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Hamer Trading appears to be a basic, solid, diversified, long-term trend-following commodity trading advisor (CTA). A program you think would have garnered more assets until you realize that it is one of those overlooked trend-followers that allocators avoid, despite strong returns, as they invest with established managers and then look for alternatives to trend following. That is until you see its 2011 performance. Hamer earned 24.97% in a year that saw most CTAs struggle, particularly those classified as long-term trend-followers.
When you dig a little deeper, things get even more complicated. See, Jim Hamer, principal of the firm, initiated some short-term and countertrend elements in the early 2000s after getting tired of being told by various allocators that they don't need any more exposure to trend-following. "I went to a [Managed Funds Association] conference and was told by an allocator that he would be interested after I had $5 million under management and a five-year track record, unless I was a trend-follower, in which case he would probably not be interested at all," Hamer says.
Hamer was disappointed because his program had performed well: 25.63% in its first full year in 2000 and 20.42% in 2001, a generally poor period for trend-followers. "We consistently had made money," he says, but based on what he heard, he decided to make changes, "working in short-term and countertrend systems from 2001 to 2007."
The funny thing is that it was these elements that underperformed, particularly in 2004-06, a tough stretch for CTAs and the only three negative years in the 13-year history of Hamer's program. "We still had long-term trend-following as a part of the program but it wasn't the majority of the program. We lost money in '05 and '06 and began reviewing things. The only thing that held up over time was the long-term trend-following," Hamer says.
Near the end of 2007, Hamer jettisoned the other stuff and improved on the long-term trend system. From 2008 on, the program produced a compound annual return of 24.61% with a worst drawdown of 13.41%. A period that included two of the five negative years for the Barclay CTA Index, 2011 was the worst.
"We got rid of all the short-term and intermediate stuff and began focusing 100% on long-term trend-following in '08 —granted '08 was like a perfect storm — but we did great."
Hamer became interested in trading while at West Virginia University and working at the family lumber business. He had some initial success and began looking at futures to exploit the greater leverage. After blowing up, he knew he had to learn more and decided to go to Chicago and lease a seat at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. "The losing got me interested in studying. After a huge loss in 1987, I got serious about trying to learn the proper methods," Hamer says.
He didn't take to floor trading and wasn't making any money, so he went back to West Virginia and continued researching with a focus on systematic trading. He was drawn to the work of Ed Seykota after reading about his methods in "Market Wizards," the book on successful traders.
Hamer began corresponding with Seykota, who later would take Hamer under his wing. "He agreed to mentor me and I moved out to Incline village (outside of Lake Tahoe) and lived with him for two months in 1997."
"He didn't show me how he traded," Hamer says. "I had some ideas about trading systems. I had some ideas about what I thought a trend-following system should look like and he wanted to be sure that: A) I was backtesting it properly, and B) how I [was] allocating the risk. We focused more on that."
From those lessons, Hamer launched his diversified long-term trend-following CTA in 1999. The program is not the same today, though the underlying philosophy is. It trades 31 markets in seven sectors and keeps a close eye on risk. Initially, each trade risks only 0.3% of the overall account. He enters in three steps. "Each time the market has to give us a confirming signal that the trend is still in place before we add the second or third piece," Hamer says. "It is a breakout system. Our stops are pretty wide initially; our average trade is 100 days. We are very patient to not tighten up those stops until we make a multiple of our initial risk."
This is similar to Seykota's approach that risks very little initial capital but will add to winners and give them room to grow.
Diversification is important. "I don't know when the next trend is going to develop, but I want to have exposure to it," Hamer says. In 2011 it was the interest rate sector and softs, but every year is different.
A big part of Seykota's philosophy has to do with psychology and making sure the system you develop matches your personality. When it doesn't, traders tend to sabotage themselves. Hamer is comfortable with his long-term trend-following approach and after proving his methodology has unique attributes, some allocators are taking a second look and finding their own comfort level.


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On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 02:02:04PM -0500, Greg Lindahl's all... > On Thu, Dec 06, 2001 at 10:11:44AM -0500, Velocet wrote: > > > I am sure a number of others' use > > of clusters also fit into this range, thus my wondering. > > Given the poor tone of both this discussion and the one about paying > more for nodes, most people are being quiet. Discussing diametrically opposed technological solutions does not necessarily make it a 'poor tone'. I apologize if my posts came off that way. It is a black and white choice "disk or not to disk" and people decide one way or the other, and I am wondering what makes them decide. I have information which indicates that for the parameters on the systems I setup it works quite well. I need someone to point out to me where my reasons are just dead wrong, or where I dont have enough experience - perhaps they can anticipate where I will go wrong before I find out the hard way. However, so far, others have raised points that I've indicated dont necessarily indicate that a diskless system is a bad choice all round (admittedly I havent gotten through all of today's posts yet). Hopefully, even though the issue is more or less black and white "do I get diskless nodes or not", we can all still learn something about it by discussing it. Again, apologies if I seemed to be posting in poor tone. /kc > > greg > _______________________________________________ > Beowulf mailing list, Beowulf at beowulf.org > To change your subscription (digest mode or unsubscribe) visit http://www.beowulf.org/mailman/listinfo/beowulf -- Ken Chase, math at velocet.ca * Velocet Communications Inc. * Toronto, CANADA
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How does the LMP91000 connect to an Agilent 33220A waveform generator?
