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I only know Alec but don't really know much about Jimmy. But i've heard that both of them are very popular and almost look alike. So i'm just wondering who's better in acting, or maybe looks.
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I only know Alec but don't really know much about Jimmy. But i've heard that both of them are very popular and almost look alike. So i'm just wondering who's better in acting, or maybe looks.
Jimmy is cuter with his baby face. He is a professional racer with his own racing team, Jimmy Lin Rally Team. He is also a very successful businessman and owns 2 IT companies.
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I used to really like Alec. Now I'm not too crazy about any of them. However I heard that Jimmy is really nice person in real life.
Talent - Alec
Looks - Hard to decide...probably Jimmy, but both don't rank too highly on my list.
Height - Both short. Alec's only a couple inches taller than Zhao Wei, while Jimmy is the same height as Liu Yifei when she wears heels.
However, I think Alec is a better actor, if not that good-looking nowadays. I ended up voting for Alec, mainly because I started reminiscing on the good ole HZGG days.
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I vote Jimmy because I think he's got talent. He's getting better at acting and he's good at everything else. He can sing well and he has his own software company and line of clothing/accessories, and he's a professional racer that's highly respected by other racers. Also, everyone who's worked with Jimmy seems to respect and like him too. Plus, I know he doesn't look like he did when he was 17, but we all gotta admit, he looks good for someone over 30!Originally Posted by Sparky
I liked Alec during the HZGG days but after that I couldn't really get into his movies/music and everything. (no offense to his many fans) I think he has great talent too.
I agree that both are considered shorter since now we have male models in TW being star actors (Joe and Mike) who are WAY taller than both of them. But hey, both Jimmy and Alec are taller than me and anyone taller than me is tall. hehe
Jimmy is a hell lot cuter, but they both suck horribly at acting. Jimmy's voice is a bit better and he's more talented overall--come on, how many actors can race, run a business, sing, AND act, and be good at 2 of the above (haha, I'm sure you can guess which 2 they are, as they don't start with s' or 'a')?
I personally dislike both- neither are good looking, neither can sing, and i don't enjoy watching either of them act.
Alec might edge out acting for me based on the fact that he somehow manages to have great chemistry with quite a number of female actresses.
jimmy!!!!!! i admit he may not be the best actor but he is such a great person!!!! he is funny n cool alec, i liked him at first but he gets more n more boring in the roles he plays these days ( agean sea n warriors of the yang clan). but jimmy still plays good roles loved him in legendary siblings one, he was soooo wacky m funny!!!
The way Alec looks when he smiles is D@MN OOOOOOOOGLY!
Jimmy FTW!
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Jimmy. Definitely Jimmy. I don't find Alex attractive and his performances have made close to zero impression on me.
wow, didn't know dat..Originally Posted by ladycoco
actually i quite like both of them, but maybe jimmy a bit more though i've only seen very few series with him in it..
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He raced professionally for Radial Tire Rally Team in 2003/2004 and Hong He Rally Team in 2005. He formed his own team in 2006 and became his own boss. He also raced internationally in Macau and Malaysia.Originally Posted by ChestNut
IMO, his racing career and businesses surpassed his acting and singing these days. Jimmy Lin Rally Team won 3rd place in the China Rally races in 2006. He was ranked 8th in China Rally in 2005. Unfortunately, he didn't do well in 2006 because of mechanical problems and had to drop out of several races. He is very proud of his racing and talked about it a lot during interviews.
As for his software companies, when he was promoting his new album in 2006, the hosts were more interested in the survellance software that his company developed. He could control 100 applicances in his home in Taiwan through the PDA in his hand via GPRS. He could draw the curtains, operate the microwave, draw bath water, select music, operate the lights, warm the car, etc through his PDA thousands of miles away from home. Everyone 'woo and aww' at his gadgets and his super hightech home. One host called him "Little Bill Gates" because supposedly Bill Gates' house is just like that. His other software company develops software for banks. He has an online shop that sells his own line of clothing and accessories, the JR brand (for Jimmy Racing). He also has a car dealership that sells super Sports cars, a restaruant in Taipei, a racing consulting company in China, and an interior design company. His businesses made him a multi-millionare, and he did all these before he turned 32. His friends call him CEO Lin. He once said that he will no longer act for money and will only do one series a year and only with big productions. We may see him drop out of the entertainment circle and become a fulltime racer and businessman in the future.
