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Box's Aaron Levie and GoodData's Roman Stanek [above] have already joined forces in making business software sexy. The young CEOs are often lumped into articles about the rise of the "enterprise cool kids."
So it would seem somewhat inevitable that the chief executives would form a partnership. And today, the companies released a new product dubbed "GoodBox." Box customers can now visualize relevant data to better understand the effectiveness of their teams.
GoodData claims that it will also be easier for customers to monetize their content. GoodBox can be used by execs to identify behavior common to high-performing individuals, and apply the insights to optimize the whole sales or marketing team.
"Eventually, we expect to be able to provide predictive solutions based on the information GoodBox is gathering for us," said Damian Fasciani, a technology services manager at REA Group, and one of the first customers of the new product.
"It's a win for Box as their customers will be engaged, and it fits into our vision to organize an enterprise's data," said Stanek, GoodData's CEO.
Stanek told me in a recent interview at the VentureBeat office that the company makes about 50 percent of its revenues through white-labeling its products. Rather than build their own "big data" analytics tools, software as a service vendors like Zendesk can opt to embed GoodData. "This is the new cloud integration model," he explained.
Indeed, rather than engage in the so-called "cloud wars," Stanek said his strategy is to forge partnerships with vendors in related categories. "I am playing nicely with Box and Amazon Web Services," he said. "This is how you succeed in the new world of enterprise software."


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Regatta Information 2016 USRowing Club National Championships Entry Packet Time Trial Traffic Pattern
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Registration Click here to register via RegattaCentral. Initial Registration Opens: March 1, 2016
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Registration is now open for the 13th Annual USRowing College Fair at the 2016 Club National Championships in Bethel, Ohio. The fair will take place on Sunday July 17th at the conclusion of racing. *Space is limited to a maximum of 70 schools and registration is on a first come first serve basis*
Coaches please register your programs through this link: College and University Registration Incoming high school seniors please register through this link: Student Athlete Registration
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Primary owner/guide of Atomic City Tours, Georgia Strickfaden, was born and raised in nuclear age Los Alamos, NM. As a former school teacher and with a passion for showing off the depth and breadth of Los Alamos history and its setting in northern New Mexico, she launched her small van-tour company in 1985.
Being associated with Los Alamos Historical Society and other community entities gives her the opportunity to hang out with published historians, researchers, movers and shakers. It's still her joy to personally meet and share the Los Alamos experience with visitors..


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Adveq expands presence in Asia with Hong Kong office
Global private equity fund manager Adveq Management has opened an office in Hong Kong - its third in the region - to be headed by David Seex, head of Asia Pacific at the firm since September.
Global private equity fund manager Adveq Management has opened an office in Hong Kong – its third in the region – to be headed by David Seex, head of Asia Pacific at the firm since September.
Adveq opened its first Asian office in Beijing in 2008, followed by one in Shanghai last year.
Its other offices are located in Zurich, Frankfurt and New York, plus a representative office in Sydney.
CEO Sven Lidén said the new Hong Kong office "demonstrates the importance of Asia to the firm's future plans."
More and more international investment houses are looking to expand in China, keen to take advantage of its growth story.
Despite the country reporting the first quarterly deficit in its capital and financial account since 1998, rating agency Fitch Ratings maintains a positive outlook on the country.
And Beijing seems keen to welcome foreign managers to its shores.
Since the start of last month, China's securities regulators have granted four new investment licences to foreign institutional investors. These are Hong Kong-based BOC Group Life Assurance, US-based Hall Capital Partners, the Board of Regents of The University of Texas System and Taiwan's Nan Shan Life Insurance.
Among global managers hoping to access the market is Cazenove Capital Management, which is planning to open an office in Hong Kong by the end of this year, according to Citywire. The move is pending approval from local regulators.


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Top Ten Reasons Why Animal Jam is Better Than Club PenguinNoOreoForU
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Can you trade on club penguin? No. - NoOreoForU
Maybe they should add trading on club penguin on the next update it would be pretty cool but I stopped playing club penguin and now play animal jam
My user on animal jam is zestygarlic123 I'm a member
Is there a spike in cp? There is but its not rare or beta. And it's ugly. - NoOreoForU
Can you all stop b I tching about rares? I mean why you need those? Don't make yourself a rare beta wh ore and it's HANG OUT role-playing game, are you all dumb?
Yeah! I try it and I was not very interested. I mean, I like penguins it's that I want to be something else than being a penguin. - ArcticWolf
To be fair it is called club PENGUIN
Umm... It's called club penguin! Not club animals.
You can't transform into animals... Wow. - NoOreoForU1 Comment
Membership never expires on Animal Jam. TURE OR FALSE? Well, it seems like it doesn't expire but Animal Jam is taking more and more money from your credit card or whatever it is. You can tell if you have a parent account.
The Animal Jam membership is so expensive. You can say it's over 57 dollars, WHO WANT THAT?! YOU GET BORED FROM THIS STUPID GAME!
Lol nah... On club penguin, you can get more bored...
Membership is cheap. - NoOreoForU1 Comment
And greely is the best one - NoOreoForU
Rares Are cool until u get bannedd
Idiots. All of you losers.
Dens are better than igloos 110%
And the dens are awesome - NoOreoForU
I hate pookies. They suck. The adoption center bunnies are way better. And less annoying. And they speak English. - NoOreoForU
Gosh damn, on CP it's annoying and they only accept "rich mummies" and I was like "? ". Hell, it's even based on what they dress in by if they get adopted I swear its annoying as hell
Not true. And you can't do anything in either game as a NM.
The Contenders
wow - NoOreoForU
When you are a member u get to choose what to type in a jam a gram from restricted chat
My user on animal jam is zestygarlic123 I'm a member
So in club penguin animations the penguins look nice! But in the game? They are SO ugly! Big clunky blobs with bulging out eyes and neon colors. The animals on AJ are usually well developed and look nice.
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Guess it's time to find out where Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill's registered: Several days ago, Unfair Park learned that on July 2, Hill's set to marry...Sheila Farrington. That's right, the "political consultant" who, along with Hill and former Plan Commissioner D'Angelo Lee and Southwest Housing Development Company honcho Brian Potashnik and others, is at the heart of the FBI's investigation into alleged dirty doings at City Hall. The woman who gave Hill the BMW he drives--the one he "earned the right to use," you might recall. According to sources familiar with the impending nuptials, Hill's divorce from wife Vivian was finalized in April, paving the aisle for the mayor pro tem and Farrington.