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Hi Marie,
What exactly is it you are trying to do with the Agilent 33220 and the LMP91000? Are you trying to simulate a sensor of sorts?
Hi Tom,
I will use the LMP91000 as a three probe electrochemical sensor. With this sensor, I want to take cyclic voltammetry measurements. To do this, I would need to send a stimulus (a triangle waveform) to the electrodes through the LMP91000. I will measure the returning current. Would I be able to hook up either a waveform generator to the LMP91000 or use the SPIO-4 board to send a waveform to the electrochemical probes through the LMP91000?
the LMP91000 is not a sensor, but a front end for electrochemical sensor (in few words it is programmable potentiostat). The stimulus you want generate should be a current stimulus. A way to make it using a waveform generator like the one you mentioned is the following:
1. Put a series resitence Rs (in the order of tens Kohm) between the output of the waveform generator and the WE pin of the LMP91000SDEVAL, conenct the ground of the output connector of the waveform generator to the GND connector of the LMP91000SDEVAL.
2. Short CE and RE pin of the LMP91000SDEVAL in order to put A1 op amp in a closed loop configuration.
3. Program a triangulare wave or any other wave with an offset voltage equal to the Internal Zero voltage you set in the LMP91000, program a right amplitude(App) in the waveform generator in order to not exceed the operating range of the LMP91000.
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Hi Domenico,
This solution sounds good. However, will this configuration allow me to input the waveform and also take the resulting response using the SPIO-4 board? The purpose of this waveform is to send in a potential between WE and RE. The output signal (The response) will be dependent on the electrochemical reaction between the electrode under study and the solution. We can use this output signal to study properties of the electrode.
if you conenct all the baords (LMP91000SDEVAL ->ADC161S626BEB -> SPIO4) you can use the Graphical user interface to configure the LMP91000 and acquire the data.
The configuration I suggested simply sources/sinks a current in to /from to WE pin of the LMP91000. The bias (voltage between RE and WE) can be configured from the GUI.
If you want to apply a bias (DC + AC signal) between RE and WE pin this is not possible, but you could use the bias configurability of the LMP91000 to create a DC stairs (positive and negative).
Domenico Granozio
Regarding the LMP91000 i have a few questions:
I want to use an unbiased sensor with the lmp91000 connected to an msp430f2274. In case of unbiased sensors should I go for internal or external references?
The Vref is considered 2.5V in the datasheet, you know why (why not 1.5V)?. The Vref range is between 1.5V and Vdd (in my case 3.3V) (page 5 datasheet)
Hi Again Gaston!
Since your question about the LM91000 reference is a little different than this original thread topic, I've tried to split it off for you as a new thread. Seems we're still having a few issues with the updates we've made recently, so I'll split it off as soon as the system allows.
Hi Gaston,
regarding the reference for unbiased gas sensor you can use also the internal one (which means the supply voltage).
Regarding VREF =2.5V in the Datasheet we simply selected that value in order to generate bias voltages which are very common in the gas sensor market.
As written in the DS the voltage reference can be any value between 1.5V and the supply voltage.
Best regards,
Domenico Granozio.


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Hey guys! it was long time cince my last post i have a new machine build so i want to know if it good; CPU; AMD FX6100 BlackEdition Unlocked 3.3Ghz stock cooler Motherboard; ASUS M5A78L-M LX PSU; NOX NXsires 620 Watt RAM; DDR3 Vingance 8Gb BLUE HDD; 320GB SATA 3.5 WD BLUE CAVIAR OS; Windows 7 64Bit SP1 Case; Zalman Z11 the grafic cad is Gigabyte HD 6870 OC 3 fanns. Guys do you think is a good and combination ? and i want OC that CPU to 6.0Ghz its possible on liquid cooling Corsair H70 ?
your combination like my rig FX 6100 can handle nicely HD6870 so far but the 6ghz maybe difficult to reach it with water cooling cuz U must be need voltage bumps around 1.6v for daily it is worse
I think 6Ghz is probably out of the question for 24/7 use with out a pretty beastly water-cooling setup, and even then I don't think it will be possible. Aim for 4.5-5.0Ghz and you should be pretty happy with the performance.
Hey, things we need to know, what is your budget? What type of build were you after, high end gaming rig, midrange gaming rig or just your everyday computer I guess you haven't heard, AMD's bulldozer has aids.....I recommend Intel's 1155 socket platform...an 2500K, cheap motherboard that supports 1155 CPU's (Too many too list).....the RAM you chose seems decent enough I was going to recommend an 60GB SSD for Win7 and basic applications and a storage Drive bigger then 320GB but it seems your on a strict budget
Hey ! guys thanks very much it was very caind from you to telling me the best ! ok so now as i get my CPU and mobo instaled in my bench i do some tests and i will post some sistem pics as i do always and yha JATownes thanks for recomending me OC and you know you right about that i beter stay on 4.5 Ghz or 5.0 Ghz depend on the how thing going on OC, i must be very precise with voltages to have it stable, and i have possibility to have one XFX HD 5870 OC insted of HD6870, i know that HD5870 is an top hight range graphic card so chears guys! and thanks and tell me one more thing the power supply is good right ? i has one PSU from Corsair 500W its good PSU but is not good for this sistem :/
oh i have ben seen that on 4.2 Ghz OC on idle is pull up to 159W so if i get it to 4.5 may be is up to 167W or 170W idle he so i need to see the things wen i OC CPU he
I'd go Socket 1155 with an i5 (2500k if you want to OC) since it will outperform an FX-6100 any day of the week.
