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Risk is something you encounter everyday not just when investing. When most people think of investment risk they tend to think of the loss of their principal sum. But the question is: are there any no-risk investments?
While there are some investments that have less risk than others but there is no investment which is truly risk free. You cannot eliminate risk but you can manage it.
Perhaps if we take a look at the different types of risk it will make it easier to understand.
? Capital Risk is the type of risk that many of us think of and it is the risk of losing your invested money. This can relate to any type of investment from bonds to shares.
? Inflation Risk is the where an investor's rate of return on investment doesn't keep pace with the inflation rate. This risk particularly relates to term deposit funds which are normally considered low risk. If the inflation rate were to increase to a percentage higher than your return the real return would be negative.
? Interest Rate Risk is the drop in an investment's interest rate and once again relates to the more conservative type of investment of term deposits at the bank. Bonds (referred to as fixed interest) also suffer interest rate risk. The prices of bonds move up and down, but not usually as much as shares (also known as stock). While bonds tend to be thought of as a conservative investment their returns can be volatile. If the interest rates go up the bond looses value and a decline in rates means the value goes up. There could be a significant decrease in the overall return of any particular bond because of interest rates. Bonds are a loan to a Corporate, Municipality or Government.
? Market Risk is where an investor sells their investment at a less than desired price and makes a loss such as when the price of shares drops. Shares are owned by you as investor and tend to be volatile.
? Liquidity Risk is the limitation on the availability of funds for a specific period of time. Some investments have penalties for early withdrawal whereas others do not allow withdrawal until a set time. If money is required in a hurry this will affect the investor.
? Default Risk is the failure of the organization where your investment is made. Even capital guaranteed investments are subject to this if the guarantor fails. At one time Sovereign Debt was thought of a 'risk free' however there have been defaults in history. And in recent times you only need to look at Iceland, Portugal, Ireland, Greece, and Spain. These countries have given us the acronym PIGS when international bond analysts are referring to faltering or indebted economies.
? Legislative Risk can affect any investment as it is the changes in tax laws and other regulation that may make certain investments less advantageous.
If you are looking for higher returns, you have to be willing to live with higher degree of r isk. But as you can see it's impossible to avoid risk totally. We all know that you can potentially achieve higher returns through shares than with bonds and that bonds achieve higher potential returns rather than cash, but to get higher returns you need to take on some degree of volatility. At the end of the day there are no investments that have no-risk at all.
Lyn Bell has been in the finance industry for more than 30 years and is a Certified Financial Planner. She has helped many clients achieve their financial goals. Sign up to get Lyn's free newsletter SoundFinance News and receive a free gift.
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North Carolina is one of only nine states with no laws prohibiting the private possession of exotic animals such as cougars, tigers, bears, primates and dangerous reptiles. In the U.S. alone, more than 10,000 tigers reside not in accredited institutions with licensed professionals, but in private citizens' backyards, basements and urban apartments — even more than remain in the wild. North Carolina has seen a number of serious incidents involving exotic animals in recent years, including a 2004 mauling of a 14-year-old girl and fatal attack on a 10-year-old boy in 2003. In addition, the Metrolina Wildlife Park (formerly known as "Charlotte Metro Zoo") was closed in January 2008 after repeated violations of the federal Animal Welfare Act, while in October 2007 a woman was attacked by a leopard at the New River Zoo in Fleetwood, North Carolina; neither facility was accredited by the Association of Zoos and Aquariums.
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I literally hate my little sister! I really do.. What should I do??
| x_xlovemeformex_x
Naples, Florida
#1 Sep 20, 2005 @ 19:28:02
I need help... I hate my little sister, for real. I really, really do. I'm not sure what to do. Does anyone have any words of advice?
| annski729
Washington, District of Columb
#2 Sep 20, 2005 @ 19:46:08
Seek counseling?
| tigerwoman
Mufreesboro, Tennessee
#3 Sep 20, 2005 @ 19:52:49
Life is too short to hate anyone. seek help.
| twiztidangel
Why So Serious?
kingdom of muggles, Canada
#4 Sep 20, 2005 @ 19:57:16
man, i am in the SAME boat! me and my sister cant even be in the same room for like 5 mins without bringing out the claws and fangs.
So maybe you just kinda need to either sit down, talk out your differences - because she is family, your sister, and who knows in the future you guys might regret not having a close relationship.
Hope you guys can settle your differences. Me on the other hand, heck im moving out so maybe that will bring me and my sister a little closer.
| kyahbean
HereWithMe, New York
#5 Sep 20, 2005 @ 20:19:43
This may sound really cliche...but every one hates their brothers and sisters when they are growing up. ESPECIALLY at your age. You totally will not believe me at all. But you guys will get along when you get older. Or at least be able to be civil to eachother.
I have 3 older brothers. I cannot tell you how many times they said the exact same thing you are saying right now when we were growing up. Now, we are all very close. Well, except for the oldest brother...but nobody gets along with him..
But what you are feeling is very normal. And you probably DO hate her right now. Just be careful not to do anything drastic.
What is it about her that you hate? Does she mess with your stuff? Is she just annoying? What is it that is making you hate her so much? Maybe we could try to give you advice on how to deal with what it is that she is doing to cause you to feel this hatred...
| annski729
Washington, District of Columb
#6 Sep 20, 2005 @ 20:31:18
Ok, throughout my childhood, my brother and I always fought. My oldest brother and I never really had a problem. We still get along 99% of the time now. But my other brother and I never really got along. Then one afternoon we had a conversation, and he realized I was capable of an intelligent conversation, and he started being nicer to me. As a result of that, I enjoyed his company more. We went through like a year/year and a half where we got along great. He would hug me before he went away to school, and I felt really good. One conversation made a huge difference in our relationship.
