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I hadn't noticed that. Then again, notice how in other contexts a seemingly smaller difference is noteworthy. If our unemployment rate rises or drops by even 0.1%, all the news agencies are reporting it, as that still represents a lot of people. Likewise, a local TV news program noted that my local area has a somewhat smaller percentage of males than the national average (I think about 0.2% less) and asked, "Where are the men?" Again, I guess 0.2% still represents a lot of people, though it seems on the face to be a slight difference.
It would be interesting to see the data on happy vs. less happy states charted as a bell curve, and then statistical analysis to determine actual significance of the scores. An eight point spread may or may not be significant. Also, the criteria selected to denote "happiness" might not accurately measure or predict that vague and elusive condition. For example, making unhealthy lifestyle choices was considered indicative of reduced happiness. But who is to say that a person who smokes or eats fatty foods is less happy than someone who does not? I think you can have been habits and enjoy them. I have!
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SEATTLE -- Standing outside the Bon Marche department store in downtown Seattle, Marguerite Norbut lamented the day that workers replaced the sign she'd walked past for years with a new but familiar name: Macy's.
"I've seen it since I was a little girl!" said Norbut, 54, who grew up just across Puget Sound and has shopped at various "the Bon" stores in the Northwest her entire life.
But Norbut's daughter, Rachael, 22, heard a ring of urban sophistication, a reaction that would doubtless please the executives at Federated Department Stores Inc., Macy's parent company.
"I've always associated Macy's with California and the East Coast," the younger Norbut said.
For better or worse, it's the end of a retailing era for Seattle and other cities around the country. Beginning Sunday, customers of the Bon, Rich's, Goldsmith's, Burdines and Lazarus will lose -- at least in name -- the regional department stores that have been around for more than a century. Federated is rechristening them under the national Macy's brand.
Longtime shoppers have had the opportunity to get used to the change -- Federated had already begun hyphenating "Macy's" onto the more familiar store names before deciding to get rid of the regional names altogether. Dan Edelman, chief executive of Macy's Northwest, said Federated decided to drop the hyphenations after customer surveys showed that most would not find the name change to be a negative.
The loss of regional branding is likely to continue with Cincinnati-based Federated's proposed merger with The May Department Stores Company, announced earlier this week.
Spokeswoman Carol Sanger said the merger will likely mean that many of May's regional department stores also eventually become Macy's stores, although she said the company was still considering what to do with two of May's best-known brand names: Lord & Taylor and Marshall Field's.
Analysts say the name changes are inevitable, because they save Federated money and give it the much-needed ability to market itself nationally and compete better against other national brand names ranging from The Gap Inc. to Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Along with the name change, the company plans a national television campaign, and it is touting other advantages such as easier national return policies and nationally branded store credit cards.
Still, some longtime shoppers think it's bad business to scrap a popular local brand name such as Rich's in Georgia.
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Found in the quaint town of Harpenden, just down the road from Harpenden Common, is the enchanting Jay's.
Opened in 2011 as just a delicatessen, the popularity of Jay's swelled over the years until in 2015 it was expanded into a restaurant, the likes of which serves a rich ensemble of European and International style dishes.
Those lucky enough to be in the area can enjoy everything on the menu at an excellent price when they call in advance with a tastecard. What with Jay's being such an intimate restaurant, with such a warming ambience, diners will wish to extend their visit as long as possible, thus the discounted extra courses will be rewarding for more than just the exquisite tastes.
Begin the experience with one of the exemplary appetisers, such as the delectable smoked salmon pate, complete with lemon and dill as well as local bread, the opulent baked Camembert, partnered with salami Milano and pickles, and the tantalising house marinated olives, accompanied with smoked garlic and feta cheese.
The main courses offer just as diverse and delicious an array of options, with a wealth of juicy burgers found alongside some truly tantalising dishes. Particularly enticing entrees include the succulent Lebanese chicken, enriched with warmed tabbouleh and za'atar spices, the irresistible pan fried sea bass, served with crushed herbed new potatoes and a sauce vierge, and the sumptuous falafel and avocado tower, paired with sun dried tomatoes and rocket leaves.
With regularly rotating specials and the odd divine dessert also being served guests are sure to enjoy their visit to Jay's, no matter what time of day they arrive.
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- A real estate owner can write off up to $250,000 of qualified real property, including qualified leasehold improvement property, qualified restaurant property and qualified retail improvement property.
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The same is now true for many other chronic conditions, including diabetes, cancer, heart disease, depression, epilepsy and asthma. But, patients must have access to high quality, comprehensive and affordable care so they can have that opportunity to live healthy lives.
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Under the Affordable Care Act, the essential health benefits package must include 10 categories of benefits — including prescription drugs, outpatient health care, hospitalization, lab services, prevention and wellness programs, disease management, and mental health and substance abuse services. The law also says the package should be equal to current typical employer plans, meet the needs of diverse populations, including those with disabilities, and not discriminate.
In defining the Essential Health Benefits, the secretary will likely be making decisions that could profoundly affect the health of millions of patients, particularly those with chronic conditions who depend on numerous medications, periodic lab tests and disease management.
For example, will patients have regular access to experienced medical providers with low co-payments and no limits on lab tests and visits? Will they have access to affordable prescription drugs without quantity limits, specialty tiers or excessive cost-sharing? What will chronic disease management look like along with mental health services? And, what will constitute preventive services? Will it include routine HIV testing?


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Two weeks out from the 2012 election, President Barack Obama will be visiting "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (Monday – Friday, 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC) on Wednesday, Oct. 24. This marks Mr. Obama's fifth appearance on the show, his third since taking the office of President of the United States.
In the days immediately following the final presidential debate and with less than two weeks left until election day, Brian Williams and NBC News cameras will spend two days on the campaign trail with President Barack Obama — taking viewers behind the scenes with rare, exclusive access and multiple interviews with the President.
Williams's two-day tour is, arguably, the biggest get any network has landed with President Obama this cycle. The president has given interviews and specials to all the broadcast networks in recent weeks and months, but none so close to Nov. 6. As of now, the campaign has no plans for another network interview (though that could certainly change).
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I've been to enough concerts of my music to have heard all kinds of comments from listeners, positive, critical, nonsensical, and everything in between.
To start with the positive comments: they can be meant with great sincerity and spoken with care, and they can also be the most perfunctory place-holder for "I actually didn't like it much". Sometimes people have discovered a facet to the music I had not considered; sometimes a dull or half-assed comment is delivered with great erudition while at other times the spectacle of someone without lots of insider music knowledge groping for a way to pinpoint what they want to say is profoundly moving.
People make comments to the composer for all kinds of reasons: out of a direct, unpremeditated expression of emotion; as a preamble to asking a question; out of a desire to be seen doing so in public; as a way to "retaliate" against the composer; to communicate information that the commenter expects to be on some level desirable by the composer; or even to solicit the composer as an ally in a forthcoming tirade for which the commenter desires a capital-A artist's opinion as "backup".
(To illuminate this last point, I once recall the gentleman seated behind me striking up a vaguely complimentary intermission conversation as a prelude to gushing about all the composers and styles of music he didn't approve of. Too bad some of the musicians he mentioned were personal heroes of mine—he was clearly hoping for my endorsement of his "enlightened" views, perhaps to impress his date!)
Perhaps the most meaningful comment I've received came from a writer who had no prior experience with classical music: following the concert, she confided that the pieces on the concert had caused her to think about sound in a different way. In one sense what a modest and simple comment—but I could hardly hope for anything better.
Next week I'd like to follow up by sharing some of the most negative criticisms I've received from listeners. And composers please feel free to post your own reminisces of the comments you've received from listeners; which were the most memorable to you, and why?


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|06-11-2011 05:23 PM 6 years ago
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Temecula, California- USA
Does the DX8 really have problems? Users of the DX8 please share. Also heard Spektrum service is bad, sending the radios in for repairs.
|06-11-2011 06:06 PM 6 years ago
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pikeville ky. us
I had one the frist DX 8's, Yes i have sent my radio in for service it had the PID# and the service with Horzion Hobbies was outstanding, As for the problems with the DX8 I havn't had the frist one.
