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Hardships due to Zimbabwe's poor maize harvest are exacerbated by unstable economic conditions in the country, according to Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist of the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa (Agbiz).
Zimbabwe's maize harvest is currently estimated at 800 000 tonnes, down by 53% from the previous year, according to data from the US Department of Agriculture.
The World Food Programme estimates that more than one-third of Zimbabwe's rural population – about 3.6 million people – will face food insecurity by October 2019. By January 2020, the figure is expected to increase to 5.5 million.
"Zimbabwe's maize prospects — its staple crop — are not in good shape because of a drought which delayed plantings at the start of the 2018/19 production season. And when it finally rained, it became rather excessive, as was witnessed during Cyclone Idai at the start of the year," Sihlobo explains in the latest Agbiz newsletter.
He adds that droughts or floods always have a devastating impact on agriculture. However, in economically unstable countries – like Zimbabwe – the impact of an event like a drought usually continues for months after the end of the period of extreme weather conditions.
"Had Zimbabwe been an economically stable country – with efficient markets, policy and infrastructure – the effects of lower agricultural output would have been buffered by imports and government assistance to a certain extent," says Sihlobo.
"But this is not the case in Zimbabwe. The economy, political environment and state resources remain fragile. The maize markets cannot function efficiently."
According to Sihlobo, it is estimated that Zimbabwe still needs to import about a million tonnes of maize in order to fulfil its annual needs.
In his view, South Africa, Zambia and Mexico could be the potential suppliers of white maize to Zimbabwe.
"Aside from white maize, there are a number of countries that can potentially supply yellow maize to Zimbabwe, with the most likely ones being Brazil, Argentina, Ukraine and the US," concludes Sihlobo.Post published in: Agriculture


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I was never a huge fan of Spawn but i've always liked the way he looked.I remember years back picking up the HBO animated Spawn series on VHS and the SNES and Dreamcast video game's were pretty sick too.Since i wasn't collecting comics at the time Spawn's were released i relied mostly on T.V. and other media like video games to better familiarize myself with the character.So after being given the green light by my better half to pick up some toys online for valentines,i decided to go with the line of Spawn figures that started it all.I believe these were the first series of Spawn figures ever to be released by McFarlane and while the sculpt,paint and design are just amazing,the same can't be said about the quality.The figure itself is very chunky and the articulation,while limited,is still on par with pretty much every other action figure released in the 90's.His sword fits snugly in his right hand and his shield clips on to his left arm without any problems.The problem pieces on this figure are his shoulder pads,cape and rubber chain belts.The shoulder pads are removable and have to be in order to attach his cape.Alone the shoulder pads are a little loose but not that much of a problem,it's when you try to attach the cape when everything pretty much goes to you know what.The cape on this figure just does not stay on,and when the cape comes off so do the shoulder pads.It got to be pretty annoying to say the least.The other issue i had with this figure was with the two little chain link belts attached to his waist.These problem pieces are made out of an extremely soft rubber and have little pegs at both ends that fit into Spawn's skeleton buckle and back.They tend to fall out if you handle the figure too much and to put the soft little rubber pegs back into their respective tiny holes is friggin' tedious.Some people remove them and place them in Spawn's hand to be used as a weapon of sorts but I'd much rather leave them be.Both of these problems could be fixed with a little Crazy Glue but being that these are the first Spawn figures to ever hit the market i really don't want to mess with the integrity of the design.Even though this toy has it's flaws ,it's still pretty iconic IMO and makes for a bad a#$ display piece.
The comic book that comes with these figures are not very long but do sport some amazing artwork as well as a glimpse into the characters background.

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text: This guy has been a blast to carve. I, again, tried to slightly turn the head. I have worked on the nose more since the last pic. I cut down the bridge. It was looking a little bulky. I still have to figure out adding the feathers, without enough room for the whole feather, thus completing the headdress. I might enter this one in the Bedford Arts Contest in September. I entered last year and my Green man won the Purchase Award. The Bedford arts council bought the carving.


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Our unisex, hardwearing wool sweater inspired by Ray Jardine's original. Ray Jardine invented the Friend. He took his first set of working prototypes to Yosemite in 1974 and climbed dozens of difficult routes. He is credited with discovering and redpointing the world's first 5.13, Phoenix, in 1977. Ray climbed the first UK routes with Friends in the Peak District in 1977, when Mark Vallance invited him to visit Wild Country and start manufacturing them. Our modern Forged Friends are the culmination of nearly 30 years of refinements on Ray's original design. Today, Ray is an adventurer, wilderness expert, sea kayaker, round-the-world sailor and cross-country hang glider pilot, among other things. This classic, rib-knit sweater has Durastretch reinforcements on the forearms. Made of British wool. Features: Traditional rib-knit sweater, warm and breathable, naturally odour resistant, durastretch reinforcements on the forearms, Made in the UK.
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Think back to the movies for a moment. You may remember a scene when a piano falls out of someone's apartment several floors up onto a car. This is a rare but good example of a falling object. And, depending on the type of auto insurance you have, your policy may cover the damage you suffer.
In most cases, you cannot prevent a falling object from striking the car. You cannot prevent damage from all falling objects, either. For this reason, most car insurance provides this protection.
What Type of Auto Insurance Covers Falling Objects?
Comprehensive auto insurance is the most common type of coverage for falling objects. This type of insurance covers damage to the car from accidents that you do not cause. This usually includes things fires, theft, and vandalism. Again, there is usually no way for you to prevent this type of risk from occurring. Since falling items often fall into this category, your comprehensive coverage should provide support.
Falling objects can sometimes be an exclusion on your policy, though. Take the time to read through it to determine if this is on your current policy. It is best to work with your car insurance agent to make sure you always maintain this coverage.
What Qualifies As a Falling Object?
A piano falling out of the sky is not likely, but it is possible for other items to fall onto your car. For example, a rock or even a piece of a bridge can fall onto your car as you pass under it. A tree limb might fall as you pass under it. In fact, many auto insurance plans even cover damage from debris that falls from space. Again, be sure to read the details of your plan to know the extent of your coverage. Common falling objects include trees, objects dislodged during a storm, and debris from buildings.
There are restrictions to this type of auto insurance. Most vehicle owners need to invest wisely in proper auto coverage. If you have only basic liability coverage, you may not have protection from falling objects. Also remember that you usually still must pay your deductible if this type of incident occurs. Your auto insurance will cover repairs to your vehicle minus your deductible amount, in most cases.
Of course, if you can prevent the object falling, you should do so. For example, cut away hanging branches from over your driveway, or don't park under dangling items at a business. For more information on coverage for falling objects, contact one of our agents today.


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November Theatre / Theatre Network / Touchstone Theatre (Edmonton / Vancouver)
January 26 – February 6, 2011, 8pm
The Rickshaw Theatre
Presented with November Theatre, Theatre Network and Touchstone Theatre
Running Time 150m
Tickets $25
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Hard Core Creators Chat with Noel S. Baker, Joe "Shithead" Keithley and Michael Scholar Jr., moderated by Glen Schafer. Read more
Jan 28 at 2pm, Firehall Arts Centre (280 East Cordova), FREE.
Adaptation by Michael Scholar, Jr. | Based on the Book by Michael Turner, the Film by Bruce McDonald, and the Screenplay by Noel S. Baker | Original Music by Joe "Shithead" Keithley of D.O.A. | Lyrics by Michael Turner | Starring Toby Berner, Clinton Carew, Telly James, Rachael Johnston, Michael Scholar, Jr. | Director Bradley Moss | Musical Directors Joe "Shithead" Keithley & Corinne Kessel | Set Design Cory Sincennes | Lighting Design Scott Peters | Costume Design Sheena Haug | Sound Design Dave Clarke | Projection Design Jamie Nesbitt | Photography/Punk Consultant Bev Davies
Meet Joe Dick, the fast talking, hard rocking, gutter punk idealist who had his moment of glory fronting the legendary but now defunct Vancouver band Hard Core Logo. Living somewhere between East Hastings and a dream, Joe decides it's time to drag the band back together for one last, ill-fated tour. Michael Scholar, Jr., the force behind the PuSh Festival hit The Black Rider, adapts the cult classic book by celebrated Vancouver author Michael Turner, the film by Bruce McDonald, and the screenplay by Noel S. Baker into a punk-ass piece of music theatre, featuring original music by D.O.A.'s Joe "Shithead" Keithley. Warning: contains foul language and spitting.
"There's two ways of looking at it. Billy just wants the models and limousines, and I'm happy with hookers and taxi cabs." – Joe Dick
The producing team for Hard Core Logo brings together two of Western Canada's leading producers of new Canadian work with one of the most exciting and successful young companies to emerge in the last decade. November Theatre produces and creates innovative works in a heightened performance style, both from the world canon and original works that integrate diverse elements. Edmonton-based Theatre Network animates The Roxy Theatre with a season of cutting-edge work and produces nextfest, a multidisciplinary arts festival dedicated to emerging artists, on an annual basis. Touchstone Theatre is a mainstay of theatrical innovation and excellence on the West Coast and is currently celebrating its 35th Anniversary season.
novembertheatre.com | touchstonetheatre.com | theatrenetwork.ca
Developed by November Theatre, Theatre Network and Touchstone Theatre, with the assistance of Rumble Productions and The Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, and through a Performing Arts Residency at The Banff Centre.
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Originally named King's College, Columbia University was founded in 1754, making it 22 years older than the United States, the oldest institution of higher learning in New York, and the sixth in the country. In that span of time you can imagine some great minds and impressive people have graduated from this institution's hallowed halls. Early students included famed statesman Alexander Hamilton and the first chief justice of the US Supreme Court, John Jay.
In 1858 Columbia Law School opened its doors. It is one of the first law schools in the US and is a charter member of the American Association of Law Schools. In 1896 the school moved up to its current location in Morningside Heights. In 1927 Columbia Law accepted its first women, who went on to become judges, law-firm partners, deans, and heads of non-profit organizations like museums and civil rights groups. The first woman graduate was Margaret Spahr, who graduated in 1929.
Bella Abzug, the dynamic US Congresswoman and outspoken social activist, graduated from Columbia Law in 1944. The first black woman, Elreta Alexander graduated in 1945. The second black woman graduate was Constance Baker Motley, '46, who went on to become the first black woman to become Manhattan borough president, New York state senator, and a federal judge.
Moving into the 1960s Louise Renne, Speight Jenkins, and David Bershad were notable graduates of the class of 1961. Renne went on to become mayor of San Francisco and its first female City Attorney. Jenkins became the arts administrator general of the Seattle Opera, and David Bershad, who became a partner at the firm Weiss and Milberg in 1970, and became highly involved in philanthropy with such groups as the Montclair Film Festival, America's Camp, and the National Breast Cancer Foundation.
Recent Columbia Law School grads are well-known to one and all: Irving Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Chief of Staff for Vice President Dick Cheney; Lanny Breuer Special White House Counsel; and Kim Hyun-jong, former South Korean Minister for Trade.


