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Olga Bell at Rough Trade in May (more by Chris La Putt)
NYC's annual CMJ Music Marathon (Oct. 21-25) already announced one batch of artists and they've now revealed many more, including some whose shows were previously announced like A Place to Bury Strangers, DIIV, James, and more. Other additions include The A-Bones, Adult Jazz, Amanda X, Beliefs, The Beverleys, Bishop Nehru, Blue Hawaii, Dilly Dally, The Dirty Nil, Doug Gillard, Dusted, Ex-Breathers, Fielded, Girlpool, Guy Blakeslee, Heavenly Beat, HSY, J Fernandez, Jack & Eliza, Krill, Lia Ices, Literature, Nude Beach, Olga Bell, Paul Collins Beat, Pinact, Popstrangers, Radical Dads, Residual Kid, Run Forever, September Girls, She Keeps Bees, Shilpa Ray, Solids, Weyes Blood and a bunch of others.
Full list below...
Lollapalooza 2013 lineup announced (Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, Postal Service, Cure, New Order, Kendrick Lamar & more)
Lollapalooza 2012 (more by James Richards IV)
After it was already confirmed that Phoenix, Vampire Weekend, The Postal Service, The National, The Killers, and Mumford and Sons were playing Lollapalooza 2013, a pretty promising leak came which appeared to potentially reveal the rest of the lineup, and it turns out that leak was real.
In addition to the previously mentioned artists, Lollapalooza will include Nine Inch Nails, Queens of the Stone Age, Kendrick Lamar, Grizzly Bear, The Cure, New Order, Baroness, Beach House, Cat Power, Death Grips, Jessie Ware, Father John Misty, DIIV, Wavves, Alt-J, Hot Chip, Disclosure, Baauer, Palma Violets, Angel Haze, Band of Horses, Crystal Castles and many others.
Lollapalooza goes down in Chicago from August 2 - 4 in Grant Park. Single day passes go on sale Wednesday (4/3) at 10 AM.
Full day-by-day lineup below...
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more Northside Festival artists announced (Frankie Rose, Grass Widow, Felice Brothers, Buke & Gass, Vår, Gap Dream & more)
Frankie Rose @ Township (more by Sarah Frankie Linder)
In addition to the Jens Lekman/Of Montreal show at Williamsburg Park, the Northside Festival (June 14 - 17) just announced a slew of confirmed artists who'll be playing this year, including Future of the Left, the U.S. debut of Iceage-spinoff Vår (formerly War), Frankie Rose (playing the BrooklynVegan showcase at Music Hall of Williamsburg with more TBA), Grass Widow, Cleveland's Gap Dream, Wymond Miles of the Fresh & Onlys, Chain & the Gang, Kool Keith and more.
Other 2012 Northside Festival artists we've already posted about include Olivia Tremor Control, GZA, Neil Hamburger, Eternal Summers, Ceremony and Screaming Females and Royal Headache. Badges are on sale now and the full list of confirmed 2012 Northside artists is below.
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Total Control release video from split with Thee Oh Sees; Seattle's Capitol Hill Block Party announces lineup
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Total Control at Fun Fun Fun Fest (more by BBG)
Total Control's Henge Beat was a favorite around these parts, and now the band recently released a split 12" with Thee Oh Sees. Check out a video for Total Control's "For Lease" from that split below and order your copy via Castle Face.
Total Control currently have no US dates scheduled. Thee Oh Sees, on the other hand, will spend their summer abroad and have a handful of appearances in the US. The band, who recently played Austin Psych Fest, will play a gang of festival dates including the previously discussed Pitchfork, Outside Lands, Hopscotch, ATP I'll Be Your Mirror and the sold-out Woodsist Festival in Big Sur.
In addition, the band just signed on to be a part of the Capitol Hill Block Party in Seattle WA, joining names like Neko Case, Major Lazer, Fitz And The Tantrums, Phantogram, The Lumineers, Grimes, Aesop Rock w/ Rob Sonic & DJ Big Wiz, Youth Lagoon, Diplo, Cloud Nothings, The Psychic Paramount, Twin Shadow, Dam-Funk and so many more across six-stages and as many city blocks during three days in July (7/20-7/22). Current lineup is below and tickets are on sale.
All tour dates, the Capitol Hill Block Party lineup and that "For Lease" video is below.
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Mates of State releasing 'Mountaintops', touring w/ Other Lives, Suckers, others (dates & new video)
Mates of State at ACL 2008 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)
As recently mentioned, Other Lives will hit the road with Bon Iver in September after Bon Iver finishes up their tour with The Rosebuds. After they do so, Other Lives will hook up with Mates of State in October for the rest of Mates of State's headlining tour. That tour ends in NYC on October 12 at Webster Hall. Tickets go on sale Friday (7/8) at noon with an AmEx pre-sale starting Wednesday (7/6) at noon.
Mates of States' tour also includes an appearance at Escape to NY and dates with Suckers and Yawn. Neither of those bands play at the NYC show but Suckers have their own NYC show on August 18 at Cameo Gallery with Rewards and magician Matthew Holtzclaw. Tickets are on sale now.
Mates of State release the LP Mountaintops on September 13 via Barsuk. Check out the video for the single "Maracas," along with the tracklist and all tour dates below...
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"Last night Yawn opened for Yuck. Indie rock has officially become an Abbott and Costello routine." - Simon Vozick-Levinson
"Had this awesome dream where Tame Impala covered Angel by Massive Attack. No wait...that actually happened." - Peter Sununu
Tame Impala @ Webster Hall
Tame Impala and Yuck and less-advertised opener Yawn brought their tour to a sold out Webster Hall in NYC last night (4/25). It was the headliner's only NYC show this time around, though Yuck will be back soon to headline their own show at Bowery Ballroom on May 27th. Tickets are still on sale for that. Oh, AND Yuck play a free in-store at Other Music TONIGHT.
About last night...
"[Tame Impala] had 9 flat screen monitors behind them that featured a light show that responded to the music. As you can imagine, it was a pychedelic delight. Aside from "I Don't Really Mind," Tame Impala played the entire "Innerspeaker" album as well as a cover of Massive Attack's "Angel." They even dug deep and played "Skeleton Tiger" and "Half Full Glass of Wine" off their debut EP (which is quite hard to find in the United States). The set was just about 70 minutes long and it was awesome." [According to G]The full setlist and more pictures from the whole show, below...
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words and photos by Gabi Porter
Midnight Juggernauts posing @ Brooklyn Bowl Saturday night
Midnight Juggernauts played two NYC shows during their most recent visit. There was Thursday's show with HEALTH at Santos, and then Saturday night at Brooklyn Bowl where they shared a bill with Yawn and Teengirl Fantasy. Pictures from that show, with a quick interview Gabi conducted with the band at the show, below...
