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By Sam Jacobson
Randall Gaylord's letter [see below -Ed] is classic rhetoric used to cast fear, doubt and uncertainty on the opposing side. His argument focuses on selective "unknowns" that go along with Plan B. [related story-Ed] Sure, some exist -and much has been done to address these issues (see http://planbanotherway.com/ for more information).
While Mr. Gaylord introduces on a few scare tactics related to Plan B, he avoids a slew of things we know to be true if you vote "yes" on the solid waste user fee:
• Plan A is more expensive to our community, much more than the current prices, which are already the highest in the state. Plan B is likely to be significantly less expensive.
• Plan A incorporates 5-8+% annual increases in labor/benefit costs for solid waste personnel, including both direct labor and overhead.
• Plan A funds a new facility on SJI, of unknown design and undetermined cost and indescribable function -and the second on the same island. Given the $1,000,000+ deficit and decreasing customer/tonnage volumes within the system, does now seem like the time to expand? Plan B does not require the building of new facilities.
• Plan A does not collect fees from residences or business or public entities in Friday Harbor, which means that they will be taking advantage of services that they don't have to pay as much for as, say, someone who lives just outside of Town -or on Lopez or Orcas. Landowners outside of Friday Harbor will unfairly subsidize system costs with their parcel fees. Plan B asks that users of the system pay for what they throw out - nothing more.
• Plan A does not offer additional services. Under Plan B activities like steel recycling and segregated household recyclables would likely expand.
• Plan A maintains County control on tipping fees and gate fees. Mr. Gaylord mentions unregulated rate concerns? The County has increased self-haul tipping fees from $238/ton to $355/ton (nearly 50%) in just the past 5 years. And they've started charging for recycling in the past year. Plan A asserts that this isn't enough funding, so they're asking for more? Talk about "unregulated" self-haul rates!
Like Mr. Gaylord, I, too, live at the end of a long, narrow, private road. I used to be a self-hauler, but now I get roadside service instead of the opportunity to wait in a long line and pay more at the poorly run county-operated facilities. I continue to take my reuse to non-county, non-profit operated facilities. And I can't wait for the convenience of placing my recyclables 50 feet from my house, rather than the 5 miles to wait in line at the County facility.
Yes, some unknowns exist with Plan B, though not as many the proponents would have you believe. And the known features of Plan A are actually quite discouraging, because they're more costly and just as inconvenient as the already poorly run system.
Progress is not made by doing the same thing we've been doing…it's made by making a decision to do things differently -and better.
Join me in voting "no" to tell our County government that we demand more than the same failed system they've created, at an even higher cost.
(Sam Jacobson is the Chairman of SWAC (Solid Waste Advisory Committee))
To the Editor:
I'm voting "yes" on the solid waste parcel user charge. The fee is fair and it assures that we control our solid waste system.
To charge an annual user charge and also reduce the per-container "tipping" fee so that the total income is limited to the amount necessary to keep the system working seems fair. Some may argue a fee based only on weight or volume is better but don't vote against this just because the Council did not give you that option.
Should the measure fail, the Council will turn over the solid waste system to a contractor -perhaps from the mainland -- even though that is not the question on the ballot.
No promise can be made that a contractor will cost you less or give you better service. It will be difficult to influence rates set by a commission in Olympia based on the information provided by the contractor. The contractor will be allowed full recovery of all costs to get the solid waste and recycling off-island to a landfill, and a healthy profit on top of that.
Self-haul rates are unregulated, and could be expensive, which will cause people to deposit irregular loads at vacant properties. A "yes" vote will keep the self-haul facility open on each of the big islands. Without self-haul, the reuse programs like "The Exchange" are sure to die.
I live on a private road, far from curbside pick-up. I'll still have to haul garbage cans and recycling to the closest street on the day assigned. I want the privacy of dumping my own garbage, I want to keep critters from the roadside trash, and I don't want trash cans all over our rural roadways.
Join me and vote "yes" on the solid waste measure.
Randall Gaylord, Eastsound
San Juan County Prosecuting Attorney


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Sisters Reunited
Reviewed by Phee Paradise
Thicker than Blood
By C.J. Darlington
Two sisters couldn't be more different than Christy and May. One is a bookworm and has lived a hard life. The other is a rancher and loves the Lord. They haven't seen each other in fifteen years and they don't get together until a third of the way into the book. At first, Thicker than Blood is two parallel stories, tied together only by each sister thinking of the other. But eventually they meet and the real story begins.
Although Darlington has created compelling characters, the first part of the book is really back story, and I found myself asking, "So what?" But when they finally did meet, it didn't happen the way I expected and I plunged happily into their evolving relationship. Each sister has a big problem that needs solving, and although the solution was obvious to me, they were real enough characters to not see it. Darlington also provided quite a few surprises, including a twist in the solution I expected.
