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If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, counterfeiting must square the equation. Vibram's Five Fingers shoes have been the hottest thing in outdoor footwear for the last couple of years, and counterfeiters have added the funky minimalist style to their list. But Vibram is fighting back hard and it recently fired a shot across the bow of ripoff artists with a clever advertisement in trade magazines. Who needs words when you have fingers?
Counterfeiting is big business and footwear comprises a huge percentage of it. A Nike employee estimated there's one counterfeit Nike shoe for every two real ones, according to a lengthy piece by the New York Times called "Inside the Knockoff Tennis Shoe Factory". The United States seized $260 million worth of fake goods in the last fiscal year, 40 percent of which was footwear. Of course, that's likely to be a fraction of the total counterfeit goods sold.


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We received nearly 2000 of your questions for Stephenie at TheTwilightSaga.com. Stephenie has graciously answered a lot of your most asked questions below. Enjoy!
in the book breaking dawn when they were in the clearing with the volturi and alice and jasper came back with the aunt and her nephew...he told them that renesmee was no threat as she was not able to pass on the gene only the males were... i cant remember the names but if anyone is able to elaborate for zoe please do ( sorry i would of but my daughter has the book and i am unable to at this moment)
Hey Stephenie,
i have a couple of questions.
If Renesmee and Jacob got married and had a child would the child be half Werewolf, and half vampire, of like Renesmee, half vampire half human, or probably one-third vampire,one-third werewolf, and one-third human, or full human, vampire, or werewolf?What gift would the child have if it did have a gift other than shape-shifting into a mutated wolf? If they did have a child would it get them in trouble with the Volturi, like Bella and Edward did when they had Renesmee because she was mistaken as an immortal child? Would the Volturi be convinced that their child wouldn't be a risk to "exposing" their secret to the humans?
If a Vampire, lets say Felix, had a child with a girl whose name is Rosalinda, and Rosalinda was half Vampire and half human like Renesmee, would their child be an immortal child? Would the rest of the Volturi clan kill Felix,Rosalinda and the child if it was an immortal child like they would with anyone else, or is there a few exceptions and they aren't going to kill Felix because he is part of their coven? What would Felix and Rosalinda's child be if Rosalinda was half werewolf and half vampire? How would the Volturi act?
If any one has any estimated answers to my questions please post! Anyone, Please feel free to post!
Tom, I have not gotten my guide yet. I will be getting it next month. It's not so much that I wish people would read the all of the posts ever posted on the page, but they could at least go back a week or a few days at least and read what has been going on. It's not that difficult in my opinion at least and they just might get the answers they are looking for without having to ask.
The other reason I've said that I'm not answering that question anymore is because there are a couple of members that have been harassing me about it, saying that I'm lying and that I don't know what I'm talking about and that there's no way Steph tweeted about Midnight Sun because she doesn't have a Twitter account. It's gotten so bad that I've had to leave three of my groups because if I show my "face" they start bombarding the page and my mail and it's just not worth it. If you want to believe me, fine. If you don't want to believe me, that's fine too. You have your freedom to choose to believe what you want. I don't really care, but stop harassing me about it.
Diana, as Kaye said, there is a continuation of the saga being written by a young man in New Zealand named Jonathon Cameron. He is trying very hard to make it a go as a writer and in my opinion he has done wonderfully so far. He has kept the characters and all of their nuiances and continued after Breaking Dawn. I think the story has great potential. He posts a new chapter to his blog every few weeks and there are times when you get to the end that you want it more and more. Please know that it is not Stephenie's writing, but he is doing his best to keep the flow of the Saga. Enjoy. Lauralynn, I feel your frustration and wish people would also pay attention and go back to the beginning of the posts and read them all as you and I have. It gets quite frustrating to have to see the same questions and answers over and over again. Have you read the Illustrated Guide yet? I just started it and the interview is quite informative as to how our beloved author created what we now love with passion.
I'm not sure that you are done with the twilight saga and Bella, you left two much hanging out there. For one I would like to see a wedding, for there kid I would like to see Edward walk his kid down the aisle. Maybe a indian wedding, also what about Jane? They know that Jane wanted to kill Bella and the rest of them. Also what about Leah inprinting on someone to get her happy ending. What about Jacob getting to finish school, Edward can help with that and help him get a business started? I would like to see them happy for a while and see how the family does when there kid goes to school and also when Bella has to pretend to go to school. Just a thought, let me know if you are truely done with the Cullens. Thanks
I meant can't wait for the list of your work.
Sorry for the miss spelling.
Pam Dufresne
Stephenie, I am just inquiring on the volume 2 of the graphic Novel. In the back of the new release of the illustrated guide, it shows the novel 2. Is it out yet, if not when will it be released. I just love your series and I do hope you continue the series. This time about Renesmee and Jacob. I know it will be a ways off but I hope you do decide to go in that direction. Please send me a list of your other books so I can check them out.
Thanks Pam Dufresne email is email@example.com. I have everything on this series so far. I have never been into a series as much as I am in this one and I am 50 years old. Keep up the great work. I am a fan forever. Can wait to get the list.
Thanks for reading my note,
Pam Dufresne
KRISSA CLARE: I will post this AGAIN, but THIS IS THE LAST TIME PEOPLE! If anyone else asks this question I would very much appreciate if someone else would do the honors from now on. Thank you = )
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OK people once again, Stephenie tweeted me on Jan.15th, 2011 and said that she was currently working on Midnight Sun. And NO, there is no release date for the book yet so don't start bugging her about it either. Remember, she's said in the past that the more she's hounded about something the harder it is to be in the mood to write about it. So if you want her to finish MS, STOP ASKING ABOUT IT ALREADY!
