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Mount Sill Climber's Log
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|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Jun 17, 2012
|Really fun climb up the north couloir. We could have gotten by without a rope for the 4th class section, but it was good to have it. The views from the summit are as good as advertised.
|Posted Jun 18, 2012 11:07 am
|SW Slope
Date Climbed: Sep 12, 1992
|From Barrett Lake via Glacier Ck. lots of snow and ice great hike!
|Posted Feb 26, 2012 10:07 am
|Luke Swanson
|winter day trip
Date Climbed: Jan 7, 2012
|Attempted north couloir day trip. Turned back above glacier notch when it started getting dark. Great views but very slow going over boulders and soft snow.
|Posted Jan 9, 2012 12:51 pm
|Great trip with the brigands. North chute then traversed to Polemonium and rappelled down the u-notch.
|Posted Oct 7, 2011 10:57 pm
|North Coulior
Date Climbed: Sep 24, 2011
|Good climb but turned back at the top of the Glacier Notch due to thunderstorms with blowing snow. Stay off the moraine, go left around it, horrible rock pile!
|Posted Sep 28, 2011 11:27 am
|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 15, 2010
|Good times.
|Posted Sep 8, 2011 2:06 am
|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 3, 2011
|Day trip with Kurt Wedberg from SMI. Long outing with some of everything. Snow was in great shape, sun cups not too big and made for perfect steps. Rock was nice with some cool exposure. No wind, warm temps, no one on the route, and a awesome guide. Great day!
|Posted Sep 5, 2011 8:40 pm
|SW Chute
Date Climbed: Aug 15, 2011
|With Rob from Knapsack pass camp over to Potluck Pass. We both took chute #1(far left chute) - Rob stayed on the left of the snow and I was to the right. Traversed to Polemonium afterwards and down Polemonium glacier on the way back to camp.
|Posted Aug 18, 2011 3:01 pm
|N Couloir
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2011
|Soft snow in the afternoon, got to witness a huge rockfall off of Galey. Big boulders gouged deep ruts in the glacier. Was not too excited to cross the fall zone on my way back to camp.
|Posted Aug 5, 2011 2:59 am
|thunderbolt to sill
Date Climbed: Sep 5, 2010
|quite a bit easier than hype about this traverse lets on
|Posted Jul 16, 2011 4:14 pm
|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Jul 9, 2011
|Climbed up the North Couloir from Fischer Camp on the Palisade Glacier with Jed Porter of SMG...
|Posted Jul 13, 2011 3:56 pm
|North Couloir variation
Date Climbed: Jul 3, 2011
|With Alvin W from camp above Sam Mack
|Posted Jul 5, 2011 2:39 am
|Vitaliy M.
|Swiss Arete
|fun climb with my friend Bryan
|Posted Jun 19, 2011 2:39 pm
|North Couloir
Date Climbed: Sep 20, 2009
|Climbed Sill via the North Couloir with my friends Wes and John. Fun 4th class section.
|Posted Feb 4, 2011 12:41 pm
|Some days
Date Climbed: Jun 14, 2007
|Combined Moon Goddess Arete, Temple summit, Mt. Gaylee and Swiss arete on Sill. Huge day. My favorite day climbing ever. My partner lost it on the L shaped snowfield and self arrested with her nut tool! 26 hours from 3rd lake to 3rd lake. Some days cannot be improved upon.
|Posted Jan 28, 2011 1:11 pm
|Southwest Chutes
|1975 Part of South Lake to Onion Valley trip
|Posted Dec 22, 2010 4:39 pm
|Swiss Arete
Date Climbed: Aug 22, 2010
|Fun climb!
|Posted Aug 24, 2010 12:09 pm
|Swiss Arete-day hike
Date Climbed: Jul 20, 2010
|Fun route, got to the summit at sundown, but were rewarded by a unique view of whispy clouds swirling around the other palisades. Then we had to hike back to the car...one day push
|Posted Aug 15, 2010 9:17 pm
|Swiss Arete
Date Climbed: Aug 7, 2010
|Awesome day climbing with a great partner in a beautiful setting. I got to lead the whole route. The climbing was comfortable, almost a cruise, really, the entire way, though I thought a few of the sections after the step around were more difficult than expected. Lots of rope drag- I've got to use runners more effectively! Very fun day.
|Posted Aug 12, 2010 8:38 am
|Tom Fralich
|Swiss Arete
Date Climbed: Aug 2, 2010
|Awesome climb with a long, beautiful approach. Mary and I were lucky and got a permit for 3 nights. We spent the first night at the great sites between 1st and 2nd lake and then moved up to the moraine camp under Mt Gayley. We climbed the route on day 3 and then spent another night at the moraine camp before hiking out. The climbing on the route was excellent...exposed, solid rock, fun moves...and we got some extra climbing in by starting at the very base of the arete. A good 4 days in the backcountry.
|Posted Aug 4, 2010 2:40 pm


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Airport Authority Commission mulls firearm policy
DICKINSON - Discussion at a recent Dickinson Airport Authority Commission meeting turned to whether or not Dickinson airport personnel should have access to a shotgun.
A proposed policy states a shotgun purchased by the airport would be used to manage small wildlife found near or on the runways.
Airport manager Matthew Remynse presented the firearms policy to the commission for approval at Tuesday's meeting.
"We've had pheasants, a lot of pheasants on the west end of the airport. We had gotten rid of some coyotes by just scarring them off the airfield," Remynse said. "We've noticed our pheasant population increasing. Great Lakes hit a pheasant and we have the depredation permits, but we don't have any way to enforce the depredation."
During the discussion, Chairman Thomas Reichert suggested there be a six-month period, in which Remynse would record in a journal when wildlife were in the vicinity of aircraft or seen on the property.
The policy was then defeated by a vote of 1-2, with one abstention. Charles Krug voted for the policy and Reichert and Vice-Chairman Jon Frantsvog voted against. Craig Steve abstained.
"We've gone without this for a long long time," Frantsvog said. "I don't think we need it."
The commission agreed the journal should be kept over a six-month period and the topic could be brought up again at that time.
"It gives Matt an opportunity to come back and say, 'Yeah, there is a problem, here's why or no there isn't a problem,'" Reichert said.
The policy presented by Remynse states only authorized employees of the Dickinson Airport would have access to the shotgun and they would take a hunter's safety class.
The shotgun would be securely stored in a case with a trigger lock, separately from the ammunition.
Reichert said he can see the need.
"I think when you have an airport in a rural setting like we do, I think it's a legitimate issue that needs to be dealt with," Reichert said. "And I think if we do it within the confines of an appropriate policy so it's done properly, I think it makes a lot of sense. It mitigates the problems we have with wildlife."
Airports in Devils Lake, Fargo, Grand Forks, Jamestown and Minot each have firearm policies, said Remysne. He added the Grand Forks airport routinely uses a shotgun to scare waterfowl away from the area near its runways.