The book has friendships, action and a nasty villain. The friendships reflected God's love to Christy and the action made me stay with the book to see how it would end. I even suspected a not-so-good turnout for one of them. One weakness in the story was the villain. Although Darlington foreshadows his actions, he was never quite believable as a villain. I could believe he was self-centered and mean, but his evil actions seemed out of character.
If you can enjoy the two stories at the beginning of the book while you wait for them to come together, you will enjoy it. I definitely think it's a book worth reading.
Pros: Strong characters with real dilemmas and difficult relationships. Both protagonists are very likeable, in spite of human faults. The story also has some unexpected twists.
Cons: The story has numerous point of view shifts. The author sometimes uses a minor character's point of view to give the reader vital information. The book would have been strengthened if she had found another way to tell us.
Thicker than Blood
by C.J. Darlington
Published by Tyndale House
Winner of the
2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel Contest!
Christy Williams finally has her life on track. She's putting her past behind her and working hard to build a career as an antiquarian book buyer. But things begin to unravel when a stolen Hemingway first edition is found in her possession, framing her for a crime she didn't commit. With no one to turn to, she yearns for her estranged younger sister, May, whom she abandoned after their parents' untimely deaths. Soon, Christy's fleeing from her shattered dreams, her ex-boyfriend, and God. Could May's Triple Cross Ranch be the safe haven she's searching for? Will the sisters realize that each possesses what the other desperately needs before it's too late?
About the Author:
C. J. began writing the story that would become Thicker than Blood (her first novel) when she was a fifteen-year-old homeschool student. She has been in the antiquarian bookselling business for over a decade, scouting for stores similar to the one described in the novel before cofounding her own online bookstore. Thicker than Blood was the winner of the 2008 Christian Writers Guild Operation First Novel.
C. J. co-founded the Christian entertainment Web site TitleTrakk.com with her sister, Tracy, and has been actively promoting Christian fiction through book reviews and author interviews. She makes her home in Pennsylvania with her family and their menagerie of dogs and cats. Visit her website www.cjdarlington.com for more info.


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At 10:00 AM our trip started as we left Coopersville.
Our train crossed Deer Creek which is one of the few flowing steams in the area.
Out into the Michigan countryside we went.
It was still cloudy and cold this morning in Michigan.
A red barn.
A look towards the south. We stopped at Titusville for our first photo runby of the day.
The back up move.
The Titusville station sign.
Photo Runby 1.
Now Bart will pose the train for photography.
The posed pictures of our train.
The train had to back to clear the grade crossing for a few minutes.
It then pulled back up to the crossing so we could board the train.
Our group boarding the train. From here we went east to our next Photo runby location and we all detrained. Here one could get two shots during this double Photo Runby. We all went to the same spot for the first Photo Runby.
Back up move 2.
Photo Runby 2. I was the only one who moved to the other Photo Runby location.
Back up move 3.
Photo Runby 3.
The train then backed up to pick us all up.
More of that exciting Michigan countryside.
Our train crossed Sand Creek.
We arrived into Marne and were allowed to detrain. There were two passenger cars under restoration here in Marne.
We went to the back of our train to wait for the engine to run around the train.
The engine came down the siding by our train.
The engine then coupled onto our train and we all reboarded for a quick trip back to Coopersville. I told Bart that Elizabeth and I had to get going and to use our Speeder Trip money for the Southern Appalachia Railway Museum projects. Once we were back in Coopersville, we detrained and we drove east.


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Personal growth and leadership development are at the forefront of the FCCLA Mission. By completing projects for service learning and participating in competitive events, students gain important leadership skills they take with them for life.
Montana FCCLA is led by student officers who have demonstrated leadership skills in and out of the classroom. Each of the approximately 70 chapters throughout Montana elects officers to guide their programming. These chapters are organized into ten districts. Annually, each district elects a student member as the district president. That person serves on the State Executive Council to recommend and develop programs, projects and activities for Montana FCCLA. A group of elected adult leaders serve on the Board of Directors to develop programming policy and oversee fiscal matters.


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Redgrave & Corden triumph at WhatsOnStage Awards
The veteran star was honoured with the Best Actress award for her turn in Driving Miss Daisy, while Corden was presented with Best Actor for his acclaimed role in One Man, Two Guvnors at the ceremony, who celebrates the best in West End theatre.
Corden's play also landed two other gongs - Best New Comedy and Best Supporting Actor for Oliver Chris.
The stage adaptation of Roald Dahl's classic kids' book Matilda also enjoyed a successful night - the production won Best New Musical, Best Choreographer and Best Set Designer.
Shrek the Musical earned Amanda Holden and Nigel Harman Best Actress and Best Supporting Actor in a Musical, while Best Actor went to Richard Fleeshman for Ghost The Musical.
Best West End Show went to War Horse, which has been turned into a big screen blockbuster by Steven Spielberg.


