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Includes the side , and rear cable assembly and installation.
Installing Your Convertible Top
Things that can make it easier.
The 10mm ratcheting box,,, it is the bomb and no longer available at a AutoZone near you.
The new TMI POS rear cable is using 11mm Nuts, so you will need a 11mm wrench too. They are available at
SEARs, NAPA, Nothern Tool, but watch for sticker shock, Napa was 2 times higher than
Northern tool.
Center Punch
10mm offset ratcheting wrench Must Have
Heavy Duty Electric/Air (can use a hand) Stapler and 3/8 or ¼ galvanized staples
Good number 2 Phillips screwdriver
Wide blade Straight Slot screwdriver
Wide blade Jewelers Screwdriver Straight Slot
Razor Knife and new blades
3M Hi-Tack spray adhesive or 3M weather strip adheasive
Clear Silicone Sealer number II
Roll of 1 inch wide by ¼ inch thick closed cell foam
Small Brass Flat Link Chain 1 foot
CARB Cleaner 1 can
Rags and Paper towels
Old News Papers
Measuring tape
Plastic bag to hold parts for a bit.
Flat steel anvil bout 1 X 2 X3 inches or a Large flat Punch
Drill and a assortment of Bits
2 or 3 Plastic Spring clamps
4 feet of broom stick and 2 large vise grips
Needle nose pliers
Flat nosed pliers
Diagonal cutter
Masons Twine
Long Hemostat's
Vasoline, Ky, or White grease.
Ice Scraper
If your top's struts have seized, they can be replaced with new ones.
OEM Lift-O-Mat part number: 155 671 997 A
Sachs-Stabilus-Boge replacement part number: SG401018
As of September 2007, the following places carry the aftermarket replacement strut: Rock Auto, Auto Parts Warehouse and through special order at your local Pep Boys.
Creating your side Cables
Depending on if you bought side cables or decided like me to make your own.
8 foot 1/16 stainless or galvanized Steel cable
8 foot 1/16 ID vinyl hose
6 1/16 cable swedges
6 inches of flat brass plumbers chain
Cut the steel cable in half
Cut the vinyl tube in half
Cut the vinyl tube 35 inches long
Insert the cable in to the vinyl tube
On one end of the cable insert the swedge
Loop the cable and force it into the swedge.
Do not leave any bitter edge of the cable exposed out of the ferrule.
Now pull the long side to make a small loop
Tighten the swedge ( I used my ratcheting Amp Tool )
Pull the vinyl tube back to the swedge.
Now the cable length with the 2 lengths of brass flat chain must be 37 ¼ inches long from the end of one loop to the other. Otherwise the total length of the cables is 37 ¼ inches long period.
Take the Brass Chain and cut off 2 links, then on the flat link insert a centering punch and using wood Hammer that punch into the chain to expand the hole. It has to fit over the steel stud on the front frame.
Slide the swedge onto the cable
Insert the flat brass chain onto the cable on the other non-expanded side,
Insert the bitter end of the cable into the swedge.
Measure the length of the cable assembly to be no greater than 37 ¼ inches long. For 81 tops you need an additional 3/4 of an inch
Tighten the swedge. BE SURE YOU GET YOUR SWEDGE TIGHT....
Now repeat for the other side and place in your plastic bag for use later.
It is gonna look like this
Creating your own rear cable.
found a pristine genuine VW top cable.... I have the pic's and the measurements for you...
That is a steel outer sheath crimped to the end of the cable.
The sheath has a width of 1/8th of and inch and is about the same size as the cable itself.
The total length of the rear cable is 94 inches long from end of bolt to end of bolt.
The rear sheath is 40 inches long.
The cable is 27 inches on either side of the rear cable to the end of the bolt
The bolt is 2 inches long and the threaded part is 1 1/8th of a inch total.
The bolt is 3/16 inches wide.
Now with all that information we can manufacture our own rear cables that are structurally as sturdy and the same dimensions as the genuine VW cable at a 1/8th of the cost.
So for all you folks that don't want to bother and want to pay the 40 to 150 for a new rear cable, and IMHO the TMI cable is a crappy one. Just make your own and send me the difference....
So the operative word is that the cable is only 90 inches long. the bolts are 2 the sheath is 40.... Go forth this spring and replace...........
For outer sheath you can use brake line and run your cable through the middle.
When installing it, make one eye up remember that if you are using Eye-Bolts, to place the cable through the eye first.
Using Vasoline or KY (KY for canvas is better as it is water soluble to remove, grease the inside of the cable tray, and about ½ inch up from the bead of the outer vinyl covering.
Then run the unmade end from the inside through the split,(out of the feed hole) Place one of the boot tabs on for the left or right side around the cable tray now place the remaining boot tab on and the other corner, then back in the feed through and the split.
Take your eyebolts and place in the whole and lightly two spins only place the nut on. (both sides).
Take the free bitter end of the cable and insert it into the swedge.
Take the bitter end through the Eyebolt, and back through the other half of the swedge.
Pull all of the slack that you can out of the cable and start it in the cable tray.
Pull the remaining slack out, then Crimp the swedge, Crimp it good.
Now you can finish installing the cable in the cable then tighten the eye bolts to obtain proper tension and fitment.
Inspecting the door seals, and you can see that the Rain gutter trim isn't fully up where it is supposed to be.
Placing it to the proper position ensures that Water will not get a direct shot at the seals. I have gone so far as to place a small piece
of Silicone to plug the little hole between the Plastic and the rain gutter.
Labeling things isn't a bad idea.
Open and close your top look at the attachment points, do it a few times.
With the top closed
Remove the 2 corner plastic pieces and screws place in the Bag
Using a Razor Knife cut the top off from the rear quarter glass seal cut the vinyl only.
Cut the Top to the upper corner down around and above the bead all the way to the other side rear quarter glass seal, you are cutting the off the rear cable Pull it over the headliner at the corner so you don't cut nothing but the top.
Cut the vinyl 1 inch from the rear glass, you are cutting the top away from the window. CUT ONLY THE
Pull the top back to the front of the car, and cut the black vinyl ties on the sides and continue to pull it off the car towards the hood.
Cut or pull the top off from the front lip
Your top will now look like this but with padding on
Remove the rear side window glass upright seal by inserting a flat blade screw driver between the seal and the seal tray in the middle of the tray (carefully not to tear or puncture the rubber,
Then prying back on the blade the Seal will lift out of the tray, now slowly get the front to come out by Gently by pulling on the seal at the middle so that your fingers can touch together front to back, then pull upwards on the seal to release it from the stop at the bottom now that the bottom is out pull down to get the seal to come free of the top stop.
Get the middle of the seal loose, then grabbing the middle, push it down out of the Keepers
then up out of the bottoms keepers.
Remove the 4 Phillips screw holding the tray to the frame, and place the screws in the bag,
Insert your flat blade between the seal tray and the frame and pry it off the old dead foam.
Do it in easy steps the entire length or you will bend the tray.
You do not have to remove the B-Pillar Seal at all. So leave it alone.
Now remove the seal from the other side.
Open your Trunk lower the rear seat top and parcel shelf and look up to see where the fingers are holding your headliner.
If you can't see your headliner you will need to remove the Card boards by pressing he center out of the button
Bend the metal fingers to 90 degrees and pull the headliner off the keeper fingers there are 6 or 7 of them
Remove the headliner welting off the Top Frame cover (where the unlatching buttons are) this will remove the headliner from being attached you will need the room.
Open the top fully.
Remove all the screws that hold the top frame keepers and gently pry off should be about 10 of them
Remove the 2 Screws from the front "A" pillar seal lip
Carefully pry out the front seal in the middle, and then pull about ¼ inch to the front to release it out of the holding clip, then CAREFULLY work the front out, it is usually glued to the tray in the front, so I use a flat blade in the tray between the seal and tray.
Remove the 4 additional screws.
Pry the seal tray off the frame in the same manner as you did the rear
Using a Ice scraper clean off all the dead foam of the frames and seal trays.
On the leading part of the front frame, you will need to carefully pry from the back the first two nylon keepers to remove them. Take the dead vinyl off the front frame
Get as much off the tray as you can.
Using carb cleaner on a paper towel wipe down the frames to get all the goo off.
Clean is good
Pull off the vinyl off the rear trays, the front frame and the leading windshield frame,
Clean all the goo………..with carb cleaner.
Drill out the rivets in the front frame, and the rear frame
Make sure that you test fit your trays back to the frame and adjust as necessary as you want them to lay flat.
Now open the top fully and latch it.
Removing the Rear Window
Remove the Defroster connectors and the plastic covers on them
The connectors have two little clips, undo them then push them through the lip of the seal and unwind them
to the bottom, and remove them from the bottom seal.
From the outside of the car,
Lift up the outer edge of the Seal insert your flat blade between the window seal and the window frame at the rear, start at the corner.
While you are gently prying up and out on the seal in a rocking motion gently reach around the frame and un-do the seal from the inside lip.
Using a rocking motion with the screwdriver you will get the window out remember
unwind the defroster wires gingerly out of the gasket remove the plastic covers off the wire ends
The window will pop right out, you may have to work your flat blade down and around a bit.
Remove the gasket from the window glass and Clean the hell out of it, if there is plumbers putty you have to remove all traces.
Do not forget to clean the inside grove where the glass is, cleanliness is a must.
Scrape off the crud from the glass and then clean with carb cleaner to remove all traces of the crud
Return the gasket to the glass, the holes for the defroster wires are on the bottom and the sides. Work the gasket by holding 30 to 60 degrees off the glass the gasket will slide right back on.
Now set the assembled rear widow aside.
