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South bank of the Yangtze River, Cao Cao's camp
Cao Cao has finally made his decision. He will adopt Pang Tong's chain links strategy. Cao Cao is Chancellor of the Han Dynasty, although the Han Emperor is merely his puppet. He has defeated almost all Warlords and his only enemies are Liu Bei and Sun Quan. So, in 208 CE, Cao Cao gathered an 800,000 men strong army and marched to the south bank of the Yangtze River, in a location known as Red Cliffs. Although his army is strong and numerous (the Liu-Sun alliance has only 50,000 men), it has not fighting experience in the Southland terrain, not to say that almost 300,000 of those men were serving under Liu Biao (whose son surrendered to Cao Cao), and their loyalty is questionable.
Also, Cao Cao's navy, although outnumbering by far the Allied Navy, has no naval battle experience at all, all sailors are newly recruited and most of the ships were created at Red Cliffs. In contrast, the Liu-Sun soldiers, although only 50,000 men, know of the terrain of the Southland, are very well trained, have long battle experience and undying loyalty to their leaders. Also, the Southland navy is the best in all of China, is experienced and is very well led by able Admirals. Although Cao Cao is very confident and believes that victory is in his grasps, he knows that his troops have no experience in naval battles. So, when a strategist named Pang Tong advised him to link his huge navy with chain links, thus turning Red Cliffs from a naval battle to a land battle in which his soldiers have much experience, he adopted the plan. After hearing Cao Cao's decision, General Wang Jong decides to go to his tent and advise him to retreat. When Wang enters Cao Cao's tent, he bows before his lord.
"Your excellency!"
Wang says while bowing before Cao Cao.
"Wang, my friend, what do you want?"
Cao Cao, who sits in his office and looks at some military reports, asks.
"I want to ask you to retreat or at least reconsider your decision of adopting the chain links strategy of Pang Tong."
"Oh! Why should I do that?"
"Well, my lord, we may have a huge army, but it has no battle experience in the Southland terrain and 300,000 of our men are of questionable loyalty. Also, our navy is weak. Using our ships to make this battle from a naval to a land one might not work either."
"My friend, there is not need to be so worried. I was able to crush Yuan Shao's 700,000 men strong army with just 70,000 only a few years ago, at the battle of Guandu. If I could defeat 700,000 men with just 70,000, why should I be afraid of 50,000 men when I have 800,000?"
"That's why I am afraid. Having a too large army can bring disaster. The best example of this is Guandu. You may think that your numbers guarantee your victory, but just like you were able to defeat Yuan Shao, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang may be able to beat you. Do not repeat the same mistakes as Yuan Shao."
"Ha! I think that you worry too much. My army has lot of battle experience!"
"But it has not battle experience in the Southland terrain."
"Still, battle experience is battle experience. The Liu-Sun alliance is doomed."
"My lord, I hope that you were not offended by my cautiousness."
"Of course not. You have served me for many years and I know that you advise me because you really want to protect me. But....I believe that you worry too much. Relax a bit. Soon, you shall lead an offensive that will crush the Allies and unify China under one rule."
"I have to take my leave, my lord."
General Wang leaves Cao Cao's tent. He still worries very much and feels that something is not right. He can predict that a huge disaster is coming upon his lord's army, but he cannot persuade him to retreat. So, he will have to suppress his feelings and follow his lord's orders.
Zhou Yu's tent
Meanwhile, Zhou Yu (
courtesy name: Gongjin
), Grand Commander of the Southland, has invited Zhuge Liang (
courtesy name: Kongming
), Liu Bei's strategist, to his tent, to discuss what will be their strategy to counter Cao Cao's army. Zhuge Liang arrives in the tent wearing his robe and holding a hand fan made of crane feathers.
"Brother Gongjin."
Zhuge Liang says.
"Have your spies got any news from Cao Cao's army."
Zhou Yu replies, with a smile in his face and a confident look.
"Cao Cao has decided to turn this from a naval into a land battle and so he chain linked his navy. You know what this means?"
"If we use fire against his navy.......then all five thousands ships he has will be destroyed and his 800,000 men strong army will be burned alive and be annihilated!"
"Good. Now, I must leave in order to prepare my men and write a message to my lord about the current situation."
Zhuge Liang leaves Zhou Yu's tent delighted. At last, Cao Cao has made a mistake. And in great battles like this, the winner and the loser are determined by who will be the one to make the first mistake. In this case, Cao Cao has made the mistake and so Zhuge Liang knows that the battle is as good as won. For him, Cao Cao has already been defeated and he goes to his camp not only to prepare his men, but to also prepare the plan for the next day after Cao Cao's defeat. Zhou Yu also has the same belief and also prepares plans for how the army will move after Cao Cao's defeat. Zhou Yu, although outwitted by Zhuge Liang, remains one of the greatest strategists in all of China. Judging him only from the results of his scheming against Zhuge Liang gives the wrong impression. Zhou Yu is an excellent commander in both tactical and strategic level. Both Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang, now that they are sure of Cao Cao's defeat, understand that after the Han Chancellor's defeat, they will become enemies. So, in their respective plans for the future, they already make up plans of how to face each other.
