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Not just for stag parties, Prague's nightlife actually consists of a wide variety of bars, clubs, beer halls, live music venues and more. To narrow down the selection, we asked you about your favourite bars in Prague over at our Hostelworld.com Facebook page. Here's what you told us…
Cross Club
Ioanna Papadopoulou says:
cross club… the best ever!!!
Cross Club is also recommended by: Tarah Phillips.
Hostelworld.com says:
Popular with locals, this underground club has a very intriguing interior made up of many outlandishly decorated areas. Live bands and DJ sets provide regular entertainment here with a wide range of music genres well-represented including house, techno, chill-out, ska and punk.
Location: Plynární 23.
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 8pm-4am, Fri-Sat 6pm-6am.
Klub 007
Klub 007 is recommended by: Zuzana Suzinqa Fajta.
Hostelworld.com says:
A haven for alternative music fans in Prague, 007 has been supporting independent live music acts since 1969. To this day, it still hosts a great selection of punk, ska, indie and metal live acts plus plenty more. The club only opens on days when a live band is playing. These bands tend to finish up at around 10pm with people sticking around to enjoy a drink after the show.
Location: Koleje CVUT, Blok 7, Chaloupeckého 7.
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 7pm-midnight, Fri-Sat 7pm-1am (show nights only).
Red Room
Red Room is recommended by: Krisztina Kovacs.
Hostelworld.com says:
This small yet popular bar hosts a number of live music acts from around the world in a laid-back atmosphere. The drinks menu is made up of plenty of reasonably priced cocktails, beers and more. There's no cover charge and an open mic night is held here on Sundays.
Location: Myslíkova 28.
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 7pm-midnight, Fri-Sat 7pm-1am.
Double Trouble
Tatyana Tsvetkova says:
Double Trouble is restless. Good as bar & as a club.
Hostelworld.com says:
This dance club boasts a really lively atmosphere, with spirited revellers coming here to dance the night away and enjoy the wide variety of reasonably priced drinks. Alongside cocktails, spirits, beers and champagne, you'll find a range of coffees, juices and other non-alcoholic beverages.
Location: Melantrichova 17.
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 7pm-4am, Fri-Sat 7pm-5am.
Pivovarsky Dum
Adrian Mohareb says:
Pivovarsky Dum – the eight beer sampler is brilliant!
Hostelworld.com says:
Open since 1998, this microbrewery has become quite popular thanks to its intriguing selection of beers brewed onsite. Some of these beers boast unusual flavourings including coffee, sour-cherry, nettle and banana.
Location: Lípová 15.
Opening hours: Daily 11am-11.30pm.
U Sudu
Nick Roberts says:
u sudu, u sudu, u sudu
Hostelworld.com says:
located close to Wenceslas Square, U Sudu is a much bigger spot than it might appear. Head downstairs from the wine bar area and you'll find a piano bar, foosball room, and plenty of other areas where you can drink and hang out.
Location: Vodickova 10.
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 9am-4am, Fri 9am-4am, Sat 10am-5am, Sun 10am-3am.
Chapeau Rouge
Marcus Cleary says:
Chapeau! Different levels for different levels. First place to revisit upon my return
Hostelworld.com says:
A popular club in Prague's city centre, Chapeau Rouge stretches across three different floors which have a number of different bar areas plus a few stages. Live DJs and bands perform here regularly. On the drinks menu you'll find everything from cheap Czech beers to cocktails to stronger stuff like Absinthe.
Location: Jakubská 2.
Opening hours: Daily noon-4am.
U Vejvodu
U Vejvodu is recommended by: Tamara Medic.
Hostelworld.com says:
Close to Prague's Old Town Square, this restaurant and bar is a great spot to go if you want to sample some beer at reasonable prices. Divided into two levels, the bar's decor includes plenty of brewing memorabilia.
Location: Jilská 4.
Opening hours: Mon-Thurs 10am-3am, Fri 10am-4am, Sat 10am-4am, Sun 10am-2am.
Zlaty strom
Zlaty strom is recommended by: Mkh Mgl.
Hostelworld.com says:
The five different bar areas are just part of what makes this such a popular nightspot here in Prague. These bars include a cocktail bar and a vodka and tequila bar, among others. Live DJs, acoustic shows and dancers provide the entertainment here, while revellers can also make use of the two dance floors. A cover charge is applied for men on Wednesday to Saturday nights, while women get free entry every night.
Location: Hotel U Zlatého stromu, Karlova 6.
Opening hours: Daily 8pm-6am.
Popocafepetl is recommended by: Zuzana Mazancová.
Hostelworld.com says:
Both café bar and music club, Popocafepetl can be found right in the city's historical centre. National and international music acts perform here, while up and coming local artists also get their shot at the stage.
Location: Újezd 19.
Opening hours: Daily 4pm-2am.
Katriina Järvinen says:
Many are good, but the 80's and 90's music video party in Lucerna was a great surprise, it's really brilliant! The atmosphere was cool, everyone was there to dance and have fun, not (just) for checking out gilrs/guys. If I lived in Prague I know where I'd be every weekend:)
Hostelworld.com says:
Not far from Wenceslas Square, Lucerna is a bar and club that hosts live music performances during the week and becomes one of the city's hottest clubs at the weekend. On club nights, the dance floor is packed with party people dancing to the 80s and 90s tunes pumping from the speakers. Reasonably priced Czech beer, cocktails, spirits and more are all available on the bar's extensive drinks menu.
Location: Vodickova 36.
Opening hours: Daily 8pm-3am.
George and Dragon
Fiona Saulness says:
I liked the George and Dragon on the town square..great for people watching!
Hostelworld.com says:
Boasting 12 TV screens dotted around the interior, this English-themed bar shows plenty of major sporting events such as soccer and rugby. Drinks include Czech beers and a selection of imported larger. Live music acts can be enjoyed here during the week.
Location: Staromestske Namesti 11.
Opening hours: Sun-Thurs 12pm-2am, Fri-Sat 12pm-3am.
Christian Perdomo says:
ROXY es el mejor bar de Praga, va gente de todo el mundo y la musica es muy buena.
