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Slow Motion Lottery
People, so called experts (you know my feelings on experts), are saying stupid things like sell everything, or sell into any rally. Don't listen.
On the contrary, buy and keep buying. Don't take every last penny and invest, that's just as stupid, but if you buy regularly as the market falls, you'll have a lot more shares when things turn around. It's a proven concept called dollar cost averaging. These "experts" make it sound like dollar cost averaging is only a good idea when markets rise but it's just the opposite. It works best the further the market falls.
The spring is tightening, coiling up for those of us smart and confident enough to stick with a plan, and bold enough to adjust the plan to take advantage of panic.
The lottery is real it's just not a sudden and unexpected thing. It's predictable (over long periods of time) and involves some faith but mostly discipline. The slow motion lottery of investing and working hard isn't found in a convenience store, it's found in your character.
So what should you do?
Make a plan. Investing blindly is no different than paying money for random numbers you hope will match some other random numbers.
It's a new year and if you didn't max out your 401k last year, this is the year to do it. I have calculated the amount I need to invest each paycheck so that I'll hit the max on my last paycheck. Here's how you can do the same: Take 18,000 (2016 max) and divide by your salary. This is the percentage you should invest. Take that percentage and multiply by your gross paycheck. For example: if your income is $80,000/year then the percentage you need to save is: 22.5%. Your weekly gross is $1,540 and you should put $347 each paycheck into your 401k.
That alone is good but it's not lottery worthy. Save more now than you ever have and invest in accounts other than your 401k.
Discipline is hard. Saving when you really want to spend is hard but it's a winning lottery ticket you just have to have the guts to buy it.
PS: if you read this far I'm impressed but I know you're probably thinking there is no way you could save and invest that much. You're wrong. Check out how much I save and stop making excuses.
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Buy, Save, Hold, and Buy
While it's true, it's also a little too simple as tweets often are.
My real strategy is a buy continuously, but buy more when prices fall, and save (and hold) as prices rise.
Buy Continuously
This is your automatic savings and investing such as your 401k, Roth IRA, or 403b. Start young and do your best to max this out. Take full advantage of any matching funds and never, ever, take a loan out against these accounts. The money coming out of your paycheck on a regular basis is dollar cost averaging and captures both the ups and downs of the market and smooths out wild swings like the downside rout we're having now.
Buy More as Prices Fall
When the market drops, that's the time to buy. As Warren Buffet said, "be greedy when others are scared, be scared when others are greedy." Don't try to wait for the bottom, just dollar cost average more aggressively. Friday I invested less than 5% of the money I've been saving over the past year. As prices continue to fall I'll buy more again.
Save as Prices Rise
Over the past year or so I haven't been buying stocks (I buy stocks only in low cost index funds) and instead have been saving more aggressively. This doesn't mean that I haven't been buying any stocks, just not any above my set investment plan. Now I have more capital to invest and since prices are lower I hope to get better returns. Too many people don't have the discipline to save like this but if you can then you'll be prepared like I am.
It Paid Off Before
Do you remember how far the market fell in 2008? In 18 months the Dow Jones Industrial Average lost more than 50%. Many people sold, panicked really, but not me. I continued buying throughout 2008 but still I lost a huge amount of money, with my net worth diving 16.44% (check the chart below). In 2009, however, my plan and my discipline paid off. My net worth rebounded by 24.93%, more than recouping the losses of the previous year.
So what's your plan in this tumultuous time for the market? Panic and sell at the worst time or stick with your plan and take advantage of low prices?
Posted in General, Money, Success, Taking Action and tagged dow, invest, investing, markets, panic, S&P, stocks by AJ with no comments yet.
Timing is Everything
Well it's back to a topic that is very important to me, finances.
As I write these words the stock market is a bit more than an hour from opening though you'll read these words (because I'll finish this post) after it opens. Based on the pre-market indicators today is going to be a down day (possibly very down). So far 2014 has been a down year with the Dow dropping 4.39% or 748 points and that doesn't include whatever is in store for today. I for one hope it continues down. (Well it didn't continue and as you read these words the Dow is up 3.82% for the year)
Wouldn't it have been nice to sell everything on Dec. 31, 2013, the peak, and then buy it all back whenever we hit the bottom? (That would have been Feb. 03) It would have but it's also impossible to know when those two events will occur, eveyone knows that. They say timing is everything in life but perfect timing is impossible when it comes to stocks. Since perfect timing is impossible then what about not so perfect, or just average timing? We'll get to that in a second.
I gave up trying to time the market very early in my investing career but there is some wiggle room. Almost as soon as this new year began, I started selling stock. Not because I'm a clairvoyent investor but because I had to rebalance my portfolio anyway and rebalancing to me doesn't mean selling and buying at the same time. Since the year began I have sold 3.2% of all my stock holdings and moved it to cash or bonds. (I've continued selling as the year went on and the markets have risen) That's not a lot in the grand scheme of things and fits with my philosophy of buy and hold. I held onto 100% of my stocks during the 2008 collapse and subsequent recession and even added to my positions which paid off very well with 2008 seeing a 16% decline but 2009 seeing a 25% increase and 2010 seeing a 17% increase all while buying on the way up.
If you have a plan you can and should stick with it and that's exactly what I've done and am doing. (My plan is to buy low and sell high – duh – but I rarely sell – the little selling I've done is very small compared to my holdings. More importantly I've been saving and it's those savings that will allow me to buy when I beleive the time is right) Also very importantly, do not make big moves. 3.2% is not a big move but, if I'm successful, it will have a big impact many years from now, and that is what planning is all about.
Will I begin buying stocks at the exact right moment, when the market hits the bottom and things begin going up again? Absolutely not! But will I buy at a lower price then I sold? Yes. Will that growth compound over many years if I continue to hold? Yes. The timing is not when to sell but when to scale back buying and when to amp up buying.
My next post will be on my technique for rebalancing my portfolio.
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Foolish Cycle Continues
The Difference
I've said it before, that if you use the gauge of who is richer, who garners more respect, and who can get on TV any time she wants then Ms. Whitney is far more qualified than I am to offer her financial advice. The difference is that I've been correct in my predictions and she's been wrong though she'll never admit it (especially to me).
What Now?
Stocks have gone up very quickly and there are various reasons for that but Ms. Whitney has been cautious about stocks – until now. CNBC states "Known more for her pessimistic take on the markets, and banks in particular, Whitney has turned in the opposite direction." Run the other way!
Whitney says she's "not been this…bullish…on equities in my career." Yeah I know, but I have, and I've been right and she's been wrong. I'm a lot more cautious, now, just as she seems to be jumping in with both feet.
This reminds me of another person I've called out for being a fool who jumps on whatever bandwagon is rolling through town, James Glassman, who wrote the book DOW 36,000 just as stocks were about to crash from their internet binge. Glassman later wrote, Safety Net, a book about how stocks were not a good investment and which favored bonds just before this amazing stock market run we've experienced these past few years.
