text:
Written by Frederick Braue, Jeff Busby
Work of Frederick Braue
240 pages (Spiralbound),
published by Jeff Busby Magic, Inc.
Illustrated with drawings.
Language: English
(517 entries)
|Comments & References
|introduction - the fred braue notebooks\non braue and his published work\njeff busby 1985 Jeff Busby
|Introduction - The Fred Braue Notebooks
|mental telepathy stack\nfour spectators think of a card from a group, they're spelled out, progressive spellers (1935)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Mental Telepathy Stack
|item\nspelling almost any card with eleven letters\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|impossible coincidence\ncard chosen, then divined on paper as well as its position (1935)\n unknown\nder zuschauer als karten-kommandant\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Impossible Coincidence
|fb version of charlier pass\ntwo covers for charlier pass (1935)\nfrederick braue\nthe charlier pass - to control a card\n unknown 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Version of Charlier Pass
|card location\nodd-even divided deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Location
|fb card palm and pass\nrear palm, palm off from center, replacement after tabled riffle shuffle (1935)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Card Palm and Pass
|card detective\nreversed card's value used to count down to selection\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Detective
|the ribboned card\nribbon put around indifferent card in middle, when pulled out it changed into selection, gaff with ribbon on it\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Ribboned Card
|fb change\ncard placed aside at beginning is later selection\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Change
|the tunnel\ndeck in charlie cut position with two packets, card slid through the opening reverses\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Tunnel
|to set chosen card\ncontrolling a card to a certain number from top\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|To Set Chosen Card
|use for short card\ncount-down placement, spectator shuffles\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Use for Short Card
|thought-card gimmick\ncard thought of and written down by spectator, divined\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Thought-Card Gimmick
|clairvoyance with cards\ncard in fan is touched by spectator, performer instantly names card, lower index bent and glimpsed from behind fan\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Clairvoyance with Cards
|card at given number\nslap trick\n unknown\na most unusual experiment in which a chosen card appears instantly at any number in the deck from 10 to 45\nlaurie ireland 1985 Unknown
|Card at Given Number
|stop card trick\n"triple mystery", card side-stolen to top\njohn northern hilliard\n"the triple mystery" (john northern hilliard, magical bulletin, june 1924)\nthe triple mystery\nfrederick braue\njohn northern hilliard 1985 John Northern Hilliard
|Stop Card Trick
|stop card trick\nfaced deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Stop Card Trick
|slippery aces\ncollins aces with dealing finale\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Slippery Aces
|an easy force\ncriss-cross force, with angled packet or piece of paper in between\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|An Easy Force
|fb thought-card force\nforce card has injogged card below it, spectator thinks of one as deck is riffled through (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Thought-Card Force
|locator card\nscallop short, for multiple control\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Locator Card
|another locator\nthread glued inside split card, tactile\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Another Locator
|still another\npunch with needle\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Still Another
|the pushback\nretaining the break after a pass by establishing a jog\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Pushback
|another push-back locator\nupper half slapped stepped on lower and it then slides in alignment except its bottom card\n unknown\ncard location\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Another Push-Back Locator
|key cards\npencil marks, or reversed card in one-way deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Key Cards
|single card double color change and vanish\n"this is one of the finest effects of pure sleight-of-hand in existence." - snap change with back-to-back clean-up - snap-over change - false transfer and removed from pocket\nfelix fabian\nsphinx, july 1924, p. 164 1985 Felix Fabian
|Single Card Double Color Change and Vanish
|another use\nsnap change with clean-up on deck (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Another Use
|floor change\nthrow change onto the floor\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Floor Change
|color change\nusing one-handed palm\n unknown\none hand top card palm\njean hugard 1985 Unknown
|Color Change
|card switch\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Switch
|fb fan card-steal\nfan in right hand, some cards are stolen in back palm (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Fan Card-Steal
|fb palmaid\ngimmick on leg height with sticky substance to leave card there during spectator's shuffling (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Palmaid
|card switch\npalmed card dropped on card on deck (1936)\n unknown\nsixth method\ns. w. erdnase 1985 Unknown
|Card Switch
|fb card change\nunload of double on deck, bit like d'amico change (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Card Change
|vest switch\ncard slid under vest flap changes, unload on deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Vest Switch
|fb side steal\n"i think that this is the perfect pass, although i have used it only in the past week." referenced erdnase palm from center (1936)\nfrederick braue\nsixth method\ns. w. erdnase 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Side Steal
|baker's impossible discovery - fb improvement\nspectator locates other spectator's card in pocket under fair conditions (1936)\nfrederick braue\nthe impossible discovery\nal baker 1985 Frederick Braue
|Baker's Impossible Discovery - FB Improvement
|fan steal\n\nbob fisher\nfrederick braue\nsphinx, march 1934, p. 13 1985 Bob Fisher, Frederick Braue
|Fan Steal
|heartstopper card trick\nlocation with duplicate (1936)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Heartstopper Card Trick
|fb peek\nheel break (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Peek
|the peek card knowledge\nbook break glimpse after peek\narthur gross\nfrederick braue 1985 Arthur Gross, Frederick Braue
|The Peek Card Knowledge
|another peek\nglimpse after spectator's peek behind back\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Another Peek
|another fb sidesteal\ncard starts out side-jogged (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Another FB Sidesteal
|fb color change\ncard stolen from back at right angle (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Color Change
|fb one-card backhand routine\none-card routine with duplicate (1936)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB One-Card Backhand Routine
|card routine\ndescription of ten card location routine (1936)\nrolland hamblen 1985 Rolland Hamblen
|Card Routine
|card location\nten card location routine 1. say stop 2. spell out 3. spring location 4. stabbed card 5. the fifth card 6. stabbed cards 7. card through handkerchief 8. - 10. catch from shower\nrolland hamblen 1985 Rolland Hamblen
|Card Location
|card switch\ncard apparently pulled out from center, but taken from top (1936)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Switch
|improved routine - al baker t&r newspaper\n\nfrederick braue\nnewspaper trick\nal baker 1985 Frederick Braue
|Improved Routine - Al Baker T&R Newspaper
|tissue paper tear\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Tissue Paper Tear
|jog palm\ntop card starts slightly out-jogged\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Jog Palm
|flip return of palm to pack\ncard sprung behind deck from right-hand palm\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Flip Return of Palm to Pack
|vanish of pack of cards\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Vanish of Pack of Cards
|another vanish of a pack of cards\nwith manipulation routine\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Another Vanish of a Pack of Cards
|mah jongg cubes\ncolored squares with numbers on other side, number selected and spelled with mixed squares\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Mah Jongg Cubes
|pliable cigarette\ncigarette can be bent, knot tied, without doing harm\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Pliable Cigarette
|the light touch\neffects and gags with match, cigarette, silk that bounces back from floor\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Light Touch
|to make your nose creak\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|To make your nose creak
|diminishing card trick\nwith confetti finale\nedward victor 1985 Edward Victor
|Diminishing Card Trick
|color changing pack\nred-blue double backer, "running-cut optical illusion"\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Color Changing Pack
|spell it out\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Spell it Out
|immediate shuffle control\ncard hit on front so it comes out at back, corner crimped\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Immediate Shuffle Control
|out of possession location\nvisual estimation and stack with multiple out\n unknown\nfourth method\nt. nelson downs 1985 Unknown
|Out of Possession Location
|lost card subterfuge\ncard to pocket as out for lost card\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Lost Card Subterfuge
|card location\n\n unknown\nanother push-back locator\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Location
|another location\ngetting small jog and then break as top half is replaced\n unknown\nback breaker\ndai vernon 1985 Unknown
|Another Location
|fan manipulation\ncards from fan stolen and backpalmed\n unknown\na card fan production\nalex elmsley 1985 Unknown
|Fan Manipulation
|move\nfrom backpalm\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|to count off five cards as four\nfrom deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|To Count Off Five Cards as Four
|backhand color change\ncard stolen in right hand backpalm which then holds deck, left hand steals backpalmed card for color change\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Backhand Color Change
|half-deck change\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Half-Deck Change
|change\nmight be a clip palm steal\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|poker deal\nperformer knows other player's hole cards, then gets aces (1937)\nwilliam larsen\njack mcmillen 1985 William Larsen, Jack McMillen
|Poker Deal