Also Stephenie has already said that there will be no more books in the Twilight saga. (Bummer!) Yea I know (collective sigh), I was hoping for more books too but what can you do? I thought that she could at least come up with one about Renesmee and Jacob, but I was hoping for books on each of the Cullen couples, the Denali Coven, The Egyptian Coven, The Irish Coven, The Amazon Coven, even the history of the Volturi, their founding and coming to power and their escapades through the years. So once again, no moreTwilight books SO STOP ASKING ABOUT IT ALREADY! Thank you = )
The book midnight sun did you finish it and if so when will it be out.
Robin Whitaker
thats whai i always wondered how come they dont say nothin about the bite mark
If you haven't already heard, yesterday, Sat. April 9, 2011 was the last day of filming for The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2. Last night they had a joint wrap party for both BD: parts 1 & 2, including everyone from all 5 of the Twilight films for one last big shin-dig.
So now comes the pre-release and post lease media blitz plus the DVD/Blu-ray blitz for the next two years. But somehow I can't feel that it isn't all coming to an end. All of our friends from Twilight will be going their separate ways, doing other projects, but nothing will be like the magic that was made in a little North Western town in Washington called Forks.
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Georgia State football is struggling on the field and at the turnstiles as it continues its warp-drive ascent to college football's highest level: the FBS, where bowl games are the goal. The team is 0-6 with some fans already wondering if it will be 0-12 next year when the school joins the Sun Belt Conference.
How can the team avoid a similar fate next year in front of similarly small crowds?
Georgia State's program appears seems to be on solid ground in two key areas. The team practices in a state-of-the-art facility and plays in the Georgia Dome. Student fees support the expense of the football team. There are two ingredients remaining: the shoulders of 17- and 18-year-olds, as well as job vacancy No. 0602767 , the ID for "Head Coach – Football" listed on Georgia State's jobs requisition website.
Coaching and recruiting are interconnected. Coaches evaluate the talent, recruit the talent and are responsible for developing it. Georgia State's results the past two season indicate the team hasn't been strong, or has been unlucky, in those areas.
Georgia State has had 67 high school football players sign since the first Signing Day in 2009. Within that group consistent players like Mark Hogan, Jordan Giles and Danny Williams have emerged. Not including this year's freshmen class, which haven't had time to develop, just four players that are still with the team – Terrance Woodard, Albert Wilson, Grant King and Ulrick John – could be considered consistent impact performers, or players that could likely start and play well on another team.
Curry won't blame the players, saying he believes the next coach will inherit a talented group with a will to win. If they can win this year, they will help the next coach recruit by stressing the positives of the program. Curry blames himself for not helping the players fulfill their potential.
"I can't say anything differently and I can't be kind," he said. "It ought to be better. It ought to be a lot better. If anybody had known the answers about what to do we would have done it."
Getting an improved class of recruits should improve the chances of winning. Winning more games should improve attendance, which has sunk to its lowest levels in the past two games with less than 10,000 fans showing up to watch losses to Richmond and New Hampshire.
"Any start-up program is recruiting, is getting the players," said Dan Reeves, who served as a consultant at Georgia State when it was considering starting a football program. "Any good program has great players. That's one of the reasons I think it's going to be a good job: there's an awful lot of athletes here in Georgia."
Recruiting is an inexact science. Curry has used a mix of high school recruits and transfers in his first four Signing Day classes with mixed success. For every solid recruit like Wilson, there have been un-productive players like end A.J. Portee who transferred in from Connecticut and has since been dismissed from the team for rules violations.
The timing of the move to the Sun Belt is helping recruiting, but it occurred faster than Curry hoped. He said he'd love to have had six more years to build a talent and recruiting base before the school agreed to leave the Colonial Athletic Association, but the opportunity to move up was too good to pass on so they are working to give the next staff as many good players as possible.
"Since the day we've got here, we've had really good players tell us, 'If you were FBS, I'd commit to you today,' he said. "Well, they're not diving over the fences to jump in the boat right now, but we are getting really good commitments."
The current coaching staff has secured eight commitments in the 2013 class, including three two-star players, according to Rivals.com's rankings. Players with two-stars (out of a five-star system) may not seem like difference-makers, but Georgia State's list is comparable with most the teams from the Sun Belt, which doesn't have a team with more than five three-star commitments, according to Rivals' rankings.
Led by quarterback Oshay Carter, all three of Georgia State's two-star commitments play on offense. The other two, Devonte Washington and Calvain Holmes, are wide receivers.
By comparison, the Panthers had two two-star commitments in the 2012 class, and two in the 2011 class. They also had two three-star commitments and two two-stars in the 2010 class, led by offensive lineman Tim Wynn, defensive back Demarius Matthews and running back Cole Moon. While Wynn and Matthews have become starters, Moon has yet to find a place in the starting lineup. The inaugural class of 2009 was loaded with two-star players and one three-star player who have compiled a 9-19 win-loss record, including this year's 0-6 mark.
The next coaching staff will have more scholarships to work with as they build the talent base. The Panthers are using 68 scholarships this year and will go up to 85 next year. That increase, combined with seniors using up eligibility, will give the next staff a lot of chances to stock the roster.
Old Dominion is in a similar situation as Georgia State. It is leaving the CAA for Conference USA. However, where Georgia State has struggled in recruiting the Monarchs have succeeded, making the playoffs last year. The team is undefeated this year and its 22 starters on offense and defense feature just three transfers. The rest were high school signees. Of all of the high school signees, less than were five three-star recruits, several more were two-star recruits and the majority were unrated.
ODU coach Bobby Wilder said the key to continuing that success as an FBS team will be to continue to recruit well.
"You need to have good football players if you are going to be a good football team," he said. "The coaching is pretty consistent when you get to this level of competition, whether it's the CAA or Conference USA. It's going to be quality coaching so you aren't going to outsmart a lot of people, you need to be a program that recruits a lot of really good student-athletes."