A few hours later, on the banks of the Yangtze River (Liu-Sun side)
Zhou Yu has taken a walk by the Yangtze River with his wife, the beautiful and skilled in swordsmanship and zither, Xiao Qiao. They walk together, remember past moments and laugh. Zhou Yu loves Xiao Qiao more than any other person and wants to spend as much time as he can with her. Unfortunately, his duties as the Southland's Grand Commander do not allow him to spend much time with his wife. That is why when he defeats Cao Cao and unifies the realm (China) for Sun Quan, Zhou Yu plans to resign and live a peaceful life with Xiao Qiao.
"Do you remember that day when you first heard me playing my zither?"
Xiao Qiao asks.
"How can I forget this day?"
Zhou Yu, laughing, replies.
"My love, soon Cao Cao will be crushed and we shall be able to live together peacefully."
"I cannot wait for that day, when we are together alone, without Emperor, Warlords, Cao Cao and.....other problems."
Xiao Qiao, after saying Cao Cao, was about to say Zhuge Liang, but knew that this would upset her husband and so did not mention Zhuge Liang's name.
Suddenly, the wind starts blowing from the northwest. Zhou Yu does not speak for a moment. Then, suddenly, he vomits blood and faints. Xiao Qiao, crying, shouts for help. Some soldiers quickly arrive and take Zhou Yu to his tent. Hearing of the news, Lu Su (
courtesy name: Zijing
) rushes into Zhou Yu's tent. There, he find Xiao Qiao crying over Zhou Yu's body.
"How is he!?"
Lu Su, very worried and upset, shouts. Not only he knows that if Zhou Yu dies the entire battle may be lost, but Zhou Yu is also his friend. So, he is very grieved about his Grand Commander's condition.
"He is still alive, but his health is not good."
Xiao Qiao answers.
"What should I do?"
"Well, you should ask Zhuge Liang's help. He is known for having medical skills. Also, he is very intelligent, so he will be able to find a solution."
Xiao Qiao is afraid that her husband will be very angry if she goes to ask Zhuge Liang's help and she also does not want to see him, because the last time they met, Xiao Qiao tried to seduce Zhuge Liang in order to give an excuse to her husband to kill him.
"Do it if you want your husband to live!"
A few minutes later, Zhuge Liang's camp
Xiao Qiao rushes into Zhuge Liang's office. There, she finds him sitting in his office, with a book on military strategy on his left hand and his hand fan made of crane feathers on his right hand. Zhuge Liang, seeing her, smiles and says
"My lady, I know that you are in love with me, but I have already told you: I cannot betray my brother Gongjin!"
, joking about her attempt to seduce him.
"Master Kongming, please do not joke."
Xiao Qiao replies with tears in her eyes.
"What is it?"
Zhuge Liang, worried, asks.
"I am sorry if I have offended you."
"No, it is not about your joke that I am crying. It is because my husband is gravely ill."
"What happened to him?!"
Zhuge Liang, very worried, shouts. Although he is at odds with Zhou Yu, he knows that if he dies, the battle may be lost and Cao Cao will be able to unify all of China under his rule.
"We were walking together by the Yangtze River when the wind started blowing from the northwest. Suddenly, he vomited blood and fainted."
Zhuge Liang, hearing this, starts laughing. Xiao Qiao cannot understand why Zhuge Liang laughs.
"Master Kongming."
she says.
"Why do you laugh?"
"Take me to your husband and you shall understand."
Xiao Qiao leads Zhuge Liang to her husband's tent. When Zhuge Liang enters the tent, he sees Zhou Yu lying on his bed. He has regained his consciousness, but he still is very ill. Zhuge Liang approaches Zhou Yu.
"Brother Gongjin."
Zhuge Liang says.
Zhou Yu tries to reply. His voice shows how weak and ill he is.
"When you were walking with your wife, you must have suddenly realized that in order for the fire attack against Cao Cao's fleet to be a success, the wind must blow from the southeast or else our own fleet would catch fire."
"That's right!"
Zhou Yu, regaining his energy, shouts.
"Well, I have a solution."
"What solution?!"
"I know Taoist Magic and I can pray for Eastern wind. This magic was taught to me by an old Taoist Monk."
Zhou Yu shouts, not believing Zhuge Liang. How can magic exist? Is Zhuge Liang thinking that he is a fool?
"I can call for an Eastern wind in three days. I only need an altar to be set up for me to use."
"If you fail, however, it will prove that you are trying to fool me and I will execute you according to military law."
"Alright. I must leave to prepare the ritual."
