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Or that we have the attention span of a tadpole. Or he mistakenly read a speech written in 2006 when Alan Greenspan was still the Maestro.
In a speech in Tokyo yesterday, Federal Reserve Chair Bernanke warned that central banks must be independent from political interference in their handling of monetary policy. Politicians, he argued, prefer holding interest rates low as a means of stimulating the economy and boosting jobs.
This is dangerous "leaving behind inflationary pressures that worsen the economy's long-term prospects…. Thus political interference in monetary policy can generate undesirable boom-bust cycles that ultimately lead to both a less stable economy and higher inflation."
This is like Al Capone arguing that the interference of the FBI gets in the way of business. Or BP arguing that oil company independence is critical to safe oil drilling.
Need we recall that the Fed's independence was sacrosanct for years under Greenspan, the Delphic maestro of monetary policy. And Greenspan fed and overlooked the worst booms – the dot com bubble, the housing bubble – refusing to exercise either the regulatory or monetary measures that might have limited the damage. Politiicians could hardly have done worse.
Bernanke's argument is truly outrageous as as he was at Greenspan's side and at the head of the Fed as the housing bubble expanded til it burst. The arsonist who helped light the financial conflagration now argues that only he is responsible enough to possess matches. Go figure.
Fed boss Ben Bernanke wary of political interference
Mr Bernanke warned on the dangers of boom-and-bust cycles
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the US Federal Reserve, has said it and other central banks must be able to make key decisions free from political meddling.
He stressed the importance of the Fed and central banks in other nations keeping their independence over setting interest rates.
Restricting banks' ability to execute monetary policy would lead to economic instability and "boom-bust cycles".
It comes as governments around the world discuss ways to regulate banks.
Politicians generally prefer holding interest rates low, as a means of stimulating the economy and boosting jobs.
'Higher inflation'
"Such gains may be popular at first, and thus helpful in an election campaign, but they are not sustainable and soon evaporate, leaving behind inflationary pressures that worsen the economy's long-term prospects," Mr Bernanke said.
He made his comments in a speech at a conference in Tokyo on the future of central banking in a globalised economy.
"Thus political interference in monetary policy can generate undesirable boom-bust cycles that ultimately lead to both a less stable economy and higher inflation," he said.
His comments come as the US Congress moves towards passing a package or measures aimed at revamping US financial rules, and subjecting the Fed to more oversight.
'Risky transition'
Mr Bernanke dismissed suggestions that the Fed might consider targeting a higher level of inflation.
"It will be a very risky transition if we in any way reduced our commitment to 2% or an approximate 2% inflation target," he said.
"We're not sure how expectations would react.
He said that despite increases in inflation a few years ago and declines in inflation now, inflation expectations in the US had been "remarkably stable".
Mr Bernanke was responding to a proposal in an IMF paper that the Fed might consider raising its inflation target to 4% to make monetary policy more effective in future deflationary crises.


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The Broke Agent's Guide to Getting More Customers is a new book from LGM3. We (LGM3) help turn Real Estate Agents (and other professionals) into sought after experts using new media and new marketing solutions for today's economy. The authors, Greg Pitstick and William Brown, are retired consultants and entrepreneurs who started LGM3 (Let's Go Make More Money) to serve Real Estate Agents across the U.S. We provide agents with education, coaching, and marketing programs and solutions that are designed to work in today's market. Meaning, our solutions use the concept of attraction marketing (vs. traditional interuption-based marketing and brand-type marketing typically employed by Realtors today). Our solutions are designed to capitalize on the use of social media and the internet.
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We want elements of this cover to form a template/Brand for the whole "The Broke xxxx Guide" series, where the rest of the title and other graphic elements would change based on the subject matter of that particular guide.
We envision something like the "for Dummies" books (http://www.dummies.com) or to a lessor extent the "Complete Idiots Guide to" books (http://www.IdiotsGuides.com). We like the cartoonish aspect of the Dummies guides over photo elements of the Idiots guides. In fact we would like a character (like Dummies uses) or graphic that we could use as a moniker for the "Broke" in the the Broke Agent brand (broke person-maybe with pockets pulled out, or piggy bank with chain/belt and lock, etc.)
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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Liberty Quilt Retreat "Show and Tell" Part 2
The quilts shared were gorgeous...enjoy!
Courthouse Steps ... Jo's Little Women's Club Part 10
Stay tuned, I still have more to share with you from the Liberty Quilt Retreat!
Life is good...
PS: Please excuse that chair in a number of my photographs ... you think I could have moved it!
17 comments:
- Sue said...
Wow! More beautiful quilts. Oh the talent of some people! I love all the colors each one chose. Such a very good job on each:)
Enjoy the show!
- April 21, 2011 at 11:40 AM
- paulette said...
INCREDIBLE quilters!! Thanks for sharing!
- April 21, 2011 at 1:09 PM
- Lori said...
Every quilt is so beautiful! What a great retreat!
- April 21, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- Merilyn said...
Absolutely lovely, all the ladies did a great job with their quilts!!!
- April 21, 2011 at 3:37 PM
- Happy Cottage Quilter said...
More quilting beauties! Love them all!
- April 21, 2011 at 5:26 PM
- Cyn ;-) said...
Gorgeous quilts. Thank you for sharing the beauty.
I'll bet you plan on going again next year... ya?!
- April 21, 2011 at 10:28 PM
- Jeanne Lex said...
Thx, Elaine ~ love them all. All quilters are amazing.
- April 22, 2011 at 5:40 AM
- karenfae said...
such nice old fashioned looking quilts.
- April 22, 2011 at 7:04 AM
- Mary said...
Beautiful quilts - but what chair? I had to go back to look and still don't see it!!! All I see are the gorgeous quilts. Will we see any of yours?
- April 22, 2011 at 8:45 AM
- Sharon said...
Thanks for sharing...I recognized Jane and Diane's quilts...they are such fun gals!
- April 22, 2011 at 5:39 PM
- tich said...
What a wonderful time you have had! those quilts are fabulous!
- April 26, 2011 at 12:43 AM
- LuAnn said...
What gorgeous quilts. I first looked at the quilts and then read your post. I didn't even notice the chair until you mentioned it. When there are quilts to look at it's easy to look past everything else. Thanks for sharing.
- May 21, 2011 at 8:09 AM
- Dawn said...