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Have you been picking up hints along the way that your child may not be happy in the school they are in? Worse yet, have their grades been slipping.
This can prove to be a real nightmare for many parents.
When they see an unhappy child under their roof, they begin to question if it something they've done wrong. In the meantime, the child's grades do not get any better. They may even begin to withdraw from everyday life.
So, if sensing your son or daughter's education is not headed in the right direction, is it time for a change?
Could a Performing Arts Boarding School Be the Answer?
If you feel change is a necessity, is this when performing arts boarding schools are on your mind?
Such schools have done wonders for many children over the years.
When you stop to see all that such institutions can offer, it is clear this may well be the right decision to make.
Among the benefits of going to such a school:
- Improved grades – There is a good chance your child's grades will improve at a such a school. He or she will not only find classes that they enjoy and learn from, but they also have access to top-notch teachers. When your child likes the curriculum and the individual teaching it, it is a win-win situation.
- Events outside class – While the primary goal at school is to learn, your kid should be active too. With that in mind, there are a myriad of activities that your child can explore and in all hopes take part in. No matter the activities they choose, it is all but certain they are going to have fun participating in.
- Smaller class sizes and friendships – If your child is shy, you hope that a new experience could help. With that the case, smaller class sizes can open up the door to new friendships. As your son or daughter accrues more friends, you are likely to see them be more open. They will also focus on what they need to do to make school a success.
- Growing in confidence – Last, this type of school can lead them to more confidence. The tasks they tackle in and out of class can help prepare them. This is key as they get set to open another chapter in their life down the road, college. No, college is not for everyone out there. That said the right educational experience today could mean a better tomorrow. That is big for your child should he or she decide college is the next big step in their life.
Boarding school can provide the right opportunities for your child.
So, is it time to sit down and have a serious discussion to how a change now in your child's life may be the best thing?
If so, it may turn out to be one of the best conversations you and your kid will ever have.


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Jeff Lowenberg
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Exhibiting perhaps the perfect blend of right-brain and left-brain sensibilities, Jeff Lowenberg has made an indelible mark on the technology and retail fields while earning a reputation as an effective manager of people, a results-oriented operator, and a dependable team player.
Lowenberg joins the eSigns management team after extended associations with the Beeper Boutique, EV1.net and EV1 Servers, all of which were enterprises touched by the hands of the Marsh family. Lowenberg served as General Manager of the Beeper Boutique, one of the most successful pager and cell phone retailers in the country, and was responsible for the oversight of operations of 18 retail locations in three states.
He then became the first employee of EV1.net, the parent company of EV1Servers, which ultimately became the largest privately held ISP in the United States. During his years at EV1.net, Lowenberg was responsible for all customer interface departments of the company's dial-up business, including sales, customer service and technical support. Jeff later joined EV1Servers in 2001 as its Vice-President of Operations.
Most recently, this graduate of Texas A&M University served as Vice-President of Operations for The Planet, an international leader in web hosting whose merger with Softlayer made international headlines. His duties for The Planet included responsibility for customer support, provisioning, data center logistics, facilities management and network operations plus supervision of the design, construction and maintenance of The Planet's seven world-class data centers.
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Based on an artificial intelligence algorithm, TargTex determined a novel correlation between a small molecule and a target that is overexpressed in Glioblastoma Multiforme. TargTex is developing a product as an adjunct to surgery taking advantage of this selective therapy towards an unexplored target.
TargTex is developing a highly-targeted therapy for the treatment of Glioblastoma Multiforme.
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TargTex is developing a concerted approach, aligning scientists, physicians and patients to advance an innovative therapy to treat a daunting disease, giving a chance to Glioblastoma Multiforme patients to live instead of surviving.


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WGAN: PAC Reform Bill
Appeared on the John McDonald Show on Newsradio WGAN to discuss LD 619, my PAC and campaign finance reform bill before the Legislature this session. Take a listen!
On Bangor's WZON The Pulse Radio Show discussing the various proposals on campaign finance reform this legislative session.
AUGUSTA – A bill to ensure that all employees get breaks at work received a public hearing before the Legislature's Labor, Commerce, Research and Economic Development Committee this week.
Rep. Justin Chenette, D-Saco, is championing a bill to ensure that all Maine employees get timely breaks at work.
Rep. Justin Chenette
Press Releases and News Stories about the work being done in the local community and in the state legislature.
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Why do I want to abuse a shiny and make it stay longer with trick? To increase the chances of more shinies spawning?
You're gonna have a really fun time. Mass Effect does a great job establishing a setting and follows through with most of its goals.
Sam is basically right, he's just cranky.
Crysis, Far Cry 3 and 4
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Spec Ops: The Line.
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The Southern Nevada Chapter of NARPM® was established March 17, 2006, to serve all residential property managers in the Las Vegas area. We are 1 of 25 local NARPM® Chapters across the nation.
NARPM® is a national association of licensed real estate professionals who know first-hand the unique problems and challenges of managing single-family and small residential properties. They promote a high standard in business ethics, professionalism and fair housing practice. This association also certifies its members in the standards and practices of the residential property management industry and promotes continuing professional education.
A large number of single-family dwellings across the United States are non-owner occupied. As a group, managers of small residential properties oversee billions of dollars worth of assets, yet have had little or no voice in such important matters as tax law, legislation, legal document requirements, accounting practices, insurance, building codes, zoning and utilities. Prior to the inception of NARPM® in October 1988 there was no organization to represent this large group of property managers and their clients.
Members of NARPM® are individuals who are engaged in the management of residential properties as agents for others, licensed in those states that require licensing. By being a member of NARPM® it shows those individuals are serious about there profession and continuing to educate themselves through this organization. Vendors that are affiliated with NARPM® are selected based on there professionalism and credentials to serve the needs of maintaining residential rental properties.
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Newark Mayor Ras Baraka plans to use most of an additional $155 million from a lease agreement with the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey to help pay back a loan it received from the county to replace homeowners' aging lead pipes.
Essex County Executive Joseph DiVincenzo, Jr. announced last month that the county's improvement authority would loan the city $120 million to replace 18,000 lead service lines. The $120 million will slash the city's original 10-year timeline for the project to just 24-30 months.
The city has been grappling with elevated lead levels since 2017, when the chemical it used at one of its treatment plants became ineffective at preventing lead from leaching off from pipes.