Hostelworld.com says:
Roxy, another of the city's large underground clubs, is a long-running establishment and is pretty popular with both locals and visitors. World music, alternative dance and plenty more can all be heard here. The music is provided by resident DJs plus a number of guest DJs from throughout Europe. A cover charge is applied on most nights.
Location: Dlouhá 33.
U Fleku
Toni Valverde Pareja says:
I have no doubt! U Fleku is the best. has a very stunning courtyard with wooden tables, and they served the best black beer in Prague, also you can taste typical dishes and the waiters are very friendly
Hostelworld.com says:
Housed inside a 15th century building, U Fleku combines restaurant, bar and micro-brewery. While here, you'll find a number of rooms to check out, each one decorated in a different style. In terms of drinks, the selection here is pretty vast and includes a dark beer brewed on-site.
Location: Křemencova 11.
Opening hours: Daily 10am-11pm.
Nass Tacherift says:
I love "friends" bar, there was a queer party when I came into ha ha! loved it!
Hostelworld.com says:
Friends is a gay-friendly venue and welcomes all comers to their top-notch variety of theme nights. This includes the popular karaoke nights held each Tuesday. Here you can enjoy a variety of reasonable priced drinks in a chic atmosphere. Live DJs provide the music at the weekend.
Location: Bartolomejská 11.
Opening hours: Daily 6pm-4am.
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University Park, Pa. — Penn State's winter sports teams were 11 of 11 in scoring in their respective NCAA Championships, keeping the Nittany Lions firmly in the Top 5 in the final winter Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings.
Penn State remains No. 3 in the Directors, Cup compilation, which adds results from the NCAA Men's and Women's Gymnastics Championships. The Nittany Lions earned their sixth consecutive Top 5 finish in the winter standings and have 13 Top 5 winter finishes in the 18 years of the Directors, Cup competition.
All 11 of Penn State winter sports teams qualified for and earned points in their respective NCAA Championships: men's and women's basketball, men's and women's fencing (NCAA combined championship), men,' and women' gymnastics, men's and women's swimming and diving, men's and women's indoor track and field and wrestling.
Penn State was the nation's only school to have the above 11 sports all qualify for their respective NCAA Championship.
The Nittany Lions have accumulated 864.05 Directors, Cup points during another highly-successful athletic year, significantly higher than their total of 726.8 points in the final 2010 winter standings. Stanford leads with 1,048.5 points and is followed by Ohio State (886.3), Penn State (864.05), North Carolina (769.5) and Michigan (727.0). Oklahoma, Florida State, Duke, Wisconsin, and California round out the Top 10.
The Big Ten Conference leads the nation with four institutions in the Top 10 of the final Directors, Cup winter standings.
Coach Randy Jepson's men's gymnastics team placed sixth at the national championships to earn 64 Learfield Sports Directors' Cup points. Four Nittany Lions earned All-America honors with top eight finishes in the individual finals: Parker Raque, Miguel Pineda, Scott Rosenthal and Wasef Burbar. A junior, Pineda was selected for the prestigious NCAA Elite 88 Award for his remarkable 3.99 cumulative grade point average.
The Penn State women's gymnastics team tied for 13th in the national championships to earn 59.3 Directors' Cup points for first-year coach Jeff Thompson. A two-time first-team All-Big Ten honoree, sophomore Sharaya Musser placed 12th in her session of the all-around at the NCAA meet.
Earlier this winter, Penn State won its first NCAA Wrestling Championship since 1953 to garner 100 Directors' Cup points. Penn State was the 2011 NCAA Fencing runner-up after winning the last two national titles.
Penn State has won 10 NCAA Championships since March 2007, the most of any school in the nation.
Penn State has finished in the Top 25 in each of the previous 17 Directors' Cup competitions. The Nittany Lions are one of only 10 programs nationwide that has finished in the Top 25 in every ranking joining Arizona State, Florida, Michigan, North Carolina, Ohio State, Southern California, Stanford, Texas, and UCLA.
The Learfield Sports Directors' Cup standings are unveiled following the fall, winter and spring seasons. The award was developed as a joint effort between the National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) and USA Today. Points are awarded based on each institution's finish in up to 20 sports -- 10 women's and 10 men's.

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The aptly titled "Puss in Boots" stars Antonio Banderas as the voice of our hero, as well as Salma Hayek (who'd've guessed?) as Kitty and Zach Galifianakis as Humpty Dumpty. The film will center around Boots' plan to steal the goose that lays the golden egg.
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I'll be writing about the things I love: cooking with natural, plant-based foods, eating seasonally, and sharing wholesome meals with the people in my life. Living simply, cooking, and staying connected to the earth have always been at the heart of fine living for me, celebrating the community and its efforts. A meal is nothing to take for granted, and this blog is a greater reflection of that simple idea.
My name is Laura and I live in the Niagara region of southern Ontario. I went to culinary school, but learned considerably more about food and being in the world from working in restaurants and growing up with agriculture. I have a staggeringly huge collection of cookbooks and food-related literature.
"The First Mess" is taken from M.F.K. Fisher's An Alphabet for Gourmets, where she refers to the arrival of the first run (or mess) of peas in early spring as "the day with stars on it." Her sincere appreciation and thoughtful writings on food are a marvel to read, time and again.
My stuff has been featured on The Huffington Post, SAVEUR, Epicurious, GOOP, the Food & Wine Blog, The Washington Post, America's Test Kitchen, The Guardian, The Kitchn, Food 52, A Cup of Jo, The Food Network Blog, Greatist, mindbodygreen, and a few other places. I've also developed recipes for The Kitchn, Clean Eating Magazine, Food 52, The Anthropologie Blog, BuzzFeed, Pure Green Magazine, and the Toronto Vegetarian Association.
In 2014, SAVEUR Magazine editors selected this site as the best special diets blog in their annual food blog awards. In 2016, The First Mess was nominated for Best Food Blog in the Better Homes and Gardens Blog awards. Laura developed and photographed The First Mess Cookbook, which was released by Penguin Random House in 2017.
Want to work together or just say hi? For inquiries relating to recipe development, sponsored posts, creative collaboration, events, and the like, use the contact form in the upper right of this page OR send me a note at laura [AT] thefirstmess [DOT] com. You can also find me on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook too.