I'd say we're still really close. We can't get along really well, he treats me nicely when he wants to. Sometimes he can be an ass, and I can be a little over sensitive about things, and we get into fights all the time when we're together. And I'm going to be honest with you, I love when he's away at school.
When he's here and we're at each other's throats, it's awful. When he's away, I miss him. And when he's far from me (I'm speaking distance) we're really really close (relationship). I love him, I know that much. I never believed I hated him. But the more time we spend apart the better our experiences are when we're together.
| x_xlovemeformex_x
Naples, Florida
#7 Sep 20, 2005 @ 20:32:51
Ok. First of all, i'm a she. Second I would never use a gun on my little sister for numerous reasons. I know it is pretty much normal to feel some hatred towards my sister. It's just that sometimes it kind of scares me how much I really do hate her... She gets me mad at her every day at least 5-10 times. My parents make me mad to, I also hate my dad. But that's a whole different thing. My parents don't enforce what they say or do. Especially when it comes to dicipline. So that makes my sister even worse because she KNOWS she can get away with literally everything! She gets away with hitting, throwing things (usually at me), calling names, EVERYTHING! I could go on forever.. Sometimes she gets me so mad that I acctually hit her and I don't mean to.. It just happens because she just doesn't listen and won't do what she is supposed to or whatever... ::sigh::
| annski729
Washington, District of Columb
#8 Sep 20, 2005 @ 20:36:08
Oops. Hold on
| robwales
#9 Sep 20, 2005 @ 20:37:54
@kyahbean Said
Not to blow anything out of proportion or anything...but some kid in Oklahoma actually *did* that...maybe if he's serious about hating her, a shotgun is not the best thing to suggest right now??
Just a thought..
Please don't shoot your little sister...
im sure if shes in america she can get a semi auto thats more fun :D
| kyahbean
HereWithMe, New York
#10 Sep 20, 2005 @ 21:08:40
@robwales Said
im sure if shes in america she can get a semi auto thats more fun :D
*Leaves thread as she does not find it funny to joke about shooting people...especially from a middle aged man, who perhaps has not been to America..maybe it's funny to shoot people in the UK.. *
Terrorism and threats and jokes of such are not really taken that lightly over here anymore...I mean sure some people think it's funny, but in reality..you can get arrested for that s*** over here..(not kidding)..it's just a matter of saying it to the wrong person.
I'm sorry I assumed you are a guy... ..I didn't read your info..
And I'm glad you do not want to shoot your little sister.
| sarahf
ottawa, Canada
#11 Sep 20, 2005 @ 21:11:12
little sisters are goood
comming from a little sister
| twiztidangel
Why So Serious?
kingdom of muggles, Canada
#12 Sep 20, 2005 @ 21:12:04
yeah im still the same with my sister with the whole getting mad and hitting eachother. heck i took the phone away from her and she kicked my broken foot and i shoved her into a door. like come on!!
It sucks that its like that, but it should calm down. how much of an age difference are you guys? me and my sister are 7 years apart.. so its like when i wanted to go out and do things she was still wanting to play barbie with me.
So that could be a thing too.
| thegorillas
United States
#13 Sep 20, 2005 @ 21:16:55
@robwales Said
have you tried a shotgun??
wow dude you give bad advice. here and when i asked about cameras you talked about porn. dude be mature act your age
| x_xlovemeformex_x
Naples, Florida
#14 Sep 20, 2005 @ 21:17:59
my sister and I are nine years apart.
| unspokenwords
kissy face
, New York
#15 Sep 20, 2005 @ 21:26:34
@thegorillas Said
wow dude you give bad advice. here and when i asked about cameras you talked about porn. dude be mature act your age
sounds like an older person on here trying to sound funny..get attention or stir up things! Saying use a shot gun isn't even a little funny..some people take this kind of advice seriously especially if they are younger..
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In tomorrow's AJC I have a review of Common Quarter, the new east Cobb restaurant from the team behind Muss & Turner's and Local Three. I gave it a grade of 2 stars.
Common Quarter's brand of Southern hospitality is infused into each facet of the dining experience, affording the restaurant a unique draw. Everything from the relaxed coastal decor to the young staff in logo T-shirts and ball caps reflects the atmosphere it has worked to cultivate. Even the food, which may challenge our expectations of Southern fare, has an honesty to it. The risks that chef Jeffrey Gardner takes stem from intellectual curiosity rather than a desire to drive sales with shock value.
The chicken and dumplings ($18.25) may have you questioning what this humble comfort dish should be. Grandma may shun the airline chicken breast with perfectly blistered skin surrounded by red-hued tasso gravy and the pillowy gnocchi-style white- cheddar dumplings. But truth be told, I much prefer this to a vat of pasty peppered dumplings in overly thickened broth.
Also consider homey dishes like the homey farro mac and cheese ($5.50) and meatballs ($11.50) with sharp tomato sauce and pecan pesto over grits. The pecan pesto adds variation in texture and delays the inevitable tomato monotony.
While Gardner's inspirations and recreations may not be for some, the pull of this restaurant will ensure that you return to try another dish.
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– by Jenny Turknett, Food and More blog
February 28th, 2014
7:34 am
OMG HOLD THE PRESSES!!!! You gave an OTP restaurant TWO STARS???????
I am shocked, SHOCKED I TELL YOU!
