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What do you guys think? I think its a bunch of bull..but who knows. Hopefully this doesn't effect his game!
Wow..Ex-Employee Sues Warriors, Monta Ellis
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Great right before the season opens.
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I hope it is not true, layers say they have pictures.... One can never tell. Could be from years ago. The whole part that sounds like crap is the accusation that the warriors let her go to cover up the story. that is not something I can see warriors management doing. Specially since CA is so protective of employees.
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Athletes have gone through plenty of scandals and have come out alright. Kobe to name one. Jordan was caught cheating on his wife. Greg Oden shot pictures of his schlong which no one talks about anymore. Ben Roethlesberger, Chipper Jones, Alex Rodriguez and even an announcer like Marv Albert. Will it hurt Monta's reputation? In the shortrun, yes. But the best thing to do is to air it out as soon as possible, get it out in the open and not let it drag on so the public doesn't have to keep wondering and talking about it.
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The big question is was it consensual? If he was fount around, that is not cool, but he can take that up with his wife. Who cares. If he was sexually harassing her, well that is a whole different story. To me it seems like she is trying to get money after she got fired. This is where the hiring of Rick Welts really comes into play. I don't think the guy who struggled with the decision to come out the closet is going to just try and sweep something under the rug like she is accusing. Hopefully the details will hash themselves out quickly and this won't be a lingering issue all year long.


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1995 Harley-Davidson Softail
With the amount of aftermarket parts available for Harleys, it's amazing what can be built using nonfactory pieces. For example, check out Allen Claug's '95 Softail. The only factory-type pieces are the engine and the transmission—and even those have been reworked considerably.
Starting with a 3-inch-stretch Pro-One Pro Street frame, Claug added a pair of modified 5-inch-stretch Pro-One tanks because he wanted to eliminate the space that normally exists between the tank and the forks on extended-frame bikes. Then Pro-One Narrow Glide forks were chromed and extended 2 inches and then slid onto the frame. Claug couldn't find bars he liked, so he built his own, equipped them with Ness controls and bolted 'em up with Ness triple trees.
The whole deal rolls on polished Pro-One wheels, 3.5 inches wide in the front and 5.5 inches wide in the rear, both covered with Metzeler tires. The front fender was lowered over the tire and extended 3 inches in the back, and the rear fender was widened, lowered a half inch and radiused to give the bike a smoothie look.
Probably the wildest piece on the whole bike is also the most subtle. The air cleaner housing was made by constructing a wooden scale version of the gas tank, then stainless-steel sheetmetal was formed over it with a five-ton press. On top of that, the wooden mold broke just after the matching coil-cover was pressed!
An 89-inch S&S twin was loaded with S&S pistons, connecting rods, flywheel, crank, carb and a Head Quarters cam. Then it was lit with a Dyna ignition and exhausted through unmuffled Ness pipes. The transmission case was smoothed and blueprinted, then painted black to match the engine.
To ensure a clean look, Mike Stocker ran all the wiring through the frame, and Scott Sullivan (yes, the guy that builds all those cool cars) drowned everything in Ice Blue Pearl. Tony Allison chromed all that was left, and Bob Thrash did the graphics to finish it all off. Claug made some changes to the bike during the winter and says it will be out and about for the Ohio summer, which is where a cool cruiser like this belongs.


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We tend to hear a lot about the importance of pushing to seek out sources of renewable energy, but how many people know what the biggest sources of this energy actually are — let alone what regions of the globe are working to incorporate them? For example, where do you think North America stands, relative to Europe and Asia, when it comes to generating electricity via renewable energy sources?
If you're looking for some perspective, check out the chart up top, published today by The Economist. According to the post:
Solar power saw the biggest leap in 2010, with the installed base jumping 70% compared with 2009 to 40 gigawatts. Wind power also grew strongly, adding 24% of generating capacity. Yet the biggest source of renewable electricity, hydropower, and the smallest, geothermal, both only added 3% to capacity. Finding usable sources of either is becoming increasingly hard or costly. The region that saw the biggest growth in renewable energy projects was power-hungry Asia. Investment in renewables also saw the biggest leap since 2007, with $243 billion spent, a 30% increase over 2009.


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FL72 Review: Andy Hinchcliffe reflects on Football League weekend
Every Monday night, the Sky Sports experts will review the weekend's Football League action on FL72. Here's Andy Hinchcliffe's take on big wins for Blackpool, QPR, Peterborough and Chesterfield.
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The effect that Tom Ince has on any side, certainly the Blackpool side, is enormous. But they are not a one-man team. Paul Ince has gone there and has built a genuine team spirit, which is what it is all about in the Championship. If any team is to be successful, you need that spirit. He has some good players there who want to play for him. I played with Paul Ince with England and he was driven as a player, and as a manager I think he wants to be successful. So he will do everything in his power and will ask that of his players as well. Blackpool are pretty similar to most teams in the Championship in that they will want to bring in creative players and strikers in the loan window. They have a pretty solid defensive base, which has not been the case in the last few years. Under Paul they have tightened up and have some exciting attacking players. If they add one or two more they have a real chance this season to finish in the top one or two, not just the play-offs.
QPR 1-0 Birmingham
All Harry Redknapp is bothered about is getting back to the Premier League. We saw it with Hull and Cardiff last season - you have to grind out results in the Championship. You have to be hard to beat and pinch a goal to win games. That is what QPR are doing. So even though the football is not that flamboyant, Harry will be very pleased with the start and how they have applied themselves in the Championship after coming down. Redknapp said that Birmingham were the best side in the first half, one of the best side they've faced, but it is about putting the ball in the net. It is all well and good having possession and creating chances but you need strikers to finish things off. If you are playing well consistently, you need the strikers there to win games. I think Birmingham will be fine once they get a win. I think then they will win back-to-back matches but it is about getting that first win.
Millwall 1-5 Derby
I know Millwall are really struggling but Derby lost 3-0 at home to Burnley in their last home game so for Derby to recover from that and play as well as they did away from home, Nigel Clough will be absolutely delighted. Not only did they score five goals but they played very well and completely dominated the game.
Bolton 0-1 Leeds
When Brian McDermott first went to Leeds he would have wanted to make them into a side that is difficult to beat and that is what he's done. In this Championship you go a long way if teams struggle to break you down. It is just whether you have the strikers at the other end to pinch games and it worked for them at Bolton. Dougie Freedman will probably say that he has not got the striking option that he needs. I am sure he will be saying that his team is playing well enough but they are not getting the rub of the green and losing games by the odd goal. That is true. But the expectations when Dougie went there were very, very high and they should be pushing for a play-off spot. Ok, it is early in the season and things can change, but you just wonder because they have a tough run of fixtures coming up and if things don't go so well Dougie will be worried.