When Zhuge Liang leaves, Zhou Yu completely recovers. His worries are gone, since he knows that Zhuge Liang has divine powers and heavenly foresight, so, for agreeing to risk his life, he must be able to call for an Eastern wind. And with that Eastern wind, he will be able to crush the 800,000 soldiers of Cao Cao and gain eternal glory.
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USU football: Utah State football concludes second scrimmage of fall camp
NOTE: All dates, times and locations subject to change.
Opening statement:
"Overall, one's versus two's, I thought that the one defense played very, very well. The two offense never really got anything going, at all. One offense was better at times. I thought Chuckie (Keeton) did a nice job of taking the one's down the field and get an opportunity to get a touchdown and get a field goal in the drive sessions. Red zone was just okay; backed up (against goal line) was not very good. I thought the offense was improved but not where we need to be, by any stretch of the imagination. The defense kind of flew around, not as many big plays, not as many picks. The opportunities for players to make plays, I think, presented themselves much more for the offense today."
"We had some kids not make plays in certain situations, which they have to. The special teams, two great punt returns and two great learning clips of how not to deal with a punt while it is in the air. Those are two young kids doing that back there. We need to be better and we will, but they've got some explosiveness and it will be interesting to see how they progress from there. Field goal kicking was poor. It needs to improve, so we will have to see."
Thoughts on going for it on fourth down inside the 40-yard line?
"Inside the 40? The 40 we will go for sure. We will see what happens. We will have a kicker that will be all right. At the end of the day, they'll answer the bell and we'll be okay. We had a couple of protection problems today, also in that area; a lot of work to be done. It is good for those kids to get those blocks but we'll see how it goes. Everybody has challenges starting with me, so I have got to get them better. That is the bottom line."
On the play of Cameron Webb:
"Cameron Webb did a great job. Cam played very, very well and had some key catches. I think he and Chuckie (Keeton) got a little connection going, which is great to see. Especially when your two top receivers don't play and you can't under-estimate that for the offense either. When you don't have Matt Austin and you don't have Chuck Jacobs, it is hard. You don't have Kerwynn Williams either. It gets really tough and two brand new backs that are basically half the time being told what to do because it is a fairly complicated offense just being in it for two days. I thought Cam did a nice job and stepped up and made some nice plays for us."
On the running back situation looking toward the season:
"Right now I don't think we saw exactly what we wanted to see out of them tonight. It was tough sledding; the defense did a nice job against the run for the most part, on both sides. Neither one of them took a jump over the other one and I don't think anyone will walk away from here tonight saying, 'Yep, Kelvin (Lee) and Abou (Toure), that is our third back.' We don't know yet so we are going to have to get some very structured practice time for those kids and let them understand the playbook and see where we go. They are going to get an opportunity to get to do some things on Saturday."
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Size Matters for World's Oil Drillers in a Post-Macondo World
Two years ago, Seahawk Drilling Inc. was plotting to expand its fleet of rigs worldwide. Now the Houston-based company may sell itself after BP Plc's well explosion in the Gulf of Mexico thrust the industry into regulatory limbo.
"If we can't be more diversified, I would rather sell the company to somebody else and let them try to do it," Seahawk Chief Executive Officer Randall Stilley said in an interview, Bloomberg Businesweek reports in its Jan. 24 issue.
Mergers and acquisitions among offshore drillers are likely to accelerate as size becomes a matter of survival in the $125 billion industry. Intensifying government scrutiny and rising customer demands may crank up costs so high only the largest companies can compete, bankers and analysts say. There were $5.3 billion of deals involving drillers last year, more than triple 2009, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
"What you have to do these days to get a contract if you're a driller is going to get tougher and tougher," said Mark Bentley, who advises on energy mergers and acquisitions at Greenhill & Co. in London. "This means the industry will increasingly rely on larger companies."
Oil giants Exxon Mobil Corp., Chevron Corp. and Royal Dutch Shell Plc are demanding drillers have the highest-quality equipment and the most experienced rig workers to drill in waters that can cost them as much as $1 million a day, said Brian Uhlmer, a Houston-based analyst at Global Hunter Securities.
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On top of that, regulators have yet to issue the first permit for deep-water drilling in the Gulf since ending a moratorium imposed after the Macondo well disaster, the biggest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. Applications are being returned by the Interior Department for more information on how companies are meeting environmental and equipment standards imposed since the April 20 explosion.
That's put a squeeze on drillers. "The drillers have to scrap, upgrade and modify because of environmental concerns and to meet new requirements," said Bjarne Skeie, who last year sold his stake in Skeie Drilling & Production to Rowan Cos. Inc.
"New regulations, stricter permitting/certification procedures and higher insurance costs could push small-caps with limited operating experience into the arms of stronger players," Robin Shoemaker, an analyst for New York-based Citigroup Inc., wrote in a Jan. 11 report.