My feeling on investing has evolved over the years and at one time I thought I could time the market, predict with reasonable certainty what individual stocks would do. I was wrong. Since then I have become a passive investor (passive is such a misnomer).
It's been said that you can pick your friends, you can pick your nose, but you can't pick your family; I'd change that to you can't pick the direction of the market. And yet people try. They tried with internet stocks, they tried with housing, and they're trying again with bonds.
My Advice
You choose whether you want to listen to these so called experts but my advice is to ignore these fools and invest with a long term view. Tomorrow I'll have a post about how my saving and investing has enabled me to be aggressive when I wanted and cautious when I needed.
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Right but not Perfect
How do I do this? How do I write a post called "Right but not Perfect" without sounding like a jerk, like an egotistical self-centered idiot? Well, I don't know that I can. You have to have a certain amount of all of that in order to put yourself out there and say "I have answers." If I'm going to criticize others I better be able to back that up, otherwise I am a jerk.
Anyone offering advice, be it financial, personal, business, or otherwise, is saying "I know better than you." That's ok because sometimes they do, other times it's just a second opinion, a different perspective than you have.
Financially speaking I've done well. I've made mistakes but they weren't catastrophic, they didn't do irreparable harm, or really any noticeable harm. I've been right about a lot of things such as the housing bubble but I was also wrong about the housing bubble too.
What? I was right and wrong? Yup, and lucky too.
I'll start with a big mistake that could have had serious ramifications. When I got my first job out of college I immediately went out and bought a Jetski. This could have been the start of a reckless spending spree, a lifestyle I couldn't afford but it wasn't, because I made a deal with myself. I told myself I would buy the Jetski but save aggressively after that. I stuck with my plan!
In 1995, at the age of 25, I bought my first home, a townhouse. My aggressive savings paid off and so did my parent's help, letting me live in their house rent free. It happened to be pretty much the bottom of the market. That was just luck. I had a roommate to help defray the costs, that was smart. In 1997 my girlfriend, Julie (yeah she's my wife now), moved into my townhouse because the home she owned (purchased when she was just 23) had burned down, that was really bad luck.
We invested part of the insurance money as the house was being rebuilt and doubled it. Partly luck, partly good judgment, it was a highly risky move but it paid off. We didn't go overboard when the house was completed, buying furniture and expensive electronics, we were frugal, we lived well below our means, something that continues to this day.
In 2000 we bought our first rental property at the Jersey Shore. I thought it was the height of the market, that home prices couldn't go up any more, that was dumb. As prices continued to rise I could have cashed in but I didn't. I was right in 2005 when I wanted to sell and wait until prices crashed to buy again but I didn't. Was it a mistake? Maybe but I'm not going to complain about a successful investment because it could have been more successful.
When it comes to stock investing I've done well, too, but made serious mistakes. Not one, not two, but three stocks I owned have gone completely under. I lost everything I invested in them but I knew the risks and didn't lose my shirt. I had a comparatively small percentage in each stock. As the saying goes, I didn't put all my eggs in one stock basket. Again, I had a plan and I stuck with it. Those losses caused me to completely rethink my investing strategy and now I subscribe to what is known as passive buy and hold investing (though I think passive is a misnomer).
My second rental property has lost value, a substantial amount of value. Here again this could be considered a mistake but once again I knew the risks. I wasn't trying to time the market, to buy at the bottom. I assessed whether I could afford it, whether I would make money in the long term, not the short term. If that meant I had to hold it for 5, 10, 15 years or more I was ok with that. I had a plan and I stuck to it. I'm three years into the investment and it looks like it will be closer to 10 years that I'll need to hold onto it. That's fine.
I haven't been perfect but no one is. I'm satisfied with how things have turned out so far and I'm looking forward to the future. All I can do is give you some insight into my success and my failures and let you be the judge of whether I'm someone who can offer you anything worthwhile.
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Great Returns from Buy and Hold
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I wrote a reply to an article that put down buy and hold investing the other day and the way I ended my response was to show that through buy and hold investing my net worth has increased almost every year – and not by a little.
First a definition. Buy and hold investing is where you invest with the intention of holding onto your investments for a long time period. What buy and hold investing is not is: buy and forget, buy and ignore, buy and hope, buy once and hold.
That last one is really the key. People who put down buy and hold investing seem to think that there is no way to take advantage of market opportunities unless you actively trade. That's non-sense. When the market dips you can buy more, at a lower price, which is what you want to do, buy low and sell high.
The other mistake opponents of buy and hold investing make is to assume that stock and bond investing is all there is to a diversified portfolio. Well the more money you have the more you can branch out into other things such as commodities like gold and other metals, real estate, or a side business. Also don't forget that you are your best means to diversification and should not discount your ability to increase your salary by getting promoted or changing jobs.
Since opponents of the buy and hold method often assume that stocks are your only investment they like to point out that these past twelve years have been flat. They're right if they ignore two very important things that simply can't be ignored: dividends and dollar cost averaging. Dividends are distributions of a company's profits to their shareholders. Dollar cost averaging is the technique of buying stock (or mutual funds) on a regular schedule regardless of the share price. The idea is that you end up buying more shares when prices are low and fewer shares at the high price. As stock or mutual fund prices fluctuate you do better than simply buying once and forgetting.
I use a modified dollar cost average technique of my own. I invest at regular intervals through my 401k at work. In my personal investment accounts, I will accumulate cash and buy only on days the market is down. If the market has been rising steadily I'll buy less often and accumulate more cash. If the market has been doing poorly and has one bad day after another, the accumulated cash allows me to buy more frequently. This technique takes discipline, there's no doubt about that. The important thing is that I have been fully invested throughout so I haven't missed any of the gains and because this is not money I need in the short term.
As I mentioned at the start of this post I ended my comment to the other article by providing the percentage increase in my net worth over the last twelve years (there's a benefit to being a financial nerd). So here it is in chart and graph form:
Please note that this does not depict my stock performance only but is an overall net worth. I feel this is a more accurate picture of all my investments, not just stocks. As you can see there were only two years that I had a negative return. The graph shows the dollar figure of my net worth (numbers removed for obvious reasons) in red and the green at the bottom is the amount by which my net worth increased or decreased (the chart in graph form).
None of this can be achieved without a plan and the discipline to stick with it. Do you have a plan for how to increase your net worth each year? Share your techniques in the comments section.
Posted in General, Money, Success and tagged buy and hold, investing, investments, stocks by AJ with 5 comments.
ETFs – A Flawed Investment?
ETFs have been around long enough that I can analyze my initial thoughts about them and decide if they were correct or need to be modified. I know a lot of people, including many financial planners, love ETFs but I did not when they first were introduced and I still do not. As someone who believes in passive investing, ETFs may seem like a good idea but I just don't see it.
