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LUNENBURG -- In the winter, Alec McNamara is used to making clutch saves as a star goaltender with the Lunenburg/Ayer Shirley ice hockey team.
Now in the spring, McNamara is the one shooting on net as a member of the first-year Lunenburg boys' varsity lacrosse team.
McNamara, a senior captain, displayed his fine shooting touch with a game-high six goals to power Lunenburg to a tough 12-10 Midland League B win over Fitchburg -- also a first-year varsity club -- Tuesday at Lunenburg High School.
"Alec killed it today," Lunenburg coach Mike Fratturelli said. "All three of our attacks did really, really well. Alec, Chad (Saulnier) and Dylan (Riley) combined for 11 of our 12 goals and 15 points. They really killed it.
"Fitchburg came out hard. It was a battle the whole game, back and forth. It was good lacrosse. It's the kind of lacrosse you want to play, especially on a nice afternoon like this."
Saulnier -- also a talented ice hockey player -- had two goals, while Riley scored a hat trick, including one to ice the game with 1:18 remaining.
"It is a nice feeling," Fratturelli said. "The kids are working really, really hard. We're finding our groove out there on offense. We're setting it up well and moving the ball around. These guys are really understanding how the game is played. They're playing unselfish lacrosse. That's what you want."
Fitchburg, despite storming back to tie the game 8-8 in the third quarter, fell to 0-6 overall.
"The goal, and I said it last week, is to keep getting better every week," Fitchburg coach Paul DelleChiaie said. "When we play teams that are at the same level -- Lunenburg is a new program, as well -- I think we can stay competitive and be in a ton of games. I'm looking forward to the kids working hard.
"They were a little upset over this one and kind of felt like we let one get away. But we fought until the end. We fought for 48 minutes and the kids never gave up."
When Zach Finn, Alex Marrero and Anthony DiPrima each potted goals to open the third-quarter scoring, the Red Raiders were alive and well in an 8-8 game.
But Lunenburg (3-2, 1-0) regrouped, as Saulnier found McNamara for his fifth tally of the game, and the Blue Knights delivered two more goals by Riley and McNamara for an 11-8 advantage.
On McNamara's sixth goal with 2:56 left in the third quarter, the senior had a nifty jump shot to beat Fitchburg goalie Johnny Xiong (18 saves), but also absorbed a vicious blow by a Red Raider defenseman after scoring for the sixth time.
Fitchburg didn't go away, however, as Marrero scored his second, and Finn rifled a long shot that deflected off Lunenburg goalie Max Corbett before trickling across the goal line.
Trailing 11-10, Fitchburg called a timeout with 1:59 left to set up an offensive attack.
But Lunenburg's defense answered the call, as Tobias Craig got a key steal, which led to Riley's clinching tally. Corbett denied a late-game Red Raider bid with 40 seconds left to preserve the hard-fought victory.
In the first half, Fitchburg got on the scoreboard first on a Finn goal and went up 3-2 when Jonathan Legros uncorked a hard blast from the point that found the back of the net.
Finn led the Red Raiders with four goals.
"He's a classy kid," DelleChiaie said. "He's a hockey player, so he understands the movement on the lacrosse field. He understands the cuts and he understands where he needs to be. He found himself at the right spot at the right times -- multiple times -- and he played a great game. I was really happy that he got some goals today."
Lunenburg dominated the second period, outscoring the Red Raiders 5-2, and went up 8-5 at halftime.
McNamara got his hat trick late in the second quarter, taking a pass from Sauliner and depositing a shot into the top of the goal. McNamara's fourth goal came on the man-up situation, giving Lunenburg the three-goal halftime edge.
Legros, Marrero and DiPrima -- someone who definitely doesn't shy away from the physical contact -- each scored twice for Fitchburg. Marrero also had six faceoff wins.
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cardopa1 Posts: 1I live in North Jersey and looking for a 2013 Accord EX-L V6. I received 2 quotes from different dealers - one for 26,950 and 26,900. Both do not include dest fee, doc fee and taxes. Is this a good price ? What should it be ?0
poster; jjvicks.......... bought a exl v-6 from madison honda in n.j. for 900 below invoice price on march 30th. doc fees are $249
Invoice on your model is $27,502 with dest/charge of 790=$28,292
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Hey guys, I just got a quote from Nardy Honda here in Long Island, NY.
Model: Accord EX-L 4 CYL Coupe
Special Internet Price: $ 26,367.70
Sales Tax 8.625%: $ 2,274.21
Inspection: $ 10.00
Documentary Fee: $ 75.00
NYS Tire Recycling: $ 12.50
Out the Door Price: $ 28,739.41 ( Includes Destination Charge)
( Just Add Registration )
I know its the beginning of the month, and its only $100 off invoice. Guess I'm going to have to wait0
Nardy is a terrible dealership. with bad pricing........... beware
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Thanks for the heads up, I've dealt with Honda City in Levittown, NY back in 2007 when I purchased my current Accord, but they won't get back to me via email0
Ive got some good end of the month pricing from
North shore Honda, and Atlantic honda. try them at the end of the month
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jammike Posts: 38The price I posted was Out the Door price. There is no way any where in USA you can get 2013 Accord LX Automatic OTD for $19K.0
I would be better if everyone would itemize the price of the car without their local and state fees so we can see what the car is selling for.
Sales price of the car including destination charge and any extra fees like doc fees that go to the dealer is the price the car is selling for.
Sales tax and registration/license fees being mixed into grand total OTD postings just makes it too difficult to compare to anyone else since those costs vary widely across the country.
For instance, OTD prices in Oregon vs CA are not comparable.0
The price I posted was not OTD. I never mention OTD because TT, fee vary from state to state.0
What your saying is at 19,000 for a LX excluding tax, dmv and doc fee's you paid $2369 under invoice. Was this accord red. I would have to agree with mike on this one. No way
I know one person who purchased a LX in april for 1700 below invoice. they paid doc fee's of 399 so the dealer really sold the car for $1300. below his invoice price.
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I went it at the end of month. They tried to sell me a car but I wasnt going to buy one that day regardless, I was just shopping around. He initially gave me the MSRP, I said that I came in because because I had received an internet quote of $20640. Then one of the salemen said that they get really aggressive at the end of the month and wanted to know if I would buy the LX if they came in at $19k. I said, again Im just shopping around and I wasnt going to make a decision right there and then. I was interested in a 2013 LX CVT, silver Metallic.
So no I didnt buy the car but why would they offer me $19k if they weren't serious. Again this is just the price, excluding taxes and fees.0
juliankrye Posts: 51Sometimes it pays to not be too naive. Very often dealers or loan officers will throw a number at you just to gauge your buying willingness, that way they are not wasting their time. If you willing to buy you will see that what they told you is not the real numbers, they will come up with some BS and never offer you what they said initially, has happened way too many times.
Anything too good to be true, be cautious. I have 2012 SE Accord, which I bought last August before 13 came out, currently 10K on it, one oil change done, however I am always in this forum always checking market prices. My 2012 back then was 19.5 k sale price, with taxes doc etc came to 22k even in north jersey.