Bristol City 0-3 Peterborough
Britt Assombalonga is looking like the signing of the division so far. He was unstoppable at the weekend: the goals he scored, the pace, the power. He held the ball up well and moved well for his first goal and he didn't even look at the goal when he struck it. But there is no goalkeeper in the world that could stop it. For the second goal he showed his pace and power, his intelligence to run away from defenders, know where the space is and then be composed with his finish. It is not just about power with him. It was an equally good goal as his first one. Peterborough are scoring goals for fun and confidence is high. They were relegated but nothing has really changed. They have not panicked. Darren Ferguson is still in charge and encouraging them to play great football and the goals they are scoring, and the way they are playing, is fantastic.
Chesterfield 2-0 AFC Wimbledon
Chesterfield's success so far this season is all about team spirit and having those key individuals that can change games for you. Gary Roberts has been in sensational form for Chesterfield. At this level it is about sticking together as a team and being hard to beat. But scoring the goals that Chesterfield are, and playing the football that they are, is terrific. The stylish way that they are playing is absolutely incredible and they have key individuals who can change the course of games. That is why they are flying high at the top of the table. The most important thing for a manager when they are winning is consistency of team selection. They have a relatively small squad. If the manager can pick 10 of his best starting XI each week, the team spirit builds, the players understand what each other is doing and they get stronger. That is happening at Chesterfield.
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As you will probably have noticed, I have not had much time to write for this blog in recent months. The reason for the silence is that I have been very busy working on my first ever book which, perhaps not unexpectedly, took far longer to write than I had anticipated. I was commissioned to write the book by The History Press. It is part of a new family history series, and I am contributing a volume on the subject of DNA testing and social networking for the family historian. I am very grateful to The History Press for giving me this opportunity and to Penny Law of Family History Monthly, who recommended me to the publishers on the strength of the articles I have contributed to the magazine. The book is due out on 1st October 2011, and is now listed on Amazon. The manuscript is now with the publishers. DNA and social networking have both been somewhat challenging subjects to write about, especially as there are so many new developments to keep up with. I will no doubt have to make changes when I eventually receive the proofs, and there will inevitably be some aspects of the book that will be out of date by the time it is published, though the general principles will still hold. I hope to have more news in due course.
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The day-to-day activities of the Cruwys/Cruse one-name study with occasional diversions into other topics of interest such as DNA testing and personal genomics
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My new book on DNA testing and social networking
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Great - looking forward to getting your book!
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Thanks Sandy. You already know how it all works!
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Model Maggie Rizer is mourning her beloved dog after it passed away during a cross-country flight.
The runway beauty's golden retriever Bea was found dead in the cargo hold when Rizer, her husband and son landed in San Francisco, California from New York on 3 September.
In a passionate post on her Bea Makes Three blog, Rizer alleges the two-year-old pooch was healthy and has blamed United Airlines employees for the dog's death.
She details how a staff member bluntly broke the sad news to her and wouldn't give her the dog's body, claiming it had already been taken to a veterinarian for a necropsy, an animal autopsy.
She writes, "Whatever thread of trust remained between us and United broke and we then insisted that she be returned to us for our own autopsy… Over the next two hours the supervisor's lie unravelled as it became clear that Bea was right behind a closed door the whole time and he had been discussing how to handle the potential liability with his boss who had left and sticking to the divert and stall tactic that they had been taught."
Meanwhile, a spokesperson for United has extended condolences to Rizer, but adds in a statement, "After careful review, we found there were no mechanical or operational issues with Bea's flight and also determined she was in a temperature-controlled environment for her entire journey. We would like to finalize the review but are unable until we receive a copy of the necropsy."
According to Rizer, her vet's necropsy showed Bea died of heatstroke but "exactly what happened" could not be determined.
Model Maggie Rizer is mourning her beloved dog after it passed away during a cross-country flight.


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New to the Board
February 05, 2009
Lewis & Clark's Board of Trustees has welcomed a new chair as well as four new faces. As the body responsible for the ongoing success of Lewis & Clark, the board is empowered to appoint the president and make major financial and planning decisions.
Ronald Ragen, new chair of the Board of Trustees, has been a lawyer with Davis Wright Tremaine since 1961. His areas of emphasis include international business, municipal finance, securities, real estate, and corporate law. In addition to a general corporate practice, he represents clients from throughout Asia, as well as West Coast–based businesses involved in transactions with Pacific Rim countries.
He succeeds Judith Johansen J.D. '83, who recently became president of Marylhurst University in Portland.
Patrick Markham B.S. '72 is president of Brooke Communications (which owns and operates radio stations), BCI Real Estate (a real estate investment and management company), and Fly Away Travel of Roseburg (which operates travel agencies). All are based in Roseburg.
Stephen Roth has founded several real estate investment companies around the globe, including KaiLong REI, Secured Capital Corporation, Secured Capital Japan, and STAM Europe.
Eric Parsons B.A. '70 is the chairman, president, and chief executive officer of StanCorp Financial Group in Portland. He is married to Janet Parsons B.S. '73.
Ex-Officio Member
Richard Maizels J.D. '66 is the new president of the law school's alumni association. He offers arbitration and mediation services through his Portland-based office.
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Australia Accommodation Gold Coast
There are two sides to the Gold Coast. On one hand, you get all-night parties, hot bodies and high energy entertainment; on the other, you have a number of family-friendly activities and three of Australia's largest theme parks. The holiday hotspot's largest city, Surfers Paradise, is Australia's Miami, where travellers can rent high rise condos that meet the shoreline, watch surf competitions draw international crowds and get some retail therapy at high street to high end outlets. The Gold Coast, only 80km from Brisbane, is highly appealing to schoolies who descend upon Surfers in flocks, but if you avoid the end of term, you won't have to fight the crowds of 18-year-olds and can enjoy some (relative) peace and quiet.
Beach and Surf
With a name like Surfers Paradise, it isn't hard to imagine that much of Gold Coast life revolves around riding the waves. You can see surfers in wetsuits run into the water and jump on boards all throughout the year. With several surf schools lining the beach, it is quite easy for beginners to pick up the sport while they visit. You could even take lessons by world surf champion Cheyne Horan who set up his own surf academy in Surfers Paradise. If you prefer to sit back and watch, the Gold Coast hosts two international surfing competitions each year: the Roxy and Quicksilver Professional Championships.
