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Below is a full list of publications related to Oceania. Please use the menu to your left to check on other resources.
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Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative 2010 Annual Report
On behalf of the Pacific Islands Climate Change Cooperative (PICCC) I'm pleased to announce the publication of our first Annual Report. The PICCC is a collaborative of federal and state agencies, indigenous organizations, research institutions and non-governmental organizations working together to develop climate change adaptation knowledge, tools and strategies for the conservation of Pacific Islands biocultural heritage. …
03 May 2011 | Downloads - publication
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Responding to climate change
Climate change is a real threat and many Pacific Island Countries are taking on renewable energy choices as part of their mitigation and adaptation strategy. …
30 Apr 2011 | Video
Economics of Resource and Environmental Economics Project Management in the Pacific
Written by Padma Narsey Lal and Paula Holland. From the theory of environmental economics to the assessment of projects in the field, this book provides new and specialised case studies to examine the root causes of human actions that lead Pacific Islanders to unsustainably use or degrade their natural resources and links these causes to targeted solutions. …
09 Feb 2011 | Downloads - publication
Compliance and Enforcement for Coastal Fisheries Management in Fiji
Fiji's inshore marine environment, and in particular the reef ecosystem, is unique for its abundance and diversity of life. Fijians have a strong tradition of connection to the coastal environment. As recognised in the 2005 Pacific Islands Regional Ocean Policy, "throughout the region, customary association with the sea forms the basis of present day social structures, livelihoods and tenure systems and traditional systems of stewardship governing its use." Inshore fisheries are also an essential component of the economy. In the recentpast, inshore fisheries have contributed an amount roughly equivalent to the contribution of the offshore fishery. …
08 Feb 2011 | Downloads - document
Forests and poverty: the latest thinking
Gill Shepherd, IUCN Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy Thematic Adviser on Poverty and Landscapes, speaks on the latest thinking on forests and poverty, drawing from lessons that have come out of IUCN's innovative 'Livelihoods and Landscapes Strategy' (LLS). …
27 Jan 2011 | Video
arborvitae Issue 42 - Communicating Forest Values
- What is a forest? ...at best something nice to look at, somewhere to walk their dog, a refuge from the hurly-burly of daily life.
- How sexy are forests? as a forest expert...you have to realise that most people take decisions not based on the head, but on the heart, guts and sex.
- Perspective: ...kill the extinction message. The 'Love' message trumps the 'Loss' message for grabbing the public's attention.
21 Jan 2011 | Downloads - publication
Global ocean protection : present status and future possibilities
Global ocean protection : present status and future possibilities …
23 Nov 2010 | Downloads - publication
The Marine Protected Area you see from space
The Great Barrier Reef Marine Park, Australia …
25 Oct 2010 | Fact sheet
IUCN Oceania Annual Report 2009_10
This report highlights the work undertaken by the Oceania Regional Office in the year 2009 and five months into 2010. …
14 Oct 2010 | Downloads - publication
A model for community conservation
Tavolo Wildlife Management Area: Papua New Guinea …
18 Aug 2010 | Fact sheet


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Patient Comments: Pheochromocytoma - Symptoms and Signs
Question:What symptoms and signs did you experience with your pheochromocytoma?
Comment from: 55-64 Male Published: August 14
My symptoms where high blood pressure, 200/100, headaches, kidney failure, no blood pressure medication helped and I was on experimental BP meds under care of a kidney specialist. Nothing helped. I was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma, which was removed in 1977. I am a Vietnam veteran trying to connect with other Vietnam veterans as to its connection to agent orange. At this point there is no data I know of to make the connection. My surgeon in 1977 told me he had no doubt there was a connection to agent orange, but at that time there was no data to make the confirmation as there is not now.
Comment from: Medicine, 45-54 Male (Patient) Published: June 21
I was diagnosed with pheochromocytoma in 2003. They found a 6mm tumor in my adrenal, but I decided not to remove it. The tumor disappeared after six months. My blood pressure was 250/150 and I was admitted to the hospital a month ago. The CT scan result was swelling in the right adrenal gland that caused the high blood pressure. At this time I'm going to perform the next MRI procedure per my doctor's request. My blood pressure is back to normal now. If I can't take my medication after 12 hours, my blood pressure went back to high about 180/120 and I had a severe headache, back and neck pain, vomiting, shortness of breath, chest pain, and blurry vision.
Comment from: Amy, 35-44 Female (Patient) Published: January 06
I am a 37 year old mother of 3. I had my daughter when I was 19 and first began having the symptoms; Headache, heart racing and nausea. It happened all through my pregnancy. I went to multiple doctors and wore a 30 heart monitor. It came back with nothing and was told it could be related to stress of being a young mother and pregnant. After the birth of my daughter, I was doing ok for a couple of weeks. I progressively got worse. The headaches were unbearable and I could not keep food down. I was so ill that I was taken to the hospital and admitted. They put me on morphine for the pain and treated me with blood pressure medication. I basically slept for about a week and half. No diagnostic testing was done and I was sent home once things leveled out.
Comment from: a921, 45-54 Female (Patient) Published: October 11
After years of sweating profusely and going between depressed and super angray with a pounding heart rate. My pheo was found by accident when I had a ct scan of my lungs the radiologist noted the tumor on my adrenal gland. After having blood work and 24 hr urine done 4 times the endocrinologist told me she thought it was a pheo or carcinoid tumor I had a total body scan called an octreotide scan. Luckily my I only had the tumor on my left adrenal gland. I had a robotic adrenalectomy and now I feel fine. I am so fortunate this was found out prior to anything serious happening to me.
Comment from: Canadian, 45-54 Male (Patient) Published: February 24
The symptoms that brought me to the hospital and diagnosis of a massive 996 gram Pheo where pounding heart and missive headaches. After being diagnosed and doing some research I realized that I had other symptoms but never thought they included fatigue and constipation. From the first sign of symptoms to removal of right adrenal gland and tumor was 3 months. My Pheo was removed successfully about 3 weeks after diagnosis with open surgery.
Comment from: 25-34 Female (Patient) Published: February 04
I haven't been diagnosed with anything yet. Over the years I've been tested several times for hyperthyroidism, a few years back I lost like 40-50 pounds in 2-3 months with no effort on my part. I was overweight so it was like a new lease on life, but within six months I gained the weight back plus more. When I get my thyroid tested they always say my levels are fine. Since then there are times when my head shakes uncontrollably, it will shake like I have parkinson's. I get anxiety when it happens and the more I try to stop it the more it goes. In recent months I notice my heart beating fast and hard at any given time. When I'm relaxing it will do it, strangely. I do get headaches occasionally now, which is not normal for me at all. Until I read these stories I was kind of dumbfounded and just thinking maybe it's just getting older or I'm being paranoid. I did have an aunt who had grave's disease, and my dad and another aunt had cancer. I know what normal feels like to some degree and I know this isn't it. I guess you do just have to find a Dr that cares though. Needle in a haystack.
Comment from: Mark, 25-34 Male (Patient) Published: November 21
I have been getting lightheaded for approximately three years now. I have done every test under the sun and all have returned normal. I have asked my doctor about doing a 24 hour urine test and he has refused. I have been lightheaded, nauseous, near fainting, chest pains, etc. What else do I need to have to be able to have this minor urine test done? I have been referred to Vanderbilt in December by my new Heart doctor so maybe and I will find what is going on.
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Pat Newcombe, Legal Citation Form, in FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL RESEARCH (Steven M. Barkan, Barbara Bintliff, & Mary Whisner, 10th ed. 2015).
Beth D. Cohen and Pat K. Newcombe, The Hanging Judge by Michael A. Ponsor -- Capital Punishment: Is the Death Penalty Worth the Price?, 62 CLEV. ST. L. REV. 493 (2014). SSRN Digital Commons
Pat Newcombe, Fab Labs at the Library: Community 'Makerspaces' Give Access to Cutting-edge Tools, as reprinted in 78 EDUC. DIG. 65 (2013) (with Nicole Belbin).
Pat Newcombe and James M. Donovan, Becoming Director: An Internal Candidate's View, 34 LIBRARY MANAGEMENT 188 (2013). SSRN
Pat Newcombe, Fab Labs at the Library: Community 'Makerspaces' Give Access to Cutting-edge Tools, GOV'T TECHNOLOGY, Oct. 2012, at 30 (with Nicole Belbin).
Pat Newcombe, Researching Massachusetts Law, in MASSACHUSETTS CRIMINAL PRACTICE (Eric Blumenson & Arthur B. Leavens eds., 4th ed. 2012) (with Renee Rastorfer). Digital Commons
Pat Newcombe, Review of Dawn C. Nunziato, Virtual Freedom: Net Neutrality and Free Speech in the Internet Age, 102 LAW LIB. J. 490 (2010). Digital Commons
Pat Newcombe, Interviews with Professionals in the Field, in SPECIAL TOPICS IN INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (Andrea Twiss-Brooks ed., 2010).
Pat Newcombe, Optimizing PDF Searchability with Google, 29 LLNE NEWS, no. 1, 2010 at 8 (with Barbara West & Stephen Bobowicz).
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Pat Newcombe, Legal Citation Form: The ALWD Citation Manual, PARADOCS, Nov. 1, 2003, at 5.
Pat Newcombe, Legal Citation Form, in FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL RESEARCH (Roy M. Mersky & Donald J. Dunn eds., 8th ed. 2002).
Pat Newcombe, Electronic Legal Research, in FUNDAMENTALS OF LEGAL RESEARCH (Roy M. Merksy & Donald J. Dunn eds., 8th ed. 2002) (with M. LaRose).
Pat Newcombe, WebWatch—Legal Self-Help, LIBR. J., June 1, 2002, at 36.
Pat Newcombe, Shopping for Legal Services Online, 21 LLNE NEWS, no. 2, 2001, at 6.