"It's not hunting," Remynse said. "If we see a pheasant that's close to the runway we can shoot a bird banger or lethal means at the pheasant or gull."
"It gives him a tool to discourage the animals from being around here," Reichert said.
Steve doesn't think it would have that much of an effect.
"If you believe that shooting at pheasants or shooting pheasants stops them from coming in, then I've got swamp land in Florida that I'd like to sell you for $1,000 an acre," Steve said.
As it stands, Remynse can contact Game and Fish officials to manage big game that wander onto the airfield, but smaller game such as pheasants or seagulls he can't do anything about.
Also discussed at the meeting were two change orders. One is for work on the General Aviation Terminal for $1,635. The second is for parking lot construction for $162,753.
Both were approved unanimously by the commission.

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Man O' War began planting vines on Waiheke Island in 1993. There are now 150 acres of vines planted by Man O' War vineyards which are split into 76 individual hillside blocks. The name Man O' War originates from the discovery of Waiheke Island. In 1769 Captain James Cook was on a voyage around the Islands of New Zealand; when Captain Cook caught sight of the Kauri trees growing on Waiheke Island he wrote in his journal that they would make ideal masts for the warships of the Royal Navy. Man O' War is a collection of cliffs, hillsides and beaches on the Eastern coastline of Waiheke Island.
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A YOUNG boy who suffers from a muscle-wasting condition has been given a new set of wheels to boost his mobility.
The Inner Wheel Club of Malvern has raised £1,624 to purchase a specialist trike for six-year-old Haydn Moor of Hanley Swan, near Malvern, who suffers from muscular dystrophy and a number of other disabilities.
Haydn and his family were presented with the trike during the club's 65th birthday fellowship lunch at the Worcestershire Golf Club, Woodfarm Road, Malvern Wells, on Wednesday, May 14.
Charmain Selkirk of the club said they raised the funds for the youngster through a bring-and-buy sale, coffee mornings, a collection outside Waitrose in Great Malvern and sponsored walks as part of their Wheels Project.
"It has been such a privilege to be able to give a little joy to a child. We started fundraising in February, so we have done quite well."
The project formed part of the organisation's nationwide 90th birthday celebrations and muscular dystrophy is usually a progressive condition which causes the muscles gradually to weaken over time.
It can either be inherited or occur out of the blue where there is no family history.
The Malvern club is also marking its blue sapphire anniversary by hosting a show of Dominic Mattos as Ethel Merman singing songs from Irving Berlin and Cole Porter at Worcestershire Golf Club on Saturday, June 7 from 7.30pm.
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You probably know what happened that first Christmas night: Angels suddenly appeared to a group of humble shepherds, telling them the long-expected Savior of the world had been born in the nearby town of Bethlehem. But they not only announced His birth; they also promised that He would bring peace to our troubled world (see Luke 2:8-14).
Why hasn't this happened? Were the angels wrong? No, not at all, because whenever we open our hearts and lives to Christ, God gives us peace --peace with God, peace with others, and peace in our hearts. And if everyone on earth truly followed Jesus and lived the way He taught us to live, then we'd know what it means to live in a world of peace.
But this hasn't happened because we've turned our backs on God and chosen to go our own way. The fault isn't God's, but ours, because we've run our own lives and left God out of the picture. Instead of love, justice and peace, we allow hate, corruption and violence to rule our hearts. The Bible says, "In all his thoughts there is no room for God" (Psalm 10:4).
Lasting peace will never come until Christ returns to establish His kingdom of perfect righteousness and justice. Until then, we are called to pray and work for peace. Above all, however, this Christmas open your heart and life to Christ's peace. His promise is true: "Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you" (John 14:27).


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Apple shares plunge over 7% in response to lower than expected iPhone sales, tepid Q2 forecast
Also hurting shares was Apple's forecast of Q2 revenue in the range of $44.2 billion to $44.4 billion. With the world's largest carrier, China Mobile, now selling the iPhone, analysts are expecting Apple to report $44.6 billion in Q2 sales. But Apple is known for a little trick it employs, which is to keep future expectations down. This way, the bar isn't raised too high on Wall Street so that it can appear as though Apple has surpassed forecasts.
Over the last 52 weeks, Apple's shares have ranged from a low of $385.10, hit last April 19th when fears raged that Apple had lost its 'mojo', to as high as the $575.14 share price reached on December 5th.
source: Yahoo
34 Comments
1. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
Hey you removed the article about Nintendo.
I'm actually very curious to see what iPhone 6 and iOS 8 bring. Even though the OS changes will probably be smaller this year.
7. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
I doubt Apple will be releasing iOS 8 any time soon. Unless iOS 7 is so f*cked up that the decision has been taken to dump it in favor of iOS 8. iOS 8 seems like more of a 2015 initiative.
9. ArtSim98 (Posts: 3535; Member since: 21 Dec 2012)
Well a new version of iOS has been coming once a year.
10. domfonusr (Posts: 566; Member since: 17 Jan 2014)
11. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
A September release of iOS 8 would start to see leaks by now. Timeframe for Alpha testing for a September production release is Feb - March. Apple is focused on testing iOS 7.1 at present.
Apple could still do a September release of iOS 8, but it would be a rush job, and likely would have more bugs than iOS 7 had when it was released.
26. superduper (Posts: 151; Member since: 20 Oct 2013)
In the past, Apple has announced the latest iOS at its annual WWDC developers' conference in June, in preparation for a September release. There is no reason to expect that pattern to change this year as it works quite well for them.
2. NokiaFTW (Posts: 2072; Member since: 24 Oct 2012)
Can't say that i'm surprised by this since they have lacked any real innovation in their phones since the iPhone 4
4. ihavenoname (Posts: 1693; Member since: 18 Aug 2013)
This is not even bad news. They had record sales. Company stock prices are like rollercoaster.
6. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
so did at least the other top 4 smartphone makers ; the difference is Apple's grow is way smaller than the market grow and they are falling behind (down to 15.3% marketshare)
12. domfonusr (Posts: 566; Member since: 17 Jan 2014)
That's the worldwide figure for marketshare. In the US, Japan, and a few other places, they are becoming more dominant.
I am not a fan of Apple. I don't like the way they do things (Foxconn labor practices, walled-garden OS, patent trolling, super-strict warranty conditions, Apple-gate tracking scandal, etc...), but I have to admit they have a solid product. The iPhone is arguably not as capable as many Android phones of the same generation, but it will likely run better than most of them, and look better, too.
So, I expect Apple to kill it in the US. Even if they take a 7% hit now, they will bounce back as soon as their next announcement arrives. They are on track to pass 50% marketshare in the US in the next nine months. I'm not dumb enough to think that their success is in any way tied to my opinion of them.
14. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
They got upper in the US last quarter because is was the launch of the new divices , but their marketshare is droping yoy (last year they were at 49.7% in december vs 43.9% this year)
They have a surge when the new devices are released and start going down, not keep going up....
Also besides US and Japan where did they went up ?
