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If I Were Starting All Over Again
Posted by: Jason Fieber (IP Logged)
Date: May 20, 2014 03:04PM
I'll admit I kind of lucked into my situation. I started investing in stocks in early 2010 just as the financial crisis was ending and the broader economy started to roar back. The worst appeared to be behind us and gray skies were clearing. Obviously, in hindsight I didn't know the stock market was about to begin an epic bull run that seen the Dow Jones Industrial Average index climb from 10,500 points in March 2010 to the 16,491.31 level we see today. I would have never thought we'd see 6,000 points added in such a short period of time, but that's what happened.
To be honest, however, I wish we were still looking at Dow Jones 11,000 or so right now. Sure, my portfolio might not be sitting at a value of over $160,000 like it is today, but the value of my portfolio really has nothing to do with my ability to achieve financial independence. Rather, it's the passive income it produces via the individual investments in high-quality companies that reward me as a loyal shareholder with rising dividend payments. And so a cheaper stock market would allow my limited capital to buy more shares, and thus more dividend income.
But such is life. The Dow Jones isn't 11,000 points, and we have to work with the hand we're dealt.
Now, while I'm not just starting out today, I'm still actively investing just like someone who is starting out for the very first time. So I'm in the trenches with you guys here. And while my earlier investments have done quite well in terms of capital gains, we don't invest in the past; we invest current capital in stocks today based on anticipated future performance.
However, if I were doing it all over again, this is what I would do:
Focus On Frugality
I would first and foremost focus on savings. I've said before that the power of savings has a lot more to do with your likelihood of reaching financial independence than your investment performance. Frugality should be your best friend. The broader stock market's general lack of value has nothing to do with your ability to save at least half of your net income, right? Right.
So remember that your portfolio is an engine. The gasoline is fresh capital. And this fresh capital doesn't appear out of thin air. It's attained via your savings. The larger the spread between your income and expenses, the better. And while some people would have you focus on making more money, I think it's easier to focus on the expense side of the ledger. At least at first. How quickly could you go out and make an extra $500? That might require a part-time job or some serious overtime at work. However, cutting $500 out of your expenses would likely be fairly simple. Notice I said simple, not easy.
The key is to save at least half of your net income. If you're netting $6,000 per month, this would probably be easy if you have any desire at all to save and put yourself in a position of power when it comes to claiming your time. However, netting only $2,000 per month might make this more difficult. Difficult, but not impossible.
When I first started this journey more than four years ago it wasn't easy to take a hard look at what I was spending my money on and just start slashing expenses. But would you rather have cable television or financial freedom? A big house or 10 years of time? These are tough choices, but I'll tell you what I did, because if I were starting out all over again I'd do it the same exact way.
The first thing I did was move to Florida from Michigan. I was jobless and broke, and found myself worth less as a 27 year-old man than I was as a baby. The move was meant to accomplish many different goals: Avoid state income tax so I could keep more of my money, live near wonderful beaches for free entertainment, get out of a cold, depressing climate that required expensive heating of housing during the winter, and hopefully make the idea of living without a car realistic due to living in a climate that was friendly to the idea of being car-free. I'm not saying you should move to another state, but it might be worthwhile to question whether the situation you currently find yourself in is optimal for accomplishing your goals.
Forget The Latte
Once I was in Florida and was gainfully employed, I focused on the Big Three – housing, transportation, andfood. These three expense categories suck up most of Americans' money. So before you start wondering if the gas station around the corner is $0.02 cheaper than the one you currently use, it might make sense to take a look at whether the place you live in is too big or too much money, the car you drive too new and expensive, and the food you're eating too large in portions and/or cost.
So I first sold my car. Yeah, I was frightened to get around Southwest Florida without a ride. I mean this isn't New York City where I have a subway at my disposal. But you know what was more frightening? Working at a car dealership until I was 70 years old. So I drove that puppy down to a local Carmax and sold it for a fair price. I had to pay a little money out of pocket to zero out the lien on it – yeah, I had a loan on a used, depreciating asset – but getting rid of that albatross set everything else in motion for me. I was spending about $450 or so per month back then for auto related expenses like the car payment, insurance, gas, and maintenance. That $450 savings meant I needed to save up $154,000 less factoring in a 3.5% portfolio yield. So I figured this one move meant I was more than $150k wealthier. You can argue the math, but the psychological benefit was priceless.
I then decided to start eating like a college kid. I remember when I was 20 years old and spending what seemed like peanuts on food. That's probably because I was eating peanuts. But seriously, I was spending very little on food back then. How was that possible? Well, because the only time I ate at restaurants was when I was working at them. I ate a lot of sandwiches back then. Macaroni and cheese and I were also well acquainted. And I ate my fair share of cheap pizza. Look, I didn't say I ate healthy. I did, however, eat cheaply. And so I revamped my entire food budget, and was able to actually get it all the way down to $114for an entire month at one point. This was the result of a lot of PB&J and ramen noodles. I worked out religiously to counter the effects of a diet that could have been improved, and I don't regret any of it. Although I'm eating slightly healthier these days, eating like a college student for short bursts can have a major impact on your belief of what's possible. Not interested in sandwiches? You don't have to be. Get a slow cooker and get skilled at batch cooking – chicken, rice, and a few vegetables go a long way on the cheap.
Then I moved. I convinced my girlfriend we were spending too much on rent (we were) as I evoked the power of the Rent Is Too Damn High political party, and we packed everything up and moved just down the road to a cheaper apartment that was located on the bus line. The apartment we were living in at the time was about two miles away from the closest bus stop and so I had to get up pretty early to ride my bike down to the stop, chain the bike up, and wait for the bus. No problem, but if we could save money and live right in front of the bus stop, why not? So we did. And we still currently live in that apartment. It's two bedrooms (her young son lives with us) and we pay $925/month, of which I pay half. So I'm spending $462.50 in rent every month. Not too shabby. Could be improved, but could be a lot worse. However, I cringe when I read about people spending $2,000/month on a mortgage or $1,500 for rent. Look, a home is just some walls to protect you from the elements. I understand how people get attached to a home because you raise your kids there and you associate memories with it, but if the roof over your head is costing more than 15% of your net income before factoring in utilities you should probably consider moving.
I made other moves like cutting cable, but really the bulk of my ability to save more than half of my net income for the past four years was in reducing the costs of housing, transportation, and food as much as possible. And I said earlier, these were simple moves, but not easy. It's simple to say move. However, it's difficult to actually pack up and move somewhere else. It was simple to realize that my car was sucking up too much of my free cash flow which could be better used to invest in appreciating assets. However, it was much harder to actually sell it and get around town by bus or scooter. But as I asked recently, what's the bigger sacrifice: living below your means or working for most of your life? Only you can answer that question.
Invest Early And Often
So now that I have my expenses under control, I have some free cash flow to invest. Now that I have capital to work with it's time to get busy, right? Well, it's tough right now due to the aforementioned expensive stock market. However, as I've talked about before you must realize that the stock market is just like any other store or market: there's expensive and cheaply priced merchandise alike within the store. Leave the pricey stuff on the mannequins near the front door to others. You'll want to circle the clearance rack in the back with the other value investors.
So what I'd want to do is first learn a system that works for me on how to analyze and value stocks. I'vewritten about my system in the past, and that's what I use. You may find something different works for you. The key is to stay consistent with it and be open to learning and changing as you grow as an investor. I'm certainly a different investor than I was four years ago, and I'm sure I'll be different four years from now. For reading material, I highly recommend the resources I put together on my Getting Started page.
If I were starting all over again, I'd be investing at least once per month with as much capital as possible. I've tried in the past to invest at least $1,400 per month because my brokerage, Scottrade, charges $7.00 per trade. At $1,400 per purchase, I'm paying .5% in commissions, which I consider pretty reasonable. However, I've invested less when less was all I had. The key is to stay consistent, and invest as early and often as possible. Letting the stock market tell you when to invest is a sucker's game. If I would have listened to the noise that told me a stock market crash was imminent, I would have stopped investing when the Dow Jones hit 14,000 – and we see how that would have treated me. Instead, I've racked up 70 Recent Buy articles – and that's just since the blog went live in March 2011.
