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Ric Edelman Reviews
About Ric Edelman
Ric Edelman is a best selling author, renowned radio host, and acclaimed financial advisor. He has consistently been recognized as one of America's leading advisors and has a large following of fans both on radio and television.
Currently his books on investing and managing personal finance include: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Wealth; The New Rules of Money; Discover the Wealth Within You; What You Need to Do Now; The Truth About Money, and The Lies About Money. These have been translated into different languages and have regularly appeared on best seller lists.
His books have received some mixed reviews with the majority being very favorable. It's tough to please everyone with a financial planning book, especially one written for the mass public, since many savvy investors favor their own methods and systems.
Ric Edelman's radio talk show allows guests to call in and receive free financial advice. The show has been running for over 15 years and has earned Ric several awards. He also has a nationally syndicated newspaper column and his own personal newsletter.
On his website Ric offers a number of free resources and lots of practical advice that people can use to start addressing their financial needs. You can find information on everything from debt elimination to estate planning. You can also listen to past podcasts of Ric's radio show for no charge.
Overall, Ric Edelman provides sound financial advice and is an avid proponent of big picture planning and investing. For him, this is the foundation of any financial plan, and once you have a clear set of goals you can focus on deciding which specific investment vehicle will get you there.
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18 'Ric Edelman' Reviews
Scam of a company
Dealt with John McCoy of Edelman Financial in VA...complete scam artist. Promised one thing but at the end of the day he wanted to just make commissions and almost made me lose all my money. Stay aware from this company...complete scam artists.
PLEASE NOTE: I have settled all my issues with Edelman and want to revert my latest claims. I have dealt with John McCoy as a professional contractor and though we have had some disputes, they are now resolved. I do not wish my previous claims to seem as if John sold my investments [he does not sell securities], rather I meant to say we had a disagreement which lead to me losing commissions at my job. I have contacted the website and asked for removal of previous comment.
I'm tired of being a sucker, , ,
I can't remember where the inspiration came from, , , but one day I woke up and decided that I was tired of being a sucker, , , I went to bob brinker, , I went to suzy orman, , , I did my homework, It was like playing golf , , Now I know my trade , , ,
Sally Wood
I would love to meet this Sally Wood chick, she seems a bit psycho, but sure knows how to hold a grudge. She also really likes commas. As far as Edelman, I enjoy his radio show and think he gives good advice, but I wouldn't pay the fees for him to manage my money, you can easily do it yourself with little experience.
I agree. Probably a competitor trying to stir up trouble.
eldleman OUT
ric edleman is interesting on the radio and he is a good saleman,,, but be aware ,, He wants your dough,,, learn the trade and do your homework,,, use www.bob brinker.com and learn to invest your dough yourself,, rather than be subject to this edleman shark attack,, he had got to have a high lifestyle ,, and all of your are backing,it,, like suzy orman ,, learn ,,, study,,, and do your own thing,, like paying golf,, learn the game before you put your dough out there for people like rick edleman to get fees off your hard earned money,,, wake up sucker
I never dealt with Ric Edelman. I used to listen to his show, and the thing that I can't get off my mind is that he used to advise home owners to carry as big a mortgage as possible, and invest their money in the market. I used to yell at the radio whenever he repeated that advice. And that was a short few years before the housing and stock market crash.
I agree,,,this edleman charges a high fee to invest your money in funds you can do yourself,, use bob brinker.com for one hundred eightfive bucks you can get his yealy newsletter and do it yourself,, I have made nothing but dough,,, never give anyone your dough
What Ric says about mortgage makes sense. Lets say you paid off your mortgage. You have lots of equity. You lose your job so you need access to the equity. Apply for a mortgage when you have no job? Good Luck. His point is to have liquid assets. Home equity is not always liquid. Many are house rich cash poor. That is the heart of his mortgage advice.
Had Ric's firm manage my IRA for 8 years. I never made any money. I finally dropped him earlier this year. I could have done much better by investing in an index fund. His fees are much higher than other advisers.
yep this edleman is a salesman ,,, and nnevr pay anyone to jnvest your dough,, learn yourself ,, and if you don't have the time,,, try bob brinker and put it in a vanguard total stock market index etc,,, learn the rules and get off your back end and save and invest your money
you work for Vanguard?
Well diversified up 25% since late 2011 with Edelman
Frank do you work for Edelman?
After suffering years of losses and poor advice from Goldman Sachs, I moved most of my portfolio (in excess of 4 million dollars) to Edelman. I track this stuff like a hawk. My returns are in excess of 9% annually (net fees). Outperforming Dow and in the range of S &P with far lower risk. I don't know what the noise is about. I've been around and these guys give valuable, sound advice.
yeah valuable and expensive ,,, sucker ,, learn to invest your own dough
What year did you move the money to Ric Edelman?
We are on the fence. With reward comes risk...I understand that. The fee structure Edelman charges is what it is....but I believe that one would have to see three times what they were reasonably earning with their own efforts in order to justify and absorb such lofty fees. Example: If I am paying 6K in fees to Edelman every year that is approx. $120k in 20 years just in fees...I'd want to see 240k MORE than I was already seeing at the end of that 20 years to justify that outlay. And at the time of retirement..it's too late to say "whoops" I guess going with them really was just in their favor mostly! They do not boast excellent returns, they are on the side of growing and retain ing the most they can of what you give them to work with. Tis a roll of the dice and a healthy retirement nestegg lay in the balance.
Why, if their method is so great , if constant re-balancing is the "way to go" then why don't they offer views of like kind investments for prospective clients to view. Who has done well by them? Where are you? How much did you plunk down and say to them " here...grow this into a healthy retirement" And what is it's balance now? Be honest....Many of us out here are jobless and our retirement and the quality of that retirement rests on good intel. Well..I'll be waiting!
you are an idiot,, you looked for the lazy way out and went with edleman,,, and he took your dough,, go to www.bob brinker.com and learn to invest your dough,,, like playing golf,, learn the rules before you play,, what an idiot to give this clown your hard earned dough,, wake up and smell the roses ,, sucker
@ sally wood....Have a vendetta? Jodi Arias anyone?
It is unfortunate for David M. that he opened his account with Edelman the year the market peaked. The following year the S&P dropped 38 percent. At a loss of 6%, it is still better than the S&P that is down 9%. David should look at the market numbers then and now before he points the finger at Edelman. I joined Edelman financial in April 2008 and I am up 7%. had I joined the following year, I would have gained more than 20%. When you invest for the long term, you need to be patient and not jump to conclusions because doing so gives false impressions to those reading these reviews.
No, I don't work for Edelman, just being objective having the facts.
and you are probably a shill for edleman
oh, but your NOT one for Brinker (hypocrite)
Heck I have been with Edward Jones 5 years with an avg return over 20% and LPL for 10 year with an avg return of just under 20%..... Think I will stick with them
I put $6K into Ric Trust for my son in Jan of 1999 as of today Jan of 2012 it has gained $800.00. I could have gotten more in a savings account!
you didn't do your homework,,, took the easy way out,,, never pay ,, do it yourself and study,,, get it,,,???? sucker
So, Sally, my dear, just wondering who will manage your money when you're sick or disabled? Oops, guess You're the "sucker" on that one.
Oh, and one more thing, just what exactly will you do when good old Bob kicks the bucket? He's getting up there. Just askin, since you seem to have all the answers. But I'm sure you'll have a "cute" response to this as well
Good luck doin it on your own.
Been with Edelman since April 2007. The staff is super, but the returns are poor -6.38% to date. This includes the 2.0% fee the firm charges. Edelman argues that they do better than most indexes (e.g. we lose less of your money than the competition) By the way, the brokerage firm that Edelman uses, T.D. Ameritrade, charges you fees. Just transfer money and you will get a $50 fee. I think Rik Edelman makes most of his money selling book and being on the radio.
your got that right son,,, he is a salesman,, learn your trade and if you need scottrade or invest direct in the company,,, like vanguard total stock market index,,, you are a sucker and lazy at learning your money trade,, wake up and smell the roses ,,, sucker ,, sucker born everyday
Boy, you're on a roll Sally (if that's even your real name). Its not even worth responding to you any more.