OMG how much did i spend................
|06-11-2011 06:09 PM 6 years ago
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No! Some of the earlier units did. The problematic PID numbers are posted on the Spektrum website. Any new unit should work fine like mine.
|06-11-2011 09:46 PM 6 years ago
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Lehigh Valley, PA
The bulk of the issues revolve around three issues:
If you send in an effected model for the recall, all these issues should be addressed. Note, you should have no problems if you use newer receivers particularly DSMX receivers, even without the recall.
|06-11-2011 11:14 PM 6 years ago
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| jschenck
La Vista, NE.
Both my DX8's have been to Horizon Hobby for service/recalls. Both had the shipping paid both ways by Horizon. Both were in and out of their shop the same day. Horizon service has been great, my experience.I like my DX8 enough to get a 2nd one. It does have problems but for me the problem I had was the older DSM2 park flyer RX's would reset when flying inside metal buildings. Changed to DSMX receivers, no problems. I have several old AR7000, really old - first release. They've never had a problem flying with my DX8. I've had my DX8 since September
|06-12-2011 05:21 PM 6 years ago
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Port Elizabeth,South-Africa
bought mine in Feb... upgraded to v2.01 airware... I have read on the web about and listed all the issues... checked mine for those known issues... I couldn't find any issues... using a DSM2 AR7600 and the AR8000 in DSMX mode...
|06-12-2011 06:24 PM 6 years ago
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FT Pierce, FloridaUnited states
Have had mine since march. Ive never had any issues...
|06-12-2011 10:48 PM 6 years ago
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BI have had no problems, and any I had were only in the back of my mind due to tales of woe on the forums.
Both my DX8's have been to Horizon Hobby for service/recalls. Both had the shipping paid both ways by Horizon. Both were in and out of their shop the same day. Horizon service has been great, my experience.
|06-12-2011 11:18 PM 6 years ago
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El Paso,Texas
I had a 450 with a DX8 and a 6200 receiver I repaired for the LHS. I checked the pin number and it was on "the list". I passed along the info to the owner about the issue which he ignored. Fired the sucker up and after 3 minutes the heli went nuts. No damage to speak of. Checked it over and after a rebind it worked fine. Needless to say he's sending it in. Personally I won't touch nay of theses new radios for my use for at least a year. If they can't get this sorted out pretty quick it will kill them. Now I'm wondering about the "new and improved" DX7 thats set for release pretty quick just what nightmares can we expect from that.
|06-12-2011 11:57 PM 6 years ago
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| jschenck
La Vista, NE.
That combo is known to be a problem with affected DX8's. Were the receivers flashing after the 'incident'? Were you flying it indoors? That was the indication that 3 of us saw when we were having the problems here. I personally haven't seen this issue occur outside with any DSM2 RX. Changing the RX's to DSMX resolved the issue when flying indoors. Sounds like Spektrum has a TX upgrade to fix the issue talking to older DSM2 RX's which is why they are doing another round of recall/fixes.
|06-15-2011 08:28 AM 6 years ago
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Temecula, Ca
The point should be that customers shouldn't be treated as extended R&D teams for these companies. I paid for a product. I expect it to work. Sure you are going to fix my radio, but who is going to reimburse me for $$$ of damage done to my heli due to know fault of my own other than using your radio?If it's advertised to be backwards compatible then make sure it works, BEFORE you ship it to customers.
|06-15-2011 12:04 PM 6 years ago
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Had mine 6 months its had alot of use , not had one problem
|06-19-2011 09:20 PM 6 years ago
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Houston , Texas
DX8Mine lost signal with 2 450 heli's because of the 6200 & 6100 receiver I was using.Yes there is a problem with those but never with my 7 or 8 channel receivers in my big heli's
The small receivers just can't communicate well and consistent with the DX8 so part of the updates is to fix that and also I heard the charger is not set right so I think they are correcting that while it is there
They are stepping up to the plate and giving good service,yes I think it should have worked too after paying for a new radio but at least they are honoring the warranty and repair issues well.
I trust them enough to have bought another DX8.I will have 2 good radios then,and with the memory card it is easy to swap back and forth
I like having a spare radio with many models so I am never without if there is an issue with one or the other
|06-22-2011 02:48 PM 6 years ago
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Kirkville, NY SyracuseThunderbirds
Every DX8(5) in my club has been recalled at least once - some twice.
|06-22-2011 05:09 PM 6 years ago
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Also heard Spektrum service is bad, sending the radios in for repairs.
|06-23-2011 02:24 PM 6 years ago
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Nuvolera - Italy
I'm from Italy.
|06-24-2011 05:04 AM 6 years ago
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Tucson, AZ
bought one of the first last year, crashed 2 airplanes before I realized I needed to send it in teh first time (last year)....after 3 times to Horizon over 6 months for various internal hardware upgrades, the RF firmware (v15) and hardware is finally working well (since april)...What a mess they got themselves into.
|06-25-2011 11:41 PM 6 years ago
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Sylacauga AlabamaUSA
Haven't had any issues with my DX8 that I bought in March but I have not used the older rx's. Sent it in because of the latest recall and got it back 10 days later with a free AR6115 DSMX rx !!Awesome service I think.Love it more than my DX7 that I had for 4 years
" The biggest threat to our freedom is not from foreign terrorist , but domestic morons"
|07-02-2011 02:59 AM 6 years ago
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Rockledge, FL
I had a lockout today with an AR6200. I lucked out and was up high a little bit and takin it easy (not slamming it on the deck) when I lost all control and it locked out. Luckily I got it back in about a second or two and landed. Whew...Damn!I really don't want to waste the flying time involved with sending it back, especially since I need it for the DSMX receiver in my 700E which is flying awesome now.So this problem is only with the listed receivers? Not an older Ar7000? I have an extra and could throw that in, until a more opportune time to send it in.
This hobby is like Kryptonite to chicks!
|07-02-2011 03:15 AM 6 years ago
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| rcmiket
El Paso,Texas
Who knows how deep these issues go. I wouldn't chance it. Isn't it fun doing their R&D with your equipment?
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It's time to update you on my progress with the Six Week Body Makeover program that I've been following. If this is the first post you've read about this, you could read either the introduction to my latest experiment, or start with the first update or the official week one update.
This week I don't have a loss to report to you. It's not uncommon for me as far as the past experience I have had with losing weight, meaning that I am very successful at gaining weight quickly and easily, however I do not always lose weight as quickly. Actually, it's not healthy to lose weight quickly anyway, nor is it healthy to yo-yo back and forth with your weight (which I have done). It's much healthier to simply maintain your weight, of course being even better when that weight is a healthy weight for you. 😉
I did not lose weight, but instead gained one pound (my inches stayed the same). I must say that part of this is very likely because I had 2 meals over the weekend that were not completely sodium-free. I don't have an excuse for this (because there isn't one). I did spend the weekend with my parents, however there was no reason that I couldn't have eaten only my healthy, whole foods.
This is a good example of why it's best to just stick to the 6WBMO plan as it's written. It's very possible that I could have had the same results, or the result of no loss, no gain, however I cannot know now. When you do stick with the plan as it's written though, then you have no doubts about your outcome. You know that you did what you were "supposed" to. You will not lose weight every week as it is, because there will come a time that your body reaches a plateau and needs to level out. However, as long as you continue eating and exercising per your routine, this will pass.
I do suggest that if you want to lose weight and get healthy and fit, that you eat and exercise as Michael Thurmond puts it together for you in the Six Week Body Makeover, because it can be very frustrating if you don't. When you eat food with added sodium (i.e.: processed food), this stalls your weight loss. If you want the best results possible, just follow it as it's written. 😉


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Greenwood (Ind.) Center Grove defensive lineman Joel Hale picked up his first scholarship shortly after Christmas. The Indiana Hoosiers offered Hale, who last week participated in the U.S. Army National Combine.