Using your flat Jewelers screwdriver pry up every one of those 120 to 200 staples, after they are up, remove them with your large flat pliers, after you remove 50 of them you can probably zip the remainder of the vinyl with the staples out.
Carefully inspect the frame for broken staple bits, and remove as needed.
Clean the tray of any and all rust, sand smooth Spray with a rust destroyer/primer, let dry and paint, remember to use a mask to prevent overspray on your headliner
Open the top halfway up, and use the broomstick and vice grips to lock it in that position.
Remove the struts by removing the clips and the washers, and place in the cable tray, you will need the room
Now is a good time to test your struts, with a Phillips Screwdriver inserted into one of the holes use it as a fulcrum and try to compress it against the floor, it should compress and then shoot back, if it doesn't compress then it is bad, if it is really slow or bent then it is bad.
Now using your 10mm offset ratchet remove the nut off the rear cable You can get to it from the top use your finger to gauge how many threads are out, you will need to tighten it back to that spot.
Loosen the nut, and after about 5 or six clicks, to will spin freely off. Place the nut in the cable tray and with your hemostats or needle nose pliers remove the cable out of the tray on both sides the nut turns down to loosen and up to tighten Lefty Loosey, Righty Tighty.
With the ends of the cable out remove it from the cable tray with the beading.
Wow all that just to remove the top….. remember that installation is the reverse or removal.
You will need to remove the rear cable from the remainder of the top, I usually can rip it out…
Remove the Side cable bits from the front frame, and bend the finger up and remove the spring off the rear frame. Bending it at about 90 degrees is a good thing.
Clean your rear cable and spray the hell out of it with wd40.
Measure your rear window, make sure that the bottom edges are the same length from the cable tray, if they are within a eighth of an inch that is ok, if they are more than that then you will need to adjust it.
The Rear Window Frame has to be square, measure the frame from the diagonals. It has to be about 1/16 of and inch off or less… bend the corners as needed think rectangle versus a parallelogram,
If your window frame isn't the same distance between the top edge of the lower part of the frame to the top of the cable tray, adjust the thing… it has to be equal distance.
Take the time now to oil all pivot points on your top, I start with WD-40 and then open and close the top a few times, then switch to regular motor oil, then continue to open and close it a few times.
Take your closed cell foam and place it on the bottom of the seal trays.
Look at your pig tail seals, that the rear upright frame mates with when the top is up, if it is cut or split along the body you need to glue it back in place, cover the edge with silicone sealer, as that is part of the water tight seal.
Since I last left you your top needs to be in the half up position and locked with the broom safety
Find the center of the cable tray and mark it with a sharpie on the lip of the body. I measure between the corners of the trunk
Find the Center of the rear cable sheath mark it with a sharpie.
Loosen the Safety and close the top frame.
If you are installing the padding, you will need to drill out the rivets that hold it at the front and rear of the frame, then carefully remove it off the front lip of the front frame
remove all the staples that holds it at the back, Working from the rear fold it over the windshield
You will find the front secured by a steel rod with a few finger holders, careful bend them up at 45 degrees, then pry the bar out of the side holders, cut the padding strap on the bottom…..
Now toss that sucker away
To install the padding fold it over the hood shiny cloth down so that the steel rod is pointing fingers up.
Place the steel rod in to the keepers and bend the two middle fingers through the cloth back over it.
Spin the rod 90 degrees and force end of the rod into the slots and the rest the rod back into the fingers.
Tighten all the remaining fingers by forcing the rod securely into the fingers and smacking with a hammer.
Place the vinyl padding support in the notch in the front bar and around the bar in the back
Now work the padding strap back through the rod, and over lap the cut ends and sew back together with a couple of wire ties pointy edges down, or remove the covers of the nuts on the side frame and remove the bar and rerun the strap, my cable tie is easier……
Now lay the pad over the top frame and square it to the rear and center it left to right.
Unlatch the top, and place newspapers or material on the seal and over the windshield, then close the top
Spray Hi-Tack to the front steel lip, and the back of the material and foam lip of the pad.
Allow to dry for 15 minutes.
when dry place the horse hair to the rear of the front bar and then glue the foam to the steel bar on the front, smoothly followed by the cloth get it smooth and make sure it lays flat..
Allow another 16 minutes to cure.
At the rear of the pad you will need to staple the pad to the frame
You can pop-rivet the strap or nylon wire-tie it in to the hole either works well, just make sure that the sharp end of the wire-tie in on the inside.
Then lock the top down.
Stretch the cloth to the back fold the bitter end under and staple in about ten places to the rear of the frame. Make sure that you seat the staples.
You can do the same for the front rivet too.
Your top pad is now installed and looks sharp..
Here comes the fun part……
Place your top on the car, take the pocket and place it over the front lip and drape it into position.
Find the two boot tabs and cut them loose and put in your pocket so you will know where they are.
Fine the center of the top measure between the seams and divide in half and measure over or if you have the notch for center then cool
Place a small mark right above the bead.
Measure the distance between the outside edges of your boot hooks mine was 22 inches,
Place one mark at 11 inches from center on both sides, this will insure that your boot fits tight at the hooks.
Cutting the cable relief
Now find where the cable exits the outside of the top and enters the inside, as you have to make a relief cut to the seam, do not cut the seam. THIS IS CRUCIAL, it allows the rear cable to bisect the top. It allows for the Top bead to lay flat to the car when open instead of humping the cable. I suppose you could pierce the top with a hole, but the slit works fine.
Starting from about 3 inches past the corners you will need to trim all the excess material off the entire back of the top
You have to go past the corner by 3 inches 4 is good too ok 3 to 4 inches.
From this
To this
Raise the frame half way and safety it.
Grab the side cables out of your bag and insert the chain over the front stud.
Tie the other end to the pull string, and pull from the rear of the string, if there isn't a pull string as in the case of my Cabrio World Top, but my AAAbest one had it. Then you will have to do a fish line to pull the cable end back through.
Take the free end and feed it through the side frame, then attach that loop to the spring, cover with the vinyl tube now pull on the bottom of the spring and hook onto the finger then bend the finger down.
Pick up your rear cable and measure it find the total length subtract the sheath, and divide in half and that is what you should have on both sides of the sheath, you can use a little electrical tape to make sure that the cable don't slip and get off center it is terrible to find out that you have installed it and that your cable wont reach the holder on one side…
(don't ask how I know this).
You can install the ends of the cable in the tray and tighten the nut about 3 spins too. Be sure to take the boot tabs out of your pocket and place them through the cable prior to tightening the nuts if you got one side nutted, then install them on the other and slide the one tab over.
Take your grease and lubricate the inside of the rear cable tray all the way around, a little goes a long way.
Take your grease and from the rear bead lay it on the top about a ¼ inch from the bead to the bead.
Line up your center marks fold the rear cable into the top and pinch it and insert it into the cable tray it pops right in with no strain or pain. Easy isn't it.
Work for the center to the outer sides. Place the boot tabs seam inside into the marks and then pulling on the bead with the palm of your hand run it around the corner pulling it as you go and the boot tab you will find will pop in to place, you may have to pinch the bead in to the tray a bit but if you work it, pulling the bead around the corner it will just li fold into place.
Sorry couldn't take pics while I was doing it and I dropped the camera batteries and crap shot all over.
Where the cable goes from the outer top to the inside you have to fold up the material so that it passes the relief cut the cable will bisect the cut and the top will lay flat.
Here is where the spring clamps work well to hold the corners in tight. You can use small vice grips but you have to pad the jaws.
Place the hemostats on the cable bolt notch and clamp.
Pulling the hemostats to the front of the car tighten the nut as far as you can with your fingers. Move everything to the other side and repeat.
After all the basic tension is gone place the Hemostats on the notch and then using the 10mm offset tighten the nut about halfway to the measure that you took before loosening, Repeat on the other side.
As you are tightening it you may have to pinch the side together a bit. As it gets tighter, the lubing that you did you can pull the material to smooth it out as the cable tighter DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN YOU WILL SNAP THE CABLE.
When you are happy with the way it looks and the measurement is about the same you are done with the rear cable and it should only have taken you about 35-40 minutes.
Now replace the struts on the pivots strut on the inside and the washer on the outside.
Take the flap on the rear window frame and fold it over , and spray with hi-tack, then spray the rear window frame and allow to dry. Do both sides.
Now Pull the side flap on the frame get so that the finished edge of the top is next to the frame and that the roded edge is over the entire pig tail seal to the front and get it smooth and flat.
Find the holes for the nylon screw fasteners, and punch the hole out with a Phillips screwdriver then insert the nylon and tap into place with a hammer.
Take the seal tray and position it and screw it into place you did already install the foam when you were removing it if not put new foam on and cut to fit, make sure that the tray is at the outer most edge of the top this will insure that the seal will totally center to the glass.
Do the other side now.
Take your razor knife and run it along the inside frame to cut the excess material peal it off then spray carb cleaner on a rag and remove the excess glue.
Close the top and it should look like this
Open the top and latch it open
Work the vinyl in to the front edge so that the seam will curl a bit, when the curl is at 50 degrees move the vinyl and find a screw hole and then mark the top. Use a nail to pierce the top in all 8 holes the insert one screw through the bar at a time work from the middle to the ends alternately
Notch out for the locks
Close the top and see if the seam lies flat, it not then open and reposition it to get the seal to lay flat on the seal. You don't have to remove all the screws to get the seam tight \ you may need to only loosen one or two screws pull the material one way or another
Take the flap out from under the edge, and spray Hi-Tack on the metal frame and the vinyl allow to dry.
Force the flap onto the metal and get the edge seated trim even with the latch.