I shoot all of the photos here and for that process, I use a Canon EOS 5D Mark II body with the Canon EF 50 mm f/1.4 as my main lens (sometimes this one too). I edit the photos with Photoshop and Lightroom, and also play around with VSCO film.


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Portsmouth Chiropractor | Dr. Shawn Shapiro
Quality Chiropractic Care For Portsmouth
There has never been a better time to be a chiropractic patient. Let's face it most of the world is chasing its proverbial tail, trying to get healthy through fad diets, fad surgeries and health philosophies flawed by their belief that healing and health come from outside the body.
At our Portsmouth office we provide the highest level of care for Portsmouth and Dover and Kittery, and get the best results, in the quickest amount of time.
My ultimate goal is that I come to work everyday, and never see my long time patients, when they are in pain and suffering but in a preventative case to make sure that their health and their future is a secure one.
Chiropractic Education For Portsmouth, Dover and Kittery
But the truth is that the more you know, the better you will get, so our motto is "educate first, adjust second." From the minute you walk into our Portsmouth office you are considered not just our patient, but our partner. You will take an active role in coming up with your own solution, and you will be presented with all the facts about your case so that when you walk out, you will have a good idea where you are headed!
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Welcome to Communication Skills Guide
How To Imrpove Communication Skills Article
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Developing Your Management Communication Skills!from: Marie Kearney Gordon - Guest Writer.
How would you rate yourself based on your management skills! As a management graduate and a project manager, it is highly important that you develop good management communication skills. Effective communication skills are supremely important, as constituency based management relies on the ability of a person to listen effectively to what other people's concerns and interests are.
It is therefore an essential tool of resource management, which most definately needs to be trained, practiced and frequently assessed.
As a career oriented person, especially in the field of management, there are certain skills which need to be developed on a daily basis. When you apply for a job, there is usually a reason why experience is needed for certain types of jobs, a case in point of this being that of a typical project manager who has experience in the particular line of work for a certain period of time.
Management of any organization is a high level mental activity, which uses communication to carry out its roles in a goal oriented environment, and the objectives of management specialists include planning, the achievement of objectives, ruling out possibilities of an adverse outcome in risk taking, and most importantly decision making.
All these roles are important, which helps in developing and honing one's managementcommunication skills.
In any organization, meetings are a vital part of the procedures which make the organization run smoothly in terms of both work flow and information! A meeting should be an effective means, whereby resources can gather together from many sources, and then pool those resources effectively together towards a common objective.
It is in these meetings that management communication skills come into play, and this is because by their very nature, meetings can be long futile and boring, and very often intensely disliked, because most people involved make use of their management communication skills in expressing opinionated ideas.
As a project manager, your purpose is to break the mould and make the meeting effective and interesting, as in this way you are tasked with the use of various resources and instruments to make your point heard and agreed upon. A meeting which is boring will not stimulate the right responses which you need from other project managers.
Normally in every organization, all meetings are planned, monitored,and reviewed afterwards, and this is very important to provide room for improvement in future meetings to be held. As part of your management communication skills, your job is to organize the information and structure of a meeting, using the skills you have to support effective communication of all managers present.
As part of management communication skills, there are vital points to take note of in improving your skills.
1. Plan the message beforehand.
For an effective speech to be properly communicated, state the idea of what you are trying to convey in a clear, concise and easy to understand message.
2. Expression is a must
When speaking in front of a group of people, your management communication skills come into play, and therefore the style with which you speak, expresses what you want the participants of the meeting to do. IF you want them to agree with you, then you should be enthusiastic with your style of expression.
3. Answer questions and be an active listener
Communication is a two way process, one is to speak, and the other is to listen. In an organizational meeting, after conveying your message, give an opportunity to the other members of the meeting to express their own opinions and ideas, listen to what others have to say and look at them in the eye while maintaining good eye contact.


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Last week "This American Life" revealed what they believe to be the original secret Coca Cola recipe. It's an American staple and a closely-guarded secret, so of course the media have jumped all over it. There's a written copy locked in a vault in Atlanta, Georgia and only two living people know it at any one time, so it's bound to cause some waves—even if Coca Cola denies that it actually is their secret recipe. On the other hand, many an international traveler (or international shopper) can tell you that Coke tastes different depending on where you buy it—usually due to the form of sugar used to sweeten it. The constant, and presumably what makes coke Coca Cola, is in the 7X flavoring formula that reportedly "constitutes the drink's backbone." And according to "This American Life," that formula is a mixture of fruit and herbal essential oils.
The Coca-Cola Company is fiercly secretive about their principal formula.
Photo by Asta Adamonyte/ Courtesy Flickr
Cinnamon, nutmeg, coriander, neroli, orange and lemon oil make up the core of the flavoring. From an herbal perspective these ingredients may add more than just flavor to the drink. Cinnamon can help to control blood sugar levels and both memory function and the speed of visual-motor skills. Nutmeg oil also stimulates brain function and circulation, as well as soothing indigestion. Coriander can be used to help lower blood pressure levels and improve blood-sugar levels. Neroli oil is produced from blossoms of the bitter orange tree (Citrus aurantium var. amara or Bigaradia), and smells similar to the more familiar bergamot found in Earl Grey tea. According to a study in the Journal of Complementary and Integrative Medicine, it has traditionally been used to ease anxiety and increase circulation. Many of these herbs and spices are also traditional aphrodisiacs.
By no means do these benefits make coke a healthy drink, but if this recipe is even close to the current Coca Cola 7X formula I have to wonder how much of the drink's famous stimulant effects are due entirely to caffeine. And perhaps the hypnotism of the Coca Cola marketing campaign over the years has been aided in some way by the pleasing and relaxing effects of these herbal essential oils on the consumer body—after all, any drink that can help you feel calmer and more productive at the same time is bound to be popular in an increasingly stress-prone populous.
Or maybe it is just the caffeine: this potential original recipe contains five times the caffeine of modern sodas and did originally contain coca that had not been stripped of cocaine (a procedure that wasn't put into practice until 1903).