Let me start by saying that there are good aspects of ETFs that work in theory better than they work in practice. For example, an ETF is priced throughout the day and can be bought and sold at any time. Unlike a mutual fund that is only priced once, at the close, an ETF seems to have a huge advantage. If the market is dropping quickly you could sell the ETF at midday rather than at the close, possibly limiting your losses. So what's the downside of that? This feature encourages trading rather than investing. One down day (week, month, or year), even a precipitous drop, doesn't mean you should sell if you have a long term outlook. Human nature being what it is I feel ETFs make it more likely to sell low and buy high. Of course if you are disciplined and have a plan that you stick with you can negate this potential trap.
ETFs follow an index giving you more diversification than individual stocks. Again that is true but the so called indexes that some ETFs follow are nothing more than sector funds in index clothing. There are technology ETFs and gold ETFs and health care ETFs to name a few and their only diversification is a broad swath of the same sector. To be fair there are some ETFs that follow the traditional indexes such as the S&P 500 but with the proliferation of the ETFs I think many people end up in the wrong ETF.
Then there is the cost of the transaction. Like any investment you can dollar cost average into ETFs but each purchase will carry a commission. Even using a discount broker that would be $9.99 (for example) per trade. If you bought one EFT a month for a year that's about $120 and two ETFs a month would be $240. So what's the alternative? I have an account with Vanguard and if you purchase their mutual funds there is no commission. I just saved $240 or more and was more diversified than an ETF that follows a pseudo index.
So does this mean I don't own any ETFs? Well no it doesn't, because there are some things for which I could not find a suitable mutual fund. The one ETF I own is an inverse US Treasury Bond ETF. Interest rates are incredibly, artificially low in my opinion. That doesn't mean they will go up any time soon but when they do I will have an ETF that will do very well. Remember I have a long term outlook.
There are uses for ETFs and they could be a valuable addition to your portfolio but I don't think they work for me. What do you think?
Posted in General, Money and tagged ETF, investing, mutual fund, stocks by AJ with no comments yet.
Functional Financial Illiteracy
Ask anyone and they will tell you that it is very important to understand your finances, to be smart about your investments. Those same people, however, often are not knowledgeable about finance and investment, if surveys and polls are to be believed. One study published in December 2006 states: "Our review reveals that many households are unfamiliar with even the most basic economic concepts needed to make saving and investment decisions." (emphasis added)
You simply can't ask What Next without some level of financial literacy.
The media seems to work hard to educate and inform us. Money Magazine, Smart Money Magazine, Marketwatch.com, and CNBC are read or watched by millions but can they be trusted? When the headlines on the covers of the magazines are things like "Top Mutual Funds for This Year" or "What the Market Will do Next," they cannot be trusted because no one can predict these things accurately. When CNBC holds a "Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge" and rings the closing bell of the stock market to promote their casinoization of investing they lose any credibility they had.
The language of investing perpetuates the gambling myth. A stock that does well is called a "winner," an investment recommendation is called a "hot tip" as if it were a horse running in the third race at the track. No wonder planning for the future is called the "retirement game." The stock market, investing in general, is not a game where, if the "player" gets lucky, he can beat the house.
Asking What Next takes a much different approach to investing. It's systematic, researched, and individual. Investing with a What Next outlook means weighing options, understanding that an investment in one area often precludes an investment in another area, recognizes that it's folly to attempt to do better than "the market" when the market is made up of people all trying to do the same thing. For me, educating myself meant pursuing a career change into financial planning. That was a bit extreme. For most people, seeking the advice of a financial planner would suffice.
Asking What Next is only the first step. Understanding What Next requires work.
Many people making financial decisions are functional yet financially illiterate. It's time to change that. I'd stop treating investing like a game by avoiding the "Million Dollar Portfolio Challenge" and start educating myself on a reasoned, systematic approach to the future.
In my opinion your best resources to educate yourself and take a What Next approach to your finances, investments, and retirement planning are the following. Watch an episode of Til Debt Do Us Part on CNBC then check out Gail Vaz-Oxlade's website. I'm a big fan of The Coffeehouse Investor both the book and the website – check them out. Of course there's always my book What Next A Proactive Approach to Success – I'm kind of partial to that one (also available as an eBook).
A big part of What Next is taking action. Will you check out any of the above suggestions?
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Bio-Identical Hormones
If you haven't felt like yourself lately but haven't quite been able to put your finger on why, a hormone imbalance could be to blame. The good news, however, is that if your hormones are guilty of throwing you off your game, your issues and symptoms could be relieved significantly with professional bio-identical hormone therapies.
Hormone issues affect both men and women alike as hormone levels start to decline around our mid-30s to early 40s. And while this drop is natural and unavoidable, we can still help control how rapidly or smoothly this change occurs and how we adapt to its effects.
Ask yourself: Have you noticed a change in any of the following?
- Decreased libido
- Fatigue
- Mood swings
- Decreased concentration, brain fog and memory issues
- Sleep disturbances
- Decreased muscle mass
- Menstrual cycles ending or becoming irregular
- Thinning hair on both your head and body
- Weight gain, especially around the midsection
- Muscle weakness
- Drier skin
- Changes in body temperature such as hot flashes or night sweats
Bio-identical hormone pellet therapy re-introduces the necessary hormones in the form of time-released, plant-based hormone pellets that are biologically identical to your own hormones and placed in an inconspicuous area just below the skin's surface.
Specific hormones that bio-identical hormones aim to increase or balance include those tied to reproduction and youth such as estrogen, progesterone, testosterone, dehydroepiandrosterone, and adrenal hormones.
At your first Skintastic consultation for hormone analysis, we will test your current levels of essential hormones such as testosterone, estradiol and progesterone. Then, when you return for your first therapy, we will provide you a customized, optimal combination of bio-identical hormone supplements to suit your specific needs and deficiencies.
At Skintastic, we don't just offer cosmetic procedures and treatments for the outside. We know that true beauty starts on the inside so we want our patients to feel younger and more energized through our comprehensive, wholistic wellness programs that include not only our bio-identical hormone therapy, but also our lifestyle education and customized weight management programs with our on-staff, in-house nutritionist.
Come in today for a complimentary pre-evaluation for our customized hormone replacement therapy and nutritional programs to start feeling more youthful and vibrant from the inside out!

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Sweet and tangy
|Maple Leaf Chicken breast
|Favorite meat pieces
|1 tbsp
|pineapple juice
|1 tsp
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|Sale and pepper to taste
|1/4 tsp
|soy sauce
|1 tsp
|orange juice
Mix sauces together, and put into a baggie. Have your favorite meat cut into 1 inch chunks, toss that, and the cut up chicken breast into the baggie, and let marinate for 20 minutes, remove and skewer on sticks and toss on BBQ until cooked, probably 5 - 10 minutes. Eat right away.
Any type of meat will work with this.
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lauded the public and private sector groups that worked to consolidate the Registry of Motor Vehicles branch and the
Franklin County Chamber of Commerce
Visitor Center at the
grand opening Thursday.
The RMV branch needed to move because its HVAC system did not meet the minimum requirements of the lease, according to a spokesperson for the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. FCCC President Ann Hamilton said the Visitor Center was too big for its purposes.
