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An Empirical Investigation of the Strategic Use of Debt
In this paper I test whether there are strategic considerations in the making of fiscal policy. The general idea is that if a government anticipates the possibility of defeat in the next election it will try to use the debt strategically in order to influence the policy of its successor. Previous empirical studies have either rejected the strategic explanation of debt or have not been able to isolate this effect. I argue that these findings might be due to potential difficulties with the data sets used. To come to grips with these problems I make use of a data set from Swedish local governments. The main advantages of this panel data set are the institutional and constitutional homogeneity of the sample and the large number of observations from elections, nearly 2000. The main findings of this paper strongly suggest that there are strategic considerations in the making of fiscal policy. A right-wing government accumulates more debt during its term of office if it thinks that it will be defeated as compared to when it expects to remain in office. On the other hand, a left-wing government decreases the level of debt the higher the possibility of its defeat. Moreover, the larger the inherited debt the more a newly elected government has to reduce spending. These results are consistent with the predictions from a model developed by Persson and Svensson (1989).
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Detroit Tigers vs. Seattle Mariners
Prediction: Seattle -104 baseball odds (April 17th 2013)
The Mariners are showing some excellent value at home as a small odds favorite with their ace Felix Hernandez on the mound. Hernandez is one of the elite pitchers in the game and has had his way against the Tigers in his career. He's 9-2 with a 2.65 ERA over 12 starts against Detroit. The Tigers will counter with Max Scherzer, who is a mere 1-0 with a 4.91 ERA and 1.182 WHIP in his two starts this season. The last time Scherzer faced the Mariners, he was rocked for five runs on 10 hits in just five innings of work.
Detroit is the better team overall and the one likely headed to the playoffs, but Seattle is not getting enough respect at -104. The Tigers are just 8-19 against the money line in road games with a line of -100 to -125 over the last two season. Seattle on the other hand is 19-4 against the money line at home with a line of -100 to -125. Simply too much value to pass up. BET THE MARINERS!
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Mailbag: What's Pedro value to Mets?
Beat reporter Marty Noble answers Mets fans' questions
By Marty Noble / MLB.com
-- Alvin F., Detroit
How can it be right, you ask? Well it is. The won-loss record in his games may or may not reflect the quality of his performance. But there is that sense in baseball that "you are what your record says you are." The Mets won 17 of Martinez's 31 starts in 2005. And their record in his 23 starts last season was 11-12. So in two seasons, he made 54 starts. The Mets' winning percentage in those games is .519. They won 152 of the 270 games he didn't start. That yields a .563 winning percentage.
Their performance in his games can be discussed, questioned, rationalized and, if you want, dismissed. But those are the numbers. And they can't be denied.
People like to look for reasons -- defense, support, et al. And some can be found. But since Steve Carlton won 27 games for the 1972 Phillies, who won only 59 games, a lot of reasons look like excuses. It's possible to win 20 games for a poor team. See Tom Seaver with the Mets from 1973-76 or Mel Stottlemyre with the Yankees teams that followed the 1949-1964 dynasty. It's possible to lose games for a good team. That's why baseball is the least predictable game.
Does Martinez have value to the Mets? Of course. Was he a great pitcher? Absolutely, though not last season, when injuries undermined him and only on occasion was he special in 2005. He could have pitched more effectively each season.
It seems to me that the Mets are pretty much planning an in-season makeover of their pitching staff with Martinez, Duaner Sanchez, Guillermo Mota and maybe Mike Pelfrey or Philip Humber. Now, I read general manager Omar Minaya saying pitchers like the rookies Joe Smith and Kevin Mulvey could help after the All-Star break. What's going to happen to Tom Glavine, Oliver Perez, Orlando Hernandez and John Maine? What do you think?
-- Grant S., Buffalo, N.Y.
Minaya isn't vowing to make over the team. But if Sanchez isn't ready to begin the season, what would you have Minaya do with him when he is ready? Freeze him? Same with Martinez. Mota isn't necessarily going to be added to the roster when his suspension ends after 50 games. And Pelfrey and/or Humber could go north for April. Minaya is talking possibilities only. And with Smith and Mulvey, the possibilities aren't too great, though everyone -- Minaya, manager Willie Randolph and pitching coach Rick Peterson -- likes Smith.
We're not even to the first exhibition game, and the Mets' rotation is breaking down. The Mets are going to regret not going after Barry Zito harder. Why did they bring in Sandy Alomar Jr.?
-- Michael T., Staten Island, N.Y.
Why don't we wait to see who makes the Opening Day roster and see how the arthritis affects El Duque?
I heard you say in a radio interview you would include Jerry Koosman on any Mets' all-time team. Maybe if you have a 10-man staff, but with a five-man rotation, there's no way he beats out any of these: Tom Seaver, Dwight Gooden, Martinez, Glavine, David Cone, Bret Saberhagen and Frank Viola. They all won Cy Young Awards. Koosman won 20 games just once.
-- Steven E., Huntington, N.Y.
Of the pitchers you listed, only Seaver (three) and Gooden (one) won their Cy Young Awards as Mets. For that matter, only Seaver, Gooden and Cone had better seasons as Mets than Koosman who, incidentally, won 21 games with the Mets in 1976 and 20 with the Twins three years later. He also won 19 for the ninth-place Mets in 1968.
My selections were based exclusively on the performances of pitchers when they were Mets. If I chose my team the way you apparently think I should -- considering a player's entire career -- Warren Spahn would have been the No. 1 pitcher, and the outfield might be Willie Mays, Duke Snider and Rickey Henderson.
Have a question about the Mets?
E-mail your query to MLB.com Mets beat reporter Anthony DiComo for possible inclusion in a future Inbox column. Letters may be edited for brevity, length and/or content.