BTW, he has 5 'wives' and 2 'girlfriends', his 5 super Sports cars (Lamborgani, Ferrari, Hummer) and 2 Harley motocycles. There are a lot of info on him in his forum.
wow, sounds real impressive.. when u mentioned prof racer i tot just normal pro racer, but he actually did quite well, i men nno 8 isn't exactly the best but the amount of things he needs to juggle around, it's pretty impressive i'd say...Originally Posted by ladycoco
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力扬加油, 栗子加油,加油,加油!!!!^o^
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He is only racing part-time, hard to compete with the top racers who devote all their time to practice and racing. In 2006 his goal was to break into the top 5. Unfortuneately he didn't even make it to top 10. Hopefully, he will do better in 2007. Being his own boss, he has more control on the type of race cars he buy, the personel, the equipement, and the racers he hire.Originally Posted by ChestNut
yeah.. icic, wow, top five.. hope he'll do well in 2007 then..Originally Posted by ladycoco
祝力扬 & 栗亲们新年快乐, 万事如意!!~
力扬加油, 栗子加油,加油,加油!!!!^o^
YAY, Federer WON!!!!~
he will i trust jimmy heheheOriginally Posted by ChestNut
A lot of it also depend on luck too. The NASCAR racers try everything, the socks they wear, lucky charms, you name it. All racer who make it to the top have more or less the same skills. The rest is left to luck and their performance during that particular day. In one race in 2005, he could almost see the finish line when a tire busted and a piece of major equipment broke. He had to drop out. A rally race is over 300 km. His car broke down in the last few km. He was at 2nd place at the time. It was a major disappointment.Originally Posted by ChestNut
OMG, datz pretty damn UNLUCKY...Originally Posted by ladycoco
Hope dat doesn't happen to him..
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力扬加油, 栗子加油,加油,加油!!!!^o^
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I know they are consider short for asian actor now days. how short are they?
Jimmy is 172 cm. Don't know about alec.Originally Posted by wuxian


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10:07pm Monday 7th May 2012 in National News © Press Association 2013
A "special" type of storm has swept across the country, bringing with it a tornado to some areas.
The storm, thought to be an unusual "supercell" storm, travelled through the south Midlands, bringing rain, large hailstones, and a tornado in Oxfordshire.
The thunderstorm started in the afternoon in Wiltshire, and moved across Oxfordshire - where a tornado was reported in several places including Bicester, Eynsham, and Kidlington - then moved to Buckinghamshire.
Richard Glazer drove through the tornado with his wife and son on the A34 near Kidlington, Oxfordshire.
"It was very wet, we were just driving on the A34 and looked up and realised one part of the sky was moving in one direction and another in the opposite direction," he said. "I thought, 'that looks like a tornado!' We pretty much drove through it, we were right underneath it. As we drove into it the trees were blowing left to right and as we got through it they were blowing the other way."
The 40-year-old, from nearby Witney, Oxfordshire, added: "It wasn't particularly big but it was amazing to see the change in the environment. It was grey and a bit blurry and then to be hit by something like that. You suddenly realise the force of nature, it's incredible."
Forecasters said it was almost certainly a tornado, and the storm that caused it was thought to be a supercell storm - more commonly seen in the US than the UK.
Brendan Jones, forecaster at Meteogroup, the weather division of the Press Association, said: "This particular thunderstorm developed around 3pm over the northern part of Wiltshire, and then gradually over the next three hours that storm tracked through Oxfordshire and into part of Buckinghamshire before eventually dying out before it got to Cambridgeshire. That's quite far for one thunderstorm to track.
