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The PC version of Watch Dogs will launch "day and date" with the current-gen console versions on November 22, Ubisoft has confirmed.
Speaking to VideoGamer.com this morning, a Ubisoft representative said that they "can confirm that Watch_Dogs will launch on PC, Xbox 360, PS3 & Wii U on 22nd November in the UK".
The game is also expected to be available at the launch of Xbox One and PlayStation 4.
The news will come as a relief to PC gamers.
Ubisoft has a tendency to delay the PC version of its multiformat releases. Last week, it was revealed that the PC version of Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag will not be available until "a few weeks after" the release of the current-gen versions on November 1.
Elsewhere this morning, a mysterious new Watch Dogs site has appeared online asking fans to be "prepared for WeareData". But what could the site be teasing...?
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Scherzer looking to improve on nearly unbeatable year
Right-hander focusing on bettering his numbers against left-handed hitters
LAKELAND, Fla. -- Max Scherzer was nearly unbeatable in his breakout season in 2013. As the reigning American League Cy Young Award winner prepares for his followup campaign, he was left Monday to compete against imaginary opponents.
Scherzer needed some competition in his second bullpen session of the spring earlier this week. So as the righty prepared to throw to Bryan Holaday, while Victor Martinez and Alex Avila watched from the sidelines, Scherzer pretended as if he was facing them -- first Martinez, then Avila.
"Start him off with a fastball," Scherzer said, predicting Martinez would take the first pitch. "We'll set him up."
In came the fastball.
"Gone," Avila said, pretending to track a ball as it sailed out to right field.
Not in Scherzer's mind. And since this was Scherzer's session, the imaginary at-bat went on. Scherzer dropped in a curveball, then another one, setting up a high fastball. Then Scherzer delivered his knockout pitch.
"AH!!! Got him! No way he's hitting that," Scherzer exclaimed, pumping his fist.
On to the next hitter.
"Alex, first and second, two outs," Scherzer said as he stood on the back of the bullpen mound.
Scherzer proceeded with another game plan, mixing in breaking stuff with fastballs. At one point, he lost a heater up and inside.
"I'm out for the next three games after that one," Avila said.
"Don't kid yourself. You're jumping out of the way," Scherzer said.
That put the count to 3-1. After another pitch off the plate, Scherzer -- still with plenty of pitches before his limit -- hit the reset button.
"Let's do Alex all over again," Scherzer told Holaday.
"He's intimidated," Avila told his backup.
Another fastball, another disagreement.
"Game over," Avila said, hinting at a walkoff homer.
"Foul tip," Scherzer contended, arguing he'd be late on the swing.
By this point, the other pitchers had finished their sessions. Over on the next mound, Anibal Sanchez was long since done, but standing around watching this unfold, suggesting pitches. Manager Brad Ausmus let them have their fun. Martinez had gone back in.
As far as Scherzer's concerned, he finished his session by striking out Avila, and celebrated as such. Avila let him have his moment.
As much as Tigers fans don't want to consider the possibility, this could be an actual matchup next year if Scherzer hits free agency. For now, it's a fitting symbol of the challenge Scherzer faces this season. As much success as he enjoyed last year, his biggest competition might be himself.
Scherzer never measured his pitching by his 21-3 record. He fully realizes that he could pitch just as well this year and end up with double-digit losses for the first time since 2010. But he doesn't believe he can stay the same pitcher regardless.
"You never stay the same," Scherzer said, "as a pitcher, as an athlete. It doesn't matter what you do, you never stay the same. You either get better or you get worse. Those are the only two options. And so, my mindset going into this year is I'm going to get better.
"I'm going to find ways to be better than I was last year. I might not have the record or some of the numbers I was able to accomplish last year, but I can be a better pitcher than I was last year. That's my goal."
As much of an equalizer as his curveball proved to be against left-handed hitters who previously feasted on him, he sees room for improvement. With that in mind, it probably wasn't a coincidence that his first session against hitters Thursday morning was loaded with left-handed batters, giving him a chance to spot curves and gauge reactions.
Scherzer went to his curveball on 7.8 percent of all his pitches last season, according to STATS and Fangraphs.com. It wasn't a huge swing-and-miss pitch for him, with hitters whiffing on less than a quarter of them, but he gave up a mere .226 batting average when they put the curve in play.
The curveball was the driving force behind a massive drop in his batting average allowed to lefties, from a .292 rate in 2012 to a career-low .222 last year, and a 98-point drop in slugging percentage allowed.
A sharper curveball, a better mix of pitches, a few more swings and misses -- the process could lead to Scherzer being a better all-around pitcher. He knows better than to equate that to a better season.
"I don't know what my record's going to be. I can't dictate it," he said. "I mean, obviously I have to pitch well, but it also takes the guys at the plate to show up as well."
No need to bring it up. Scherzer knows the statistic that's coming next.
"I'm not naïve in how I won 21 games last year. I had great offensive support," Scherzer said. "There were many great pitchers that pitched last year that didn't quite have the run support that I had. They didn't win many games, but they pitched as well as I did."
And there it is, the reference to the league-best 6.8 runs of support Scherzer averaged in his 32 starts. He doesn't need a reminder.
Scherzer finished seventh in the Majors in Fielding Independent Pitching last season, but trailed only Clayton Kershaw in Wins Above Replacement. All of the six pitchers above him lost at least five games. Seattle's Felix Hernandez went 12-10. Marlins rookie phenom Jose Fernandez went 12-6.
Even Scherzer's teammate, AL ERA champion Sanchez, lost eight games.
So, yes, Scherzer gets it. He can't control what Tigers hitters do, except for this week, which brings us back to live batting practice Thursday.
"All right, baby, let's go," Avila said as he stepped into the cage. "Me and you, real life."
There wasn't much talk from Scherzer this time, just a handful of pitches that ended with a breaking ball for a swing and a miss.
"That was a good one," Avila called out.
"It was so-so," said Scherzer, still looking to improve, already competing with himself.

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It's in your plastic cutlery, it's under your meat, it's the lid on your latte. And polystyrene, a.k.a. plastic No. 6, is in your world -- for at least 200 years longer than you will be -- clogging up storm drains and landfills.
So why is this tenacious product, better known by its trademark Styrofoam, still being used to wrap everything from green peppers to sirloin steaks?
To be sure, no one wishes to replace the handy plastic utensils and takeout tray with a wooden box and nails.
And polystyrene -- a 1938 invention of Dow Chemical, the people who brought us Ziploc bags and bleach -- has its qualities, both in its non-expanded form, used for utensils and coffee lids, and in the expanded Styrofoam variety.
Used for food-wrapping, packing "peanuts" and insulation, it's light, durable, waterproof and cheap, says Helene Sauvageau, a spokesperson for Recyc-Quebec, a provincial government agency responsible for promoting waste reduction.
"It protects and preserves certain types of foods," Sauvageau explained. "If we didn't have it, food would go bad more quickly. . . . It would end up in a landfill site and create greenhouse gases. So there are not just negative sides to these materials."
At Loblaws -- which calls itself "Canada's largest health store" -- the meat department is awash in Styrofoam.
"With meat, we have to have materials that will ensure a quality product that doesn't deteriorate," said Josee Bedard, director of corporate affairs for Provigo, part of the Loblaw group.
But Loblaws also wraps everything from cobs of corn to organic portobello mushrooms in Styrofoam, now available in a rainbow of colours. It stocks products like Naturegg, packaged in Styrofoam, next to other eggs encased in cardboard and recyclable plastic.
"Styrofoam is an inert and healthy product accepted by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency," Bedard said via e-mail, while noting that the company is looking for sustainable alternatives.
"It meets health standards demanded in our industry, as well as offering protection to ensure the quality of products that need it."