And you omitted Nolan Ryan.
Because his father is a sportswriter, does David Newhan cut writers any extra slack?
-- Robert D., Los Anegles
Interesting observation/question. I don't know him that well yet. But he is pleasant, well-spoken and accessible. I imagine he is that way with most people, so I don't see his demeanor as "cutting slack" for writers. He just might be a nice guy.
For those unaware, Newhan's father is Ross Newhan, formerly of the Los Angeles Times and winner of the J.G. Taylor Spink Award, which is Hall of Fame recognition for a baseball writer.
With Ichiro Suzuki in his walk year, is it possible we could see an outfield of Ichiro, Carlos Beltran and Lastings Milledge in '08? Would he bat second in this lineup? Could he be had before the trading deadline this year to give the Mets more leverage to sign him to a long-term contract?
-- Sean F., Wellington, Fla.
Well, this one is from out of left field -- or right field, you might say. Anything is possible. But the Mets believe they have the components of the future outfield in the Minor Leagues right now -- Carlos Gomez and Fernando Martinez; not for 2008 perhaps, but for 2009. I doubt the club would commit to a multi-year contract -- and it would take that to lure Ichiro -- with all the young outfield talent it has and when adding a starting pitcher and, perhaps, a catcher might be a greater priority next year.
But it would be something to see him play hit and run with Jose Reyes on base.
Am I the only person who thinks the Mets made a mistake by not resigning Steve Trachsel? El Duque is already hurting in 2007. It amazes me how much people love Oliver Perez and his 6.00-plus ERA. He would have been a goat in Game 7 of the National League Championship Series if not for one of the greatest catches in the history of baseball by Endy Chavez. And people want Perez in the rotation. Yet people point out Tracshel's 4.97 ERA as being bad. I see him as a guy who will start 30 games and be a consistent starter.
-- Billy M., Tallahassee, Fla.
I can't shoot many holes in what you say. But Perez clearly has a higher ceiling than Trachsel, and the last month of Trachsel's time with the Mets -- his absence from late regular-season games and his performance in the postseason pretty much ushered him out of New York. The Mets won 20 of his 30 starts. If Perez makes 30 starts -- i.e., if he pitches well enough to be part of the rotation for the entire season -- the Mets will be delighted.
OK, those Rusty Staub memories were great. One more, about my all-time favorite Met: There's Staub, after getting his eighth consecutive pinch-hit, as he stood at first base taking off his batting gloves, receiving a full hats-off homage from the pitcher, Rick Reuschel. Do you think such a gentlemanly scene could happen again?
-- Sandy N., Cornwall, Conn.
That sort of thing never has happened all that much. Some people were offended when the Cubs congratulated Mark McGwire on his 60th home run in 1998. They thought the sense of competition had been compromised. But most folks seemed happy with the Red Sox's response to Roger Clemens' supposedly final appearance at Fenway, as a Yankee. So go figure.
The one I wanted to see -- but it never happened -- involved Cal Ripken and Bill Pulsipher, the former Mets pitcher. Pulsipher planned to tip his cap to Ripken, from the mound, in an exhibition game. The perfect setting. I doubt anyone would have been offended.


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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God (John 1:1)
John 1:1 is one of the most esoteric verses in the Bible that alludes to the mystery of Creation. But what was or is the genesis of the Word? It can only be a Sound. Sound antedates language which, in turn, antedates the alphabet that has given rise to the written word. Written words exist today because at one point in time, we decided to label the sounds we have heard.
In this sense, therefore, if we would like to extract an alternative truth statement from John 1:1, it is this: In the beginning was the Sound, and the Sound was with God, and the Sound was God!
What an intriguing possibility! God's primordial manifestation as a Creative Force was a Sound. This postulate is the foundation of mantras and by extension, our oracion in Philippine esoteric tradition. If mantras and oraciones have power, it is because they tap into the original manifestation of God's power which is a Sound. Hence the Names of God as the source of power in our orasyon. The Secret Names are Sounds the invocation of which can give a magickal operation the power it needs to accomplish something.
A tradition in the Indian mantra meditation, for example, identifies one of these original sounds of manifestation in the AhRa KaRa Mantra. AhRa KaRa is a mantra for manifestation.
You may want to try this:
1. Pick a goal that you urgently WANT and is good for all concerned. This may be a new job, a new car, a happy relationship, etc. Be sure to have an intention that you and everyone concerned will benefit somehow from this goal being true.
2. Think about (vividly imagine) your intention being true WHILE you make the sound " AhRa KaRa " (either silently or out loud). Don't worry about HOW the goal will happen. Just vividly imagine it, eyes closed, WHILE you make that sound.
3. Do this as OFTEN as you feel like it until you come up with the desired manifestation.
In the Philippines, we have our version on the quest for the Secret Names of God that can be found in Nature itself. An interesting discussion thread on this has been started by one of our Forum members here.


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Frayed Knights - Talk Ain't Cheap
Time for an update on Frayed Knights. Here's a snip from Talk Ain't Cheap. Apparently.
I posted my comment on the site, but basically, I don't think it's necessary or cost effective to have different responses depending on which parts of a quest you have completed and which parts you haven't. Hopefully there is some sort of quest log that will show you that information, without having to code 4 or 9 extra different responses for each NPC.
[QUOTE=wolfing;1060999659]I posted my comment on the site, but basically, I don't think it's necessary or cost effective to have different responses depending on which parts of a quest you have completed and which parts you haven't. [/
Well, I think, if it isn't too much work, then it would be a nice touch, and make the NPCs feel more "alive".
But I agree : This works costs time and money, essentially.
