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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are great for many investors who are looking for ways to keep their costs down and simplify their lives. After all, you can buy all your stock and ETF investments from the same brokerage account. But ETFs have drawbacks, too, as the following list makes clear:
Commissions: Unlike mutual funds, which can often be bought with no commissions through online brokers or directly from fund companies, ETFs are treated like stocks. That means your online broker's standard stock commission applies. That can be a deal-killer if you make frequent and small investments. Unless you use an online broker with free trades, you might be better off with an index mutual fund.
Temptation: The capability to trade in and out of ETFs is too irresistible for some investors — the kind who can't keep their fingers off their mouse buttons. If the constant pricing of ETFs encourages you to trade too much and veer off your asset allocation course, you might be better off with mutual funds.
Invisible cost — the spread: ETFs come with an invisible, but costly, fee. Just as with stocks, ETFs have a bid and an ask price. The bid is the price other investors are willing to pay for the ETF, and the ask is the price the seller will take. The difference, called the spread, costs investors money.
For example, say you bought 100 shares of an ETF at the ask price of $100. Most likely, you'd only be able to sell it for $99.90 or less, costing you in effect 10 cents a share. The less popular an ETF, the wider the spread becomes, and the greater this cost becomes. Are you curious about what an ETF's bid and ask prices are? They're available from the same places you get stock quotes.
Premiums and discounts: ETFs are priced based on what buyers and sellers are willing to pay for the basket of stocks they own. That means the price of an ETF might be greater or less than the value of the stocks it owns.
When the ETF price is greater than the value of the stocks it owns, that situation is a premium, and when the opposite is true and the ETF is worth less than the value of its stocks, the ETF is said to be trading at a discount.
Don't get overly concerned with the premium or discount. Most ETFs' premiums and discounts are rather small. And for popular ETFs, they are practically nonexistent.


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This week, Britain came within a whisker of releasing on "compassionate" grounds an ailing Libyan intelligence agent who was convicted for planting the bomb that killed 270 people on Pam Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988.
The British press reported that the release was headed off by furious US lobbying. Until 9/11, the bombing – which killed 180 Americans – was the deadliest terror attack on US civilians. But speculation is still strong that Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, the quietly spoken agent sentenced to life in prison for Britain's deadliest ever terror attack, could be headed home soon to spend his last days with his family. Mr. Megrahi is reported to be diagnosed with cancer.
On Tuesday, a Scottish court allowed Megrahi to drop an ongoing appeal, something that was an obstacle to his possible early release. Now, most British observers expect he'll soon be sent home, where he is expected to receive a hero's welcome.
The debate over releasing Megrahi has reopened old wounds for the families of victims and created a rare cross-Atlantic spat, with the Obama Administration staunchly opposed to either a release of Megrahi or his transfer to Libyan custody, something Scotland Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill is also considering.
But while British courts release terminally-ill convicted murderers far more frequently than American ones, many in Britain are now speculating that other considerations are at play. Some believe he was unjustly imprisoned, and "compassionate release" is a dodge to avoid owning up to the error. Others say it's simply a question of money.
"One person whose shoes I would not want to be in is Kenny MacAskill. This really is a nasty can of worms," says George Joffe, a Libya expert at the Center of International Studies at England's Cambridge University.
Some are pointing to the heated competition by Western governments and firms to exploit Libya's relatively untapped oil and gas resources. Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi has in recent years renounced ties to international terrorism and terminated what he said was a nuclear weapons program to bring his country in from the cold. Mr. Qaddafi allowed for Megrahi to be extradited to stand trial after years of stonewalling in 1999 to get out from under United Nation's sanctions. Megrahi was sentenced by a panel of Scottish judges at an extraordinary trial in Holland in 2001.
Now, the British energy giant BP is among international firms vying to scour 21,000 square miles of desert and coastline for untapped oil in a country which already possesses 42 billion barrels of proven oil reserves – one of Africa's largest.
The oil race is on
"There is a race on," says Mr. Joffe. "And it has been made clear to the British that if [Megrahi] is not released then there could be very adverse consequences. It has been made clear, I would assume, at the very top level."
"No one in Libya believes he was justly imprisoned," says Joffe. He points out that many ordinary Libyans regard Megrahi, a member of one of the country's most prominent tribes, as having been a scapegoat for the regime.
Some Scottish politicians have denounced Megrahi's predicted release. Paul McBride, a leading Scottish lawyer and adviser to the opposition Conservative Party, told The Times of London: "In America if you murder someone you go to jail and die there if necessary. Why should we let this man out, particularly now that he has dropped his appeal, therefore acknowledging he is a mass murderer?"
But there are others – even members of victims families – who say they doubt Megrahi is guilty at all.
They point to a catalogue of alleged inconsistencies and omissions from his 2001 trial which some say should have led the finger of blame for the bombing being directed at other players, notably Iran, originally suspected of carrying out the attack in revenge for the USS Vincennes' downing of Iran Air Flight 655 earlier in 1988, which killed 290 people.
Indeed, a report in Britain's Sunday Times at the weekend claimed that cables from the Pentagon's Defense Intelligence Agency blaming Iran would have been produced by Megrahi's legal team at an appeal, if it had gone ahead.
Family doubt
Such theories weigh on the minds of Britons such as Barrie Berkley, whose son Alastair was killed in the attack.
"We understand that the American families are convinced of his guilt and there is nothing more to be said, but that is not our position," says Mr Berkley. "Perhaps the difference is that the British families had one or two people at the trial at all times. We don't know whether he is guilty or not, and all we can say is that the evidence does not convince us. With the press here, we have probably also been more exposed to the issues."
Megrahi's release could come about through one of two applications being considered by Mr. MacAskill.
One is an application to release him on "compassionate grounds" because of advanced prostate cancer. The other, from the government of Libya, would allow him to serve out the remainder of his sentence there.
Clare Connelly, a lawyer for the Lockerbie Trial Briefing Unit at the University of Glasgow, says the release of prisoners on "compassionate grounds" is far from unprecedented.
Last year, nine prisoners were freed on that basis in Britain, and since 2000, Scottish ministers have considered 30 such applications on medical grounds – 23 of which have been granted.
She adds: "In political terms, things have radically changed since the Lockerbie bombing. There is a new enemy and Libya has been deemed not to be a threat to the West. However, it's interesting that Kenny MacAskill should be going out of his way to state that economic and political issues would have no impact on a decision whether or not to release Megrahi on compassionate grounds. We have to take his word for it."


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Holland scores 20 and Connolly's defense suffocates Nantucket
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FALL RIVER – Bishop Connolly was adequate for a half. Then the Cougars upgraded their offense.
Connolly began the formal defense of its Division 4 state boys' basketball title by belting Nantucket 62-36 in a South Sectional quarterfinal game on Thursday night at Connolly's Lafrance Gymnasium and Shea Court.
Heavy favorites, the top-seeded Cougars (20-3) led 28-19 at halftime then cranked up their fast break in outscoring the ninth-seeded Whalers 21-5 in the third quarter. They led 58-25 with 5:32 to go in the game.
Dylan Holland scored 20 points, John Goncalo 13, Brian Quinn 11, and Konrad Bradbury 10 for the Cougars, who will play fifth-seeded Pope John Paul II or fourth-seeded South Shore Christian in the semifinals on a day and site to be announced.
Pope JP II and South Shore Christian play today (Friday).
Nantucket finished its season 13-8.
"When you have a team that we were obviously more athletic than and we had a distinct size advantage over, to have 29 points, I thought there were more opportunities," said Connolly coach Matt Coute, who turned 30 on Thursday. "The 18 points I was okay with. Holding them to 18 points I'm happy with. But 29, I'm, like, not good enough. I thought the kids responded a lot better in the second half. Much happier with the shot opportunities. I thought we looked for each other a lot better in the second half."
Connolly's defense, solid throughout, forced six Nantucket turnovers in the third quarter, and that helped fuel the running game which produced four fast-break baskets, three of those by Holland. Nantucket shot 2-for-18 from the floor in the third quarter.
"That third quarter was make or break time," Coute said. "It was either you're going to give a team life – and it could have gotten a little hairy – or you could have broken their spirit, and we broke their spirit in the third quarter."
"The second half, definitely satisfactory," Goncalo said. "The first half, we could have come out a lot harder. But we executed in the second half and got it done. Nearly a 30-point win. So if we come out every day like this, take it one game at a time, prepare, make sure we're intense, we're going to be all right."