16. domfonusr (Posts: 566; Member since: 17 Jan 2014)
I did not know that the iPhone got anywhere near 50% in the US already. Do you have a link or source for the 49.7% mark last year?
I know that the iPhone is doing well in the UK as well, though it is not dominant. Then again, it isn't dominant in the US, yet, either. I know that the iPhone had as much as 23% market share in South Korea some time ago, though that has dropped off in recent years. Australia has the iPhone at about 28% market share, so solidly in second place, but they seem to have levelled out there. I said "a few other places" mostly to cover myself in case anyone called me out for not naming any more, and not because I knew specific ones. I'll bet there are a couple I haven't thought of. Maybe some other small but wealthy places, like Monaco or Lichtenstein? I'll have to go look.
17. brrunopt (Posts: 742; Member since: 15 Aug 2013)
its also slowing going down in the UK too , with WP getting that marketshare...
24. domfonusr (Posts: 566; Member since: 17 Jan 2014)
Alright, I do see that. However, this is simply a return to July 2013 marketshare in the US for the iPhone;
013/09/03/iphone_rises_android _slips_in_us_uk/
The cited survey is from the same group: Kantar. Apple had a great holiday season, and thus December 2013 was a big month for them. I am noticing that this is not a year-over-year comparison, so I will be interested to see the YoY data for January/February 2014 vs 2013 when it comes out.
I'll have to keep an eye on the UK data. I don't really expect the iPhone to take over in the UK, since they will likely fall in line with the rest of Europe where Android reigns supreme and will not be dislodged anytime soon. At some point they will hit a ceiling there, and then start to decline again. In the US, this is a different story, at least until the next market-shaking idea comes along. I will be interested to see what new software replaces iOS and Android some day.
25. Caralho (Posts: 119; Member since: 18 Jun 2012)
Blackberry, all over again...
28. Scott93274 (Posts: 5400; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)
They did have record sales, and they made a lot of money but they failed to meet expectations, and it's when a company fails to meet goals that scares investors. When Google made 30% more revenue than it had anticipated, its stocks shop up right away. Not sure why they dropped $50 in the past two days… and now they're going up again, stock market is such a fickle thing.
5. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Apple shouldn't have dropped the iP5 for the iP5Cheap (or, Crap). Just because Tim got greedy and wanted to improve margins on the mid-tier iToy, oesn't ean that consumers have to go along.
I wonder if Apple is going to release te iP6 in July to make up the lost sales?
8. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Edit: Doesn't mean (instead of oesn't ean)
And: the (instead of te) Sorry for typos. PA should allow longer editing time.
19. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
That or you shouldn't be in so much of a hurry to dis apple, that you type before thinking.
31. Droid_X_Doug (Posts: 5993; Member since: 22 Dec 2010)
Oh waaa! Don't be so sensitive when your hero company makes a misstep. Facts are facts. Sales and profits were off from the guidance provided by team Apple.
I used an iPad to enter the OG post (and there seems to be problems with the screen sensitivity to touch input). This answer is being entered with my Maxx and there are no problems with touch response.
3. chunk1x (Posts: 248; Member since: 25 Jun 2011)
I think that people are getting tired buying new phones every year. Samsung, LG, Nokia, HTC and etc sales are slower than expected.
13. domfonusr (Posts: 566; Member since: 17 Jan 2014)
I don't know about anyone else, but I stopped the yearly phone buying when I bought my last device in 2010. I haven't 'bought' a phone ever since.
27. Scott93274 (Posts: 5400; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)
I bought the original Droid, then Galaxy Nexus, and I'm thinking about the Moto X next.... Every two years works just fine for me. In that time frame, there's usually enough of a leap in tech that justifies the purchase. But a new phone every year is a bit excessive.
15. kindlefireowner (Posts: 503; Member since: 05 Dec 2011)
Fandroids can you read. Apple sold a record 51 million iPhones in 3 months. The sky is not falling. They made a profit for the quarter. Apple is sitting on 158 billion dollars in cash. Give it a rest.
18. darkkjedii (Posts: 24915; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)
They see that, and that infuriates them. Apples stock fell from $700+ to $385, the rebounded to $575. Google and Samsung have been down too lately, but they don't see that. Stocks rise and fall...
20. EclipseGSX (Posts: 1743; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)
Oh we see it, its just fun to watch you die hard iFans rage. Just let it go bro, all that negative energy isn't good for you.
30. kevkyle (Posts: 104; Member since: 21 Oct 2012)
+1 ", )
33. Dastrix (unregistered)
Fandroids never bothered me anyway.
21. NexusPhan (Posts: 632; Member since: 11 Jul 2013)
And that record 51 million iPhones resulted in a lower net income than last year. That's a very bad indicator for a stocks performance. Hence the 7%+ drop.
22. AfterShock (Posts: 3698; Member since: 02 Nov 2012)
If only they sold 50 million of the 5c.
As popular as the entire generation of pet rock owners.
Oh well, is only money, not like they share with anyone.


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New Delhi: The discussion on Sachin Tendulkar's qualities as a batsman made headlines right through his international career. And when he announced that he would retire at the end of the two-Test series against the West Indies, all his contemporaries and teammates took the opportunity to thank him for the wonderful entertainment that he has provided over the years.
But it isn't possible that a man can be all about hard work and no fun. However dedicated someone may be, there has to be something he does to relax and switch off from the intensity of playing cricket at the highest level for 24 years.
All-rounder Irfan Pathan said Tendulkar was as much a prankster as he was a perfectionist when it came to cricket. The Baroda left-armer recalls how playing pranks was the legend's way of making people around him comfortable, as most youngsters coming into the squad were in awe of the master batsman.
Irfan, who came into the Indian side at the age of 19, didn't escape it either.
He was the victim of one of Tendulkar's pranks during his debut series in Australia in 2003.
"Those who have seen him from close quarters would tell you that Tendulkar is very mischievous. In fact, he can play a prank on you with the straightest of faces and I faced it myself when I went to Australia in 2003," Irfan told MAIL TODAY.
"I had gone for a meal with a few seniors and obviously wasn't too aware of how exactly sushi tasted and taking advantage of the situation, Tendulkar explained to me that it was sweet in taste."
"But the sauce was so spicy that the moment it reached my tongue, I almost had hot air blowing out of my ears and was all red. Tendulkar and the others burst into laughter and I realised that it was all a prank."
Irfan said everything was done with an aim to make the newcomer relax in the new surroundings.
"For Tendulkar, it was as important to lighten the mood within the team as it was to focus on his game. And it was indeed amazing how he would make us crack up whenever the situation would get a bit tense. Setting the mood was his forte."
Irfan says that another little known contribution that almost the entire team credits him with is introducing new gadgets in the team.
"Basically, he is a gadget freak. He was the first in the Indian team to have a mini CD player. Then again, he had the first iPod and iPad in the Indian team. Also, the concept of noise cancellation speakers was introduced by him. He is an encyclopedia in these matters," Irfan signed off.