[QUOTE=Alrik Fassbauer;1060999688]
On the other hand, writing is definitely something an indie can do. An indie can't keep up on the graphics front and won't have full VO (I assume) - but they also aren't constrained by a publisher's word limit or the requirement to record every line.
Part of it is my hope to communicate better to the player what's going on. I hate it in RPGs when I've got something that I *think* should progress a quest with an NPC ("Hey, look, I have your ex-husband's head in this bag, here….") and nothing happens because the designer assumed you'd be returning with both the head AND the left ankle-bone, and you somehow overlooked the ankle-bone.
Do your development tools somehow support this process, RC? It would be nice I guess, to have a dedicated quest editor that automatically helps you track conditions and maybe even generates the necessary iterations of dialog slots. I imagine for more involved quests it can get really hard to track all relevant conditions?
Just an outsider suggestion that's all.
I want to second wolfing on this…. however I am gulity of the exactly same thing as RampantCoyote on Tactica: MoF…. I keep doing lots of cool stuff, features and so on…. the problem is the more you add the closer you get to vaporware so to speak…. it is really hard to find the balance between good enoug, too little or too much… and I think it is the main thing which prevents an indie game from being succesfull.
I saw a mudcrab yesterday.
1. Rumours?
2. Goodbye.
As far as tools - I've been chewing on that. But I really need to define my process better before I try and automate it. In the meantime, my last couple of quests have been a bit simpler.
As far as the other suggestions - you folks are quite right. We're constantly in danger of getting bogged down (though I don't know of any of the games I've worked on in my career where that hasn't been a constant danger), and I need to fight to keep momentum positive. Whatever it takes.
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Guus Hiddink in line to become Netherlands coach after World Cup
Guus Hiddink has revealed he has been lined up to take over from Louis van Gaal as coach of the Netherlands.
Last Updated: 01/03/14 12:29pm
Van Gaal stated after the draw for the 2016 European Championships qualifiers that he would welcome the opportunity to manage in the Premier League and he has been strongly linked with a move to Tottenham at the end of the season.
That would leave the way clear for former Chelsea and Real Madrid manager Hiddink to take charge of his national side, a role he undertook in the 1990s.
Hiddink was head coach of the Dutch side between 1994 and 1998, guiding them to the semi-finals in France where they lost to Brazil on penalties.
The 67-year-old told Dutch broadcaster NOS he has already been in talks with their FA as he looks to put together his backroom staff, with former internationals Jaap Stam, Ruud van Nistelrooy and Giovanni van Bronckhorst linked with support roles.
"I am working with the KNVB (Dutch FA) to create a coaching team around me," he said.
"We will need a few days or maybe a couple of weeks.
"It will be a great team. I will not be a free-wheeling coach. When I do something, I want to do it as well as I can - otherwise I would not do it."
Hiddink has also coached South Korea, Australia, Russia and Turkey and was most recently in charge of Russian Premier League side Anzhi Makhachkala before resigning his post last July.
He was last month appointed as an adviser to the coaching staff of PSV Eindhoven until the end of the season.


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Thread: how long how fast
06-12-2002, 11:24 AM #1Junior Member
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how long how fast
How long should my slalom line be....How fast should the boat be going pulling through a slalom course....What increments does one decrease the legnth of the line?
Hi, I would reccomend getting a sectioned rope. Slalom lines are 75' long. The increments are 15, 22, 28, 32, 35, 38, 39.5, and 41 feet off of the 75 foot mark. I would reccomend that you go through the course at 15 off or 60' of rope. If your just learning I would go as slow as you can with out sinking or the ski not performing. I would also practice turning on the inside of the balls at first to develop your rythm, and then work your way to the outside. It is not easy at first and I would ask for some help from some of the other people around the course. Good Luck, Jay Warren
08-02-2002, 09:23 PM #3Guest
It depends.....experience, ability, and confidence drive the speed of the boat and length of line. It's common for most recreational skiers to each have their "own" speed and rope length. Please be more specific and I'll offer a suggestion.
Slalom speed and rope length
No matter who you are (if you are over 14) I think anything less than 26 miles per hour is probably to slow.
B-mens slalom (novice competition) starts at 28mph - or chose your own speed in increments of 2 mph from 28 up to 36mph. B-women may start at 26?
I also would recommend not using long-line (75ft). 15 off is much easier. I believe that the long-line 36mph pass is actually harder than the 15-off pass at 36.
I always buy a rope with removable sections and take the first section off and use it for a boat rope.
My kids have been skiing since they were 5 and have never skiied long line.
For short people at slow speeds with long rope you can actually find the rope draggin in the water or hitting the top of the wake.
PS. If you are just starting out, don't worry to much about the boat gates. They can psych you out pretty quick.
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Use the longest rope possible and go as fast/slow as you can to make bouys, just be consistant in boat speed.
I would try around 26-28 mph with a 75 ft rope and move up in boat speed up to 36 mph from there. Once you complete the run using both gates at 36 miles per hour, take the next increment of rope out and slow the boat back down.
Increase the boat speed up upon each completed pass of the course.
If you have never skied a course before, Do not use or worry about the gates. Figure out the timing it takes to get around the bouys first. Then add the gates in later. Make sure you can complete a full pass using the gates before you move up in speed.
Good luck. Running the course is a blast and very addicting!!
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In my LSV I get pulled at 34mph at 15' off I am 220lbs and 45 years old
I ski on my course on my old 65 Jobe honeycomb and rec ski on a 67 burner.
Cut an Burn is the true sport.
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If you have visions of skiing tournaments, following the standard progression of speed and line length is a good idea. However, the first thing I do with my ropes is take off the first 15 foot segment and use it for a boat rope. My kids have never skied on 75 ft rope.