Nantucket's best quarter was the first. After falling behind 10-3, they battled back within 12-10 on the second of two 3-pointers by senior guard William Ferreira in a span of 42 seconds.
Ferreira had 10 points at the half and finished with 16.
But Connolly allowed very few easy baskets and the Whalers mounted nothing resembling a significant run of points until putting together six straight points after Connolly had gone up 60-27.
Nantucket scored six points in the second quarter and the five in the third.
Bradbury sat the final 5:40 of the first half after collecting his second personal foul. He started the second half and his backline rebounding and shot blocking helped Connolly pull away.
"Bradbury's a huge factor," Goncalo said. "To have a center that big, especially against the centers he plays against, he's just way bigger. You get him the ball in the post and he's always going to get it up in the air and he's going to grab tons of rebounds."
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This man I "met" on a dating Web site had issues with my refusing to give him my number. Initially, we had nice rapport via e-mail, despite his failing to pay attention (asking if I'd been married when I'd already mentioned my divorce lawyer). He apologized and gave me his number, hoping to talk and meet. I told him I'd call, but kept getting busy. Several days later, I called but missed him. He again requested my number so he could call me back (he'd already asked several times), and I told him it takes me time to get comfortable enough to share it. He was "disappointed," and said if we were going to talk, it should be "right away," maybe even that day, so he wouldn't be waiting around. I wrote that he hadn't been listening again, as I'd said I work days and can't chat then. I told him to look up Internet dating guidelines, which always advise against dispensing personal contact information until meeting, and said we weren't a good match. He wrote that my actions indicate I'm not open to a relationship. I asked him to stop e-mailing me. He then e-mailed me twice more, speculating about my psychology.
— Tell Me This Isn't Creepy
Some of the logic I hear from Internet daters is seriously puzzling: "I won't give you my number, but I'd be happy to meet you in a darkened canyon, late at night, next to a shallow grave." And, sure enough, at the appointed time and place, they see old HillsideStrangler27 waiting for them, and wonder aloud, "Do you always accessorize with a shovel?"
If you're like many people, you see a serial killer behind every Internet dating profile, but you'll trust a guy you sometimes see at the coffee shop or around the neighborhood. Well, John Wayne Gacy and Jeffrey Dahmer were people's neighbors, too. (Everybody has to live somewhere.) On the Internet or off, you protect yourself by paying attention to any troubling things a guy says or does instead of focusing on who you want him to be. As for what Internet dating guidelines actually say, it's generally that you shouldn't put identifying information in your profile (real name, address and the best time to rob you). Other precautionary tactics include creating a special e-mail address, vetting people by phone before meeting, and calling from Skype.com or a blocked number — ideally, when you say you will, so a guy isn't sitting by the phone like the only 16-year-old girl who has yet to be asked to prom.
So this man had to have the last word, the last word and the last word. If he keeps e-mailing, yeah, that's a problem. But what did you expect? You strung him along just long enough to dump him. He actually should've been wary of you from the start, considering how you came on like a mean schoolmarm, reprimanding him for failing to commit to memory every detail you ever e-mailed him. My guess is, he's right — that the last thing you want is to get close to anybody. If that's the truth, work on changing it — don't seek a relationship, then sabotage any chance of it by making your interactions about as fun as a staged reading of a wireless phone contract. If you continue Internet dating, you should recognize that a guy you meet for drinks actually doesn't need your phone number; he'll just break in through your back window, tie you up and talk to you for as long as he pleases after he follows you home from the bar.
A wench in the plans
I'm a 59-year-old married man who really clicks with a new co-worker. We even share the same goofy sense of humor. The problem is, she's 30, single and attractive. My wife got seriously jealous upon meeting her at a company function. I reassured her we're just friends. She apologized, but still seems jealous. Am I wrong for trying to nurture this friendship? I'd like to invite this woman to our house for dinner, but I'm not sure how my wife would react.
— Congenial
Maybe you want nothing more from her than friendship (or maybe you're just too old and hairy in the wrong places to have anything more). Can't you make do with sharing "the same goofy sense of humor" on lunch breaks? Or, is your actual goal getting your "friendship" out in the open so you'll feel less guilt about nurturing something a little friendlier? You have to know that bringing this chickie home will hurt your wife. I mean, come on. Oh, the great mysteries of our world: Stonehenge, Loch Ness, cold fusion and how ever will your wife react to "Honey, that pretty woman half your age wants to know what she can bring to dinner. I mean, besides her hot self."
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GCSEs to be replaced by EBaccs
GCSEs are to be replaced by a new English Baccalaureate Certificate in secondary schools in England, representing the most radical shake-up of examination for 16-year-olds for a generation.
The new-style qualifications, to be known as EBaccs, will do away with the "modules" which allow GCSE students to retake parts of their course, cut back heavily on the use of classroom assessment and coursework and return to the emphasis on a traditional end-of-year exam, to end what Education Secretary Michael Gove called "grade inflation and dumbing down".
After Liberal Democrats resisted proposals for a two-tier system for students of differing academic abilities, Mr Gove said that almost all students in English schools will take EBaccs. Where schools believe individual pupils will struggle with the test, they will be able to apply to defer them until 17 or 18.
The first EBacc courses in English, maths and sciences will begin in September 2015 and children will sit exams in these subjects in 2017, with the other core humanities and languages subjects following a few years later. Just one exam board will be selected by regulators Ofqual to offer qualifications in each subject, following a bidding process, in order to prevent what Mr Gove said was a "corrupt... race to the bottom" in which boards sought to attract schools with easier tests which massaged up pass rates.
Announcing his plans in a statement to the House of Commons, Mr Gove said that the GCSE was "conceived and designed for a different age" when the school-leaving age was 16 and only a minority expected to go on to higher education. It was "no longer right for now". He told MPs: "We believe it is time to raise aspirations and restore rigour to our examinations... After years of drift, decline and dumbing down, at last we are reforming our examination system to compete with the world's best."
But shadow education secretary Stephen Twigg said that the proposed system "doesn't reflect the needs of society and the modern economy" and urged Mr Gove to shelve his plans and consult with teachers. He said: "We need to face the challenges of the 21st century. I simply don't accept that we achieve that by returning to the system abolished as out-of-date in the 1980s... We on this side will not support changes that only work for some children."
Teaching unions gave the proposals a hostile welcome. ASUWT general secretary Chris Keates said the proposals were "entirely driven by political ideology rather than a genuine desire on the part of the coalition Government to reform the examination system in the best interests of children and young people".
Martin Johnson, deputy general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: "A new exam certainly should not be designed on the back of a restaurant menu as a short-term political fix by ignorant ministers. This is an insult to the nation's children who will have to live with the consequences if the crackpot ideas are implemented."
And the Edge Foundation charity, chaired by former Conservative education secretary Lord Baker, said the new proposals were "not enough" and neglected practical learning. Lord Baker said: "It's vital that schools and colleges provide education which develops practical skills and personal qualities as well as subject knowledge. This has to include opportunities to learn by doing."
The plans will now go out for a three-month consultation, while the Department for Education will also consult on a replacement for the system of school league tables. Exam boards are expected to begin preparing bids to Ofqual in the new year for the right to offer the new EBacc courses. The reforms do not apply to Wales, Scotland or Northern Ireland.


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Taiwanese shipping line Evergreen has confirmed its plans to build a total of ten 23,000 TEU containerships.According to a stock exchange filing, the new vessels would be built at three shipyards in South Korea and China.According to the reports from the South China Morning Post, the enormous order will cost Evergreen anywhere between US$1.4 billion and US$1.6 billion. It is estimated that each vessel will cost between $140 million and $160 million.The new vessels could see Evergreen become the sixth biggest carrier line in the world, overtaking major Japanese alliance Ocean Network Express (ONE).
Seaborne Nuclear Power Plant Docks in Russia
Russia's first-floating nuclear power plant has arrived to its permanent base near an isolated Russian town across the Bering Strait from Alaska, Russian state nuclear energy company Rosatom said on Saturday.Developed by Rosatom, the plant, known as "Akademik Lomonosov", set off on a 5,000 km (3,100 mile) journey on Aug. 23 through Arctic waters to reach the Chukotka region. Rosatom said it aims to make the floating station operational by the year-end. It would become the world's northernmost nuclear power station.The plant will replace a coal-fired power plant and an aging nuclear power plant supplying more than 50,000 people with electricity in Chukotka.