The RMV moved into the Visitor Center at 18 Miner St., near the rotary at Interstate 91 and Route 2. The former RMV branch was leased privately and the new location is owned by MassDOT.
"I don't come to every RMV opening. They're all important, I love them all," said Patrick. "I don't come to every tourist center opening ... but I came today because this project, on its own merits, is important as a symbol of collaboration among agencies."
"There were unmet needs from the point of view of the RMV and also from the point of view of the Visitor Center that could not have been met on their own, but together have been met and been met beautifully," he said.
Hamilton said 90,000 people come through the Visitor Center every year. Combined with the 60,000 who come to the RMV annually, the number of people who will have access to information about the surrounding communities and its businesses will rise to about 150,000.
Information is available for about 150 area businesses and Hamilton said the increased traffic will boost the local economy with tourism dollars.
This map shows the location of the new RMV/Visitor Center
Patrick said Greenfield residents can be happy to know the new facility has more parking than the former RMV, the HVAC system works properly and waiting in line will become an opportunity to learn about local attractions.
Transportation secretary and MassDOT CEO Jeffrey Mullan said the move is an example of good government.
"Look for more of it. Look for more efficiency, more savings," said Mullan.
State Registrar of Motor Vehicles Rachel Kaprielian said the building utilizes "every square inch of space."
"It's as good a set-up as we have anywhere and I think it's going to be a very popular site for the residents," she said.
The RMV branch will be open year-round while the Visitor Center will operate from April 15 to November 1.
"I think we're all going to get along just fine," said Hamilton.


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Siituated on the banks of the river Yamuna of , Agra is the most popular destination in India. This city which was built during 1475 had existed during Mahabharat period and Mahirshi Angira in 1000 BC. Interstingly the city came into prominence only during the Mughal period. Agra always attracts large number of tourists for the beauty of the Mughal architecture most notably is one of the Seven Wonders of the World - Taj Mahal. This place is stunning to view at night for the multi-colored lighting.
Places to Stay
There are good budget hotels in Agra. Some of them are Hotel Raj Bed & Breakfast (Tariff – Rs.800), Grand Hotel Agra (Tariff – Rs.1,500), Bhoomi Residency (Tariff – Rs.1800) and Dolphin Inn (Tariff –1600).
The official language of Agra is Hindi. The other language known is Urdu.
The Important Festivals of Agra is Adoor Gajamel (February).
Places to Visit
There are several places of tourist attraction in Agra. Some of the places include Tāj Mahal (12kms from Adilabad) , Agra Fort (5.2 kms from Agra) Fatehpūr Sikrī, (30 kms from Agra) I'timād-Ud-Daulah ( 9 kms from Agra) Akbar's Tomb, Sikandra (12 kms from Agra) and Mankameshwar Temple(12 kms from Agra).
How to Get There
The Agra airport is located 12.5 away from the heart of the city.
There are regular express trains to New Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Pune, Bhopal, Indore, Kochi, Gwalior, Jabalpur, Ujjain, Jaipur, Lucknow, Thiruvananthapuram etc.
There are regular buses connecting to major cities in North India. Some of the best bus operators that offer good experience for passengers are Hans Travels, Royal Travels and Rajasthan State Road Transport Corporation(RSRTC). When you buy your tickets online look out for bus ticket booking offers.
Mainpuri is a district under the Agra division in Uttar Pradesh. Situated to the north-east of Agra, the city is 270 km from New Delhi. Mainpuri has a diverse and a religiously rich tradition with followers of many religions as Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Jainism and Buddhism living in harmony. It is also known as 'Sankasya'in Ramayana. It is also the commercial centre for agricultural products from the nearby villages.
Places to Stay
There are several good budget hotels in Mainpuri. Some of them are Hotel Raj Regency (Tariff – Rs.1000), and Hotel Rajan (Tariff – Rs. 1300).
Braj Bhasha is the most common language used here. Apart from it, Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi, Sindhi is also spoken here.
Being the place of many religions Mainpuri witnesses almost all the festival celebrated in joy. Ram Navmi, Diwali, Holi, Nagpanchami, Raksha Bandhan, Eid, Buddh Purnima, and Guru Purnima are the major ones.
Places of Interest
A rare idol with 18 arms of Goddess Durga is present in Bhimsen Mandir situated on Jyoti-Devi road here. Foolbagh is situated at Jail Chauraha while the Lohia Park is situated at District Collectrate. These places are main attractions for their beautiful lush green lawns.
How to Get There
Kheria Airport in Agra is the nearest airport at a distance of 105.6 km away.
Number of train passes through Mainpuri Railway Station connecting it to places across the state.
Etwah Bus stand is nearest to Mainpuri at a distance of 9.2 km. There are daily bus services to Chipitola, Bhongaon, Shikohabad, Baivah and Paphund. Online bus reservation facility has made the process of bus booking in India very convenient.


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Will Stan Van Gundy get fired?
Posted in NBA News, Rumors and Stats
The Van Gundy family never seems to have dull moment in the NBA. Whether its Jeff Van Gundy breaking up fights or saying some of the craziest things while announcing, now we have Orlando Magic coach Stan Van Gundy speaking his mind in a recent interview.
It truly appears as though Stan Van Gundy's days are numbered as the Orlando Magic Head Coach primarily due to the actions of Dwight Howard.
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My name is Paul and I will be staying at El Puntal from now till May.
I am from Graz, a city in the southeast of Austria and I am studying to be a Primary School Teacher.
Currently I am doing an Erasmus+ Semester in Huelva, and beside my courses at the university, I am every Tuesday and Wednesday at El Puntal for English lessons in the 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th grade.
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I was born on September 1995, so I am 21 years old and I have one brother and one sister. My brother Georg is 28 years old, my sister Marianne is 17 years old. Family and friends are the most important things in my life.
In my leisure I also like to do different sports, for example football, volleyball or swimming. Learning languages is also a big interest of mine. At the present I am speaking German and fluent English and I am now in Spain to improve my Spanish skills.
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I am really thankful, that I got a place at this school, the first impressions are very good and I hope that I will get a lot of new experiences here.


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US academics over the weekend added their voices to the chorus of analyses following Saturday's five special municipal elections, with highly laudatory remarks on the manner in which the campaigning proceeded.
While their argument that the two camps avoided highly ideological pitfalls and tried to appeal more to grassroots voters was for the most part accurate, the researchers were quoted by Central News Agency as saying that the parties had displayed "restrained reactions" to the shooting of Sean Lien (連勝文), son of former vice president Lien Chan (連戰), during a campaign rally for a Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) candidate for Sinbei City councilor on Friday night.
Unfortunately for the academics, they stumbled on that one, or failed to watch the right TV channels in the aftermath of the incident.