Changes coming on Georgia State's special teams
Notes, quotes and observations after Georgia State's loss to New Hampshire
New Hampshire rains on Georgia State's cash drop, game
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October 10th, 2012
8:22 am
So ODU doesn't have a better roster, for the most part.
I knew it.
It all comes down to coaching.
October 10th, 2012
9:00 am
What can we do to make it better correlate to what do the people in AD need to do in order to attract students and Alumni to the game? If we can someone answer this question then we can move forward with a better future.
October 10th, 2012
9:21 am
The trolls really got trolled in the last blog! Well done, Panther fans!
October 10th, 2012
9:54 am
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October 10th, 2012
9:59 am
GSU student………..those are 2 very good questions. My answer is that those questions should have been addressed in the planning stage before the team played its first ever game, not the year it goes to Div 1. You can still have a good future. Had that $10,000 cash drop been used on selling group tickets in the off season, you would be better served. Game Day Experience is a non-issue if there are no fans in the stadium. As everyone saw, the cash drop did not sell any tickets, did it?
October 10th, 2012
10:15 am
The Sun Belt is really putting itself on the map with some wins and close games against SEC teams. That should help our recruiting to a degree and keep more talent in-state and in-city. The Falcons were miserable until they got the right management in place, so how quickly we improve is really up to Becker. It'll be difficult to hear the naysayers once we starting winning consistently and building a passionate fan base in an underrated sports climate. Winning cures all, and especially in this city, where we're not the only show in town.
October 10th, 2012
10:16 am
I look no further than western kentucky. Team didnt win made a coaching change and have turned around very quickly (only loss this year is to a very good Alabama team). Players will eventualy come and so will fans.its amzzing that this team has 8 recruits commiting with the uncertanity in who the next coach will be and if any off the coordinators will remain.
October 10th, 2012
10:24 am
I wonder how many 2 star or any star players New Hampshire has on their team?
October 10th, 2012
10:50 am
Trolls keep on trolling. Just one quick point I would like to make…. your words can never be as disappointing as the season is for us. I wish you all the best of luck and that you lose all of your games and slip into mediocrity as soon as possible. Tech – Nice game against Middle Tenn. UGA – nice game against South Carolina. Southern – who cares, but nice game against the Citadel. That will be all.
October 10th, 2012
11:03 am
one quick point you should make……Southern was brought up by a panther fan responding to a uga fan…………
i love how panther fans are quick to tell everyone how great they are and how everyone else is terrible but they are the first to claim the spoils of others victors. first it was fcs is crappy caa is the best and has the toughest conference so gag state obviously must good. then it's sunbelt is just the first stop in our fbs domination as the sec will be knocking soon but the sunbelt has a few teams with some big upsets and suddenly gag state has something to do with that and will bring in even better recruits. gag state's fan base is quite possibly the most uneducated in all of football.
October 10th, 2012
11:05 am
GAST – Nice game against ____________.
October 10th, 2012
11:19 am
I'll be back after you win a few games. It's no fun kicking you while you're down. I had actually hoped for a good rivalry between between State and Southern, but a rivalry requires each team to be able to beat the other.
October 10th, 2012
11:26 am
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October 10th, 2012
11:29 am
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October 10th, 2012
12:21 pm
You might be more convincing if you actually learned how to post comments. There is a Name field and a Comment field. The Name field is not for the comment.
October 10th, 2012
12:40 pm
gag state getting ready to play big boy football is by far one of the worst come backs i've ever read. you guys can't even play naia or d2 football. all you can point to is "potential" and last i checked….that don't put W's in the column or butts in the seats. potential this, potential that………can you go ahead and tell me the winning lotto numbers for tonight?
October 10th, 2012
12:41 pm
The rush to FBS has not helped. But being FBS can help with a good recruiter/coach. Curry is a fine man, but his leaving means opportunities for the next step are waiting
October 10th, 2012
5:03 pm
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1. Tennessee State
2. Alabama A&M
3. Howard
4. Winston Salem
5. Bethune
7. Alabama State
8. Miles
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10. Morgan State
October 10th, 2012
5:21 pm
Hey look!
There's a black power poll! Who knew?
October 10th, 2012
5:30 pm
[...] Two ways Georgia State can become quickly competitive in the Sun Belt [...]
October 10th, 2012
9:43 pm
1. They could play using the team from Statesboro
2. Or hope for forfeits.
October 10th, 2012
10:44 pm
Go Panthers! Beat those goober-squeezers from the Statesboro cow college.
October 10th, 2012
11:44 pm
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October 10th, 2012
11:46 pm
this move will take some time to show a reward but as a GSU grad, and ex panther soccer player living in Hollywood, I like the progress being made. We have had too many players get in trouble, and leave.
October 11th, 2012
8:11 am
Dave is right…I know who you recruit reflects on the coach and pore decision, but you like we said at the time, you have to take chances as a start up program, we did and so many of the backfired…(Moody, Star Jackson, Portee, Little, etc., etc.). Not team in the country could take the hits we have taken at the positions we took them at and still perform well.
Everything is in place for success here at GSU, but we just need a coach that can properly utilize all of the resources we have available.
October 11th, 2012
11:06 am
Maybe better coaches wouldn't have had so many players leave the program.
October 11th, 2012
12:36 pm
[...] Two ways Georgia State can become quickly competitive in the Sun Belt [...]
October 11th, 2012
1:37 pm
I've said it before and I will say it again; "GSU has not had success on the field since they took Kelton Hill out of the quarterback position!" We should have stayed the course……A freshman quarterback is not going to be successful (early on) at this level, I don't care how many high school championships he won!
October 12th, 2012
9:58 am
GSU will go winless in the Sunbelt for the first 3 years, they can not even beat or compete with FCS teams, how will they compete with established teams? They have lost every game by almost 30 points, just fold the team and start a rugby team.
What happened to Bill Curry is the god of football? Funny how time and losing changes even the die hard fans. There was a reason he did not coach for years and years, no one wanted him.