Portfolio Construction And Diversification
Since I'm just starting out with a portfolio worth $0, I'm going to be constructing it from the ground up. As such, I'm going to want to start diversifying with every new purchase. So my first month's purchase might be in the energy sector; next month it might be a consumer stock. However, when just starting out this isn't imperative. It's not nearly as important to have a $10,000 portfolio widely diversified as it is a $100,000 portfolio. Diversification will come with time, so focus on value first. However, if I'm able to find value in multiple sectors then I'm going to diversify across these sectors as much as possible as I build the portfolio from the ground up.
Once I have a valuation system set up and I have capital to invest with, I'm going to want to have some type of entry criteria for my investments. After all, there are thousands of stocks that are available for investment in the stock market. But since I'm looking to attain financial independence via passive dividend income, right away I can eliminate any stocks that don't pay a dividend. And since I'm going to need a respectable amount of dividend income off of my portfolio with which to live, I can also eliminate stocks that yield too little to have an effect on my passive income. My quantitative entry criteria if I were starting all over again would be the same as it was four years ago: I'm going to typically look for stocks that have a P/E ratio of less than 20, a yield of more than 2.5%, at least five years of dividend growth, a dividend growth rate higher than inflation by at least a point or two so that my purchasing power increases over time, and an acceptable level of leverage. I'll make exceptions from time to time, especially if the growth rate makes up for a low yield, but I typically try to stay within the bounds I set for myself.
One thing I don't regret looking back on my investments is not targeting higher-yield stocks more often. Typically speaking, higher yield equates to higher risk. And since I work incredibly hard for every dollar that hits my wallet I take risk quite seriously. I remember when my blog went live back in 2011 there were many people stopping by and questioning why I wasn't investing in mREITs that were routinely yielding 15% or so back then. Well, I felt the payouts were unsustainable and the business structure complex. Of course, many of these stocks have collapsed as the payouts have been slashed.
So starting out all over again, I'm going to focus on fundamentals. I want to know how a company makes money. How will they continue to make money? Do customers enjoy their products and/or services? Is the dividend payout sustainable? Is the record of dividend growth respectable and likely to continue? What's the debt load? If a company passes muster, then I want to look at the stock. Is the stock attractively valued? Is the yield acceptable? What's the stock's valuation today compared to what it typically is over the last five or so years? If the company looks good, the stock passes my entry criteria, and I have room for the investment in my portfolio based on diversification, then I'm going to buy the stock.
Attractively Priced Stocks Today
Scanning the stock market, there's not a ton of value out there. However, if I were starting out all over again right now I can easily tell you where my capital is going to go. I'm going to list some high-quality stocks here that have attractive valuations against their historical norms and/or the broader market as a whole, a solid blended yield, acceptable debt levels, lengthy dividend growth records, strong likelihood of continued dividend growth, and wide diversification across industries. Basically, this is a mini portfolio that could easily get one started.
Aflac Incorporated (AFL)
This supplemental life and health insurance company is one of my largest holdings. If I were starting all over again I'd look to build a position right now. The current P/E ratio is 9.53, which is lower than its five-year average of 11. The yield of 2.41% is attractive considering the 10-year dividend growth rate is 16.8%. Assuming a static P/E ratio, one's total return would be the sum of the yield and the dividend growth rate. So even if Aflac grows its dividend at half its 10-year average going forward you're looking at a total return of somewhere around 10%, which should be more than acceptable to most long-term investors. And 31 consecutive years of dividend growth gives me a lot of confidence that AFL will continue to raise their dividend.
Philip Morris International Inc. (PM)
The world's largest publicly traded tobacco company should be a long-term winner. With a P/E ratio of 16.62and an entry yield of 4.38%, you're looking at historical norms in an expensive broader market. And I consider that a win. Philip Morris is one of my larger personal investments and that's because I think for the next 5-10 years we should see dividend growth in the upper single-digits, which when combined with a yield above 4% you're looking at 10% total returns or better. And although regulation and excise taxes are always a concern, PM is widely diversified between numerous countries across the world and as such is able to mitigate these effects.
American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP)
The world's largest (notice a trend?) net lease real estate investment trust is currently offering investors a startling yield of 7.63% on shares at today's price. I recently added to my position with this company because I can't see how owning physical real estate and being able to rent it out at attractive rates isn't an attractive proposition over the long haul. Furthermore, the trust doesn't even need to raise the payout that much in order for one to attain an attractive total return. The yield alone, if able to be maintained, allows for a pretty solid investment. However, continued acquisitions means the growth may be much higher than inflation for the short term. ARCP has been aggressively increasing their payout over the last couple years, and management appears to be interested in rewarding shareholders with rising dividend income. And with a P/AFFO of 15.4, shares appear to be fairly cheap here.
Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI)
One of my favorite energy companies, Kinder Morgan owns more than 80,000 miles of pipelines and 180 terminals. Like railroads, Kinder Morgan has a huge economic moat in its pipelines as these don't get built overnight. Shares currently yield 5.02% and management is intent on growing the payout by at least 8% per year for the foreseeable future. Obviously, one doesn't have to be a genius to see how this should be a pretty lucrative investment over the long haul as the U.S. continues to gain energy independence, build out its infrastructure, and natural gas gains traction and usage in applications across many industries.
Johnson & Johnson (JNJ)
I'm of the opinion that one can almost never go wrong investing with Johnson & Johnson as long as the stock isn't grossly overvalued. And with a P/E ratio of 19.23 right now, I think one could argue that the healthcare giant's stock is pretty close to fairly valued. And you could do worse than investing in this company at a fair price. A spectacular balance sheet, 52 years of dividend growth, and diversification across multiple products and countries means this is an excellent cornerstone stock. And as it's currently my largest investment, I stand by my belief. An entry yield of 2.78% isn't bad, and is backed by a 10-year dividend growth rate of 10.8%.
I've had some readers ask me what I would do and where I would invest if I were starting out all over again, and this is my answer. I'd do everything exactly the same way as I did it. I'd focus on living as frugally as possible so that my free cash flow was as large as possible. I'd then leverage the savings into the most attractively valued high-quality stocks I could find, while focusing on portfolio diversification and commission fees. I'd let the power of compounding work for me as I invest consistently, no matter what the stock market is doing. And, finally, I'd focus on fundamentals over stock prices, and I'd start with the five stocks I listed at the end.
Full Disclosure: Long AFL, PM, ARCP, KMI, and JNJ.
How about you? What would you do if you had to start all over again?
Thanks for reading.
Stocks Discussed: AFL, PM, ARCP, KMI, JNJ.,
Re If I Were Starting All Over Again
Posted by: Dr. Paul Price (IP Logged)
Date: May 20, 2014 05:39PM
When I joined Merrill Lynch decades ago the wisest financial consultants told me, "Never trust a broker who hasn't already survived a bear market and thrived anyway."
You may be a fine investor but you won't that know for sure until you've lived through a tough market period.
Handing out stock picking advice until then is somewhat presumptious.
Stocks Discussed: AFL, PM, ARCP, KMI, JNJ.,
Re If I Were Starting All Over Again
Posted by: SixTwoSix (IP Logged)
Date: May 20, 2014 10:16PM
Dont live so much for the future you dont enjoy today.
You never get your youth back.
What you want may not be what it really turns out for you.
Enjoy the show.
Stocks Discussed: AFL, PM, ARCP, KMI, JNJ.,
Re If I Were Starting All Over Again
Posted by: SeaBud (IP Logged)
Date: May 21, 2014 09:47AM
I think everyone is different and if eating Ramen and making $ turns his crank, go for it. No judgements on that end except to applaud eating healthy and exercising because it helps you make better decisions, live more happily and cost society less.
However, I will echo Dr. Price and say if you have only been investing since 2010 "you have not seen the dark part of the forest yet." If the market and your portfolio plunge 50%, does it make you question your life and stock decisions or make you excited to buy more bargains? Answering that might be intersting.
As to the stocks, JNJ is more than fairly valued. I own commercial real estate but not thru REITS. How do you think they get a %7+ dividend with AAA cap rates now at 5-6%? Leverage on debt is fine until rates turn, you gotta sell the property based on shareholder redemptions because your dividend went down, and everybody else is looking to unload dirt too. Careful on chasing that one....