Now the little top piece needs to be glued with silicone
Locate the holes for the nylon fasteners punch with a Phillips Screw driver you will need to trim out the front one as it is 2 layers thick, then insert the round nylon in the leading hole and the square one in the second hole.
Place the seal tray on the frame and make sure that it lays flat. Adjust as needed.
Locate the screw holes and insert the 4 screws not tight but loose
Screw the front screw into the hole a few turns
After all the screws are in a bit move the seal tray to the outer most edge that you can then tighten the screws down remove the leading screw (round.nylon).
After the seal tray is mounted you have to place a bit of silicone on the leading edge
Spray the tray with a bit of WD-40, spray the seals bottom lip.
To insert the seal place the front edge towards you into the tray then slightly pinch it and force it in to the back of the tray and it should pop in
Do about ¾ of it then slide it as far to the rear of the tray, this should allow the front to pop in and leading edge should be in the centered in to the front hole and screw it down with the bigger screw.
Wipe off the oozing silicone.
Now insert the lower seal in to the tray
Let's turn our attention to the rear window.
Mark the inner part of the frame on the top.
Now make an X cut
Now Measure the bottom of the frame to the top bead, make sure that the frame is still square.
HINT: Most folks loose the ability to pull equally on the material to keep the
Frame Square and Parallel to the bead…your hands get tired, so you have to Measure the distance, and get BOTH sides of the bottom at the same height. Do this by stapling a few staples near the corners to set them at the same distance Measure and RE-Measure to get it right. Remove the staples and re-adjust you have to get this correct….
Second pull the material the same amount…shoot a staple then move over a few inches and shoot another… after the material is the same tension and the window is square, you can go back and pick up the remaining staples that you skipped.
Pulling the material tight shoot one or two staples into the corners then measure again, get it right, you can remove the staples and either pull it tighter or looser the difference should only be 1/8 of an inch. Once you are happy, start stapling from the outside edges back to the center.
To get the corner to lay flat you will need to make a relief cut or two.
I staple the sides next then go back to pick up the corners. You don't have to pull the top part of the frame as tight…
Keep expanding the cut a tad to get the corner to lay flat
Where you are finished stapling make sure that the staples are firmly seated, and that if you run your finger along the tray it isn't a snaggy motion, but a smooth one. If the staples aren't seated smack them home with your anvil or punch they have to be well seated and smooth, if one or two bend over just smack them harder
When you are done you can trim off the excess even with the inner frame.
Lay a bead of silicone over the staples and into the lip of the frame. This will seal the holes for the staples, and provide a water barrier for the rubber after the window is installed.
Take your masons twine and wind it into the inner lip of the gasket on the window so that you have 2 wrappings.
Here is where you need a helper.
Insert the glass and gasket into the lower bit of the frame with the strings on the inside and press it firmly in all the way around, with the flat of your hands keep pressure on the glass, then have your helper slowly unwind the string, it will pull the gasket in to the inside of the car and seat it firmly on the inside lip. Wipe off any excess silicone that may ooze either on the inside or the outside.
The glass should be square.
Push the window assembly firmly in to the frame all the way around it may be a little high, but you will take care of that from the inside.
As you are pulling the strings pull at a angle while your helper is pushing in where you are pulling.
With the top latched and the front seal should seal flat to the top.
Now from the inside of the car
Place the defroster wires back into the holes in the gasket and then under the gasket and back out and connect to the defroster terminal then place the plastic cover back on.
With a Flashlight reach in to the trunk and pull the headliner onto the hooks and with a needle node bend to you the metal fingers then smack with the hammer.
Replace the two side cover pieces, you may have to trim the tube a bit I find that if I have ½ inch removed from the top the plastic cover will lay flat , insert the rear screw (longer of the two) it has the snap for the boot then replace the front screw (shorter screw). The snap goes to the back.
Replace the parcel shelf, raise the seat now clean your finger prints and marks off the top with Whestley's Bleach White and a brush,,,,, Clean the rear window inside and out,
Pop a brew or two and you are done.
If you do a test drive and there is more noise than ever at speed you may need to adjust the J-hooks tighter.
Installing your new TOP.
Have you done so much to the car today that it just doesn't fit into one section, or are you too damn lazy to split it all up? Either way, this is the section for you.
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Yes as matter of fact, I have the Luck o'the Irish...everything I touch turns to fertilizer of the bovine variety.
You can lead a user to a link, but you can't make him Click....
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Goddamn that was a violent film. And not in a jokey-comedic-comic-book way. This is violent in a gruesome 'grown-up' way, in order to disabuse us of any notion that this flick about Wolverine is going to be like any of the other multitude of X-Men or Marvel movies birthed and disgorged upon this unsuspecting but entirely too willing world.
And, with that as their objective, they totally succeeded. This is so grimly violent, with such consequences for the main characters, that there's no walking away from this with a giggle and a shrug.
The thing is, though, while it might be 'different' from other comic book based flicks, it's pretty much a standard action flick, just with no editing tricks to mask the violence. There might be reviews that make profound statements like "Logan deconstructs the action / superhero film like no other" or that it's a meditation on mortality or whatever, but I am here to reassure you that this is pretty much like every action flick ever made, just with more people using adamantium claws to kill a shitload of people instead of guns.
Initially I started listing all the flicks that have this exact same premise, both the sublime and the ridiculous, including at least five Arnold Schwarzenegger movies, but then instead I realised it resonates more if you just simplify it this way: the flick is about an older guy who's an alcoholic who's had bad shit happen to people he cares about in the past. He reluctantly has to protect some younger person who makes him appreciate life again and he has to represent his new lease on life by killing a bunch of bad guys.
In other words, don't tell me the names of the action flicks that have this premise: tell me the ones (that aren't about avenging the killing of your wife/children/dog) that don't. Logan is practically the premise of every action movie ever made.
Of course the devil is in the details, just as the angels are in the architecture, and it's not about the premise, it's about the execution. Logan is a very well made version of this kind of story, with a clarity and brutality to the action that really affects how you feel about these characters that we've seen in so many movies in the same roles.
It's hard to know whether it's because this is the ninth installment in this deathless franchise, and so the ninth (and most likely last) time we're going to see these actors playing these characters that it feels more meaningful, or whether the stuff that happens to them is what's so affecting.
For so many years we've seen Wolverine basically get torn, spindled and mutilated, and have the damage virtually disappear within seconds as he kills his enemies. We've seen Charles Xavier (Sir Lord Patrick Stewart the Magnificent), wheelchair bound but immensely powerful and even more immensely wise. We've also seen James McAvoy play the role but who cares about that bath-taking tooth-brusher.
We've never, however, seen Professor X screaming abuse and profanity like a senile old coot at the only people left alive to look after him. And Logan himself not only doesn't instantly heal due to his healing factor: he's pretty much like any old jerk in his 60s: covered in scars, aching all over and probably smelling like a cross between a casserole and an ashtray. And that's what we get here.
There is no team of people around him fulfilling their roles in a "there's no I in teamwork" way, there's just him. And, he just wants to die, he really just wants to die. He's waiting for Xavier to die, probably, and then he's going to take himself out.
But hark! What's that? Is there a young girl who needs taking care of? Grumble grumble grumble okay, I'll take care of her, says crusty curmudgeonly old mutant, one last time.
The circumstances of the girl's, um, creation are grimmer than almost anything else these flicks have conjured thus far. I mean, sure, most of the flicks deal with themes of genocide, whether it's humans planning on exterminating all the normals, or vice versa, and Days of Future Past conjured an alternate history where the Sentinels and the normals nearly won, only for a collective sigh of relief to be heard across the land as the timeline was changed through Wolverine's sterling efforts in the 1970s.
But in this one, not only have the mutants mostly been killed or died off, with no new ones being born, the normal jerks are basically creating them (ie. children) under lab conditions and killing them whenever they get bored with them. Laura (Dafne Keen) is one such child, but, the conceit is, since they used Logan's DNA to create her, well I guess she's his daughter.
That's what everyone keeps telling him. Even, you know, people with powerful science knowledge who would otherwise point out "Uh, well actually…"
So when they first label her as his daughter, he's all angrily like "NO SHE ISN'T", and each subsequent time he's even angrier and shoutier and more entrenched in denial, and everyone else is like "Is too" despite the fact that she clearly isn't. But the thing is, who cares. The most important thing is that she and Logan bond over their perilous circumstances and their shared love of violently killing people while growling as loud as mutantly possible.
Goddamn do they growl a lot. Every time they sink their claws into someone's face, or cut off someone's limbs in an acrobatic fashion, they punctuate each evisceration with more grunting that a women's tennis final. It's kinda thrilling and terrifying, as I guess it should be.
I mean, Jackman's been growling, glowering and grunting like a champ for decades, and even he finds a new higher enraged register in which to do it all over again, only with more volume and rage. Sometimes you have to remind yourself that he's actually meant to be the hero.
The villains are fairly faceless and unmemorable except for two of them, one of them played so oleaginously by Richard E. Grant , but then we probably don't want to get to know the victims before they got sliced and diced, did we? After all, they had hopes and dreams too; they might be mercenaries and such willing to murder men, women and children, but they probably have families of their own, kids needing braces, lawns that need mowing, aspirations, all sorts of aspirations.
And now they've got nothing, because Wolverine or Little Girl Wolverine stuck their claws through their brains. The extremity of the violence, to me, doesn't seem to be just for its own sake. And it's not done to 'hilarious' effect like in Deadpool just for a laugh. It's meant to be wearying, it's meant to be horrible, because Logan rightly tries to impart to Laura (as far as I know, since it's thankfully not applicable to my life), each death leaves a mark upon his soul, even if he never knows the people or thinks of them specifically again, even when it was justified, all those deaths have damaged him permanently even when his healing factor was working properly. He is poisoned, yes, but we are meant to think it is from his life of violence, a life that he wants to be done with, a life that should have gone differently.
