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In four years, the scrappy Villa Julie transformed into the Southern super power Stevenson. But as change is the only constant, coach Paul Cantabene must start over in many respects, retooling a team after the departure of nearly two-dozen players and a heartbreaking NCAA quarterfinal loss to Roanoke. As Stevenson hopes to prove this season, what separates the power programs from the rest is the ability to reload, not rebuild.
Every team loses some key cogs to graduation, but few see a group this prodigious walk down the aisle. The Mustangs graduated eight All-Americans and 371 points of production. (Including the loss of Tony Rossi, it's nine AA's and 415 points.)
"I don't think any team's ever lost that much before, but it is what it is." Cantabene said. "We had a very special class before, those seniors that all went out, losing 22 of them in total."
All the points and laurels aside, the Class of 2011's greatest contribution may have been what they did for the program's status. In just four years, Stevenson became a national contender.
"Those guys came in, and they built the program," Cantabene said of the likes of Kyle Moffitt, Ray Witte, Evan Douglass, Jimmy Dailey, Richie Ford, Sean Calabrese, Neal Barthelme, et al. "They're the ones that put us on the map and got us those high accolades."
The next classes will not only have to replace that production, they'll have to match or elevate the level of play and expectations of the program.
"These guys understand the legacy that's here, what's expected of them," Cantabene said. "The bar has been raised...I think they're doing a really good job through practice getting up to that level."
While the headliners may have left, the Mustangs can rely on their depth to restock the coffers.
"We think everybody we recruit could be a good player some day, it's just when they want to be a good player," Cantabene said. "If we can push them beyond their limits to where they think they can go, then they can be a good player one day, and that's what our practices are designed to do."
From seeing a Stevenson practice first hand, the strategy seems to work. The session is competitive throughout, often moving at 100 miles per hour. Players are thrown into situations and are expected to play at a high level immediately, regardless of their status on the depth chart. While the pacing can seem frenetic, it doesn't let players get tight or shirk the moment. It's sink or swim, but such an atmosphere quickly fosters a competitive roster top to bottom.
The midfield proves a good example. In years past, Cantabene said he relied typically on three or four top middies. This year he feels he might have eight serviceable guys.
"I think we're a little bit deeper in the midfield," Cantabene said. "Our goal in the midfield now is to find out the six guys we're going to go with."
The attack corps is similar. The deadly trio of Ford, Barthelme and Dailey may be replaced by a four man rotation lead by returner Tyler Reid (38G, 7A).
The starting D-unit has not been set yet, but the talent pool is stocked, with some boasting the dimensions you'd find on a DI roster.
"Our starting defense is all 6'3", 6'3", 6'2", 220-pounds each, so we've got a big starting defense, and that doesn't include Ryan Rubenstein who was All-CAC Rookie of the Year last year."
Rubenstein may see time at LSM or down at close, likely alongside Kyle Holechek, Kyle Fendlay or transfer Parker Bratton. Guys like Peter Borror, Warren Pumphrey and transfer Parker Bratton will see the field as well. At the defensive midfield, Pete Green and Andrew McCrumb lead the way.
The biggest returning piece for the defense may be senior netminder Ian Bolland (6.57 GAA, 174 saves, 59%).
"He's been doing an outstanding job this spring getting that defense together, and the defense has really been a strength so far," Cantabene said. "Ian's been outstanding this fall, this spring; he's probably going to be one of the best goalies in the country."
Dominating both sides of the field has been a corner stone of success for Stevenson. While they led DIII in scoring in 2011 at 16.62 GPG, few of those games were shootouts, as the Mustangs also enjoyed a 9.71-goal average scoring margin, the best in DIII.
Pace of play might be a bone of contention in collegiate lacrosse, but you won't hear complaining about the style Stevenson employs. Scoring nearly 17 goals and taking more than 60 shots a game is far from stall ball.
"We want to run up and down and really play our organized chaos style. We think we can be successful and wear teams down with our depth," Cantabene said. At the IMLCA convention in December, he said he saw the pace of play issues as more of a Division I problem, perhaps a symptom of over-coaching.
Though Cantabene is a prominent steward in the DIII ranks, keeping a tight grasp on his players come game time is not his style.
"We do a lot of our coaching in practice, and when the game comes, everything is easy," Cantabene says. "We think we've got good players, and we're going to let them go out and play and let the chips fall where they may."
Embracing that philosophy may be the key to Cantabene's success, appealing to the type of players that thrive in such a system.
"It's really allowing us to recruit a high caliber of kid and get transfers because people want to play that way," Cantabene said. "They want to play fast.
"I think it's really the way the game should be played," he said. "Two teams just getting after it and having a good time and letting their players be players."
Stevenson lacrosse games had an old school feel as the spring rolled on and the stadium's natural grass field began to bear some brown spots and rough patches. Rainy games could descend into mud bowls. Shots could take weird skips, and ground balls could become a bigger challenge.
But progress does not yield to tradition, and 2012 will see the Mustangs call a brand new athletics complex home.
"We're really excited about the new stadium," Cantabene said about Mustang Stadium. "It seats about 3,500; it's a FieldTurf field with lights. It's going to allow us to play night games."
The new facility boasts new coaches offices and an expansive new locker room with stylish cherrywood accents and etchings, the coach said. The stands will include modern touches like a new press box and a president's box.
"It's really one of the finer venues you can play Division III lacrosse in," Cantabene said.
The night games might be the most intriguing wrinkle. The 'Stangs will play eight 7 p.m. stats in their new home, including their season opening bout with Haverford on Feb. 18.
With so much turnover in the midfield ranks, it will be interesting to see who emerges as the go-to threat early. Cantabene feels Dashiell is "going to have a tremendous year for us." He's not the biggest guy on the field, but his speed and shiftiness will be hard to cover, and his balanced numbers show he can dish as well as score.
While he's a little late to join the team – he has to finish up basketball season first – Bishop could make an impact quickly for the 'Stangs. At 6'5"-225, he is big, even by DI standards, and he will be a lot for a defender to handle. Coming over from basketball, Bishop brings good footwork and a familiarity with playing in a motion offense.
"He's a big load to go down," Cantabene said, "...very tough, good eyes, so we're excited to have him back."
While Stevenson plays a formidable nonconference schedule, it is hard to look anywhere other than their heated rivalry with Salisbury as the game of the year. No team has won back-to-back matchups yet, and the two squads have met up to three times a year two of the past three years, trading wins along the way. With this being Stevenson's last year in the CAC, there may be a little extra on the line in terms of conference bragging rights. The best part is this might just be an appetizer for the two teams meeting about a week later in the CAC Tournament and possibly again in the NCAA's.
In fact, I think this rivalry is so good, I did a two-part video series on it last season, looking at the build up to and eventual playing of the 2011 CAC Championship.


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His latest album Moon Landing will be released in the U.S. today November 5th and what better way to get publicity than by responding to your haters via twitter.