2500K is almost definitely out of the budget if he is aiming for FX6100. 2100 or 2120 is more sensible I think.
To expand off your post; here's a nice little review with the cpu's at stock. http://ht4u.net/reviews/2011/amd_fx_6100_4100_review/ No offense; what you are going to see is smoke and flames coming from your board if you go anywhere above 4.4Ghz.
Same conclusion of OP primarily uses single thread programs. Of course its better to stick with FX6100 if he is doing lots of multithreaded stuff.
Agree 100%... power use is exponential after 4.2-4.4 ghz. I wouldn't go past 4.2. if you're going to do it anyway just keep a camcorder running so you can post a video of your board burning up for youtube.
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This list of essential skills is impressive and, better yet, entertaining. Marc's brief explanations about why you should know each thing often have just the right amount of sass. (Our pick for No. 51: Know how and when to be sassy.) For example, Marc writes: "Swim -- 71% of the Earth's surface is covered by water. Learning to swim might be a good idea."
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The $25 Challenge is over in Illinois, and we're sure the participants are thrilled about that. They agreed to spend no more than $25 on food for a week -- that's about $3.50 a day -- and blog about what they learned during the experience.
It was a real eye-opener for most. When you have so little money for food, you realize that "there is food all around you, all the time, but you can't eat it," wrote Frank Finnegan, who was planning yet another dinner of ham and beans. He added, "Forget nutrition. When shopping, the only thing that matters is price."
He makes a number of good points. It is difficult -- but not impossible -- to buy fresh vegetables and fruit when you're working with a tiny food budget. And you'd better make sure you can stomach repetition in your diet. You quickly learn that when you're buying and cooking in bulk to stretch limited dollars, food becomes a means to get necessary calories rather than a delicious treat.
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This guest post comes from Frank Curmudgeon at Bad Money Advice.
There was a pretty good post over at Wise Bread the other day on how if a credit card company forgives some of what you owe, what was forgiven is income you have to pay taxes on.
On the one hand, this is a point worth repeating because it seems to surprise most people. On the other hand, the post neglects to mention an important exception, and, moreover, feeds into the belief that this is an irrational fluke of the tax code. It isn't. It makes sense.
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New loan signing Martin Taylor may not have played any first team games this season, but the Bees central defender insists he is raring to go, writes Chris Wickham.
The 33-year-old completed a temporary switch to Griffin Park from Sheffield Wednesday this week and will remain in west London until October 7.
The former England U21 international, who has a League Cup winners medal from his spell at Blackburn Rovers, has been used largely as a substitute by Owls boss David Jones this term.
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The glut of articles in the press these days suggesting that the White House in 2016 is already in Hillary Clinton's hands (if she chooses to run, and can there be anyone who thinks she won't?) ignored a few thorny matters.
I'm not surprised. In some Democratic circles Hillary worship is as ardent as the cult of Isis.
But all that frozen adoration can create blind spots. Since Hillary and her husband have been the top players in the Democratic fold for decades, it was easy for them and their supporters to miss what others didn't, the unstoppable rise of Barack Obama.
It's because I'm not convinced that Hillary (or her husband) have learned the lesson of Obama yet that I think it's quite possible that another once-in-a-lifetime candidate could emerge and steal the nomination from her.
The heady achievements of the Bill Clinton era (the Irish peace process, the economic boom, paying off the national debt, etc.) are all self-evident, but so are some of his worst decisions, like the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA), which is still seriously damaging Hillary's 2016 candidacy before it officially begins.
It's not Hillary's fault that her husband signed DOMA, but it certainly doesn't help that she has still failed to endorse the full legal equality for gay people that the act pointedly prevents.
The damage DOMA does is easy to outline. It says you are not worth the usual legal arrangements that accrue to other couples. It says you'll have to pay more to receive less.
It says you're suspect, unworthy of equal regard, and unworthy of legal protections. It says you married the wrong person. It says tough luck.
Under DOMA, no state is required to recognize a same-sex marriage from another state. But the needless harm that DOMA does goes much further.
Section 3 of DOMA codifies the non-recognition of same-sex marriages for all federal purposes, including insurance benefits for government employees, Social Security survivors' benefits, immigration and the filing of joint tax returns. It purportedly protects other people's rights by stripping you of yours.
Now it pains me to say that Bill Clinton -- and while we're at it, Al Gore -- have not always been exemplars of what a healthy marriage looks like.
Perhaps that's why they signed DOMA at 11:45 p.m. on a Friday night in September 1996. Cover of darkness must have seemed like an appropriate move for such an unconstitutional piece of bigotry.