Pat Newcombe, Capital Punishment: A Selected Bibliography, 21 LLNE NEWS, no. 1, 2001, at 5.
Pat Newcombe, Lassoing Legal Software, GOV'T TECHNOLOGY, Dec. 1999, at 32.
Pat Newcombe, Web Regulation Battles Heat Up, AM. LIBR., Nov. 1999, at 50.
Pat Newcombe, Libraries Face Internet Filter Question, GOV'T TECHNOLOGY, May 1999, at 50.
Pat Newcombe, Self-Help Sources: A Selective Bibliography, 19 LLNE NEWS, no. 2., 1998, at 6 (with M. LaRose).
Pat Newcombe, Libraries Turn New Leaf with GIS, GOV'T TECHNOLOGY, Oct. 1998, at 34.
Pat Newcombe, Will Books Survive in Tomorrow's Library?, GOV'T TECHNOLOGY, Feb. 1997, at 14.
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55. The last time I went riding and some other rider rode very close in front of me I had no uncontrollable urge to follow him for twenty miles to shoot him! In fact, I was quite happy to draft him for awhile.
56. "Low fuel prices" means bananas were on sale at the grocery store.
57. Traffic jam? What's that...
58. No state requrement to have liability insurance for your bike.
59. Never again having to worry about finding a parking spot.


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This past weekend, I headed to St. Catharines with my husband to attend Niagara Seedy Saturday. The event was bustling. I could barely get near some of the seed tables at certain points, the seminar I attended about composting was standing room only, and the fresh roast beef lunch and pie served by the church where the event was held was evidently really popular.
I had some great chats with fellow garden writers Dan Cooper (co-author of Gardening from a Hammock) and Steven Biggs (author of Grow Figs Where You Think You Can't and No Guff Vegetable Gardening), Bob Martin of Martin Farms whom I've met at various gardening events, seed sellers Hanna Jacobs from Matchbox Garden & Seed Co., and Rick and Allan from Anything Grows Seed Co., as well as Katherine Fox of Garden Making magazine.
And, of course, I brought home a bunch of seeds:
Here is what I got: Green Arrow peas from the event itself, Golden Globe Turnip and Walla Walla Onion from Matchbox Garden; Bouquet Dill, Solar Yellow Carrot, Sumter Pickling Cucumber, Sunflower Velvet Queen and Big Max Giant Pumpkin from Urban Harvest; Baby Boo pumpkin and Double Standard Sweet Corn from Anything Grows. Rick and Allan also gave me a packet of Goji Berry and Cucamelon to try (more about those in another post).
It was interesting going to the show with my husband because he picked seeds I wouldn't have thought of like the pumpkins and corn (I think the corn will be a struggle with the raccoons, but we'll try), and the pickling cucumbers with a pickling dill.
Not only do we need more garden space (i.e. digging up more lawn), but I'll need more space to start my seeds!
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Actually, it isn't a number's game
"It's a numbers game." I bet you've heard that phrase more than once in your life. You've heard it to explain sales and marketing or job hunting, or maybe you've heard an alpha male say it to explain dating strategy.
If you get your message in front of enough people and if you convert enough of them into sales, you win the numbers game.
Nigerians with internet access and mass marketers play the numbers game. But unless you are spamming people or selling toilet paper, it won't help you think about how to market effectively. Number's game thinking leads to running commercials like this over and over.
That's cute and all, but this approach is irrelevant for most businesses today. So just what sort of game is marketing? It's a people game. Here is how you play the people game:
- Reach the people who care most about what you have to say
- Have something remarkable to say to those people
- Make sure your message leads to sales somehow
Reaching ten people who care enough about your business to tell ten other people who care, is far more productive than reaching a million who couldn't care less.
Uno is a numbers game. Marketing is a people game.
How do you find the people that care about you when you first start?Mehul Kar
I think it's more important to find people who are willing and able to pay.
Not the same group of people, I think. Especially for a new startup.
10/31/10 at 5:52 pm
You bring up an interesting point. Usually the people who care enough to spread your message are also the people who pay, but not always. The people who pay Facebook are advertisers, but the people who care are the users. You need both kinds of people. How do you find them? Be creative, work hard, take risks, ask questions, experiment or get lucky. That's not an exhaustive list, but it's a good startRyan
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Utility Cart - Tub Top & Bottom Shelves, Flat Middle Shelf - 36 1/2"H
Luxor's STC Series Plastic Utility Cart is a must-have for schools, restaurants, office buildings and other facilities. It's made of high density polyethylene that won't stain, scratch, dent or rust. The top and bottom tub shelves and middle flat shelf are reinforced with aluminum bars for maximum strength. A built-in push handle makes it easy to steer, and four heavy-duty casters (two locking) allow for smooth movement. Luxor Plastic Utility Carts are available in several colors. Made in the U.S.A.
Key Features
- Scratch and rust-proof construction
- Top and bottom tub shelves
- Middle flat shelf
- Built-in push handle
- Four heavy duty casters (two locking)
- Material: High density polyethylene
- Height: 36 1/2"
- Width: 24"
- Depth: 18"
- Shelf depth: 2 3/4"
- Assembly required
- Warranty: Lifetime
Luxor's STC Series Utility Carts are made of high density polyethylene structural foam molded plastic shelves and legs that won't stain, scratch, dent or rust. This STC121 cart has top and bottom tub shelves and a middle flat shelf. Easy assembly. Made in the U.S.A.
Key Features
- Retaining lip around the back and sides of flat shelves
- Includes four heavy duty 4" casters, two with brake
- Push handle molded into top shelf
- All shelves are reinforced with two aluminum bars
- Shelf Dimensions: 24"W x 18"D
- Tub Shelf Depth: 2 3/4"
- Overall Width: 24"
- Overall Depth: 18"
- Overall Height: 36 1/2"
- Warranty: Limited lifetime


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Company News
GAO Instruments Inc.,
601 Milner Avenue. 2nd floor, Toronto, Canada
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RF Spectrum Analyzer tests and troubleshoots wireless networks. Return to story
Latest New Product News from
GAO Instruments Inc.,
Handheld PON Power Meter features auto power-saving design.March 14, 2013
Designed for construction and maintenance of PON networks which can be connected between OLT and ONT, model C0260007 enables accelerated testing of all PON signals along network. Portable unit performs simultaneous measurement and display of PON signals, including voice, data, and video optical signal. Simultaneously measuring all 3 wavelengths on fiber (1,490, 1,550, and 1,310 nm), tool provides 10 groups of configurable threshold values and can save 1,000 test results. Read More
Digital Storage Oscilloscope features optional DLL libraries.March 1, 2013
Used for maintenance of electronic equipment and laboratory work, model A0120006 integrates digital oscilloscope, logic analyzer, FFT spectrum analyzer, electronic counter, and clock Jitter analyzer. DSO operates at 170 MHz bandwidth, supports up to 512 universal trigger levels, and provides max repeat sampling rate of 20 GSPS and single shot sampling rates of up to 1 GSPS. Features include 4/8 MB sampling DAQ buffers on each channel and multi-window software. Read More
Compact Digital Fiber Fusion Splicer has USB and VGA interfaces.November 26, 2012
Model C0210002 features splicing time of 9 sec and tube heating time of 30 sec, while providing single X or Y view and simultaneous X and Y views. Offering cleave length of 8-16 mm with coating diameter of 250 µm, unit is designed for single-mode, multi-mode, dispersion-shifted, and non-zero dispersion-shifted fiber. It operates in normal and automatic splicing modes. Compact system uses USB for data communications and also has 5.6 in. color VGA LCD and battery that runs for 160 cycles. Read More
RF Spectrum Analyzer tests and troubleshoots wireless networks.November 6, 2012
Using locked-phase local and all-digitized medium frequency processing technologies, Model A0070002 operates over frequency range of 9 kHz to 3 GHz with resolution bandwidth of 100 Hz to 1 MHz at accuracy of ±25% (1 MHz) or ± 10% (<1 MHz). Non-volatile memory can store 200 groups of measurement data, which can be downloaded via RS232 interface. Equipped with 6 in. VGA TFT color LCD, analyzer operates from rechargeable lithium battery for up to 4 hours. Read More
Multi-Function Logic Analyzer features 34 input channels.October 9, 2012
Used for diagnostics and analysis of digital signals, model A0220001 offers digital information capture functions and multiple trigger modes. Portable unit, capable of simultaneously observing data and data flow direction control information, captures narrow pulse interference information and supports 500 MHz max sample rate. Along with delay function, features include CPLD, FPGA, and USB 2.0 functionality as well as ability to see error messages and locate faults in source code. Read More
USB PC-Based Oscilloscope offers 20 measurement functions.September 27, 2012
Suitable for use with notebook computer, model A0120008 has USB 2.0 interface, operates at up to 200 MSPS, and combines functions of oscilloscope, spectrum analyzer, waveform recorder, signal generator, and multimeter. This 9-bit, 2-channel, 200 MHz oscilloscope also performs FFT spectrum analysis and can display waveform average, persistence, intensity, invert, addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and X-Y plot. User can save waveform output in multiple formats.