Reproduced from Mail Today. Copyright 2013. MTNPL. All rights reserved.
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- Sachin Tendulkar's emotional goodbye speech
- [PICTURES] How India said Goodbye to Tendulkar
- [REACTIONS] 'Can't imagine Sachin without cricket
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The new mom is beaming with happiness as she makes her way back home accompanied by partner Gerard Pique, five days after giving birth to their son in a Barcelona hospital.
After giving birth around five days ago, new parents Shakira and Gerard Pique were spotted on Sunday, January 27 leaving the Barcelona hospital where the Colombian singer/dancer gave birth to their son. Named Milan, the newborn baby is Shakira's first son with her fiance, Spanish soccer superstar Pique.
The new parents were snapped by photographers inside their car, flashing big smiles as they rode off to their home where they would take their bouncing baby boy. Milan wasn't seen in the arms of his happy parents, but perhaps was being in the care of nurses or was being transported in a separate car.
Shakira's parents, William Mebarak and Nidia Ripoll, paid a visit at the hospital a couple of days after the singer gave birth. Nidia told reporters waiting outside that her daughter "become very emotional and the tears flowed" when she welcomed the little boy into the world, reportedly via Caesarian section.
New father Pique has kept his FC Barcelona fans updated about his baby boy, even tweeting a photo of Milan's first football trainers complete with his name stitched on the side, unofficially becoming an FC Barcelona member at birth.
Shakira, a new coach on "The Voice", tweeted fans about her baby's birth and also posted a statement on her website. "The name Milan (pronounced MEE-lahn), means dear, loving and gracious in Slavic; in Ancient Roman, eager and laborious; and in Sanskrit, unification," explained the artist about the meaning of her son's name.


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Ha, whats a bag of BGE up to these days? $40?
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Skiddymarker said:Never tried that specific brand in that size, huge bag. If you want some mesquite flavour, try mixing some in with your usual lump, see this link.
That is what i was thinking about doing, just for some extra smoke flavor that would not overwhelm
You are correct, the kiln they produce lump from is in Mexico.
Thanks for the respones!
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This weekend I had a pitcher of beer dumped on my head…in the middle of the day. Okay, let's take a step back. Why would that happen you ask? And where in the world could I have been? I am assuming you are wondering what kind of activity, an athlete such as myself, would be engaging in to have this happen.
Let me set the scene for you: 70,000 screaming, stumbling, for the most part drunk Austrian ski fans. The Hahnenkamm in Kitzbühel brings ski fans far and wide to watch the premier ski racing event of the season. I'd say that if you wanted to experience true Austrian ski spirit go to the Hahnenkamm. The streets are crammed with people blowing air horns, ringing cowbells, and cheering for the racers as they careen themselves down the craziest downhill in the world. It is a spectacle of madness. Women don't race the Hahnenkamm and for good reason. Speeds of ninety mph, dauntingly big air off jumps mixed with an icy, bumpy track. No thanks. I would cry if someone told me I had to ski that course.
Instead, I lined the slopes with the thousands of other screaming fans. People were throwing pitchers of beer in the air and I couldn't avoid being doused every so often. I left the mountain, completely sober, smelling and looking like I just took a dip in a pool of beer. Hopefully that answers the questions from above.
In the seven years I've been competing in Europe I've never had the opportunity to join the chaos of Kitzbühel. I would highly recommend the experience.
This weekend I raced in Cortina, Italy. Cortina happens to be a favorite place and course of mine. Unfortunately, I did not have the results I wanted. I crashed in the downhill and was 39th in the Super G. However, positive events did happen this weekend in Italy. The entire ladies World Cup field is holding an online auction of World Cup racing bibs from the Cortina downhill. All the proceeds go directly to aid the victims of the Haiti earthquake. The bidding on eBay ends Sunday. You could score an authentic autographed World Cup bib! Check it out at:
Next weekend I am racing in St. Moritz, Switzerland. I scored my first World Cup points there last year. Hopefully I will find more success!
Watch my races online at www.universalsports.com!
My thoughts and prayers go out to everyone in Haiti.


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This Croatian show is titled Bracne Vode, which means The Waters of Marriage. Two seasons were produced, in 2008 and 2009.
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I figured up one answer in my head pretty quickly, but I knew it couldn't be right, so I thought about it for a while until I came up with the right answer. Not sure where that places me.
Your answer to the following riddle can predict whether you are a believer in religion or a disbeliever:
Q: If a baseball and bat cost $110, and the bat costs $100 more than the ball, how much does the ball cost?
1. I wish I'd had the courage to live a life true to myself, not the life others expected of me.
This was the most common regret of all. When people realise that their life is almost over and look back clearly on it, it is easy to see how many dreams have gone unfulfilled. Most people had not honoured even a half of their dreams and had to die knowing that it was due to choices they had made, or not made.It is very important to try and honour at least some of your dreams along the way. From the moment that you lose your health, it is too late. Health brings a freedom very few realise, until they no longer have it...
...Until the middle of the twentieth century, most bananas on sale in the developed world belonged to the Gros Michel cultivar. These bananas were sweet and tasty and didn't spoil too quickly, making them eminently suitable for commercial export. Old-timers contend that in flavour and convenience, the Gros Michel outshone even the current top-banana, the Cavendish. Yet from the early twentieth century, large plantations of 'Big Mike' proved increasingly fertile ground for a fungal leaf affliction known as Panama disease. Affected crops would soon deteriorate into rotting piles of unprofitable vegetation. As the century progressed, commercial growers found themselves in a desperate race against time, making doomed attempts to establish new plantations in disease-free areas of rainforest before the fungus arrived...'via Blog this'
Just last week, Newt Gingrich delighted observers on both the right and the left when he slammed Fox News for "bias" and "distortion." Gingrich claimed that the conservative news channel slanted its coverage to favor the less conservative establishment candidate, Mitt Romney. At first this seemed to be just another example of the former speaker's ability to unabashedly embrace contradictory ideas. This is, after all, a man who saw nothing inconsistent about inviting reporters to the "private meeting" with Delaware Tea Party leaders where he made his comments...'via Blog this'
Far from saving money, Florida's now-quashed welfare drug tests cost taxpayers, data shows.
Drug testing welfare recipients and refusing assistance to anyone who tests positive is now as familiar an idea as it is controversial. But a new report that highlights theineffectiveness of Florida's short-lived welfare testing program may make other states think twice before adopting similar measures. The findings are taken from Florida from July to October 2011: between when Governor Rick Scott signed the legislation in support of welfare drug testing, and when a federal judge blocked the law on the grounds that it violated Fourth Amendment protections against unwarranted searches. Only 2.6% of the welfare applicants failed their drug tests—or 108 out of 4,086 in total. In addition, reimbursing the costs of the tests to welfare applicants who tested negative outweighed what the government would have disbursed to people who failed, ultimately costing the state $45,780. Georgia became the most recent state to approve welfare drug testing, and a recent USA Today report shows 23 states have considered...