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Pre-Open Stocks action
U.S. stocks were set to open lower Tuesday as weakness in European bourses, prompted by a surge in the euro to a record high, set a negative tone. A downgrade of Dow industrials component Altria also telecommunications equipment company Nortel Networks also weighed on sentiment.
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The euro rose 0.4 percent to $1.1904 versus the dollar, and skied to a high of approximately $1.1925 earlier in the session. That helped send the German DAX Xetra 30 (1876534) down 1.7 percent and the French CAC 40 (1804546) down 1.9 percent (see Europe Markets). London's FTSE 100 Index (1805550) declined 1.2 percent amid weakness Vodafone Group VOD, -1.24% following the telecommunications equipment company's fiscal year report (read more).
Against the yen, the buck lost 0.2 percent to 116.69, and Japan's Nikkei Average fell 1.3 percent.
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UBS Warburg downgraded Altria MO, -0.73% to "neutral" from "buy" due to the recent sharp share price appreciation following the successful appeal of the $145 billion Engle judgment, of which Altria's share was $74 billion. The stock had rallied 21 percent over the prior three sessions.
RBC Capital Markets lowered its view on Nortel Networks NT to a "sector perform" rating from an "outperform" on belief that shares of the Canadian stock are "beginning to price in too optimistic of an outlook for growth in global capital expenditures through 2004."
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- Computer Sciences CSC, -2.23% announced a 10-year information technology outsourcing agreement with the U.K.'s Marconi valued at $735 million. As part of the agreement, the company will manage IT help desk, desktop computing and networking operations.
- Primedia PRM, -1.11% named Matthew Flynn chief financial officer, senior vice president and treasurer. Flynn replaces Lawrence Rutkowski, who resigned as CFO. The New York media firm also named Robert Storzo to the newly created position of chief accounting officer. Storzo most recently served as senior vice president and chief accounting officer.
- Palo Alto, Calif.-based business software firm Crystal Decisions filed to raise up to $172.5 million in an initial public offering with underwriter Goldman Sachs. The company rang up $13 million in net income and $217.2 million in revenue in 2002, up from a loss of $11.5 million on revenue of $167.7 million in 2001.
- Ihop Corp. IHP, -1.12% said it agreed to a six-year renewal of its existing beverage contract with Dow component Coca-Cola KO, +0.89% The deal sets Coke up to continue at Ihop's preferred beverage provider, supplying more than 1,100 restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Financial terms weren't disclosed.
- Honeywell HON, +0.12% saw its "overweight" rating reiterated at Morgan Stanley. Analyst Scott Davis believes the Dow component's risk/return ratio is the "best in the group" and that valuation remains attractive. "End-use markets appear to be bottoming and leverage to a recovery remains high. We think the time is right to take another look at Honeywell shares," Morgan Stanley told clients.
- Blue Rhino RINO, -99.50% reported third-quarter earnings of $4.3 million, or 22 cents per share, up from its year-ago profit of $1.8 million, or 12 cents per share. Excluding a gain of $2.5 million from a litigation settlement and a debt restructuring charges of $931,000, the company earned 14 cents per share in the latest quarter, a penny ahead of the average estimate of analysts polled by Thomson First Call. Revenue rose slightly in the latest three months to $59.9 million from $58.9 million in the same period a year earlier. Looking ahead, the Winston-Salem, N.C., propane cylinder firm reaffirmed its outlook for pre-tax earnings before items of 96 to 98 cents per share on revenue of between $260 million and $265 million for fiscal 2003.
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Xbox modification chips are available for the Xbox–this will let you play "backups" of Xbox games. A friend of mine just installed one he got from Chipzone and says it's pretty awesome, he's already played a couple of backups without any problems. The installation is not trivial though, so only experts should apply.
My team came in dead last in our tournament with a score of +10 in a four-man best-ball scramble. The good news is that there was a pretty cool prize for last place–a Tiger Woods bobble-head and my very own USGA Rules of Golf book, funny. I guess I could get better at golf, but I'd rather my wife not be a golf widow.
Mama and I attended a last farewell get together for Jessica and Chuck Beringer on Thursday night. We were sad to see them leave to return to Virginia but we may take them up on the invitation to visit them soon. I've been so busy that I haven't had time to save the pictures from the camera, but once I do, I'll post them both in the blog and on the front page.
Wow, it was a really busy week at work–this explains the lack of posts in the latter half of the week (see earlier "Busier Than…" post).
I was informed today that Specialized is out of stock on the Stumpjumper M4 Comp so I will be getting a Stumpjumper M4 Pro as a replacement for my stolen bike instead. Kick Ass!
a one-legged man in an ass-kicking contest.
I've been extremely busy at work, but I found time to sign up to Magic: The Gathering Online tonight–the game officially launched today. If you are (or were) a fan of the fantasy card game you definitely have to check it out.