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Impedance Analyzer offers diverse measurement options.September 14, 2012
Used for design and qualification as well as QC and production testing of electronic components and circuits, model A0E40002 is capable of measuring impedance, admittance, phase angle, reactance, conductance, susceptance, inductance, capacitance, quality factor, dissipation factor, and resistance. Calibration and error compensation functions eliminate measurement errors when performing measurements on in-fixture devices. Basic accuracy is 0.1%, and frequency step resolution is 5 digits. Read More
Parallel DAQ Module works with any PC104 embedded system.April 15, 2011
Able to process signals from numerous detectors in parallel, model A0710007 offers sampling rate of 1 k to 40 M with inter-channel phase difference of less than 1°. It achieves ±40 mV to ±40 V voltage signal acquisition and comes equipped with two 40 M, 12-bit ADCs as well as 2 independent programmable gain channels. Memory depth of 4 M/ch can be extended to 8 or 16 M/ch, and included demo source code for common development platforms fosters technical development. Read More
USB PC-Based Oscilloscope requires no external power.November 23, 2010
Compatible with USB 2.0, Model A0130003 displays waveform average statistics, persistence, intensity, subtraction, and multiplication. Waveforms can be saved to text, MS Word or Excel, or graphic files. Featuring 40 MHz bandwidth, oscilloscope has max sample rate of 250 MSps and offers 3 triggering modes, including auto, normal, and single. Device is suited for testing and maintenance of lines, electronic equipment, and laboratory work. Read More
USB Arbitrary Waveform Generator includes DDS circuit.November 10, 2010
Supplied with SDK and API, Model A0200002 uses DDS circuit to produce corresponding DAC refreshing clock and can be integrated into auto-measuring systems. Waveform generator/frequency counter reads waveform data files produced by Tektronix oscilloscopes or waveform editor software and displays waveform. It provides 1 channel of arbitrary waveform output, 8-bit output, synchronized signal output and 2 input channels for counter/frequency measurement, 8-bit input, and external trigger input. Read More
Data Communication Tester integrates multiple interfaces.October 26, 2010
Designed for installation, maintenance, and trouble-shooting of digital networks, Model A0300002 carries out both framed and unframed tests on various equipment such as primary multiplexers, digital cross connects, and circuits operating at speeds from 50 bps to 2,048 kbps. Handheld unit supports synchronous or asynchronous data transmission, and integrates various interfaces for data exchange under V.24, V.35, V.11, X.21, G.703 Co-dir 64 kbit/s, and G.703-2 Mkbit/s. Read More
Ethernet Analyzer tests data rates and performance metrics.October 26, 2010
Suited for analyzing and troubleshooting Ethernet networks during construction or maintenance, 10/100/1000M Ethernet Analyzer, Model A0300004 tests throughput, latency, frame loss, and back-to-back frames. In dual-port mode, tests can be completed via single analyzer and in remote testing mode, long distance tests can be carried out with 2 analyzers placed at 2 ends of WAN. Analyzer displays text and graphics on TFT LCD screen and has USB port to upload stored data to computer. Read More
Digital Insulation Resistance Tester has multiple test voltages.October 12, 2010
Model A0300029 measures insulation integrity on electric equipment and helps predict, prevent, and identify insulation failures. It includes voltage generator that enables output testing voltage to be adjustable over 250, 500, or 1,000 V. Unit also tests insulation resistance up to 2,000 MW and measures alternating current and voltage below 750 Vac. Encapsulated in rugged and molded plastic case, device features backlit LCD screen visible in sunlight and poorly lit environments. Read More
Fiber Optic Identifier features low bending loss.September 17, 2010
Used during installation and maintenance of telecommunication and CATV systems, model A0640002 detects 270 Hz, 1 kHz, and 2 kHz signal frequency tones; identifies traffic direction in optical fiber; and indicates status via LEDs. Solution displays 3 levels of signal intensity and identifies optical signals at wavelengths from 900-1,650 nm. It does not require opening fiber at splice point for identification, and audible tone can be heard when destructive detection is present on fiber. Read More
Portable Handheld CATV Analyzer integrates TFT LCD screen.August 31, 2010
Multifunctional A0120003 consists of dual-channel, digital oscilloscope capable of measuring Vpp, Vamp, Vrms, Vmax, Vmin, Vtop, Vbase, Vavg, Freq, Period, Risetime, and Fulltime. Along with mathematical functions, FFT spectrum analysis, and automatic parameter measurements, features include high/low pass, band pass, and band-stop digital filters. Tool captures signals triggered with edge, pulse, and video and analyzes synchronized signals with delay scanner. Read More
Digital Oscilloscope features automatic parameter measurement.August 12, 2010
Featuring 60 MHz bandwidth and rise time of 3.5 ns, Model A0120004 measures frequency and time between 2 events as well as relative timing of 2 related signals. Portable dual-channel unit provides sampling rates of 250 MSa/s and 50 GSa/s for real-time mode and equivalent mode, respectively. Instrument performs FTT spectrum analysis and offers advanced triggering functions from edge, video, pulse, and display. USB port is provided for data exchange. Read More
Portable Fault Locator accommodates various cable types.May 25, 2010
Using TDR technology, model A0680005 can test line breaks and short circuit faults in twisted-pair, data, high-frequency, and coaxial cables. Standard features include HD backlit LCD screen, test blind zone of less than 2 m, and comparison test function. Able to test 25, 50, 75, and 100 ohm impedance cables, instrument also provides electronic map relevant to time domain and respectively supports minimum test distances of 2,000 and 8,000 m in line short and line break testing. Read More
Optical Power Meter offers automatic frequency range switching.May 20, 2010
Controlled by single-chip microprocessor, Model A0670004 tests power from 850-1,700 nm and provides calibrated wavelengths of 850, 980, 1,300, 1,490, 1,550, and 1,625 nm. Meter can store 1,000 groups of data items and displays optical power in nW, µW, mW, dB, and dBm on HD LCD. Featuring automatic reset and shutdown, self-calibration, and automatic frequency identification, device is suited for construction and maintenance of fiber optic communication systems and optical fiber CATV systems. Read More
Circuit Fault Tester assists telecom technicians.May 18, 2010
Designed to work continuously for 10 hours when fully charged, Model A0310006 tests for breaks, shorts, and defective insulation as well as telephone state and line voltage. Unit can detect wire breaks at distances up to 9 km within 1 m tolerance, and offers 3 optional cable sizes for local communications lines, including 0.32, 0.4, and 0.5 mm. Additional functions include loop resistance measurement, dielectric resistance measurement, and line alignment. Read More
Desktop Digital Oscilloscope incorporates multiple functions.May 7, 2010
Operating at 25, 40, 60, 100, and 150 MHz, model A0110002 meets all needs for low-bandwidth debugging and enables users to solve complicated trigger problems on rising edge, falling edge, pulse width, delay, and count. Dual-channel device, with 250 MSPS max repeat sampling rate and equivalent single shot sampling rates up to 50 GSPS, incorporates mathematical functions, FFT spectrum analysis, automatic parameter measurements, and waveform recording function. Read More
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Glee Season 5: [Spoiler] and [Spoiler] Expecting a Baby — Confirmed!
UPDATE: Matthew Morrison (Will) pretty much confirmed it in an new TV Guide interview. Will and Emma are going to have a baby! "Mr. Schue is going to have a family pretty soon, so I can't see him leaving his family and then following his Broadway dreams unless he packs up the kid," Matt said. There you have it: Emma's about to get pregnant. Congrats!
Original story: We're thrilled for Glee star Jayma Mays (Emma), whose CBS sitcom The Millers continues to be one of the most-watched new shows of the season. Sadly, we won't be seeing much more of her on Glee: She only has two episodes left, which proves that not every situation in life can be a win-win.
However, a silver lining to Emma's storyline coming to an end is the fact that she and husband Will (Matthew Morrison) just might have a little music fan of their own in the oven. While we haven't heard anything certain about it, we have a hunch that Emma will be revealed to be pregnant in Season 5, Episode 10: "Trio." Start passing out the cigars!
Okay, here's what we do know — and why we're convinced that Emma is about to start using hand sanitizer for two. Based on the rumored song list for the episode, Emma and Will are set to perform a duet of the Loggins and Messina tune, "Danny's Song."
In case you're not up on your '70s soft rock — and if you're not, you should really be ashamed — "Danny's Song" is a love song about welcoming a new baby. Case in point: The lyrics in the first verse are, "Think I'm gonna have a son / He will be like she and me, as free as a dove, conceived in love." Nothing subtle about that, right?
Plus, Jayma herself hinted at the news in an interview with TV Line back in November 2013. "From what I understand, it's a really good episode for her and for Will," Jayma said about "Trio." "So [the producers are] telling me to be excited!" Sounds like it could be referring to pregnancy, no?
We're practically squealing from excitement as we write this, since Wemma will be amazing parents! That said, we're not sure exactly how Emma's absence from the show will be explained, or how Schue will manage to end up in NYC with the rest of the cast. But who cares about details like that when there's a freakin' baby on the way?!
Do you think Wemma is going to have a baby — or will the couple be singing "Danny's Song" about something else?
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2.56PM - Next week's highlights.
Here's my take on next week's highlights:
Monday - ISIL forces reach suburbs of Baghdad and manages to pound both the Iraqi army and civilians heavily using recently captured heavy artillery.
Tuesday - Steel production in China faces more cuts, iron ore falls over the cliff.
Wednesday - ISIL manages to cut all oil exports out of northern Iraq, oil price rises start to accelerate.
Thursday - Another incident in the South China Sea, a Vietnamese fishing boat is sunk by Chinese Navy. Japan offers air power assistance in Vietnamese waters. Vietnam gives Russian-built submarine commanders order to sink any Chinese military ship in its waters.
Australia shocks the world by beating the Netherlands in the World Cup.
Friday - Iraqi government declares emergency and orders all US troops out of the country while Iranian Revolutionary Guard crosses border to help fight the ISIL. Iraq makes big orders for Russian weaponry and switches all oil sales out of southern Iraq to Yuan and Roubles. Dollar sinks with panic on US and European markets.
Housing Boom!
I bet after all that, the ASX falls 200 points on Mon/Tues and then recovers slowly all week to close flat.
AWE, big run up early and the dropped like a stone, will interesting to read today's short selling report when it becomes available.
Where have all the $100 bills gone?
Probably stashed by the blackmarket in drugs etc, as they gotta stow sh*tloads and the big denomination always takes up the least amunt of room.
Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/business/markets/currencies/where-have-all-the-100-notes-gone-20140613-3a0yo.html#ixzz34UWz0mbL
For every drug runner with his secret stash there are probably 1,000 age pensioners with their stash of undeclared assets & income.