Buyers, Sellers
Rowan, Ensco Plc and Pride International Inc. may be attractive targets, according to Shoemaker. Ensco, with a market value of $7.5 billion, trades at 12.64 times earnings, while Rowan has a price-to-earnings ratio of 12.46, lagging the 13.99 average among drillers, according to Bloomberg data.
Other potential takeover targets include the drilling unit of Greece's Metrostar Management Corp. and Vantage Drilling Co., Global Hunter's Uhlmer said. Transocean Ltd., Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. and Seadrill Ltd. may be buyers, he said.
Representatives for Metrostar, Vantage, Diamond Offshore, Transocean and Rowan declined to comment. Seadrill and Ensco representatives didn't return calls or e-mails seeking comment.
Seadrill, controlled by Norwegian billionaire John Fredriksen, has been the most acquisitive driller since 2006, with 11 announced transactions worth $4.96 billion, according to Bloomberg data. The company, which is based in Bermuda and has a market value of about $14.3 billion, agreed on Jan. 3 to buy two ultra deep-water rigs for $1.2 billion.
Oil Price Rise
Seadrill owns a 9.4 percent stake in Pride International Inc., a Houston competitor with a market value of $5.7 billion. Pride trades at 26.5 times earnings, making it twice as expensive as Rowan and Ensco. Seadrill said Nov. 30 it's maintaining its position in Pride while "evaluating" options for the shares.
Recovering rates for rigs, higher oil prices and more flexible financing markets may also be an impetus for deals -- and also give some small drillers a chance to stay independent.
Oil prices have reached a more than two-year high of $91.86 a barrel and rental rates for the industry's most expensive rigs, which can drill in deep waters, may be $450,000 a day this year and $475,000 in 2012, according to a Jan. 6 Goldman Sachs Group Inc. report. Rates reached more than $600,000 a day in
"The level of desperation has been tempered," said Ian Macpherson, a London-based analyst at Simmons & Co. who estimates the 15 publicly traded drillers that operate about two-thirds of the global offshore rigs have a combined enterprise value of about $125 billion.
The figure -- a measure of market value, preferred equity and debt that is used as a proxy for the takeover value of a firm -- excludes some larger publicly traded companies with drilling units.
Rigs Increase
The number of active rigs worldwide rose 29 percent during the past year to 3,227, according to data published by Baker Hughes Inc., an oilfield-services provider, as exploration picks up in Brazil and western Africa.
"Today's environment is one of eager buyers and reluctant sellers, but deals can and will be done," Citigroup's Shoemaker wrote.
Seahawk's Stilley is holding on to hopes that he can avert a sale if banks agree to finance his plan to buy rigs that are already operational and bringing in revenue.
For now, that option hasn't materialized.
"We didn't set this company up to be a small Gulf of Mexico driller," Stilley said. The future of Gulf drilling means the timing for expanding Seahawk "has changed due to the uncertainty."


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Technical Analysis of Stock Trends / Edition 9by Robert D. Edwards, John Magee, W. H. Bassetti, W. H. C. Bassetti
Pub. Date: 04/11/2007
Publisher: AMACOM Books
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends was the first book to produce a methodology for interpreting the predictable behavior of investors and markets. It revolutionized technical investment approaches and showed traders and investors how to make money regardless of what the market is doing. Now in its ninth edition, the book remains the benchmark by which all/i>
Technical Analysis of Stock Trends was the first book to produce a methodology for interpreting the predictable behavior of investors and markets. It revolutionized technical investment approaches and showed traders and investors how to make money regardless of what the market is doing. Now in its ninth edition, the book remains the benchmark by which all other investment methodologies are measured. An indispensable reference for technical traders, investors, and finance professionals, the ninth edition features:
• Expanded treatment of Magee's "basing points" procedure
• In-depth discussion and dissection of Dow Theory
• Extensive new material on commodity trading
• Much-needed perspective on short-term and futures trading
The newest incarnation of one of the true classics of market analysis, this book will be a crucial resource for both seasoned veterans and the new generation alike."