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Now, we could never independently confirm it--Hill never called us back last week, and there is no document in Dallas County confirming the Hills' divorce. But on Friday night Hill confirmed it to Dallas Morning News City Hall reporter Emily Ramshaw, which is good enough for us--though if the story made the paper, we can't find a hint of it. This comes from Gromer Jeffers courtesy the city columnists' Bold Types blog, which is apparently where Dallas' Only Daily reports stories it doesn't really want to touch. As Jeffers reports, "Over the past year the couple has been spotted all over town, usually kissing, cuddling or holding hands." Why, precisely, didn't we know that before Friday? Maybe because, as Jeffers writes in a later item, "I've covered Don Hill for the most of the five years I've been in Dallas. And Sheila is my home girl from Chicago." Ah, it's true love. --Robert Wilonsky


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Just wanted to share some old pictures from old gardens I've grown. I'm still 2-3 weeks away from starting my first seeds for 2017, so I'm scratching my gardening itch by looking at old photos.
So to start out, here was my first vegetable garden. I was so very naive about how much the weeds/grass would eventually take over.
Same garden, 2nd year (more of an effort to keep the paths free of grass/weeds):
I live in an urban environment, so to maximize space I gardened the parking strip:
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Back then, they returned their milk bottles, and then they invented the nonretornable bottles.
In her day, they walked up stairs, because they didn't have an escalator in every store and office building, and then they added the escalators.
Back then, they washed the baby's diapers because they didn't have the throw-away kind, and then they invented the throw-away ones.
Back then, people took the streetcar or a bus and kids rode their bikes to school or rode the school bus instead of turning their moms into a 24-hour taxi service. And now that they' re the moms they feel that riding bikes is too dangerous and go taxiing their kids.
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Every workplace has hazards. However, there are hazards that are more common depending on which sector your workplace falls under. This month, we are featuring the Retail Sector. We will discuss common hazards to look for to give JHSCs (Joint Health and Safety Committees) an edge when it comes to spotting and controlling hazards during their monthly workplace inspections and making recommendations to the employer.
Within the retail industry, there are many hazards that put both workers and customers at risk. Pair that with the increased volume of shoppers and staff over the holiday season, and the risk of occupational injury or illness resulting from an uncontrolled retail hazard doubles. For JHSC members, these are the hazards that require the most attention:
Slip, Trip, and Fall Hazards
This hazard puts customers and workers at risk, and in the retail industry it is usually a result of poor housekeeping and/or overstock of inventory to accommodate increased demand. Practicing proper housekeeping is essential to controlling slip, trip, and fall hazards. The JHSC should pay special attention to areas of high customer traffic, stock/store rooms, and hallways. Slip, trip, and fall injuries can be anywhere from minor to catastrophic. If a customer is seriously injured, it may even result in litigation, fines, or convictions from the Ministry of Labour if the employer is found to have been negligent in controlling the hazard and/or following the JHSC's recommendations.
Manual Material Handling Hazards
This hazard applies more to staff, but can affect customers as well. Consider the height of products on shelving, and the weight of the product. Customers reaching for heavy items on top shelves could become injured from strain. However, this hazard is a primary risk to workers, who spend shifts lifting, moving, unpacking, and shelving goods and products. Proper lifting techniques, and correct tools for the job (for example pallet or lift trucks, push carts, dollies, platform ladders, etc.) mitigate the risk of suffering an injury due to strain, improper lifting techniques, and/or improperly designed workstations.
Workplace Violence and Harassment Hazards
Businesses that deal with the public are automatically at a higher risk for workplace violence and harassment injuries/incidents. It is important for the JHSC to consider the risk of harassment and violence from all sources, and not just from within the workplace. Sources include the public, suppliers, co-workers, supervisors/management, and even family members on the work premises. When evaluating the risk for harassment or violence, JHSCs should take care to evaluate the potential risk to workers from all of the sources listed, but also the risk to customers and clients patronizing the business.
High Risk Work Situations
Retail workers sometimes work in high risk situations, including cash handling, working alone, and working at night. These are all precarious situations that increase the risk for a workplace injury or illness, and increase the risk of violence or harassment. During monthly inspections, the JHSC should consider all precarious situations that are increasing the risk to workers to determine if there is a control that can be placed to reduce or eliminate the probability of an incident. Working alone can be controlled by adding a second worker; working with cash can be controlled by keeping small floats and having frequent cash pulls; working at night can be controlled by adjusting hours to meet both customer needs and reduce safety risks.
Lack of Training
Perhaps the most common hazard found in the retail industry is lack of training. JHSC members can work with their employer to implement a training program that meets industry requirements and legislative standards. JHSC members may ask random workers in retail locations if they've received manual material handling training or if they've been trained on the company-specific workplace violence and harassment program. If a JHSC member isn't satisfied with the response, a recommendation for training or re-training can be made to the employer.
Slips, trips, and falls, workplace violence and harassment, manual material handling, and high-risk work situations are not the only hazards you will find at a retail work location. There are many other hazards that the JHSC needs to be mindful of. From knives/box cutters, to dangerous chemicals, to fork or pallet truck operation, JHSC members in every sector need to remain cognizant of hazards in their work environment and feel confident in identifying and controlling them.
OSG Has Been Certifying JHSC Members for Over 20 Years
If you have questions about the JHSC's role during or after workplace inspections, or how to identify common hazards in the retail sector, OSG can help. We have been successfully training JHSC members for over 20 years, and we are the largest private provider of JHSC committee certification training in Ontario. When it comes to JHSC – we know our stuff! Call 1.800.815.9980 to speak to one of our health and safety experts today, or view our JHSC Part 1 or Part 2 training online now.
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Welcome to Mixdown, an ongoing series where Pitchfork staffers and contributors talk about mixtapes, mixes, and other beat-based ephemera that may not be covered in our reviews section but are worth discussing. Today, Baltimore Sun writer Wesley Case comes thru to talk about the new XXL's 2014 Freshman Class.
