this man' she said, indicating the small man opposite her. 'has been sent to show you around the city, Alexander.'
'That is very generous.' I smiled, nodding my head in the man's direction. He took a step forwards and held out the paper in his hand.
'A note from the King, sir.' He said, bowing his head. I took it from him and opened it out.
Written in flowing, golden script, was a short message and indeed it had been signed by none other than the King. I had known I would have been treated well. Of course, I usually was in foreign districts, being a traveller, but never had I been given an invitation to dine with the Royal family on the very day after my arrival. Nor had I ever been in such good care. A tour of the city? They seemed to be very keen to impress. There was written:
Dear Guest,
I have been informed of your arrival, and I would like very much to talk with you, as we have not yet had the pleasure to meet.
I would like to extend an invitation to a banquet held at the Palace this afternoon at the fourth hour. It would be wonderful if you were to accept.
I also hope that you are in good care, and have no complaints. If you feel any need or want for anything in particular, just send word and I will have it brought to you immediately.
For your days in the Kingdom of Mamaraeghen, I have assigned Mr. Ayman, a dear servant of the family, to escort you about the city and to tend to your need.
Hope to meet soon,
King Rajan
I frowned down at the paper a little while longer before looking up at Mr Ayman. He stood, smiling politely up at me like an obedient child. I folded the paper and slipped it into my trouser pocket and said, 'Thank you, Mr. Ayman. I would gladly accept a tour of the city.'
As we departed from the beautiful guest-house and passed through the delicately tended gardens filled with flowers of a kind I had never before seen, and birds chirping above our heads and sitting in trees, larger than any birds I had ever seen, yet I had heard of them, (Garuda, they called them. Large, red, with small black beaks and bright yellow eyes) Mr Ayman said, 'Have you ever visited this country before, sir?'
I paused for a small moment before answering. The heat hit me as though I had just walked out into an oven. The shade of the curtains really had brought me a surprising efficient cool, yet now the sweltering heat made my shirt stick to my back in just a few steps. I squinted in the bright sun, and I realized that I could barely see anything around me from the light. It was lucky I had a guide.
'Yes.' I replied eventually. 'I have been to Mamaraeghen before, a long time ago.'
'Oh?' Ayman said, his eyebrows rose with interest. 'The King had not mentioned …'
'No, I had never met the King before.' I said. 'And I had never so much as seen him until yesterday. A … beautiful family he has.'
I almost groaned in my own frustration. How obvious did I have to make it, constantly sending out hints that I was in love with his daughter?
In love. I had not used that term before, in my head.
No. Can't be. This small Ayman man knows more about her than I do, I am sure. Alexander did not fall in love with anybody so easily, what was he thinking? I shook my head, shake out of it, I thought. Pathetic.
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West Plains Bandits tie for third at Spokane Crash Fall Invite
Led by the pitching of Taylor John and some clutch hitting, the U14 West Plains Bandits softball team finished tied for third in the Gold bracket at the Spokane Crash Fall Invite Sept. 21-22 at the Dwight Merkel Field complex in Spokane.
The Bandits dropped their first two games, 8-0 to the Crash 2000 and 11-0 to a travel team from Montana, Big Sky Blitz. West Plains had six hits against Crash 2000, with both Makayla Tamietti and Glori Cheevers going 2-for-3, but couldn't break into the run column. Claire Dormaier took the loss on the mound, giving up seven earned runs on eight hits over five innings.
Against the Blitz, West Plains managed just five hits, with Alexis Gonzalez going 2 for 2, and was hurt in the field with six errors. Taylor Pavao took the loss, giving up seven runs, three earned on seven hits over two innings, with Hannah Petek coming on in the third, giving up four runs, two earned on five hits over three innings.
But in the third game the Bandits put everything together, led by John who went the distance in the 10-2 win over the Valley Lightning. John allowed just three hits and two runs, one earned, while striking out three and walking four.
She got run support too, led by Kaitlyn Kinzell, who went 2-for-3 with four RBI and Rachel Barsness, 2-for-3 with two RBI while also scoring two runs, and a 2 for 2, one RBI performance from Sarah Mayer.
"Through some strong pitching by Taylor John, great defense and 10 hits, the Bandits finally showed how they are capable of playing," West Plains coach Byron Pavao said in an email.
West Plains kept up the pace Sunday, scoring seven runs in the fourth to cruise to a 14-2 win over the Mud Hens. Cheevers, Kinzell, Pavao and Dormaier all went 2-for-3 in the Bandits 12-hit attack, with Dormaier driving in three runs and scoring twice and Pavao adding two RBI and two more runs.
John again got the win on the mound, giving up two earned runs on five hits, striking out one and walking four over four innings.
The win gave West Plains a 2-2 mark and set up a rematch with Big Sky Blitz, and this time Byron Pavao said the girls were ready. After falling behind 3-2 after 1 1/2 innings, John found a groove on the mound, keeping the Bandits within striking distance – which they did, taking the lead with two runs in the bottom of the fourth and breaking open a 4-4 tie with four runs in the bottom of the sixth for the 8-5 win.
Mayer was 3-for-3 with two RBI in West Plains' 10-hit attack, with Dormaier going 2-for-3 with two RBI and two runs and Cheevers going 2 for 3. John gave up five runs, three earned, on eight hits while striking out three and walking two.
