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Aren't professional managers, by definition, better at this?
Sorry, again. Some professionals manage to rack up outstanding performance over the years, but many are just as emotional as you are.
You don't think the recent volatility in the market was caused only by individual investors, do you? Human nature -- fear and greed -- impact all of us. You just notice your own mistakes more, because they cost you personally.
Why invest for the long run?
Because over the long run, history says you'll come out ahead.
According to the market historians at Ibbotson Associates (now a division of Morningstar), there has never been a 20-year period, going back to 1926, when you would have lost money in a diversified portfolio of large company stocks with dividends reinvested. Without exception, the long-held portfolio came out ahead, even beating inflation!
Wouldn't it be better to start investing during the good times?
I frequently quote a T. Rowe Price study showing that investors who started out putting away a regular sum of money during the toughest bear markets were able to amass a much greater retirement fortune than those who started investing in the market when times were good.
That's because in bear markets, your regular fixed investment amount buys more shares of a fund at lower prices. Then, when the market eventually takes off -- as it always has -- you get more bang for the bucks you have invested.
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The monies that once was allocated by companies for employee pensions is now given to corporate heads in the form of huge pensions, stock options, country club memberships and huge bonuses-regardless of how the company does.
Why do Federal Employees and Congress still have Pensions? They should have 401K plans and not pensions. Imagine how our Congress members would react if their retirement was in a 401K and invested in stocks
I worked for an employer for 22 years who had a pension program in place. The company ended the plan after I had been with them for 17 years and I received $15,936 for my 17 years of service. I rolled this over to a new 401K the company started. I have had an IRA since they started in the 70's. In 1986 we had the tax reform act which said if you had a pension you could not deduct an IRA anymore. So, I had a pension from 1986 to 1990 and I could not deduct an IRA. I then had the pension taken away in 1990, so I lost the pension and the ability to deduct an IRA for 4 years.
By the way the tax reform of 1986 is also when changes to deductions for interest on credit card and autos loans was taken away in favor of only interest deduction on a home loan. Albeit- the start of the home equity loan or ATM loan. This change has totally destroyed the purpose of owning a home. It was as a shelter prior to 1986. After 1986 it was used as a means to live a lifestyle!!! It has ruined the lives of many people who have made bad decisions.
Prices of common stock are no longer related to the value of a company because they pay no dividends. You simply buy a piece of paper in the hope that you can unload it on some sucker who will pay more for it than you did. Preferred shares are better off, at least they pay dividends.
As far as saving for retirement is concerned, we are seriously hosed. Wall street gambled and lost, and the common workers all over the world are having to foot the bill. This has spiked consumer and government debt so high that the only way out is to keep interest rates artificially low for years. We can probably expect an annual return net of inflation of around -1% to -5%, (yes negative returns ahead for about a decade). Even if it looks like you're eking out 1% or 2% gains, inflation is going to eat that and more. What low interest rates do is make the savers pay for the borrowers by eroding the value (i.e. buying power) of money. They should have let the banks fail outright, and instead put the bailout money into (1) creating real jobs by building real infrastructure and (2) insuring individual (not corporate) personal and financial savings, including 401k's, so that people could at least get back what they paid in, up to a value of $250 000. But now that we have let the banks blackmail us into this pickle, the only question is can we pay off the debt that they created and loaded onto our shoulders, or will we end up with hyperinflation and a currency reform like Argentina and Germany, where the average working joe lost 90% of his life savings. The Wall Street Banksters will be fine, they are the ones running the show so they will have advance warning to save their own assets before the dollar tanks.
There are a few issues with this article.
1) Is that stock markets are not investment markets anymore. They are markets with many arbitrary gains (capital gains). Companies do not fund themself in the stock market anymore for the most part. Mostly, they use bonds or borrow from banks. So you buying a piece of stock is not funding much, it's primarily an exchange between you and the seller at a percieved value.
2) Not everyone has a 20 year horizon. Boomers are getting killed right now when they need their 401k and fixed income most. On both ends. Bonds and Cash aren't providing income because interest rates are super low, and stocks have been going no where for basically 12 years now.
It's all well and good to say the markets don't lose over the long term, but you can't ignore when you are needing your 401k money, you may be in a bear market, which will be bad. The possible situation is you are drawing money out and putting no new money in, thus moving forward, your returns will be much smaller.
Good article. If you're a multi millionaire with a big money cushion you can weather ups and downs in the stock market-actually, you probably will get ahead because of the huge latitude. However, with the worker drone that's a different story. The worker drone will be affected more severely during downslides, and may never recover the losses.
Furthermore, one can do very well then see their retirement savings melts away two years before retiring because of a market downturn. That is happening right now. Will they recover? Not.
IStocks have always been a come and go and up and down but I do believe that Banks ARE ripping us off. They use our money for loans, payments and bonuses as if it is thier privlege to use our money-----yet they are giving practically nothing back in return but a half a penny on the dollar. And in this respect they are Ripping US Off!
They tell us not to hide our money unde the matress, yet offer no incentive to deposit it into a bank saving account hence a rip off!
Are we being "ripped off" by the stock market? Yes...but only add that name to the list of ripper offers. We have oil companies, the Government, our education system, unions, food processers, industry in general, our money intuitions and how many more can you think of.
I feel as if i've a chicken tied to my head and I'm swimming in an alligator pond.