If you want to try making this coke recipe for yourself, or if you want to try the flavors without the carbonation and 30 pounds of sugar, you can view the full ingredient list and directions here. Be careful to select only food-grade ingredients as you assemble the syrup and 7X flavoring formula, and know that obtaining the no-cocaine coca may prove difficult. Also note that today's essential oils are often much stronger than those used in the original formula 125 years ago, so it is recommended that the 7X flavoring be reduced by 75 percent to preserve your tastebuds. "This American Life" insists that they can make no gaurantees as to the safety or tastiness of the recipe's results, though they did try it themselves.
Read More: Coca-Cola secret recipe revealed? It's the real thing, says radio host - Guardian News
"This American Life" reveals original Coca-Cola recipe - Salon
Has Coca Cola's Top-Secret Recipe Been Leaked? Not Really - Daily Finance
Coke's Original Recipe Reportedly Found: Was It More, Or Less, Healthy? And Was There Really Cocaine In It? - The Huffington Post
Coca-Cola Secret Recipe Revealed?: 'This American Life' Says It Hid In Plain Sight - The Huffington Post


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Municipal bonds are issued by states and municipalities and typically have tax advantages relative to other fixed income assets. In general, income from muni bonds is tax exempt at the federal level and at the state level for investors living in the issuing state. Municipal bonds have historically been favored by investors in high tax brackets who, of course, derive more benefit from the tax exemptions by virtue of being in the highest tax brackets.
The conventional wisdom is that municipal bonds should only be held in taxable accounts because munis held in tax deferred accounts such as IRAs and 401(k)'s do not enjoy a boost in effective yield due to a reduction in taxes paid. The conventional notion, however, that munis will have a pre-tax yield below other bonds with similar credit risk and duration is not always true. In recent years, for example, the yields on some municipal bonds have been sufficiently high relative to treasury bond yields that munis have been attractive even without a tax advantage. There are allocations to municipal bonds in the Target Date Folios, for example, and these allocations were determined to be attractive even without any tax benefits.
Municipal bonds have recently gotten renewed attention in anticipation of higher tax rates, especially for high income investors. In addition, bond guru Bill Gross has recently boosted interest in munis, suggesting that this class of bonds is uniquely attractive in the current environment.
Municipal bonds have had a very good year in 2012 and their trailing 3-year track records are impressive as well. As a result, the yield on munis has been pushed down to a low not seen since 1967. As with all bonds, an increase in prices results in a decline in yields. The PowerShares Insured National Muni Fund (PZA) has a trailing 1-year return of 12.9%, 3-year return of 8.3% per year. The returns from the iShares S&P National AMT-Free Muni Fund (MUB) are similar, albeit slightly lower.
The Folio Investing Municipal Bond Folio contains four equally weighted muni bond ETFs. The trailing 12-month return for this Folio is 8.73% and the 3-year annualized return is 6.0%. The Folio holds a 25% allocation to both PZA and MUB, along with 25% allocations to the SPDR Nuveen Barclays Muni Fund (TFI) and the SPDR Nuveen Barclays Short-Term Muni Fund (SHM). The 25% allocation to the short-term fund reduces the return of the Folio but also reduces risk.
The trailing 12-month yields of the four funds held in the Folio, the iShares Core Total Bond ETF (AGG), and the iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Fund (IEF) are shown below, along with the trailing 5-year volatility, a standard measure of risk:
Yield as of November 13, 3012 and 5-year volatility through October 2012
Source: Author
In the equal weighted Folio of these funds, the trailing 12-month return is 2.8%. Obviously you can get more yield by reducing the allocation to the lower-yield short-term muni fund and increasing the allocation to the higher-yield funds or by simply buying one of the higher yield funds rather than purchasing the Folio.
The iShares Core Total Bond ETF (AGG) has a trailing 12-month yield of 2.39%. The muni Folio has a higher yield than AGG, even before we take any potential tax advantages into account. The muni Folio is, however, riskier than AGG as evidenced by the higher volatility. The yield of the equal-weight Folio is considerably higher than that for the intermediate-term Treasury index fund (IEF) and has lower risk than the Treasury fund.
Industry Overview
States, cities, counties and other governmental entities can issue municipal bonds to provide the capital to construct roads, schools, sewers, and other costly infrastructure. These bonds can be structured as either general obligation bonds or revenue bonds. General obligation bonds are backed by the full faith and credit of the issuing entity. Revenue bonds are backed by the revenue earned by a specific project for which the bond is issued. A revenue bond might be issued to build a toll road, for example, and the principal and interest payments to bond holders are funded by the revenues generated by the toll road.
Like all bonds, municipal bonds have interest rate risk. If interest rates rise, investors will sell lower-yielding bonds issued in a lower rate environment. Conversely, if interest rates fall, previously issued high-yield bonds will be more attractive. Municipal bonds also have default risk, consistent with other bond classes with the exception of Treasury bonds, which are commonly treated as though they have zero default risk. Municipalities can and do default on their debts. This is the risk that investors are getting paid to take via higher yields than they could achieve using safer investments. Well-known analyst Meredith Whitney predicted in late 2010 than municipal bonds would see a surge in defaults and that prediction led to a sell-off in munis. Over the two years since she made that call, however, we have not seen an enormous increase in default levels and the muni market as a whole has rallied. There has, however, been some increase in default rates and that is a cause for concern, particularly with the low yields available in current market conditions. The yield available to investors is low by historical standards and default rates are increasing.
A threat facing municipal bondholders going forward is the widespread under-funding of public pensions. Many public pensions do not have sufficient assets to provide the retirement incomes that they have promised. Pension obligations compete with the interests of bondholders.
Portfolio Holdings
The Municipal Bond Folio consists of ETFs that invest in municipal bonds and is designed to provide income exempt from U.S. federal income taxes.
Ishares Trust S&P Natl Mun B
Powershares Global Etf Trust Insur Natl
Spdr Series Trust Shrt Term Muni
Spdr Series Trust Leh Mun Bd Etf
Source:Folio Investing
[Note: The holdings are re-evaluated and updated (as needed) on a quarterly basis.]
Munis are attractive in late 2012 due to (1) their tax advantaged income and (2) their relatively high yields as compared to Treasuries. Munis have default risk, of course, and the future level of defaults is largely unknown. The worst case for munis would be an environment of rising interest rates and a stalled economic recovery. Higher interest rates make previously-issued bonds undesirable and a lack of economic growth results in stagnant or falling tax revenues, making it harder for issuers to keep up with their debt repayments. The historical risk and default levels associated with municipal bonds over the past five years, including the financial crisis starting in 2008, have not been exceptionally high. Munis have also benefited greatly from falling interest rates as a result of the Fed's Quantitative Easing.