Corban Goble: I miss the days of seeing this cover and not knowing who the hell nine out of 12 people were on here—and then racing to Cocaine Blunts, which I still advise doing—but these days, XXL plays it safe, perhaps taking the INTERNET OUTRAGE a little too seriously and making boring choices as a result. For those following the scene, picks like Ty Dolla $ign, Rich Homie Quan, and Chance the Rapper won't register as bold selections, though none of those guys are household names. And yeah, they're all "guys," no women made XXL's list this year (Angel Haze made last year's cover, and Iggy Azalea made it the year before). The names I don't know here—Jarren Benton and Jon Connor—seem like attempts to further cover their bases. Do you think anyone is missing here Wes? Does the Freshman Class matter?
Wesley Case: Glad to know I was not the only rap fan to Google "Jarren Benton."
CG: He seems to be some kind of Hopsin offshoot, which is a good thing to learn early in the research process... so I know he's completely safe to ignore.
WC: My initial reaction was "hmm, not bad!" The emphasis on Chicago (Chance, Durk, Vic Mensa, and Bibby) feels easy but appropriate, Kevin Gates getting shine is never a bad thing, and Isiah Rashad backed-up his TDE affiliation with January's still-slapping Cilvia Demo.
But of course, further examination leads to some head-scratching—R&B is apparently eligible now (August Alsina and Ty Dolla $ign), and, as you pointed out, the lack of women is a bit of a bummer. (3D Na'Tee, I see you!) Young Thug was going to be included, but XXL editor Vanessa Satten said he bailed last minute. Dom Kennedy? K Camp? The only thing I know is this cover remains an effective tool to get people to care—and actually debate—about a magazine, of all things, in 2014! Print ain't dead, y'all readers just scared.
CG: I'm not sure if it's what they intended, since Vic Mensa's INNANETAPE definitely put him in the picture for the Freshmen list, but his inclusion seems like a choice that might seem savvy years down the line. But then again, I'm a fan of his new-ish direction and see some potential for him to blow up in a way he might not have.
CG: Also, there's always rumors flying around that artists will decline the cover for a variety of logistical reasons. Here's a story about YG declining the cover in 2012. Here's one about Young Thug declining the cover. And Drake! Maybe declining the cover is the look here!
WC: Drake and Nicki Minaj declining a Freshmen cover and then using it as leverage for their own cover was great. (I bet Birdman rubbed his hands extra approvingly then.) Two more snubs for '14: Vince Staples, whose star-turn on Earl Sweatshirt's "Hive" led to the underappreciated and vivid Shyne Coldchain Vol. 2. And I can't believe we haven't mentioned it yet, but XXL failed, once again, to include French Montana's incredible bear hat/vest from 2012's Freshmen cover. Frankly, it deserves a spot every year.
OK, what about the people who did make it: Who benefits most from his inclusion?
CG: Probably the still-on-the-rise guys like Lil Bibby and Troy Ave, as well as the guys (Connor, Benton) who don't seem good at all. If you can make the cover XXL without having to really earn it, that's a great look!
If I had to guess who the SUPREME STAR of the 12 would be, I'd probably say Chance—he's had an audience excited about his music since Acid Rap dropped last year, and people imagine him doing great things, even though if it's not apparently clear what those great things might be. He has a certain star-like magnetism, though the overalls/sideboob look was a mistake. How bout you?
WC: Those overalls suck, but I would not bet against Chance. My pick is Ty Dolla, whose talent as a songwriter becomes more apparent with each new song (I thought he would struggle to top "My Cabana" and then he laughed in my face with "Paranoid" and "Or Nah") and feature ("Sorry Momma" from YG's album wouldn't hit nearly as hard emotionally without him). I imagine Rich Homie Quan having a nice career, too.
CG: We talked earlier, and I think it's time to present what we would have done as the XXL cover if we were in charge:
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- Prior to getting married, it's wise to talk through topics that can lead to divorce, including children, money, and monogamy.
- If one of you wants children, and the other doesn't, that could be a deal-breaker.
- Do not marry someone who knows they are polyamorous with the expectation that you can manipulate them into monogamy.
If you're in a serious relationship and you're considering getting married, experts say there are some tough questions you need to discuss with your partner first. "Before marriage, there is more levity than after marriage," says sex therapist Holly Richmond. Prior to committing to each other for the long haul, it's wise to talk through topics that can lead to divorce, including children, money, and monogamy.
It's not that you need to agree on every tiny detail of how your shared life will unfold before you walk down the aisle: Compromise is possible in many cases, but compromise (not to mention happiness) is only possible with communication. Here are seven signs marriage with your partner might not work out, which you can think of as seven conversations to have before you walk down the aisle.
1. One of you wants children, but the other doesn't.
"Do you want kids?" is one of the most important questions to ask before legally binding yourself to someone. Despite the live-changing gravity of the decision, many couples avoid the subject or believe that they're both on the same page without confirming. "Often one partner who wants to have children just makes the assumption that the other one wants to without asking the questions," psychologist and sexologist Denise Renye says.
At the risk of stating the obvious, having children is a big deal. You can't just return them or stick them back inside of you, and parenthood means an undeniably different lifestyle than non-parenthood. While it's OK to not be certain whether or not you want kids, or to not be certain about how many you want, if you do know one way or another and your partner feels differently, don't expect marriage to give them a new perspective. "I would never suggest that a couple goes into a marriage thinking a partner will change their mind," Richmond says.
2. You have opposing (and inflexible) views about how to raise kids.
If you are in a partnership in which you both want children, it's time to consider how you're going to raise them once they're in the world: How are you going to handle religion, education, and discipline, to name a few areas with high potential for conflict? Perhaps you want your kids to grow up going to church, but it turns out that your partner is opposed to their children participating in organized religion; maybe you have very different ideas about how involved your potential spouse's mother is going to be in your children's lives. Thankfully, Richmond says couples often find ways to compromise on these issues. "Just make sure that these things are explored," she cautions.
3. Your approaches to money are incompatible.
For many couples, with marriage comes the merging of assets. Even if you maintain separate bank accounts, how you spend your money is inevitably going to be a topic of conversation — and possibly a fraught one. In marriage, financial habits that we once found bearable or even attractive in our partners can become points of contention. "We're typically drawn to people who are different from us," Richmond says. "Let's say you have a planner who is always in control. She gets really attracted to this super energetic, present, fun, person who can't save a dime." When this hypothetical couple gets married and, say, starts saving for a mortgage, the partner with the "It's only money" attitude can start to seem more irresponsible than fun-loving to their spouse.