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Activists: Huge Bat Colony Endangered by Proposed Development
Environmental groups are upping their effort to kill a proposed 3800 home subdivision which is set to be constructed in southern Comal County, not far from the Cibolo Canyon Preserve and the Bracken Bat Cave, which is the largest colony of bats in the world, 1200 WOAI news reports.
"If you put ten thousand people under the flight plan of 10 million bats we are bound to have some human-bat interaction," said Mylea Bayless of Bat Conservation International. "These bats come out of the cave every night, they fly for three or four hours, they forage over the area."
The 'Crescent Hills' subdivision would be located immediately south of the Bracken Bat Cave, and is in San Antonio's 'extra territorial jurisdiction,' even though not in the San Antonio city limits.
Ashley Driskill of Bat Conservation says this creates a regulatory problem, because Comal County has no right to have a say in how the area is developed.
So the group Greater Edwards Aquifer Alliance will attempt to kill the subdivision by appealing to the San Antonio Water System not to provide water and sewer service to the area.
"The impact of intensive development on the property could endanger millions of bats which make Bracken Bat Preserve the largest colony of mammals in the world," said Annalisa Peace of GEAA.
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New Orleans • The Super Bowl turned into Blackout Sunday.
The biggest game of the year was halted for 34 minutes because of a power outage, plunging parts of the Superdome into darkness and leaving TV viewers with no football and no explanation why.
The Baltimore Ravens were leading the San Francisco 49ers 28-6 when most of the lights in the 73,000-seat building went out with 13:22 left in the third quarter Sunday night.
About two hours after the game, won by the Ravens in a 34-31 thriller, officials revealed that an "abnormality" in the power system triggered an automatic shutdown, forcing backup systems to kick in. But they weren't sure what caused the initial problem.
New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu called the power outage "an unfortunate moment in what has been an otherwise shining Super Bowl week for the city of New Orleans."
"In the coming days, I expect a full after-action report from all parties involved," he said.
Auxiliary power kept the playing field from going totally dark, but escalators stopped working, credit-card machines shut down, and the concourses were only illuminated by small banks of lights tied in to emergency service.
A joint statement from Entergy New Orleans, which provides power to the stadium, and Superdome operator SMG shed some light on the chain of events, which apparently started at the spot where Entergy feeds power into the stadium's lines. The problem occurred shortly after Beyonce put on a halftime show that featured extravagant lighting and video effects.
"A piece of equipment that is designed to monitor electrical load sensed an abnormality in the system," the statement said. "Once the issue was detected, the sensing equipment operated as designed and opened a breaker, causing power to be partially cut to the Superdome in order to isolate the issue. ... Entergy and SMG will continue to investigate the root cause of the abnormality."
The FBI quickly ruled out terrorism, and the New Orleans Fire Department dismissed reports that a fire might have been the cause.
Auxiliary power kept the playing field and concourses from going totally dark.
The failure occurred shortly after Jacoby Jones returned the opening kickoff of the second half for a 108-yard touchdown, the longest play in Super Bowl history and pushing the Ravens to a commanding lead. But when play resumed, the momentum totally changed.
The Niners scored two straight touchdowns and nearly pulled off a game-winning drive in the closing minutes.
"It really hurt us. We had lot of momentum," fullback Vonta Leach said. "We were rolling. That 35- or 40-minute wait, whatever it was, hurt our momentum as far as what we were trying to do. But we came out on top and that's all that matters."
Safety Ed Reed said some of his teammates were worried that the game would turn when the lights came back on.
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The fourth generation 3 Series (E46 chassis) was introduced in 1999 and set the standard for engineering and performance during it's years of production including being named to Car & Driver's 10 best list every one of those years! ! -- View the E46 Wiki
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OK, now i know that this same topic has been posted more times that people can count, but no matter. Recently, my father added a new car to the family; a 2007 335i convertible. Originally he was going to look at a CLK550, but after a ton of pestering from me about what a clot he would look, he test drove the 335i and wanted to keep a BMW in his life, so he did, bought it used for 29xxx with a little bit of the warranty left on it. naturally, since i convinced him to but it, he let me take it for a spin. here are some of the things i noticed that are different from my beloved 330ci.
-Im sorry, but what happened to the "C" indicating that its a coupe? i have no idea why they got rid of that
-The twin turbos in this engine throw you back like no other 3 series (other than the M3) ever has, its amazing, i had the AC on, and the automatic gearbox in "automatic" mode all i know is i got up to about 50MPH pretty damn quick.
-The automatic gearbox doesnt really work. maybe im just used to the stick, but typically with an auto i feel the car coast without any gas, but not in this. its almost like the car wants to make you think you have a stick. OK, the paddles are fun to putz around with for like 5 minutes, and then i want my clutch back.
-one of the big disappointments with the E9X was the interior.. i hated it. the gauge cluster is too crammed for the size of the dash, i miss the 4 separate gauges, in this one there is only two big ones , with the other two smaller ones inside. i dont like the feel of the leather, it almost feels cheap. i hate the iDrive, or whatever they call it these days, its just inconvenient. i hate how if you have one of those paper cups from like McDonalds they sweat and get all over the center console because of that afterthought that is a cupholder. i could go on. AND I HATE, I MEAN HATE, THE WINDOWS NOT ON THE CENTER CONSOLE. WHY? JUST WHY? And that really makes me upset, its almost like our generation cars were made better, better quality.
-Handling: One of the first things i noticed was the very tight steering, i dont know whether i like that or not. when im on a road, yes, of course, turn the power steering off completely, but when im trying to park, it just becomes a nuisance. i know that because its a convertible it doesnt handle as well as a coupe, but it handles about the same as my car.
-No oil dipstick: REALLY, come on BMW..
all in all, i dont know about this car. its unbelievably fast for a normal 3, no doubt. but it doesnt really "feel" like a BMW, it just feels like a nice car, it doesnt really have that BMW styling that i love so much, that BMW interior design that sells the car practically.
would i buy the car, yes. would i miss my E46? no question. i know my father does, he tells me every day.
for those who have driven both, i assume most of you have, post your thoughts, im interested to hear them
I`ve driven a few iterations of the E9x, and am pretty sure that I would be disappointed in anything other than an M3....
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The e9x's are nice but the 328i I drove seem to be lost of its "soul" doesn't feel anything like my 323ci
my buddy's gf recently got a 135i and it looks nice, I've yet to see if she will let me drive it
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E9x is great for people who are getting into BMWs for the first time and don't know any better. However, for people who have previously driven BMWs it's a change towards the mainstream volume sellers such as the Camrys and Accords. Wait till you try out the F3x, the current 3 series, it's even more squarely targeted at the mainstream. If you have to get an E9x, the M3 and 335is are your target cars.
Well, E90 is about 140kg (300lbs) heavier, that does something to handling.