I would like to get the 2013 either sport for 22k OTD or the exl auto for like 24k, probably the EXL won't happen until the new version comes but wishing is free.
Cheers everyone, and good luck hunting for great deals. Julian0
Dealership low balled you to see if you were Serious and to see if you knew pricing. That price is not happening. Maybe End of the year. Honda will not lose or give this hot model and number 1 seller away. At almost 2400 below invoice price honda would be losing money on that deal.
I'm glad you cleared this up
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gmanusmc SoCalPosts: 695Brian is correct - this is a common sales tactic - "if I was able to get you the car at xxx dollars, would you buy right now?" You'll notice the word if is in there so they are not committed to anything they told you. They will also do this to get you to return to their dealership when you don't receive a quote this low at another dealer - its known as a walking number.2016 ES350 Lux/Atomic Silver
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semantic2 Posts: 28anybody purchase a 2013 EX-L V6 Sedan in the chicago area? trying to get quotes and prices. i'm closer to the naperville area. want to see what everybody is sort of getting. would love to come close. you can pm or email me at [email protected]
thanks a bunch.0
Is it possible to get the V6 engine without the sunroof? I'm rather tall, and the sunroof decreases headroom.0
No......... I have the EXL v-6...I'm 6'1 and there is plenty of headroom. the only thing i dont like is the car sits low to the ground. Feels like i'm on a skate board..I have always driven a SUV... Most of the time thats what i drive.
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I negotiated but failed to reach a deal at the end of last month on an Accord EX-L 4 cyl. The lowest price I could get from the dealership in Schaumburg was $26,000 (including the "Convenience" package -- wheel locks, mud flaps and trunk liner). I said I'd go $25,500 to compensate them for the package and they said no, not enough.
My original bid was $25,000 and their original response was just under $27,000. I wouldn't go above $25,500 and they would not go below $26,000. So, no deal. I'm not sure that will help you with the V6 but it's the same market with one-step down in vehicle. If I cannot reach a deal on the Accord, I'll move on to a Camry. Toyota seems to be very aggressively pricing their cars right now.0
Just remember your trading down.
The Accord is heads above that Camry. Every region has different pricing on the Accord. If my area sells for 1200 below invoice price on the accord and in your area its only 500 below invoice that should not deter you from buying it.
your main objective is to find the market price in your area and get that price.
If you want to travel out of your state for a better bargain thats fine.
My suggestion would be to ask all dealerships in your area for 1000 below invoice price and you will buy that day. If you cant get 1k shoot for 700/800 and make your best deal. You have to be in control of the negotiations
start your buying process on the 2 to last day of this month. dealerships looking to meet those sales incentives will sell cheaper on that day than earlier in the month.
Good luck
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Well, I don't see it as trading down. The Camry is quieter and softer (less tight). But let's be honest, these are family sedans, not sports cars or luxury cars. The XLE is a nice car and the Hybrid XLE is a very nice car, especially now that gasoline is $4.29/gallon in suburban Chicago.
I did follow your suggestions during negotiations but I reached a point where I refused to bid higher, and where they refused to go lower. I'm not in a hurry to buy but that may change.
Plus, April was a good month for the Honda -- it was the top selling family sedan for the month, was named Consumer Reports top family sedan, and, well, it's still relatively new to the market.
No big deal. We have an Accord now and have been happy with it, but it has a lot of road and wind noise and I've never loved the driver's seat.
Every car is a compromise of sorts.0
I have to disagree with your assessment, there isn't "plenty of headroom", not for me, anyway. I do not like driving in a reclined position, and the 1.5 to 2 inches "stolen" by the sunroof really bother me. I called the closest Honda dealer, and they agreed with your statement that you cannot get a V6 without the sunroof. Rather dumb, in my opinion, but there it is. Scratch the Accord from my list....0
You can get a V6 Altima. You don't have to get the high trim levels to get a V6 there.
Or you could get a Sport or LX Accord. The 4 cylinder is not slow and it is not like you will be pulling a trailer with an Accord even with the V6.0
danminaz Posts: 5Hi, what dealer did you go to if you don't mind? Did this include any financing deals? I'm targeting Memorial Day Weekend to pick up this same car. Thanks.0
-Year, Make, Model: 2013 Accord LX Manual
-Options: None
-Dealer city/state : Manly Honda, Santa Rosa, CA (two hours one way driving...)
-MSRP (incl destination) : $22,470.00
-Invoice (incl destination) : $20,639.00
-Purchase Price : $19,293.00
-Downpayment : $-500 (Flex Cash with Honda Finance)
-Trade : NA
-Finance: 0 Downpayment, 0.9% APR for 36 mo.
-Dealer fees (what and how much) : NA
-Doc fees : $80.00
-Amount Financed (OTD): $20819.89 (exclude TTL and doc fees it comes to: $18793)
I want to add after market leather upholstery (probably go with katzkin). Dealer quoted me $1400 to do that. I have not decided yet. Could you please share your opinion with this price and the quality with katzkin?
Also, I plan to add: All Season Floor Mats, Trunk Tray, Splash Guard and Exposed Wheel Locks. Is it necessary? What do you guys think of Collegehillshondae ? I found a cheaper one: handa-accessories. Anyone bought from them before?
If you are close to Santa Rosa, CA and would like to buy a Honda. I would like to recommend my sales man, feel free to send msg to me and ask. I think they still have flex quota for this month and the internet price they gave is the "true" price. I did not negotiate anything when I was at the dealership. No DIOs. I am very happy with the whole process so far.0
jatan Posts: 92For aftermarket leather most people go with Katzkin or LeatherSeats or Clazzio -- not sure which one is better or how good they are (search around the web for aftermarket car leather reviews). Most leather kits cost around $550-800 online (installers get a discount on those prices, Clazzio is usually cheaper than the other 2), but installation labor takes a while since the leather doesn't just slide on top of the cloth seats (they remove the seats from the car, separate the components, remove the cloth material from each component, install the leather, put the seats back together and reinstall)
It looks like only Katzkin has leather for 2013 Accord so that's probably your only option right now. Find other Katzkin installers in your area (check Katzkin website) and get multiple quotes so you know what the installed price is in your area -- if the dealer wants $1400 then see if they're willing to knock down the price a little more or else go to an independent shop. If you're not happy with current price quotes then wait a few more months until there are more custom leather options available
College Hills and H&A are the usual go to places for discount parts/accessories (check shipping costs when comparing prices) -- you can also search for accessories on ebay since there's usually a few dealers on there and its easier to find prices with shipping
Are those accessories necessary? That's up to you to decide lol. Doubt people care about your LX wheels so wheel locks probably aren't needed (if you bought a sport with 18" wheels then those will probably be targeted by thieves). Splash guards are up to you. Trunk tray and all season mats are probably worth it -- trunk tray you can get OEM or Weathertech (whichever is cheaper) and all season mats you could go for OEM ones, but I prefer Weathertech DigitalFit FloorLiners (I have these in my Civic and keep them in all year round, no worries with rain/snow/mud/dirt)0
Thank you for your detailed reply. I appreciate it!0
bzimpf Posts: 2Hi Rockli
Could you provide Santa Rosa dealer and salesman name?