"I was really excited," Hale said. "I wasn't really expecting it. My coach brought me to his office, and I thought I was in trouble. He ended up telling me that I was offered my Indiana, I was pretty excited."
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"I know Bill Lynch is running a great program right now, they are on the way up," Hale said. "They are going to be a Big Ten championship contender in the next couple of years I believe. The facilities are unbelievable, the new weight room, I don't have words to describe it. 25,000 square feet. It is really nice. I watched the Hoosiers growing up, more basketball than football, but either way it is good to get an offer from them."
Hale said he has recently heard from Ohio State.
"Coach Dick Tressell came in and they invited me to their one day summer camp. I think I am going to attend that and play it by ear from there."
Ohio State is just a three hour drive from Greenwood.
"It has everything you want," Hale said. "It is close to home, good academics, they are a championship contender every year. Anything that you want, Ohio State offers."
Purdue and Notre Dame have been in contact as well, according to Hale.
"Notre Dame is a great school," Hale said. "it is a different lifestyle, I haven't gotten a chacne to visit. But I know of Notre Dame. It is a great school and has great tradition. Purdue, also a great school. They are up and coming as well in the Big Ten."
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I recently installed firefox on to my computer and when I try to use my cursor mania I can't use all of the features like my signature and other ones with it. I had it on internet explorer and it work all of the time but I can't get it to work on firefox. I have upgraded the software for firefox but it still does the same thing. I use it for my e-mails through Yahoo. I like to put new things into my e-mails, but now all of the features aren't working, I can still change my cursor and use the smiley central feature, but can't use the other features. I use firefox for my e-mails and use internet explorer for use of other things. Another question can you use internet explorer and firefox together? Any help will be appreciated thanks.
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A quick search for info about yielded the info that
"Cursor Mania is an Internet Explorer plugin that allows you to choose from thousands of custom cursors to use on your computer."
The bad news is that the company made the plug-in specifically for Internet Explorer, which explains why some functions are not working for you in Firefox.
For your other question, IE and Firefox are two separate programs, so you can use them at the same time without one interfering at all with the other. Something to keep in mind is that the people you mail may or may not be able to see any graphic changes that work in IE and not FF. That may (or may not) depend on what browser they use. You might consider mailing your own account from IE and then check your mail with FF to see how well it displays.
I wish I could give you the answer you wanted, but Cursor Mania seems focused on IE. Unless they decide to add support for other browsers, some features will likely remain crippled in Firefox.
Anyone that sends me an e-mail that changes or messes with my cursors, or does any strange stuff will be instantly added to my blocked-sender list.
I never understand why some find this so cute to mess with other peoples systems.
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Gawd I hope that never happens! First it's HTML in email, now it's cursors - the internet is being ruined!
A mind is a terrible thing to waste. Mine has wandered off and I'm out looking for it.
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How to Get DAV School Franchise?
India has the world's largest population and to meet the educational requirements of millions of its people, the demand for better schools is increasing rapidly. Moreover, education sector in India offers innumerable business opportunities. So, owing to the demand for standard education, many business persons are finding it lucrative to invest their time & money in the education sector. One of the best and the safest ways to invest your money in this sector is taking up a school franchise of a well-known brand. This not only helps you to avoid competition with the established brands but also helps you to emerge as a brand name in the field of education.
When talking about school franchise in formal education, DAV in itself is a brand name in the field of education that offers fruitful franchise. Moreover, the management promises to provide continuous support for establishing and running the school successfully.
Procedure to get DAV school franchise:
- In case you are seeking franchise of DAV school, you must be well aware of the importance of imparting education. So, you need to be well qualified and must have a strong background in the educational field.
- Next, as a franchisee, you are required to invest Rs.8 lakhs or more for opening a new school.
- Apart from the investment, another mandatory requirement for opening a new school is the site selection. So, make sure that the land you choose must be spread over a minimum area of 4000-5000 sq. ft. (approximately).
- Further, you need to get this land approved by the DAV school management. You also need to submit a fee (decided by the school management) along with the application for approval.
- Once the site is approved by the school management, next you need to pay a part of their license fee in advance and sign a MoU (Memorandum of Undertaking) with the school management.
- After the signing of MoU, you can start constructing the school building and interiors. Ensure that the school infrastructure conforms to the DAV standards of educational environment.
- Once the construction is over, the next important thing is to sign the franchisee agreement. So, you are required pay the remaining license fee along with signing the franchisee agreement.
- Next, you need to prepare for the launch of your school. You need to update the DAV management about your preparations in order to get constant support from the authority for the purpose of promotion, recruitment of the staff etc.
- Once your school starts with the operations, you are required to maintain the education standards of your school by being under the effective guidance of the authority and staying in continuous touch with the DAV management.
- Lastly, you need to pay a 20% royalty in return for the assistance and support provided by the school management.
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Database tuning in modern database systems requires a lot of expertise is very time consuming and often misdirected. Tuning attempts often lack a methodology that has a holistic view of the database. The absence of historical diagnostic information to investigate performance issues at first occurrences exacerbates the whole tuning process often requiring that problems be reproduced before they can be correctly diagnosed. In this paper, the authors describe how oracle overcomes these challenges and provides a way to perform automatic performance diagnosis and tuning. They had explained how Stats pack utility and oracle enterprise manager can be used to increase the performance of oracle database.


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You'd expect working dogs in a country with more heads of cattle than humans to be a touch overzealous, but it's downright hilarious to see herding behavior triggered by a rental car in a roundabout.
This generic yellow mongrel and its mate approached our very un-cattle-like Chevrolet Corsa at dawn on the outskirts of San Miguel de Tucumán, and what they performed was undoubtedly the motions of herding.
Unfazed by honking, the dogs kept herding the car until locals in a beat-up Renault 12 showed us how to deal with man's unruly best friends: speed past them and hope you don't hit anything. Which is what we did.
As we left town, the dogs' behavior suddenly made sense, if in a roundabout way: in the menswear industry, maroon—the color of our rental car—is called oxblood, particularly when applied to leather shoes. It appears that in Argentina even dogs know fashion.


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Has the market turned all in favour of sellers? This week I look at the pros and cons of the market and offer some balanced words of advice.
Could future Conservative policies create a house price bubble? Would a Lib Dem administration levy higher taxes for owners of homes worth over £2million and even more over £5m?
Could Ed Balls become the Wolf of Benefit Street?
These are all questions for the future.
Meanwhile – scream the headlines – property prices are going through the roof. The BBC's Robert Peston opines on the market, estate agents are short of stock, a flat the size of a sentry box sells in Chelsea for £1m and everyone from the Governor of the Bank of England to the man in the street seems to be talking about house prices – again.
Sellers are crying "happy days" as their properties are once again popular with buyers now fearful of missing the boat and being forced to pay more the following month and even more the month after that.
But are happy days really here again for sellers?
Whichever side of the fence you sit – buyer or seller – the market has its checks and balances.
If you sell for more you buy for more – sell for less, buy for less.
It is the way of things.
The problem facing sellers is not selling but finding a property to buy at an acceptable price.
This is a tricky time. You have to have sold in order to buy, but you can't sell unless you have somewhere to go.
Sell early and you might not get as much as you could.
Wait until you find somewhere else and the seller isn't interested because they can find another buyer in a better position.
It seems only a few months ago we were advising clients how to sell in a moribund market. Now we are advising sellers in a buoyant market driven by eager lenders, Government schemes, rising employment, busy builders, more first-time buyers, canny downsizers, greater GDP and surging confidence.
Happy days are not necessarily back for sellers because buyers are plentiful.
Sellers do not have the whip hand because most are also buyers. Checks and balances, swings and roundabouts – that is what the market is about.
For estate agents who have seen it all before it is just another day in the office.
So do yourself a favour.
Find an agent who has seen it all before and benefit from all that experience. It will save you a lot of money and a great deal of time.