Protection from bruising -- and from other consumers -- says Marie-Claude Bacon, corporate affairs director for the Metro grocery giant."Some people prefer wrapped products for hygienic reasons," she said.
But some people don't.
The environmental cost of Styrofoam is staggering:
According to the French ministry of ecology, more than 14 million tonnes of polystyrene are produced every year around the world. Given its light weight --Styrofoam is 95 per cent air -- the volume it represents is huge.
Americans throw away an estimated 25 billion Styrofoam cups every year, or about 82 cups per person.
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says of the three million tons of polystyrene produced in the U.S., 2.3 million tons end up in landfills, with much of the remainder finding its way into waterways.
Indeed, so-called "white pollution" is the most common form of marine debris and costs local governments millions in storm-drain cleanup.
Once Styrofoam packages make it to the ocean, the plastic eventually breaks down into smaller pieces and turns into a kind of garbage soup.
In the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, for example -- an area the size of a continent in the North Pacific Ocean -- there are almost three kilograms of plastic for every half-kilo of plankton, which has a devastating effect on aquatic life that confuse the two.
So why don't we recycle polystyrene instead of sending it adrift?
The technology does exist, says Tamer Boyaci, an assistant professor at the Desautels faculty of management at McGill University -- the problem is the cost.
"It's not viable because this type of plastic is very light and takes up a lot of space, so it has a low scrap value. People are not interested in collecting it."
The California Department of Conservation pegs the costs of recycling polystyrene at more than $3,000 US per tonne, meaning polystyrene has a negative scrap value. By comparison, glass costs $89 per tonne to recycle. The latest figures, from the American Chemistry Council for 2001, show less than one per cent of polystyrene is recycled in the U.S.
Polystyrene has been banned in about 30 municipalities in California, and a bill recently introduced would ban the use of polystyrene foam and non-recyclable containers by restaurant operators and retail food vendors statewide.
In Canada, interest in recycling plastic No. 6 is increasing, Boyaci says. Walmart Canada launched a program in October to have all of its Styrofoam packaging at eight stores in Ontario collected and recycled by Grace Canada, which then turns it into construction materials.
Around the same time, Toronto began curbside collection of polystyrene to send to a facility in Mississauga, which also accepts polystyrene from more than 100 other municipalities in Ontario, and turns it into picture frames and construction mouldings.
Efforts to expand polystyrene recycling in Quebec have fallen through-- not surprisingly given the economic recession, said Sally Potter, a spokesperson for the Canadian Plastics Industry Association.
"It's the same with plastic shopping bags, which are 100-per-cent recyclable, yet some people not aware of that," Potter said. "We have to get away from the bad stuff and look at the enormous potential."
The only real solution, environmentalists say, is to reduce our dependence on polystyrene.
"We always come back to the same thing. They say polystyrene is necessary for sanitation, transport, hygiene . . . but we did fine without it before," said Karel Menard of the Quebec Common Front for the Ecological Management of Waste.
It's not about returning to the days of candlelit caves, says Menard, but of finding new solutions. If the Styrofoam manufacturers and users were forced, through legislation, to internalize its environmental cost, they would come up with a new, viable and sustainable alternative.
A European Union directive, for example, obliges member states to recycle at least 55 per cent of their packaging waste.
"Right now, it's society that pays and we're living on credit when it comes to our waste products," Menard says.


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Obstetrics and Gynecology
The Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology is an educational, research, and healthcare center that provides a wide variety of general women's health care; gynecologic care; infertility, prenatal, and genetic counseling; obstetrics care; women's gynecologic cancer care and research education in women's health.
Department stats
- Approximately 78,000 outpatient visits a year
- Over 2,000 deliveries a year
- 33 obstetrician-gynecologists on staff
- Six divisions, offering care at five locations in central Pennsylvania
- One of only four programs in the U.S. that provides live telesurgery partnerships for educational outreach
What to Expect When You're Expecting at Penn State Health
Preparing for the birth of a baby can be exciting and overwhelming. Participants will hear from our team of obstetricians, midwives, anesthesiologists, family and community medicine providers and pediatricians.
Welcome from the chair
Thank your interest in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. I am very proud of our exceptional faculty and resident staff and their accomplishments in our mission areas of patient care, research, education, and community outreach. Our research programs in Maternal Fetal Medicine, Reproductive Endocrinology, Gynecologic Oncology, Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery, and Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery are robust and continue to gain the department recognition at the national and international level.
Our educational programs continue to thrive with our fully accredited Residency Program, an ABOG Accredited Fellowship Program in Maternal Fetal Medicine and an American Association of Gynecologic Laparoscopists (AAGL) accredited Fellowship Program in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery. Our excellence in education is also reflected in the large number of students (12 from the Class of 2016, 5 from the Class of 2017, and 15 from the Class of 2018) who choose OB/GYN as a career.
With respect to our clinical activities the Gynecologic Oncology Division is a member of NRG Oncology (formerly The Gynecology Oncology Group (GOG)), and our Reproductive Endocrinology Division, a member of the NIH Reproductive Medicine Network, continues to have superior results from their In-Vitro Fertilization Program (based on data from the Society for Assisted Reproductive Technologies) which places them among the top programs in the region and in the country and has an internationally recognized program for the management of patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).
Maternal Fetal Medicine continues to serve as a resource for high risk mothers from all of central Pennsylvania, providing consultative and ultrasound services at four clinical sites in the surrounding areas, including Camp Hill, Harrisburg and Reading in addition to Hershey and including a full range of prenatal diagnostic options including both first trimester and mid-trimester screening. That Division is also fully accredited in Obstetrics and Gynecology Ultrasound by the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM).
Our Female Pelvic Medicine and Reconstructive Surgery Division has expanded to include practice sites in Camp Hill and Mount Joy, in addition to the main site at Hope Drive. Likewise, our Women's Health Division has expanded and now provides care at Hope Drive, Nyes Road, Camp Hill, and Mount Joy.
All of these activities have resulted in another record year for outpatient visits, surgical procedures and deliveries. Our surgical volumes have also allowed for the recent recognition of our Division of Minimally Invasive Surgery as a Center of Excellence for Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery (COEMIGS) and our Department does more Robotic surgery than any other OB/GYN Department in the region, and is one of the busiest Robotic surgery units in the nation.
I would be remiss if I did not acknowledge all of the support that we receive from our Hospital Administration, our College of Medicine, and our Nurses. Without this support it would not be possible to achieve the goals outlined above. Likewise, all of the support staff that contributes to the day to day operations of the Department – administrative assistants, billing and coding personnel, operations directors and numerous others makes it possible for us to achieve this kind of success. I trust that your visit to our web site will provide evidence of the enthusiasm and commitment of our Department to provide the best in Health Care services for the Women of Pennsylvania, and the best in research and education for our next generation of physicians.
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Welcome back to InFlight. This month we're talking about how to handle and overcome travel disruptions. With the safety of your traveller in mind, MacNair implements tools to ensure you're prepared for the worst.
Winter Storm Jonas affected many of your travelers last weekend – in fact we had a portion of our staff in D.C. for a meeting and we had agents work extended hours on Sunday to provide additional assistance, so we felt the impact ourselves. This is just a reminder of how important it is to a good travel disruption system in place.
A disruption that made headlines this month- specific state IDs may be denied for flight. Is this true? Find out below and as always - contact us with any questions.
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Winter is upon and us and the world doesn't seem like its getting any safer. The travel system can be easily impacted in a significant way by disruptions like we have seen over the past few months. Those who are prepared will remain as safe as possible and will avoid hassles where possible. Looking forward into the first quarter, here is what you need to know and do to ensure your travelers avoid any disruptions that may come their way:
You or one of your travelers have a domestic trip planned over the next few weeks, but do you have your passport ready? The headlines would have you believe that you will be denied access to your flight with just a driver's license. However, as MacNair reported on our blog at the beginning of the month, you shouldn't believe the hype.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has extended the rule change for Real IDs (identification that adhere's to new guidelines put in place by the Real ID Act ten years ago) until 2018 according to the Huffington Post. DHS has confirmed that driver's licenses issued from any state will be accepted as a valid form ID for travel within the United States. They also promised to give travelers 120 days notice when they are ready to have TSA enforce the rule.