Have fun bashing Edelman (meanwhile he'll go on helping thousands of people - oh and last I checked his firm now manages close to $11Billion and ranked #1 3 times by Barrons. But I guess your're smarter than everyone else (including Barrons - good luck with that!
ric edleman has alot bad reviews on finra.org and I find that his morris harris group are sharks...not someone that is a good find
try bob brinker.com or suzy orman,,, learn your trade,,, sucker
Suzy Orman- Really Sally!!?? (or should I call you Jim or Frank)
Good luck with that one.
I have read all his books, starting with the original Truth About Money, and have generally followed his advice. His approach to money management mirrors what I learned in business school, and I have been very happy with the results (I'm retired now). What he says basically is that you need to know what your financial goals are, then design your savings/investment plan to achieve the goal or goals. If you have no goals, then you might as well spend everything as you earn it, although at minimum everyone should have the goal to save for emergencies or job loss, don't you think?
When the Lies About Money came out, I saw him address a small crowd at a book signing, and he told the crowd that nothing that he and his firm does is anything that could not be done on your own - it's just that people don't do it or they put it off. He said it's not "rocket surgery" and just takes some self-education.
I saw him recently at a small private gathering where the topic was limited to investing and planning for retirement, and during the Q & A he said a version of the same thing - that his firm is like a lawn service. You can mow your own lawn (and fertilize, and seed, and trim, etc., etc.) but what you pay for is making sure that everything gets done on time, at the right time, and with the right investment mix to achieve the planned for goal.
His website suggests an appropriate mix of investments, given goals and individual risk tolerance. This is totally free (they ask your name and email, then send you ONE follow-up email - nothing heavy-handed). I did this to get the right mix for me, then used a combination of investments to create that mix on my own. The key to everything is to re-balance when the mix is out of whack, and to periodically revisit your goals, to make sure the mix is the right one. Even his books I read from the library for free. I have paid him nothing (other than compliments) and have benefited from his planning advice, and have made money even through the recession. His approach, which is the same one I learned in school, always works, unless the earth is invaded by aliens or something.
so do it on your own and don't pay him a dime,,, you are a consumer and a sucker
Seems like he educated himself, as you suggested, and it is working for him. He is not paying for the advice or info that he has acquired and is utilizing to guide his investing. So how is he a sucker then?? I am confused. Is it because he isn't doing it exactly your way?
I went to FINRA and did the search like Bob L. recommended. There are two complaints that were resolved and nothing pending. Big deal! But, I do notice Bob L. is advertising other services.
I attended the seminar last night in Towson, MD. As for the initial presentation,I felt the seminar had a touch of a glitzy Hollywood feel to the opening. As one entered there were well dressed men in dapper suits who seemed too eager to pounce on the attendees as potential clients.
Having Jean Edelman make the opening remarks makes one suspect as to be catchy and cute and reeking of wedded bliss. The announcer reminded me of a circus barker calling for everyone to come into the tent and witness a true showman, Ric Edelman. Ric's entrance down the center aisle smacked that is was all about him.
As for content, it was information I had heard before and nothing really new. Some scar tactics were cleverly thrown in to want one to sign up to be a client. Ric looked at his watch periodically and some of the topics he said he was going to touch on never materialized. It ended promptly at nine with a Q&A. To me Ric seemed anxious to get out of the room.
I had met with a rep in Bethesda about 3 years ago. Talk about fees! If the adviser had taken over my portfolio it would have worked out to be around $6,000 annually. From what Ric said about how well they manage and monitor your portfolio there has to be a cost to the adviser. $6,000 is too steep for me. Once educated and taking the time to do this myself, I would much rather pocket that $6,000!!!!
Too much showmanship, old news,statistics and fear tactics. So be it!!!
you figured it out ,,, he wants everyone to finance his high lifestlye with the wifey etc,, learn to manage your own dough,,, get rid of this salesman clown ,, use him for info and give him the boot
Good information. Thanks Joan. Why rate him 3 out of 5 then? Seems rather high for the rather negative review. Just wondering.
Check out Ric's FINRA penalties & fines at broker check finra.org. His broker dealer name is Morris Harris Group. It's scary he's allowed to advise!
Just checked; nothing there on them.
dump this guy and use scottrade and learn to invest yourself,,, sucker
After seeing the Ric Edelman show, I can say that he gives acceptable BROAD advice.
so broad,, that he is reaching into your bank account to get your dough,,, learn to invest yourself,, sucker


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By Parrish Alford/NEMS Daily Journal
The Hugh Freeze Era of Ole Miss football begins on Saturday. Right now, the program is buzzing with the excitement that typically accompanies a fresh start, but it's unfortunate that a new era is beginning for the third time since 2005.
Stability at the head coach position is something all parties involved with the program would like to see it achieve.
In a few seasons, we'll know where Freeze stands in pursuit of that goal. We won't know after Saturday, regardless of the result against FCS foe Central Arkansas.
Freeze talks about the process of rebuilding and urges fans not to expect a quick turnaround, such as the one Houston Nutt engineered when he inherited four players who would become All-Americans.
The post-spring assessment of inherited talent for Freeze went this way: "There are five or six guys I feel can really help us win in the SEC," co-defensive coordinator Dave Wommack said.
In some ways there's a mixed message on inherited talent.
Earlier this week, running backs coach Derrick Nix, a part of Nutt's original staff and the only hold-over with Freeze, said the current talent is similar to the 2008 talent level.
"I think at some places we're probably stronger, at some a little bit weaker. I think it's kind of comparable," he said.
Nutt inherited more talent at quarterback, though, he and his staff were never able to solve Jevan Snead's interception problems.
Regardless of inherited talent, August is about building more depth, and it appears the Rebels have been able to do that at some positions, particularly Nix's.
The offensive line has shown improvement and cohesiveness, and that's boosted hope for what a guy like Randall Mackey might be able to do.
As the Bears arrive, Freeze stayed on point Monday by talking about the process and not wins and losses.
Sometimes the clouds align, and Jacksonville State happens. As a rule, though, there are more SEC players on an SEC roster than an FCS roster. That's enough to make Ole Miss a favorite this weekend, and the Rebels will likely win.
It would be good for the Rebels to not only win but to play with emotion throughout the process … to compete. In short, they need to look different than the last three games of 2011, the most recent memory of Ole Miss football.
Freeze isn't counting wins, but a win would be tangible evidence of improvement and would help him deliver his message by sparking the belief and confidence of inherited players and newcomers alike.
Parrish Alford (parrish.alford@ journalinc.com) covers Ole Miss for the Daily Journal. He blogs daily at Djournal.com.

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Wednesday, March 21, 2007
Canada is great...
We stand on their shoulders.
Canada is a powerful idea. We are a modern nation that stands up for Canadian values in this world. We are prosperous and compassionate. Aspirational and welcoming. Independent and strong."
With these words, Canadian Finance minister Jim Flaherty announced the 2007-08 budget yesterday. You can read more praise of the Canadian nation in his speech here, but the really important thing is:
"The Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics in Waterloo, Ontario, which is devoted to the study of foundational issues in theoretical physics, is an example of [such] a world-renowned research institute. Since its creation in 1999, the Perimeter Institute has become a leader for Canadian research in the emerging field of quantum physics and a model for science education and outreach. The Perimeter Institute has demonstrated outstanding scientific merit, has a national reach and has received significant funding commitments from the private sector and the Government of Ontario. Budget 2007 provides $50 million to the Perimeter Institute in 2006–07 to support its leading research, education and public outreach activities."
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And while we're at praising - related: In 2007 Waterloo is again among the world's top seven intelligent communities.
15 comments:
- amaragraps said...
Congratulations PI! Also, Congratulations Tallinn! Big change from 15 years ago.
- 4:55 PM, March 21, 2007
- Aaron said...
Looks like the Conservatives really, really, really want to get re-elected.
CFI grants got a nice bolus as well, which is good news for my part of the world. - 5:59 PM, March 21, 2007
Regardless of whether a political party is right or left wing, they almost always end up governing from the "middle" in a democracy.
Only in a totalitarian system can a particular party govern from the right or left wing extremes, such as the Stalinist Soviet Union, Maoist China, Nazi Germany, East Germany, Afghanistan under the Taliban, Spain under Franco, etc ... - 6:23 PM, March 21, 2007
- Bee said...
they almost always end up governing from the "middle" in a democracy
that's the point of democracy. even if your party is elected it doesn't mean it can from then assume it automatically represents the nation's opinion no matter what. - 6:27 PM, March 21, 2007
Congratulations to all at PI, particularly to those engaged in research. $50M from the public to PI, directly announced by the federal finance minister is no small thing. Go do your thing and show the world what you can cough up. For one, I am looking forward to have my 'name' reduced to mere facts.