Studying the United States Stock market is a limited vision. Japan's stock market hasn't closed above it's high since 1989 when their real estate bubble burst. It seems very similar to the current United States problem. Japan did the same kind of bank rescue and stimulus that we are currently doing. It didn't work there and it won't work here. I wouldn't look for any market highs for years especially since not only did our real estate bubble burst, we also have and are losing manufacturing jobs at an alarming rate..
The stock market has become the largest ponzi scheme the world has ever known.In fact,all the markets around the world are now totally dependant on constant liquidity injections fueling even more debt,currency debasement and near 0% interest rates.The productive and wealth producing capacity of the division of labor has been replaced by permanent Central Bank intervention.If you do not understand how the COMEX,CFTC,HFT,FOREX,derivatives trading and bond markets work you really have no business investing in the market.
The move toward HFT(high frequency algorithmic trading)all but ensures the destruction of wealth for most people.
These are truly unprecedented economic times we are living in so any comparison to the past is irrelevant.That sound you hear is the inevitable crash of all paper money.The dollar's days as the world's reserve currency are numbered.
Sadly, it isn't a game everyone can win. Stocks need to be sold (converted to cash) for them to be of any use for spending. Anyone that's works a real casino knows what I'm talking about. If everyone hits the jackpot, the house can't afford to pay out. Even if we all pick winning stocks, great, who do we sell them all to? Cash doesn't multiply to suit our desire to cash out out inflated assets, or at least if it did, massive inflation would kick in. I'd actualy wager that the value of the world's stock markets are well about the currency available if everyone wanted to sell at once, and if that ever sinks in, the selloff crash that'll come will make the housing colapse look like a mild slowdown.
Besides, business practices over the last 10 -20 years give me little reason to be optimistic, but more danming is the recent complaint about uncertainty and how it's stopping the business world from moving foreward. They may as well be saying that we can no longer face any challenge the country might face because we're too afraid we might fail. Hard for me to put faith in that.
Not a casino?
OK, there may not be showgirls, Beatles "Love" (pretty awesome BTW), and $10 prime rib, and the hgh-roller may be wearing a tie instead of a Hawaiian shirt, but the institutional investor is "gambling" on his mix of stocks to come up lucky 7s just like Moe from Jersey.
The main difference is that the mega-investors have a huge advantage...supercomputers with sophisticated algorithms that peddle or scoop up massive amounts of shares based on pre-determined triggers. Now, with all that sophistication, there is still no guarantee of "Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!!", but there is a high likelihood that the markets will continue their volatility and the small time investor and the economy loses-period! Why do you think the exchanges halt computerized trading? It's to prevent mass meltdown, but even though many understand the dangers, the practice still continues.
Stop unregulated hedge funds (not legitimate funds) and any of the trading practices that require a criminal background and/or a PhD to understand!
The main reason we have the individual saving for retirement instead of the company pension is because it is a limited and easily accounted for obligation for the companies. If they choose to match your contributions, their obligation to you is done in any given year, while for pensions the company is on the hook to make the amount of money you've earned available to you for your retirement, and the company takes the risk of adequately funding it.
The last year before 401(k)s were widely available to individuals to save for retirement, the Pension Benefit Guaretee Corp insured about 330,000 pension plans (around 1980). In 2009, I think, they insured 33,000 plans. Give the companies a fixed obligation that they understand and they're all over it.
I see a parallel with Obamacare. Health insurance now, the costs are spiraling with no end in sight for companies. But, if they don't offer health insurance, they pay a fine and their obligation is done. Expect very few companies to offer health insurance after about 5 or 10 years of Obamacare. How's that "you can keep your health plan and doctor if you like them" promise working out? Remember this and see if I'm right in 10 years.
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I don't think I would if I am honest but it is a fantastic idea and I love the faces of the onlookers in this video!
I agree with you, River Island, has their moments when they're real on trend and have some amazing pieces in, then other times, theres just nothing! That black shirt and hat though are both beautiful! xxReplyDelete
I love this! I just did my own wish-list of the week ha-ha and now I think I need to add a couple of things! That Beige shirt is beautiful and the hat is so chic! Definitely have to check out RI now xxReplyDelete
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That's such a cool ideas, but definitely wouldn't do it!
LOVE that floppy hat soooo much!
I absolutely love River Island for the quality of their jeans! The fit and durability of them is amazing! Beautiful black shirt!
Oooh started to go off river island a while back! but these things are tres chic! love the floppy hat, thats on my holiday list :o) xx
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And some people are freaking out about it.
It's ridiculous that same-sex marriage has yet to made legal in this country. Love is love, who cares what uglies you happen to be bumping when it's the soppy stuff that matters. How can governments deny people the right to marry based on ancient prejudice? We need to hurry up and legalise putting a ring on it, regardless of gender. Like Costa Rica.
Well, sort of. Although same sex unions have been technically approved as of this week, it appears government lawyers are arguing the whole thing was a misunderstanding. MPs voted in favour of passing a bill to "reinforce the quality of life in the county's youth", apparently without reading the small print. One clause of the act concerned the acceptance of same-sex marriage into Costa Roca's Family Code, and stated "the right to recognition without discrimination contrary to human dignity, social and economic effects of domestic partnerships that constitute publicly, notoriously unique and stable, with legal capacity for marriage for more than three years". Which I reckon pretty clearly translates as "yup, we're down with gay marriage now".
Yes, it's a pretty big cock up to pass a bill without meaning to but whatever, here's to equality, right?