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When it comes to theme parks Southern California would be king. We have visited Disney and Universal on multiple occasions throughout the years. But there is another popular park that we seem to have neglected and for no real reason in particular. So what is this park? Knott's Berry Farm of course.
Spread across 160 acres in Buena Park, CA, Knott's Berry Farm began as a berry farm by Walter Knott's family in 1920. They sold a variety of jam's, jellies, and pies from a roadside stand. The fruit stand grew into a fried chicken restaurant in 1934 that was so popular that the family built attractions on the property to keep the patrons entertained. Today Knott's Berry Farm still has a restaurant, still sells fruity jams and has 40 rides to entertain the masses.
With family in from out of town we decided that we should stop in and check out the farm to see what we thought. Well we were surprised to say the least. I liked the western theme of Ghost Town where you feel like you're walking through an old western town. Here we found multiple little booths selling different types of trinkets similar to what you would find at a local farmer's market which complements the history of the land and it at least makes you feel like you're supporting the little guy even if you might not be.
Have you ever wanted to see a glass blower in action? Well get over to Knott's, they have one giving demonstrations every day. I would have never thought that I would see something like that in a theme park but it was a pleasant surprise to see those skills on display. They also had a wood carver who's tool of choice is a chain saw. Yup, horsepower and wood chips. What's not to love?
Ghost Rider, Xcelerator and Boomerang are headliners as far as the roller coasters go at Knott's and of the three we got to ride one. Yes the down side of theme parks can be the crowds which I didn't expect to be so bad since Summer is over but I was way wrong. Since it's the holiday's and it was a Saturday it seemed that everyone had the same idea about visiting the park on the same day. It happens which is a bit of a let down for those that flew in from the middle of the country but we made the best of it and we still got to ride plenty of rides and had a fun day together. The good news for us is that we can go back and try again to see more of the park and to experience it in it's entirety on another day.
Although some of us seem to like Disneyland a little more than we should around here, Knott's Berry Farm is a nice break from the norm and is worth a visit if you're looking for something just a little different. To learn more you can visit their web site at https://www.knotts.com/ and we'll see you back here on Friday. Have a good week!


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Advanced Manufacturing
MasterCAM/CNC Machining Project
Please consult with your Project Outline on D2L to
see what exactly you will be getting in your parts kit.
Note: Parts may be substituted, depending on what's in the Mech office supply cabinet
1/4" dia. X 12" wooden dowel = 6g
Paper Clips
3-3/4" long when stretched out
wire is 0.035" dia.
Rubber Bands
3" when not stretched
will safely stretch to 12"
K= 1/2 lbf/inch or K= 0.8 N/cm
coefficient of friction on tile floor about u=0.9
Wax birthday cake candle
approx. 2-1/4" long
Medium Density Fiber (MDF) board
(MDF is a wood pulp product)
Boards - 7"x4"x1/4" thick (nominal)
= 96g
#6-32 x 3.4" long machine screw with nuts 2.4g
Not shown:
Sheet of 8.5 x 11" white paper
Power Sources
Constant Force Spring
5 lbf - weight = 36g
5/8" wide, 1.13" OD
McMaster- Carr #9293k337
Small DC electric motor (previous year)
motor dia. = 0.730x0.950"
motor body length (not including shaft) = 1.360"
shaft dia. = 0.081"
shaft length from motor = 0.385"
Specs: no load 10,000rpm @ 12V
no load: 100mA and 1.2W
stall (0rpm): 3.6A and 43W
Torque at stall = 0.02Nm
(you must make your own MDF or rapid prototyped pinion gear)
Power must be applied to the two "sockets",
so allow space for wires as shown below:
SolidWorks File
SolidWorks Part file of the motor
Fitting Parts Together
The milling machines you will be using are accurate to within a few
thousanths of an inch.
Generally, if you need a 0.250" dia. shaft to rotate in a 0.250" hole, draw a 0.250" hole in AutoCAD,
bring the drawing into MasterCAM, generate G-code and the machine will cut an exactly 0.250" hole. If you want a press fit, machine a hole 0.002" smaller, if you want a loose fit, machine a hole 0.002" larger. Keep in mind, the dowel's dia. changes with temperature and humidity.
Remember, small holes can be filed (or sanded) larger. You can't make a big hole smaller!
Mounting the Motor
The motor can be press fit into the body.
Machine a hole in your car body for a press fit.
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Traffic tickets can be an expensive nuisance. Some people do not want to go to court to fight the citation due to the time involved. However, this strategy can be costly. There are several advantages to hiring a Houston traffic accident lawyer to represent you during your arraignment and trial.
You can usually pay the fine online, by mail or in person at the courthouse to settle the matter. If you do, you will have to pay the full amount of the ticket, and you are admitting to your guilt. This will most likely affect your insurance premiums and rack up points on your driver's license. If you accumulate too many points, your license will be suspended.
It can be worthwhile to take the time to fight the charges. Frequently, the prosecutor or judge will permit you to plea to a lesser charge with a lower fine and fewer points against your driving record. That could be the difference between an increase in your insurance rate or no increase. A Houston auto accident lawyer who is familiar with the members of the local court system can get your citation lowered or even dismissed.
If you do not pay the ticket and choose to go to trial, you will first have an arraignment during which you will plead guilty or not guilty. At that point, you will be assigned a future date for your trial. An experienced attorney will gather evidence to exonerate you during that period. You might be required to post bail equal to the amount of your fine. Then, you get your bail money returned after the trial if you are found not guilty. If you are found to be guilty, your bail money will be applied to your fine.
Here are some more benefits of fighting your traffic ticket in court.
- Texas permits some eligible motorists to take a defensive driving class to void a moving violation. You may only take the course once in a 12-month period.
- The police officer may not be able to attend your trial. If that happens, your ticket will be dismissed.
- If you win your case, there will be no record on your driver's license, and it will have no bearing if you have a job that requires driving, such as delivery.
Our team of Houston vehicle accident lawyers is standing by to help you contest a citation. We can be reached online or at 713-526-0900. If you feel that your traffic ticket was undeserved, we will help you fight the charge. We have been representing Houston-area clients for over 20 years.


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This post about Digital Library Bulletin Boards was originally published in 2015. Back then, I called them "Scrolling PowerPoints." I know the sample slides are outdated, and they definitely do not look like the slides I would use now. But the concept is awesome and quite popular in my library! I've even had visitors and school administrators comment on how much they enjoy the boards.
If you like this idea but don't have time to create slides, I've got a free 20-slide presentation to get you started. This one is for the first week of school and is themed for Back to School specifically. Give it a try in your library!
The following post was originally published on May 16, 2015:
I play these scrolling PowerPoints–also called Digital Bulletin Boards–throughout the school day when I am not using the equipment to teach a lesson. Slides can be booktalks, quotations, trivia questions, reminders, school/library announcements, etc. You can have as few as 5-6 slides or over a hundred slides. My record number of slides is 116 slides, which took 33 minutes to scroll!
- TV or computer projector with screen
- Computer that can be hooked to the TV or projector. This can be a screen dedicated specifically to the Digital Bulletin Board, or it can just scroll as your classes checkout.
- The computer or laptop needs to have the ability to play PowerPoint slides.
- Slides! As many as you want to make!
I included some of my slides below to give you some ideas.
The first thing I do every morning when I get to school is set up my Digital Bulletin Board for the day. I keep the PowerPoint presentation on a USB stick so I can easily transfer the new PowerPoint onto my presentation laptop. I keep the file (called "Daily") on the desktop of the presentation laptop. When I load the new presentation, which is slightly different every day, I just replace the previous one. This also keeps an extra copy of my presentation in case–gasp–something horrible should happen to my USB stick.
The second thing I do each day is set up my circulation computer. Along with opening up Destiny for circulation, I open my Digital Bulletin Board so it's ready for any new slides I may want to add. During the day, if I notice an outdated slide (such as "This Week in History" from three weeks ago), I already have the presentation open on my circulation computer. It just takes a second to delete the old slide.
Throughout the day, I try to add at least a couple of new slides. It doesn't always happen, but some days, I am able to add five or ten new slides.
Slides can also be from my library lessons. For example, I recently did a lesson and booktalk on the Fantasy genre. Our library is genre-fied, and I split Fantasy into multiple smaller genres (light fantasy, high fantasy, paranormal, mythology, and horror). Since I used PowerPoint for that presentation, it was easy to copy some of the slides and add them into my Digital Bulletin Board. This also helps reinforce the characteristics of the genres I taught that day.
Yes, I know creating so many Digital Bulletin Board slides is time-consuming. You don't have to start with a whole lot of Slides though. The first day I did this, I had maybe 8 slides. They scrolled all day, and the students saw them over and over and over. But the next day, there were a couple of new slides. Then more the next day. Before long, I had loads of slides! Over the course of a few months, I had added more slides than I had removed. Some ideas for things to include in your presentation:
1. Booktalks
I include the book's front cover image and a quotation or the first line. I also put the call number of the book underneath the cover image.
2. Quotations
These can be from inspirational leaders, authors, or characters in books.
3. Funny cartoons
Find these online or–even better–publish your students' work!
4. Trivia questions
There are lots of daily trivia websites out there for kids and teens! I put the question on one slide, then have the answer come up 2-3 slides later. This gives the students a chance to think about their answers and encourages them to watch the slides in between.
5. This Week in History
You could do "This Day in History," but it will need to be changed frequently. I also have a couple of "This Month in History" that need even less-frequent changes.
6. Word of the Day or Week
A new, interesting vocabulary word for your students to learn. You never know when they will encounter the word again in a book or on a test!
7. Facts
Students love wild, wacky, and interesting facts! Animal facts are always a hit, as are facts about astronomy, extreme weather, sports, dinosaurs, food, the ocean, and how things work in other countries. You can even do sets of facts that go together. For example, for Earth Day one year, I created 10 slides for each of the ten most endangered animals in the world.
8. Caught ya reading! photographs
Take photos of students reading in the library and around school. Please be sure to permission from the students before using their photos in your Digital Bulletin Boards. For some of them, this could be quite embarrassing.
9. Other photos from around the library
This could be pictures of students playing Checkers at lunch, from your morning book club, or students making silly faces. Again, please get permission from any people in your photographs first.
10. Friendly library reminders
I allow my students to have drinks in the library. Spills mostly aren't a huge problem, though they do sometimes happen. For this reason, I have a slide reminding them to "Keep a cap on your drink in the library!" along with a photo of a water spill on the library carpet. Other slides are things like "How many books do you have checked out? Now is a great time to check your account!" or "Don't know where a book is? Check the Destiny search stations on the circulation desk!"
11. Current events
Many students do not read the news or know much at all about world events. Help them out by sharing some of the bigger headlines of the week.
12. School announcements
"Picture Day is this Friday" along with one of those "Worst Yearbook Photos" I've seen all over Facebook lately. Or, "Congratulations to our Wildcat Football team on their 36-12 win over the Meadowside Badgers. Go Cats!" Include a photo from the game or a pep rally.
13. Jokes
Really, who doesn't love a good joke? As with the trivia slides, put the joke question on one slide, then share the answer a few slides later. This will give students a chance to think about their answer and formulate a guess.
14. Logic problems
These will need to be simple questions that do not require students to stare at the slide for a long time. Find some examples of what I mean here and here.
15. Genre or Author Spotlights
Highlight your library collection! Give some characteristics of the "genre of the month" or information about the "author of the week." Add some slides to booktalk some books in the Spotlight.
16. Staff Spotlights
Do your students know the name of your school's custodians? How about the school counselor? The cafeteria staff? Recognize these important staff members on a slide in the library! How great will it be for the students to start saying hello to the crossing guard or the school secretary as they walk by?
YouTube is full of instrumental music compilations. Behind my Digital Bulletin Board, I play classical instrumental music from Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Lizst, Tchaikovsky all day long. You can sort by >20 minutes and find many playlists that last for two hours or more. Look for instrumental movie music such as The Lord of the Rings, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Disney instrumentals, and Braveheart. Watch for audio ads though–they can sometimes be inappropriate for school (beer ads, for example) or simply just a lot louder than the music.
Change your slides often. I cannot emphasize this enough. Some slides can stay indefinitely (booktalks, reminders about drinks having caps on them), but others will need to be deleted after a certain period of time. A current event from two months ago is no longer "current" and should be changed out for another newsworthy event. "This Week in History" should actually be THIS WEEK. If you don't want to change it that frequently, make it "This Month in History."
Time your slides. My slides automatically advance after 20 seconds.
Make your slides colorful and visually appealing. Include at least one large image and colorful text.
Look for images with high-resolution. You don't want blurry, pixelated images on your presentation. If you use Google images, you can click on Search Tools and sort by size (select Large or Extra Large for the highest resolution).
Let your students and teachers create slides and send them to you via email. I just started this at my school, but I've already had one slide submitted from an 8th grade girl. When introducing it, we talked about what made a slide good/interesting versus boring/not interesting. We talked about color and image quality and large text size. I will be doing this with multiple classes over the next couple of weeks, so we will see how it goes.