Maybe surfing isn't your thing but you still want to get in the warm waters. The Beach at Surfers Paradise is a prime spot for people watching and going for a swim. Across the street, you'll find plenty of malls and casual restaurants where you can sit down and take a break when necessary. If you'd like to escape the hustle and bustle of Surfers, the quieter, upscale community of Broadbeach is only 4km away. For some extra exercise, you can walk along the beach the whole way.
Food and Drink
A plethora of dining options are available on the Gold Coast, from popular restaurant chains to small, family-run cafes. Surfers' open air mall across from the beach has several affordable eateries providing 180 degree water views. Otherwise, head to Broadbeach for quaint cafes. When it comes to drinking, there is a bar or club for every type of partier. The Gold Coast Casino straddles both food and drinks, while each club in town has its niche clientele. There are nightclubs that have been around for 30 years and who truly are Gold Coast establishments, like Cocktails and Dreams, clubs with a Vegas-inspired theme like Sin City and ever-changing "it" venues where people go to see and be seen.
Shopping on the Gold Coast
On the Gold Coast, you can shop for anything from surf wear to street wear. Cavill Mall in Surfers Paradise, set opposite the Esplanade, is an outdoor shopping centre with surf-inspired fashion boutiques and national retailers displaying the latest trends. For more upmarket shopping, head to the towns of Main Beach or Broad Beach. Main Beach is home to the Marina Mirage shopping complex, where you can visit over 80 designer boutiques and dine right by the ocean at award winning restaurants. The scene is much the same along Broadbeach's Oracle Boulevard.
Gold Coast for Families
The Gold Coast is famous for fun, as goes the slogan, and that includes family fun. While on the Gold Coast with the kids, be sure to spend an afternoon at Ripley's Believe it or not at Cavill Mall. This funky museum features everything strange and unusual and is appropriate for kids of all ages. Meanwhile, wildlife enthusiasts can go on whale watching cruises that depart from Surfers. Whale watching season runs from July to November each year.
Finally, thrill seekers can spend their days exploring the Gold Coast's theme parks which include Sea World for water-based activities, Warner Bros Movie World for a glimpse into your favourite films and Dream World, home to the Big 6 Thrill Rides. Not for the fainthearted, you can freefall from a 38-story structure or be spun around at 75km per hour. Travellers looking to visit more than one theme park can choose from several pass options to stretch their dollar.
Visiting the Gold Coast
Benefiting from warm weather even in the heart of winter, the Gold Coast welcomes visitors year-round as there is no cold season to stop activities. However, this part of Queensland can be affected by cyclones from November to April, so adhere to weather warnings before you travel. Getting to the Gold Coast is straightforward, by plane, car or train. Coolangatta Airport is only 28km from Surfers Paradise, whereas a train with direct service to the Gold Coast stops in the hinterland; from there a bus will take you to the oceanfront.


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Apparently farmers are being told conflicting things about tractor tire pressure. After reading our recent story about tractor tire pressure, readers called in to say their tire salesmen had warned not to decrease pressure or the tire warranty would be void. Of particular concern was advice in our story that recommended tires could be deflated to as low as 6 psi.
We checked with Firestone. Here's what Jay Wheeler, an ag tire engineer at the company, had to tell us.
"We do show inflation pressures as low as 6 psi for radials in our application books but nothing lower than that. The main thing to remember is that the load carrying capacity of the tire is greatly reduced with the lower pressures. If the weight is reduced to the proper level then there should not be a problem. But, if the weight can't be reduced enough it may take duals (or triples) to get the loading right.
Obviously the loads do change with mounted implements or spray tanks attached. When low pressures are used on an overloaded tire it causes excessive flexing in the sidewall that could lead to premature failure. Then there is the possibly of doing damage to the tire (or rim) if a sharp object (rock or other) were hit with an under inflated and overloaded tire. We preach that the optimum footprint is achieved when air pressure is matched to load and that inflation pressure can be changed to match load accordingly. The trick is to know the load first and adjust pressure to match.
As with any product, most warranties are not set up to cover factors beyond the manufacturer's control."


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A Champion is very versatile.
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The thinking machine: Experiments in deep learning
The MNIST database is a public data set containing thousands of handwritten images of digits. It's used as a classic problem in machine learning research that shows how complex it can be to process and decode images.
Learn more about how this data set, filled with thousands of handwritten zeros, ones, twos and other single-digit numbers can be used to further research into deep learning. And discover what one data scientist learned when he applied deep learning to the data.


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A political maxim. If you have not seen these before, you do need to visit despair.com.
11 October 2008
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I love despair.com.ReplyDelete
The sad thing is that we tend to give up on decreasing corruption too easily. We seem to be quick to jump at any possibility to participate in the corruption.
Jackson's Spoils System has been continued by other means. We have an expectation that politicians will bring money to their district regardless of the merit of the boondoggle. We act as if it isn't already the money of the tax payers. As if we should not demand responsible use of tax money. That we're just stealing from the government, so how can it really be stealing.
It is as if a mugger were to give back a small percentage of the money he stole, in exchange for a promise that we will not call the police. Why do we comply?
Little is done for substantial tort reform, because what if that were me on the receiving end of a frivolous law suit? nobody really wants to be on the plaintiff end of serious malpractice. The tort lawyers claim that they are protecting patients, while they agree to confidentiality agreements that help to ensure that these mistreatments do not change.
People seem to put up with the corruption, because of the faulty logic that some of the corruption will favor them.


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The Lady Bisons have lost four straight games, all against Atlantic Sun teams from Florida. The Lady Bisons haven't had much luck with teams from Florida, losing 58-46 Thursday night at North Florida, 78-53 to Stetson Monday night at Allen Arena and 62-51 Jan. 29 against Florida Gulf Coast.
It was the second time this season that Bronson had scored in double figures. She finished with 11 at Austin Peay Dec. 8.
The 18 points marked Bronson's highest point total in an A-Sun game in her career. Her career high of 20 points was set during the 2007-2008 season against Fisk Nov. 13. She also had 19 points last season in a game with Winston-Salem State in the Morehead State Classic Nov. 20.
The Lady Bisons led 29-28 with 2:07 left in the first half. They trailed 32-30 at intermission.
In the second half the Lady Bisons started strong. They led 38-37 with 17:12 left to play on a layup by Bronson. But Jacksonville went on a 10-2 run and led 47-40 with 11:39 left to play.
The Lady Bisons pulled to within three points of Jacksonville, 47-44, with 9:30 remaining on a pair of free throws by Morgan Faulkner, but would not get that close again.