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Used Equipment Updates April 25, 2014
Union Farm Equipment has updated the Used Equipment List. This week we added a 2008 Kubota GR2110-54 with a diesel engine and a 54" mower deck. We also added a Ford 1320 tractor and loader; a John Deere 3032E tractor and loader and a Walker MT2348GHS9.5 commercial mower.
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Right now used equipment is selling well. We are looking for good, used equipment at the right price. If you have unneeded equipment you would like to turn into cash, please give our sales department a call at 1-800-935-7999. We are actively seeking tractors and equipment to sell on consignment.
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Unlike most Marvel Universe figures, Dr. Doom actually comes with an accessory and also...the Wasp! She's in her shrunken form so you'll have to squint to see her in the package pic. I think it's also a first for Wasp in this scale.
Does this mean that I'd readily chuck the Absorbing Man? Heck no! He comes with a ball and chain! A ball and chain, I tell you! Of the steel variety! Larger than a man's head! And he's one of the villains who actually thinks he can take down the Hulk (No one takes down the Hulk!) He'll make for a good fight scene companion for the Jolly Green Giant, him and whatever army of Hulk villains are made for the Marvel Universe line in the future. (We want the Leader! Now now now!)
So does this 2-pack live up to much much eagerly anticipated...uh..anticipations? More after the jump!
As for the Wasp, she's painted in flat colors which are accurate to her Secret Wars comics appearance, and I think the paint actually obscures some of the tiny detail on the sculpt. She just the right size for a MU sized figure to hold in their hand and if they ever make a 3.75 inch version of Janet Pym, this "accessory" will serve perfectly as her shrunken form.
One other piece of removable "equipment" is Doom's cape, but you'll have to pop of his head to get at it. (Which was easy form me seeing how the head was so loose it popped of right out of the package). The cloak's also got a peg and two slots so that he can stick it on his back like Secret Wars Thor.
Like: Doom's and Absorbing Man's head sculpts are as close to perfect as you can get. Doom's hood frames his face correctly (as opposed to his Marvel Select version), while his mask has the classic scowl and down-turned mouth that's Doom's trademark look. There's also some nice scoring/hatching of the hood to give it a "cloth-like" texture. It's really a beautifully done head.
Carl Creel's head is also superbly done, with a nice, smooth egg-shaped dome coupled with a low bow, large jaw, and a really evil look caught between and scowl and a smile. Special mention also goes to his pants and shoes. For standard prison wear, these don't look half bad!
Both these figures' eyes are painted--Doom's are yellow, while Ab Man has one regular and one painted yellow. I think Creel's are done better--their more visible. Doom's eye colour can best be seen only when he looks upwards.
Like: The paint! Both these figures have a nice job done. But where the Absorbing Man's got paint covering him from head to to, Doom's cloth parts (cowl, cape, tunic) have been sculpted in colour. His armor's matte metalized silver is smooth and uniform on his arms, legs and face. His belt, its buckle and the holster are also painted and pretty nicely with very minimal overlapping. But the cape clasp is probably the weakest in application, with the gold paint looking a little uneven over the green plastic.
Absorbing Man is even more amazing paint-wise. The first thing is his flesh tones--they've been sculpted in flesh, given a slight wash and highlighted with more flesh paint. It's easily the best flesh I've seen on a 3.75 inch figure I've seen.
Dislike: Doom's head fell right off his neck peg when I was removing him from the package. Somehow the hole in his head is tad shallow, so turning his head would result it it coming off easily. I had to use the nail polish method to thicken up the neck peg ball so that his head wouldn't fall off at the slightest touch.
His head ball joint is reduced to swivel-only because of a thick neck peck. Thankfully, it was easily remedied by paring away some of the access plastic with an exacto knife. Doom now easily looks up, down and all around with the excellent head able to completely cover up any mods I'd done!
Dislike: That his cape is heavy and prevents him from fully using his chest pivot. But then a long heavy cape also allows Doom to balance better of the edge of the cloak, so i guess this is a minor, minor dislike. :)
Dislike: That Absorbing Man can only hold his ball and chain in his right hand, but his absorption effect takes place on the left side of his body. I'm not 100% sure, but I feel like his body's transformation into the whatever he touches should begin at the point of touch? Heh, I suppose this is minor too, but these figures are very well done so it's pretty hard to dislike anything. I guess Carl will have to touch his ball with a left hand form time to time...
Dr. Doom
Aesthetics: 9/10 - Simply magnificent. If they never come up with another version of him it wouldn't be a problem because this guy is just that good. From the armour to the head and mask, to the clothes and to his belt and holster--it's not just well tooled and sculpted, it's also very comic accurate.
Poseability: 7.5/10 - Two things restrict his movement--his little skirt and the cloak. But slits up the side of his tunic allow for sideways movement, though front-wise it's still a little blocked. The cloak, when pegged to his back firmly, will fall off if the shoulders are turned too far back. His head, just a swivel at first, is really excellent after a simple modification.
Fun: 9/10 - Doom = fun! Fun, fun, fun! He speaks in the third person, believes everyone other than himself is an insect and thus makes enemies of everyone! Doom's the kinda guy who has dominated the world, wants to destroy all the heroes, steal their powers, and ultimately become a god. He's a big picture kinda guy, and having a figure that really captures his arrogance and genius just serves to remind me of it every time I look at him.
Value: 8/10 - He's got a cloak and a Luger (for those he deems unworthy of dying by his inventions). He's also got an insane amount of tooling. His entire hood, tunic and cloak have been given texture, while his armour is all metalized silver. Bottom line: there's been plenty of work put into him and he comes with a couple of accessories, so he's good value.
Overall: 8.4/10 - Dr. Doom is too good to ignore. If you're a Marvel fan, it doesn't matter if you like him or not--you'll probably buy him anyway. He's the bad guy of bad guys, he steals Galactus' power in the Secret Wars series. And he defeats the Beyonder with it! Badass!
Overall: 8.4/10 - This is a very satisfying two-pack to get because both Doom and Absorbing Man are superb. The characters couldn't be more contrasting--the evil genius Dr. Doom and the dumb brute Absorbing Man! The Ab Man has especially turned out to be a surprise and to think I almost didn't get this two-pack because I didn't fancy him too much! While he's not as badass as Doom in the series, he does score with Titania, so I guess that makes him cool? Haha ;P


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SALT LAKE CITY — Drafting got a whole lot easier for the Jazz on Thursday, if you ask me.
They should pick Wiggins and A.K.
How hard is that?
The Jazz checked out six players in their pre-draft workout and it couldn't have gone better. Everyone showed up. Some struggled with the altitude, a few shot poorly, others lacked strength. But that's standard. Workouts like Thursday's aren't designed to find the player they'll select with their No. 5 pick. They're for checking into whom they should take with the 23rd and 35th picks.
For me it's a no-brainer.
You take the foreign guy, Artem Klimenko, because he has the same initials as another Russian guy the Jazz drafted long ago. They could call him AK-47.2 or AK-48. And you take Nick Wiggins because you don't want to be the team that passes on any Wiggins, even if he's only the brother of this year's draft darling.
Joking aside, Jazz scouting boss Walt Perrin calls the 7-foot, 242-pound Klimenko "a very intriguing player." Intriguing enough that I went to Zions Bank Basketball Center to check him out. I wanted to know exactly what he knew about Andrei Kirilenko, who spent 10 years with the Jazz. I was disappointed. No deltoid-to-deltoid dragon tattoo on his back. No Mohawk, Fonz, pageboy, mullet or grunge haircut.
"He doesn't like that stuff," said his interpreter when asked about revolving haircuts.
And there was certainly no Russian pop-star wife.
Asked if he knew who Masha Lopatova was, he shook his head and — in one of the few things he said in English — Klimenko replied, "I don't know."
"He doesn't know that much about her," the interpreter elaborated.
Realistically, everyone's looking for a 7-footer with potential. Perrin admitted interest, but added, "He needs to get stronger, especially the upper body."
Perrin went on to call him "intriguing for the future."
For the present, he's just another European player who doesn't love the weight room.
I asked if Klimenko knew Kirilenko. After some back-and-forth, the interpreter said, "He's never met him before but he's proud and would like to meet him."