I'm looking for an EX-L w/o nav and want to buy this week.
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What model LX are we talking about Auto or manual ????
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YORK, PA-York College is proud to announce that swimmer Steven Fulcher has been named the Spartan Athlete of the Week for the week of February 11-17, 2008.
Fulcher, a senior from Columbia, MD and Calvert Hall High School, led the Spartans to a second place finish at the 2008 Capital Athletic Conference championships in St. Mary's City, MD this past weekend. The Spartans finished with 606 points as they finished as the runner-up for the second consecutive year.
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On Saturday, Fulcher won the 100 backstroke in a school and meet record time of 52.8. That time narrowly missed an NCAA provisional cut for the national championship meet. Fulcher then teamed with Jennings, Tobin, and Arnold to win the 200 medley relay in a school record time of 1:35.70.
Sunday, Fulcher picked up a second place finish in the 200 backstroke as he traversed the pool in a school-record time of 1:55.48. Fulcher then combined with Jennings, Ben Hilt (Mt. Joy, Pa./Hempfield), and Michael Murphy (Farmingdale, N.J./Colts Neck) to closed out the championships in grand style with a win in the 400 freestyle relay. The foursome combined to post a time of 3:11.45.
Fulcher captured the highest honor at the meet as he earned the 2008 CAC Male Swimmer-of-the-Year. At the championships, Fulcher earned two individual wins (50 free and 100 backstroke), an individual second (200 backstroke) and was a member of three relay wins. He is the first swimmer in school history to earn the conference swimmer of the year award. The award caps a career that saw him start as the 2004-05 CAC Rookie-of-the-Year.
Spartan head coach Gina McHenry was proud of her senior standout's performance.
"This weekend was a great finish to his college swimming career," says McHenry. "He won two individual events, set a meet record in one event, set school records in all of his individual events, was a member of three winning relays and one second place relay. Without a doubt, he was the swimmer of the meet."
The Spartans finished the dual meet season with a mark of 9-2. During Fulcher's four years in the Spartan green and white, York finished with a dual meet mark of 34-5 and a pair of CAC runner-up finishes.


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Jmcvearry necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 40 diseños de 18 diseñadores freelance.
Poke-Poke is a husband and wife company from the hub of Socal indie culture, Venice Beach, LA, CA. We're passionate about design, food, music, surf and style. We want our poke business brand to reflect our style and the independence/uniqueness of poke. Poke is like inexpensive sashimi marinated in yummy soy-based sauce and served usually to-go from liquor stores etc...This dish has not made it to the states from Hawaii (I picked up poke making while living in Hawaii) We plan on bringing this to the people on the street via farmers markets, then a food cart, then hopefully a store front.
Branding is EXTREMELY important in this venture. I'm a technology marketing professional (Marketing Manager for (mt) Media Temple), my wife has a background in high-end retail. We'll market this very modern-day with daily blogging, specials, twitter promos geo-specials etc..
Our Audience varies from adventurous, trendy eaters to surferswanting a cheap dinner that goes awesome with beer...Poke is inexpensive, yet it is a delicacy, so the product transcends some demographics.
Age wise the people will probably be mid-late twenties to early forties. We want to convey style through the brand and the venues we sell the poke, so the audience we target will be trend setters. As the marketing cycle matures (quickly in this case), trend setter targeting goes mainstream.
This brand will exist on our packaging, (large presence on labels and the container itself) Be on the website/Blog, the twitter page, stationary etc..
We want the brand to convey a surfer feel with abit of edge edge. We're in Venice Beach where surf/hipster/elegant syles clash constantly and we feel this is the perfect home for Poke-Poke in the states. We want to convey that feeling or style...It needs to be approachable, but a bit edgy. We initially are thinking something simple, with a surf board maybe (maybe too cliche) and bright/warm colors..cool blue and red and yellow.
Attached is our original comp, we're open to another version of this or new ideas completely.
Looking forward to selecting the brand!
We'll need all possible formats i imagine
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Here's a guest post from my friend, Boyd Morrison. Boyd's the one I approached when I first wanted to put my ebooks up on Kindle, and Boyd is the first to land a major print deal from his Kindle sales.
Many thanks to Joe for hosting me today. I wish I could kick things off by sharing with you the joke I told him the night we met at the very first Thrillerfest conference, but the story about Snowflake, Feather, and Piano just won't work in the written form. You'll have to get Joe to tell it to you the next time you see him in person.
This is a big day for me--the official release date for my first print novel, The Ark, a thriller in which former army combat engineer Tyler Locke has seven days to find Noah's Ark to stop the end of the world. I qualify that milestone with the word "print" because The Ark was actually for sale last year for three months as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store. And if I hadn't self-published electronically, I wouldn't be holding a print book of mine today.
Like Joe, I went through years of rejection before I got my first publishing deal. The Ark is the first of my books to be in print, but it's the third thriller I wrote. The first was called The Adamas Blueprint, written during graduate school. I sent it to five agents, one of whom read it and gave me encouraging feedback. I was quite a novice in the publishing biz at the time, so I had no idea how good a one-out-of-five response rate was. I got discouraged and stopped sending The Adamas Blueprint to agents, much to my wife's chagrin (she promised she'd see it published some day; I've since learned to listen to her).
But I still wanted to write thrillers, and at that time my wife was just applying for medical school. So we made our own deal. I would support her through nine years of pre-med, med school, and residency, and when she was a full-fledged doctor, I would get to quit my job and write full-time, with the goal of getting published in nine years.
Right on schedule in 2005 when my wife became an attending physician, I quit my job in the Microsoft X-Box group and started writing my second novel, The Palmyra Impact. When I finished the book, I sent it to agents, but I didn't quit at five. I did stop counting the rejections at 50. At least five agents read the entire manuscript, but nobody wanted to represent it.
So I did what I would recommend to everyone who wants to make writing their job. I wrote another book. One huge mistake I've seen writers make is that they keep re-writing the same book over and over, year after year. My advice is let it go. Move on. You can always do something with it later, as Joe has found out by self-publishing all those books that no agent or publisher wanted.
In 2007, I completed my first draft of a thriller I called The Noah Covenant. That year, Thrillerfest inaugurated a new program called Agentfest, where agents looking for new thriller authors could listen to pitches from unpublished writers. This was before the speed-dating kind of sessions they have now, so I sat at a table with eight other authors and a well-known agent named Irene Goodman. She had primarily been representing romance and non-fiction and was looking to branch out into thrillers.
Irene went around the table and asked every person to pitch her their books. If you ever pitch your book at a conference, you need to have a pithy two-line hook that makes an agent want to know more. When Irene got to me, I was prepared with the following pitch:
A relic from Noah's Ark gives a religious fanatic and his followers a weapon that will let them recreate the effects of the biblical flood, and former combat engineer Tyler Locke has seven days to find the Ark and the secret hidden inside before it's used to wipe out civilization again.