...Essentially, Gregg Williams is not entirely unique. He's just the one who was arrogant enough to continue when he was told to stop and eventually, he got popped for it. In his apology statement he said, "we knew it was wrong."If he knew it was wrong, why did he keep telling his players not to apologize for the way he instructed them to play the game?
But on January 13th what caught my eye and ear was how open this dialog was. The idea of purposely maiming men, targeting their heads, when information has been out there for a couple years now about the long-term affects of brain trauma. Sadly, many of the players choose not to educate themselves about the toll the game really takes on them. If you really know what you are doing to yourself, would you keep doing it? There's a difference between career suicide and the journey of slow suicide, many players embark on when they stay in this game at the highest level for too long....This scandal has been rich in ironies for me. It happened at a time when I've been as obsessed with the Saints as I can remember. I had just finished reading Sean Payton's Home Team autobiography, in which he does reveal a sort of cocky attitude, but he also shows plenty of the heart and affection for the Saints' fans that have endeared us to him.
Kevin Drum has a few smart thoughts on why conservative Christians might feel persecuted in a country that overwhelming identifies as Christian:
A century ago, something like 10% of the country belonged to a conservative Protestant denomination. That's grown steadily ever since, and today it's around 30%. So there's really no mystery to explain here. Conservative Christians have become more outspoken and more politically powerful simply because they've grown more numerous. Sometime in the 70s, their numbers finally passed a threshold where they became a serious voting bloc, and they've been growing more powerful every year since then.
We've been chipping away at traditional religious expression in the public square for decades. At the same time, conservative Christians denominations have grown steadily. Put the two together and you have a substantial segment of the population that feels like it's under assault.


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Henry E. McMullen Jr., age 67, of Malvern, died Sunday, Sept. 24, 2012, in his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 27, 1945, in Alderson, W.Va., to the late Henry and Gloria (Surgeon) McMullen Sr.
He was a lab technician for the B.T.M. Sewer District for 20 years. He was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War, member of the Malvern American Legion Post No. 375, Quartermaster of the Minerva VFW Post No. 4120 and member of the Tri-County Eagles (Minerva) Aerie No. 2199.
He is survived by his wife, Tawnya (Spada) McMullen, whom he married April 14, 1978; three daughters, Tammie (Robert) Leach of Malvern, Renay (Casey) Ford of Carrollton and Tara (James) Bowe Jr. of Malvern; son, Evan McMullen of Minerva; sister, Brenda (Mike) Nolen of Canton; two brothers, Larry (Crystal) McMullen of Malvern and Andy McMullen of Malvern; seven grandchildren; and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral services with full military honors will be held at 5 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 27, 2012, in Gotschall-Hutchison Funeral Home in Minerva, with Roger Dulaney officiating. Calling hours will be held from 3 to 5 p.m., prior to services.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Stark County Hospice. Those wishing to send condolences may sign the register at www.gotschallfuneralhome.com. (9-26-12)
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I am saddened to read of Butch's passing. He was a great husband and father. I know that he will be greatly missed.
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Mean Value Theorem
The Mean Value Theorem (MVT), also known as Lagrange's Mean Value Theorem (LMVT), provides a formal framework for a fairly intuitive statement relating change in a function to the behavior of its derivative. The theorem states that the derivative of a continuous and differentiable function must attain the function's average rate of change (in a given interval). For instance, if a car travels 100 miles in 2 hours, then it must have had a speed of 50 mph at some point in time.
The Mean Value Theorem:
Suppose that a function \(f\)
- is continuous on the closed interval \([a,b],\) and
- is differentiable on the open interval \((a,b).\)
Then, there is a number \(c\) such that \(a<c<b\) and
\[f'(c)=\frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}.\ _\square \]
The statement seems reasonable upon inspection of an example or two. Below, \(f'(c)\) is the slope of the tangent lines in the interval \((a,b)\), and \(\displaystyle \frac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}\) is the slope of the secant line joining the two endpoints \(\big(a, \, f(a)\big)\) and \(\big(b, \, f(b)\big)\).
Note that the mean value theorem does not restrict \(c\) to only one value.
Rolle's Theorem
(See full wiki here.)
The mean value theorem is best understood by first studying a weakened version of its statement.
Rolle's Theorem:
Suppose that a function \(f\) is continuous and differentiable in the interval \([a, \, b]\) and \(f(a) = f(b)\).
Then, there is a number \(c\) such that \(a<c<b\) and \(f'(c) = 0\). \(_\square\)
In other words, if a function has the same value at two points, then it must be "level" somewhere between those points. By considering whether the function is increasing or decreasing immediately after the first point, it becomes clear that neither option can continue indefinitely if the function is to return to the same value; therefore, there must be a local maximum or minimum before the next point occurs.
Rolle's theorem quickly turns into the mean value theorem by simply rotating the graph of the function.
Let all be as in the theorem statement above.
Define a new function \(h\) as the difference between \(f\) and the line passing through points \((a, \, f(a))\) and \((b, \, f(b))\). This line has equation
\[y-f(a)=\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a} (x-a) \Rightarrow y= f(a)+\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a} (x-a).\]
Therefore, the function \(h\) has equation
\[h(x)=f(x)- f(a)-\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a} (x-a).\]
Next, Rolle's theorem is useful. The function \(h\) satisfies the conditions of the theorem:
- The function \(h\) is continuous on \([a,b]\) because it is the sum of \(f\) and a first-degree polynomial, both of which are continuous.
The function is differentiable on \((a,b)\) because both \(f\) and the first-degree polynomial are differentiable. In fact, we can compute it directly: \(h'(x)= f'(x)-\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a} .\)
By Rolle's theorem, there exists a value \(c\) in \((a,b)\) such that \(h'(c)=0\). Therefore,
\[h'(c)=f'(c)-\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a} =0 \Rightarrow \boxed{f'(c)=\dfrac{f(b)-f(a)}{b-a}}.\]
Determine all the numbers \(c\) that satisfy the conclusion of the mean value theorem for \(f(x)=x^{3}+2x^{2}+x\) on the interval \([-2,2]\).
Observe that \(f(x)\) is a polynomial which is continuous and differentiable at any interval and that \(f'(x)=3x^2+4x+1.\) Then applying the mean value theorem gives
\[\begin{align} f'(c)&=\frac{f(2)-f(-2)}{2-(-2)}\\ 3c^{2}+4c+1&=5\\ 3c^{2}+4c-4&=0\\ (c+2)(3c-2)&=0\\ c&=-2, ~ \frac{2}{3}. \end{align}\]
Both values of \(c\) are within the interval \([-2,2]\), so they both satisfy the condition. \(_\square\)
A car starts from rest and drives a distance of \(10 \text{ km}\) in \(30 \text{ min}\). Use the mean value theorem to show that the car attains a speed of \(20 \text{ km/hr}\) at some point(s) during the interval.