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A flat I built in a really cool little game called Minecraft. The in-browser multiplayer is completely free to play. There's also an alpha standalone version.
I've been playing the alpha for the last couple days. It's ridiculously addicting for such a simple game. I can't wait for the multiplayer mode to be finalized and released. I also have been making many Minecraft skins; here's a few: lol
Is that Jesus at the bottom? I'm sort of weary to pay the $15 for Alpha. I used someone else's account for a while and found the crafting to be really confusing.
It isn't anyone in particular, I was just making a greek/roman guy, lol. This one is probably my favorite right now, besides Tron Good 'Ol Colossus The crafting is a bit confusing at first, since there is no tutorial, but there's a wiki with all the current things you can craft (http://www.minecraftwiki.net/wiki/Crafting), and once you give that a good look over, you can really move forward in the game and start doing whatever you want to do.
Seems really good, completely worth downloading the demo. It only gives you 10 minutes per run to wander around the city though. The full game is definitely going to be cool.
Matter of opinion, to me it's no were near GTA 4 although the Mafia 2 demo is nice but has some really annoying things about it. I bet i don't get 200 hours of play time out of it like i have GTA 4 The map looks small too.
gotta agree, had more fun playing that demo than the full GTA4, and it looks better(to me it does) and runs better to boot.
Mafia 2 is good im not trying to say it's not. And im sure the Mafia strory will be much better than GTA 4 as this is were GTA 4 lacked for me as it's always played well for me. I'll have loads of fun with Mafia just cannot see me spending 200+ hours with it but hopefully 50+ at least. Looks are not every thing to me sick of games having uber graphics and nothing else to them.
Made a little (big) Mario in Minecraft earlier. I also did Mega Man but I forgot to dig down a few blocks before starting so his head got cut off
It is almost worth buying. But given my recent splurges I might have to wait a while I think something may be up with this 5970 anyway not looking so good in games. EDIT: Found the problem.
I don't like Mafia 2 graphics, stuff looks like its on another layer kinda like how 3D tvs work. I just want to watch The Untouchables or Goodfellas after playing the demo lol.


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Why wasn´t there an armed court officer in that room?
What is it that makes certain parts of the US any different than Zimbabwe or Rwanda or Angola. 300 years in Western Civilization has not made one iota of change in some people.
Shows the utter uselesness of Orders of Protection. Maybe she can wave it in his face the next time he beats her unconscious.
So she took a beating, got her piece of paper, and now what? And I win another round of "guess the race" which is a little game I always play and almost always win.
#4: 75% of all restraining orders are violated. Wonder why that´s never mentioned?Oh -- and 100% of all criminals shot dead by their intended victims are totally crime-free thereafter.That seems to be a result beneficial to the law-abiding.
It´s hard to beat a woman with a gun.
I used to teach a seminar on the subject of workplace violence, and can tell you people that an informal, conference table sort of hearing on the issue of protection from abuse is - well, insane.The parties should have been in a courtroom, separated by a deputy.But judges - more often women than men judges - try for the informal, folksy setting, as was the case here.Stupid to do that.
Before I came upon ´Mr. Greene´s´ picture I thought he might be Amish. Fairly violent types these Amish...
What are Ohio´s gun laws? This woman needs to get a gun and learn to shoot.


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We were not happy with our allocated room for a nine day stay as we had no view. We were moved to a better room without fuss. Then we had a smoker on the balcony next door (in a non-smoking hotel) so the staff moved us again. We had a lovely view over Coogee beach which was excellent for the New Year's eve fireworks. Staff very attentive. Room not serviced until late afternoon on a couple of occasions. Our stay included Christmas and New Year. The room price skyrocketed on several nights including New Year which we felt unwarranted. We have stayed in this hotel several times in the past three years but would probably look for somewhere else on our next trip to Sydney.
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Easy check-in, helpful staff. Great ocean views. Recommended.