Actually, the auto works quite well. (There's been a big discussion of the downshifting on another forum if you want to search it out.) Remember, in a manual you would downshift to keep the revs up and the engine on the torque curve. This is even more important with a turbo so that they are spooled up and you have the power you need when you get back on the gas. The torque converters (of both the GM and ZF trannies) lock up asap and stay locked. Don't you want the engine connected to the drive shaft?
Come on, now. The thing you hate most is the placement of the window controls? Ever driven a 5-series? The window switches on the E46 are magnets for crumbs and coffee spills; don't you hate that?
Even on my E46, the oil level light never disagreed with my dipstick. It's easier to check your oil from the cockpit, and 90% of drivers never open the hood anyway. I've never heard of an engine failure from low oil in an E9x; the proof is in the pudding.
IMO, the E90 is a better car in almost every way; I even like the RFTs.
Most of the old timer BMW owners don't only drive their cars and love them, they usually know exactly what's under the hood and know how to wrench on them. Ever been under the hood of an E30, E34 or E28?
BTW, the reason for the dipstick is to make sure you can check the oil level so that you can prevent the oil light from going on. You can actually top off the oil before it reaches the 1 quart low or below that forces the oil level light to go on. Preventive is much better than reactive, and if you haven't noticed, turbo engines (N54/55 & N20) are more prone to failure due to oil starvation compared to the E46 M54 engines.
Engine Issues due to a combination of oil starvation and aggressive driving + heavy load scenarios:
However, the main root cause for failure on most E9x are the HPFP:
I'm not even going to comment on the RFTs, that's just wrong in all aspects.
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That is your opinion, i just disagree with it.Of course i want the engine connected to the drive shaft, but when i want to coast, i want to take my foot off the gas and coast. when im really driving the car, on those curvy bits, thats when i use the manual mode, when i want the high revs, and all that stuff. if it were my choice, id pay the less money and buy the manual.
I never said the window switches were what i hate most. no, ive never driven a 5, however ive been in one, whats your point? the window switches in the 3 were a defining feature about that car. i remember when i was younger and my dad had an 86 with the window switches were in the center, i thought that car was so cool, and that just added to it. why would they just take that away. whenever i drive my fathers 335i, we BOTH fiddle around near the center console looking for the controls we know so well.
Again, thats your opinion.
Maybe 90% of the drivers dont open their hood, so what? i LIKE opening my hood, i like checking my oil, changing it, inspecting stuff in the engine bay. if you dont like doing that stuff the e9X is right for you. and wouldnt you rather see the oil and be able to tell how much you have instead of relying an a computer that could be wrong?
Again im not trying to pick a fight, thats just my opinion
I admit I haven't driven one but did look at and sit in a 335S at the dealer's. Impressive car but more like a 5 series in size than a 3.
As for the oil sensor versus dip stick...anyone who really cares about the longevity of their car, should be concerned by the reliance on a cheap electrical part being responsible for the safety and function of the engine. Sensors are known to fail: it's inevitable. On our cars, if a sensor fails, one can ck the oil and ensure proper levels are maintained until the sensor is replaced. On the E9x, if the sensor fails, you blow up your engine!
Story...my wife took a long road trip in our maxima, she is not a techie so I told her to just watch the warning lgihts and gave her instructions on what they meant and what to do if they came on. When she returned, no lights were on but the engine was making an odd noise. I checked things out and sure enough, the oil sending sensor had failed and she was running on 1.8 litres of engine oil!
Some things should remain manual and fluid levels is one of them (transmissions is another ).IMHO.
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Speaking of the sensor failing, there's an access panel under my wife's car that accesses only the oil level sensor. ha!
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Maybe I'm old fashioned but I hope the dipstick returns at some point. Just because something can be done, doesn't mean it should. BMW has a history of getting a little carried away with gimmicks and technology for the sake of "can" and in some cases, the driving experience and reliability of their cars has suffered because of it.
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I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world sh!ts on everybody. Pretending it ain't sh!t makes you an idiot, not an optimist.
2004 325i - Sport package - 5MT- clears - CDV mod - M3 gauge faces w/silver gauge rings & red needles - SS exhaust tips - strut tower brace - Hotchkis anti-sway bars -50% tint - shadow grills - roof spoiler - silver CF trim
They could drop that "i" also already.
It came originally for marking injection engines back in old times when many still had carburetors, but all modern cars come with injection so there's no such need to mark it separately anymore.
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When comparing the E46 to the E90, you have to be careful to compare comparably equipped cars. We have both an E90 (07 328i) and and E46 (04 325i) in our family. Both have the sport package, and we ditched the wretched runflats on the E90 a long time ago, so both cars now have exactly the same model, and almost the exact same size, Michelin all-season high performance tires. There really is no comparison between the two cars - the E46 is a great car, but the E90 is literally superior in every way. But when I've driven more pedestrian, non-sport package equipped E90s as loaners, I was underwhelmed, to the point where I'd say the E46 is still competitive.
I had an E90 and loved that car. Mine was a 2006 330i 6MT, the first year and the only year with the fun version of the N52. The power delivery was seamless, the tranmission was smooth, and the whole feel of the car was solid. Everything held up really well until I sold it with 80k miles: No rattles, no peeling trim, no broken anything.
Mine had a couple of mods:
- CDV removed
- SSK (the Turner Motorsport I think)
- 19 inch BMW wheels with good non flat rubber
It also came with the active steering which was lambasted in the press but I happened to really like it. I drove a colleague's 335i with standard steering once and turn in was so much slower that I almost hit the car parked in the spot next to the one I was pulling into. Oopsie
That car was great for almost weekly highway drives from the Bay Area through the Sierras and on top of that it returned unbelievable gas mileage given the size of the car and the performance. I was consistently getting 10% to 15% better mileage than with our MINI Cooper S - Same route, same driver, similar conditions.
The center stack is admitedly not as driver oriented as the E46, but the integration of multiple functions (phone book, satelite, trip computer, advanced radio settings) on the radio interface was very well done and easy to use. The quick 3 blink on the trun signal stalk is also a great feature not available on the E46 as is hill hold which I came to rely on maybe a little too much in SF. I was not fond of the placement of the cup holder, but it did not break and I would never have thought that possible when I first bought the car.
Oh, and not evey E90 driver is clueless about DIY. I did the mods listed above and changed my own oil, brakes at all four corners, air filter, and particulate filter. I stopped doing coolant and brake / trans / diff fluids because recycling these fluids is becoming more of a problem around here, so I have my trusty independent do that work.
Sorry about the rant... I like my E46, but my experience with my E90 was nothing short of phenomenal and I would put it at or near the top of the great cars I've had. Out of the ten BMW's I have bought and sold, the E90 and my 88 325i convertible are the two I wish I had kept. My stomach was in knots when the new owner drove away with it - the kind of feeling like you're taking your dog to the vet and you know he's not coming back.