The mean value theorem says that the average speed of the car (the slope of the secant line) is equal to the instantaneous speed (slope of the tangent line) at some point(s) in the interval.
The average velocity is
\[\frac{\Delta y}{\Delta x}=\frac{10 \text{ km}-0}{0.5 \text{ hr}-0}=20 \text{ km/hr}.\]
From the mean value theorem, we can find \(c\) in the interval such that
\[f'(c)=\frac{dx}{dt}=20 \text{ km/hr}. \ _\square\]
Suppose that \(f(x)\) is a differentiable function for all \(x\). If \(f'(x)\leq 7\) for all \(x\) and \(f(2)=-4\), what is the maximum value of \(f(5)\)?
Since \(f(x)\) is differentiable on all intervals, we can choose any two points. So from the mean value theorem, we have
\[\begin{align} \frac{f(5)-f(2)}{5-2}=f'(c)&\leq 7\\ \frac{f(5)-(-4)}{3}&\leq 7\\ f(5)&\leq 17. \end{align}\]
So the maximum possible value of \(f(5)\) is \(17\). \(_\square\)
Given that \(f(x)\) is an arbitrary quadratic polynomial: \[f(x)=Kx^{2}+Lx+M \quad (K\neq 0),\] show that the point \(c\) whose existence is guaranteed by the mean value theorem is the mid-point of the interval \([a,b]\).
From the mean value theorem, we have
\[\begin{align} f'(c)&=\frac { f(b)-f(a) }{ b-a } \\ 2Kc+L &=\frac { \left(K{ b }^{ 2 }+Lb+M\right)-\left(K{ a }^{ 2 }+La+M\right) }{ b-a } \\ &=\frac { K(b-a)(b+a)+L(b-a) }{ b-a } \\ &=K(b+a)+L\\ \Rightarrow 2c&=b+a\\ c&=\frac { b+a }{ 2 }. \ _\square \end{align}\]
Does there exist a function \(f(x)\) such that \(f(0)=-1\), \(f(2)=4\) and \(f'(x)\leq 2\) for all \(x\)?
If such a function exists, then from the mean value theorem there is a number \(c\) such that \(0<c<2\) and
But this is impossible because of the assumption \(f'(x)\leq 2\). Therefore, such a function does not exist. \(_\square\)
Mean Value Theorem for Integrals:
Given a function \( f(x) \) on the interval [a, b], if \(h(x) \) is continuous on \( [a, b] \) and differentiable on \( (a, b) \), then there exists a point \( c\) between \(a\) and \(b\) such that \( \displaystyle \int_{a}^{b} f(x) \, dx = f(c) (b-a) \). \(_\square\)
Note: This enables you to determine the mean value of \(f(x)\) on the interval \([a, b]\). Think about it: \( f(c) \) is the average height of \(f(x)\), which enables you just to multiply \(f(c)\) by the width of the rectangle, \(b-a\), to get the area under the curve. So, by dividing both sides by \(b-a\), we can write the average value of \(f(x) \) like this: \[ \text{average value}\big |_{f(x)} = \dfrac{1}{b-a} \displaystyle \int_{a}^{b} f(x) \, dx .\]
Given the function \( f(x) = \displaystyle \int_{0}^{x} \left(t^{3} - 3t^{2} + t + 1 \right)\, dt \), find the average value of \(f(x) \) from \( x = -2\) to \(x = 4\).
We have
\[\begin{align} \text{avg}|_{f(x)} &= \displaystyle \frac{1}{4-(-2)} \int_{-2}^{4} \int_{0}^{x} \left( t^{3} - 3t^{2} + t + 1 \right)\, dt \\ &= \displaystyle \frac{1}{6} \int_{-2}^{4} \left( \frac{x^{4}}{4} - x^3 + \frac{x^2}{2} + x \right)\, dx \\ &= \displaystyle \frac{1}{6} \left[ \frac{x^{5}}{20} - \frac{x^4}{4} + \frac{x^3}{6} + \frac{x^2}{2} \right]_{-2}^{4} \\ &= \frac{9}{5}. \ _\square \end{align} \]


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San Francisco Giants first baseman Brandon Belt made great strides in 2012 proving to be an important piece of the team's puzzle in the years to come with his bat and glove.
Belt came alive this season batting .275 in 145 games connecting with 113 hits, 27 doubles, six triples, 56 RBI's, seven homers and 54 walks. He produced a .360 on-base percentage and .421 slugging percentage equaling a respectable .781 OPS.
Nicknamed the "Baby Giraffe", Belt recorded 28 multi-hit games and five three-hit games that included a season-high 11-game hitting streak lasting from June 12-June 23. He managed two four-hit games with the first coming on August 12 against the Colorado Rockies and August 30 on the road facing the Houston Astros in his native state of Texas. Belt had a season-high of 4 RBI's facing the Rockies on September 11.
His best month of the season took place in August batting .349 smacking 30 hits, nine doubles, seven RBI's and eight walks in 27 games. He showcased a .411 on-base percentage and .477 slugging percentage totaling a .887 OPS. Belt was at his best following the All-Star break batting .293 in 72 games.
The lefty started 102 games at first committing just eight errors producing a solid .992 fielding percentage on the year. He made some spectacular catches throughout the year and look for him to be in contention for a Gold Glove Award in the upcoming years.
During the postseason, Belt batted just .184 drilling nine hits, one double, two triples, one homer, three RBI's and seven walks in 15 games. He recorded three multi-hit games in the postseason helping the team capture the title.
One area Belt will need to improve on for 2013 is batting against left-handed pitchers where he managed a .242 average compared to a .290 average facing righties. Belt improved and got better each day of every month showing Giants management he has the talent to be an everyday player. The core of this Giants team is young and Belt is one of those stars who will be a fixture in the lineup. Belt has All-Star and superstar skills with J.T. Snow's defensive talents equaling one heck of a player. Expect Belt to be big in 2013.Tags: Baseball, Brandon Belt, J.T. Snow, MLB, San Francisco, San Francisco Giants


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One of the oldest and rarest Watford football programmes which cost just one old penny when it was issued nearly 100 years ago when Watford was a non league club is expected to fetch up to £400 when it is auctioned in London on Wednesday, May 10, three days before the FA Cup final.
The black and white programme is for the Southern League match between Watford and Fulham on March 23, 1907, which was played just ten years after the Hornets turned professional in 1897.
The programme gives the team line ups and also features prominent advertisements for Freeman, Hardy & Willis Ltd, of High Street, Watford, who supplied football boots to the team; and for the aptly-named tailors and outfitters, Creese & Co, of Market Place, Watford.
Watford were then playing their home matches at Cassio Road. It would be another 15 years before they moved to Vicarage Road, in 1922; and another 13 years before they became a Football League club, in 1920.
When Watford played Fulham in 1907, during the reign of King Edward VII, they were managed by a famous figure named John Goodall, who helped make football history 18 years earlier, in 1889, as a member of the great Preston North End team, known as The Invincibles, the first team to clinch the Double, winning the FA Cup and the Football League title in the same season.