United offers new bundles for those who want to purchase extra perks when purchasing the Economy Plus seating. There are two new bundled packages that offer combined perks travelers can choose from, the packages are "Economy Plus Essentials" and "Economy Plus Enhanced." The "Economy Plus Essentials" bundle offers the traveler the Economy Plus seating and includes and extra standard checked bag. The "Economy Plus Enhanced" bundle offers Premier Access, a United Club trip pass, and extra award miles, and the perks associated with the "Economy Plus Essentials" bundle. This benefits travelers who want the extra perks, but are not frequent travelers.
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Often, the corporate travel mistakes that are made by businesses are the result of an unmanaged or undermanaged travel program…and these mistakes negatively impact a business' bottom line. Because specific items aren't often talked about and quantified, the organization isn't analyzing them. As a result, the impact is unclear, and the actions required to address any opportunities aren't normally taken.
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Recently moved to the Barrie area and I'm anxious to converse with any mutually interested riders.
Recently moved to the Barrie area and I'm anxious to converse with any mutually interested riders.
Welcome to the forum! Is Barrie north of Toronto? I wasn't sure so had to use google maps to find it. There should be people from the Toronto area that can chime in.
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Hi My name is Andy I am in Orillia and ride a few older BMW's. Great news is that Peak Power the Indian dealer in South Barrie has signed up to be a BMW dealer, so service, parts and new bikes will be available in 2018... There is a little DIY shop in Barrie T's Cafe... Run by a friend Teresa Vincent, they have storage and 4 lifts and work stations plus basic parts, They also really like BMW's and many members ride BMW's... It would be a great place to find fellow riders...
I'm always up for a ride and would be pleased to meet up and introduce you some pretty good twisty roads.... I make the switch to 2 wheels as early as possible in the spring and ride right through to the first good freeze...
Hi Andy;
It would be a bit of a ride for you but the Niagara BMW Riders meet once a month in Welland ON.
We have 190 members on our contact list and get 30 to 70 members out to our breakfasts.
We are a friendly group, many members come down from Toronto, Kitchener, Guelph, Hamilton areas.
Have a look at our website. www.nbmwr.com
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Hi Andy, I live in Toronto............regards, Rod.
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Welcome to the forum. I live just past Horseshoe resort in Oro-Medonte. Once spring decide to return we will have to get those of us in the area together for a ride.
Andy - didn't know Peak Powersports was going to sell BMWs. Will be nice to be able to get parts/service closer, although could be dangerous seeing those nice shiny new BMWs in their showroom
Hi there , I live in Sharon just north of Newmarket ride a 2012 Rt . Yes we should try to organize a group meet and ride in the area . Lots of great riding in the area .http://www.ridethehighlands.ca/
I am down in Toronto and pass through Barrie semi regularly. I have family there.
Always looking for more riders.
It's a tough job but somebody's gotta do it.
I'm in Oshawa and just purchased a 09 R1200GS adventure (with road tires) I love to ride.
Hi S1000XR rider from Bowmanville, a group ride would be awsome.
2012 K1600 GTL in Uxbridge, I drove through Barrie today on my way to putting on another 400km.
We meet this Sunday morning for Breakfast 9:00 am, just bring your car! We still get a good turnout.
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In Toronto area do any of the airheads get together at all ?


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With inflation still looming as an economic wild card, investors are taking a closer look at asset classes that traditionally outperform as consumer prices rise.
None more so than retirees.
Without a salary, or new sources of income, inflation can hit the senior set (who invest heavily in fixed-income securities) especially hard, eroding both purchasing power and their standard of living.
"The inflation rate for seniors is always higher because of health-care costs, which make up a bigger portion of their budget, and have risen by about 5.4 percent a year over the last 30 years," says Matt Schott, vice president of retirement income practice for the Financial Research Corp. in Boston.
Of late, the consumer price index,CPI, which tracks the price of goods and services, has been all over the board.
After its most recent peak of 5.6 percent in July 2009, it plunged to negative territory (2.1 percent) a year later. And it's been trending higher ever since, thanks to the rising cost of food and fuel—hovering today at around 3.8 percent.
While many economists say inflation is not a near-term threat in the U.S.,indirect pressure could cause the price of household staples (such as milk and clothes) to continue to rise, says Christine Benz, director of personal finance for mutual fund tracker Morningstar.
"The emerging markets are still growing robustly, and that'll fuel demand for products here," she says. "So while the threat of inflation is not necessarily high here, investors should still prepare for what could be a scenario where we've got slow growth but higher prices."
The Case for TIPS
Commodities, particularly gold and energy stocks, have long been viewed as traditional inflation hedges, since they tend to outperform in an inflationary cycle.
And, indeed, both have given rock-star performances over the last few years, but they can also be volatile.
As such, Anthony Webb, research economist for the Center for Retirement Research in Boston, says they are ill-suited for retirees.
Those in the decumulation phase of their retirement planning, he says, should consider other tools to insulate their income against the threat of inflation.
Among them: TIPS
Though their yields are currently flirting with all-time lows, Treasury Inflation-Protected Securitieshave been hugely popular among retirees since the economic downturn began—due largely to the flight toward safe-haven securities.
Such government-issued bonds, which are exempt from state and local tax, pay out a regular fixed-rate interest payment, but the principal is adjusted to reflect changes in the Consumer Price Index.
Because you'll owe federal taxes on the interest income, they are best held in tax-sheltered retirement accounts, says Benz of Morningstar.
Despite their low yields, Benz suggests retirees devote anywhere from 10 percent to 30 percent of their fixed income portfolio to TIPS, noting it's best to dollar-cost average into the position rather than buying it as a lump sum.
"There has been a stampede into Treasurys and, as a result, many people think their yields are just too low," says Benz. "I agree that that's a concern, which is why I would urge anyone initiating a sizable investment to do it gradually over time to obtain a variety of different purchase prices and mitigate the risk of buying at a high point."
Inflation Riders
Retirees also may wish to incorporate an inflation-adjustment feature to their annuities or long-term care insurance policies.
Such policies cost more, says Benz, but are well worth the investment, since they help to insulate future purchasing power.
"Given that folks buying an annuity could live a good 20 or 25 years in retirement, inflation could substantially decrease the value of the annuity's payouts over time," she says. "The same holds true for long-term care insurance."
The typical buyer, Benz notes, purchases a policy while in his or her late 50s or early 60s, but may not actually use the policy for another 20 or 25 years.
By then, the cost of long-term care could have ramped up dramatically.
"Long-term care costs, like health-care costs, have been running much higher than the Consumer Price Index, CPI, for years and it's hard to imagine that trend abating any time soon," she says.
Real Estate
Real estate investment trusts(REITs), which invest primarily in commercial real estate, can also help hedge against inflation, since property owners have the ability to raise their rents to keep pace with higher prices, says Webb.
REITs, which are sold as shares on the major stock exchanges, are often touted as an affordable way to gain exposure to income producing properties without sacrificing liquidity.
Because they are required to distribute at least 90 percent of their taxable income to shareholders annually, they also provide a steady income stream in the form of dividends.
Historically, REITs have been less volatile than commodities, but the recent financial crisis, in which real estate suffered mightily, changed all that.
After a jaw-dropping 34 percent climb in 2006, the NAREIT All REIT index lost nearly 18 percent in 2007 and another 37 percent in 2008, before surging back with a 27 percent return in both 2009 and 2010.