Chair, what chair? I was so fixated on all the quilts and fabulous fabric selections I didn't even notice. Thanks for sharing!
- May 26, 2011 at 6:35 PM
- MulticoloredPieces said...
Thanks for sharing the quilts from the quilt retreat. I wish there were such retreats in my part of the world. Your blog lets me enjoy the camaraderie second hand.
best, nadia
- June 21, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Heirlooms by Ashton House said...
The retreat looks like so much fun and everyone's projects are so lovely. Wish I could have been there but seeing these wonderful pics is the next best thing.
- June 22, 2011 at 8:09 AM
- Karen said...
The Courthouse Steps quilt using the cheddar got my attention. Love that cheddar!
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Monday, December 29, 2008
A Poorly Predicted Wind Event
So what went wrong. Remember the low center I mentioned this morning? Well that low center was deeper (lower pressure) than analyzed and the predicted lower was stronger and went further north than our computer models suggested (the low was nearly going over us...that does not produce strong winds). This was a small scale low--which are essentially hard to forecast-- and clearly there was insufficient information to define its structure offshore. Computer models require a good description of the initial state (call the initialization) to simulate the future and this was clearly lacking this morning and before. This is one reason why I am pushing for a coastal radar...to give us a good description of what is happening in the near coastal waters. The radar would not have help yesterday's forecast...but we would have had a real chance to get it right last night or this morning...6-12 hrs ahead. So what grade would I give this forecast? Not a B I am afraid.. perhaps a D.
PS: the windstorm is still in the model forecasts...check this out for Friday morning--a 962 mb low to our north and and an intense pressure gradient over us...
41 comments:
Very interesting insights. Thanks Cliff
- December 29, 2008 at 7:43 PM
More frequent paragraph breaks would make your postings easier to read.
Thank you.
- December 29, 2008 at 7:50 PM
I am fine with the paragraph breaks; don't need the comments from blog visitors about grammar, spelling, etc. which have nothing to do with weather.....
- December 29, 2008 at 8:25 PM
- Houseboat guy said...
I wondered what was going on. Up here on the north end of Lake Union it was snorting around noon. Some nicely developed chop and sheets of spray being picked up off the lake... not exactly what i was expecting.
Thanks immensely for your blog. I find it highly informative and with a nice human touch. Over the last few weeks i was in Oaxaca, Mexico and the only clear information i could get about the cold weather event was this Blog. TV web pages were useless and NOAA lacked the plane talk and human touch you give it.
Please ignore the conic complainers and clueless knuckle draggers comments.. they wouldn't know a good thing if it hit them in the head. This blog Excellent! and is truly appreciated. You might have given todays forecast a D, but your blog gets an A.
- December 29, 2008 at 8:25 PM
I also appreciated the analysis of the forecasts. Winds started picking up here in B'ham last night, gusted pretty strongly today and I wondered why there was no mention at NWS. thanks again for explaining the forecasts and non-forecasts!
- December 29, 2008 at 8:34 PM
Tom Sez,
Thanks Cliff!
As the wind blew into my home on the Edmonds ridge high above the bowl, I thought we might be a little beyond what was supposed to be happening. Wet ground and big trees have me a little nervous about the possible upcoming event.
I'm enjoying your blog and hope you never use another paragraph break or spell check anything. Nice to see a real scientist without the ....
- December 29, 2008 at 8:37 PM
You should share your self grading scheme w/ the mayor (sorry, had to throw that dig after our salt free week plus..)
- December 29, 2008 at 8:42 PM
Speculative question: will today's event be comparable with the impending "New Year's Day Storm" or will that storm be bigger?
32F tonight in Kingston/north Kitsap and frost was forming as early as 6PM. Watch out for black ice everyone!
Casey Burns
- December 29, 2008 at 8:45 PM
Thank you for the explanation regarding today's wind and frontal passage. I had a "weather migraine" this morning and those usually occur with a high gradient at HQM-SEA and a sudden spike in pressure. Neither of those indicators were apparent at the onset of the episode but, sure enough, they were there later in the morning just as things were getting interesting - both indoors and outdoors.
I never thought that being a weather geek would assist in aiding with an odd and obscure health problem but it has. I'm grateful for your work in many ways.
Barometer Boy
- December 29, 2008 at 9:06 PM
I walked out on our second floor balcony at work, which is downtown facing Elliot Bay, about two blocks from the water. The wind was blowing the flag on top of the Federal building into a solid rectangle. Some low clouds were streaming quickly overhead and in between the buildings. Very dramatic for about an hour!
- December 29, 2008 at 9:27 PM
Check out the depth of this low and the pressure gradient for the weekend. http://www.opc.ncep.noaa.gov/shtml/P_96hrbw.gif
- December 29, 2008 at 9:58 PM
I have no idea what you look like, and I've only just started following... just in time for the major snows.
But for some reason I see you on a horse, quasi Paul Revere.
But more mythical than real, kinda windy, with whiter tones in the costume. Lots of hair. Long coat. Nice hat.
More power to you.
- December 29, 2008 at 10:16 PM
I have to go back to work--outdoors--this friday. I really hope the models are wrong--or early--about the forecast storm.
- December 29, 2008 at 10:39 PM
..frost is back on the ghost pumpkin here on the ranch in the hills of Kingston tonight with a little wind...
deliver us some more pinaplle express temps please..
no punctuation needed
- December 29, 2008 at 10:51 PM
"...a 962 mb low to our south"
You meant NORTH...right?
- December 29, 2008 at 11:16 PM
- Cliff Mass Weather Blog said...
right...should be north. I need some rest!
- December 29, 2008 at 11:32 PM
- JewelyaZ said...
Thanks for your analysis. I knew it was worse than predicted when we had almost 40 mph gusts here in East Bellevue in the trees!
I would be glad if that was the "big blow" for the week, but it sounds like that might not be the case. My new generator may go for a test drive this winter after all... it's definitely too early to assume we were fools for buying it.
Don't forget, folks, if you want to discuss our regional weather at greater length, over time, with people you'll get to know, we've started a Yahoo group for that purpose.