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SEIU, the Service Employees International Union, is holding rallies at state capitols around the country to demonstrate solidarity with public employee unions in Wisconsin. The union has scheduled an event at the Gold Dome in Atlanta at 4 pm today.
This has been posted on the far-right Free Republic site, under the headline:
"Atlanta Tea Party and Many Other Groups, Facing Off the SEIU Thugs Wednesday"
"Members of the various Tea Party, 9/12, and other freedom-oriented folks in the Atlanta area will be assembling in the vicinity of Georgia State Capitol this coming Wednesday afternoon at 4 pm. We'll be providing balance to the ravings of the passengers aboard the SEIU Thugbus, which is scheduled to vomit forth its stooges at that same place and time.
If you are within three hours drive of ATL, come join us.
Dan and others from RTC will be there, with the usual accoutrements. As always, each participant is responsible for compliance with all applicable local laws.
Rally point will be the corner of Trinity and Washington Streets in front of the Trinity United Methodist Church. Guide on the Gadsden flags. Rendezvous time no later than 3:45 pm local.
There appears to be some regulations re armed protests on the Washington Street side of the Capitol, so attendees are requested to be flexible in your attire. We will attempt (but no promises) to get some additional clarity regarding the situation and post it here prior to the show.
Take a stand.
Join us in Atlanta on Wednesday."
The advice that "attendees are requested to be flexible in your attire" is apparently a suggestion to keep firearms concealed. The original author goes on to claim that "the lefties are idiots who are very good at running their mouths… and also very good at keeping their distance from an armed American".
A couple of posters advised against bringing firearms to the rally, but that point of view did not seem to carry the day, as the following posts suggest:
February 27th, 2011
12:46 am
Here you go, Jay. Report on this – a MoveOn/Union thug assaulting me at the Capitol protest/counterprotest on Saturday: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj4ZBBpOi_k
February 27th, 2011
12:58 pm
Peadawg why don't you crawl back under your rock. You are an embarrassment to Georgia, the USA & last but not least yourself.
February 28th, 2011
11:28 am
That's right Union thugs, your fired!!!! We will be in your face until the we take back our government and issue your pink slips.

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LiveSomerset floods: Dry start to the weekend for many - but warnings still in place
This live event has finished
- Met Office predicts mostly dry Saturday.
- 'Major incident' still in place.
- Villagers hoping for respite.
- Some sporting fixtures still hit by the saturated conditions.
For updates from Sunday (January 26), click here.
Signing off for the night, let's hope it is not as bad as feared on Sunday morning.
i'll be back with updates throughout the day.
@westyeo #SomersetFloods now the flood signs flooded! #dredgetherivers http://t.co/4CnztmdEwt— @dredgetherivers 25 January 2014
9:36pm Sat 25 Jan 14
Rocky Rex says
The weather system bringing the rain for Sunday 26/1/2014 is a low-pressure system with a central pressure of around 940 millibars.
The Met Office website says that pressures below 950 mb are 'rare'; we had 3 similar systems around the last week of December, and we have another one now. So how rare?
Pressures below 950mb have been recorded at UK weather stations about 30 times in the last 200 years:
(this reference was sent to me by the Met Office in reply to an e-mail I sent them asking about these very low pressures that are appearing recently)
I heard one Somerset resident say that they were flooded out in 2000 and were told it was a 'once a century event'. Now they are flooded again.
And basically, the wind events that we have seen since the 'St Jude storm' are unprecedented for the UK.
Flood water is not Spring water http://t.co/1o5B7TNisJ— @Duncan_McGinty 25 January 2014
Please do not attempt to drive through floodwater. Picture shows the Road Closed sign removed but not the water! http://t.co/t946hKeVV9— @Duncan_McGinty 25 January 2014
Temp above zero no winter action tonight. Showers this afternoon will die out and mainly dry overnight. Heavy rain tomorrow.— @somersetgritter 25 January 2014
Still not much rain around these parts fortunately, but remember the Met Office has issued an amber warning of rain for Sunday between 6am and 2pm.
A forecaster said: "More heavy rain will spread east across the area on Sunday. Given the current disruption on the Somerset Levels, the public should be prepared for further flooding."
10-20mm of rain expected on saturated ground on Sunday.Somerset Levels,should "be prepared for further flooding". http://t.co/rstLb3A2MV— @WestoverLabour 25 January 2014
Good FRS support for Ambulance/Health Service in Somerset levels combining home fire safety visits to check people have medicines they need— @PeterHollandCBE 25 January 2014
Despite all of the warnings and road closed signs why do people still drive through flood water? My experience today http://t.co/KQC6mBBUzB— @DS_FireSafe 25 January 2014
There are eight flood warnings and 18 flood alerts in place now.
For flooding advice, see the Environment Agency website.
Our officers and staff have been visiting residents affected by and at risk of flooding in #somersetlevels today— @ASPolice 25 January 2014
We've been listening to concerns, offering advice & checking on the welfare of people living in #somersetlevels as flooding issue continues— @ASPolice 25 January 2014
Thinking of those in foods tonight. Secr of State visiting tomorrow, lets have action @dredgetherivers @fuimus @Telegraph— @pow_rebecca 25 January 2014
We have specialist off road appliances and rescue boats strategically located ready to provide a response capability to affected properties.— @DSFireUpdates 25 January 2014
Fresh tactical team at helm for #Somersetlevels flood relief & care Ace work @SomersetCouncil @swasFT @DSFireUpdates @ASPolice @EnvAgency— @DerekMucker 25 January 2014
"@dredgetherivers: #SomersetFloods aerial photo from 11/1/14: just as bad 2 weeks later http://t.co/xyfMsFIEXC"— @spencer68 25 January 2014
#SomersetLevels #SomersetFloods @EnvAgencySW http://t.co/y6unliDZIw— @JohnnyOddie 24 January 2014
Bridgwater and West Somerset MP Ian Liddell-Grainger is appealing to the Government to send in troops to avert a "catastrophe" on the levels.
The Environment Agency says it has 70 pumps at Northmoor and Saltmoor working to remove water from the levels.
This is just in from Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service:
"Through a pre-arranged agreement with South West Ambulance Service NHS Trust, Fire Service Control mobilised the specialist rescue team from Bridgwater for the use of their boat when called by the ambulance service to assist their crews to gain access to a casualty in a flooded area in Moorland, Bridgwater.
"On arrival at the scene crews gave assistance to the adult female casualty until the arrival of specialist ambulance crews."
Additional 24inch pumps being installed at Northmoor Pumping Station today #SomersetFloods #SomersetLevels http://t.co/lDmpQlKtVS— @waterlevels 25 January 2014
The inland Somerset sea as seen from the 8.51 to Wigan#FACup journey http://t.co/iThFnLmKzg— @sethconwayitv 25 January 2014
This Landsat image courtesy of metdesk.com shows the scale of the flooding in Somerset.