I don't know whether it really hangs together that well. That it's better than the other Wolverine flicks isn't saying that much, because the bar was set so incredibly low. For anyone who watched all eight episodes of a certain Netflix series set in the 1980s with a powerful girl mutant, much of the way they characterise Laura is pretty much straight out of the Eleven playbook (though both characters are great). There's an interlude with a normal, decent farming family that goes horribly wrong which didn't really do that much, considering how it ends, than give us more people for Wolverine, Lil' Wolverine and some other guy who looks a hell of a lot like a younger Hugh Jackman to kill, but then there was already a whole bunch of people to kill, and we didn't need more, thanks.
I know that Jackman is basically playing a louder and far angrier version of Clint Eastwood in Gran Torino, but considering how vicious he is to the people around him, there isn't really much to like about him in this one. Maybe it's a good thing, I don't know, maybe he's secretly the villain until he isn't. Still, when he says to the girl "Bad shit happens to the people I care about", and she says "Well I should be fine, then", I have to admit I choked up a bit.
Other than that, it's a decent send-off for a character that's been banging around for long enough that they should just let him retire. They won't, because there's too much money involved, but at least Hugh Jackman can go off and spend more time with his kids or something.
Logan: An old guy kills a lot of younger people, and we're cool with that, because 'millennials' suck, yeah?
7 times it's hard to get the image of claws in people's faces out of my head out of 10
"There's no living with a killing. There's no going back from it. Right or wrong, it's a brand, a brand that sticks. There's no going back." - Logan
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For some ease and enjoyment this post-holiday or any time, here is a go-to hearty soup that can well serve as a meal.
Shrimp Sauté with Tomatoes and Kale on Quinoa4 Dec
This is a great all-season recipe that handles many variations, an especially useful feature for making a last-minute meal and avoiding a trip to the store. Raw frozen shrimp is available at most supermarkets and is a good thing to have on-hand in the freezer. Check that it's peeled and deveined to spare you the task. You can take or leave the mushrooms. Spinach can stand in for kale. Pasta can replace quinoa. And in summer, whole cherry tomatoes are a great alternative for the canned San Marzanos. Whatever way you go, it's full of flavor and an excellent leftover.
For defrosting the shrimp, the package instructions typically indicate that a slower thaw is preferred but the quick way works fine too. The easiest way is to put the shrimp in a bowl in the morning, cover it with plastic wrap and refrigerate until dinner. If they're still slightly frosty, you can place them in a colander, rinse with water and then let drain before putting in the bowl to marinate. For the quick thaw, run under cold water in a colander for 6-8 minutes and then drain and proceed.
Because you'll be adding ingredients every couple of minutes, it helps to take the time to pull everything together before you start.
Begin with quinoa or pasta preparation. Then marinade the shrimp.
After sautéing onions, mushrooms, garlic, herbs and salts, crush the tomatoes individually over the pan.
Next add greens, either kale or spinach, and blend in slowly until wilted.
Add the raw shrimp last, heating it in the sauce just until it turns pink.
You'll find this sauce is even better the next day. Keep the quinoa stored separately. Enjoy!
Shrimp Sauté with Tomatoes and Kale on Quinoa
Quinoa or Pasta
Start by preparing quinoa (here is a great basic recipe) or boiling water for pasta.
- 16 ounces frozen, raw Shrimp, peeled and deveined
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- ½ teaspoon Kosher or Herb Salt
- 1 grind of Black Pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried Thyme
- Half of a Lemon, zested and juiced
- 1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes (optional)
- 2 tablespoons Olive Oil
- 1 medium Onion, diced
- 8 ounces sliced Mushrooms (8 large/12 small, optional)
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Kosher Salt
- 1 grind of Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Thyme
- 1/4 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
- 2 Garlic Cloves, peeled and crushed
- 1 28-ounce can San Marzano whole peeled Tomatoes
- 2 large handfuls of fresh Spinach, stems removed, or 10-12 Kale Leaves, stem and rib removed and cut in ribbons
- 1/2 cup Milk, Cream or combination
- Fresh Parmesan Cheese (optional)
- Fresh Basil, sliced (optional)
- Thaw shrimp according to package instructions. See notes in post above.
- When defrosted and drained, place in a bowl and toss with olive oil, regular or herb salt, black pepper, thyme, and lemon zest and juice. Optional: Add ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes for an extra kick. Let flavors meld until the sauce is prepared.
- Heat a large sauté pan or pot over medium flame and add 2 tablespoons olive oil.
- Heat for a minute and add onion. Stir occasionally for 2-3 minutes until slightly soft.
- Add mushrooms and sprinkle with salt, pepper, thyme and red pepper flakes.
- Stir occasionally for 2-3 minutes.
- Add whole crushed garlic cloves and stir for 30 seconds to infuse flavor.
- Crush tomatoes with your hands and add to sauce. Use just the tomatoes and not the liquid. Stir to combine.
- Add spinach or kale and stir occasionally for 2-4 minutes until wilted.
- Add shrimp and fold into the sauce. Cook until shrimp has just turned pink, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in ½ cup milk, cream or a combination and stir for 30 seconds to blend in.
- Remove from heat.
- Fish out garlic cloves.
- Serve over quinoa or pasta.
- Sprinkle with fresh Parmesan cheese and basil.
NOTE: This is a great make-ahead recipe. When ready to serve, just reheat on the stovetop. If you are planning to eat the same day, slightly undercook the shrimp so that they don't get overdone when reheated. Excellent leftovers.
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Chicago braced for another 5 inches of snow Thursday night, but thankfully, the expected deluge mostly missed us.
Light snow tapered off Friday morning and moved east out of the metro area and Northwest Indiana. The flurries left behind an overcast, breezy day with chilly temperatures in the 30s and another possibility of light snow Friday evening.
It's crisis averted for a potentially nasty morning commute, but drivers should still be on the lookout for some slickened roads as the last bit of snow covers the ground.
The city was prepared Thursday with plow drivers on call and 174 trucks dispatched in case of a storm warning.
"We have trucks loaded and fueled and ready," Department of Streets and Sanitation Commissioner Thomas Byrne said Thursday, awaiting "one of most significant storms of the month (since the blizzard)."
Byrne said the city received a salt delivery Thursday and has been getting salt almost daily though the month. About 86,000 tons of salt was used in the first five days of February.
As for Chicagoans, they're done with the snow that still could break a 115-year-old snowfall record.
"I'm tired of it," resident Annie Araci said Thursday night.
"I want to live somewhere else," chimed in Theresa Varkapic.


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Auburn Baseball 2017 Season-In-Review
Tiffany Seal
With the 2017 season in the books for Auburn baseball, it's time to reflect back on a campaign most college baseball coaches, fans and analysts did not see coming from second-season head coach Butch Thompson and his team of 20 new players.
Rewind back to fall ball and preseason polls, and you will find Auburn sharing the cellar with instate rival Alabama. While half of this prediction turned to truth, it did not involve the Tigers, who went on to compile a 37-26 record and go 16-14 in the SEC.
With a tumultuous 2016 season behind them, Butch Thompson and his coaching staff were able to spend a full fall not only working on fundamentals and a new brand of Auburn baseball, but also teamwork. The early morning workouts and conditioning drills centered on team building and relying on one another for those moments when talent can only get a team so far.
A highlight of the fall was a trip to the Army Ranger school obstacle course at Fort Benning to see if they had what it takes to combine both athleticism and teamwork to complete the first part of Ranger school requirements.
This is just one aspect of Butch Thompson's preseason plan to pull the most out of another high-turnover class. The Tigers lost key bats; including a first team All-American and Golden Spikes semifinalist OF Anfernee Grier to the first round of the 2016 First Year Player Draft.
Most of the skepticism surrounding the 2017 season had its validity. The future looked bright with top recruiting coordinator and 2015 National Assistant Coach of the Year, Brad Bohannon at the helm of the Tigers' recruitment; but a turnaround still seemed a couple seasons off.
Intriguing talent in several freshmen was supposed to be a teaser for next season, but each wasted no time in making their mark in 2017.
There was also a bright spot in the infield, with Josh Anthony taking over the hot corner and possessing a power bat that knocked in 25 homeruns with a .444 average at Western Oklahoma.
But again, nobody could have predicted he would make a name for himself more so defensively with his gold glove performance and almost weekly highlight reel plays.
Both Anthony and fellow juco transfer SS Luke Jarvis created a wall on the left side of the infield, showing an advanced feel for reading pitch location and hitters to position themselves accordingly.
Then there was transfer Jonah Todd whose summer consisted of stocking shelves at Walmart before arriving at Auburn as a walk on. He proceeded to answer some questions in the outfield, and won the starting job in center—showing off both range and speed on defense, and a solid hit-for-average bat that saw him sitting behind Mississippi State's OF Brent Rooker at the end of the SEC regular season.
But to look at each piece individually wouldn't tell the whole story of this 2017 team.
After starting the season winning every non-conference series, maybe only Butch Thompson and his club knew how well they would stack up against a Florida team picked to win the SEC East.
The duo of RHPs Keegan Thompson and Casey Mize proved Auburn's ability to hang with the best, breezing through high draft prospects in RHPs Alex Faedo and Brady Singer to solidify an SEC opener win.
The tenacity and model Butch Thompson set in place during the fall of playing for each other came through on that Sunday, when Auburn completed its sweep of No. 5 Florida in walk-off fashion for the first time since 1987, the first of many records to fall.
Although Auburn fans could see the possible potential of something special, college baseball had yet to take notice of what was happening on the Plains—until South Carolina came to town.