|1089\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|card control\ndelayed jog in overhand shuffle control (1937)\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|Card Control
|sympathetic silks\n(1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Sympathetic Silks
|slip knot\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Slip Knot
|cover for the charlier one-hand pass\nright-hand fan\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Cover for the Charlier One-Hand Pass
|fb adaptation of charlier pass\n(1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Adaptation of Charlier Pass
|fb adaptation thayer rising cards\nwith houlette and thread (1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Adaptation Thayer Rising Cards
|hilliard rising cards\n\njohn northern hilliard 1985 John Northern Hilliard
|Hilliard Rising Cards
|fb adaptation of hugard's telepathy\ncard travels to other half, twenty-six duplicates (1937)\nfrederick braue\njean hugard\n"telepathy" (jean hugard, sphinx, june 1935, p. 101) 1985 Frederick Braue, Jean Hugard
|FB Adaptation of Hugard's Telepathy
|half-deck switch\nhellis switch with overhand shuffle cover\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Half-Deck Switch
|telepathy\ncard travels to other half, twenty-six duplicates (1937)\nfrederick braue\njean hugard\n"telepathy" (jean hugard, sphinx, june 1935, p. 101) 1985 Frederick Braue, Jean Hugard
|fb card control\nriffle force with break or key card placement\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Card Control
|lifesaver\none of five (1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|card under magazine discovery\ncard through magazine, bottom placement type loading\nharold agnew 1985 Harold Agnew
|Card Under Magazine Discovery
|miscellaneous forces\n- forcing four cards with (re)dealing - odd-even number of things to force one of two spectators (matches or corners of newspaper)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Miscellaneous Forces
|card forces\nre-dealing to named number with apparent error\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Forces
|under-spread force\nunder-spread force with load from bottom\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Under-Spread Force
|knife stab force\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Knife Stab Force
|pocket force\nspectator is hurried to remove card from pocketed deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Pocket Force
|joker force\npsychological\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Joker Force
|instant stooge force\ncard reversed\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Instant Stooge Force
|double backer force\nfor two cards\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Double Backer Force
|spring force\nwith slight pause\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Spring Force
|small number force\nsmall number named to arrive at force card\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Small Number Force
|lift shuffle force\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Lift Shuffle Force
|double facer force\nfor two cards\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Double Facer Force
|countdown force\ncard placed with example\n unknown\nforce one\n unknown\nmis-count placement force\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Countdown Force
|handkerchief force\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Handkerchief Force
|faced-deck force\ncounting\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Faced-Deck Force
|criss-cross force\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Criss-Cross Force
|switch to stacked deck\nwith pockets and body turn\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Switch to stacked deck
|cut in glass force\nforce card has lip and is held back\n unknown\nleon maguire's card force\nleon maguire 1985 Unknown
|Cut in Glass Force
|dai vernon force\nstabbing force with principle that used deck splits always at same point\ndai vernon\nfrederick braue\nsuper card prediction\ndai vernon 1985 Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue
|Dai Vernon Force
|forcing by numbers\nforcing multiple cards by counting to named numbers\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Forcing by Numbers
|slip count\nslipping card back on top of deck during count\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Slip Count
|slip pass\nriffle force handling in which both hands turn over during slip of top card to center for cover\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Slip Pass
|poker trick\naces riffle shuffled in deck yet controlled (top stock control), then stacked with two shuffles (perfectly alternating near top)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Poker Trick
|slip cut\ntabled\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Slip Cut
|pick-a-card poker\nfive selections stacked into a poker hand\n unknown\npick-a-card poker\ndarwin ortiz 1985 Unknown
|Pick-a-Card Poker
|sucker four ace\nassembly with kings, last one is an ace, kings change to aces to match (1937)\nearl wheeler 1985 Earl Wheeler
|Sucker Four Ace
|top palm switch\ntop cards apparently removed, really palmed and next packet taken\nearl wheeler 1985 Earl Wheeler
|Top Palm Switch
|to show five cards as the same card - fb move\n(1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|To Show Five Cards as the Same Card - FB Move
|fb card change\nhard to understand (1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Card Change
|fb top count-down\n(1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Top Count-Down
|notes on the double-lift\n(1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Notes on the Double-Lift
|force one\ncard placed with example\n unknown\ncountdown force\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Force One
|one hand fan force\nbottom card slid to other side, fan broken at any point, also with second-from-bottom card, with "fb notes" (1937)\njudson s. brown\n"one hand fan force" (judson brown, genii, march 1937, p. 13)\nbutler fan force\nfrank butler\nfan force\ndai vernon\nthe greek force\nbruce cervon 1985 Judson S. Brown
|One Hand Fan Force
|one-hand top change\nsimilar to downs change without any get-ready, with "fb note" (1937)\njudson s. brown\n"a one hand top change" (judson brown, genii, august 1937, p. 11) 1985 Judson S. Brown
|One-Hand Top Change
|cards that change color\nred and blue deck, named card removed from one and two cards from other deck, backs of named card with one of the others transpose\nrolland hamblen 1985 Rolland Hamblen
|Cards that Change Color
|alignment move\nprecursor\nrolland hamblen 1985 Rolland Hamblen
|Alignment Move
|cardini snap change\nsnap-over change near sleeve\n cardini 1985 Cardini
|Cardini Snap Change
|amusing color change\npicking-off-a-pip dynamics (1937)\n unknown\nreplacing palmed cards\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Amusing Color Change
|fb sidesteal\nonly little finger pushes out card (1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Sidesteal
|card change\ncard apparently pushed in one half, but stolen back (1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Change
|card vanish from pack\ncards counted on table one by one, first one is double (1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Vanish from Pack
|mcmillen push-off\n(1937)\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|McMillen Push-Off
|one-handed laydown\n(1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|One-Handed Laydown
|card control\ncutting wanted card near bottom via riffle shuffle with glimpse, then face-up overhand shuffle\nwilliam larsen 1985 William Larsen
|Card Control
|gamblers' move\ntop stock control with crimped deck (1937)\n unknown\ngamblers' stock control\n unknown\ngambler's false riffle shuffle\n unknown\ngamblers' riffle control\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Gamblers' Move
|gamblers' riffle stack\nriffle glimpsing cards (1937)\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|Gamblers' Riffle Stack
|gamblers' stack\ntabled, straight cut, bottom cards slid back to bottom\njack mcmillen\ngamblers' false cut - retaining bottom stock\n unknown 1985 Jack McMillen
|Gamblers' Stack
|a fancy cut\n"it's hard to describe."\nearl wheeler 1985 Earl Wheeler
|A Fancy Cut
|red and blue mystery\nfour red-backed and four blue cards, one red and one blue card travel to pocket\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Red and Blue Mystery
|overcount from deck\nfrom deck into hand one by one\n unknown\nthe perfect-pitch false count\ndai vernon\ndr. james william elliott 1985 Unknown
|Overcount from Deck
|hofzinser's misdirection everywhere and nowhere\n\nfrederick braue\njohann nepomuk hofzinser 1985 Frederick Braue, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser
|Hofzinser's Misdirection Everywhere and Nowhere
|four aces\n\n tommy martin 1985 Tommy Martin
|Four Aces
|four ace moves\n\narthur h. buckley\n unknown 1985 Arthur H. Buckley, Unknown
|Four Ace Moves
|no shuffle\neight perfect shuffle recycle a deck\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|No Shuffle
|tnd dovetail shuffle\n\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|TND Dovetail Shuffle
|tnd poker deal\nstack in which two to six players can be chosen, good hands and performer wins\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|TND Poker Deal
|tnd reverse\nfrom center to bottom\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|TND Reverse
|downs move\n\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|Downs Move
|downs sidesteal\nfirst finger break\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|Downs Sidesteal
|thumbcount of cards\nfrom bottom, riffling off right thumb\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Thumbcount of Cards
|astro-vision\nspectator reverses his card by himself (1937)\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|disguised one-way deck\nreds one way, blacks the other\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|Disguised One-Way Deck
|reversing pack move\n(1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Reversing Pack Move
|excellent reversed card\nduring riffle shuffle, packets kiss\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Excellent Reversed Card
|fb reversed card\npalming top card and reversing deck underneath, "it is the easiest of card reversals" (1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Reversed Card
|card reversal - a peek\nreversed card easily glimpsed when riffled through deck\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|Card Reversal - A Peek
|card reversal - another peek\nglimpsing card that is reversed in center as cards are dealt off from top\njack mcmillen 1985 Jack McMillen
|Card Reversal - Another Peek
|to reverse a card for a marker\nkm move type reversal to reverse bottom card during overhand shuffle, face-up key card (1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|To Reverse a Card for a Marker
|think of it!\none out of five, travels to pocket (1937)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Think of It!