Also in double figures for the Lady Bisons were forward Hannah Phillips with 12 points and guard Jenna Bartsokas with 10.
Jacksonville also placed three players in double figures led by a game-high 20 points from guard giGi Thomas. Forward Taneskei Richardson added 12 and Crystal Bell finished with 11.
The difference in the game was Jacksonville's success at the free throw line, hitting 20-of-23 shots.
The Lady Bisons are 8-16 overall, 5-10 in the A-Sun. Jacksonville is 11-11, 6-7 in the conference. The Lady Bisons beat Jacksonville 74-69 at Allen Arena Jan. 8.
The Lady Bisons have time to refocus for the rest of the season as they compete for seeding in the A-Sun Tournament. Their next game is not until Feb. 14 at Campbell.


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Tech Mahindra Customer Story
Leading low cost Asian airline streamlines document management across multiple countries with Alfresco
- Enabled secure document sharing and collaboration across eight departments in three countries
- Automated content-centric workflow for critical business processes and reduced the need for paper documentation
- Created immediate user adoption and better team collaboration
- Provided a centralized and secured storage of content
Asia's largest low-fare airline, wanted to digitize its existing paper documents and make them available to employees electronically in order to improve workflow processes. The company wanted to reduce manual paperwork and set up document sharing across eight departments in three countries. The goal was to streamline processes, integrate with other business systems and enable quick decision making by managers.
For example, this customer receives hundreds of paper invoices per day and needed a system that could electronically capture and store invoices as well as integrate them into automated workflows for improved processing. Having one centralized repository would make it easy to share and manage documents such as invoices across departments instead of using email or paper files.
For this project, this customer's IT team evaluated document management systems based on their key requirements which included:
- Capability to create a robust workflow for document approval
- Be built off of open, standards-based architecture for easy integration with legacy systems
- Integrate with its existing Kofax software for document capture
- Become a centralized secure repository that could be used across multiple countries
After evaluating solutions from Oracle, IBM and Alfresco, the customer selected Alfresco as it was the most scalable and cost effective solution and could be easily customized to meet the airline's needs. From the beginning, the company was impressed with the user friendliness of the Alfresco Platform allowing employees to connect to the document repository from their existing Windows environment. With Alfresco, users did not need to learn new publication methods making it an easy transition.
For the implementation, the customer turned to Alfresco's Global Partner, Tech Mahindra to set up the system and integrate it with Kofax for the capture and ingestion of content. The implementation, customization and integration was done is phases over 18 months. The system needed to be configured and customized to support single sign-on for its offices in multiple countries. A centralized repository was created for the multiple countries that ensure secure document access based on permission levels.
Once the new system was in place, Tech Mahindra mapped workflows for the creation, review and approval of documents. A customized user interface was created with the company's logo allowing employees to see what documents needed their review or approval.
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Last night we had a Key Reversal in the both the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ. If one is to believe in classical technical analysis and its followers that is a sign of exhaustion and means that we should go further down. But be aware! According to quantifiable analysis of similar patterns we have NEVER seen a major top forming this way. Statistical analysis shows that we are going to have new highs and that will be the way we will primarily bet until new evidence emerge.
Some people cannot believe it — The S&P 500 and the NASDAQ 100 has made a new four-year high under what seems the be a financial Armageddon if one was to listen to the financial press. Readers here should not be surprised though. Let's see what the last follow-up said and what to expect next.
From the last follow-up in the 23rd of April:
What can we expect next?
Most statistical signals are indicating that the market will be higher in the coming months. The risk-averse person should be out of the market while the speculative person should be buying on short-term oversold conditions and selling on overbought conditions.
What we should look for before expecting a longer change of the trend is that sentiment gets increasingly bullish while hitting new highs or that it gets stubbornly bullish while making the next correction down.
The market had a fair share of zig-zag movement and to buy the oversold conditions and sell on the overbought conditions would have been highly lucrative. So let's make a new probability forecast:
What can we expect next?
We still have a few long and intermediate term indications of a higher market. We also just received some indications of some warning signs. According to the Hulbert Financial Digest, newsletters that are focused on the NASDAQ Composite index are now recommending a 60% net long position. It may not sound that extremely bullish but that's in the top 11% of readings since 2000, and is up from a recommended net long of 18% just two weeks ago. Fundamentals can be regarded as either bearish (Q-ratio, P/E10) or bullish (P/E in a none recession environment) and that is why we don't look at them to take decisions. At the moment we only go long on oversold conditions and sell on overbought conditions until a longer term scenario is set out by the market's price action.
Good luck and please feel free to post questions or comments in the comment field of this post.
Most first-time investors and gamblers seem to focus on high beta stocks or markets, such as oil prospecting companies or the Russian stock market. In the article in the link below there is an explanation why there may be a negative downside to this besides just higher volatility.
[…] People who bet on horse races bet on the long-shot horses more than would be justified by the actual odds of winning (and conversely bet less than they should on the favorite horses). The story generally goes like this: Horse-racing bettors have difficulty evaluating small differences in outcome probabilities, for example the difference between a 1-in-50 odds horse and a 1-in-100 odds horse. That's a 2% probability of winning versus a 1% probability of winning. This results in a large proportion of bettors placing too high of a bet on the longer odds because the potential winnings appear larger in that case.
The logic behind this behavior is most likely applicable to other markets of uncertainty such as the stock market.
Many think that they can easily understand human behavior and financial markets by reading financial press and use common sense. But when an outcome is based on complex factors such as human behavior, than outcomes can be counter-intuitive.
For instance, how would you like to bet on the Euro compared to the US Dollar? Most people would find that to be a really bad idea. However, we have had two years of horrendous news from Europe, and the Euro still gained (sic!) from $1,23 to $1,25 during this period. Who would have thought?
Another example of how complex human behavior is, or perhaps very simple and narrow-minded in some way, can be found in this graph from the betting firm Intrade. Below you can see the very close correlation between the S&P500 and how likely it is that Obama gets reelected. So it seems that reforms, tax-breaks, and competing candidates seems to matter very little compared to how the stock market performs.
Lesson to be learned, don't think common sense as applicable to the financial markets, and with common sense I mean readily available information. The greatest brains in the world are setting the prices and they are not easily fooled. You rather have to think three steps ahead rather than one or two steps ahead.
In my search to provide you with more evidence that stock investments are bad placement for most investors/traders, I found an article about the e-book "Monkey With a Pin." It's free so go ahead and read it.
According to the book there is a 6% annual cost for the average stock investor trying to make money. Compare that to the long-term gains in the average stock market which is around 5 percent.