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I want Americans Armed and Dangerous. ~ Michelle BachmannThe incidents of Conservative Terrorism are rising. Conservative Terrorists have absorbed and become infested with the vile blather spewing forth from Beck, from their elected Republicans, from the tawdry and brazen Michelle Malkin and her ilk the Right Wing Extremist Blogs and have decided to take out their anger on Government officials.
We have a chance to fight this battle at the Ballot Box before we have to resort to the Bullet Box. ~ Catherine Crabill, in recognition of the Tea Parties
Because he will slowly but surely take away your gun or take away your ability to shoot a gun, carry a gun. ~ Glenn Beck
Those crazies in Montana who say, 'We're going to kill ATF agents because the UN's going to take over' -- well, they're beginning to have a case. ~ Dick Morris
But, whom do these Conservative Terrorists attack? Low level Government workers, museum guards and police officers. They don't lash out at the Glenn Beck Marxists who infest the upper levels of Government. No they kill and shoot those who Howard Zinn pointed out are the Guards for the Establishment the 1% who control the Wealth of the Nation and turn the other 99% on ourselves.
Mostly because they are mentally unbalanced but they became unhinged because the Evil Shit Smeared Toxic Commentators Malkin, Coulter, Beck, Hannity, Limbaugh, Fox News and Republican Politicians have worked ceaselessly to warp their minds and to make them Terrorists. Because that's what Conservatives want. Conservatives want terrorism and violence, they want to instill fear in Americans, they want violent shootings, Conservatives want Americans murdered, they want to destabilize the American Government in order so they can then regain control of that Government.
Conservatives are Terrorists.


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- Financial Advisor IQ highlights Betterment and Motif Investing in its discussion of millennials and machines.
- QuantConnect is now integrated with Interactive Brokers.
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- FIS wins Best Core Banking, Best Outsourcing Project honors at Asian Banker Technology Implementation Awards.
- TechCrunch: Yodlee's Joe Polverari writes about LearnVest and its acquisition by Northwestern Mutual.
- ABC's 7 On Your Side quotes IDTheft 911 founder Adam Levin on protecting your driver's license from identity theft.
- Connect Financial Software Solutions to provide real-time, P2P payments courtesy of new partnership with Acculynk.
- Cortera announces new releases of eCredit Software.
- Zoho partners with Forte Payment Systems to offer electronic payments directly with Zoho Finance apps.
- Dexterity Ventures' Place2Give releases GIVE_api v. 2.0.
- Pymnts interviews SimplyTapp president and co-founder Ted Fifelski.
- PayPal to be publicly traded on NASDAQ in Q2 2015 with its original stock ticker symbol PYPL.
This post will be updated throughout the day as news and developments emerge. You can also follow all the alumni news headlines on the Finovate Twitter account.


text: Life lived under the sun has a depressing quality about it, at least according to Solomon. "Vanity of vanities! All is vanity," he said. "The living know they will die; but the dead do not know anything, nor have they any longer a reward, for their memory is forgotten" (Ecclesiastes 1:2; 9:5). Live, die, and be forgotten—that's encouragement for you! Anyone with such a philosophy would come to the same conclusion Solomon did: life under the sun is empty. But is this really true of God's servants? Daniel, as he comes to the close of his book, received a vision of four groups of people who will have significant lives in the future and on into eternity—not forgotten by God.