Stocks Discussed: AFL, PM, ARCP, KMI, JNJ.,
Re If I Were Starting All Over Again
Posted by: SixTwoSix (IP Logged)
Date: May 21, 2014 07:37PM
Agree......whatever the crank demands.
Im about 10 floors higher than DM, the view is not all its cracked to be. Just pointing out some potholes.
Stocks Discussed: AFL, PM, ARCP, KMI, JNJ.,
Re If I Were Starting All Over Again
Posted by: AlbertaSunwapta (IP Logged)
Date: May 22, 2014 07:21AM
I started investing in the 1970s as a teenager and one thing I've learned is that investment theory, expected and hoped for returns, etc. all have to mesh with one's personal reality. As the author admits, luck of circumstance (time and place) plays a significant role in determining one's initial returns. Such factors will also play a huge role in determining one's final returns (as many retiring Japanese equity investors presumably have discovered over the last couple decades). So factors like marriage, family, career changes, job losses, bankruptcies, home purchases, vehicle purchases, health issues, helping friends in need, etc. are all factors that can enhance or dimish ones returns. The very timing of such events will play a significant (though potentially diminishing) role in one's returns as compared to one's peers. As we've seen in the past 10+ years, all these factors can aggregate as well and so again affect expected returns in unexpected ways. Much of it can be summed up as luck of circumstance. As such, often the lessons learned just can't be applied again or generalized or even be given as useable practical advice to anyone starting out today. Their reality will be very different than mine or yours. And as Keynes said: we're all dead in the long run. So my take on that is you deal with today, you live for today and as you can never escape the present nor predict the future, you spend some today and save some for that uncertain future.
Now, to show you what I mean, if I were starting all over, given the same financial conditions, I wouldn't do much differently, except I would have acted much less conservatively (I've long maintained rather high cash balances), I would have taken on modest leverage and invested with much more confidence in the natural reoccurring optimism of the markets (and official intervention) as does Mr. Price above. I possibly wouldn't have bought my house, or at least I would have mortgaged the purchase rather than selling investments. (Since that 1990s purchase my house has risen 3 fold in price but I'm stuck because as I won't be liquidating it now, and I believe I could have far outperformed that purchase to date through investing those assets.) I would have indexed more and out and out copycat'ed gurus more, thus freeing up considerable time for life at the lake, etc. In hindsight, the leveraging would have somewhat compensated for the reduced time researching value investments but time is money. In stead of holding cash I would have held the market, though I would still have prepared for the tech crash and the financial crisis by running to cash, simply because not doing so seems foolish and in the case of the latter, requires one to rely on the "charity" of others (namely the government/taxpayer and the central bankers) to bail out investors and socialize the markets' losses in order to restore "faith" in the markets and one's returns. (My parents lived through the Great Depression when such government subsidies where somewhat more despised and faith in their restorative powers was more lacking than today. That background continues to colour my perception of the world today. Oh, if only I could have been less conservative.). ;-)
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EUR/USD (a 4-hour chart)
General overview
Rumors that Greece may exit the Eurozone as well as the German inflationary pressure compression are definitely negative factors, but at this time the euro is at the very low levels. The US and the Germany 10-year bond yields continued to decline, signaling the technical correction development.
The euro/dollar opened the market with a gap. There was an upward correction from the level of 1.1920 that is not supported by the trade volumes. The pair was trading multidirectional and the resistance level of 1.1950 was unsuccessful.
The price is finding the support at 1.1850. The price is finding the first resistance at 1.1950, the next one is at 1.2000.
There is a confirmed and a strong sell signal. The price is under the Cloud and it is under the Chinkou Span. The Tenkan-sen shows a downward movement and the Kijun-sen shows a horizontal movement. The downward movement will be until the price is under the Cloud.
The MACD indicator is in a negative territory. The price is correcting.
Trading recommendations
The potential growth target is the resistance level of 1.2000. The strong resistance level 1.200 testing will be followed by the euro decrease.

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How wonderful to be able to write a trip report from my own town. June's Cafe is located in a quiet sliver of downtown Sacramento that used to be a hub of the Chinese and Japanese communities.These days many of the old stores and dining establishments sit vacant,others have been turned to trendy uses like a punk rock donut shope and a small gym , but Junes still remains.
Tucked away on a side street ,Junes is what roadfood is all about in my mind- unique atmosphere, freindly folks & food that is of the kind that fills you niceley for most of the day.
Junes consists of about 12 stools at an old time lunch counter and two or three other tables and a staff of two, June and her husband. June does the cooking at a traditional diner grill while keeping up a freindly banter with the regulars asking about this persons mother or that persons just finished vacation while she does her magic at the grill.
And what does one have at Junes Cafe..there is a full menu of sandwiches ,hamburgers and such but the real gems are the classic Japanese & Hawaiin dishes such as chicken or pork katsu ,something called Loco Moco which is white rice topped with a hamburger patty , a fried egg, and delicious brown gravy. Also on the menu ,something I will try next if i can give up my usual for a visit , is bacon fried rice which I saw and looked truly delectable.
As for my usual, it is a incredible creation called Weinie Royal. I have never had anything like Weinie Royal, never could have imaginied the perfect combination of of thinly sliced hot dogs , gently browned on the grill along with onions and fried egg served with a mound of rice , a cup of miso soup and a bowl crunchy macaroni salad.There is also a cousin of this dish called Hamburger Royal which i will have to get to sometime. I did some research and found out that both dishes were invented in the dentention camps duringWW2- they had to cook with what they were given ,but it turns out these became a favorite.
If you are near Sacramento at the right hours, you owe yourself a stop at this true one of a kind roadfood gem ...its the real deal!
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Episode Synopsis: Andy gears up for his comeback at Dunder Mifflin. Meanwhile, a boozy Robert California closes a nearby branch, creating a turf war when Jim and Dwight are pitted against another salesman.[ TV Guide]
What strategy or techniques will Andy employ to return to Dunder Mifflin? Is there a particular crisis in Robert's life which has caused him to be drunk at work? With the nearby branch closing, how will Jim and Dwight respond to the competition brought forth by the new salesman.Will they secure their prominence within the sales division? Share your thoughts and speculations in the comments section below.
Please stay tuned for a post later this week which covers some questions I hope are properly addressed before The Office draws to an end this season.
The Office to Possibly Have A Reboot With A Second Version
While the spinoff would ideally include all of the show's current characters, actors John Krasinski[ Jim], Jenna Fischer[Pam, BJ Novak[ Ryan] and Ed Helms[ Andy] are still negotiating contracts for the potential forthcoming season. Both Krasinski and Helms have films lined up which would require reduced number of episodes to accommodate their involvement with film productions. At the same time, Raiin Wilson is expected to depart from the show to star in a Dwight based spinoff which is currently scheduled to debut in early 2013.James Spader would not appear as Robert California as the actor announced in Februry 2012 that he has decided to leave his post at The Office. Obviously many of these factors will need to be given consideration as a new direction for the show is considered.
What are your thoughts on a new version of The Office and what differences would you like to see to this version. Particularly, what types of characters would you like to see in this new version?How do you think Raiin Wilsons absence and the possible reduced roles of Krasinki and Helms would impact the show?
Sound off in the comments section!
The Office Season 8 Episode 12- Pool Party
Episode Synopsis: After Robert (two-time Emmy Award winner James Spader) decides to sell his mansion following his divorce, Kevin (Brian Baumgartner) suggests that he have a office pool party. Erin (Ellie Kemper) tries to make Andy (Ed Helms) jealous by flirting with Dwight (Rainn Wilson). Meanwhile, Robert gives everyone a tour of his massive home. John Krasinski, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson and Zach Woods also star.
How will Robert's pool party play out? Where will he relocate to now? How will Erin 's flirting with Dwight, prompt Andy, given how he still has feelings for her?Could his potential response jeopardize his relationship with Jessica? How will Dwight respond to Erin's flirtations given his previous attraction to her when she first joined the Scranton branch? Do you think Andy and Erin will ever end up as a couple, as Jim and Pam ultimately did, or are they destined for an unfortunate outcome?