We've picked up 19 new people so far and I bet it will get lively if the weather stays interesting this winter.. and beyond. :-)
Oh, and Cliff... I'm an 18-years' experienced technical writer and editor... I agree with the others who say the hell with spelling, grammar, and formatting for the most part... it's your INFORMATION I come to the blog for, not a pretty way of saying it... though I appreciate the intelligence that you bring to the blog very much. I've been around the block enough times to know that perfect spelling and grammar can be a sign of an imbecile, and some of the brightest people can struggle getting words onto the computer... you've got a great balance and your spelling and grammar are better than that of many professional writers!
- December 29, 2008 at 11:36 PM
- Dena said...
We must have had very high winds here on Sunset Beach/Whidbey Island. I was surprised when we came home this evening to find leaking on both our upper and lower levels of our house...which only happens when the waves go over the top of the house due to high wind/high tide.
- December 29, 2008 at 11:51 PM
Thanks for the update on what went wrong with the winds. We have a sailboat and pay special attention to the forecasted winds. Your "post mortem" (what we call such after- the-fact analysis in the software biz) about why the forecast missed winds by such orders of magnitude is a real treat. The info is teaching me lots. Thanks!
- December 30, 2008 at 1:45 AM
Last week when the topic of this upcoming large wind event first came to fruition, you also mentioned snow would follow the event. Is this still part of the forecast, or does this just look like a mountain snow event?
And, yes, feel free to ignore the unbelieveably annoying grammar police that somehow find their way into every blog on the universe. Seriously, have they nothing better to do??? You have created a brilliant, informative, well-written resource, but some people just feel compelled to point out every missing comma, misspelling, or quotation mark because they have WAYYYYYY too much tim eon their hands. Ignore them.
- December 30, 2008 at 5:15 AM
- Joseph Ratliff said...
962 mb... Isn't that history making? Have any really come in less?
Are the majority of the models showing this? Or just one or two?
Too early to tell?
- December 30, 2008 at 6:52 AM
- Joseph Ratliff said...
Just a little fun research...this possible "big one" for Thursday-Friday seems to be matching at least some of the characteristics of this one http://www.ocs.orst.edu/storm_king_site/January2006.html
But that is NOT any bit scientific...just for fun. :)
- December 30, 2008 at 7:02 AM
This morning's WRF model makes me think tonight's (Tuesday) system will be stronger than Thursday's system, though at least it will be far enough north to prevent the Puget Sound region from getting the 'maximum' effects. The positions of the upper jet streams (from 500mb to 250mb) show much more support for strengthening of the surface system than the projections for Thursday. Between 06z and 12z Wednesday, well defined left front quadrants of jet stream maximums at these levels provide the classic punch to the negatively tilted trough, allowing the surface low to rapidly deepen into the 970's. The Thursday system does not show nearly this type of classic upper support, so I tend to believe the WRF's downplaying of that system and the rather measely 99x surface low associated with it.
- December 30, 2008 at 7:19 AM
- camco said...
Cliff -- Don't kick yourself for not getting the wind forecast correctly yesterday.
With respect, what would the average person had done with that information anyway? We still had to go to (or look for) work.
Also, and again, with respect, can we really afford a new costal radar installation in this current economic crisis? Is that the best use of spending right now? How would a costal radar affect the average person in Seattle?
- December 30, 2008 at 7:43 AM
- mainstreeter said...
Unless it receives a lot of private funding, I don't see a coastal radar with the current financial crisis anytime soon, if at all.
- December 30, 2008 at 8:14 AM
Cliff, what about the radar from KCPQ? I think that one is in Neah Bay.
- December 30, 2008 at 8:54 AM
- Julia said...
Question here about amateur equipment: I need an anemometer, and since I'm in a very wind-protected pocket, I need a degree of remote capability. Most importantly, I need something the crows won't steal. Any suggestions, for both the device itself and crow-proof mounting?
Foggy at Union Mills, currently 30.7, overnight low 29.3, twenty-four hour high 39.4. The oak trees are full of red-winged blackbirds, and it may be time to take the feeders in until they go away. I've never tried to find out how much black sunflower seed a flock of blackbirds can eat in one day; sounds like an expirement in need of funding.
- December 30, 2008 at 8:57 AM
If we wanted to help lobby for the coastal radar project, to whom should we write and what should we say? If you have guidance on the most effective approach, I'll pitch in.
- December 30, 2008 at 9:38 AM
A technical writer and editor who is flippant about spelling and grammar??? Did you graduate from Evergreen College?
- December 30, 2008 at 9:42 AM
Oh...that last comment was for Jewelyaz BTW....
- December 30, 2008 at 9:43 AM
Re: Coastal radar
Whoops, found it, sorry!
Cliff makes recommendations for taking action at the bottom of his Coastal Radar page here:
I'll write some letters to senators, the NWS, and NOAA.
- December 30, 2008 at 9:54 AM
My joints and my head predicted the storm that the meteorologists did not predict. Migraineurs are very sensitive to a drastic change in the weather. Today, I'm a little headachy, but no joint pain that occurs when the weather is really about to change.
I'll report next time I get the joint achiness. Might help with the weather predictions.
(citation of an article to help prove that weather induced migraine isn't "all in my head": Prince, PB etal. The effect of weather on headache. Headache. 2004 Jun;44(6):596-602.)
- December 30, 2008 at 10:03 AM
- Erika said...
Cliff, I love you! I've only been reading your blog for a few weeks, since a friend sent me the link, but this post has locked me in as a regular reader FOREVER.
One of my frustrations with traditional media weather reports is that no one ever says "Hey, we were wrong, and here's why."
I live just east of Deception Pass, and weather reports are very relevant for me. If a high wind warning had been forecast, I wouldn't have gone out to run errands.* On my way home last night I nearly hit a downed tree across the road, and had to dodge several big fallen branches.
I truly appreciate your explanation, and your honesty. YOU ARE THE BEST!!!
* Or maybe I would have. Yesterday was the first time in 17 days that the road was clear enough for me to drive. Stir. Crazy.
- December 30, 2008 at 11:30 AM
- Harrison said...
In response to Julia:
"I need an anemometer, and since I'm in a very wind-protected pocket, I need a degree of remote capability. Most importantly, I need something the crows won't steal."
...Julia - You will do well with a Davis Vantage PRO 2. I've had my unit for about four years and it's done very well. It's easy to install with the tripod mounting system or a do-it-yourself type install. I've got mine on the top of my home in Kirkland on the ridge and it does a great job. A bit sheltered from the east wind, but that's not much of an issue. Davis Instruments is a great company. Thanks for the explanation Cliff...well done & appreciated. We do need a coastal radar!!