Warning: Those in Bridgwater should look away now!
BARB Search and Rescue says it is currently on standby to provide more support to flood-hit communities if needed.
When waters first rose, rescuers were on hand to ferry vital supplies to Muchelney.
He described that spell as probably the busiest of the charity's 21 year history.
We are continuing to pump on the levels as much as is possible, with fifteen additional pumps in operation on #Northmoor and #Saltmoor— @EnvAgencySW 25 January 2014
More rain forecast for tomorrow morning. We are monitoring rivers and groundwater closely but don't expect levels to rise. #floodaware— @EnvAgencySW 25 January 2014
@stoltz34 no plans to use high volume pumps at the moment. We are concentrating on helping vulnerable residents and checking all are ok— @DSFireUpdates 25 January 2014
Fire crews continue to knock on doors to map affected residents and identify those who are most vulnerable on #SomersetLevels— @DSFireUpdates 25 January 2014
This is the condition of prime Somerset farm land at present. We need more action to stop the flooding http://t.co/VUxLNQNBTQ— @JDOsman1 25 January 2014
Floody rubbish near Moorland Northmoor: pollution from flooding a major concern #SomersetFloods http://t.co/4lc1xMzkp9— @dredgetherivers 25 January 2014
John Osman Leader of @SomersetCouncil supporting FLAG #dredgetherivers #SomersetFloods @westyeo @BBCNews @itvnews http://t.co/TIRBrgoEXq— @dredgetherivers 25 January 2014
The Environment Agency said 8mm of rain fell on Friday, with a further 4mm expected today and 13mm on Sunday.
The Met Office has issued an amber warning for rain on Sunday saying people living on the Somerset Levels should "be prepared for further flooding".
Pumping will continue on #SomersetLevels but #floodwater will not clear for some time. We need period of two weeks without any rain!— @DSFireUpdates 25 January 2014
A spokesman for Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service said: "Through an arrangement with Somerset County Council, we have been providing a boat service to the village of Muchelney which has been cut off for over two weeks by the large area floods across the Somerset levels.
"The fire and rescues crews role has included transporting schoolchildren, the postman, transporting people who may have hospital appointments. The boat has taken vital supplies, including 800 litres of heating oil as well as daily newspapers.
"Villagers have said they feel well looked after by the emergency services, but they are of course concerned for other people whose houses have flooded for the second and third time in two years."
In response to the ongoing flooding issues which continue to affect communities across the Somerset Levels, a tactical command group has been established representing the emergency services, local authorities, health organisations and utilities for the area.
The main areas affected by the floods are: Muchelney, Thorney, Oath, North Moor, Moorland and Curry Moor.
Fire crews will be gathering information on behalf of all agencies in order to develop a detailed needs assessment throughout the weekend.
The Environment Agency has reportedly said another pump will be sent to Northmoor on the Somerset Levels.
More bad weather forecast for tomorrow. Feeling for the poor people marooned by flood waters for weeks now #SomersetLevels— @MAGENTARED 25 January 2014
#SomersetLevels Good old fashion practice of dredging the rivers may not have stopped flooding,but would have helped.Just ask the old timers— @MAGENTARED 25 January 2014
According to our weather page, there is a 7% chance of rain - much more promising than 24 hours ago!
Moving cattle out today due to the flooding - James http://t.co/SnxVJ4EX07— @SouthWestFarm 22 January 2014
Dear Mr Cameron The good people of Somerset demand an enquiry NOW! We don't need words but action! #somersetlevels— @MrsAitchBee 25 January 2014
Good to see the #somersetfloods prominently in the news now. Hopefully it will help trigger action.— @MikeSRigby 25 January 2014
Sorry to read of the extremely serious flooding in Somerset. Major incident status now declared. Thoughts are with you. #somersetfloods— @57deacon 25 January 2014
As you can see below, Bridgwater Town FC's match has been called off. Taunton Town's game has also been postponed following an inspection this morning.
Today's game vs Shortwood town has been postponed due to waterlogged pitch. Yesterday's heavy rain didn't help.... http://t.co/PcCArBvsLH— @OfficialBTFC84 25 January 2014
Following yesterday's 'major incident' declaration, the Local Resilience Forum's Strategic Co-ordination Group (SCG) met yesterday afternoon to ensure there is a co-ordinated multi-agency response to the ongoing flooding issues affecting communities in Somerset.
The meeting, chaired by Ass Ch Con of Avon and Somerset Police Louisa Rolfe involved:
- Local authorities
- Emergency services including fire, ambulance and police
- NHS and Public Health England
- Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG)
- Bristol Water
- Western Power
- Environment Agency
- The Met Office
The SCG set up a Gold group to evaluate the work which has already taken place over the past couple of weeks and to oversee and co-ordinate the provision of support to people living in communities seriously affected by flooding.
The group agreed to explore all options available to support the communities, including bringing in resources from outside the local authority area.
The group will continue to meet over the weekend to monitor the situation.
GOOD morning. Many of us are waking up to a little bit of sunshine today (January 25) but the 'major incident' declared by Somerset County Council and Sedgemoor District Council yesterday is still active.
Some eight flood warnings and 21 flood alerts are currently in place by the Environment Agency for the region, as those on the Somerset Levels hope to get through the weekend without suffering any further misery.
On the roads, the A361 at Burrowbridge is still closed as is the Long Load Bridge in Long Load, South Somerset.
The Met Office forecast is predicting a cloudy Saturday for many with sunny intervals, but hopefully the rain will stay away.


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I DON'T like how he talks.
Even for a parody, I really don't like it. It really takes away from the original essence of the animation. Normally I'd be fine with sexual content, but this isn't even funny to me, the way it's applied. I'm not trying to be mean, but I just don't really appreciate this.
As some advice, I'd think try to improve the voice quality and if you can, make it a bit more like his original voice.
Thanks for the effort, and I'm glad that other people like this, but I, myself, do not.
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The majority of Chicago's non-profit organizations will have to start paying for water after Mayor Rahm Emanuel's revised legislation passed in city council Wednesday.
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If a group makes between $10 million and $250 million, they'll receive a 25-percent exemption. Any group with assets exceeding $250 million will not receive an exemption.
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When a peace officer shoots and wounds or kills a person in Denver, Colorado, a very specific protocol is followed to investigate and review the case. Officer-involved shootings are not just another case. Confrontations between the police and citizens where physical force or deadly physical force is used are among the most important events with which we deal. They deserve special attention and handling at all levels. They have potential criminal, administrative, and civil consequences. They can also have a significant impact on the relationship between law enforcement officers and the community they serve. It is important that a very specific and formal protocol be followed.