|sidesteal (after tenkai)\ndemonstrated by charles kohrs (1937)\ntenkai ishida\nfrederick braue 1985 Tenkai Ishida, Frederick Braue
|Sidesteal (After Tenkai)
|fb four aces\n(1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Four Aces
|fb change\n"this is the best of all card changes.", excelsior switch with thumb palm (1937)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Change
|elliott continuous backpalm\nmany cards in regular palm, packets produced in fans (1938)\ndr. james william elliott 1985 Dr. James William Elliott
|Elliott Continuous Backpalm
|scott's rough\nrecipe for roughing fluid\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Scott's Rough
|thought card detection\n(1938)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Thought Card Detection
|two pile trick\ntwo selections (1938)\nfrederick braue\ntwo pile trick\n unknown 1985 Frederick Braue
|Two Pile Trick
|frank squires speller\nanswers to questions about selection are spelt out, selection shows up\nfrederick braue\nfrank squires' speller\nfrank squires\nlloyd e. jones 1985 Frederick Braue
|Frank Squires Speller
|ambitious card move\npushing double in, push-in change, palming bottom half to top\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Ambitious Card Move
|the following effects in the encyclopedia of card tricks are especially good\nlist of a few dozen items\nfrederick braue\njean hugard 1985 Frederick Braue (reviewer)
|The Following Effects in The Encyclopedia of Card Tricks are Especially Good
|effective card routine\nlist of effects for stand-up without requiring selection\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Effective Card Routine
|formula for erdnase shuffles\n- stock shuffling (3 to five cards) - cull shuffles (3 to four cards)\ns. w. erdnase\nfrederick braue\nerdnase system of stock shuffling\ns. w. erdnase\nthe erdnase system of cull shuffling\ns. w. erdnase 1985 S. W. Erdnase, Frederick Braue
|Formula for Erdnase Shuffles
|card vanish\nspectator remembers card at number, when counted down again it is no longer there\nu. f. grant\ntenkai ishida 1985 U. F. Grant, Tenkai Ishida
|Card Vanish
|apparently to show both sides of a card unprepared\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Apparently to Show both Sides of a Card Unprepared
|sid lorraine's liquor card trick\npacket with liquors printed on them, selection divined, method guess by fred braue\nsid lorraine 1985 Sid Lorraine
|Sid Lorraine's Liquor Card Trick
|splitting knots\none knot on a silk becomes two, good luck with the illustrations\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Splitting Knots
|floating wand\nthread\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Floating Wand
|wand production\nsteal from lapel\nearl wheeler 1985 Earl Wheeler
|Wand Production
|card vanish\nseven of diamonds and index of nine of diamonds simulate a six of diamonds in tabled layout\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Vanish
|all-spell pack\nspell count\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|All-Spell Pack
|leipzig four ace\nslap aces, as described by charlie miller (1939) - miller routine\nnate leipzig\ncharlie miller 1985 Nate Leipzig, Charlie Miller
|Leipzig Four Ace
|charlie miller peek\nbook break (1939)\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Charlie Miller Peek
|reversing a card\ndeck turned over on top of card (1939)\n unknown\nbottom reverse\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Reversing a Card
|glimpse\nshown by charlie miller (1939)\n unknown\nthe gambler's glimpse\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|shuffle misdirection\napparent mistake or clumsiness, top stock control or addition from knee (1939)\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Shuffle Misdirection
|hofzinser left hand palm\nshown by charlie miller (1939)\njohann nepomuk hofzinser 1985 Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser
|Hofzinser Left Hand Palm
|silk moves\n- unknotting silk - knot that isn't shown by charlie miller (1939)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Silk Moves
|card vanish\nrub a dub vanish, "effective when shown by charlie miller" (1939)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Vanish
|miller methods of peeking\ngambler's top peek with thumb buckle, two covers (1939)\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Miller Methods of Peeking
|false riffle shuffles\nbrief\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|False Riffle Shuffles
|false tabled running cut\npackets taken from bottom instead of top\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|False Tabled Running Cut
|audience tricks nominated by charles miller\nsee following tricks, also tricks nominated by senor maldo\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Audience Tricks Nominated by Charles Miller
|the nines\nwith psychological stop force\n unknown\nthe nines\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Nines
|thirty card trick, malini variation\n\nmax malini 1985 Max Malini
|Thirty Card Trick, Malini Variation
|malini pack vanish\nno details, demonstrated by charlie miller (1939)\nmax malini 1985 Max Malini
|Malini Pack Vanish
|malini cover for pass\nlooking over shoulder\nmax malini 1985 Max Malini
|Malini Cover for Pass
|malini shake\ndetail as card is displayed\nmax malini 1985 Max Malini
|Malini Shake
|charlie miller peek\n\ncharlie miller\na new glimpse\n unknown 1985 Charlie Miller
|Charlie Miller Peek
|shuffle, false cut\nup the ladder, shown by charlie miller\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Shuffle, False Cut
|six cards\nspectator choses one of three, also performer, all put in deck, selections turn over\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Six Cards
|location\nknowing position of selection after replacement\nt. nelson downs 1985 T. Nelson Downs
|ace control\nnail nick\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Ace Control
|peek control\nholding break as deck is balanced on fingers, then step fan (1939)\ndai vernon\nmax malini\nthe wheel location\n unknown 1985 Dai Vernon, Max Malini
|Peek Control
|false counts\noff the deck (1939) - four as three - two as three\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|False Counts
|leslie hunt's card trick\ncard selected, then three piles counted off, four-of-a-kind (1939)\nleslie hunt 1985 Leslie Hunt
|Leslie Hunt's Card Trick
|card through handkerchief\n(1940)\nrolland hamblen 1985 Rolland Hamblen
|Card Through Handkerchief
|levitator\nsticky substance, "malini formula?"\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|location\nbluff pass, shown by charlie miller (1940)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|rosini vester\ncard travels to under vest, shown by charlie miller (1940)\npaul rosini 1985 Paul Rosini
|Rosini Vester
|charles miller notes: 3.15.40 - to deal four as three\n(1940)\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Charles Miller Notes: 3.15.40 - To Deal Four as Three
|cards to pocket\nbrief outline (1940)\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Cards to Pocket
|showing pocket empty\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Showing Pocket Empty
|bamberg's card strip\nseems to be a multiple shift (1940)\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Bamberg's Card Strip
|additional miller notes\n- holding break while tapping on table - nailnick and estimate distance from key - "vernon's 7 card, 7 piles trick." (1940)\ncharlie miller 1985 Charlie Miller
|Additional Miller Notes
|four ace repetitive\ncross sum force to find four aces, count-down on last ace (1940)\npaul rosini 1985 Paul Rosini
|Four Ace Repetitive
|four ace\nfour aces lost and found\npaul rosini 1985 Paul Rosini
|Four Ace
|mendoza coin catching\nproduction move\nharry mendoza 1985 Harry Mendoza
|Mendoza Coin Catching
|coin vanish\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Coin Vanish
|vernon tip-over move\n\ndai vernon\ntip over change and pass\njack merlin 1985 Dai Vernon
|Vernon Tip-Over Move
|four ace\nlost aces with bottom deal, "i think this is merlins."\njack merlin 1985 Jack Merlin
|Four Ace
|fold for card: scarne\nin fourth under deck\njohn scarne\nmercury fold\n unknown 1985 John Scarne
|Fold For Card: Scarne
|card palm\nvery brief, "infra red ray trick."\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Card Palm
|the rising cards\nthree cards (1940)\ndai vernon\ncharlie miller 1985 Dai Vernon, Charlie Miller
|The Rising Cards
|braue cups and balls routine\n- first phase - second phase - third phase - fourth phase - extra phase: single ball movements\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Cups and Balls Routine
|a deceptive palm for the cups and balls\nfalse transfer, detailed, "it should be again stressed that the sleight must be performed very slowly, very casually"\nmax malini\ncharlie miller\nfrederick braue 1985 Max Malini, Charlie Miller, Frederick Braue
|A Deceptive Palm for the Cups and Balls
|charles miller show - west room, hotel oakland\nshow review with list of all tricks, 1941-05-23\nfrederick braue\ncharlie miller 1985 Frederick Braue (reviewer)
|Charles Miller Show - West Room, Hotel Oakland
|one hand bottom palm\n(1941)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|One Hand Bottom Palm
|chosen card into a sealed envelope\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Chosen Card into a Sealed Envelope
|insolvable mystery\ndeck behind performer's back in handkerchief, spectator names any number, performer the card at this position, also with stooge that names card (1942)\ndai vernon\nfrederick braue\nan insolvable mystery\ndai vernon\ninsolvable mystery\ndai vernon 1985 Dai Vernon, Frederick Braue
|Insolvable Mystery
|card transfer\nmethod to transfer a card from one deck to another (1943)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Card Transfer
|the changing card\n7c into 7s as it is removed from deck, with silhouette gaff (1943)\nfrederick braue\na visible transformation\nfred heaman 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Changing Card
|bazooka card trick\nwriting appears on card that can be seen in red cellophane envelope (1943)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Bazooka Card Trick
|the wandering pip\nfive into four of diamonds, magnetic (1943)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Wandering Pip
|sleights\na table of contents for a book by braue that wasn't published\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|hand out crimp\ncorner as selection is returned\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Hand Out Crimp