Mama and I went to Larry's party yesterday and it was really cool. The most impressive part of the day was the temperature difference between San Francisco and Fairfax. It was about 48F and foggy when we left San Francisco for Fairfax and was 72F when we got there–only 22 miles away. In fact, there was Sun in Sausalito, go figure. Anyway, there are pictures from the BBQ here.
Mama and I went to see Minority Report today and were pretty impressed at the dark imagery conveyed by Steven Spielberg. The movie was heavy and dark. The lead character even resorting to drugs to get over the death of his son and would run into the "sprawl"; a futuristic hood to buy his drugs. It's a dark world that immediately will bring comparisons to that other Philip K. Dick film noir classic, Blade Runner. It's a must see even if you are not a die hard Sci-Fi fan.
I just saw this film called E-Dreams. I didn't realize that the movie was about Kozmo.com when I started watching it and was a bit surprised. Surprised at the amount of funding that Park raised and how quickly it grew. Momentum. They had it. Had the market not gone down they would have completed their IPO and made a lot of mofos wealthy. If they couldn't pull it off, then iMind had no chance. It's a great movie that brought back some of that good ol' dot-com nostalgia.
I decided to throw an Xbox Party at home on June 30th. I went to a geek fest like this one a few weeks back and it was pretty awsome. It's basically a bunch of guys munching on chips and soda blowing each other up playing Team Slayer on Halo. If you don't understand that last sentence you probably don't want to be there.
Our insurance company is going to replace our stolen bikes (which were five-years-old with brand new bikes). I will be getting a Specialized Stumpjumper M4 Comp and Mama will be getting a Specialized Rockhopper A1FS. I am sure the bastards that took our bikes are in the hospital by now (see earlier "Barstorming…" post). The moral of this story is if you don't already have renter's insurance–get some.
I received a call from a headhunter today and it may very well be a sign that the economy is starting to pick up again. All the staffing firms in the area fell by the wayside when the Nasdaq tanked and the Silicon Valley firms started closing. Bottom line is that even if the economy isn't getting better my ego is definitely getting bigger. I have no plans of leaving my current job, but sometimes it's good to feel wanted.
The above is Bruce Lee's final line in Enter the Dragon. I just watched it again and am amazed at the production value and great camera angles displayed in the 1973 film. It is a classic that continues to set the benchmark for martial arts action movies. The sound, the fighting coreography (Bruce Lee is fluid), the sets, the cinematography are all top notch. It's a must see for any seventies film fan. If you haven't seen it in a while it's worth checking out again.
I just published the photos from Miki's graduation on the website as well as a Puerto Rico photo series.
We got home late on Sunday night only to find out that our garage (which according to Mark Asher looks like a barn) had been broken into. Our mountain bikes were stolen, but apparently everything else was left behind–including our beloved snowboards. Little do the criminals know that our bikes were cursed using an ancient Voodoo ritual–anyone else riding them is doomed to fly over the handlebars and faceplant into sharp rocks and cactus plants. Really.
Happy riding mofos, and good luck, you're gonna need it!
Well, for the sake of time we developed the graduation pictures at Target. Although the prints were very good the Kodak Picture CD that they made for me was a coaster (at least I will use it as a drink coaster upon returning home). The picture quality on the CD was substandard with pictures looking stretched and colors washed. I will not be posting pictures of the graduation until we get back home and I can scan the prints using my scanner. Kodak should fine Target for passing the crap they gave me as a Picture CD–unacceptable. If you want something done right you have to do it yourself–there is no short cut to a high quality scan.
Let me just say for the record that moving sucks. It seems easy enough–pick up items, place items in box, seal box, put sealed box in truck, repeat.
Note: You don't want to load up large hernia-inducing boxes. Big boxes=bad back pain.
Truth be told, people don't like to pack everything they own into boxes and inevitably are not good at the whole packing thing. You know what I am talking about. You may actually feign packing for weeks (you even tell your buddies that'll help you move that you are packed as you stare at your only packed box in the middle of the living room) only to pack in a feverish frenzy the night before the big event. You know who you are.
In any case, we helped Miki (Mama's sister) move into her apartment near UCLA less than a year ago. During this short time her stuff multiplied spontaneously–much like Tribbles. She looked like she was in a world of hurt when we got there, as she was unpacked (not a big surprise–see above). After a quick trip to pick up some boxes and tape we were ready to attack the apartment. [Insert Pain Here] And after a short six and a half hours we were done.
Note: The move happened on Thursday, I just didn't get a chance to make the post until early Friday morning.
Miki graduated from UCLA today in a big, and I mean big, ceremony. The highlight of the day was taking pictures in the UCLA campus quad in front of Royce Hall and Powell Library. I took most of these pictures with the film camera since it allowed me to use a 19mm-35mm wide angle lens. I'll post these pictures here as soon as I get them developed and scanned.
"Congratulations, Miki, we are very proud of you."
Damn, I forgot how long it took to get to Long Beach by car. Anyway, we got to the LBC just in time to see the Lakers sweep the Nets tonight. Go Lakers–the Triple Crown of basketball.