February 28th, 2014
7:50 am
In your photo is hot chicken … as in Nashville hot chicken? The slaw on top presentation is odd, but intriguing.
February 28th, 2014
8:07 am
$18.25 for chicken and dumplings? You must be kidding? PASS
February 28th, 2014
8:15 am
Came here to preach it but berr steve beat me to it. $18.25 for chicken and dumplings? I don't care if the chef sat on the egg and hatched that chicken himself, that is not happening.
February 28th, 2014
9:03 am
Way too funny guys. I agree, the prices are very high for what it seems like you get. I do not mind paying these high prices for a nicer place but to spend $18.25 for chicken and dumplin's and then $5.50 for mac n cheese to be served by people in t-shirts and ball caps is a little outrageous. They will probably not last long with this concept.
February 28th, 2014
9:48 am
Two stars is nonsense, in fact I am shocked! This isn't mom's kitchen, I've been there and the food is on par with any of the top restaurants you'd find ITP. If you actually go there before you judge the food is fantastic and the menu is much more diverse than the chicken and dumplings. I would agree that the staff should not be wearing ball caps and t-shirts since that clearly out of place with the style of the restaurant and the quality of the food.
February 28th, 2014
10:47 am
Yes, Anton, it's Nashville hot chicken.
Sad to see my fellow suburbanites so concerned about prices when the quality and creativity of the food is top notch and worth the money. The old adage "You get what you pay for" holds true here. And I welcome a high-quality eatery with a casual vibe. Don't need fancy uniforms to make the food good or the staff knowledgeable.
February 28th, 2014
10:52 am
This restaurant deserves more than 2 stars! Seriously? It's a gem of a restaurant in East Cobb which is what we needed. The food is wonderful and the service is outstanding, I don't mind the t-shirts but the ball caps need to go. The hot chicken in the photo is amazing!
February 28th, 2014
11:57 am
Zeus, almost all people that eat out are concerned about price at some level of comfort. My guess is that chicken & dumplings are not the costliest menu item. Chicken and dumplings can only be so great. A new restaurant must survive on repeat customers and word of mouth. On the surface it appears that this may be an uphill battle but I hope not. Yes, your are correct, you get what you pay for. What you get for $18.25 is a darn good buffet item.
February 28th, 2014
2:28 pm
Try and navigate the online menu…
February 28th, 2014
3:11 pm
I did go to try and as you wished navigate the menyu. Horrible way to find the dinner choices that are presented to try.
Ees OTP place, so not surprised in computer difficulties.
February 28th, 2014
4:32 pm
I also tried to navigate the online menu from their web site. Only managed to be able to see 1/2 of the offerings.
February 28th, 2014
7:40 pm
what !! no pork belly ????
February 28th, 2014
10:54 pm
Gunga, look again at the "I'll Huff and I'll Puff…" Yeah, every Southernish place has to have pork belly on the menu someplace. It's tasty stuff though, so I don't complain.
Interestingly, I didn't have any problem navigating the online menus. Sounds like operator error to me.
March 1st, 2014
7:40 am
gunga din ……It has come now that every place that serves pork belly does it pretty good. You should not have a problem finding it at most places.
March 3rd, 2014
2:43 pm
$6.50 for fried chicken skins…"Nuff Said".


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"The Pirate Party, dedicated (awkwardly) to free information and rigid privacy protection..."
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This shows change in the German government. It is a good thing that the Pirate Party now has a say in the government because they will be able to bring up the important issues of piracy, a topic that may not have come up before in political issues. Since they got 9% of the votes, they only have a say, not too much power so the government won't be completely focused on the issue however it will be good to have them so that others are at least thinking about the issue and maybe something productive will be done.
I actually like the idea that a newer party can gain some power. It allows the government to remind itself of some issues that are not necessarily the most important, but important enough that they need to be addressed. The people voting for this party only shows that there are some issues that the people want addressed that are not at the top of the government's to do list.
Amazing! What a prime period of time for a new party to enter into the state parliment. The citizens of Germany are uneasy about the political position of their state as the designated "big-brother bailout" to Greece, and then voila, a party that speaks for and represents the ideals of the commoner establishes itself as a triumphant competitor to the FDP. The younger generation of Berlin should be proud of this victory and be diligent in using this opportunity, however temporary in time it may turnout to be, as the prime medium to advance the future implementation of "liquid democracy."
I think it is very cool to see a new party making a name for itself. It is hard in party orientated democracies to start a new party. The US should really take a look at Germany's party system, and then maybe there could be a third or maybe even fourth party in the US instead of only 2. Having many parties seems to be the point of democracy, give people choices and it is great that parties in Germany are able to give the people more choices!
The most amazing things for me is looking politicians making plans as far as 2012!!
I feel like more explanations into why the pirate party leader has no idea other than getting the amount of debt wrong. Despite the importance of debt in today's political discourse, there are many other issues that could be considered equally important. Ignore such issues such as personal rights can lead to parties without much experience in politics into power. This is more of a failure of the established parties than a failure of the young voters.
I feel like more explanations into why the pirate party leader has no idea other than getting the amount of debt wrong. Despite the importance of debt in today's political discourse, there are many other issues that could be considered equally important. Ignore such issues such as personal rights can lead to parties without much experience in politics into power. This is more of a failure of the established parties than a failure of the young voters.
In a sense, it is great that the Pirate Party was able to get so many followers out there and interested enough to get to the polls to vote! This is all part of what a democracy is, if there is something someone doesn't like, the people have the right to take charge and change it. They are able to voice their opinion and make a difference. That is exactly what the Pirate Party did.