So far this year, the index is up roughly 3 percent.
Despite the ups and downs, Jon Cheigh, and Tom Bohjalian, portfolio managers for New York-based asset management firm Cohen & Steers, suggest that REITs remain an important component of the well-balanced portfolio.
Their latest report on the industry, published Sept. 27, reveals that between 1974 and the first quarter of 2011, REITs had positive total returns in 10 out of the 14 inflationary periods within that span.
And, during the six periods when inflation rose, REITs had an average annualized return of 10.7 percent, compared with 9.8 percent for stocks and 4.6 percent for bonds.
"U.S. REITs have outperformed stocks and bonds in periods of both rising and moderating inflation," Cheigh and Bohjalian write, noting such securities have proven to be an "effective inflation hedge." "In our view, this will hold true as the next cycle takes shape."
Blue-Chip Stocks
Retirees looking to insulate their income against the effect of rising prices should continue to keep a portion of their portfolio invested in stocks—specifically, dividend-paying blue chips.
While higher on the risk scale than TIPS and other fixed-income securities, stocks are the only asset class that give you a fighting chanceof outrunning inflation.
"While not a direct hedge against inflation, if you're looking for investments with the potential to outstrip inflation over time, or earn a better return over time, stocks have to be part of your portfolio," says Morningstar's Benz.
Jeffrey Hirsch, president of the Stock Trader's Almanac, agrees.
His latest book calls out a handful of top blue chip picks, those that have consistently increased their dividend for at least the last 10 years.
Among them: IBM, Abbott Laboratories, Nucor, McDonald's, Pepsico and Wal-Mart Stores.
Several mutual funds, including Morningstar's top pick Vanguard Dividend Growth Fund, do the screening for you—investing exclusively in companies with a history of dividend growth.
Lastly, I-Bonds, or inflation-linked U.S. savings bonds, are another option for your inflation-fighting toolkit.
Interest on I-Bonds is paid in two ways—as both a fixed interest rate, set when you purchase the bond, and a variable rate, which changes twice a year based on the CPI.
Because the interest earned is paid out when you sell, however, you won't collect an income stream during the years you own it. You won't have to pay tax on the interest as it accrues either, of course, which is why Benz of Morningstar says I-Bonds are safe to hold in a taxable account outside of one's retirement portfolio.
One downside: Investors are restricted to $10,000 per year per person, a drawback for large investors looking to use I-Bonds for inflation-fighting purposes.
For retirees, inflation can be an insidious thief.
An appropriate allocation to inflation fighting tools like TIPS, REITs, I-Bonds, and stocks can help ensure your savings keep pace with the cost of living.


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Feb. 23, 2012: Allow Videotaped Interrogations
Bill Fine, WCVB-TV President And General Manager
The videotape is chilling. We see 16 year old Nga Truong in a small room -- called the box -- where two Worcester detectives accuse her of killing her toddler.
After two hours of strong denials she finally breaks down, confesses, and is sent to jail to await trial. Nearly three years later, after reviewing that videotape, a judge throws the confession out, claiming it was coerced. Prosecutors drop the charges and Nah goes free.
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WBUR investigative reporter David Boeri told the story for Chronicle last week. Without that tape Nah might have spent the rest of her life in prison, or pled out to a reduced sentence.
Her story highlights the need for legislation mandating the videotaping of all custodial interrogations in Massachusetts. It's a surefire way to reduce the number of false or coerced confessions.
It also protects police, from unfounded accusations by defendants. And it has the third advantage of increasing public trust in the work done by our law enforcement agencies.
When versions conflict on what actually happened inside the interrogation room, the video tape eliminates any doubt. A Boston Bar Association task force endorsed just such a step in 2009.
We believe that it's time for the Legislature to take up the matter. Justice may be blind in its objectivity.
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The Vajrapani Ruel is largely an 'amulet' for protection, but like all powerful amulets consecrated under the energies of a certain Buddha or Bodhisattva, which in the case of the Vajrapani Ruel is consecrated under the energies of power qualities of the Bodhisattva Vajrapani (who happens to be the only Bodhisattva to be described as both auspicious and powerful), they will have different qualities that deals with the different aspirations of our life. Specifically the 8 aspirations: Wealth Luck, Mentor Luck, Family and Descendant Luck, Education Luck, Career Luck, Health Luck, Fame Luck or Recognition Luck, and Love Luck!
If people ask me whether the Vajrapani Ruel is a very good amulet to help enhance wealth luck or money luck or financial luck, I always take a moment to reply because the truth is the Vajrapani Ruel is largely a protective amulet but there is no denying that it is so much more than protection, for entrepreneurs or businessmen it gives the winning advantage, for employees it gives recognition and career growth. I can go on and on and on, but the bottom line is that the Vajrapani Ruel contributes to the different aspects of our aspirations. Wealth luck or financial luck or money luck is just one of it, although indeed a lot of testimonies found on this blog even the one those I received in my inbox are about money luck. This can be explained though that it is largely because a lot of the aspirations of those who request for the Vajrapani Ruel are mostly about financial problems.
The question though now is whether there is a way for us to enhance the energy that we want to get out of a Vajrapani Ruel? For example, can we focus more gaining wealth luck from the Vajrapani Ruel instead of love luck? The answer is yes.
With the use of crystals or semi – precious stones. By putting on the energy that we want to attract, this will naturally be enhanced by the Vajrapani Ruel or that particular energy of the Vajrapani Ruel will be enhanced by a specific crystal or semi – precious stone or precious stone. So from today and in the succeeding posts, I will talk about the different aspirations and how to enhanced the Vajrapani Ruel to focus more on that specific aspiration through the use of crystals or semi – precious stone.
But this is not to say that one really needs this to attract the energy of the Vajrapani Ruel? The Vajrapani Ruel is very effective even if you don't use energy enhancers, proof of this is the numerous personal miraculous testimonies, but using energy enhancers will help strengthen or give a focus on the said energy base on energy enhancer used.
For today, I will like to address the most common concern of people who request for the Vajrapani Ruel.
Enhancing the Wealth Luck or Financial Luck or Money Luck of the Vajrapani Ruel is quite easy with the use of the following crystals or semi – precious stones or even precious stones:
- Wear citrine crystal beads on your receiving hand. To determine which is your receiving hand, you simple have to know whether you are right handed or left handed. If you are right handed your receiving hand is your left hand and if you are left-handed your receiving hand is your right hand.
- Wear jade beads as a bracelet or wear it as pendant. If wearing it as a pendant, it will be better if your jade is carved with an image of the Happy Fat Buddha (Maitreya Buddha) or Kuan Kong.
- Wear Malachite beads on your receiving hand.
- Put a sunstone beside your Vajrapani Ruel.
On my succeeding post, I will talk about the other 7 aspirations namely: Fame, Love, Descendant and Family Luck, Mentor Luck, Career Luck, Education, and Health Luck!
You can also read the following posts about the Vajrapani Ruel:
- The World's Most Powerful Amulet in the Buddhist Pantheon Called Vajrapani Ruel.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories: The 17th Karmapa's Relatively Easy Escape; The Miraculous Release of a Tibetan Monk from Chinese Prison and Labor Camp; and The Wealth Luck Bestowed Upon a Repentant Prodigal Son.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (2): How A Man Got His Land Back After A 20 – Year – Old Legal Bottle.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (3): Early Karmic Death Was Erased with Good Deeds and the Vajrapani Ruel.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (4): Received the Needed Financial and Wealth Blessing to Solve Money Problems.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Stories (5): In the Nick of Time and Money Problems Solved with the Help of the 'Hated' Gift.
- A Reader Receives A Precious Gift from the Abbess of the Lotus Temple and Some Quaint Vajrapani Ruel Stories.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (6): Getting to Work Abroad.