As soon as I said "Noah's Ark", she wanted to read the first three chapters. I had completed my first draft, but it wasn't polished yet, so I told her I'd send it to her as soon as I was finished buffing it up.
Two months went by, and she thought I'd forgotten about her. On the contrary, when the final draft was ready, she was among the first agents I sent it to. She received the chapters on a Monday and called me that afternoon because she was so excited about it. I was blown away. No agent had ever called me before. Irene asked if I could overnight the full manuscript to her. After I picked myself up off the floor, I casually said sure and then ran every red light to make sure I made it to the Fedex office in time.
Irene received the manuscript on a Tuesday. She offered representation on Thursday. I accepted on Friday. That was a good week.
We did some editing to flesh out the characters a bit more, and she made one major suggestion. She thought The Noah Covenant was too Ludlum-esque and suggested that we just call it The Ark. Short. Simple. I liked it, and we were ready to send it out to publishers in early 2008.
So now it was just a question of letting the offers roll in, right? Uh, no. No offers. Not one.
We got what I call "rave rejections." Editors loved the premise, plot, and characters, but they just couldn't see how it would fit into a crowded thriller market. We went to every major imprint that published thrillers, and all 25 publishers turned The Ark down. Any publishing hopes for it were effectively gone.
In early 2009, I was just completing my web site (www.boydmorrison.com), and I decided, why not try to build up a readership by giving my books away? I mean, they weren't doing any good just sitting on my hard drive. At about that time, the Kindle 2 was about to come out, and Amazon was starting to let unpublished authors put their manuscripts up for sale on the Kindle store.
The Kindle store was really an afterthought on my part. I thought, why would readers buy my books on Kindle when they could download them for free from my website? Still, I decided to put all three books on the Kindle store just to see what happened. Irene was fully supportive of the plan. I had nothing to lose.
What I didn't do was self-publish in print because I would have something to lose. From the beginning, my goal was to get a traditional publishing deal (remember this was in early 2009, which seems not so long ago, but the ebook market was still in its infancy, and making a living from self-published ebooks seemed like a pipe dream). If I had published print books, not only would it be a hassle I didn't want to deal with, but it would also mean my novels would need ISBNs.
ISBNs are international standard book numbers that can be tracked by publishers. If my sales were low, publishers would be able to see that and might not even want to look at my next book. But with ebooks on the Kindle, you don't need an ISBN. If my sales were bad, no one would ever have to know. And if they were good, I could use that data as evidence that readers were interested in my books.
I figured if people could find my books for free on my web site, I had to set a low price on Amazon. I priced my first book, The Adamas Blueprint, at the lowest price Amazon allows, $0.99, as an introductory offer, and my other two books at $1.99, marked down to $1.59 by Amazon. My only expense was the small fee I paid to a graphic designer to create professional-looking covers for my books.
I was armed with glowing blurbs from generous authors like James Rollins, Douglas Preston, Jon Land, and Chris Kuzneski, all of whom I had gotten to know through Thrillerfest. Amazon let me choose up to five categories under which I could list my books, so I maxed those out (technothriller, suspense, men's adventure, action & adventure, and thriller).
In the second week of March 2009, I put my books on the Kindle store and on my web site. I had no plans for marketing or advertising. My plan was just to see what happened.
Within several days, readers on web discussion forums noticed the low price on my books (there were very few self-published authors on the Kindle at the time). Through the magic of Google, I was notified about these posts, and I went ahead and introduced myself to members of Kindleboards.com, Mobileread.com, and the Amazon discussion boards.
Because the books were priced so low, those readers made an impulse decision to take a chance on an unknown author like me. Within a week, I started hitting a few of the genre top 100 bestseller lists.
As I wrote this blog post, I went back and looked at my email archives because I remembered that around this time, Joe got interested in what I was doing on the Kindle. It was early April, about a month after my books had gone on sale, and I had already sold 826 copies. Not bad for a newbie author after four weeks.
Joe emailed me to ask how I had gotten my books onto the Kindle because he had some unpublished books for download on his web site and wanted to see what would happen if he put them on the Kindle store (we were so green back then). I told him to go for it. If I could get those kinds of sales as an unknown, I thought he could move some serious numbers as a published author. Pretty soon, he had loaded all his unpublished books onto the Kindle store, and the rest is well-documented history.
I radically underestimated the power of the Amazon bestseller lists and word of mouth. My sales didn't plateau as I thought they might. They kept going up. I reached the lower rungs of the technothriller bestseller lists through word of mouth and great reviews, but the rankings for my books just kept rising. My theory is this: Kindle device sales were exploding, and the first thing any new Kindle owner would want to do is download some books. So what did they do? They looked at the bestseller lists, saw my cheap books and good reviews, and downloaded them, in many cases all three at once. Because of these sales, the rankings increased, which kept them on the bestseller lists, and so on, creating a virtuous cycle.
In three months, I sold 7,500 copies of all three books together. The Ark was the number 1 technothriller for over a month, outselling books by Tom Clancy and Brad Thor, and sometimes my books occupied the top three slots in multiple genre lists. The Ark was even ranked in the top 25 thrillers overall. By June, my books were selling at the rate of 4,000 copies per month.
Because of the velocity of my sales, Irene was immediately able to take that data to publishers. She couldn't go back to publishers who'd already rejected it (you don't resubmit a manuscript unless they have specifically requested it), but Touchstone, an imprint of Simon and Schuster, was just making a transition into the thriller market. They saw the reception for my books and offered me a deal. That phone call from Irene will always be one of the most amazing moments of my life.
As far as we can tell, I was the first author to get a Big Six publishing contract for a self-published Kindle book. Touchstone acquired The Ark and its sequel in a two-book deal. On the strength of that deal, my foreign rights agent, Danny Baror, was able to secure deals in fifteen foreign markets covering over 100 countries and territories (for those confused by that scenario, the UK is considered one market, but they publish the book in Britain, Australia, New Zealand and 75 other countries in English; same for Spanish worldwide rights—one market, many countries).
Since then, Pocket Books acquired the rights for The Adamas Blueprint and The Palmyra Impact, so essentially I have a four-book deal with Simon and Schuster. The Palmyra Impact will be released as a mass market paperback and ebook under the title Rogue Wave in December 2010, and The Adamas Blueprint will be released under a new title in December 2011.
So why did people buy the Kindle versions of my books instead of downloading them for free from my web site? First, readers may have only seen my books in the Kindle store and not even known they were on my web site. Second, at less than five dollars for all three books, it might not have been worth the hassle to download the books and then figure out how to get them on their Kindle in the right format. And third, some people just wanted to show their appreciation to me by buying them.
Would I recommend self-publishing ebooks? It depends what your goals are. If you want to see your book in print, as I did, I wouldn't choose that path as your first option. I was in a unique limbo because I had an agent and blurbs from bestselling authors, but I couldn't get a publisher. Once my sales jumped, my agent was able to act on it immediately. If I had to start the agent search from scratch at that point, it would have been much more difficult.