October 13th, 2012
5:08 am
[...] Two ways Georgia State can become quickly competitive in the Sun Belt [...]
October 15th, 2012
9:43 am
the Sun Belt decision is all about money and finding schools within a decent distance. Anyone who says otherwise is kidding themselves. We're going to be a doormat for a middle of the road non-qualifying conference for a while. Even with the new staff–whoever it is–coming, I'm predicting at least two more difficult seasons for sure. It will probably end up being about 4 more tough seasons before we begin to win consistently.
October 15th, 2012
10:05 am
[...] Two ways Georgia State can become quickly competitive in the Sun Belt [...]
October 15th, 2012
10:13 am
[...] Two ways Georgia State can become quickly competitive in the Sun Belt [...]
October 15th, 2012
11:21 am
What happened to STAR Jackson from Alabama?
October 16th, 2012
10:35 am
[...] Two ways Georgia State can become quickly competitive in the Sun Belt [...]


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At some point this year I want to put by touring bindings on something a little more modern and functional than the ancient 2nd hand Rossignols they are currently on (great for going uphill and cross-country, but rubbish for much other than on-piste downhill, but they are nearly 20 years old!)
After talking to the Mountainfeet people, they suggested something like Movement Sparks would fit the bill, but, they are now out of production, and I can't find anything of the correct length (173cm) from the remainder of last year's stock at any of the obvious outlets.
Can people advise on suitable equivalents (the bindings are Fritschi Diamir Eagles if that affects anyone's decision making!)
For the sake of saving money, new but last year's models would most probably be the most suitable!
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Queens, N.Y. - The Farmingdale State men's and women's cross country teams ran in the 2012 St. John's Fall Festival at Cunningham Park on Sunday afternoon. The Rams were led by sophomore William Frederic (Brooklyn, N.Y.) and junior Melissa Bonilla (Massapequa Park, N.Y.), as the men's team finished 6th overall and the women's team finished in 4th.
Frederic posted a time of 17:40.47, to place 10th overall, while Bonilla finished in 27th place in 17:17.20. Among all Division II, III and Junior College runners, Frederic was 4th and Bonilla was 6th.
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2XU Ambassador Cameron Brown made it a perfect 10 at the 27th Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Ironman New Zealand in Taupo earlier this month.
Brown blitzed the field in 8hr 31min 7sec to take home his 10th Ironman New Zealand victory in appalling conditions that saw the 1500 strong field, spectators and volunteers endure non-stop rain from start to finish.
The 38 year old Aucklander become the first triathlete in the world to win the same Ironman race 10 times and said it would take time for the win to sink in. "I used to go and watch this race in Auckland as a kid and dream about going in it. To win it once was fantastic. But to do it 10 times is pretty special," Brown said. "I've not really had the chance for it to sink it."
He finished nearly 10min ahead of second placed Terenzzo Bozzone's. Third place went to Switzerland's Mathias Hecht who finished in 8hr 45min 36sec.
While more than happy to win his 10th Ironman in 11 years, Brown said he would trade them all in for just one victory at the Ironman World Championships in Kona, Hawaii.
"It's pretty special what I did today, but I still want to win Hawaii - that's probably the ultimate goal. I'd probably trade all these wins for a win in Hawaii," Brown said.
2XU weekend warrior Liam Friary also finished his first Ironman in a time 11h 08m 51s, an awesome feat for our newest ambassador!


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A leading anti-interventionist within the GOP, Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky, says it's unlikely he will back even a narrow resolution giving Obama the authority to respond militarily to the Syrian government's alleged use of deadly chemical weapons on civilians.
A vocal critic of Syria's Bashar Assad and a proponent of arming the rebels, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida, offers a more cautious response.
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The Federal Reserve extends its open-ended commitment to provide monetary policy support. But this time, there's a catch.
On Wednesday, Federal Reserve policymakers delivered what Wall Street expected: It will commit to a fourth round of quantitative easing or "QE4" in the guise of ongoing $45 billion-a-month Treasury bond purchases.
This will be combined with the $40 billion-a-month in mortgage security purchases that began under "QE3" back in September. (QE4 will replace the expiring "Operation Twist" initiative, but will be more aggressive since it represents new dollar creation rather than the selling of short-term bonds to buy long-term bonds.)
But here's the kicker: The Fed has replaced its low-rate commitment through 2015 with policy thresholds. Now, it will keep interest rates low unless unemployment drops below 6.5% or inflation rises above 2.5%. Given food and energy supply constraints, inflation could limit the Fed's stimulus sooner than many believe -- forcing the Fed to either abandon its commitment or start raising rates. Here's why:
Already, the Consumer Price Index is growing at a 2.2% annual rate. The Core CPI, which excludes food and energy, is growing at a 2.0% rate. Also, the Core Producer Price Index is rising at a 2.5% annual rate after posting one of its largest one-month post-recession gains in November.
While food and energy prices will remain volatile and affected by the health of the global economy, the real driver of the recent increase in inflationary pressures has been the rebound in housing. Specifically, the increase in apartment rents as shown below.
After years in the doldrums, household formations are creeping higher again as young adults once again move out on their own. With mortgage credit still tight, people are competing for attractive rental properties.
Should this measure continue to rise, the Fed could be forced to pull back on stimulus to honor its new commitment well before hitting its unemployment target.
That's because, despite a drop in the unemployment rate from 8.3% to 7.7% over the last few months, as I discussed in a recent post, the drop has been driven largely by a reduction in the size of the workforce rather than an overwhelming surge of new jobs. If the economy actually improves, these people will reenter the workforce and put upward pressure on the unemployment rate.
The other option is that the funny business with the employment numbers continues, in which case on current trajectory we will hit the 6.5% unemployment rate in mid-2013 -- forcing the Fed to pullback when the real, underlying jobs picture remains difficult.