|thirteen-down riffle control\ncard apparently replaced at same position it was taken from, really under thirteen (or known number of) cards\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Thirteen-Down Riffle Control
|braue side jog\ndiagonal insertion\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Side Jog
|braue injog\ninjog after diagonal insertion, side dribble ("spill") convincer\nfrederick braue\nbraue injog and sidespill\nfrederick braue\nan injog handling\n unknown 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Injog
|peek and sidesteal\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Peek and Sidesteal
|braue fan jog\nfan with a retained jogged card\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Fan Jog
|braue double control\ntwo cards, hindu shuffle (1960)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Double Control
|flipflop control\ncut deeper principle to control card during displaying sequence\nfrederick braue\nflip-flop force\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Flipflop Control
|backslip control\nusing slip, motivated through patter, " it is best to assign it to a set trick and use it always for that one trick only."\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Backslip Control
|strip control\nvernon multiple shift with one card\nfrederick braue\nmultiple shift\ndai vernon 1985 Frederick Braue
|Strip Control
|braue cut control\ncards are spread and taken in both hands, turned face-up\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Cut Control
|braue bottom slide\nweird culling action\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Bottom Slide
|farelli control\nbridge\nvictor farelli\nthe "riffle" substitutes\nvictor farelli\n unknown 1985 Victor Farelli
|Farelli Control
|braue crimp control\nfeaturing "enlarging a break", also with short card (see following item)\nfrederick braue\nenlarging a break\n unknown 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Crimp Control
|the floating key\n"this is a control which without question is the best of all methods of controlling a chosen card.", key card which is both narrow and short and punched\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Floating Key
|the sliding key - braue handling\nwith pressure fan\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Sliding Key - Braue Handling
|sliding key control\nwith fan\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Sliding Key Control
|sliding key force\ncard under fan\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Sliding Key Force
|braue crimp\ntechnique for inner left corner, starts with bottom buckle\nfrederick braue\ncrimping a card\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Crimp
|the wax control\nselection behind the back\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Wax Control
|wax pellet control\nselection behind the back\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Wax Pellet Control
|braue confusion control\nusing charlier pass, "this is a one-trick sleight it should be assigned to a given trick and used with it alone."\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Confusion Control
|the fan bridge\nstop on fan, cards bent up\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|The Fan Bridge
|the braue turndown\nsame as tamariz/bruce turnover/replacement\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Braue Turndown
|push change\ncard placed from in-the-hands spread to table is switch à la downs change\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Push Change
|curry turnover change (braue handling)\n\npaul curry\nfrederick braue\nthe curry turn-over change\npaul curry 1985 Paul Curry, Frederick Braue
|Curry Turnover Change (Braue Handling)
|braue secret addition\nace switch context, some credit information\nfrederick braue\nthe secret addition\nfrederick braue\nthe secret addition\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Secret Addition
|evolution double lift\nthumbnail gauge\nfrederick braue\nthe zingone thumbnail gauge\nlouis zingone 1985 Frederick Braue
|Evolution Double Lift
|snap double lift\ndribbling until two cards remain in hand, then flip-over\nfrancis carlyle 1985 Francis Carlyle
|Snap Double Lift
|christ's change\nspread handling of tip-over change\nhenry christ 1985 Henry Christ
|Christ's Change
|the side glide\nkelly-bottom type action\nfrederick braue\na new glide\n unknown 1985 Frederick Braue
|The SIde Glide
|the color change\narticle with four changes\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Color Change
|double color change\n\nwilliam larsen\nt. page wright 1985 William Larsen, T. Page Wright
|Double Color Change
|visible transformation\nwith clip position\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Visible Transformation
|simple color change\nerdnase/houdini change\nstuart p. cramer 1985 Stuart P. Cramer
|Simple Color Change
|bottom steal color change\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Bottom Steal Color Change
|braue fan display\nfour as three\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Fan Display
|braue three-card show\nfour as three\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Three-Card Show
|braue strip switch\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Strip Switch
|slipping the cut\nthree methods to beat the cut - setting a bridged card - gesture pass - leaving-cards-behind pass\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Slipping the Cut
|turnover false cut\nsimilar action to andrus fake slop shuffle\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Turnover False Cut
|rosini hand false cut\nfalse swing cut\npaul rosini 1985 Paul Rosini
|Rosini Hand False Cut
|three-way hand cut\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Three-Way Hand Cut
|gamblers' false cut\n\nsteve shephard 1985 Steve Shephard
|Gamblers' False Cut
|a fancy cut\ntwirl cut, "a favorite with nate leipzig"\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|A Fancy Cut
|a fancy false cut\ntwirl/swivel\nmartin gardner\nla fausse coupe qui doit déjà exister quelque-part\nyves carbonnier 1985 Martin Gardner
|A Fancy False Cut
|gamblers' stock control\nwith bridge\n unknown\ngamblers' move\n unknown\ngambler's false riffle shuffle\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Gamblers' Stock Control
|four-card riffle shuffle control\nstevens control type\n unknown\nfred braue's notes\nfrederick braue 1985 Unknown
|Four-Card Riffle Shuffle Control
|gus southall\ntop stock control, top stock shuffled into deck (letter to southall, 1960-03-26)\n unknown\na letter to southall\nfrederick braue 1985 Unknown
|Gus Southall
|face-up stock stock control\ntop stock shuffled into deck\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Face-Up Stock Stock Control
|one-card riffle shuffle control\nstevens control type\n unknown\nfred braue's notes\nfrederick braue 1985 Unknown
|One-Card Riffle Shuffle Control
|bridge force\nspectator cuts to bridge\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Bridge Force
|searles' force\ntop half cut and turned over, then deck secretly turned over, the "so simple" force\nlin searles 1985 Lin Searles
|Searles' Force
|flip-flop force\ncut-deeper force\nfrederick braue\nflipflop control\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Flip-Flop Force
|braue squeeze middle palm\n"this is the best of all sleights yet devised for palming a card from the center of the pack."\nfrederick braue\nbraue squeeze center palm\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Squeeze Middle Palm
|braue bottom palm\nfor small packet\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Bottom Palm
|braue squeeze center palm\n\nfrederick braue\nbraue squeeze middle palm\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Squeeze Center Palm
|braue bottom card break\nbuckle\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Bottom Card Break
|braue slidearound\n\nfrederick braue\nslidearound aces\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Slidearound
|flourish count\n"a favorite of gene gordon, of buffalo"\n unknown\nthe cook's sleight\nedward marlo 1985 Unknown
|Flourish Count
|bottom-card reverse\nthe slip before riffle shuffle\nharry graham 1985 Harry Graham
|Bottom-Card Reverse
|bottom to top\nsimple double cut\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Bottom to Top
|bucle false count onto table\n\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Bucle False Count Onto Table
|block false count\npush-off\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Block False Count
|bottom buckle\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Bottom Buckle
|bottom buckle - two cards\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Bottom Buckle - Two Cards
|bottom buckle - three cards or more\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Bottom Buckle - Three Cards or More
|buckle fan\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Buckle Fan
|routine with a prearranged pack\nroutine using two stacked decks, see following tricks: (1). simpatico (2). mental speller (3). the mental thinkier (4). thought transferred (5). dr. jekyll and mr. hyde (6). sleight-of-mind (marlo-rawson)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Routine with a Prearranged Pack
|simpatico\nspectator removes card from one deck, duplicate found from other deck via stop trick\nfrederick braue\nsimpatico\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|2) mental speller\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|2) Mental Speller
|3) the mental thinkier\n\npaul curry\nthink of a card\npaul curry 1985 Paul Curry
|3) The Mental Thinkier
|4) thought transferred\nperformer holds spectator's wrist over spread to locate card\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|4) Thought Transferred
|strange trick\ntelephone trick with freely named card\nfitch cheney 1985 Fitch Cheney
|Strange Trick
|seven card monte\ncolor changing back kicker\nchris gosselin\nfrederick braue\n"seven card monte" (chris gosselin, abracadabra vol. 30 no. 772, nov. 1960, p. 276) 1985 Chris Gosselin, Frederick Braue
|Seven Card Monte
|deceptive perception\ndifferent presentation for reference, five red backed cards and one blue backed card change into five blue backed cards and one red backed card\npaul lepaul\ndeceptive perception\npaul lepaul 1985 Paul LePaul
|Deceptive Perception
|mental subtraction\nthree cards, one put on table and other two shown, when spectator guesses he is wrong since tabled card is now blank card with custom message\nhenry christ\njohn braun 1985 Henry Christ, John Braun
|Mental Subtraction
|magnetic thought\ncredit information\nbert allerton\nmagnetic thought\nbert allerton\nthe challenge\ndai vernon 1985 Bert Allerton