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Dear Family,
Mike Williams Ministries and the Gospel Revolution is proud to announce the formation of:
ACSL, ("A Child Shall Lead") is dedicated and committed to reporting on the momentous actions, feats, inventions and achievements of our world's righteous, holy, sanctified and redeemed children and young people (and, as you know, that means every child that is and will ever live on Earth).
As our first "official" bit of ACSL News, please view this from You Tube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pmVzs3-GNBc
In our last Good NewsLetter we reported on Jack Andraka's amazing accomplishment. But we wanted to show you him receiving his award and acknowledge that seeing this was the inspiration for that letter and for ACSL.
It is our heartfelt belief and conviction that a child raised to know his or her true identity has the potential to literally change our planet.
Continue to hang on for the ride, Folks. We have ONLY just begun to establish ways for the Gospel Revolution to infect this planet with knowledge to a generation that will lead us.
I want you all to understand we are now enacting "The Blanket and Laser Strategy" for MWM and the Gospel Revolution. The goal is to blanket the planet in the undeniable revealed love of God. Then with laser precision zap every form of doctrine that dares raise its ugly head in judgment or to diminish the proven and finished work of the Cross.
ACSL will begin as a segment on the Gospel Revolution Radio Webcast and eventually become its own entity.
Excited yet?
Please stay logged-on and involved.
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The Tape Don't Lie: Miami Dolphins at New England Patriots, a review
If I'm mad, imagine how mad Adam Gase is.
I get paid to write about this trash and Gase is paid to fix it and he hasn't been able to yet.
It's hard to say if he'll be able to fix anything before the season is over, but it appears a reset is needed. A do-over. A restart. A mulligan. Anything to bury this season. Perhaps one day, Gase will symbolically set ablaze and bury the tapes of the Miami Dolphins 2017 season in a far corner of a practice field in Davie.
But I'm actually paid to do things like this week's edition of "The Tape Don't Lie."
And I enjoy it. But make no mistake: watching this stuff could drive anyone insane.
Gase says, "The Tape Don't Lie." Each week I give the game tape a closer look. Here are some things I noticed:
- The 2017 Miami Dolphins highlight tape should be called, "My bad. I thought you had him." It must be extraordinarily frustrating to be a Dolphins offensive lineman or defensive back. It must be extremely frustrating to be a Dolphins offensive line coach or defensive backs coach. Or the play-caller. Or the defensive coordinator. They all must be banging their heads against the wall trying to figure out why every game, it seems, and this is especially true of Miami's offensive linemen and defensive backs, that they have no idea what the other guy is going. They're supposed to work on a string on the line and secondary, coaches and players say. Like a string of puppets. The string is broke. The strings are broken. There are no strings. It's a disaster. Time after time after time, players seem to be doing the wrong thing and creating embarrassing moments. That leaves players staring at each other as if to say, "I thought you had me, man." No! No! He didn't have you, man. Because you didn't do the right thing. Because he didn't do the right thing. Because nobody is doing the right thing consistently! Gase must have had it up to here. Imagine how he must fume behind closed doors. Imagine how much he must be weighing down on his coordinators and position coaches to get it right, to get it fixed. But they haven't. And there isn't enough time now.
See the Patriot on the left side of the photo, at the 25? That's Phillip Dorsett. No, he should not be that wide open. Receivers have run wide open way too often this season against Miami.
- Why does it so often appear to be amateur hour in the Dolphins secondary? It's hard enough to stop Tom Brady when everybody is doing what they're supposed to do. In the first quarter, Brady hit Phillip Dorsett on what appeared to be a secondary bust in for 39 yards. Cornerback Xavien Howard was chasing his man in man-to-man when the others appeared to be in zone. Howard, Cordrea Tankersley, Reshad Jones and T.J. McDonald all have a high level of skill and talent. But they need to get on the same page. Heard that one before? In the second quarter, on a 3rd-and-14, the Patriots hit Brandin Cooks for 37 yards, wide open, on another apparent secondary bust. Cooks got lost. This time, Tankersley let Cooks peel away from him and into a completely wide open zone in the middle of the field, perhaps thinking he had safety help. The secondary looks confused. It looks exploited. It looks bad. After the game, in the locker room, Reshad Jones seemed very upset. After watching the tape, it's easy to understand why. Jones did not have a good game. Time after time, it seemed like big plays were happening around him. Time after time, it seemed he was unable to shed a block and make the types of plays he been known to make over the years. And Jones seemed to catch a stare from linebacker Kiko Alonso in the third quarter, after Alonso was caught flat-footed on a 15-yard touchdown to Rob Gronkowski. Did Alonso think he had safety help? Sure seemed that way. Too many times this season, Miami players have looked at each other to say, "Where the hell were you, man?"
Kiko Alonso is caught flat-footed on this touchdown pass to Rob Gronkowksi. It appeared he was looking for safety help. Too often, miscommunication has been an issue for Miami in 2017.
- Miami's offensive line gets beaten for sacks by teams that don't get sacks. It is true that when the Dolphins get in a hole, as they have so often this season, opposing teams can tee off because they know it's almost always going to be a pass. This was a contributing factor to New England's ridiculous seven sacks on Sunday. But although not all the Dolphins' offensive linemen are physically superior to their foes, too often miscommunication and mental errors have led to quarterbacks getting smashed. It is true that Ja'Wuan James and Jermon Bushrod missed this game due to injury. But it hasn't really mattered who has been in the game, it's been alarming and disappointing. It also also fair to wonder how or if the departure of offensive line coach Chris Foerster for you-know-what-by-now has played a role in the seeming regression. The Dolphins have tried to do some things differently along the offensive line in how they prepare for the game and how they attempt to execute and it has not improved results. Opponents seem to get sacks in every possible way. In the third quarter, a blitzing, standing linebacker came through the center. Then a defensive end beat left tackle Laremy Tunsil (yes, he's been disappointing and we're not sure all the reasons why) to the inside with speed. In the fourth quarter, neither the center nor the left guard accounted for that same blitzing middle linebacker. One went left. One went right. Hey! Who's got that Patriot in the middle?!? Then, the right guard was beaten to the inside. Back to back sacks on two key possessions, when the Dolphins somehow had a chance to get back in the game. On New England's final sack of the game, a recent practice squad player beat the left tackle and left guard, because really, whose guy is that, anyway? The common trait for Miami's offensive linemen and defensive backs in 2017? They look confused as s—.
Ted Larsen moves left. Mike Pouncey moves right. And that linebacker coming right up the middle? You know what happens next.
- DeVante Parker needs to look at that man in the mirror. It means nothing if you don't fight for the ball. It means nothing if you don't attack the ball. The height, the speed, the athleticism, it all means nothing. How high you can jump means nothing — if you don't jump. How did you not jump? How do you see the ball in the air and not, at worst, make sure that the opponent does not intercept it? All offseason, the talk was about giving DeVante Parker 50-50 balls because he'd win them. He has not been. Four times in the last two weeks a so-called 50-50 ball for Parker has been intercepted. Look, it turns out he's also not great on red zone fade passes. Check Twitter and you'll see Dolphins fans screaming, "Why don't we throw DeVante the ball in the red zone?" Well, because even though DeVante looks like he should be a red zone killer, he is not. Because as of today, at this stage of his career, and it is not over yet, he has yet to develop a killer instinct. Is it innate for him? Perhaps not. Can it be developed? Maybe. Maybe not. He's too talented to be benched. He's too inconsistent and disappointing to know for sure he'll be a part of the team for years to come. Maybe Parker's struggles increase the chance Jarvis Landry stays here long term. At the moment, I'd say yes.
This is the moment where DeVante Parker must realize the ball is in the air and about to be intercepted. And help his team. Do something. Anything. Jump! Tackle the guy if necessary!
- EXTRA POINTS. Bobby McCain has been good. Of all of Miami's problems, slot corner (assuming he stays on the field) does not appear to be one of them at the moment. An actual non-draft need for Miami!… Andre Branch hasn't seemed himself and left the field again due to injury in the fourth quarter on Sunday… Matt Moore's scramble for a first down in the first quarter reminded me of how Ryan Tannehill's mobility was critical in Adam Gase's 2016 offense… Cam Wake had a few eye-opening rushes where he drove an inferior tackle back to Faneuil Hall, reminding all of us that, as he nears his 36th birthday, he's got something left in that tank… When the Patriots isolated Rex Burkhead on Chase Allen at the goal line before a touchdown pass, it reminded us all of how New England's scouting identifies and creates those key mismatches… Kenny Stills fights for balls (take note, DeVante) that are not catchable… Kenyan Drake showed he can be fill that third-down role vacated for now by Damien Williams, on a nice 8-yard touchdown catch on a screen. Drake did have a drop and did have a fumble. He must eliminate both as he continues to try to prove worthy of lead-back treatment… Reshad Jones has missed more tackles than usual this season… Nice effort by Lawrence Timmons, Branch and Davon Godchaux on an under-the-radar stop of Rex Burkhead on a 4 th-and-1 at the Miami 25 on the first play of the fourth quarter. This was a sign of disrespect by Bill Belichick to bypass the field goal attempt here…. What an outstanding deep catch and throw by Matt Moore and Stills on a 28-yard completion on a 4 th-and-2 where Stills keeps his feet in bounds, dragging one… Lawrence Timmons appears to have slowed down as the season has gone on. He didn't have any shot to catch Cooks on a jet sweet that sealed the game. In general, he's not as active or involved. That linebacker spot is once again, going to be a key off-season focus, assuming they let Timmons go.
COLUMN: Have the Miami Dolphins taken a step back under Adam Gase?
Miami Dolphins: 5 Snap Conclusions from loss at New England
What Miami Dolphins offensive linemen said after Matt Moore sacked 7 times
Did DeVante Parker take the blame for yet another Dolphins pick
5 instant takeaways from Miami Dolphins loss at New England Patriots


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'Women Driving Change' 2017
Tania led an inspirational panel debate with international women leaders sharing their views and experiences in business and leadership at the inaugural Bank of America Merrill Lynch Women's Leadership Council Flagship Client Forum, 'Women Driving Change'.
Tania was joined on stage by Frances Morris, Director of Tate Modern, Claudia Parzani, Managing Partner at Linklaters and Caroline Taylor OBE, VP & CMO at IBM Global Markets for a fascinating and candid discussion on the changing landscape for women in business.
Tania & Malala Yousafzai - KPMG Inclusion Week 2017
Tania was privileged to sit down with the extraordinary Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Malala Yousafzai for KPMG's Inclusion Week 'to inspire, encourage, challenge'. Here are some exclusive moments from their wide-ranging interview:


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The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the Fair Housing Act's Disparate Impact standard in Inclusive Communities Project v. Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs reaffirmed 40 years of settled precedent under the Fair Housing Act. The disparate impact standard is a core mechanism through which housing rights are protected and structural discrimination can be addressed, because it enables plaintiffs to challenge unjustified policies with discriminatory effects, or that reinforce segregation. The underlying case involved ICP's successful challenge to racially segregated siting of Low Income Housing Tax Credit developments in the Dallas area. PRRAC was part of a broad civil rights coalition working to present amicus curiae arguments to the Court.
Briefs of the parties
Selected Amicus Briefs Supporting ICP
- Brief of the U.S. Solicitor General
- Amicus brief of Lawyers Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, PRRAC, Opportunity Agenda, Leadership Conference and 27 other groups
- Amicus brief of Equal Justice Society, The Western Center on Law and Poverty, Legal Services of Northern California, and Rachel Godsil of Seton Hall Univ. School of Law.
- Amicus brief of the American Planning Association and Housing Land Advocates
- Amicus brief of Housing Scholars
- Amicus brief of former HUD officials
- Amicus brief of NAACP Legal Defense Fund
- Amicus brief of AARP et al
- Amicus brief of NFHA, Self-Help, and HOPE
- Amicus brief of current and former members of Congress
- Amicus brief of former DOJ officials
- Amicus brief of state attorney generals
- Amicus brief of the NAACP
- Amicus brief of the National Community Land Trust
- Amicus brief of the ACLU, National Consumer Law Center, and Legal Momentum
- Amicus brief of Howard Law School Clinics
(To see all the briefs filed in the case, go to www.danielbesharalawfirm.com )