Its time we print a legal tender 1,000,000 bill
The whole reason people hold cash is for safety. Anyone holding large sums of "cash" in the form of deposit money has zero intelligence. Deposit money means you are at the mercy of a counter-party, i.e. a bank. Last I saw their balance sheets are heavily geared...
I'm sure, as the article states, both the government and the banks would love to do away with "cash" because then, as a citizen, you have no-way out of the banks, and as the transaction is digital, the government can monitor exactly what you are doing and when.
Anyone endorsing this kind of system is clearly blind to the totalitarian dangers and needs to re-read books like "We", "The Road To Serfdom" and obviously "1984".
yep, agree with all that really,and then they [govt] try and flush it out with a note design change and track the larger transactions....hhmm
Is there any way we can keep our Prime dunces away from the United States of Warmongers. Howard goes there and we're in a ten year war and lots of Australian lives are destroyed. Now our surfer boy can't wait to throw in his twenty cents worth in. Why can't they wait for a couple of years like the septics did before running the flag up the pole?
Better still ,get the hard hat out of the boot and join up and be the first over there.We've got plenty of fools who would jump at the chance to be Prime clown .
out of TRY @ 1.03 [0.925]
out of DRM @ 0.815c [0.71]
out of GOR @ 0.198c [0.17]
only BDR holding left now.
Nice work @BSB, good luck with BDR, I sold my PIR at open today $1.84, couldn't believe the huge jump from $1.70 close last night!
Curious what people's thoughts on Saracen (SAR) are in the Gold space? One that I rarely see mentioned.
Only a small parcel but I managed to pick it up back at 13c (Along with the SPP at 30c) so I am happy with where they sit currently, but always wonder when I should be taking advantage of the swings.
Oil stocks going for a run today and goldies picking up the slack, a little insecurity goes along way. WPL new 52high.
avg down on some more MND @ 15.40 trying to keep the faith....
Why do people find security in QBE? It's a dead set dog. Although I'd take it off someone right now for $8.50
On the appointment of the new Head Honcho at the "Future Fund":-
.. to manage the "retirement savings" of Public Servants.
It is not their "savings:" at all - it is OUR contribution from the taxes we have paid.
Put them all on an accumulation scheme (Not a Defined Benefit Scheme) so they understand what real life is all about.
And give us OUR money back.
Why should we be doing this amount of "heavy lifting" for their lifestyles by guaranteeing their Allocated Pension?
Yes, yes, the evil public servants.
The Future Fund exists to meet the Commonwealth Government's obligations to its employees - past and present - to whom it offered a defined benefits retirement scheme.
Other than the one for military personnel, which will be closed in 2016 to new entrants, they have all been closed to new entrants for years - one (the main one) since 1990.
However, since those benefits were part of the employment contract, they are entitlements, the same as any other employee's entitlements.
Further, the whole point of the Future Fund is that you don't do "heavy lifting". The heavy lifting is done by the money invested in the Fund by the Howard Government from surpluses gained largely through the mining boom.
Honestly. 1. Obtain facts. 2. Form opinion. Its not a difficult process.
Anyone here know where I can go to look objectively at the pro's and con's of the carbon tax. I want to have an informed look at whether or not it does have an effect on reducing emissions, or whether it is just another tax. Cheers
Mitch is gonna hate me for this...
Australia produces less than 1.5% of the world's total annual carbon emissions (for comparison, China about 27% and USA about 18%). Let's say we cut as much as 5% of that over the next 6 years (as agreed under the Cancun Agreements) of our 1.5% - that's 0.075% less global carbon per annum at the 6 year mark. That amount will be well and truly picked up by other less-caring countries in the same time. So whether or not the tax works is immaterial. The point is whether it would make any difference even if it does work, and the answer is a resounding "no".
Now I'm sure we'll hear all about setting an example and every bit counts etc etc. That's all very well, but the truth of the matter is that the amount of change we can potentially make is simply not worth the cost to the individuals and corporations within our boundaries, so all the bad stuff that is supposedly going to happen to our planet is still going to happen.
The only way to make a real change is to force the real polluters to cut back, but those that purport to care about climate change seem way too focused on political point scoring against a man that really can't have any impact, and that makes it a little hard to believe their agenda really is the climate rather than political.
whether Australia's carbon tax impact is negligible or not I think we still have to make the effort to wean ourselves off carbon based energy in the long term.
Even if our efforts are small, at least we could say that we reconise there is a problem and are prepared to do something about it.
If eveyone says its someone elses problem the nothing will ever be achieved.
How long has humanity been burning coal, 200 years or more, we should be smarter than this by now.
Yes, let's force the real polluters to cut back by not continuing to dig up our farmland so that we can send them coal instead of food.
Sometimes the small things we do can create examples that the rest of the world would want to follow, eg our gun laws, our plain-packaging laws. Better to be a respected trendsetter than a Nigel no-friends.
just snagged another bargain! BOOM time.
There have been 100,000 full time jobs created this year, the best start in 7 years.
source - Fin Rev 13/06/2014
Yeah that's why unemployment is trending up and aggregate hours worked is lower than in 2011.
I had a look on the FR site and could not find this info
do you have a link?
Working 4 hrs a week is a full time job. We will have more relaxed parameters next time like"walking to centrelink to deliver claim form is a full time job" and then we will have full employment.
The markets going down everybody SELL! run for the exits leave your cash behind LMAO!
hahaha, exactly, trap for young players!
Do you not remember what happened just 5 years ago? It can happen again. People will hit the exits at any sign of panic and justifiably so.
Does this mean by years end we will be above 5500pts?
actually by the end of the day champ.
What's the chances of the market going back up through 5400pts by the end of the year?
Better than none but probably less than 100%.
Nothing like the threat of war to defray the reality of overheated world markets ex OZ
The major world stock indices are in coo-coo land (along with many other financial assets). War or not, they were eventually going to correct/crash. As often happens (despite all the terrible macro data for a long time now) the media seize on something to justify a sell off. It's just a question of whether you accept this or not.... Maybe it did change the mentality of the herd, who knows, but when things are as stretched as they are worldwide, it could have been anything! The markets however, as yet, has really not sold off much, so don't panic (yet).
Further, ask yourself, did the markets sell-off at the "threat" of Ukraine civil-war? Or the Syrian civil war? Did bonds rally because of this new piece of news? Did gold rally because of this? Go check the evidence (price action).
"very loose" monetary policy was more likely to fuel housing and stock bubbles than real and sustainable economic growth"
Nah.... you don't say.
But ... but ... printing money is good, isn't it? Negative interest rates make people consume more, right, which means more growth? Stimulus good, austerity bad, right? ... right?
But ... but ... if what you're saying is true, then ... then ... we've been screwed over mightily by the Federal Reserve ever since the 70s when the fiat currency was adopted! But it can't be! The bankers and the media wouldn't do that to us would they? Would they? Yellen doesn't have any vested interest does she? I mean ... she's good, isn't she? Right ...?
"Former Reserve Bank of Australia board member Warwick McKibbin has attacked the central bank for pushing official interest rates too low in a failed attempt to engage in the European, Japanese and US currency wars."
And 95% of the cheap money has been pumped into the housing bubble.
@Allan ....Warwick probably has a clue or two about what is heading down our way here in Australia ....but the distinguished Glenn Stevens is happy to keep the bubble alive for the time being.
Maxed out your credit?
Never mind: "Alarm over sex shop king's payday loans".
Housing boom!
better 20% of $1500 than banks demanding mortgage insurance of up to 4% on a million.$40K up front just to start the borrowing process. and they call pay day lenders thieves! try looking at the banks and credit unions.
"The Department of Treasury and Finance last year paid $200,000 to a consultant that was contracted for just two days' work, and that ultimately produced a report drawn from publicly available information, Auditor-General John Doyle has found."
The Age of Entitlement is alive and well under the LNP.
Here, have $50K gratis.
Unfortunately that sort of stuff goes on everywhere. I work in public service and it amazes me how many times I have seen this sort of thing happen. Payments made to 'consultants' are out of hand. At one stage I seriously thought about quitting my job, starting my own consulting business, and essentially doing what I do anyway. And making between $200-500k.
Sub Prime Lending at a shore near you
An interesting article which goes on to say that it is not exactly a zero deposit. It is a delayed deposit, which is a step towards zero. It goes on to say there is a 20% drop in housing construction this year. The picture of China i that of a place which has been going hell for leather and is finally waking up in a lather of sweat. They are now trying to calm their economy down. I see this as a good thing. There will be a lot of collateral damage along the way, such as aussie iron ore exports.
"The oversupply problem is very severe," Gan Li, director of the Survey and Research Center for China Household Finance, said in Beijing on June 10, citing a survey of 28,000 households in 29 provinces that indicated 22 percent of urban homes were vacant in 2013.
In Beijing, at a Beijing Pearl River Real Estate Development Co. project called Season Joy City, on the southern outskirts of the city, property company SouFun Holdings Ltd. is offering loans to cover up to 50 percent of the purchase price of apartments. On a hot summer morning, a couple with a toddler were the only prospective buyers, looking at models of apartment blocks in a showroom. Promotional signs said property prices "will never fall."
LOL! they must be as gullible as some of us are
Ed, can you please do an overlay chart of the Surfers Paradise unit market and the ASX 200 between 2006 and 2014. What can we all clearly see from these charts?
ED: Beyond our meagre powers, I'm afraid.
The median value on the Glitter Strip (Surfers Paradise) has risen to $347,535, which is just 8 per cent below the peak in 2007 when it was $378,000.
ASX 200 was 6800 in 2007 and is 5300 today.
"demand for inner city brisbane apartments soar"
a quick check and they can match melbourne with about 2500 apartments for sale.and 6500 available for rent.
oh yeah demand is soaring. get in now before its too late!!!