In June 2008, the results of an in-depth independent review of Denver's policies and procedures as they relate to officer-involved shootings were released. The review was conducted by the Police Assessment Resource Center and is posted here in its entirety: 20080714_084831_DeadlyForce.PDF
(For the complete officer-involved shooting protocol click here: PROTOCOL )
If criminal charges are not filed, a brief decision letter describing the shooting is sent to the Chief of Police by the District Attorney, with copies to the involved officer(s), the Mayor, City Council members, other appropriate persons, and the media. In many cases this brief decision letter may be completed within a few weeks of the shooting.
The letter is intentionally brief to avoid impacting the integrity and validity of the Denver Police Department administrative investigation and review, which follows the criminal investigation and review. (This represents a 2005 change from the very thorough, detailed decision letters that have previously been written by the District Attorney in these cases. This change has been made because the Denver Manager of Safety now writes an exhaustive letter at the conclusion of the administrative review of the shooting. The Manager of Safety's letter can include additional facts developed during the administrative investigation and can provide the most comprehensive account of the shooting.)
(Click here to read additional comments about this by Denver District Attorney Mitch Morrissey: Officer-involved shooting memo )
Click here to watch a 30-minute episode of Dialogue: Denver DA featuring a discussion of what goes into investigating an officer-involved shooting: Officer-involved shooting Video
After the Manager of Safety has completed the administrative review and outlined the conclusion in a decision letter, the Denver District Attorney may then make the DA's copy of the case file open for in-person review in the District Attorney's office by any interested person. (The file cannot be available for review if criminal charges are filed or if the case was presented to the Grand Jury.)
*If criminal charges are filed the case file then becomes a criminal justice record and the release of information is regulated by the Criminal Justice Records Act.
**If the investigation of an officer-involved shooting is taken into the Grand Jury, the investigative file is not available for public review due to Grand Jury secrecy.
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NPDES Permits in New England
Noncontact Cooling Water General Permit (NCCWGP)
The Notice of Availability of the draft NPDES Non-contact Cooling Water General Permit (NCCW GP ) in Massachusetts (MAG250000) and New Hampshire (NHG250000) was published in the Federal Register on May 16, 2014.
This general permit is intended to replace the noncontact cooling water general permit that was issued on July 31, 2008 and expired on July 31, 2013. The draft general permit is for discharges of non-contact cooling water to waters of Massachusetts and New Hampshire. The permit establishes permit eligibility conditions, notice of intent requirements, effluent limitations, standards, prohibitions, and best management practices for facilities discharging NCCW. The eligibility requirements for coverage under the general permit are discussed in detail in Part 3 of the general permit.
The public comment period for the draft General Permit ended on June 16, 2014. EPA is in the process of finalizing the Non-contact Cooling Water General Permit.
You will need Adobe Reader to view some of the files on this page. See EPA's PDF page to learn more about PDF, and for a link to the free Acrobat Reader.
- Noncontact Cooling Water General Permit (PDF) (31 pp, 181 K)
- Attachment A: Permit Standard Conditions (PDF) (14 pp, 112 K)
- Attachment B: Example Engineering and Dilution Factor Calculations (PDF) (5 pp, 112 K)
- Attachment C: Suggested BTA Components (PDF) (1 pg, 52 K)
- Appendix 1: Areas of Critical Concern in Massachusetts (PDF) (4 pp, 206 K)
- Appendix 2: Endangered Species Act Review and Requirements (PDF) (9 pp, 241 K)
- Appendix 3: National Historic Preservation Act Review & Requirements (PDF) (3 pp, 174 K)
- Appendix 4: Notice of Intent and Notice of Termination Instructions (PDF) (9 pp, 276 K)
- Appendix 5: Suggested Notice of Intent Format [ PDF (6 pp, 74 K) | Word (6 pp, 25 K) ]
- Appendix 6: EPA, MassDEP, and NHDES Mailing Addresses (PDF) (3 pp, 196 K)
- Appendix 7: Suggested Notice of Termination (NOT) Format (PDF) (2 pp, 38 K)
- Appendix 8: Notice of Change (NOC) Suggested Forms & Instructions (PDF) (7 pp, 190 K)
- Appendix 9: Minimum Levels and Test Methods for Groundwater Sources of Non-Contact Cooling Water (PDF) (1 pg, 78 K)
Helpful Information and Links
- NCCWGP Fact Sheet (PDF) (47 pp, 294 K)
- NPDES NCCWGP Estimated 7Q10 for Certain Massachusetts Facilities (PDF) (3 pp, 118 K)
- DMR Form (PDF) (1 pg, 23 K)
- EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History On-line tracking system (ECHO)
- USFWS Information, Planning, and Conservation System
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places web site
EPA Contacts
- Suzanne Warner (firstname.lastname@example.com), Permit writer, 617-918-1383
- Damien Houlihan (email@example.com), Engineer, 617-918-1586
- John Nagle (firstname.lastname@example.com), Biologist, 617-918-1054
State Contacts
- Robert Kubit (firstname.lastname@example.com), 508-767-2854
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- Jeff Andews (email@example.com), 603-271-2984
- Amy Clark (email@example.com), 603-271-0671
Notices of Intent
EPA will begin accepting Notices of Intent (NOIs) after final permit issuance. NOIs will be posted on this page for a minimum of 30 days after EPA receives them. Please contact Suzanne Warner if you have any questions regarding NOIs. See the table below for a chronological listing of NOIs. Older NOIs are listed in the NCCWGP NOI archive.
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Such records or books, or copies thereof, so authenticated, shall have the same full faith and credit in every court and office within the United States and its Territories and Possessions as they have by law or usage in the courts or offices of the State, Territory, or Possession from which they are taken.
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|Trioceros jacksonii
Boulenger, 1896
Jackson's chameleon or Jackson's three-horned chameleon (Trioceros jacksonii), is an African chameleon belonging to the chameleon family (Chamaeleonidae).
Jackson's chameleon was first described by Belgian-British zoologist George Albert Boulenger in 1896.[1]
Its generic name (trioceros) is derived from the Greek τρί- (tri-) meaning "three" and κέρας (kéras) meaning "horns".[2] This is in reference to the three horns found on the heads of males. Its specific name is a Latinized form of English explorer and ornithologist Frederick John Jackson's last name, who was serving as the first Governor of Kenya at the time.[3] The English word chameleon (also chamaeleon) derives from Latin chamaeleō, a borrowing of the Ancient Greek χαμαιλέων (khamailéōn), a compound of χαμαί (khamaí) "on the ground" and λέων (léōn) "lion". The Greek word is a calque translating the Akkadian nēš qaqqari, "ground lion".[4]
The three subspecies, including the nominate, are:
- T. j. jacksonii Boulanger 1896 : Jackson's chameleon
- T. j. merumontanus Rand 1958 : dwarf Jackson's chameleon
- T. j. xantholophus Eason, Ferguson & Hebrard 1988 : yellow-crested Jackson's chameleon
Jackson's chameleons are native to the humid, cooler regions of Kenya and Tanzania, East Africa, and found in great numbers at altitudes over 3,000 m. The subspecies T. j. merumontanus can only be found on Mount Meru and the Arusha Region of Tanzania. The subspecies T. j. xantholophus was introduced to Hawaii in the 1970s and has since established populations on all main islands.[5] This population was the primary source of Jackson's chameleons for the exotic pet trade. However, the exportation of these animals (and many others) from Hawaii for the pet trade has been made illegal to prevent opportunists from willfully establishing further feral animal populations to capture and sell them.