- December 30, 2008 at 11:38 AM
- JewelyaZ said...
According to the National Priorities Project (a 501(c)3), Seattle will spend $467.1 million on the Iraq war in FY 2009. Cliff says the coastal radar would cost about $5 million. I think we could spare 4 days of Seattle's Iraq war funding to buy, install, and operate the coastal radar, don't you? Instead of killing people in a war, we can potentially save people's lives with much more accurate weather predictions.
If you want to look at the benefits of the coastal radar to all of Washington State, you need to spend only 10 hours of Washington's $4.9 BILLION contribution to the 2009 Iraq war effort to get the radar system up and running, and operational for two years.
My point is, in the grand scheme of federal spending, the coastal radar costs nickels and dimes, but it will deliver great benefit to many residents. I see it as a high bang-for-the-buck investment.
If Obama considers $3 million for a new planetarium projector in Chicago a worthy cultural and educational investment (as do I), I can't imagine he wouldn't consider $5 million a worthy scientific and public safety investment for Western Washington.
- December 30, 2008 at 12:02 PM
- JewelyaZ said...
No, I am not a graduate of Evergreen College. I DO care about grammar and spelling, but in a blog where the point is WEATHER INFORMATION, they are not of as much importance as the information itself. I was just trying to encourage Cliff to keep posting the great info while not sweating "the small stuff" as much as some people seem to think he should. :-)
- December 30, 2008 at 12:05 PM
Agreed. If people start going after grammar and formatting, maybe the real reason we're here (good information) will go away.
If you're the grammar or formatting police, go enforce somewhere else!
- December 30, 2008 at 1:48 PM
- Julia said...
Harrison, thanks for the recommendation. a four foot tripod on a roof mount gets anything above close in terrain. I still have a substantial bit of relief a quarter-mile SW, but the perfect is enemy of the good and all that jazz.
I'm going to editorialize here on the slam against Evergreen; I got my first degree there (in 1974), and my elder child is currently a student. I have the advantage of being able to compare the writing requirements of that school against upper-division work at both UW and WSU, and I must say that the latter two are considerably less demanding. Anyone who thinks that "grammar and spelling" is ignored at TESC is speaking out of misinformation, to put it kindly.
- December 30, 2008 at 2:51 PM
I agree that the model guidance for this wind event was lacking. It is not clear to me that a coastal radar would have changed that reality. The profiler at the NWS Campus showed the event pretty well yet none of that data is ingested into the models. Today is Tuesday, what regionally generated data would you use to help the models clarify the solution for the Thursday/Friday event?
- December 30, 2008 at 3:48 PM
- Harrison said...
You are most welcome Julia. Like I mentioned, the Davis Vantage Pro 2 is a great unit that will last forever. Not only that, it is precisely accurate, and can be used for official spotter reports. In addition, Davis Instruments has a remarkable customer service team that will augment your new weather station. I remember I laid out about $400 for mine 4 years ago, but it was definately worth it!
Weather outside Kirkland @ 0048
Wind: SE8 G13
Rain: Light Rain .03
Dew Point: 36F
Air Temp: 37.5F
It's cold...take care!!
- December 31, 2008 at 12:51 AM
To see the winds associate with the current system check out the profiler operated by Puget Sound Clean Air on the NOAA Campus in Seattle . These vertical measurements are taken every 30 minutes. Gusts are not reflected.
Heights are in meters.
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I mean … holy moly, are you aware that Greece is having problems with their banks and sovereign debt? Hmm, my bad. That was last year's repeated headline crisis and was also a repeat customer panicker from 2008 to 2011. Wonder if we'll hear pundits tell us that we should be cautious while Greece is in trouble in 2013.
So … have you read about euro-debt crisis? Oh darn it. See above paragraph. Well, there's always the commercial real estate market's impending collapse. Oh wait, I bet most of you don't even remember that scare.
We might see the corporate economy's margins and earnings peak in the next few quarters and we'll want to be much more hedged and much less long than we have been when that earnings cycle turns. It won't be because of any of the aforementioned reasons and it will be because the US's own debt crisis will hit when we have to service (or fully monetize) $20 trillion of national debt if our own rates ever head back towards any historical norm.
Let's stick with the game plan — "flipping it," of course.
"Flip it" is a term I use in my writings oftern, and it essentially is all about being contrarian and objective in your analysis of everything. One of the most important and profitable aspects of "flipping it" is being willing and able to buy companies in sectors when they are truly hated. And likewise, to short companies in sectors when they are truly loved.
Long-time subscribers and readers of mine will recall that I wrote a series of newsletters and articles about how "Alternative Energy Is Doomed" back when government-backed, subsidized and completely unprofitable clean and green companies were coming public and trading at astronomical valuations. Indeed, we added Aone and other Clean Tech companies to the short side of the Revolution Investing portfolio and didn't cover it until it was close to a dollar, at which time I still declared it to be headed to bankruptcy. AONE's assets were just bought out of bankruptcy and shareholders got absolutely nothing.
Over the past couple months, I've seen a bunch of random headlines, articles and analysis essentially declaring that alternative energy is dead. So now is the time to "flip it" when it comes to green energy.Heck, I'm no Warren Buffett fan, but I'm sure you know about his legendary guts in buying contarian/hated sectors and guess what. The Oracle of Omaha is lately investing in Clean Tech.
I've got a stock research team that is the best in the business. Believe it or not, everybody who works for me right now, and most of my past employees too, have been long-time subscribers and readers of my services who reached out to me looking for an opportunity. At any rate, we went to work on the entire Clean Tech Revolution Sector looking for investments, trades and even some short ideas still, especially near-term shorts. The Clean Tech Revolution Sector is indeed now consolidating at pennies on the dollar for both assets and entire companies. The survivors of this consolidation will likely see some huge gains for investors from these levels in years ahead.
The set-up right now for Clean Tech is probably a lot like it was for Telecom/Dot-com Tech back in about 2002. The Great Tech Bubble had popped in 2000 and most every dot-com and telecom stock was trading at a small fraction of where it had been just two years earlier. Cisco was at $8 a share. Apple was at $10. Amazon is up 10-fold since 2002. Google couldn't even consider coming public despite generating billions of dollars in revenues.The companies that survived that crash truly became great investments for those willing to dive in after the crash. Indeed, I launched a tech hedge fun in October 2002 for the explicit reason of buying up tech stocks in the carnage. I'm never planning on running other people's money again in such a manner, but if I were starting a hedge fund today, I'd sure be looking to figure out what companies will survive and then thrive and which are still doomed.If you're serious about being a contrarian investor and trying to find the same kinds of gains I found when I first bought Apple for my hedge fund investors and subscribers back at $7 a share, I'd sure suggest checking this sector out.