The win sent West Plains to the semifinals of the Gold bracket where they faced the Coeur d'Alene Crush, who lived up to their name by pounding the tired Bandits 13-0 in five innings. Tamietti had the Bandits only hit, while John took her first loss of the tournament, giving up five runs, three earned on four hits without recording an out. Dormaier came on in relief, giving up eight runs, six earned, on nine hits as the Crush pounded out seven runs in the first inning and never looked back.
"With a quick turnaround game, the Bandits never got their feet set and couldn't find their bats," Byron Pavao said.
Pavao had high praise for his team, who played their first season in the Spokane Girls Fastpitch Softball Association as a very young team and finished in the middle of the pack.
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BIOASIA 2010-An International Conference in Hyderabad International Conference Centre(HICC),Hyderabad
An International Conference held at Hyderabad International Convention Centre(HICC),Hyderabad - BIOASIA 2010 was a wonderful platform to discuss about the career prospects with the real Players of Biotech Industry-the CEO's,GM's of top Biotech Firms like Pfizer,Biocon,Shantha Biotech ,etc.
Bioasia is a conference cum B2B partenering forum which is generally held in the first week of February wherein the top Botech Companies and Excellent Universities from and out of India grace the event with their presence and one can find these pioneers discussing about their journey to success and such other Inspirational talks.
BIOASIA 2010 had four lecture series- Medical Biotechnology,Biopharmaceuticals & Biosimilars,Agri Biotechnology and Animal Biotechnology with each lecture series been preceeded over by very proficient lecturers and speakers and elite conveners.The major discussion included Innovations in the particular area,awareness,and futuristic approaches,the main drive being its scope in India.
"India will be the next CRO hub of Asia"
"We will soon start our business in Indian States,as it seems to be mutating against all its odds"
There were many more speeches like those above that brought out India & its contribution to the biotech Industries into focus.
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Lecture 1: Medical Biotechnology
The proficient speakers put forwarded their reviews about Medical Biotechnology and its future prospects, the various challenges that it faces now and would face in the future, the era of Medical Biotech and its advancement. The best part being the presentation of various futuristic techniques and innovative ideas to add wheels to the chariot of Med Bio.
Lecture 2: Biopharmaceuticals
Well, the topic that had been the subject of my Interest brought about a boom in Bioasia through its rapid rising statistics , It was clearly visible that the speakers had a lot to speak about it but time constraint prevented them. The Biosimilars Market is supposed to be the next level Biotechnology wherein the latest trendz in Biotechnology would find its use.
Lecture 3: Agri-Biotechnology
The least spoken-about topic yet the most discussed topic of Bioasia brought to the front its Importance as well as its need. Agri-biotechnology constitutes the major part of Green Biotechnology and it was seeming perish. This Lecture session too impressed upon the usage of innovative tools and techniques to achieve it.
Lecture 4: Animal Biotechnology
A very interestingly dealt-with topic. The speakers actually enjoyed their lecture sessions by discussing about their discoveries and innovations and general futuristic approaches marked the centre of this session. Biotech Entrepreneurship was one of the hottest topics to be taken into consideration that was discussed in this session
Bioasia had many surprise package sessions like the panel GD on various topics like Biotech Industry and growth. There were amazing topics like Nano-biotechnology which basically dealt with nanomedicines and Validation techniques.
The conference commenced with a Banquet dinner meet known as the Bio-banquet where the students were free to interact with the delegates and the delegates being welcoming enough to share their personal numbers and Email ID's. The next three days are marked by rigorous lecture sessions and panel discussions on various hot-topics and concluded by a valedictory ceremony conducted by some elite pioneers like the DG of ICRISAT, secretary to the governor general etc
Review:- "Bioasia was the largest platform I had ever seen and it was really helpful for me to get an awareness on many hidden topics"- Student
" Well Bioasia was actually not meant for you students, it was B2B partnering platform but if you have come to gain knowledge and meet the Players and get some inspiration then this is the right place for you"- Chandrika,Delegate from UK
"Bioasia is a good place to discuss your problems and your queries with the people who actually generated them,as they have multiple answers and the best answer"- Giridhar,NBAS president


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Lindsey Wilson and Matt Schmitz of West Bend are planning an April 14, 2012, wedding at SunRidge Canyon Golf Club in Arizona.
Parents of the couple are Dave and Barb Wilson of Wauwatosa and Alan and Cindy Schmitz of West Bend.
The bride-to-be earned her bachelor's degree in English. She is employed with Northwestern Mutual Financial Network in Milwaukee.
The future groom earned his master's degree in taxation from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and his law school from Marquette University in Milwaukee. He is vice president of Schmitz Ready Mix Concrete in Milwaukee.
The couple became engaged while vacationing in Paris last year.
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You can apply for Hair Fair 2017 by using the form on this link HERE. Please read the rules, as they are binding. We hope you as Hair creators will join us as we get together to not only show the whole of Second Life what wonderful Hair creations and creators we have, but also to help the Charity we support each year Wigs for Kids.