- 12:02 AM, March 22, 2007
- garrett said...
Ooh, that should lead to a nice painting for the lobby.
- 12:25 AM, March 22, 2007
- Rae Ann said...
Congratulations to PI and your boss. ;-) This doesn't sound to me like physics in danger or oppression by anything, unless it's the weight of the wallet that is hard to carry. ;-)
- 9:46 AM, March 22, 2007
- Bee said...
Hi Garrett,
true... :-) there was an art committee meeting last week where it was discussed what is going to happen with the empty wall. But so far no decision has been made.
Hi RaeAnn,
Canada is not the USA and sadly PI is an exception even among the exceptions. I still wake up every morning and wonder why I belong to the few lucky people :-) A friend recently said to me 'The Canadians have so much money they don't know how to spend it'. Another friend said very wisely 'Canada is all the good sides from the USA plus all the good sides from Europe... minus the weather.'
Currently it's about 0 ° and raining.
B. - 10:01 AM, March 22, 2007
- Rae Ann said...
Hi Bee, I was mostly being facetious with my last comment. I'm sure Canada is great. I've always wanted to visit there someday (as many of the Provinces as possible). Just last night I was thinking about how over the millennia humans have migrated all over the planet, probably in response to climate changes. If we really are in the middle of a big change, then Canada will gain a lot of new and useful land and resources. And then maybe all the Mexicans will just keep migrating north. Sorry, I don't mean that in any negative way... just imagining the continuation of their migration trends.
And I'm also frequently overwhelmed and thankful for my own lucky existence. It's probably not the ideal to many, but to me it's pretty good. :-) You wouldn't be there if you hadn't made many good choices leading you there. - 3:18 PM, March 22, 2007
- Bee said...
Hi RaeAnn,
should you decide to visit Canada at some point and are around in the Toronto area, come and visit us :-) I haven't seen much of Canada myself, but vaguely planning to take some time off and make a round trip.
B. - 3:42 PM, March 22, 2007
- QUASAR9 said...
Hi Bee, finally got round to reading "Your Inspiration" @ Asymptotia, and I followed the 'storm in a tea cup' and of course the always fun filled tete-a-tete with Lubos on your previous post.
However I notice one thing, well 2
1) Though there are many more of us on Earth than a thousand years ago, there are also a thousand more things to grab our interest. Gosh I still remember when I could name every model of every make of car ... I sort of gave up ... well simply because I had too many other things grabbing my interest in life
2) One cannot wholly detach Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astro Physics from Applied Physics - that would be like trying to detach writing from Modern Languages. Sure some people are interested in Shakespeare in the original version (I can count them on the fingers on my left hand) and sure some people are interested in Latin - but since it is no longer necessary for Medicine or Law - it has become a dead language.
You yourself have put the finger on it - the relevance to the real world. Sure you can take a journey thru the stars in a hubblesite simulation, you can watch the next Star Trek movie on DVD, or carry the whole collection on your memory stick. But until you start selling to people what neutrinos and gravitons are going to do, or be used for ... and/or what strings hold - what has the unravelling DNA given us so far? - then it is going to be hard to enthuse a generation or remain enthused.
It is all very well Lee Smolin and PI trying to sell LQG and daughter universes - to win a theoretical argument that can neither be proven or disproven - at least not in the forseeable future ... but you create gravity, and then create antigravity - and it starts getting interesting. Then you can start LQGing it, and Lee that still won't necessarily give you daughter Universes - but it will make your life and research a lot more, how shall I put it - down to Earth!
On a lighter note
never mind 'dark matter' nestle chocolate, how about G-Strings @ PI - 7:08 PM, March 22, 2007
- Bee said...
Hi Quasar,
I am not sure about your first point. The 'more things' that grab our attention are the self-made things? The complexity we cause our own increases and so do the questions around it - but do the 'big' questions really get so much more?
This is directly related to your second point. I totally agree with you that one can and should not 'wholly detach Particle Physics, Theoretical Physics and Astro Physics from Applied Physics' - nothing could be farther from what I want. What I meant to say is that one can not always measure the value of knowledge in patents and products. The justification for fundamental research does of course include eventual relevance for applications, but besides this, we should not be afraid to search for answers for the pure sake of learning. This might not please company owners, but this search is relevant to the society we live in. It changes our view of the world, and helps us understand our place this mysterious universe.
B. - 11:18 AM, March 23, 2007
- QUASAR9 said...
lol Bee, the big questions don't get bigger, the answer is still 42.
But every 'window' we open, opens a thousand more - so much to see, and so little time, no time for it all - unless one has an 'eternity'
For sure, for sure we search and learn for the pleasure of the search, the pleasure of knowing or understanding what was before us all along
But, one would not want to spend all ones time looking at holiday catalogues - and never go on holiday - of course we may dream of far away places we may never reach, but it shouldn't 'prevent' us from grasping or enjoying what is closer or within our reach. - 2:14 PM, March 23, 2007
- Rae Ann said...
Hi Bee, thanks! I just might do that sometime. It would be really cool. Toronto really isn't all that far from here, maybe a 12 hour drive. Have a great weekend!
- 1:04 PM, March 24, 2007
- Bee said...
Dear Quasar,
But every 'window' we open, opens a thousand more - so much to see, and so little time, no time for it all - unless one has an 'eternity'
so true... if I only look at the arxiv listing and our seminar list... so much interesting stuff to think about... one really needs a good filter :-)
But, one would not want to spend all ones time looking at holiday catalogues - and never go on holiday - of course we may dream of far away places we may never reach, but it shouldn't 'prevent' us from grasping or enjoying what is closer or within our reach.
Sure, one wants both: research for applications, and research for the sake of understanding. One without the other becomes a meaningless farce. Understanding without using knowledge is as mislead as neglecting the questions that might not result in patents.
B. - 3:48 PM, March 24, 2007


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We don't want to hear you say there's nothing to do around here ever again. C'mon folks, we live in Colorado—there's loads of great stuff to experience all year long. So, pull out your calendar and find a permanent marker. From must-see concerts and summer festivals to sporting events and holiday activities, we've got you scheduled for fun throughout 2012.
Denver Broncos vs. Kansas City Chiefs. // 2:15 p.m., Sports Authority Field at Mile High, denverbroncos.com, ticket prices vary.
International Sportsmen's Exposition. Camo-clad aficionados of hunting, fishing, and all things outdoors can spend four days perusing the best outfitters and the newest gear. // January 5 to 8, times vary, Colorado Convention Center, sportsexpos.com, $15.
Michael Jackson: The Immortal World Tour by Cirque du Soleil.
Trippy, jaw-dropping, and utterly fantastical, this Michael Jackson–themed Cirque du Soleil performance is wonderfully weird. // January 6 to 8. January 6 and 7 at 8 p.m.; January 8 at 4 p.m., Pepsi Center, cirquedusoleil.com, $50 to $175.
National Western Stock Show Super Saturday: Colorado Rodeo Champions vs. the World. Three rodeos in one day, all of which showcase our state's best riders and ropers versus cowboys and cowgirls from around the globe. // 11 a.m.; 3:30 p.m.; 8 p.m., Denver Coliseum, nationalwestern.com, $12 to $60.
Ullr Fest. The town of Breckenridge pays homage to the Norse god of winter during this week-long celebration where Viking hats are considered appropriate attire. // January 8 to 14, event times and venues vary, Breckenridge, breckenridge.com; gobreck.com.
Bring It On: The Musical. Set against the world of competitive cheerleading, this new musical comedy comments on over-the-top high school rivalries (read: crazy teenagers hopped up on hormones get hilariously feisty). // January 10 to 21, show times vary, Buell Theatre, denvercenter.org, $25 to $95.
Adolph Coors III's Birthday. Celebrate the Silver Bullet with a tour of Coors' Golden-based brewery. // 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Coors Brewery; tours begin at the 13th and Ford Street parking lot in golden, millercoors.com, Free.
Wintersköl. Aspen's four-day festival celebrates the season with fireworks, on-mountain activities, culinary events, and a canine fashion show. // January 12 to 15, event times and locations vary, Aspen, aspenchamber.org, many events are free.