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Such a lovely location, get an ocean view room if you can, the view is worth the extra money. Our room was clean, cozy and comfy. To hear the ocean at nice is so nice. Staff was friendly, appetizers and bar was great. Had a really great stay.
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Dizzy is a sensation. It's there because we acknowledge its existence. If you say you're dizzy, I believe you, though it isn't measured. Folks measure brain wave activity, though what it's like is understood first hand. We're inclined to have faith in another person's assertion that he or she feels a particular way, but talk of fantastical feats aren't taken as truths (depending on who is asked).
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By Kim Susan Se-jeong Supermodels, luxury cars, exclusive private clubs -- these are part of the playboy lifestyle of Facebook co-founder Eduardo Saverin, 30. Founding the popular social network with Mark Zuckerberg, 27, he lives in a luxurious penthouse in the wealthiest neighborhood in Singapore, the Daily Mail reported May 4. He also drives a Bentley. Coming from a rich Brazilian family, he has fortune estimated at $2 billion. He met Zuckerberg in 2004 when they studied at Harvard University. Saverin has been known to frequent exclusive clubs and the only private membership bar in Singapore. He was seen partying with dozens of models in St. Tropez last August, spending as much as $50,000 on champagne alone. He was also spotted on Nikki Beach, drinking with his friends and 10 beauties, the paper reported. His playboy lifestyle does not stop there. He created a scandal when he invested in Rachel K, the cosmetics company run by Rachel Kum, Miss Singapore in 2009. Rumors have it that they started to date when he shared his business expertise with her. |


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Organizational rankings and top 10 prospects per team
November 23, 2010 Player Power Rankings Sidney Crosby Makes His Move
by Tom Awad
During the season, these rankings -- which appear on Mondays in concert with the overall NHL Power Rankings -- are based on player production in terms of Hockey Prospectus' GVT valuation metric. If you are unfamiliar with GVT and how it works, you can find more here.
Check out the full rankings below. We'll be back every Monday with new editions.
Hockey Prospectus: Player Power Rankings
These are based on games through Nov. 21, 2010.
OGVT: Offensive GVT
GGVT: Goaltending GVT
DGVT: Defensive GVT
SGVT: Shootout GVT
GVT: Total GVT
Rank Player OGVT/GGVT DGVT SGVT GVT 1. Tim Thomas, G, Boston Bruins 15.0 -0.2 0.8 15.6
Comment: At the beginning of the season, Thomas was untradeable because his contract was too big; now he's untradeable because he's too good. It sounds like he's going to stay in Boston one way or another, which has been bad news for Eastern Conference teams so far.
2. Carey Price, G, Montreal Canadiens 11.6 0.2 0.0 11.8
Comment: Price's torrid pace continues. This week he posted a 1.01 GAA, 0.970 save percentage and two shutouts in three games.
3. Jonathan Quick, G, Los Angeles Kings 8.8 0.2 1.8 10.8
Comment: Quick outdueled Tim Thomas in a six-round shootout on Saturday. He has now stopped 11 of 13 shots in the shootout, the second-best mark in the NHL (behind Peter Budaj's 10-of-11).
4. Steven Stamkos, F, Tampa Bay Lightning 8.9 1.4 0.0 10.3
Comment: Among the more interesting records Stamkos is threatening is Tim Kerr's 34 power-play goals in a season, set in 1985-86. With 10 in 20 games, Stamkos is on pace for 41, even though goals have gone down by 30 percent since Kerr's time.
5. Niklas Backstrom, G, Minnesota Wild 9.8 -0.1 -0.9 8.7
Comment: Backstrom certainly knows how to distribute his goals against: While he has allowed 13 goals in his past six games (2.17 GAA, 0.935 save percentage), 10 of them were in a pair of five-goal outings, allowing his team to win the four remaining games 1-0, 2-1, 4-1 and 2-1.