Although it is true that on election day President Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) and other KMT officials adopted a relatively neutral stance on the matter, on Friday night the KMT apparatus — and the pan-blue media — went into full gear insinuating that the attack was somehow related to the election and that the DPP stood for violence. They never said it directly, mind you, but when officials called for voters to "cast their ballots against violence" the following day, the implication was obvious.
The politicization of the shooting went even further when TV news reports allowed Ting Yuan-chao (丁遠超), director of the former vice president's office, a chance to speak and hint that the incident was targeted and part of a larger campaign of violence, before a hospital spokesperson was able to provide an update on the younger Lien's condition. Surely, given the interest in Sean Lien's health, a status update should have preceded politics — at least if there had not been an attempt to turn the isolated, unrelated incident into a tool against the DPP.
Then again, after visiting his son in hospital, Lien Chan returned to a KMT campaign rally and heightened the rhetoric by implying that somehow the DPP was behind the assault on his son (the same Lien Chan who, back in 2004, accused the DPP of staging an attempt on president Chen Shui-bian's [陳水扁] life).
To each his priorities, but there are very few fathers who would choose to leave their child's hospital bed after he was shot in the head with a 9mm pistol to return to a local election event. It is also noteworthy that the following day, an otherwise magnanimous Ma did not once mention the other victim of the shooting, 29-year-old Huang Yun-sheng (黃運聖), who died of his wounds on his way to hospital. The man of politics, scion of a political family, mattered; the other, dead, didn't.
This is not to imply that the whole incident was staged to give the KMT the edge it desperately needed in what was shaping up to be three very close races. In fact, announcing his victory by an unexpected 12 percent over his DPP opponent on Saturday night, Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-bin (郝龍斌) admitted that his unexpected large margin of victory had received a "a great deal of help" from the shooting incident, hardly the comments of a conspirator.
However, short of fabricating the incident for political advantage, the KMT cannot be absolved of turning it into an opportunity. It did, and the US academics should take note.
That said, the impact of the shooting and the politicization that ensued are insufficient in and of themselves to account for the charismatic Su Tseng-chang 's (蘇貞昌) loss to a less-than-impressive, scandal-plagued Hau, by such a margin, or why, despite favorable conditions, the DPP has still not found a message that appeals to a majority of the electorate in the northern cities.


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Thought I'd use my time wisely and go for a test run at Lake Anna State Park. It'll be the site of my next scheduled race and it'll be my main race leading into my A race for next year. And based on how things went today, I'm a bit depressed. I was hoping to do a long loop in less than 2 hours but I still clocked in at 2:15. Coming in under 2 hours for a long loop would give me the pace I need to run 4 long loops (32 miles) within the 8 hour race time limit. So even though I piddled around, got a little lost, and generally didn't stress out about things, I'm a bit stressed now knowing that I'll need to continue to push the envelope a bit to get that 50k mark by February. If memory serves, I haven't run sub-8 for a 50k since last year. Not good. But progress needs time and so do I. So I'll continue to train as best as I can.
Outside of the slow pace, I didn't do too much on this run. Had to dodge two cyclists that snuck up on me while I was daydreaming about some conspiracy theory as to why a pontoon boat was sitting in the lake looking abandoned. It wasn't but I let my imagination get the better of me while I was making my way through the woods. Along the way, I dodged plenty of horse shit and quite a few mud puddles. I had forgotten how poorly the course drains and how many damn roots there are out there. Thankfully the rocks aren't too bad and I only rolled an ankle once.
The elevation was damn near a joke coming off of Oil Creek. The start has a decent incline and the hills on the power line section were tough. There were a few rollers in two sections but generally speaking, this is an easily runnable course. I just need to keep that fresh in my mind when I do it.
What was left of a barn's foundation.
This was the little pond near the start.
This was a pretty cool view on the trail. Hard to see but giant drops of rain were falling through the sun.
Temps were about 65F to 75F. Humidity was moderate to high with a few sprinkles of rain here and there. Sky was mostly overcast with a few rays from the sun.
Fluids and Fuel:
Breakfast was two waffles, two eggs, yogurt, and iced coffee. During the run I had about 30 ounces of plain water (I somehow managed to pay attention to that), most of a bottle of Hammer Fizz, and an apple sauce pack. Recovery was the rest of my Hammer Fizz followed by a lunch of a Caesar salad, black bean soup, baguette, iced tea, and iced coffee.
Aches and Pains:
I rolled my ankle early on a rock buried in the leaves but it didn't bother me. My problem toes (one on each foot) bugged me towards the end so I lopped off what I could after my shower. Outside of that, things felt fine.
Wore my Nathan hydration pack and stashed my Amphipod bottle inside. Brought along my phone, map, and a few other essentials. No gaiters so I got rocks and twigs in my shoes. Shoes started to bug me towards the end of the race so I may need to go with my Superiors instead of my Lone Peaks.
Heart Rate:
I tried, really tried, to keep it under the 149 mark to stay in Zone 2. It just didn't happen. So I tried to keep it as low in Zone 3 as I could but I'd often find myself struggling just to keep it under 155. As I neared the end, I said screw it and just ran it back in since it was mostly downhill. I think I averaged 165 to 170 over the last 5 minutes.
Finish - 2:14:50
MIN HR - 82 (at the start)
AVG HR - 148 (wow, I guess I did make it on the average)
MAX HR - 183 (probably when I ran face first into a spider web just as I thought I saw a snake)


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Pretty propagating: How To Multiply your Plants
by Sue Langley • November 21, 2016 • Garden, How to
Propagating plants in a Sierra foothill garden
Propagating plants is making new plants from existing ones in your garden.
Anyone can be a plant propagator with these easy, traditional and low-tech techniques that are perfect for our California foothills. It's fun and economical, and you'll be surprised to see how easy it is with these plants and techniques.
Easy Reseeders
The dry seedheads of some plants like Lamb's ears, grasses, coreopsis and lavender can be simply laid down in good soil where you'd like more, and next spring you'll see sprouts growing. Water them well when you lay them down and then just forget them. Nothing could be easier!
Try this with seed-filled flowers of buddleia, asters, Black-eyed Susans, zinnias, pansies and violas, Jupiter's beard, feverfew (rampant reseeders), foxglove, euphorbia, CA fuchsia, columbine and evening primrose.
I use Lamb's ears to edge my flower beds and as I stroll through the garden deadheading, I lay the dry stalks down along the edges as I go.
Note: As you trim perennials in Fall, try this method with any plant you especially like. You may be surprised what sprouts!
Taking cuttings
Take a cutting this way: Make a clean cut of a growing tip, one that has two or three leaves, or in the case of succulents, one 'chick.' Dip the end in rooting compound powder then carefully poke into a mixture of soil and perlite.
Some cuttings can simply by stuck into the ground if the soil is soft and friable.
Try cuttings of these: Geranium (pelargonium), succulents, euphorbias (be careful of the white sap when taking cuttings,…it can be irritating to skin), true geranium, Japanese maple and Box elder. Of these, succulents are the easiest,…just pinch off short branches and stick them in the ground or the soil of a container.