And make no mistake, DOMA is indefensible bigotry. Section 3 of DOMA has been found unconstitutional in eight federal courts, including the First and Second Circuit Court of Appeals.
It's why the Supreme Court decided to hear the case last week. It's why, I hope, the nation's top court will strike it down in June 2013.
Over the years Bill Clinton has offered some increasingly testy defenses of his decision making in regard to DOMA. But the basic facts are easy to relate.
In 1996 he was facing a hostile Republican Congress and a re-election challenge from the quite unlikely to beat him Senator Bob Dole. Hoping to give Dole a fighting chance at the election, the Republican Congress cynically passed the gay-baiting DOMA bill and sent it to Clinton's desk.
The GOP had hoped he wouldn't sign it so they could make gay-bashing a winning campaign issue. But Clinton did sign it. It was a cold, calculated political decision he made to undercut the issue before it had a chance to define the 1996 campaign.
Clinton's defense of his actions has always been to suggest that if DOMA was bad, the alternatives were worse.
But honestly, what could have been worse than consigning millions of U.S. citizens to second-class citizenship under federal law? Has he any idea, or remorse, for the pointless and often unspeakable hardships he was foisting on them?
Meanwhile, Obama has repealed the Clinton-signed don't ask, don't tell military policy, which conservative handwringers like John McCain claimed would lead to all manner of catastrophes.
In fact, all that happened was that gay soldiers were permitted to serve without further subjection to witch-hunts. Life went on, with a little more integrity than before perhaps.
Obama has called DOMA unconstitutional and has asked his Justice Department to stop defending it in court; Obama has also publicly endorsed same sex marriage.
He has led on these issues, albeit reluctantly at times. But there's no question that his stewardship makes a stark contrast to the total silence from the Clinton camp.
The truth is, their overly cautious approach to basic equality issues dates them far more than white hair or wrinkles ever could. So in 2008 the Clintons represented the old school, Obama represented change.
Half white, half black, in support of immigration bills for Latinos and equality for gays and reproductive rights for women, Obama looked and sounded like modern America. He spoke out for full equality, and he was elected and reelected.
But in her Oscar de la Renta gowns and coiffed hairdos, Hillary still looked like the ultimate Washington insider. She voted for the Iraq war, she voted for the Iran bill, but perhaps the greatest mistake she made was to miss the new reality that for a new generation of voters, equality is a red line issue, the civil rights issue of our generation. By missing that she was on her way to missing the nomination.
The lesson of Obama is that it's not the 1990s anymore. The overly cautious campaign style of the Clinton era will not win elections now that the stakes have been raised for all of us.
So Hillary may not have that lock on the 2016 presidency after all. The negatives that allowed the upstart Obama campaign to eventually run rings around her have not gone away.
Where she stands on marriage equality is still a mystery. And it's long past time both Clintons made their feelings on the impact and legacy of DOMA public record. An apology from Bill Clinton would be a terrific start.
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McNamara31 | Jan 02, 2013, 06:26 PM EST
wizardofoz After reading your post the first thing that came to mind is, who got a hold of you? Or, what low life parents dragged you up that you can be so intentfully disparaging of other human beings.
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eiriamach | Dec 25, 2012, 09:10 AM EST
Prurient, obscene, and bigoted -- that's wizardofoz's post. It would be nice not to see such abuses of freedom of speech, but apparently IC has a heroic level of tolerance for hate speech.
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paddyo | Dec 21, 2012, 11:12 AM EST
Wizardofoz-I love your post, but alas I think you will start to find them disappearing or not showing up at all. Thats what seems to happen to my comments, when I ask simply if he thinks anybody has the right to an opinion other than his as concerns homosexuality.
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wizardofoz | Dec 18, 2012, 09:02 AM EST
Cahir.... Stay cool...don't be afraid now, sit down and Mary will bring you a nice cup of tea, and you can tell us allllll about it. Was it a Priest that first introduced you to the mutton-dagger? A brother maybe? Who was it that abused you as a child? An Uncle? The dirty old man down the lane? Who? Anyhow, the sad thing is you are now a defender of turd-burglars, obviously you have tried this rod of which you are both proud and defensive. So, watery bowels, what's the verdict? I think you know the answer ever since the time of Sodom and Gomorrah this filth has been condemned and rightly so, but to day, like multiculturalism, like political correct speech, like y'all must take in refugees (except Israel of course unless they happen to be Jews and then its welcome brother Palestinian land right over there just kick' em off it and go for it). You sure your name isn't O'Leftoffinkstain? If not you sure as hell are riding his horse.
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eiriamach | Dec 14, 2012, 10:29 AM EST
I'm trying to work in some Christmas spirit here -- "Forgive them for they know not what they say." IF their only source of "news" is the FOX channel and wherever PhlotiePhen gets those weird scenarios, then it must come as a terrible shock to read a centrist or left-leaning view of current events in the news. So Smyrnian and MadElaine and joreilly react with insults and complaints rather than any substantive comments. Is there anything we can do to re-acquaint them with reality and help them think about it so that they can engage in real discussion for a change?