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Find the 82 official teams from the most prestigious European leagues: the LIDL STARLIGUE and PROLIGUE in France, the DKB Handball Bundesliga & 2. Handball-Bundesliga in Germany and the Liga ASOBAL in Spain. Handball 17 features entirely redesigned controls, dynamic artificial intelligence, single player Season and Career modes, local and online multiplayer modes, and several levels of difficulty for an experience that is as close as it gets to the real thing. - All the players and official teams of the 2017 season - Fast-flowing matches in both single player and multiplayer modes - Easy-to-use controls - All the handball moves: the spin shot, the hip shot, the feint, combinations, etc. - Several levels of difficulty - Dynamic Season and Career modes
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Author: Alastair Reynolds
Release date: 15th September 2016
Publisher: Gollancz
Genre: Science Fiction
Source: Review copy from publisher
Blurb: The galaxy has seen great empires rise and fall. Planets have shattered and been remade. Amongst the ruins of alien civilisations, building our own from the rubble, humanity still thrives. And there are vast fortunes to be made, if you know where to find them …
Captain Rackamore and his crew do. It's their business to find the tiny, enigmatic worlds which have been hidden away, booby-trapped, surrounded with layers of protection – and to crack them open for the ancient relics and barely-remembered technologies inside. But while they ply their risky trade with integrity, not everyone is so scrupulous.
Adrana and Fura Ness are the newest members of Rackamore's crew, signed on to save their family from bankruptcy. Only Rackamore has enemies, and there might be more waiting for them in space than adventure and fortune: the fabled and feared Bosa Sennen in particular.
My thoughts: I don't read much sci-fi but when I do it's usually space opera and I love it. I was excited to read about Revenger and never having read an Alastair Reynolds book it seemed like a good place to start. Revenger is narrated by Fura Ness, who is on the verge of adulthood when the story begins. I definitely felt like there was a YA turn to this book for the first section but having finished, I think it's a clever reflection of who Fura was then, and her innocence, and gives another way for Alastair Reynolds to show how she changes over the course of the story.
This is not a happy story. To start with, there's some adventure, some tension, but it's still quite fun. Then things get dark, and they stay pretty dark and tense for the whole story. To avoid spoilers, I'll just say that something happens with the crew of Rackamore's ship and it sets Fura on a path to seek revenge. She becomes very determined, to the point of being single-minded, in that pursuit. I found that as the book went on, I worried more and more for Fura and who she was becoming, as well as finding her less likeable.
I agree with what Sarah says about Revenger in her review: a lot happens in the book and I would have liked it to slow down in some places and focus more on some big events. With fitting in so much to the story, some parts felt rushed.
If I sound negative here, I don't mean to - it was an incredibly action-packed book that I could hardly put down, as my co-workers will attest. I really enjoyed the story and was on the edge of my seat on many occasions, waiting to see if characters would get through the next scrape. The writing was very good, as you'd expect from someone with Alastair Reynolds' experience and I'll definitely be reading more of his work in future. I feel like there might be a sequel down the line as the ending definitely left lots of potential for a continuation of the story but the main conflicts of Revenger did all get wrapped up. This was a nail-biting adventure through space with all the danger and wonder you would hope for in a space opera. I'm giving it 8 out of 10, and I definitely recommend it to sci-fi fans.


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Fill 'er up: Gas tax reduction no help to consumers
Virginia drivers may have expected gas prices to drop after July 1, the date the state eliminated the 17.5-cent-per-gallon retail sales tax, but at least here in Charlottesville, they've been sorely disappointed as prices at the pump are holding steady.
"Who is getting all that extra money? That's the question," says Peter Gfrerer, an area driver looking for an explanation.
Indeed, it wasn't just wishful thinking that had Virginia drivers believing there might be a dip in price— even a small one. Auto industry and travel organization AAA predicted that the change in Virginia's tax structure— the drop of the 17.5-cent retail tax and the implementation of a 3.5 percent wholesale gas tax, which, at the current prices, translates into about 11 cents per gallon— should result in a six-cent-per-gallon decrease.
Instead, while the statewide average has dropped the expected six cents per gallon, Charlottesville gas prices remained level from June through July 8 at $3.28 per gallon, according to data posted on the AAA fuel price tracking site fuelgaugereport.com. Though less than the state average of $3.33 per gallon, Charlottesville gas prices are still no bargain.
According to one gas company executive, Charlottesville pricing is slightly lower overall than larger Virginia metropolitan areas because of the type of gas we use.
"There are two 'flavors' of gas," explains Richmond-based Tracy Amburgey, vice president of fuel purveyor Southern States. The Charlottesville market primarily uses "conventional gas with ethanol," while Richmond, Virginia Beach, and other larger markets use the cleaner burning "gas reformulated with ethanol." The former runs about 10 cents cheaper per gallon.
Amburgey says one reason prices may be holding steady rather than dropping in some markets, including Charlottesville, is because "the crude oil and gasoline prices went up." He cites the unrest in Egypt as the basis for the crude oil price increase and says that if crude oil and gasoline prices remained level, then, "in theory," prices at the pump would have decreased after July 1.
David Sutton, president of Tiger Fuel, Central Virginia's largest local distributor of petroleum, says gas pricing is a complex formulation, and he also cites the unrest in Egypt— along with high demand and the price of ethanol— for higher wholesale prices, specifically for the conventional gasoline used in Charlottesville, which has gone up 14 cents since July 4.
That's small consolation for Gfrerer. "Every time something happens in the Middle East," he says, "the price at the pump goes up very quickly, and yet it never seems to go back down."
Compounding the feelings of frustration is the fact that Virginia raised its sales tax on everything except food and medicine from 5 percent to 5.3 percent, another effort to generate funds for transportation costs, such as building roads and bridges. So not only are consumers not paying less at the pump, they're paying more for items virtually everywhere else as well.