Product Details
- 9780814408643
- Publisher:
- AMACOM Books
- Publication date:
- 04/11/2007
- Edition description:
- 9th Edition
- Pages:
- 832
- Product dimensions:
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- Age Range:
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Table of Contents
Preface to the Ninth Edition
Preface to the Eighth Edition
In Memoriam
Prefaces to Previous Editions
Part 1: TECHNICAL THEORY
Chapter 1 The Technical Approach to Trading and Investing
Chapter 2 Charts
Chapter 3 The Dow Theory
Chapter 4 The Dow Theory in Practice
Chapter 5 The Dow Theory's Defects
Chapter 5.1 The Dow Theory in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Chapter 6 Important Reversal Patterns
Chapter 7 Important Reversal Patterns — Continued
Chapter 8 Important Reversal Patterns — The Triangles
Chapter 9 Important Reversal Patterns — Continued
Chapter 10 Other Reversal Phenomena
Chapter 10.1 Short-Term Phenomena of Potential Importance
Chapter 11 Consolidation Formations
Chapter 12 Gaps
Chapter 13 Support and Resistance
Chapter 14 Trendlines and Channels
Chapter 15 Major Trendlines
Chapter 15.1 Trading the Averages in the 21st Century
Chapter 16 Technical Analysis of Commodity Charts
Chapter 16.1 Technical Analysis of Commodity Charts, Part 2
Chapter 17 A Summary and Some Concluding Comments
Chapter 17.1 Technical Analysis and Technology in the 21st
Century: The Computer and the Internet, Tools of the Investment/ Information Revolution
Chapter 17.2 Advancements in Investment Technology
Part 2: TRADING TACTICS
Chapter 18 The Tactical Problem
Chapter 18.1 Strategy and Tactics for the Long-Term Investor
Chapter 19 The All-Important Details
Chapter 20 The Kind of Stocks We Want — The Speculator's Viewpoint
Chapter 20.1 The Kind of Stocks We Want — The Long-Term
Investor's Viewpoint
Chapter 21 Selection of Stocks to Chart
Chapter 22 Selection of Stocks to Chart — Continued
Chapter 23 Choosing and Managing High-Risk Stocks: Tulip
Stocks, Internet Sector, and Speculative Frenzies
Chapter 24 The Probable Moves of Your Stocks
Chapter 25 Two Touchy Questions
Chapter 26 Round Lots or Odd Lots?
Chapter 27 Stop Orders
Chapter 28 What Is a Bottom — What Is a Top?
Chapter 28.1 Basing Point Case Analyzed, Illustrated
Chapter 29 Trendlines in Action
Chapter 30 Use of Support and Resistance
Chapter 31 Not All in One Basket
Chapter 32 Measuring Implications in Technical Chart Patterns
Chapter 33 Tactical Review of Chart Action
Chapter 34 A Quick Summation of Tactical Methods
Chapter 35 Effect of Technical Trading on Market Action
Chapter 36 Automated Trendline: The Moving Average
Chapter 37 "The Same Old Patterns"
Chapter 38 Balanced and Diversified
Chapter 39 Trial and Error
Chapter 40 How Much Capital to Use in Trading
Chapter 41 Application of Capital in Practice
Chapter 42 Portfolio Risk Management
Chapter 43 Stick to Your Guns
Appendix A Chapters A–D
Chapter A
The Probable Moves of Your Stocks (Chapter 24 from the Seventh Edition)
Chapter B
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MUTUAL KNOWLEDGE معرفة متبادلة - Poem by MOHAMMAD SKATI
They know me very well and I know them very well, I loved them very well, but I don't know if they loved very well too, I love to give even my soul To those who love me in truth, I am not inside their minds To know what's going on there, but I feel things in my way, I gave them everything I owned, but What I get? I got nothing, but Just more loss, I ask God to forgive them, I was too much good, but They misunderstood my goodness, I am not an arrogant man, but I boldly defend my dignity, When you give someone anything good, then He or she should give you something good, If I get something bad, then I can easily complain, Life tests me rudely, but I am so much patient, Things happen, but I am still so patient, They're still in my mind and I love them in truth, but What shall I do to fix this mutual knowledge Between me and them?
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A man is charged with raping an inmate at the correctional facility where he worked near Topeka.
The Shawnee County District Attorney's office has filed charges against 28-year-old Anastacio Gallardo for unlawful sexual relations and two counts of traffic in contraband in a correctional institution.
Gallardo was the victim's vo-tech plumbing instructor at the Women's Correctional Facility just east of Topeka. The Corrections Department says Gallardo was a facility maintenance supervisor who started at the facility in December 2006. His last day on the job was Jan. 4, 2008.
An investigation established that the woman was pregnant and that the only possible father was Gallardo.
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Re: Nordstrom Credit Card (they need to confirm identity?)
I finally got the card but it was a pain in the @ss to get it. One word of advice: DO NOT APPLY ONLINE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I cannot stress that enough! I called customer service 2x and went into an actual store and was told different things each time! Here's a basic timeline of what happened:
I've been interested in applying to Nordys for some time and finally did once my FICO EQ score was at 726 so I could apply for the Signature card.
Applied online on a Sunday. Got the 7-10 day message. Called CS immediately to ask why (I thought my scores were sufficient) and they said they had to confirm my identity. I asked if I could fax in documents thinking I could expedite the process as I was leaving for vacation at the end of the week. CSR #1 said that everything had to be done via MAIL -- I could not do ANYTHING to confirm my identity INCLUDING going into the store. I asked for a supervisor and was told the same thing as well. Asked if there was anything I could do to expedite because, again, I was going on vacation for 11 days but she told me absolutely not and was actually kind of rude about it.
Waited one day. Feeling really impatient. Found their fax and mailing address online, got all my docs ready, and sent them all in. Called again on Monday.