6. Sergei Bobrovsky, G, Philadelphia Flyers 7.9 -0.1 0.0 7.8
Comment: While he is a newcomer to the NHL, Bobrovsky's success shouldn't come as a total surprise: He's been one of the top five goaltenders in the KHL for the past two seasons with a 0.922 save percentage, despite being only 20 and 21 years old at the time.
7. Mathieu Garon, G, Columbus Blue Jackets 7.5 0.2 0.0 7.7
Comment: Who has the lowest GAA and the highest save percentage in the NHL right now? Hands up if you chose Garon. Despite appearing in only six games this season, Garon has five wins and three shutouts. Should Steve Mason be worried?
8. Sidney Crosby, F, Pittsburgh Penguins 6.8 0.2 0.8 7.2
Comment: It was only a matter of time until Crosby appeared on this list, as he is in his usual spot among the top two scorers in the league. Crosby has willed the Penguins back up the standings with his play, with eight goals and 10 assists in the past eight games, during which the Penguins have gone 5-2-1.
9. Alexander Semin, F, Washington Capitals 5.9 1.0 0.2 7.1
Comment: Many think Semin owes his success to Ovechkin and Backstrom, but in fact Semin has played only 46 percent of his ice time with the big two this year and less last season, as the Capitals have often used the rugged Mike Knuble on the top line to complement their skill players. That isn't to say Semin doesn't score more when playing with them; who wouldn't?
10. Kris Letang, D, Pittsburgh Penguins 3.6 2.5 0.2 6.3
Comment: Letang and Paul Martin are the Penguins' No. 1 pair, and they are excelling both in offensive numbers (Letang's 18 points are No. 2 among NHL defensemen) and defensive roles (playing against the opposition's No. 1 lines).
A version of this story originally appeared on ESPN Insider .
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Great information. Could you look at three suggestions? Could you provide all the players GVT? (Maybe to HP subscribers? Maybe an excel spreadsheet?) Second - Could you show deltas from the previous week or some period to show trends? and third - Could you separate out goalies from the other players and provide rankings for each? The goalies appear to be weighted. Has Garon been more valuable to this date than Crosby? Just suggestions. Thanks for the article.


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No Players Elected To the Baseball Hall of Fame
The announcement was made Wednesday afternoon that, for the first time since 1996, the Baseball Writers' Association of America (BBWAA) failed to elect a single player, from the 2013 ballot, into the Baseball Hall of Fame. This causing a vast amount of controversy among the baseball world, as everyone seems to have a different opinion in regards to the voting results.
There are those who are glad that no players got in, there are those who are upset that no players got in, and then there are guys like me, who fall somewhere in between. I'm not all that upset that not a single player received the required 75% of the vote needed to get into the Hall of Fame, but, at the same time, I would've liked to have seen at least a couple of guys make it into the HOF, from the 2013 ballot.
But it is what it is; there's always next year.
What it comes down to for me is the fact that this didn't have to happen. Had the 'Steroid Era' never of occurred, the likes of Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds would've been first ballot Hall of Famers, no question about it. Instead, they might not ever get in, as they only received 37.6% and 36.2% of the vote, respectively, this time around. For them to eventually get a plaque in the Hall of Fame, they will have to amass double the number of votes they did in this year's vote, and I just don't see that happening.
While they each have an additional 14 years of eligibility, I feel the voters have already made up their minds, for the most part. While a few members of the BBWAA might've merely held off in voting for Bonds and Clemens, in this their first year, just to prove a point, and might end up voting for them eventually, either you think Bonds and Clemens should get into the Hall of Fame or you think they shouldn't. End of story.
But where does that leave the rest of the players from that era? Guys like Craig Biggio, Mike Piazza and Curt Schilling, who were never proven to have taken anything, but fall under the cloud of suspicion due to the era in which they played. Well, I see it like this:
They pretty much fall into the same category as those connected to PED use. Either the voters are going to vote for them, or they aren't. There's not much grey area here, as far as I can see, but maybe I'm wrong. Maybe the voters aren't going on suspicion alone and just decided not to vote in Biggio, Piazza and Schilling this time around for one reason or another. For the sake of the Hall of Fame, I surely hope so. Leaving out Biggio, Piazza and Schilling would be a real shame.