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6 Port Unmanaged Industrial Gigabit Ethernet Switch w/ 4 PoE+ Ports and Voltage Regulation - DIN Rail / Wall-Mountable
Connect Gigabit Ethernet data and power to 4 PoE-enabled devices, with 2 additional GbE ports and redundant power input
Product ID: IES61002POE
- 4 PoE+/ PSE (Power + Data) Gigabit IEEE 802.3at / 802.3af compliant ports, plus 2 additional GbE ports
- Supports up to 55V, 30 Watts max output per PoE port
- Redundant power inputs via 24/48V DC terminal block with alarm relay
- Accepts wide-range 20-57V DC power input
- DC to DC 24V step-up converter
- Wide operating temperature range -40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F)
- IP-30 rated metal enclosure
- DIN-Rail and Wall-Mountable
The IES61002POE 6-Port Industrial PoE+ switch lets you connect Gigabit Ethernet data and power to four PoE-enabled devices, with two additional GbE ports.
Fully compliant with IEEE 802.3at / 802.3af, the industrial Ethernet switch offers up to 30 Watts output per port, through the four PoE+ / PSE ports, while all six shielded RJ45 ports support auto-negotiation of speed and duplex for 10/100/1000Mbps Ethernet networks.
Providing seamless power failover in the event of power dips or failures, the switch features redundant 20-57V DC (nominal 24/48V DC) terminal block power inputs. When used with multiple power sources, the switch supports alarm relay contacts, which can be wired to your existing alarm circuit to give you instant notice when a power disruption occurs.
The switch also features an internal DC-DC converter with voltage regulation, which provides the PoE injector with high voltage output from a low voltage input (<24V DC), and ensures the supplied power to your connected devices remains stable during voltage spikes and dips.
To ensure dependable performance in harsh environments, this power over Ethernet switch features an extended operating temperature range (-40°C to 75°C), a rugged IP-30 rated case design and includes both DIN-Rail and wall-mount brackets for flexible installation options.
Backed by a StarTech.com 2-year warranty and free lifetime technical support.
- Power a security / network camera situated in a remote area where power connection is not possible
- Install PoE-powered Wireless Access Points (WAP) in industrial, manufacturing, warehousing or other harsh environments
- Enable remote installation of touchscreens or information kiosks
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- Power devices through PoE, where electrical outlets are not available
- Operate under harsh industrial conditions with an extended temperature range and IP-30 rated enclosure
- Maintain device operation during power disruptions with redundant power inputs
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Technical Specifications
|Warranty Information
|2 Years
|Industry Standards
|IEEE 802.3at, 802.3af, 802.3, 802.3u, 802.3ab, 802.3z, 802.3x
|Regulatory Approvals
|EN61000-6-4 – Emission for industrial environment
EN61000-6-2 Immunity for Industrial environment
EN61000-4-3 (RS) Level 3, Criteria A
EN61000-4-6 (CS) Level 3, Criteria A
EN61000-4-8 (Magnetic Field) Level 3, Criteria A
Rail Traffic: EN50121-4
Shock IEC: 60068-2-27
Freefall: IEC 60068-2-32
Vibration: IEC 60068-2-6
|Auto MDIX
|Compatible Networks
|10/100/1000 Mbps
|Full Duplex Support
|Maximum Cable Length
|100 m [328 ft]
|Maximum Data Transfer Rate
|2 Gbps (Full-Duplex)
|296, 517 Hours
|Surge Protection
|EN61000-4-2 (ESD) Level 3, Criteria B
EN61000-4-4 (EFT) Level 3, Criteria A
EN61000-4-5 (Surge) Level 3, Criteria B
|Switching Architecture
|Connector Type(s)
|1 - Terminal Block (6 Wire) Female
|6 - RJ-45 Female
|OS Compatibility
|OS Independent; No additional drivers or software required
|Special Notes / Requirements
|Patents and Licenses
|The following patents are licensed for this product. This list might not be all inclusive.
• United States Patent No. 5,406,260 (expired)
• United States Patent No. 6,650,622
• United States Patent No. 7,457,250
• United States Patent No. 8,155,012
• United States Patent No. 8,902,760
• United States Patent No. 8,942,107
• United States Patent No. 9,019,838
• United States Patent No. 9,049,019
• United States Patent Application No. 14/695,456
• United States Patent Application No. 14/726,940
|LED Indicators
|2 - Power
|6 - 100 / 1000 Mbps
|6 - Link / Act
|4 - PoE
|1 - Fault
|Input Voltage
|Power Consumption (In Watts)
|143 W Max (120 W for PoE)
|Power Source
|Terminal Block
|5~95% RH (Non-Condensing)
|Operating Temperature
|-40°C to 75°C (-40°F to 167°F)
|Storage Temperature
|-40°C to 85°C (-40°F to 185°F)
|Physical Characteristics
|Product Height
|13.5 cm [5.3 in]
|Product Length
|10.6 cm [4.2 in]
|Product Width
|63 mm [2.5 in]
|Weight of Product
|831 g [29.3 oz]
|Packaging Information
|Package Height
|77 mm [3 in]
|Package Length
|23.4 cm [9.2 in]
|Package Width
|18.8 cm [7.4 in]
|Shipping (Package) Weight
|1.1 kg [2.4 lb]
|What's in the Box
|Included in Package
|1 - 6 Port Gigabit Switch
|1 - Terminal Block
|1 - Wall Mount Bracket w/ Screws
|1 - DIN Rail Bracket w/ Screws
|1 - Instruction Manual
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"It's really a huge opportunity for our career— which we've been struggling with for a long time. I've been dreaming of this my whole life."
JR Burningham
Utah native interviewed before his Doritos Super Bowl spot won $1 million
You know, I'm all about the little dogs doing big things, and the Dortitos commercial that aired during the Super Bowl last night not only featured a pug—but was a total underdog itself. The spot was directed by JR Burningham for $500. and ended up earning him $1 million in a Doritos/PepsiCo competition in which more than 5,000 commercials were submitted.
Burningham's commercial featured a small pug knocking a door down on top of his master in his quest for Dortios. The spot tied for first on the Super Bowl Rating Meter even beating out the VW Star Wars spot in popularity. And while the 31-year old Burningham has been called in some articles "a part-time web-designer"—there's a little more to the story.