Ruby Hill Rail Yard and Sledding Hill. Ruby Hill Park has a 35-degree slope for the old saucer as well as a mini terrain park for those looking to jib. // Ruby Hill Park, denvergov.org.
Letters from Mozart. "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" and "Requiem" are accompanied by readings of Mozart's personal letters to friends and family. // 7:30 p.m., Boettcher Concert Hall, coloradosymphony.org, $15 to $65.
Winter Park SnowFest. Enjoy festivities in honor of the birth of Mary Jane, the resort's more rugged (and famous) side. // January 20 to 22, event times vary, Winter Park Resort and downtown Winter Park, winterparkresort.com, free.
Colorado Indian Market & Southwest Showcase. Three days of American Indian music and dancing, handmade crafts, fine art, native foods, and demonstrations. // January 20 to 22, Denver Merchandise Mart, indianmarket.net; adults: $12, children under 13: free.
International Snow Sculpture Championships. Teams from around the world convene in Breckenridge to create art from snow, using little more than hand tools and their imaginations. // Sculpting begins at 11 a.m. on Tuesday (January 24) and ends at 10 a.m. on Saturday (Jan. 28). Judging begins at 10 a.m. on Saturday. Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge, gobreck.com, free.
16th Annual Winter X Games. // January 26 to 29, event times vary, Buttermilk Mountain, Aspen/Snowmass, stayaspensnowmass.com, free.
Icelantic's Winter on the Rocks. Icelantic and AEG Live team up to produce the first-ever winter concert at Red Rocks. // 7 p.m., Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, icelanticswinterontherocks.com


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Ellen Page Slams Anti-Gay Pastor
Actress Ellen Page has been out for just a month and is apparently already receiving anti-gay messages.
As the Huffington Post reports, Page took to Twitter this weekend to shut down an anti-gay pastor who allegedly sent her a private message, who took issue with her sexuality.
Though Page didn't post the alleged anti-gay message, the "Juno" star tweeted out a response to the pastor to her nearly 900,000 Twitter followers.
"2 da Pastor who wrote me-Being gay isn't a belief.My soul isnt struggling& I don't want arms of Heavenly Father around me.A girls arms? Yes," she wrote on March 22.
Page, 26, came out last month during a moving speech at The Human Rights Campaign's Time to Thrive conference.
"I'm here today because I am gay," she said. "I'm standing here today, with all of you, on the other side of all that pain."
She said she suffered for years because she couldn't come out.
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Hedge funds struggled to avoid losses in March as the $2 trillion industry was hit by the mid-month market slump triggered by Japan's massive earthquake and tsunami.
"Hedge funds had a challenging March," Mary Ann Bartels, who tracks industry activity at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, wrote in a note to investors Monday.
Investable hedge-fund indexes tracked by Bartels lost 0.91% last month, through March 30, while the Standard & Poor's 500 index rose 0.08% in the same period.
NYSE revs up search for new name
A host of consultants, executives and even thousands of company employees are trying to devise the best name for the pending NYSE Euronext-Deutsche Boerse merger.
Some hedge funds suffered big losses as stock markets dropped during the week after the disaster, when explosions rocked a nuclear power station about 135 miles north of Tokyo. Read the story here.
However, equities have rallied since then, limiting losses. Check out the rebound here.
Still, most funds may end the month with losses.
"For the month of March it appears only two strategies will post positive gains," Bartels said Monday.
Equity market neutral and event-driven managers were the best performers last month, while long/short equity funds and trend-following funds known as commodity trading advisers, or CTAs, were the laggards, Bartels added.
Einhorn's tough quarter
David Einhorn had his toughest first quarter since 2007, according to an update Monday from Greenlight Capital Re GLRE, +2.10% , a reinsurer that invests its premiums with the hedge-fund manager.
Einhorn, who runs hedge-fund firm Greenlight Capital, is also chairman of Greenlight Capital Re, which reinsures property and casualty risks. While most reinsurers plow premiums into bonds and other credit-related securities, Greenlight Capital Re invests premiums with Einhorn, who specializes in long/short equity trading.
Einhorn was down 2% in March. That left him 3.4% down in the first quarter of 2011, according to a disclosure on Greenlight Capital Re's website.
That's the worst performance since 2007, when Einhorn was down 4.2% in the first quarter, according to the website.
Man Group's (EMG) AHL Diversified Futures fund lost almost 5% between March 1 and March 28, according to regulatory filings.
AHL funds use computer models to latch onto market trends. These types of hedge funds were particularly exposed to equities when the Japan disaster struck. Some of these funds were also hit by the surge in the yen in the days after the catastrophe.
Och-Ziff, Third Point
Hedge funds that trade around corporate events, such as those run by Dan Och's Och-Ziff Capital Management Group and Dan Loeb's Third Point, generated gains last month.
Och-Ziff's OZM, -3.31% largest hedge fund — the OZ Master Fund — returned 0.48% last month, leaving it up 3.36% so far in 2011, according to a regulatory filing Monday.
Third Point Offshore, a $3.3 billion hedge fund run by Loeb, returned 0.9% in March, according to another regulatory filing Monday.
The gains generated by Third Point leave the hedge fund up 8.6% so far in 2011, versus a 5.9% gain by the S&P 500, the filing said.
CVR Energy CVI, -0.36% and Statoil Fuel and Retail (SFR) were among Third Point's biggest winning positions. Potash Corp. POT, +0.29% and PHH Corp. PHH, +1.16% were among the biggest losing positions in March, the filing said.


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For many years, Sovfoto, a stock photograph agency based in New York City, was the sole source in the United States for the best work in contemporary Soviet photojournalism. Founded in 1932, the company carried photographers for Tass and, later, other news agencies from throughout the Soviet republics, Eastern Europe, and China.
The Tass Sovfoto Collection depicts Soviet life, primarily in the 1950s and early 1960s. Typically rendered in heroic Soviet style, the photographs are relatively varied in subject, documenting political events (e.g., Communist Party meetings, the meeting of Kennedy and Khrushchev); generals, politicians, and celebrities (Lenin, Khrushchev, Shostakovich); and athletic and cultural events. A few images appear to be parts of photo essays aimed at a popular audience, including images of Jewish life in Russia and the life of a Soviet worker, while others are stock images of Soviet troops during the Second World War.
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An associate of a man accused of a shooting in Fruitvale last October has been arrested and charged in connection with the murder.
Tasha Nicole Englehart, 21, was taken into custody at 1:30 this morning. Englehart has been linked to Christopher Weiberg, who is accused of shooting Thomas Martinez in the head in a Fruitvale apartment last October. According to an affidavit released by the Mesa County Sheriff's Office, Englehart was at the apartment on Garfield Drive when Martinez was shot. She is linked to the murder by dozens of cell phane text messages to Weiberg. This afternoon Judge Brian Flynn set bond for Englehart at a half million dollars. Warrants have also been issued for Jessica Sage Mills. She is a 20?year?old white female who is 5 feet three inches tall and weighs 120 pounds Affidavits link Mills to the car Weiberg used to go to the apartment to allegedly shoot Martinez.
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Sebastian Vettel hailed Red Bull's 'incredible' 2013 Bahrain GP pace after dominant win
World Champion hadn't expected to be quite so strong
By James Galloway. Last Updated: 22/04/13 6:51am
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A delighted Sebastian Vettel hailed the pace of Red Bull's RB9 as "phenomenal" after he crushed his would-be rivals to win the Bahrain GP at a canter.
The triple title winner displayed his full racing repertoire during the course of the 57-lap Sakhir race to cement his lead at the top of the drivers' standings heading into the European season with a victory as resounding as any of the 27 before.
Although initially passed by Fernando Alonso at the first corner, Vettel dispatched his Ferrari rival by the end of the opening lap, and after several attempts to pass ailing polesitter Nico Rosberg swiftly thereafter, overtook the Mercedes on lap three for the lead. From there on he never looked back.
Impressively consistent middle stints on the harder of the tyre compounds proved the foundation for his victory and after beating Lotus's two-stopping Kimi Raikkonen by the best part of ten seconds Vettel exclaimed: "A fantastic race. Big, big thank you to the team today.
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"A faultless and seamless race from start to finish. I knew it was crucial straight away at the start to get into the lead if I can and then go from there and look after the tyres.