This victory for the Pirate Party is like a vessel to show the downtrend in popularity for the FDP and Green party. I do not believe that they will become a contending party. They definitely are serious but they seem to be in it for the short term. Like they said "No one wants to be a politician".
Although the Pirate Party is a new third party spread primarily by college students, it deserves to be taken seriously. While third parties typically don't garner much support, the Pirate Party has already swept across other European countries (especially Sweden), and will likely gain more traction in Western Europe with supporters of direct democracy. Even if the Pirate Party is unable to fill legislative seats, they will undoubtedly drive European politics in a liberal direction in the coming years.
I think that despite their silly name and seemingly careless approach to governing that this is the direction democratically addressed issues are heading and the direction of democracy in general. It may not stick this time and the Pirates (quite probably) might face a similar fate of the Greens in that they get too close to the power, but the issue of true transparency will not go away in this age of information.
I think this is so interesting that this new more or less makeshift party was able to completely dominate in the polls. Clearly the people of Berlin are ready for a change, and I hope this is a change they make by careful consideration. The fact that the main canidate did not know important facts on the debt is sort of a scary thought, but maybe it was a simple lapse in his memory. Good luck to a big change!
I think it's good that there was a rise of a new party. It's also good that a lot of new, young voters re going out and voting. I don't think that they are voting carelessly. I highly doubt their party will get anywhere far but it's atleast good that younger voters are voting.
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With the new pipeline between Germany and Russia being opened this month, it really raises the question of where are Germany's ties?
Good question. But you better should ask the British, Dutch and French.
It is not the decision of the Germans.
France, The Netherlands, Britain and the rest of Europe do decide if they want to tolerate Germany as the most hated country in the world inside the EU.
As far as I can see, the rest of Europe wants to get rid off the Germans as nobody ever liked them to be a member of the EU and France has been doing anything since ever getting Germany out of the EU.
So Germany has no friends in the EU and so the choice for Germany is quite simple and easy:)
The emergence of the Pirate-Party could either be a passing trend or a dramatic change in the German political system. Electing a new leader for each issue could cause huge problems for Germany. One leader could take the country in one direction where another leader would go in the complete opposite direction. Germany is undergoing a lot of change right now with the financial crisis of EU members and the next few years, or even months, could show a lot of change. Germany potentially stepping out of the EU could be a huge blow to Europe as a whole and cause a cascade of issues. Because we would start to wonder where Germany's new alliance is lying? With the new pipeline between Germany and Russia being opened this month, it really raises the question of where are Germany's ties?
This article says something about the people's thoughts on Merkel's campaign as well as how things are being run. If things were going smoothly throughout her time in office there would not be a chance that this "Pirate" group would have won more votes. Obviously something is going wrong for that many more people to want the Pirate's rather than Merkel's group.
The young Pirate Party seems to have some very good ideas about politics. "They endorse "liquid democracy", a web-based form of proxy voting that lets people decide at any time who they want to represent them on various issues." This Idea allows for different experts and people who feel strongly about a cause vote for a representative who also feels strongly about it and therefor they will be better represented. I think that the Pirate Party seems playful but has a lot of innovative ideas that gain them popularity.
The election of a party like this that seems more like a joke might get some people to take it seriously because obviously they formed the party for a reason. It is more attractive to younger people, probably because of the name. The younger group of people will be the ones running things within the next 20 years so I think that it's a good idea that they are doing something like this because it will attract younger people. If they get more involved it'll be easier for them to try to change the way things are if they feel the need to.
At the point Europe is at right now, citizens are extremely concerned. The result of the Pirate Party gaining acceptance and popularity shows that people are willing to do anything to help their country turn around. This is the beauty of democracy and any party can gain popularity any time.
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The media frequently reports that solar energy makes up a small fraction of current U.S. electric power production. That information might lead readers to conclude that solar electricity will remain a small source of electrical energy, but that conclusion would be wildly wrong!
The chart below tells the other side of the story — that the solar industry has witnessed exponential growth over the last decade, promising a future of clean energy generation.
Utility-scale solar plants are about to become common sights across the U.S. The Solar Energy Industries Association recently published the following facts on solar electric power plants in the U.S.:
Total: 31,359 Utility-Scale Solar Electricity Generating Plants in the U.S.
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"Where's the enthusiasm gap?"
It was a question often asked by Democratic leaders at Saturday's Mahoning County Democratic pre-Election Day breakfast, headlined by former President Bill Clinton.
Clinton spoke to a crowd of 1,800 to 2,000 people, most of whom stood rather than sit during his speech, at Mr. Anthony's.
The former president urged the audience to vote and urge others to do the same for the Democratic slate, particularly Gov. Ted Strickland.
"Where's the enthusiasm gap? Where is it?" yelled Yvette McGee Brown, the Democratic lieutenant governor nominee. "You guys do us proud. We are winning on Tuesday because of you! I just want to tell you, this has been a long year. There are people who counted us out just like people counted out the Valley."
National polls have shown that those most likely to vote lean Republican.
But Strickland said momentum is swinging in favor of Democrats at the right time.
Republicans "won this race in August," he said. "We're going to win this race in November, when it really counts."
Polls show a tight race for governor between Strickland and Republican John Kasich.
Clinton said, "It's obvious we're closing the enthusiasm gap."
During his speech, Clinton criticized Kasich, but only once mentioned him by name.
For the complete story, photos and commentary by Vindicator columnist Bertram de Souza, read Sunday's Vindicator or Vindy.com.
"During his speech, Clinton criticized Kasich, but only once mentioned him only once by name."