Both Richmond and Renye say that partners with different spending habits can learn from one another and help balance each other out. However, money is a touchy subject, so you need to acknowledge such differences prior to marriage, even if it's a hard conversation. "Talking about money is more of a taboo to some couples than sex," Renye acknowledges. Along with different spending habits, if there is an income or wealth disparity between partners, that should be addressed as well. Do you want to split everything? If you make more than your partner, are you both OK with you paying for more? On the plus side, having these tough conversations could ultimately bring you closer together, as well as eliminate tension before it escalates.
4. You don't want to live where your partner wants to live.
In today's technology-driven world, many of us can work remotely or have flexibility when it comes to where we're based, and Richmond says that she's seeing more couples take a relaxed approach to deciding where to live. However, some people have one place in mind, be it for family reasons or career, and if their partner feels otherwise, that's an issue. "Talk to your partner and ask, 'Where do you think we're going to live? Are you attached to raising your kids in one specific area, or are you open to moving your kids around? What if you get this work opportunity?'" Richmond says.
For other couples, location may be a question of lifestyle preferences more than anything else. One partner, for example, could be set on living in a big city, while the other prefers the quiet country life. The middle ground could mean finding a quiet neighborhood just outside a city, but only if you talk it out: Remember, disguising or playing down your preferences about where you end up won't help you or your partner.
6. You're set on a relationship format that doesn't work for your partner.
Hopefully, a couple will have shared their thoughts on monogamy and open relationships before marriage, but unfortunately, some assume their partner will simply change their mind after they're married. For instance, one partner in a monogamous relationship may assume they and their partner will try an open arrangement eventually; alternately, one partner in an open relationship could think that marriage automatically means a transition to monogamy. The good news is that couples can experiment with what works for them and open or close at different points in time, as long as they're respecting each other's needs, preferences, and boundaries. (Do not marry someone who knows they are polyamorous with the expectation that you can manipulate them into monogamy. It will not work.)
A common misconception is that monogamy and polyamory, or sleeping with and dating more than one person, are the only two options. In reality, there are as many ways to enjoy an open relationship as there are couples. If you and your partner aren't entirely on the same page or your desires change over time, there's a good chance you'll find a compromise in a relationship format that works for you. "There are so many options," Renye says. "You could have a compromise that might not include emotional intimacy but just sleeping with other people. Have an understanding that there is a middle ground to be compromised and met on — I think that's how the institution of marriage is even changing and broadening." As in any relationship, you and your partner get to write the rules of your marriage.
7. You have conflicting views of what it means to be married.
"The word 'marriage' might mean different things to totally different people," Renye says. What's more, marriage also means different things in the context of different religions and cultures. Whether or not you're in a relationship with someone who has a different cultural or religious background than you, it's important to talk about what marriage means to you both and why you want to be married in the first place. Maybe your potential spouse assumes that getting married means one of you will stay home to care for your future kids, but you don't share this vision; maybe you assume that marriage involves monogamy or a joint bank account, but your partner doesn't agree.
So, how do you understand and adjust to differences in opinion? Once again, the answer is communication — both before and after the wedding. Call in a professional if you need extra assistance taking through thorny issues: A couples therapist or relationship counselor can help you find productive ways of communicating with your partner. Finally, Renye offers this evergreen piece of advice: "Don't make assumptions in any area."
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"Investors should remember that excitement and expenses are their enemies. And if they insist on trying to time their participation in equities, they should try to be fearful when others are greedy and greedy when others are fearful."
--Warren Buffett
"Most of the time common stocks are subject to irrational and excessive price fluctuations in both directions as the consequence of the ingrained tendency of most people to speculate or gamble ... to give way to hope, fear and greed."
--Benjamin Graham
"In this business if you're good, you're right six times out of ten. You're never going to be right nine times out of ten."
--Peter Lynch
Keeping your cool can be hard to do when the market goes on one of its periodic roller-coaster rides. It's useful to have strategies in place that prepare you both financially and psychologically to handle market volatility. Here are 11 ways to help keep yourself from making hasty decisions that could have a long-term impact on your ability to achieve your financial goals.
Having predetermined guidelines that recognize the potential for turbulent times can help prevent emotion from dictating your decisions. For example, you might take a core-and-satellite approach, combining the use of buy-and-hold principles for the bulk of your portfolio with tactical investing based on a shorter-term market outlook. You also can use diversification to try to offset the risks of certain holdings with those of others. Diversification may not ensure a profit or guarantee against a loss, but it can help you understand and balance your risk in advance. And if you're an active investor, a trading discipline can help you stick to a long-term strategy. For example, you might determine in advance that you will take profits when a security or index rises by a certain percentage, and buy when it has fallen by a set percentage.
When the market goes off the tracks, knowing why you originally made a specific investment can help you evaluate whether your reasons still hold, regardless of what the overall market is doing. Understanding how a specific holding fits in your portfolio also can help you consider whether a lower price might actually represent a buying opportunity.
And if you don't understand why a security is in your portfolio, find out. That knowledge can be particularly important when the market goes south, especially if you're considering replacing your current holding with another investment.
Most of the variance in the returns of different portfolios can generally be attributed to their asset allocations. If you've got a well-diversified portfolio that includes multiple asset classes, it could be useful to compare its overall performance to relevant benchmarks. If you find that your investments are performing in line with those benchmarks, that realization might help you feel better about your overall strategy.
Even a diversified portfolio is no guarantee that you won't suffer losses, of course. But diversification means that just because the S&P 500 might have dropped 10% or 20% doesn't necessarily mean your overall portfolio is down by the same amount.
The financial markets are historically cyclical. Even if you wish you had sold at what turned out to be a market peak, or regret having sat out a buying opportunity, you may well get another chance at some point. Even if you're considering changes, a volatile market can be an inopportune time to turn your portfolio inside out. A well-thought-out asset allocation is still the basis of good investment planning.
Anyone can look good during bull markets; smart investors are produced by the inevitable rough patches. Even the best aren't right all the time. If an earlier choice now seems rash, sometimes the best strategy is to take a tax loss, learn from the experience, and apply the lesson to future decisions. Expert help can prepare you and your portfolio to both weather and take advantage of the market's ups and downs.