I hope your Dad has a good experience with his 335i. It should be a fun car. It's heavier and more "grown up" than the E46, but a great car nonetheless. I think that if you spend more time behind the wheel you will appreciate it more.
i work on e46s and e90s on a daily basis and im gonna say that i prefer the e90. it has a smoother ride. interior is much better than the e46. engine is much more efficient considering the new N series engines come with direct injection and valvetronic. and finally, at a DIY point of view, the e90 is much more easier to work on when it comes to major repairs.
I wonder if our grandfathers had the same sort of debate when their cars went from having dipsticks in the fuel tank to a fuel gauge
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I took on an E90 335i sedan with all the sport nonsense through a very curvy road near the dealership. He was in front and I wasn't able to pass due to traffic and safety, but I could have. My suspension is crisp and new, so was his. He had more power, it was evident, but I carried more speed through the corners and braked later.
The fact is, no matter what anyone says we all have our opinions. I find ALL E90's wretched from a build quality and materials perspective. If you talk to guys who work on them, they hate them even more. I've seen and heard of a lot of issues with them from my buddy who owns a BMW shop, HE LOATHES them.
And I'll even say this, the E92 M3 is amazing enough I forget about the crappy interior layout, but the E90's all suck in that department. When the ZHP retires or gets relegated to weekend track car, I'm buying a Shelby Mustang, not a BMW.
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but as for major repairs like head gasket, timing chain etc. you'll find that the N52 engines are ALOT easier than the m54. this is coming from experience considering i just did both timing chain and oil pump chain + guides.
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Dawsyn Eubanks has an amazing best friend. When Dawsyn had a first date, her BFF Georgia went above and beyond to make sure it went well.
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2012 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
LaMichael James, RB, Oregon
James has good speed. He is more quick than fast and shows some seriously explosive elusiveness. He will get caught from behind on long runs. Offenses will need to get him the ball out in space since he doesn't do much to break free from tackles. He has great hands and can quickly turn upfield with the ball in his hands. James sometimes looks for the home run and needs to mature in the sense that he can't break every single play. James rarely churns his legs to get those small extra yards after contact.
There are some injury concerns with knee problems over the last two seasons. There are no structural knee concerns. He was also arrested on a domestic violence charge in 2010. James would make a great compliment back that will shine brightest on passing downs. He also has some limited experience on kick and punt returns.
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to small but is fast as lighting
rt847618 11/11/11 10:02 AM
Just like the success of Cam Newton has helped elevate the stock of RG III the play of Darren Sproles in New Orleans has helped enhance the draft value of LaMicheal James. James is an excellent pass receiver and his explosiveness in the open field makes him a potential force in the return game. He is not an every down back but I think he could still make plays between the tackles when giving the opportunity. Playing with a great QB and a stable organization could be the key to success for James, three places I could see him fitting well are; NY Giants, GB Packers or SD Chargers.
owensm01 01/06/12 11:27 AM
Being from Eugene I love this guy but to be honest his size really hurts him in the NFL. Other than Sproles the smaller RBs don't fit in NFL like they do in college. If he stays in the league for a long time it will be for the same reason Sproles had stayed in his years at San Diego. Speed, quickness and missable. He could excel in returning kicks but I don't see 200 carries out of him. Maybe 100 if he stays healthy and works on bulking up.
I think Cincinatti won't pass up the chance to add an explosive back like this to their young team. And they have plenty of picks so they can afford to take a chance on a highly productive college back who might be undersized. Small backs can succeed in the NFL because they don't teach tackling. Ex. Barry Sanders, Warrick Dunn, Ray Rice, Jahvid Best (isn't very big or durable), sproles.
enger_arron81 02/01/12 11:31 AM
I think 3rd round to Tampa Bay Bucs. I love this guy very fast and elusive will compliment another back in Tampa that was also a Duck. James whould really be a change of pace from Blount's bruising style. He whould be the perfect pick for us in the 3rd. God knows we need so
me explosiveness.
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Bucup 02/17/12 10:19 PM
Will be an injury prone back whose only asset is speed. And that won't help him as much in the pros as it did in the college game.
Pouncey53Fan 03/10/12 01:54 PM
I don't know video De Lima has been looking at, but it isn't of James. From what I've seen, he DOES churn his legs upon contact, is almost impossible to catch from behind, & blocks the blitz well. This kid is going to break so many ankles in the NFL that teams will have to hire a specialist in that field.
I see the Browns taking him with the 67th (3rd rd.) to be the perfect compliment to Trent Richardson, whom they will take in the 1st. They are both 5-9, which allows them additional leverage over tacklers. James will be the home run hitter for Cleveland for the next 8 season.
cogan 04/03/12 03:43 PM
picture him and washington but i think indy gets him
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Who here actually PAINTS ON A REGULAR basis?
resperator or not?
bandanas dont do shit, when wet
dust masks dont work
only resp.'s for painting work
What's the point of this thread? Please explain. I will then decide if it's worth keeping around.
hes sayin what do you use to keep the fumes out of your face
i piss in a rag and wrap it around my face
but nah seriously lol i dont do shit. inhale that cancer good. smells nice to me at least.
u get partially imune to it i guess. some people who arent exposed cant breath when they enter my room. im in southern cali. too hot to wear anything to cover ur face.
Seriously? That's it!? The thread title is very misleading (to me, atleast).
I'm positive there are a million of other resps/masks threads.
I'm going to put off deleting this thread until MontanaPainter actually clarifies the actual concept/idea of the thread.
i do nothing. you get used to it. i dont even mind the smel anymore and kinda dont notice it but when other people get near ti theyre like WOAH and im like huh?? yup
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Ya, or just to cover there face. I paint about 2-3 times a week and honestly I like the smell.
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belton smells like bananas.
paint and get high as shit from smelling the fumes
thats dope as soap!
i miss the smell of ultra flat
I used to use a resp. cause i painted in my apartments garage and it would get so foggy from the fumes that you could see the whole beam if you were to shine a laser or a flash light or something... But then the straps that hold it on your head eventually broke from it bein so old and used, so i just stopped using it and would just open the garage and turn a fan on. I used it for sanding and painting work on my 72 pontiac so it had seen alot of wear and tear
i use a bandana or what ever there is to tie around my face my nose gets runny when i have something over my mouth and nose sometimes i just put the top of my shirt over my mouth and nose
I wear a bandana but mainly to conceal my identity. in chill spots i don't bother.
I mostly paint outdoors as well so fumes are a major concern.
Proper is my new favorite Mod.
If you look forum moderator up in the dictionary it should show a picture of Proper.
If I were a moderator I would try my hardest to be as good as the one and only - Proper.
When I go bombing I usually wear a bandana or a mask, something yknow. I dont bother to buy cartridges for my resp anymore, I just find its a waste of money, you learn to love the smell anywase.
Proper sucks.
Also, lung cancer is good for you; it builds character.
Fuck it, if you don't like the smell of paint then you shouldn't be writing.