Personally - the long line pass at 36 is harder than the 15 off pass. That is why years ago they made it 'legal' to run either 75 or 60 at the slower speeds. When you make the 36mph pass you get credit for two passes, one at long line and one at 15 off.
Words of wisdom: Don't wait too long try shorter and faster.
I spent the better part of 25 years shackled to 15 off at 30mph becasue I thought I had no business going up until I could consistently make the course at that length/speed. In my opinion it was the biggest mistake of my skiing career. A couple of years ago I tried a couple of different really short lengths at 34mph (free skiing), mostly to show off. I found I could make some turns, even at 43 off. I am now using 28 off at 34 for my rough water skiing, and 35 off at 34 for my glass skiing. Clearly I am not going wide enough to actually make the course at those lengths. However, I am having more fun than I have ever had. I also have found that those lengths magnify your defects so they are easier to spot, and hence correct.
The other thing I learned by going shorter, is that you really have a lot more time than you think you do. I find I am now more mentally aware of what I am doing and my body position than I have ever been.
Have some fun.
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I got back into slalom skiing in 2002 (after a 9 year break). I skiied 15 off at 30 mph, if after 10 trys I made a pass I was elated. Now I ski the course about 2 - 3 days per week warm up at 15 off, run 22 off, 75% of the time run 28 off. Last night slowed boat back down to 33 mph after a 28 off pass at 34mph and got 4 bouys at 32 off. Truly addictive.
free skiing at a shorter lenght than you ski in the course is excellent for helping your timing and mechanics. I totally agree with bensonwdby. Also, make 8 or 10 or 12 cuts instead of 6, this helps make six in the course not seem so demanding.
What speed are you running when you free ski?I mess with Texas
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Tow Daddy - I used to ride a 65" Jobe Professional (Honeycomb).. Does yours have the variable textured bottom? My wife still uses it. It must be 30 years old... I replaced it witha 65" Connelly Shortline2. Skied that for a long time also. But then my wieght started going up (about 210 right now). I have gone up in ski length to 68" on a Connelly Concept. As soonas I did this I strated skiing better and have gone up in speed and shortened the rope considerably. I have struggled with wanting to gack to shorter, but I find the bigger ski is a little less tiring and maybe a little more forgiving. I actually had to try to go back to the Shortline doing to a binding issue on the Concept. Made two turns and scrapped it. I considered going back to 67", but I don;t think I would ever consider going shorter at this weight.
Something to think about.
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Schools outside cities are lacking and a target for Maoist insurgents in their civil war with the Nepali government, which is also contributing heavily to the other problems as children become deliberate "soft targets." Many youths flee to the cities or nearby countries such as India to escape the threat of kidnapping and abuse. Even without the conflict, survival is a far bigger concern than education in one of the world's poorest countries, where perhaps 10 percent of homes have electricity and there is roughly one phone line for every 50 residents.
When Kathmandu newspapers mentioned yet another student strike planned during a visit a few years ago, it didn't seem like a big deal. But these aren't the sign-and-chant rallies featuring a mix of activists and class-cutters. The normally swarming streets were deserted. Nearly every business had the iron shutters down except a couple of food stores in the main tourist district that opened for a few hours for those willing to crawl under the still mostly lowered entrances. A taxi driver in the vicinity accepting a fare was surrounded and his car pelted with rocks.
So day six of the 2005 Jazzmandu festival, featuring a performance by several bands visiting Budhanilkantha School - one of Kathmandu's best - was as much a field trip for visitors as students. The day also subsequently offered an unexpected glimpse of some promising youths at work.
Among the few students interviewed at the school familiar with jazz was Samyan Rajbhandari, 18, a guitarist interested in players such as George Benson because "I just find it so melodious compared to other music." He is studying physics and chemistry at the boarding school, where he said students need "a really good reason" to leave campus, so music is a self-taught hobby.
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The performances and reactions from students mostly hearing jazz for the first time wasn't much different than might be seen anywhere. Seated on a worn floor in a bare- bones auditorium, mostly segregated with girls up front and boys in the back, they reacted loudest to fusion-oriented drum solos and chatted among themselves during more subtle - and accomplished - moments. But most interviewed afterward seemed to grasp the essentials of the genre and said they enjoyed the show, even if it probably didn't win many hardcore converts.
"Everybody from different countries came here and they have their different style," said Shraddha Poudel, 13. "I love that."
Haritmani Pokarel said he knew about jazz, but never heard it before the session. "I find it quite interesting," he said, saying some rhythms are similar to Nepali music he is familiar with. "That music has supernatural power to make anything interesting."
Leading off the performances, as they have other days, was the Canadian duo of vocalist Carmen Genest and classical guitarist David Jacques. Their mix of folk-jazz standards and originals (in French, which no student here is studying) wasn't much different than earlier shows, but Genest's energetic singing and lap-slap percussion on songs like "Ticket To Ride" and "Love For Sale" kept students listening.
The Kathmandu fusion group Cadenza got the first real cheers, beginning with a guest vocalist Arpana Rayamajhi, 18, belting out a fast-paced R&B number (although with not quite the energy as a show the previous evening) and drummer Navin Chhettri hammering out a short but comprehensive solo. A percussion-heavy "Afro Blue" was also well- received.
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Just before the crowd in Cairo, Egypt erupted in violence against the U.S. embassy there, CNN's cameras were in the capital interviewing protesters who said that the main purpose for their protest was to have Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman (known as the 'Blind Sheik') released from a U.S. prison. Yet as soon as the riots began, CNN began to push the false story that the riots were sparked by some low-budget American movie that denigrated the Prophet Muhammad.