Sadly not. Manrique Oviedo, who works for Citizen Action Party is said to be pressuring Costa Richen president Laura Chinchilla into reversing the decision. Oviedo claims the case to amend the Family Code must be reviewed as "You can't give certain rights to people who don't deserve them". Various Christian churches are reportedly very disgruntled by the news too with many actively protesting for the bill to be repealed.
Gay people don't deserve rights? Even though they're clearly people, and therefore automatically entitled to those rights? Get over yourself Oviedo. There should be no place for bigotry and hatred in today's governments, especially not when we're talking about who does and doesn't deserve "rights". FYI that would be everyone, gay, straight or, sadly, even a complete twat.
This isn't the first time there's been debate over marriage equality in Costa Rica but hopefully, even if it was accidental, the bill will stick.
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I woke up at I think 7:00 and noticed I had no clothes on. I tried to get clothes on Gerard but only succeeded in getting his shirt on. I ran into my room and saw Jon on top of the covers still in his clothes from last night. I smirked thinking about his night. I got dressed into some running outfit and decided to take a jog on the beach before anyone woke up...and get some aspirin for them.
Gerard's POV
What time is it? I got up to get some water when I realized I had no pants on.
"shit" I muttered wrapping the blanket around my waist. I knew Anna put my shirt on before she left to wherever. As I was trying to sneak towards my clothes, I heard the front door open.
"Hey you," Anna said smiling as she walked in with a Rite-Aid bag in her hand.
"Hey yourself, what's in the bag?"
"I cant tell you" she teased
"if you don't I'm going to attack you," I joked
"How am I supposed to take you seriously when your not wearing any pants?"
"Good point."
"It's aspirin for the guys." she said walking over to kiss me.
I kissed back and went to look for pants.
Anna's POV
Wake up call. I first went into Ray and Mikey's room.
"Good morning fellas!"
"hmmm" they said still half asleep and trying to stop their head aches.
"Aspirins in the kitchen kids." I said as I walked out and towards Bob's and Frank's room.
Bob was already up playing video games. He saw me walk in.
"My head kills"
"Well playing video games really makes it feel better" I remarked sarcastically "Aspirin's in the kitchen when your ready."
"thanks, your amazing."
"where's Frank?" I said noticing he wasn't in the room
"kitchen?" Bob shrugged
I walked into the kitchen and saw Frank eating some popcorn.
"I was so hungry this morning and I was so lucky to find ready popcorn in the microwave. It's a little stale but it'll do." he said smiling, I heard he handled hangovers well.
"Lucky you" I said remembering the popcorn. Last stop was Jon's room. I took a glass of water and aspirin with me.
I put the water on the counter and climbed into bed next to him.
"hey babe, it's time to wake up." I whispered
"no, my head hurts and I wanna sleep."
"here take the meds" I said handing him the water and helping him sit up.
"Did you have fun last night?" I asked going under his arm.
"mhhmm, but I was still sort of pissed off at a certain someone. How about you?"
"Oh you know same old." I said smiling at him.
"Your dirty," he said pushing me away from him playfully.
"Hey you asked"
Gerard's POV
We all decided just to hang around today instead of doing anything. By 8:00 PM we were ready to leave. It also meant us leaving to see our families again which meant I wouldn't see Anna or Jon for a few days. The car ride was a drag and took forever and we made back to Jon's place by 10.
"Guys, we gotta go," Ray called.
"we know," mikey replied. "I just wanna say bye."
"THANKS ANNA WE LOVE YOU!" They all shouted dog piling her.
"See ya Jon. Thanks for everything dude."
"Bye beautiful" I said kissing Anna goodbye. "I'm gonna miss you."
"I'm gonna miss you too sugar." everyone figured out by then we were pretty much together.
"Thanks Jon, we'll see you soon." I said to him doing that handshake hug thing that homies do. (LOL)
"Bye Gerard."
We all left and went home to our mommies and daddies.
Anna's POV
The next day me and Jon stayed home again. I decided to talk to him.
"Hey honey can we talk?"
"Sure babe"
"I think I'm in love with Gerard. I mean he's wonderful"
"Go for it because I really don't think he'd hurt you, I mean Robert's face is pretty much broken because he punched him."
"I know, I heard you were gonna have a stab at him too." I teased
"I was gonna finish him off if the guys didn't hold me back."
"aww I love you soo much Jon, I don't know what I'd do without you.
"I love you too Anna, always."
A half hour later of much girl talk (me talking, him listening) I heard the phone ring. ring, ring
"Hey sexy"
"hey wats up"
"well an unexpected concert was scheduled for the day after tomorrow so I thought me and the guys could come oevr and we go out to dinner at your little diner."
"YEAH! I'm so excited! I know it's only been a day but I really miss you."
"I miss you too. I gotta go Mom's calling me for dinner. Bye I love you."
"I love you too bye."
"who was that?" Jon asked walking in.
"Gerard, him and the guys are coming in two days to hang out with us before a concert they have to do."
"Cool, I'm starting to miss them already."
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Private lives of public officials are of no interest to me. However, I am quite surprised how a top spy, or a top military general, has so much spare time to write hundreds of love letters and/or running multiple extra-marrital affairs while being employed full-time to fight a hot or cold war.
Do they have 36 hours a day, or are they able to have sex while working at the same time like Bill Clinton?
This is the Economist, not Fox News, you have stumbled into the wrong forum, with your ridiculous ideas.