Hair Fair 2017 Designer Applications OPEN
Posted by Sasy Scarborough on March 17, 2017
Hair Fair 2016 – Thank you
Hair Fair thank you letter and receipt visible HERE
Hair Fair Store Contribution total : L$3,898,271
Hair Fair Bandanas & Donation Kiosk total : L$280,865
Grand Total : L$ 4,179,136
We the Hair Fair Committee, would like to extend our thanks to everyone that makes Hair Fair each year such a wonderful way to help Wigs for Kids, and bring the Hair Community together for this great event.
Hair creators, lovers of hair, and those that just want to do their utmost to help us help Wigs for Kids.
All of the store creators that take part in this event each year, do their best to create such enticing styles and have you wanting more every year. The newer designers, the older more experienced, all come together and show SL what it is to be part of such a wonderful community.
The Bloggers that not only spread the word leading up to the event, but also make sure that their readers see and experience through their eyes all of the great styles, the event itself and the cause that it helps. They do us a wonderful service each and every year, and we are truly grateful.
Bandana Creators, that take time out of their SL day/night, and use their talents to decorate the bandanas we provide (or create their own) and help us do something wonderful with them. Bandana day is a quirky fun day each year, that we have turned into such a positive way to be community driven. Bandana creations are done by the whole community, it brings everyone together, and it allows those that want to contribute that chance.
Hair-O-Logy and Hair SL, two Hair Focused groups that really helped us spread the word even further through their own resources, and made sure that all hair creators they were in touch with knew that the event was going to take place.
ColeMarie Soleal who did this so humorous and completely wonderful video to entice everyone to visit the event. It is located on our sidebar.
Firestorm that each year does a Message of the Day during the event, and helps everyone that logs into the viewer see that such an event is taking place, it helps us reach an audience that we may never have the opportunity to reach, and we are very thankful for that.
Linden Lab that co-ordinates with us each year for the land we rent, and making sure that all we need to run the event smoothly is provided. We are very grateful too that they spend the weeks leading up to the event, to make sure all that is needed is locked in, and adding us to the destination guide, so again we can reach as many Residents as possible.
The SL Community, the Residents that shop, talk about, appreciate and do their best to make this such a great event each year. That log in alts, make new accounts, shop until there is not hair unturned…we appreciate all that you do to help us help Wigs for Kids and we hope to see you all next year and all years that this event takes place.
Personally (Sasy) I would like to thank Mel Vanbeeck who keeps me grounded, and provides all the scripting and the building needed for this event. He does so much behind the scenes each year to make this possible, as well as keeping Whimsy and I sane. To Whimsy a big thank you also, for her assistance with all the ins and outs of the event behind the scenes, leading up to the event, and her wonderful landscaping and decorative prowess.
It has been another wonderful year, and we are very pleased with the outcome, as soon as everything is finalised with Wigs for Kids we will let you know.
Thank you again Second Life ♥
Posted by Sasy Scarborough on August 15, 2016
Hair Fair 2016 is now CLOSED
Hair Fair 2016 just closed for another year. Thank you to everyone that helped us during this event, more information to come 🙂
Posted by Sasy Scarborough on August 1, 2016
Hair Fair – Bandana Booths and Bandana Day info
Residents from all over SL come together each year under the same roof of a Bandana Booth, to provide these wonderful creations for us to purchase. Bandana day is traditionally the last day of Hair Fair, so this Sunday 31st July, you can remove your hair to show you care, and help Wigs for Kids. The bandanas are sold at 50L each, they are transfer so you can buy for friends, for alts etc. They have become collectibles over the years. They are only sold at this event, not sold at any other location, and once the event closes they are no longer available.
So many gorgeous styles, some just downright hilarious ones, and the notecards that come with many may – if you are anything like me – have you in tears.
Thank you so much to all that contributed this year with Bandanas, and thank you to all that purchase them, as 100% goes to Wigs for Kids.
Bandana booths are repeated over each sim, one booth per and each booth has the same ones, so find one you found them all 🙂
Posted by Sasy Scarborough on July 27, 2016
Hair Fair 2016 – Guest Book
Throughout Hair Fair, the committee gets such lovely IMs from residents about how much they look forward to, and enjoy the event each year. I have never held onto those IMs, but this year decided to do a post that enables them to be archived somewhere for all to see.
Whether you are resident who attends the event, one of the participants, a bandana creator, blogger or one of the committee, I hope that you will share how much you have enjoyed this event by leaving a comment.
Thank you
Hair Fair Committee
Sasy Scarborough
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The plan is to build a jeep to compete in the TREC series at the Badlands Offroad Park.
First a little history:
I bought the Jeep used in 1996. It had 36,000mi. I immediately installed a 4.5 Rubicon Express lift kit, 34 TSLs, a locker in the rear, a limited slip in the front, 4.11s and a Tomken bumper w/ mount for portable winch. I carried a 9500# Warn winch in the back for when needed. I built it this way because it was my daily driver and I was heavily involved with Two Trackers and Jeep Jamborees. The Grand Cherokee was perfect for this as there was plenty of room for my 3 small children, a cooler, supplies and the winch in the back. Plus my wife enjoyed the power windows and A/C. She doesnt enjoy the mud and rock bashing that I do in my bigger TJ.