Graney Name President General Dynamics Electric Boat
General Dynamics (NYSE: GD) appointed General Dynamics NASSCO president Kevin Graney as president of General Dynamics Electric Boat, effective October 1. David J. Carver, NASSCO's vice president and general manager of repair, will succeed Graney as president of General Dynamics NASSCO. Jeffrey S. Geiger, who has served as president of Electric Boat since 2013, will retire effective September 30.Graney began his shipbuilding career with General Dynamics Electric Boat in 1995 as a senior engineer for the Virginia-class submarine program and worked in various leadership roles at General Dynamics before becoming president of NASSCO in 2017.
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Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML): mention these two terms and the listener may instantly think of the ads displayed as you view your favorite online news site. This is one version of what AI/ML might be. Given the state of AI and ML research today, these advanced mathematical techniques represent something the U.S. Coast Guard should explore for mission application. To do this, common definitions need to be created, challenges understood, and practical use cases examined.It has been proven in applications within private industry and medicine that AI/ML techniques can be beneficial in predictive analytics.
Maritime Contributes $56.8B To UK Economy
A new report commissioned by Maritime UK and the UK's Center for Economics and Business Research (CEBR) has recognized the contribution of the UK maritime sector to the country's economy. The report notes that the sector facilitates 95 percent of all UK trade and that it is larger than both the automotive and aerospace transportation sectors, contributing a total of £46.1 billion ($56.8 billion) to the UK's GVA in 2017, an £8.3 billion increase over 2010. The sector's direct GVA contribution in 2017 was £17 billion ($21 billion), a 25 percent increase on 2010 (£13.6 billion or $16.8 billion).


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TV's Craig Ferguson is golf's latest convert
Craig Ferguson, the host of the ''The Late Late Show'' on CBS, is Scottish – as he never lets anyone forget, ever. And Scotland, as we all know, is the home of golf. Somehow, though, Ferguson never got the golf bug – until now.
Ferguson revealed that he's recently taken up the game during an interview with guest Julie Andrews on Monday night. Out of the blue, he asked ''The Sound of Music'' star if she played golf.
No, she said, explaining that her stepfather was a left-handed scratch player. But, she noted, her mother was a golf widow, so golf never appealed to her that much.
To that, Ferguson replied that he was hooked. ''It's like crack,'' he said.
The appeal of golf, Ferguson joked, is that ''it's all walking around in odd outfits.''
"Do you wear knickerbockers and things like that?,'' Andrews asked him. ''The big socks?''
''Yes, sometimes -- and even when I play golf sometimes,'' Ferguson joked. ''And a nice hat. I have to distract you from how I'm playing the game.''
Andrews asked if she'd ever see Ferguson playing ''in some of the big golf tournaments.''
''Yes,'' Ferguson said, ''I'm gonna try to get good enough so that I can be in those pro-am things, with all these show business hacks.''
''I can't wait to see it,'' Andrew said.
''Oh,'' Ferguson replied, ''it'll be dreadful.''
I'm not sure anyone at USGA or PGA of America headquarters would appreciate Ferguson's comparison of golf to crack. And I suspect not many of the celebrities who played in the AT&T Pebble Beach National Pro-am last week would appreciate him referring to them as ''show business hacks.''
But his enthusiasm seemed quite genuine. And in fact, he brought golf up again with his next guest, ''Hawaii Five-0'' star Grace Park. Park joked that she didn't play because there already was a golfer named Grace Park, so she couldn't.
Hey Grace – TV Grace, that is – we have some good news for you. Your LPGA Tour doppelganger retired from competition last summer, so you're free to take up the game after all. So call your local PGA Professional, get a few lessons, and soon you and Ferguson both can play in those pro-am things like all those other showbiz hacks.


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I just think being assholes to the guy that you already have under control and that you are completely dependent on is a terrible idea.
I mean unless they're ok with killing Baam and waiting another couple centuries hoping for another irregular they can get control of.
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Yeah I agree, it didn't make any sense why FUG would have carried out this plot. They gained nothing from it, which is why I tend to think that at most it was carried out by a splinter faction within FUG, that doesn't approve of the current way FUG is handling Baam.
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^the one with red hair? I don't know but maybe he is the other spear bearer that competes with Mr. Rak.
In the team picture adjussi looks like badass boss while sitting in the middle. he doesn't look like a comedian anymore.
I also notice 2 people I don't know. The two looks both like a girl. The first one has pig tails red colored dress and the other one who looks like a girl with white scarf and a horn? I'm not familiar with those 2.
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I finally caught up with all the chapters finally.
I really like how the teams for the workshop battle is shaping up.
Team Koon/Wangnan - probably going to be the sneaky team for the match. They have Koon which meant automatic sneaky tactics are to be expected. The advantage of this team is info, they know how Team Season 1 and Team Fug partially tick.
Team Season 1 - I have a feeling that this is a powerhouse team. I don't know if they will hunt down Viole for killing Koon though. The last chapter certainly gave the impression but shouldn't Koon have told Leeslo by now that he is alive?
Team Fug - the overpowered team. Really. They should be able to stomp other E-class regulars. Still, one weakness of the team is motivation as well as cooperation. Half of the team can mutiny against the other half at any given moment.
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But, wait... Isn't it the pocket that facilitate communication and not the lighthouse?
And how can Koon avoid detection by FUG? Hwa Ryun is right there! And even if, we have some doubt about Hwa Ryuns's loyalty to Fug shouldn't there be someone from the other faction watching Viole's old team?
And yeah. At least Rak is coming. Maybe Rak is going to join Team Koon for the moment?
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I hope Rak joined team Koon. They are lacking in fire power.
The pocket that Baam left behind can't be used by other people.
Light house can be used as communication too but mostly its pocket. Lessoo and Koon indeed talk in pocket. I also didn't see it gets destroyed. Also I notice that in the pocket that Koon was looking at. There was an A? though I don't know who send that message but it alerted Koon to look at his teammates who are decimated by Rachelbitch.
Koon might be playing lay low just to see how others will work out? if other people thinks his dead then he can move easily but then again if he joins a team then his name is registered on it.
I really can't think much of a reason for koon not to contact them unless he is planning something behind their backs which usually happen in their past test.
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Schilling cuts asking price of Boston-area home
March 25, 2014
MEDFIELD, Mass. (AP) — Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling has knocked another half-million dollars off the selling price of his Boston-area home.
Real estate agent Robin Wish confirms to The Boston Globe that the price for Schilling's 26-acre estate in Medfield has been reduced to $2.5 million.
Schilling and his wife, Shonda, bought the home from former New England Patriots quarterback Drew Bledsoe in 2004 for $4.5 million.
Schilling has said he invested as much as $50 million of his own money in 38 Studios, his failed video game company.
The Schillings held an estate sale in October.
The 20-room home has seven bedrooms, an eight-car garage, a movie theater, pool, putting green, and of course, batting and pitching cages.
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Our Mobility Services help our clients manage the complex compliance, reporting and risks inherent in deploying a globally mobile workforce. We offer a suite of mobility services that can help make your global mobility program more strategic:
- Global mobility tax and advisory
- Global immigration
- Assignment services
- International social security
- Business traveler services
Talent and Reward
Align your talent to your business strategy
Our Talent and Reward services help clients address the range of issues that are associated with reward strategies, talent programs and maintaining workforce effectiveness. To reach its potential, your organization must continuously improve its performance — and sustain that improvement. We can help you optimize these particular business areas:
We help our clients to structure and harmonize their pay systems. Our flexible job grading methodology allows us to offer our clients the grading systems meeting fully in line with their business requirements and forming basis for effective functioning of other HRM processes. Development of pay bands on the basis of job grades makes it possible to structure the remuneration system, enhance its transparency, identify and eliminate potential mismatches in the business units' pay systems as well as establish a strong connection between employee's pay level and the complexity and significance of the work he/she does. We have at our disposal a comprehensive market salary database which allows us to assist our clients in establishing and adjustment of remuneration levels and provide online assistance on remuneration system administration.