Share your speculations in the comments section and find out by watching the show @8:00pm eastern standard time on NBC [ USA] or Global [ Canada]
The Office Season 8 Episode 4 – The Garden Party
Writer: Justin Spitzer, Director: David Rogers Summary (NBC): Andy throws a garden party at Schrute Farms — Andy decides to throw a garden party to impress Robert California. Dwight researches how to host a garden party and thinks he has made it a very classy event. Meanwhile, Andy's parents (Stephen Collins and Dee Wallace) and brother (Josh Groban) attend but make him feel self-conscious.
What thoughts or speculations do you have for the episode? How do you think Dwight's perspective on a classy party will actually be perceived by others? How will the stressful presence of Andy's family influence his professional image as well as Robert California's satisfaction? Sound off in the comments section , below and tune in for the episode tonight @ 9:00pm eastern standard time on NBC [ USA] and Global [ Canada]
The Office Season 8 Episode 2- The Incentive
Take a look at NBC's promotional features for the upcoming new episode of The Office's eighth season, Incentive. Be sure to tune in the episode which will debut on Thursday, September 29@ 9:00pm eastern standard time.
What are your thoughts and speculations for the episode?Sound off in the comments section below!
NBC Releases Details on the Season Eight Premiere of The Office, The List
Read through NBC's synopsis of the season 8 premiere of The Office, entitled The List.
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THE NEW REGIONAL MANAGER OF DUNDER MIFFLIN IS REVEALED AND FACES A CRISIS–TWO-TIME EMMY WINNER JAMES SPADER JOINS THE CAST– The Dunder Mifflin staff accidentally discovers a list of their names in the notebook of the company's mysterious new CEO, Robert California (two-time Emmy winner James Spader), triggering a frenzy of speculation. Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer, Ed Helms, B.J. Novak, Leslie David Baker, Phyllis Smith, Angela Kinsey, Brian Baumgartner, Oscar Nunez, Kate Flannery, Paul Lieberstein, Mindy Kaling, Creed Bratton, Craig Robinson, Ellie Kemper and Zach Woods also star[NBC].
Share your thoughts and speculations on the details regarding this forthcoming episode in the comments section, below.
The Cast of The Office Discuss Season 8
Take a look at the promotional feature below from NBC, which presents various cast members of The Office discussing the show's eighth season.
The feature, which lasts for over four minutes, features various commentaries from the cast /crew of The Office, including producer and actor Paul Liberstein[Toby Flenderson], writer Mindy Kailing[Kelly],Ed Helms[Andy Bernard] Angela Kinsley[ Angela], Creed Bradon[ Creed], Zach Woods[Gabe Lewis] , Phyllis Smith[ Phyllis] and James Spader[ Robert California].
The interviewees help recap the events leading up to last season's memorable finale from the departure of Steve Carrel's character, Michael Scott to the need for a search committee after Dwight's[Rainn Wilson] gun incident ,which brought forth various candidates such as James Spader's character, Robert California.
The other castmembers also spend time discussing James Spader's involvement on the show with his character Robert California, who will be promoted to the position of Sabre's CEO.They specifcally discuss their experience of working with Spader as well as how the actor has helped provide a new sense of energy on the show. The cast also discuss how of Robert California has brought forth certain traits and behaviours from some of the show's characters which viewers have not previously had the opportunity to see.
Though the feature does provide some new footage, information pertaining to who the regional manager of the Scranton branch is not disclosed in the video.
Once you have viewed the video, share your thoughts on it in the comments section below!
NBC Releases Season 8 Promo of The Office
Take a look at NBC'S recently launched promotional feature for the upcoming season eight premiere of The Office below!
While the feature does not provide fans with new footage of the coming season, it allows to view various glimpses of the previous seventh season, in order to reflect on the personalities of some of the present employees of Scraton who are potential candidates for the branch manager position.The feature also shows James Spader and Robert California, who was recently reported as one who will take over the company as its CEO.
However,the feature does confirm that the season eight premiere, scheduled to debut on Thursday, September 22 @9:00pm eastern standard time, will reveal who Michael Scott's replacement is.
What are your thoughts on the trailer and who do you think the new boss will be?Sound off in the comments section!
James Spader Will Join The Office Cast in Season 8
Indeed, Actor James Spader will be joining the cast for the Office's upcoming eighth season, reports Entertainment Weekly.Spader, who appeared in the season seven finale of The Office as Robert California, a manipulative yet awkward genius, who was a potential candidate for replacing Scott's role as the regional manager of the Scranton branch.
According to executive producer, Paul Liberstein, "He'll have been hired over the summer as the new manager, but within hours, got himself promoted. Within days, he took over the company".
In another follow up interview ,Liberstein commented that although Spader's character has a position at corporate, he will still be seen a great deal at the Scranton branch.However, the extent of the character's involvement may vary from episode to episode."Sometimes he's in a couple of scenes, and some episodes he's not in — but some he's in a lot," Lieberstein says. "I think family is a big draw for him. We're saying he's from the [Scranton] area, so he spends a lot of time supervising this branch."
Liberstein also commented on the experience involved in having Spader join the cast, indicating that" the actor has an energy that is completely his own, and The Office has no tools for dealing with this guy. We're thrilled he's joining our cast".
Spader, of course has previously appeared as the daring and provocative attorney, Alan Shore in The Practice and in its spinoff series, Boston Legal, where he was bestowed with three Emmy awards for his portrayal of the character.
Spader's arrival marks the departure of actress, Kathy Bates who had portrayed the role of Sabre's CEO, Jo Bennet ,during The Office's sixth and seventh seasons. Though the character of Jo's unique personality and strong enthusiasm may be missed by The Office fans, the actress can be seen on NBC'S Harry's Law which was recently renewed for a second season.
Given that Robert California will have been promoted, there is also still no word on who will the regional manager of the Scranton branch. The characters of Jim, Darryl and Andy are likely possibilities , according to Liberstein.
What are your thoughts on how Spader's character will rise up the ladder so quickly and how do you think this will influence both the company and the storytelling on The Office.Based on what we saw last season, what are your thoughts on how he will interact with the employees of the Scranton branch.
What is your reaction towards Barry's departure? Who would you like to see take over the Scranton Branch and why? Sound off in the comments section, below!


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Never before has the Bishop Grimes boys soccer team earned a Section III championship — but the Cobras have a chance to alter that history for good.
Thanks to last Thursday's 3-2 victory over top seed Frankfort-Schuyler at New Hartford High School in the Class C semifinals, Grimes advanced to the title game against Cooperstown, who took out Bishop Ludden 3-1 in the other semifinal.
This was no longer the anonymous Cobra teams of the past. Grimes, the no. 5 seed, had already survived two playoff rounds, ripping Mohawk 4-0, then ending the reign of defending champion Fabius-Pompey in a shoot-out.
Now came Frankfort-Schuyler, a top seed from the Center State Conference with a 14-2-1 mark, though it might not have come against the same kind of competition the Cobras faced in the OHSL Patriot division.
Playing in snow, wind and cold temperatures, the Cobras did not back away, pushing to a 2-1 halftime lead on the Maroon Knights. And though both sides would convert in the second half, Grimes stayed out in front.
Nick Quigley put in two of Grimes' goals, with David Firenze adding one goal and one assist. Pat Magunga also got an assist. Frankfort-Schuyler took twice as many shots, but Matt Veil continued his superb work in the net, recording 11 saves.
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"Right, 'Let's put in a Starbucks there.' I'd be a dead man walking."
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Schools of tuna often spread out over a wide area. Chumming can gather them close to the stern, the live bait suggesting a much larger number. When tuna spot the thrashing, they often, though not always, go into a feeding frenzy and will bite at anything that shines in the whitewater, including a hook on a wire leader.
Until around the 1920s, tuna boats chopped up sardines for bait. Chummers used to cover their noses from the monstrous stench of sardine scraps baking in the sun. Many chain-smoked cigarettes for the same purpose. When Japanese fishermen came to the West Coast, they introduced several innovations: one was live bait. The splashing created a more realistic feeding ground.
A pole-fisherman doesn't cast his line in a rainbow arc. He slaps the pole hard on the surface. Sensing a rich cluster of food created by the sudden pop, hungry tuna charge into the roiling circle.