"The pace was phenomenal, the car was very quick, it just seemed to get better and better towards the end. A really beautiful race where you could really push every single lap and we took care of the cars. So overall [I'm] very happy."
Indeed, with the pre-race suggestion having been that Red Bull, as in Melbourne, may find their pace stimyied by high tyre wear, Vettel added: "The pace we had today was incredible. We surely did not expect that.
"In the end it was quite controlled and we managed the gaps and we still had enough tyres to push towards the end."
Looking back on his wheel-to-wheel dices in the opening laps of the race, Vettel explained how a reserve of KERS power allowed him to cut back on first Alonso and then Rosberg coming out of the turn four hairpin.
"It was obviously very tight into the first corner with Fernando on the outside," he reflected.
"I had to give way - I wanted to line it up to get Nico probably on the next straight, but Fernando squeezed in. But then I got him back, it was crucial. I saved some KERS and I could out-accelerate him into turn six.
"Then Nico was a tough one. I really had to think for a while because he was quite quick down the straights. The headwind today helped the cars behind but it still wasn't as straightforward as I was hoping for.
"So again quite tight and out of turn four I managed again to turn up a little bit of KERS and I got him on the inside. Then the track was clear and we could unfold the true pace of the car."


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What are the points of rankings? If I get first in any of them, is there any reward?
No. Just wasted time, money and possible lack of social life.
You only receive rewards if you are for example in the top 10 of the persons (in that day for example) of survivor for example
You win bragging rights and your name on the home page rankings.


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Ziggler stalks Punk, waiting for him to get to his feet. Ziggler goes for a hurricarana, it looks like, but Punk counters with a spinning sit out powerbomb, holding on to pin him for a two count. Punk hits Ziggler with a couple of big chops to the chest and a couple more stiff kicks. Punk is a flurry of offense with a clothesline and spinning neckbreaker. Punk hits a running high knee in the corner and follows with the running bulldog. The crowd is totally behind Punk. Punk is calling for the Go to Sleep. Punk shoulders Ziggler, but Ziggler fights out of it and slingshots Punk into the corner. Punk counters with a cross body from the middle, but Ziggler rolls through into a pin for two. Ziggler tries for the sleeper, but Punk fights out and hits him with a nasty kick, laying Ziggler out for another two count.
Punk looks a bit surprised at Ziggler's resiliency. Punk picks Ziggler up and slams him to the mat before heading up to the top turnbuckle. Punk leaps off the top with an elbow drop to Ziggler's heart, but he still can't keep him down for a three count.
Punk shoulders Ziggler again, but Ziggler fights out and shoves Punk into the referee, who falls to the outside. Ace is checking on the ref on the outside while on the inside, Punk is able to lock in the Anaconda vice. Ziggler is tapping, but there's no ref and Ace is checking on the one who's down on the outside.
Punk goes over to yell at Johnny, and he's rolled up by Ziggler. Punk rolls through and has Ziggler pinned, but there's still no ref. Punk puts Ziggler down, and Ace rolls the ref back into the ring. Ziggler tries to get Punk from behind, but Punk shoulders Ziggler. Punk swings Ziggler around and Ziggler's legs hit Ace, sending him to the outside. Punk connects with the GTS, and goes for the pin, but there's still no one to make the count. Punk says the next GTS is for Ace. Punk shoulders Ziggler again and goes for the GTS, but Ziggler counters with a rocker dropper, he goes for the pin, but Punk kicks out at two.
Ziggler hits Punk with rights to the back of the head, and elbows to the shoulder and neck. Ziggler waits for Punk to get up, but Punk catches him and slingshots him into the corner. Punk shoulders Ziggler and goes for the pin. Both the ref and Johnny Ace make the three count at the same time for Punk.
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Home Depot Scam.
If it happens in Oregon, it could happen anywhere.
A "heads up" for those of you who may be regular Home Depot customers.
Over the last month I became a victim of a clever scam while out
shopping. Simply going out to get supplies has turned out to be quite
traumatic. Don't be naive enough to think it couldn't happen to you or
your friends.
Here's how the scam works:
Two seriously good-looking 20-21 year-old girls come over to your car
as you are packing your shopping into the trunk. They both start
wiping your windshield with a rag and Windex, with their hmm hmmm's
almost falling out of their skimpy T-shirts. It is impossible not to
When you thank them and offer them a tip, they say "No" and instead
ask you for a ride to another Home Depot.. You agree and they get in
the back seat.
On the way, they start flirting. Then one of them climbs over into
the front seat and starts crawling all over you, while the other one
steals your wallet.
I had my wallet stolen November 4th, 9th, 10th, twice on the 15th,
17th, 20th, & 24th. Also December 1st, 3rd, twice on the 5th, three
times just yesterday and very likely again this upcoming weekend.
So tell your friends to be careful, wallets aren't cheap.


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sunny SoCal, it's still been on the colder side at night. But I've been eagerly waiting
for warmer weather so I can jump onto this year's trend of florals, especially
for summer concert season. Being into fashion, I like to complement my outfits with style-coordinated tech of the season. Here's a roundup of tech in all floral to welcome spring in bloom...
Top Row
1. Poppy Mouse Pad
2. Floral Desktop Wallpaper
3. Tumi Laptop Carrier
4. Desktop Stand
5. Floral Ear Buds
Bottom Row
6. Konica Camera
7. Gigglebyte USB Drive
8. Sypro Speaker System
9. Leaf Cable Tie
10. Jonathan Adler Laptop Sleeve
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In more than two decades of service as the director of the Lancaster County Voter Registration and Election Commission Office, Cassie Stump has seen plenty.
During her 20 years with the county, Stump has seen voting go from the use of paper ballots to the now easier-to-use touch screens at the various county precincts.
"Now we have electronic voting equipment, which is so easy to us," said Stump, who retired from her duties Dec. 30.
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AGCO Donates New Massey Ferguson Tractor to Piedmont Park Conservancy
The gift-giving season arrived early for the Piedmont Park Conservancy. At the end of last month, AGCO delivered a new Massey Ferguson tractor, valued at nearly $50,000 including accessories, maintenance and training, to Piedmont Park in Atlanta, GA. The new tractor joins the Conservancy's current tractor, a Massey Ferguson 1180, which is used for maintaining, beautifying and improving the park.
"We are thrilled to receive such a generous donation from AGCO," says Conservancy President and CEO Yvette Bowden. "Support from Atlanta companies is crucial to the continued growth and maintenance of Piedmont Park. Great cities need great parks, and we are happy to have a partner like AGCO that understands the importance of Piedmont Park to this great city," she adds.With this contribution, AGCO becomes a member of Piedmont Park Conservancy's Chairman's Circle, created to recognize corporations for annual contributions to sustain the park. AGCO also becomes a sponsor of the park's Green Market, an open-air farmer's market featuring locally grown produce that runs Saturdays from May through mid-December.
Sponsoring the Green Market is a natural fit for AGCO, a company that focuses exclusively on agriculture. "We build many different kinds of agriculture equipment, engineered with the goal of helping farmers of all types and acreages feed the world," says Lindsey Pettyjohn, who leads public relations for AGCO in North America. "We're an agricultural company, based in Atlanta, so naturally we are excited to support agriculture in our community and help educate people about the role agriculture plays in bringing food to their tables."
The new Massey Ferguson MF1655 tractor will be more affordable for the Conservancy to operate, thanks to its improved fuel economy versus the current tractor. It will also keep the park air a little cleaner due to reduced emissions. The MF1655 is compliant with EPA's Tier 4i emission requirements, so it puts out more than 60 percent less particulate matter and over 20 percent less nitrogen oxide than older tractors with Tier 1 engines.
Piedmont Park has been an important gathering place for Atlantans, including AGCO employees and their families, for more than 100 years. Supporting the Piedmont Park Conservancy is the latest example of AGCO's ongoing commitment to the communities in which it operates.


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Shrewd Katie Couric is continuing to keep her options open as her contract with CBS News approaches its expiration date in June.
So what are her options? It comes down to two choices, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Stay at CBS News as anchor of "CBS Evening News" at a salary that will almost certainly be reduced from her current level (estimated, reportedly, at $15 million a year), or try her hand at daytime talk as host of her own show.
Stories have resurfaced occasionally for months now that Couric is exploring the possibility of launching a syndicated daytime show with potential partners including Time Warner, NBC Universal and her own company, CBS. Former NBC President Jeff Zucker, who was once Couric's producer in her glory days at NBC's "Today" show, is often mentioned as a key figure in the exploration process and would likely emerge as executive producer of the show.