Goodall (1863-1942) also won 14 England caps and managed Watford for seven years, from 1903 to 1910.
He later retired to Watford and became a familiar figure strolling along the High Street with his pet fox on a lead.
The valuable Watford v Fulham programme is being sold by Graham Budd Auctions at Sotheby's Olympia in London on Wednesday, May 10. At the same auction, a copy of the 1889 Preston versus Wolverhampton FA Cup final programme the match which future Watford boss John Goodall and his team mates clinched the Double for Preston is expected to fetch up to £10,000.
[From the Watford Observer website, uploaded on April 28, 2006]
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Festival Fashions: Celebrities' Music Scene Styles
The Coachella Music Festival is in full swing in Indio, Calif. this weekend, and Celebuzz has your complete guide to dressing like a style-savvy celeb during the sunny music festival season!
It's all about the sundresses, short-shorts and boyfriends when you're listening to your fave tunes. It's an all-star lineup at this year's Coachella that includes Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Kings of Leon and Ms. Lauryn Hill.
Celebrities have been tweeting their excitement for the festival all week. Read more…


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Jamie Oliver's Pizza Dough
This easy pizza dough recipe courtesy of Jamie Oliver can be used in his Calzone recipe.
- Yield: Makes enough for 4 calzones
Source: The Martha Stewart Show, November Fall 2008
- 7 cups "00" flour or strong white bread flour, plus more for work surface and bowl
- 1 tablespoon fine sea salt
- 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water
- 2 (1/4-ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon raw sugar, such as turbinado or Demerara
- 1/4 cup extra-virgin olive oil
Place flour and salt in the bowl of a food processor and pulse to combine. Add 2 1/2 cups lukewarm water, yeast, sugar, and olive oil. Process until a dough has formed.
Dust a large bowl with flour and transfer dough in bowl. Sprinkle flour on top of dough and cover with a damp towel. Let stand in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.
Punch down dough and turn out onto a lightly floured work surface. Use immediately, or wrap dough in plastic wrap and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
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MS1228663613 AUG, 2011I use this dough for my pizza. It is the best dough I ever made. It makes a perfect crust with a crunchiness that I love.Reply
chasindaisies18 NOV, 2008I made this dough for the calzone recipe but I used King Arthurs Unbleached Whole Wheat flour instead. I cut the recipe in half since it was the first time using it and I didn't want to waste if we didn't like it. Turned out great! With the halved reciped it made two huge calzones about 12" in diameter. Next time I'll make the full recipe and freeze some calzones for another day. Possibly even making them personal size so they're easier to pack for hubby's lunch!Reply


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Please give this a through review. An acquaintance with "A Series of Unfortunate Events" would help. Also, give me a high score. I hope this is good enough for VFH with a little work. --Major'GUN' Ggarfield, Le Marquis de Nofu .Complex! 14:34, 24 December 2007 (UTC)
|good attempt at parody of the series. I did find that your links were cute as well, but seems like you forgot about them after chapter 6. That could be attended to. Also, remember that things were always dreary in the books. Descriptions of houses, weather, etc. I think it rarely was a 'pleasant' day, as i recall.
|You did pretty good following Lemony's style of writing, as well as copying a few of his 'devices' (explaining phrases, etc.) I did notice that you didn't use one obscure word, and define it. He does that in every book. I'm also surprised no-one had done these books here before. Glad you thought of it.
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|This needs a bit of work. Mostly spelling and a few phrasings that don't sit well linguistically. I will do a 'proofread' tonight and fix a few things up for you. Also, i would suggest adding a 'bio' page, like Lemony does at the end of his books. That could be a funny bit on its own. I think that would help it out a bit.
|Images fit the piece, nothing outstanding or overtly humorous on its own. (one little nitpick, the image of the baby, the pasting job on the finger is a bit off. told you i was nitpicking
|average of the above, and coincidentally the number of NON-persecuted Jews living in the world today.
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|I am thinking of changing my reviews to match those of the Famine's Acceptance Level standards...what do you think?
I own the first 6 or 7 books, I could burn through a couple of them at work to refresh my memory of Lemony's style, and give you a few more suggestions later on in the talkpage of the article (if you dont mind).
Also, I will do the proofread on this piece tonight as well. Just reiterating. I know i let this review lag a day. (things really did come up)


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This is my rambling description of Ian McAvity, CMT, from a very personal perspective. Ian didn't ask me to do this, certainly hasn't paid me to do it and hasn't even approved of it. Any errors, mistakes and omissions are entirely and totally my fault.
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In his own words
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"Are All Bubbles Alike?"
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I first started reading Ian McAvity's newsletter, DELIBERATIONS on World Markets, in the late 1970s. I think I saw one of his marvelous, hand-drawn charts in Richard Russell's Dow Theory Letters, and that led to my subscription. Ian's timely advice helped me to profitably navigate the gold and gold stock bull market of the 1970s.
Perhaps more importantly, he was one of the few who were able to follow that performance with a timely call for a stock bull market in 1982. I'll never forget the interview with Louis Rukeyser on PBS' Wall $treet Week in 1982, in which Ian repeated his newsletter advice to "Buy the four Gs in the Dow" – General Electric, General Foods, General Motors and Goodyear Tire. His selection of those four was based on their "superior relative strength". At the time, few investors even recognized the term relative strength, much less understood how to use the tool. He explained that "Their summer lows were above their March lows, while the market made a lower low." That concise description of why these four stocks exhibited superior relative strength is typical of Ian's writings. He doesn't just tell you to "Keep It Simple", he practices it. Whenever I've strayed from that advice, I've paid the price in the market. It's hard to believe, given today's environment, but most investors didn't want to hear about blue chip stocks in 1982. I followed Ian's advice, and recall that Phillip Morris bought out General Foods shares for twice what I paid for them.
When I was a total novice at technical analysis, I wrote Ian regarding his pioneering work with the Coppock Guide*. Ian generously responded with copies of his worksheets and recommended that I read Edwards & Magee's Technical Analysis of Stock Trends. I had no idea what that was, but I ordered it, read it and loved it. Today it is considered one of the core texts in the study of technical analysis, and is one of the three "main books of study" for the Level 1 Chartered Market Technician exam of the Market Technicians Association.
I finally met Ian at the Market Technicians Association Seminar at the Camelback Inn in Scottsdale Arizona, (1985?). I'm proud to call him a friend today. I couldn't begin to list all that I have learned from him about technical analysis, initially through his writings in Deliberations.
If I had to pick one concept that he taught me (and Ian, please forgive me if I don't state this as well as you would), it would probably be that "A market is a market is a market." It doesn't matter whether you're looking at a chart of Japanese stocks in the 1980s, or gold in the 1970s or US stocks in the 1920s. You're looking at a bubble. Buyers and sellers in any market are human, and have always been subject to the emotions of fear and greed. Their behavior, as a crowd, tends to look the same across both centuries and markets.