The other main player I'd like to talk about, that many people feel should be a HOF'er, but didn't make the cut yet again this year, is Jack Morris. Morris was a great player, but, in my mind, he's not Hall of Fame worthy.
The thing that gets me the most when people try to make a case for Morris, is their tendency to use the intimidation factor as the reason they feel he deserves to get in; that you didn't want to face Morris in any given situation. But it's not the Hall of Intimidation, it's the Hall of Fame. The place where the games' all-time greats get enshrined to forever be seen by generations of baseball fans to come. To me, a career 3.90 ERA just doesn't cut it. Thus, I agree with Morris not getting in–this being his 14th time on the ballot.
While the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot saw no players receiving the necessary number of votes needed to get elected, there are multiple players set to be added to the ballot in 2014 who are shoo-ins to get in on the first go around.
Greg Maddux, Tom Glavine and Frank Thomas are three of the favorites to do just that, with some making the same case for guys like Mike Mussina and Jeff Kent. We'll just have to wait to see, but no matter what happens, there are sure to be at least a few players who get into the Hall of Fame in 2014.
In addition to the near certainty that several players will be voted in in 2014, next year's vote should tell the tale once and for all of whether or not Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens stand even a slight chance of ever getting into the Hall of Fame.
If their percentages jump a large amount–due to BBWAA members voting for them that didn't in 2013–they might have a shot of getting in, several years down the road. If they fail to receive greater than a few more percentage points, however, I'd say it's a lost cause for two of the best players to every play the game of Major League Baseball.
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2013 Hall of Fame Ballot; If I Had A Vote
Before I begin, let me first point out that of the 37 players on the 2013 Hall of Fame ballot, I'm only going to be discussing my thoughts on six of them: Barry Bonds, Roger Clemens, Craig Biggio, Curt Schilling, Mike Piazza and Sammy Sosa; with whether or not I believe they belong among the games' all time greats in the Hall of Fame. Statistically, they're all worthy of the Hall, however, because of their connection to performance enhancing drugs (PED's), proven or suspected, it makes it one of the most difficult and controversial H.O.F. votes in years.
Having retired from Major League Baseball way back at the conclusion of the 2007 season, I've had a fairly long time to think about whether or not these select first year ballot players are worthy of a plaque in the Hall of Fame. But five years doesn't seem long enough, as it's now time to make a decision, and, even with hour after hour of debate, it's still difficult to decide one way or another.
To make it as clear as I possibly can, of how I went about deciding whether or not I believe the six previously listed players are HOF'ers, I've decided to give a general overview of the pros and cons I see to the three different options you have when going about this year's Hall of Fame vote:
This seems absurd to me, but it's an option nonetheless, so I had to include it. The only good thing about this is that by choosing to keep all six out of the Hall of Fame you ensure that no player that used PED's gets inducted in. Since we aren't 100 percent sure whether or not the suspected users did or didn't use drugs, this is the safe route to take. However, it's also the wrong route, in my opinion. Leaving out every single one of these players could possibly be keeping out a player who never allowed any drugs into their system whatsoever. While we aren't sure if there even are any, it's truly not fair to punish those who could have very well never broken the rules, just because you feel they might have. So, while this is in fact an option, it's just not right to keep out so many great players.
Although a little more practical than option one, I still don't feel this is what needs to be done. Sure, by keeping out the players who were connected to drug use while allowing in those who were merely suspected, you make it fair for the players who might've never done anything wrong. However, you could also be allowing a player into the H.O.F. who was just lucky enough to never get caught. That doesn't seem right to me. Electing to take this option runs the risk of allowing in someone who used drugs, while keeping out someone who did the exact same thing but just so happened to get caught. We don't know for sure who used and who didn't, so I feel they should all share in the same fate. Either let them all in, or keep them all out; and you already know how I feel about leaving them all out.