With one of the most memorable walk-off wins in recent program history, freshman 1B Conor Davis lifted Auburn past South Carolina on a pinch-hit, two-out, three-run walk-off home run to notch a series win against a No. 6 ranked Gamecock club. That weekend marked the first time since 1996 Auburn had won a home series against South Carolina.
At this point in the season, Keegan Thompson showed he was back to pre-Tommy John form, mixing four pitches all for strikes and being able to keep hitters off balance start after start.
If there was any question about how Mize's stuff would stack up against SEC lineups in a starting role, they were answered. He showed both maturity and durability to go deeper into games, as he found a true third offering in his splitter to complement his mid-90s fastball and wipeout slider.
With two legitimate aces on the Auburn pitching staff, opposing teams found themselves running into a buzz saw back-to-back nights.
The senior presence was felt all season, with 10 on the roster. UTL Damon Haecker found himself playing his seventh position in four years as a personal catcher for Mize—further displaying the all hands on deck attitude.
Counterpart C Blake Logan came into his fourth year overcoming an undiagnosed sickness, but ended up catching and calling almost three out of four starts all season.
While 1B/OF Daniel Robert came into his own at the plate, growing into his potential power and showing his ability to hit to all parts of the field.
Finding themselves ranked as high as fourth in country going into the middle of the conference schedule, Auburn hit several road bumps, with missed starts from both Keegan Thompson and Mize, and a key bat with Jarvis.
With Jarvis suffering from back spasms, freshman INF Will Holland stepped in and filled the hole at short, providing a steady glove and plus range; while also showing spectators a sneak peak at what next year's infield might look like–with Davis taking over at first and Holland at short.
With a lack of pitching depth, upperclassmen RHPs Cole Lipscomb, Calvin Coker and LHP Andrew Mitchell filled in and became inning eaters. Lipscomb's slider was swing-and-miss; as Coker's sidearm action generated plus fastball velocity and an uncomfortable angle for hitters; while Mitchell used his over-the-top delivery and 12/6 curveball to freeze hitters.
But in the end, an added lack of offense led to Auburn limping into the SEC Tournament after getting swept by both a struggling Alabama team, and a hot LSU club before coming home to close out the regular season with a series win against Ole Miss.
Only a couple weeks before, Auburn had been in the running to host a regional, with talks of receiving one of the top eight seeds. Now going into the Tournament, a spot in the postseason was potentially on the line.
An opening win over Ole Miss, where Keegan Thompson and Mize teamed up to be arguably one of the most unfair duos to face back to back, coupled with a hard-fought game with Florida, proved to be crucial, as Selection Monday showed Auburn was one of the last four into the postseason.
Getting knocked out of the tournament early let the Tigers rest up for a trip to an all too familiar regional site in Tallahassee. With years of history at Dick Howser Stadium, it was a homecoming for the junior and seniors who played a 2015 regional on site.
Highlights from 2017's postseason included a monster eighth-inning, three-run homerun by Holland that became the difference in a win against UCF. Keegan Thompson went eight innings, with two earned runs off four hits with one walk and nine strikeouts. He struck out the side in the seventh, and closed out his Auburn career with a win, and one of his best outings of the season.
Mize came out the next day and racked up 12 strikeouts in an 8-2 complete-game victory over Tennessee Tech, punching their ticket to the final two games against Florida State.
With Jarvis at second, he wasted no time in proving he can play both sides of the infield, making two diving stops with on-target throws during the championship Game 1.
But in the end, a heartbreaking loss in Game 3 with Florida State forced a Monday game where FSU shutdown Auburn's offense, leading to the end of a remarkable 2017. With many feeling this team had a chance to be standing in Omaha, there is still unfinished business for an emerging program.
Those who followed this season through the highs and lows were able to see an emergence of young talent, and a team who bought into Butch Thompson's new brand of Auburn baseball.
One tangible takeaway that shows the growth in this Auburn program would be to simply look behind the backstop on any given weekend series. A sea of radar guns Friday through Sunday is just one indicator of not only the talent, but also player development taking place.
In previous seasons, Plainsman Park was a place that relied on visiting talent to draw scouts to Hitchcock Field. Now, Auburn's own talent is a good enough reason for scouts to spend a weekend.
And if that wasn't enough, the University of Alabama gave one more reason, as it named Bohannon head baseball coach. As the saying goes, imitation is the greatest form of flattery.
The future looks bright for a program that performed above and beyond its believed ability in 2017. It's only the start as it welcomes in a 2017 class with high upside both on the mound and behind the dish with RHP Tanner Burns and C Steven Williams. The only question is whether they opt for the draft.
One of the many storylines to look ahead to is the development of third weekend starter freshman RHP Davis Daniel. Daniel showed glimmers of greatness in several strong outings during conference play, and his arm looks to project well, as he showed both fluidity and looseness in an easy delivery.
With a summer ahead on the Cape, Daniel should comeback in the fall poised to take over the Saturday slot in the starting rotation.
There are not many programs in any sport that project to finish dead last and go on to sit top five in the nation for multiple weeks. Stacked lineups and teams with projectable potential can arrive at the end of the season with nothing to show.
Auburn had plenty to show. The combination of talent and camaraderie that led to Hollywood endings and a spot in a regional championship, shaped both this season and team. These are the hallmarks for a program rising in regard amongst the cream of the crop in one, if not the most talented conferences in college baseball. The best is yet to come for Auburn baseball under Butch Thompson.


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So, Ada, the other night was a FAIRYTALE (sorry–so feeling it right now!) when we got to see Taylor Swift in concert. And not just in concert! In concert on Long Island for the Fearless Tour.
We didn't sit together, but it didn't matter, because we spent the evening texting. Yours say things like: "I'm so happy for all these girls whose first concert it is" and "She should have cuter boys in her band." (Srsly, Taylor. Work on that, please.)
Anyway, Taylor's two-hour performance was amazing and even better was watching girls in sparkles and pink tutus screaming and singing along and waving their glowsticks. Pure joy. But let's get to the analyzing.
Ada: feminism is alive and well. taylor swift is angry. girls today are awesome.
Kara: taylor swift is pissed! and you might not know it from just listening to her music on the radio. but the whole show was, as i think neal said, a revenge fantasy.
Ada: and he said it's the best way to get revenge. by being smart and successful. and having friends. and making art.
Kara: she had that part where she is like "there are 2 kinds of love: fairy tale love and real love and real love doesn't always turn out so well." DARK.
Ada: totally! she is LEVELING with those eight year olds. listen kid. life kind of sucks. and boys kind of suck. don't let them get away with anything. THEY SHOULDN'T DO BAD THINGS.
Kara: i had always thought the music was all romeo and juliet. but its kinda like: romeo and juliet die in the end.
Ada: i think this may be 2010: don't let anyone get away with anything. don't put up with it. no wallowing. just fuck them, move on. we are post-wallow.
Kara: we are definitely post-wallow. even beyonce. with "why dont you love me?" is still, like, "dude, im awesome, whats your prob?"
Ada: "be a dick to me? go for it. i will humiliate you in front of TEN MILLION tweens and their moms."
Kara: also, at the same time as post-wallow, neal was like "this is like alanis' 'jagged little pill,'" which i get too. confrontational.
Ada: taylor is the savvier alanis morissette. she knows how to sugar coat. and THEN throw the chair. also i related to the 'i can't play 12 string guitar huh? go fuck yourself.'
Kara: the whole story about the older man telling the younger girl she cant do something and the girl being all "fuck you" and doing it.
Ada: you totally show up the condescender and then you tell everyone about it. totally riot grrrl.
Kara: i guess i should say, for the record, i have some reservations as far as that goes. i mean, im totally into taylor. but i also think she is super-normative. and her desires are super-normative.
Ada: yes. a boy, success, romance. but she wants to do things bigger than dating the boy from the football team! she's got ambition! did the 90s girls have ambition? i feel like they whined a lot. they didn't have tons of self-direction. whereas taylor has crazy amounts of drive.
Kara: hmmm, i dont know…. they were singing about stuff that is very unpopular i mean, taylor is singing stuff that white male record execs can get behind.
Ada: but what did they want? the 90s girls like Alannis. i feel like i never knew.
Kara: they wanted guys to not be assholes. they wanted to be in control of their sex lives.
Ada: taylor wants the boy and the zillions of fans and for people who wronged her to suffer. and she wants people to clap for 20 minutes while she just stands there in between songs and looks cute.
Kara: those are pretty normative desires. im not saying i dont have them. but she doesnt exactly go super deep. (except for on white horse! that is deep.) also, she is like 20, but she sings about being 15. and the way she sings about being 15 is part of how i felt at 15. but also my 15 was darker.
Ada: mine too. but i really like "fifteen." i relate. and not in a nostalgia way. it's about not getting distracted by what other other people want. you need to figure out what you want. and who doesn't need to think about that sometimes?
Kara: i was telling someone last night about taylor. and he was like "but how can you like her with your politics, she is so normal, i thought she stands for the stuff you hate." i guess part of it is that her songs describe this experience we are all having even as we all know there is another layer she isnt describing?
Ada: yes i think so. pop music is general so everyone can relate. and she is ultimate pop. but she basically acknowledges in her concert that she really fucking means it. she wants a fucking guy to be nice to her. (i love how even though taylor never curses we feel we must curse to describe how intense she was.)
Kara: YES. and we all feel that way.
Ada: taylor = perfect pop star. totally relatable to everyone, everywhere. possibly too normative.
Kara: we all have normative desires sometimes.


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There was an "Old Time County Fair" kind of atmosphere, as new owner/operators Kurt & Kyla Belich and Ross Morrison welcomed approximately 500 people to the races on a sunny Sunday afternoon. It was a beautiful day and you could feel the excitement ripple through the crowd as the first race at The Track On 2 in Lacombe, Alberta made its way out onto the race track.