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When Bill talks the weak minded listen . The noise made by the wind blowing through the trees makes far more sense .
Preaching to the choir.
Often one needs to visit a prison to meet someone guilty of obstruction of justice and perjury in a civil rights case, multiple incidents of sexual harrassment, and a probable rape of a woman based on the available evidence. Undoubtedly, his membership in the ruling class has freed him from facing justice that us serfs would face.
Nope. No need to visit prison. You can admire this politician/criminal at a Democratic-Socialist breakfast...if thats what you're into.
people have short memories wasn't he impeached?
Impeached indeed. Never faced criminal proceedings as the unwashed peasants would.
Stan and the marxist looking nonsocialist stick to some facts. Your personal hate is showing. Talk about whats important to the people most of us could care less about someones personal life. If your getting the job done that the people elect you for then thats what were looking for. You jokers act like all the problems that we as a country are facing just happened in 24 months. Please! be real this mess has been a very long time coming. So who dropped the ball first? Who had chances to fix the problems we now face first? The same ones that want to come back and try it again. What will be different in just 24 months if they didnt or couldnt make it happen then what will be different now. NOTHING, people dont let your frustration and fears sidetrack us from reality.
@Aware & EZD41- The problems began in 2006 when Barney and the boys took over the House. It's been all down hill since then. As far as Clinton showing his face here- Ask him what happened to the 10,000 DFAS jobs which were headed our way. Glenn sent half to Columbus and Metzenbaum sent the other half to Cleveland, all with Clinton's blessing.
This valley will never get anything out of Washington. Why should they give this valley anything? They know the people here are too stupid to think for themselves.
No Matter how much crap happens here, the little minions will just keep pulling the (D) lever anyway, so they send the jobs and money where they really have to earn the votes!
"Stan and the marxist looking nonsocialist stick to some facts."
OK! Let's do ! Here is a fact ! The trogan horse OBAMACARE cut five hundred billion out of medicare . No drop in the bucket here ! This is forced euthanasia as lack of medical care forces our seniors to die faster .
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Would you do the same?
Vivian Manning-Schaffel: With some 350 million members around the globe, Facebook has got to be one of the most addictive applications on the 'net.
Case in point: In just writing this post, I think I logged onto the damn thing about five times.
And like any bona fide addiction, it's hard to quit Facebook without some form of rehab. This recent article in The New York Times says that teens are now banding together to wean themselves off of Facebook because it easily lures them away from studies and college applications.
For example, two of the teen girls interviewed in the piece, Halley Lamberson, 17, and Monica Reed, 16, are holding each others' hands through the process.
"We decided we spent way too much time obsessing over Facebook and it would be better if we took a break from it," Halley said.
Now they only let themselves log on the first Saturday of every month. That's it! Another girl in the article spoke about giving up Facebook for lent. All the interviewees seem to have the maturity and wherewithal to recognize how much time Facebook took away from their studies and their 3D social lives.
An expert interviewed in the article, psychologist Kimberly Young, director of the Center for Internet Addiction Recovery in Bradford, Pa., agreed that Facebook can become a for-real addiction.
"It's like any other addiction," Dr. Young told The New York Times. "It's hard to wean yourself."
Apparently, as teens begin to log off their Facebook accounts, just as many are logging on. The article cites a Nielsen study confirming Facebooking among teens is still on the rise. As recently as October, more than half of the teens in the U.S. were on Facebook, up from just over 28% last year.
Frankly, I was distracted enough in high school as it was. I don't know how in blazes I would've gotten anything done had there been such a thing as Facebook when I was a teen.
What say you, moms of teens? Wish there were a 10-step program to wean your kid off of Facebook? And what about yourself?
|Vivian Manning-Schaffel has written for Babble, Parenting, The Advocate, The New York Post, Business Week and a variety of other publications and lives and works in the heart of breeder Brooklyn with her husband and two kids. She authors two pop culture blogs: The Mad Mom and A Hag Supreme, and is on the web at vivianmanningschaffel.com.
Good for them. Not sure I could do it! ;-) I'm totally addicted. I do test myself and am currently trying to limit my FB time to weekends… and here I sit!
Good for them! I'm addicted to not only facebook, but myspace too! Then again I am a stay at home mom to 17 month old & it is how I update friends/family on my growing lil boy. Plus I can always look back on my old post/blogs to update my sons baby book. I documented my whole pregnancy & the 1st few months through my blog on myspace. PS I'm also obsessed with farmville, but I only play that when my son is down for the night.
If you are addicted to facebook or myspace or tweeter, consider suicidemachine.org as it will permanently erradicate your online life on those sites.
I'm addicted too. I tried to delete my account once and could only figure out how to deactivate it. Once it was deactivated my dad complained (I'm 31 by the way) about my not have a facebook account because he liked to check in on my updates lol
Facebook is like crack, and my mom spends about 7 hours and 45 minutes of every day on facebook. the other hours of which she spends 13 sleeping and 3 hours and 15 minutes doing laundry and buying food. I swear this is true
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That's an interesting point of view, I am not certain I concur.
I really do wish there was some sort of rehab for teens who are addicted to facebook. I have two twin 14 year old sisters who are so obsessed with facebook that they throw fits of depression when their comments arent liked enough. And expecially when they can not get online to check their profile. I do not know what to do. I feel as if facebook is taking time out from the real world for them. They never want to go anywhere or leave the house because it does not have interent connection. I also feel facebook is contributing to their illiteracy…they now seem to have forgotten to wrie proper sentences. The homework they hand in is half done because they do it last minute because all theyre time is spent on facebook and the quality of the work is suffering.