Recognizing behavior patterns like bubbles after the fact is easy.
A good technical analyst is more likely to recognize the behavior as it is happening.
There are two qualities of great technical analysts that I've identified over the years.
One is the ability to realize when to ignore certain indicators, and when not to.
Many investors have lost fortunes thinking that "This time is different." A few have made fortunes when they realized that it really was different this time.
The other is the ability to admit that they're wrong, quickly and completely, and reverse their position.
Admitting a mistake, and reversing your position is difficult for anyone. To do it in print, to paying subscribers, is very tough on the ego. We've all seen newsletter writers cling stubbornly to a mistaken market opinion. While it may protect an analyst's delicate ego in the short run, it hurts the analysis and is of no value to subscribers.
Over the years, I've seen Ian do both, and watched in amazement. Don't misunderstand. Ian doesn't have a perfect record — no analyst with any significant track record has been perfect. Even after more than twenty years, when I read Deliberations, I expect to learn something. Often it's a chart study, sometimes it's an unusual interpretation, but it's never the conventional wisdom.
"Ian McAvity...he is one of the best technical analysts around."
Fear, Greed and the End
of the Rainbow
During the 1960s Ian was a world-class squash champion. In 1969, he played on the doubles team that was Canadian National Doubles Champion and was ranked number one for several years.
One of his less widely known accomplishments was the role he played in helping to break down the South African apartheid (color barrier) policy in sports. US champion, Arthur Ashe had broken the barrier a few years earlier in Tennis.
As part of his retirement from amateur squash competition, Ian arranged to travel to South Africa with the Pakistani born North American professional champion, Sharif Khan, for a series of tournaments organized to demonstrate the breaking of Apartheid in squash in 1972, to enable the International Federation to hold the World Championship in South Africa the following year.
The tour was a great success, and South Africa hosted the World Championships the next year. Unfortunately, one month prior to that event, the Canadian Government learned that a Canadian team was planning to attend, and after many threats, the team was withdrawn at the last minute.
A Canadian enabled the event, but the Canadian government, and the Canadian Squash Association withdrew the team; prompting Ian to denounce the act (which got a lot more publicity in South Africa than in Canada), and he withdrew from any further involvement with the game, in protest of selling out an amateur sport to government coercion.
Ian is an avid golfer and an active expert skier, and he even managed to drag my sorry butt out onto the slopes after an eleven year hiatus (thank you!).
One of the pleasures of reading Deliberations is Ian's unique view of the world. He's not afraid to pull his punches, both in his writing and speaking. Best of all, you find yourself laughing — and that means you'll remember what you're learning.
He has been the featured speaker at investment conferences, and technical analyst societies in Canada, the USA, Britain, France, Germany, Switzerland, Holland, Denmark and South Africa. When a conference organizer needs a speaker to ensure that the seats will be filled at the first presentation on a Saturday morning, Ian is typically their first choice. It's not only a valuable presentation, but a funny one that gets everyone's motor running.
The first section describes his abilities as a technical analyst. I'm going to mention a few specific achievements. By no means is this a comprehensive list.
Coppock Guide
One of my most
prized possessions is my worn copy of his "chartbook". It's long
out of print, but it is full of his hand-drawn charts, including Coppock
Curves of many markets. I am still amazed that he calculated all of them by
hand, typed the words on an IBM Selectric, and laid it all out with his
Xerox machine, glue stick and eXacto knife.
Coppock Curves are an excellent example of keeping it simple. E.S.C. Coppock designed them to identify reversals from emotional extremes, and that's just what they do, rarely generating whipsaws at extremes.
Click here for a thorough description of the Coppock Guide.
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I love Polaroid
By Lizelle Jackson | May 13, 2008
I stumbled across this litte Parisien group called Polaroid some time ago and immediately fell in love with their relaxing acoustic music. "I Think I love you" sounds easily like it could have been on the Juno soundtrack, utilizing a ukulele and that male vs. female verse trade off that comes off more like fun childlike banter. On "Nervous Tic Motion to the Head" we get a nice folky tune with some beat boxing that makes for a nice little surprise. However, by far my favorite is a little bossa nova ditty "Jardin d'Hiver" (literally translated, Garden of Winter) that sounds like it would be used in some kind of sexy perfume commercial or Victoria Secret ad. Actually, I don't like those descriptions, I feel like it kind of cheapens the song…just make sure you listen to it and see what you think.
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The 2.0L TDI engine used in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI very commonly faces camshaft lobe wear issues causing:
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Penned by designer Thomas Ingenlath, the Concept Coupe showcases where Volvo will take its future designs. The goal is simple: Injecting more emotion into the visually sharp yet conservative Volvo models we're used to.
The Concept Coupe is the first of three models aimed at not only showing us the new look of Volvo, but also the benefits of its Scalable Product Architecture (SPA).
Up front is Volvo's trademark grille, accented by unique T-shaped LED daytime running lights. Drawing inspiration from the P1800 of the 1960s, the sleek and muscular lines continue down the side with the beltline forming something of a bow, finishing off at the thin, C-shaped tail lights.
Underpinning the Concept Coupe is a hybrid powertrain -- a 2.0-litre four-cylinder engine adapting both turbocharging and supercharging mated to an electric motor on the rear axle delivers more than 400 horsepower and 440 pound-feet of torque.
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Perhaps Ford is hesitant to offer a minivan in North America owing to the forgettable Windstar. Or maybe its because consumers love crossovers more.
Whatever the reason, Ford recently unveiled the S-Max concept, a Europe-only "sports activity vehicle" and the latest to wear the company's corporate styling.
Up front is the trademark Aston Martin-like grille first seen on the Fusion, complemented by a steeply-raked windshield and a curved roofline. Indeed, it's not unlike an enlarged Focus or C-Max.
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It may not look as aggressive as other AMG models in Mercedes' lineup, but there is much more than meets the eye with the 2014 S63 AMG.
First and foremost, a 5.5-litre twin-turbocharged V8 sits under the hood. It pumps out a whopping 577 horsepower and 664 pound-feet of torque, sent to all four wheels via AMG's seven-speed transmission. With a 33/67 rear-biased torque split, the S63 shoots from 0-100 km/h in just 3.9 seconds before topping out at 186 mph (299 km/h).
Mercedes also managed to cut 100 kilograms from the conventional S-Class's curb weight, thanks to extensive use of aluminum throughout the body and chassis, as well as carbon fibre moulded into the spare tire cradle and lighter brakes at all four corners (carbon-ceramic units are optional).
While changes to the exterior design are subtle, the interior sports a set of tweaks, including a thicker steering wheel, carbon-fibre accents, embossed AMG logos throughout and sport seats. No word, however, if they, too, provide the equivalent of a hot-stone massage.
Pricing has yet to be determined, but the S63 AMG will be on display at this week's Frankfurt Motor Show.
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