90,000mi and 7 years later I parked the Jeep for future use. When my oldest daughter turned 16 in 2008 the ZJ became her ride to school. 2010 I thought about trying to save it but the rust was to overwhelming so I tried to sell it.
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But my daughter did not want to part with it. So Amy drove it till the summer of 10, and then it was parked again because of a tranny leak. For the next year and half I let my other daughter Cary use it at Silver Lake but not on the road as the suspension is wore out.
So that brings it to this past fall and the Trailmaster Challenge. At the last minute I decided to enter it in the race as I had plans to cut it up anyhow. WHAT A BLAST!! I had run the first race in my TJ w/42s and hated it. I parked after two laps, hard to steer thru the woods and no suspension. But with the zj the race was totally enjoyable, it steered thru Holy Moly like a dream, and was catching some awesome air going across the fields. That is until with about 45min left to race and I thought I had lost 4wd. I could not climb one of the hills so I got out and noticed that the front axle was no longer in one piece. Once Cary and I walked backed to the pits we found out we were in second place at the time that we broke, Damn it!
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It was never long before the loneliness kicked in. Twenty, maybe thirty minutes sitting on his own and he would feel it. Like a familiar ache in his bones or that hollow feeling inside.
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He knew she had to exist; the one who was meant for him. Every friend he had just continued to tell him it was only a matter of time. A matter of time. He had had far too much of time lately. Every night was the same routine: he ate alone, caring not to cook for just himself, a sandwich or a takeaway; he sat, watching tv, not caring for what the moving pictures showed, his mind elsewhere, and then he'd go to bed; get undressed and slip under the covers, yearning for another body to chase away the cold.
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|This is a discussion on Whats the biggest hand you've ever mucked? within the online poker forums, in the Poker Rooms section; Just wondering how disciplined we here at CC are; What's the biggest hand you've mucked knowing that you're beat? Me personally i get really attached to
Whats the biggest hand you've ever mucked?
Just wondering how disciplined we here at CC are; What's the biggest hand you've mucked knowing that you're beat?
Me personally i get really attached to hands and just cant let em go sometimes - i pay people off for way too much money.
I onced folded a Fullhouse, AAAJJ , my opponent then showed JJ for 4 of a kind . I knew him as ultra tight and since he raised post flop and flop was AAJ i had one A and i bet and he raised me. Turn is a J I bet the A and he went all in , and to me something smelled fishy so i folded
Ive folded KK once ever pre-flop in a live game, folded AKs pre-flop many the time in online tourneys in the middle stages, but holy crap, dont lie ..
The best hand I ever folded was a set of kings in a LHE game. Late position and I raise preflop with KK.There's several limpers. flop comes KJx. Checked to me and I bet, 3 calls. Turn: Q. Checked to me and I bet, 3 calls. River 10. first guy bets, 2nd raises, and 3rd guy 3-bets. Now my set of kings doesn't look so good with a board showing 10JQK, and 3 players who looked like they were hoping to catch an ace. Easy, but heartbreaking fold.
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You know I was totally distracted at the moment, it was way early in the tourney (4 hands) and for a second I though he had AA in the hole (he pushed so fast when that Ace dropped I couldn't see straight) or would catch the flush for sure on the river. Then the timer started clicking away and I couldn't think myself back into the right frame of mind to make the call. I'm embarrassed that I layed it down but at the time I didn't want to be first out. Of course I was out just a few hands later.....what a doofus.
I've folded pocket As, Ks, Qs when the board shows huge flush draws/straight draw, over pairs/trips when I have a good read on my opponent and know they aren't bluffin' when they lead out betting, and I know they have me beat. Of course...I've held on to those same hands like grim death when i knew I should have thrown them away too...:/
I've folded bullets many times after raising pre-flop. Unfortunately, the flop would come up K K 5, and someone would go all-in, and I'd fold. Thank goodness I did, because I would have been beat by a 3 of a kind, K's. I've also stayed in a hand with bullets for way to long, as Juicee has, and quickly found out, while still a newbie, that bulletsare never a sure thing!
The biggest and best lay down i ever made was in a pot limit Holdem game online.
I don't recall all the details about the hand but it was a case of once bitten twice shy.
This was about 4 years back, i layed down a diamond nut flush( A-x ) on the river.
I had flopped the nuts and some strong betting ensued with me and another player, even at the turn i still had the stone cold nuts and this guy was not relenting.
I was in my element as the board had not paired up and there was no hand out there for this guy to be so aggressive with, even trips didn't worry me one bit at this point.
When the river produced another diamond a slight alarm bell sounded in my head, it reminded me of something that had happened to me a few months previous, when i lost my entire stack (about $600) losing to a straight flush on the river, while holding an Ace high flush.
Back in those days i played some high end ring games.
The same sort of situation was occurring again as the river diamond made a possible straight flush for my opponent.
Of course he pushed for the max, and it took me the whole clock to lay that one down.
He showed his hand( yep, straight flush ) and although i was major pissed about the whole thing, i saved myself from going broke once again.
I am pretty sure i was still recovering from that last beat at the time and for that reason i saved myself some dollars but still lost about $200 in that one hand.
I didn't have the time under my belt back then to notice some of the more subtle things to look out for but i sure learned the hard way the first time round.
It saved me the 2nd time round and allowed me to continue playing poker without having to start all over again trying to build a stack.