In Captivity[edit]
These chameleons do make good pets, but only if taken care of correctly. They require high humidity, and are in general very needy of colder temperatures during the night. Too much heat, or excessive humidity, can cause eye infections and upper respiratory infections in these animals. In captivity, the Jackson's chameleon can be expected to live between five and ten years.[6]
Most chameleons are oviparous, but Jackson's chameleon gives birth to live offspring; eight to 30 live young are born after a five- to six-month gestation. The subspecies T. j. merumontanus gives birth to five to ten live young.
They are sometimes called three-horned chameleons because males possess three brown horns: one on the nose (the rostral horn) and one above each superior orbital ridge above the eyes (preocular horns), somewhat reminiscent of the ceratopsid dinosaur genus Triceratops. The females generally have no horns, or traces of the rostral horn (in the subspecies T. j. jacksonii and T. j. merumontanus). The coloring is usually bright green, with some individual animals having traces of blue and yellow, but like all chameleons, they change color quickly depending on mood, health, and temperature.
These are small to medium-sized chameleons. Their adult size is 12 inches (30 cm) in total length. They have a saw-tooth shaped dorsal ridge and no gullar crest. They attain sexual maturity after five months. The lifespan is variable, with males generally living longer than females.
Jackson's chameleons live primarily on a diet of small insects. They are less territorial than most species of chameleons. Males will generally assert dominance over each other through color displays and posturing in an attempt to secure mating rights, but usually not to the point of physical fights.
- ^ Boulenger, George Albert (1896). "Description of a new chameleon from Uganda". Annual Natural History 6 (17). p. 376.
- ^ Liddell, H.G., and R. Scott (1980). Greek-English Lexicon, Abridged Edition. Oxford University Press, Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
- ^ Le Berre, François; Richard D. Bartlett (2009). The Chameleon Handbook. Barron's Educational Series. p. 3. ISBN 978-0-7641-4142-3.
- ^ Dictionary.com entry for "chameleon"
- ^ "Jackson's chameleon (Chamaeleo jacksonii)". Hawaii Biodiversity Information Network. Retrieved 2013-09-19.
- ^ Exotic Pets section of About.com
External links[edit]
|Wikimedia Commons has media related to Trioceros jacksonii.
- Chamaeleo jacksonii at the Reptarium.cz Reptile Database
- Jackson's Chameleon Care Information at Caresheets.net
- Chamaeleo jacksonii information from HEAR
- Preliminary study of the behavior and ecology of Jackson's chameleons of Maui, Hawaii (Dr. George H. Waring, Dept. of Zoology, Southern Illinois University)


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If the 2013 IronBirds were adjusting to each other and getting the feel for professional baseball at the beginning of this season, which they started with five straight home-field losses, then lately they seem to have figured things out - through Monday the Aberdeen club was sitting one game over .500 at 11-10 and 1.5 games out of first place in the New York-Penn League's McNamara Division.
"I've got a team now," Aberdeen skipper Matt Merullo said prior to the IronBirds hitting the road on Sunday for three away games. "At the beginning everyone was getting their feet wet, and we were figuring out where everyone belonged. Now we've got a better sense of who goes where, who our leadoff hitter should be, who should be pitching in different situations."
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As evidence of the workload put on Aberdeen's relievers, two bullpen pitchers, Harry Marino and Jorge Rivera, have the best records on the team, both sporting a 2-0 mark through Monday. The only IronBirds starter with two wins was Sebastian Vader (2-1).
"We're lucky to have three left handers in [the bullpen]," Merullo said. "We've got some very hard throwers, we've got guys that can throw strikes, and I'm fortunate to have that many weapons out there."
Donnie Hart, who along with Marino and Rivera make up the trio of lefties that Merullo mentioned, led the team in ERA as of Monday, having not allowed an earned run in 6-1/3 innings pitched. Jimmy Yacabonis, the IronBirds' closer, was right behind Hart with an ERA of 0.87.
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Bierfeldt, the ninth player in club history to hit two homers in one game, and Veloz, the 10th, were Aberdeen's co-leaders in home runs through Monday with four apiece. Bierfeldt hit his fourth on Saturday in Aberdeen's 5-3 loss to Brooklyn.
The Orioles' 29th-round pick in this year's draft, Bierfeldt talked about his approach to improving as a ballplayer.
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Is the extinction of languages beneficial or harmful, avoidable or inevitable.
Statistics show that half of all human languages become dead languages every generation. This rate of decline presents us with the eventuality that humans will one day speak only a few, or perhaps one language. This would be a huge loss of culture and history. However, less diversity could prevent war and avoid prejudice.
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As the world becomes smaller, cultures merge and languages are lost. This is merely a byproduct of progression. As with all progression, we must respect and record the past while looking to the future. The loss of native speakers is inevitable but the language can be preserved. Besides, a universal language would be more efficient, peaceful, and convenient.
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Oct 31 2011: i think that been unified by a language would be much easier to travel and spread ideas. this is inevitable because it's efficient to work with one language, and that's what makes change. culture and history doesn't really matter, we live how we want not dictated by people who lived before us.
Oct 31 2011: i don't think that matters as you can see the global crysis has already happend and predicted, we already making the same mistakes, histori give us context of whatever is happening in a determined place or situation but is not a determinant fact for preventing mistakes. unifined language i think its inevitable whatsoever it's already happening.
Nov 3 2011: Well it would be easier to spread ideas, but there would of course be less ideas to spread. Every word you know exist in a relation to all the other words you know. Different cultures arrange their reality drastically different ways and use language as a way of expressing that arrangement. As a language dies so does a unique perspective of our world. Striving for a monocrop of the mind among humans is surely not a wise route
Nov 3 2011: yeah, i think you are right in that aspect, we have a unique perspective of the world result of our unique context and history, dont know if thats good or bad i mean i dont know what would be the result of have an only language if you are also impliying to only have one culture.in the other hand we are already focusing in alot of atitudes, brought by global markets, i don't know how deep it can gets insides diferents societys.
Nov 3 2011: Well I think it is great. Reality is much bigger than any one culture and the more perspectives we have of it the more resilient we will be as a species. Global markets don't really seek to promote culture as to sell it and the best way to do that is make it familiar. I much rather live in a world where there are differences between cultures and those differences are recognized. Not to say languages are not going to die, but when we reduce half the languages in the world in a lifetime, I have to wonder what is lost.