So the overall takeaway: The Fed will continue to buy bonds at an $85 billion-a-month rate; it will be slightly more aggressive in its creation of new dollars; and the establishment of policy thresholds increases the chance that higher inflation, rather than a stronger job market, is the catalyst that forces it to pullback.
Stocks and other assets are performing their usual post-Fed spasms. Once things settle down, I expect traders will connect the dots and view today's events as a net negative for the cheap-money, higher-stocks game we've been playing since 2008.
Combined with new recessions in Europe and Japan and the unresolved "fiscal cliff" here at home, I expect stocks to fall from their current levels in the weeks to come. In fact, we could be on the cusp of a new bear market, according to some research I'm seeing. I'll have more to say about that next week.
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That gonna be a Big Genie RIA,....Let's hope this jump-starts working, until we get some minor tax increases and major cuts in spending....
It does give hope to some, despair to others....But has helped in turning us around.
I think with Greenspan, it was to herky jerky, therefor giving us to immediate highs and lows...
And a very rough ride for the average American.
With a fiscal cliff in orderly fashion an gone from the picture....We can all start bitching about Greece again...
Sell some of that Gold/Silver Classic.....Hasn't been much higher then $1900 for a very short period of time....At least recoup your investment...
But don't sell it all, OR ALL AT ONCE...
If you don't, you don't but hoarding at this price right now, isn't the best thing to do....If you have under $350 per troy into it....IMO..
Good luck., either way..
I'm not going to crank on Blondy....But seem's if several are missing her/his? point...
Having Degrees in Economics is not an end-all for investing.....BUT,
Any knowledge we can gather in life can give one a leg-up.
And investing is about Research,research,research, DD....Period.
EVEN if you use a Broker,Financial Advr, Friend or Family for investing....
You should take a certain amount of interest in what YOUR MONEY is DOING.
If you are on here very much....I DON'T UNDERSTAND, why you wouldn't.
Classic........Quick question ??.....Why are you investing or buying/storing Gold and Silver...??
Bullion really has never been a good investment PERIOD....The Bang for the Buck.
A lot of hidden charges and fees....And questionable dealers or dealings....IMO.
There are several good Gold and Silver miners, other Precious Metals..PGMs.
There are also ETFs and many Mutual Funds...Active knows some Funds
But many are easy and cheap to trade in and out of....Some may have a few charges, but depends on what kind of Portfolio..ie;.Brokerage,IRA, ROTH, etc.
Just think it is a better way to play the PGM's Game...IMO.
But if you do miners, you have a lot more research to do......Also IMO.
All the advanced degrees IN ECONOMICS get it wrong 90% of the time. So let's not try to pull the credential card to advance your views. Put something down more in depth here.
There are different drivers of inflation. Assuming the money supply is not centrally tampered with, prices will have short term variability with demand and supply for various goods and services. But when you have decades of money printing, you get overall price increases every year. If you keep spending beyond the ability of the private economy to keep up in taxes, you borrow and accumulate debt. Servicing and crowding effects from the accumulated debt starts to drag on the economy and the Fed starts to print its way out of it. Then you eventually get a hyperinflationary bubble for the final economic grind down.
Good point AZ Blond.....Some are Bullish
Active points out the Bearish attitude..But may still have *******/friends in the finer points of certain investments....What I blocked, was not vulgar... active.
Invest or don't invest,....It can take a lot of work and time on your own, but can be fun...
I've been adding to a goldminer, even more today early. Couldn't get it "after hours" last night.
The investment went UP enough today to pay my Commissions, FOR THE WHOLE YEAR...
It`s amazing how few people in these post know nothing about economics.QE4
doesn`t creat inflation.I have advanced degrees and run a business with 75 employees.
Our right wing media doesn`t mention the Dow is up 5,000 points with Obama.I
suggest most of you crack some books on economics instead of pushing your
extreme right wing views and hate for Obama.Enjoy the bull market.
Oh Jefferson, you had it pegged so well. Most people can't get enough central authority. It's -- just like during the American Revolution --- about 20% of the people did something about it. The other 80% were sticking with the King or status quo. Who can blame them. They just wanted to be comfortable and not make waves. So -- a few more restrictions on freedom --- oh what the heck.
I am sorry I have difficulty with fed. Greenspan got blindsided for years until we crashed. I am not sure technical analysis driven liberal policy that is not producing results is worry some.
Forces that are in play will not allow growth in jobs. Level of education, Immigration, productivity, Overwhelming tech dominance, non innovative fiscal policy and this old fashioned gumbo jumbo dressed in modern terms will solve our job problems. This will create long term unemployable problem that will cripple our society. Bernanke is a nice guy, but I am losing confidence.
There is a leadership issues in managing economy and jobs. There are affordability issues in terms of supporting lesser successful and handicapped by old age or reality. Ultimately it will require some strong decisions to put together all these, find sacrifices, out some restraint and understand what we have to pay to Government and still keep our capitalist economy.
If education cost, quality and relevancy is not addressed we are in deep trouble. Education through tech need to reduce cost by 50 tp 70 %. We can afford to pay for better education by paying for sending our young people to foreign country and importing foreign trained personnel on fix number of years.
I lack confidence in leadership at all levels of our society. May be problem is world wide. If it is so we need to have serious thinking how to manage population, communication, work, living expense and living itself. Question is not what is morally right policy but what is right policy that is affordable, sustainable and can lead to reasonably good standard of living for us. Old morality has to be discarded. I cannot help my brother if I am having difficulty feeding my own family. Employed poor cannot support unemployed poor. that is where we are leading.
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Instead, the Parkers said they and Peter Lanza shared their condolences for one another and talked about his son, Adam Lanza, during the emotional meeting, which lasted more than an hour.
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The Parkers, who have two other daughters ages 3 and 5, said they're not angry because they know they can't undo what happened at the school that day.