Burningham is originally from Salt Lake City and after he graduated from the University of Utah with a B.S. degree in computer engineering & computer science, he went on to get an MFA in film production at USC in 2008. At USC one of his films received an honorable mention at the Student Emmys and he also met Tess Ortbals who became his partner at Mythmakers after they graduated.
Ortbals, who has an MFA from USC on the producing side, wrote the script Terra Incognita with Burningham which recently finished in the top ten of both the Austin Film Festival Screenwriting Competition and The Script Department's Silver Screenwriting Competition. Ortbal's undergraduate work was in ancient storytelling and mythology, and she graduated with a BA in anthropology. Producing a winning commercial wasn't just blind luck.
Burningham & Ortbals set-up their shop in Burbank, CA and while their dreams are big , so is the debt from their student loans. So it wasn't beneath them to gather some film school friends together in hopes of creating something that could bring them a little attention.
"This commercial was a last-ditch attempt to make something happen. It's just a very difficult industry."
JR Burningham
Mission accomplished.
They rented a Cannon 7D camera package, gathered some film school friends together, and shot for a day in Ventura. And the rest is history. A history that is beginning to repeat itself. A trend that began a few years ago when major advertising production outsiders began to make inroads in the granddaddy of advertising venues. In fact, this year 3 of the top 5 rated commercials during this year's Super Bowl were made from people that represent Main St. more than Madison Ave.
In fact, when I last checked the most watched ad of all time was the Doritos ad Snack Attack Samurai that ran during last year's Super Bowl. It was made by a couple filmmakers (Ben Kruger & Cole Koehler) in Minneapolis. (I was fortunate to work with one of the actors in that spot, Mike Rylander, last year on a production I was producing/directing.) Kruger & Koehler spent less than $1,000. for a :30 spot that was viewed by 116,231,920 people. Big return on investment as they won $25,000.
And don't forget the two unemployed brothers (Dave and Joe Herbert) of Batesville, Indiana who also won $1 million for their Doritos commercial that was chosen as the best commercial during Super Bowl XLIII.
"As digital media continues to expand, entrepreneurial filmmakers like ourselves must blaze a new model that includes making great movies for less money while expanding distribution avenues. It has to change on both ends. The true masters of the 21 century filmmaking will be those who can be extremely business savvy without compromising the quality of the craft or the meaning of their story."
JR Burningham
Entrepreneurial filmmakers—that has a nice ring to it.
Congrats JR & Tess, I look forward to seeing your feature films in the not to distant future. (And I read where they just got engaged.) And congrats to the team just east of Iowa, the Green Bay Packers, for the big Super Bowl win.
And just for fun here's a Doritos spot that I did last year as a one man crew (producer/director/writer/cameraman/editor) for the total cost of less than $8 (two bags of Doritos). It didn't win anything, but it was a nice experiment. (Best to double click on it as WordPress frames it kind of funky.)
February 9, 2011 Update: The spot I made with spray paint artist Paco Rosic fit my creative temperament, but doesn't quite fit the commercials that usually win the Super Bowl challenge. Those usually have to do with pain, hulliliation. (Using sophomoric humor is a plus if you want to rise to the top.) "The thing about the Crash The Super Bowl contest is that you're not playing to 'your' audience. Meaning, this commercial isn't about what you necessarily think is funny or what the people you show your work to thinks is funny. Quite simply, it's about what is formulaic AND funny AND plays to the widest demographic of people." Ben Krueger (who along with Cole Koehler, won $25,000. for their Doritos spot in 2010).
Febraury 10. 2011 Update: The Chevy Camero ad during the 2011 Super Bowl became the most watched ad according to Nielsen Co. beating the 2010 Doritos with 119.6 million viewers.
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I spend over $10 per month now, so I would LOVE to have this option....tell me when and where to sign up
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Any interest in unlimited downloads subscription?
I agree with most of the above. Even though I really appreciate your generosity, I hardly ever spend all my daily download credits - sometimes I spend the lot two evenings in a row, but that's about it. Downgrading to a weekly 'allowance' would be just as welcome to me. I don't like subscriptions either; having a double mortgage right now doesn't allow for extra monthly spendings. I am still waiting for my birthday present (to you!) so I can finally donate. Not to get more DC, but to express the my gratitude for this wonderful site. It has become my second life
I think it's a great idea!
Thank you Jordan just signed up for CU downloads.
I signed up for the CU downloads as soon as I got my email from Jordan! It was confirmed by Marisa immediately afterwards...probably an auto email but it was appreciated.
Today was the first day that I took advantage of the Subscription...so easy! I think I am gonna love this subscription!!!
Already taking advantage of the CU download subscription
I'm definitely interested in the unlimited personal use subscription... When/where can I sign up for that, Jordan?
@Lizanne: we're doing a slow roll out of subscriptions to make sure everything works as intended. For established community members interested in being part of the initial roll out, please see this announcement.
well, the good thing I was hoping would happen still didn´t... but as soon as I have some money, I´ll subscribe
I'm planning on participating...I just have one question, which is the reason I haven't already registered/paid for this:
If I purchase today, does my monthly period run from today through 6/10/13
does it just cover the remaining days in the month of May? KWIM? Hope I'm making sense!
@Jordan: I saw that thread. What I missed was the Contact Form part - thank you!
@Cindy: your monthly term begins on the day you subscribe, and extends for one month from that day. (So e.g. 5/12/2013 -> 6/12/2013).
I'm a subscriber for unlimited dl'ing. I just wanted to throw this out there and ask for anyone's opinion on how best to go about downloading kits/templates/assets. What would be the most thorough/best way to dl in order to dl everything and not miss anything? Thanks!
Cindy, my plan is to start with the kits. Oh, and I bought a new portable EHD for the DLs. From there I will do template and overlays. When I did all the paper templates I would do some and then keep note of which page I was on so that I knew where to start the next day. This is how I did it when I was using my DCs. Once you go to the assets and papers you will want to look to see if they were included in kits or not. Remember some things are not included in kits. Also, you will need to note on the first screen of the kits (or whichever category you are in) each day to see if there is anything new. If that is the case I would make sure I DL that kit before going to where I was the last time I was downloading.
That's my plan.
Thanks for your help, Jordan!
