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January 6, 2005
William O'Brien
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Dear Mr. O'Brien:
This letter extends the temporary no-action position originally taken by the Division of Market Regulation ("Division") on November 13, 1998 until October 6, 2005. This letter also exends the no-action position taken by the Division on February 1, 2002 relating to exchange-listed securities, and the no-action position taken by the Division on July 3, 2003 relating to Nasdaq and exchange-listed securities for which a linkage between The BRUT ECN, LLC ("BRUT System" or "System") and a self-regulatory organization ("SRO") is operational. The November 13th, February 1st, and July 3rd letters confirmed that the BRUT System, formerly known as the Strike System Electronic Communications Network, operated by Strike Technologies LLC ("Strike Technologies") is an "electronic communications network" ("ECN") as defined in the amendments to the Quote Rule and the Limit Order Display Rule (cumulatively, "Order Execution Rules") and would be in compliance with the requirements applicable to the ECN Display Alternative set forth in the ECN Amendment with respect to Nasdaq securities and exchange-listed securities for which a linkage between the BRUT System and the SRO is operational. In the November 13th, February 1st, and July 3rd letters, the Division took the position that it would not recommend the Commission take enforcement action against Nasdaq market makers who are participants in the BRUT System, if those Nasdaq market makers enter orders into the BRUT System without modifying their public quotations in compliance with the ECN Amendment. These no-action positions were temporarily extended most recently in a letter dated April 6, 2004.
The Division continues to condition its position on compliance with the terms expressed in the November 13th and February 1st letters. These terms include compliance with the non-discrimination provisions of the Addendum to the Nasdaq Workstation II Subscriber Agreement and provisions of the ITS/CAES Addendum. The BRUT System should respond to orders entered into the System through access to an SRO no slower than the BRUT System responds to orders entered directly into the System, and in any event in no more than a few seconds.
The Division further conditions its position upon your representation that the BRUT System has sufficient capacity to handle the volume of trading reasonably anticipated in its System. Such capacity should be ensured through periodic review and testing to (1) ensure future capacity, (2) identify potential weaknesses, and (3) reduce the risks of system failures and threats to system integrity. The Division may request records from you regarding such reviews and tests.
The Division further conditions its position on the BRUT System providing brokers access to Nasdaq securities via either Nasdaq or the telephone for a charge of no more than the fee the BRUT System charges a substantial proportion of its active broker-dealer subscribers, and in any event, no more than $0.009 per share,1 plus any fee charged to the BRUT System by Nasdaq. The Division further conditions its position on the BRUT System providing brokers the ability to effect transactions in exchange-listed securities with orders in the BRUT System via the CAES linkage or through a telephone desk staffed by employees who meet applicable NASD qualification standards without charging fees to non-subscriber broker-dealers for access to the System through the CAES/ITS linkage. In addition, the Division may request additional representations from you regarding the operation of the BRUT System. Further, the Division will consider extending, modifying, or revoking its temporary no-action position prior to October 6, 2005 based on its continuing experience with the BRUT System's compliance with the terms of this no-action letter and the operation of the ECN Display Alternative.
This no-action position regards enforcement action under Section 11A of the Exchange Act only, and does not express any legal conclusions regarding the applicability of Section 11A of the Exchange Act or other statutory or regulatory provisions of the federal securities laws. This no-action position is based solely on the representations you have made. Any different facts or conditions might require a different response. This no-action position is subject to changes in current law, regulation, and interpretations; any such change may require the Division to reevaluate and withdraw or modify this position.
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History is written by the victors. To anyone who finds this an unpalatable truth, I have one piece of advice: get over it. The history of Roman Britain will always be the history of the Romans in Britain. Archaeology can show us vignettes from the lives of ancient Britons, but it cannot give us a History of the Ancient Britons. All we can hope to do is to observe how the history of the Romans in Britain touched the lives of the native population.
One individual who has not realised this truth, or who has chosen to ignore it, is the owner of the Roman Scotland web site, one Euan Lindsay by name. I'm sure I have been here before, refuting false or misguided statements. A favorite topic of his seems to be how the academic establishment has conspired to falsify Romano-British history, particularly where the "Lost Roman Legion" is concerned. I believe that it is always bad form to begin with an agenda, but let us leave that aside.