He and General Allen also seemed to a lot of free time, at least for their female fans. When did being a top commander in a war zone become such a cushy job, allowing such leisurely pursuits as writing tens of thousands of pages of flirtatious emails, while the ordinary soldiers under their commands risk their lives and limbs every single day? General Robert E. Lee famously said that "[i]t is well that war is so terrible - otherwise we would grow too fond of it". For our top generals, being in a war may have become far too cushy; perhaps that is one reason our wars now last so long and cost so much....
If there was no security breach or threat, I just wonder WHY government agencies felt entitled to put their nose in the sexual conduct of two consenting adults: these matters were regarding only general Petraeus, general Allen and their family. If an enquiry was deemed necessary, in view of their high responsabilities and the security risks, it should never have become public if what we know today is all that there is. Another American fascination with sex ? Or was all this, finally, a way to sack decently someone over some Benghasi underachievement... ?
To state so imperiously that conjecture about the timing of the release of details of this event is in the domain of conspiracy theory is rather specious. While the facts surrounding the investigation are certainly not contrived, it should seem curious to even the most casual observer that the leaks from "informed officials," or "persons familiar with the investigation" have been timed so as to dominate each day's news cycle since the election. Also, why have only the most salacious details been released, rather than any exculpatory findings? There has yet to be any concrete information implicating Gen. John Allen, but he has been dragged into this mess and will likely suffer damage to his fine reputation, regardless of how the investigation is concluded. As is always the case in events such as this, the best course of action is to wait until an unbiased investigation is concluded before leaping to conclusions or attacking anyone's character. The schadenfreude of lesser men, who delight in the downfall of such achievers as Gen. Petraeus is digusting.
Bizarre indeed. Do the FBI investigate everyone in American office and keep dossiers to discredit them when they choose? It appears the FBI has not moved on from Hoover's dirt file days.
I certainly won't miss Petraeus, but this so-called scandal stinks from top to bottom. The general's indiscretion is nothing compared to the corrupt power-broking of US intelligence agencies. It is time to re-examine the proliferation of spooks under everyone's bed.
Oh Come on. Where have you been? The US military is run by men and women who cast aside their oaths and marriage vows at the drop of a hat. They would sacrifice their own troops for the sake of their careers. They are a bunch of would be MacArthurs that would fire on veterans if it would advance their careers.
It is sad that a good general can no longer serve for such silly reasons. Eisenhower had a mistress and went on to be president.
His exposure also highlights the problems with storing data on Google. All his affair details were stored on Google. I, for one, encrypt everything I upload to Google with Syncdocs.
"the "magic" involves drone killing Pakistani kids by the thousands" [Citation needed]
Most of your argument is premised on data not empirically collected. This should disabuse you:
Bergen, Peter, and Katherine Tiedemann. "Washington's Phantom War." Foreign Affairs. 1 July 2011. Web. 15 Nov. 2012. .
The above comprises data not only collected from Western sources but Pakistani as well. At worst, you could claim that hundreds of children have been killed. Conceding that this is not an ideal situation, it is not necessary to disseminate false information on civilian deaths without an empirical basis. Unless, of course, I am wrong and you have sources to back up your argument.
Indeed. You're bang on Paul1947. As is now coming out in Senate hearings, Patraeus needed to be cleared out so as not to be in a position to befuddle the Obama government's lies (that Benghazi was due to mass hysteria about some movie). Patraeus was at odds with his superiors in the Pentagon and State Department over the message that needed to be conveyed: the truth (as per the timeline that Patraeus knew was correct) or some lies so as to protect the reellectability of Obama. How the Economist can even consider taking the liberals side in this is beyond me. Where has objective reporting gone? Obama needs to be impeached and the Economist made to apologize.
I'm surprised that the general didn't end up buying a time-share or a residential lot during his tour of duty in Florida. It is disturbing to learn that these top military officials (Petraeus, Allen, and perhaps other) were so easily seduced by lavish parties and the self-promotion of local "socialites" that they did not question the authenticity of the personalized and intimate relationships pursued by Jill Kelley and similar Tampa Bay housewives. This all does lead back to the question of national security. In this case, it appears that the military may have dodged a bullet, and that the casual relationships between the military and civilians did not compromise vital intelligence which ultimately could have cost lives in Afghanistan or elsewhere- but who knows.
From the beginning the Obama government insisted that the attack on the Lybian embassy was spontaneous and caused by the video and continued with this version for nearly two weeks. Since August the Lybian Embassy had asked for reenforecement because of the increased terrorist activity. Other western facilities left. The government did not want to be faced with criminal negligence for not aiding them. A version is that the CIA operatives who lost their lives asked to go in and were told by the CIA to stand down, but they went in anyway to try to save American lives. This has to be investigated. The government should also show the situation room when the attack was on, see who was there and their response. Maybe the affair is a distraction for the serious omissions of the State Department, the Pentagon and the CIA and of course Obama.
I guess you and Eisenhower and Petraeus are birds of a feather. Do you cheat on your wife? Do you take vows you cast aside at the whim of your gonads? Are you without honor?
No he did not have sex, he just had a 'stain' on his reputation.
"....General Petraeus was sent for by Mr Obama to repeat his magic in Kabul."
The Grand Delusion that is the entirety of progressivism in a nutshell. Some self promoting, incompetent( CIA chief to unable to encrypt his own emails boggles the mind) clown, hailed as an "expert" with morals, dignity and basic decency substantially below that of the average death row inmate, sent to "work his magic" on taxpayers money. Oh, yeah; and the "magic" involves drone killing Pakistani kids by the thousands. Nothing makes them whores more impressed and excited over how powerful one is, than "commanding" others to whack children fr sport, I suppose.