- The Kuan Yin with Heart Sutra and the Vajrapani Ruel Helped an Entrepreneur Solved Her Problems.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (7): Miraculous Healing and An Unexpected 'Miraculous' Financial and Wealth Luck.
- Coincidence or Another Vajrapani Ruel Story?
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Triggered a Past Life Recall?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (8): Amazing Financial Luck and 5 Condo Units All Because of the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (9): Two Bags Full of Money Helps Solve Family Financial Problem.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (10): Simple Miracles But Miracles Nonetheless.
- Vajrapni Ruel Stories (11): Acquiring A Property, Avoiding Problems Brought About A Natural Calamity, and Life Simply Becomes Easier All Because of A Wonderful Gift of Luck.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories(12): Finding Long Lost Father With A Bonus of Finding True Love!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (13): Migrating to Canada and Breaking – Up with the Live – In Partner.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (14): Winning A Contest On A National Television!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (15): 90 Million Pesos Mutual Fund Deal Closed Without A Sweat!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (16): Chased After By Jobs.
- Understanding the Vajrapani Ruel Stories: Clarifying the Difference in the Miracles and Why The Anonymity of Those Who Experienced It.
- Expecting A Good Harvest and Temporarily Acquiring A Much Coveted Property: Another "Vajrapani Ruel Stories" and A "Wish Fulfilling and Buddha's Blessing Mantra Pendant" Personal Testimony.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (17): How A Man Helped His Mother Get Her Land Backed After More Than 20 Years of Trying!
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Manifested It's Power to A Person Even Before She Received It?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (18): Borrowed Luck Lands Him A Job In A Japanese Company!
- Did the Vajrapani Ruel Make Him See the Future that Helped Save His Life?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (19): A Difficult Pitch That Ended in a Totally Different But Wonderful Way!
- Be Grateful for Miracles No Matter How "Small": Two Simple Vajrapani Ruel Stories and How Those Who Experienced It Are Teaching Us A Lesson About Gratitude.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (20): When A Sales Clerk Unexpectedly Became An Entrepreneur!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (21): Fulfilling the Dream of Having An Uber Car Service Business!
- A Simple Wish Fulfilled Thru A Simple Vajrapani Ruel Miracle.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (22): Winning A Court Case Against An Influential Family.
- Correct Diagnosis Because of the Vajrapani Ruel.
- Vajrapani Ruel and Surangama Mantra Amulet: A Comparison
- The Amulet From Within: A Story About How The Vajrapani Ruel Failed to Work and How Forgiveness Did.
- Counting Money and Counting More Money: Simple and Short Vajrapani Ruel Stories About Readers Who Increased Their Wealth Luck!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (23): Carnapping Case Dismissed Without Prejudice!
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (24): Miraculous Wealth Gift Received In Time of Need!
- Is the Vajrapani Ruel Really An Amulet for Financial Luck and Wealth Luck?
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (25) : Illegal Detention and Murder Cases Against An Underdog Politician Dropped! (How The Vajrapani Ruel Saved A Person Without Him Knowing.)
- Vajrapni Ruel Stories (26): Raising Enough Money to Finish One's House and an Unexpected Additional Business!
- A Short But Heartwarming Vajrapani Ruel Miracle Shared By A Reader.
- Vajrapani Ruel Stories (27): An Actor Experienced A Downpour of Financial Blessing.
- Another Simple Vajrapani Miraculous Story: How A Simple Request to the Vajrapani Ruel Revealed Evidence of Deceit!
- How the Vajrapani Ruel Helped Fixed the Flight Problem of the Personal Plane of My Business Client and Publisher!
- What is the Next Best Thing If You Can't Have the Vajrapani Ruel?
- Financial Blessing, Recuperation of Career, Justice from Maltreatment of School Officials – A Story of A Family Who Received Several Miracles: A Vajrapani Ruel and Ing Deng Pay Personal Testimonies of A Reader.
- The Vajrapani Ruel Brought Blessings to the Children of a Loving Mother.
- Meeting a Long Time Friend Who Happens to be A Generous Actor: How The Vajrapani Ruel Created An Opportunity that Helped Solve a Financial Problem!
- Wealth and Money Luck "Delivered Right At the Doorstep": A Simple Vajrapani Ruel Miraculous Story!
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Svenskt Tenn's founder Estrid Ericson travelled a lot to different places around the world. She always looked for beautiful items and textiles and souvenirs that she could take home and sell in the store on Strandvägen in Stockholm. She designed this print with small elephants, based on a model from the Belgian Congo. The Elefant (Elephant) textile was printed for the first time in the end of the 1930s.
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New York City says its beaches will open in time for the Memorial Day weekend but not everything ravaged by Sandy will be replaced by then.
The city is pouring $266 million to restore the beaches. The price tag for Rockaway Beach alone is $147 million. Rockaway's three-mile boardwalk will not be replaced in time for the May 25 opening. But according to the Daily News, the city is building concrete "islands" with bathrooms and food vendors.
The city also is putting up modular buildings on stilts in the sand to house bathrooms, lifeguard stations and maintenance buildings. Other city beaches include Coney Island, Manhattan Beach, Orchard Beach and Staten Island's Wolfe's Pond, Cedar Grove and Midland and South beaches.


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State officials on Monday were investigating why 80,000 to 100,000 fish washed up dead on the shores of the Arkansas River last week.
"The fish deaths will take about a month" to determine a cause, Keith Stephens, a spokesman for the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission, told msnbc.com.
Stephens also provided the estimate of 80,000 to 100,000 dead fish.
The fish were found Thursday by a tugboat operator along a 20-mile stretch of the Arkansas River near the city of Ozark.
Hoffman withdrew $1,200 hours before death: sources
Philip Seymour Hoffman withdrew a total of $1,200 from an ATM at a supermarket near his New York City apartment the night before he was found lifeless in his bathroom with a syringe still in his left arm, sources told NBC News.
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The mass kill occurred just one day before thousands of blackbirds dropped dead from the sky in Beebe, Ark., which is 125 miles away.
Officials said 95 percent of the fish that died were drum fish — indicating that the likely cause of death was disease as only one species was affected.
"If it was from a pollutant, it would have affected all of the fish, not just drum fish," Stephens added.
Drum fish, which are bottom feeders, are not sought by fishermen, he added, and fishing was not banned as a precaution. "Right now it's fine to fish," KTHV quoted Stephens as saying. "If you go out there you can still fish for bass and crappie, catfish, it will be fine. Obviously don't eat the dead fish."Story: No poison found in birds that fell on town
Fish were still floating on the same stretch of river as of Monday morning.
Stephens said that nature will be doing the cleanup. "We'll have raccoon and birds and things like that will take care of it so there is really no cleanup, it's really too big. It's contained along the river channel."
David Lyons, the head of a local chapter of the Sierra Club, told msnbc.com that he was "waiting for the results of the pathology and toxicology tests before I make any judgments about the bird and fish kills.
"So far, the evidence does not suggest that pollution contributed to either the bird or fish kill," he added. "If the test results indicate that contaminants were responsible, then local environmental groups will likely have several questions and concerns about the two events."
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Tesla stock dips on poor Model S reviewFebruary 11, 2013: 3:02 PM ET
The idea of a driving an electric car has always intrigued me, but after reading a New York Times review of the Tesla (TSLA) Model S on I-95, it sounds like a total nightmare.
According to the writer, the battery on the Model S drained much quicker than promised in cold weather during a recent trip up and down the East Coast. With only a few charging stations in the Northeast, the writer was forced to turn off the heat in 30 degree weather to conserve power. And that didn't help him much. At one point he needed to get towed for 45 minutes to the next charging station.
The New York Times article on Tesla seemed to spook investors. Tesla's stock dropped more than 3% Monday. So much for all those "Car of the Year" awards?