Thirteen exhibition (non pari-mutuel wagering) races were held on this inaugural day at The Track On 2 and fans and horsemen alike cannot wait to see it happen again. There were fans in attendance from Okotoks in the south to Sturgeon County (north of Edmonton) in the north. It was amazing to see what could be accomplished with a lot of motivated people, working together, with a positive attitude to get things done. The commitment of Horse Racing Alberta, the Alberta Standardbred Horse Association, and the horsemen combined with the hardworking group of family and friends surrounding the Belich and Morrison team, made for an amazing day. Many people remarked on how great it was to see horse racing return to Central Alberta and are looking forward to more.
Food vendors provided excellent food and service to the crowd, and Executive Director of the ASHA, Fred Gillis is quoted as saying "What made the day, was the great team and management we had to work with, and to top it off, I had the best hot dog ever". At the end of the day, as the team was wrapping things up, Kurt Belich commented on what a pleasure it was to work with everyone, and how grateful he and his partners were for the support and guidance of Horse Racing Alberta's, Shirley McClellan and the many hours of work and support from Fred Gillis. Staff, Management, Fans, and Horsemen all came away with a feeling of success, and enthusiasm.


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FiduciaryNews Trending Topics for ERISA Plan Sponsors: Week Ending 7/10/15
Welcome to FiduciaryNews Trending Topics. Each Monday, we'll give you a quick synopsis of the major news events and trends impacting ERISA plan sponsors, 401k fiduciaries and those in the business of supporting these fine folks. If you smile when you read these entertaining snippets, well, that's the idea. If you think we're missing something important, then please let us know. But, note this well, we avoid press releases masquerading as news stories (even though they might be reported by journalists) as well as mass media pabulum that merely mouths investment myths and mistakes.
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"These 7 Employee Concerns can Befuddle a 401k Plan Sponsor/Fiduciary," (FiduciaryNews.com, July 7, 2015) 401k plan participant concerns come in three varieties: Those you know about and should do something about; Those you know about and shouldn't do something about; and, Those you don't know about and better do something about right now.
Compliance – Son of Big Brother:
You don't know what's best for you or your clients. That's Big Brother's job. Relax, and let him do all the worrying, all the work, and, did he tell you, get his own cut of the action.
"Sen. Warren Reintroduces Bill to Restore Glass-Steagall," (ThinkAdvisor, July 7, 2015) Heck, everything else reminds us of Depression Era thinking, why not this? Actually, this is less of a bad idea than it appears. First we get the banks pack to being banks. Then we get the brokers back to being brokers. And that would solve this whole fiduciary mess.
"Regulators Want to Know How You're Protecting Seniors," (On Wall Street, July 7, 2015) Welcome to the shape of things to come.
"Retirement reforms proposed by bipartisan Senate group," (BenefitsPro, July 9, 2015) This article will be enjoyed by those who like to count the chickens before they hatch. (Hmm, was the pun intended, or was it merely a coincidence? You decide.)
Fiduciary – Artificially Flavored:
Does a Robo-Advisor dream a fiduciary sleep? Current expectations far exceed the abilities of today's artificial intelligence programs.
"Digital services must adhere to core fiduciary principles," (InvestmentNews.com, July 6, 2015) Blaine Atkin provides a thoughtful piece about how Robo-Advisors and human advisers are complimentary. (Could this signal the beginning of the "Web-MD" endgame for Robo-Advisors?)
"10 common fiduciary errors," (Employee Benefit News, July 8, 2015) Well, at least in the eyes of one man.
Fees – Don't Get a Fee in Your Bonnet:
Beyond a certain point, there's no longer any value in talking about fees.
"Sabotage in your IRA: Sens. Warren and Booker," (USA Today, July 1, 2015) It's all about the fee, yeah, the fees, yeah, the fees. It's all about the fees. Ironically, these two Senators, although supporting the proposal, don't have a clue that the proposal will not do what the DOL says it will do and what they think it will do. It doesn't outlaw conflict-of-interest fees (it was never about "excessive" fees), it institutionalizes them (with the proper disclosure, of course).
"Are Flat Fees Really Better for Clients—or for Advisors?" (ThinkAdvisor, July 8, 2015) Bob Clark really doesn't answer the question in this article. He does say he'll answer it in next week's piece.
"Will transparency help fee disclosures?" (Employee Benefit News, July 8, 2015)
Investments – Perhaps this Section should be Retitled "Products":
Once you understand the difference between investments and products, you'll be a lot more successful.
"External asset management service vies for DC participant, plan sponsor business," (Employee Benefit News, July 7, 2015) They do retirement investing the old fashion way.
"Fixed Index Annuities May Fill the Retirement Income Gap," (On Wall Street, July 8, 2015) Or they may merely widen that gap. It depends on how much money you have.
"Hybrid Annuities: Retirement Income Alternatives?" (On Wall Street, July 9, 2015) You can't fault them for trying.
Major Plan Sponsor Moves and News:
What are other plan sponsors and fiduciaries doing with their plans? And how are participants responding? The latest in legal proceedings involving plan sponsors and fiduciaries.
"403(b) plan sponsors committed to employer match," (Benefit News, July 6, 2015)
"Retirement assets on the rise," (Benefit News, July 6, 2015)
"The Case for Skipping the 401k-to-IRA Rollover," (ThinkAdvisor, July 6, 2015)
"Voices: Bret Magpiong, on Clients Who Want to Retire Early," (Wall Street Journal, July 7, 2015)
"For Small Businesses, an IRA With Pension-Like Features," (ThinkAdvisor, July 7, 2015)
"Retirement Basics: IRA or 401k?" (US News, July 7, 2015)
"Not a Repeat: Millennials Lag in Retirement Savings," (Financial Advisor, July 8, 2015)
"3 kinds of issues 401k sponsors have," (BenefitsPro, July 8, 2015)
"Advisers' big opportunity in the small 401k plan space," (InvestmentNews, July 10, 2015)
Trends and News for Retirement Savers:
If you're a retirement plan fiduciary – whether a plan sponsor or a financial professional, don't you think it's a good idea to keep up on the topics retirement savers are most interested in? That's what the media tries to do. Here's what they think is on the mind of the people saving for retirement.
"5 Steps for a Comfortable Retirement," (US News, July 1, 2015)
"Social Security Q&A: How Should I File if Single and Never Married?" (Forbes, July 1, 2015)
"5 biggest financial mistakes Gen X and Gen Y make," (MarketWatch, July 2, 2015)
"Nearing Retirement? It's Time to Be Creative," (The New York Times, July 3, 2015)
"Tapping into 401k plans early is tempting but perilous," (USA Today, July 3, 2015)
"Baby Boomers and Their Legacies," (WealthManagement, July 6, 2015)
"Social Security: When to Claim at 66," (On Wall Street, July 6, 2015)
"How to pick which retirement account to draw from first," (MarketWatch, July 6, 2015)
"7 questions to ask yourself before deciding to retire," (CBS News, July 6, 2015)
"Protecting Retirement Assets and Lifestyle from Cognitive Impairment," (WealthManagement, July 6, 2015)
"Social Security: When to Claim at 70," (On Wall Street, July 7, 2015)
"Two behaviors that can sink your retirement," (MarketWatch, July 7, 2015)
"Here's How Greece Could Affect Your Retirement Savings," (Money, July 7, 2015)
"Why your next dollar shouldn't go to your 401k," (CNN, July 7, 2015)
"Hacking retirement," (BenefitsPro, July 8, 2015)
"How You Can Form a Retirement Village in Your Community," (US News, July 8, 2015)
"Financial success requires sacrifice," (MarketWatch, July 8, 2015)
"12 steps to a stronger 401k," (US News, July 8, 2015)
"Help boomers recognize reality bites when it comes to wages in retirement," (InvestmentNews, July 10, 2015)
"Want to Work in Retirement? You May Be in for a Surprise," (ThinkAdvisor, July 10, 2015)
Wisdom from Some of Our Favorite Blogs:
Data "Points": The Course of Human Events |
The Trust Advisor: Three Retirement Loopholes Seen Likely to Close |
The Retirement Plan Blog: Legal Advice on Your 401k Plan – Is It Confidential? |
RetirementRevised: Need to Work in Retirement? Think Small |
Squared Away Blog: College Debt = Student Stress |
Proskauer's ERISA Practice Center Blog: Ninth Circuit Affirms Dismissal of ERISA Section 510 Claim |
The Trust Advisor: How Boomers Are Redefining 'Legacy' |
Behavior Gap: Your Credit Card Statement: A Personal Manifesto |
fi360: Understanding Marketing Volume III: Social Media Marketing |
Fred Reish: The Impact of the DOL's Fiduciary Proposal on Sales of Insurance Products |
Behavior Gap: Ideas for People Who Use Money: Focus on the Right Things |
Fiduciary Matters Blog: On Remand, Tussey v. ABB Defendants Found to Breach ERISA but Win on Procedural Technicality |
Proskauer's ERISA Practice Center Blog: District Court Rules Privately-Held Stock Plan Fiduciary May Have Affirmative Duty To Disclose |
Hot Tips from Popular Web Resources:
Kiplinger: Big Changes Coming for Medicare, Social Security |
NAPA Net: NAPA Net Updates DCIO List |
NAPA Net: Reader Poll: How Many Are on the Installment Plan? |
NAPA Net: The Access Gap Between Rollovers and Installments |
NAPA Net: A Dip in Values for Those June 30 Statements? |
Motley Fool: The IRA Rules You Need to Know |
NAPA Net: 5 Things You Should Know About Target-Date Funds |
NAPA Net: FINRA Dishes Out $30 Million in Fines Related to Retirement Plan Fund Waivers |
NAPA Net: The Myths of Automatic Enrollment |
NAPA Net: Hill Action on Fiduciary Rule Will Continue, Saxon Says |
Motley Fool: What Does the Future Hold for Social Security? |
NAPA Net: Fitch Cautions on Fiduciary Rule Impact on RIAs, Annuities |
NAPA Net: Case of the Week: The Importance of Beneficiary Audits |
NAPA Net: What's on Congress' Summer Agenda? |
NAPA Net: Tech-Savvy Millennials Want More Digital Outreach, Match Plans |
NAPA Net: Tax Reform Working Groups Turn in their Homework |
NAPA Net: Bipartisan HRA Legislation Introduced |
NAPA Net: IRS Reins in Pension De-risking Options |
NAPA Net: Working with TPAs |
NAPA Net: Most Plans Lack Installment Option; Few Use Them |
Kiplinger: Maximize the Social Security Spousal Benefit |
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31 May (Part 2) - Question Mayor Boris Johnson
I am indebted to Ray of Sidcup for letting me know about LBC Radio's
question the Mayor sessions. My question was "Does the Mayor approve of the
website created by Bexley council to make false claims against a resident?