Neither Couric nor Zucker nor any of these companies have ever officially confirmed that talks are underway to turn Couric into a new Oprah Winfrey. The THR story quotes unnamed sources as verifying the rumors.
Certainly, piles of money can still be made in daytime syndication, even with viewing levels declining every year (the money is made primarily on the license fees syndicators charge local stations for carrying the shows). Of course, the next few seasons will be different than most of the recent past seasons because Oprah – still the leader in daytime talk – will be leaving the scene this spring. As a result, many TV industry observers believe there's an opportunity now for new talent to come in and grab her audience. If Couric takes the daytime route, it is believed she'd launch her show in fall 2012.
The challenge for Couric is this: Sure, if a "Katie Couric Show" (or our personal choice for a show title: "Katie!") catches on, it could run for years and earn her millions. But Couric, 54, is no longer the universally loved personality she once was on "Today." Nowadays, it seems as many people like her as dislike her. Launching her own talk show successfully will by no means be a sure thing. And if it flops, she's out of a job altogether.
That's where the CBS News option comes in. Though CBS has not really said publicly if they'll fight to re-sign her, it's assumed that she has the option of deciding to stay on. And even at a reduced pay package, she'll still make millions – and be signed to a contract ensuring her employment for the foreseeable future.
The THR story notes that Couric has now entered the "window" of time, specified in her contract, where she is now permitted to entertain offers from elsewhere.
That means we'll likely be seeing more stories about Katie Couric in the weeks to come.


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Kenneth Draper RA
Kenneth Draper initially trained as a painter, studying at Chesterfield College of Art from 1959 to 1962 and at Kingston School of Art, London, from 1962 to 1965. He then went on to spend three years at the Sculpture Schools of the Royal College of Art from 1965. Draper taught at Goldmiths' College School of Art and Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts. In 1980 he was elected to the Faculty of the British School in Rome.
Draper's first solo show was held at the Redfern Gallery in 1969. He subsequently went on to participate in a number of solo and key group exhibitions throughout the UK, Europe and the United States. His work was included in British Sculptors '72 at the Royal Academy, the Silver Jubilee Contemporary British Sculpture Exhibition in Battersea Park, the 1980 British Art Show and the 1981 British Sculptors of the Twentieth Century, at the Whitechapel Art Gallery, and in The Sculpture Show at the Hayward Gallery in 1983.
Draper received a commission for the John Dalton Building at Manchester Polytechnic in 1972 and for the Oriental Gateway for Bradford University in 1977. A retrospective of his work was shown at the Warwick Arts Trust in 1981. Throughout the 1990s, Draper became increasingly well known as a painter.
Among Draper's awards is the sculpture prize at Young Contemporaries (1965), the Mark Rothko Memorial Award (1971) and a Major Arts Council Award (1977). He was elected a Royal Academician in 1991 and lives and works in Menorca.
Elected ARA: 30 May 1990
Elected RA: 26 June 1991
Born: 19 February 1944
My work always creates a dialogue between sculpture, painting and drawing. The explosions in my new work on paper respond to the piercing beauty and ravaged landscape of my home on the Spanish island of Menorca.
Kenneth Draper RA
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"A trip to the beach"
I am really enjoying the Mitford series of books. I love John McDonough's artful narration. He brings the characters to life and makes the whole experience a sum greater than its parts. The best thing about reading Jan Karon's books is the level of positivity, hopefulness and happy quirkiness modeled in the characters lives. There is a feeling that bad things happen in life--but individuals and villages cope, manage to make do and even thrive. Plus --there is a good deal of downright silliness to boot. Mitford brings a smile and a laugh.
"A Must Read Series"
I love all of Jan Karon's books in this series. I have read all of then at least 3 times and listened to them on audio once or twice. Heaven will be just like Mitford- with out the pain of course. Perfection
"One of the best of the series"
This is one of my fav in the series but with this Mitford series it's very important to read/listen to each book in the series in their proper order to really understand all the beautiful characters. Start with At Home in Mitford and go all the way through Light From Heaven!
"Traveling Companion"
This is another of the great Jan Karon "At Home in Mitford series". The characters come to life in each book and you can't wait to hear what happens in the next book. We travel with them in the car. I can not remember ever being inpatient or annoyed over construction or other hold up on the road as we are happily enjoying life in Mitford. This is a series the whole family can enjoy and grow closer together. No sex, violence or bad language. Warning for very small children is it about life and sometimes bad things happen to good people, but the author always teaches us a valuable lesson we can carry to our lives.
"The whole Mitford series is excellent"
I loved the trip to the new town, the new people, and a little mystery. The whole Mitford series is excellent, you become part of the town. Jan Karon is a superb writer that captivates and elures you into a feel-good, warm-fuzzy read.
"Great storytelling"
Jan Karon knows how to tell a story. I am a small town girl and I fell in love with the people from Mitford. I am especially moved by Father Tim's faith and how he draws people into authentic relationships.
Love audio books. Schedule and life-style are not conducive to a sit down read. So on the go, or at night I listen to my favorite reads.
"Mitford a place I want to live."
I always recommend the Mitford series books to friends. They are dear to my heart. It may seem corny but I am a Pastor and I love Fr. Tim's encounters with people and his heart for others reminds me of my own heart for God's people.
I love how he made his way into the heart of Morris Love the neighbor with incredible music talent however a recluse. Fr. Tim also weaves his heart into the community of people who soon find out he is not just "another Priest", but a neighbor, Pastor, and friend. Cynthia is always at his side loving God's people with a heart like her husband.
John McDounogh is without a doubt one of my favorite orators. His voice makes each character have their own personality and the enthusiasm with which he delivers the series allows me to listen to them over and over again. Thank you Mr. McDonough.
Retired Adventures
Although you can read each book independently it is a wonderful adventure reading them all.
I am a mother of two adult children and married to a wonderful man. I am a full time Realtor who enjoys historical fiction.
"Wonderful Trip To The Coast!"
The entire series makes me feel at home. I see Mitford and the places they travel like White Cap, present in most of the places I have lived.
The life of Father Tim and how thoughtful he is, with Janet Tolson, Jonathon and the crew at the book store!
Retirement can wait!
"Jan Karon never fails to please"
I have enjoyed all of the Mitford series books. Jan Karon has a style that makes you feel like you belong to the people of the stories. She makes you want to move to Mitford. Too bad it is fictional. She is also adept at expressing the spiritual ups and downs of the many different life-styles in these two places. A wonderful book.
"Great Narration"
John McDonough brings the characters to life! His accents are spot on and his singing voice is exactly how I would expect Father Tim to sound!


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100. Hallmark gets its start: Jan. 10, 1910.
Joyce C. Hall, a teenager (and a guy, by the way) from Norfolk, Neb., arrives in Kansas City, Mo., in 1910 and starts building a picture-postcard business into a giant of doggerel and cheer that would reshape American holiday celebrations. Hallmark is instrumental in the commercialization of holidays, which has driven a huge amount of the growth in U.S. retailing (and the growth in bogus holidays like99. The Three Mile Island disaster: March 29, 1979.
So much for alternative energy. Three Mile Island's near-meltdown renders nuclear energy but a Simpsons joke, increasing the country's dependence on oil. | |
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98. Disneyland opens: July 17, 1955.
With Ronald Reagan hosting a live ABC special, Disneyland opens in Anaheim, Calif. The first major destination theme park spurs growth in travel and tourism nationwide. Today Disney's ( DIS) parks alone are a $5 billion annual business, and Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla., which has more than 50,000 employees, is the largest single-site employer in the U.S.97. Nike's Revolution ads commodify dissent: 1987.
It's not the first time the ideals of the 1960s -- freedom, individuality, antimaterialism, dissent -- are called upon to push product. But it may stand as the biggest co-optation. Right at the height of the Summer of Love anniversary celebration, Nike ( NKE) uses the Beatles song to sell sneakers. Now it's almost impossible to escape ads that sell not just products but breaking the rules, dude.96. The University of Phoenix, a for-profit university, is accredited: 1978.