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Here's a recent outfit (a bit warm for the LA weather) but who cares.. I got the skirt from a vintage shop in Hollywood Vine called 'Iguana Clothing'. It's a huge shop stacked full of vintage clothing. My kind of place! Most of what they have is reasonably priced as well. I also got a vintage military hat for 10 dollars which I love..
Monday, 23 September 2013
Below there are a few summer creations I made, the pinafore dress was made using a gorgeous cloud fabric. The paint splatter effect material was used to create a high-waisted, full skirt.
Here's some promotional material I created for my brand campaign in the final year of my degree. Much of it was inspired by high-end designers like Chanel and Prada. I wanted it to translate a simple and timeless style, with a quirky edge.
Here is a dress I made using a similar technique to my metallic leather skirt except I used a much thinner net fabric which shimmers and reminded me of the night sky, very in tune to the space aesthetic style which influenced the collection. Yet the garment has classic/vintage shape, contrasting the futuristic theme. The sketch below shows my original idea before working on the garment. (Obviously with this dress an undergarment would need to be worn! Its Extremely transparent material!!)
Here are a few images to show the development of a collection I created for a promotional campaign in my final year of university. I used lots of shimmering fabrics and metallic leather fabrics which I experimented with to create something futuristic with shape. I also experimented with fake furs, the dip dye affect, and fabric graffiti spray. I was influenced by space aesthetics and futuristic creations.
Wednesday, 23 January 2013
Here's a dress I made over the past couple of days. I had hoped to pick up a collection of chains to wear with it, but i have yet to find any. The material has a dip dyed effect which makes it very bohemian, I love a bit of boho. I wanted the skirt to be quite choppy and quirky. Underneath theres a bronze leather underskirt to create lift, and also privacy as the material is very see through! And to finish i had to wear my illuminati necklace..
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You should know you have a problem when sales at your stores fall 26.1 percent in one quarter.
That was the surprising decline J.C. Penney reported last week when it disclosed that it had lost $123 million in the previous three months.
However, inside the fantasy world that is the executive suite of J.C. Penney, apparently it was just part of the plan. Ron Johnson, the former head of Apple's retail business who was handpicked to turn around J.C. Penney a little over a year ago, was in full spin mode, brushing off the challenges and promoting the success of the company's store renovation plan as "gaining traction with customers every day and is surpassing our own expectations in terms of sales productivity, which continues to give us confidence in our long- term business model."
To get a more realistic view of J.C. Penney's prospects, however, here's Deutsche Bank analyst Charles Grom: "Trends at J.C. Penney are obviously getting worse, not better, and we are becoming more and more convinced that sales in 2013 will also decline, which could lead to a going-concern problem next year."
The company's stock has fallen nearly 50 percent since the beginning of the year. Even its online sales, through jcp.com, fell 37.3 percent last quarter from a year ago.
Yet Johnson, a well-regarded and charismatic retailer who worked at Target before his meteoric rise at Apple, appears to be trying to mimic Steve Jobs and create what Jobs' biographer, Walter Isaacson, called a "reality distortion field."
Johnson has spent the past several months trying to persuade investors that his transformation of J.C. Penney was the equivalent of Jobs' efforts to turn around Apple a decade ago.
"You know, I watched this movie before. When I joined Apple in 2000, Apple was a company dwindling. Everyone said to me, 'What are you doing there?' " Johnson told investors in September. "Apple wept through 2002, and I think sales were down 38 percent as we dreamed about becoming a digital device company. But Apple invested during that downturn. That's when Apple built, started to build its chain of stores. That's when Apple transitioned to Intel. That's when Apple started its app division. That's when Apple imagined and built the first iPod."
OK, Johnson, but that was Apple. And J.C. Penney is not Apple — and let's be honest, it can never be Apple. The company doesn't make its own magical, revolutionary products that bring tears of joy to its customers. It is a low-end department store that Johnson is hoping to turn into a slightly higher-end department store that sells clothing made mostly by other manufacturers.
Still, Johnson has sought to remake the company quickly, perhaps too quickly, by eliminating promotions and discounts, moving the stores more upscale, re-branding the company as JCP and putting in place a "fair and square" pricing model. (J.C. Penney is, however, putting on a special sale for the holidays.)
Yet the renovations are hardly finished — or in some cases even started. Only 11 percent of its stores have adopted his successful specialty-store-within-a-store concept in which he has opened up outposts for brands like Levis, Izod, Liz Claiborne and The Original Arizona Jean Co.
J.C. Penney may have been dying a slow death before Johnson's arrival — some rivals used to call it "death by coupon," given the retailer's penchant for discounts — but the company's decline has only accelerated.
But the lessons, and successes, of the rollout of Apple stores are proving that they do not apply to Penney. While the customer experience at Apple is in a class by itself, and Johnson should rightly receive credit for that, the success of the stores was in large part a function of stunning products with a fan base that would stand outside stores for days in the rain to get their hands on them without any chance of a discount. Do you think there are customers who will ever stand outside J.C. Penney overnight for the next Liz Claiborne sweater? (J.C. Penney bought the Liz Claiborne brand last year.)
"Ron Johnson's remake of JCP has assumed the consumer — the only one who matters — is the one who shops at Target or Macy's or Nordstrom's. Instead of pivoting on and strengthening the historic JCP brand, Johnson's decided to recreate the Target and Apple wheel, a move akin to Toyota suddenly deciding it's Porsche. In short, a ridiculous and condescending move," Margaret Bogenrief, a partner at ACM Partners, a boutique crisis management and distressed investing firm, recently wrote.
There is something romantic about watching Johnson try to remake a dying classic icon. At some gut level, you have to root for Johnson. He's making a bold bet. Transitions are inherently painful. And everyone loves a great comeback story.
Here's the good news. In the stores that have been transformed, J.C. Penney is making $269 in sales per square foot, versus $134 in sales per square foot in the older stores. So the model itself is working. And Johnson has the support of the company's largest shareholder, Pershing Square's Bill Ackman, who personally recruited Johnson. If Johnson were starting with a blank slate, it might be a great business.
Ackman declined to comment. J.C. Penney did not make Johnson available.
Now here's the bad news. Johnson still has to convert nearly 90 percent of his square feet of shopping space. That will very likely take a $1 billion and as long as three years. If the sales decline that occurred last quarter accelerates, the company could run out of money. It now has about a half-billion in cash and access to a credit line for as much as $1.5 billion.
Of course, it remains possible that Johnson, who people close to him say is a realist, could always decide that the transformation isn't working and change course to return to the old model of J.C. Penney and save all that money remodeling. But that would be a huge setback.
The question Johnson may be asking himself now is, what would Steve do?