|Magnetic Thought
|allerton change\n\nbert allerton 1985 Bert Allerton
|Allerton Change
|pre-choice\nsandwiched unknown card becomes later selection\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|ace transpo\n\ncharles nyquist 1985 Charles Nyquist
|Ace Transpo
|via avion\nten red spot cards and ten black spot cards, peeked card travels across\nvynn boyar 1985 Vynn Boyar
|Via Avion
|three-in-one\ncard travels from one packet to another, duplicate\nralph w. hull 1985 Ralph W. Hull
|cards and envelopes\n\norla moody 1985 Orla Moody
|Cards and Envelopes
|rawson transit\nselection travels from one deck reversed to another\nclayton rawson 1985 Clayton Rawson
|Rawson Transit
|ambitious card move\nupward buckle to visualize arrival at top\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Ambitious Card Move
|slidearound aces\n\nfrederick braue\nbraue slidearound\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Slidearound Aces
|crimp four aces\naces fairly lost in deck, then they arrive in poker hand\nlouis histed\nfrederick braue 1985 Louis Histed, Frederick Braue
|Crimp Four Aces
|the unconfused joker\nreversed joker is besides selection in deck, when joker is moved in spread the selection follows\nmartin gardner\nmiddle deal demonstration - variation\nmartin gardner 1985 Martin Gardner
|The Unconfused Joker
|aces up\nblack aces put in center, the appear at top and bottom, red aces appear in repeat\naudley walsh\nbert allerton\nfrederick braue 1985 Audley Walsh, Bert Allerton, Frederick Braue
|Aces Up
|plunger aces\npackets pushed through deck to produce aces\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Plunger Aces
|ace assembly\nno-touch, little bit of dealing involved\nsteve belchou\na poker player's picnic\n unknown 1985 Steve Belchou
|Ace Assembly
|the vanishing five\n\nedward marlo 1985 Edward Marlo
|The Vanishing Five
|svengali routine\nselection made, card divined, then it turns over, then appears at named number and at randomly spelled card, spectator stabs next to it\ntom bowyer 1985 Tom Bowyer
|Svengali Routine
|do it and fail\nwith 28/32 card deck a layout and dealing game is explained, the spectator always fails at it\njean hugard 1985 Jean Hugard
|Do It and Fail
|easy finders\n\njean hugard 1985 Jean Hugard
|Easy Finders
|editor's note\n\njeff busby 1985 Jeff Busby
|Editor's Note
|the educated thumb\nselection is found by riffling down one-handed and pulling out selection with thumb\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Educated Thumb
|injogging bottom cards\n\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Injogging Bottom Cards
|braue's think trick\npacket cut off and counted, this number counted down in rest\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue's Think Trick
|coin tapping count\nfairly counting coins from glass into hand for good visibility (1944)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Coin Tapping Count
|braue top change\n(1943)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Braue Top Change
|fb everywhere and nowhere\njoker put in case, then selection found several times and put in glass, they change into indifferent cards and cased card is selection (1944)\nfrederick braue\n"well, i'm d----d!"\njean hugard\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|FB Everywhere and Nowhere
|three pile prediction\ncounting and piles to force ninth card from top (1944) - as a location\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Three Pile Prediction
|cardetection\nsixteen cards, some face-up some face-down, performer and spectator think of one, both found, eight double facers and eight double backers (1944)\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|spectator ace cut\nsingle cross-cut to find four aces\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Spectator Ace Cut
|invisible transit three\nduplicate and double lifts\nfrederick braue 1985 Frederick Braue
|Invisible Transit Three
|have you thought of a card?\nthought-of card has different back, with details to psychological stop force\n unknown 1985 Unknown
|Have You Thought of a Card?
|editor's note\ncomment on referenced item\nfrederick braue\nnew palm of top card and a color change\n unknown 1985 Frederick Braue
|Editor's Note
|the ribbonspread\ncards spread on the table, card is selected, returned and eventually found, spread with jogged key card\nfrederick braue\nthe spread\njack merlin 1985 Frederick Braue
|The Ribbonspread
|the deuce sandwich\nsandwiched card with card in pocket, seven/eight of clubs pseudo duplicate, credit information\nfrederick braue 1985


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NEW YORK — The LA Galaxy have dominated the first half of the MLS regular season, and it is no surprise that this success is reflected in the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star First XI, which MLSsoccer.com announced on Tuesday.
WATCH: MLSsoccer.com reveals MLS All-Star First XI
MORE: Meet the MLS All-Star First XI
Galaxy manager Bruce Arena will be joined by a league-high four members from his club on July 28 in Houston, where the MLS All-Stars will face legendary English club Manchester United in the 2010 AT&T MLS All-Star Game (ESPN2 and Telefutura at 8:30 p.m. ET).
Among the four Galaxy players are All-Star debutant Omar Gonzalez and Galaxy captain Landon Donovan, who has earned the All-Star nod in each of his 10 seasons in the league.
The list of 11 players, who captured the most votes among the combined ballots, will join 12 other players, including 10 coach's picks and two Commissioner's selections, which are set to be announced on Monday, July 19 on MLSsoccer.com (1 p.m. ET). Given the positions played by the First XI, the remainder of the selections will likely feature fullbacks, defensive midfielders and additional strikers.
Arena will then pick his starting lineup against Manchester United from this final 23-man roster.
Galaxy and Toronto FC players will likely see limited time due to CONCACAF Champions League commitments involving their clubs the day before the All-Star Game. Members of the Seattle Sounders will not be available for selection due to their CONCACAF Champions League match, which takes place on the same day as the All-Star event.
It was announced on Monday that more than 45,000 tickets have been sold for Houston's first-ever All-Star Game. The match also marks the first time that Manchester United have played in Houston. The Red Devils arrived in Chicago on Monday and will be making stops in Toronto (vs. Celtic FC), Philadelphia (vs. Union) and Kansas City (vs. Wizards) before heading to Texas.
Below is the list of First XI players as selected by fans (25 percent), media (25 percent), players (25 percent) and MLS coaches and GMs (25 percent).
GOALKEEPER (1): Donovan Ricketts (LA Galaxy)
DEFENDERS (3): Omar Gonzalez (LA Galaxy), Chad Marshall (Columbus Crew), Jamison Olave (Real Salt Lake)
MIDFIELDERS (5): Guillermo Barros Schelotto (Columbus Crew), Kyle Beckerman (Real Salt Lake), Dwayne De Rosario (Toronto FC), Javier Morales (Real Salt Lake), Marco Pappa (Chicago Fire)
FORWARDS (2): Edson Buddle (LA Galaxy), Landon Donovan (LA Galaxy)
GALLERY: Check out the MLS All-Star First XI

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There are seven properties built by the renowned architect Antoni Gaudí (1852–1926) in or near Barcelona that have been classified as UNESCO sites. Barcelona is blessed with the legacy of this incredible man in the same way that the city of Rome is blessed with Bernini's legacy.
His exceptional masterpieces yield harmonious colors and fluid lines that are a testiment to his creative genius. He contributed to the development of architecture and building technology in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
The UNESCO monuments include: Casa Vicens; Gaudí's work on the Nativity façade and Crypt of La Sagrada Familia; Casa Batlló; and the Crypt in Colonia Güell. His works demonstrate "el Modernisme of Catalonia."
Antoni Gaudi was born in Reus in 1852, a small town south of Barcelona. He died in an accident in 1926.
His major feat was his association with the church of Sagrada Familia that was started by the architect Francesc de P. del Villar in 1882 in Gothic revival style. In 1883, Gaudi made fundamental changes to the project and he continued working on the church based on a Latin cross, until his death. Visit the museum under the church that chronicles Gaudi's contributions including his models and his original drawings.
Gaudi's vision has been realized http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irlQiGnUuMQ. The passionate commitment of the heroic efforts of people involved in building this magnificent church will make you weep.
The church has three facades: The Nativity to the east, the Passion facade on the west and the Glory facade on the south which has not been completed and will be dedicated to the Glory of Jesus. This façade will eventually become the main entrance to the Basilica upon its completion.The Glory facade will explain the life and the end of man presided over by St. Joseph in his workshop. Watch a brief video to see the magnificent structure http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hskV6b9SwPA.
Kiss of Judas is shown above
The Passion Facade is pictured above
- The Last Supper
- Peter and the Soldiers
- The Scourging
- Peter's denial of Jesus
- The Washing of Pontius Pilate's hands
6. Simon helps Jesus carry the cross
7. Veronica wipes the face of Jesus
8. Soldiers play dice for Jesus' clothing
9. The Crucifixion
10. Jesus is taken down from the cross
The Passion facade (pictured above) has gaunt, skeletal characters which were designed by Josep Maria Subirachs. His hard lines represent the pain and final sacrifice of the life of Jesus. A crucified Christ presides over the central door surrounded by the people that were present at his agony. Three Latin words appear on this facade: Veritas, Vida and Via because Jesus is the Way. The work was completed in 1978. The Last Supper and the Kiss of Judas are sculpted into the facade that is supported by six columns designed to resemble sequoia trunks.
The Nativity Facade is shown above
The architect has the most influence on the Nativity facade. It was built between 1894 and 1930. It is dedicated to the birth of Jesus and is decorated with ornate sculptures and faces the rising sun to the northeast. It is divided into three porticos that represent faith, hope and charity. The Tree of Life rises above the door. The facade includes different episodes of the Childhood of Jesus including the Immaculate Conception.