I inquired if, growing up, his favorite player was Kirilenko. The interpreter said Klimenko was from Ukraine, though biographical summaries list his birthplace as Russia.
"Growing up, he didn't really know who Kirilenko was," the interpreter said. "It was probably about five years ago that he really became known to him."
Considering Klimenko is 20 and Kirilenko 33, it's surprising Klimenko doesn't have an AK-47 tattoo.
Undeterred, I asked whether he wanted to be known as AK-48.
"He says you can call him whatever you want to call him," the interpreter said.
While Klimenko would be a project pick, you never know. Kirilenko was drafted in 1999 at No. 24. But he didn't play in Utah until 2001. Perrin was vague as to whether they could stash the new A.K. in Europe for a couple of years.
For the moment, Klimenko seemed like an ordinary, unassuming guy. He didn't bring a wife who made a music video called "Sugary." He didn't have visible body art at all. Nor did he know enough English to entertain people with some of Kirilenko's fractured but lovable phrases.
Still, I figure it's time the Jazz get another A.K. in town. New Mexico's Alex Kirk was there on Thursday, but what fun would he be? Klimenko might be the reincarnation of former Jazz center Kyrylo Fesenko, a Ukranian who once vowed if Jennifer Aniston was in the crowd at the Staples Center, he'd steal a look — even if Jerry Sloan objected.4 comments on this story
"I would do it," he said. "I'd be really happy to see Jennifer Aniston. I watch her, like, 25 seasons."
Now that was personality.
Kirilenko had personality, too. He cried when Sloan left him on the bench in the playoffs. He rolled his eyes and shook his head when asked about his wife's one-dalliance-per-year remark. He vacationed where wild pigs roamed the beach.
I'm just wondering if Klimenko can get to the rim in traffic.
That was something even the original A.K. had a hard time doing.
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By restructuring its annual awards program, NSSGA seeks to increase the prestige of its top honors. Each year, NSSGA recognizes the top performers in several categories including environment, community relations, and health and safety to promote responsible quarry and mine management.
This year, finalists for the Environmental Award and Community Relations Award will be selected comprised of the top 10% of entries. From those two prestigious groups, a single aggregates operation will be selected to receive the association's highest "Gold Award" in each category. All finalists will receive recognition as a silver award winner and will be notified prior to NSSGA's Annual Awards Ceremony as part of the Annual Convention's opening session on March 16, 2015, in Baltimore, Md. The names of the two gold award winners will be kept secret to be announced before a live audience.
"We've always had strong applicants, "said NSSGA's President and CEO Mike Johnson. "This new dimension makes it a more meaningful award and highlights the accomplishments of our members and their strong commitment to their communities. We are excited to recognize stand-out Producer member operations for their extraordinary contributions to the industry."
The scope, application process, eligibility, judging criteria and scoring remain the same for the Environmental and Community Relations awards program. All applicants not qualifying for the top 10% in the two categories will receive bronze awards and a listing in NSSGA's press release and printed program at the Awards Ceremony. The rules for the Sterling Safety Awards and Safety Excellence remain unchanged.
Starting Sept. 3,members will be able to apply for awards through the online application process located on the Awards Page by clicking the "Apply Here" icon, which will be available and "live" on that date.
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Hint: Before the Sept. 3 application availability date, you may want to scan or start saving photos or other documents you may want to provide to a folder on your desktop so that you can easily cut and paste what you need into the online registration forms.
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Robin Roberts Return to 'Good Morning America': February Expected
Robin Roberts has announced her return to "Good Morning America" after a prolonged absence due to illness.
Robin Roberts will return to "Good Morning America" in February after being diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome, a blood and bone marrow disorder that required the news anchor to receive a transplant.
The absence was originally announced as short term, but in August Roberts stated that she would have to take leave for longer than expected.
"Well, a full disclosure here, I'm not feeling too well," Roberts announced on GMA. "In fact I'm going to leave and let you all do the rest of the program on your own. I'm going to take a little time off, just to get some vacay ... I'll see you in a couple of weeks."
The timing of the announcement was difficult for GMA, which has been struggling to beat ratings for the "Today" show.
"'Today' beat 'GMA' by 1.5 million viewers Monday - that's up 47 percent from last Monday," spokeswoman Megan Kopf said in a statement over the summer. "Anyone would argue that Monday's win is a very significant win."
Roberts was open about sharing her experience getting a transplant and openly blogged about the procedure before it took place in September. Just before entering the hospital, Roberts admitted that she threw herself a party.
"Last Sunday to lift my spirits I threw a little party at my apartment for my 'GMA' family," Robins stated in a September blog. "The next morning I walked through the hospital doors, with my guardian angels- mom & dad- back together and blazing a trail ahead of me."
Roberts announced on Monday that she was anticipating a February return.
"We're talking about weeks, not months," Roberts said in a live telecast from her New York apartment. Since her leave, GMA has managed to secure its first place lead over "Today."


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- Decide what you can handle – before you get sucked in by all the adorable puppy eyes you're about to see, think long and hard about the appropriate age dog for your family or if you are capable of caring for a special needs dog. Puppies are a lot of work, if you don't have time for potty training and obedience classes you'll want to consider an older dog. There are plenty of middle aged, vibrant dogs up for adoption as well as many senior dogs that would be a great fit for a family looking for a more subdued dog with lots of love to give.
- Learn about the shelters and their adoption policies – It might be easier to start looking at shelters within a certain radius of home but don't be afraid to venture out to other states as well. Many states have larger populations of adoptable dogs and their shelters are willing to transport pets to suitable adopting families. Some shelters might have requirements for a home visit, a fenced yard or require you to visit the pet multiple times before you commit to adopting. Understand that the shelters are doing their best to place the pets in suitable homes and these requirements are in the best interest of both you and the pet.
- Start looking… Once you know what you're looking for and what to expect you can start your search through thousands of adoptable dogs. PuppyFinder allows you to search by age, breed, location and gender.
- Meet in person. Whenever possible it is best to meet the animal in person before agreeing to bring them into your life. Even though photos and descriptions can tell you a bit about a dog, you can't get a true feeling for the animal until you are able to interact with them and make sure they are a good fit for your entire family, including other pets.
Rocky - Anatolian Shepherd (medium coat) Dog For Adoption
Date listed: 02/18/2017
rescue Breed: Anatolian Shepherd Sex: Male Male Age: Adult Location: USAPosted Breed: Anatolian Shepherd (medium coat). Anatolian shepherd male These two buddies Rocky, a shepherd and Rufus the dachshund have been together for 3 years their owner had to go in a nursing home . They are very sweet but very bonded to each other they are house broke they walk nice on the leash, they like to go for walks. they just need you to give them a home. UPDATE: They are now not dependant on each other so could be adopted separately. www.livingwaterranchrescue.com like-1 People Like ThisBe The First To Like ThisTags:
Lilly - German Shepherd Dog (medium coat) Dog For Adoption
Date listed: 02/18/2017
rescue Breed: German Shepherd Dog Sex: Female Female Age: Adult Location: USAPosted Breed: German Shepherd Dog (medium coat). Liver colored Gsd Lily was found out in the desert protecting her y puppy. She is very sweet and gets along well with all the other dogs big and small. We are working on getting her fattened up because she was very thin when she was found. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Rufus - Dachshund / Chihuahua / Mixed (short coat) Dog For A...
Date listed: 09/10/2016
rescue Breed: Chiweenie Sex: Male Male Age: Adult Location: USAPosted Breed: Dachshund / Chihuahua / Mixed (short coat). Dachshund/chihuahua male Rufus is a chubby little male from not enough exercise, but he's working on it. He races the other dogs out to the horse pasture every morning. He's happy, but if you raise your voice, he shrinks back. He likes to go for walks and sleep by your bed at night. Come and meet him. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Blackie - Collie (long coat) Dog For Adoption
Date listed: 08/20/2016
rescue Breed: Collie Sex: Male Male Age: Senior Location: USAPosted Breed: Collie (long coat). collie male ranch dog Wonderful pair of ranch dogs looking for a new home on the range. Blackie is a senior dog of unknown age, but very healthy and his side-kick Wobbles, a 5 year old beagle. They have been on the farm with all the farm animals and get along fine. They are the happiest dogs I have ever had in this rescue. They were owned by an elderly man that no longer could care for them because he went to a nursing home. Now they need you to give them a new home. They have adjusted to all rescue life and I believe they could go to separate homes. Both are wonderful. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Missy Moo - Shar Pei / Great Dane / Mixed (short coat) Dog F...