$347k median price. No bubble here. In fact if true these prices are pathetic. As an ex Brisbanite I always found the Gold Coast a phoney joke.
whats your point @jack? i'm looking to buy in sydney at the moment, there are loads of houses on the market but they are all to expensive, and would also love to rent closer to city or beaches, again loads of places to rent that are all too expensive. are you saying i should be able to afford a house because there are thousands on the market?
ASX probably needs a correction. On the 21st October 2013 it was 5373 and today 5375 so up 2 points in 8 months. Not 200 points or 20 points. Two (2) too, to, If we have a correction it should be an upward correction.
And what economic factors would provide the lift. No matter how hard I look and no matter how much I would like to see an uplift there is no evidence of anything positive likely to happen.
next upward correction will be santa rally, not too far off really. Given wars & the lnp, have changed super allocation to fixed interest, there is no confidence or optimism anywhere. Have a good weekend youse all !
Anyone know why FMG isn't $11.90 no more?
"One of China's busiest ports is investigating whether aluminium and copper stocks have been used multiple times as collateral against loans, "
China is heading for a major crisis if they don't implement a social democratic system based on the separation of powers and rule of law, especially contract law.
As it is they are the "wild west" are the 500M poor are sick of it and sick of seeing the princelings splash billions that doesn't belong to them on real estate around the world.
China hasn't had a system that separates power and rule of law for all of its 3,700 year history. So good luck with that.
they might be sick of it. but they know how it ends when you take them on.
if 500M decide to march on Beijing nothing will stop them.
"Chinese artist Ai Weiwei is posting photos of people adopting the 'legs-as-guns' pose"
Oh they do have the odd revolution and mass killing from time to time, but the leadership that would follow would also be unable to establish a constitution in the way we see it.
Culture doesn't create people, people create culture.
doubt it, most young Chinese don't even know the tiananmen square incident exists.
SDL back at 8c and the head of their former suitor to be executed.
Hope you didn't pay more than 8c for it.
Iron ore is not rare you know and they won't be building a 500km railway across half of Africa any time soon.
Perma Bull mince on special yet again 99 cents a kilo.
Well the AllOrds is down 2.84% (so far) from it's highest Apr-June point of 5516 on 28/4/14. Just another 5.16% to go to match the consistent 8% fall over that period in the prior 3 years.
Try recite this ONE : CCL is a buy in the low 8??
if you buy at that range you're buying at approx fair value. why not wait to see if it drops to below $6-$7?
Responsible Actions by NZ RBA... WoW I thought order of the day for Reserve Banks in West was money printing , debasing of the currencies and asset inflation becasue "there is no other option". If Kiwis continue proving the World and in Particular USA wrong I wonder how long before they join "Axis of Evil " and require regime change :)
Oh blimey! I thought responsible economic policy was borrowing money, running budget deficits, stimulus packages, negative interest rates, quantitative easing, hiding debt from the balance sheet, having no insight into reserve bank actions, printing money, etc.
Who would have thought?
@DJ77 ....LOL. New Zealand branded an axis of evil power by Janet Yellen and Mario Draghi ....Seriously, I salute the Governor of RBNZ for his bold stance in raising interest rates thrice over the last 3 months. It seriously takes a man of courage and principles to do demonstrate this type of leadership and hence prevent propping up of all types of bubbles within an economy
Appropriate policies as the situation demands. When the economy is in danger of taking a big hit strong stimulus is required. When the economy recovers and can provide its own growth, withdraw stimulus and damp down runaway growth and the inflation that comes with it. Labor listened to the experts during the GFC. The Libs are listening to the IPA. It will not end well.
there is milk in them thar hills. rivers of white creamy gold.
NZ your either with us or agin us!
Except the policies don't work...
Ummm Japan, printing for 20 years, interest rates at zero, two lost decades....
Im looking forward to coles and woolies having a bigger stab at financial services. should cause the big 4 a major headache and get them off their bums and start slashing rates to compete.
The ASX right back down below that 5400 2006 level. Meanwhile US shares bought when the AUD was around US$1.03 have been flying. Enjoy!
I sold out at the start of the year when talk of accelarating tapper made me think the US markets have peaked... they are now up 10+ % since then. Oh well , still made very good returns combined with Exchange rates. Just the question of what to do with Cash.. I am following NZ/AUD and its tempting with NZRB raising rates and RBA doing its best to prop bubbles here.
$340 million for light rail in newcastle and another $150 million for a 3.4km dual carriageway for an inner city by pass.
NSW gov isnt messing about with Newcastle / Port Stephens spending billions.
lets see what the new chinese owners of the port do now? I dont think it will be small.
The new Chinese owners will probably do nothing more than put up the price of cargo handling in order to get their money back ASAP. That's the problem with foreign investment in essential infrastructure such as ports, energy, utilities etc. They are not investing for our benefit but theirs. And Abbott was in Canada last week trying to sell more of Australia off to Canada's rapacious pension funds.
@mitch, the real question is why our super funds are not as visible in these spaces...
its all coal at the moment I think with T4 up for grabs. the chinese will probably turn T4 into a container terminal or ?????????
the possibilities are endless and the chinese are moving in.
The way port stephens council and the nsw gov are at the moment it might turn into a king st wharf type setup with a brand new light rail at your doorstep.
try looking at this in stockholm to see what can become of disused industrial docks with a bit of planning and light rail. best in the world.
Islamist militants are going to be the start of the great correction?
No, as usual, it will be a week or so down and bang straight up again.
Look at all the past events over the last 5 years. They mean nothing!
does that make the west christian militants?
it's the correction we had to have. enjoy it.
DOW at idiotic levels...
Well I am in about half cash and not much to enjoy yet.
I'll sit out for the next 2 weeks of the financial year & start fresh in July.
Currently there is fairly sufficient oil supplies outside the Middle East. The U.S will be the world's top oil producer by 2020 and hopefully Australia will follow.
Ukraine's conflict with Russia was bigger than the less economically important Iraq, and market shrugged it off. This is a good time to hunt for bargains, lol.
"I'm a conservationist" says Phoney Tony.
That squares up with why you want to dig up every last bit of coal, or frack any last bit of gas, for any price no matter what permanent damage it does to unreplaceable farmland, ground water, reefs or the environment generally.
He really means conserving the wealth of his donor base.
sold Medusa yesterday after 3 weeks to break even.... up 7% this morning!
Friday 13th today... we are due for some weirdness :)
Down down, prices are down!
you drive me nuts with this BS coles!
cant get that silly song outta my head thanks to you!
Quick, the price of ore is falling. Let's hit the miners up with a super tax, quick!
Exactly why government shouldn't tax a sector of the country with a tax when it does well. Bad policy. What happens when commodity prices tumble? Same with banking. There was talk about a tax on bank profits not all that long ago. Yes they are doing well now. What happens if the economy dives and banks profits ball. Do you keep taxing it then? Governments should stay out of intervening in markets when they are profitable.
They're shipping more and they're well into the production phase where costs are low and more of the $50B profit they're making from assets that rightly belong to the First People should be going towards their health care and education.
Nothing will happen to your cash if it stays parked there but your post sounds like you intend to buy beaten down shares off the fleeing masses. Those shares could still fall further after you have spent your hoarded cash. The market has soared too high based on local conditions and is just as likely to overcorrect.
@SI, What happens when prices tumble? Well then the tax doesn't apply. If you don't earn the huge profits then you don't pay the tax.
BTW - comparing mining to banking is flawed
MIning is taking the resources out of the ground that all Australians own, why should a big corporate make mega profits from OUR resources and then whinge when a justifiable tax is applied?
You do realise that the MRRT only applies to 'super profits', i.e anything over 6% net profit.
If they aren't that profitable they don't pay the tax, but meanwhile if they're not profitable they keep paying the states royalties whether they like it or not.
ASX straight through 5400 1st go and now sometime in the future will bounce back off it around 25 times before breaking through again.
Straw hats in winter. What do people feel about the small iron ore miners eg. MGX or AGO? If the iron ore price is close to bottoming there should be upside?
It's nowhere near winter yet...There may only be one company able to sustain such low iron ore prices...i.e....MGX, AGO may not be cheap at any price.
Break even prices at $80 & $79. I expected their share prices to be lower than they are now. I want last year's levels :)
Whoops just realised I quoted BCI break even price. AGO is $89... I/O currently at $91-92
@GS..Ouch....IO likely going much lower yeah? If it goes lower they'll be in caretaker mode forever. .e....costing money; not making. I wouldn't touch them at any price...Too risky for me.
I agree, too risky for me as well. MGX also didn't pay a div this time round, despite being cash up.
his makes me think they'll do something silly soon like try to take over another company.
I'm interested in last year's lows, sub 50c... hopefully they go to test them. I/O prices looking quite sick right now.
Appreciate your views, thanks. I'll revise my target price on MGX even lower. GS - good point re the risk associated with large cash reserves.
Why have bots stopped trading
? - they shouldn't have sentiments!
Good day to discuss something I am really clueless about -
Why do people generalise that over long term the 'market' has returned X% returns on average. It could be shares or real estate or anything else for that matter but arent returns very specific as each of us has a different portfolio & it all depends of how that bunch did over those years !!
Also now sure how does this work but the Index keeps on changing its constituents which basically drops the underperforming assets & adds performing assets thereby showing an upward trending line over the long term but is this correct ??
Please enlighten !! Thanks.
yep you are correct, there are always good and bad shares it depends when you buy and sell only. People here like to look at one simple line of the index and rabbit on about 2005 levels becuase they dont know the individual companies well enough to add real thought or conviction. the index is always the top x companies by market capitalisation, so yes weak ones drop out and strong come in
I think you answered the first part of your question already by saying "on average". Obviously an individual's experience varies wildly from the average, but there is no other way to give an indication of the general expectation other than to group everyone. The second part of the question is very valid though - yes the constituents are changed at times and obviously it's the poor performers that are removed so that would skew the result upwards. However, the banks are a fair portion of any local index and they have generally performed well so the effect of removal of weaker performers wouldn't be too big.