Short-term Incentive Plans
We understand our clients' aspirations to optimize and raise the effectiveness of personnel costs. Short-term incentive plans can serve as a tool in creation of a relation between work results and employee remuneration. The incentives help to prioritize tasks at all levels of management and focus employee, unit and overall company performance on the completion of major goals and objectives. By means of strengthening of personnel's material interest in achievement of the company's short- and mid-term business goals, overall employee performance raises, which creates synergetic effect on the company in general.
Long-term Incentive Plans (including equity-based plans)
We help our clients to design and implement long-term incentive plans (including equity-based plans). Long-term incentives join interests of the company's shareholders and non-shareholder management, ensure balance between mid-term goals and steady long-term business development as well as create a retention tool for key managers. We will be happy to render assistance in both development of a long-term incentive program from scratch and analysis of existing programs from the perspective of its compliance with the best market practice as well as goals and objectives of the business considering accounting, tax and other legislative requirements of the involved geographies. With EY's flexible approach and deep understanding of the issue we develop a comprehensive tool for long-term incentive attuned to the specifics of a particular client's business.
Employee Performance Management
Our solutions help to build an objective performance appraisal system as well as a solid base for managerial decisions. A profound performance management system helps to vector employee operations on business priorities, timely identify and eliminate weak points of the company's management system, identify and manage talent and serves as a basis for personnel related decision making, definition of employee development and career planning needs. Availability of clear guidance at work as well as objective performance appraisal and recognition system bring employee motivation up and appear to be the key factor for the company's overall success.
Pensions and benefits
Talent management
HR transactions (due diligence, transaction integration and divestitures)
We apply a full range of instruments and methods to support you at all stages of corporate transactions:
- HR due diligence: we help to discover and evaluate financial, legal and reputational risks related to employment relations, which can influence final purchase price in the course of transaction. We also assist with definition of additional costs necessary for further business integration in terms of employment relations and help to optimize them.
- First Steps: long-term success of a business greatly depends on how quickly the company will be able to solve the hottest HR issues after the transaction. As a rule, the issues include maintaining high employee potential through retention of key talent, organization of effective communication system and detailed planning of further integration in terms of HR. Our experience will help our clients to navigate in changed conditions as well as create and keep positive work environment in the times of change.
- Business Integration: once a transaction occurs, the completion of the objectives set depends on how well the integration of businesses was led. Our experience and methodology will help to promptly harmonize HRM system in all of its aspects, design structure for the new entity's HR function, optimize headcount and create healthy environment for successful development of your new organization as a result.
Global employment tax services
Compensation and Benefits Surveys
Starting year 2000, EY has been conducting compensation and benefits surveys in Russia and other CIS countries on a regular basis. As a result, we have developed a comprehensive database on cash remuneration levels as well as HR policies and metrics. Each year up-to-date data on 900+ organizations with more than 300+ positions is uploaded into the database. The conduction of surveys on a regular basis as well as deployment of progressive technology ensure we have most current information on the labor market which we use to supply our clients with "fresh" market pay data in practicable formats. We assist our clients in building of remuneration systems attuned to market practice, structure compensation packages, evaluate competitiveness of current remuneration as well as optimize HR costs.
Trainings and Seminars
Trainings and seminars on human resources management topics conducted by our experienced consultants will help to improve skills and raise qualification of our clients' HR specialists, bring up management's awareness of human capital management leading practices for enhancement of both individual and organizational effectiveness, allow to adopt methodologies and principles of development and optimization of various HR management tools, introduce participants to leading international and local practices in integrated talent management as well as global and local trends on the labor market.
HR Performance Improvement
Manage your organization's assets effectively with human resources.
Today there is increased pressure on HR departments to be more efficient by leveraging the organization's talents, driving profitability and creating meaningful change — all amid budget cuts and hiring freezes.
We can help your company develop and implement programs specifically designed around these areas of HR performance improvement:
HR strategy
HR and payroll risk
We help our clients to navigate in the nuances of Ukranian labor legislation and ensure legislative compliance in the sphere of employment relations. Our specialists will assist to identify possible risk zones and develop remedy solutions, as well as provide ongoing labor law consultancy to your HR administrators. Our balanced approach and rich experience in the area of HR function legislative support makes our clients feel secure on labor law arena.
HR and payroll transformation
We offer initiatives in the field of development of an HRM model that would ensure effective realization of HR function in the company (including development of efficient HR organizational structure). We help to organize HR related work and establish the corresponding business processes in the best way from human, financial, time and administrative resources perspective. While the comprehensive methodology we have developed embodies most practicable solutions in the field, we work hard to adjust our tools to match particular client's business requirements.
HR and payroll service delivery and sourcing
HR Audits
Full-scale auditing of company's HR function allows our clients to measure the HR function's overall effectiveness (with a breakdown into particular sub-functions), evaluate existing HR policies against best market practice as well as the company's goals and objectives and define the areas for further development. As a result of the audit, we assist in composition of a detailed action plan to boost HR function effectiveness and provide support in its practical realization.


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Natural Solutions to Chronic Stomach ProblemsJanuary 2008
By Julius G. Goepp, MD
In their quest to promote a long and healthy life, many Americans forget one of the first links in the chain—their stomachs. The consequences of stomach neglect range from simple heartburn all the way to ulcers and even cancer.
The pathological effects of alcohol, smoking, and stress, coupled with an epidemic rate of infection with the Helicobacter pylori 1-6 bacterium mean that all the ingredients are present for the "perfect storm" of stomach distress and disease.
Fortunately, a "dynamic trio" of nutrients—zinc-carnosine, licorice extract, and cranberry—work in concert to protect stomach function from the rough players in the environment. These nutrients both relieve distress and also support the body's natural defense mechanisms in preventing inflammation and the changes that can lead to cancer.
A fourth stomach-protecting agent called picrorhiza protects the mucosa via additional mechanisms, and can now be included as part of a natural gastric health brigade.
The Stomach
The human stomach, even in the prime of health, is a tough neighborhood. Let's take a quick tour of some of its most astonishing features, so that we can see why it's so vulnerable to attack. The stomach's extreme acidity provides a primary defense against infection and also assists in the first stages of digestion. Containing extreme levels of acidity, however, poses an intense biological challenge.
Indeed, the fact that the stomach doesn't self-destruct is one of life's major miracles! A thick coating of protective mucus is steadily secreted by the specialized surface mucous cells in the organ's lining, and a rapid turnover of cells in the lining itself keeps "fresh troops" always at hand. Nonetheless, it's a delicately balanced system, and with that amount of firepower around, any breach in the defenses rapidly grows into a major problem.
Virtually everyone has experienced at least mild gastritis or "upset stomach" we associate with overindulgence and stress. While these are usually thought of as annoyances, each episode causes a bit more lasting damage, eventually resulting in cellular injury which in turn causes inflammation.7 The inflammation then produces free radicals that go on to create still more tissue destruction,8,9 eventually damaging DNA and potentially leading to cancers of the stomach, which are among the most lethal malignancies known.6
Infection with the H. pylori bacterium produces all these effects and more. In fact, it is now recognized as a major cause of stomach and upper intestinal disorders, including ulcers of the stomach and duodenum (beginning of the small intestine), gastric cancers, and gastritis.10,11 After the organism sets up shop in the stomach lining (it has elaborate defense mechanisms that allow it to survive the acid), H. pylori produces an influx of inflammatory cells by secreting powerful "virulence factors."10, In a microscopic "one-two punch,"12 these bacterial proteins block normal function of certain immune cells, while boosting the free radical production from others,13,14 and stimulating still another group of immune cells to produce inflammatory cytokines, the messengers that call new inflammatory cells into the region.10
The discovery that H. pylori infection and inflammation lead to gastritis and ulcers was one of the major breakthroughs in modern medical science15,16 (two scientists won the Nobel prize for this discovery). The finding that eradication of the organism can relieve symptoms and prevent cancer is perhaps even more meaningful.17 While antibiotic treatment can be effective against H. pylori, there's powerful evidence for the role of specific nutrients in alleviating the misery caused by this bacterial nemesis.18,19
Nutritional Approaches to Maintaining Stomach Health
Natural substances have been used around the world for millennia to promote stomach health.20 Modern science is catching up, however, as scientists are finding that certain of these "folk remedies" have potent effects on boosting immunity, reducing inflammation, or simply providing improved physical protection to the delicate stomach lining.