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olovely | Dec 13, 2012, 08:33 PM EST
Our society, joreilly? What society would that be? Can you post photos and a link of your society because I'm pretty sure your society wants nothing to do with most American societies.
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eiriamach | Dec 13, 2012, 08:33 PM EST
Cahir, where were you this time last year? Here's an excerpt from John Becker's review of Hillary's Speech (Huffpost Gay Voices 12.06.11): "After acknowledging that America's own record on human rights for LGBT people is 'far from perfect,' Clinton told those gathered, 'Like being a woman, like being a racial, religious, tribal, or ethnic minority, being LGBT does not make you less human. And that is why gay rights are human rights, and human rights are gay rights.' The Secretary went on to condemn laws, violence, and discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, and expression, calling them violations of human rights. She specifically rebuked the false notion, popular in many religiously conservative nations, that homosexuality is some kind of Western phenomenon. Clinton condemned religion-based anti-LGBT bigotry, saying that 'while we are each free to believe whatever we choose, we cannot do whatever we choose, not in a world where we protect the human rights of all.' And she announced the creation by the US government of a $3-million Global Equality Fund...."
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Madeliene | Dec 13, 2012, 08:04 PM EST
Is Irish Central an all Liberal site? If so say so, so we can get the he** OFF!
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pilib04 | Dec 13, 2012, 04:28 PM EST
Cahir, you miss one point. The Republicans couldn't defeat President Obama, no chance that they will defeat Hillary. The party is controlled by "Know Nothings!"
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whiteycat | Dec 13, 2012, 12:38 PM EST
I am so surprised to find that Ireland does not respect Traditional marriage. I had much higher regard for Ireland before this article.
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PhlutiePhan | Dec 13, 2012, 10:14 AM EST
"Where she stands on marriage equality is still a mystery". On what planet have you been living? Her relationship with Huma Abedin (who was married to Anthony Weiner by that renowned tuna boat commander willie C) and other avande guarde female insiders is well known.
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joreilly | Dec 13, 2012, 09:49 AM EST
You've got problems !!! Next move will be to pass legislation to marry your dog and include it in all our social benefits ???? Go sleep with whoever the hell you want BUT leave our society out of your crazy beliefs. J.O'R.
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jamieLM | Dec 12, 2012, 12:26 PM EST
BTW: I think for Hillary it's a case of been there, done that. Not going there again.
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jamieLM | Dec 12, 2012, 12:22 PM EST
I heard her say AGAIN on TV that she's NOT interested in running for POTUS...she wants to do other things. I believe her.
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Big and flashy, subtle and sophisticated, or trashy and disarmingly familiar, America has it all ... and that's just the geography. Few places on earth can claim the variety, scope and scale of the United States, and its melting pot of influences from around the world has made for a culture rife with - and proud of - its contradictions. As soon as you try to pigeonhole it, you are blindsided with the sublime, the ridiculous, or both simultaneously. The export of American pop culture has made its icons and landmarks familiar the world over, but behind the sights lays the real America, and there's no other place like it.
Los Angeles to San Francisco Adventure (NUAF)
LA, San Francisco, Vegas, the Grand Canyon—they might as well rename this whole region 'The American Best.' Steel yourself for 8 days of 24-hour thrills as you dive headfirst into the best the West has to offer. Scour the streets of classic American cities in search of the classic American meal—the venerable hamburger—then escape the grid to camp and explore in Yosemite and the Grand Canyon. Add in a streetwise local CEO to keep you headed in the right direction and you're all set for a whirlwind adventure you won't soon forget, if ever.
Highlights: Take a dip in the Colorado River, stargaze in Los Angeles, experience a Grand Canyon sunset, roll the dice in Las Vegas, camp under the stars, stroll the hills of San Francisco, hike in Yosemite.
San Diego, Grand Canyon & Vegas (NUAV)
Kicks abound on Route 66—come get yours. Nicknamed 'Main Street of America', there's nothing Norman Rockwell-esque on the stretch of highway you'll travel on this trip. Burgers, longboards and big-city shenanigans are the order of the day every day as you take in the sights and sounds of LA, Vegas, San Diego and the Grand Canyon with an expert CEO leading the way. If you've always longed to see the real American Southwest but never had the time or the money, well, you're fresh out of excuses.
Highlights: Experience a Grand Canyon sunset, stargaze in Los Angeles, roll the dice in Las Vegas, indulge in the attractions of San Diego, get your kicks on Route 66.
San Francisco to Los Angeles Adventure (NUFA)
Vegas, Frisco, LA and the quest for the perfect burger—all that's missing from this quintessentially American experience is a ballgame and mom's apple pie. Promising unfiltered fun from dawn to dusk in some of the West's best locales, this trip mixes downtown excitement with all-natural, full-contact thrills exploring the Grand Canyon and camping under the stars in Yosemite National Park. All this in just one reasonably-priced week? This is America, the land of opportunity! Believe in the impossible.
Highlights: Experiencing the lights of San Francisco and Las Vegas, hiking Yosemite and the Grand Canyon, stargazing in Los Angeles, driving Route 66, camping in nature.