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The plaintiffs say many voters could not get the free, voting-only IDs that are supposed to be readily available for registered voters who lack other acceptable photo IDs. Lawyers for the state say it has taken steps to ensure that people who are registered to vote and sign a statement attesting that they lack an ID can get one of the special cards.


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Women on the Home Front Handkerchief
The impact of the Revolutionary War was not only felt by soldiers on the battlefield. It affected the lives of all people living in America. Women's lives were dramatically altered by the war, whether they participated in the activities of the Continental and British armies or labored to keep up their families' farms and businesses. Women took on tasks they hadn't had full responsibility over before, and at the same time cared for their families in the face of food shortages and the ever-looming threats of violence and looting.
In this lesson, students will examine a handkerchief printed with a poems and illustrations about life for women on the home front during the Revolution. Students will analyze the poem to discover the changing roles of women as they took on the responsibilities of their absent husbands and fathers who were fighting for American independence.
- Primary Source of the Month, "Printed Handkerchief," red copper-plate printing on cotton, 26 in. square. England, 1784-1800. Concord Antiquarian Society Massachusetts. (for projection)
- Abridged Handkerchief Transcription (one for each student)
- Glossary (one for each student)
- Women on the Home Front Chart (one for each student)
- Women on the Home Front Activity Sheet (one for each student)
- Women on the Home Front Answer Key
- Large sheets of paper
- Handkerchief Images (for lesson extension)
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- Begin by reviewing traditional eighteenth-century female roles with the class (cleaning, laundry, cooking, spinning, sewing, mending, gardening, social engagements, raising children, etc.).
- Show the Primary Source of the Month to the class. Explain that each picture on the handkerchief has an accompanying poem, and that each picture and poem tells us about a different task undertaken by women on the home front during the Revolutionary War.
- Hand out the Abridged Handkerchief Transcription and Glossary to the class. Read the poem out loud to students, or choose students to read each stanza. Pause when needed to clarify difficult vocabulary.
- Distribute the Women on the Home Front Chart. Divide students into four groups. Assign each group to analyze four consecutive stanzas of the poem and complete the chart.
- Upon completion, have students share their answers with the other groups. Each student should fill in the chart with any new information.
- Redistribute students into six groups. Give each group a large sheet of paper.
- Have each group answer one question from the Women on the Home Front Activity Sheet. Ask them to brainstorm ideas and write them down on the large sheet of paper, coming up with as many as possible in the allotted time. Assist and guide each group as necessary as they work.
- Have the groups share their findings with the class. As each group presents, provide the class with clarification and explanation for each of the ideas, correcting any misconceptions and allowing students from other groups to add relevant thoughts. Students should write the answers learned from the other groups on their Activity Sheets.
Lesson Extensions
- Divide the class into groups. Hand each group an image from the handkerchief. Give students a few moments to identify the objects and activities in this scene. One by one, invite each group to recreate their image in a live tableau. Allow the other students to guess what is happening in each scene. (Note: the images can also be projected on a screen in the front of the room so that students can literally step into them).
- On the home front, women faced the challenge of dealing with shortages of everyday items. Substitutions for common materials were often ingenious improvisations, such as using thorns as pins, making tea out of local plants, and using walnut ash to preserve foods instead of salt. Have students come up with ways they could save money by substituting or reusing common products (for instance, washing and reusing plastic bottles, or using a reusable metal bottle instead).
This lesson was written by Marinanne Esposito, Key West, FL, and Kim O'Neil, Liverpoole, NY.


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At Ecocentric, we love to connect the dots between food, water and energy (see here and here).
So when we learned about 350.org's Connect the Dots project – which will kick off on 5/5/12 with Climate Impacts Day – we got excited.
The goal of the project is "to shine a spotlight on the connections between extreme weather and climate change." 350.org and its partner organizations will use these connections to issue a wake-up call for communities, media and elected officials across the nation and around the world.
On May 5, thousands of communities will join together and call for urgent action to stop the climate crisis in its tracks. "Across the planet now we see ever more flood, ever more drought, ever more storms," says Bill McKibben, well known environmental author/activist and founder of 350.org. "People are dying, communities are being wrecked — the impacts we're already witnessing from climate change are unlike anything we have seen before."
As the Connect the Dots site explains, it is becoming "increasingly clear that climate change is not a future problem – it's happening right now."
Also becoming clearer is the inextricable connections among climate, food, water and energy. In a speech to the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, U.K. Foreign Secretary William Hague stated these now famous words about the food-water-energy-climate nexus:
You cannot have food, water or energy security without climate security. They are interconnected and inseparable. They form four resource pillars on which global security, prosperity and equity stand. Each depends on the others. Plentiful, affordable food requires reliable and affordable access to water and energy. Increasing dependence on coal, oil and gas threatens climate security, increasing the severity of floods and droughts, damaging food production, exacerbating the loss of biodiversity and, in countries that rely on hydropower, undermining energy security through the impact on water availability. As the world becomes more networked, the impacts of climate change in one country or region will affect the prosperity and security of others around the world.
Secretary Hague's powerful statement drives home the importance of the global call for action that is Climate Impacts Day.
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When Darian Grubb left Stewart-Haas Racing as the top dog, he wasn't exactly sure where he would end up.There he sat as a champion crew chief for the 2011 season, and also without a job, as he was told that he would be let go at the end of the season by Tony Stewart.
Rumors had it that he might even stay at Stewart-Haas Racing but in a different role. Then there was an offer from Rick Hendrick at Hendrick Motorsports, who said that he would be more than happy to create a position for Darian.
After all of this, Darin Grubb has landed himself a position over at Joe Gibbs Racing as the crew chief for Denny Hamlin who drives the # 11 FedEX machine.
Denny Hamlin lost the NASCAR Sprint Cup Championship in 2010 by only a few points to Mr. "Five Time" Jimmie Johnson. He wasn't a factor for the chase in 2011, so Joe Gibbs decided it was time to change things around a bit, and plucked Darian from the unemployment pool, then decided to put him to work as Denny's crew chief for the 2012 season.