I don't want to seem discouraging. Obviously, I did it, so it can be done, and it has been done by John Rector, among others. Some people may even forgo publishing print books altogether and make a living solely on ebooks, as Joe has proven possible. And if you are confident that your work is the best you can make it, electronic self-publishing might be the way to go, especially if your genre is a niche market.
Some might ask, if I was doing so well selling ebooks on my own, why did I give S&S those rights? Well, I wanted a print deal. And no publisher would sign a new author for print rights without getting the electronic rights as well. Stephen King might be able to swing it, but I couldn't. So the choice for me was either to sign over electronic rights, or no publishing deal. It was an easy decision.
My goal was always to be traditionally published. I wanted to get my books in front of as many readers as possible, and while ebooks are the fastest growing part of the market, they still represent only 3-5% of all books sold. If I wanted to reach a broad market, I'd have to be in print, and the only way to get into most bookstores is through a traditional publisher. Plus, foreign rights, which represent a surprisingly large segment of the market, would have been virtually impossible to sell without a deal with a traditional publisher. And as much as I love ebooks, there's still no substitute for holding a print book in your hands to make you feel like a real author.
Today, I'm lucky enough—and persistent enough—to hold a book in my hands and call myself an author.
Joe sez: I love Boyd's story. It's encouraging, uplifting, and has a great ending. But allow me to anticipate the question many of you are asking: Did Boyd really make the correct deal? Chances are, if he'd kept his books on Kindle, he'd be making several thousand dollars a month, and over $10k a month once the royalty rate changes in July.
That didn't seem possible back when Boyd signed with a publisher. Like all smart writers, he was looking to find the widest audience and make the most money, and that's what he did. Boyd was absolutely right when he signed those print contracts. I would have done the same.
But the last few months have seen some major changes in the publishing landscape. As someone said, "The happy ending to self-publishing success is landing a big print deal." That was true, earlier this year. But I'm not sure it's true anymore. I'm now thinking the happy ending to self-publishing success is getting filthy rich with zero stress. If you look through five years of this blog, you'll see the stress I went through in order to succeed, and that was tied directly with print.
To live the life of a writer, without the stress of self-promotion, worrying about numbers, or bending over backwards to please my publisher--that's worth a lot to me. It's liberating in ways I never dreamed of.
Ultimately, it comes down to goals. If you want the widest readership possible, you should sign with a print publisher. Print is still the dominant form of book media. You'll learn a great deal by working with agents, editors, publicists, and booksellers. And you can make a lot of money, and reach far more people than you could on your own.
But there are downsides. Lack of control, small royalties, and having your rights tied up for years when the ebook market is booming---these are all considerations to take into account.
I still believe the most important thing is the book, and that too many newbies try to publish before they're ready. Traditional publishing is still a good way to test if your book is good enough for prime time. It's impossible to judge that on your own.
However, unless the deal is significant, or has tangible benefits that I can't achieve on my own, I can't see ever signing with a print publisher again.
As a writer, you need to make a list of your priorities, and set your goals accordingly.
Also, as a reader of this blog, you need to buy a copy of The Ark. Boyd is an inspiration to all of us, and we should show him our support. Plus, it's a damn good read.
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While it is the "most sophisticated circulation pump to date," the Grundfos MAGNA3 is apparently still ahead of its time, according to Anders Nielsen, Commercial Business Applications Manager at Grundfos.
The MAGNA3 can increase system resilience and efficiency and cut energy use in applications ranging from heating and cooling to hot tap water recirculation. Yet, like a smartphone that is only used for phone calls or a wrench that is only used on kitchen sinks, the MAGNA3's versatility in HVAC systems has yet to be fully realised by some of its users.
"Grundfos has created a sort of Swiss Army Knife of pumps, but most are still only using it like a simple butter knife," he says.
The key to its intelligence and versatility lies in its built-in, duo-sensor, which monitors pressure and temperature. Additionally, users can commission it simply and monitor the pump and system's activity in real time via a smartphone and the Grundfos GO app.
The Swiss Army Knife in action
In order to illustrate the versatility of the MAGNA3, Anders Nielsen outlines three diverse scenarios that previously might have needed three different pump types.
The first requires the installation of a pump connected to a mixing loop in a radiant cooling system. With a fixed-speed pump, pressure problems could result from the significant variations in flow.
By installing a MAGNA3 and setting it to Constant Pressure mode, however, the pump speed fluctuates along with flow to deliver the exact pressure the system requires, says Anders Nielsen.
While other pumps also have a constant pressure function, he adds, the MAGNA3 boasts a number of additional built-in characteristics, such as a differential pressure sensor, that help to save energy and building overall system resilience by eliminating excess pressure and the risk of by-pass.
"Grundfos has created a sort of Swiss Army Knife of pumps, but most are still only using it like a simple butter knife."
Anders Nielsen, Commercial Business Applications Manager at Grundfos.
The MAGNA3 can also be set up to use Constant Pressure via Grundfos GO, a mobile pump management application that can be downloaded to iOS or Android devices.
When pressure varies exponentially depending on flow
The second scenario requires a pump for a heating application in a commercial building with an extensive network of radiators. Unlike the radiant cooling example, this system involves a much farther distance from the pump to the final consumer (figure 3), causing pressure to vary exponentially depending on flow (figure 4).
According to Anders Nielsen, if the MAGNA3 is set to Proportional Pressure mode, the exact pressure requirements are met regardless of valve position (figure 5) - another intelligent feature. This is because the MAGNA3 contains an internal sensor that measures and controls the Delta P, the difference between pressure (delivery) and suction (income), in order to meet the needs of different valves throughout the system.
In addition to building system resilience by relieving excessive pressure, the pump has a built-in work log that accumulates and monitors data, as well as an optional, additional temperature sensor that can optimise energy usage, he says.
Improving efficiency in hot water circulation
In the third scenario, a circulation pump is required in a commercial building to maintain hot water availability while taps are not running. In addition to regulating usage during working hours, the building's owner wants an on/off timer to shut the pumps down when the building is empty. While it is possible to connect a timer to the MAGNA3, it is unnecessary. A user only has to set it to Constant Temperature mode, which measures the system's temperature in real time, says Anders Nielsen.
"The built-in temperature sensor ensures that no more water than necessary is circulated during and after working hours," he says.
This alone can save building owners a significant amount of money. According to studies (in Danish) by the Danish Building Research Institute, recirculation can account for more than 50% of the overall hot water-related energy consumption in commercial buildings.
Systems Thinking
The MAGNA3's built-in sensor collects data on temperature, time, pressure, quantities and energy consumption. These steps toward intensified control and monitoring are part of the Grundfos iSOLUTIONS (intelligent solutions) program.
Grundfos iSOLUTIONS refer to a shift away from a conventional, component-based approach to one that looks at the complete system. While the MAGNA3 alone can prove to increase efficiency and reduce energy consumption in varied applications, the whole system of solutions make the real difference, says Anders Nielsen.