Date listed: 06/25/2016
rescue Breed: Chinese Shar-Pei-Great Dane Mix Sex: Female Female Age: Young Location: USAPosted Breed: Shar Pei / Great Dane / Mixed (short coat). Shar Peigreat dane mix female Missy Moo is a beautiful girl, she has had some leash training. She is cautious when meeting new people. She gets along with all the dogs and has been introduced to cats. She would be fine with a family of kids and mixed animals. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Roxie - Chocolate Labrador Retriever / Shar Pei / Mixed (sho...
Date listed: 05/07/2016
rescue Breed: Chinese Shar-Pei-Unknown Mix Sex: Female Female Age: Senior Location: USAPosted Breed: Chocolate Labrador Retriever / Shar Pei / Mixed (short coat). Chocolate lab/shar-pei Roxie is such a love. She has a smooth skin on her face like a person, very soft and no hair. She has wrinkles on neck and back, otherwise she looks like a labrador. She has good house manners and is crate trained. She likes lots of attention but doesn't jump up on you, just waits for you to pet her. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
J.R, - Italian Greyhound / Golden Retriever / Mixed (long co...
Date listed: 03/18/2016
rescue Breed: Golden Retriever-Italian Greyhound Mix Sex: Male Male Age: Young Location: USAPosted Breed: Italian Greyhound / Golden Retriever / Mixed (long coat). male mini greyhound\golden retriver J.R. and Chester were born in foster, their mother was pregnant when she was rescued. they are very happy playful puppies to make their life complete all they need is you in their life. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Danny - Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler / Bullmastiff / Mi...
Date listed: 03/07/2016
rescue Breed: Bullmastiff-Unknown Mix Sex: Male Male Age: Adult Location: USAPosted Breed: Australian Cattle Dog/Blue Heeler / Bullmastiff / Mixed (short coat). beautiful cattle dog male Danny is a beautiful cattle dog. He is calm, doesn't jump up on you, but loves a tender pat on the head. He was crate trained, but has been outside for months. He would like a quiet home with adults, but likes to play with balls and other toys. www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Moe - Queensland Heeler / Bullmastiff / Mixed (short coa...
Date listed: 12/26/2015
rescue Breed: Australian Cattle Dog-Bullmastiff Mix Sex: Male Male Age: Adult Location: USAPosted Breed: Queensland Heeler / Bullmastiff / Mixed (short coat). Persnal body guard-male queensland heelerMoe is very protective of is a friendly, happy dog that loves to run and play so if you are looking for someone special to love, Moe is for you. He likes to sleep on the bed with you, but is a good boy in the house.www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:
Susie - German Shepherd Dog / Bloodhound / Mixed (short ...
Date listed: 12/26/2015
rescue Breed: Bloodhound-German Shepherd Dog Mix Sex: Female Female Age: Adult Location: USAPosted Breed: German Shepherd Dog / Bloodhound / Mixed (short coat). Shepherd/hound mixSusie was brought her as a 3 month old by her owner as they had too many dogs. She has been spayed and has her rabies vac. She was then adopted by a girl that fell in love with her but had no job so I told her if she would come and work at the rescue she could work off her adoption fee. She trained Susie to walk nicely on a leash and gave her good social skills and then the unthinkable happened, she got a job in downtown Phx and had to move into a small apt. so she had to bring her back.Susie is waiting for a 'forever' home for Christmas. Such a lady! Susie!www.livingwaterranchrescue.comTags:


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Welcome, Friends!
We at Destination Friendship believe that friendships are one of the most vital aspects of the human experience. Research tells us that individuals who have friends are likely to be happier, healthier and live longer than those who do not. From an early age, it is important to teach skills needed to acquire and retain friendships. This is especially true for those children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) – children who often struggle with these friendship skills.
Located in the Central PA area, Destination Friendship groups are based on an innovative curriculum that utilizes research-based strategies and activities to support the development of friendship skills in children with ASD. A large emphasis is placed on developing Intuitive Social Processing (ISP), or the ability to insightfully understand how our actions impact the thoughts of others and the ability to use this information to adjust our behavior in order to create a desired response in others. The Destination Friendship model addresses ISP within 13 core skill areas:
Organization of Thoughts
Hidden Rules of Friendship
Flexibility of Thought
Shared Interests
All this being said, NO boring lessons or worksheets here!! Destination Friendship emphasizes the principle that children best learn social skills by actually putting them into practice in an active and FUN learning environment. Through a series of theme-based sessions and a large selection of motivating and enjoyable activities, participants are subtly taught a wide variety of skills that they can use to foster friendships. Examples of past theme nights include Active Game Night, Video Game Night, Movie Night, Pizza Party Night, Bowling Night and Swimming Night.
The Destination Friendship model is based on the philosophy that all participants should be accepted for who they are and should be guided and supported to grow in a positive way as they develop friendship skills. Furthermore, participants are encouraged to be proud of whom they are and the interests they love. They are never made to feel "different." It is our goal that each participant leaves Destination Friendship with not only more confidence in their ability to fit in and make friends, but an improved sense of their individual strengths and positive qualities.
Our Destination Friendship team is comprised of 4 passionate professionals with diverse backgrounds: two special educators who are also board certified behavior analysts, a speech-language pathologist, and an occupational therapist. Our unique capacity to collaborate using different professional perspectives allows us to provide optimal learning opportunities for individuals with ASD.
For more information regarding upcoming Destination Friendship Groups, please check our online calendar. For more information regarding the Destination Friendship model, check out our new book, Destination Friendship: Developing Social Skills for Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders or Other Social Challenges.


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September 2016
Many people invest backward. They focus a great deal on the merits of one stock versus another, or analyze whether the time is right to add high yield bonds or emerging market stocks to their portfolios. But few investors step back and consider how all of their investments add up. As the 2008 market crash and subsequent 2009 recovery demonstrated, the most important decision an investor makes is how much overall risk to take. Your portfolio's overall risk level should be a deliberate and disciplined choice, and not simply the result of a series of one-off investment decisions.
The simplest gauge of risk in an investment portfolio is the ratio between the percentage invested in stocks and the percentage invested in bonds. Family office investors ensure that their portfolio's risk level makes sense from a "top down" perspective by carefully monitoring their overall risk level in terms of a simple stock/bond ratio. This is also a simple and effective way to judge a portfolio's performance over time.
Striking the right balance between risk and safety ensures that an investor will never be forced to turn a temporary loss into a permanent one. Although stocks have higher long-term expected returns, stock prices are much more volatile than bonds and will go down when an investor may need money the most (such as during a recession).
Family office investors set the risk level of their portfolios based on their circumstances, and not on their short-term market outlook. This personal inventory boils down to two major factors – "ability" to take risk and "willingness" to take risk.
Ability to take risk.
This is based on an investor's current financial situation and future needs and objectives, and is the more "numeric" and quantifiable dimension of risk-taking. Time is the greatest asset for an aggressive investor. While generally one of the main determinants of risk level is a person's age and how long they have until retirement, many family office investors have the ability to take more risk than their age would indicate because their time horizon extends to future generations.
In addition to evaluating their time horizon, budget, and spending needs, all investors should consider:
Willingness to take risk.
This is more subjective and difficult to assess numerically. While many family office investors have the ability to take a lot of risk due to the size of their assets, every investor must still fully understand their ability to withstand volatility. Otherwise, an investor may make behavioral mistakes such as selling after a large market drop, which often turns a temporary loss into a permanent one.