Mama and I are getting ready to take off for Los Angeles this evening to go to her sister's graduation from UCLA.
I am completely addicted to the beta version of Magic:The Gathering Online. I basically played all last night into the morning hours. If you are (or were) a fan of the fantasy card game you definitely have to check it out. In order to get a CD of the game pick up the latest issue of Computer Gaming World at your local newstand (the one with Rainbow Six on the cover).
After ironing out some technical difficulties, this is my first OFFICIAL entry to my weblog. I've been basically yawning through the NBA Finals series as the Lakers have punished the Nets consistently. The Lakers look like a bunch of high-schoolers that have gone down to the elementary shool playground for laughs. Lakers in four. I bet Shaq and Kobe already picked out the ring design–bling, bling!
My friend Santiago is back from Europe after having hit London, Amsterdam, Paris, Nice, Florence, and Rome. We watched Mike Tyson get rocked by Lennox Lewis on Saturday night. Mike was totally gracious in defeat–was he on Zoloft during the fight? There was no outbursts, no cursing, no biting–nothing. He got his ass kicked and he knew it. If he's dumb enough to blow $500 million–he deserves the discomfort.


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Nothing else helps us keep track of the ups and downs in the stock market world better than blogs.
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1. The Motley Fool (SG)
If you have been around for some time in the financial business, then you must have stumbled upon The Motley Fool.
This international company offers multimedia financial-services in topics such as stock, investing, and even personal finance.
Founded in July 1993 by brothers David and Tom Gardner in Alexandria, Virginia, The Motley Fool now reaches a number of people worldwide through the following business outlets:
- Investment advice – This is accessible through their wide range of stock news and analysis at their free website, www.fool.com, as well as their paid investment advice services.
- Media – Aside from their website and blog, The Motley Fool also runs a radio show with four other podcasts
- Mutual Funds – The Motley Fool furthers their reach with their mutual funds for investors.
Since its establishment, The Motley Fool now has UK, Australia, Canada, and Singapore websites to cater to more specific needs of each of these countries' stock market.
2. A Path to Forever Financial Freedom
A Path to Forever Financial Freedom is a personal blog managed by Brian Halim. His entire blog keeps track of his: "pursue of financial independence by the age of 35."
By this, he means to have a passive income that would cover 1.5x of his expenses.
Brian Halim is a financial controller in a logistic industry with 9 years worth of experience.
Now at 32, Halim only has 3 years left to reach his goal. In a latest article about him written in the Straits Times, it is stated that Halim is on track.
His personal blog chronicles not only his own personal journey towards his goal but also other personal finance and investing related matters.
He has written over 650 articles so far since the beginning of his blog in 2011.
For investors, the blog is a great source of inspiration since it also advocates financial literacy. His blog completely shows his journey with the following features:
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- Personal Portfolio
- Milestones
- Books Trending
- Travelogue
- Media Featured
3. Fifth Person
The Fifth Person is a website founded by a group of equity investors who have made a name not only by being investors but also for their writing. They are Victor Chng, Rusmin Ang, and Adam Wong.
In the website, their mission is to spread a message that helps millions of people around the world achieve financial security, freedom, and lead better lives through investment knowledge, financial literacy and intelligent money habits.
Staying true to that, the website features daily articles about investments, stock markets, and more. There are also case studies and stock analysis that provides a wider financial viewpoint.
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- Japan Food – 176% in three years
- BreadTalk – 217.3% in five years
- Yahoo – 106% in two years
- Tracker Fund of Hong Kong – 25% in two years
- Apple – 78% in 1.5 years
- Netflix – 210% in one year
- Premier Marketing – 74% in two years
For a much deeper understanding, they also offer online investment memberships with Alpha Lab, The Investment Quadrant, Dividend Machines, and Deep Value Detector.
4. SG Budget Babe
Like A Path to Forever Financial Freedom, SG Budget Babe is also a personal blog that documents the journey of Dawn (aka Budget Babe) to achieve financial freedom. Also she has recently started her patreon account where you can share your support!
Budget Babe works as a freelance public relations consultant and a tutor for General Paper and English. Her blog is not a full-time job although she has since been writing for 60,000 audiences.
However, unlike Halim, Budget Babe aims to reach her goal before the age of 45. She does this through her cost-effective ways amidst Singapore's rising costs.
On her site, you'll find together with her personal accounts on her journey the following:
- Issues about the rising living costs
- Personal Finance
- Investing
- Career development
- School
- Beauty and Lifestyle trends
All of the above comes with a financial touch. You'll see them under these headings in her blog:
- Savings
- CPF Hacks
- Insurance
- Investments
- Bitcoins
- Resources
- Guide
- Budget Weddings
You can also ask to collaborate with her. Since the beginning of her blog, SG Budget Babe has received awards such as "Top 60 Budget Blogs" and "Top 75 Singapore Investment Blogs".