But, honestly, who cares about this rabble in person. Instead, consider the depravity of the ladder that not only lets him step on, but indeed allows trash like that to climb to the top. Where he can make decisions to kill pretty much whomever he fancies. In between getting serviced by married floozies, that is.
Oh, and I'm sure America's claim to some sort of legitimacy amongst generally highly moral conservative Muslims, benefit greatly from knowing the guy who makes the decision to whack their kids, enjoys doing his darnedest to ruin the lives of American children as well (Mrs. Armytramp has kids herself, you know).
But hey, 100 years of publicly funded, progressive indoctrination has "taught" people to pay complete deference to those that the man on TV says are experts. And the "experts" on TV says only crazy radicals would object to work hard to fund the sex&bomb vacations of such nice self promoters as this monkey. I mean, he really really cares about protecting your kids from the scary Pakistani kids, you know. Just like he cares about protecting the kids of starstruck floozies from embarrassment.
Bottom line; in a civilized society, he'd be shot, she'd be stoned, and the entirety of the any organization that would promote such rabble to any position above petting zoo attraction, would be summarily dismantled. And replaced by exactly nothing. But here I go fantasizing about civilized societies again. How quaint and outdated of me.
I disagree with your comment, "I would be rather surprised if he in any way compromised his office and his responsibility". By the shear act of having an affair he compromised his office and his responsibility. A main responsibility of an officer and a leader is to serve as an example of character for those he leads. For this man to have been so undisciplined, untrustworthy, disloyal, selfish, and cowardly as to cheat on a wife of 37 years, means that he certainly compromised his responsbilities and compromised the integrity of the Army, the officer corps, the CIA, and his Country.
I think it was the Washington Post that pointed out that the "thousands" of emails between Allen and Kelley were actually hundreds (300 or so over years). The "thousands" were pages, not emails--printouts of all the emails including all the duplication in multiple threads. So there may be smoke there, but not quite so much of it as it sounds.
I think the Economist should correct this misstatement in fairness to General Allen, who doesn't spend all his time, I would guess, writing emails to socialites in Tampa.
Petraeus and Allen both gone within days of the Presidential election, after an investigation that had been ongoing for months. Is it possible that this was planned to clean house so that Romney could appoint some neo-con clones? Fortunately, or maybe not, Romney managed to not get himself elected.
Stoning for adultery does NOT belong in any society.A civilised society gas civilised means of addressing adultery. It takes two to tango and so often in Moslem countries the man has a minor punishment if any.Women can be raped and then told to kill herself or be killed by her family because some uncontrolled man(I use the term loosely)has forced himself on an innocent woman.
And the 72 virgins are not waiting for you in heaven, you have been fooled .It was a promise made to inspire men to battle for Islam. How irrational some people are.
Genghis Khan, a successful Mongol military commander, had binders full of female fans and mistresses. Indeed, it makes sense that after the tensions and horrors of warfare one needs the comforting and pampering touch of women to get revitalized again for the next battle. In the meantime you also make up for the lives cut short during previous battles! It's a classic win-win situation. The real problem with General Petraeus is that he only had one mistress and she didn't strike me as being the comforting type!
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I've thought about working at home, but my toddler is so high energy there is no way I could do it, even when she was younger, I was spending half the day breastfeeding her. Maybe when I am done having kids and they are at school half of the day or for the full day I will try to work from home, but I don't want them to be latchkey kids, I was, and I hated it.
Interesting article. I`ve faced the same issues to an extent and unfortunately, I know too many of the frivolous moms. None of the moms I know, working or SAHMs, understand what I`m doing working at home. :) It`s a little frustrating at times, I have to admit.
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Philadelphia, PA June 25, 2014 - Coranet Corp. once again exhibited at the Women's Business Enterprise Council (WBENC) National Conference and Business Fair held in Philadelphia, PA from June 23rd – 25th. This event brought together thousands of women business owners and industry leaders seeking to expand opportunities for Women Business Enterprises (WBE).
We were at Booth #730!
This year, Coranet was an Emerald Sponsor for the first time. All attendees saw Coranet's new flagship video (one minute version) at Wednesday's keynote luncheon. Coranet's ad in the WBENC program.
Latest Straight Talk from Coranet - The Forecast is 'Cloudy'
New York, NY June 5, 2014 - In the SECOND ISSUE of Straight Talk 2014, we provide a succinct, information-packed overview of Cloud Services. The Spotlight reviews the definition of Cloud and presents data to show that its growth will in fact significantly impact how business is done. We then present research on the types of companies that are most likely to migrate to the Cloud, provide an overview of Cloud benefits, and conclude with guidance on how to avoid some of the security and financial pitfalls.
Migrating to the Cloud? - Advice for Business Owners
New York, NY April 21, 2014 - This week's NJBIZ magazine features an ARTICLE by CEO Margaret Marcucci on the future of Cloud Services. Each week, NJBIZ asks a top executive to talk about three things related to their industry. Margaret provides three guidelines to owners of small to midsize businesses looking to move all or part of their IT services infrastructure to the Cloud.
Margaret Marcucci Named NJBiz Best 50 Women in Business
Somerset, New Jersey - March 24, 2014 - CEO Margaret Marcucci was one of New Jersey's 2014 Best 50 Women in Business. NJBIZ, New Jersey's premiere business news publication, produces this award program. The Best 50 Women in Business awards program honors New Jersey's most dynamic women in business that have been making headlines in their field. An independent panel of judges selected the top 50 winners based on their dedication to business growth, professional and personal accomplishments, community involvement, and advocacy for women.