The University of Phoenix is accredited in 1978, and few think that without the benefit of a Final Four-bound athletic team or ivy-encrusted heritage it will amount to much. It becomes the nation's largest private university. And unlike its more traditional academic competition, it turns a profit. Phoenix's rise goes hand in hand with the boom in private prisons since 1984, when Corrections Corp. of America takes over the county prison in Hamilton County, Tenn. Both developments indicate the increased willingness of Americans and their elected representatives to hand over to the private sector functions previously reserved to government. But the move to market incentives hasn't unfolded like a libertarian's dream. Many educators criticize Phoenix and other for-profit education providers, saying they lack comprehensive library and lab facilities and a full-time, dedicated faculty. Prisons, meantime, face new regulations in the wake of violence and inmate escapes at CCA's prison in Youngstown, Ohio.95. Jaws ushers in the blockbuster era in Hollywood: June 20, 1975.
Before Steven Spielberg's little flick, starring a gape-mawed contraption named Bruce and co-starring Roy Scheider, movies almost invariably opened gradually and tried to build an audience through word-of-mouth and limited advertising. Jaws, which goes on to gross $260 million in the U.S., introduces the concepts of heavy preopening marketing and wide releases -- sound familiar?94. Frederick Taylor's 'scientific management' theory gains legitimacy: 1910.
Frederick Taylor forms his theory of "scientific management," a patchwork of efficiency and cost-cutting ideas, in the 19th century. But it doesn't gain wide currency until Boston lawyer and future Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis argues on behalf of consumers that a $27 million rate increase sought by the nation's Eastern railroads should not be approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Brandeis contends that the railroads cannot justify their costs. Citing Taylor's ideas, Brandeis maintains that the railroads could save $300 million a year through improved productivity.93. The U.S. is a giant creditor nation: 1918-1982.
Following World War I, the winners (Allies) and losers (Central Powers) have something in common: They owe lots of money to the U.S., making it the world's biggest creditor nation. The tables turn by 1985, however, as the U.S. becomes a net debtor. And because we like to be No. 1 in everything, we quickly become the world's largest.92. Harley-Davidson adopts Japanese management techniques: October 1981.
Having just bought the company in a leveraged buyout, Harley-Davidson ( HDI) Chairman Vaughn L. Beals Jr. and his management team realize that Japanese motorcycle makers are kicking their butts. To beat them, they join them, adopting such Japanese techniques as "just-in-time" inventory control. Just-in-time eliminates the high and costly inventory levels that require elaborate handling systems. Other U.S. major manufacturers, like General Motors ( GM), soon follow, lemminglike.91. Southwest Airlines begins flying: June 18, 1971.
Southwest Airlines ( LUV) begins flying between Houston, Dallas and San Antonio. With its cheeky attitude, wink-and-a-nudge90. Lou Gerstner turns IBM around: April 1993 to present.
Big Blue is still big in early 1993, but not big like Mark McGwire -- powerful, potent, popular. Big, instead, like Babe Ruth in the '40s -- unhealthy, and with its best days sadly receding. Along comes Louis V. Gerstner Jr., who replaces Chairman and CEO John F. Akers on April Fools' Day. Gerstner, a former McKinsey consultant coming off stints at American Express ( AXP) and RJR Nabisco ( RN), joins an IBM ( IBM) hobbled by bloat and bereft of focus. Gerstner bluntly declares, "The last thing IBM needs now is a vision" and instead quickly seeks to slash costs by more than $8 billion. The skeptical market keeps IBM on a downward course at first. But Gerstner winnows the workforce to 215,000 by mid-1995 from about 300,000, consolidates facilities and otherwise flenses the fat. Wall Street cheers. A ghoulish management style is born. Gerstner's success is the most dramatic example, with hired-gun CEOs jettisoning staid traditions -- along with thousands of workers -- to upsize the stock price. Of course, it doesn't always work -- see "Chainsaw(ed) Al" Dunlap, late of Sunbeam ( SOC).89. John Bogle launches the First Index Investment Trust: August 1976.
The fund that becomes the mighty Vanguard ( VFINX) Index 500 starts with just $11 million in assets under management and can't even buy all of the S&P 500 stocks until 1977. But it starts a revolution in investing, luring billions from investors concerned about the risks and costs of actively managed funds.88. Thomas Watson becomes president of IBM's predecessor: 1914.
Thomas J. Watson is fired from National Cash Register in 1913, after having been framed for a scheme to create a dummy competitor to the monopolistic NCR. He joins Computing-Tabulating-Recording and quickly rises to lead the company, which is renamed International Business Machines in 1923. All's peachy until Bill Gates.87. Valium is introduced: 1963.
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86. The Panama Canal opens: Aug. 15, 1914.
In the late 19th century, the French try to build a canal across the Panama isthmus connecting the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. They fail. Early in the 20th century, the U.S. has the same goal and seeks permission from Colombia, which then rules Panama. No dice. So the U.S. sends a gunboat down Panama way, the supportive sight of which inspires the Panamanians to overthrow their Colombian overlords. The U.S. then gets a nice rent deal on the Canal Zone (which will revert to Panama on Dec. 31, 1999), and many massive engineering feats and mosquito bites later, the oceans meet. Now ships traveling from New York to San Francisco can save a modest 7,872 miles by not detouring around South America. U.S. and global commerce never look back.85. The Public Utility Holding Company Act is enacted: 1935.
The law breaks up the powerful trusts that had dominated the nation's electricity and gas utilities. Power companies are rendered a political afterthought throughout the century, unlike, say, oil companies, which continue to wield influence. Sixty years later there would be talk of repealing or reforming PUHCA, which some see as an antiquated impediment to competition among utilities.84. HBO via satellite accelerates the fragmentation of the TV marketplace: September 1975.
Today a unit of Time Warner ( TWX), HBO broadcasts the heavyweight boxing championship match between Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier live from the Philippines. The "Thrilla in Manila" marks the first time satellites are used to deliver regularly scheduled programming and link together previously isolated cable systems. HBO's bold move helps create the modern cable business, now the largest single segment of the entertainment industry. Twenty-four years later, U.S. consumers will spend close to $40 billion on cable, more than they spend on music, home videos and movies at theaters -- combined. Live satellite feeds also make it possible to offer national and worldwide broadcasts of everyday sporting events, turning collegiate and pro athletics into an 11-figure annual business. Unfortunately, the massive expansion does little to improve the quality of our entertainment.83. The surgeon general reports that smoking causes lung cancer in men: Jan. 11, 1964.
Surgeon General Luther Terry, who picked tobacco in Alabama as a boy, startles Americans with the news that deliberately inhaling smoke deep into your lungs dozens of times every day might be bad for you. Cigarette consumption would drop 20% in the three months following the report, and over the next 35 years the tobacco industry would face an ever-increasing torrent of criticism. In 1971, television and radio ads for cigarettes would be banned; in 1998, the industry would agree to pay $206 billion to settle state lawsuits over the public health costs of smoking, an unprecedented transfer of wealth from a legal private industry to the government. Still, coffin nails would remain a very profitable business. In 1998, industry leader Philip Morris ( MO) would earn $5.3 billion, almost as much as Microsoft ( MSFT).82. Michael Milken starts Drexel's junk-bond trading operation: 1971.
Michael Milken, a young punk out of Wharton, convinces his firm that there's gold in junk. After making a killing in "fallen angels" -- once-investment-grade bonds that have fallen in price because of investor worries that their issuers will default -- Milken and the firm then known as Drexel Harriman Ripley begin underwriting high-yield "junk" bonds for entrepreneurs previously cut out of the capital markets. Milken's clients include Turner Broadcasting and Mirage Resorts ( MIR), unleashing Ted Turner and Steve Wynn on an unsuspecting American public. Would-be corporate raiders soon turn to junk as a source of financing. A little insider trading later, the 1980s are in full swing.81. The first U.S. supermarket, King Kullen, opens: Aug. 4, 1930.
The Piggly Wiggly chain popular in the South lays claim to being the first self-service grocery store (and the even older A&P ( GAP) sold a lot of tea and stuff), but Michael J. Cullen's King Kullen store in Queens, N.Y., is the first to bring together the high volume and low cost that are the hallmarks of the U.S. supermarket. | |
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Your spine shakes with chills as your heart begins to race. Your mind wanders with the fear of the unknown, and just when you think you were safe from whatever hunts you, you feel it's grip across your throat. It's almost Halloween, and you know what that means, a series of reviews on some of the scariest horror games out there today! Welcome to my 13 days of horror reviews, where we honor the creepy, the kooky, the mysterious and spooky side of video games, both past and present. Today, we look at Eternal Darkness: Sanity's Requiem.