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MANATEE COUNTY — The camraderie was unmistakable.
As Tom Hennessy walked through the door of the fire station, he could not contain a smile. Neither could the firefighters who greeted him.
"Hi chief!" they called, barely getting the words out before Hennessy strode across the entryway and reached out to shake each hand he saw.
Each moment like this one is special, especially since the Mill Creek resident will be resigning as chief of the Southern Manatee Fire & Rescue District June 12.
"I didn't know the emotion that would go with the decision to retire," he said. "It was 30 years (ago that I became a firefighter). I remember it like yesterday."
Hennessy and his wife, Pam, had moved to Florida from Brooklyn in 1979 and were living with friends at the time. Out of high school, Hennessy had driven a tow truck, but he had not found work in Sarasota before coming. A television commercial seeking firefighters piqued his interest, and soon a friend helped him land a job with the fire department at what is now the Sarasota International Airport.
The department agreed to put Hennessy through six weeks of training at the local fire academy. The fire officers he met were larger than life.
"I said, 'Someday, I want to be one of those guys," Hennessy said.
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"I was 23 years old and ready to take on the world," he said.
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"I used to bug chief every day to hire me," Hennessy said. "I just loved the excitement of the job."
About a year after he began volunteering, his persistence paid off. Hennessy became the district's fifth paid firefighter. Within a few years, he was promoted to lieutenant, a capacity in which he served for the next 12 years.
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Hennessy's 30 years in the fire service have been both rewarding and challenging. Although he's seen tragedy more frequently and more personally than most, he's also delivered babies, rescued people from burning buildings and felt a bond of unity and brotherhood that is found only in work where life truly depends on your coworkers.
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"If media reports from the last 24 hours are accurate, it is unconscionable that congressional leaders would rush to a decision to strip protections for transgender people at the same time as states across the nation are adding these protections at an unprecedented pace.
"Over the last few days, we have heard rumors swirling around Capitol Hill about last-minute jitters some Democrats are having about the gender identity language in ENDA. These were expected, as the language was new to the bill this year. Rather than immediately abandoning gender identity at the first sign of nervousness among a few members, House leadership should have worked with the community to shore up the needed support, just as they did when they voted to pass transgender-inclusive hate crimes legislation in the spring.
"Gender identity language has twice passed through the House in the hate crimes bill, and earlier this year there were similar last-minute concerns among new members. We were able to overcome them then, and should be given the chance to do so now. It is incredibly ironic that today, the same day news is breaking about the House removing gender identity protections from ENDA, the Senate just voted 60–39 to allow a voice vote on a transgender-inclusive hate crimes bill. The bill then immediately passed.
"States as diverse as Colorado, New Mexico, Oregon and Iowa have all made discriminating against transgender people in the workplace against the law. Thirty-seven percent of Americans now live in jurisdictions that have workplace protections based on gender identity — just 14 percent fewer than the overall number (51 percent) who are protected on the basis of sexual orientation. These victories are a direct result of statewide LGBT rights organizations and state legislative leaders holding firm against last-minute concerns and not giving up at the first sign of trouble.
"The Task Force is very proud of our history in being the first national organization to oppose a non-transgender-inclusive ENDA. We have worked very hard to add transgender protections to this bill and now it is time for the final push, not to give up before a fight. We implore Speaker Pelosi, Chairman Miller and Representative Frank to abandon pursuit of a sexual orientation-only bill and return instead to the real work needed to pass a fully-inclusive ENDA that will protect all members of our community."
Earlier today, the executive directors of nine national LGBT organizations sent a statement opposing the removal of protections for transgender people from ENDA. Read the statement here .
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Lawyers for a man charged with murder in a slaying outside a Dunwoody preschool asked a judge to seal several motions from the media's scrutiny.
Hemy Neuman's attorneys asked Superior Judge Gregory Adams on Tuesday to allow them to shield the filings from the public because they could prejudice the jury pool. Neuman's attorney says he's not trying to ban the media from the proceedings altogether, but he wants to balance Neuman's right to a fair trial with the media's right to access in the case.
Media attorney Thomas Clyde argued that the request was unwarranted and unnecessary.
Adams did not immediately issue a ruling.
Neuman is charged with the November 2010 shooting death of Russell Sneiderman, who was killed minutes after he dropped off his 2-year-old son at the preschool in November. He has pleaded not guilty, and a judge has set his trial date for Oct. 17.
Neuman was the supervisor of Sneiderman's wife, Andrea, in GE Energy's quality and engineering department. Neuman's wife has filed for divorce, claiming that her husband and Andrea Sniederman were having an affair.
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My son and nephew attend here! this school is disgustingly unorganized! and when you try to give your opinion the staff wants to act deffensive as if they are not getting paid for their job! a tthe end of the day this is their job and they need to do their best or they have to be replaced! we have switched them out for the next school year! it is horrible, their attitues and how unapologetic they are bout being rude! unorganized dismissel time and all they can say is how they have suffered budget cuts! and they are doing their best! or trying their best! i dont know how any of them still have a job.
My son went to this school and I did not like the school at all. The principal was not friendly at all. Dismissal time is very unorganized, young kids and older kids all come out the same side. I witness the older kids running around bumping into the younger kids and the teachers not paying any attention because they were too busy talking to each other. It was terrible, I actually had to hold my 4 year old close to me so he doesn't get bump into. They really need to do something about dismissal time and control the kids so nobody gets hurt. I am so glad my son no longer attends this school.
This is a great school but until they enforce the zero tolerance policy our children are not safe from bullies what does it take to see a problem?
loooooove this like school I go here I looooooooove it
I think this is a great school. I do wish they had more gifted classes though. I think they only have them for 5th grade. I do see parents attending the school events and that is a good thing. Parents are involved here. I love my daughters teacher this year and just found out she wil have her again next year. They are looping her. They do alot of activities at this school for the children too. In all it's a small neighborhood school and I think it's great.