"Grundfos has already reduced the energy consumption of the MAGNA3," he says. "But in reality, the energy cost of the pump is only a fraction of that of other components, such as boilers. The pump improves efficiency at the system level and can shave percentage points off the cost of other parts. That is where the real savings lies. That is the future."
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Themed kids' show DVDs aren't always a great idea, but they're often designed to be convenient...and if Nickelodeon's Let's Learn Colors! has one thing in the "pro" column, it's good intentions. After all, the network's vast library of popular shows (some of which are aimed squarely at preschoolers) should undoubtedly yield plenty of great cartoons to teach young viewers a simple subject like color, right? From squeaky-clean, mildly educational fare like Blue's Clues to more dynamic shows like Bubble Guppies, you'd think that Let's Learn Colors! would be bursting at the seams with accessible, vivid lessons.
Yeah, so Let's Learn Colors! features a whopping six episodes from five different franchises, runs for just over 90 minutes...and even worse, only half of the content follows the rules. Granted, those select episodes are entertaining, light and informative, but everything else just feels like a commercial.
First, the good: Bubble Guppies is the newest and most popular show here, and "The Crayon Prix" is probably the best of the bunch. Its mixture of education, fun and excitement is solid all around, with basic color identification and mixing taught in a lightweight, enjoyable manner. Dora the Explorer, though not anywhere near my idea of a good time, does much of the same bilingually during "Quack Quack", though this duck-themed episode is less dynamic and engaging overall. There's also an episode of Blue's Clues (with Joe, not Steve) that seems to be aimed at slightly older kids, as it also features tertiary colors like violet, magenta and chartreuse. While brief portions of these episodes drift away from the primary subject matter, they're focused enough to be considered appropriate for this collection.
The other three episodes don't fare as well. Team Umizoomi's "Kite Festival" only mentions colors in passing (asking kids to ID a few objects like "the green triangle", for example), so this math and shape-based show just feels out of place. Worst of all are two episodes of Wonder Pets ("Save the Moose in the Caboose" and "Save the Flamingo") which are...well, in color and that's about it. I guess the fact that they have adventures inside a coloring book is enough, but there's pretty much zero educational content here. Luckily they're only 11 minutes apiece, as opposed to 22 minutes like the other four.
This collection is as plain as they come, featuring no bonus features and a relatively weak A/V presentation that partially defeats the purpose of a visually based lesson. But hey, it's colorful, cheap and Dora's on the cover, so that might be enough for some folks. Everyone else should keep reading.
Presented in a 1.33:1 aspect ratio (even when it shouldn't be), Let's Learn Colors! is more or less a grab bag of mediocre visuals. Both Bubble Guppies and Team Umizoomi are regularly shown in 1.78:1 widescreen, so the cropping here is, once again, disappointing. Image detail is definitely lacking at times, whether due to some of the pre-HD source material or soft nature of the visuals. Interlacing can be quite distracting at times, especially during older entries like Dora and Blue's Clues. Ironically, the colors seem a bit too saturated or, in some cases, slightly washed out. Bottom line: this isn't a total disaster, but nothing manages to stand out for the right reasons. Kids probably won't care, so you should.
The audio is presented in Dolby Digital 2.0 stereo, even though shows like Bubble Guppies are regularly shown in 5.1. It's a mixed bag overall, and some of this material sounds brickwalled at times. More musically driven and attention-grabbing shows like Wonder Pets and Bubble Guppies exhibit the best channel separation and dynamic range, while others, like Blues Clues, seem more relaxed in direct comparison. No subtitles are included, though Closed Captions are supported during each episode.
Nickelodeon's Let's Learn Colors! is a mixed bag. On paper, this six-episode collection seems like a good introduction to the concept, plus it's an easy way to check out several different shows to see what your kid enjoys. But the educational value is lacking here; in fact, only three of the included episodes (Bubble Guppies, Dora and Blue's Clues) actively stick to the subject matter. Combine this with a barely-average A/V presentation and no bonus features, and you've got a painfully muted effort that feels more like a weekend curiosity than a collection your kids will return to on a regular basis. If they're actually interested in learning about colors, better options are available...and not just on DVD. Rent It.
Randy Miller III is an affable office monkey by day and film reviewer by night. He also does freelance design work, teaches art classes and runs a website or two. In his limited free time, Randy also enjoys slacking off, juggling HD DVDs and writing in third person.


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Fall Color: Getting Red Leaves Into Your Garden
Leaves turn all sorts of colors, from drab browns to beautiful yellows, and russet oranges to glowing reds. Having a mix makes for a satisfying garden this time of year. Red — I guess because it is so eye-popping — tends to be the color most people try and capture, so I thought I would share with you some of the best trees, shrubs and plants to bring this color into your fall garden.
The main picture is my own garden (snapped with Instagram). I didn't plant the virginia creeper that climbs the pine tress in the background — that was mother nature's doing — but I did plant the Sedum Autumn Joy in the foreground. The repetition of these two plants give me a very satisfying shot of red (actually a beautiful mauve purple red) this time of year.
I also have a Threadleaf Japanese maple that is deep burgundy throughout the growing season, but when the leaves prepare to fall, they turn a vibrant crimson. Many varieties of maple turn brilliant shades of reds and oranges.
Aronia (chokeberry), which is a medium sized shrub, not only has leaves that turn bright red, but its small berries are beautiful too. Other great options include the Oakleaf Hydrangea, Crepe Myrtle, and Sweetspire.
A common plant you'll see on a list like this is Burning Bush, but, while it is a beautiful red, it is invasive in many areas (namely New England) and some states have outlawed its sale. If you like it, check first about its behavior in your area.
Here is a Quick Reference List of some great plants for Autumn Reds:
- Virginia Creeper
- Sedum Autumn Joy
- Thread-leaf Japanese Maple (and other maples)
- Aronia (Chokeberry)
- Burning Bush (Euonymus Elata)
- Oakleaf Hydrangea
- Acoma Crepe Myrtle
- Sweetspire
Feel free to add other red-leaved fall plants in the comments.
(Images: 1 & 2. Rochelle Greayer, 3. Naturally Curious with Mary Holland, 4. Plantdatabase.co.uk, 5. Fine Gardening, 6. Pacific Horticulture, 7. Farmington Gardens, 8. Oregon.edu)


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MONTPELIER — Gov. James Douglas' legacy will be that of a very mobile, skilled politician who was able to maintain allegiance of the state's conservative voting block while deftly appealing to mainstream voters as well as fiscally conservative Democrats.
SHOREHAM — Students at Shoreham Elementary will be returning to school a little later than expected this year.
On Aug. 27, Addison County Supervisory Union (ACSU) officials announced the school will open on Sept. 14, almost two weeks later than the originally scheduled Sept. 2 opening. In a letter to Shoreham families, ACSU superintendent Lee Sease explained that the delay is due to the need to remove mold and asbestos in the school, discovered following a routine carpet cleaning in early July.