- The Nativity
- Three Kings
- Shepherds
- The Annunciation
- The Coronation
- Wedding of Mary and Joseph
- Joseph and the child Jesus
8. St. Ann
9. St. Joachim
10. Holy Innocents
11. The Finding in the Temple
12. The Presentation
13. The Immaculate Conception
The stratospheric magnificence of the ornamentation of the interior of the church is breath-taking. The ceiling soars with a central vault of sixty meters crowned by Christ ascending into Heaven over the main altar. The Church was consecrated by the Pope in November of 2010 so you can plan your wedding ASAP.
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Bank of Ann Arbor named AnnArbor.com's 2012 Company of the Year
Related story: AnnArbor.com unveils winners of 2012 Deals of the Year awards at annual ceremony
It started with a catchy marketing campaign.
Bank of Ann Arbor launched its now nationally recognized "non-local banker" campaign in 2010 to convince people that a localized approach to banking is better.
Playing off of the idea that non-local banks are so out of touch with Ann Arbor that they think Community High is when we all feel really good and Gandy Dancer won the Triple Crown, the company successfully uses humor to reach a wider audience.
File photo
But that was just the beginning.
Since 2010, Bank of Ann Arbor, the largest locally owned bank in Washtenaw County, has seen its total assets grow by nearly 50 percent from $547 million to $802 million while making more loans, more deposits and growing its capital.
AnnArbor.com's 2012 Deals of the Year award winners
Deals of the Year award winners were unveiled at annual ceremony on Friday
- Company of the Year: Bank of Ann Arbor
- Executive of the Year: Rich Sheridan
- Health care: University of Michigan Health System and Trinity Health-Michigan
- Retail: Corner Brewery
- Technology: LLamasoft
- Research: U-M Transportation Research Institute Connected Vehicles Project
- Commercial Real Estate: Barracuda Networks at 317 Maynard
- Nonprofit: Ann Arbor PTO Thrift Shop and Ann Arbor Public Schools Educational Foundation
- Construction and Development: Landmark
It's now the Ann Arbor region's fifth largest bank, based on deposits in the market, according to an FDIC report from June 30. The market share was 7.36 percent based on more than $650 million in deposits.
The bank has effectively immersed itself in the Ann Arbor community, sponsoring events like the popular Sonic Lunch at downtown Ann Arbor's Liberty Plaza. On Thursdays during the summer, thousands of people flock to the outdoor plaza to eat lunch and listen to musicians, including Mayer Hawthorne and Theo Katzman.
It also launched a social media contest to solicit ideas for a "non-local banker" billboard, growing its Facebook members to nearly 19,000.
"It's all part of what makes us great," said Bank of Ann Arbor CEO Tim Marshall. "The financial strength of the bank, branding, the people, and the commitment to the community. All those factor in."
Founded in 1996 with one location and 15 employees, Bank of Ann Arbor now has six branches in Washtenaw County and one in Plymouth.
In the years after the economic downturn — a time when many Michigan banks lost money — Marshall said Bank of Ann Arbor was able to emerge as a leader and grow its customer base.
"People are embracing a more localized approach to banking," he said. "Especially banks that didn't participate in subprime lending or sophisticated swaps."
The bank announced plans in April to triple its space in Traver Village on Plymouth Road and to open a new office in Saline after purchasing the former Bank of America branch at 179 E. Michigan. It also announced plans to close its Washtenaw Avenue banking convenience center after failing to negotiate a lease agreement with the landlord.
At the same time, Marshall was appointed to several positions over the last year, including chair of Ann Arbor SPARK and chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago's Community Depository Institution Advisory Council.
While the growth and the bank's success are due to a combination of many factors, Marshall is adamant: The unique marketing campaign definitely paid off, he says.
So don't expect that non-local banker to go away anytime soon.
Lizzy Alfs is a business reporter for AnnArbor.com. Reach her at 734-623-2584 or email her at firstname.lastname@example.com. Follow her on Twitter at http://twitter.com/lizzyalfs.
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 5:08 p.m.
Personally I have had great experience for the most part, business wise forget it.
Kai Petainen
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 4:16 p.m.
cool stuff! congrats!!
David Paris
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 2:25 p.m.
"So don't expect that non-local banker to go away anytime soon." Lizzy, funny you end with that, since that's exactly what happened to my Washtenaw branch!
Linda Peck
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 12:08 p.m.
Wow, that is fast growth, Bank of Ann Arbor! I too am one of your satisfied customers!
Stephen Lange Ranzini
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 11:45 a.m.
Congratulations to Tim and the team at Bank of Ann Arbor! Healthy and prosperous community banks and credit unions are key to the long term vitality of any community.
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 11:34 a.m.
Ann Arbor Bank is still not a credit union where the members are the owners. When you conduct your personal financial business at a Bank, you are basically competing against yourself.
Sat, Nov 3, 2012 : 6:27 a.m.
I Hope that BofAA will fulfill it's mission. But I'm not crossing my fingers.


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Economists often talk about "moral hazard," the idea that people's behavior changes in the presence of insurance. In finance, for instance, investors may take more risks if they know they will be bailed out, the subject of ongoing political controversy.
When it comes to health insurance, the existence of moral hazard is a more matter-of-fact issue: When people get health insurance, they use more medical care, as shown by research including a recent randomized study on the impact of Medicaid, which MIT economist Amy Finkelstein helped lead.
Such evidence helps explain why insurers and policymakers looking to reduce overall costs have become increasingly attracted to the concept of "consumer-directed medical care," in which consumers pay for a larger share of medical expenses, sometimes in the form of high-deductible insurance plans. If people have to bear greater initial costs (the deductible is the amount consumers must pay before coverage kicks in), they may be less likely to seek insured medical care for seemingly marginal health issues.
But a new paper co-authored by Finkelstein suggests that forecasting the likely spending reduction associated with high deductibles requires a fine-grained approach, to account for the differing ways consumers respond to incentives in the health-care market. The research indicates that consumers select insurance plans based not only on their overall wellness level — with people in worse health opting for more robust coverage — but also on their own anticipated response to having insurance.
By scrutinizing a large data set based on choices made by employees of Alcoa, Inc., the researchers found that consumers selecting a new insurance policy who expect to reduce their use of medical care by a lot if they have to pick up additional costs shy away from high-deductible plans; by contrast, the people who opt for high-deductible plans are the ones who expect to change their health-care use the least.
Thus insurers, or at least those who expect that offering more high-deductible plans will lower their expenses, may experience smaller spending changes than they might expect if a random group of people were assigned to such plans.
"What we [find] is that if you base your forecasts on random assignment, you would substantially overestimate the spending reduction you can get by introducing high-deductible plans," says Finkelstein, the Ford Professor of Economics at MIT. "The people who select these plans aren't randomly drawn from the population — they tend to be people who have a lower behavioral response to the [insurance] contract."
Anticipating changes in behavior
To grasp this dynamic at work, Finkelstein suggests an analogy to an all-you-can-eat restaurant where the customers are there for two reasons: one group with consistently robust appetites, and another group who, by not having to pay a la carte, can have a larger meal than usual at a decent price. When it comes to health care, she suggests, consumers can also be divided into two similar categories: those who consistently seek a lot of coverage, and those who, given greater coverage, will change their behavior, and suddenly use much more medical care.
But how much more care do people in the second group seek? The paper, "Selection on Moral Hazard in Health Insurance," published this month in the American Economic Review, answers that question by scrutinizing health-plan choices made between 2003 and 2006 by more than 4,000 employees at Alcoa, the global aluminum producer. The researchers were able to assess the overall health status of individuals, the health-plan choices employees made when switching coverage, and subsequent medical claims. The varying Alcoa plans offered different deductibles, but used the same network of health-care providers, meaning consumer choices were heavily based on financial concerns.
By analyzing the data this way, the researchers were able to identify the links between insurance-plan choices, overall health status, and changes in behavior — or "moral hazard" — as measured by increased claims. In quantitative terms, their bottom-line finding is that these two factors are equally significant: "Selection on moral hazard is roughly as important as selection on health risk," the paper notes.
"There may be heterogeneity, and people may differ in how much more they spend when they get health insurance," Finkelstein notes.
That finding could influence the way insurance firms and policymakers structure plan choices and estimate overall costs. "In a world in which people chose health plans based on not just how sick they think they are, but also on how much they think they're going to increase their medical care use when the care is subsidized," Finkelstein says, it could significantly affect how much health-care spending would be reduced through mechanisms such as high-deductible plans.
In addition to Finkelstein, the co-authors of the paper are Mark Cullen, a professor in Stanford University's School of Medicine; Liran Einav, an economist at Stanford; Stephen Ryan, an economist at the University of Texas at Austin; and Paul Schrimpf, an economist at the University of British Columbia. Since 1997, Cullen has worked in coordination with Alcoa to study employee health issues.
Hard evidence — but more would be useful
Ben Handel, an economist at the University of California at Berkeley who focuses on health-care issues, calls the study "a fantastic paper," both because of the way it reveals heterogeneity in the way people chose insurance plans and because of the granular data it contains.