Many claim that pole-fishing techniques don't harm the porpoises that often swim with tuna. "They didn't like the lures," says Edward Soltesz. "Ours had feathers and catgut wrapped around them, and when they got wet they looked like squid in the water. That apparently was a delicacy for the tuna. The porpoise didn't care for it. I don't know what the porpoise ate."
When the tuna are really biting, it's slap-pull, slap-pull: pole-pop the water, tug out a fish. The frenzy's on both sides of the railing.
Poles have changed little in the past 30 years. In 1908, Masaharu Kondo, who taught oceanography at Tokyo Imperial University, toured the world to study how people fished. In 1912, he returned to San Diego and Baja, where he established MK Fisheries. Along with live bait and new refrigeration techniques, Kondo and the other Japanese fishermen introduced the bamboo poles still used by tuna boats in 1946.
Both firm and flexible, the eight- or nine-foot pole brings in tuna without damaging them the way purse seines do. To assure a good grip, the base of the pole is two inches in diameter; the tip's three-fourths to an inch thick. To protect themselves, fishermen strap a thick leather belt around their waists. A padded socket right below the stomach holds the pole. Many wonder how former anglers survived without one.
Like baseball players' special bats, fishermen have a personal pole. Wet bamboo is slippery. For secure handholds, each fisherman carries a file in his tackle box to cut indentations in the grip. Some wrap adhesive tape around the base, for the left hand, and a foot or so higher up, for the right. Others use twine. In no time, sweat and the elements turn the grip to coffee-brown.
Using a single pole with a six-foot line, wrote Motosuke Tsuida, captain of the White Cloud, "the Japanese fisherman could catch the fish fast. Our men fished with a certain rhythm, and the fish would come off the hook in mid-air. From a distance, the tuna looked like silver petals falling from a tree."
For larger tuna — from, say 40 to 80 pounds — two fishermen work in tandem. The heavy cotton lines from their two poles go through a swivel, then join to a single leader and hook. For even bigger fish — as at the Galapagos — three poles, sometimes four, are necessary. The larger the fish, the larger the hook and the smaller the pole.
"When a tuna struck," writes Edgar E. Crane, "all three men lunged backward simultaneously, catapulting the great fish out of the sea. The teamwork of the men exceeded the trained tactics of any football squad or shell crew that was ever seen."
The bamboo comes uncut from Japan. Fishermen are careful to shape them as alike as possible, so they'll work as a matched set. "We had to cut off the knots from the bamboo to make fishing poles," says Soltesz. "For a limber pole, you cut the bottom off, and for a stiff pole, you would cut off the top part and the bottom would get real big."
Kondo didn't invent these techniques, which may have begun with the first Japanese fishing community in San Diego in 1899. But he had a definite influence. In 1922, the Pacific Fisherman journal named him the "Fish Magnate of California."
In 1886, the naturalist Charles Frederick Holder saw his first school of "leaping tuna" in the Santa Catalina channel: "they came like a cyclone, turning the quiet waters into foam, in and out of which the big fishes darted like animated arrows or torpedoes." Others in those early days reported seeing schools so large you could walk across the water on their backs.
Tuna have irregular migrating patterns. By the 1920s, they still came from the west, but yellowfin would arrive farther and farther down the Pacific Coast (albacore, which prefer cooler waters, moved farther north before turning toward Japan). The San Diego fleet moved south. In 1926, captain Manuel O. Medina and the Campbell Machine Company of San Diego built the Atlantic, the first "tuna clipper." It was at least 110 feet long and designed for distant voyages. When such a large boat was under construction, Medina confessed, "people told me I was crazy, and, until the vessel proved herself, I thought maybe they were right."
In 1929, the wood-hulled Atlantic was the first American tuna boat to cross the equator. In 1930, Medina fished 500 miles off the coast of Equador and made record catches. A pioneer like Kondo, Medina was the first to use sonar and to install refrigeration in the holds.
Around 1900, a fishing trip lasted one or two days, since there was no way to preserve the catch much longer. In 1946, one might take at least two months. The fish are now farther from San Diego, storing techniques are improved, and "tropical tuna" — striped skipjack (the least desired) and yellowfin (the most) — run yearlong. In 1925, a "short ton" of yellowfin paid $80; in 1946, it's $200 to $280.
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My first trip to San Diego was in 1957. I was in college. The fishermen down on the quay had biceps like thighs. If pole fishing were still the way to fish, there'd be more fish and more real men who actually work for a living rather than swindle.
We've let real living slip out of our hands, our birthright for a mess of pottage. We should all be living lives that are full--doing things for people rather than to people.
When I was a young boy in Texas, I once asked a cowboy if he was religious. "Can't hurt."
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What's the best way to store computer data? More and more often the answer to that question includes the word "cloud." For most of us, the cloud refers to the large public off-site storage sites offered by Amazon (AMZN[1]), Google (GOOG[2]), and Microsoft (MSFT[3]).
Another answer to the question is "private cloud," which, as one might guess, a smaller, non-public version of the Internet cloud. And one of the leading suppliers of technology for the private cloud is EMC Corp. (EMC[4]), which this morning reported record results for its 2010 first quarter. EMC's revenues totaled $3.9 billion, up 23% from the same period a year ago, and diluted EPS for the quarter was $0.17, up 70% from a year ago.
In a similar vein, one of the largest suppliers of the disk drives used in every kind of storage application, Seagate Technology (STX[5]), reported its third quarter 2010 results yesterday and they just about matched EMC. Seagate posted EPS of $1 on revenue of $3.05 billion. A year ago revenue was $1 billion lower and the drive maker posted an EPS loss of -$0.56.
Seagate shipped a record 50.3 million disk drives in the quarter. Western Digital Corp. (WDC[6]), which will announce quarterly results tomorrow, shipped 49.5 million drives in the last quarter, and will almost surely top that in tomorrow's report. Western Digital is expected to put up EPS of $1.53, and that also seems like a sure thing.
Disk drives, and lots of them, are a requirement for cloud computing of any kind, public or private. Ebay (EBAY[7]) runs a data warehouse on an internal cloud. The company adds 40 terabytes of data per day to its 5 petabyte warehouse. That's good for Seagate and Western Digital.
EMC and its majority-owned spin-off VMWare (VMW[8]) are just two companies that provide the hardware/software solutions that drive cloud computing. VMWare's virtualization expertise has been leveraged into new products that customers can either run internally or use with a hosted cloud. VMWare takes care of the servers, and EMC's cabinets take care of the storage.
The private cloud has its detractors who claim it is difficult to integrate private and public clouds, and why bother anyway, since virtualization and networked storage can handle most of the work already. The simple answer is scalability. As demands for CPU cycles and storage increase, a private cloud with virtualization can respond almost instantly to the new demands.
EMC is not the only player in this field, but the company has a loyal customer base and leading edge technology. That's a potent combination that should stand the company in good stead for the rest of this year.
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I want to be a hero. Most people read that and they assume I want to put on a cape and fly around the world saving damsels in distress. Okay, that doesn't sound so bad, but what I mean is I want to be a real hero. And I know what you're thinking: if Superman isn't the real hero, who is? It's easy; our police, our firemen, and our doctors, those are the real heroes. I want to be a law enforcement officer, whether that takes me to the homicide division or somewhere bigger like the FBI. I can't say that I'm sure exactly where I want to end up, because essentially, my main goal is to make the world a better, safer place. No matter what division of law enforcement I find myself, my key objective will be to put the bad guys away. I would rather clip a badge to my belt than throw on a cape any day. Well, mainly because I don't think the bad guys would take me seriously wearing a bright red cape and calling myself Superman.


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the operators of building management systems build big cushions into their settings to ensure that the facilities are meeting air quality standards. And when a building is reported as feeling stuffy, most managers just override the control settings to blast additional air into the entire space, because they lack the information to pinpoint the source of the problem, Brierley adds. He says Aircuity's system can bring accurate information to the building management systems throughout the day, so an area isn't blindly ventilated.
"In some respects, we don't look a great deal different than a security system or fire system that hangs off of their network," he says. "That building management system is taking that input in, and increasing or decreasing ventilation."
Aircuity has some history building management control, though. It traces its roots to 1998, when Honeywell acquired Phoenix Controls, a maker of laboratory airflow controls. Two years later, the managers of the business unit acquired the assets and technology from Honeywell and spun out as an independent company. Their backers include Source Squared and Venture Capital Fund of New England.