Music, Mountains & Monuments Westbound (NUNN)
Culture vultures, get ready to take flight on an incredible tour of American capitals—business, political and musical. From Manhattan, follow the trail of independence through Philadelphia to Washington, DC. Just try to prevent your boots from shufflin' in the music meccas of Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans.
Highlights: Feeling the beat in Memphis, Nashville and New Orleans, driving through the Appalachian Mountains, exploring monuments in Washington, DC, seeing the sites in New York City
Music, Mountains & Monuments Eastbound (NUOY)
From the Big Apple to the Big Easy, this roadtrip swings south along the East Coast and captures the best cities, historical monuments and beautiful scenery from New York to New Orleans and everything in between. Embrace big city beats, Nashville grooves and the traditional twang of the Appalachian Mountains. As always, centrally located hotels in the cities and campsites in the wilderness keep you in the heart of the action. Skip flying and discover country roots and the earthly delights that come with staying grounded.
Highlights: Feel the beat in Memphis and New Orleans, drive through the Appalachian Mountains, walk through American history in Washington DC, go all night in New York City.
Western Express Northbound (NUPN)
From ghost towns and the Grand Canyon to roadside burger joints and the cosmopolitan streets of San Francisco, this region is loaded with the intriguing and the incredible. Best of all, this Los Angeles to San Francisco itinerary is structured so that those short on time can experience the region's best. At the sights—like the atmospheric mining town of Laughlin—you'll get great pictures and a greater appreciation of what you're seeing. Best of all, national park entrances are included, so you can explore Yosemite and still try your luck in Las Vegas.
Highlights: Bask in big city lights of Los Angeles and Las Vegas, wind through the streets of San Francisco, hike through Yosemite, feel the heat in Death Valley, get your kicks on Route 66
Western Express Southbound (NUPS)
From ghost towns and the Grand Canyon to roadside burger joints and the cosmopolitan streets of San Francisco, this region is loaded with the intriguing and the incredible. Best of all, the San Francisco to Los Angeles itinerary is structured so that those short on time can experience the region's best. At the sites—like the atmospheric mining town of Laughlin—you'll get great pictures and a greater appreciation of what you're seeing. Best of all, national park entrances fees are included, so you can explore Yosemite and still try your luck in Las Vegas.
Highlights: Basking in big city lights in Los Angeles, Las Vegas and San Francisco, hiking through Yosemite, sweating buckets in Death Valley, driving Route 66, reliving the Wild West at the ghost town of Calico
Sin, Surf & Sierras (NUVA)
For the traveller who wants it all, this desert-to-coast journey delivers in spades. Throw caution to the wind in Sin City, Las Vegas, then cleanse those chakras with pristine national park hiking. You'll drive the legendary Pacific Coast Highway for views that are postcard-perfect and finish in Los Angeles for a final burst of movie star glamour. A private touring van and participation camping offer affordability and flexibility while letting you get to know your fellow travellers and making this a road trip to remember.
Highlights: Hike in Yosemite National Park, drive along California's beautiful coastline, revel in the glitz of Las Vegas, break a sweat in Death Valley, stargaze in Los Angeles.
Trip | Length | Style | Service Level | Starting Price |
Los Angeles to San Francisco Adventure (NUAF) | 8 days | Yolo | Camping |
San Diego, Grand Canyon & Vegas (NUAV) | 7 days | Yolo | Camping |
San Francisco to Los Angeles Adventure (NUFA) | 8 days | Yolo | Camping |
Music, Mountains & Monuments Westbound (NUNN) | 8 days | Yolo | Camping |
Music, Mountains & Monuments Eastbound (NUOY) | 8 days | Yolo | Camping |
Western Express Northbound (NUPN) | 8 days | Classic | Standard |
Western Express Southbound (NUPS) | 8 days | Classic | Standard |
Sin, Surf & Sierras (NUVA) | 9 days | Yolo | Camping |


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It is being called the biggest game in Kamloops Broncos history, and the ball is in the hands of Connor Whitelaw.
Whitelaw will lead the Broncos into their ninth game of the B.C. Football Conference season on Saturday against the Westshore Rebels. The outcome of the game likely will determine whether Kamloops will make the playoffs for the first time in six seasons.
It's a lot to put on a rookie quarterback, but Whitelaw, a 6-foot-3, 210-pound righty, doesn't seem to mind.
"There's always pressure on the starting quarterback, no matter what team or what league," said the South Kam grad. "It comes with the position - you have to learn how to handle it.
"The weight's on your shoulders, you just deal with it."
The Broncos (2-6) are fifth in the six-team BCFC, from which the top four teams will make the postseason. Westshore (6-2) is third and looking to move up to second, where it could possibly play host to a first-round playoff game.
The Okanagan Sun also is 2-6, but holds the final playoff spot based on its two regular-season victories over Kamloops. Okanagan has an easy game Saturday - it will play the Chilliwack Huskers (0-8) - before finishing the season at home against the Langley Rams (6-1-1).
Kamloops will finish in Chilliwack on Oct. 13, but knows how important this game is.
"With the kids, we're just trying to treat it as any other game," said Broncos head coach Duncan Olthuis. "We don't want to put too much pressure on them."
Whitelaw graduated from South Kam in 2011, and red-shirted with the Simon Fraser Clan last season.