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Steve Bouquet terrorised pet owners around Brighton and Hove when he went on a killing spree leaving nine cats dead and seven more with injuries.
The killer was sentenced to five years in prison and spent his final days in the Maritime Medway Hospital in Gillingham, where he died on January 6, 2022.
This interactive map follows the key stages of the investigation into "The Brighton Cat Killer", his eventual capture, trial, and eventual death.
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My previous two posts were about my reactions to Debby Irving's Waking Up White: And Finding Myself in the Story of Race. As I stop and think about it, I have been entwined with race and racism my whole life.
My parents
Some of my earliest memories of growing up in the little town of Williamsport, Md., are of my mother and father arguing about white guilt. My mother would go on about how badly black people and native people were treated. Finally my father would say, "I am not impressed with the American Negro."
My mother would resume talking about how Negroes were denied basic rights and forced to ride in the backs of buses. "Exactly!" my father would say. "I'd never let anybody treat me that way."
Or my father would say, "I am not impressed with the American Indian." My mother would resume talking about how whites stole the Indians' lands and forced them to live on reservations. "Exactly!" my father would say. "If the Indians had what it takes, we would be the ones living on reservations."
My father was not, in fact, unfriendly or unjust to black people or anyone else. He was friendly and at ease talking to anyone, whether an African-American janitor or the Governor of Maryland. He was not impressed by wealth or social status, and he did not look down on anyone.
I think this ability stemmed from a genuine liking for people, and interest in them, but also from a self-confidence based on knowledge of his own strength and competence. He would not let anybody take advantage of him.
My mother was kind to everyone, but she had genteel standards of behavior, which included good table manners, correct grammar, no cursing and swearing, no dirty jokes and no racist epithets or remarks.
My mother was the daughter of a lawyer who'd fallen on hard times. My father was the son of a poor farmer whose life consisted of unending physical labor. My maternal grandfather died in bed. My father's father was found dead in his barn one day where he'd gone to do the morning milking.
Both my mother and my father were respected members of their community. My mother was a school teacher all her working life, and lived to see the children and grandchildren of her first pupils pulling strings to get their own children into Mrs. Ebersole's class.
My father was part of the first generation of his family to attend college, which is where he met my mother. He had a varied career; at the time I was born, he was a clerk for the Works Progress Administration (WPA). He ended up as a civil servant in the Maryland State Employment Service, which administered unemployment compensation benefits and a job referral service for the unemployed.
When he reached retirement age, he chose not to retire, which was contrary to the plans of his superiors. They sent someone—who happened to be a black man—to take over the duties of his office, while my father sat on the sidelines. He understood what was going on, and decided to retire after all.
He had no resentment of the black man who replaced him. On the contrary, he praised him. He said the man had the quality he most respected—"quiet competence"
Both my parents taught me to treat everyone with courtesy and respect, unless and until I had a good reason not to. My mother in addition taught me to think of racism as both unjust and low-class.
In those days Maryland schools were still segregated. I had a black playmate named Jim Tyler when I was a small boy. He was a member of the Tim Mix Ralston Straightshooters club I organized, which was based on living up to the ideals of Tom Mix, the hero of a radio serial, and eating Shredded Ralston breakfast cereal. As I grew older, I lost touch with him and never thought about him.
I was bookish, precocious and opinionated, and included to argue with my elders about matters of race and other things, mostly to their amusement.
"Be honest, Phil," they would say. "Would you be willing to have one of them marry your sister?"
I would answer that I didn't have a sister, but if I did have a sister, in the highly unlikely event that she wanted to marry a black man, I wouldn't be happy about it, but, if she really loved him, I could accept it.
The attitude of my elders was that I would give up my foolish theories when I became a mature adult. Neither of these things happened.
College Days
At the age of 15, I won a Ford Foundation Pre-Induction Scholarship to the University of Wisconsin. This scholarship enabled boys to go from the 10th grade of high school directly to college, on the theory that they could complete their college educations before becoming eligible to go fight in the Korean Conflict. I learned later I got the scholarship based on a form of affirmative action.
Prof. Herbert Howe, who administered the scholarship program for the University of Wisconsin, initially decided to award the scholarship based on test scores and the letter of application.
What happened was that all the applicants with the highest test scores were from two high schools in New York City, the Bronx High School of Science and Stuyvesant High School. In the interests of diversity, Prof. Howe decided to restrict students of those high schools to 50 percent of the scholarships, and to set aside 10 percent for Wisconsin residents.
He told me later that my own test scores were little better than average. He decided to take a chance on me because I was an interesting outlier—someone who chose to be tested in history and English rather than the sciences, and someone from a rural high school in the South (he thought of Maryland as the South) rather than a big city.
My college grades were all right, but below the Ford average. My subsequent career was all right, but not as distinguished as my college classmates. All the arguments against affirmative action applied to me.
I don't feel guilty or embarrassed about having taken advantage of an opportunity that was offered to me. I don't criticize anybody for taking advantage of an opportunity that is offered to them.
During the time I was in the program, I knew of no black Ford scholar. Maybe there was one later or at a different college. I never thought about this at the time.
My student days were the first I ever had a serious conversation with a black person or a Jewish person. One of my favorite professors was a Dr. Cornelius A. Golightly, a teacher of philosophy. He was a brilliant man, and kind to me. I heard that he didn't get tenure, supposedly because he was a pragmatist, and the philosophy department only wanted logical positivists.
As a student, I wrote for the college newspaper, The Daily Cardinal. I was a champion of academic freedom, an opponent of Senator Joe McCarthy and an opponent of fraternity charters that excluded black members.
Military Service
After graduating from college in 1956, I volunteered for military service, including two years active duty. This was in peacetime, and military service can be a good experience in peacetime.
The U.S. armed forces were probably the most diverse and multicultural institution in American society, and still are. I met people from even more varied backgrounds than I did in college. I encountered more black people then in positions of authority than I did for a long time afterward.
Now is as good a place as any to say that I never had any problem taking orders from black people, I never had any fear of black people and I never, so far as I know, was ever harmed by a black person.
Journalism in Hagerstown, Md.
I worked for The Daily Mail in Hagerstown, Md., from 1958 through 1974. I made a special effort to write about racial discrimination, civil rights and Hagerstown's tiny black community, although I was often blundering and naive in the way I went about this.
My friend Jim Yeatts, who was white, married Georgiana Bell, who was black, and I attended their wedding. The Chief of Police had a detective park in a police cruiser outside and take note of every wedding guest. That night he phoned my publisher to let him know that I was the kind of person who'd attend an interracial wedding. I never thought my job was in danger, but this shows the predominant attitude in those days.
The story I'm proudest of having written was about a black riot when Gov. George Wallace of Alabama came to town during his 1972 presidential campaign. The Wallace staff had a policy had a policy of having campaign appearances on National Guard armories, and the armory in Hagerstown was on the outskirts of the black community.
In the middle of Wallace's speech, a group of young black men started to interrupt Wallace's speech by chanting. Their leader was named Ken Mason. He happened to be the son of Bill Mason, the chief sheriff's deputy, whose appointment was resented by white racist rank-and-file deputies. A group of deputies grabbed Mason and started beating him, while a city detective blocked me from getting close enough to see what was going on.
I was later able to quote eyewitnesses, including the chair of the local Wallace for President committee, as to what happened. He was willing to speak to me because I had always reported on the Wallace people fairly.
Anyhow, I ran over to the nearby county jail, which was besieged by angry black people. They went on a rampage all that night, but only within their own neighborhood, which, however, was on a main through street. Bill Mason pleaded in vain to do the obvious thing, which was to set up roadblocks to divert traffic.
None of the heavily armed deputies or police ventured into the riot area. Only I walked through it—admittedly walking very quickly.
After the bars closed, many drove their cars through the area. One driver—a recently-discharged combat veteran of Vietnam—was killed by a brick thrown through his windshield. Ken Mason was later tried and convicted on charges of inciting a riot, and given a suspended sentence.
I was able to write a fair and accurate article as a result of having previously written fair and accurate articles about all concerned. I am proud that people who wouldn't talk to each other would talk to me.
As far as I recall, not one black person worked for my newspaper during this period in any capacity. I hardly ever thought about this, let alone saw it as a problem.
Journalism in Rochester, N.Y.
I worked for the Democrat and Chronicle in Rochester, N.Y., from 1974 through 1998, the first few years as a copy editor and after 1978 as a reporter for the business news section.
Allan Neuharth, the CEO of Gannett Co. Inc., the D&C's parent company, was a pioneer in compulsory corporate diversity, both in hiring and news coverage. He emphasized the hiring not only of women, black people and other minorities, but people from diverse backgrounds—not just graduates of Ivy League colleges.
Neuharth's great accomplishment was the creation of USA Today, which most people in the journalism world doubted could be done, and a staff drawn solely from elite backgrounds might have been more resistant to his new idea.
His affirmative action policy was, in and of itself, a good thing. The more varied the backgrounds of a newsroom staff, the less likely they are to operate in a mental bubble and the more likely they are to understand their diverse readers and their communities.
But his commitment to advancing women and minorities also gave him cover for being anti-labor. Gannett newspapers paid less and provided fewer benefits than average newspapers of their size, but that was overshadowed by his well-publicized anti-racism and feminism.
Our diversity training meetings seemed like exercises in divide and rule. At one meeting, a staff artist (whom I hadn't realized was gay) said that gays, women and minorities in the newsroom should join forces against the straight white males.
Later he was made an editor of The Times-Union, the D&C's sister newspaper. I have to say that he didn't do anything in particular that was detrimental to straight white males.
Supervisors were encouraged to promote black employees. In one case, a young black woman reporter who worked at an adjoining desk was (in my opinion) not being given enough credit for her work by her immediate editor, but was offered a promotion by a higher-level editor, even though she had sense enough to know what she was not prepared for that responsibility.
In another case, a young black guy was given a job that he didn't have the experience to do. Somebody no doubt got credit for advancing black employees, but he wasn't given any help or mentoring. He carved out a new role as would-be enforcer of racial correctness in news reporting.
Both of them eventually left. I heard they both did very well in their new jobs.
The white diversity enforcers sought to broaden the definition of diversity to include more and more groups—the deaf, for example. The black ones were concerned only about the descendants of enslaved black people. Their interest was in improving the image of the "talented tenth" and not in helping extremely poor black people.
In my last years at Gannett, I became discontented in my job and sent out feelers about job possibilities at other newspapers. The responses I got were identical. They told me that they would like to consider my application, but were under orders that their next hire had to be a woman or minority.
I believe their real reason was that they didn't want me, but wanted me to blame women and minorities rather than age discrimination.
Unitarian Universalism
The Unitarian Universalist Association is an eclectic religious sect, which seeks to draw on the wisdom of all the great religions and traditions. We like to think of ourselves as being in the forefront of human rights.
I was a member of a Unitarian fellowship in Hagerstown, joined the First Unitarian Church of Rochester when I moved her, and since 1980 or 1981 have been a member of the First Universalist Church of Rochester.
At the time I joined, the Universalist church had a married couple as co-ministers—the Rev. Mark Morrison-Reed, a black American, and Donna Morrison-Reed, a white Canadian. The congregation was in decline and on the brink of failure when they assumed their ministry. It was largely due to their leadership that the church survived and flourishes today
I had great respect for Mark and Donna. Both seemed wise beyond their years. Both came from elite backgrounds compared to me.
Mark's father was a distinguished physicist, and his mother was part of the Democratic power structure in Chicago; as a boy, he attended an international school in Switzerland. But he was a troubled soul, which I did not fully realize until he published his autobiography, In Between.
Because of his background, he didn't fit into the black community. Because of his skin color, he was stereotyped by the white community. Neither saw him as an individual.
He finally carved out a role for himself through writing books such as Black Pioneers in a White Denomination, which as about struggles of black Unitarian ministers against racial prejudice and discrimination in their denomination, and through helping white Unitarian Universalists understand their racial attitudes. I hope he is happy in that role
My closest black friend in the church was a poor women named Bernice Cook, whom I've written about in a previous post. Even though she had next to nothing herself, she was a friend to everyone and had a huge number of friends, both black and white. She was a member of an extended family whose different branches included blacks, whites and Seminole Indians.
The Unitarian Universalist Association has a goal of overcoming racial prejudice among its members, especially its white members. In pursuit of that goal, it has adopted what I call the language of white shaming, which is to accused well-meaning but possibly unaware white people of racism, white privilege and white supremacy. My next post will be about why I think the use of such language is a bad idea.
Tags: Allan Neuharth, Ford Scholars, Gannett, interracial marriage, Racial Discrimination, Racial Diversity, Racial Prejudice, Racial Violence, University of Wisconsin, Waking Up White