Margaret joined the other honorees and their families and guests at a GALA EVENT in Somerset on March 24th.
Please view the NJBIZ FEATURE PAGE on Margaret
Straight Talk Issue #5 on Cybercrime - Part 2
New York, NY, February 4, 2014 - In the FIRST ISSUE of 2014, we continue the timely cybercrime theme. We identify FIVE ways to keep your business off the Cybercrime casualty list, including (a) implementation of security safeguards, policies and controls; (b) the need for ongoing intrusion testing; and (c) managing mobility and the cloud, two areas of increasing vulnerability.
Coranet and Margaret Marcucci Support Women Business Certification Panel
Warren, NJ, February 6, 2014 - Coranet CEO Margaret Marcucci participated in an important certification event hosted by Chubb and sponsored by Leading Women Entrepreneurs and the WPEO/WPO. The goal was to encourage ambitious women business owners to certify their company and expand their business growth opportunities. Following a keynote by Marsha Firestone, Margaret was a panelist among women business owners to discuss challenges and answer questions from those considering Certification. More info about this complimentary event.
Margaret Marcucci Named Leading Women Entrepreneur
Bedminster, NJ, December 5, 2013 - Coranet CEO Margaret Marcucci was one of New Jersey's Top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs of 2013, according to the Leading Women Entrepreneurs (LWE) Initiative. Each year, LWE chooses a group of business women in New Jersey who exhibit outstanding performance and achievement in business and economic innovation, community involvement, and advocacy for women. LWE cited Margaret for excellence and leadership in each one of these areas.
On December 5th in Bedminster, N.J., Margaret and 24 other exceptional women were celebrated for their strong business acumen and influence they possess to re-invent in an ever changing and ever challenging marketplace and economy. More info.
Local press featured Margaret, for example the Chatham Patch.
Video Interview with Margaret by Linda Wellbrock of LWE. Margaret talks about Coranet, her career and provides career advice to women.
Straight Talk Issue #4 on Cybercrime
New York, NY, October 1, 2013 - In the latest issue of this regular thought leadership series from Coranet, we discuss the what, how and why of cyber threats to businesses. This issue reviews the major findings from the latest issue of an annual consortium study of cybercrime. We then discuss how to avoid becoming a cybercrime casualty. Visit the Straight Talk page for all past issues.
CEO Margaret Marcucci Presenting Awards
New York, NY, September 20, 2013 - CEO and President Margaret Marcucci presented awards to the 2013 WBE Leadership Award winner for the NY region and the Access New York City Award winner at the annual Women Presidents' Educational Organization (WPEO) Breakthrough Breakfast and Procurement Fair. Coranet was also a WBE (Women Business Enterprise) Lead Sponsor for the event, which was held at The Plaza Hotel in NYC. As the winner of both awards last year, Coranet had the honor of presenting again this year.
Coranet Donation Benefits New Jersey Youth - Through a donation from Coranet, dozens of youth throughout New Jersey have enjoyed tickets to the New York Liberty women's professional basketetball games this summer at The Prudential Center in Newark. The Catholic Charities Dioceses of Metuchen, Morris County Your Shelter, Willowglen Academy, and other agencies are distributing the tickets to disadvantaged teens, under the auspices of the New Jersey Alliance For Youth, Children and Families (NJACYF).
Coranet Exhibited at 2013 WBENC Conference- Coranet recently exhibited at the WBENC (Women's Business Enterprise National Council) National Conference in Minneapolis and introduced our new Network & Physical Security Solutions. Attendees were impressed and understood the need to assess their organization's security position. For more information: http://coranet.com/security
As a woman-owned business and active WBENC member, Coranet has exhibited for several years in a row at WBENC. This year, for the first time, Coranet participated in the Silent Auction, donating four tickets to a New York Yankees' game. Other conference highlights included:
- Good interaction between corporate members/sponsors and women business owners like our CEO Margaret Marcucci
- The keynote speaker Todd Cohen reinforcing our belief that every client interaction is an opportunity to build a positive image for your company. See https://www.toddcohen.com/store/everyones-in-sales/ for more information.
Cisco Recertifies Coranet® - Camelot Communications Group, Inc. DBA Coranet Corp has been re-certified as a Cisco Premier Certified Partner in USA. Once again, we met all requirements for achieving Cisco Premier Certification, including personnel, support and specialization. We have continued to demonstrate that we are qualified to sell, install and support Cisco solutions in the USA.
White House Communications Agency Recognizes Coranet Team Members. The White House Communications Agency has recognized the outstanding efforts made by five members of the Coranet team for the March 21 visit of Vice President Joe Biden to New York City Hall. For two days, Coranet technicians worked tirelessly to ensure that communications equipment was set up and worked properly for the Vice President and the Secret Service on their visit, the first by a Vice President to City Hall in 34 years. The efforts of our individual team members make a difference for the organizations we serve, and we are pleased to be living our motto: We Put a Face to Technology®.
Corning Elevates Coranet to "Expert" in Network of Preferred Installers. Corning Cable Systems has elevated Coranet to "Expert" in its LANscape® Network of Preferred Installers. To achieve this level, Coranet has dedicated resources that are trained and certified in engineering, installation and maintenance, as well as maintaining affiliations and other certifications in the telecommunications industry. Coranet sources, installs and maintains a significant amount of Corning products. As a Corning Expert partner, Coranet has the ability to warranty Corning solutions for both material and labor for 25 years. Corning is a global supplier of end-to-end fiber optic solutions for telecommunications networks.