During volatile periods in the stock market, many investors reexamine their allocation to such defensive sectors as consumer staples or utilities (though like all stocks, those sectors involve their own risks, and are not necessarily immune from overall market movements). Dividends also can help cushion the impact of price swings. According to Standard and Poor's, dividend income has represented roughly one-third of the monthly total return on the S&P 500 since 1926, ranging from a high of 53% during the 1940s to a low of 14% in the 1990s, when investors focused on growth.
Even if the value of your holdings fluctuates, regularly adding to an account designed for a long-term goal may cushion the emotional impact of market swings. If losses are offset even in part by new savings, your bottom-line number might not be quite so discouraging.
If you're using dollar-cost averaging--investing a specific amount regularly regardless of fluctuating price levels--you may be getting a bargain by buying when prices are down. However, dollar-cost averaging can't guarantee a profit or protect against a loss. Also, consider your ability to continue purchases through market slumps; systematic investing doesn't work if you stop when prices are down.
Cash can be the financial equivalent of taking deep breaths to relax. It can enhance your ability to make thoughtful decisions instead of impulsive ones. If you've established an appropriate asset allocation, you should have resources on hand to prevent having to sell stocks to meet ordinary expenses or, if you've used leverage, a margin call. Having a cash cushion coupled with a disciplined investing strategy can change your perspective on market volatility. Knowing that you're positioned to take advantage of a downturn by picking up bargains may increase your ability to be patient.
Solid asset allocation is the basis of sound investing. One of the reasons a diversified portfolio is so important is that strong performance of some investments may help offset poor performance by others. Even with an appropriate asset allocation, some parts of a portfolio may struggle at any given time. Timing the market can be challenging under the best of circumstances; wildly volatile markets can magnify the impact of making a wrong decision just as the market is about to move in an unexpected direction, either up or down. Make sure your asset allocation is appropriate before making drastic changes.
If you're investing long-term, sometimes it helps to take a look back and see how far you've come. If your portfolio is down this year, it can be easy to forget any progress you may already have made over the years. Though past performance is no guarantee of future returns, of course, the stock market's long-term direction has historically been up. With stocks, it's important to remember that having an investing strategy is only half the battle; the other half is being able to stick to it. Even if you're able to avoid losses by being out of the market, will you know when to get back in? If patience has helped you build a nest egg, it just might be useful now, too.
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Architects must exercise due diligence in timber procurement, says Malcolm Ellis of International Timber
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Timber is one of the most sustainable and environmentally friendly construction materials. If harvested correctly, it is both biodegradable and recyclable – two qualities that contribute to its sustainability credentials. With any successful commodity, however, comes the issue of illegal supply.
The EU Timber Regulation (EUTR), which came into effect on 3 March 2013, addresses this serious issue. The new regulations prohibit timber 'operators' from placing timber or timber products from illegally harvested sources on the EU market 'for the first time' and require them to demonstrate a suitable due diligence process. For those parties who buy and sell timber in the EU market, i.e. 'traders', recording of suppliers and customers is now required.
The 'operator' who places timber on to the EU market for the first time must comply with the EUTR by introducing a 'due diligence' system. Failure to do so could result in a serious penalty. The 'due diligence' system requires provision of information on the timber or timber products purchased, including a description of species, volume, country of harvest and, where applicable, concession of harvest. The operator must also record the name and address of all suppliers, and most importantly, document evidence of compliance with applicable local legislation.
The largest proportion of illegal timber comes from tropical sources so the new regulations will have the biggest impact on tropical timber species and the organisations that import tropical hardwood, tropical hardwood plywood and manufactured products containing these species.
Architects must be aware of the new regulations and ensure that all procurement is from an organisation which demonstrates a due diligence process. It is important to note that the regulations are not exclusive to tropical timber. Even if you are specifying timber that isn't of a tropical species, you must ensure that the supply chain is credible.
You might think that EUTR does not affect architects, because most products will have already passed through operators and traders down the supply chain before reaching the specifier. However, seizure of timber (a potential penalty) along the supply chain will have significant impacts on all involved, and from the architect's perspective, could result in a direct cost to the bottom line of the project. It is vital that all participants in the supply chain, including designers, take due diligence seriously to ensure the credibility of the materials they source.
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Teacher Network Turns 20
"BreadNet's become a lifeline, connecting me to those I need, adding a dimension to my teaching that I can't measure."
Such were the 1987 sentiments of Ken Holvig MA '86 concerning the communications network developed in 1983 to connect Bread Loaf teachers throughout the year. After a grant of 25 computers from Apple the following summer led to the opening of the "Apple Cellar" on the Vermont campus, Dixie Goswami watched as 25 Bread Loaf rural teachers "lined up at the end of the summer to receive a loaner computer and a modem, to be returned the following June."
The rest, as they say, is history.
Goswami, Bread Loaf faculty member and coordinator of the writing curriculum, as well as professor emerita at Clemson University, is the founder and inspiration for the network of teachers who have been connecting for years about literature, writing, critical thinking, and the art of teaching—first by phone and mail, later via e-mail, and now through online conferences and other digital media.
This summer, the network is celebrating its official 20th birthday: In 1993, the Bread Loaf Rural Teacher Network (BLRTN) was established with grants from the Dewitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, the Carnegie Corporation, the Rockefeller Foundation, and other donors, including several school districts that acknowledged the value of the network's groundbreaking efforts to democratize the teaching of reading and writing and put students at the center of the learning process as collaborating peers. Originally intended to help teachers in remote and underserved public schools bring what they learned at Bread Loaf directly back to their classrooms, BLRTN has expanded its partnerships to include all members of the Bread Loaf community and is now known as BLTN.
Though diverse in their opinions, experiences, and culture, members share a strong belief that the Bread Loaf program is the heart of the network. By building on the unique strengths of Bread Loaf study—immersive student-centered classroom approaches, transformative relationships, invigorating interrogations of literature and language—throughout the year and around the globe, BLTN has promoted the efforts of hundreds of teachers and cultivated engagement with thousands of their students.