Now Mr Lindsay is entitled to his own opinion. Indeed, he is positively encouraged to voice that opinion, as long as he sticks to the Rules of Historical Enquiry, because history is an academic discipline like any other. A physicist is not permitted to invent the results of falsified experiments. A statistician cannot arbitrarily skew the results of a survey to satisfy some personal belief. A mathematician cannot assume that a theorem is true without demonstrating the proof. Likewise, the historian is not allowed to make stuff up.
Mr Lindsay, unfortunately, is guilty of making stuff up. This simply will not do. He begins well enough, by listing the sources of evidence that he intends to utilise in tracking down the Lost Legion: namely,
- "the primary written sources from antiquity";
- "the archaeological source in the shape of marching camp remains" (I presume he does not literally mean the "shape" of the camps);
- "the tribes known to have been in conflict with Rome" (and here he begins to stray from "evidence" into "interpretation", if not wishful thinking); and
- "casting a canny eye over the landscapes that these factors point towards" (scientific analysis has now left the room)
Category (2), "the fragmentary remains of the once-mighty chains of camps which marked the progress of many Roman armies on campaign in Scotland" (once mighty? shudder), leads precisely nowhere. So it remains unclear how this can be "an incredibly fruitful – if speculative - line of enquiry".
Category (3), where Lindsay hopes to "glean a fair understanding of which tribes were frequently at odds with Rome", actually relies upon category (2), allegedly permitting us "to focus on marching camps which sit in the problematic lands of those notably intractable tribes". Which notably intractable tribes? On the one hand, Lindsay is arguing that marching camp = intractable tribe, but on the other hand, intractable tribe = marching camp; we could dance around this circle all day.
Finally, in category (4), "it is absolutely imperative that a quest like this is undertaken out in the countryside" ... where the truth will leap up and slap us in the face? What about all that careful sifting of (1) literary evidence, however tantalising, and (2) archaeological evidence, allegedly incredibly fruitful, and (3) tribal, er, evidence ...?
Any case based on these vague factors would (and should) be laughed out of Historical court. There's a reason why History should only be written by Historians.

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The final category, but not the final post of, my blogday gifts was:
Mages/Gnomes suck/are the best because…
30 words or less, why are we the best/worst?
Mmmm why would we be the worst… Oh well, I am sure there are some smart Hordies out there with an opinion.
The answers are all pretty definitive… only one that suggests Gnomes aren't the best… but Rip can be forgiven, especially now I know he is a closet Fire Mage.
Rip answers:
Mages are the best because I said so.
Couldn't have said it better myself… I begin to wonder whether Rip and Jong are really the same person, a reverse Ferraro situation with one author playing multiple roles… after all, there is so much confidence it almost reeks!
Gnomes are the worst:
Rip answers:
Gnomes suck because, believe it or not, y'all don't actually taste that great. Kinda like motor oil or engine grease, to be honest.
Here we have the answer to a yet to be disclosed blogday question.
Personally I think this is a good thing, I don't like it when I forget to release and find the Forsaken chowing down on my still warm Gnome body… mind you, the Forsaken probably don't care too much. If they are covering themselves in Drakkar Noir are they really going to care if I taste like motor oil… they probably think it adds flavor!
Larisa Answers
Mages/Gnomes suck/are the best because…
Gnome mages are best because we've got a brilliant disguise of innocence, covering for us while we're secretly putting our plans to conquer the world in effect.
Sssshhhhh… there are still some people out there that read this blog, don't reveal our plans too early. Now we have Dalaran back things are nearly ready, but we need that element of surprise or the Locks will get the chance to summon their felhounds!
Theerivs answers:
Why Mages Rock:
Fricking Teleports, hell I can be in 3 cities in a matter of seconds, I cant even do an alt anymore because I hop on the zeppelin and say, damn this is for suckers, then go back to the mage. They really have spoiled me. Don't get me started on food/water conjuring either. I bought some food on my level 11 hunter, I deleted him I was so tired of it already.
Ohh hell yeah… On the are occasion I drop in on my alts, it only lasts from the AH to the Bank… then I start thinking about where I really want to be… and then I log off and onto Gnomeaggedon.
Without Teleport I wouldn't have achieved yesterday's achievement spam… I screwed up so many times… I wore out that portal in Stormwind.