SHOREHAM — The Swinton sisters still remember the night in the early 1950s when a tugboat on Lake Champlain ran a barge aground on a sandbar, not far from the family's home in West Bridport.
It was late, and the tugboat's crew came over to the Swinton home to use the telephone — several times, as Peggy (Swinton) Clark, now 71, remembers it.
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BRANDON — One new field and two new coaches were in place as the fall Otter Valley Union High School sports season kicked off last week.
That season opened Aug. 31 on Markowski Field when the OV boys' soccer team hosted Proctor on the newly rebuilt surface directly behind the school.
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Hopefully Sarah Palin realizes she's been invited to Hong Kong almost certainly as a practical joke.
CLSA, the Asia-focused broker who invited Mrs. Palin as keynote speaker for an Asian investment conference, is well known for their cheeky takes on investment research.
In the past, they've polled Asian fortune tellers for index targets, hired anime cartoonists to draw Japanese research, and generally love to push the boundaries between entertainment and analysis. They are a real research firm, it's just that they love to sprinkle in some hilarity every now and then as a smart marketing gimmick.
Sarah Palin is this year's big laugh for them.
Her invitation as keynote speaker in Hong Kong is so ridiculous that its absurdity can't be accidental.
WSJ: Palin " who's never been to East Asia and isn't exactly famous for her mastery of public speaking or her expertise in finance and international affairs " might seem an unusual choice for an event that, according to CLSA, is Asia's premier investment conference providing unrivalled corporate access to 1,300 global fund managers from 32 countries, representing more than $10 trillion in funds under management.
AP: "Our keynote speakers are notable luminaries who often address topics that go beyond traditional finance such as geopolitics," company spokeswoman Simone Wheeler said in a statement. "We just felt it would be a fabulous opportunity for CLSA clients to hear from Mrs. Palin," Wheeler said, adding that CLSA approached Palin with the offer.
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Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Haml Looks Very Familiar To Seaside Coders
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I see it handles creating HTML dynamically, but I don't see it handling events. I assume that's still in a controller module?ReplyDelete
Oh yeah. It's only a superificial similarity. From the Seaside perspective, I think it's most interesting as an irony.ReplyDelete
I think I'd like to look at the internals, though. I'm wondering purely for the sake of it if it could be made more Seaside-y. Rails basically does the controller stuff first, bundles up instance vars, and passes them to the view. I can think of some kludgey ways to integrate callbacks, but I don't yet see an elegant one.
If I get REALLY lucky, I'm going to be able to deploy something in Seaside internally, at my current contract. I haven't figured out the best thing to create to make use of this opportunity, though. I'd like to build something in Seaside that couldn't be built in anything else. Definitely still at the "hmmmmmm" stage with that.
- AnonymousJuly 12, 2007 at 7:10:00 PM PDT
"I'd like to build something in Seaside that couldn't be built in anything else."ReplyDelete
Good luck with that, since it's pretty much impossible.
Au contraire! I built a time machine and a free energy generator in Seaside today while waiting for "Fear Factor" to come on. Documentation coming soon.ReplyDelete
HA good one. But Giles from this post and your comment posts it seems like your subconcious is pushing you towards using seaside more and more. Two questions: 1. is that true? 2. How do you deploy seaside for a 'production' environment? cause I have no idea.ReplyDelete
For example my prod rails environmment consists of mongrel clusters and nginx, what special things do you do for seaside?
Also another thing that is surprisingly not coming up in your blog is the growing rebellion to Flex + RubyAMF + rails they achieve this same kind of view utopia that we so desperately are seeking, yet for the most part are still getting shunned. Peter Armstrong who seems to be the lead proponent of this movement has actually got some pretty good ideas and is even got a book! What are your thoughts on that movement?ReplyDelete
There's two resources for Seaside deployment I know of: Seaside Hosting and GLASS.ReplyDelete
RubyAMF looks very cool.
I definitely want to do more with Seaside. It's just a matter of the right context. I can't just build an app and maybe people will come. I need to have a more specific goal. We were talking about doing some work with Seaside at my last company, and where I am now, if I build something useful with Seaside, people will use it. So it's really just a matter of building something cool at this point. I think I'll probably make something hella Ajaxy with an insane number of callbacks and stuff. (Seaside's support for Ajax works a lot like Rails', but seems a good deal more concise.)
@nima & giles:ReplyDelete
I dunno. I think in terms of functionality and features, anything that can be done in Seaside can be done in a different framework in a different way. I think the key is doing something in Seaside that would be godawfull in another framework, but doing it easily.
Check out On Smalltalk. Ramon Leon did some posts a while back on how to deploy and scale Seaside, using Apache. You use pretty much the same techniques and technologies as you would use for RoR to scale it. Both use a similar scheme for serving pages. RoR has its own internal http server. So does Seaside, called Comanche.
@mark - actually RoR ships with a toy server called WEBrick, but doesn't have any internal HTTP. Also WEBrick is kind of semi-deprecated in favor of Mongrel, a better server written in Ruby and C. (Semi-deprecated because I think Rails still ships with WEBrick but defaults to using Mongrel instead, even though Mongrel is a separate package.)ReplyDelete
In terms of the whole "could be done in anything, but only fun in Seaside," that's really what I meant.
On Smalltalk is a very good blog. Much more detail on Seaside than you'll find here.


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Israel News - Stay Informed, Pray Informed
Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas tried to soften the impact of his reconciliation with Hamas by insisting that the unrepentant terror group would "recognize Israel" upon joining his government. But, leave it to Hamas, the group is now setting the record straight, saying Abbas is dead wrong on that score.
In fact, Hamas spokesman Taher Nunu is threatening to sue The Washington Post for quoting him as being far more conciliatory toward Israel than he was. The Post had apparently cited Nunu as backing up Abbas' statement that the unity deal between Hamas and his own Fatah movement included adherence to all past agreements and recognition of Israel.
"What I was quoted as telling the American paper is wrong, and I unequivocally deny it," Nunu told Palestinian media. "The issue of Hamas recognizing Israel is a complete nonstarter."
Israel has rejected the notion of negotiating peace with a government that includes Hamas, which has repeatedly reaffirmed its commitment to the eventual destruction of the "Zionist entity."
The deal reached by Abbas and Hamas is based on a 2011 reconciliation proposal put forward by Egypt. According to the outline, Abbas will form a government of technocrats within five weeks, while Hamas will officially join the PLO. Within six months, the Palestinians will have parliamentary and presidential elections. The last time such elections were held in 2006, Hamas scored a stunning victory, taking a majority of seats in the Palestinian parliament.
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ETF Periscope: Wall Street Not Ready to Kick the Volatility Habit Any Time Soon
"When written in Chinese, the word "crisis" is composed of two characters. One represents danger and the other represents opportunity." – John F. Kennedy
Two weeks back, the market seemed to shift off its month-long downswing, in anticipation of Ben Bernanke's speech at Jackson Hole. Maybe it was precisely due to the fact that the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) had gained over 300 points in the four sessions leading up to his speech that he felt no compunction to toss Wall Street a bone.