It's rare that video games actually go out of their way to be a cerebral experience on the gamer. It's even rarer to see the games actively taunt you by basically ****ing with your mind. And when it does happen, it usually is some type of exploitative to help sell more copies or get recognition. It's a good thing that Eternal Darkness is a good game.
The Nintendo Gamecube kind of has a dubious honor of being a weak system. True it lacked the real power of a Playstation 2 or the Microsoft X-Box, but it had some great experience if you knew where to look. The exclusive Eternal Darkness was one of them, combining a strong storyline with decent gameplay and awesome ambiance, proving that survival horror done right can be effective.
The story revolves around Alexandra Roivas, a young woman whose grandfather was murdered. While staying in his mansion in Rhode Island, she discovers "The Tome of Eternal Darkness", which spins tales of an ancient evil by magical gods that spans thousands of years, with a select few individuals, including members of her family, becoming affected by this evil. While finding pages in the increasingly demonic-looking mansion, Alexandra witnesses the past lives of many individuals who have stumbled upon these evil gods, until a final showdown that I admit was so climatic I won't spoil it here.
The game was unique due to the fact that you controlled several characters throughout different periods of history. These characters each had a degree of characterization to them, with their own agendas and missions when dealing with the evil they uncover. To do so there are standard attacks, as well as "magick" attacks that can be learned by some characters with a "rock paper scissors" mentality to determine its effectiveness on certain enemies.
The game's most famous feature, however, is the Sanity Meter. In what is perhaps the most twisted thing Nintendo has ever invented, the sanity meter actually tries to gauge your overall fear and sanity while playing the game, literally messing with your head when your character is low on health, scared, etc. It causes effects in the game, such as headless enemies and characters, enemies not dying when they should be, even the screen going black, saying there is a disk read error on the game itself. It not only messed with your head, but it also tricked many gamers while playing the actual game, offering some pretty good moments that enhanced the experience.
And overall, the gimmick worked. "Eternal Darkness" is a game that didn't need the meter, because the experience was, while by the numbers, pretty damn terrifying. The enemies are well thought out, the atmosphere is excellent, and the story, while dealing with mythical mumbo-jumbo that could have been pulled out of someone's ass, fits with the world presented. A lot of good moments came from this game, making something more than what it was on the surface.
The game was also graphically and sound-wise well done. True, you only traverse four locations in the entire game, but the four locations change every time over the centuries, which do add a sense of time to the backgrounds. What was once clean and magnificent is now filled with rubble and weeds in some areas. I also liked the enemy designs in the game. Each had a distinct flavor to them, and some of them, especially the boss fights, were downright scary looking. The player characters also had a lot of personality thanks to good voice work. One of my favorite voices was done by William "Porkins" Hootkins, of Star Wars fame, who played a colonial doctor who "went insane" after discovering the ancient evil. And lastly, the sound design, from the sanity meter effects, to the typical moans and groans found in the genre, fit the bill perfectly adding more ambience to an already dark and brooding game.
"Eternal Darkness" was not a successful game, but it sure was a fun one. It's one of those games that begs to be played because it did a lot of things different when it was released, and the risks paid off in making a great experience. Perhaps its biggest downfall was that it was a Nintendo game rated "M", in fact their first ever rated "M" game. But the gloomy atmosphere, the clever, working gimmicks, and the overall presentation make it a totally underrated classic that I hope becomes more popular over time.


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A school spokesman says Fred Jackson was rehired today as running backs coach.
Retiring Michigan coach Lloyd Carr will lead the Wolverines on January first against Florida in the Capital One Bowl. After Carr ends his 13th season as head coach, Rodriguez will take over.
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The images of Los Angeles by Britain's Archigram group are a little perplexing. Are they depicting the Los Angeles of the 1960s, or a projected Los Angeles? On July 21, architectural and urban historian Simon Sadler delves into Archigram's Los Angeles, a city that became the new locus of the urban imaginary in the vanguard circuits of 1960s London. Sadler considers how Archigram's projections of a future Los Angeles were perhaps nostalgic for California's recent past, while serving London's larger fantasy of spontaneous, populist, self-organized urbanism.
Simon Sadler is professor of architectural and urban history at the University of California, Davis. His publications include Archigram: Architecture without Architecture(MIT Press, 2005); Non-Plan: Essays on Freedom, Participation and Change in Modern Architecture and Urbanism (Architectural Press, 2000, coeditor Jonathan Hughes); and The Situationist City (MIT Press, 1998). He currently coordinates the California section of the Society of Architectural Historians' Archipedia project.
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More than 200,000 workers who care for Minnesota's most vulnerable residents could soon undergo heightened criminal background checks as part of a new state effort to reduce abuse, neglect and fraud at state-licensed facilities.
The Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) is seeking broad new authority from the Legislature to collect fingerprints and to conduct FBI criminal background checks on prospective employees of child-care centers, homes for the disabled, and other sites that care for the needy.
The new powers, if granted, would amount to the most far-reaching enhancement of the state's screening of caregivers since the DHS began conducting criminal background checks in 1991. People who commit crimes in other states, for example, would be less likely to slip through the cracks.
"This is about protecting the public," said Jerry Kerber, inspector general for DHS.
One of the goals is to curb the rising complaints of maltreatment in licensed facilities, such as day-care centers and nursing homes. The number of maltreatment reports received by DHS has increased 18 percent over the past two years, to 5,273 in 2013. About two-thirds of the substantiated cases involve neglect.
The rising number of maltreatment reports has created a large backlog of complaints for DHS to investigate, though it has made some progress in recent months. The state had 601 pending cases of maltreatment in the year ending July 1, 2013, down from 628 from the previous year.
The proposals, which have the support of Gov. Mark Dayton and several influential DFL legislators, could nonetheless face stiff resistance when the Legislature convenes in late February. Already, civil libertarians are raising privacy concerns about a giant computerized database of fingerprints and other personal information on tens of thousands people with no criminal histories.
The information could end up in the wrong hands or leaked on social media, critics warn.
"If Target or Neiman Marcus can't control your data, then why would we think that DHS would do a better job?" asked Charles Samuelson, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota.
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DHS already conducts more than 270,000 criminal background checks a year of caregivers, but the system has critical gaps. As the Star Tribune reported last fall, nurses in Minnesota can practice for years before any past crimes are detected by employers, exposing vulnerable people to danger.
Currently, many caregivers undergo criminal background checks only when they are hired or move to a new employer. As a result, serious new crimes can go undetected if a caregiver never switches jobs, or if corrections officials fail to report them. The criminal checks are also confined to courts in Minnesota, which means that a nurse or practitioner could commit a crime in another state and still avoid disqualification.
The system also results in unnecessary duplication. Because background checks are tied to employers, the state ends up conducting multiple background checks on thousands of employees who have no criminal histories. Some people have been reviewed more than 120 times, according to DHS estimates.
"We have been relying on a system that is flawed," Kerber said. "What we have found out is that we don't get all of [the convicted criminals]."
In March, the DHS plans to test a new, automated system that will link the agency to the Minnesota Court Information System, or MNCIS. If a caregiver who works for a licensed facility is charged or convicted with a crime, the new system would enable the DHS to find out within hours. The state can then move immediately to disqualify the person from direct contact with vulnerable people.
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The DHS is also seeking legislative permission to collect fingerprints of all newly hired caregivers in state-licensed programs starting in October. The state would also start conducting FBI checks on new personal care assistants, or PCAs, who care for the elderly and people with disabilities. About 105,000 people are enrolled as PCAs in Minnesota.
The state expects to pay for the myriad changes with a $3 million grant from the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
Kerber said the state is initially focusing on PCAs for the FBI background checks because they have had a higher rate of criminal offenses, as well as more turnover.
"Here [PCAs] are in people's homes often without any supervision or oversight and providing very intimate care," Kerber said.
Rep. Tina Liebling, DFL-Rochester, chair of the House Health and Human Services Policy Committee, said she supports the proposals but is concerned about the state and FBI "collecting zillions of fingerprints on innocent people."
"I don't like the idea of people having to be fingerprinted to have a job," Liebling said. "But the reason [is] to attempt to streamline and simplify the background check system, and in the end to make it less intrusive for the people having to go through it."
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