Prelimar answers:
MAGES ARE THE BEST BECAUSE… we don't need familiars (like SOME caster classes, ahem), we can port, make our own food, and we kick all sorts of ass in a dress.
Ohh I so totally agree… while some Mages may enjoy a bit of Frostbitten company, we really just consider pets a novelty… afterall, when we can conjure up pets with Polymorph at the flick of our fingers, why get combat pets?
As for kicking all sort of arse in a dress… have you ever lit a fart?
It's so much easier when there isn't cloth clinging to your behind!
Syrana answers:
If I have to be surrounded by Gnomes, I'd prefer them to be Mages.
Gnome Rogues make me /shudder.
Generally, I don't like Gnomes. They used to creep me out… almost as bad as clowns.
But now… /sigh I've found a /little/ soft spot for a few Gnomes. And interestingly enough, all of them are Mages. Maybe it's because Mages are wannabe 'locks. Maybe it's our fire power commonality. If Mages could do some "dark" magic, I think we'd be in cahoots together more often.
Gnome Rogues make me shudder too… almost as much as Gnome Warriors…
Mages are wannabe Locks? Pffttt… Locks are Mages that can't handle the power within, and have to draw upon the dark energies beyond the Dark Portal.
I do find is scary that we share a kind of synergy though… I also find it scary that us Mages seem to be gaining more dots… I think there is an undercover Lock in the Fire Mage Academy at Dalaran
That's it for today… still working on the other posts, and I have a special announcement coming up, that all being well I will share today… and no Syrana, I haven't rolled (another) a Lock.
Gnomer's Friends and Out!
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Shyheim, of Wu-Tang Clan will launch "Real Talk," hip-hop's first online reality show, May 28 on www.shyheim.tv. "Real Talk" will offer hip-hop fans around the world a virtual look at the life of an artist behind the scenes and on the grind.
The reality show will follow Shyheim on the streets of New York, in clubs, in the recording studio, record company offices and in his home in Stapleton, Staten Island. "I want to show everyone from New York to Yugoslavia what it's like for a hip-hop artist to be on the grind (on the struggle)," said Shyheim. "It ain't gonna be like a Making Da Band..it'll be more real."" The show will also offer music news and exclusive interviews.
The reality show will feature appearances by Method Man, Redman, RZA, Easy Mo Bee and other special guests. The show will web-cast three times a week every Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
Ever since his return from a two-and-a-half-year prison sentence, Shyheim, 26, has completed his fourth (and most personal) album, "The Greatest Story Never Told." Scheduled for a July 13 release under his own label Bottom Up Records/101 Distribution (www.101distribution.com), the album features tracks from super producers Easy Mo Bee, RZA and DJ Quik. "It's time that Shyheim show and prove he's the youngest veteran in the rap game," said Easy Mo Bee, who produced the first single off the album, "21st Century Crisis." "He needs to bring back hip-hop where it should be right now."
In addition to his album and online reality show, Shyheim also is working on an autobiographical film, also titled "The Greatest Story Never Told," directed by "D-Don," who also directed 2002's gangster flick "Shottas." With the screenplay written by Shyheim, the film is an autobiographical account of his rise to fame as a rap child star and the trials and tribulations he has experienced along the way.
For ten years, this Wu affiliate has done three albums and was featured on more than a dozen compilation albums and soundtracks. His first single, "On and On," climbed its way to the Billboard charts at number 7 for weeks in 1994 when he was only 15 years old. Also a talented actor, Shyheim debuted in "Original Gangsters" with Pam Grier, and went on to work with Denzel Washington and Whitney Houston in "The Preacher' Wife." He also appeared in "In Too Deep" with LL Cool J and had a recurring role in the Robert Townsend's sitcom "The Parent 'Hood."
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STANDISH — Doreen Gilbert, 79, of Omer, was headed southbound on US-23 and went off the East side of the roadway near M-76, traveling through the parking lot of the BP Gas Station and party store, into the store, destroying multiple doors and windows and items inside.
According to City of Standish Police Chief, Garrett Salter, Gilbert was transported to St. Mary's of Michigan Standish Hospital via Mobile Medical Response (MMR) and then transferred to St. Mary's of Saginaw, where she was listed in critical condition. No other injuries occurred during the incident.
A possible medical condition may have be the reason Gilbert lost control of the vehicle, but no conditions have been confirmed.