The very day before rioters stormed the U.S. embassy in Cairo, CNN's Nic Robertson filmed an interview with a handful of Islamists right outside the U.S. embassy. One of those protesters that CNN interviewed was the Blind Sheik's brother, Mohamed al Zawahiri.
The Blind Sheik's brother had an absurd "peace plan" proposal that he thought would end the blood shed between Muslims and the west and it was this so-called plan for peace that formed the basis for CNN's report. But what is more interesting about the interview was that it serves as proof that the riots that happened hours later were not about any movie but were started in order to push for the release of The Blind Sheik.
Egyptian President Morsi has in the past expressed solidarity with Sheik Abdel-Rahman claiming that as Egypt's president he'd work to have the U.S. free the terrorist. Morsi claimed this only two months ago proving that the release of Abdel-Rahman has been a key issue in his country.
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I feel as if Marcus Buckingham has good intentions to lead women toward success, it's just not my vision of success. And his image of a happy woman is nothing like my vision of a happy woman, perhaps because one of us IS a woman. I like to live and let live because I believe each one of us has a unique path--and that once you find that path, you're on the road to your best life. Find Your Strongest Life seemed to promote one lifestyle: high-end exec who flies the red-eye to be sure to catch her son's school play (that also happens to be Buckingham's description of his own wife). If you want to get on the road to success--you want that partnership at the firm and you're struggling to balance the guilt you may feel leaving everything else in life behind, then this is the book for you. Another book you might want to check out is EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE 2.0. I really enjoyed that one.
Well, hmmm. I requested a copy of Marcus Buckingham's book quite awhile ago from a program called BookLookBloggers, but shelved it and then forgot about it. When I reactivated my account (I took a much needed sabbatical from reviewing), there it was, just waiting for my review. So I dug through my overstuffed bookshelves, found the book and sat down with it. Truthfully, I have no clue why I requested this book! I don't care for self-help, life coaching, or anything with 'easy steps'...so I'm kind of disappointed in myself. The book is well written. Marcus knows how to tell a story, and some of the anecdotes he shares are interesting. But, in all honesty, I didn't make it past chapter five. This just isn't the book for me. So I'm going to ask a favor of you, my faithful readers. If you see "Find Your Strongest Life" in your bookstore, or come across it online, check it out. See what you think. And give the book a fair chance. My thanks to my friends at Thomas Nelson Publishing for sending me a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review, and for not holding my tardiness against me:-)
Genre: Self-help Rating: 5 out of 5 stars Summary: Marcus Buckingham teaches readers to look for their strong moments and passions. Women are not happy today, and that seems to correspond with the fact that there are more choices available, especially in the work place. So how do women become happy? They find those things they enjoy the most and choose to recreate them as often as they can. Feelings of being overwhelmed spring from having to little of what strengthens you, Buckingham writes. Of course, you're not going to get your dream job overnight, but it's up to you to keep pushing forward and finding ways to use the strengths that you enjoy. "Career success is a lifelong practice - a potent combination of paying attention, working hard, and gradually pushing your life toward the moments and activities that strengthen you." Review: While I am single and in the beginning stages of life (freshly graduated and looking for work), I got a lot out of this book. I'm disappointed that it's so focused on married women and women in their later years (40s and 50s), but I suppose that goes with the territory of talking about switching careers and finding peace in the middle of stress. The book focuses on how to reorganize your life so that you focus on the positive things and work to enhance the things you're good at that you enjoy. I definitely related to what Buckingham had to say about strengths and weaknesses. He writes that a true strength is something you enjoy and are good at. A weakness can be something that you're good at, but that you don't enjoy and that isn't good for you or doesn't contribute to your happiness. You need to avoid doing the things that drain and bore you, and if you have to do them in the meantime while you push toward a better strength, then you can find ways to put positive spins on the weakness. You can find ways to use your strengths so that your weaknesses won't seem so bad. Buckingham gives several strengths and describes them in detail. He also provides a test online that you can take to find out what your strengths are. I don't put much stock in the test, though, because my results didn't really fit me. But Buckingham makes up for this with the last section of his book, which focuses on specific situations and how to deal with them. It answered some of my questions about my stress over finding work. But I didn't walk away with a solid, I need to do this and this is how I make a decision. Overall, though, I got a lot of encouragement out of this book. It's a lot of obvious content written in such a way that makes you think. I recommend to any woman.
Marcus Buckingham is a credible and gifted author who has created a great resource for women. He shares lots of evident that the women who are the happiest and most fulfilled are those who don't "juggle" everything in their lives. Instead, the women who do the opposite, by having a "strong life," draw in a few important things into them. This book helps woman figure out this life skill, of drawing a select few things that are important to them and then finding strength from these. In order to find their strengths, Buckingham shares a Strong Life Test for woman to take to determine their strong life roles. There are nine roles that emerge through taking the assessment that can really impact your life- through helping you focus on your strengths!
Find Your Strongest Life is a self help book that gives women realistic tips for building or rebuilding a successful life. Marcus Buckingham did an excellent job of examining the obstacles that can stand in a woman's way and prevent us for living a life that is intentional. This book is a great resource for women of all ages and stages in life. After reading this book I have clarity and was able ot develop a strategy to strength various areas of my life. Find Your Strongest Life was an easy read that also allows its readers to identify their lead and supporting life roles. Identifying our preferred life roles allows women to be start thinking about the choices we make. Instead of arbitrarily living life, we can design a life that is authentic and full of integrity. The book refers its readers to The Strongest Life website so that its readers can do an immediate assessment of their life roles. This assessment is another tool that women can use to Find their Strongest Life. The end of the book provides great tactics for tackling a stronger future. There are quick tips for developing a stronger future, a stronger career and how to cultivate stronger children. Reading this book gave me inspiration and motivation to be intentional in living each day.