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I just don't think walmart is the venue to be slinging the super expensive contacts of course I know very little about the shopping habits of those that frequent walmart
edit: well I do know that I visit walmart specifically to not pay a lot of money so i figure high $ contracts is exactly the opposite
The way i see it it may be a good thing for app developers. If more people buy your .99 cent program then you got it made even with the "Apple tax" I got to learn how to make programs fast.
And what about the return policy. They better have a huge stock pile. These things are going to be dropped left and right and taken back to Walmart. But i'm sure they are addressing that issue too.
Damn... if I would've just waited. 4gigs is plenty of room for Pandora
I have seen this a number of times "exclusiveness"
What exactly does tht mean? There is only a $100 price difference between the 8G and the 4G. that isn't a lot of money, even for people looking at other new new phones.
The exclusiveness and status symbol went away when apple dropped the price at the introduction of the 3G.
Exclusiveness - some paid $600 for a 4Gb while wally world shoppers are only going to pay $99, now that is laughable.
People that aren't cool enough to stand on their own merits rely on expensive technological gadgets, news at 11.
Btu seriously, if you need a phone to stand out in a crowd, you have issues.
Related to the topic, a phone like this without a contract or maybe able to buy without one (wait for a loophole to show up) is going to be a goldmine for people who take broken iPhones for scraps and fixing bigger model ones.
THIS will not happen anytime soon, I dont even think the pictures are legit. I could make that with Photoshop. ha if Wal-Mart did sell the iphone I wouldnt buy it cause its Wal-Mart, the phones gunna be a refub. 2nd I doubt the people at Wal-Mart have the capabilities to do the activations. Im calling a fake. This is ridicules to think Wal-Mart can take on the iphone.
That's WTF I'm talking about! I'm the kinda person who likes to have nice things that no one else has. Just like I NEVER see anyone else walking around with a Nokia N95 and I get compliments on mine all the time. People ask me where I got it do I wanna sell it etc. But the iPhone on the other hand it's become that every retard I run into has one. It's like it's "not a big deal" to have an iPhone anymore cause EVERYONE has one.
Now the iPhone is coming to Wal-Mart? Great so now when I see all the broke ***** people that are on welfare running around with an iPhone I'm throwing mine in the garbage
So let them all have legit formatted phones...hahaha
Reading the various websites about the deal I have a new take on this.
Apple and Walmart are known to be shrewd in there deailngs.
Apple will allow Walmart to sell the iphones in certain demographics the first 3 to 6 months, then allow Walmart full distribution.
When apple releases the next version of iphone to bump an market penetration from the N97 they will not offer the new phone to Walmart.
this will strain the relationship and after 12 months and 2 million new iphone activations the relationship will cease.
Now apple has the means to unload all the 3g motherboards to make room for the new iphone we will hear about at nac world and see in May.
Back to drinking!!!
This is interesting. Will they ONLY have a 4gig model or will they also sell the 8 and 16? Seems kinda pointless to only let them sell the 4 gig model. The other interesting thing is
Do you know how idiotic you sound? Wal-mart is the biggest retailer in the world, a 3-400 billion dollar company. They could BUY Apple 3 times over! If you think walmart wouldn't have the resources to handle selling the iPhone you're sadly mistaken. You guys with your retarded elitist mentality makes me feel ashamed to even be a member of this board right now
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yeah, but you know, people still don't get the full potential of their computers let alone an iPhone.
I mean, c'mon owning a computer used to be elitist, PC or MAC. Now PCs are commodities and Macs are following suit.
I agree though, I used to feel very "cool" and elitist cause I owned a PPC that could do everything the iPhone did and a few things that it couldn't...
(like play flash)...
Truth is the developers hack their way through the jungle, we clear out the briar and the bramble, and then the rest just follow.
It's always been that way, and it always will be.
So yea, while miss 300 pound white trash will have an iPhone and think its the greatest thing since the dollar menu, that will be all. She will grow bored with it, and eventually think that it's too much phone, and once the screen gets scratched to hell, and no longer be useable cause she constantly uses it as something to throw at her bratty inbred offspring, or as a coaster for her "Natty Ice", (thats our version of Piss Water to our British friends). She will be without and go back to her nokia or LG, or whatever.
(sorry I don't know where that came from, I have a really bad headache and am not really paying much attention to what it is that I am writing. I am just enjoying the soothing feeling that the keys are producing as I am smoothly typing on my keyboard....)
(wow that was weird too...)
And like all the other people out in the world who refer their OS as "The Vista" or "The Google", like it is some type of demigod, or perhaps a virus (well maybe to the prior), it will be up to us to show them the light with our amazing abilities to do the simplest of tasks thanks to the amazing trailblazers who gave us these tools.
Just remember, we all started somewhere...
(i have absolutely no idea what i just said here...)
But I do my darndest to stay out of the armpit of american retail shopping that is "The Wal-Mart". It is an infectous disease that produces the worst type of community...
Never the less think about this...
Do you really want a wal-mart employee activating your phone?
I mean, it's bad enough already trying to talk to AT&T about an issue when something goes awry, but do you really think that it would be beneficial for Mr. Wally World Employee to be trying to tell Mrs. Trailer Thang the wonders and ease of that program called "the Aye Toons"?
(Sorry I just really freaking hate wal-mart)
i'm bored.. why not respond to the whole thread?
don't get me wrong i like having new sh!t and people recognizing it, but the phone being more affordable means more people will have it, and the more the merrier. all it means is i can share the awesome hacks i find for it with them (i'm allowed to be an elitist if i actually am one), and will have even more people to use apps WITH. plus maybe i'll hear less of people telling me how great their blackberry is. they can burn too.