MMR, the Standish Area Fire Authority, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Police, Arenac County Sheriff's Department and the Michigan State Police accident reconstruction team assisted the city police.
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I think we should have a get-together in February. We need to kick off the year with our old Chevies.
Would you guys want to do the standard breakfast at IHOP or would you rather do an afternoon "drive-in invasion" like we successfully did a few times (at Sonic, Top Notch Burgers etc)? The looks on employees' faces were priceless.
I would suggest Saturday or Sunday, not a weekday. Early February, i.e. Sat 1st or Sun 2nd would be the standard day for our club.
Voice your opinions!
When: Sunday February 2nd 2014 @ NOON
Where: Billy's on Burnet (http://www.billysonburnet.com)
Their parking is very limited (maybe 10 spaces) but we should be able to park right nextdoor at Subway (just south of Billy's).
If this goes down, will you be driving the vert Lou?
If so, count me in. Anyplace, anytime.
Yes, I will be attending in my vert with new rip-off Mexican Maaco paint.
well that's better than my peeling paint. I'm in as long as its not the 15.
How bout we hit this place up for a meet. http://www.billysonburnet.com/
Y'all pick a place, I'm there.
I'm down for Billys on Burnet.
Lets make it noon Sunday (2-2-14).
Lou, wanna make it official?
sweet should be a good time. I'm ready. Guess as we grow in cars we can always scout a new venue. I like Billy's cause it has this old school feel that goes with our old school car.
If you can make our club grow, I will let you use my garage and tools for any project. We have been shrinking for years, the fame of 3rd-gens is falling rapidly. They now have the reputation of redneck trashcans.
I agree lots of horrid things have been done to these 3rd gens like cutoff mufflers, giant rear tires that stick out past the fenders, gaudy non functional hood scoops, Tuner strobing lights, etc. the list can go on and on. Hopefully having some classy rides that stay true to the heritage of what the camaro was built for will give us a good rep.
Shall we postpone due to weather?????????
I would. this weather sucks. can't sit outside nor look at anybody's ride without rain coat and gloves. maybe next week we can try again?
I'm out, AJ out, Lou call it off. We can set another date when weather clears.
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Suspect in soldier's death changes plea
FORT MYERS: The woman responsible for killing a soldier in a December 2007 car changed her plea to 'no contest' Monday morning.
The change means Ashley East is guilty of:
- One count of DUI manslaughter
- One count leaving scene of an accident ausing death
- One count DUI with serious bodily injury
- Two counts of leaving the scene of an accident with personal injury
- Two counts leaving scene of an accident with attended property
- One count of DUI causing injury
Prosecutors asked the judge for a sentence of at least 18.4 years, which is the minimum for all the charges. The maximum would be 30 years.
Sentencing is set for February 15th.
East was drunk and was driving without a license when the truck she was in hit Danny Beougher's Jeep Cherokee on Hancock Bridge Parkway.
Beougher and his wife, Lauren, were headed to Cape Coral to visit family when the accident happened.
The soldier, who was on leave from Iraq, died at the scene. His wife suffered serious injuries but has since recovered.
East fled the scene of the crash and was later captured in New Jersey.
In court Monday, East was emotional as she signed off on the plea change. She asked the judge to allow her to hug her mother before bailiffs took her away.
"It affected a lot of people's lives - not just her own, but Danny and Lauren's and other family members," said the victim's uncle Keith Beougher. "Whatever happens, I just hope she learned a lesson from it."
Beougher's family says Danny would have thought the resolution to the case was the right one.
"I think he would be happy. He'd be glad that Lauren didn't have to go through it, through the trial," said Keith.
Danny's brother Tony says they have all been trying to live their lives in a way that would make him proud.
"I don't think he would want us sitting around depressed or disappointed through the holiday season. Because he was always happy. This was his favorite time of the year," said Tony.
He adds it's also time for the family to move on.
"This doesn't really change or bring my brother back, but we understand that it's part of the process and hopefully part of the healing process for some of the family as well," said Tony.


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Why I'm Not Going to Volunteer with Your Nonprofit
Last week I was catching up on the many blogs I follow, and I came across a great post on Jocelyn Harmon's "Marketing for Nonprofits" blog. The article was titled "7 Reasons I'm Not Going to Donate to Your Nonprofit." It was short and straightforward, providing 7 bulleted reasons why many donors say "no," and some tips for how to turn that "no" into a "yes."