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CASCADE RECORDS is very proud to present podcast 26 mixed by Ohbliv from Richmind VA, USA.
Ohbliv, with the smoothery!
What's good everybody? This is the second podcast of the new year, courtesy of our dude Ohbliv from Richmond, Virginia. Everything from smooth jazzy joints to raw soul bangers, this is 30 minutes of pure butter. Oh is a super talented cat, so don't sleep on this shit!
Please enjoy the mix and the interview after the jump
Thanks Ohbliv!
What'up bliv??
CR- Where are you from?
OHB- I am from Richmond, Virginia born and raised.
CR- When's the first time you wanted to make a beat?
OHB- I first wanted to make a beat when I was 12-13 but I didn't have a sampler so I would make pause tapes
I remember looping up the end of "Lyrics 2 Go" from my A Tribe Called Quest tape many times that way.
CR- What sort of sounds are you drawn to?
OHB- I'm drawn to anything that sounds interesting to me. Whether its jazzy chords, raggedy guitar riffs, dusty drums. I'm digging it. I'm a big fan of the sounds I grew up listening to, smooth jazz and RnB, smooth rock some would call yacht rock, and of course soul music.
CR- Why did you choose the alias Ohbliv? Any particular significance?
OHB- I've had many aliases this is the one that stuck. At first I was rapping under the name Brad Oblivion
I'm a fan of cult movies and one of my favorites is the film Videodrome. There is a character named Brian O'blivion who
was like the creator mastermind in the film so I was digging that. Also it comes from a lot of people telling me I'm in my own world and I'm oblivious to what others are doing so there you go.
CR- How would you describe your style/creative approach?
OHB- Raw smoothness, off kilter smoothness, lo-fi smoothness, I don't know....as long as it's smooth. My creative approach changes with the beat honestly. I'm a fan of rough edges though, I try to keep the sound as loose and human as I can.
CR- What can people expect from this mix for CR?
OHB- This is a dirty mix featuring sounds that have been inspiring me lately, some unreleased music from myself, and some from my closest RVA cohorts.
CR- Any future projects you care to share with us?
OHB- I've been working on an album with rapper NickelusF called Yellow Gold which will be released soon. A few mixes, collabs are in the works
with some special people and an official Ohbliv album.
CR- Anything else you'd like to share?
OHB- Brush your teeth twice a day and floss.
CR- Favorite Motto??
OHB- Music is a mission, not a competition.
CR- Specials Shouts?
OHB- Man, I'm not gonna get too specific, too many people but, everyone whose down with we're doing and continues to support this beat music. Umm..
CMLK, JustPlainSounds, Wigflip, Klipmode, HW&W, RVA and The World. Love.
Keep on man!
Rugged Tranquility Beat Tape
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Child of His Time
Holocaust survivor Aharon Appelfeld, Israel's greatest living writer and author of the new Until the Dawn's Light, retains his capacity for wonder
The language they had once so admired spoke the words that ordered them to the pits. Indeed, they were to be obliterated because of the one thing they decided they would not be. Thus did it come about that it was not they but Heinrich Himmler who decided who was and who was not a Jew.
And yet, just as the child who had lost the paradise of his childhood was able, through the capacity to wonder and the practice of his art, to regain it, so too the Jews, who had been living for a century in a kind of purgatory, had the opportunity to glimpse what had been lost. Reduced to nothing, to the beast, to one's "naked Jewishness," they had to undergo an intense spiritual suffering more painful, perhaps, than the physical torments they were forced to endure. Questions, long ignored, had to be asked: Who am I? What is a Jew? Where have I been? Where am I going? Who are my people?
Above all came the recognition of the falseness of the very thing they had built their lives on: the perfectibility of man, the march toward progress, the replacement of an ancient, primitive faith by a new religion of reason. Of a sudden they were confronted by something altogether new: questions that reason could not answer. As the guard at Auschwitz said to Primo Levi: Hier ist kein Warum. "Here there is no why." In brief, it had become impossible to deny the existence of evil. What Appelfeld calls the Satanic Hand had risen to strike "at the central pillar of the Ten Commandments"—and, I would add, at the giver of those commandments, at the very idea of God and the people who had conceived him.
On the verge of physical extinction, the Jews now had, in grappling with these questions, a chance to return from what had been their spiritual extinction. Here was a chance to grope their way back to essential things and to some sense of their lost collectivity, even, perhaps, to some sense of their unity—not only with those living and dying now, but with their lost ancestors.
Some on the lip of the grave underwent a turning from the beast in man, a realization that one's very Jewishness, the cause of their death, offered as well the chance of rebirth: Very well, if we must be Jews, then let us be Jews. For others, the wanderers, those who did not fall into that pit, that same inner sense of Jewishness offered a glimmering, a sparkle of light, what Appelfeld, not surprisingly, calls "a kind of contact with one's parents." But this time we do not speak so much of one's mother but the mother's mother, the father's father, the grandparents, sunk in melancholy but preserving scraps of Yiddish, of customs and beliefs, of mysticism, Hasidism, kabbalah, the tribal past.
These wanderers moved in the same world as the 10-year-old boy—that is, a world of trees, roots, grasses, the warmth of animals, the sky. Here they could experience what is at the core of their own and every religion: wonder for its own sake.