He did, however, remind all and everyone of the upcoming regularly scheduled Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting September 21, mentioning that it would include an extended performance lasting a second day.
Presumably, the reminder was given for the purpose of indicating that something of interest would be said at that time, even if nothing new had been offered up during his actual speech.
The market managed to read good things into the speech anyway, and proceeded to reward Ben's appearance with another 300-point rise in the Dow over the subsequent three sessions.
Then, something shifted.
In response to some really sour economic data out of Washington, along with the lingering fear of the EU debt crisis, the equity market shed its week's winnings, and then some.
Exactly the reaction one would expect when the Labor Department reports the sum total of jobs created in August amounts to zero.
As in, well, zero.
You'd have to go all the way back to September of 2010 to find a worse number, which, obviously, was a net loss. Not only that, but, in what has become a recent and disconcerting trend, June and July's hiring figures were revised lower. Downward revisions have been happening a lot lately, particularly discouraging when the initial numbers are already weak.
One particular joker in the deck, one that has a particularly strong potential to put the market on tilt, is the fact that a number of leading U.S. banks are currently being sued by the government for fraud, with the focus being on the packaging and selling of mortgage-based securities. The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) ended up suing a total of 17 financial institutions, including most of the big boys, namely JP Morgan, Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, and Citigroup. The news came out Friday, and it's a safe bet that the full impact of that event has yet to be absorbed by the market.
And to think that the financial sector was actually starting to lure investors back in. That allure may now disappear quicker than paper profits in a Ponzi scheme.
Another joker in the deck is the President's speech coming up on Thursday, which is touted as being all about job creation. If he goes "big" in terms of proposals it could jolt the market, which hears just about everything from Obama's mouth as "more regulations, more taxes,"regardless of what's actually being said.
Quite a phenomenon, if you actually consider it.
So early September could be on course for a strong downtrend, one that could conceivably run into Bernanke and the Fed later in the month. If that happens, it is possible that all bets are off, and Ben may just have to go all in and raise one more round of Quantitative Easing.
What the Periscope Sees
This week, Sabrient has Health Care near the top of its SectorCast ETF rankings, so one ETF worth considering is IYH (iShares Dow Jones U.S. Healthcare Sector Index Fund), which Sabrient rates "Attractive." Because of the potential impact of the FHFA suit, I am pairing FAS (Daily Financial Bull 3x Shares), a leveraged ETF that tracks the Russell 1000 Financial Services Index, with IYH.
Worth considering, then, is to go long IYH, go short FAS. Keep them together as a hedged play.
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Full disclosure: The author does not personally hold any of the ETFs mentioned in this week's "What the Periscope Sees."
Disclaimer: This newsletter is published solely for informational purposes and is not to be construed as advice or a recommendation to specific individuals. Individuals should take into account their personal financial circumstances in acting on any rankings or stock selections provided by Sabrient. Sabrient makes no representations that the techniques used in its rankings or selections will result in or guarantee profits in trading. Trading involves risk, including possible loss of principal and other losses, and past performance is no indication of future results.


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Follow Friday: Routine Maintenance
That being said, not only do I use my blog for sharing stories, tips, ideas, and what have you, I also use it as my personal website. You may have noticed I have a number of links at the bottom of my blog. These are links that I use on a regular basis. I have either mentioned them in a post or plan to mention them at some point in time, or I just think they are great resources other people may want to check out. This week I realized it's been a while since I checked my links to make sure they are all still active.
Going back to that persnickety thing again, I've decided to take some time this weekend do some routine maintenance. I'm planning to check and reorganize my links, add new ones, and try out a few new features. I also think I need to consider a regular maintenance schedule to keep everything in good working order. I don't want to be caught one link short of a connection if you know what I'm saying.
Do you do regular maintenance? How often? Also, if you notice another blogger with a dead link (or several), what do you do? Personally, I would like to know, but I don't know how others feel. Would it be presumptuous for me to bring it to that blogger's attention? What do you think?
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- Nolichucky Roots said...
From my perspective I'd want to know, so tell me quick if mine was one of the delinked, if pictures aren't showing up, or the recipe didn't work (kidding there - no recipes posted - yet). I suppose I'd tell someone who was actively blogging - perhaps by email rather than the comments. If there weren't recent posts - probably not.
Btw, adore the Met simulcasts. Makes living in the boondocks (translate not on the East Coast) much more enjoyable.
- October 8, 2010 at 1:28 PM
- Carol said...
I certainly would appreciate hearing if my links no worka!
Never thought of doing a maintenance routine tho. I want to hear how your approach this, steps taken, etc.
Got me thinking - -
- October 8, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Barbara Poole said...
Cynthia, good post. And, yes, please tell me if I am one of the ones whose links don't work.
- October 8, 2010 at 3:56 PM
- Greta Koehl said...
Actually, beyond maintenance, I need to put up more of the links I regularly use. I have intended to do this for quite a while, but have not gotten around to it. I find the links on other blogs very helpful and wish more people had links on their blogs. But, yes, if one of my few links were not working, I'd want to be told.
- October 8, 2010 at 8:27 PM
- Judy Webster said...
For my main Web site I periodically check links using http://validator.w3.org/checklink - but that does not seem to work with Blogger.
- October 9, 2010 at 4:51 AM
- The Genealogy Gals said...
A good point! I would certainly want to know (although we don't have very many links, the ones there are important). So please let us know if you find a broken one. Although I am not as good as I should be about checking our blog, it drives me crazy to want to follow a link only to find it doesn't work.
- October 9, 2010 at 11:13 AM
- Jasia said...
I'm terrible about maintenance and if you or anyone find bad links on my blog please let me know. I usually only check my links when I redo my site, which I haven't done in years. (But a fresh look is coming soon ;-)
- October 10, 2010 at 6:39 AM
- Cynthia Shenette said...
Well, the consensus seems to be that we would like someone to tell us when our links are not working the way they should. I like Susan's idea to notify the blogger privately by e-mail if possible. That seems like a nice tactful way to handle it.
Also, not to worry ladies. I don't believe anyone who responded here had the problem links.
I'm still trying to figure out a maintenance routine. I honestly don't think I'd have time every month, but I'm thinking perhaps quarterly. We'll see how things go this weekend.
Thank you all for your comments!
- October 10, 2010 at 10:18 AM


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Tribal officer in metro Phoenix fatally shot
PHOENIX (AP) — A police officer for an American Indian community in eastern metropolitan Phoenix was fatally shot early Saturday during a traffic stop.
FBI spokesman Perryn Collier says the officer for the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community was shot after he made contact with people in the vehicle.
Salt River police spokesman Det. Vicente Cendejas (SIN-day-haus) tells The Associated Press that the death of Jair Cabrera marks the first time that an officer in the community's police department was killed in the line of duty.
He says three suspects are in custody.
It's unknown whether the 37-year-old Cabrera returned fire or the reason why the officer pulled over the vehicle.
KNXV-TV reports that a bullet fired by one of the suspects went through the officer's windshield, striking him.
Cabrera was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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