Powerful book with common sense guidance to see the bigger picture in work in and in life. Following you passion is crucial to not only being happy in what you do but also being top notch in your career field and relationships with other people.
This is my 5th or 6th book now that I have reviewed in the Thomas Nelson Blog Book Review. When I saw Marcus Buckingham's new book "Find Your Strongest Life" I was thrill to be able to read it. Yes I did judge a book buy its cover-well buy its title. I did not know until the book arrived that is book was gear more to women to me say will me a man. So I sit it aside thinking how can I give this a fair review? Well read it and find out! This is what I found Marcus states in the introduction of the book that there are nine life roles that will measures you they are: Advisor, Caretaker, Creator, Equalizer, Influencer, Motivator, Pioneer, Teacher and Weaver. As I read those 9 roles I stop and thought they cover two important women in my life. First be my Mother and next my Wife (not in any particular order). Marcus talks about how you take these roles and find your lead role you then anchor yourself to that lead role and build upon it from there. This book is as old commercial years ago said "maybe strong enough for a man, but it was make for a woman" sure applies to this book. Thanks to Thomas Nelson Company for letting me review this book. I recommend this book to all women who need a little pick me up!
Marcus Buckingham has developed a practical guide for women to help them identify their strengths in order to live more productive, fulfilled lives. This book is a timely tool for use in today's stagnant job market. It is chock-full of advice and tips for the person who's been laid off to the person seeking to make a career change based on their strengths. I was required to take a more comprehensive "strengths" test a year ago by my employer (based on a previous book by Marcus Buckingham) and was pleased to see the results were similar to those I received from taking the condensed version in the Strong Life Test. Knowing your strengths can be life changing. I truly feel content, fulfilled when I am using the strengths God has equipped me with and although I was somewhat disappointed by the lack of scripture references, the book is still a practical tool that can help you know your strengths, your Godly-given gifts, if you don't already know what they are. (Memeber of the Thomas Nelson Book Review Blogger program @ brb.thomasnelson.com)
Marcus Buckingham seems to really understand the struggles that women face. By understanding what struggles women face he is able to give us a plan on how to make our lives stronger. He gives advice on how to make every aspect of your life stronger: work, relationships, raising children, and personal life. I think the ideas make sense to some extent, but the ideas he presents go against all popular ideals. But I think that's the point, obviously what we've been told to do isn't working so a different plan of attack may just be what we need. I liked the ideas and have started to try and use them in my life. It was a fairly well-written book. The information is pretty straight forward and easy to understand. Overall I'd say this was a decent book.
What parts of your life do you find most enjoyable? According to author Marcus Buckingham in his latest book, Find Your Strongest Life, if you focus on these small moments spread throughout each day, your level of personal satisfaction and all-around happiness about life will improve. I conveniently left out the subtitle of Buckingham's book, due to my being a man. If you're interested, it's "What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently." (my emphasis added) So why would a guy want to read, let alone review, a book designed specifically for women? Good point. My wife asked me the same question. Primarily, since the idea of a male strength guru giving women advice on the keys to their personal happiness made me smirk on contact. Perhaps I'm married to someone in the minority, but my wife's first thought on looking over the book was "How does this guy know what women need to do?" Basing his recommendations on numerous surveys and a significant dose of shared experience with his wife, Buckingham doesn't shy away from the tough questions of life, namely work, spouses, kids, and the ultimate need for greater meaning. His ideas make a lot of sense to me; I'm curious to see if working women feel the same way. I felt his emphasis on self was refreshing and bitter all at once; on one hand, I appreciate his call to seriously consider the activities that each of us uniquely enjoys. On the other, he took healthy introspection to the precipice of self-deification and dared me to look over the edge. Uncomfortable to say the least. Ultimately, I enjoyed his encouragement to press forward toward a healthy, unbalanced, fulfilling life. I'm extremely grateful that the online Strong Life test companion to this book is totally free to the public. Unlike his previous tests, Strong Life helps you determine your lead and secondary life roles. Whatever your gender, I highly recommend you Gooogle 'Strong Life Test' to find his site, as it helped me understand that I'm a better teacher/advisor than creative or motivator. Other than an unhealthy preoccupation with self, my only other qualm with the book is its intentional (down to the exclusive use of He pronouns for spouses) bent toward women. I hope he releases a similarly-themed book for men so I may avoid the stigma I've endured in reading this book. All in all, an excellent read.
Marcus Buckingham (@mwbuckingham) has done it again with his latest book release Find Your Strongest Life. This book is primarily targeted for women as the subtitle indicates - "What the Happiest and Most Successful Women Do Differently". Just as in previous releases (Now, Discover Your Strengths and The Truth About You), Marcus pulls from his years of research in to the strengths revolution. His research shows that although women have more opportunity, more advantages then forty years ago, they are less happy today. This book begs to answer the "why" question and provide an opportunity to show how each person can excel in their strength role. He points out that there are roles that women are born to play and are stretched and pulled in different directions and want to be "all things, to all people". In previous strength tests, the goal was to identify your five core strengths that defined you, each one being separate. In this book, he states that they want to pull your strengths together to show what your Lead and Supporting roles would be. These roles include: Advisor - "what is the best thing to do?" Caretaker - "is everyone okay?" Creator - "what do I understand?" Equalizer - "what's the right thing to do?" Influencer - "how can I move to act?" Motivator - "how can I raise the energy?" Pioneer - "what's new?" Teacher - "what can she learn from this?" Weaver - "with whom can I connect?" (p. 102-119) Each person is unique and the Strong Life test helps identify the Lead and Supporting roles of the individual. One of the fascinating points of the book is that he argues that women should strive for imbalance, not balance. Their lives are always trying to fit into a perfectly balanced life - each part being given equal billing when that just isn't the case. This book is chocked full of valuable information including some practical, "How-To's" to help guide your journey as your review your life, find your Lead and Supporting roles, and strive for imbalance while not freaking out your friends and family. Sprinkled throughout the book are stories that showcase the principles in the book, whether success or failure or taking the long way around to seeing their strengths. This is a book that needs to be on every Human Resource desk, in the coaching and training department, and widely read among friends and family. This book has the potential to revolutionize the way women approach life, business, and family when they act within their Lead and Supporting roles. Pick it up today!