As I said, the capacity for wonder, the openness to enchantment with the world, is a gift. Just as Aharon Appelfeld's mother gave him as his inheritance the certainty of having been loved, so too the Jewish people, in spite of themselves, and for all their stubbornness, came to re-experience what they have always known but often forgotten: that they have been chosen and dearly loved by God.
This cycle of attachment to things of the world and enchantment with that world, spiritual extinction and re-awakening, did not end with the Holocaust, just as it did not begin when the Jews danced around the Golden Calf. Israel now is no different—and how!—than Israel then.
Look at that second quote from Freud. Perhaps we can say that it is not merely the infancy of the child, the wondering boy, that he refers to but rather to the infancy of a people. The dreams that bring us back, those glimmerings and illuminations, are to be found in the works of Aharon Appelfeld. Each one of them stands as a bulwark against the backsliding, the stubbornness, the failure of his people; in each we can sense Appelfeld at his task: "turning the experience of the Holocaust into a spiritual element in life."
Henri Matisse once said that the great thing about art is that no matter what the vicissitudes of the artist's life, no matter what sufferings and privations he had to endure, when he returns to the canvas the sunflower still stands there before him, just as he had left it, awaiting completion. So too do the floating twigs on the pond and the afternoon shadows on the Carpathians. So do our parents and their parents and their parents, too, still alive, coexisting side by side with the images of our childhood, with its early sorrows and many joys, that we carry undamaged within.
This is adapted from a lecture delivered at the International Conference on the Life and Work of Aharon Appelfeld, held at the University of Pennsylvania on October 26 and 27, 2011.
The Grapes of Roth
Philip Roth's legacy of writerly narcissism left a generation of young novelists with the wrong idea of what makes great literature


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Science Behind the Headlines: Australia's Innovation Future
Click here to see the rest of our Science Behind the Headlines events.
Australia's science and innovation is a vital part of the nation's future, however is likely to be overshadowed in the current electioneering. Australia has a rich and proud history in science and innovation, and the benefits of this investment surround us everyday, from advancements in health care to communications. In this special Science Behind the Headlines we'll examine why science and innovation is one of the major critical issues facing Australia in the next 5 years, and what Australia needs to ensure we remain the 'clever country'.
We'll also cross live to the Shine Dome in Canberra to speak with political lobbyists about how to increase political pressure to ensure science and innovation receives the support it requires, and discuss how science and innovation is also critical for non-scientific policies.
This will be an unmissable edition of Science Behind the Headlines.
Event Speakers
- Les Field, Vice-President & Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Research) – UNSW and Secretary for Science Policy – Australian Academy of Science
- Catriona Jackson, CEO – Science & Technology Australia
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- Ashley Wells, Policy Director – Federal Chamber of Automative Industries and
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Singing River Health System recently welcomed Judy Wurstner, RN, BSN, MSM, as chief nursing officer. She began serving in this role September 2011 as interim CNO and was named to the position in July. She brings more than 35 years of nursing leadership with her to SRHS. Wurstner has associate's and bachelor's degrees in nursing […] [...]


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Obama says America's possibilities are limitless'By JULIE PACE
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS | January 21,2013AP PHOTO
President Barack Obama waves after his speech while Vice President Joe Biden applauds at the ceremonial swearing-in at the U.S. Capitol during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington on Monday.WASHINGTON Asserting Americas possibilities are limitless, President Barack Obama declared on Monday that a decade of war is ending and the nations economy is recovering as he launched into a second term before a flag-waving crowd of hundreds of thousands on the National Mall.
My fellow Americans, we are made for this moment, and we will seize it, so long as we seize it together, Obama said, moments after taking the oath of office on a crisp day in the nations capital.
The president didnt dwell on any first-term accomplishments but looked to hard work ahead in a country still grappling with a sluggish economy.
We must make the hard choices to reduce the cost of health care and the size of our deficit, he said. But we reject the belief that America must choose between caring for the generation that built this country and investing in the generation that will build its future.
Hundreds of thousands of people fanned out across the Mall, and millions more watched on television, as Obama took the oath of office to begin his second term.
Sandwiched between the bruising presidential campaign and looming fiscal fights, Mondays inaugural celebrations marked a brief respite from the partisan gridlock that has consumed the past two years.
Standing in front of the flag-bedecked Capitol, he implored Washington to find common ground over his next four years. And seeking to build on the public support that catapulted him to the White House twice, the president said the public has the obligation to shape the debates of our time.
Not only with the votes we cast, but with the voices we lift in defense of our most ancient values and enduring ideals, Obama said.
Looking ahead to his second-term agenda, the president said the nation must respond to the threat of climate change and tackle the comprehensive immigration reform that has eluded Washington for years.
Our journey is not complete until we find a better way to welcome the striving, hopeful immigrants who still see America as a land of opportunity, he said.
Moments earlier, Obama placed his hand on two Bibles one used by the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and the other used by Abraham Lincoln and recited the brief oath of office. Michelle Obama held the Bibles, one on top of the other, as daughters Malia and Sasha looked on.
Vice President Joe Biden was also sworn in for his second term as the nations second in command.
Mondays oats were purely ceremonial. The Constitution stipulates that presidents begin their new term at noon on Jan. 20, and in keeping with that requirement, Obama was sworn in Sunday in a small ceremony at the White House.MORE IN Wire NewsA new study released Monday found that warming temperatures in Pacific Ocean waters off the coast... Full StorySURUC, Turkey Fierce fighting Monday between the Islamic State militant group and Kurdish... Full StoryAssociated Press Full Story
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