5. Dollars and Sense
DollarsAndSense is a Singaporean digital publisher that aims to help people make better financial decisions. This business and economy website does this by featuring articles on topics about:
- Savings
- Insurance
- Investing
- Trading
- Property
- Policies and Columns
Through these, they show the importance of financial literacy among Singaporeans. They believe that the fast growing industry of Singapore has produced a number of financial institutions that leave Singaporeans confused and behind.
In their attempt to solve this, DollarsAndSense has converted the financial matters, issues, and information into "bite-sized, interesting, and enjoyable manner".
They especially achieve this through the group of young Singaporeans in their mid-20s working behind the website.
DollarsAndSense is perfect for those Singaporeans who are still new to the financial industry.
They try to make all the complicated financial concepts and technical jargon understandable for people who are not familiar with it.
6. Seedly
Seedly is probably more known as an app that helps track finances. However, not only is Seedly an app, it also has a blog.
To fully perform their function as an application, they would have to prove their expertise on handling finances through their articles.
Rightly so, as their articles cover a range of topics that could help improve a person's financial literacy.
With their application coupled with the blog, they are able to achieve their aim. Their mission and vision states:
"At Seedly, we believe that anyone can achieve financial freedom with the right tools and the right mindset. We aim to become a modern and relevant way to manage your money by leveraging the latest technology."
The Seedly blog has the following features:
- Comparison (Financial Products and Lifestyle Products)
- Lifestyle
- Savings
- BTO and Housing
- Insurance
- Investing
- Policies and Opinion
7. A Singaporean Stocks Investor
A Singaporean Stocks Investor is a renowned blog with a huge following. It is managed by AK who shares his philosophy and investment journey through his blog.
To begin, the blog has the following parts featuring different financial aspects and tips:
- Go Shopping with AK – This article talks how to save money with low prices
- Tea Talk with AK – This part is composed of articles that are shown in a way like a tea time, which consists of short talks about different topics under the sun
Furthermore, what makes AK's blog more interesting is that it has columns that cater for specific types of people and categories within the financial industry such as:
- Reads for Undergrads and Fresh Grads
- Wealth Creation
○ Earn and Save
○ CPF and SRS
○ Investing in Real Estate
- Fundamental Analysis
The blog also has personal accounts by AK himself under:
- Food for Thought
- Passive Income: A Journey – This shows AK's journey to financial freedom
- My Methods and Philosophy
- Wisdom to Tap On
Finally, if you want to learn more about other bloggers, AK also features guest bloggers on his blog.
8. Investment Moats
Investment Moats is another blog that gives helpful information about the financial industry. It is set up and run by Kyith Ng since its establishment in 2005.
Kyith Ng is a software and system support specialist by day and an active blogger by night.
He holds a degree in Computer Science from the National University of Singapore and is certified at many levels in systems and software competency.
Through his blog, Kyith Ng aims to share his experiences with the financial world—from making sense of money in the beginning, to his eventual growth and familiarization with it.
He blogs about the following main topics:
- Growing and Managing Wealth
- Financial Security and Financial Independence
- Money Management in Investing
- Identifying Good and Bad Businesses
- Dividend Income Investing
- Long Term Market Trends
- Technical Analysis
- International Investing and Money
9. Got Money, Got Honey!
Another personal finance blog is Got Money, Got Honey. Run by a non-professional who shares his point of view on the various financial situations as a retail investor.
He wrote that the aim for this blog is to journal down his thoughts on personal financial issues. He is currently 27 years old and has been writing for over 4 years.
And if you are asking who is behind this, unfortunately he only goes by GMGH on the internet.
But even with the anonymity, you can be assured that you'll still get full transparency on his ideas and tips.
Also, if you are worried if his opinions are reliable, then allow us to tell you that he studied Business and was even an exchange student to attend one of the top business universities in Europe.
Since then, he has been working and blogging about the financial market. He also features the bond portfolios of his mother and sister that he tracks and records.
10. Small Cap Asia
Our last blog here is Small Cap Asia. Small Cap Asia believes in the importance of educating yourself when it comes to investing. Once again, financial literacy is king.
That is why it aims to provide the essential research, tools, and analysis for you to help you improve your financial literacy.
Ultimately, their aim is to break down complex investing materials and focus on what is important: to achieve big fat returns.
However, staying true to the reality, they still believe that starting small is the way. After all, their slogan says:
"Start Small, Win Big!"
On their blog, you will find a number of articles talking about a number of topics which includes:
- IPO Launches
- Singapore Stocks
- Small Cap 101
- Stock Picks
- Crypto-Investing


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I wanted to ask how can I do this on devices (iOS and Android)? I tried the same approach that I use for desktop browsers and got "Original error: Error while executing atom: Element is not currently visible and may not be manipulated (status: 11)"
Do I need to interact with the native elements? (Click on the attachment button and go through the UI to pick a file?)