He was befallen by bad luck while in Burnaby - first, he fell ill with Lemierre's syndrome, a rare disease that often begins with a sore throat and can move on to attack the lungs and other organs. It got so bad that he ended up in a hospital, where he suffered a broken left collarbone.
"In the (emergency room)," Whitelaw said, "as they were in the process of hooking me up to all the stuff to save my life, they kind of clipped (the collarbone) with a needle and broke it in half"
He recovered and got back into game shape, but didn't make the cut with the Clan this season.
He got his first game action with the Broncos against the Rebels in Victoria on Sept. 16, when he helped lead a second-half comeback that fell short in a 48-41 loss. He was named the offensive player of the week after going 11-for-19 for 220 yards and two touchdowns as he led Kamloops back from a 41-7 deficit to make it close.
He knows he won't be surprising the Rebels on Saturday.
"They know that I can play the position now," Whitelaw said. "They'll be preparing for me, instead of just me coming off the bench. But I also know what to expect, what their defence will do."
The Broncos know that Whitelaw can throw for as many touchdowns as possible and it won't matter unless they find a way to stop Westshore running back Greg Morris.
Morris has been the league's top rusher all season, picking up 1,066 yards on 114 carries (9.4 average) and a league-high 10 rushing touchdowns.
If Morris has a strong day, Kamloops can kiss its playoff hopes goodbye.
"Morris is, I'd say, close to 75 per cent of their offence," Olthuis said. "If you can slow him down, and get them to try to beat you through the air . . . we have very good (defensive backs) on this team, and that will help us out."
EXTRA POINTS: Broncos RB Mike McMaster, who rushed for 153 yards and a touchdown in Kamloops' 29-1 victory over visiting Chilliwack on Sunday, was named the conference's offensive player of the week. . . . Saturday's game, at Hillside Stadium, is scheduled for 7 p.m. . . . The Broncos are hoping to pack the stadium and, with help from NRI Distribution, are offering $5 tickets for everyone, as long as you bring a donation for the Kamloops Food Bank. NRI and the Broncos also will be holding a Punt, Pass and Kick Challenge, with the winner earning a turkey.


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"The coal mining is like a knife cutting into the liver of our mother land," - not only in mining, in transportation and finally in breathing in exhaust from China in Jet stream back at us=all a bad idea. We are currently fighting to block a coal transportation terminal that is supposed to be built in Washington State to ship coal to China. All aspects need to be looked at. There are non-polluting renewable alternative energy sources that we should be pursuing instead that could create new jobs! We need to stand together and demand safe energy sources. Wind energy is cheaper to generate then coal ($1.50-$2.50/watt compared to coal at to $4.00/watt for a new clean coal plant). So not only is coal more expensive, it is a bad choice for the planet and us humans that suffer: Coal causes disease, emits mercury, contributes to climate change, wastes water, pollutes seafood, and destroys mountains.
Navajo Activists Spearhead Energy Transformation in the Four Corners Area
On the Navajo reservation, pollution from coal production is allegedly causing respiratory illnesses, depleting local aquifers and contaminating drinking and agricultural water with chemicals.
"The coal mining is like a knife cutting into the liver of our mother land," Wahleah Johns, the solar project coordinator for the Black Mesa Water Coalition (BMWC), told New America Media. "The liver is what keeps the whole body healthy. The coal mining is why our people are getting sick."
As Ruben Hernandez explained in the article "An Energy Revoultion on the Navajo Reservation" in New America Media, Navajo activists are driven by a cultural imperative to protect the environment and serve as stewards of the land, harnessing their natural resources, like the area's scorching sun and thrashing winds.
To bolster their efforts, Navajo activists are seeking allies in Arizona's expanding Hispanic population with a growing political influence. Latinos comprise more than 40 percent of residents in both Phoenix and Tucson, the latest Census figures state. Jihan Gearon, executive director of the BMWC—the organization leading the way to build ties with these Latino-led environmental groups—said that while immigration has been a priority among Hispanic groups, concerns about clean energy and economic parity are becoming key issues.
Generating clean energy allows tribes to create jobs while preserving their environment. Among its projects underway, the Navajo Nation is building 48 turbines for the Big Boquillas Wind Project, located 80 miles west of Flagstaff, New Mexico. Weather-measuring towers are helping the tribe to determine other places to develop wind sites and solar projects in the Four Corners area.
But their noble intentions and juxtaposed by the economic benefits the tribe reaps from big corporations that pay royalties for using Navajo land.
The Navajo Generating Station (NGS), a coal fire plant in Page, Arizona, is operated by a group of six regional utilities including the Salt River Project (SRP), one of Arizona's largest utilities. From 1987 to 2010, the NGS and the nearby Kayenta Mine, which provides roughly eight million tons of coal per year to the NGS, contributed nearly $1.3 billion to the Navajo and Hopi economies, or $50 million annually, according to a recent National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) report. The 120-page federal report released in January 2012 reveals that wages and benefits paid to Native American employees at the NGS amounted to approximately $52 million per year for those 23 years. The average hourly wage paid at the power plant is $35 per hour—twice the average wage paid in the county, according to Bureau of Labor statistics. The NREL report also notes that 83 percent of the NGS workforce, about 450 employees, is Navajo. With the unemployment rate exceeding 50 percent on the reservation, these jobs are extremely valuable, SRP and some tribal government officials argue.