Darin made some great calls during the Chase Race, and netted Tony Stewart 5 wins with 12 races to go in the 2011 NASCAR Sprint Cup Season. This enabled Tony Stewart to inch out Carl Edwards, who ultimately tied with Stewart for the championship, however the crown went to Stewart for his 5 wins of the season to Carl Edward's 1 win.
I think that this pairing with Darian Grubb and Denny Hamlin will really turn the 11 team around for the 2012 season. It's going to be pretty interesting to see how all of this pans out.


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A night after Lance Armstrong admitted to doping throughout the course of his athletic career, the disgraced cyclist spent the second half of his much-hyped television interview with Oprah Winfrey talking about fallout from the scandal.
Armstrong, who had appeared calm and composed the night before, teared up when he described telling his children about his past misdeeds.
"I said, 'Don't defend me anymore,'" he recalled. "'Don't.'"
PHOTOS: Lance Armstrong through the years
At the same time, he expressed a desire to return to sanctioned competition, such as marathons, and seemed to disagree with the lifetime ban the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency handed down last fall.
"I deserve to be punished," he said. "I'm not sure I deserve the death penalty."
The televised confession follows a period of several months in which sports officials have cracked down on the superstar athlete. The USADA report resulted in not only a ban, but also the loss of his seven Tour de France titles.


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Getting your toddler to perform toileting independently is a welcome milestone for any parent. Few of us want to be changing diapers much past the child's second birthday. However, children vary greatly in their adoption of the potty routine which is influenced by a child's innate ability, aptitude and maturity. However, there several tips and techniques you can use to hasten the blessed day when your toddler says: "Mommy, I did potty by myself".
- Get your child ready - explain to your child that it's time to do "pee-pee" and "poo-poo" in the potty. Promote the benefits of being trained such as no more diaper rash, interruptions for diaper changing, being clean and dry. Discuss training as an important stage of growing up.
- Make it fun - first and foremost, make this a game. Children will naturally resist anything which is not framed as a fun learning experience. Use play, music, toys, and stories as part of the experience to keep the child from getting bored or distracted.
- Create a ritual - try to make the experience repeatable so your child knows what to expect each time and gets into the routine of sitting and staying on the potty.
- Use props - use of books, toys, videos and music all help create an atmosphere of fun and enjoyment which is so essential.
- Time it right - Try repeating the process every hour for 2 to 4 minutes. If you can do this close to times your child usually has a bowel movement or urination, such as just after a meal, even better.
- Be prepared - If you are traveling or away from home, bring a folding, plastic adapter ring that fits onto an adult toilet seat is useful. Extra tissue and wipes will be useful in bathrooms that are short on supplies.
- Give praise - give you child social praise for sitting on the potty patiently or for staying dry. If the potty routine is successful, consider some reward (e.g. special prize, book or foods) that are especially valued.
- Show your child how to clean up - demonstrate how to wash hands and dry hands on a towel.
Remember that training you child takes patience and perseverance. Staying on task and being consistent send an important message to your child. Above all, don't let your child feel forced. It's important to keep the whole experience fun and enjoyable for the best results.


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The saddest sign that Christmas is well and truly over is the empty Advocaat bottle. Yes, I know you can buy Advocaat all year round but, for me, it is THE seasonal drink. A snowball is such a wonderful thing – like drinking fizzy custard –that I rue the end of its season.
But what to do if you have some Advocaat left over? My suggestion is snowball jellies! This idea came to me one day, probably when I should have been thinking about something far more important, but hey, never look a gift horse in the mouth!
For the uninitiated, a snowball is a drink made up of Advocaat, lemonade with a twist of lime (7up or Sprite is perfect) and it is served in a long glass over ice. At least that's how Mr CC and I enjoy it. Make sure you stir it well because the Advocaat is much more viscous than the lemonade and it has a tendency to settle out leaving you with a thick layer of pure Advocaat in the bottom of your glass (oh, the horror!)
The trick with this jelly is to add the Sprite as late as possible then get it in the fridge as quickly as possible. Manage that and you have the strange sensation of fizzy jelly – a bizarre feeling on your tongue. But nice...and boozy!
8 gelatine leaves
250ml Advocaat
660ml i.e. 2 cans of 7up or Sprite – I used Sprite Zero
Place the gelatine leaves in a bowl of cold water to soften.
Pour the Advocaat into a saucepan, which is large enough to take all the Sprite.
Bring the Advocaat gently to the boil, then remove from the heat.
Squeeze all the water out of the gelatine leaves and whisk into the Advocaat. You will be able to see when all the gelatine has dissolved.
Leave the Advocaat to cool before adding the Sprite – this is to try and keep some fizz in the finished jelly.
Gently whisk in the Sprite and leave it for a couple of minutes for the froth to calm down.
Ladle the jelly into small bowls or ramekins (I got 6 out of mine) and place in the fridge straight away – again, this is to try and retain some fizz.
Leave to set for several hours or, preferably, overnight.
Serve straight from the fridge as required and top with some cream but this isn't necessary.
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Welcome to the world of the novel-in-blogress, BEYOND YOU & ME, by W. S. Cross. A journey of personal discovery about Cassie DiMarco, a 24 year-old Yale grad student's wife from Philadelphia. Based on a real journal recounting her adventures during the Sexual Revolution. To Yale, she's "nothing more than a secretary," yet this modern Cinderella awakens from her slumber to find happiness, thanks to the Women's Movement and her own remarkbable abilities.
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The Australian starting XV to play the British and Irish Lions on Saturday has been leaked 24 hours before Thursday's scheduled announcement.
It comes a month after a similar situation in which coaches of four of the Australian Super 15 franchises told newspapers of their picks, which were then collated into a Wallaby starting XV.
The leak confirms the suspicion that rugby league convert Israel Folau will make his debut, just five months after he made his first start for the New South Wales Waratahs against the Queesland Reds.
He has been playing full back for the Waratahs but will start on the right wing for the Wallabies. Rugby Union is Folau's third code after he represented Australia at Rugby League and Greater Western Sydney in the ARL.
Folau will be joined in the back three by fit-again winger Digby Iaone and Berrick Barnes.