An interesting graph would be to take the ASX 200 (or all ords) constituent group as it was at say 1 July from each of the last 10 years and extrapolate it out to where it would be sitting today.
Because share trading for most people is really just another form of gambling. The only difference is that the game is 'rigged' to slowly payout positively over time. The payout is the slope of those index graphs.
@Clueless - What you're talking about is called survivorship bias. Market indices are really just arbitrary measures designed by Standard & Poors, Dow Jones, Russell, Morgan Stanley, etc, etc.
Perhaps selling BHP a few weeks ago wasn't such a bad idea after all. But now I'm getting the itch to buy back in.
Stocked up on some palladium, I hope you're right JohnBB!
I have a set of postage stamps made from Palladium foil that my grandfather gave me after a trip to Tonga for the coronation. Not worth much, alas
So do I Fred.....Have you read there's some progress in miner negotiations?...Still great fundamentals...What about oil? Surging now.
So let's see Ahmed Fahour the CEO of Australia Post is paid $4.8m/year for running a government organisation which clearly is struggling on his watch. In addition, all of his nine reports are paid in excess of $1m/year.
Meanwhile in the real world the CEO of US post an organisation ten times the size of Fahour's is paid $480k/year.
The age of entitlement is over indeed Mr Hockey?
Australia Post net profit before tax is up each year for the last 3 years, so is after tax profit, return on equity, and dividends paid......oh the bad man must stop....
i thought the disparity between stevens and bernanke was bad enough. but this one tops it. $4.8m to run the post. that's over half-way to some of the salaries of the big 4 bank CEOs.
@brian, yep Ahmed is ex NAB but him and Cameron didnt get along
Ahmed Fahour's annual compensation explains everything that is wrong with Australia.... 900 lame ducks to be sacrificed to keep Ahmed Fahour in a multi million dollar job. Will we see individuals like him coming forward to take a pay cut ? .....Never, the working class peasants like myself will have to bear the brunt of the pay cuts and redundancies
"this year. Fortescue Metals is also looking to add 217 million tonnes."
Dont think so mungo.
........"Oil prices jumped to nine-month highs overnight"....
Loving it.
ASX will be down 52 points at 10.16am.
Bit Late but of course the mighty ASX gets there in the end. Down of course not up. Never up.
Here we go again. Last week Dow up 100 points then next day up 100 points ASX down 35 and then down 27 Yesterday dow down 100 points and today dow down 100 points ASX down 25 yesterday and god knows what today. We'll go straight through 5400 without even blinking. Dow ends up where it started last week and we lose 120 points or around 390 Dow points. Watched the Spi last night and we finally went into the green by 1 point only to lose 12 points in 5 mins even though the FTSE was up and the Dow hadn't even opened. When they did they opened flat. How does our market go down all day then when we close the Spi gets reset and goes down and then the FTSE opens and we go down and then the Dow opens and the SPI follows thar down all night. Then at 9.50am the Spi gets reset again lower. People say we've had a good run going from 4000 up to 5000 but seem to forget we went from 5000 to 3780 the year before. So less than 400 points in over 4 years and today all the good stocks will go down. ASX is a Joke !
...ASX is a Joke"....It's the Australian economy and the ASX reflects that.
At 11:28am US time, the DOW was 16804.26.
At 10:04am this morning ASX is 5405.
Why isn't ASX 16804.26?
You see this everyday. What a joke. What a sick joke.
348 points up in 4 years. 87 points a year. Today we have just lost 7 months 16 days 4 hours and 7 minutes worth of profit in just 1 and a half hours. What a joke the ASX is. The market that finds it so easy to go down and hen's teeth and four leaf clovers to go up.
for people out there who think IP is better than bank interest in the last 10 years as explained by Allan.
If you're behind from a cash investment, gearing makes it worse.
as the article points out:
"One caveat is to avoid optimistic property markets, characterised by low rental yields and inflated prices. Buying at an inflated price will make the strategy go pear-shaped. The rental yield will be low, necessitating a higher break-even rate of appreciation, but the future price trend from an inflated level is often flat or down, at least in the short term. This is the bind that some investors over recent years have fallen into."
Sounds like Sydney/Melb market right now...
Negative gearing only works if property prices continue to rise. It's as simple as that. It has worked for years and years because of Australia's pro-housing market stance. The strategy doesn't work if prices go nowhere. In my opinion prices can't continue to go higher. It is unsustainable. Good decision to scrap the first home buyer scheme as it inflates property prices and ironically makes it harder for first home buyers to get in the market in the first place. Now they need to get rid of negative gearing as a tax write off and property prices will start to return to some sort of normality.
wow the yanks invaders were gone for 5 minutes and the rightful citizens of iraq are taking their oil back. who would have thought it?
no way this is ending quickly or quietly. oil is heading up.
Except a fair proportion of the Islamists in Iraq and Syria aren't Iraqis and Syrians. They are Saudis, Qataris, Pakistanis, Libyans, Chechens etc
Riiiight. The 'rightful' owners are back and forcing thousands of "non-rightful' civilians to flee their homes. Riiight. Your 'rightful' owners are nothing more than murderous terrorists, to their own people.
as opposed to the yanks brits and australians. riiigghhtt.
one thing is for sure. the yanks arent getting that oil. how many nations are they trying to invade at the moment.
Iraq Iran China Russia Afghanistan that we know of. not looking good for the yanks and australians as europe china and iran all jump into bed with each other and our gas and iron ore and coal drops each day.Wallarah 2 coal mine just refused in the land and environment court.
One man's terrorist is another man's freedom fighter: Gerald Seymour 1975. The problem for the rest of us is when essential resources are located in the land being fought over.
Oil is heading up alright. Load up on oil heavy stocks and read the rewards. Volatility is always the investors best friend.
Obama is considering airstrikes, for that is all he knows. How about if we enlist al-Assad and the Syrian armed forces to fight this terrorists instead. He knows how to get the job done. And Obama, not so much ...
Backing the Islamists against Assad has been an enormous foreign policy blunder. Kindergarten kids could do a better job at foreign policy.
"the higher cost, lower quality producers, including Fortescue and Atlas Iron will be feeling the pinch.
Lower grade iron ore, 57 per cent to 58 per cent Fe, experienced a discount of $US10 per tonne over 2012 and 2013, but Credit Suisse estimates that was abnormally low. The discount is now $US19 per tonne and is expected to hit $US20 per tonne."
That puts FMG iron ore at @ $72/MT.
FMG asset sales back on the block again I think. You heard it here first.
About time! Have been questioning my play in cash at the moment. Finally some turmoil in the media and we should get a ridiculous over reaction. Not being greedy but I did well during the Government shutdown in the USA, nothing like taking money off fleeing masses.
Don't rejoice too much. The downturn could last longer than you have cash left to take advantage of it.
why whats going to happen to my money if its parked in cash?
@Sigh, that's all too hard. Let bias & ignorance rule the day. After all, that's how we ended up with Abbott as PM.


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TechCast (www.TechCast.org) draws on its knowledge base of forecasts pooling empirical trend data and the knowledge of more than 100 experts to examine the big transformations ahead. Lifestyles, families, homes, and other aspects of life are likely to change because the forces of nature, technology, demographics, and economics are transforming the world dramatically.
Here is a macro-forecast that summarizes the 70 strategic breakthroughs that offer an outline of how the foundations of society are likely to evolve over the remainder of this century.
2015: Next Economic Upcycle
Our timeline begins around 2015, when the following technological advancements are expected to start the next 35-year economic upcycle:
* E-Commerce. Internet use explodes worldwide, producing trillions of dollars in revenue.
* Global Access. About 50% of the world population will have Internet access.
* Globalization. At today's growth rates, we'll halve poverty by 2015.
* Green Business. Thirty percent of corporations are likely to practice environmental management, leading to a $10 trillion--$20 trillion green industry at the end of the decade.
* TeleMedicine. Online records, videoconferences with your doctor, and other electronic practices will improve medical care and reduce escalating costs.
* TeleWork. Globally, 1 billion people were mobile workers in 2010. By 2015, that number should increase to 1.3 billion.
* Space Commercialism/Tourism. Space trips for tourists and visits to low-Earth orbit are likely to produce a boom in commercial space.
2015-2020: Global MegaCrisis
From 2015 through 2020, a doubling of global GDP will cause the Global MegaCrisis to become intolerable, with the planet teetering on environmental collapse (see THE FUTURIST, May-June 2011). Here are Tech-Cast's four scenarios:
* Decline to Disaster (25% probability): World fails to react, resulting in catastrophic natural and economic calamities. Possible loss of civilization.
* Muddling Down (35% probability): World reacts only partially, so ecological damage, increased poverty, and conflict create major declines in life.
* Muddling Up (25% probability): World reacts in time out of need and high-tech capabilities; widespread disaster averted, although many problems remain.
* Rise to Maturity (15% probability): World transitions to a responsible global order.
2020: High-Tech Era
Assuming the world survives reasonably well (Mud-dling Up), major breakthroughs are likely to introduce a High-Tech Era:
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Aaron Curry to Host Curry Faith & Football Classic
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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. - Former Wake Forest All-American and current New York Giants linebacker Aaron Curry will host a free football camp, the second annual Curry Faith & Football Classic, in July to provide instruction and encouragement to his hometown's student-athletes.
The free camp will be held on Saturday, July 13, from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. at John Daskal Stadium behind Reid Ross Classical School in Fayetteville, N.C.
Curry's camp will be a non-contact day of instruction and will provide youth the opportunity to work on their football and teamwork skills, while building poise both on and off the field. As a Fayetteville native, Aaron shares a connection with the student-athletes of his hometown. The Classic is Aaron's proactive approach at helping to develop both the athletic prowess and spiritual virtues of Fayetteville's youth.