This is the best possible option, in my opinion. Yes, I'm aware that by doing this you're allowing in players who were connected to drug use, but I don't see another way to truly make sure the great players of that era are allowed in, without holding a grudge against one side or the other. Letting them all in makes sure that you keep it fair for the suspected users while also keeping it fair for the players who were actually connected. Leaving them all out isn't fair to those who didn't use, and letting the ones who were suspected in while leaving the ones who were connected out doesn't seem fair either. I know it might seem as if the players connected to drug use don't deserve a fair vote, but the way I see it, they do.
Those who used drugs throughout the 'Steroid Era' certainly made things very complicated.
Up until a few days ago, I never would've gone with option three. I was fairly adamant that any player who was connected to drug use shouldn't be allowed into the Hall of Fame. Those players cheated; plain and simple. However, the more I think about it, due to the lack of evidence against those players who were merely suspected of using a PED, in the end, I couldn't go with my original mindset.
Now, I'm sure many of you (perhaps all of you?) disagree with my take on the matter, but I hope you at least understand, to a point, where I'm coming from (if I haven't already confused the heck out of you). Due to the poor drug testing policy throughout the late 1980′s up through the early 2000′s', we will never know for sure exactly which players did, and which players didn't, use performance enhancing drugs. Therefore, if I had a vote, I would vote for every one of them to get into the Hall of Fame.
There are some people who say that if you allow players into the Hall of Fame that are connected to (or suspected of) PED's, that you should place them in a separate wing, or, at the very least, add an asterisk next to their name. I really don't see the need. Any true baseball fan who makes the trek to Cooperstown–a few years from now or 100 years down the road–will know the history of the 'Steroid Era', if they're honestly true fans. They'll know what each player did or didn't do, and they'll each have their own feelings as to whether they feel each player belongs in the Hall of Fame. Let them decide how they feel for themselves.
In the end, Bonds, Clemens, Sosa, Biggio, Piazza and Schilling are still some of the greatest players in the history of the game. Do I think any of them will get in this time around? Absolutely not. Do I think any of them will get in a few years down the road? I truly hope so. Keeping out this batch of players because of the unknown just wouldn't be right. But then again, if you'll look back at the history of Hall of Fame voting, the right thing hasn't always been done.
Should Bonds, Clemens, Schilling, Biggio, Piazza and Sosa ever be allowed into the Hall of Fame? Cast your vote (you can vote for as many players as you want):
If you wouldn't let any in, leave a comment below with your reasoning.
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By FPA member Nathan Gehring, CFP®
Last Updated: May 2, 2011
…the average cost of a wedding in 2010.1
I see that number and wonder how many of the couples that spent that much are happy they have done so. I wonder if they received $25,000 in value. Would they choose to spend less if they could redo it?
I'm not going to tell you about how much money you should or should not spend on your wedding. I'm not going to give you a way to calculate an exact amount you should budget for that special day. I won't show you how to get great deals on wedding stuff.
What I do want to discuss is how to make sure you get great value for the money you spend. I want to help you feel like you've spent money your wisely after the wedding.
Defining Value
To begin this discussion, you need to first define value in your own terms. For me, value is much more than whether something is monetarily priced correctly.
For example, when my wife and I planned our wedding, we knew that high-quality food was very important to us. We were willing to spend a larger portion of our wedding budget on food and even overpay if it meant we could offer our guests a great food experience.
On the other hand, while we wanted great pictures as memories from our wedding, we saw no need to hire a major photography company that would provide us a large, fancy wedding album for several thousand dollars. Instead we looked for a well-qualified photographer who would let us have the negatives and allow us to print our own photos at a much lower cost.
We defined what we valued most in a wedding and then allowed ourselves to over- or under-spend based on those values.