From the article about the book on the Sci-Fi blog:
Comley starts with the fairly undisputed fact that 85% of fund managers fail to beat the market each year.
Most stockmarket growth in the last century was generated not by capital returns – which were more or less flat, adjusted for inflation – but from reinvesting dividends.
Looking at the average investor's return, which is biased by our overoptimistic need to buy high and sell low, Comley's estimate comes in at between minus one or two percent. That is, investor "skill" generally reduces returns by one or two percent. […] Roughly fund investors appear to lose 2.2% a year, stock investors about 1.3% per year. Those costs add up as well: they depend critically on your investment size, and the bid-offer spreads, but the Dalbar figure is roughly 3.8%.
The book also tried to give some answers to way people are so willing to keep investing in the stock market.
People do not want to put their capital in money market accounts since they are almost certain to give a negative yield when adjusted for inflation. However, as the article says:
Losing small amounts of money to inflation is far, far better than losing large amounts investing in overhyped stocks. The odds are against the investor, but loss aversion dictates that people will often prefer to take the gamble of a possible large loss, but a possible large gain, over a certain loss.
That is called the loss aversion bias, which is well documented in psychology.
Another fact is that people's memories are anchored to the huge stock market gains of the 90's and they still live on the hope to re-live that time once again.
Source: The Sci-Fi Blog
In my previous stock market analysis I thought the market would make a down turn before reaching multi-year highs and then make a false break up before a big downward trend.
What happened was, as you can see in the chart below, that the S&P500 index only made a minor move down (A), before it broke up (B) and giving a false buy signal so that people would buy, then continue down (C) tricking people it was a false buy signal so that they would sell. After shaking of some weak hands of their positions the years strongest rally started (D), which was followed by the years biggest correction (E) which again landed below the previous multi-year high.
The S&P 500 was trading at 1357 at the previous analysis, while todays futures indicate and opening at 1361 (+0,29% change) in over two months time. So although a lot has happened in volatility, nothing much has shifted when it comes to valuation.
So what can be learned from this? Well, we still see that the market trying to make the most amount of people to become losers. We also see that contrarian sentiment has been reliable. It showed us the bottoms at (C) and (E), when people quickly panicked and started talking about a bigger correction down. It also showed us that the tops at (B) and (D) were not likely to give stronger long-term trend changes since people had become skeptic about the market trend.
That is obviously the reason why the market did not continue down but instead made new multi-year highs.
What can we expect next?
Most statistical signals are indicating that the market will be higher in the coming months. The risk-averse person should be out of the market while the speculative person should be buying on short-term oversold conditions and selling on overbought conditions.
What we should look for before expecting a longer change of the trend is that sentiment gets increasingly bullish while hitting new highs or that it gets stubbornly bullish while making the next correction down.
Warren Buffett, the world's most famous and richest investor, wrote the following in his annual letter to his stockholder:
"Today the world's gold stock is about 170,000 metric tons. If all of this gold were melded together, it would form a cube of about 68 feet per side. (Picture it fitting comfortably within a baseball infield.) At $1,750 per ounce — gold's price as I write this — its value would be about $9.6 trillion. Call this cube pile A.
"Let's now create a pile B costing an equal amount. For that, we could buy all U.S. cropland (400 million acres with output of about $200 billion annually), plus 16 Exxon Mobils (the world's most profitable company, one earning more than $40 billion annually). After these purchases, we would have about $1 trillion left over for walking-around money (no sense feeling strapped after this buying binge). Can you imagine an investor with $9.6 trillion selecting pile A over pile B?"
Steve Beck's has some interesting points in his answer to this in an article at Marketwatch.com.
"To explore this question, simply exchange gold for cash in this comparison. Would it be wise to own a huge $9.6 trillion pile of cash over $9.6 trillion in diversified corporate value? The answer is the same, no. The wise investor would select the diversification and compounding of corporate productivity every time. What can cash do for you other than sit there, produce nothing and deflate at an historic rate of approximately 3% a year.
Should you then draw a conclusion that cash does not belong in your portfolio? Obviously not. Even Buffett himself would acknowledge that cash, stocks and bonds are fundamental building blocks of a portfolio. Cash is useful on several levels including liquidity, security, fixed value, and simplicity, to name a few. Therefore, although you may not want your entire portfolio to consist of one asset class, you may in fact want some of that asset class represented in a globally diversified account."
Read the whole story here: http://www.marketwatch.com/story/buffett-rebuffs-gold-but-inflation-says-buy-2012-02-29
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It is said be many, and I agree, that the stock market is rigged so that as many people as possible will be wrong as often as possible. This contrarian thinking is also backed by many studies which show that strategies that work are counter-intuitive.
So far it worked well for me trying to figure out the route of the market since I got active analyzing the market again last fall.
Let us take a look at my favorite scenario that I think will fool most people getting in the stock market at the worst time.
The facts are as follows:
- Since last fall we have had many difficulties all over the world
- The stock market has risen a lot
- Most people have been afraid of getting in the market
- Most ways of measuring the trend is pointing up, which is what many people like to see before entering the market
- The last movement up has been almost without any big draw-downs.
So most people now are noticing that the trend is up, they also read all the positive things happening in the economy (the bad things aren't shown so much in media when the stock market is going up). So now people are looking at a time to enter the market. Every big draw-down now will likely attract a lot of money.
When the market finally enters a multi year high, just 2% up from where we are now, then they will throw their last dollars in desperation not trying to miss the rally. They do not even realize that they just missed a 25% move from the bottom. When that happens I think we reached a new multi-year high, maybe for many years to come.
This is just an ideal scenario that I would like to see. Of course there could be other similar scenarios or I could be totally wrong, but this would fit my expectation of the psychology and knowledge of the market.
Also note that I will short the market at a time when most of the traditional type of technical analysis would scream buy.
At this time I would recommend everyone to get out of all high risk assets such as stocks as we are reaching a multi-month high.
There are too many factors to mention but I will add two charts from the blog of SentimenTrader below.
What I would preferably see is that we get a new multi-year high which means above last summers high. We are very close to that now, only a few percent below. Then most people will reason that a new bull era has begun. That will be the mistake of the century. But at this time, at least get out of every high-risk asset and, and start taking small negative positions.
The market is now driven by enormous amounts of liquidity provided by central banks all over the world, and that is a strong force, but valuations driven by politicians rather than by value will be very vulnerable when reality takes its course.
Charts from SentimenTrader.com/blog. If you are interested in contrarian analysis and market sentiment I highly recommend the subscriber service at SentimenTrader.com.