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-----Original Message----- From: Mahadev Konar [mailto:maha...@yahoo-inc.com] Sent: Friday, October 22, 2010 1:39 PM To: email@example.com Subject: Re: implications of netty on client connections Hi Camille, I am a little curious here. Does this mean you tried a single zookeeper server with 16K clients? Thanks mahadev On 10/20/10 1:07 PM, "Fournier, Camille F. [Tech]" <camille.fourn...@gs.com> wrote: > Thanks Patrick, I'll look and see if I can figure out a clean change for this. > It was the kernel limit for max number of open fds for the process that was > where the problem shows up (not zk limit). FWIW, we tested with a process fd > limit of 16K, and ZK performed reasonably well until the fd limit was reached, > at which point it choked. There was a throughput degradation, but mostly going > from 0 to 4000 connections. 4000 to 16000 was mostly flat until the sharp > drop. For our use case it is fine to have a bit of performance loss with huge > numbers of connections, so long as we can handle the choke, which for initial > rollout I'm planning on just monitoring for. > > C > > -----Original Message----- > From: Patrick Hunt [mailto:ph...@apache.org] > Sent: Wednesday, October 20, 2010 2:06 PM > To: firstname.lastname@example.com > Subject: Re: implications of netty on client connections > > It may just be the case that we haven't tested sufficiently for this case > (running out of fds) and we need to handle this better even in nio. Probably > by cutting off "op_connect" in the selector. We should be able to do similar > in netty. > > Btw, on unix one can access the open/max fd count using this: > http://download.oracle.com/javase/6/docs/jre/api/management/extension/com/sun/ > management/UnixOperatingSystemMXBean.html > > > Secondly, are you running into a kernel limit or a zk limit? Take a look at > this post describing 1million concurrent connections to a box: > http://www.metabrew.com/article/a-million-user-comet-application-with-mochiweb > -part-3 > > specifically: > -------------- > > During various test with lots of connections, I ended up making some > additional changes to my sysctl.conf. This was part trial-and-error, I don't > really know enough about the internals to make especially informed decisions > about which values to change. My policy was to wait for things to break, > check /var/log/kern.log and see what mysterious error was reported, then > increase stuff that sounded sensible after a spot of googling. Here are the > settings in place during the above test: > > net.core.rmem_max = 33554432 > net.core.wmem_max = 33554432 > net.ipv4.tcp_rmem = 4096 16384 33554432 > net.ipv4.tcp_wmem = 4096 16384 33554432 > net.ipv4.tcp_mem = 786432 1048576 26777216 > net.ipv4.tcp_max_tw_buckets = 360000 > net.core.netdev_max_backlog = 2500 > vm.min_free_kbytes = 65536 > vm.swappiness = 0 > net.ipv4.ip_local_port_range = 1024 65535 > > ------------------ > > > I'm guessing that even with this, at some point you'll run into a limit in > our server implementation. In particular I suspect that we may start to > respond more slowly to pings, eventually getting so bad it would time out. > We'd have to debug that and address (optimize). > > <http://www.metabrew.com/article/a-million-user-comet-application-with-mochiwe > b-part-3> > Patrick > > On Tue, Oct 19, 2010 at 7:16 AM, Fournier, Camille F. [Tech] < > camille.fourn...@gs.com> wrote: > >> Hi everyone, >> >> I'm curious what the implications of using netty are going to be for the >> case where a server gets close to its max available file descriptors. Right >> now our somewhat limited testing has shown that a ZK server performs fine up >> to the point when it runs out of available fds, at which point performance >> degrades sharply and new connections get into a somewhat bad state. Is netty >> going to enable the server to handle this situation more gracefully (or is >> there a way to do this already that I haven't found)? Limiting connections >> from the same client is not enough since we can potentially have far more >> clients wanting to connect than available fds for certain use cases we might >> consider. >> >> Thanks, >> Camille >> >> >


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when the third coast festival conducted the dollar storeys public audio project earlier this year, we received submissions from all over the world. 82 of them, to be exact. but as far as i know, we didn't receive any from middle schoolers. now that doesn't mean there weren't any sixth, seventh or eighth graders producing short audio stories inspired by items purchased at a dollar store anywhere. in fact, dozens of them over in winston-salem, NC spent some time dollar storeying away with gusto. no really, hear for yourself.
such energy! such enthusiasm! such a great way to spend your time while schoolmates practice for the cheerleading squad or roll around on a mat in the gym, gunning for the next national wrestling championship!
thanks to the enthusiastic students and obviously very cool teacher over at hanes middle school who took the project on. thanks also to sue mell for alerting me.
full disclosure - mr. clauset is actually an old acquaintance of mine. but i didn't know he'd be teaching the DS project.
you may have noticed that Team Hanes picked a couple new dollar store items in addition to the ones we chose for the TCF version of the project. yes, i'm jealous of the toy pony option.