Zinc is a micronutrient that has multiple functions in human biology, chiefly functioning as a coenzyme in many enzyme systems that defend against free radical damage.13,14,21,22 Recognizing that H. pylori infection causes increased oxidative stress, a group of Ecuadorian scientists wondered if zinc deficiency might cause increased inflammation in the stomachs of people infected with the organism.23 They studied 352 patients with dyspepsia (stomach pain and dysfunction) who had biopsy samples taken during endoscopy. Patients with H. pylori infections had significantly lower zinc concentrations in their tissue samples than uninfected patients. Indeed, the more severe the inflammation, the lower the zinc levels in the infected subjects.23 These results and others have led some researchers to consider zinc to be a "gastric cytoprotective" (cell-saving) nutrient.24
Zinc also has direct anti-inflammatory effects, helping to stabilize the membranes of cells called mast cells, which release bursts of inflammatory cytokines when stimulated by injury or allergy.25,26 Further, the mineral is well known as an immune modulator that can reduce the recurrence rate of certain inflammation-sensitive cancers.27
Unfortunately, there's some evidence that even with normal intakes, zinc may be less well absorbed in older people.28 Furthermore, researchers at the University of Minnesota discovered that certain cholesterol-lowering diets, which are themselves healthy, can result in inadequate intake of certain micronutrients, including zinc, calcium, and vitamins A, D, and E.29 For this reason, the researchers urged people concerned about their cholesterol to remember to obtain adequate zinc and other vital minerals while on otherwise healthful diets.
Fortunately, zinc supplementation has been shown to have powerful gastroprotective effects. In 1991, Spanish researchers conducted a multicenter trial of zinc versus two other anti-ulcer drugs in their effects on protecting the stomach lining.30 In this study, 146 patients with stomach and duodenal ulcers that had recently been healed with prescription anti-acid medications, were randomly assigned to take either zinc acexamate (48 mg elemental zinc) once daily, or one of the other mucosal-protecting anti-ulcer drugs known as aceglutamide aluminum salt and magaldrate, each taken twice daily.
The researchers performed endoscopic examinations at the beginning of the study and at the end of 12 months, and the patients also had regular clinical examinations at three, six, and nine months. The zinc preparation was found to be superior to both of the other drugs in preventing relapses of ulcers, and the authors noted that patients tolerated the treatment extremely well.30
Another Spanish study showed the powerful effects of zinc on prevention of gastritis and ulcers in patients who were taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) such as naproxen.31 These drugs, commonly used to treat all sorts of inflammatory conditions, are notorious for their tendency to cause gastric injury by suppressing production of natural stomach-protective substances.9 This study enrolled 276 patients with known ulcers or intolerance to the NSAID medications, but who still needed them. All had normal endoscopy at the beginning of the study. Patients were then treated with an NSAID and either a zinc compound (48 mg elemental zinc) or placebo once daily at bedtime. Four weeks later, all patients had a clinical and endoscopic examination, and damage to the stomach and intestinal lining was graded using a standard scale. No patients taking zinc had gastric ulcers, while 6% of the placebo recipients did! Similarly, only one zinc-supplemented patient, compared with 12 placebo patients, had duodenal ulcers. Even mild duodenal and gastric damage was lower in the zinc group (just 5-8%) compared with the placebo group (19-25%). At the end of the study, 88% of the zinc-supplemented patients had completely normal endoscopy, compared with only 66% of the placebo patients. The authors concluded that zinc was effective and well tolerated for prevention of NSAID-induced gastro-duodenal damage.31
Perhaps the most dramatic demonstration of zinc's gastroprotective effects comes from yet another large Spanish study,32 in which zinc was compared head-to-head with famotidine (Pepcid®), a commonly used commercial anti-acid drug. The researchers treated 199 patients with endoscopically verified acute duodenal ulcers, randomly assigning them to zinc (96 mg elemental zinc/day) or famotidine (Pepcid®, an anti-acid drug)(40 mg/day) for four weeks. Clinical exams at two and four weeks and repeat endoscopy at four weeks were used to gauge the results. Astonishingly, complete healing of the ulcers was seen in just over half the patients in both groups, and a reduction in ulcer size of more than 50% was seen in about 80% of both groups. Symptom relief was identical in the elemental zinc and famotidine-treated patients, and side effects were also infrequent in both. The researchers reached the obvious conclusion: the 96 mg daily dose of elemental zinc was as effective as the 40 mg daily dose of the pharmaceutical famotidine!32
There's simply no doubt that zinc is a potent antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and gastroprotective nutrient. Another essential nutrient called carnosine can boost those effects even further. Japanese scientists have led the way in developing this zinc-carnosine compound. That's not surprising, because until quite recently gastric cancer (the result of gastritis and ulcer disease) was the top killer cancer in Japan—and the dramatic decline in this killer condition has been attributed in large part to dietary education of the Japanese people.33 In fact, the zinc-carnosine compound, sold as polaprezinc, is a regulated prescription anti-ulcer drug in Japan.34 Fortunately, this simple nutrient compound—comprising zinc and carnosine linked by a chemical bond—is available in the US as a non-prescription supplement that is safe for long-term use.
Exciting studies of the zinc-carnosine compound began to emerge from Japanese laboratories in the early 1990s, when animal trials showed how the combination stabilized the membranes of inflammatory cells and prevented them from releasing potent cytokines and the enzymes that can cause the stomach to actually digest itself.25,35 In study after study, ulcers caused by stress, ischemia (poor blood flow), alcohol, and other toxins were either prevented or rapidly healed when animals were given even single oral doses of zinc-carnosine.26,36-40
By 1995, the mechanism by which this combination exerts its powerful effect was becoming clear. Using radioactive tracer compounds to "follow" the course of the preparation in animal stomachs, researchers were able to watch as the combination "stuck" to the stomach wall much more tightly than either zinc or carnosine alone, allowing the beneficial effects of both components to be delivered directly to the site where protection is most badly needed.41
In a dramatic, direct head-to-head comparison with a prescription drug, scientists in Japan showed that the zinc-carnosine combination was equally effective as sucralfate (which also promotes healing by sticking to stomach walls) at preventing ulcers in rats.42 An important distinction between the two ulcer-healing agents is that NSAID drugs inhibit the activity of the drug sucralfate, but do not interfere with the action of zinc-carnosine.
By the end of the last millennium it had become clear that the zinc-carnosine combination could not only prevent but actually speed the healing of existing ulcers, both through its antioxidant effects43,44 and also by increasing production of the vital insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), which is crucial to gastric wound repair.45,46 And in 1999, the first hard evidence emerged linking zinc-carnosine to cancer prevention, when a team at Keio University in Tokyo found that the combination prevented the fragmentation of DNA in stomach lining cells that can cause the cells to become cancerous.47 The same group brought the research full circle in 2001, when they showed that zinc-carnosine also potently inhibited the stomach inflammation and cytokine release caused by infection with H. pylori,48 thus demonstrating a powerful new means of breaking the infection-inflammation-cancer chain with nutritional management alone.
Zinc-carnosine also speeds the eradication of infection with H. pylori itself, as shown by another Japanese team in 1999.49 The group enrolled 66 patients with known H. pylori infections and symptoms, randomly assigning them to zinc-carnosine or placebo. All patients were also given a cocktail of two potent antibiotics aimed at curbing the infections plus a proton pump inhibitor aimed at promoting gastric healing. Only 86% of the antibiotic-proton pump inhibitor group achieved complete cure (eradication of detectable organisms), while the full 100% of those supplemented with zinc-carnosine were cured.
Finally, in early 2007, Western scientists began to take zinc-carnosine seriously and to examine its mode of action and effectiveness. A British team used a laboratory model of gut injury and repair, and also conducted a clinical trial.50 In the first study, they examined the effects of zinc-carnosine on cells lining animal digestive tracts after exposure to indomethacin (a potent NSAID notorious for its gastritis-producing tendencies) or to stress. The nutrient combination reduced stomach injury by 75% and small intestinal injury by 50%. It also stimulated migration and growth of cells in and near the sites of injury, hastening the healing process nearly threefold. In the clinical trial, 10 healthy volunteers took indomethacin 50 mg three times daily with either placebo or zinc-carnosine. Indomethacin increased gut permeability (impaired barrier function of the gut's lining that allows inflammation to get its start) by a factor of three in the placebo group, whereas in the supplemented group there was no increase at all in permeability. The researchers concluded that zinc-carnosine stabilized the mucosal lining cells of the stomach and small intestine—a conclusion that only hints at the potent gastroprotective effects found by dozens of their colleagues in Japan!