We recommend thinking about the willingness to take risk in terms of concrete numbers, such as the ability to ride out a major loss, i.e. a 10% loss over a 12-month period. For different combinations of stocks and bonds – ranging from the very conservative 20% stocks and 80% bonds to an aggressive 100% stocks – there is a substantial difference in the probability that a portfolio will decline at least 10%.
Probability of at Least a 10% Loss in 12 Month Period
Note: Ratio represents stocks/bonds target. Assumes no capital gains, fees, or withdrawals. Actual US-only portfolio data from January 1988 through June 2016.
Note the percentage increase in this chance of loss between each incremental level of risk. For example, if an investor moves from a 40% stock and 60% bond portfolio with a 2.4% chance of a 10% or greater loss to a 60% stock/40% bond portfolio with a 5.2% chance, that investor has increased the chance of a major loss by over 100%.
The question of risk is not as abstract as it used to be. The 2008 financial crisis is still quite fresh in the memory of many family office investors, and it served as a concrete lesson in how important it was to be thoughtful about risk. Being invested in a very conservative portfolio meant that the maximum drawdown an investor experienced over this period was around 8%, while an all stock portfolio declined over 50%.
Maximum Drawdown During 2007-2009 Financial Crisis
Note: Ratio represents stocks/bonds target. Assumes no capital gains, fees, or withdrawals.
All investors should behave like sophisticated family offices and step back from their individual trade decisions on occasion to gauge the overall risk level of their portfolios. It is important that this risk level change only because of changes in the investor's ability or willingness to take risk, and not because of short-term market timing. Just as an investor should be wary of taking too much risk, it is also important not to take too little. There is such a thing as too little risk because inflation will erode your purchasing power over time if you do not earn a sufficient return.
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Multi-tasker Milt Stegall was doing an interview and signing autographs at the same time yesterday after practice.
Looking to put down his helmet to free up his hands, the all-star Bombers slotback noticed a toddler pushing his own stroller nearby. Stegall placed his helmet in the stroller, and the youngster proceeded to burst into tears.
"I'm not that ugly, am I?" Stegall said to the boy, whose tears continued to flow.
That young fan might not have fond memories of the encounter, but Stegall likely does, and you can bet it's something that ended up in his journal last night.
Stegall is documenting as much as he possibly can these days, knowing that this, his 13th CFL season, is all but certain to be his last.
"I'm writing a little something," he said. "It's going to be something that's priceless. Every day I just jot down certain things that happened during the day.
"I just want to take it all in, because I'll probably take so many hits this year and I want to be able to remember it, so I'll have it down on paper."
Stegall, 37, has been at his usual best in the first two days of training camp, and it looks as if he could play another five or six years. The pull of his family back home in Atlanta, however, will finally take him from the CFL at the end of the season.
He will no doubt head home for good as the league's touchdown king, as he needs only two scores to move past Mike Pringle and George Reed on the all-time list.
Throw in the fact that the Bombers believe they are serious Grey Cup contenders, and Stegall plans to make this season his most memorable one yet.
"This is probably it, so I want to remember it," he said. "I'm going to have to have fun. This whole year, not just at camp, I'm going to enjoy everything.
"I'm going to enjoy the soreness, the long meetings, the hits ... I'm going to enjoy it all, because when it's over with I'm going to wish I was sore sometimes.
"So I'm going to soak it all up and enjoy it."


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Tell me truly: Have you ever - ahem - had an e-mail "go missing?"
I did once. I was a student who had to hand in an essay and I stayed up very late trying to write it. But come daybreak I was still empty-handed, so I showed up to class, blinked my doe eyes at the professor, and asked if she had received the essay I had e-mailed her.
She shook her head.
"Oh, dear," I said. "I sent it last night!"
The professor, being an international expert on genocide, was no fool. No doubt she suspected monkey business. But having allowed e-mail submissions in the first place, what was she going to do? It was unverifiable. Who's to say that that e-mail wasn't eaten by some random server thing or router thing en route? There's just no telling.
I never pulled that particular trick again, but I certainly remembered it. The "lost" e-mail, I have long believed, is the great white lie of the 21st century, the worthy successor to "your cheque is in the mail."
In point of fact, the e-mail system was fundamentally reliable, despite the rising tide of spam. Sometimes e-mails would get delayed, sometimes they would bounce back, but very rarely would they vanish without a trace without an able assist from incompetence or willful ignorance. For years, I had a simple answer for anyone who claimed that an e-mail got "lost": I don't believe you.
How things change.
It was just the other week that the spam problem came home to me. I had arrived in Ottawa to do an interview that had been scheduled for weeks. Hours before, an e-mail rolled in from my interviewee, saying he assumed the date was off since I never confirmed with him. My confirmation e-mail turned up later in his spam filter.
Then it happened again. And again. Suddenly, critical e-mails that were supposed to have arranged appointments and confirmed deadlines seem just not to have arrived at their destinations. I sat up very late one night writing an article, sending it off before I tucked in for the night. At noon the next day, it became clear that my editor had not received it.
"Oh dear," I said. "I sent it last night!"
In the awkward pause that followed, I could only ponder the deadening sense that, in any other situation, I wouldn't have believed me. Somewhere, karma did a little victory dance.
Now that I've seen it for myself, I believe it: Bombarded by every form of abuse, the e-mail infrastructure is starting to show cracks. It's becoming unreliable. Spam accounts for well over 80 per cent of all the e-mail on the Internet, as the arms race between spammers and the anti-spam industry drags ever on.
A fascinating study just released by researchers at the University of California, San Diego and Berkeley, found that out of the almost 350 million spam messages they monitored, only 28 actually led to sales.
Or would have led to sales, that is. The researchers co-opted an existing network of spamming computers, and reprogrammed some of them to send spam messages that wouldn't take people's money or infect their computers. Of those 28 would-be sales, all but one was for "male enhancement" products.
The researchers concluded that while this still brings in enough cash to be profitable, the margins might be thin enough that improved spam-fighting might eventually be able to make their work unprofitable.
What really boggles my mind, though, is the prospect of losing faith in e-mail. It's the least sexy of all the proliferating ways of getting in touch, but it's also the baseline way of doing business these days. By all means, try to reach me via telephone, cellphone, voice-mail, instant message, text message, Facebook message, Twitter, Skype and Canada Post. I'm capable of neglecting them all with equal finesse. But at the end of the day, the one thing that people are most likely to be checking at all hours is their plain vanilla e-mail.
But e-mail becomes a very different creature when you start to assume that any message that hasn't been confirmed has been lost or stolen, or has strayed. A creeping paranoia sets in. Does receipt of every message need to be confirmed? Do you need to start confirming confirmation messages? More to the point, if someone fails to confirm that they got a message you've sent, is it now incumbent upon you to hound them with follow-up e-mails until they turn around and sputter out something in the affirmative?
The rules of e-mail etiquette are about to get rewritten. Not only will those little grunted out one-liners like "Thanks," "Roger," "Copy that," and "10-4" (which I've never actually received, though I live in hope) become mandatory, badgering for one will be de rigueur.
E-mails using the construction of "I was just checking to make sure you got my note..." will become less hopelessly passive-aggressive, and even take on a fretting, earnest tone. And plausible deniability is back. People who claim to have sent absentee e-mails will be believed, whether or not they deserve it.


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The more I watch the goings on at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge, the more it looks like the U.S. Capitol in D.C.
It is preview of what a Bobby Jindal presidency would look like. Despite what Jindal thinks and a few pundits say, thankfully, there will never be a Jindal presidency.
Pre-Jindal, there was very little evidence of partisanship in the lege body. There were philosophical divides on issues rather than DC-style partisanship.
Jindal has moved the lege process from a discussion of issues to whether one is for or against Bobby.
Because of Jindals consistent inconsistency, it is impossible for leges to deal with him based on issues.
This session Jindal supported a billion dollar tax on businesses, but opposed a two cent tax on cell phones.