I shall be busy elsewhere tomorrow so the blog for 1st June is available now.


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Join growth hormone expert John J. Kopchick, Goll-Ohio Eminent Scholar and a professor of molecular biology, for this week's Science Cafe on Wed., Dec. 11, at 5 p.m. in Baker University Center's Front Room. Sponsored by Sigma Xi and the Office of Research and Creative Activity and funded by the 1804 Fund, free coffee is provided for the first 50 attendees.
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Project Description
Held in Johannesburg (11 November), Durban (12 November) and Cape Town (13 November)
Trialogue's primary research shows that more than two-thirds of companies participate in collaborative activities. However, corporate willingness to fund advocacy programmes remains low (39%) and willingness to fund development research is not much higher (59%). Are corporates in South Africa achieving systemic change?
At the November CSI Matters Forum, Trialogue unpacked what is meant by systemic change in the CSI context and presented two case studies of systemic change initiatives in the education sector – an international example (Northern Kentucky Education Council) and a South African one (National Education Collaboration Trust). The discussion that followed explored how corporates can influence systemic change through collaboration, replication, research and advocacy, with corporates providing examples of programmes that have a systemic impact and the pros and cons of participating in programmes that aim to achieve such change.
A summary of the discussion follows.
Should CSI be funding systemic change?
- The overall consensus is that corporates do have a role to play in funding systemic change.
- Although most corporates recognise the importance of funding systemic change, there is some reluctance to do so, largely due to a lack of buy-in by management, a shortage of resources and time and concerns about brand dilution.
- One of the disadvantages of funding big programmes is that corporates have less control over the programme. Mondi raised the example of corporates having more control if they work with one particular school as opposed to working at a district or national level.
- Another potential issue is the intense competition in some industries. For example, Barclays Africa raised the difficulty of banks in SA collaborating, as all banks are competing in the same space. There needs to be an independent body that sets the ground rules or makes the intervention 'company agnostic' where there is no branding and no use of products.
- A distinction was made between internal and external systems change, with a number of corporate CSI practitioners saying that they have a significant advocacy role to play inside the company to change the way that it does business.
- Systemic change is a broad and overwhelming concept. It is therefore important to understand what part of the system your CSI project intends to influence. Creating boundaries within the system is key to remaining focused enough to have the potential to influence systemic change. Try to identify the pressure points that will trigger the change you seek.
- CSI projects may be able to influence systemic change if they focus on creating projects that are replicable and scalable. For example, the concept of preschool started as a franchise in Germany and spread to the UK, and is now a recognised part of the education system globally. In this case, a key point to consider is whether the project can be adapted to different contexts.
Example of programmes that aim to have a systemic impact
- Tiger Brands Foundation's in-school feeding programme partners with government and supplements government's school feeding programme. The Foundation realised that to provide breakfast to all school children in South Africa (i.e. to change the school feeding system), they would need to approach other corporates and organisations to assist in order to take the project to scale.
- Shanduka Foundation is involved in public-private partnership with Kagiso Trust and the Free State Department of Education. The two organisations each contributed R100 million and the department matched the funding (a further R200 million). The five-year programme is incentive-based and operates in two districts in the Free State, impacting over 400 schools. The organisations have a shared vision to improve the education system in these districts and conduct continuous M&E to track performance. If the model is successful, government will be able to roll it out in other districts and provinces.
- The Banking Association of South Africa's (BASA) Teach Children to Save initiative is a financial literacy programme to teach to children to save. The programme is a collaborative effort of the banking industry and broader financial sector with BASA playing the co-ordinating role. The initiative also promotes volunteerism in the sector where volunteer bankers and professionals in the financial sector deliver one-hour savings lessons to leaners in Grades 4 to 7.
- BRIDGE is a non-profit organisation that drives collaboration and co-operation among educational stakeholders. It facilitates face-to-face and online engagement to share knowledge, working practice and resources within the education community in order to improve the quality of teaching and learning in the country.
- The Hollard Foundation has partnered with the Midvaal community to ensure that every child in the community's rights are met. They are working with the non-profits and government in the area to build capacity and strengthen collaboration and co-operation.
- RCL Foods recognises that the communities in their areas of operations are an important part of the success of their business. They work closely with local government identifying priority areas and partner with other organisations in the area to raise the necessary funds to roll out programmes that have scalable impact.
Do corporates fund advocacy and research and if not, why not?
- Supporting research and advocacy in the relevant developmental field is another important way that CSI may be able to facilitate systemic change. Research influences how people respond to problems and changes in policies. Advocacy can assist by educating the beneficiaries and public as to what they should be expecting from the system, and plays a role in influencing both decision makers and policy makers.
- Overall, it was felt that advocacy and research is expensive to fund and in many cases it is difficult to justify the expenditure. For example, research houses are typically for-profit organisations and therefore do not align with some CSI departments' financial management systems.
- Others felt that they expect the NGOs that they work with to be the experts in the field and have the most up-to-date data.
- Although research is sometimes commissioned by CSI departments, it is not often shared externally. The example was raised of the number of companies doing research in the mining industry, yet there is a reluctance to collaborate and share learnings.
- Some organisations reported buying research when they need it, for example Prime Media buy reports off the internet for a fraction of the cost of conducting their own research.
- In many cases, municipalities are key repositories of information (i.e. integrated development plans), but in practice the ability to get information is variable.
- Corporates are less willing to fund advocacy programmes. However, Mondi highlighted that they do fund advocacy and recognise the business benefits of doing so – such as their partnership with WWF. WWF and Mondi have entered into a strategic partnership that focuses on increasing environmental stewardship in the packaging and paper sectors.
Key success factors for systemic change
- There needs to be a change of mindset from short-term project driven to much longer term societal change. Internal advocacy of CSI within organisations is key. CSI practitioners may struggle with gaining the support of board executives that have little understanding of the development space. A disconnect exists between the extensive time and effort required to develop a truly impactful programme, and the competitive business focus on short term results. Taking time to educate your seniors can help them to come around to a different way of working in the CSI space.
- CSI practitioners are constrained by funding cycles, board cycles, and impact cycles. Nevertheless it is important to make room for organic developmental processes. We should attempt to design programmes that balance the constraints with the organic processes. Being too prescriptive can prevent the programmes from moulding to their local contexts.
- There is a need to work with other corporates and to collaborate more as one organisation cannot achieve systemic impact alone. Barclays Africa suggested it is easier to do this with corporates who you do not compete with.
- Collaboration between all parties – NPOs, private and public sector – is ideal. For example, Illovo Sugar raised the challenges that some of the unions pose if you don't have them in your corner.
- Partners and collaborators need to agree on common outcomes and these outcomes need to be specific and achievable. A common set of measurements should be in place.


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John D. Murnane, Esq. has over 35 years of experience as a litigator in patent and trade secret cases. He has appeared as lead counsel in such matters since 1986, representing clients in federal trial courts throughout the United States, in the International Trade Commission and before the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals and the USPTO Patent Trial and Appeal Board.
John has represented many companies in complex litigations involving patents in a variety of fields. Since the early 1990's, he has advised and represented pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in numerous matters, including litigations involving doxycycline, mutated enzymes, hormone replacement therapy, Abilify®, Sensipar®, and Plavix®. He has also been lead counsel in cases involving patents in the fields of aramid fiber products, catalyzed reactions, cellulose processing, permanent press resins, truck tires, hydrocarbon processing and building materials.
In addition to litigation, John has an extensive practice in patent counseling, opinion work, patent reexaminations, and licensing and has been responsible for supervising the patent prosecution of several major corporations. In 1997, Governor George E. Pataki appointed him to the New York State Task Force on Life and the Law, where he continues to serve. He was an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University from 1989 to 1993 and at Hofstra University from 1986 to 1989. He is a past president of the New York Intellectual Property Law Association.
John is a member of the firm's Management Committee and Chair of the Chemicals Practice Group.


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You took my compliment as an insult, and for that I must explain: when I say I love you the way I love the women in my life, it's the highest compliment I can offer.
I know these women.
I know their hearts.
Telling you I love you the way I love my women, it says
I know you.
I know your heart.
The men in my life come and go. Though I hold their friendships dear, the ties always tend to fade.
The women, they're for life.
Pick any one of them, and I can honestly say there will never be another her.
Just as there will now never be another you.
I tell you I love you the way I love the women in my life, because it's honest and because it's true.