Have you ever found yourself wondering why you are in the career field that you are in, or unhappy with the one you don't have. I had the opportunity to read Marcus Buckingham's new book, Find Your Strongest Life. He taps into, what the most successful and happy women do differently. Throughout the book Buckingham tells us stories of a few women and parallels their lives and what it was that placed one as successful and the other dreaming to reach their success. The book is powerful and encourages women to focus on their strengths and NOT their weaknesses. He suggests many tips for recalling moments where you found yourself confident, successful, and happy as well as those times that we weren't. I love the example he gives of his child when he was in first grade. He and his wife are going to his classroom to learn of all the work the children have been working on. Buckingham realizes that this is going to be the first time that he has seen his child's school work in comparison to his classmates. I imagine it is a pretty scary feeling for parents. He says that the first thing they see is a wall of art. And he describes a few pieces as just being great, and then he spots one that is just in pencil and not very good and notices his son's name on the bottom. He shares his thoughts of embarrassment and suggest to his wife that they get him a tutor. When the teacher comes up to them and tells them he wants to show them something. The teacher takes them to another part of the room and shows them their child's math work. They were to have a math equation and then draw a picture. Well, while most children were picking such things as 2+2=4 and had wonderful pictures, his son was picking equations such as 15-8=7 and had a not so great picture. Buckingham immediately notices his son's strengths and is ashamed that he hadn't focused on those in the beginning. Although, I am not a parent, this story reminds me of how often we are trying to fix the areas we aren't as good at, rather than emphasizing on those that we are good at and making ourselves better. One of the other things I love about the book is that Buckingham has included a test and the results. He gives you a site to take the test and then throughout the book allows you to really see what you are good at, and what careers might be a good fit for you. My lead role is: Teacher and my supporting role is Influencer. I will stop now because I know you are dying to go and take the test to find out your roles and getting this fabulous book.
Very rarely am I caught off guard by a book. Before I received a message from Thomas Nelson, as one of their book review bloggers, that this book would be made available to those who were already reading something (usually it's one at a time) I had already decided that this wasn't a book I wanted to read. I had looked through the selections available and something about the title--perhaps it's the editor in me that doesn't like the combination of "strongest" and "life"...something about that irks me...don't really know why--just didn't appeal to me. The thought that this was also written by a man and I questioned how effectively he could really relate to what women are going through also made me look for something else. Then, when this offer came up to review it when I already had a book for review, I decided why not. Perhaps it would be helpful. I had never heard of Marcus Buckingham. I was looking forward to a spiritually uplifting book, that would affirm what God's will was for women (after all this was publisher that specializes in this sort of thing), that would point out even through the examples he gave of women who contacted Oprah after that one show, God can still use those situations; how he pointed out to those women and shared the gospel with them. How he used examples of women in the Bible and Scriptures to validate God's view of women and how He created us and how He views us. The points in the opening chapter were really very interesting. I was intrigued by them and agreed with them -- that women are more stressed out now with all the choices. That "women's lib" for all it's whoopla really hasn't improved life that much for women. We're often too stressed out running from one thing to the other that we can't enjoy life anymore. It's been so ingrained in us that we have to work to be happy...when that's not necessarily true for everyone. But as I read through the introduction and the first couple of chapters it occurred to me there was no mention about the Christian experience. What advantages Christian women have over non-Christian women. I can't imagine what it would be like to go through all that I am without having a relationship in Christ. That's what I expected to see. Perhaps it was because this book was written by a man and from a man's perspective. It's impossible to completely get into a woman's psyche from a male vantage point. Women are very much emotional creatures and I found this book too analytical and not emotional enough. The only time I found my emotions engaged was reading the quotes from those women who contacted Oprah. This is not a book I would highly recommend, though I can't say I wouldn't recommend it at all. As demonstrated by the number of higher reviews, there were some people who liked it. But it is not a book will be recommending for our church library. As a spiritual resource for busy moms and women, it was highly disappointing.
"Find Your Strongest Life" by Marcus Buckingham is being released today but I was given an advanced copy of it to review. Initially I was excited because I LOVED the other two Buckingham books I've read, "First Break All The Rules" and "Now Discover Your Strengths". But when I realized this new book was written specifically for women I thought, "I'm a guy! How on earth is this book going to benefit me?" To my surprise, it was actually very helpful! Buckingham writes about how women can be happier by finding their "strongest life", which he describes as living your life for and through one's strengths rather than dwelling on one's weaknesses. He says that every woman tends to fall into one of nine categories of strength and that they should live every part of their lives from their strengths. If women live in and through their weaknesses then Buckingham says they will be living unfulfilled lives and will always long for something else. This made perfect sense to me because playing to your strengths always brings better results than playing to compensate for your weaknesses. My wife took the Strongest Life Test and her results were spot on! Reading the book then through her eyes really helped me get the most out of it and I learned a lot about how and why my wife thinks the way she does. It helped Stacey evaluate all the commitments she makes and whether or not she really gets to be herself while doing them. Now she has a "language" that helps her articulate why she should or should not do something. This is very helpful for me because, like most husbands, I don't always understand her thinking processes. I definitely recommend this book to women, but I also strongly suggest that every husband read it too. Anything that helps with your marriage is a good thing!