Aircuity's monitoring technology falls into the slice of clean and green technology focused on "not using energy you don't need to," to use Brierley's words. I've written about other companies that monitor energy use and consumption in order to eliminate inefficiencies, like Boston-based Digital Lumens, which combines LED lighting with networking technology that determines how to illuminate commercial-scale warehouses based on the functions of the building, and Gloucester, MA's GroundedPower, which helps households track energy consumption.
"Energy efficiency, carbon footprint, or sustainability is the initial driver" that attracts customers to Aircuity's technology, Brierley says. But he says information and analytics are the next push for the business. Aircuity is transitioning to provide more for customers interested in this intelligence gathered through the OptiNet system.
Brierley says the company is developing a suite of software products with dashboards that distill the data, and break down the information for building managers based on conditions that effect their operations. He says these diagnostics and analytics features will give facility owners more insight to the trends and components of their buildings' airflows. "We're also able to tell them things about their buildings that they care about."
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Correct. If its growing out of the ground, it's legal.
Yet in other states that would be considered 'baiting', and is illegal , as with scent attractants. Guess it depends on where your accustomed to hunting!
My point is, that to often, we as hunters are to quick to chastise(or deem un-ethical) other forms of hunting which we may not be accustomed to simply cause we've not hunted in someone else's 'neck of the woods'. Example: Here in Ohio, its illegal to gun hunt deer with a rifle. Shotgun,pistol or BP only. I know people here that think hunting deer with a rifle is unethical. Too, a few that think hunting them with anything but a bow is unethical. These same people have never been anywhere else but here hunting.
No disrespect intended but the recent post by Outlaw about 'sneaking through the woods'. Try that in many places out west.
While 'baiting' in my area may be interpreted/defined by DNR in one way, its defined differently in others.
If a persons hunting legally in their respective areas, IMO, we shouldn't chastise them for doing so.
Also, again, no disrespect but this ethical/unethical debate should be another thread.
Sorry OP for the thread veer.
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"Well, I like the fog. But there are a lot of things, like Crabs games, swimming and camping. So far, we have already camped at Patrick's Point, which was a little cool, but OK, and Hayden Flat, which was way too hot. The water was fast and cold. I like hanging out with my grandkids, maybe bring out the chalk and draw on the ground, things like that."
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Mother visiting park with 4 children is raped
TAMPA -- A 40-year-old woman playing with her young children at a city park was beaten and raped Wednesday in nearby woods, police said.
The woman, whose name is being withheld because of the nature of the crime, was at Copeland Park at N 15th Street and 109th Avenue at 11:30 a.m. with her four daughters: twin 4-year-olds, a 2-year-old and a 1-year-old.
The children were playing on equipment near the basketball courts when a man approached the woman as she gave her children a snack, police said.
The man pulled a handgun and demanded money before taking the woman to nearby woods, leaving her children.
The man then struck the woman in the head with his gun before sexually assaulting her.
After the assault, the man fled on a small-framed bicycle and the woman ran toward a park roadway to ask a young couple for help.
Police are looking for a man described as black, age 17 or 18, with dark skin, short hair, clean-shaven face and wearing a short-sleeved, multicolored plaid shirt and baggy blue jean shorts.
Second teen arrested in rape of 17-year-old
ST. PETERSBURG -- A second teen has been charged with raping a mentally challenged 17-year-old girl on Monday, authorities said.
Marques Bell, 17, of St. Petersburg was charged with sexual battery Wednesday, police said. He is one of five persons who raped the girl, according to an arrest affidavit.
Lavon W. Fuller, 19, was charged Tuesday with kidnapping and two counts of sexual battery.
Three other attackers have not been arrested or identified by authorities.
"It's still an ongoing investigation," police spokesman Dan Bates said Wednesday.
Fuller, who lives at 2560 54th Ave. S, No. 8, threatened the girl, forced her into his car, and took her to his apartment, police said.
At another location, 1124 64th Ave. S, the girl was held down by the others while Fuller and Bell raped her, police said. The other three also raped the girl, according to an arrest affidavit.
TECO electrician dies after touching live line
TAMPA -- An electrician working for Tampa Electric Co. was killed Thursday afternoon while working on an electric line, TECO officials said.
David B. Evans, 43, had worked at Tampa Electric for more than 20 years. On Wednesday around 3 p.m., he and his crew were doing maintenance at the 11th Avenue substation just north of Ybor City when he came in contact with a live electric line. He was taken by ambulance to Tampa General Hospital, where he died.
TECO officials said Evans' death marked the first Tampa Electric fatality in 31 years.
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The Clarke County Alternative Education Program earned $1,500 in the Excellence in Recycling Awards presented by the Weyerhauser Company Foundation.
The award recognized the Alternative Education Program's service-learning project implemented to develop and improve character while assisting the community in reducing waste.
The effort will incorporate math, character, environmental and earth science education while fostering civic awareness and responsibility. The school plans to assemble a Recycling Task Force led by a student recycling coordinator.
After conducting a waste audit and researching available markets in the community, they will develop a collection system for milk and juice cartons, plastic bottles, paper, textbooks and magazines. They also plan to revise the procurement policies for the school and implement an education component for their new program. Some of the used textbooks will be sent to education programs in Africa. They plan to use their award to purchase materials to facilitate collection as well as educational materials.
The awards program is coordinated and judged by the Georgia Recycling Coalition.
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It's far easier to like Jeff Tweedy's songs than those written by his old friend and partner Jay Farrar. That's because they're written for you, about you, to you; they come at you with open arms. Whether performing with his own band, Wilco, or co-fronting Golden Smog with the likes of the Jayhawks' Gary Louris and Soul Asylum's Dan Murphy, Tweedy hides nothing, because his voice--gruff, fragile, that of a pop singer who wishes he could go deep--offers no corner around which to hide. Farrar, it seems, could care less about what you need. His songs exist for him, as a soundtrack to this never-ending road trip he seems to be on, going from here to there to nowhere at all. Three post-Uncle Tupelo albums on, and Farrar's still "Driving the View" on "Streets That Time Walks." When's the last time he had the oil changed?
But Wide Swing Tremolo is by far the least claustrophobic of Son Volt's albums. "Straightface" opens with a welcome blast of cold wind, guitars whining like Skynyrd on a car stereo, Farrar's voice distorted till it's barely recognizable; "Flow" recalls the giddy bash-and-pop glory that made Tupelo's first two records such revelations; and the dreamy "Dead Man's Clothes" is almost psychedelic, its guitars intertwining like two lovers holding hands on a first date. Finally, the songs all don't sound the same, and Farrar seems to have traded in his scowl for what might even be a grin. It's never more evident than when he rewrites the entire Byrds catalog on "Medicine Hat," and you can almost hear the man enjoying himself.
Yet he's still a thousand miles away from writing a song as simple, and as affecting, as Tweedy's "Please Tell My Brother," which sounds not so different from the Woody Guthrie songs he and Billy Bragg released earlier this year. "When I think about her, the skies are blue / Please tell my sister I miss her too," sings Tweedy in the bittersweet voice of a man separated from his family. By all rights, all the songs on Weird Tales ought to be throwaways--the first two Smog albums were full of covers and last-minute add-ons--but Tweedy, Louris, Murphy, and new Smogger Jody Stephens have crafted an astonishingly coherent, canny, and ultimately poignant disc that splits the difference between the Jayhawks' deep-dark country-rock ("White Shell Road") and Wilco's pet-sound pop (the astonishing "All the Same to Me"). The highlight is the Stephens-Louris-Tweedy-written "Fear of Falling," if only because it's like getting Lennon, McCartney, and God for the price of one.
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FRISCO — Rocky Mountain National Park planners are taking comment on a plan for a multi-use trail system that would extend approximately 15.5 miles from the Fall River Entrance to Sprague Lake, with potential connections to three visitor centers, three campgrounds, and numerous hiker shuttle stops.
The trail update is based on a 2009 feasibility study that looked at the developed eastern portion of the park. The current study will examine the possible options for the multi-use trail alignments and analyze potential environmental impacts.