J.C. Penney in Utah
The retailer operates more than 1,100 department stores in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, including nine in Utah, where it also has an accounting center and a distribution center that collectively employ 1,500 people.


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Are financial advisers failing the 99%?
It appears that middle-class Americans would be grateful to have affordable, professional and ethical advice for managing their retirement accounts.
This post comes from Tim Parker at partner blog Bargaineering.
As somebody who is in the financial advising field, I'm getting a little tired of hearing that all financial advisers are duping their clients out of a lot of money. But what I'm far more tired of is the fact that, in way too many cases, it's true.
You may have heard about the Goldman Sachs employee who quit by writing this op-ed in The New York Times. To sum it up, he was tired of advisers being more concerned about profits than they are about doing what is best for their clients. Maybe the most embarrassing part was his claim that Goldman employees refer to their clients as "muppets."
Then there's this article about a study where actors were hired to pose as average customers with one of four different types of portfolios. They made 300 visits to Boston area advisers and many of the advisers changed their portfolios to more fee-laden options. Seriously?
My other pet peeve
Along with the issues above, my other pet peeve is that the average American has no access to quality, non-biased financial advisers. The 99% can find one like those advisers in the Boston survey who will be quick to sell you a fee-heavy mutual fund, annuity or life insurance policy, but what about the advisers who don't receive commissions? Fee-only advisers can't make a living on small accounts, so they often won't even talk to you over the phone unless you have $100,000 or more to invest.
Average, working Americans need help with their investments. Recently, I spent some time with family members and some of their friends. After I told them what I did and offered to look at one person's 401k, it turned into looking at and adjusting seven people's retirement accounts.
They were in fee-heavy actively managed funds when they should have been predominantly in low-fee index funds. Their 401k's were bleeding money away in fees not because they chose to do it that way but because it was one of the prebuilt options that their employers recommended. That, I believe, is a crime. (Post continues below.)
I see this every day and it bothers me. Average Americans need help and there should be advisers working with those people. That's what I do with my practice and I'm looking to expand that offering. I believe that if advisers provide an affordable option to middle-class Americans, they would gladly accept the help, and that's what I'm out to prove.
The numbers
I'm conducting a survey to see if my theory is correct and here's what I've found so far: As of the time of this writing, 81% of Americans are worried that they won't have enough money for retirement, 78% of middle-class Americans don't have a financial adviser, 88% report little or no investment knowledge and 82% claim that they have little or no confidence in their ability to pick the right mutual funds for their 401k.
If that doesn't sound like a whole lot of people who desperately need the help of stand-up, ethical financial advisers, I don't know what does.
And here's the second part of the survey: 63% said that having an unbiased professional to help them with their 401k would be extremely or highly beneficial, and another 23% said it would be moderately beneficial.
We have to do something about this problem. About one in four people are postponing retirement because they don't have enough savings. We as advisers can't let this happen. People work hard and sacrifice time with their family throughout their working lives. They should be able to make up for that time once they retire.
The financial advising community has failed, and we have to change that. Sure, Americans have to take responsibility by saving more. But financial advisers have to stop worrying about fees and start seeing themselves as financial physicians who have an obligation to help everybody.
Will you help?
I'm putting my money where my mouth is. I want to make more of a commitment to middle-class Americans who need help but I'm not yet sure how to do it. Would you click here to take a five-minute, anonymous survey that would help me to develop this business model? Not only do I plan to use the results of this survey for my own practice, but I hope to continue writing about it to raise awareness. Your help would be greatly appreciated.
Am I wrong? What's your take on this topic? How is the advising community failing the middle class, and what do you need from the financial advising community? There's no shame in not knowing enough about your 401k. I probably don't know enough about what you do for a living. Let me know how financial advisers can help people of all income levels.
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I wanted to become a Financial Adviser and went to school for Financial Planning and got my investment adviser's license. But when i went looking for a job, the only jobs I saw were as a commission-based salesman for the big financial companies. You only get paid when you get someone to buy a financial product like a mutual fund, insurance policy, or annuity. This business model creates a conflict of interest because the adviser is really a salesman and people don't realize this and because the "adviser" is forced to push financial products on people, otherwise he doesn't make any money. The financial companies won't pay advisers a salary because the advisers would then sit on their butts & have no incentive to go out and engage new clients. So, people with integrity and honesty who would like to be financial advisers and do the right/best thing for cllients are forced to work on their own - but without the affiliation of a big name-brand financial company behind them, people don't want to use them as their adviser because they don't trust them. Plus, advisers going it on their own then have to run a business and it takes away from the time that they should be spending with clients. Also, every time a "rogue" adviser makes the news for stealing peoples money, it tarnishes all advisers - even good, honest ones. So people develop a false trust for the big, name-brand financial companies and think that these companies are looking out for their best interests when really they just want to make money off them.
Until this business model changes, middle class people will continue to be duped and ripped off.
Combine the uncertain future of social security, the lack of pensions offered to the majority of workers, the very low savings rate for most families, and the skyrocketing costs of health care, what kind of a future are we likely to face as we age in this country? The numbers only add up to one thing, a great deal of misery in the years ahead for the vast majority of people.
I agree that it is the responsibility of the individual to plan and prepare and I'm no fan of the so-called "nanny state." But our collective actions in the present and the financial demands of the future are badly out of synch. Something somewhere is bound to break.
I've been through a few different 'financial professionals', (in quotes because they don't know squat) and they gave me mostly bad advice, fortunately I ignored most of it. I think you have to spend the time to learn financial management for yourself, as you can't trust anyone else to do it for you.
The thing I find most disturbing is that there is a higher expectation for an auto mechanic than there is for a 'financial advisor'. If you take your car to a mechanic, you only pay them once they deliver results (i.e. fix your car). However, 'financial advisors' take payment whether or not they actually deliver results. They are paid even if they underperform the market. As I've said before, "I don't need to pay a professional to lose money."
On some of these deals, you will figure out that the 'financial advisor' and the fund managers are making money off your investments, while you are losing money. Even when your investment loses value, these leeches are still taking their cut.
Working as part of a small, independent firm allows advisers to build their practice as they see it. However- sometimes, the affiliation with a large broker/dealer prohibits you from offering advice on accounts not held through the firm. UNLESS, you charge a fee and offer a plan...
I work with the 99%. I do not limit myself to just their retirement plans. The 99% have everyday life to muddle through. Savings, buying a home and/or car, vacation planning, education, insurance... etc. Limiting advice to picking out investments within their retirement plan would be an injustice to that person. I have found that by building a practice with working for the 99%... I can pay the bills.
And... as for the comments regarding "why do you need an adviser" or the feelings that the advisers you have met with did not know "squat"... we cannot all be experts in everything.
I don't go to my hair dresser to have my teeth cleaned... or ask my dentist to provide medical advice...