Jindal supported a $1.05 tax increase on cigarettes, but opposed much smaller ones.
Jindal has opposed the use of one-time money to fund recurring expenditures and now he supports the same.
I could go on, but it suffices to say that when it comes to fiscal issues Jindal has been solidly on both sides of every one.
Just like in D.C., thanks to Jindal, there are divisions among the Republicans in the House. Its not based on any philosophy, it is based on whoever prefers to curl up in Jindals lap.
Jindal has ordered the LA GOP leadership to publicly attack the fiscally-conservative Republicans in the House. The attacks are not based on issues because, when it comes to the issues, the party leadership is as schizophrenic as Jindal.
The LA GOP leadership blindly take its orders not from its membership (they cant even get a quorum for their meetings) but from Jindal. The Republican Party is not even consistent on tax increases, a bedrock of Republicanism. Rather, the party leaders base their support on who sponsors the tax increase.
Because of the lack of a consistent political philosophy either by Jindal or the party, the partys attacks take the form of character assassination based on half-truths, innuendos and outright lies.
Thanks to Jindal and his DC-like tactics there is even a division between House and Senate Republicans.
Wednesday morning there was a meeting of the Republican Delegation so that the Senate could convince their House colleagues to just go along and get along.
In closing, its time for the all the leges to get back to focusing on the issues before them and let the governor do whatever the governor will do.
Most Americans, regardless of political philosophy, are sick of watching the partisanship bickering and internecine wars in D.C. Soon most Louisianans are going to get fed-up with the same thing in B.R.
Its time for the LA GOP leadership go back to whatever it is they do.
Its not as though Louisiana doesnt have enough serious problems to deal with. We havent had a constitutionally-balanced budget since Jindal became governor.
Unlike Congress, the lege doesnt have 12 months to get its job done, the lege has only five weeks left in the current session and they havent even started on the tough issues.
If the leges fail to get their job done this session, and it looks like they wont, the blame should be placed squarely on Jindal and the leadership of the LA GOP.


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Russell Brand can't wait to be a dad
RUSSELL BRAND has laughed off rumours his marriage to Katy Perry is on the rocks.
I love those little babies in the beginning. They're so lovely in that bit.
The reformed wild boy has admitted he would love to have a baby with his pop star missus.
Our favourite piece of lanky ass said: "I am really happily married. I would like one (a baby)."
Wicked whispers earlier in the week said Katy, 27, was filing for divorce just over a year after the pair wed in a lavish ceremony in India, complete with elephants.
But Russell's chat about wanting to hear the pitter-patter of tiny Brand-Perrys has tinkled all over that bonfire.
The comic confessed: "I love those little babies in the beginning. They're so lovely in that bit.
"Me and Katy are the godparents to two twin boys.
"At first they were boring. They were just essentially little fluid factories, generating fluids with no regard for what I was wearing.
"Now they are interesting. They smile and look at me and wonder.
"I'm just observing them like I'm a scientist. I can learn from them."
Despite clearly becoming more domesticated since getting a ring on his finger, the retired swordsman reckons he's still as wild as he always was.
He added: "There's been some gallivanting but as a married man you mustn't gallivant too much.
"In the confines of marriage you can still do the travel aspect of it, but that's it."
To be fair, Russell, with a bird as fit as yours waiting for you at home, why would you even bother?


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Why is it that actors tend to book work when they don't care about the audition, don't need the work, or are sick or tired during the audition? Is it possible for actors to actually book a job that they care about and really prepare for? What mental inductions can you suggest to get us to the place of relaxation and optimal creativity during the high-pressure scenario of an audition?
—Kurt Qobayne, Croton-on-Hudson, N.Y.
Dear K.Q.:
You've asked about one of my favorite actor topics: the psychology of auditioning. For years now, all over the country, I've taught a one-night seminar called "Audition Psych. 101" and been fascinated again and again by the universality of some of the warped ways we actors think about this process. Often the solution comes down to thinking about it differently.
The reason we seem to give better auditions when we're sick or tired or we don't need or want the job is this: Being in these states obliterates a whole lot of extra mental stuff that otherwise gets in the way—trying to calculate how to get hired, how to impress, how to be liked, how to get it right; soliciting approval of our talents; wondering how it's all going; and so on. We're too sick, tired, or uninterested to care. With all that self-evaluating, anxiety-producing nonsense absent, we're able to show up at our best—to come in and simply do the thing we know how to do: perform. And the people behind the table are able to witness our talents, because we're not editing or worrying or trying to guess what they want. We're just doing our thing.
So, what do you do? Run out and get sick before every audition? Find things to hate about every project? No. I have another, more sensible suggestion, which may be equally unpleasant, but which I stand by.
Actors who've taken my class have been most helped by making a particular mental adjustment. It's not what you'd expect, and most find it hard to embrace at first. But it's been my experience that this approach is more helpful and more freeing than anything else: You're not getting the job.
Yep. That's it. That's the big secret to better auditioning. Look at the pure mathematics: How often do we actually get cast? How many actors are vying for the same role? I mean, let's just get really real here for a moment. Statistically, the chances are slim-to-none that you're going to book the acting job you're auditioning for. What's more, there seems to be very little pattern, very little that's predictable, trackable, fair, logical, or consistent about who gets hired. It's all very mysterious, really. Besides that, we can't guess what a particular director or casting director will like or not like. So, when we go to auditions trying to figure out how to get ourselves cast, we've set an impossible goal, because it's not something we can control. No wonder it causes nervousness and anxiety. Trying to figure out how to get an acting job is like trying to figure out how to defuse a time bomb with foreign instructions. It's enough to melt your brain.
So I say, stop doing all of that. Stop trying to steer the casting process. Stop trying to figure out how to get the job. We actors waste all kinds of time and energy trying to break a code that doesn't exist. It's random. It's subjective. And there isn't always a correlation between merit and success. So if getting cast is your only satisfactory outcome, you're going to be disappointed again and again. It's not your fault; that's just the math. It's far more likely that you will not be the actor they choose.
I know that sounds discouraging, but here's the paradox: If you truly embrace the fact that you're not going to get the job, it frees you up to just relish the moment when you get to be an actor and play a character while people watch. Because that's all you get, really. When you go on an audition, you are guaranteed only one thing: the chance to act. You love acting, remember? It's what drives you. And when you audition, you get to do that. You get to play a role for a few minutes, and no one will take that from you. Savor those moments.
With this frame of mind, instead of looking for approval, you're offering your unique take, your way of doing the role. (Since you're not going to get the job, there is no longer a right or wrong, just your take on the part.) The result is that auditions get much less terrifying. You might even find yourself loving them.
Dear Michael:
Have you ever been called to a commercial audition where you feel like you don't fit the breakdown? I have an audition tomorrow, and I play a sales representative. Although I'm over 18, I look younger in person (15–17). My headshots look exactly like me. I recently got them done because I had this problem before, where I was going out for college-type roles. What should I do in this situation?
—Not the Type, Los Angeles
Dear Not the Type:
Here's my short answer: Go.
I've had those auditions myself, where I was completely wrong for the part and I knew it. There was one where I was called in to audition to play the friendly checkout register guy who represented the store the commercial was for. I never play that guy. I play the untrustworthy competitor, or the dumb neighbor who doesn't get it, or some weird character part. This role called for a nice, normal, friendly, helpful spokesperson type. I couldn't imagine what the casting people were thinking.
So I went, grumbling the whole time...and got a callback. In fact, I was the only person called back for my role. They were matching up the other actors to me. That's how sure they were that I was their choice. You guessed it: I booked the damned thing.
Now, granted, a few months after the spot aired, the store went out of business, but that's beside the point. For whatever reason, the advertising folks wanted someone like me to represent this particular product.
Trust the expertise of the casting folks. They know what they're looking for and who they want to see. And if—worst-case scenario—they've made a mistake by calling you in to audition, they still get to see you give it your best shot. And that's an ad for a different product: you.
Postscript: Sure enough, Not the Type wrote back to let us know he'd gotten a callback for the role he wasn't right for.
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