Propagating succulents from leaves
Let the leaves dry out and callus before you put them on dirt and water them. If they don't callus they will absorb too much water and die.
Fill a tray or other container with cactus or succulent soil that drains easily. Put the leaves on top of the soil.
New plants with a tiny rosette of leaves will sprout from the base.
This method can also be used for begonias, African violets and pepperomia, if rooting compound is used.
The simplest way is called 'compound!' This is when you have an existing shrub or perennial and create a new plant from one of the lower branches. Sometimes you'll see this happening already in Nature when plants have low hanging stems or branches. Be looking in your garden for low hanging branches,…some may have roots already!
A common way to propagate this way is to make a cut halfway through a low branch where it will touch the ground. Loosen the soil where the shoot will be buried. Simply set a rock on the branch to 'pin' it to the ground and make good soil contact. Keep the soil around the layer moist. Dig it up, keeping plenty of soil around the roots, and move it to its new spot. Try this with rosemary, artemisia, forsythia, berries, grape, hazelnut, rhododendron, rose, spiraea, and lilac.
Rooting in water
Allow roots to grow in water, including tomatoes, geranium, hydrangeas, and many culinary herbs, such as rosemary, marjoram and oregano. Warm temperatures are best, so do this indoors. Once these have rooted, transplant them into small containers with a mixture of soil and perlite and they'll be easy to transplant into the ground later.
Also try impatiens, willow, coleus, mint, basil, African violets, oleander, snowball bush, hydrangea and lamium. Many people have recently discovered that green onions will continue to grow in water as will celery, good experiments for kids!
With a shovel or spading fork, loosen the soil a few inches around the base of the entire plant. Slide the shovel under the roots, then lift up the whole clump; keep as much of the rootball intact as possible. (If clumps are too large or heavy to move, divide them where they are.)
Shake or gently brush off the excess soil from the plant's rootball.
Then divide the clump into two or more sections. Use sharp pruning shears to cut apart smaller clumps, and a shovel or spade to carefully poke through the base of larger or more fibrous-rooted clumps.
Pull divisions apart by hand ― each with a mass of roots and foliage attached. Continue dividing if you want even smaller clumps.
Snip off any damaged roots or foliage, and then replant divisions as soon as possible in well-amended soil in the ground or in containers. Water well.
Divide these plants in fall
- Agapanthus Lily of the Nile
- Ajuga
- Armeria (Thrift)
- Bergenia
- Chives
- Coreopsis
- Daylily
- Delphinium
- Dianthus deltoides
- Gaillardia (Blanket Flower)
- Germander (Teucrium)
- Geum chiloense
- Heuchera (Coral Bells)
- Hosta
- Iris
- Lamb's ears
- Lychnis coronaria
- Monarda (Bee Balm)
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An Uptown Dandy & The Rake
Its always nice to have the last word - but, in this case, Beau James takes an entire page all for himself. In the latest edition of The Rake, I contribute a short piece on New York's Prohibition-era Mayor James J. Walker, noted dandy and general man about town. You can read more about His Honor here.
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Vintage Edward Green for Brooks English: The Malvern
A 25-30 year old pair of Edward Green shoes, holding up quite well.
As I mentioned some time ago here at An Uptown Dandy, Brooks Brothers recently began selling Edward Green shoes again - a partnership that apparently began in the 1970s, was disrupted in 1980s or 1990s, and is now back on track. Of course, back then, the shoes were generally re-branded for Brooks Brothers' Peal & Co. line. Presently, Brooks is simply offering a few models without any re-badging or re-branding. Not that we're complaining.
More commonly, you'll see Edward Green shoes made for the Peal & Co. line, but this pair of wingtips in chestnut antique is a bit rare in that this pair of shoes was made for (what at the time was considered) Brooks' lower "Brooks English" line of shoes. Generally, you'll come across shoes from that line made by Church's. This pair, however, have none of the characteristics that you'll find on a pair of Church's shoes from that era - but it does have all of the tell-tale Edward Green markings that you'll see on a shoe from 1970-1985 period.
To begin with, the shoes have the "Made in England" stamp on the sole that you see on Edward Greens made for Nordstrom or Cole Haan from this period. The Church's shoes usually say "Benchmade in England" and also usually have the UK sizing stamped at the waist of the sole. In addition, the writing on a pair of Church's inside the shoe which will normally include the model name, size, and last information, has remained relatively standard since the 1980s.
Edward Green's handwritten designations, which were used before they switched to the writing that you now see in the oval inside the shoe, was also relatively standard during that period. There's normally an order number (which someimes has an additional exponent number (if that makes sense) which I believe denotes how many shoes of that particular model was included in the order, followed by size and last info in the second row, followed by another number in the third row. This pair of shoes has the same Edward Green handwriting. Interestingly, this pair seems to have been made on a unique last made especially for Brooks Brothers, the 346, which also happens to be the street address for what is now the Brooks Brothers flagship location at 346 Madison Avenue in New York City.
The shoes are really a testament to Edward Green craftsmanship and production standards. After 25 to 35 years, the shoes are holding up quite well - the sole is in great shape and the leather uppers look pristine, in my opinion. There is some slight cracking near the bottom of the lace area, which is a strange place to find a crack, I think. But the leather around the toe box and just above, where one would normally expect to find creasing or cracking is in surprisingly good condition.
Its always interesting to see what differences there are between the shoes made than and those produced today - looking at these, there is a channeled sole, but the waist is fairly "flat" There isn't much of suppression to speak of, and the waist is not bevelled at all. Whether newer technology has made it easier to include these types of flourishes on mass produced shoes, I'm not entirely sure. Certainly, the leather here is a basic monotone color or finish that is certainly not as impressive as some of the burnishing that you see today from Edward Green, Gaziano & Girling, or John Lobb. But all-in-all, a lovely wingtip with beautiful broguing and a distinct medallion.
This concludes the series of more in-depth looks for each of the vintage Edward Greens that were originally included in the Vintage Edward Green - The Collection (Part One) [a link to the original post can be found here].
I hope that you've all enjoyed a closer look at some of the beautiful works of art created by the shoemakers of Northampton. Keep an eye out for Part Two of the Vintage Edward Green collection - coming as soon as I can take the pictures . . .
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Photography of Ronny Jaques
Marlon Brando, 1947
A friend of mine was nice enough to present me with the book Stolen Moments: The Photographs of Ronny Jaques, curated by Pamela Fiori, who at the time of publication (2008) was editor-in-chief of Town and Country. Lovely photographs abound - particularly for those with an interest in men's style icons of the 1940s-1960s.
Hoagy Carmichael, 1947.
Duke Ellington, 1940s.
The Duke & Duchess of Windsor, 1940s.
Cary Grant, 1940s.
I wasn't familiar with Jaques before this, but I'm glad the oversight has been corrected. Jaques' body of work, as detailed in this photographic history, is impressive. Fiori's book is well-worth picking up, in my opinion, if you're looking for some sartorial inspiration.