Certain fruits, especially cranberries, are rich in molecules called anthocyanins, which have intense antioxidant capabilities.51,52 Other polyphenol compounds found specifically in cranberries prevent bacteria from setting up shop in the urinary tract (and thereby preventing bladder infections). These compounds also inhibit H. pylori by preventing the organism from attaching itself to the gastrointestinal lining.18,53,54
There's mounting clinical evidence of just how effective cranberries and their extracts can be in mitigating H. pylori and other stomach ailments. Chinese researchers gave cranberry juice or a placebo drink (about two cups per day) to 189 adults with H. pylori infection.55 They checked for chemical evidence of continued infection at 35 and 90 days of treatment. More than 14% of the juice-supplemented group, and just 5% of the placebo group, showed complete eradication of the organism. The researchers concluded that "Regular consumption of cranberry juice can suppress H. pylori infection in endemically afflicted populations."
Israeli researchers found similar results in a very recent trial. They randomly assigned 177 patients with H. pylori infection to drink cranberry juice or a placebo drink, 250 mL twice daily, while also taking a triple-therapy drug treatment for H. pylori consisting of two antibiotics and a proton pump inhibitor (omeprazole).56 H. pylori was eradicated in more than 95% of the female subjects who took the juice supplements, compared with only 80-86% of the non-supplemented patients. The H. pylori eradication rates were also lower in men who supplemented with the juice, but the sample size was not large enough to be statistically significant.
A large systematic review by nutritional experts has now concluded that regular intake of cranberry juice and other dietary products "might constitute a low-cost, large-scale alternative solution applicable for populations at risk for H. pylori colonization."57 It thus seems clear that cranberries and their extracts can take their place alongside zinc-carnosine as important components of an effective stomach health regimen.


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Those with children of teenage, or near teenage, years will have been at once astounded, and slightly concerned, at the precocity shown by the 14-year-old Guan Tianlang at the Masters last weekend.
The history of mankind suggests we should never be taken aback by the scale of human achievement and the levels of dedication needed to reach such heights, but Guan's combination of technical artistry and maturity was beyond my comprehension. The hint of a lost childhood was too strong to ignore.
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The magazine has been honored with more than 70 editorial awards since the year 2000. As such, our readers have grown to expect a quality editorial product that delivers the information they need to do their jobs better. Practical information written by industry experts is what EC&M was founded on, and the editorial team is committed to keeping this tradition alive.
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Mike received a B.S. degree in electrical engineering in 1986 and an M.S. degree in engineering management in 1994 from the University of South Florida. Early in his career, Mike held various engineering titles within the Substation and Transmission Engineering Groups at Florida Power & Light Co., Juno Beach, FL. In 1993, he was awarded the Southeastern Electric Exchange (SEE) Excellence in Engineering Award. Prior to joining EC&M as Editor-in-Chief in September 1999, Mike served for five years as the Executive Editor of Transmission & Distribution World magazine. He is currently a member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), Association of Energy Engineers (AEE), and American Society of Business Press Editors (ASBPE). Under his editorial direction, the magazine has been honored with 80 regional and national editorial awards for reporting and writing work in the electrical market.
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Ellen earned a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Missouri-Columbia with an emphasis in magazines. Since starting her career in journalism as an assistant editor/designer for a trade publishing company covering the baking industry, she has worked for multiple business-to-business publishers in the Kansas City area, including those covering professional audio visual integration, agriculture and grain-based foods, and cranes/lift equipment. With 25 years of experience as a business press editor, Ellen has worked exclusively on electrical engineering and construction books, writing and editing content for EC&M as well as generating/editing online content for its many e-newsletters, website, and social media platforms. She also manages special editorial projects as well as serves as the lead editor tasked with working with all outside authors and assigning content for the magazine. As a freelance writer and on-staff editor, she has won many regional and national B2B editorial awards. A correspondent member of the National Academy of Forensic Engineers (NAFE), Ellen works with all technical authors on the magazine's "Forensic Casebook," a popular department that takes an in-depth look at specific electrical accidents and demonstrates the real-life consequences of carelessness, shortcuts, or failure to follow proper safety procedures and protocols.
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A graduate of the University of Kansas, Stefanie began her career in B2B publishing in 1990 as the assistant editor of Broadcast Engineering magazine. She has also held positions with several other Penton publications, including Transmission & Distribution World and Power Electronics Technology magazines. In 2007, Stefanie joined EC&M as the senior associate editor. A three-time American Society of Business Publication Editors (ASBPE) award winner, Stefanie's main responsibilities include EC&M's Product of the Year contest as well as the magazine's print and online products departments and ElectricalZone, Product NewsWire, MRO Insider, and eTrain e-newsletters.She is also a board member of the ASBPE's Kansas City Chapter.
Joe Knisley, Senior Editorial Consultant
Joe earned a BA degree from Queens College and trained as an electronics technician in the U.S. Navy. He is a member of the IEEE Communications Society, Building Industry Consulting Service International (BICSI), and IESNA. Joe worked on the editorial staff of Electrical Wholesaling magazine before joining EC&M in 1969. He received the Jesse H. Neal Award for Editorial Excellence in 1966 and 1968. He currently serves as the group's resident expert on the topics of voice/video/data communications technology and lighting.
Mike Holt, NEC Consultant
Mike earned a masters degree in the Business Administration Program (MBA) from the University of Miami. He earned his reputation as a Code expert by working his way up through the electrical trade. Formally a construction editor for two different trade publications, Mike started his career as an apprentice electrician and eventually became a master electrician, an electrical inspector, a contractor, and an educator. Since 1975, he has provided custom in-house seminars for groups such as IAEI, NECA, ICBO, IBM, AT&T, Motorola, and the U.S. Navy. Mike has taught more than 1,000 classes on 30 different electrical-related subjects — ranging from alarm installations to exam preparation and voltage drop calculations. He continues to develop seminars, videos, books, and software as well as contributing monthly Code content to EC&M.
Russ LeBlanc, NEC Consultant
Russ started in the electrical trade as an apprentice in 1985. He worked his way up to become a journeyman electrician and then eventually became a master electrician and licensed construction supervisor. He is currently the owner of LeBlanc Consulting Services in North Reading, Mass. In 1999, Russ became an electrical instructor for The Peterson School of Engineering in Woburn, Mass., where he developed his passion for teaching. He quickly assumed the role of department head of electrical instruction. In addition to his monthly contributions to EC&M, he continues to provide master electrician courses, Code seminars, and arc-flash awareness training through his consulting service business and the Peterson School. Russ is an active member of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) — Electrical Section and has authored numerous NEC proposals and comments, which have become Code rules. He is also a member and certified electrical inspector of the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI).
Steven J. Owen, NEC Consultant
Steven is certified as a National Electrical Code instructor and sponsor in 34 states. He is also recognized as a certified master electrician and/or electrical contractor in 44 states and an electrical inspector by the International Association of Electrical Inspectors (IAEI) and International Code Council (ICC). In addition, he's recognized by the Lightning Protection Institute as a certified designer, inspector and journeyman installer. Other credentials he holds include: power distribution engineering technician by NICET; chief electrical code analyst by the Southern Building Code Congress International (SBCCI) / ICC; and Engineer in Training (EIT) in Arizona. He is also authorized by OSHA to provide 10-hr and 30-hr voluntary compliance classes for construction and general industry. Steve is a member of the following industry organizations: ABC, ASCET, ASSE, IAEI, ICBO, ICC, IEC, IEEE, NETA, NFPA, NICET, and RSES. He is also a principal voting member of NFPA NEC 70 Code-Making Panel No. 3.
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Out of interest, which trainers _are_ quiet? Those of us who live in flats would love to know.
The Lemond Revolution is a high-quality indoor trainer with a great ride feel and it's built to cope with long hours of training. It isn't light or quiet, but I'll trade those two for the ride sensation and enough stability to cope with everything up to a full-on sprint.
First things first: this trainer is different in that you remove your rear wheel. Your chain runs on a cassette that fits directly on to the trainer, and you snap your frame in place using the quick release just as you would your wheel. The trainer uses a belt drive to send your effort from the axle to a big fan that doubles as a flywheel. There's the possibility that you'll need to twiddle with your gears a touch to get the shifts just so, but I didn't have to touch the barrel adjusters on either of the bikes I tried.