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Twitch Account SettingsThis article explains how to get to know a variety of settings that allow you to personalize your Twitch account profile.
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Below are the Profile Settings:
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Here you can change the email your account is bound to. This is the email used to send you notifications, newsletters, and also account recovery if you forget your password.
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This setting allows you to modify the capitalization of your name which will show on your profile page, channel, messages and live directories. This will not capitalize your name in chat, and this is not a name change.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) -- NBC Universal on Thursday became the first major studio to make movie and television content available over a legitimate peer-to-peer provider of Internet downloads, announcing a deal with privately held Wurld Media, the parent of the Peer Impact service.
Under the terms of the agreement, movies such as "Ray," "The Motorcyle Diaries," and "Cinderella Man," along with television specials such as "Jerry Springer: Uncensored" will be available for on-demand rental on Peer Impact for a 24-hour viewing period after purchase.
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GHA Denounces Unauthorized Use of Logo in MoveOn.org #GA6 Political Ad
We just received the following press release from the Georgia Hospital Association in response to an unauthorized use of its logo by MoveOn.org in a pro-Ossoff ad in the GA-6 special election.
MoveOn.org, the public policy advocacy group and political action committee, has made an unauthorized use of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA) logo in its online political ad called "The Void." The video misrepresents the concerns GHA recently shared with our congressional delegation regarding the American Health Care Act (AHCA), legislation that was pulled from consideration by the U.S. House of Representatives on March 24, 2017.
"The Georgia Hospital Association denounces the online advertisement from MoveOn.org and its unauthorized use of the GHA logo, a fact that is being communicated to that organization along with a formal request to remove our logo from the ad," said GHA President and CEO Earl Rogers.
The MoveOn.org ad implies that GHA is aligned with the Ossoff for Congress Campaign in opposition to the AHCA, an assertion that has been furthered by other online media sources. Although we are interested in the outcome of the special election, GHA has not endorsed a candidate in Georgia's 6th Congressional District race. The same is true of our national organization, the American Hospital Association, which makes appropriate campaign contributions on behalf of Georgia's hospitals with guidance from GHA. Furthermore, GHA continues to work with both Republican and Democrat policymakers toward the mutual goal of protecting Georgia's patients and ensuring that all citizens of Georgia have access to quality health care services.
"GHA is proud to serve as an unbiased resource to Georgia's state leadership and congressional delegation as they consider options to improve our complex health care system, including potential changes to the Affordable Care Act," Rogers continued. "With the help of our member hospitals, we will continue to analyze the impact of any state or federal health reform legislation and voice our concerns about any proposals that would result in additional payment cuts to providers or less affordable coverage options for Georgians."


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For Jone, calligraphist, embroiderer, dancer, lover of hearts, little houses and brocantes.
Mittwoch, 27. November 2013
And the wind just blew me over the ocean...
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I love theses photos. Did you make that card for Jone?AntwortenLöschen
And is thata tiny clothes-line?
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What a wonderful photo of my beloved bunting. It has a place of honor in the small guest room. You did such a beautiful job making the most exquisite story on that line.
Thank you ...... Again and again, dearest Ute. xo
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Yes, I mad it for Jone and it's a litte clothes-line.
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Christian Devotional – November 27, 2010
Genesis 2:24–For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.
Marriage is such a special creation of God between the man and woman that God created. But marriage is work and requires that we place our spouse above all others except God.
Lord, thank You for a wonderful husband. Help me to show him the love and respect that he deserves because You love Him too.
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The elusive chanteuse that is Mariah is a one time Christmas offer - exclusively available sandwiched between Bing Crosby, Sufjan Stephens and Christmas compilation albums. Love it or leave it.
Also, hot summers Christmas's trump White ones and I stand by this statement to the grave - case in point (above); takin' in scenery in my hood while the Christmas dinner cooks - and thats just, like my opinion, man.
It takes 1 year to digest the mammoth that is Christmas dinner which is why Christmas is once a year... fun fact
Highs of 28º and absolutely killer.


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"..true celebration cannot be according to the calendar... Life should be a continuous celebration, a festival of lights the whole year round. Only then you can grow, only then you can blossom. Transform small things into celebration" (B.R)
{Love Made} Raw Organic Yummy Bites I & II
Version I
Mix almonds (some of them roasted for taste), walnuts, tasty dried apricots (soaked before mixing) and cacao. Then add some flax seed and some sultanas. Shape them with love and add roasted sesame seeds as topping
Version II
Mix walnuts, almonds, cacao, cardamom, cinnamon and vanilla seeds until it all turns into a pretty dry dough.
Then add agave nectar to sweeten and to make the dough manageable, taste to make sure to be satisfied with the resaults. Shape them with love and add topping/decoration if inspired to (for ex. goji berries, coconut, roasted sesame seeds)
...enjoy your delicious and nourishing treat
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