Monday, November 21, 2011
Brooklyn's Finest
I moved out of Brooklyn a few years ago, but every now and then I like to drop into some of the old haunts. After an impressive Irish breakfast at Prime Meats, we took a stroll down Court and Smith Streets. I was surprised to come across some intriguing men's clothing shops. Aside from the thrift shops that I regularly check into, the only men's shop around back then (and worth its salt) was The Brooklyn Circus, which opened around 2006, if I recall correctly. So it was nice to see a sprinkling of new additions (as in two) to the sartorial scene out in BK.
Unfortunately, it was very early on a Monday morning, so the shops were still closed. I hope to be back in a few weeks, when I'll hopefully have time to peruse some of the offerings on hand. Olaf's (not to be confused with the long-time purveyor of men's athletic wear in East Harlem), next to Frankie's 457 on Court Street, had a lovely window display in particular, hearkening back to the old Ivy League shops of yesteryear.
On Smith Street, we came upon another shop as we searched for Bien Cuit, a French bakery with a yam/sweet potato danish that is positively sublime. This one was called "Epaulet" - it, too, was closed, but it also appeared to be worth a return trip sometime in the foreseeable future.
In any event, certainly a step in the right direction. Or, as they used to say when I was younger, big up to Brooklyn.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Despatch From a Book Signing (Enduring Style)
Yesterday evening, I dropped into the book signing for G. Bruce Boyer's and Maria Cooper-Janis' new book, Enduring Style. It is a lovingly assembled collection of family photographs of Gary Cooper, and also includes an essay by Boyer and a foreword by Ralph Lauren. The event was hosted by the Sartorialist at Leffot's on Christopher Street, so, in addition to meeting the preeminent writer on men's style, one could also peruse Leffot's excellent selection of men's footwear from Alden, Gaziano & Girling, Edward Green, Corthay, etc.
Actual book reviews from better writers than myself, such as Simon Crompton at Permanent Style (here) can be found, so all I'll say about the book is that its definitely worth picking up if you're a fan of the golden age of Hollywood and classic men's style in general. The packaging alone (the book and slip cover come are made from a brown canvas that looks and feels great) is worth the price, in my opinion.
The book signing was memorable in and of itself. Its a bit strange to come face to face (well, to be honest, I actually just stared from across the room) with people whose work you enjoy via the internet or print media. Unfortunately, I'm terrible at striking up a conversation to express heartfelt admiration for someone's work that may have struck me in a particular way. Nevertheless, it was definitely fun to be in the same room with people (and fellow Rake contributors :-)) like Christian Chensvold, Scott Schuman, and, of course, Boyer.
[As an aside, I also passed by Nick Wooster and Alan Flusser at various points in the evening. Mr. Flusser has a way with a scarf that is truly impressive, and Mr. Wooster had his natty urban guerrilla "stilo" in full effect - and it is just as interesting in person. I'm always struck by how classically elegant Wooster's look usually is from the knees up. His sartioral "twist," for lack of a better term, usually seems to kick in from the calves down.]
I actually did have a chance to speak with Mr. Boyer as he signed my copy of Enduring Style. I had planned on asking him to write something pseudo-witty, like "From One Rake to Another," but unfortunately (yes, I know, a pattern is developing), I was thrown completely off-balance by how pleasantly charming and well, nice, Mr. Boyer, was. He immediately identified me as "a fellow member of the tribe," which, of course, would have been the perfect little line to ask him to include with his signature. I managed to spit out how much I enjoyed his work before he commented admiringly on the soft shoulder and cut of the suit I was wearing (Bespoke, he asked; Ralph Lauren Purple Label, I assured him).
After a few more pleasantries, we shook hands. I looked at a few of the shoes on display in the center of the shop, gathered my things and prepared to leave. As I reached the door, a woman stopped me - she stared intently at my shirt (Charvet) and tie (Kiton), felt at the fabric of both, then pinched my chin and said, "Just a lovely combination," before sending me on my way (approvingly, I daresay).
And, with that, an altogether enjoyable evening came to a close.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
"El Cubano"
Alexander Pompez at the 1924 Colored World Series
During the 1920s and 1930s, Harlem was a magnet for the elegantly attired. From jazz musicians like Duke Ellington and Cab Calloway to writers of the Harlem Renaissance such as W.E.B. DuBois and Langston Hughes, the sartorially inclined had a wealth of inspirations from which to draw upon. However, if the elegance and lawlessness of the era could be said to have been exemplified by anyone, it was by the man known as El Cubano.
Born Alejandro Pompez in 1890, the Cuban-American made his way to New York in 1910 and found a job making cigars for $20 a week. Within the year, Pompez had opened his own cigar shop at 2122 Seventh Avenue. Over time, the shop would double as a front for his flourishing numbers racket, and El Cubano would maintain the store front for the next 50 years, until his death.
Pompez was also an avid baseball fan, and by 1916 his profits from the Harlem numbers game allowed him to bankroll a team called the New York Cubans. The name was changed the following year to the Havana Cuban Stars, and then the year after that to the more familiar New York Cuban Stars. By his own admission, he was soon making anywhere from $6000-8000 a day. All of this allowed to Pompez to live the high life: he smoked expensive Cuban cigars, indulged his sartorial appetites, and moved to Harlem's fashionable Sugar Hill section.
But the ostentatious lifestyle also attracted unwanted attention. As Prohibition neared its end, the racketeers began branching out - bootlegging had allowed them to amass considerable financial fortunes, and the gangsters were looking for new revenue streams. Across the river in the Bronx, Dutch Schultz had just ended his war with Mad Dog Coll by shooting the Mad Mick full of lead in the phone booth of a Chelsea drugstore. With his attention now undivided, the Dutchman turned his attention to "organizing" the Harlem policy business.
He was helped out by that dark day in 1931 that came to be known as Black Wednesday. On that Thanksgiving Eve, the magical number 527 (a superstitious number regularly played by Harlem residents) actually hit, wiping out numbers banks all over town. Pompez was actually hit for $68000, but had paid all but $8000 or so when he was summoned by one Solly Girsch to the Cayuga Democratic Club in Harlem.
Girsch was a gunman of some repute in the Schultz gang, and he suggested to Pompez that it would be best if he considered purchasing some insurance on his business. Pompez left and thought nothing of the matter until he was visited a few weeks later at his cigar store by two of Schultz' more notable trigger men, Bo Weinberg and Lulu Rosenkranz. Weinberg told Pompez that the Dutchman wanted to see him the following Saturday, and the two actually returned on that day to the shop to deliver Pompez over to the Dutchman.