Why would a man write a woman's self help book? Would he have any credibility? Why would a man want to read such a book? In today's world, can a woman truly "have it all"? A fulfilling career full of passion and performance? A belief that she is truly becoming the best, authentic version of herself? A happy, healthy life outside of work? In Find Your Strongest Life, Marcus Buckingham through extensive research has found that "in the last 40 years women have secured for themselves greater opportunity, greater achievement, greater influence, and more money. But over the same time period, they have become less happy, more anxious, and more stressed; and in ever-increasing numbers, they are medicating themselves for it." He reveals the powerful key to bring fulfillment, peace, and control into a woman's life. He also dispels some typical myths about balance, multi-tasking, and being happy by having it all. I found this book little slow and more technical at first but quickly picked up and connected emotionally through actual case studies. To anybody interested in learning, he offers a self-test and guides you through the results. A good portion of the book offers quick reference type tactics for you career, relationships, and just life. This book was has a unique and interesting perspective and can help any woman that is interested. It also will help any man who reads it, as we do not live alone. We have spouses, daughters, co-workers and we need to understand. Highly recommended. This Blog/Review is a result of being a member of Thomas Nelson's Book Review Blogger program : http://brb.thomasnelson.com/
Okay, to preface this entire review I must say that I am probably not the demographic audience for this book. Well Lazer, what demographic are you then? Thats a great question. Male, 18-25, College student. Most likely intended audience for "Find Your Strongest Life"- Female, 25-35, Working Professionals. So, with that being said I will jump into the review having none of the demographic characteristics to give a proper review of it. Marcus Buckingham is a revolutionary strengths based solutions speaker and author. He, in his book "Find Your Strongest Life", gives solutions to many problems facing women in the workforce in trying to "have it all." In the introduction to the book Buckingham says, "'Having it all' means drawing enough strength from life to feel fulfilled, loved, successful, and in control, then that is something every single of of us should aim for and every single one of us can attain." This becomes the reason for the message of the book. The book teaches skills to women that are the reason for living fully such as Catching and Cradling and important moments. At the end of the book there is a section called Strong Life Tactics. In this section of the book there is a host of techniques and ways to build a stronger career, build stronger relationships, build stronger kids, and build a stronger future. Overall, I believe the book to be helpful for women looking to make improvements in their life. The book was organized in a logical and easy to understand manner which would be helpful for people who have little time to do reading for fun. I would recommend this book to my Mom, because she is hungry for success.
This book is really a great, easy to read, and insightful book. It is a realistic and honest approach for women to find what they are most successful at. It seems as though Marcus Buckingham really has great insight into how women are feeling in the current world we live in and he has some practical advice for those that need help feeling happy and whole. I think it is also great for this book to come out at a time when women are feeling like they need to have everything and be everything. Marcus clearly makes it known that this doesn't have to be, that we need to find our "strongest moments" and focus on those if we really want to feel fulfilled in a extremely difficult culture. No longer do you need to pretend to be someone you are not, and this book will give you the help to make this realization a reality. This is not just for business women, this is for all women. I hope to dig deeper and get to know more about my strongest moments. The resources available in the book and through the website are very inpiring. This would make a great group study with a close group of women as well!


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Paul Ashwin discusses the findings from the ESRC-funded 'Pedagogic Quality and Inequality in University First Degrees' in a podcast for the Higher Education Development Association (HEDDA). In the podcast, Paul argues that the quality of an undergraduate education should be defined in terms of the ways in which students engage in a transformational relationship with academic engagement knowledge.
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MIAMI - The Florida Marlins placed shortstop Hanley Ramirez on the 15-day disabled list Monday, prior to the final test of a four- game series with the Milwaukee Brewers.
The move, which is retroactive to May 30, was made because Ramirez has been dealing with lower back inflammation. Ramirez had an MRI which revealed the issue, but did not find any structural damage.
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Hand, a lefty, is 7-1 with a 3.53 earned run average in 11 starts for the Double-A farm club this season. The 21-year-old is expected to make his major- league debut on Tuesday against the Atlanta Braves.


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Subscriber churn in the Australian ISP market
Rapid growth in Internet use, combined with easy market entry by Internet service providers (ISPs), has resulted in a highly competitive supply of Internet services. Australian ISPs range in size from a few large national operators to niche ISPs focused on specialised service. With many ISPs currently not profitable, subscriber retention is an important aspect of survival. This study develops a model which relates the probability of subscriber churn to various service attributes and subscriber characteristics. Estimation results show that churn probability is positively associated with monthly ISP expenditure, but inversely related to household income. Pricing also matters with subscribers preferring ISPs which offer flat-rate pricing arrangements.
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- Gary Madden & Michael Simpson, 1997.
"Residential broadband subscription demand: an econometric analysis of Australian choice experiment data,"
Applied Economics,
Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 29(8), pages 1073-1078.
- Madden, Gary G & Simpson, Michael, 1997. "Residential broadband subscription demand: an econometric analysis of Australian choice experiment data," MPRA Paper 11936, University Library of Munich, Germany.
- Katz, James E & Aspden, Philip, 1998. "Internet dropouts in the USA: The invisible group," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 22(4-5), pages 327-339, May.
- Shane Greenstein, 1998. "Universal Service in the Digital Age: The Commercialization and Geography of U.S. Internet Access," NBER Working Papers 6453, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. Full references (including those not matched with items on IDEAS)