Iaone had been a major doubt after undergoing surgery to clean up damaged cartilage in his knee car at the end of last month. Barnes will provide the direction from full-back as he fends off competition from the returning Kurtley Beale, who is expected to start on the bench.
Folau's ability to break the line and his big boot in his debut season have made him too tempting to ignore for coach Robbie Deans, who is said to have been impressed by his hard work and ability to listen on and off the field.
His partnership on the wing with Iaone has the potential to be devastating.
The inclusion of debutant Christian Lealiifano at inside centre ahead of the more conservative Pat McCabe suggests that Australia will look to fling the ball wide and at pace. The Brumbies man has been in great form this season and will join Adam Ashley-Cooper, who will win his 78th cap, in the centres.
James O'Connor's inclusion at fly-half confirms the Wallabies intent to run the ball and Lealiifano and Barnes' inclusions alleviate the pressure on his kicking game. O'Connor will be partnered at half-back by Will Genia. Genia's battle with Mike Phillips at scrum-half looks like being one of the series' great match-ups.
In the forwards, Brumbies captain Ben Mowen will make his debut on the blindside, in place of the injured Scott Higginbotham. Michael Hooper, so devastating on Australia's autumn tour of Europe, once again steps in for David Pocock on the openside. Wycliff Palu will start at No.8.
Kane Douglas will partner captain James Horwill in the second row. Douglas' inclusion ahead of Rob Simmons provides more weight at the scrum. Ben Alexander and Benn Robinson are named at prop, with Stephen Moore at hooker.
The leak is expected to be confirmed by the Australian Rugby Union tomorrow after the Wallabies trained in this formation during an open training session yesterday.
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24 Hour Fitness CEO Carl Liebert has added president to his title, one of several promotions the San Ramon, CA-based company announced today.
Since joining 24 Hour in 2006, Liebert has overseen operations of more than 400 clubs in the United States and Asia. Also during that time, the company has grown from 17,000 to 22,000 employees, and memberships have increased from 2.8 million to about 4 million, according to a company press release.
In other announcements, Jeff Boyer, who joined 24 Hour Fitness in 2008 as chief financial officer, has been named chief operating officer. Boyer will oversee U.S. field operations, fitness, marketing and business development. Boyer will serve a key role as the company aligns its corporate operations and initiatives with its field leadership team in hopes to drive growth and further expand profitability, according to the press release.
Patrick Flanagan is replacing Boyer as chief financial officer. Flanagan, who has more than 10 years of experience at 24 Hour, will oversee the accounting, treasury, tax, financial planning, strategy and internal audit functions for the company. Flanagan had served as the company's senior vice president of finance and treasurer.
The interim label has been taken off the title for Chief Marketing Officer Bill Quinn, who had taken over as interim CMO in April after the departure of Tony Wells. Quinn will be responsible for all brand management, communications, marketing, Internet/mobile and member services support.
Jim McPhail, chief development and merchandising officer, will continue to oversee the company's real estate and development strategy. McPhail, who has been with the company more than six years, has the added responsibilities of leading the company's retail and merchandising functions.
"My leadership team has greatly contributed to the growth and development of 24 Hour Fitness, helping our company maintain its competitive advantage through club expansion while elevating brand awareness in communities across the country," Liebert said in a statement. "I am proud to announce such well-deserved internal promotions and am fortunate to work with and lead such an exemplary group of leaders who understand how to deliver business results in a values-centered environment."
All of the promotions went into effect June 1.
The announcements come as the company's private-equity owner, Forstmann Little, faces a June 30 deadline regarding its sale. As The New York Times reported last year, Forstmann Little was contractually required to sell its three remaining assets—including 24 Hour Fitness—and return proceeds to its limited partners by the Saturday deadline. No information was provided by the company as to whether or not the deadline has been extended.
On Tuesday, 24 Hour announced its partnership with USA Basketball, which coincides with the company's sponsorship of the United States Olympic Team.
For eight consecutive years, 24 Hour has been No. 1 on Club Industry's Top 100 Clubs list. This year's list will be published in the July issue.


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Tottenham goalkeeper Hugo Lloris was pleased to finally make his first Premier League appearance after a slow start to life at the club.
Lloris' Spurs team-mate Brad Friedel saw his record run of 310 consecutive league outings end on Sunday when manager Andre Villas-Boas selected the Frenchman to start in goal against Aston Villa. Ahead of that 2-0 victory the keeper had made just two Europa League appearances for his new club. The 25-year-old has had to endure speculation over his role at White Hart Lane during his first few weeks there, with suggestions surfacing he will not necessarily displace Friedel as Villas-Boas' number one. But the shot-stopper says he has had no issues with his team-mates or manager since his arrival despite the doubts over his prospects in North London.
Lloris, who joined Spurs from Lyon on transfer deadline day, was glad to start his Premier League career with a clean sheet.
He told L'Equipe: "I am happy because we won. It was an important match because it was my first start in Premier League. "It has been quite a special month (but) not complicated. It was everything all around me that had a bad role (to play). "For me, everything with Brad Freidel, the goalkeeping coach and even the manager, has gone off smoothly."
Lloris believes joining so late in the transfer window has left him playing catch-up at White Hart Lane and expects to improve if he is given more games.
"When you sign at a club at the last minute, it is never that easy. I made the choice to come, so I have to take that on," he added. "Usually, you have a whole pre-season to get to know each other and play during friendlies. "I immediately joined the club during the season, and I still need some matches to find my pace again and get to my best level. "I was used to playing every three days at Lyon. To improve and be outstanding, you have to play match after match very often.
"During the last month, I only played three encounters. So you need to show a little more concentration. "You try to make up for it with more work during training-sessions. But the truth comes at the weekend."
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SOL Test Scoring & Performance Reports
Standards of Learning assessments in English reading, mathematics, science and history/social science are made up of 35-50 items or questions that measure content knowledge, scientific and mathematical processes, reasoning and critical thinking skills. English writing skills are measured with a two-part assessment that includes multiple-choice items and an essay.
Student performance is graded on a scale of 0-600 with 400 representing the minimum level of acceptable proficiency and 500 representing advanced proficiency. On English reading and mathematics tests, the Board of Education has defined three levels of student achievement: basic, proficient, and advanced, with basic describing progress towards proficiency.