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That kind of annual gain adds up fast. A $50,000 investment earning 28% every 9 months would be worth $216,000 after just 60 months -- or about the time it takes most people to pay off a car loan.
But that wasn't the end of the winning ways. Year three of our experiment saw more winners with returns of 29%... 42%... and 49% to name a few.
And the winning ways continue to this day. Since implementing this strategy, an amazing 85% of all our closed stock trades have put money in people's wallets.
Of course by law I can't guarantee this rapid growth will continue forever...
But just think -- while America lost its AAA credit rating... developed countries the world over struggled with high unemployment rates and lofty debt burdens... and the market swung up and down... this strategy lined the pockets of everyday investors just like you roughly 85% of the time.
This strategy trounced the market in good times... like when it guided me to IBM before it jumped nearly 50%... while the S&P struggled to reach 15%.
And it's ignored the market in bad times... like when the 12-minute strategy led me to HOGS -- a pick that handed us a 27% gain while the S&P plunged -5%.
No matter what's been happening in the market, I've used this investment strategy to find a winner.
In fact, a few months ago I used this strategy to buy shares of a company off of everyone's radar.
This company is putting parts of the travel industry in a panic, and is now
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I'll give you all the details on this soaring company in just a minute.
Just know that using this 12-minute strategy has paid off handsomely for many regular investors. For instance...
W.E.W. said, "I have been investing with [this strategy] for about 18 months and in that time we have only had one loser. Every other pick I have sold for a 25%-45% gain. [This strategy] has a way of picking one stock that will beat the market. I recommend."
After using the 12-minute strategy for just a year, Cathy K. said "I have profited on every [stock] that I have purchased. I sold HOGS and SBH which I purchased and sold at your recommendation and made over $4,000."
A man who simply identified himself as Jim said "This is the best.... Consistent winners. Have never seen anything like it. I'll hold onto this one."
Amazing, isn't it?
And considering how simple the 12-minute strategy is, you could be making the same kinds of gains while traveling the world.
Plus, with this strategy you get to enjoy your money now. The average holding period is less than a year, so you don't have to wait forever for your stocks to go up.
So how exactly does the 12-minute strategy work? And how can you start using it today?
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My name is Amy Calistri.
I'm a Chief Investment Strategist for StreetAuthority, an investment research firm serving more than two million readers in 175 countries around the world.
Since opening our doors in 2001, we've quickly become one of America's largest independent investment research firms.
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Looking back over just the past few years, we have discovered some unique and very profitable opportunities for investors. For example:
But probably our most important piece of research is what I'm showing you right now -- how to find the best stocks on the market in just 12 minutes a month.
You see, most people think that they need to find the next "hot" stock. They read every financial website out there, and watch every financial channel in search of a "can't miss" investment.
That's why I created a strategy to help you find winning stocks. With all the market turbulence-- and with all the noise and opinions you're bombarded with daily -- using this time-tested, proven 12-minute strategy could be one of the best investment decisions you ever make.
As I'll show you, I've been using and perfecting this strategy my entire life. I used it when I was 24 to make enough money for the down payment on my first home. I used it to land triple-digit gains up to 620%. I've used it in bear markets, bull markets, recessions, and booms. And in every one of these markets it's helped me... and thousands of others... find winners.
After using this strategy personally for 30 years, I firmly believe it could help you, too. Let me show you how it works so you can decide for yourself...
Billionaire Man Who Predicted Lehman Brothers Collapse Uses Amazingly Simple Strategy
If you haven't seen David Einhorn's name in the news, it's only a matter of time before you do. Einhorn has won millions at the poker table. But Einhorn's hedge fund gets the credit for generating his $1.25 billion net worth.
Among other things, Einhorn is known for predicting Lehman Brothers downfall, a full year before the investment bank became the biggest bankruptcy in U.S. history. But if you look deeper, you'll quickly see that there's another reason Einhorn is rich. When our research staff looked into his investments, we found an investing secret that most people overlook.
Same thing for California multi-millionaire Richard Blum. He's married to Senator Dianne Feinstein, and serves on the board of seven companies. According to The Wall Street Journal, since founding Blum Capital in 1975, his investments "helped make him a fortune."
Once again, after looking into his portfolio, it turns out Mr. Blum shares the same secret as Mr. Einhorn.
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Edward Lampert went from being the son of a Saks 5th Avenue clerk to the 125th-richest American. He founded ESL investments in 1988 and has averaged approximately 25% annual returns since then. After a little digging, we discovered that Lampert uses this same simple strategy too.
These superstar investors... and many others across the country... all share this little-known secret: with thousands and thousands of stocks at their disposal, they choose to hold just a handful.
According to SEC filings, David Einhorn, Richard Blum and Edward Lampert tend to manage portfolios of roughly a dozen stocks.
The same goes for Warren Buffett and Bill Gates.
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Warren Buffett's top five holdings make up 76% of the equity portfolio of his giant investment firm, Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK-B). Bill Gates' top investment -- worth $8 billion -- makes up 46% of the stock portfolio he set up for his nonprofit foundation.
Why do Buffett, Gates, and all these other big shot investors only hold a small group of stocks?
Buffett calls it the "LeBron James analogy." He says, "If you have basketball phenom LeBron James on your team, don't take him out of the game just to make room for someone else.... It's crazy to put money into your 20th choice rather than your 1st choice."
That concentrated approach bears fruit. Anyone with the good sense to invest $10,000 in Warren Buffett's partnership at its inception in 1956 (and to transfer into Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway at the partnership's termination) would be sitting on an astonishing $484 million today -- after all fees and expenses.
It makes sense if you think about it. If you only hold a few stocks, you pay extra attention to an investment when it's a big part of your portfolio. You conduct more research and due diligence to reach a comfort level.
Just like Warren Buffett and the others, the first part of my strategy is holding a small number of stocks. Of course, the stocks are diversified across many different sectors, but I don't water down my portfolio.
At any given time, I hold about 12 stocks. And I hold each one for about a year -- long enough to produce outsized returns... and short enough to take advantage of the next big opportunity. . Peter Lynch, the famous fund manager for Fidelity Magellan in the 1980s, agrees with holding around 12 stocks.
He said, "The average person can concentrate on a few good companies.... By owning too many stocks, you lose this advantage of concentration. It only takes a handful of big winners to make a lifetime of investing worthwhile." He recommends that everyday investors hold "8-12 companies."
Mr. Lynch knows what he's talking about. During his tenure at Fidelity from 1977 to 1990, the fund grew from $18 million to $14 billion in assets, and averaged a 29% annual return.
Since I implemented the 12-minute strategy on a large scale nearly four years ago, 85% of my closed trades have delivered gains. To quote Peter Lynch again, he said, "In this business, if you're good, you're right six out of ten. You're never going to be right nine out of ten."
Mr. Lynch might be correct. However, with this strategy, you can get pretty close to nine out of ten.