CSR #2 told me I could go into a store with my ID and utility bill. Said they have not yet received my fax. Decided to wait a few days for them to process my fax.
Waited 3 more days (last day before I left on my vacation) and went into the store with my docs including MyFICO report which showed my latest FICO EQ score as 791!!! My friend who works at Nordstrom checked with the CSR manager to ask if I should bother coming in with my ID and utility bill. He said they could expedite my app so I went in..........WRONG. The Nordstrom store CSR still has to CALL into the banking center and doesn't really do anything besides providing your info and confirming your identity for when you get your application STARTED. I explained to the bank CSR that I was going on vacation and asked again if they could expedite. She got a supervisor on the line who told me I was actually DENIED and told to wait for my letter for specific reasons as she couldn't tell me over the phone. I couldn't believe it! I told her I had my FICO EQ score in my hand that shows a 791 and she replied (in a rather snarky tone) that the score she saw from 4 days ago was A LOT lower than that and told me to reapply in 6 months. The store CSR said I could start a brand new app in-store right now since I was already there but I didn't want another inquiry on my report (which btw they pulled my score again unauthorized but I'll get to that in a minute).
Now I can only assume that I had to jump thru all these hoops because I was being overly persistent which can make them weary about potential fraud, so I just gave up and decided to wait for the letter. Not sure when each letter arrived but they both took around 10-14 days.
Letter #1 said they had to confirm my identity and asked me to mail the docs in.
Letter #2 came a couple days later and said I was denied because I had too few accounts paid as agreed (what?!), high loan limit, etc. and a score of 657 !!!!!!! I seriously thought they might have pulled the wrong report because I had not had a score that low in almost a year but I received a new inquiry alert from MyFICO so I have NO idea how that low of a number came up!
I went to Equifax.com to order my score that day and enclosed a copy of that report and receipt with my recon letter. About 2 weeks after I mailed in the letter, I received an alert that a new inquiry was made and that a new account opened 1 day later. I guess Nords pulled my credit again (kinda bummed because I didn't explicitly authorize it nor did I feel that I implied it was okay for them to pull my credit again but they did) and then opened the account (backdated to when I first applied). I saw that there were 16 digits in the account number so I knew it was a Signature card but wasn't sure of the limit (store cards only have like 10 digits).
Letter #3 showed up about 5 days after that. They pulled EQ again and got a score of 719. Signature $5k flexible spending limit. Tier II financing 14.9% for Nords purchases and 18.9% for everything else. My score dropped the 2nd time they pulled because I went from 5% util to 60% (darn vacation) but I'm still happy I got it since I only have one other card with a $5,500 limit and 2 CrapOne cards (worst cards ever). Card and packet came a few days after letter #3. Hopefully in 6 mos. to a year, my util will be back down to 5% or less and I can ask for a CLI and tier I rate!
Hope this info helps potential applicants ! PS I'm in CA and I'm pretty sure they almost exclusively pull EQ although I've read some people saying all 3 were pulled....weird.


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In the News: Anthropology Research Facility's Outdoor Recovery Course
Twenty-four law enforcement personnel from thirteen agencies across the United States are taking part in a five-day outdoor recovery course this week at the Anthropology Research Facility. They are recovering human remains and learning how to obtain evidence from decomposed and buried bodies. The training will better prepare them for the range and variation of homicide scenes
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Forbes magazine highlighted UT's Anthropology Research Facility, commonly known as the Body Farm, as one of the best in the nation that conducts pioneering research and works with law enforcement to bring killers to justice. The facility is the first of its kind in the world. It also has generated the William M. Bass Donated Skeletal Collection, the
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Faculty, staff, students, and alumni are sharing the big ideas that make a difference in their world. Bill Bass, a professor emeritus of forensic anthropology, had the big idea to start the Forensic Anthropology Center, also known as the "Body Farm."
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This Saturday's Pregame Showcase, prior to the Vols football game against Alabama, will look at how forensic anthropology helps locate and identify crime victims and missing persons. Dawnie Steadman, anthropology professor and director of the Forensic Anthropology Center, commonly known as the Body Farm, will present The Tales Bones Tell at 5:00 p.m. in the University Center Ballroom.
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Arizona Cardinals' QB John Skelton evaluates team and self during bye
The Arizona Cardinals head to Atlanta to face the Falcons on Sunday. Atlanta will be hungry for a win after suffering their first and only loss of the season last weekend, but the Cardinals should be ravenous, considering they've lost five straight.
Coming off the bye, Arizona has had a full week to look back and evaluate their play up to this point and that includes the performance of quarterback John Skelton.
"Yeah I looked back at some of the film from the past few games," Skelton said. "You know I think across the board we've got to play better, obviously our record speaks to that."
Skelton returned to the role of starting quarterback after Kevin Kolb went down with a rib injury October 14. Since that time he's been trying to find his rhythm and some consistency in his play. On November 4 against Green Bay, he may have had his best effort yet despite suffering another loss.