What does this mean in practice? Well, a few things. For a start, it means it's wheel-size independent, as you're not relying on a friction interface. You'll need to get a spare cassette and Lemond assume you're on Shimano/SRAM gear; if you want to fit a Campag cassette you'll need either to swap the freehub out, or get a crossover cassette (Campag spacing and Shimano splines) like the Ambrosio ones - that's the cheaper option by far.
It also means that you won't put any miles into your rear tyre, or need to fit one of those super-tough training tyres. And thirdly, it means that there's a very efficient mechanical interface between the drivetrain and the trainer, as opposed to a friction-based one. This is good because it means that the resistance for a given input is always repeatable and measurable (with the right equipment); more on that later.
The Revolution is a heavy beast at over 14kg. Plenty of that weight is in the frame, and there's lots more in the enormous turbofan that's both flywheel and resistance unit. This is a turbo trainer in the strictest sense, using a fan to generate progressively more drag as the speed increases. That's always been a simple way to get effective resistance, but it isn't the quietest option out there. The Lemond isn't noisy at cruising speeds, but put the hammer down and you will be generating quite a racket, so if you're restricted in where you can put the turbo, that might be an issue. I'm relegated to the draughty lean-to out the back, so no problems for me... Anyway, I usually have the earphones in, so it's someone else's problem.
Talking of draughts, that fan pushes a lot of air about. Judicious positioning of the trainer in relation to the walls and furniture can direct that airflow onto you, doing away with the need for a fan. Or you could attach a big bit of ducting to it and point that at your face for a proper headwind.
The ride feel of the Lemond is among the best I've found. The big flywheel means that it's very smooth and the base is rock solid; plenty stable enough for full-on out-of-the-saddle sprinting. Three legs and adjustable feet on all of them mean you can compensate for any unevenness in the floor, too. The design means there's no need for a front wheel riser (at least not with a 700c bike) so the front of the bike is more stable too. It's not the best for stood-up climbing as the resistance isn't high enough and the flywheel holds too much energy, but pretty much everything else feels great.
You can easily do repeatable tests on the Lemond. A Power Pilot display is available (separate review coming on that) which will give you speed, distance, power, cadence and heart rate data. It's not cheap at £300, but you can improvise with a rear-wheel mounted computer.
Okay, I know. There is no rear wheel. There is, however, a big belt sprocket driving the fan that rotates at exactly the same rate as a wheel, and it has a built-in magnet to trigger the sensor for the Power Pilot, which screws into the frame. A bit of faffing and a few zip ties got this firing the sensor from a standard computer, giving speed readout (and cadence, since the computer did both). Depending on the polarity your computer uses, it might not trigger, but you could always stick the magnet on the sprocket.
Once you've some kind of readout sorted, you can use a heart rate monitor to test your (relative) fitness. For a simple ramp test you can warm up, then do three-minute intervals at 2mph increments and take your heart rate at the end of each one. Since the power you're outputting at any given speed is pretty constant thanks to the mechanical interface, these tests should be repeatable over time, giving you a good idea of which way your fitness is heading. You won't be able to assign absolute power readings to them, but they'll still show you trends.
That's if you're a number cruncher, and if you are you'll probably be tempted by the big Power Pilot display. If you want a machine to put the hours in over the winter, or when it's dismal out, the Lemond is definitely one to look at. It's not cheap, but the ride quality and build quality mean you'll get your money's worth over time.
Very good indoor trainer for riders looking to invest in a long-term static solution
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road.cc test report
Make and model: Lemond Revolution trainer
Size tested: n/a
Tell us what the product is for, and who it's aimed at. What do the manufacturers say about it? How does that compare to your own feelings about it?
Here's the sals patter from Lemond: "Introducing the LeMond Revolution, a direct-drive indoor bike trainer that integrates directly with your bike's drive train. By simply removing your rear wheel and slipping the trainer into your dropouts, it replaces the need for mushy, slippery tire-to-roller connections, while eliminating wheel and tire wear and tear.
Realistic Road Feel
The Revolution bike trainer features High-Inertia Technology (HIT), designed with a large, weighted fly wheel that mimics the inertia of a rolling bicycle. The Revolution spins freely when the pedals aren't engaged, and delivers progressive wind resistance similar to real-world conditions.
Ease of Use and Cost Savings
The Revolution indoor bike trainer fits all road bikes and works seamlessly with your mountain bike or winter-specific cross bike. Simply remove the back wheel, attach the rear dropouts to the spindle and go. No more tire slippage and wear, front wheel blocks or unstable platforms. Plus save $50 to $100 a year by not having to replace worn out rear tires."
Very solidly built and reassuringly heavy
Excellent ride feel, good for all types of training except stood-up climbing
Simple and well constructed drive to the fan should last a long time
Heavy, the way we like it
Not cheap at £400 RRP, but available for less and you'll get your money's worth.
Tell us how the product performed overall when used for its designed purpose
Very well
Tell us what you particularly liked about the product
Ride feel, solid construction
Tell us what you particularly disliked about the product
Noisy at speed
Did you enjoy using the product? Yes
Would you consider buying the product? Yes
Would you recommend the product to a friend? Yes
About the tester
Age: 38 Height: 190cm Weight: 98kg
I usually ride: whatever I'm testing... My best bike is: Genesis Equilibrium with SRAM Apex
I've been riding for: 10-20 years I ride: Every day I would class myself as: Experienced
I regularly do the following types of riding: time trialling, cyclo cross, commuting, sportives, general fitness riding, fixed/singlespeed, mtb, Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling, track
Dave is a founding father of road.cc and responsible for kicking the server when it breaks. In a previous life he was a graphic designer but he's also a three-time Mountain Bike Bog Snorkelling world champion, and remains unbeaten through the bog. Dave rides all sorts of bikes but tends to prefer metal ones. He's getting old is why.


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An easy way to get new maps is by just taking them from other games.
Ofcourse they have to be suited for SG.
I have found the Soldier of Fortune 2d CTF gameplay very similar to the SG BR gameplay, and have been thinking about the maps. And imo some maps seem perfect for SG BR mode.
Some maps could use some change in looks, but one map even allready looks like it is an SG map.
But for most maps a little change like some different buildings, or some SG crates and barrels instead of bushes etc are enough.
This way a mapper could make 3,4,5 new maps with a couple hours(?) work.
These maps are proven to be balanced and they might add something new/extra to SG BR. Also because they only have one spot for the Gold, not 2 like in the existing BR maps


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I was hoping to be in New Orleans for this year's Final Four to support John Calipari, the Kentucky basketball coach and my good friend. But I've been hospitalized the past nine days, and even if they released me, I wouldn't have taken the risk of traveling to the game. I've made some small improvements in my rehabilitation and I think they have my lungs and breathing under control.
Blogs: Shark Bytes
Jerry Tarkanian: Kentucky the class of the NCAA Tournament
Jerry Tarkanian: The only tourney certainty: Anything can happen
The UNLV basketball team received a great break in the pairings for the NCAA Tournament by drawing Colorado as its first opponent. I don't think Colorado is a real good team. They are the fourth best team in the Pac-12 Conference, and it was a fluke they won that tournament.
Jerry Tarkanian: Mike Moser impresses yet again on a day to remember former Rebel greats
What a great turnout Saturday for the UNLV basketball team's game against San Diego State. It was the best crowd they've had all year and reminded me of the crowds we got every night because the fans were so engaged the entire game.
Jerry Tarkanian: Anthony Marshall is 'playing lights out'
I have been really impressed with the way the UNLV basketball team is playing. They don't have many bad games, and when they do, they come back with two or three straight good ones. I know (coach) Dave (Rice) has to be very happy with the way those guys are playing.
Jerry Tarkanian: UNLV players went in with the idea they were going to whip North Carolina
I was totally stunned. I thought the UNLV basketball team would play well Saturday, but I honestly didn't think they would beat North Carolina. Not only did the Rebels beat them, they dominated. Those kids played with a lot of confidence and took North Carolina out of its game
Jerry Tarkanian: Dave Rice has the love for the game needed to be successful
You don't put in the extra hours required to be a successful college basketball coach unless you have the love of the game. That's the way I felt during my career and I know UNLV coach Dave Rice feels the same way. The Rebels open the season Friday and I couldn't be happier with the job Dave has done.