Performance Level Descriptors
Performance level descriptors are available for SOL tests in reading, history and social science, mathematics and science. These descriptors convey the knowledge and skills associated with each performance (achievement) level.
The achievement levels for grades 3-8 reading and mathematics are: Pass/Advanced, Pass/Proficient, Fail/Basic and Fail/Below Basic.
The achievement levels for all science and history courses, as well as for End-of-Course (EOC) Reading, Algebra I and Geometry are: Pass/Advanced, Pass/Proficient, and Fail/Does Not Meet.
The achievement levels for EOC Algebra II are: Advanced/College Path, Pass/Proficient, and Fail/Does Not Meet.
- Performance level descriptors for each grade and course test.
SOL Reporting Resources
The following resources are recorded versions of professional development opportunities provided to division and school staff regarding the appropriate use of SOL score reports and assessment data:
- Fall 2014 Standards of Learning Score Reports for Non-Writing Tests (WMV) – a recording of a training presentation on the new Standards of Learning Score Reports available for Non-Writing tests starting in Fall 2014. The presentation includes an example and description of each report, as well as the location of the report in the secure, online assessment system.
- Using the Student Data Extract File to Guide Instructional Decision Making (MP4) – a recording of a training session focused on analyzing SOL student level assessment data to guide instructional decisions. Multiple examples and demonstrations are included using Microsoft Excel data filters, pivot tables, and graphing capabilities.
- Using Student Reports to Guide Remediation: The Student Performance by Question Report (MP4) – a recording of a training presentation about the SOL Student Performance by Question Report and how school staff can use the details in this report to guide remediation efforts.
WMV videos require the free Windows Media Player plug-in. MP4 videos require the free Apple QuickTime player plug-in.
Cut Scores
Minimum scores – also known as "cut" scores – for each proficiency level are set by the Board of Education based on the recommendations from committees of teachers and other educators following a widely used standard-setting procedure.
- SOL Cut Scores Established by the Board of Education-This is a Word document.
- Explanation for SOL Cut Scores-This is a Word document.
Separate cut scores for literacy and numeracy are set by the board on the grade-8 mathematics and reading assessments for students with disabilities seeking a Modified Standard Diploma.
- Modified Standard Diploma Cut Scores (PDF) – updated October 3, 2012
Student Growth Percentiles
A growth percentile expresses how much progress a student has made in either reading or mathematics relative to the progress of students whose achievement was similar on previous assessments. In fall 2011, VDOE will report growth percentiles for students who participate in SOL testing for reading and mathematics in grades 4-8 and Algebra I through grade 9. These student-level reports will be available to administrators and to teachers as authorized locally. More information about student growth percentiles.
Standard Error of Measurement
The standard error of measurement is a statistical phenomenon and is unrelated to the accuracy of scoring. All test results, including scores on tests designed by classroom teachers, are subject to the standard error of measurement.
See Alternate & Alternative Assessments for information about student reports for the VAAP, VGLA, VSEP and VMAST.


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However, I have a new runner-up. As I mentioned recently, I purchased copies of Torchlight II for my two boys, but the router kept crashing. Since the router worked for every other game we've played (and between the three of us, we have play a fair number of games), I was upset. I ensured the firmware was up-to-date and checked the settings, but the best I could do was get two players in a group for ten minutes before the router crashed. If I tried to join their game, it would crash instantly.
Since my boys really wanted to play together, and I was planning on playing with them once I finished my manuscript, I bought a replacement router--the same near top-of-the-line $180 router (an Apple Airport Extreme) I had previously. (Why the same brand? Because it had always worked flawlessly in the past and it had the nice feature where I could transfer settings effortlessly. Hindsight being what it is, I should have known I was making a mistake.) Well, that didn't fix the situation for my boys and they were unable to play the game over the Internet. I was empathetic, but also busy trying to finish revisions on my story, so I didn't have enough time to really dedicate myself to solving the problem.
So, this weekend rolls around and my manuscript is at the editor leaving me with far more time than I've had since August 1st when I buckled down to finish that novel. I have plenty of work to do around marketing and distribution for my book, but I wanted to take a little time off and play games with my kids. Determined to solve the networking issue without resorting to Tunngle, I pulled out old routers from the cabinet where all discarded and extra computer parts go, waiting for that glorious day that they can be reused. I don't think any of those spare parts ever get reused, but this was their chance. Pushing aside SIMM chips, I started with a 90s-style single-purpose 10/100mb switch, figuring that it would at least allow local play. By the time, I walked upstairs, I realized the flaw in my plan: Of the three computers only two actually had ethernet ports--the other one was wi-fi only.
Irritated, but not to be deterred, I dug further into my cabinet of discarded toys, only to come up with a cable bridge and two ethernet-only routers. I must have recycled or given away past wi-fi routers, or my wife has been slowly and clandestinely clearing out the cabinet like Tim Robbins.
Already $240+tax into the game (one router and three copies), I decided to buy a new router. So, I put another $180+ dollars down. The three of us played flawlessly for over an hour before the Major League Gaming Starcraft II matches sucked in my older son. Not that I mind. I love watching MLG.
I'm not sure if there is a moral to this $420+tax story. Maybe, don't buy the same router you already own if it didn't work the first time. Or maybe, put a lock on your computer-parts cabinet. However, now we should be able to get in some good, quality family time beating up monsters in Torchlight II. It was fun, even on the normal difficulty setting to just march around and slaughter hordes of monsters. With the blood splatters turned off, it reminded me of the original Diablo more than Diablo III.


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Granny Square Quilt - yes, this was the start of the modern
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Single Girl This modern pattern is very popular for a reason!.
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Swoon Another very popular pattern. This one is completely
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It was an exciting and fun-filled weekend at the 4th Annual Punta Sayulita Classic, presented by the Riviera Nayarit Tourism Board. The village of Sayulita was buzzing with excitement as some of the best surfers and standup paddlers from around the globe put on an incredible display of performance in some challenging surf conditions over the weekend.
The conditions provided plenty of fun for the surf contests, with Hawaii's Zane Schweitzer and Vanina Walsh taking the overall wins in SUP surfing. The SUP Elite Race was more than challenging, given the sizeable surf conditions the racers had to navigate, with Fernando Stalla and Fiona Wylder coming out victorious. In the Distance race, Ryan Helm was the first to cross the line with Fiona Wylder repeating wins on the ladies' side. Check out the full results and photo gallery:
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