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From the autumn 1997 you can study for Master's degree in Scientific Computing at Nada. This Programme is repeated annually, with start in August each year. The Swedish name of the degree obtained is "Teknologie Magisterexamen", which is translated into Master of Science in Scientific Computing.
The scientific course program gives profound knowledge in Scientific Computing for large industrial processes and comprises a number of areas: Numerical methods, matematical modeling, object oriented program construction, algorithms for parallel programming and applications in fluid dynamics, electro-magnetics, financial mathematics, computational physics and chemistry. More detailed course plans are given in course descriptions. At least 40 credits of the Master's program is to be taken from the courses.
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The APMJ consists of medical students and pre-specialty doctors who have an interest in Palliative Medicine. For another year running, we have an exciting range of speakers giving interesting talks in the field, and some interactive workshops taking place across the day. There is also an opportunity to present a poster or oral presentation, in addition to a medical student competition.
When: Saturday 16 November 2019
Where: Cambridge University
Ticket sales open until 9 November 2019
Department: Leicester Medical School
Vacancy terms: Full-time fixed term contract for 11 months
Salary details: Grade 6 £33,199 per annum
Advert closes midnight on: 06 June 2019
About the role
The Lincolnshire Training Hub are welcoming applications from dynamic and inspirational GPs to join their GP Fellowship programme in Lincolnshire.
If you're seeking an opportunity to enhance your clinical, educational and leadership potential they want to hear from you. If it's a Portfolio career that you seek - they can offer it.
Fellowships available in:
• Mental health
• Frailty and urgent care
• Leadership
The Faculty Educators' Development Symposium will look at the challenges and opportunities we are going to face in education and training from the impact of new technologies, the movement of care into the community, and the implications of the NHS long term plan. There will also be induction for new educators, and HEE update and seesions for ARCP chairs and panel members.
This prize, named after the first Head of the East Midlands School of Public Health, is open to all HEE trainees and is designed to encourage 'thinking outside the box'.
The winner will receive a £1000 bursary to attend an educational or leadership event and will be asked to deliver one the of the two keynote speeches at the Senior Educators Meeting (FEDS) on 1 May 2019 on the topic of 'What medicine will be like when I retire'.
To enter applicants need to provide a summary of their proposed talk on the attached application form.
A new inspirational video has been created by Shankia Crusz, Consultant at Nottingham for the RCPath Website highlighting the work of a Medical Microbiologist.
The link to the video is available here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaH6hL_GxwI&feature=youtu.be
Midlands and east clinical academic careers grant scheme
Are you interested in a Clinical Academic Career?
Have you undertaken one of the following HEE funded programmes?
Dr Adrian Tams, Workforce Transformation Manager based in our Lincolnshire office, recently spoke at the parliamentary launch of 'Rural Workforce Issues in Health and Care', a document which looks at key challenges related to delivering health and care in rural settings, and our plans to address them.
- Are you interested in a career in Orthopaedics?
- Do you want to get ahead of the competition?
- Do you want a chance to practice Orthopaedic practical skills tested at interview?


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It's a beautiful day for some new tunes, right?
The Decemberists – Picaresque
This folky-literate pop album is not new to the world, but it is brand new to our catalog. See other albums here!
RIYL: REM, The Pogues, Colin Meloy
Sadat X – Never Left
Well-crafted adult contemporary hip-hop
RIYL: Brand Nubian, Pete Rock, Sean Price
Alexx Calise – The Way I Say Hello
Optimistic, singer-songwriter, acoustic pop
RIYL: Ingrid Michaelson, Brandi Carlile, Sara Bareilles


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How to track on Android phones
Have you ever experienced any kind of cheating in relationship or friendship? Surely, you might have experienced once in your life but what if when it becomes not at all toleratable. It especially happens with life partner when you get to see his or her activities, not the usual one. Yeah! It is true that misunderstanding and trust often break down and the individual thinks as if he or she has been cheated by the partner. However, when this slight doubt converts into something disastrous such as what if your spouse ran away with his or her new bf/gf. Is this bearable? Not at all, that's what gives rise to the evolution of this article.
Presently, the market is full of tons of tracking or monitoring application for a hacking suspect or the person on whom the doubt has been put on. The spying tool makes the daunting task easier and the user not only knows where his or her wife/husband is but also gets details such as phone number of the person. It is similar to the situation the police is catching the thief red-handed. We have recommended a spying tool that is compatible only on the android device.
The spying tool we are about to talk about is AppTracker. This tool follows the activities of the target like when he or she is present online, what he or she browse or what he or she does at work. Other things such as deleted messages, hidden or missed calls are also traced using the AppTracker. If your kid or spouse owns an android cell phone then you can make the spying lot easier by the tool mentioned in this article. You will feel like a spying or investigating agent. Employers can know about the employee is going to spoil all the plans related to the new deals and projects. The tool is smart enough to absorb all the activities of the suspect.
What AppTracker is capable of doing
This tracking tool is capable of managing all activities of a cheating spouse and it even keeps an eye over the employees and kids. People frequently ask questions such as why it is essential to spy on employees or kids. If you are not familiar with the answer, then we are here to give you the exact answer to it. It is evident that everyone is well acquainted with social media platforms and the current technological advancement.
Some of the leading applications such as Viber, WhatsApp, Facebook, and Tinder have an edge over the market. Presently, the gap between the users is filled with these popular and famous applications because it offers numerous features. This could bring situations of being trapped in social media danger. Other dangers include cybercrime, media threats, and illegal activities. The illegal activities bring results that can spoil the lives of kid or spouse so that's why it is best said that it is crucial to spy on them. To know more about it in details refer the next paragraphs-
Spy on kids- with the rapid popularity of social media, the market is capable of attractive the audience through innovative and interactive stuff. This makes the kid fall in such traps easily as their minds are not strong enough to analyze the potential disadvantages of it. You kid might have an account on Instagram, WhatsApp, Viber even on tinder and they might use it on regular basis. Surely, the android connects family and friends but it also connects strangers that could bring harmful effects in one's life.
Spy on employees- sometimes employees can create problems for employers. DO you know how? The boss would scratch his or her head or shout his or her secretly for leaking the company details that should be kept in privacy mode. Each and every company that offers similar services as that of your services would surely try to beat the heat. One of the common approach rival companies use is baiting the employees of other company with the interactive sum of money. Since the employees also want to be free financially; he or she accepts that deal. That's why in order to deal with such a situation; you need to install the AppTracker on your cell phone.
Spy on a spouse- sometimes the trackers are also used on partners so as to locate their current position. You can catch the cheating spouse beforehand so that he or she doesn't escape. If your trust in your partner is losing grip then it is essential to use the AppTracker tool. For example- your spouse has told you that he or she is going for an important meeting; you can locate the current position of the suspect and see whether he or she is at the office or mocking around parks with new GF/BF.
Some features of AppTracker
Read instant messages- this element is used to monitor the instant messages that are being sent or received on the suspect device. The messages from WhatsApp, Viber, Facebook, and other IM app can be traced with the help of powerful and innovative software. You can as well save the messages on the control panel so that in case your network works poor, you can see the messages. On the other hand, it can become live evidence of the entire range of doubts in your head.
Phone call recording- this feature or element is used to save and listen to all the MP3 audio files present on the suspect device with caller number, duration of the call, and number dialed. From the target device, the hidden audio files can be recorded with utmost level of voice clarity. The AppTracker can track received or sent calls on the web account of the user. You don't have to log in again and again for viewing the current happening.
Monitor GPS location- real-time location tracking has always been a dream of thousands of minds. However, the technological advancements have correctly fulfilled this dream. Not only can this feature track the live location of the suspect but it also traces all the details like date stamp or time stamp on the control panel. No matter whether you are parent spouse or employer you can track your target and see his or her current real-time location on the Google map.
Track nearby voices- it happens that the suspect privately communicates with the stranger and this might be tracked using the AppTracker. The feature can monitor the conversation and the surrounding voice in addition to the former. You can make a hidden or fake voice call so that you can listen to all the answers to the questions held between the suspect and second person.
Monitor messages- who says gone are those days when people make use of SMS for communication, it is still in trend. Since the telecom companies have lowered the prices, users are benefited by it immensely. The user can make use of 100 SMS / day and that's enough for any user. You can monitor messages and save them for future use. Information like deleted SMS, Encrypted SMS, and date with a number can be monitored as well as saved. All the downloaded messages can be viewed from the control panel.
Media file monitoring- a special feature is provided by the AppTracker so as to track all the media files instantly. Documents such as Zip files, music, photos, and pdf can be monitored. You can even know all the erased files and folders in the past. The photos, videos and music section might contain information in abundance so it is fair to use this feature.
Monitor web history- recording of the web browsing history used by the target is possible through the AppTracker. Some of the things the parents and spouse can do is blocking adult content sites and know the URL of the unwanted sites. The saved pages, cookies, and privacy setting can be known using it. In addition to this, the bookmarks can be known with downloads held in past days.
Read contact history- the target cell phone might contain many numbers along with the details like phone number and email id. The AppTracker can spy on the contact history that would allow you to know the last call made or received from the suspect device. This way you can know the number and content which can be saved on the control panel for later use.
Why choose AppTracker?
Given below is a list of things that supports its downloading and installation-
- 100% virus free
- Compatible on android versions
- Easy to install and use
- Allow remote monitoring of the device
- Provide accurate data and fast running of the app
- Top reviewed and rated in the market
This article has presented you each and every detail related to the AppTracker. You can visit the authentic site AppTracker.NET and hit on the download button. The application will straightaway download and installed on the device without causing rooting or jailbreaking. To deal with it perfectly you need to get up and get it.