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12 Ways to Fight Warping and Curling
As printed plastic parts cool the different areas of the object can cool at different rates. 1 Depending upon the parts being printed, this effect can lead to warping and curling. Although PLA has a much lower shrinkage factor than ABS, both can warp and curl, potentially ruining a print. There are some very common ways to deal with this potential problem, the most notable being a heated build platform. However, sometimes that might not be enough.
- Use a heated build platform. A heated build platform helps keep the lowest levels of a print warm as the higher layers are printed. This allows the overall print to cool more evenly. A heated build platform, sometimes abbreviated as HBP, helps tremendously with just about any ABS print and large PLA prints.
- Print with a raft. Rafts are a printing option in ReplicatorG and Skeinforge. They're basically a large flat lattice work of printed material underneath the lower-most layer of your printed object. They'll also help reduce warping and curling by allowing your printed object to adhere better to your flat build surface. Other variations on this are to print with a larger raft and/or a thicker raft comprised of more layers.
- Calibrate your starting Z height. A good first layer makes all the difference. If your starting Z axis height is too high, the extruded filament won't be able to make a good bond with the platform. If you think your Z axis starting height is too high, try lowering it by 0.05mm increments until you find a good first layer.
- Get the right build surface. Some people have experimented with different surfaces such as steel, titanium, glass, different kinds of plastic, different kinds of tape, and foam board. However, I find both ABS and PLA seem to stick really well to hot or warm Kapton tape.
- Clean your build surface. ABS and PLA stick better to a clean build surface. Keep it clean of dust, pieces of old prints, and any other debris.
- Print slower. Printing slower allows finer detail, better adhesion to the build surface and lower layers, and gives the printed part more time to cool evenly.
- Print cooler. Printing at a lower temperature isn't always an option. Ideally, you should be printing at the lowest temperature required for extrusion and that allows good interlayer adhesion. However, trying lower temperatures isn't for the faint of heart. Printing at a too low a temperature could cause harm to your extruder motor or extruder.
- Eliminate drafts or enclose your robot. Forrest Higgs found that having his 3D printer too close to an open window caused very uneven heating across his build surface. This in turn caused the side of his prints closest to the window to curl. Since keeping the window closed wasn't an option for him, he compensated for the window drafts by adding a heat lamp. Cupcake and Thing-O-Matic owners might have an easier time of eliminating drafts by simply enclosing two or three of the sides of their robots. It will also have a fortunate side effect of helping to control fumes.
- Design with mouse ears. Zach Smith's solution was to add little discs to corners of an object to help those corners stick to the platform. These essentially serve as "mini-rafts" to give those corners more surface area and better adhesion without having to print an entire raft.
- Design with aprons to hold down corners. Forrest Higgs suggested adding "aprons" around an object to be printed, while that object was being printed on a raft. These low thick pieces of plastic help keep the raft flat and help prevent any curling or warping from affecting the desired printed object itself.
- Design with surrounding thermal walls. While Forrest Higgs' apron approach provides a mechanical advantage of essentially holding down corners with a chunk of plastic, Nophead has added thin surrounding walls to his designs to act as baffles to keep warm air around the printed object as it moves around. He's postulated that a very thin surrounding wall could have the same beneficial effect as printing inside an enclosed build chamber. Interestingly, it seems that Nophead suggests that designing objects with more rounded corners might also help avoid curling and warping at those corners.
- Reduce infill. When printing a model you can chose to print it hollow, completely solid, or some percentage between zero and 100. However, as Nophead points out even the plastic inside a model exerts a force on the entire printed object as it cools. It stands to reason that the more plastic you have, the more those pieces of plastic will pull against themselves and the build surface as they cool. By reducing infill there will a reduced amount of internal tension as the object cools. Reducing these internal forces by printing with a lower infill ratio can help reduce curling and warping as well.
- EDIT: Sand the Kapton. Charles Pax has suggested that sanding a Kapton tape build surface will increase the surface area, making it easier for the molten plastic to stick.
- EDIT: ABS surface. Some have suggested essentially painting the build surface with liquid ABS.2 This is has the same effect of laying down a big flat raft.
If you've got some suggestions, tips, or tricks that you use to fight warping and curling, please leave a comment below!
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Tony BuserJune 23, 2011 at 12:16 pm
And for #5 – Clean the bed with Acetone (nail polish remover), I pour some on a paper towel and then rub it down good to dissolve any ABS buildup, dust, and oils from fingerprints, turn off the HBP and let it cool first.
twotimesJune 24, 2011 at 9:22 am
I have had problems sanding the kapton, if you keep it really clean, it'll stick more than enough.
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Dany AsselinSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:20 am
I had an idea the other day. Why not use a square extruder hole instead of using a standard cylindrical hole? This would eliminate the warping effect and create smooth surfaces. Some one need to test this.
Dany AsselinSeptember 21, 2011 at 9:24 am
I mean nozzle not extruder. So an extruder nozzle with a square hole instead of a round one.
Chaim FerenczMarch 29, 2012 at 2:53 pm
I'm printing on a piece of 1/4″ plywood on top of the heated platform. Then when the raft is done, I pause the machine then I melt the perimeter of the raft to the plywood with a long tipped hot solder iron. That holds the raft solid tight to the plywood hope this helps
danielOctober 19, 2012 at 6:36 am
Hello, and thanks for all these great tips.