Thanks Janet, for sharing your plan! Sounds like a good one! That's your plan and you're sticking to it, right?! OMG, am I going to need ANOTHER EHD? Just purchased that 3 TB, but that's for backups! Hmmm, I do have one empty EHD, though it's not a very large one compared to the last two I purchased.
Checking to see if items are included in kits...great tip! Thanks!
You know, I started keeping a list, but now I'm thinking, maybe I should use Evernote for this...would be really convenient.
Thanks again, Janet! You're always so helpful, and I appreciate it!
It helps that we get notification that we have downloaded also!
Just remember, you don't actually have to download everything if you have an unlimited subscription. You can just download things when you want to use them and spend your time scrapping, rather than downloading and organizing.
"Just remember, you don't actually have to download everything if you have an unlimited subscription. You can just download things when you want to use them and spend your time scrapping, rather than downloading and organizing."
Yes, Marisa, very true...and good reminder on prioritizing!
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Have all of these been included in kits? There are so many, and it's difficult to go through each and every one (what a complaint, huh?) to see if it's been included in a kit you have already dl'ed.
@Cindy: I'm still working on getting all my kits uploaded to the site, I hope to be finished by the end of summer. So some assets are still not up with their kit. A quick way to check if it's part of kit that's not up yet is to look at the tags. All big kits are tagged, even if the kit isn't available yet:
Thanks, Marissa!
I like this site so i dont mind paying 4 it.I personally like to pay every 3 to 6 months. Your site is a extremely great value!! I think you should do away with download credits as i dont see how you can make any money with it. I think hosting great blogtrains and maybe a free kit or 2 for holidays is more than enough to help people out who dont have the budget to buy kits. Thats my opinion anyways.
I am really really interested in signing up for monthly unlimited downloads, but I have a couple of questions first.
1.) I'm on a super tight budget, are there any sales coming up? I noticed that there was a sale in September, but I didn't learn about this site until October! Drats!!
2.) If I sign up for the monthly unlimited downloads, what is the best way to download? Is everything that is in a bundle, in a kit, asset, templates, etc? Do I have to download every single thing seperately, if I want everything, or is downloading all the bundles the same thing, will I get everything that way, or will I have to download all the kits, all the bundles, all the templates etc etc? I don't want to download everything more than once, it will be tough to organize that way.
@Marlene: I'm afraid I can't say when the next site-wide sale will be coming, but if you want to hold off, and keep your eyes on our weekly newsletter announcements, that's fine.
As far as downloading everything, the kits and bundles generally contain all the individual items posted on the site, so if you're downloading bundles, you don't need to download the individual items separately. Does that make sense?
Woohoo! Yes, that makes perfect sense, thank you so much!
Hi, Cruising through your site again this morning I came across this thread. I am not a regular contributor here but would like to post my thoughts on this none the less I hope. Being a business person who like many ... is very busy every single day. I work with designers in website and business website world on sites and blogs and the like. For me ... (and I think I represent a large ever growing population of like minded people can barely keep up with the needs of my own clients needs and my businesses social needs while I also raise a terrific family and need to sleep on occasion too). I would prefer to not be obligated to acquiring points and the like or even learning that whole system and be required to stop in daily to utilize it etc. I want to be able to download what I need when I need it. I am not interested in what many here seem to think are hortors of a sort. Most pro designers that I work with are not like that. We would need to buy and organize an awful lot of hardware to keep things we do not even need or want to do that. That sounds more to me like the 'collector' type persona who do that and they generally look for totally free sites and have the time and desire to spend on simply gathering. Guess there are some like that but not all or most imho. I work with many online stores and pay a large amount of money to many yearly to use their commercial goods as this saves my company time while providing my customers with quality goods. That is the name of the game here for most pro buyers. We hire/buy designs/designers regularly to work with so that we can spend our time building the goods into a profitable usage business. Not horting them all in a month or whatever and feeling smart about that. My business has grown far to large over the years to even have the time or desire to put into that. I no longer have an adequate amount of time to design things myself vs: the profit margin I can create by choosing quality commercial graphics/tools from others. That works better for all anyway. Selling some all the time is far more profitable than selling some once in awhile ... no? Is that how most businesses operate thus the need for employees? I pay much less that the current pricing structure and no point system to learn/apply for quality goods from independent designers that create to spec too. WIth them ... I do need to wait as they create to my liking and that is also time so when I weigh and measure what my companies needs are .... well ... I would like to get a membership that will on many occasions fill the needs for that vs: waiting on the designers to complete it but I also want to pay a fair price. There will be many months I would not download any items These are all important factor to consider in all this. Why not consider an array of purchase offerings to accommodate the many types of needs we all individually have. If I could buy the 'Gift" membership offered today and use it the way I need to use it then I would buy a few of them and send them to some of the crew members I work with so that we could all benefit and I am sure they too would spread the word around and over time many more would come.. It is what the need is for those of us who regularly need design items and do not know what they will be till the client tells us their needs. Then we build. Just saying.. Sorry for being long winded. I now must run (Thank goodness right.. lol as I also belong to an ambitious national women's club (in the art world - 700+ expected to attend today ... hummmm) and we network once a week via webinar and my time is now on to chat and share there with other like minded business owners. Thanks so much for taking the time to read. Wish I had more time but probably best I don't.. Echo
Thank you for the feedback, Echo. Just to be clear, our unlimited download subscriptions do not require the use of download credits, community points, or daily log ins: once you have an unlimited download subscription you can immediately download anything you want from the site--with no limit.
Well I think that is marvelous Jordan. Thank you for the clarification on it for me. I will most definitely be purchasing this method and I am thrilled for it! Cya around the site then. Echo
This is just my opinion but, I really like so many of the current processes you have implemented. It is the main reason I joined and upgraded my subscription. (I also plan to upgrade again before Wednesday) I really believe that you are WAYYYY too generous, giving away so much- especially to those who just come in & download, then go. So, I was thinking maybe you should just offer a freebie section to those just coming in. The members who are supporting the site then would be the only ones who receive the unlimited downloading. I personally cannot afford pay $20/mo but a $5-$10 range seems to fit my budget much better!
The current offer for unlimited yearly memberships as a new service would average about .94 cents per week when buying the current limited time offer. Bring in new members/contributors too most likely.