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To choose a stock, I start by inspecting the "outside" world. This involves researching at least 31 different economic indicators that would make most people's eyes glaze over. (Don't worry; you don't have to remember all or any of these.)
One of my goals is to uncover a trend that the market hasn't discovered yet. I study things like electricity production growth in China, the spot price of coffee, the relative value of the euro, the growth of advertising spending during presidential election cycles, and fluctuations in the Consumer Price Index, to name a few.
A few months ago I even spent several weeks delving into how much money is spent each year on Halloween costumes -- for pets.
I study page after page of data. Then I study a few pages more. I analyze, dissect, scrutinize, and number-crunch for hours, days, weeks and sometimes months. The truth is with how fast the world moves today, I never really stop.
I search and search until I finally have an "aha" moment. This happens when I've found a market disconnect. Bells start going off in my head, like they did in 2009 when I noticed the huge increase in FBI background checks for potential gun owners. Gun stocks were already soaring. But for some reason, Wall Street forgot that gun owners also buy ammunition. In 11 months, that small disconnect resulted in a 58% profit for my subscribers..
Finding this disconnect is a big step toward finding a winning stock.
But in reality, it's only 31 of the 54 points of inspection. It's just the "outside" inspection.
Next, I dive deep into...
I still have to find the right stock through my "inside" inspection. This is where the research kicks into high gear.
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Before I buy shares of any company, I look deep "inside" the numbers... inside the analyst opinions... and inside every SEC filing just to name a few. All told, I run a company through 23 unique points of "inside" inspection.
This proprietary inspection method covers everything -- from its PEG ratio to its quarterly sales growth over the past five years to what employees eat for lunch. Seriously.
This inspection takes weeks (or more), and rejects 99.99% of companies.
It's kept me and my readers away from every single Wall Street IPO flop, like the Groupons (Nasdaq: GRPN) and Zyngas (NYSE: ZNGA) of the world. And of course it's prevented me from recommending colossal disasters like J.C.Penney (NYSE: JCP) and Blackberry (Nasdaq: BBRY) before they nosedived.
It's also helped me see gains of 620%, as I'll show you.
Once I've rejected 99.99% of stocks and narrowed it down to just a few, I'm still not finished. I compare the remaining stocks against each other. I pick apart their growth in earnings-per-share, credit rating, earnings outlook, payout ratio, long-term debt and more.
Then I go even deeper. I dig into their annual reports and SEC filings. I've also been known to survey a company's clients over the phone, and make surprise visits to company stores to check out merchandise and eavesdrop on both customers and employees (which led to a 58% gain detailed below).
At this point, I know just about everything humanly possible to know about the remaining stocks. I'm finally ready to choose just one.
Well, almost ready...
I check one more time to make sure the stock I like best lines up perfectly with the market conditions of the day. If it does, then I finally have my stock.
I buy it. And I watch its share price go up almost every time.
What's great about the "inside-out" inspection is that the stock you buy has a high probability of catching an updraft. That's the power of connecting the stock with what's happening in the outside world.
Of course, this means you may have to sit on a stock for a while until the conditions are right for it to launch, but it's almost always worth the wait.
Let me give you one of my favorite real-life examples...
As I analyzed the "outside" world in late 2009, unemployment was high and rising, and many retailers were seeing double-digit sales decreases. One thing was clear: consumers were looking for ways to save money.
So I went searching for a recession-proof company that would hold up well in tough times.
You may be surprised, but cosmetic companies have done amazingly well during tough times. For example, lipstick sales actually rose during the Great Depression and during the 2001 recession.
In 2009, this was proving true again. Several beauty supply companies were growing, including Sally's Beauty Holdings (NYSE: SBH), a retailer with about 3,800 locations. I looked "inside" Sally's and quickly saw that the "inside" of the company lined up with the "outside" world.
Sally's passed at least a dozen points of my inspection with flying colors. It was, and still is, the Wal-Mart (NYSE: WMT) of beauty supply stores, which is exactly where people turn when money's tight. It had multiple streams of revenue. It was also one of the few companies tapping into the fast-growing ethnic hair segment.
And that wasn't all. From the previous year, same-store sales had increased. Adjusted net earnings were up 22.5%. And gross profit as a percentage of net sales had increased to 47.2% -- up 60 basis points from the previous year. More pluses.
Another plus was insider buying. When I searched for insider buying on my Bloomberg research terminal (which costs $2,000/month), I discovered that, overall, insider buying was scarce. Across the market insider sales were over 30 times more prevalent than insider buying.
That's where Sally's differed. Of all stocks trading on U.S. exchanges that were at least medium-sized, SBH was one of only 24 stocks that saw insider ownership grow. Not only that, according to SEC filings, Sally's insiders bought 10 times more than the amount of shares they sold.
As icing on the cake, the company was one of the cheapest in the sector.
I recommended the stock on October 29, 2009. I told my readers that I was buying shares on November 3rd. A month later, I saw another buying opportunity and told investors I was doubling my stake in SBH on December 3rd.
When I sold the stock less than a year later, those who followed my recommendation got a 58% gain. The S&P 500 only gained 6.4% during the same period.
A perfect example of the "inside-out" inspection at work.
As a side note, I should add that the same day I introduced my readers to SBH, I also told them about another beauty supply company, Ulta Salon, Cosmetics & Fragrance (Nasdaq: ULTA).
Three years after that recommendation, the stock had soared 486.6%.
A simple $10,000 investment in ULTA would have turned into $48,660 in three years. That's enough money to remodel the kitchen, buy a brand-new car, or save up for retirement.
All thanks to the 54 Point "inside-out" inspection.
The good news is this strategy continues to work today. I found another stock that could be ready to explode. The inside and outside have finally aligned. This company's gained over 100% in the past year and delivered a big blow to travel companies. Now it's threatening to shake up the auto industry, and make investors a handsome return in the process.
Here's how...
While many diverse companies have reported disappointing earnings this year
-- from IBM to Pfizer to Caterpillar -- this company is doing exceptionally
It's beating earnings estimates, growing revenue by double-digits, and has competitors blaming it for their failures.
What's more, it's largely overlooked. It's still trading at a bargain, despite the fact that there are three reasons it should continue to outperform the market in the near future.
First, this company is a car rental company. And while you probably haven't heard it discussed in the media, the major players in this industry have quietly been consolidating. Three companies now control roughly 94% of the U.S. market.
With fewer competitors, there is less pressure to keep prices low. That's why Expedia -- an online travel company -- is blaming car rental companies for its decline.
It used to make a lot of money offering rental car services at a discount. But now rental car companies have more pricing power now and few discounts are available.
Second, most analysts across the board have been reducing expectations of late. But travel is the one area where the expectations have been upwardly revised. That's great news for my favorite car rental company, since more travel means more people renting cars.
Third, my car rental pick is finding new ways to make money -- whether people travel or not.