Coral Springs is a beautiful school...but it would be nice if they had a play area for the children.
I have two children there since K: a now 3rd and 5th graders. It is a great school! The principal is very supportive, the PTA very active and the staff has provided my children with a great learning environmnet. I am very involved at the school and I am glad that my children are there. The staff cares for each child as if they were an extension of their family. The school is very safe and is kept exceptionally clean. Each teacher is very commited to maximizing the potetial for each of their students. The school has about 1000 students but it is hard to tell with the closeness of all of the staff. They have a hard working PTA group and they provide support for the shcool's many activities. The only problem I find at this school is the limited family involvement. Many parents are not very involved by choice.
The School is too small, class size ratio of students per teacher is too high, they have portables and it is not kept up as far as cleanliness. On the good side, it is an A rated school as far as academics although they do have issues with discipline.
To be honest the school as a whole is probably fine. My son was removed from the school because of degrading remarks and an unwillingness to communicate from the teacher. We repetitevly asked for notes home, weekly progress reports and even phone calls if she though it was warranted. After several meeting and no improvements, we tried going up the ranks, guidance counsler, administrators and even the principle. All acted surprised and in the end, nothing was done to help us in our situation with this teacher. My husband and I, enraged finally removed him from the school. He has since improved greatly.
I was able to get my children reassigned to another school last year, they used to attend CSE. The administration and many teachers in this school view their students as economically disadvantaged and/or generally lacking in parental involvement. There may be some situations where this is the case, but overall the students and their parents are viewed negatively. Some fun and educational programs have to be implented to instill school pride, such as After School Clubs. I sincerely hope that the new principal at this school will work hard to bring this school community together.
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Tampa, FL (Sports Network) - The Tampa Bay Lightning continued their makeover on Tuesday, naming Barry Melrose the team's new head coach.
It's been a busy few days for the Lightning, who selected Steve Stamkos with the first overall pick of the NHL Entry Draft on Friday and introduced the franchise's new ownership group on Monday.
The eight-man partnership, headed by Hollywood producer Oren Koules and former NHL player Len Barrie, then made its first official move by naming Melrose as the club's sixth head coach.
"We are very pleased that Barry signed on to become the next head coach of the Tampa Bay Lightning," said Barrie and Koules in a joint statement. "We believe Barry offers just what this team needs and it starts with his ability to get all 20 players pushing in the same direction and playing at 100 percent night- in, night-out. We like his enthusiasm and passion for the game and we know the fans of Tampa Bay will take a liking to him."
Melrose, who most recently had served as hockey analyst for ESPN, has not been behind an NHL bench since he left the Los Angeles Kings during the lockout- shortened 1994-95 season. He posted a record of 79-101-29 in two full seasons and part of a third with the Kings, guiding the club to a surprise Stanley Cup Finals appearance in the spring of 1993. The Kings lost to the Montreal Canadiens in five games, then failed to make the playoffs the following year and a poor start to the lockout campaign in '95 cost Melrose his job.
"I'm obviously excited to be back in coaching," said Melrose. "I'm especially looking forward to the opportunity to work with great players such as Vinny Lecavalier, Marty St. Louis and Steven Stamkos; they're all such talented and exciting athletes. Most of all, I have missed having a dog in the fight each season, especially at the start of the Stanley Cup Playoffs."
Melrose also said Rick Tocchet and Wes Walz would be part of his coaching staff.
During his 11 years as a player, Melrose appeared in 300 career games as a defenseman in the NHL with Winnipeg, Toronto and Detroit from 1979-86, recording 10 goals with 23 assists and 728 penalty minutes. He also played three seasons with Cincinnati in the World Hockey Association from 1976-79.
The Lightning needed to replace John Tortorella, who was fired June 3 with one year remaining on his contract. Tortorella led the Lightning to a Stanley Cup championship after the 2003-04 season, but the club was bounced in the first round of the next two playoffs and finished this season dead last in the NHL, earning the No. 1 pick in the draft.
Tortorella compiled a record of 239-222-36-38 in 535 games after taking over with 43 games remaining in the 2000-01 season.


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Please visit State Department DV site for information on Diversity Visa (DV).
Fraud Alert
Please Note: Dishonest agencies in Phnom Penh have been extorting money from winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery (DV) program. These companies have assisted Cambodians to apply for the DV programs and later charged the winners outrageous fees. Winners DO NOT have to pay money to receive their case number and are warned not to pay high fees to brokers.
People and organizations that claim they can help procure a U.S. visa in exchange for a high fee are dishonest; only a U.S. consular officer at the Embassy can adjudicate a visa application. Applicants are also warned not to enter into fake marriages or use fake documents when applying for a visa: those who do so will be disqualified and be permanently ineligible for a visa to the United States. Please contact the U.S. Embassy at email@example.com if you are being extorted by a local broker or to report visa scams, fraud, malfeasance, and other illegal activity involving nonimmigrant and immigrant visas.
There have also been instances of fraudulent websites posing as official U.S. Government sites. Some companies posing as the U.S. Government have sought money in order to "complete" lottery entry forms. There is no charge to complete the Electronic Diversity Visa Entry Form. Please visit State Department Travel site for further details.
2015 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2015)
The Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV), commonly known as the "Green Card Lottery," provides 50,000 permanent residence visas each year by random selection to people from countries with low rates of immigration to the United States. Eligibility to apply for the program is determined by a person's place of birth, not citizenship or residence.
Online registration for the 2015 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program (DV-2015) will begin on Tuesday, October 1, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4), and conclude on Saturday, November 2, 2013 at 12:00 noon, Eastern Daylight Time (EDT) (GMT-4). All DV entries must be made online through the Department of State website. The online entry application is simple and free of charge. Click here to see the Diversity Visa Program Instructions webpage for DV-2015.