"They've done a great job of acquiring this very, very detailed data on health-insurance choices, claims, and many aspects of these individuals," Handel says. "I think research on these kinds of questions is moving a lot in the direction of looking for this kind of individual-level data, and [the co-authors] have been leading the charge on that."
For her part, Finkelstein emphasizes that the topic could use additional investigation.
"I view this paper as a proof of concept that this phenomenon exists and can be important," Finkelstein says. "Now what we need to do — both ourselves and other researchers, hopefully — is to think about this in other settings, besides just the employee benefits of Alcoa."
The research received funding from Alcoa, Inc., as well as the National Institute on Aging, the National Science Foundation, the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health, and a grant from the U.S. Social Security Administration to the National Bureau of Economic Research.
Veronika Richards
February 28, 2013
Each state controls health insurance monopolies. States' residents have very little choice as to which carrier to choose and to what type of coverage to purchase. Lowering insurance premiums requires competition and removal of state and federal mandates as to what insurers must offer. Companies should have to compete across state lines. People could join nation-wide groups based on their conditions, which would decrease costs for those with pre-existing conditions. Insurance would be personal and not tied to an employer. An employer could offer to cover an employee's premiums as a perk, but if laid off or fired, the employee would just resume paying his premium. People should have the option of choosing the kind of coverage they wish to pay for in a cafeteria-style format. Each family is different and has different medical and insurance needs. As long as insurance is available only through state monopolies, very little can be done to decrease premiums or increase coverage options.


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text: Talence, FranceTraditionally the Decastar meeting in Talence is the last combined events invitation meeting of the year. The meeting, which was first organized in 1976, will be the last stage of the IAAF Combined Events Challenge competition this year. This weekend's (15-16) meeting in Talence, a town in the South East of France in the Bordeaux region, is known as an athlete friendly competition and also the spectators in the stadium are treated well and informed by the best experts and well-prepared announcers. The small "stade de Thouars" hosts more than 5000 spectators per day. During the Pole Vault competition on the second day, spectators are allowed to sit next to the runway, which gives an extra dimension to the meeting. The spectators really feel as though they can touch the athletes.Van Alphen the favourite - DecathlonThe medal winners from the Olympic Games – Ashton Eaton, Trey Hardee and Leonel Suarez – have finished their season. Especially for Eaton, a modest performance in Talence would be enough to take the victory in the IAAF Combined Events Challenge. However the USA athlete decided to not take any unnecessary risks at the end of a heavy season in which he broke both the World records in the Decathlon and indoor Heptathlon and to enjoy a well deserved holiday together with his fiancée, heptathlete Brianne Theisen. With the absence of the three medal winners, Belgian Hans van Alphen will now start as the hevy favorite in the Decathlon. Last year he was a surprise winner in Talence with 8,200 points, but meanwhile he has improved his personal best to 8519 points, a total he achieved earlier this year as the winner in the Austrian city of Götzis. His main opponents this weekend will be Eelco Sintnicolaas (NED) and Oleksey Kasyanov (UKR). Especially his training partner in the combined Dutch/Belgium trainings group will be eager to improve on a disappointing Olympic Decathlon. As both athletes are known as strong second day athletes the outcome might not be clear before the finish of the 1500m race.The French home crowd will be especially interested in World and European junior champion Kevin Mayer. This year he competes for the first time and surprised already with a wind-aided 8447 points score. He will be accompanied by his countrymen Rudy Bourguignon and Jeremy Lelievre. A surprise name is Benjamin Compaoré, who will make his debut in the Decathlon. Last month, the 2006 World junior champion in Triple Jump finished sixth in that event at the Olympic Games.Further from Europe at the start will by Universiade champion Vasily Kharlamov (RUS) and the two athletes who passed the 8000 points barrier this season for the first time, 20-year-old Adam Sebastian Helcelet from Czech Republic and 21-year-old German Kai Kazmirek. The start list will be completed with Brent Newdick from New Zealand.Chernova tops the list in the HeptathlonOnly eight women will be at the start of the Heptathlon, but except for Olympic champion Jessica Ennis, the top six from London have confirmed their attendance in the French wine region. The small field is headed by Tatyana Chernova, the Russian 2011 World champion. A tough competition, however, is to be expected with the Olympic silver and bronze medalists Lilli Schwarzkopf (GER) and Lyudmyla Yosypenko (UKR) to secure the victory in Talence. At the Olympic Games these three athletes finished within 31 points of each other. Also 33-year-old Austra Skujyte (LTU) is a dangerous outsider for the title. After her come back in Heptathlon last year - she stopped after the Olympic Games in Beijing - Skujyte improved again and again and in London she scored for the first time in her career above 6500 points – 6599 points to be exact. This weekend she can produce her 30th Heptathlon above 6000 points. France is represented by 2012 European champion Antoinette Nana Djimou Ida, who passed in London also for the first time the 6500-point barrier, making the Olympic final the first in history in which six athletes passed that mark. The second French athlete will be Marisa de Aniceto. The most remarkable athlete at the start of the Decastar will be Barbora Spotakova. The double Olympic champion in the Javelin will return to her first love after ten years. Her last appearance in a Heptathlon was in 2002 after a promising fourth place finish at the 2000 World Junior Championships.IAAF Combined Events ChallengeIn the Decathlon the actual leader in the IAAF Combined Events Challenge is Pascal Behrenbruch with 25,117 points, but van Alphen is an important contender. The Belgian has totaled 16,966 points in two competitions and needs 8152 this weekend to pass the German to secure the 2012 Challenge for him. Kasyanov and Sintnicolaas will fight for the third position. In the Heptathlon Yosypenko is the actual leader, but is chased by Chernova, who needs 6105 points to pass her. The struggle for positions two through five is completely open. No one can predict who of the four, Yosypenko, Nana Djimou, Skujyte and Schwarzkopf will be the strongest at the end. The IAAF Combined Events Challenge was first held in 1998. The scores of three international top meetings are counted together to measure the standings for these series. This year the meetings counting for the Challenge includes the Decathlon and Heptathlon of the Olympic Games in London, the continental championships for Africa, Europe and NACAC and the USA Olympic trials. Furthermore the results of high class invitation meetings as Desenzano, Götzis, Kladno, Ratingen are included in the 2012 series.Hans van Kuijen for the IAAF Click here for Talence ENTRY LISTS


text: Don Juan Stoughton was the Spanish consul in Boston. His letters and books contain correspondence with companies in Spain, mainly regarding Spanish ships seized by the American government. The volume for 1815 to 1821 contains copies of letters to the Widow McRoberts & Co. in Cadiz, Spain. Most of the letters have to do with the seized ship, the Pastora Divina, which Stoughton helped to recover for her in the American courts.The letter books also include letters written after Stoughton died in 1820. At that point his widow used the book in her capacity as executrix of her husband's estate to record correspondence with the Spanish. She clearly was very knowledgeable about her husband's affairs and was attempting to recover money owed to her husband so she could pay off substantial debts on the estate.


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All production-ready Couchbase Spark connector artifacts are downloadable through Maven Central. Prerelease versions are available through our Couchbase Maven repository for easy consumption. Downloads via alternative methods such as Spark Packages are also available.
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Wednesday, February 15, 2012
A Morning Walk
I had another set of bird photos all ready to post for World Bird Wednesday - but - after an early morning walk down at the shoreline this morning I decided to try and show why I keep watching shorebirds.
I didn't get any great clear or close-up photos. It was just a beautiful morning and great to watch shorebirds going about their "birdy" business in a peaceful environment.
The sun came up and then disappeared behind a bank of clouds for a while.
The tide had been full before I got down there and as it started to fall the shorebirds flew in from their roost and began hunting for food in the shallow water and the soft sand. The first birds I saw were Bar-tailed Godwits.
I heard numbers of Eastern Curlews but these birds are never easy to get close to. This one flew in to feed close to some Godwits.
Further along the shoreline I could see a smaller bird busily dashing through the shallow water and then stopping to peck up whatever it had disturbed. I eventually got close enough to see that it was a Marsh Sandpiper.
This soldier crab ran away just ahead of me and then decided it would be safer to dig under the sand for a while.
The bush at the edge of the bay looked clear and crisp in the early morning light.
It was a great start to what promises to be another very hot day.
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such cool bills on those shorebirds! :)ReplyDelete
Lovely shots of the birds and that sunrise is beautiful! Nice reflection on the water.ReplyDelete
I enjoyed the Curlew in flight and the crab and his shadow.
Hope your day kept getting better.
Wonderful bird ans the photos are great. My favorite is the Curlew in flight. And the sunrise is gorgeous. Great captures and post.ReplyDelete
Great series of photos.ReplyDelete
Love the photos, Mick, and the bills on all those birds! Your scenery is beautiful!ReplyDelete
I love shorebirds too, but I have a nightmare trying to ID some of them lolReplyDelete
Great captures.