It's starting to tap the growing number of people that don't own cars but need one to run errands or pick up groceries.
It now lets customers rent cars by the hour in six U.S. cities -- for as little as $5 an hour.
Short-term rentals and car sharing are still a small part of its overall revenues. But these programs are growing.
There are now car sharing programs in at least 27 countries and five continents, and more are popping up every year. As they grow, they could eventually eliminate a large percentage of cars on the road.
That could be a serious long-term threat to car manufacturers.
Now, that probably won't happen overnight. But either way, short-term car rentals should continue to be strong during challenging economic times.
For all these reasons, I believe that Hertz Global Holdings (NYSE: HTZ) is one of the best investments for today's market.
Like I said, the company's share price has been on the move, rising over 100% in the past year. But it's still a bargain.
It's forward P/E ratio is around 10. By comparison, Proctor and Gamble, a stodgy consumer staples company, has a ratio near 19.
That means Proctor and Gamble (NYSE: PG) is nearly twice as expensive as Hertz, even though it's only projected to grow about 8% a year, while Hertz is expected to grow more than 20% a year.
Bottom line: Hertz's growth is a bargain. I'm taking advantage of it as we speak, and I think you should too.
But that's not all. In addition to Hertz, I've found two other companies that could do just as well.
Stock #1: The Most Unconventional Stock on the Market.
Because of its unique business model, this retail company profits in both good markets and bad.
In challenging economic times, it attracts new customers who are looking for high-quality products at lower costs. By the time economic conditions improve, its new customers have become loyal fans.
Thanks to its uniqueness, this company's been a stalwart over the last 10 years. Shares have risen an average of nearly 30% a year compared to the S&P's 6% return. In May 2004, the company started paying a dividend, which has already grown 180%.
I initially recommended this stock in May 2012, and it's already returned about 40%. But as I keep watching it, all signs indicate that the gains are far from over. It continues to beat Wall Street expectations, and earnings and revenue are still growing by double-digits. I recently doubled-down on the stock, and I believe it has a lot of room to grow.
And I'm not the only one. Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway owns 4.3 million shares.
Speaking of Warren Buffett, he shares a lot in common with another man
revered in the financial world -- David Einhorn.
Like Buffett, Einhorn likes to invest in companies with understandable business models. He also likes to get a bargain, and he always takes a long, hard look at a company's management team before he invests a dime in its stock.
Einhorn also has a Buffett-like track record. Since launching his hedge fund in 1996, it's returned roughly 20% per year. Buffett's long-term track record is slightly less, although over a much longer time period.
Unfortunately, it's hard for retail investors to get in on Einhorn's hedge fund. By law, hedge funds can't have over 100 investors. And needless to say, Einhorn's funds are highly sought after. Also, you'd have to put up at least $1 million.
However, I've found a simple way for retail investors to get the benefit of Einhorn's strategy without joining his hedge fund.
You see, Einhorn also directs the investment portfolio of a reinsurance company.
I won't bore you with the specifics of reinsurance companies. What's important to know is that they are like the insurance company for insurance companies. Warren Buffett's company, Berkshire Hathaway, is a reinsurance company.
And while virtually everybody knows about Warren Buffett's reinsurance company, most have never heard of Einhorn's. It only trades around 100,000 shares a day -- about 40 times less than Berkshire Hathaway -- and it's rarely mentioned on CNBC or other news outlets.
However, with Einhorn at the helm, its future should be nothing but bright.
Following Buffett's approach, Einhorn puts every stock he invests in through a rigorous screening process. And much like Warren Buffett, he focuses in only on the most attractive investments at the time.
This approach brought Einhorn and his followers billions of dollars during one of the worst decades in financial history. Now he boasts one of the best track records on Wall Street.
If history is any guide, investing alongside him could be one of the best decisions you make today.
I give you the name and ticker symbol of this company, and the others I've mentioned today in my newest in-depth research report -- Amy Calistri's Top Three Stocks to Buy Now. You can get this report immediately. I'll explain how in a minute.
There's no charge for this report. All I ask is that you examine the service I set up to send out my favorite stock pick every month. It's called Stock of the Month. When you take a look at it, you will receive Amy Calistri's Top Three Stocks to Buy Now, plus several other reports absolutely free.
Before you decide if it's right for you, I should tell you a bit more about how this strategy works.
As I said, my name is Amy Calistri. I've been following the market for as long as I can remember.
My interest started when I was just a kid, helping my dad review his investments on Saturday mornings.
In my late teens I went off to Columbia where I earned a degree in chemical engineering. But even with my demanding curriculum, I somehow found time to study the market. This paid off quickly.
Shortly after graduating, I bought my first stocks. Two years later, at age 24, I made the down payment on my first house with the profits.
Unlike most analysts, I am not a Wall Street "insider." I spent more than two decades working in the private sector, honing my understanding of how businesses function. My diverse business background taught me how to read between the lines on a balance sheet, often seeing what others miss.
This came in handy just last year...
During my tenure at IBM, there was one quarter when "Big Blue" knew it was going to come up short on its earnings. This would undoubtedly cause the share price to drop. So the company figured if it was going to miss, it was going to miss big. The company proceeded to cram every write-down, charge, and new investment into that quarter.
In June 2012, I recognized a similar pattern with Nike (NYSE: NKE). Nike's share price had dropped because it had missed earnings. But after reading the company's numbers carefully, it appeared to me that Nike had crammed an inordinate amount of losses into one quarter, just like IBM had years earlier.
The company had taken a $24 million restructuring charge, accelerated its research and development spending, and settled a customs fee that had been lingering for four years. Not a typical Nike quarter.
I immediately doubled-down on the stock. It jumped 10% in less than a month.
But that doesn't begin to rival another gain my private sector experience provided...
Throughout the 1990s, I worked for a consulting group as a senior economic consultant. Many of the cases I worked on involved the pricing of oil and gas leases.
In 1999, I was invited to speak at a conference in New York. While there, I struck up a conversation with two fellow attendees who also happened to work in the oil and gas business.
At the time, oil was $20 a barrel. Natural gas was trading at just $2.50 per thousand cubic feet. Analysts were convinced that energy prices were headed lower, predicting $10 a barrel oil before long.
The Economist magazine even went so far as to say that "$10 [per barrel] might actually be too optimistic. We may be heading for $5."
I didn't see it that way, and neither did these two oilmen. U.S. GDP growth was running above 4%. The Internet was booming, and energy-intensive server farms were sprouting up around the country. And new natural gas-burning power plants were coming online fast.
After talking to my newfound friends, I was even more convinced that energy prices would go up. So I put my Roth IRA into Burlington Resources -- a company with huge natural gas reserves, which was subsequently bought out by ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP). I sold off a good portion of my initial stake by early 2008, but all told, I'm up more than 620% on my investment to date.
While I'm proud of my gains, I'm most proud of the losses I minimized during the 2008 market crash.