Before we all get too hasty, the stock bounced back Monday afternoon after Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to the Twittersphere in defense of the Model S.
Media spats are never fun to watch... I love $TSLA defending this 'test' drive which as I mentioned earlier was a none issue in a few weeks
So very true. Let's not forget the infamous Ackman-Loeb spat on CNBC just a couple of weeks ago.
Mandy trying to recreate the Icahn Ackman $HLF drama on cnbc with $TSLA elon musk and nytimnes
Musk is definitely not taking the NYT story lying down.
$TSLA cold weather battery issues. Driving S on east coast is very diff. NYT: Stalled Out on Tesla's Electric Highway http://t.co/PsTWFZla
Tesla's Model S was named "Car of the Year" for 2013 by Motor Trend magazine http://t.co/SmTOJ8sT $TSLA Would u buy a Model S?
The NYT review is just one of the short-term hits that Tesla shareholders must be willing to absorb. As the Wall Street Journal points out, Tesla must produce 400 cars per week to break even. As of October, it was making 200 a week. Analysts are predicting that Tesla will post a loss of 53 cents a share for the fourth quarter.
Tesla is finally making 400 Model S's per week, quarterly report coming soon...http://stks.co/r2EO $TSLA
Worse perhaps, shareholders are pricing in explosive sales growth for Tesla. One trader found it odd that Tesla is only worth a few billion less than a much older and larger car company.
I don't know much about $TSLA, but ain't crazy that is worth as much as $FIATY that includes Ferrari, Masserati, RAM, and Jeep?


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Universal Conveyor Roller Series 1700 heavy
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This roller series has been proven millions of times. The roller offers a very high degree of functional dependability.
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To obtain an axial fixing of bearing housing, ball bearing and seal against escaping, the bearing housing is not only pressed into the tube, but also flanged.


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Microsoft System Center 2012
Hallelujah to Microsoft for finally seeing the bigger picture. The company this year unveiled System Center 2012, which not only reduces the number of licensing options associated with its server tools from more than a hundred to just two, it also can recognize and manage multiple servers at once. A new Dashboard shows servers of different types listed in a tree style view with simple step-by-step configuration setup steps and a pane for servers listed by role and group.
A foolproof interface is also presented for configuring servers, adding roles, finding other servers to manage and combining machines for management as a group. Servers, server groups and other manageable resources are displayed as tiles with stats about each resource's major functions. Resources in need of administrator attention and/or action are highlighted in red and are easy to spot. Drilling into a stat presents a dialog box listing those events, services or alerts.


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Advanced tutorials
Very often, especially for applications used by a work force, you'll need to simulate a situation where a user will log in once, perform a number of actions and then log out.
There are two ways to do this in AgileLoad the 1st is purely by recording a different script for each stage, the 2nd is by using TransactionBegin and TransactionEnd commands in the script.
Creating scripts to individually handle:
has the benefit that that the login and logout processes can be managed by just two scripts for all scenarios while the transaction process (you will probably need to simulate many different transaction types) can be handled separately. This could save some time, however consider that session state must be handled correctly and that variables must be passed from script to script. The variables can be handled easily by using USER scope (default setting) however executing the transaction part of the script alone will require that during testing and development of the script that the login and logout function are called at the top and bottom of each script using the Call Script <ScriptName>; command. You will need to remember to remove these lines before using the script as part of a load test.
When setting up a Job in AgileLoad Center the scenario would look something like this:
The number of iterations for the login script would be set to 1, the number of iterations or execution duration would be set as desired for the transaction (in this case the action of buying a book is set to 5 iterations per scenario execution) and the number of iterations for logout would be set to 1. This process is then repeated for each scenario iteration until the test is complete.
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Quote from: modeller on Mar 05, 2013, 04:17 amI got a really weird error message a couple of hours ago. I should have recorded it.Was it a 503 error with a "Guru Meditation" and a message about "revarnish server"?
I got a really weird error message a couple of hours ago. I should have recorded it.
You can search for "Guru Meditation" on the forum to see all the posts about it.
Maybe you need to "varnish" your web browser cache? I was locked out of the forum not long ago with a "banned from using this forum" message, and deleting the browser cache and cookies corrected that.
Oh I know how to fix the search problem. It's just that I don't have the permissions to do so.
If that is all, then I give you permission. It IS your web browser and computer, isn't it?
I don't understand. My forum search works fine, except when I use the "back" button after selecting one of the search results. I get a "Confirm Form Resubmission", at which point I click "reload". That is right next to my back button.Is that what you want fixed on your other thread?
Now I understand. I adapt quickly, so I am used to the reload button. That would be a good fix.
In a search I always right click and select open in new tab on the search results I think are interesting.


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Rare as such cases are, they do happen. While some may condemn the parents involved as careless, I suspect that most parents hearing of such cases of accidental death respond by hugging their own children more tightly that evening while whispering to themselves: "There by for the grace of God go I." They easily recognize the possibility for mistakes in the pace of their own frenetic lives.
In Rachel's Contrition (978-1-933184-72-2, $14.95), Michelle Buckman tells the story of Rachel Winters, a mother whose daughter has died by being forgotten and left in a hot car. Rachel suffers a complete breakdown after her daughter's death, which she blames on her husband's carelessness. Because of her breakdown and her time in an institution, a court awards Rachel's husband Sinclair custody of their surviving child, a 4-year-old boy.
As Buckman reveals more of Rachel's past, we learn that she grew up poor in Raleigh, that her emotionally abusive mother and her mother's many lovers caused emotional havoc in the young Rachel, that she turned to boys and drugs for comfort, and that Dr. Sinclair Winters of Asheville fell in love with her, married her, and brought her into his own world of wealth and privilege. For a number of years, Rachel then leads the life of a wealthy socialite, traveling overseas, joining the country club, tending to her marriage and to her children.
The death of her daughter seemingly ends this part of her life. In the wake of her breakdown, she loses her husband, her home, her son, her friends and her self-respect. After her release from the hospital, she moves into a pool house converted to an apartment on the property of a wealthy friend, whose own son, a teenager, is murdered and whose adopted daughter Lilly dresses like a Goth but reads Saint Therese of Lisieux. Wrapped up in grief and guilt, her life a shambles, Rachel reaches out to Lilly for companionship, comforts her for the loss of the stepbrother who was also falling in love with Lilly, and becomes her friend and confidant. It is Lilly who introduces her to the idea of Saint Therese's "Little Way," which is to seek God in the ordinary tasks of the everyday world, and it is this Little Way and various revelations about her past that help Rachel recover her sanity.
Although not all readers will take to Rachel's Contrition — the book will appeal much more strongly to women, and some readers may find the tone of Rachel's desperation at times irritating and whiny — Buckman's novel deserves praise on several levels. First, of course, it is set in Asheville and points east, and readers who enjoy novels with local color will find it here. Buckman, who lives on the Carolina coast, nonetheless clearly knows Asheville and the surrounding mountains well, and recreates the city on the page in a credible and entertaining way.
She also gives us a fine portrait of a woman suffering from enormous and unbearable distress. She shows us the effects on Rachel Winters of alcohol, sedatives, fatigue, and mental collapse. Though all people grieve in their own individual ways, Rachel's deep sadness and bitter regret over the death of her daughter as well as over some of the decisions she has made affecting her own life will strike readers as universal emblems of despair. Buckman presents Rachel as a flawed character, a woman fragmented not only by her daughter's death, but by her efforts to come to terms with her past life with her own mother. Frequently, too, Rachel misjudges the motives and actions of those around her, particularly her husband. Yet these same flaws somehow add to her appeal, completing the ultimate vitality of her character as she attempts to work past the failures and disappointments of her life.