In a sense they were both bad beat situations, but you know what, in a bigger picture sense, i feel that those beats helped my game and my understanding of the hidden dangers that are out there.
These days i will still lose my stack to similar situations in a tournament, but i cant see it happening again in a hurry in a ring game.
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A: Laid on their backs they are both F***ed.
I have folded pockets Aces loads of times when I know I am being beaten, (or at least so paranoid that I believe it) - as with cowboys with an Ace in the flop.
But the biggest hand I ever laid down was for a tiny pot, where I had what I thought was at the time the nut flush with Ace Queen, (I was technically wrong), hoping someone would be trying their luck with a king of hearts, so I bet enough to milk the player in drawing for another heart on fourth street or the river.
I thought all my Christmases had come at once when I saw him raise all-in after the 8 of hearts hit and before I hit call - I saw what heart it was... there was a straight flush potential out there. I thought soooo long about it, that I actually timed out . The guy showed his hand, and and he had two hearts too. King and a 7 - the 7 giving him a straight flush .
I was relieved I didn't lose my money - but I don't know if it counts, because I am really not sure if I would have called it if I had more time!!
Biggest hand that should not have been called but was...
In a live game, just recently, I saw my housemate, raise the pot to £50 all-in on the flop in middle position, with top two pair (Aces and Tens) to kill off a club flush draw, only to have one of the scariest men I have ever seen, call the £50 and hit his flush on the river . If it was me I would have hit Tilt and known better to bring more money to the table, but he did and made back his loss with a bit of profit too .
I like the thread - keep the posts coming - it makes for a good read!
PS - I have tried to use as many of the smileys as I could in one post - But I had missed out and of course .
In truth, I feel a bit more wiser - and I would like to think I would actually have the strength to reach over and click FOLD.
Cheers for your post.
I posted this thread right after losing a big pot in an MTT and realized that i really should have layed it down:
had 23s in the BB and saw a flop of 33J or something like that
i bet, a guy raised big and i called.
turn brought a blank and i bet again, and again he raised
I should have stopped right then and there and thought 'what does he have?'
i mean if he has a 3 which he most likely does, then i'm beat (unless of course he has 23 like me; then we tie)
he could have top pair, but in an unraised family pot, why would you raise the BB with a dangerous flop like that?
JJ for an overfull also possible, and i'm a huge dog in that case.
So basically the only situation that i'm ahead is if he has top pair or a PP
Either way I couldn't let go of the hand and ending up stackin off vs his bigger kicker because I didnt take the time to stop and think; something essential to playing poker
When I have the strength to put hands like that down - and not because I time out like a lame duck - I know I will have progressed as a poker player.
Thank you for the post, at least I get to learn without having to lose my little measely bankroll!
Last week i think it was, in a Nightly series game i laid down a full house because of single J.
Had made the boat on the turn but the bet was called and by the river my chip stack was threatened when faced with an all-in push.
There are 2 questions thanks to Poker Night Live i always ask myself now when facing resisitance in a betting scenario - what could he be holding and is it beating me.
Well this time it worked as he too had made a boat with thanks to the only card on the board that could have hurt - the J, it had come down in the flop, stayed out of my way but would have been the killer card had i called.
Layed my full house down and saved myself 1,000 chips and finished 2nd.
Those are the subtle things you have to look out for, and you did it with style.
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the boran showed 3456 all hearts i had a 2 of hearts thorugh many re raises i wasnt in for too much but my opponet pushed everything he had, 300 dollars it had taken me 2 weeks to gain up to my 500 and i didnt want to lose it all and i wasnt pot commited i layed it down, i layed down a strait flush and the dude had the 7 of hearts I KNEW IT. (HAPPENED ON STARS, WHAT A SURPRISE)
This is not my story, I saw it live!!! I was in Vegas and this poor kid young probably barely 21 sat down at a table(I think he sat with $500 but it was last year @ WSOP and I have a horrible memory) and his first hand he was dealt was KK!!!!!!!!! The board came K A X A K!?!?!!? Anyone want to take a guess as to what happened?...... He lost with quad K's to quad A's! I felt so bad for the kid!!! Anyone think that they would have layed down that hand?
I've laid down Aces full of Kings.
Hand, KK
Board, TAAKA.
I played the hand stupid and was trying to slow play the aces up, then the Kings full. I was up against AK, I did lay it down on the river though. Good laydown, bad play up to that point. Opponent showed.. I kicked myself once I realized I was behind the whole way from the flop.
a stright flush
playing two tables at the same time. I was in both pots with a flush draw on one and a full house made on the flop in the other, the board paired and the raiser went all-in i quickly folded and relized i passed my straight flush, would have been big!!!!!! he had full house
I mucked an ace high flush in a tournament.
My opponent bet aggressive the entire hand and the flop brought JJ6, turn was 8, and river was 6.
I hit my flush on the turn and tried to push him out but he called. When he went all in on the river, I knew I was probably beat. The tourney was 1 person from the cash, so I folded.
It was either a hell of a lay down, or he bluffed the hell out of me. Either way, I cashed in the tourney, so it's all good.
Best hand I laid down was a boat Js over Ks. Had pocket Js and flop came J K K . Made a big bet and was reraised. Just knew villian had K J . I folded it and he showed me his hand. He had it. Biggest lay down I ever did.