I knew our up-tempo offense was too much for Loyola Marymount
When we played Loyola Marymount in the 1990 NCAA Tournament, several people thought they were going to outrun us because they had scored 149 points on Michigan earlier in the tournament. But I knew we were the better running team. I told my wife, Lois, before we played them that we were going to kill them.
Easy to see why Shabazz Muhammad is a top recruit
What stands out to me about Bishop Gorman High School basketball star Shabazz Muhammad is how he elevates his level of play in big games. It's easy to see why he is the nation's top recruit.
Remembering Armen Gilliam: A great Rebel, even better person
Everyone knew Armen for the points he scored in leading us to the 1987 Final Four. But he was much more than a basketball player. He was a quality person of high character. Armen died Tuesday of heart problems. It was such shocking and devastating news.
Jerry Tarkanian: Stacey Augmon will bring loyalty to the UNLV program
Stacey Augmon is an extremely loyal human being. For me, the most important criterion in any individual is loyalty. If you a find a person who is very loyal, that person will be successful. Stacey has that quality inside-out.
Tarkanian: Dave Rice is a hard worker who deserves support
Whenever I would attend a game or practice over the years where Dave Rice was coaching, he would always make it a point to come over and talk to me. He's just a quality guy. He never hesitated going out of his way to acknowledge me, and always let me know how much he respected me.
Jerry Tarkanian: Oklahoma's athletic department has deep pockets
I remember when Billy Tubbs was coaching at Oklahoma and everyone was trying to recruit Wayman Tisdale. Wayman was an Oklahoma high school legend and the nation's top recruit. We all assumed Wayman was going to stay at home. Billy and I were good friends, so I asked him: "Does anyone else have a chance at signing him?" Billy told me, "There's not enough oil in the whole country to buy Tisdale out of Oklahoma."
HBO documentary shows the excitement we had in Vegas
I get upset every time I think about the NCAA. I just get so mad whenever I read or see something about the NCAA and how they treated me so unfairly. That was my initial reaction last week when watching the premiere of the documentary "Runnin' Rebels of UNLV," which was produced by HBO Sports. (The hour-long program debuts March 12 and runs throughout the month).
Star earns nickname after triple-overtime win at Utah State
The UNLV basketball team got into a rut with its shooting last week, but I'm certain they will get out of it.
Those crazy Auburn football fans and our tournament game against the Tigers
I think Auburn quarterback Cam Newton might be the best college football player I've ever seen. A quarterback with his size (6-foot-6, 250-pounds) who can run and pass like he can is rare. But what makes him the best is how he comes to play every game. He didn't have a bad game all year.
Sep. 28, (PST)
- UNLV: Schedule & Stats | Roster
- Wyoming: Schedule & Stats | Roster
- Location: War Memorial Stadium
- Television: ESPNU, Cox ch. 320, HD 1320
- NCAA: Odds


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With the continuation of the need for projects in which relief labor can be used effectively and for the benefit of the community, the engineering departments of many cities are studying prospective projects with great care. In line with this policy of useful relief work. The Engineering Department of Birmingham, Ala., under the direction of J. D. Webb, City Engineer, has developed a new WPA project of particular interest. It involves the setting-up of an organization for the construction of new concrete street signs or markers to be placed at the four corners of all intersections.
The marker is a block of concrete 24 inches long and 12 inches wide. The top having angular faces in which the letters giving the street number or name and the block number are molded in the concrete and afterwards painted with a black enamel paint. This block will be set in the grass plot between the curb and the sidewalk, placing it directly against the curb and leaving the top portion of the block above the general surface of the sidewalk and grass plot.
It is proposed to construct the markers at a centrally located yard, making them complete and ready for setting. Then they will be delivered to the proper points and installed one street or avenue at a time throughout its entire length. The organization required for the production and installation of 120 markers per day will consist of 75 labors working 8 hours per day for 20 days a month for 5 months.
1. Design of the marker.
2. A marker in place.
3. Locations of markers at street intersections.
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|This is an overview article which contains background information and cross-game comparisons. For game-specific information and stats, see the articles linked on the right.
Giant ants are large mutated arthropod insects of the Formicidae family, genus Camponotus, most likely black carpenter ants.[1] Some scientists theorize this mutation comes from the effects of extended exposure to radiation.[2]
Giant antEdit
|The following is based on J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG and has not been confirmed by canon sources.
What they lack in individual fortitude, they make up for with relentless attacks and swarm tactics. Their exoskeleton isn't particularly thick, but it can turn aside weak punches and dull knives. Their mandibles can cut through most leather and plastic with ease, even snapping bones on a lucky hit. Giant ants become particularly aggressive when their queen is threatened.[3]
|End of information based on J.E. Sawyer's Fallout RPG.
Giant ant queenEdit
The mother of the ant brood, this variant is roughly four to five times larger than the average giant ant. When threatened, she buzzes her wings and will hiss at the enemy. She will then proceed to spit an acidic saliva at the enemy in an attempt to ward them off. She cannot move much, so avoidance is easy, especially in smaller spaces.
Giant soldier antEdit
These are the colony's main defense against intruders. They are plentiful and can often overwhelm an enemy by either running it off or killing it on the spot; usually the latter. This ant can often be found accompanying smaller ants as they forage.
Giant worker antEdit
As their name suggests, these ants do most of the work around the colony.
Invader antEdit
Two of them may be found attacking the Mutated forager ants in Shalebridge tunnels.
Mutated forager antEdit
They are friendly and won't attack, even if they are attacked.
Giant albino antEdit
|The following is based on Van Buren and has not been confirmed by canon sources.
A rare variation, these are found in the Hoover Dam Scum Pits. Their exoskeleton is a very pale yellow that almost looks white. Their eyes glow red like the giant albino rat, and their mandibles glow green and drip an acidic green fluid. Small numbers of these ants live in a nest back in the office area. They are ravenous and will come out fairly often to catch and drag a rat or leech back into their dark lair.[4]
Giant albino ant queenEdit
The giant albino ant queen is found in the ant hive located in the Scum Pits of Hoover Dam. Unlike the giant albino ant, the queen's exoskeleton is only very pale on her abdomen.
|End of information based on Van Buren.
Giant ants appear in Fallout 2, Fallout 3, Fallout: New Vegas, Fallout Shelter, J.E. Sawyer's Fallout Role-Playing Game and were due to appear in Van Buren, the canceled Fallout 3 by Black Isle Studios. A friendly giant ant called Mr. Pinch is used as a mount by the Puppet Man in the official One Man, and a Crate of Puppets comic by Penny Arcade.
Behind the scenesEdit
Like many other creatures in the Fallout series, the giant ant draws from old black and white cinema, particularly the movie "Them!".


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Lufkin May Crack Down on Tanning and Tattoos
Next time you get a tattoo in Lufkin or hit the tanning beds, you may find new rules and tighter health codes.
Yesterday at the Angelina County Commissioner's Court meeting a representative from the health department said several health code violations have been discovered recently.
What's the solution?
Some think if state guidelines are adopted it would reduce the health risks.
No final decisions have been made yet. The Commissioner's Court tabled the issue for now and will take it up again in June.
I don't have any tatts, but I have been to the tattoo parlors for ear piercings and a naval ring. It is nice when they're clean and sterile! I've never noticed any issues, have you? I can't speak for the tanning beds….I'm as pasty white as they come and a tanning bed would just turn me pink.
We'll keep you updated on the changes.


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It's Veteran's Day! In honor of those who have bravely fought to protect our country, the Press is taking a moment to thank those men and women who have risked their lives for this amazing country and its people. On such an occasion, it only makes sense to share some of our titles with you all that highlight the wars we've fought and the democracy we've worked so hard to build, neither of which would be possible without people to protect and defend us.
Thank you to all those who have served!
The Confidence Trap: A History of Democracy in Crisis from World War I to the Present
By: David Runciman
Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War
By: Michael D. Gordin
Nothing Less than Victory: Decisive Wars and the Lessons of History
By: John David Lewis
How Wars End
By: Dan Reiter
Paying the Human Costs of War: American Public Opinion and Casualties in Military Conflicts
By: Christopher Gelpi, Peter D. Feaver & Jason Reifler
Our Army: Soldiers, Politics, and American Civil-Military Relations
By: Jason K. Dempsey