Sometimes, you need an adviser to just walk with you through life. To keep you accountable for your goals... and to help you make good investment decisions along the way...
If people took the initiative to learn what they need to learn and invested on their own, then financial advisors would be almost obsolete. At many times, I thought I wanted to be an advisor also while in college, and as soon as I graduated, I began applying to such positions. I was excited because my inbox would fill up with messages from big-name companies. A short discussion with them over the phone, or a first interview was all it took for me to feel like I would be a sleezy salesman. I wanted to be an ADVISOR not a salesperson. Really, there are only "advisors" for the wealthy and financial counselors for those with no money management skills and on the verge of bankruptcy. There is nothing for the in-between. I can identify with this author, because I am also always explaining to friends (who are college grads), relatives, and colleagues how their 401ks work and just the basics of investing. There are so many resources out there to learn, but I also see how it can be overwhelming. People can feel as though they don't know where to start or how to decide what's right for them.
What we need is-financial education and consumer education earlier in life. We need this in schools just as much as we need algebra and economics. Most small public schools don't have these I imagine, mine certainly didn't. And unless you study business in college, most students dont volunteer to take an elective like this, although they should. Everything has its price of course, and there aren't enough people willing to hold classes everywhere for free. We, as a nation, just need more education and also personal responsibility/initiative to learn the things we want to know on our own if no one spoon feeds it to us!
Excellent article, and spot on. The current business model of the "financial services" industry is broken. The incentives of the advisors are not aligned with, and are often opposite to, the best interests of the investors. This is a recipe for bad results. It is hard to blame the individual advisors; they are simply responding to the incentives of their position.
Unfortunately I see no easy fix. Fee based advisors can be excellent -at least their incentives are properly aligned, but they are beyond the reach of many small investors. Self education is the only viable option I currently see.
Good morning
the formula for my fellow working poor is simple ( in concept not action)
Identify and sepperate essentials, discressionary items and luxoury spending. ( be Honest and true)
Eliminate the Luxoury spending altogether.
Reduce as much as possiblwe the discressionary spending, as much as humanly possible without becoming a scrouge ( i spend $50.00 on socialising once a week, and eat a $30.00 meal at a casual dining place once a month).
Find the cheapist way to spend on essentials, cut out brand (you know you are only paying for name (the watch tells the time and cloth is cloth) Discount stores are sensible not a shame. remember you are the working poor.
After expenses are cut to the bone, scrape as much money as you have left and put into investments that are tax shelters, and if anyu is left over place mutual funds and fixed deposits, agressive and high yeilding if you are young and safe and steady if you are old.
You will not become a millionare but hopefully you should have enough to retire on time and maintain yuour present standard of living.
remember pension is not your full salary( unless you are in politics, or senior management) and you spend more on medical expenses, drugs, gardeners and handymen (old people have the time but not the energy or flexability to help them selves as much as before).
My comment. Very good article. Most free financial planners, try to sell products, that they make a very good commission selling, far more interested in making money from a persons investments, than recommending as the author wrote, no load, low management fee, mutual funds.
Now more than at any time, in modern history, middle class, Americans need honest financial planners.
The reason for the above sentence, just a few years ago, a investor could get a interest rate, on there bank savings, that would exceed the rate of inflation. Right now and for the foreseeable future, savings
rates, are not keeping up with the rate of inflation, investors are seeing the value of there investments in bank savings, being eroded by inflation. I do not see this cycle of low interest rates changing for a decade or more. Our US Government is so heavily burdened with debt, and with the high rate of payments, that have to be paid on our debt, our Fed. Reserve chairman Bernanke, has no choice but to keep interest rates low, just to satisfy our Governments borrowing.
My sole experience with a financial planner was shortly after getting married. He had my wife and I take out a whole life insurance policy. He had me change it a few years later. Found out I'd been flipped. When he stopped making money off my first policy, he had me go to another.
The real problem is workers let companies eliminate their pensions. Most people don't have the time or inclination to study the market while building their own careers and raising a family. Also, back in the day, regular people put their savings in a bank where it would earn interest, not in the stock market. Companies can't commit to funding a pension for people who now may be retired for more than 20 years, but they should have taken the money they funded pensions with and funded 401K's for their employees - ones that don't require an employee contribution.
The US needs to go back to defined pension plans. The 401k experiment that was started in the late 70s and early 80s is not working. Study after study show that people generally have not and do not save enough on their own. Further, there is no financial educational instruction in schools to show people how to invest and accrue compound interest necessary to grow savings into a healthy retirement nest egg. I'm not talking complex financial derivatives, here. Only stocks vs bonds, aggressive vs conservative portfolios. Most people do what their parents did. But here's the catch, their parents have defined pensions, and have little or no idea what they're doing, either.
People's retirement savings should not be at risk to poor financial advise, or lack of educated decisions. We either pay for it now, or pay for it later. The country won't tolerate significant numbers of boomers being homeless in their elderly years because they didn't invest their savings properly. It will ultimately come out of the taxpayers' pockets.
I am retired and have talked to several FAs in my life. I have never taken advice from one for one simple reason - None of them are willing to share their personal portfolio with me. If the FA isn't getting wealthy through the investments they recommend to me, why would I take their advice?
You show me - the guy preparing for retirement - your personal growth and I will consider you. Otherwise you are a snake oil salesman selling me funds based upon growth from the 1930s and nothing since 2000. You guys are old hat. You need something new - Like return on my investment.
Shut up. You are whining. Bring us money, not advice!!
if financial advisors failed - ask the question how many investors pulled out of the market and missed the market rally that followed,and are probably still on the sidelines, "waiting for the market to get better". before they know if the market will be running without them.
Your article maybe should include the survey results that conclusively show investor returns of do it yourself investors versus investors using an advisor.
Most do it yourself investors are the worst market timers in the world.
1) Most advisors know little to nothing about investments, they just sell spots in a mutual fund that were designed by someone else.
2) Be cautious of mutual funds, the percentage of people who actually make money after fees is just incredibly poor.
Learn to or find someone who knows how to conduct a fundamental analysis of a company and invest in stocks who's intrinsic value appears to be above the current market price. You don't see warren buffet buying mutual funds do you? I may just be a random person on the internet but anyone looking to deapen their knowledge on investments should read "A random walk down wall street" by Burton Malkiell. It will help give you persepctive about investments and even how to tell if your advisor acutally knows what they're selling.
I believe that, done correctly, financial planning is boring. For many years, bankers were some of the more staid, boring people in any town. That was back in the "green eyeshade" days. Then the guys with the slicked back hair and the Gucci loafers took over, and "investing" became sexy. Actually, it was no longer "investing," it was gambling with other people's money, or outright Ponzi schemes. It became all about how much money the banker could make for himself, rather than how much service the banker could proudly provide to his customers. It's an attitude adjustment that is needed. Sometimes, the old ways are best.
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