"There's always room for improvement whether you're winning or losing and we've been losing so there's more room for improvement than that," Skelton said.
Speaking of losing, what happened to the team that rattled off four straight wins to start the season?
"We probably play best when we're underdogs and no one really expects anything out of us," Skelton said. "People called the 4-0 start a fluke and rightfully so because we lost the last five. All we can do is worry about ourselves, go out there and play the game no matter who the opponent is."
Skelton also said that despite this rough stretch, he feels they have the guys in this locker room to get back on track.
"We've always had the confidence in ourselves," Skelton said. "We know we have the players; we have the right guys to get the job done. But when push comes to shove, we haven't been getting it done."
After watching film of the first nine weeks, Skelton said ball security is going to be key for this team going forward.
"Dropped balls on third down, bad balls on third down, turnovers," Skelton said. "All these factors add up to losses. We have the ability, we've seen it in practice and we've seen it in weeks past, we just gotta translate it to Sundays now."
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Welcome to the Palmerton Community Band Website!
Concerts for the Summer of 2016 June 5, July 3, July 24 and Aug 14 I believe are the dates for concerts.
Rehearsals are weekly on Wednesdays at 6:30PM in the Palmerton Boro Hall Gym. Find some other players please. We are in need of clarinets especially. Rehearsals started April 20 and will continue from here on. Hope to see you all again soon.
The Palmerton Community Band is an instrumental ensemble made up of musicians of all ages from Palmerton and surrounding communities.
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Romance After 60
"The worst sexual dysfunction in this country is our inability to talk about sex," Blank says. "To make the leap from not talking to talking is huge. People have to know they are not the only one who is considering being sexual. They need to know that they can do it without any risk to their health, and more importantly, with no risk to their self-esteem. One of the problems with people who are now older is there is even less talk about sex than there was before.
"The cure for the sexual problems and lack of interest in older people is the same as it is for younger people," she continues. "Get informed, and find a way to talk about it with somebody, not necessarily a therapist but a friend or somebody. Screw up your courage and talk to them."
Communication can also help overcome another problem -- feeling that nobody will find your older body sexy.
"If we are not sick and debilitated by whatever is getting to us in our old age, then there is no reason we shouldn't be feeling good about ourselves sexually and think of ourselves as potentially being attractive to others," Blank says. "Self-image is a really important part of it. If my self-image is good,
I can at least think about being attractive. I don't have any difficulty telling a sex partner that I have problems with some things about my body and don't feel comfortable taking all my clothes off."
Once self-esteem is better, a person can begin to explore his or her newfound sexuality. Blank and Bortz each recommend masturbation -- for both men and women -- as a good starting point.
Steps to Better Sex for the Older Woman
Not surprisingly, maintaining sexual function is different for men and women.
"Men are mostly concerned about erections," Bortz says. "For women, the concern is opportunity."
"I was on an airplane sitting next to a 90-year-old woman and she said, 'What do you do' and I told her I was a gerontologist with an interest in impotence," Morley recalls. "She got more and more interested in what I was telling her, and she said, 'Well, you must have a big clinic of men. So the next time you fix one, give him my card.'"
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Bonus: We're launching with an exclusive gallery of photos showcasing Katherine Webb--30 photos in all. What's more, to kick off the launch we'll be following along with the models as they celebrate in New York, jet to Las Vegas, walk the red carpets, and hit the strip to celebrate.THE 2013 SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SWIMSUIT ISSUE*On newsstands this week, select newsstands TODAY*Don't miss this year's epic Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, featuring 220 model-packed pages and a special bonus insert on the beauty trends and fashion secrets behind the issue. Available on newsstands this week and on digital platforms after midnight tonight. Click here to download.SWIMSUIT 2013: THE ONLINE EXPERIENCE*Launching 6:00 p.m. ET TODAY*Our immersive online portfolio of photos and videos takes an exciting new turn this year with a full-screen experience featuring all 17 models on all seven continents. 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If you already have the 2012 app, just update; if not, click here to download in iTunes.SWIM 2013: THE GOOGLE+ HANGOUTSSportsIllustrated and Google+ have partnered together to offer fans inside access to editors and models of the iconic Swimsuit franchise with three Google+ Hangouts during the 2013 launch week. RSVP for the hangouts here.Meet The Swimsuit Editors (Feb. 12, 2:30 p.m. ET): Live from New York, Swimsuit Editors MJ Day and Darcie Baum will discuss the process of putting together the 2013 Swimsuit issue and answer questions from fans on fashion, what it was like to shoot on all seven continents and much more!Meet The Swimsuit Rookies (Feb. 13: 7:30 p.m. ET): What's it like to be a new Swimsuit model? Find out from the 2013 Swimsuit Rookies with host Chris Mannix live from Las Vegas. The Rookies will also discuss their favorite shoot locations and memorable stories from their first ever SI Swimsuit. Spend Valentines Day with Kate Upton & Katherine Webb (Feb. 14: 6:00 p.m. ET): What's better than spending Valentine's Day with two beautiful Swimsuit models? Live from Las Vegas, Kate Upton and Katherine Webb will join Swimsuit senior editor's MJ Day and Darcie Baum for a live Hangout that will ensure that all fans have a Valentine on the day dedicated to love.LAS VEGAS LIVE: OUR BIGGEST EVENT EVER!