Local activists, however, maintain the economic benefits of the coal plant and mine do not substantiate the dire health impact on the community. Still, Paul Ostapuk, SRP environmental manager of the NGS, said officials "haven't seen the data to support those claims" that pollution from the coal fire plant is making residents sick. Ostapuk also warns: "Keep in mind that solar and wind is more expensive and less cost efficient right now."
But the greater picture involves tribal sovereignty in additional to adhering to traditonal values.
"We need to create our own businesses and control our destiny," says Ben Shelly, the Navajo Nation president.
Hurray, if the Navajo Nation
Hurray, if the Navajo Nation can support themselves with clean technology, clean power; and not be bought by the coal energy companies.
Wonderful! Finally taking
Wonderful! Finally taking charge of your own detiny. Best Wishes & Good Luck.
You deserve it!
I will proudly lend my
I will proudly lend my support to the Navajo and Hopi Nations to stop "dirty coal and politics of the white man" from ruining the Four Corners. I support clean energy and job creation for the Navajo and Hopi people. The Four Corners must not endure any additional negative environmental impact. The damage should and must be corrected. The Four Corners is a beautiful and sacred part of this country and must remain that way. Stop exploiting this land and subjecting it's people to corporate greed!!


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EDMONTON - RCMP are working to find out exactly what kind of drug was ingested by two teens, who were sent to hospital after being found seriously ill on the streets of St. Albert on Monday afternoon.
"There's some confusion about what (substance) was involved," said RCMP Corp. Laurel Kading. "That's a question mark."
The boys were initially thought to have overdosed on a synthetic marijuana product, but Kading said it is now unclear exactly what kind of substance it was. She said information given to police now is that it may have be another kind of synthetic drug, "a powder of some kind."
The teens are both students at St. Albert Catholic High School.
One of the teens, a 14-year-old boy, was found unconscious and having seizures in a back alley in St. Albert at about 4:30 p.m. on Monday. A sick 16-year-old was then found in a school parking lot a short time later.
The 14-year-old was initially taken to the Sturgeon Hospital, but was then airlifted by STARS to the Stollery Children's Hospital in Edmonton. He remained unconscious late Monday night and was still in hospital on Tuesday. He had regained consciousness and was breathing on his own by noon Tuesday.
The older boy was taken to the Stollery by ground ambulance, and was listed in stable condition by Monday night. Kading said he had been released from hospital on Tuesday.
The 16-year-old told RCMP he and the 14-year-old had ingested the drug together, which they were told was a chemical synthetic. He said they had medical issues within one minute of smoking the drug.
Kading said the youth hadn't been able to give much information to RCMP about the substance, and that there is "greyness around that part."
"Our concern is that, if two youth had access to the drug, there may be more in the community," she said.
Kading said lack of information about what exact substance was taken can be also be a significant challenges for doctors determining medical treatment.
Health Canada has released two warnings this year about synthetic drugs. A warning issued in February about synthetic marijuana products describes them as plant-based products that have been sprayed or coated with "synthetic cannabinoids." The warning said the products are rarely labelled accurately and are often sold as "herbal incense" with names like Yucatan Fire, Earth Impact and London Underground.
A second statement issued by Health Canada in July warned about "designer drugs" that are used for psychoactive effects, and are sometimes sold as "herbal" or "legal highs," or "research chemicals."
The Health Canada alert warns that effects can include acute psychosis, seizures and death. No one at Health Canada was available to speak about synthetic drugs on Tuesday.
Kading said the drugs are often sold with disclaimers that they aren't for human consumption, in an attempt to skirt laws against the substances.
David Keohane, superintendent of Greater St. Albert Catholic Schools, said information and counsellors were being made available at the district's junior and high schools to help students deal with the situation and get more information about the dangers of synthetic drugs and other illicit substances. A letter is also being sent to families about the incident, he said.
"If there had ever been a perception that there is a safe drug, this case study proves that is not the case," he said.
Meanwhile, RCMP in Wetaskiwin have now charged seven people after an investigation into alleged synthetic marijuana products after a woman in that community was sickened last year.
RCMP say the investigation found "herbal incense" products called Stinger and ZAP'R contained a substance similar to cannabis. Search warrants were executed at Wetaskiwin head shop The Chad Smoke Shop 420, and at a private home in Leduc.
The company's website lists the Wetaskiwin location of The Chad Smoke Shop 420 as one of 10 locations in Alberta.
An employee at Chad Smoke Shop 420 in St. Albert said all the "synthetics, or whatever you want to call them" were pulled from the shelves a couple days ago, after police raided the location in Wetaskiwin. Derek Klassen said the store now sells only tobacco and shisha, and has never sold powdered synthetics.
He said entry to the store is limited to people over the age of 18, and that there is a large demand for the synthetic products — but mostly by "older people."
"Normally they are only doing it because marijuana is illegal," he said. "This stuff exists because of the laws against marijuana. People have died because of that fact."


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