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Main Forum => Adventure Anywhere => Topic started by: Simple Song on May 27, 2009, 09:49:44 am
Dinghy / Toad
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Simple Song
May 27, 2009, 09:49:44 am
:help Would like to hear from other Phoenix Cruiser owners on what dinghy / toad they use and tow bar / breaking system. We have a 2001 Honda Odyssey van that can be towed four down but wonder if the complications and expense could be partially avoided by purchasing a dolly. Our other consideration is to purchase a Honda Fit which at 2500 lbs would be much easier to tow four down.
Open to all suggestions. tymote
Re: Dinghy / Toad
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Ron Dittmer
May 28, 2009, 04:21:30 pm
We tow a light weight 2100 pound Toyota MR2 Spyder, the little red 2-seat convertible, using a Roadmaster tow bar & Falcon-II hitch kit. Cost of parts was under $1000. I installed the tow bar and did the wiring myself.
Because it is so close to the 2000 pound limit for not requiring secondary braking, we are getting by just fine. It helps not to add more weight into the tow vehicle to store stuff, and the car has a very low center of gravity, making it a very friendly tow vehicle. We don't know it's back there when towing it. Without secondary braking, we can unhook and be on our way in 45 seconds. Hooking up takes under 3 minutes, making it possible to be done right there on the camp ground roadway. Pull-through and even in some back-in camp sites, I drive the car around to the back of the RV and hook it up on-site while my wife is doing other camp tear-down activities.
A tow dolly has it's inconveniences from that 3rd bulky thing to park on your campsite, to the double-work of hitching up the tow dolly to the RV, then driving and securing the tow vehicle to the dolly. You generally can't do it on-site either. You have to drive both vehicles to an area where there is room to "Do The Process". Also consider you need to store the tow dolly at home when your vacation is over.
I think it depends on your type of RVing. If you like to tour the country on the run like we do, we unhook and re-hook the car every couple days during a 3 week trip. The tow dolly would be a pain for that. If you go to one place and setup to stay the duration of a vacation, then a tow dolly is good as you only mess with it 4 times. Twice at home, and twice at your destination. One positive thing to consider with a tow dolly. It takes care of your secondary braking as it has that built-in. A tow dolly also offers a solution for most people who want to use their front wheel everyday home use vehicle.
Re: Dinghy / Toad
Post by:
Simple Song
June 08, 2009, 04:53:33 pm
Well - we traded the Odyssey van for a new Honda CRV not the Fit as originally stated. Planning on a Blue OX Aladdin tow bar and CRV base plate. Would really like to hear some "brake opinions." Can't make up my mind on Brake Buddy Vantage or Unified Tow Brake. THe BBV seems "simple" to install and use.
Re: Dinghy / Toad
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June 27, 2009, 09:21:18 pm
I'm towing a Jeep Wrangler, 3000+ lbs, using an old blue ox hitch and a brake buddy behind a 2005 2550 on an E350 chassis. Goes Great.
Re: Dinghy / Toad
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June 28, 2009, 10:46:48 pm
for mapper098
We, too,have a '05 2550 but have not as yet towed.. When u are towing, what is your average gas milage.. Without a tow, we were getting 10.88 on the trip out to the rally from Houston and back..
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Re: Dinghy / Toad
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September 09, 2009, 08:45:50 am
We have owned two prior vehicle used as dinghies. Coming from a Class A, this time we wanted something that could also be used as storage for larger items. And a requirement was a vehicle with an automatic transmission that could be flat towed without modifications. We decided on the Chevy HHR, and it was a great decision.
It tows great; plenty of room for our small Weber grill, Brake Buddy and lots more especially with one or both of the rear seats folded down when necessary; sits upright like an SUV (and like the Phoenix); and we love the styling. Also, at home, my wife will always choose to drive the HHR rather than our Buick smaller and fun to drive. The only addition was the base plate and wiring. We use the Blue Ox tow bar from our previous dinghy. We would highly recommend the HHR (Heritage High Roof) as a dinghy.
Re: Dinghy / Toad
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September 09, 2009, 01:09:59 pm
I tow a Suzuki Grand Vitara, 4X4, four down with a Roadmaster 9700 brake, Falcon 5250 tow bar (MH mounted). The GV has a neutral in the transfer case allowing the 4 down tow.
I would buy the Roadmaster products again.
Did the wiring and baseplates my self in two days and saved about $800-1000, over dealer install (their best guess). The car has less than 600 miles on it when I pulled the front end off to install the baseplates - the shrieks from my better half are still poignant.
I set the brake on light and so far that is adequate. I have a charge line feedback problem on the PC 2700 that I believe is caused by a relay latching on the MH. I have solved it temporarily by using a fuse as a plug and unplugging the car when stopped for any length of time. A diode block will probably work as a permanent solution - just have not gotten around to it. Just completed a 2000+ mile trip and everything worked well except the feedback.
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What Would Broadband Competition Look Like?
from the what-if-Net-Neutrality-were-a-foreign-concept dept
The Reverse MVNO
There has been a big trend towards MVNO carriers in the mobile space - that is, carriers who are Mobile Virtual Network Operators, and don't actually operate their own cellular towers, spectrum, and network. These MVNOs outsource that part of the business to the big cellular operators as wholesale buyers, and focus on the marketing, the handsets, the retail, the billing, and the services. But in telecom these days, it's highly desirable to offer bundles of services, mixing fixed, mobile, Internet and TV packages to drive up total revenue and customer loyalty. Thus, it's interesting to note the start of a new trend, the FVNO, where the F is for Fixed. In the UK, O2 mobile has decided to expand their business into the fixed telecom sector, and is doing so by reselling the infrastructure of BT (British Telecom) under their own brand.
On Broadband Competition
Aside from the quirk of building MVNOs backwards, the shift is notable for readers here in the US, because it is illustrative of the kind of competition that can result when incumbent players are required to wholesale their fixed assets. O2, now owned by Spain's Telefonica, was a wireless-only company, but already offers fixed broadband to enterprise customers using BT's all-IP "21st Century Network". This move is indicative of a market where new entrants are free to launch, consumers have a wider range of choices, DSL speeds are faster, and yes, prices end up lower. So how exactly is that telco-cable duopoly working out for us in the US?
American readers not yet upset with the state of broadband in the US should feel free to click any of the links in the preceding paragraph to see the effect that competition has on a market. It makes all the players better, and offers huge benefits to consumers. The USA had exactly the same kind of competition codified into the Telecommunication Act of 1996. The act required incumbents to share their last mile through a regulation called UNE-P. UNE-P had some early effects: You may remember DSL upstarts that sprang onto the market like Speakeasy or Covad. But our UNE-P lacked teeth, and the incumbents were able to charge much higher wholesale prices than in Europe, where competition picked up steam. So by 2005, instead of re-enforcing UNE-P in the Telecom Reform Bill, your Congress killed it completely. In this article, Masnick talks about how it mattered little, because the wholesale price was sabotaging the effort anyway.