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Campaign says Collier tourism puts money in everyone's pockets
Tourism doesn't just mean sun and fun for visitors to Collier County.
It means tax savings, employment and better experiences for county residents.
That's the message of a new educational campaign the Florida Association of Destination Marketing Organizations has launched in partnership with the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau. The campaign has been dubbed "Paradise Coast Tourism Works for Me."
"It really does touch almost any aspect of a person's daily life, not just the employees of the tourism industry but all citizens," said Brianna Shoaf, a spokeswoman for the association.
More: Hurricane Irma caused big drops in Collier County's tourism numbers
The association, a trade group and voice for dozens of tourism marketing organizations around the state, plans to lead similar campaigns for four other areas of the state: Palm Beach, Pensacola, Panama City Beach and Central Florida.
The promotional efforts come as hoteliers and other industry leaders oppose legislation that would expand the uses of tourist taxes to include more capital projects and tighten the rules for spending tax dollars on tourism marketing in the state.
House Bill 3 — filed by Rep. Michael Grant, R-Port Charlotte — would create new transparency and accountability requirements for economic development and tourism promotion agencies. It would increase oversight, impose new limits on travel and other expenses, and require more disclosure about contracts and spending.
House Bill 585 — filed by Rep. Randy Fine, R-Palm Bay — would allow tourist taxes to be spent on a wider variety of capital projects, including wastewater and transportation improvements. A similar bill has been proposed in the Senate.
"The more people that understand the benefits of tourism, whether it's local residents or it's people in Tallahassee, the better," Shoaf said. "It's just important for everyone.
"It's such a large vibrant industry that brings so much revenue and jobs, both for the state and Collier County."
Visit Florida, the state's tourism marketing arm, is under siege again this session. A Florida Senate proposal would cut its funding next fiscal year to $50 million — $26 million less than it got this year.
In a statement Wednesday, Gov. Rick Scott said he'd fight the proposal to cut Visit Florida's budget by a third.
"I will fight to protect the 1.4 million jobs that rely on Florida's tourism industry by making sure that Visit Florida gets $100 million this year," Scott said.
"After the devastating hurricane season we faced last year, we shouldn't be playing games with our state's tourism industry," he said.
The new educational campaign states that in 2016:
- More than 1.8 million tourists visited Collier County.
- Tourists spent almost $2 billion in the Collier economy.
- Tourists in Collier generated more than $21 million in tourist taxes and more than $126 million in sales and gas taxes.
The county has a 5 percent tourist tax, which is collected on hotel and other short-stay rentals. This fiscal year, the tax is expected to raise $26 million.
The bed tax pays for tourism marketing and beach projects and supports local museums, attractions and events. Last year county commissioners voted to raise the tax from 4 percent to 5 percent to build an amateur sports complex.
The new educational campaign underscores that more visitors means more money in residents' paychecks every month. County residents saved an average of $988 in taxes last year because of the taxes visitors paid.
The campaign also points out that in 2016, tourist tax revenue:
- Contributed $7.6 million to beach and inlet projects in the county
- Generated $1.9 million to operate five-county owned museums
The campaign includes a website where county residents can get more information about the benefits of tourism: paradisecoasttourismworks.com/.
Jack Wert, executive director of the Naples, Marco Island, Everglades Convention and Visitors Bureau, visited Tallahassee last week to promote tourism and lobby against bills that could hurt his marketing efforts. He told state leaders about the importance of the industry to Collier County and the state.
The educational campaign could help rally residents around the tourism industry, encouraging them to reach out to their legislators in support of it, Wert said.
The message is being spread through the media and social media sites such as Facebook.
"This is a grass-roots campaign to see if it can get up to those folks passing legislation that could, in fact, hurt how we can promote in the future," Wert said.
"We just felt it was important for the local community to know the importance of the tourism industry."
The campaign, which comes at no cost to the county, will emphasize "the numbers speak for themselves."
"I think it helps our citizens to really understand that these visitors are not a negative," Wert said. "They really are a positive. They support a lot of jobs and a lot of businesses in our community that need that visitation to survive."