The new park trail system could connect with trails being developed in the Estes Valley, helping to reduce traffic congestion, and to evaluate multimodal options (including connections to the shuttle system) along the developed corridor of roads on the east side of the park. If constructed, the trail would be located outside designated wilderness. Continue reading "Colorado: Rocky Mountain NP eyes multi-use trails"


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Apr. 9, 2007
One Organ Too Many
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Poem: "One Organ Too Many" by Hal Sirowitz, from Father Said. © Soft Skull Press. Reprinted with permission.
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One Organ Too Many
I know very little about how the body works,
Father said, but as long as it gets me to where
I want to go, I don't mind if it has to be repaired
from time to time. I can definitely think
of lots of ways it could have been designed better.
It makes me wonder what God was thinking about
when He created Adam. He must have been
exhausted from creating everything else. I wish
He could have thought of another way for me to have
kids without my needing a prostate gland. If I
had known I was going to get cancer there
I'd have gotten rid of it ages ago. But I couldn't
just walk into a hospital & ask for my prostate
to be removed. I first had to have a reason.
But when I finally had one it was too late.
Literary and Historical Notes:
It's the birthday of the novelist and short-story writer Ken Kalfus, (books by this author) born in the Bronx (1954). Kalfus spent much of his early career as a freelance journalist. He wrote book reviews for The New York Times, and spent two years as a reporter for a science magazine. But what he really wanted to do was write fiction. Kalfus had been writing fiction since he was a kid, and in 1981 he began to publish a few stories here and there. He told himself that he had to make it as a fiction writer by the time he was 35 years old, or he would give it up. But 35 came and went and he still hadn't published a book. Instead, he married another journalist, and the two of them moved to Europe, where they worked as correspondents from Ireland, Paris, Yugoslavia, and finally Moscow.
Kalfus felt that living abroad changed his perception of even the most ordinary things. He said, "Just the idea of going out to get your milk and coffee is an adventure. You see everything fresh. It gives you a chance as an adult to see things in a more childlike way."
All the while that Kalfus was traveling around Europe with his wife, he was occasionally publishing short stories in American journals. He was 45 years old when his first collection of stories, Thirst, finally came out in 1998. It contained stories that Kalfus had written over the previous 10 years. The book got great reviews, and several critics named it as one of the best books of the year.
He went on to write two books of fiction that take place entirely in Russia, with no American characters, including his novel The Commissariat of Enlightenment (2003). His most recent book is A Disorder Peculiar to the Country (2006), about a married couple in New York City going through a divorce in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. On the day of the attacks, each of them hopes that the other has been killed.
It's the birthday of satirical songwriter Tom Lehrer, born in New York City (1928). He wrote, "Make a cross on your abdomen, / When in Rome do like a Roman, / Ave Maria, / Gee it's good to see ya, / Gettin' ecstatic an' / Sorta dramatic an' / Doin' the Vatican Rag!"
It's the birthday of cartoonist Frank King, born in Cashton, Wisconsin (1883). He was working as a cartoonist for the Chicago Tribune in 1918 when he began drawing a cartoon strip called "Gasoline Alley" about a group of characters named Walt, Doc, Avery, and Bill who got together every week to talk about their cars. The strip ran for a few years, and then in 1921, the editor of the paper decided that it needed to appeal more to women, so King drew a strip for Valentine's Day in which a baby was left on the doorstep of the bachelor Walt Wallet. From then on, the strip focused on the growing baby, named Skeezix, and Gasoline Alley became the first comic strip in which the characters aged. Skeezix grew up, served in World War II, got married to a girl named Nina Clock, and had children of his own.
It was on this day in 1865 that General Robert E. Lee (books by this author) surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia to Ulysses S. Grant, effectively ending the American Civil War. At that point, Lee's army consisted of about 25,000 soldiers, compared to Grant's army of more than 100,000. In the year leading up to the surrender, the Northern blockade of the South had made it almost impossible for the Confederate army to get proper supplies. Confederate soldiers were fighting without decent food, without proper clothing, in some cases without even shoes. Confederate numbers were also dwindling as many soldiers began to desert.
So Lee and Grant met in the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia on this day in 1865, Palm Sunday, just after noon. After it was over, Grant said, "[I felt] sad and depressed at the downfall of a foe who had fought so long and valiantly and had suffered so much for a cause, though that cause was, I believe, the worst for which people ever fought." When the Union soldiers began to cheer and celebrate, Grant ordered them to be silent out of respect.
Lee rode back to his camp, and crowds of Confederate soldiers along the road began to weep as he passed. When he reached his tent, Lee said to the crowd, "Go home now, and if you make as good citizens as you have soldiers, you will do well, and I shall always be proud of you. Goodbye, and God bless you all."
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In an alternate timeline somewhere in the universe, No. 7 Long Beach State and No. 2 Pepperdine are playing the second set of their Mountain Pacific Sports Federation quarterfinal match after the 49ers took the first set 25-17 on the road.
Instead, after both teams had already traded seats for the second set, the referees called players back onto the floor. They deemed that what looked to be a set-winning kill by senior Taylor Crabb was actually an illegal back row attack. The Waves scored the next five points, and even though the 49ers won the set, they never looked the same in a 25-22, 24-26, 23-25, 20-25 loss on Saturday night.
The Waves (18-6, 18-6) won four straight games to finish the regular season and claim a share of the MPSF regular-season title with BYU. They travel to see those Cougars in the semifinals on Thursday.
"That was a slugfest," said Long Beach State head coach Alan Knipe. "Looking in (the players') eyes you knew they were giving it all they had. It was just one point here and there. It's a tough pill to swallow."
Long Beach State (18-10, 15-10) was led by senior Taylor Crabb's 20 kills, his 10th 20-plus kill performance of the season. Sophomore transfer Cody Martin surprised everyone with 16 kills, seven in the first set.
Pepperdine opened that set by taking a 7-3 lead, but Long Beach State answered with a defensively charged 10-2 run that forced the Waves to take both of their set timeouts with the score 13-9. Pepperdine hit .077 in the first set. 49er senior Jeff Ornee was in on three blocks in a four-point stretch during the run while Martin emerged as the best offensive option.
Pepperdine jumped out in front again in the second set but could only build a three point lead. Back-to-back kills from Crabb tied it at 14-14 and forced the Waves to take a timeout. With freshman Bryce Yould serving aggressively for Long Beach State, Crabb capitalized on two overpasses to give his team the 17-14 lead.
The Waves and sophomore Matt Tarantino came charging back, this time from the right side, and went on a 6-3 run that tied it up, 20-20. The two teams traded points and senior Connor Olbright's kill on another over pass gave the 49ers set point. Pepperdine fended it off twice with kills from senior Kyle Gerrans and sophomore J.J. Mosolf. Gerrans led the Waves with 17 kills while Josh Taylor added 14 and Tarantino had 10.
After a Long Beach State timeout, Pepperdine swiped the set on what can only be described as questionable calls at the net. The 49ers were whistled twice, the second on what would've been a kill from Olbright, and the Waves evened it up at a set apiece, 26-24, and never looked back.
For a third straight set, Pepperdine looked like the better team early in the set and took a 16-10 lead. Long Beach State clawed back into it as sophomore Taylor Gregory came off the bench for a kill and a block that cut the lead to 22-20. After a Waves timeout, Olbright won a joust at the net, but Pepperdine got kills from Taylor and Gerrans to survive the scare, 25-23.
The Waves ended the night in dominant fashion in the fourth set and led by as many five despite Long Beach State's best efforts to erase the deficit they faced for almost the entire night.
"This (senior class) did a lot of great things," said Knipe. "When they take a step back they'll see the great things they did at Long Beach State. At least that's how I'll remember them."


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Costing an international public good: the case of the Baltic Sea
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Best Surfing Destinations
This is a guide to the best surfing destinations in Central and South America, covering Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela, Peru, Brazil and Chile.Latin America is becoming an increasing mecca for surfers who are attracted by the potential for travelling on a tight budget, mixed with some great surf, wonderful beaches and buzzing nightlife. Plenty of surfing hotspots offer beach-front accommodation for $5-$10 per night. Where are the best surfing spots in Latin America?