On Net Neutrality
So now here we are in the US in 2010, still debating Network Neutrality. Does it look like "Net Neutrality" regulation is necessary in the UK? Heck no. Competition has completely obviated the need for Brits to regulate. Regulation is only necessary when monopoly powers are in effect, and the free market can't push Supply to offer what is in Demand. And what of the doomsday outcomes incumbents predict if they are forced to share assets? Did BT fall apart? Go bankrupt? Stop investing in any new infrastructure (as lobbyists say is the obvious outcome.) No! They became global leaders in rebuilding, investing, modernizing infrastructure, and launched the all-IP 21Century Network! BT became very good at wholesale as well as retail. Competition made every UK stakeholder better. So why don't we Americans forget Net Neutrality: Let's focus on bringing competition back to the US market. Our duopoly experiment has failed (surprise, surprise), the European examples are crystal clear. This debate is no longer theoretical.
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I wish I'd thought of it sooner! I'm also quite surprised by how much darker it looks after the markering - I mean, it should be pretty damn obvious since I'm covering 60% of the nail in black, but the contrast between the original and the final is pretty striking to me. Silly irrational human brain!
(You may have noticed that I used the same colours as I did for this gradient Movember mani, because I am clearly somewhat lacking in imagination and if the colours are from the same collection, that's my gradient choices done. But seriously, that Bio Sculpture collection has the prettiest matching gelato colours. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.)
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Following a weekend in which the country experienced some of its worst smog on record, the Ministry of Environmental Protection pledged Monday to reduce vehicle emissions, the source of about a quarter of China's air pollution.
The regulator did not explain how it would implement the curbs, but experts have long noted that a major barrier to bluer skies is not necessarily cars, but cleaner fuel.


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Alabama's governor says he will sign tougher abortion clinic regulations if the state Senate approves them.
Gov. Robert Bentley spoke Tuesday at a rally organized by abortion opponents in Montgomery. Lt. Gov. Kay Ivey and House Speaker Mike Hubbard also attended the rally.
The clinic regulatory bill has passed the House and is scheduled for a vote Wednesday in the Senate Health Committee. Committee Chairman Greg Reed says he expects the committee to approve the bill and send it to the Senate.
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Thursday, May 6, 2010
Nine Postulates of U.S. Culture
Here are nine of Hsu's Postulates of Basic American Values:
1. An individual's most important concern is self-interest: self- expression, self-improvement, self-gratification, and independence. This takes precedence over all group interests.
2. The privacy of the individual is the individual's inalienable right. Intrusion into it by others is permitted only by invitation.
3. Because the government exists for the benefit of the individual and not vice-versa, all forms of authority, including government, are suspect. But the government and its symbols should be respected. Patriotism is good.
4. An individual's success in life depends upon acceptance among his or her peers.
5. An individual should believe in or acknowledge God and should belong to an organized church or other religious institution. Religion is good. Any religion is better than no religion.
6. Men and women are equal.
7. All human beings are equal.
8. Progress is good and inevitable. An individual must improve himself or herself (minimize efforts and maximize returns); the government must be more efficient to tackle new problems; institutions such as churches must modernize to make themselves more attractive.
9. Being American is synonymous with being progressive, and America is the utmost symbol of progress.
How much of Hsu's selection of U.S. cultural items was provoked by the particular way the items contrasted to the Chinese norm that Hsu expected to find in the United States? We must remember when reading this list that it reflects the observations and study of an anthropologist who was bought up in another culture.
My question to you is how do these postulates measure up to what Americans are in 2010? Please comment.
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- LiteracyCenter.Net said...
This is wonderful . I am most drawn to these powerful messages of self-reliance and equality. These are the basic tenants of a good education.
- May 7, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Walton said...
These are great and I think they are definitely written from an outside point of view, which is useful for students who plan to come and study in the US. I would qualify #3, we love our country but we are suspicious of our government. And the two are separate. My students often find it hard to understand how that works, that I used to say, "I don't like George Bush and I disagree with him, but if the White House called and asked me to serve the President, I would go in an instant."
I would also qualify #4. From the point of view of Kazakhstani, for example, it is amazing how little we think about what our peers or our family or other people think about us.
Really great talking points!
- May 17, 2010 at 1:27 AM


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content of the Report, as well as the results of the Networked Readiness
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Creating an estate plan does not necessarily require a substantial commitment of time or money. Most often, an estate plan can be constructed by following these six simple steps:
An inventory of your assets and liabilities is necessary for various elements of your estate plan, including tax minimization and Will planning.
Assets that you should list in your inventory include:
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In your inventory you should also document where the following items are located:
When developing your estate plan, you should consider both personal and financial objectives that you wish to achieve with your plan. While objectives vary between individuals, below are some of the core questions you should answer:
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Your action plan will result from the issues identified in your estate evaluation conducted in Step 3. The fundamental component of your action plan will likely be creating a Will or, if you currently have a Will, at least a review of the document. A significant number of potential issues can be easily resolved through a well-constructed Will. For example, tax planning opportunities such as the use of testamentary trusts and special provisions for beneficiaries can be addressed.
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Jay and Silent Bob are back! Kevin Smith and Jason Mewes are hitting the road with their new animated film, JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE - which blazes across America in a series of one-night-only shows starting April 20, 2013 in Atlanta at the Center Stage Theater. The legendary best buds from Jersey are back to dispense weed and wisdom in cartoon form and audiences will have the opportunity to watch the new movie and stick around for a rip-roaring Q&A afterwards. Tickets go on sale Friday, March 1, 2013 at http://seesmod.com/groovymovie.
Produced by Mewes and directed by first-time filmmaker Steve Stark, JAY & SILENT BOB'S SUPER GROOVY CARTOON MOVIE features the voice talents of Mewes, Eliza Dushku, Tara Strong, Ralph Garman, Neil Gaiman, Ben Gleib, Jon Lovitz and the stars of Smith's SModcast Network! When they can no longer stomach the ever-growing weed of suburban crime, Jay & Silent Bob take on the mantles of costumed avengers Bluntman & Chronic to smash the super-villains they create! Can the Doobage Duo save their beloved Jersey 'burbs from their arch enemies, the League of Shitters? This is not the comic book movie the world wants – it's the comic book movie the world needs!