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When was the last time you hired an external consultant? Whether it was recently or several years ago, the reason was probably the same – you needed knowledge / expertise that you didn't feel you had access to internally. For purposes of this blog, I am using the term consultant generically – it can be ANY professional service / skill set (e.g. engineering, analytics, project management, legal, IT, etc.). When you hired that consultant, did you ensure that the knowledge they brought to you was somehow captured so that you did not need to keep bringing in that same skill set over and over again? If not (MOST organizations DO NOT) why not?
Every time we help a client source professional services, we always ask – what are you doing to capture the knowledge being imparted by the consultant? To be honest, we usually get blank stares as if we were asking something that had never even crossed their mind (and it probably had not). Even when we have situations where our client is doing some of the work themselves (like engineering services) they are still reluctant to require (or even ask for that matter) the consultant for knowledge transfer. THIS IS A MUST IN CATEGORY MANAGEMENT. Your job as a Category Management professional is to extract as much value as you can from your supplier relationships so knowledge transfer is critical.
Knowledge transfer can happen in a variety of ways BUT it won't happen at all unless you, as the buying organization, insist on it. The most common way is to set up consultant / client teams where your people work side by side with the consultants. It is a great way for your people to get real work done while learning on the job. One word of caution – make sure your people are actually doing some of the work and not just shadowing the consultants. You can also ask the consultants to hold weekly or daily lunch and learns to share their best practices with your people. Quarterly day-long workshops where new processes / technology is shared is also effective. Remember, you are paying for the expertise so EXPLOIT it (in a good way of course). Companies spend so, so much on professional services that is a missed opportunity if at least some knowledge is not left behind.
By the way, we need to do the exact same thing within our own four walls – particularly within our Procurement organizations. Most of our clients have three to four generations all working together and there is a tremendous amount of knowledge that can and should be shared amongst the group. We do A LOT of training for in-tact Procurement groups (from CPO down to entry level Buyer) where everyone learns the same content together. What I find most fascinating is watching each generation share their unique knowledge with one another. The more experienced (not old 😊) professionals have years of experience, tribal knowledge and lessons learned to share while the less experienced (younger) professionals often have new ways of looking at old problems – we can all learn together. I recently read an article in HBR entitled "4 Ways to Help Different Generations Share Wisdom at Work", where the author offered some interesting techniques on how to share wisdom (knowledge).
Capturing and sharing knowledge is a critical success factor for any consulting firm. As your organization continues to make the journey from Strategic Sourcing to Category Management and evolves into an internal consulting practice, capturing knowledge is required!!!
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Um espelho que reflecte a vida, que passa por nós num segundo (espelho)
Ours Children's Next Year No Future
"We wished you a merry Christmas"
(Cavaco Silva – 19.12.13)
Zombie Kid
With all the people constantly dying in silent at home under the aliens orders of our dictatorial government – because they don't need any more slaves – many children's have no use today becoming – like in China – a expandable merchandise. But maybe in future days the survivals may enter successfully in the food chain.
Transformers of the Future
With the agreement of the state and the contribution of this economic and mechanical system – that they create for theirs satisfaction and pleasure – no doubt families will be obliged to deliver all the children's possible, if they want to survive in a limited and controlled society: they don't need people they want space and money.
The Future of the World
The leaders of the world don't think any more on the subject called people, because all the system structure is based in economic theories that make the humans dispensable, because now in our collapsing world many people – don't knowing the fact – doesn't exist anymore. Next year will be better.
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Aside from the problems I had with my pantyhose today, I really liked my outfit. I took inspiration from a couple of very stylish YLFers: goldenpig and ChristyG.
I always loved goldenpig's ink blue jacket that she found at White House Black Market. I wandered in there recently and lo! it was on sale. I couldn't resist.
I didn't quite know what to wear with it though, until I saw Christy's fabulous blue/black/white outfit yesterday. It never crossed my mind to wear blue and black together, but I really like it!
Comments appreciated as always...and thanks for the inspiration!!!


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ARB Vote The California Air Resources Board has had a busy week. Yesterday the board voted in favor of sweeping changes to reduce California's carbon footprint. The board is expected to vote today on measures that would significantly reduce diesel exhaust emissions from trucks and buses. Capital Public Radio's deputy bureau chief Jenny O'Mara tells you about the proposed changes.
Natomas Basin Flood Maps FEMA just published its new flood maps for Sacramento's Natomas basin – and that means higher flood insurance for many people there. Today on Insight, we'll talk about this with Sacramento's top flood control official.
Christmas Bird Count Why do bird watchers here and across the country go out one morning every December to count as many birds as they can? Ed Pandolfino tells you why.
Sands Hall Acclaimed playwright Sands Hall's adaptation of "Little Women" is currently playing in Nevada City.You'll meet Hall and hear about her work.
Sands Hall's adaptation of "Little Women" runs through Sunday, Dec. 28th at the Nevada Theatre, 401 Broad St., Nevada City. Performances are at 7 p.m. Thursdays; 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays; and 2 p.m. Sundays. Information: (530) 265-8587.
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Reading Stock Quotes
Stock quotes show you the willingness to buy and sell in a market. A Bid (or buying) price represents the willingness for a buyer to purchase stock at that price. The Ask (or selling) price represents the willingness of a seller to sell shares of stock at that price. The size columns make reference to the number of shares that these buyers or sellers are posting to trade.
One reads and states a quote by first reading the highest buying price followed by the lowest selling price. For example, our chart below emphasizes "Buying at Php 4.12 and Selling at Php 4.14" You can buy directly and immediately if you agree to Buy Up at the seller's best lowest asking price of Php 4.14. Your order size (or volume) will reflect a deduction in the Ask Size column.
On the other hand, if you don't mind waiting and aiming to buy shares at a lower price, you can Post and line up in queue with the hope that a seller may choose to Sell Down to your desired price.
Once an order is matched, it will be reflected in the Last 5 Trades box showing the details of the trade transaction. This is also known as the Last Trade or the current market price.
Understanding the Ticker
The PSE stock ticker shows a string of transactions or ticks of stocks currently being traded real-time. It serves to show which issues are active and what their current market prices are as well as to show details about the trade whether it is up, down or unchanged for the day.
|Stock Code
|Up for the day
|Down for the day
|Last Trade was higher than previous tick
|Last Trade was the same price as previous tick
|Last Trade was lower than previous tick
|# of Shares
|Up for the day
|Down for the day
|Buy Broker
|Up for the day
|Down for the day
|Sell Broker
|Up for the day
|Down for the day
Doing Some Research
Learn to utilize COL Financial's research pages to keep you fully informed with your investments. You can check out what our experts think about stocks and look up pertinent Fundamental & Technical reports that show the financial statistics about companies in our coverage as well as their respective trend studies.
- Read up on company reports discussing its potential in growth or valuation
- Look over our Investment Guide and see a table of wealth full of data to help you make better-informed decisions on how to manage your stock shares
- Check out our daily news briefs that will keep you updated on corporate issues
- Review the market's trend direction by looking in on Technical Analysis reports and statistics
- Access charts and look over hundreds of stock trends and discover areas of support and resistance
- Check out our daily Tech Spotlight to see short-term opportunities
Executing Trades
Executing trades is a simple step-by-step process that can be done in 4 ways:
- Clicking on the Order link from our Quick Links drop down menu
- Clicking on the Enter Order link from the Trade tab in the main menu bar
- Clicking on either a BUY | SELL link on your Watch List, Quote page or 6-Pack page
- Clicking anywhere on the Price Ticker
Order Entry
You enter an order by filling out the order entry box with the stock code, number of shares you wish to buy or sell, and then the price you wish to trade. Thereafter please click on the Preview Order button to review and verify your order. Notice that a Buy order is highlighted in green and a Sell order is highlighted in red.
Preview Summary
The Preview window will display all the details of your proposed trade. It will show you a summary of what you entered and will outline the charges that will be incurred in executing this trade.
Modifying Orders
You can Cancel or Modify orders that have been posted by clicking on the View/Modify Order under the Trade tab on the main menu bar. Click cancel to remove your order and modify to adjust the number of shares to a lower amount (the number of shares cannot be increased nor prices be directly changed to change a price, cancel an existing order and enter a new one).
Board Lot & Price Fluctuations
The PSE uses a minimum Board Lot or round lot system that specifies the minimum amount of shares one can buy or sell. The minimum amount of shares will depend on the market price of the stock (see table).
|Price Range
|Board Lot
|Price Fluctuation
|0.0001 - 0.0099
|0.01 - 0.049
|0.05 - 0.249
|0.25 - 0.495
|0.50 - 4.99
|5.00 - 9.99
|10.00 - 19.98
|20.00 - 49.95
|50.00 - 99.95
|100 - 199.9
|200 - 499.8
|500 - 999.5
|1,000 - 1,999
|2,000 - 4,998
|5,000 - above
Ex. A market price of P3.00/share will allow you to buy/sell a minimum of 1,000 shares or in added increments of 1,000. Any order size below its Board Lot is known as an Odd Lot and can only be traded in the Odd Lot market. The Odd Lot Market may have different pricing schemes than the Main Market.
The Price Fluctuation column shows the minimum increments of which a stock price can change.
Ex. A stock price at P3.00 may accept orders to post up or down by increments of P0.01; at P12.00 it may move up or down by P0.02.
Monitoring your Stocks
There are many ways to keep track of the performance of your investments. You can monitor your stock positions through your Portfolio function, accessible under the Trade tab on the main menu bar. You will see your positions, market values, gain/loss figures as well as your cash balances and total equity.
Your Quote Page
Access the Quotes page under the Quotes tab of the main menu bar to view the current market bid and ask prices and details of any listed company. You can also click on the prices or share allotments in the Bid / Ask columns if you wish to enter an order for the stock you are viewing.
Your Watch List
List out your favorite picks using our Watch List feature under the Quotes tab. You can add, delete, trigger a buy or sell command, or click on a stock code to jump to the stock quote page. You can also change your preference in action upon clicking My Settings under the Home tab.
Your Six-Pack
Finally, access our Six-Pack option to get a more detailed expansion view of the stocks you wish to monitor closely.