Finally, Buckman's novel is also a story of conversion. Too often we hear that people in distress turn to God out of weakness and fear, that they are cowards unable to face life head-on. Here, in Rachel, we have a woman, a wife and mother, who fits this category — she is weak, she is broken, and she does ultimately seek God — but like other people who must live in that awful darkness cast at some point over the life of every human being, she is also depicted as looking for answers to desperate questions, as a tormented soul who wants not only consolation but truth. By using the teenage Lilly for Rachel's guide, and by the revelations offered in the last few pages of the book, Buckman avoids the sugary sentimentality that color so many novels of this sort.
Here then is an earnest story of love, marriage, parenting and faith that not only entertains, but may help some of us to reflect more deeply on our own lives.


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U-T San Diego Fishing Report for Jan. 15, 2013
U-T San Diego Fishing and Hunting Report for Jan. 15 by Ed Zieralski
Barrett: Closed for the season to fishing. Waterfowl hunting goes until end of January.
Chollas: Stocked occasionally with trout from the Department of Fish and Game. Will be stocked this week. The Joe Bain Memorial Fishing Pier is a great place for kids to fish. Open daily to youngsters 15 and under. San Diego Fly Fishers sponsors a Lend-A-Rod program on Sundays from 10 a.m.-2 p.m., and it includes free bait and tackle and fishing tips. Good perimeter hiking trail, shady spots for picnicking.
Corona Lakes: Exceptional rainbow trout fishing, with limits reported by shore anglers from the cove behind the bait shop to the dam. Fishermen in boats and float tubes also are reporting fast action on rainbows and are scoring from the dam to the upper end of the lake end along the main channel. The best action has been on any of the floating baits rolled in the new Hatchery Dust, which is rolled onto and into bait balls of dough bait. It's available at the Corona Lakes tackle shop and some area stores. The lake will be planted with trout that average 1 pound or more, but the stockings will include trout from 5- to 8 pounds and some up to 10 pounds and more. Open every day. Fishing is allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $25. Seniors pay only $23, with a $20 special on Wednesdays. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is $12. The 24-hour passes are only sold the weekend nearest the full moon. The 24-hour passes cost $75 and have a 15 fish limit. An angler can bring his wife and up to three kids 17 and under and all can help fill the 15-fish limit on one of these passes, and camping is free at Corona with a 24-hour pass. For Corona Lake fishing information, call (951) 277-4489 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
Cuyamaca: Stocked heavily all year with trout from Mt. Lassen, Jess Ranch and the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Getting trout this week from DFW. Surprisingly fair bass fishing, too, with lunkers in the 10-pound range being caught on occasion. Be sure and stop by the Cuyamaca Bait and Tackle Shop to see the aquarium with some of the lake fish in it. All private boats must be sprayed and decontaminated to prevent the spread of quagga mussels in the lake. Cost is $10. Applies to canoes, kayaks, float tubes and waders. Campers now have the use of showers on the North Shore. Condos and sleeper cabins available at the lake. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails leading into Rancho Cuyamaca State Park for some of the best wildlife viewing in the county. Good numbers of wild turkeys, deer, bobcats, even an occasional mountain lion. Good peak climbs include Stonewall, Cuyamaca Peak and North Peak. Call (760) 765-0515 or toll free at (877) 581-9904. More information at www.lakecuyamaca.org. Open daily, but closed to fishing and hiking all day Wednesday and until 10 a.m. on Sunday to allow for waterfowl hunting .
Diamond Valley Lake: Stocked regularly with trout -- rainbows and browns. Received 2,000 pounds of rainbows last week. Chris Mora, Hemet, 7.49 trout, mini-jig, Shoreline. Shara and Robert Poveromo, San Jacinto, stringer of trout, 12.42 pounds. Right now trout fishing is the way to go here. Occasional big blue catfish or striper being caught, but stocked trout are biting. Hikers will find very good hiking trails and shoreline access for fishing. Lake is open 6:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Open daily.
Dixon: Rare catch here the week before by angler Mac Weakley of that 25.1-pound bass fame. Weekley caught a 24-pound striped bass and started a striper frenzy that didn't turn up another one. Lake rangers say striped bass show up in the creel checks now and then, and Weakley told them he's seen bigger ones than this one. Trout fishing continues to be the best bet here, with Nebraska Tailwalkers thrilling daily. Will be stocked this week with 1,500 pounds of the Nebraska trout. Fernando Gailejo, Escondido, stringer of trout topped by a 6-pounder. For more information, call the ranger station at (760) 839-4680. The City of Escondido was granted an aquaculture permit that now allows anglers to fish the lake without a state fishing license. All anglers 8 years old and older still need a daily fishing permit to fish at Dixon. Daley Ranch has a network of excellent trails for biking and equestrian. Open daily.
El Capitan: Fishing had been very good here, but reports indicate it may have slowed a bit. Trout plant by the DFW this week ought to spike the bass bite. The lake is open Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday to fishing and general boating, with no water contact. It's open on Sunday to fishing, general boating and water contact. Water contact activities include water-skiing, wake-boarding, Jet Skis, towing inflatables. All persons entering reservoir property must purchase a day use permit. To call for boat information, call the Boat Capacity Hot Line at (619) 668-2770.
Henshaw: Boats available for rent at $35 for a full-day, $30 after 1 p.m. Boats must be back to the dock at 6 p.m. Lake now open from 6 a.m. to sunset daily. Good shoreline access on the west side toward the dam. Good hikes in surrounding Cleveland National Forest and a great place to spot wild turkeys and mule deer. Open daily.
Hodges: Closed for the season. Reopens for fishing in February. Network of trails includes the San Dieguito River Park and a pedestrian bridge connecting the south and north shores in the eastern part of the lake.
Irvine Lake: Lake was planted with 5,000 pounds of Yosemite reds in the 2- to 8-pound range. Trollers are having good success on the reds. For more information, check irvinelake.net or call (714) 649-9111.
Jennings: Fairly slow fishing, but stocked all season with trout. Bass are deep, in 40- to 60 feet of water. Anglers using crawdad imitations and working them up hill are having some luck on bass. Swimbaits also working for bigger bass. It takes a lot of casts, but if you get bit chances are it will be a lunker bass that hits it. There's also decent fishing for big catfish at the Buoy Line in very deep water. Shore fishing is available every day here by purchasing a permit at the campground. Very good hiking opportunities on perimeter road and on trails. Camping available at the campground on the west side of the lake. Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Check www.lakejennings.com.
Lindo Lake: Lakeside fishery has mostly channel catfish and carp, but also has some bass and bluegill. Stocked in the winter and spring with trout by the Department of Fish and Game.
Loveland: Fair bass fishing for those willing to hike in and fish. The 73 hiker-anglers reported 8 bass kept and 59 released. Open daily to hike-in fishing only on a limited area of shoreline. No permits required. Fishing license is required. There's a 140-foot fishing pier on the west side of the fishing cove.
Miramar: DFG reported on its site that it would stock trout here. City of San Diego officials say the plant hasn't happened. Bass fishing has been fair, with 13 anglers reporting 28 bass and 12 bluegill. Vehicles may be driven to the north shore of the lake Saturdays through Tuesdays to access more secluded fishing areas on the other side of the lake. Perimeter road is paved and used by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. If you use this road, stay to the far right to avoid collisions. This place is a parade on weekends and in the early evenings. Picnic area on the southeast side of the lake and a few spots on the northwest shore. Get there very early to secure a spot. Pay fees at iron ranger or electronic pay station near the concession building. Open daily.
Morena: Getting stocked this week with trout by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. The Pacific Crest Trail, which starts south of Campo at the U.S. Mexican border, cuts through the eastern side of the park. Very good hiking around the lake and a great campground.