In Tanzania, Port-au-Prince, Mumbai, and Nairobi, as well as core U.S.-based chapters in places such as North Carolina, Kentucky, Ohio, Arizona, and Massachusetts, BLTN members are developing innovative approaches to teaching and learning inspired by Bread Loaf courses, faculty, and fellow students. With support from the Arthur Vining Davis Foundations, BLTN is now charting new directions digitally, continuing its legacy of promoting pedagogical practices with dynamic teacher-to-teacher support. "[BLTN] connects us as a group to benefit our students," writes Sandra Farrakhan, BLTN Dodge Fellowship recipient and New Jersey teacher. "It expands my view and vision of teaching and affords me an opportunity to be included in other people's worlds and for other people to be included in mine."
And indeed, for all the technological advancements that have made connecting easier, the people making those collaborative connections are the source of the network's success, sustaining and expanding the significance of BLTN as we look forward to the next 20 years.
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A personal plea for kinship September 30, 2013Posted by Ted Witham in : Reflection , comments closed
I find myself caught in a tension between my farming family and my Franciscan friends who oppose the use of animals for food.
To suggest that my family engages in cruelty to animals is neither fair nor factual. To deny the viewpoint of my Franciscan brothers and sisters would be discourteous and narrow-minded. I think I have to live in the tension.
I read in friar Daniel Horan's excellent book Francis of Assisi and the Future of Faith that thinking of humanity's relationship to creation as one of 'subduing' has long past. But, Horan argues, the idea of 'stewardship' should also be consigned to the past. Francis saw 800 years ago that 'stewardship' çan be equally paternalistic to most creatures. Francis invited us to see all creatures as sister and brother. Our relationship to creation is not 'kingship'' but 'kinship'.'
I get that. And I get it that we should defend animals against maltreatment. The cow that is repeatedly shocked with an electric prod feels the pain. The pig that is clobbered with a sledge-hammer feels the pain, just as a human being would. We know they feel the pain because they are brother and sister to us.
But there is a tension there. In an imperfect world, human beings must sometimes be treated as more brother or sister than animals. I have finite funds to give away. I think I should give more money to children abandoned on railway platforms in India than to dogs mistreated in Australia. I shouldn't have to make that choice, but I do.
I think I have to wrestle with the demands for human habitat and the habitat of the western ring-tail possum. It's not a fair choice, and I should never allow our society – that is, our local governments, our Department of Parks and Wildlife, developers – to assume that humans win as a matter of principle.
I watched last night with horror the story of an abattoir in Victoria closed down after a single clandestine visit from Animals Australia. The government agency gave to this long-established business no opportunity to defend itself. It simply accepted a few minutes of footage in which abattoir workers followed government guidelines to the letter as evidence of cruelty. An escaped pig was bludgeoned with a sledge-hammer. The guide-lines actually recommend this course of action as the safest and most humane in a situation where there is a frightened, unpredictable animal loose in an area with sharp knives and dangerous equipment.
In fact, the presence of the Animals Australia photographer probably caused the animal to flee. Had she not been there, the situation would not have arisen.
An abattoir is not necessarily a pleasant place. Animals die there. But this abattoir was audited regularly and animals were apparently treated well. If this one incident was cruelty, then justice should mean that the operators were given the chance to correct their practices. But instead their licence to operate was withdrawn immediately. A score of employees lost their jobs, and the farmers dependent on local abattoirs were financially hurt. Some were forced out of business.
Landline took sides. I know that. But even if the program showed a distorted view of this particular case, there is a real tension here. Our brothers and sisters who are called as farmers pride themselves on their ability to feed the rest of us. Their role in our society is both vital and humane. Farmers generally look after their animals. It's good business. They are our brothers and sisters and deserve respect for what they do, not condemnation.
Our brothers and sisters who eat meat do so because it's culturally appropriate. Meat is part of the Australian diet. But as Franciscans we are concerned not just about those who can afford $40 restaurant steaks, but those who live on a subsistence diet. To help the poor out of poverty requires protein, and there is as yet no easy substitute for meat. We need our meat farmers to help the poor.
There is a tension between them and our brothers and sisters who are bred for eating. I look forward to a time when the human race can feed itself without killing pigs, cows and chickens. But that time is not yet here. The best we Franciscans can do for our brother and sister meat animals is to continue to commend the best in animal practices in our abattoirs. And we should, out of respect for our brothers and sisters the farmers, the small business owners, be properly informed before we condemn.
If we genuine live in kinship, then we are bound to live in tension. We need to speak gently and justly.
Ted Witham
September 2013
Remembering St Francis of Assisi September 30, 2011Posted by Ted Witham in : Franciscan, News , comments closed
On the night of October 3, 1226, Francis of Assisi was dying. He asked to be laid naked on the bare earth near the little chapel of Portiuncula, down the hill from Assisi, the place he had made his base for his peripatetic ministry.
He was only 44 but nearly blind, in constant pain from an illness in his stomach, worn out from the lack of care he had given his body. It is true that he once apologised to Brother Ass, as he called his body, for the abuse he had inflicted on It, but there is no evidence that he heeded his own health message!
He died singing, and the legend says that at the moment of his death, larks flew singing into the sky.
Why do I find such a man such an attractive model of the Christian faith?
In a nutshell because he was passionate about God. He could be spectacularly wrong, as he was with the treatment of Brother Ass, but even that is a result of his never-ending enthusiasm to spread the message of Christ.
And in St Francis' life, and on St Francis' lips, what a message that was.
God, he said, is love. Well, we all know that. But for St Francis, God is love that never comes to an end. You've heard of Médecins sans Frontières, Doctors without Borders, well, St Francis proclaimed that God was Amour sans Frontières, love without boundaries. God loves every creature infinitely and equally.
Francis' energy was spent in going about telling everyone this transforming message. If you really let God's love take hold of you, you will never experience the end of it: it will always be there, always supporting, holding, delighting in you. Knowing that love, you can then pass it on. And because it is amour sans frontières, as you give love away, the supply never runs out.
That's the whole message of the Cross, the whole meaning of the life of Jesus, the whole purpose of God. And I thank God for sending Francis of Assisi to refresh that message in me.
Immerse yourself in the infinity of Divine Love – love without boundaries!