Back in 2007, I sold off a number of my stock holdings. At that time, the subprime mortgage crisis had started to unfold, and a few lenders were already lining up for bankruptcy. But most analysts were predicting the problem would stay isolated to the financial sector.
I didn't buy it. Even as the market continued to climb higher, I put a big chunk of my portfolio in bank certificates of deposit (CDs) and a Treasury fund. Initially, my friends thought I was crazy. But after their portfolios lost most of their value when the S&P 500 Index dropped 54% from January 2008 to March 2009, they wished they'd been as crazy.
My remaining equities took some losses during the crash. But I made a little money on my CDs. My Treasury bond fund had a healthy return of 22% when all was said and done. And those investments provided me with plenty of "dry powder" to invest back in the market near its 2009 bottom.
All these experiences and many more helped me fine-tune and perfect my investment strategy. After 30 years, it became clear that a small, focused portfolio coupled with a stringent "inside-out" inspection is the key to finding winning stocks.
So I decided to share my investment strategy with the investment community. That's why I've put my latest research in my report, Amy Calistri's Top 3 Stocks to Buy Now.
To claim your copy, with full details and profiles of all 3 stocks, I only ask that you try a trial subscription to my monthly advisory -- Stock of the Month.
This newsletter offers one of the simplest ways to beat the market. Using my "inside-out" strategy, each month I buy one stock, and sell one stock. This keeps my portfolio small and lets me focus on each stock like a hawk.
Nothing focuses the mind like knowing that you only have one shot at the prize... and that there are no "do-overs." Give an archer 10 shots at a target and his first few will probably be warm-ups. Give him one shot -- and you get his absolute best effort.
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These securities are some of the most popular on the market. Glowing articles are written about them every day. They're constantly praised on TV. You might even have one of these in your portfolio right now. Consider yourself warned: these investments are dangerous.
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The bottom line is that you don't have to be right 100% of the time -- no one is. And you don't have to perfectly time the tops and the bottoms. As the stocks I've shown you prove, all it takes to outperform the market is a simple investment strategy. That's what Stock of the Month is all about.
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I'll tell you how to get started and gain immediate access to Stock of the Month in a moment... but first I want to tell you about one more bit of research I've been working on.
Before 1986, this hidden world of profits and riches was well outside the reach of public investors.
Behind-the-scenes deals made inside investors tens of thousands of dollars... in some cases millions. In those days, the only way to get a piece of the pie was to know the right person.
But I've discovered a way for you to legally and safely tap into these kinds of private deals... in many cases long before Wall Street or public investors hear about them.
Let me give you an example the kinds of opportunities I'm talking about...
Gazelle is a private company that recycles old computers, especially iMacs and other Apple gadgets. They have grown by over 1,094%.
Then there is Peerless Network. This private company provides network capacity to some of the largest telecommunications companies in the United States. Between 2008 and 2011, Peerless Network grew its revenues by 3,068%.
Some of the fastest growing companies are privately held. But under an unusual government loophole, there is a way that investors can get a stake in these private companies.
For instance, when a group of private equity firms bought Drilling Info Inc., one lucky investor cashed out with a 58.3% return. But by law, this investor had to share 90% of its private deal profits with people like you and me. You see this investor wasn't an individual. It was a special kind of company expressly set up to share private company wealth with public company investors.
Without this little-known "90% Rule," private companies -- and the profits generated from private deals -- would be hard for pubic investors to access. But private deals don't have to be hidden from you once you know a little-known investment secret...
The good news is this...
To take advantage of these situations, you must know two things:
First, obviously there aren't a lot of special companies being compelled to hand over their profits. So, which ones are?
Second, not all of the "90% Rule" companies are good investments. Which of these unique companies are good investments now?
I'll answer both of those questions for you in my new report, A Secret Way to Invest In Companies like Google BEFORE They Go Public. This report will tell you everything you need to know about this hidden world of private returns.
Once you know the amazing but legal loophole this report reveals, you could grab some of these profits for yourself.
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The Advancement Committee of the Academic Senate provides liaison among the faculty (via the Senate and its appropriate committees), the students, the staff, academic leaders, the alumni, and advancement officers regarding matters of University Development, University Relations, and Alumni Relations. The committee acts as the consultative body on University Advancement, the mission of which is to facilitate understanding, participation, and support of the institutional vision and goals through the provision of services to and the generation of resources from the University's various publics.
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text: I'm sure others may have some helpful suggestions and maybe even some photos but here are my thoughts: Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! I really like the description of the suits and ties you have selected. It sounds like you have made some very nice choices. What are the bridesmaids and groomsmen doing for flowers and boutonnieres? If the flowers match, wouldn't that be enough of a coordinated look? If all the bridesmaids flowers and groomsmen's boutonnieres match and the pocket squares match the dresses, that could end up looking way too matchy-matchy. A white linen pocket square would be ideal and not compete with the color of the flowers. A white pocket square will almost always photograph better in a wedding setting . There are a lot of groomsmen and wedding party photos on line. You might look at these with your bride-to-be then decide. But, hey, it's your wedding. Do what you want, make her happy on this special day and have fun. Good luck with your wedding plans. My first SF post - been lurking for a couple months now! Did'nt want to post another wedding attire thread, and my question is related to the pocket square so figure here is a great place to post. I am getting married in June. The groomsmen are wearing medium grey suits with wedding ties in a black/white houndstooth pattern. My fiancee insists in having a bit of matching between the groomsmen and bridsemaids which I am fine with, and I think the pocket square would be a good place to do it. The bridesmaids are wearing a light seafoam green/blue color. I found a great match in color in Sam Hober's grenadine silk. Do you think adding in this subtle green/blue (almost silver) will be appropriate with the men's outfit described? I personally think the texture of the grenadine will be a nice addition to the look, my only concern was adding a color to an otherwise monochrome look, but my gut instinct is a pop of color would be nice. The other option would be a light pink linen square from Kent Wang (which would match the flowers and complement the seafoam). Thanks in advance for your comments and suggestions!


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This is a collection of other resources about ALSA than this wiki.
There is a page on the official site about the mailing list.
http://www.alsa-project.org/ -- The official ALSA web site (often not very up to date or complete, that's why this wiki exists)
Two compilations of information and links about ALSA and latency issues under Linux:
asound.conf files, the main one of which is
fairly universal (for cards without hardware sharing) and
contains an illustration of many advanced techniques
http://www.qbik.ch/usb/devices/showdevcat.php?id=7 -- List of supported USB devices
Sound trouble shooting -- Article of the ubuntu wiki
http://lau.linuxaudio.org/ -- Linux Audio Users (LAU) -- Collection of HOWTOs and other articles about ALSA and related topics See above for their mailing list
http://www.mstation.org -- News and Information
A collection links about reverb
The following sites don't seem to work anymore. They are only kept here for completeness' sake. Feel free to remove.
Reverb links