Now if I could only fold other hands that I get I would improve my bankroll.
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laid down a set of 8s on a A82 flop in 109 dollar buy-in tourney once...i was a bigstack at the time... i open-raised 3x BB... he re-raised, i called him, led out the flop with a pot sized bet, he calls... led the turn with another pot sized bet... he re-raises twice that.... i re-raise HIM, and he moves all in... after about 40 seconds of thinking i was convinced he had AA and laid it down.. he never showed me but he said he had AA..


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The Roar Before The Rolex 24, the three-day test session for the historic 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 28-29, kicked off on Friday at Daytona International Speedway.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla., -- The Roar Before The Rolex 24, the three-day test session for the historic 50th Anniversary of the Rolex 24 At Daytona on Jan. 28-29, kicked off on Friday at Daytona International Speedway.
Between GRAND-AM Rolex Sports Car Series and Continental Tire Sports Car Challenge, 112 cars are tackling the twists and turns of Daytona's road course preparing for the Rolex 24 At Daytona Weekend. As the cars hit the track on the first day of the Roar Before The Rolex 24, it was clear that teams are taking this weekend's test as seriously as any event on their 2012 schedules.
A few teams also announced their driver line-ups for the twice-around-the-clock challenge including Michael Shank Racing, which unveiled their team for the No. 60 Riley-Ford. This year's race marks Michael Shank Racing's ninth consecutive running at the Rolex 24 At Daytona.
"I have kind of the original team that I started with kind of back in 2006 with AJ Allmendinger, Justin Wilson, John Pew and Oswald Negri," said owner Michael Shank. "I'm really glad we were able to put these guys back together."
"I feel good about the race team," said Allmendinger. "In the short amount of time that we have had with the new Riley, the car has been really good and I think we just have to keep developing it over the three day test. We're going to have a really good shot at this thing.
"There's a reason I always love doing this race – I think it's the prestige of it and the way it kicks off the season obviously here at Daytona for us Cup guys. When it comes to the Cup side of it and the Penske organization, it's the best opportunity that I've ever had."
This past month has been a whirlwind for Allmendinger. He signed to drive the No. 22 Shell-Pennzoil Dodge for Penske Racing and participated in the recent World Karting Association Daytona Kartweek.
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I am creating a set of erotic (adult oriented) photographs for commercial use on a website. Will my pictures infringe IP rights if branded items (such as a pepsi can, apple computer, t-shirt with logo, pillow case with logo, etc ) appear in my photographs? No such items will be the focus of any shot but rather will only appear incidently, ie in the background of a shot or possibly on a bed or model featured in a shot.
I agree with Attorneys Burdick and Butterman and will go even further: There is NO risk that the incidental appearance of some company's trademark in your adult-themed photographs will cause consumers to falsely believe that the brand owner is affiliated with, sponsors, or endorses you or the photographs. There is NO infringement.
The brand owner's second argument is that the presence of its mark in an adult-themed photograph will "tarnish" the favorable associations that consumers have with the mark. So, the argument goes, consumers will think less of Coke whenever a Coke can appears in the background of a photograph if a naked lady appears center frame. The syllogism is patently silly: a photograph of a naked lady is "bad" so if a Coke can appears in that photograph then Coke must also be "bad."
There is NO empirical evidence that consumers make any such connection between the substantive content in art and marks shown incidentally but brand owners in their childish fits of self-righteous "brand protection" efforts go all group-think in the head and so sue and sue and sue whenever their marks are used in ways they don't control.
In short, the law permits incidental use of marks in art. But you'll be sued anyway.
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If your photos can be construed as being endorsed by or affiliated with the products, or your photo's subject matter causes an unflattering association with their brand, then you could expose yourself to a suit for trademark infringement, trademark disparagement, and trademark dilution.
You can understand why a well-known brand like Pepsi wouldn't want their product anywhere near anything sexually themed. They've spent a ton of money to establish their brand in the marketplace, and they obviously wouldn't want it tainted. Your photos may be very classy and high-end, but I wouldn't expect a TM owner to see it that way. I'd avoid including any recognizable TMed product in your photos.
I'd also consult an IP lawyer to make sure you're not treading on anyone's IP rights, and to make sure you copyright your photos when they're done, perhaps as a series.
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In the abstract, an incidental appearance of a branded item in the background (out-of-focus, partially obscured, etc.) may not be a problem, but if the "incidental" appearance is more prominent such that the commercial use of the picture could be construed as being endorsed by or affiliated with the branded products, then there could be an trademark infringement or dilution issue. This is not a question that can be answered in the abstract, except in general terms. Indeed, the devil is in the details. It would be prudent to have a trademark attorney review the photographs to determine what, if any, issues it may raise.
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If the appearance of the products is, as you say, truely incidental, it is legal. Also, there are few consumers who could be confused into thinking most of those brands sponsor, endorse or are associated in any way with XXX films. However, the fact that you ask tells me there is more to this than just that. For example, some of the things that would surely get you sued:
1. Having a porn queen using a Coke bottle and then saying "That's The Real Thing".
2. Having kinky sex scene on a MacBook laptop and saying "Think Different!"
3. Putting a Superman "Diamond S Shield" logo labeled "Super Stud" on a porn star.
You can see why a brand does not want those images.