I will add few tricks that have helped me out while printing with ABS.
1) Level your HBP, while HOT. This is crucial since the platform will deform under the heat, thus rendering your "cold" calibration useless.
2) run your HBP hot, for TOM's Im using 125ºC/130ºC, for Replicators im using 115ºC/120ºC; this has worked for me for raftless printing. Note: this temp will vary greatly with ambient temperature.
3) Clean your platform with acetone before and after each print. I got a cheap 1€ atomizer for this and some lintless cloth.
Kikai labsMarch 23, 2013 at 9:21 pm
You can print PLA on a cold platform if you use a good hairdressing spray, the extra strong stuff, on the glass. It also helps on a warm platform and with ABS.
If you have thin structures or very small layers, print a column next to the object to give it time to cool off.
And keep glass very clean, with alcohol.
J CubeApril 19, 2013 at 7:17 pm
I'm successfully printing ABS on bare glass on a heated bed. No juice, no tape, and don't even usually clean it. Bed has to be super level, and I printed an adjuster for my z endstop that allows for fine adjustment. I use .2mm height on the first layer (using 0.35mm nozzle and 3mm filament) and a bed temp of 95 C. I get very slight curl on parts over 100x100mm (I'm talking 0.25mm max lift, but I think I can eliminate that if I push the bed temp to 110.
jjdJune 21, 2013 at 9:06 pm
I used to have problems with warping on relatively small objects using ABS plastic. However, I have solved this problem by using two kinds of hairspray. I coat my perfboard with Aussie brand "instant freeze" max hold hairspray. To do this, I spray a paper towel with the hairspray then wipe it on the perfboard (the first layer of hairspray keeps my painters' tape from peeling up off the board on larger prints). Next, I apply the blue painters' tape. I then use Suave brand, max hold hairspray and coat the tape in the same way.
I have also been printing with a raft. I use Scotch Blue Painter's Tape, which has green writing on it that may bleed into the plastic when coated with hairspray (thus it is better to use a raft). The Aussie brand hairspray seems to be the stronger of the two.. I have tried the Suave, but it does not hold the tape down on the platform.
I hope this helps someone.
MacAugust 16, 2013 at 12:47 am
dusting of hairspray on the build platform helps with general adhesion. I've also found that, if I'm printing something with a large surface area, to add tabs to the bottom of the object I'm wanting to print. Sometimes they hold down the print on their own, but sometimes they need a little help. If it doesn't work perfectly and i see the tabs start to peel early on, I pause the printing process very briefly and use painters tape to hold them down. while everything else prints nice and flat.
TonySeptember 30, 2013 at 2:16 pm
I find that the blue painters tape adheres well to ABS and is very easy to put down and remove and I can buy it almost anywhere. I put it right over the factory installed Kapton tape. When it gets torn up I replace it I run the build plate at 120 C. Thanks for all the good comments.
GMANOctober 17, 2013 at 9:42 pm
I use the following techniques with my stock Replicator 2 ( PLA only no heat bed ) printer. I'm typically printing .1 mm layers @ 100% fill.
My technique for adhesion is a little different than most. I spray a light coat of adhesive spray onto the build platform and put a sheet of 100% Cotton, 32 lb resume paper ( Southworth ) on the platform. The first layer tends to soak into the cotton which is held down by the adhesive spray ( the desired amount of adhesion can be adjusted by the amount of spray used ). The entire print is then easily removed from the build platform. The paper layer can usually be removed with sandpaper or it can be soaked in water to remove. The adhesive spray typically lasts for about a dozen or so changes of paper. I use small amounts of mineral spirits to remove the adhesive coating when it builds up.
Some other things that appear to reduce curling:
– Increasing the temperature ( 5 degree increments )
– Turning off the filament fan
– A large clear plastic trash bag over the printer kills any drafts while still giving the print head freedom to move.
dwmitchNovember 13, 2013 at 10:51 pm
I've found a variant on #14. There's an adhesive spray that's ABS based. If applied liberally (i.e. it forms pools) it will function both as an adhesive and if you print with a 3 layer raft it will more or less turn the bottom layer into paste.
This, of course, requires glass or ceramic on the print bed. Something else I've had luck with is double sided tape directly on the print bed. Unfortunately unless you can apply it evenly with no gaps or find strips that are only a fraction of a millimeter that can still withstand the heat you'll need a fairly thick raft to keep it even.
It also makes the model impossible to remove without breaking when the bed's cold and difficult to remove when it's up to temperature, at least in my experience (Loctite adhesive that seems to be the same composition as hot glue sticks, may work better with weaker tape) so that should be a last resort.
dwmitchNovember 13, 2013 at 10:52 pm
Correction to my previous post: I meant the spray is acetone based, meaning it breaks down the ABS.
ChrisFebruary 24, 2014 at 9:39 pm
These are all good suggestions, but there is one other that has worked wonders for me: use Slic3r as the slicing engine (instead of MakerWare) and use its Brim feature to automatically add a 5mm outer frame to every print. This is similar in concept to the helper disk approach, except (1) it surrounds the print, preventing warp along the entire perimeter, not just corners; (2) it always works, whereas helper disks have problems — may not attach to your main print if it is non-manifold or for other, non-obvious reasons; and (3) it is an automatic operation, whereas adding helper disks requires you to manually add, size and place the disks.
The Brim feature is really fantastic. It should be added to MakerWare.
Edword andiJune 9, 2014 at 3:03 am
Great tips. For the tape suggestion I have some different views over it. I would like to use only tuftape brand in case of using high quality tapes.


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