*Airing LIVE on SI.com at 10:00 p.m. ET Wednesday, Feb. 13*We'll be coming to you live from poolside at the Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas where model Chrissy Teigen and SI.com managing editor Matt Bean will host a live show powered by Lexus featuring model interviews, clips from our upcoming Travel Channel behind-the-scenes show, sit-downs with creative director Chris Hercik and senior Swim editor MJ Day, and more. The climax: An event so big, you'll have to see it to believe it.SWIMSUIT RED CARPETSThe action continues at our cross-continental launch party schedule, starting at Crimson in New York City on Tuesday night. From there, we'll hit Nobu in Las Vegas at Caesars Palace Hotel and Casino Wednesday night, and then head to Marquee in The Cosmopolitan Hotel for a second red-carpet event featuring all of the models. 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This year's official hashtag: #whereIswim. We'll be taking your questions live during our Wednesday red carpet livestream, and @SI_swimsuit will offer daily updates, trivia contests, surprise model takeovers throughout the week. More Extra Mustard


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Maradona Claims 'Betrayal' After Losing Argentina Job
Diego Maradona, whose contract as coach of Argentina's national team wasn't renewed, said soccer officials lied and betrayed him.
Maradona, who guided his country to the World Cup quarterfinals this month, said yesterday that he was "lied to" by Argentine Football Association President Julio Grondona and had been "betrayed" by national team manager Carlos Bilardo.
"All my team and I were ready to continue," Maradona, 49, told reporters on the outskirts of Buenos Aires. "They called me to put out a fire and we put it out. I've given everything."
The association's executive committee "unanimously resolved" not to extend his deal two days ago because Maradona rejected requests to change his aides, committee member Rafael Savino said. Maradona told Argentine television this week that he wouldn't continue in the post he took in late 2008 if the association insisted on changes to his staff.
"I feel sorry for Maradona," Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner told reporters in Buenos Aires last night after the fired coach's statements.
"I stand by all my people, from the masseuse to the equipment man," Maradona said yesterday, reading from a prepared statement. His staff included two doctors, two assistant coaches, two physical trainers, a press officer and an equipment manager, among others.
Maradona said that Grondona told him after the World Cup quarterfinal loss to Germany on July 3 that he wanted him to continue. When the pair met three days ago, Grondona said that seven of his aides had to leave, according to Maradona, who was voted best player of the 1986 tournament.
"By telling me that, he was in fact telling me that he didn't want me to stay," Maradona said. "He knows that it would have been impossible for me to continue if my aides wouldn't continue."
Grondona walked "up to me in the dressing room after the Germany defeat, embraced me and told me he was happy with our job," Maradona said in his statement yesterday.
Speaking to reporters, Grondona said last night that it wasn't his intention to force Maradona out with the requests of changes.
No Betrayal
"I don't see that there's been any kind of betrayal," Grondona said. "He believes that changes to improve things signify betrayal."
During his radio show last night, Bilardo said he has always supported Maradona.
"How did I betray him?" Bilardo said. "I've always defended Maradona to the death."
Association spokesman Ernesto Cherquis Bialo didn't return a telephone call from Bloomberg seeking comment.
Maradona, who led Argentina to its last World Cup title in 1986 and the final four years later, took over the national team in November 2008. He used more than 100 players, winning 18 and losing six of his 24 international games in charge.
Argentina lost six matches in 2009, the first time since 1919 that it had so many defeats in a calendar year. Maradona didn't oversee that year's loss to Catalonia because he was banned for a profanity-laced tirade toward journalists following a World Cup qualifying game.
South Africa
In South Africa, Argentina exited in a 4-0 defeat to Germany that was its most lopsided World Cup loss in 36 years.
Maradona's team finished fifth at the tournament, according to soccer governing body FIFA, Argentina's best result since losing in the 1990 final.
Sergio Batista, the coach of Argentina's under-20 team, will lead the senior squad in its next match, an Aug. 11 exhibition against Ireland. Batista played with Maradona at the 1986 World Cup and coached Argentina to the gold medal at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
Bilardo, who coached Argentina at the 1986 and 1990 World Cups, will continue in his role, Cherquis Bialo said two days ago. Bilardo took the position when Maradona was named coach in
2008. Last year, Bilardo told reporters he would quit if Maradona left the national team.
Argentina is scheduled to host next year's Copa America as it seeks a first major trophy at the senior level since 1993.