Ted Witham
Minister Provincial
Happy Feast Day August 11, 2011Posted by Ted Witham in : Franciscan, Provincial Chapter, Resources , comments closed
Dear sisters and brothers,
Today, the Feast of St Clare, is a joyful day in our calendar. I invite you to rejoice in this humble and enduring saint of Assisi, who took the vision of St Francis and made it concrete in her situation.
St Clare inspires to live more generously, to love more unconstrainedly, to sing God's praises more warmly, and to walk bravely with Christ.
To mark today's feast, I offer this hymn for you to use as you wish in celebrating St Clare. The hymn is here: http://wp.me/pI7Dl-1L
Peace, joy and love,
Ted Witham.
Minister Provincial
Flooded by grace January 27, 2011Posted by Ted Witham in : Franciscan, News , comments closed
There's a dark conversation going around Australia at the moment. People are imaginatively measuring their homes for flood. In Busselton, for example, we live on the 'delta' of the Vasse River, so despite the drained, reclaimed land and the channels taking excess water out to sea, we are still vulnerable to flood. And, speaking of the sea, because we are only centimetres above the sea level, a tsunami would crash its way kilometres ashore.
We keep these conversations dark because our focus shouldn't really be on ourselves but on the plight of those whose homes, livelihoods and lives have been affected by the real floods – not the ones in our imaginations.
As concerned Christians and Franciscans, we should be looking for ways to be better informed, generous in praying and giving money and offering practical help where possible (all expressions of love). (The best appeal I can find is the Premier's Appeal at www.qld.gov.au/floods. If you specifically want to help Anglican parishes get back onto their feet, give to the Australian Anglican Primate's Appeal. You can give electronically to: Archbishop's Emergency Relief Fund; A/C BSB: 704-901; A/C No.: 00014858.)


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Tour a Connecticut Farm with Ethereal Beauty
I don't believe in luck, but I do believe in magic. The wonderful thing about magic is, if it finds you, you have the possibility of being part of something glorious. Many times, magic presents itself when we least expect it. I vividly remember the day my husband and I first saw Linden Hill Farm. It was a beautiful, bright summer day. We had recently started the conversation about searching for a bigger house for our growing family, which then consisted of two slightly rambunctious young boys, three lizards and two turtles. We weren't ready for a move just yet, but we thought we would start looking.
Linden Hill Farm was the third stop on the first day of house hunting. Following the realtor, we made a left turn through a pair of white wooden gates and slowly drove up a long ascending drive lined by an allée of mature linden trees. In the distance, a classical white Georgian Revival house with black shutters appeared. Pulling up to the front of the house, I realized my heart had skipped a beat and I had stopped breathing. Magic had found us.
To the left, a long narrow bluestone walk led to a large swimming pool, a small white pool house and tennis courts. Surrounding a screened porch, a garden room, defined by a hexagonal-shaped yew hedge, was filled with an assortment of hybrid and climbing roses. To the right, a drive-through breezeway framed the garages and rear parking area. We circled to the back of the house and found ourselves in the middle of a large expanse of fields with a view of Bear Mountain rising in the distance. As if out of central casting, a rusty red tractor zigzagged across the fields leaving a trail of hay bales behind. We were spellbound.
Like Alice in another Wonderland, we took the plunge down the rabbit hole and never looked back. For the 14 years we have been the stewards of Linden Hill Farm, every garden has been slowly and lovingly tweaked. Old or damaged trees have been felled, paths widened, and the brick wall in front of the house was rebuilt. A new kitchen garden was planted at the back of the house surrounding the newly renovated breakfast room. The rose garden, which on that first day seemed so full of promise, turned out to be so extremely unattractive; we aptly named it the "Garden of Shame." After many attempts to reboot the roses, we finally just threw in the towel. Still lovingly referred to as the "Garden of Shame," it is now a formal moonlight garden, planted with white flowers—lupines and tulips in the spring, echinacea, delphinium and clematis in the summer.
The gardens keep me present. They awaken my childhood feelings of wonder when I notice that the bleeding hearts have pushed through or the peony buds have begun to open. There is not a day that goes by without noticing a few of life's small moments. Last summer, a giant bullfrog appeared from nowhere and moved into our swimming pool. We named him Bruno. At first, we kept catching him and sending him on his way, but he kept returning. After a while, we just let him be. He spent most of the summer as our frog in residence. I would see him staring at me from inside the pool skimmers as I swam my laps, his huge bulging eyes following my every move. I think he felt the magic too.
A version of this article appeared in the May 2018 issue of CTC&G (Connecticut Cottages & Gardens) with the headline: A Spell Is Cast.


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One of the greatest unrecognized contributors to the blight of deforestation must be the unchecked ego that drives so many chief executives to write memoirs. Rarely do the CEOs write these books themselves, of course, and even more rarely do they really have anything to say.
John Browne is an exception. The former CEO of BP recently released his second book, The Glass Closet: Why Coming Out is Good Business. It is part memoir, part call to action, and it already it has sparked a debate about how businesses handle the issue of homosexuality in the corner office.
The most readable parts of the book are Browne's reflections on his own life as a rising executive at one of the world's largest oil companies – a life during which he kept his sexuality a secret. He was outed in 2007 when a former lover sold his story to a British newspaper and Browne sued in an unsuccessful attempt to stop publication. In some ways, The Glass Closet fills in much of what was missing in Browne's first book, Beyond Business.
Beyond Business, which I read in researching my own book on the Deepwater Horizon disaster, was a pedestrian CEO autobiography. As Browne described his early days working for BP in Alaska, for example, he talked about the macho culture of the frontier, but he never related how it made him feel as a closeted gay man. Only towards the end of the book did he address his sexuality, and only then as a prelude to the court case that ultimately led to his departure from BP.
Emotional introspection -- certainly as it relates to fear and self-doubt -- is not the hallmark of a CEO book. But in the Glass Closet, Browne revisits many of the anecdotes from Beyond Business, and this time he is more comfortable in sharing his feelings and his sense of isolation. Seven years after the humiliation he felt surrounding the end of his BP career, Browne has come to terms with what happened. The result is a more honest and interesting, albeit it more abridged, account of his career.
From there, Browne goes on to call for businesses and business people to rethink how they deal with homosexuality. He interviews other gay executives and builds an essay on the benefits of openly gay executives. By not having to worry about hiding their sexuality, he argues, executives can be more effective leaders.