- AnonymousFebruary 15, 2012 at 12:29 PM
The bill on the Curlew is amazing! Are you sure the Soldier Crab isn't running from his own shadow..great shot.ReplyDelete
Were I to live near the ocean you would find me there every day watching the shore birds looking to see what had washed up on the shore.ReplyDelete
What beautiful shore birds, and I agree with T they do have very interesting looking bills.ReplyDelete
Lovely, mick. I'd be tempted to dip my toes in the water while watching the birds. Hope the day wasn't too hot!ReplyDelete
Beautiful series of photos!ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing your morning walk.
Splendid picture - I think I would have got rather excited about the sandpiper!ReplyDelete
Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne.
Great shots, Mick!ReplyDelete
I changed my post at the last minute after a successful drive out to Lake Wivenhoe!
I wish I had a place like that close to where I live. But I don´t. It seems so peaceful to be there watching them.ReplyDelete
Sorry to say Mick, but the word verification is awful. I had to choose new words three times before I could read both of them. I have to check if mine is like this.
Great sequence !! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.ReplyDelete
Wonderful images of all the birds the Curlew flight shot is superb.ReplyDelete
I love the little crab..
Superb photos of the birds!ReplyDelete
I love this post Mick. The capture of the crab with its shadow is magnificent!ReplyDelete
What a beautiful golden sunrise, and the waders and especially the crab are outstanding!ReplyDelete
Great images Mick! I love the reflections and the flight shot.ReplyDelete
I did & said exactly the same this week. Had a post ready but a day out at Lake Wivenhoe and some surprise raptor photographs. :)
Great post Mick! There is a sense of majesty and calmness to this entire set of photos. You've caught something really special here. There is a spaciousness to them that is tangible. WOW!ReplyDelete


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This is my favourite NZ magazine and it seems to me the latest issue is filled with especially interesting pieces.
Lengthy book reviews by David Larsen (Jim Crace's The Pesthouse) and David Eggleton (Cultural Amnesia by Clive James), a nice tribute to Auckland Writers & Readers Festival director Jill Rawnsley, Joanne Black on Tintin, a great cover story on NZ art and heaps more.
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We'll miss Mike Westhoff dearly and we'll write something up about that in the next day or two, but in the meantime -- this is a bittersweet day. He was a constant on this team now for many years and the Jets were lucky to keep a guy who is one of the very best in the business around their organization as long as they had. We're so proud of Westhoff, but so sorry that he's leaving the team. Special Teams excellence has been a given on the team for so many years now, it's hard to imagine what the future will look like without him and how the Jets will adjust.
We're unsure ... is this the first official time that we've heard the Jets say openly that Kotwica is the new man in charge? Of course it's been expected for a long time. With the naming of Kotwica, my concern is with the way special teams played in 2012. Was Kotwica already running the show on gameday? Either it's a sign of bad things to come or we can hope Kotwica can tighten it up between now and next year.


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Remember those infamous Mac versus PC television spots that cast the PC as a virus and malware magnet? You remember the ones: Actor Justin Long personified the Mac, and always spoke in smug, superior tones to comedian John Hodgman, who represented the perpetually perplexed, problem-plagued, and patch-prone PC. The ad campaign was a devastatingly effective one, and helped define Microsoft Windows -- and Windows Vista in particular -- as a buggy OS for socially inept losers.
The ads were often technically inaccurate and unfair, but they went unchallenged by Microsoft for so long that many less-informed viewers bought the line that the Mac was invulnerable to viruses. In political parlance, Apple defined Microsoft long before the slumbering marketing department in Redmond even realized that long-term damage was being done.
Since the heyday of the Mac vs PC campaign, things have changed. Windows 7 is arguably one of the most hardened and regularly updated OSes available, and now Apple and the Macintosh are in the headlines for fighting off malware and patching vulnerable software.
Apple Updates OS 10.5 with 'Flashback' Removal Kit
One of the biggest security stories to emerge this year was the arrival of the 'Flashback' malware, which initially appeared in late 2011. Designed to take advantage of unpatched vulnerabilities in Java for the Mac, the flashback spread quickly through thousands of largely undefended Mac computers. Russian security vendor Dr.WEB did some recent analysis of the Flashback botnet and revealed that more than 650,000 Macs were potentially infected with the malware.
Flashback is noteworthy because it heralds the collapse of the specious argument that the Mac has always been inherently superior to Windows PCs when it came to being resistant to viruses. Flashback proves that the Mac can be just as vulnerable as the PC when malware and virus authors focus their efforts on it, and the attitude of many Mac users -- who mistakenly believe that the Mac simply doesn't get malware or viruses -- has probably helped Flashback have a larger impact that it should have.
Let's be honest: The Mac's alleged resistance to malware and viruses has always had more to do with the fact that Windows PCs presented a much larger (and more economical) target for virus and malware writers than the comparatively miniscule installed base of Apple computers. With Apple selling more Macs than ever before, it wouldn't be a stretch to say that we'll probably start seeing more Mac viruses and malware in the future. If you have a friend or colleague that still believes that the Mac is immune to viruses or malware, please show them this article.
In order to combat the spread of Flashback, Apple has issued security updates for Mac OS X 10.7 Lion, OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard, and OS X 10.5 Leopard, and released a Flashback removal tool that helps users remove Flashback from their systems if they've been infected.Quicktime for Windows Patched
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The failure of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Department of Labor to collaborate on their "overlapping" fiduciary rules on advice to IRA owners will render the SEC's current cost-benefit analysis worthless, says the lawyer Kent Mason.
Mason, a partner at the law firm Davis & Harman in Washington — which represents the companies that participated in the Oliver Wyman study on IRAs released to the DOL and the SEC last April — told the SEC on Thursday that the agency's public comment request issued March 1 on costs and benefits of a fiduciary rule includes "a fundamental omission."
"The DOL project will address, among other things, exactly what the SEC is examining, i.e., the standards of conduct and other obligations of broker-dealers 'when providing personalized investment advice about securities to retail customers' who are IRA owners," Mason told the SEC in his comment letter. "Because it is not possible to determine the effects of possible SEC reforms without taking into account the interaction with possible DOL reforms significantly affecting the same conduct and the same IRA market, the responses to the SEC request will virtually all be incorrect as soon as the DOL acts, thus rendering the SEC's administrative record unhelpful."
Mason goes on to write that there is "complete overlap" between the SEC and DOL fiduciary projects on investment services provided to IRA owners.
"Since IRA assets were approximately $4.9 trillion as of the end of 2011, the degree of overlap between the two projects is enormous," Mason said.
David Tittsworth, executive director of the Investment Adviser Association in Washington, counters that "the DOL fiduciary rulemaking and the SEC's pending request for information stem from two different laws."
While the subject matter is related, Tittsworth says, "the provisions of ERISA generally governing the conduct of fiduciaries of pension plans are separate and different from Section 913 of the Dodd-Frank Act, the provision of law that authorizes the SEC to issue rules relating to the standard of conduct for broker-dealers that provide investment advice to retail customers."
While the industry has consistently urged the SEC and DOL to work together, Tittsworth adds, "as a matter of strict statutory interpretation, the SEC and DOL are constrained by — and must follow — very different statutory mandates. In fact, the argument could be made that, had Congress intended the SEC and DOL to work together on fiduciary rulemakings, Congress could have done so."
As Phyllis Borzi, head of DOL's Employee Benefits Security Administration and chief architect of the fiduciary rule, has told AdvisorOne previously, while there is a "primary commonality" between the SEC's Dodd-Frank project to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate and EBSA's fiduciary project, which is "to be more clear as to who is a fiduciary under [DOL and SEC's] respective statutes," it's impossible for the two to come out with one fiduciary standard as the statutes they adhere to are "so very different."
Indeed, Borzi told AdvisorOne in a recent email exchange that EBSA's ultimate goal with the rerelease of its fiduciary proposal in July was "to take everything we have learned [from the comments] and — acting in coordination with the SEC so that compliance with one regulatory regime doesn't put you out of compliance with the other — issue a final rule that makes sense and protects the trillions of dollars in retirement savings that workers and families are counting on."
But Mason maintained in his comment letter that "retail customer confusion" would ensue if the SEC's request for feedback, which also asks about such confusion, isn't modified to address the following "core issue."
Assume that a retail customer asks a broker-dealer for investment assistance with respect to a $30,000 nonretirement retail account and a $40,000 IRA account. The broker-dealer in this example could provide investment assistance with respect to the nonretirement account. However, under the original DOL proposed regulation, as generally interpreted by the IRA community, a broker-dealer would have generally been prohibited from providing investment assistance with respect to an IRA (at least without a major restructuring of the broker-dealer industry)."
Thus, the broker-dealer would have to tell the customer that he is prohibited from providing investment assistance regarding the IRA account. Moreover, the customer would be required to agree that in investing the IRA assets on her own, the customer would not even consider anything the broker-dealer said regarding investing the nonretirement retail account.
Any normal retail customer would be bewildered by this arrangement.
Read Oliver Wyman Releases Data to DOL on IRA Fiduciary Costs on AdvisorOne.
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