The safest thing is to not do this, as the threshold for major brands to object is much lower for porn and judges and juries are not very sympathetic.
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Bruce, you stole the words right out of my mouth.
Guilty as charged. LOL "Great minds think in the same gutter." -L. Flynt
LOL, "Great minds often run in the same gutter" A. Einstein [Although, he was referring to inertia of thought and resistance to new ideas]
All of the above advice is great and spot-on but I know from experience that using any well-known brand in association with porn is asking for trouble and at least a cease & desist letter should be expected. Companies with signficant branding programs are particularly sensitive to the tarnishment of their brands through association with porn and highly aggressive in trying to stop that association whether or not incidental or "legal" and justified in asserting such claims. You can claim the use is incidental or not a focus of the shot (what would be that is not the naked actor or actress?) but the bottom line is that you likely will have to invest time and money arguing this with Pepsi or Apple or whatever other brand is used and you should ask yourself if that is really worth it and budgeted in your photography. However much you budget, it likely won't be greater than the budget of the company whose brand you use.
Alex Butterman is a trademark attorney with Staas& Halsey LLP (http://www.staasandhalsey.com), a Washington, D.C. IP boutique law firm. Alex is admitted to the bars of Washington, D.C., New York and New Jersey but, unless otherwise specified, the answer is intended to be general enough to apply to any U.S. state and based primarily upon his knowledge and experience with applicable federal laws. The opinions expressed are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of his firm, Avvo or other attorneys. This answer is for general information purposes only and is not intended to be and should not be taken as legal advice. No attoreny-client relationship or obligations are established herein, although consulting an attorney to discuss your specific situation is strongly recommended. This is especially true of trademark law and probably any area of intellectual property law because TM law is so fact-specific and full of esoteric nuances and exceptions, that more often than not there does seem to be harm in handling a trademark matter without consulting an experienced trademark attorney.Ask a similar question
Let's be practical. Incidental use of a brand in a manner that does not cause consumer confusion is perfectly legal most of the time. But sometimes even incidental use may have a tendency to tarnish the reputation of the brand, resulting in "trademark dilution". Most famous brand owners do not want to be associated with erotic or pornographic photos---and many of them will sue to stop such uses. You might win such a suit---in fact in my view you should wins such a suit on First Amendment and other grounds. But law suits are expensive--and the moment you are sued you will have to pay substantial amounts in legal fees to defend yourself--with no assurance of success. We are not talking about a couple of thousand dollars here---we are taking tens of thousands of dollars or more. It is up to you whether you want to incur these risks and costs, but if I were in your shoes I would not do so.Ask a similar question
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Chubb Corporation (NYSE:CB) just capped off a good year with a fine 4th quarter, eliciting indifference from the markets.
Shares are currently trading in the neighborhood of 50, at a P/B of 1.1 and a TTM P/E of 9.4. Property and casualty insurance companies are not getting any respect.
Chubb, best of breed, has been written up favorably by Barron's and still can't attract any attention. Perhaps fear of credit crisis claims in its Professional Liability business is depressing share prices.
The Value Creation Proposition – As an investor, it can be very comforting to be able to point to a steadily increasing book value. It is reassuring to look past the quarterly ups and downs, the vagaries of mark to market and GAAP accounting, and focus instead on the long term progress of your metric.
CB's tangible book value per share has increased 10.5% per year for the past ten years, and 12.1% for the past five. Meanwhile, the company has paid a dividend, currently yielding 2.82%. This is a fabulous accomplishment when set against the lost decade of the S&P 500.
Over the past 7 years CB's midpoint price/tangible book ratio is 1.32. Projecting tangible book value to reach 47.50 by the end of this year, and applying a 1.32 multiple, I develop a midpoint price target of 63 per share, a 26% increase from today's price.
Except for 2009, CB has traded above a multiple of 1.5 at some point during every year for the past 10. That would be 70 if book value develops along the lines projected.
Asset Quality - Like most insurance companies, Chubb publishes two book values – GAAP and nonGAAP. Chuub's nonGAAP metric is book value with available-for-sale fixed maturities at amortized cost, 44.37 as of 12/31/2009. GAAP Book value came in at 47.09. Mark to market cuts both ways. The quality of Chubb's assets is not an issue.
Ample Capital – A common ratio used to asses the capital adequacy of property and casualty insurance companies is premium/surplus. Years ago, 2 was pretty much the norm, as long as a company stayed under that it was OK. The most recent conference call featured a question on Chubb's premium to surplus, in which an analyst questioned whether with a ratio of .76 the company might not want to consider doing something with the excess capital.
Management is not really interested in doing acquisitions. Chubb employs skilled underwriters and is known for a sound and conservative approach to the business. My guess is that management doesn't want to get into a lot of culture clash trying to integrate a company run on another basis.
Chubb has a history of buying back shares and can be expected to continue that practice. At today's prices that activity will reliably increase shareholder value. There is also a dividend, 2.82% at today's price.