Unfortunately, this is where the book lapses into the traditional CEO-book malaise. Browne's openness in sharing his own experiences stops when it comes to assessing how his years in the closet may have affected his own leadership ability. While he points to the benefits of other executives coming out, but he avoids turning the discussion inward. Instead, he dances around the issue:
Years later, I am still asked whether I could have risen to the position of CEO if I had come out earlier in my career. The answer is that I don't know. I always found an excuse not to reveal the truth. I believed that coming out would be socially and professionally unacceptable. I will never know if that was true.
A gay executive extolling the benefits of an open-minded workplace is certainly the basis for an interesting book, but Browne wasn't just a CEO with a secret. He was a CEO who presided over a corporate culture that spawned one major disaster and laid the foundation for another, both of which resulted in the loss of life. In arguing that openly gay executives are good for business, Browne ignores the more pressing question: Would coming out sooner have made Browne himself a better CEO?
If he had cast off the carefully crafted illusions of his personal life, might he have been more willing to acknowledge and address the cultural faults festering within BP? Those faults, which erupted in the deadly Texas City refinery explosion in 2005 and continued through the Deepwater Horizon disaster five years later, grew at least in part from a collective denial that pervaded the company Browne had built.
The company Browne built continues to wrestle with his legacy – as evidenced by the $40 billion-and-counting tab for the cleanup in the Gulf of Mexico. Twenty-six people died in those two accidents and almost 200 were injured.
Rather than looking at how it might have changed his own career, Browne shifts focus. He discusses how coming out benefits the individual executives and the liberation they will feel by no longer working so hard to maintain a lie. But if coming out is good for business, Browne offers few specifics beyond a more inclusive work place. He fails to follow his introspection to its logical conclusion.
If coming out is good for business, how would it have benefited BP during his tenure? If Browne had been more honest with himself, would it have been more inclined, or at least aware of, BP's broader culture of denial? Could he have created the sort of corporate environment where concerns from below were heard farther up the hierarchy? More specifically, would the families of those killed and injured in Texas City and on board the Deepwater Horizon still be whole?
That, too, is unknowable, but Browne avoids the question entirely. He may have come to terms with his sexuality, but he when it comes to his legacy, he is still finding excuses for his denial.


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Phanteks has become known to create novel cases. Our Munkys have visited their suite at CES and found two new cases on show.
The first is the Project 916, a dual system full tower case. It sports 5mm thick aluminium panels that curve around the front of the case in what reminds us of the Silverstone TJ07.
The front panel, that is a perfect canvas for a modder, contains two 5.25" drive bays and enough space to hold a 560mm radiator. The whole case has ventilation between the circumference of the case and the beginning of the side panel. This allows all the fans to draw air in without having massive holes in the front.
We think we've spotted what looks like milled fan grills on the top. It looks like there could be room for a 360mm or maybe 480mm radiator. This would have to assume there is an additional support structure for the radiator and fans as only 4 screw holes can be seen.
The side panels are made entirely of tempered glass, something that more and more manufacturers are moving to instead of acrylic/Perspex. The panels have relatively small accents of mesh and brushed black aluminium and the Phanteks logo.
The Phanteks 916 will have the ability to install both an ATX and ITX system at the same time. The implementation on this one seems to be easier to work with and more space efficient than what we saw on the Enthoo Mini XL
We are sure the Munkys will give us more information on this case when they have finished running around!
The second case on show at the Phanteks booth, was the Evolv ATX. We've seen the Evolv ATX before, however this time we see it with tempered glass panels.
Keep watching this space to see more detailed and continued coverage from CES 2016!


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Emory University sophomore Melissa Goodman was undefeated in three third-singles matches and a pair of doubles contests, helping lead the second-ranked Eagles to their 26th University Athletic Association Championship. During Thursday's 9-0 quarterfinal victory over New York University, Goodman picked up a 6-0, 6-3 win against Laila El Dessouki. She earned a pair of wins in the team's 9-0 victory over the 15th-ranked University of Chicago on Friday, guiding the Eagles to the conference championship match with at 8-1 win at third doubles with Rebecca Seigler over Sruthi Ramaswami and Lucy Tang, and a 6-1, 6-0 singles with over Jasmine Lee. Goodman capped off her weekend with a 9-8 (4) win over Nicholle Torres and Brooke Tsu at third doubles, and a 6-3, 6-4 singles win over Torres, as Emory defeated seventh-ranked Carnegie Mellon University 7-2 on Saturday. She improved to 14-4 overall in singles play this year (including a 6-0 mark as Emory's no. 3 singles player) and to 17-5 in doubles action. Goodman and the Eagles will head into the NCAA Division III Championships with a 16-3 overall record.
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Kona Brewing's Wailua Wheat Ale Pretzels
Kona Brewing Co's Wailua Wheat Ale Pretzels will fill the room with the aroma of light, golden, yeasty goodness! Serve hot out of the oven with a cold one!
- 1/4 cup very warm water, but not hot
- 1 (1/4 oz) pkge active dry yeast
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted, cooled
- 1 teaspoon Hawaiian salt, divided
- 1 cup Kona Brewing's Wailua Wheat Ale, room temp.
- 3 3/4 to 4 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup hot water
- 1 cup Wailua Wheat Ale, defizzed
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 egg, beaten
- 2 tbsp butter, melted
Place warm water in large bowl, sprinkle yeast packet and sugar, allow to stand for 5 minutes. Add melted butter, salt, ale and enough flour to make soft dough. Start with 3 1/2 cups and gradually add enough flour to create a soft pliable dough.
Place dough on lightly floured surface. Knead 6-8 min., or until smooth and elastic. Place in lightly greased bowl and cover. Let rise in warm place until doubled in size, approximately 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Divide into 12 pieces. Roll each piece into a rope, about 20 inches long. Shape rope into pretzels.
Coating - Combine hot water, de-fizzed beer and baking soda in a shallow container or a pie plate. Dip pretzels into solution and place on lightly greased baking sheet.
Cover pretzels loosely and let rise in WARM place for 15-20 min.
Brush with beaten egg. Sprinkle with remaining salt. (use more salt if desired).
Bake in preheated 425F oven until lightly golden, about 15 min. Brush with melted butter.
Serve with butter, horseradish cheese sauce or your favorite condiment and a cold one!


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