Camp registration is currently underway and is open to the first 400 registrants who are 14-18 years old or high school seniors. Registration and waiver forms are available at Family59.org.
Each participant will receive a t-shirt and lunch, as well as have the opportunity to meet with Aaron and other NFL athletes.
There will also be a Bible study hosted by Aaron on Friday, July 12, from 6-7 p.m. in the conference room of the Courtyard Marriott located at 4192 Sycamore Dairy Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28303. If interested, sign up on the Classic's online registration form.
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Canon updates DPP camera software
Canon has released an updated version of its Digital Photo Professional raw conversion software. Version 3.10.1 extends support to the EOS Rebel T3i / 600D and EOS Rebel T3/1100D DSLRs. The update also fixes a number of bugs and offers lens abberation correction support to additional Canon lenses.The update can be downloaded from the DSLR support pages of individual cameras from Canon's website.


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Shakira Busts a Sexy Move During The Voice Premiere (VIDEO)
¡Ay caramba! Shakira is back for The Voice Season 6 and sexier than ever. After winning a victory over three-time winner Blake Shelton, the "Hips Don't Lie" singer shook what her mama gave her in victory, showing off her slim, toned physique.
Though we have nothing but great things to say about Shak's post-baby body (which is equally sizzling in her recent music video with Rihanna), we do think her moves could use some improvement, especially her country dancing skills. While we doubt he'd be much help with the two-step, fellow returning judge Usher could definitely coach her on some hip-hop choreography. After Shakira did her victory dance, the eight-time Grammy winner showed off his gliding moves (and his gilded kicks!) for the audience and other coaches.
That pretty much stopped the dance-off dead in its tracks, as Adam Levine faked a sore back rather than attempting to emulate Usher's moves. Thankfully slick dancing doesn't win trophies, as the uncoordinated Maroon 5 frontman proved last season. Also in possession of two left feet? Blake Shelton, who so far has three wins under his belt buckle.
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Arsene Wenger has revealed that the reason he did not play Jack Wilshere when Arsenal travelled to Aston Villa on Saturday was that the young midfielder had a small problem with his ankle. It is nothing to worry about, apparently, and the rest should have given him time to recover.
With a massive away trip to Everton this week, the Gunners need all their best players, so hopefully Jack will be raring to go at Goodison Park. Wenger says that he is generally pleased with the way Wilshere has come back without any injury problems after 17 months on the sidelines, but thought that he needed a rest as a precaution.
"First, it's a relief that he's had no setback (since returning to action). He had a little bit of inflammation of scar tissue (in the ankle) but it's nothing. It's very minor.
"The rest (against Villa) will help him get rid of it. Apart from that, he has done very well.
"He's not played for 17 months, people forget what that means, it's massive. I'm very happy with the way he progresses."
Arsenal fans know how important Wilshere is to the team and will be glad that Wenger is looking after him but will also wonder why he was on the bench if he was being rested. If Wenger thought he was fit enough to play should he be needed, then why did he not bring him on when the midfield was struggling to create against Villa?
I hope he starts against Everton on Wednesday, because the point on Saturday made the gap to the league leaders wider and we cannot afford to drop anymore. With Everton on a bad run themselves and Fellaini out of the team, Arsenal have a great opportunity to overtake them in the Premier league table. We know it will be a hard game, but the class of Wilshere could be crucial in making the difference.


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Actually I could name 100 series that I've read that I loved!
SO best series you've ever read...
Actually I could name 100 series that I've read that I loved!
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2 year old boy
I enjoyed The Hunger Games and the Dragon Tattoo series.
Nothing in this world is owed to you, you must go out and seek your own opportunities.
The Farseer Trilogy, following that the Liveship traders Trilogy, after that the Tawny Man trilogy, followed recently by the Rain Wilds Chronicles. All by Robin Hobb. All four trilogies are connected to each other in that order. Favorite book series ever!
I also read the game of thrones series, awesome amazing books.
Anne of Green Gables and Harry Potter are pretty great. Anne is a classic that you can read over and over.
I adored Song of Ice and Fire (Game of Thrones) the whole way through book 3. I didn't dislike books 4 and 5 at all, as far as being enjoyable to read, but I am afraid it is turning into the Lost (TV show) of book series -- the stories that have been created are getting to be too large and too many for him to successfully tie it all together and end cleanly. In fact, that happened just a little bit in Harry Potter, too (IMO, obviously).
I read a lot of "tween" lit with my kids and while Rick Riordan's Percy Jackson series didn't start out as well as Harry Potter (and the similarities are startling at first) it really comes into it's own, and I thought that Riordan actually created a more satisfying ending to that 5 book series than Rowling did with 7 (I know, blasphemy!). The "world" of Percy Jackson is not near as rich and detailed, though. But, he started a new series that contains some of the old characters as well as some new ones, Heroes of Olympus. Enjoying it very much so far.
Hunger Games lost me about half way through book 2 -- not that I could put them down, but somewhere in there I stopped thinking it was the most amazing series ever and felt twinges of disappointment.
Emily DS 05/02/01 DD 11/04/02
ladypayne, that's the second recommendation I've gotten for Robin Hobb books. They have been on my list about a year now, and I really should just start them.
Emily DS 05/02/01 DD 11/04/02
Anne of Green Gables is my favourite series of all time.
Harry Potter was awesome too.
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Saturday, June 11, 2016
Tyler Ross drove his Basciani Mushroom Farms, Stallard No. 5T to his second 600cc victory of the season on Saturday.
With event sponsor A.J. Blosenski on hand to watch the races, Billy Logeman picked up his first career 270cc triumph in a non-stop 25-lapper.
Other drivers who were victorious on A.J. Blosenski Trash and Recycling Services Night at the speedway included Jesse Maurer (125cc); Craig DeSantis (250cc Four-Stroke); Ken Miller (Sportsman); and Franklin Heinzmann (Young Guns 390 Junior Sprint Series).
Results Summary:
600cc Micro-Sprint Feature Finish: 1.Tyler Ross, 2.Ryan Hook, 3.Kory Merkey, 4.Ryan Wilson, 5.Shane Lewis, 6.Heath Hehnly, 7.Chris Gerhart, 8.Mark Ludwig, 9.Brittany Brown, 10.Brent Ely, 11.Tyler Esh, 12.Jeff Halligan, 13.Ken Miller, 14.Shaun Brandel, 15.Peter Michael, 16.Mark Yoder, 17.Zach Fisher, 18.Jamie Kostic, 19.Bruce Ginther Jr., 20.Tom Kohler, 21.Mike Freed, 22.Shane Braxton, 23.Pete Skias.
270cc Micro-Sprint Feature Finish: 1.Billy Logeman, 2.Josh Stoyer, 3.Mike Uhrich, 4.Richie Hartman, 5.Dave Grube, 6.Nick Skias, 7.Zack Fouse, 8.Chip Geib, 9.Pete Skias, 10.Jesse Maurer, 11.Greg Miller, 12.Jason Swavely, 13.Brandon Bucher, 14.Devin Harron, 15.Christi Sweigart, 16.Peter Michael, 17.Sheena Schaefer, 18.Tyler Reinhardt, 19.Jay Batdorf, 20.Brian Sholley, 21.Billy Murphy, 22.Lee Reinhardt, 23.Kerry Lengle.
125cc Micro-Sprint Feature Finish: 1.Jesse Maurer, 2.Ryan Wilson, 3.Dave Grube, 4.Bret Habecker, 5.Bradley Brown, 6.Mark Yoder, 7.Ray Miller, 8.Derek Ecenrode, 9.Daniel Braun, 10.Kyle Hehnly, 11.David Ravel, 12.Walter Wampole, 13.Curtis R. Miller, 14.Sonny Sweitzer, 15.Shane Braxton, 16.Cody Drace, 17.James Wampole.
250cc Four-Stroke Micro-Sprint Feature Finish: 1.Craig DeSantis, 2.Jared Esh, 3.Jessica Mohler, 4.Matthew Swift, 5.George Potts Jr., 6.Ed Nocera, 7.Dick Huzzard, 8.Travis Esh, 9.Kim Enck, 10.Chip Geib, 11.Justin Zelek, 12.Lewis Kepple Jr., 13.Greg Schmuck, 14.Sheila Fetter, 15.Steve Brenner, 16.George Potts III, 17.Peter Michael.
Sportsman Micro-Sprint Feature Finish: 1.Ken Miller, 2.Bret Habecker, 3.Dave Kemp, 4.Donna Geib, 5.Kelby Stauffer, 6.Wesley Fasnacht, 7.Dwayne Mathias, 8.Jeff Hughes, 9.Jason Hehnly, 10.Brett Wanner, 11.Rick Fisher, 12.Dennis Ziegler, 13.Brad Kemp, 14.Jenna Keppley, 15.Joel Tolley, 16.Mike Heiser, 17.Scott Garman, 18.Robert Shanaman, 19.Paul May III, 20.Corey Schmuck Jr., 21.Earl Eveland, 22.Jamie Fetterolf, 23.Jason Swavely, 24.Dennis Fenstermacher.
Young Guns 390 Junior Sprint Series Feature Finish: 1.Franklin Heinzmann, 2.Sean Case, 3.Logan Spahr, 4.Ryan Plummer, 5.Jacob Moose. DNS: Alyssa Rowe.
**Saturday's triumph was the second 600cc win of the season for Tyler Ross at Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway.
**Billy Logeman's 270cc victory was the first of his career in that class at Clyde Martin, and it came in a non-stop 25-lap feature. Logeman completed the 25 laps in 4 minutes, 52 seconds.
**The 125cc victory was Maurer's sixth of the season, and his third consecutive triumph. It also moved him to within four points of leader David Ravel in the battle for this year's 125cc point championship.