Operations – From the 10-K:
Chubb is a holding company for a family of property and casualty insurance companies known informally as the Chubb Group of Insurance Companies (the P&C Group). Since 1882, the P&C Group has provided property and casualty insurance to businesses and individuals around the world. According to A.M. Best, the P&C Group is the 11th largest U.S. property and casualty insurance group based on 2007 net written premiums.
The P&C Group is divided into three strategic business units. Chubb Commercial Insurance offers a full range of commercial insurance products, including coverage for multiple peril, casualty, workers' compensation and property and marine. Chubb Commercial Insurance is known for writing niche business, where our expertise can add value for our agents, brokers and policyholders. Chubb Specialty Insurance offers a wide variety of specialized professional liability products for privately and publicly owned companies, financial institutions, professional firms and healthcare organizations. Chubb Specialty Insurance also includes our surety business. Chubb Personal Insurance offers products for individuals with fine homes and possessions who require more coverage choices and higher limits than standard insurance policies.
Over the past ten years Chubb has been involved in some difficult insurance situations, such as Katrina, asbestos liability and toxic waste. Based on long term results management has handled these challenges well.
Credit Crisis D&O and E&O – As a large writer of D&O (Directors and Officer's Liability) and E&O (Errors and Omissions), Chubb has faced claims arising from the credit crisis. The question here would be whether the company has adequately reserved for the losses in question. The most recent conference call includes a fairly long discussion of the topic. After reading it, I lean toward the view that management has a good handle on the issues and that the reserves reported are accurate.
Back when the backdating of employee stock options was an issue, there were similar discussions and concerns. The company's views on their ultimate losses proved accurate, establishing credibility as far as I'm concerned.
Operational vs. Investment Risk – From the foregoing it is evident that Chubb writes some lines of business that other carriers find difficult. Set off against that, the extremely conservative asset quality and the generous if not excessive capital devoted to the business provide stability and the ability to handle underwriting or loss difficulties as they arise.
If a line of business experiences above average losses, prices increase until there are excellent profits available. To take advantage of such situations, capital is required, not always easy if recent results have been unsatisfactory. Chubb's strong balance sheet will be an asset the next time this situation develops.
Summary – Over a period of time Chubb has developed strengths in high end personal lines, niche commercial, and professional liability insurance, backed by underwriting expertise and an agency plant that understands and serves the types of business and policyholders involved. Some competitors, such as AIG, have experienced financial stress, while Chubb is well capitalized. Insurance is a competitive business: however, Chubb is an extremely capable competitor.
Strategy – Suitable for the dividend or buy and hold investor: a right size position would a good addition to any portfolio focused on that type of investment. Today's prices are attractive.
For investors who use options, Chubb's relatively low implied volatility and dividend create a situations where in the money LEAPS are moderately priced and can be used to provide a combination of leverage and clearly defined downside exposure. The sale of some shorter term out of the money calls, along the lines of the covered call strategy, can be considered in order to generate some income and provide a little bit of a hedge against a price decline.
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There's no getting around it - the world of open source/free software is pretty Balkanised. So much so, in fact, that many leading lights can't even agree on what to call the sprawling ecosystem of non-proprietary software. This means it can be far from obvious where to go for the best possible information on the topic, whether you're trying to learn some Linux basics or keep up with the latest developments. Here's a brief overview of the most useful open source websites that, we hope, will help take you from "what's a kernel?" to "I have a favourite distro."
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The engine behind every version of Linux is the "kernel" - a basic framework that allows applications to interact with the computer's hardware. Kernel Newbies, as you might have guessed, is a great resource for those looking to gain a better understanding of the fundamentals of Linux, with an active and helpful community.
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Business-focused Linux Magazine is another font of dedicated open source news coverage, featuring in-depth articles, reviews and commentary.
9. The H Open
German publishing house Heinz Heise's English-language site The H Open publishes breaking open source and free software news, as well as previews and interviews.
10. DistroWatch
DistroWatch aims to be a clearinghouse for many types of information about Linux distributions, but it might be best known for its rankings, which are calculated by the number of views a given distro's information page gets. It's seen as an informal and highly unscientific gauge of which distros are "hot" at a given moment.
11. The Linux Documentation Project
Need a how-to on setting up a Web server? Guide to network administration? The Linux Documentation Project's got you covered. Get reading!
12. GitHub
Built around Git, an efficient version control system for software designed for use with open source projects (by no less than Linus Torvalds), GitHub is a massive online repository of code. It's difficult to overstate its importance to open source development.
13. GNU.org
"GNU's Not Unix," as the oh-so-clever recursive acronym says, but GNU.org is still an integral part of the free software world. The site is a clearinghouse of news and information about the GNU Project, which is a movement toward strictly free software, to the exclusion of anything copyrighted or proprietary in any way.
14. Planet Gnome
Blog aggregator Planet Gnome pulls together entries from a wide range of writers on open source, free software and other topics, and presents them in an ongoing stream. It can be a bit overwhelming, but there's lots of good stuff to read here.
15. Stallman.org
The godfather of free software and one of the most influential thinkers in the world of computing, Richard Stallman has a personal site which is a fascinating read if you found GNU.org whetting your appetite for more about software freedom. While he's undeniably eccentric - some might find the left-wing polemics a little much, and heaven help you if you use the term "open source" instead of "free software" around him - his more digitally focused work is highly thought-provoking.
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