Mexico has massive potential for surfing all year round, the the best months to visit are from June to September. The best surf is on the Pacific Coast, and there are near continous places of interest as one travels along the coast - ideal for a road trip then. In the South, near Oaxaca, there's dozens of surf spots stretching from Santa Cruz to Puerto Escondido and further West. Puerto Escondido is an ever popular surf hotspot, and the best known destination in the South of the country. West further still and there's dozens of surf spots on the coastline both East and West of Acapulco. From here Northwards the coastline is scattered with surfing spots all the way North to Baja California.
Costa Rica
Costa Rica is a well established surfing destination, and also one of the most expensive countries to visit in Central America. Both Pacific and Caribbean coasts offer great surfing - best time to visit the Pacific is during the summer months, best time to surf on the Caribbean coast is during the winter. The North Pacific coast (around Nicoya Peninsula and Guanacaste) and the South Pacific Coast (around Puntaarenas) are the best places to surf. Trendy surfing towns to visit include Puerto Viejo, Tamarindo and Jaco.
There's great surfing throughout the Pacific Coastline, but the most popular destination is Santa Catalina, one of Central America's legendary surf spots. Legend has it that about 30 years ago, some avid surf dude hacked his way for miles through the bush as he was told about an amazing undiscovered surf spot (that's what I was told at least). These days, the tourism industry is starting to boom. Elsewhere in Panama, Playa Venado (near Pedasi in the Azuero Peninsula) is almost as famous for it's great surf.
Colombia's Pacific coast has the country's best surfing - as the region is getting safer, it's also being discovered by the surfers. Nuqui is the epicentre of surfing on Colombia's pacific coast as there are plenty of great surfing spots nearby.
Colombia's Caribbean coast sees smaller waves but a consistent swell. The best base is Barranquila (where Colombia's most famous carnival is held) - there's dozens of popular surfing beaches nearby. Elsewhere on the Caribbean coast, the surf is a little lacking, though you could try Cartagena or San Andres Island.
Ecuador has a Pacific coastline offering great surfing between the Southern tip of the country and Manta to the North. This section of the coastline is called the "Ruta del Sol" (the sunshine route) - it's full of great surfing spots, and travelling up the coast is easy. The most popular destination is Montanita, an increasingly popular backpacker and surfer destination with some fine beaches. North of Manta en route to Colombia, there's only a handful of surfing spots. The best time for surfing in Ecuador is from November to April.
Peru's an increasingly popular surfing mecca with some of the longest waves in Latin America. There's lots of fine spots just South of Lima such as Herradura and Punta Hermosa, as well as many options in the North of Peru on the coastline between Trujillo and Tumbes, which is close to the border with Ecuador. Mancora is in northernmost Peru - this is the country's top surfing hang-out.
Mancora, Peru - watching the surfers from the fine beach.
In the South, the coastline from Mollendo Southwards to the border of Chile also has plenty of surfing options. April to October are the best months with the most reliable waves in Peru.
Chile's waters are cold, but with such a huge coastline, here the adventurous surfers will find plenty of great empty surfing beaches. The best surfing in Chile is in the North of the country around Arica, as well as the coastline between Iquique and La Serena. The further South you travel, the colder the water gets, so take a wetsuit.
Several of the worlds best surfers come from Brazil - the country has a huge and varied coastline, and surfing is one of the nations more popular sports. The South of Brazil sees the best surf - and Florianopolis (Santa Catalina Island) is one of South America's top surfing hang-outs. The best time to for surfing in the South of Brazil is from April to September - it's also the time the weather is coldest. Further North and there's plenty of surfing beaches both in and around Rio de Janeiro - just don't expect to have a lot of space as it can get crowded.
Northern Brazil is best visited from November to March if you're a surfer. There's a very long coastline with lots of surfing spots, one of the best being the idyllic island of Fernando de Noronha, home to Brazil's most beautiful beaches.
Venezuela is not well known for it's surfing, and there aren't a huge number of great surfing spots, however there are options scattered along the Caribbean coastline, especially around Caracas.
Surfing is in part about the lifestyle - you get up, scope a surf spot, go surfing most of the day, chill on the beach, then have a beer with fellow surfers in the evening, before going to bed and doing it all over again the next day. Latin America is full of possibilities.


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With equipment specs, pictures and video all available online, why should an in-plant manager bother going to Graph Expo any more? Those who made the trip to Chicago last month have lots of good reasons.
New hot products for In-plants
Vanderbilt University Printing Services continues to thrive by combining a well-established, bustling offset operation with burgeoning business opportunities and digital solutions to meet and exceed customer demand.
Will we ever go back to long-run offset work? Is the variability and one-off flexibility of the digital press turning the old, heavy iron obsolete? If the Obama-Romney rhetoric parade of 2012 taught us anything, it's that the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle.
The On Demand Conference and Expo will take place next week on Wednesday and Thursday in New York City. Now in it's 19th year, the event returns to the Javits Center after several years on the road (Philadelphia, Boston, Washington, D.C.).
Vendors reported a good amount of interest in bindery equipment at this year's GRAPH EXPO in Chicago. The bindery equipment at the show offered in-plants some great opportunities to expand their services and increase their efficiency.
Now in its 18th year, the On Demand Conference and Exposition tried something new this time when it moved south of the Mason-Dixon line to the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. Not everyone was happy with the results. Though some exhibits were packed at intervals, others were not so busy. Perhaps the absence of key companies like Xerox, Kodak, Presstek and Standard caused some potential attendees to skip this year's event. Or maybe D.C. was too far for the Northeast day trippers who attended previous years' shows in Philadelphia, Boston and New York.
THE AIIM/On Demand Conference and Exposition is returning to IPG's home town of Philadelphia next month, taking place April 20-22. Some 10,000 people are expected to attend the three-day show, with hundreds of vendors planning to exhibit. To whet your appetite, IPG asked some key vendors what they plan to showcase at the Pennsylvania Convention Center.
THOUGH PRINT 09 may have gotten off to a slow start, the crowds eventually showed up. And when they did, many of them headed right for the bindery equipment. Nowhere was that more true than at the Standard Finishing Systems exhibit, which was bustling with activity on the third day of the show, even as other booths appeared to be on siesta. Mark Hunt, director of marketing for Standard, thought he knew why.
TO BE FAIR, the sorry state of the economy made it almost impossible for PRINT 09 to be a rousing success. Show floor traffic was so slow on the opening day (Friday), it was speculated that someone forgot to flip the sign in the front window at McCormick Place from "closed" to "open for business." And one had to question the logic of conducting a long, weekend-wraparound show on the first week of pro football season, when no one (it was presumed) would be coming to Chicago, let alone spending.


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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (KTHV) -- This week's bird will be the Indigo Bunting. This is a very popular and charismatic bird, and this is a great time of year to see them anywhere in the state.
The Indigo Bunting is a small (sparrow-sized) bird with a short tail, and short, thick, conical bill. It is a member of the cardinal family. Breeding males are brilliant, irridescent blue all over, with slightly richer blue on the head, and a drab gray bill. Females are drab brown, with faint blue wash on the shoulders and the base of the tail. Immature males are brown, with patches of blue. They begin life as solid brown, and gain more and more blue feathers until their third year, which is when they reach full maturity.
Look for Indigo Buntings (birder lingo is simply "Indigo") in open grassland areas with shrubs and small bushes, or along field edges with trees. They are also common along roadsides, streamlines, and powerline cuts. They primarily eat seeds (hence the heavy cardinal-like bill), and also berries, and insects. They are also common visitors to backyard feeders in some areas and can be attracted to a feeder with thistle or nyger seed.
Males sing loudly and clearly from treetops, shrubs, telephone lines, and barbed wire fences in summer. Their basic song is a clear, deliberate, "sweet sweet chew chew sweet sweet flutter flutter" and their song gets longer and more complex as they get older. For instance an older bird may sing "sweet sweet chew chew sweet sweet flutter flutter sweet sweet sweet chew chew"!
The indigo bunting is a favorite for novice and experienced birders alike. They spend their summers and raise their young throughout Arkansas, and are easily identifiable, both thanks to their brilliant blue plumage and the fact that they are extremely abundant. Watch for this bird in the same habitats you'll find Dickcissels and Meadowlarks occupying. You won't be able to get enough of that gorgeous blue plumage!