**Point leader Ken Miller padded his lead in the standings with his sixth Sportsman victory of 2010.
**With his Four-Stroke victory on Saturday, Craig DeSantis remains in the hunt for the point title in that class, with just one race to go. Chip Geib's tenth-place finish (which occurred after he flipped on the opening lap of the feature), combined with Peter Michael's 17th, makes it a three-way battle for the championship.
**Event sponsor A.J. Blosenski Trash and Recycling Services supported Saturday's races in style, with many of the Blosenski employees treated to a night at the races. The employees also received a cap commemorating the event.
**Lanco's Clyde Martin Memorial Speedway will present its 2010 season finale on Saturday, September 18, at 6 p.m.
**The full press release will be distributed later in the day on Sunday, September 12.
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Josh McRoberts tallied 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists, while
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29 October 2011
This day a year ago, we left Lefkas on our maiden voyage. We've come a long way! To celebrate another anniversary, we baked biscuits and had a Pegasus of Jersey quiz, involving questions like which was the first island we visited in the Marquesas and what month did we go through the Panama canal - Mark was only 2 months out on that one! The kids' geography is still a little shady and I can't wait to buy them a big map of the world so they can plot their journey. They've got the general idea of the oceans (phew!) but it's the continents they are a bit confused!
So I think it was exactly a year ago today that Mark was in the sea, freeing a sack from the propeller, Lochy was projectile vomiting in his bunk and Phil was wondering what on earth he had offered to help us on this our first leg of our journey. And on this trip, Lochy is doing headstands in the saloon, Mark has put the second fishing line out (please please please may we catch a lovely fish?!) and it's just us the Jackson Four. We've had two great days' sail and are about 4 days out of Tonga. Curr position: 18.48S 166.19W
28 October 2011
Have you ever played the card game cheat? Having spent the last 7 or so years teaching my children that telling the truth is good, playing cheat with them is hilarious - they find it impossible! The wind has just picked up to 20 knots which makes such a difference to Pegasus, given that we don't have a light weight sail any more. So, we're heading in the right direction, with full sails and it's a glorious day. It's amazing what rain and no winds can do to morale!
We've just passed Palmerston, but not within seeing distance and the next island is Nuie. We really hope the winds will continue to be favourable so we don't have to stop, much as we would like to see Nuie, we need to press on.
Lost a lure yesterday; what with our line having a 50lb breaking strain it must have been a big fish. I hope we catch something today because grateful as I am for Jacolette for sending us tofu recipes we're not converts yet! I don't remember snapping any line in the Atlantic. The line then was thinner and we caught more too. There must be bigger fish to fry here in the Pacific.
Curr pos: 18.28S 163.31W
27 October 2011
I remember Alan asking me, when we were 'interviewing' him for crew if we had any shore support. To which my answer was 'no.' Then when we went from Panama to Galapagos we used Karsten as a passage planner and it was really helpful to have some advise from someone who could see the bigger picture, weather wise and with whom you could check in daily for position reports. For this passage, we are giving daily updates to Mike from Yolo, who is now back in Australia and keeping an eye on the weather for us (we also download GRIBs) which has been really helpful. And then there's Jacolette - my shore support for my soul! Whether it's sending tofu recipes ('cause neither of us have used it before and I inherited some from her when she put Goody on the hard before going back to SA) or telling me not to forget reading the barometric pressure, or generally just snapping me out of my whinging mood (it could be worse, you could be back at home in meetings with ridiculous politics going on) she's e mailed me every day, which gives me something to look forward to when I go on to the SSB. So, thank you Mike and Jacolette for all the invaluable info you've been giving us whilst we make our penultimate leg to NZ. And things I am enjoying about this trip?
Lochy doing kung fu for hours on end on the trampoline, Harry Potter being replaced by Karate Kid for a while.
Reading a family story with the kids every day - Tarka the Otter at present.
Baking with the kids. OK, I haven't done that yet, but I will tomorrow!
Sitting at the helm with Mark for a hug.
Current position: 18.13S 160.54W
Good winds!!
25 October 2011
I've been trying to work out why I am not enjoying this passage quite as much as previous passages. I normally love being at sea, but I've just realised. We've always had crew with us for longer journeys and those extra four hours a night? They make a difference, let me tell you! Normally, skipping a few islands on the way wouldn't bother us as we actually prefer longer stretches, but now I realise why everyone responded with a "New Zealand? Really? But you're so late in the season." We're actually not late in the season for getting there; I don't think the other boats will have left by the time we get to Tonga, but we can't really stop off anywhere on the way unless we were to stay a week or so. Firstly, Mark and I find it impossible to stay one night only in an anchorage. It just can't be done. By us. Secondly, it's a whole other country we'd be checking into, which involves cost, customs, border control. Which is a whole load of fuss when you only want to catch up on a snooze for 24 hours. Thirdly, people are so friendly here in the Pacific that in these smaller islands it would be considered an offense to only stay a night when their hospitality is so huge.
So, we'll just press on. It's good to know that we could drop into these islands if we needed to, but this season we'll be passing them by, and we'll come back to them next season. So yes, we're late in the season for cruising through the Pacific but not to get to NZ. We even toyed with the idea of skipping Tonga and pressing on to NZ, but I think we really would be wise to stop by Tonga, re-provision and wait for a good weather window. So, we have about 8 days to go. Dig deep, dig deep! Curr Pos: 17.43S 158.31W
23 October 2011
Not much to report; we're just getting back into the routine of being back at sea. It's half term holidays so we're not doing much in the way of school, though Mia is excited to have finished her first history course and wants to start the next one straight away. Lochy now wants to do the first one. Getting back into chess and cards and lots and lots of reading. The wind has been a bit flukey the last couple of hours and so Mark and I have done a few sail combinations - not like the lovely trade winds where you set your sails and that's you for a couple of weeks! Also, we're weaving between huge underwater mountains which probably explains the changeable swell too. We've made OK progress though so we're happy. Curr post: 17.16S 154.50W
23 October 2011
Well, it's been a beautiful first day's sail - a stark contrast to last week's little expedition, but then again, it's not a Friday. We could have left yesterday but neither Mark nor I felt easy about the old sailors' superstition about never leaving on a Friday. That may sound silly, but after our two Friday departures being rated as the worst passages to date, we weren't going to make it a hat trick. The benefit of our last windy jaunt was that the sea legs have obviously been shaken into us and have remained - so all happy on board the good ship Pegasus.
For our last night in Polynesia, we decided to put on our glad rags and head to the Pearl Lodge resort for a night of Polynesian dancing. We were going to anchor outside the resort, but the winds were going to push us on shore so we opted for the safer Bora Bora yacht club buoy on the other side and a 35 minute dinghy ride across. This was fine on the way there, and we enjoyed much hip shaking from the girls and knee knocking from the boys and then the obligatory lets-laugh-at-the-stiff-hipped-western-tourists-dancing whilst they dragged me up on stage along with many other tourists. A lovely evening only slightly hampered by a very wet dinghy ride home - the kids were fine as we had taken along a ground sheet for them to shelter under, but the same could not be said for Mark and me!
We've just stuck a second reef in the main for the night and Mark has headed to bed for 3 hours sleep, so, I'm going to sign off and check the sails and see if the booby is still sleeping on our port bow! Curr Post: 17.06S 152.51W


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Selecting a pharmacy benefit manager is a serious undertaking for any organization, but when the organization is a third party administrator (TPA), the decision becomes exponentially important. Not only must the TPA ensure its own needs are met, it has a fiduciary responsibility to its clients, as well.
Employee Benefit Management Corp. (EBMC), headquartered in Dublin, Ohio, is one of the Midwest's largest companies specializing in managing and servicing self-funded benefit programs. It also is one of the most experienced. That's why, when EBMC seeks business relationships, it closely examines the value—and values—its collaborative "partners" can bring to the table.
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EBMC also wanted a PBM that would educate and enlighten them about the PBM industry. And that's exactly where Walgreens Health Initiatives excels.
What differentiated Walgreens Health Initiatives from the other 12 companies that submitted a proposal—and won EBMC's contract and confidence—was its willingness to thoroughly inform the TPA about how this PBM makes its money. Its sales professionals, in essence, served as consultants to EBMC, to help guide them through the world of PBM revenue streams.
It was, in fact, Walgreens Health Initiatives' openness that most impressed EBMC, comments Dan Yount, Walgreens Health Initiatives sales manager. Beyond that, Walgreens Health Initiatives met EBMC's requirements by offering trustworthiness, flexibility, and a patient-first philosophy.
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Walgreens Health Initiatives now covers more than 75,000 lives that are part of EBMC's book of business. These lives represent 45-plus different groups headquartered in 11 states, including retailers, manufacturers, universities, hospitals, and other organizations with members in all 50 states. According to Patrick, "Most of our clients have now moved to Walgreens Health Initiatives. Several have or are going to implement more features being offered through their program, and we have been able to demonstrate value through being very competitive with our pricing. These are all the traits we expected from the beginning. Walgreens Health Initiatives is truly a partner in assisting us with managing our clients' health costs.
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I've got a '09 Snake with stock kinda-carbon "Carbon Cross" fork. I suspect it's on the heavier side, being mostly alloy, and wonder if the Easton fork might be significantly lighter and ride better.
Anyone happen to know what the Carbon Cross forks weigh? I know the EC90s are less than 400g, some even under 300... that's pretty damn light
Think the Easton fork will ride noticeably better?


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Activist wing of the Illyrian Players theatre troupe, More Than "No" is about changing the dialogue around rape culture.
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Beirut - At least 65 people were found shot dead with their hands bound in the northern Syrian city of Aleppo on Tuesday in a "new massacre" in the near two-year revolt against President Bashar al-Assad, activists said.
Opposition campaigners blamed the government but it was impossible to confirm who was responsible. Assad's forces and rebels have been battling in Syria's commercial hub since July and both have been accused of carrying out summary executions.