Separating Your Wants & Needs From Expectations
A lot of forces come into play as you plan your wedding. You have certain things that are important to you that you feel strongly about. Your soon-to-be spouse may have a different set of important items.
You may have family demands on your wedding as well. Your extended family may have held weddings in a certain manner that you feel an expectation to uphold. This may come in the form of whom to invite or where to hold the wedding, or a variety of other factors.
Your parents, particularly if they are providing significant amounts of the money, may have expectations for your wedding. They could even attach strings to giving you money. This could come in the form of the type of music or people whom they expect you to invite or even what your wedding cake looks like.
Finally, you may feel there are some societal expectations of your wedding. You may feel a strong urge to have the big wedding because that's what is portrayed in the media as a real wedding. It is possible that you think you need to have a designer wedding dress costing thousands of dollars because that's "what everybody is doing."
Planning with all these different forces pulling at you can become quite a challenge. You will likely feel a need to meet some of the expectations others place on you. You will almost certainly want to make sure your parents are pleased with your choices. And yet, you will want to have the wedding you envision and a wedding that will be memorable to you.
The critical element in working through these various forces is to recognize what is a want, what is a need and what is an expectation. This process will help you determine how to plan your wedding and where to focus your money.
You've already decided what value is in the first step. Next, you need to have a discussion with your partner about what is important to them. What do they need to have included in the wedding to make it a success? What do they want to have if money allows for it? And let your partner know your list of needs and wants.
Then hash out what the expectations others have of you that are impacting your decisions. There is no problem trying to meet some of those expectations, but it is important to recognize that those are not your personal needs and wants.
Recognize what societal expectations you are allowing into your own list of needs and want. Are these important to you? Or do you think they should be important even though you don't value them highly?
What Should I Spend On My Wedding?
Once you've gone through this process, you have the tools you need to decide what you most want to spend money on. Now you need to bring these pieces together to decide where you want to spend your money and how much money you need.
First, list all the needs you and your partner shared. Those are the items you should place highest in priority. Second, decide if each of your unshared needs is truly a need or a strong want. If it is a need, include it on your high priority list. If it is a want, move it to the want list.
Next review the expectations that are important for each of you to meet. You might identify some of these expectations as needs…add those to your needs list. Others will likely be wants and should be included on the want list. You'll realize a few expectations are not important to you at all. Eliminate those.
Now go back and sort your needs and wants lists from most to least important. These prioritized lists become your guides on how much to spend as you plan your budget. You'll want to spend the most on your high priority needs. You may discover that some of your high priority wants are actually more important than low priority needs.
Through this process you'll likely discover there are some, even many, needs and wants that really aren't that important to you. And you might learn that there are other items that are much more important than you initially thought.
Focus your money on those items that you have recognized as high priority and spend less on lower priority items. By doing so, you are much more likely to have a wedding you can feel great about during the ceremony and for years after.
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FPA member Nathan Gehring, CFP®, provides financial planning services to young couples at Couples Financial Planning & Coaching, LLC.


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This time, the Arts Council is picking up the hot potato. We hope it's a sustained campaign.
Fayetteville still has an image problem. Some of it is deserved (our crime statistics come to mind). But a big chunk of it isn't. It's that long, painful hangover from a bygone era when a bawdy Hay Street earned us our "Fayettenam" nickname. We still haven't gotten rid of it.
We were reminded of that when a survey last spring found only 29 percent of the people surveyed across the state had a favorable opinion of Fayetteville. We ranked lowest among a dozen North Carolina cities. This is not good for the state's sixth-largest city, which is trying to build tourism and make this an attractive destination for new businesses.
The Arts Council of Fayetteville/Cumberland County is putting $120,000 into a marketing campaign that seeks to improve that image. The campaign began in September with a series of ads in Our State magazine, highlighting Fayetteville attractions.
It's a good effort that other groups have tried in the past. But it hasn't been a continuous campaign. That may be one reason why "Fayettenam" keeps rising from the dead. Let's try a sustained effort that drives a stake through the old beast's heart.
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