Fraud Warning: Please see the Fraud Prevention section below for information on fraudulent websites and businesses that scam entrants of the DV program.
Successful DV entrants must meet education, work, and other requirements before they are eligible to receive a visa. Every DV entrant must have at least:
- A high school education or its equivalent; or
- Two years of work experience within the past five years in an occupation requiring at least two years' training or experience.
To learn more about qualifying occupations, see Diversity Visa - List of Occupations.
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Please be advised that there has been a notable increase in fraudulent emails and letters sent to Diversity Visa (DV) program applicants. The scammers behind these fraudulent emails and letters are posing as the U.S. government in an attempt to extract payment from DV applicants. Applicants are encouraged to review the rules and procedures for the DV program so that you know what to expect, when to expect it, and from whom.
In addition, there are many businesses operating as visa facilitators, visa agents, or visa coordinators that advertise services for assistance with submission of DV entries. The use of outside entities to assist in the DV process is not necessary, and any incorrect information in the entry made by the outside entity may result in disqualification or denial of the visa application even if the individual is initially selected to apply for a visa.
Some visa facilitators have assisted entrants with their entries, retained the confirmation page, and then demanded more money in exchange for essential information on the confirfmation page. Some facilitators have even required illegal action on the part of the selectee in order for the selectee to obtain the notification package. If entrants do use assistance to complete the entry, they should take steps to ensure they receive and retain the unique confirmation number contained in the confirmation page at the end of the entry process.
For DV-2015, notification and visa appointment letters will not be sent by mail, in order to prevent fraud. While DV-2015 applicants may receive an email from the U.S. government reminding them to check their status online through DV Entrant Status Check, the Department of State never uses email to notify entrants that they have been selected for the DV Program. Applicants can only find out if they were selected to continue with DV processing by checking their status online through the DV Entrant Status Check. Our email communications will not provide selectee notification, will not direct recipients to pay fees, will not provide application instructions, and will not detail visa interview dates and times.
Please also remember that fees for the DV application process are paid to the U.S. Embassy cashier at the time of your scheduled appointment. The U.S. government will never ask you to send payment in advance by check, money order, or wire transfer.
You should not believe any email claiming that you have been selected to apply for a visa under the DV program. These malicious emails are sent by criminal operators who seek to defraud individuals of their money. If you receive such a notification, pass it to the nearest U.S. embassy or consulate. The State Department has dedicated units that work with internet providers to try to stop these scams.
Please consult the Department of State website for complete information about participating in the current DV program. Also consult our fraud warning for further information on internet scams.
If you wish to file a complaint about internet fraud, please visit econsumer.gov, a joint effort of consumer protection agencies from 17 nations, hosted by the Federal Trade Commission. You can also visit the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) website. To file a complaint about unsolicited email, contact the Department of Justice.


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For Immediate Release: January 11, 2008
Thruway Authority to Continue Tappan Zee Bridge Deck Replacement Work
The New York State Thruway Authority announced today that construction work related to the deck replacement project on the Tappan Zee Bridge will take place tonight, Friday, January 11, continuing overnight until early Saturday morning, January 12.
This project is part of the Authority's on-going commitment to continue to fulfill its responsibility to maintain and operate the bridge by continuing to make the necessary investments to assure safe and efficient travel for the thousands of motorists that cross the bridge daily.
The deck replacement project will replace approximately 40 percent of the entire deck, focusing on the two right outside lanes in each direction from the Rockland County shore through the main span.
Installation of backer rod between joints of new deck panels from spans 1-21. This operation is weather-dependent and subject to change. Updates will be issued announcing any change in schedule. Lane closures during this operation:
- Friday, January 11 - Saturday, January 12: Work will begin at 8 PM, Friday night and result in two right lanes closed, southbound, at 8 PM (Friday) until 6 AM (Saturday). Two lanes will remain open to traffic during this operation. The work zone extends from Interchange 11 to Span 173 (mid-bridge) on the southbound roadway.
- Friday, January 11 - Saturday, January 12: Work will begin at 10 PM, Friday night and result in one right lane closed, northbound, at 10 PM (Friday) until 6 AM (Saturday). In addition, a second lane will be closed starting at 12 midnight until 6 AM (Saturday). One lane will remain open to traffic during this operation. The work zone extends from mile post 13.2 to the west abutment on the Tappan Zee Bridge along the northbound roadway.
All lanes are expected to be opened to traffic by 6 AM Saturday morning.
For the safety of the public and construction workers, motorists are urged to proceed with caution and obey posted work-zone speed limits. Work will proceed weather-permitting, and schedule updates will be announced as needed.
Traffic updates will be broadcast to motorists via Dynamic Message Signs (DMS) along the highway and by Highway Advisory Radio, 530 AM in the Tappan Zee Bridge corridor, as well as 1610 AM in the Newburgh area.
Motorists may also sign up to receive email and text message traffic updates from the Thruway Authority's TRANSalert system. Anyone may subscribe to the free service at www.nysthruway.gov/tas.
When complete, the new deck, along with related repairs to the superstructure, lighting, and rail will provide more reliable service, increase safety and add convenience for motorists using this vital east-west corridor.
The Authority has implemented a number of measures to reduce the impact on motorists, preserve traffic flow, shorten the project duration, and reduce on-site noise levels. Much of the work is being completed during off-peak, overnight shifts, generally from 8 p.m. to 6 a.m., and redecking materials are being manufactured off-site with delivery just in time for installation.
The three-mile Tappan Zee Bridge, located about 13 miles north of New York City, carries the New York State Thruway over the Hudson River, between Rockland and Westchester Counties. The structure serves as a lifeline between New York City and Upstate New York. The bridge carries over 140,000 vehicles every day, with volumes as high as 170,000 vehicles daily. When the bridge opened in 1955, it carried an average of 18,000 vehicles daily.


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