Murray: Stocked regularly with trout by the Department of Fish and Wildlife. Getting trout this week. Concession is now open Wednesday through Sunday. Boats available for rent. Perimeter road is mostly paved and frequented by walkers, runners, rollerbladers and bicyclists. Stay to the right to avoid collisions. Cowles Mountain, the highest and most-hiked peak in the city, gets a lot of visitors and is a parade off Golfcrest. The fire road that gets graded often for the utility and city of San Diego vehicles on the east side is much more hiker-friendly with much less use. Open daily to fishing and boating. Pay fees at iron rangers near the concession building or in the concession when it's open.
Otay, Lower: Fair fishing here, with crappie starting to show. The crappie count may be an indication of an early spring bite here. Trout stocking this week should get the large bass going. Concession is open and boats are being rented every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. The North shore has some good spots. Fishing pier located on west shore, north of the boat dock. Access road on the west side reaches fishing pier and some shoreline fishing areas. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday. Pay fees at iron rangers near the boat launch or at concession stand, where there are boat rentals.
Otay, Upper: Fishing should heat up here soon as the water warms. No boats permitted here, so float-tubing, wading and shoreline fishing are good options. Great hike around the lake's perimeter. Open Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday for fishing, sunrise to sunset. Upper Otay is a catch and release only fishery. Bait is not permitted, only artificial lures with barbless hooks.
Poway: For fishing and boat rental information, call the Lake Poway Grill and Tackle Shop at (858) 486-1234. For other information, call the park rangers at (858) 668-4772 or for park reservations call (858) 668-4595. No fishing license required here, but fishing permits necessary. Excellent hiking opportunities, with trails connecting to Poway's massive network of trails that include Mount Woodson and Iron Mountain. The trails are open daily, as is the lake park. The lake is open to fishing Wednesday through Sunday. The following items are prohibited at Lake Poway in order to prevent the spread of quagga mussels: float tubes, private motors and anchors, live bait containers, fish finders, floating catch baskets, live bait from any source other than the Lake Poway concession, any items the staff considers to be potential contaminants.
Santee Lakes: Big "Trout Re-Opener" drew 422 anglers, and most of them went home happy. Fernando Martinez caught the largest trout, an 8-pound, 4-ounce beauty. He also landed a 6-pounder. Both came from Lake 4 on night crawlers. Martinez not only went home with trout, but he also took a bulk of the bounty for the big trout. He won a portable DVD player, a fishing pole and a tackle box. Kyle Joyce, 14, Rancho Bernardo, landed the second largest trout at 6 pounds, 9 ounces. The youngster took home a bike for his fish that he landed out of Lake 3 on a night crawler. Next stocking is Jan. 25. Check www.santeelakes.com for available campsites. Or call (619) 596-3141. No California state fishing license required to fish Santee's chain of lakes. Very good hiking opportunities around the seven lakes. Lake 7 is reserved for campers, though. Site for site the best campground in the county. Check www.santeelakes.com. Open daily.
San Vicente: Closed. For construction schedules and information on the Emergency Storage Project, go to the San Diego County Water Authority's web site at www.sdcwa.org and click on San Vicente Dam Raise.
Santa Ana River Lakes: Very good fishing for giant rainbow trout here as the lake is planted with the lunker rainbows every week. Lunkers up to 20 pounds being landed. Check out the fish being planted on a video every week at www.fishinglakes.com . In addition to the larger fish, there are thousands of pounds of pan-sized rainbows averaging about a pound or better planted every week. Most five-trout stringers weigh 5- to 10 pounds. Best baits continue to be floating jar bait rolled in the new Hatchery Dust, now available at the tackle shop. Santa Ana River Lakes is open every day. Fishing is allowed from 6 a.m. to 4 p.m. on day passes or from 5 p.m. to 11 p.m. on an evening pass. Each of these passes is $25. Seniors pay $23 with a $20 special on Wednesdays. All of these passes have a five-fish limit. For kids 4 to 13, a three-fish pass is just $12. There are 24-hour passes offered on Friday and Saturday night on weekends nearest the full moon each month. The 24-hour passes cost $75 and have a 15 fish limit. An angler can bring his wife and up to three kids and all can help fill the 15-fish limit on one of these passes. Camping is free at SARL with a 24-hour pass. For Santa Ana River Lakes fishing information, call (714) 632-7830 or log on at www.fishinglakes.com.
Sutherland: Closed for the season.
Sweetwater: Carpfest still going on here. The 41 anglers reported 38 carp. Open Saturday, Sunday and Monday to limited shoreline fishing only.
Wohlford: With another stocking of 1,500 pounds of Nebraska Tailwalkers set for this week, trout fishing should remain solid here. George Hartfiel, San Marcos, 7.90-pound trout, mousetail lure. Jess Tran, 6.5-pound trout, also on a mousetail. Jim Hopson, 6.45-pound trout, mousetail. There's a $20 special for all-day rentals on motorboats for seniors every Tuesday and for active military every first and third Saturday of the month. Whopper of the Month leaders The Lake Wohlford Café has the DFG's Automated License Data System. All types of fishing and hunting licenses may be purchased at the Café, noted for its great breakfast, lunch and dinner items. To-go orders may be made for picnic lunches while fishing. Very good hiking trails, with paths through an oak grove on the southeast side. Ban on private boats remains in place due to the threat of quagga mussels. Other banned equipment include canoes, kayaks, float tubes, trolling motors, fish finders, anchors, etc. Rental boats available. For more information, check www.lakewohlford.com.
Seminar: Ed Howerton and Dennis Burlason, winners of last year's San Diego Anglers Open Bay Bass Tournament with a total weight of 13.91 pounds for five bass, will offer a free bay bass fishing seminar on Jan. 12 at Fish'n Marine Center, 12365 Mapleview St. in Lakeside. Call the shop at (619) 443-2100 for details. This year's 18th annual San Diego Anglers Open Bay Bass Tournament, sponsored by Vessel Assist San Diego, is set for Jan. 26. Check www.sandiegoanglers.com for an application or information. Or call Dwayne Patenaude at (619) 972-1503 or email him at email@example.com. Cost per two-angler team is $135. Anglers with the top weight for five bass (can be combination of calico, sand and spotted bay bass) wins $1,500 sponsored by Drew Ford. There's also a $250 prize for the largest bass, sponsored by Seaforth Boat Rentals, and a $150 prize for largest spotted bay bass, sponsored by Bill Schaefer Guide Service.
Ocean fishing: Those giant Humboldt squid have shown up from Mexico to the Dana Point area, and local sport boats are on them. The New Seaforth leaves daily at 4 p.m. for the squid grounds. Call (619) 224-3383 for details. H&M Landing's Premier leaves at 5 p.m. daily. Call (619) 222-1144. And the Daily Double leaves Point Loma Sportfishing at 4:30 daily. Call (619) 223-1627. And the Electra out of Helgren's in Oceanside fishes from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. daily. Call (760) 722-2133. Be sure and wear good rain gear, not so much for the rain, but to keep from getting doused by squid brought aboard. They emit a spray of water and ink that can ruin clothes. Landings have rental gear, but you need to buy a glow jig and have a 2013 state fishing license. If you take your own gear, you'll need at least a 4/0 reel with a minimum of 40-pound test line.
Fly Fishing: Peter Piconi's SoCal Fly Fishing Outfitters will sponsor a series of seminars for fly fishers starting Jan. 19 with a surf fishing class. Other classes include a two-day skills clinic in Bishop on how to fish the Eastern Sierra, a fly-tying class for saltwater presentations and one for freshwater. Call the shop at (619) 224-4000.
La Paz fishing: Jonathan Roldan of Tailhunter International reports fair fishing for yellowtail on the south end of Bahia de Los Muertos in front of Boca de Alama. Dorado also showing along with pargo. The whale migration is hitting stride, with whales reported in the shallower water in Bahia Magdalena. Prime time is February. For information call (877) 825-8802 or (626) 638-3383.
Compiled by Ed Zieralski


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