Pompez, on his way to testify against Jimmy Hines at his 1938 trial on corruption charges stemming from the protection he accorded Schultz' policy "racket"
Pompez later offered a firsthand account of Schultz' unique bargaining tactics. The two met at an apartment owned by the mother of Dixie Davis, Schultz' lawyer, also known as the Kid Mouthpiece. The soft-spoken Schultz asked, "What's the matter you don't want to come in with me?" At which point he took off his jacket, pulled the .45 tucked in his trousers, and set it on the table in front of Pompez as the two sat down. By the time he left, Pompez had become a 40% shareholder in a new policy bank, and was also entitled to a $250 a week salary. While certainly less than what he had been making as sole proprietor of his own bank, 40% of a bank that Schultz' own books showed to be making $12000 a day in 1935 was nothing to sneeze at. Of course, Pompez never actually saw any profits, only the salary, right up until Charlie "The Bug" Workman deposited that rusty steel-jacketed slug into the Dutchman as he stood over a urinal in the Palace Chophouse in Newark.
If Pompez wasn't ready to go toe to toe with a ne'er-do-well like Schultz, he proved much more adept at sizing up talent in the Negro and Major Leagues. He was credited for scouting and signing, either directly or through his network, Felipe Alou, Jesus Alou, Matty Alou, Sandy Amoros, Damaso Blanco, Ossie Blanco, Marshall Bridges, Jose Cardenal, Orlando Cepeda, Tito Fuentes, Gil Girrido, Monte Irvin, Sherman Jones, Willie Kirkland, Coco Laboy, Juan Marichal, Willie McCovey, Minnie Minoso, Manny Mota, Ray Noble, Jimmy Rosario, Jose Santiago, Jose Tartabull and Ozzie Virgil. Many reports also cite Pompez having a hand in the signing of Willie Mays.
If Pompez wasn't ready to go toe to toe with a ne'er-do-well like Schultz, he proved much more adept at sizing up talent in the Negro and Major Leagues. He was credited for scouting and signing, either directly or through his network, Felipe Alou, Jesus Alou, Matty Alou, Sandy Amoros, Damaso Blanco, Ossie Blanco, Marshall Bridges, Jose Cardenal, Orlando Cepeda, Tito Fuentes, Gil Girrido, Monte Irvin, Sherman Jones, Willie Kirkland, Coco Laboy, Juan Marichal, Willie McCovey, Minnie Minoso, Manny Mota, Ray Noble, Jimmy Rosario, Jose Santiago, Jose Tartabull and Ozzie Virgil. Many reports also cite Pompez having a hand in the signing of Willie Mays.
Pompez' Baseball Hall of Fame Plaque
Perhaps Pompez's most significant contribution to the history of organized baseball was the opening and mining of the Dominican Republic market. Pompez maintained a relationship with the Giants for 25 years, working for the club as late as 1971. He was eventually named Director of International Scouting. When the National Baseball Hall of Fame started considering Negro league players for induction, he was a member of the first four election committees starting in 1971. Pompez himself was elected in 2006.
Perhaps Pompez's most significant contribution to the history of organized baseball was the opening and mining of the Dominican Republic market. Pompez maintained a relationship with the Giants for 25 years, working for the club as late as 1971. He was eventually named Director of International Scouting. When the National Baseball Hall of Fame started considering Negro league players for induction, he was a member of the first four election committees starting in 1971. Pompez himself was elected in 2006.
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Vintage Cross-Branding: Lock & Co. for Brooks Brothers
Vintage Brooks Brothers Hat Box (Circa 1960-1970)
Much has written recently about luxury cross-branding, or corporate partnering, or whatever one chooses to call it. The most obvious example is J. Crew and its recent efforts to partner up with just about anyone selling merchandise in the Western Hemisphere: Alden, New Balance, Swaine Adeney Brigg, Barbour - the list really does go on and on.
This makes sense on several levels, I suppose, as presumably Partner X is introducing your discerning customers to quality goods. For Partner Y, it is likewise happy to have its goods introduced to a new market or demographic that might not otherwise be exposed to its product. A good example of this would be the $550 SAB umbrellas that are sold at J. Crew. One can certainly wonder exactly how many J. Crew customers are actually going to purchase said umbrella; but, for purposes of this discussion, the point is that prior to the J. Crew x SAB collaboration, the typical J. Crew customer might have had no firsthand knowledge of the wonders of a Brigg's umbrella.
Despite the hype suggesting otherwise, this is not a new development. As I was trolling through eBay the other day, I came across an auction for an SAB umbrella that was made for the old Abercrombie & Fitch, presumably when it was a purveyor of luxury outdoor goods.
With that in mind, I sifted through my closet in search of an example closer to home - and came away with this vintage (but pristine) hat made for Brooks Brothers by John Lock & Co., the venerable London hatter located on St. James's Street.
This particular model is most likely from the 1960s or 1970s, suggesting that these partnerships have been going on for at least 30 or 40 years.
Do you have your own example of a vintage cross-branding effort? I'd love to hear about it!
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Abercrombie & Fitch Take Savile Row
I'm a big fan of Justin Fitzpatrick over at The Shoe Snob - as the name implies, his content usually is almost entirely shoe-centric, which is fine by me. He must have been especially disgusted by Abercrombie & Fitch's invasion of The Row, which apparently came complete with locust-like hordes of teen shoppers descending upon the fabled sartorial mecca, to take the time to post about the whole sordid affair (see his account here).
The story is even sadder when one considers the illustrious history of this once-proud purveyor of luxury men's sporting goods.
The company was originally founded in 1892 by David Abercrombie as a luxury sporting goods store (here in the States, I suppose Orvis would be A&F's modern-day successor). He later formed a partnership with Ezra Fitch, and, after Abercrombie left the company, Fitch became sole owner and ushered in the "Fitch Years" of continued success. Prominent figures who patronized the company in its early 20th century heyday included Teddy Roosevelt, Amelia Earhart, Greta Garbo, Katharine Hepburn, Clark Gable, John Steinbeck, John F. Kennedy, Ernest Shackleton, Cole Porter, and Dwight Eisenhower.
After Fitch's retirement, the company continued under a succession of other leaders until its financial collapse in 1977. The present incarnation came into being in 1988, when Limited Brands acquired the ailing company for $47 million after having success in popularizing Express and Victoria's Secret. Sadly, at that time, the sporting goods inventory was cleared out and the new president placed a stronger emphasis on apparel. Then Michael S. Jeffries took over as president in 1992 and popularized the brand as a teen apparel merchandiser.
All of which brings us to the aforementioned hordes of kiddies lining the sidewalks of the Row . . . and to the inevitable conclusion that, once again, us Yanks are to blame.
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– A group shot from the first run though yesterday, too bad you can't see Caleb's face. –
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Today was our day off. I did laundry, went into town to go to the thrift store, had a lovely little nap, and went off to the studio to work on the raven choir, even though it was our day off. There were actually quite a few people there, building crazy things.
Here's some progress shots of the ravens:
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– A bad photo of a paper mache raven head with body. –
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And then today, added some black and white and silver, and some texture with feathers, and a great little fabric scarf I got from the thrift shop.
– Excuse the awkward studio shot- I had just painted the puppets handle, and so couldn't hold it up for a good photo. –


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