This is what can happen when you put down the drugs, kids!" said screenwriter and SModCo head honcho Kevin Smith. "I'm so proud of Mewes for channeling the soul-crushing constant bummer that is sobriety into something as fucking funny and cool as GROOVY MOVIE." Smith went on to say "And the other aspect of this story I love is that, if it weren't for social media, we'd never have met our genius director, Steve Stark. It wasn't that long ago when Steve was just a fan who'd animated some SModcast and made me funnier than I really was. Now, he's directed an entire cartoon movie!"
"As an actor, I had a blast," adds producer and voice talent Jason Mewes. "As a producer, I sweated every nickel."
Forgoing a standard theatrical release, SModcast Pictures (a division of SModCo) will repeat the city-by-city, one-night-only structure of their groundbreaking RED STATE USA Tour and cap each Groovy Movie screening with a performance of their Jay and Silent Bob Get Old podcast - the wildly popular live show which has sold tours across the US, Canada, the UK and Australia. All 103 live shows recorded to date are available for download at SModcast.com and iTunes. Mewes has also produced home video versions of the show entitled, Jay and Silent Bob Get Old: Teabagging in the UK, Jay and Silent Bob Get Irish: The Swearing o'the Green, and Jay and Silent Bob Go Down Under.
Complete ticket and tour information is available at http://seesmod.com/groovymovie and the trailer can be seen at http://youtube.com/seesmod. "Like" Jay and Silent Bob on Facebook at
About Kevin Smith (Silent Bob)
Kevin Smith (@ThatKevinSmith) is the fat guy who got thrown off the plane. He also made CLERKS once.
About Jason Mewes (Jay)
Jason Mewes (@JayMewes) is the Creative Producer at SModCo Internet Radio (SIR), which launched in May 2011, as well as the Creative Producer at SModCo Internet TV (SIT), which launched in May 2012 and lives online as a YouTube channel. SModco produces Mewes' weekly video blog called, Mewes News, which was also the first SIT video to air. Best known as the vocal half of the on-screen comedic duo, Jay and Silent Bob, Mewes has reprised his role as the celebrated character, "Jay," in a number of films. With cult-fans following his controversial antics, Mewes has captured audiences with rebellious banter against his unspoken other half and longtime friend, Kevin Smith (Silent Bob). Since the beginning of the duo's offbeat work together, Mewes and Smith have continued to build on their beloved character driven roles from the Jay and Silent Bob series. Most recently, Mewes wrapped Spoilers, alongside Smith, an original online series for Hulu and in 2011, he co-hosted the TV series, Cinema Enema, which reviews film in an off-kilter way. As an actor, Mewes can be seen in a starring role in the Wunderkind Pictures feature, Noobz, as well as The Last Godfather, Money Shot, K-11, and Rock Jocks. Mewes' most noted film credits include: Smith's award-winning Clerks, Mallrats, Chasing Amy, Dogma, Clerks II, Zack and Miri Make a Porno, and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. This string of cult hits all celebrated and continued Mewes' infamous role as "Jay," a bawdy, fast talking, and over sexed but very likable guy. For his successful and brow-raising portrayal, MTV honored him with 2007's Dirtiest Mouth Award.
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Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis is a disorder that causes occasional episodes of
It is one of a group of genetic disorders that includes
Alternative Names
Periodic paralysis – hyperkalemic
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis is congenital. This means it is present at birth. In most cases, it is passed down through families (inherited) as an autosomal dominant disorder. In other words, only one parent needs to pass the gene related to this condition on to you in order for you to be affected.
Occasionally, the condition may be the result of a genetic problem that is not inherited.
It is believed that the disorder is related to problems with the way the body controls sodium and potassium levels in cells.
Risk factors include having other family members with periodic paralysis. It affects men more often than women.
Symptoms include attacks of muscle weakness or loss of muscle movement (paralysis) that come and go. There is normal muscle strength between attacks.
Attacks usually begin in childhood. How often the attacks occur varies. Some people have several attacks a day. Attacks typically last only 1 to 2 hours, but can sometimes last as long as a day. They are usually not severe enough to need therapy. Some people have associated myotonia, in which they cannot immediately relax their muscles after use.
The weakness or paralysis:
Most commonly occurs at the shoulders and hips
May also involve the arms and legs, but does not affect muscles of the eyes and muscles that help with breathing and swallowing
Most commonly occurs while resting after activity or exercise
May occur on awakening
Occurs on and off
Usually lasts 1 to 2 hours
Triggers may include:
- Eating a high carbohydrate meal
- Exercise
- Exposure to cold
- Eating potassium-rich foods or taking medicines that contain potassium
Exams and Tests
The health care provider may suspect hyperkalemic periodic paralysis based on a family history of the disorder. Other clues to the disorder are muscle weakness symptoms that come and go with normal or high results of a potassium test.
Between attacks, a physical examination shows nothing abnormal. During and between attacks, potassium blood level can be normal or high.
During an attack, muscle reflexes are decreased or absent. And muscles go limp rather than staying stiff. Muscle groups near the body, such as the shoulders and hips, are involved more often than the arms and legs.
Tests that may be done include:
ECG, which may be abnormal during attacks EMG, which is usually normal between attacks and abnormal during attacks Muscle biopsy, which may show abnormalities
Other tests may be ordered to rule out other causes.
The goal of treatment is to relieve symptoms and prevent further attacks.
Attacks are seldom severe enough to require emergency treatment. But weakness can become worse with repeated attacks. So treatment to prevent the attacks should occur as soon as possible.
Glucose or other carbohydrates (sugars) given during an attack may reduce the severity of the symptoms. Calcium or diuretics (water pills) may need to be given through a vein to stop sudden attacks.
Outlook (Prognosis)
Sometimes, attacks disappear later in life on their own. But repeated attacks may lead to permanent muscle weakness.
Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis responds well to treatment. Treatment may prevent, and may even reverse, progressive muscle weakness.
Possible Complications
Kidney stones(a side effect of medicine used to treat the condition)
- Irregular heart beat
- Difficulty breathing, speaking, or swallowing during attacks (rare)
- Muscle weakness that slowly continues to get worse
When to Contact a Medical Professional
Call your health care provider if you have muscle weakness that comes and goes, especially you have family members who have periodic paralysis.
Go to the emergency room or call the local emergency number (such as 911) if you faint or have difficulty breathing, speaking, or swallowing.
A medicine called acetazolamide prevents attacks in many cases. Other medicines may also be prescribed. A low potassium, high carbohydrate diet may help prevent attacks. Avoiding fasting, strenuous activity, or cold temperatures also may help.