It occurred to me that these 7 reasons could easily apply to why a volunteer would not sign up to volunteer with a nonprofit. After all, recruiting volunteers and wooing donors can be two sides of the same coin. Time can be as valuable as money to many people, and many volunteers turn into donors and vice versa.
So here are 7 reasons why an individual might not volunteer with your nonprofit (with thanks to Jocelyn for letting us copy/adapt her post):
- I've never heard of you.
- I don't really understand what you do.
- I'm not clear how my time and effort will make a difference.
- I don't know anyone else who volunteers with you.
- I can't figure out how to sign up to volunteer.
- It's hard to sign up to volunteer, and I don't know if I'm really the right type of person.
- You haven't asked me to volunteer.
And just as Jocelyn provided in her post, here are a few tips to help prevent items 1-7 from happening to you:
- Make sure your organization's website, Facebook page, VolunteerMatch profile, and any other profiles are publicly available and have enough information about your nonprofit to provide a solid background for potential volunteers.
- In your VolunteerMatch listings, and anywhere else you talk about volunteer opportunities, make sure to explain the impact volunteers have on the organization and the cause. Be clear about what skills and interests would fit each position best.
- Encourage your volunteers to bring friends along and to talk about their experiences with you to others – the best marketing is word of mouth!
- Make your volunteer sign-up and on boarding process as simple and quick as possible. A great first step is using VolunteerMatch to recruit.
- Use any opportunity you have to ask people to volunteer. At your events, on social media, in your newsletters – if they don't know you want them, they won't say yes!
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NEWARK – With a harsh budget year approaching, the Worcester County Board of Education is hoping to just keep what it has.
"We're not asking for new programs, just to maintain or sustain existing programs," said Superintendent of Schools Jon Andes.
Local schools budget goals continue to call for small class sizes, support for good teachers and the infrastructure necessary for instruction.
"They're all very important budget goals. They were last year. They are this year," said Board of Education member Sara Thompson.
The Worcester County Board of Education's budget goals for the next fiscal year have not changed since last year, said Andes.
"I think it's important we as a school board stay consistent," said Board of Education member Jonathan Cook.
Board of Education Chair Bob Hulburd said consistency is critical.
"Excellent point. Any organization has to have a vision and a direction we're going in, and these are what drive every decision we make," said Hulburd. "These are basically the same goals we had and we're continuing on that path."
The school board budget goals are based on the school system's master plan, federal and state standards and comments by parents, students and the rest of the community, Andes said. The school board's budget goals are familiar to anyone who follows school funding in Worcester County.
Budget goals begin with the maintenance of small class sizes, the provision and maintenance of educational services for students and staff, student access to up-to-date technology, keeping school buildings safe, efficient, and clean, providing adequate playgrounds and athletic fields, providing textbooks, materials, and equipment for strong instructional programs and providing employees with continuing training to improve teaching and learning.
"Our biggest priority is to maintain our class size," said Andes. "In order to provide individual attention to students and classrooms, we need small class sizes. Learning takes place in the classroom between a caring adult and a motivated student. Small class sizes make learning personal."
Overall, the Board of Education is focused on keeping current programs, rather than expanding to new offerings.
"We're not asking for new programs, just to maintain or sustain existing programs," Andes said.
Technology in the schools is an area that needs some assistance, the Board of Education and staff agree. In recent years, that allocation from Worcester County has been cut drastically, from nearly $1 million to just $200,000 last year.
That $200,000 was just enough to allow the school board to renew site and software licenses, but not enough to replace aging equipment.
"We still have a challenge of having our existing technology breaking down, wearing out, and those are all tools for the teachers whether it's laptops or document cameras," said Andes.
Students in Worcester County schools need to both learn technology that has real world applications and use technology for learning other subjects, he said. Technology is embedded in the schools curriculum, from reading and math practice programs to Smart Boards recently purchased with federal stimulus money.
"Our students must know and understand how to use technology, and we need technology in the classroom so students can gain experience using technology," said Andes. "That's the world we live in today."


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Lainey's Best Dressed at the Globes: Zoe Saldana
Yeah. We are fighting. I can hear you. I can hear you and it's loud and I'm saying, make it louder but that won't change my mind – you can have your silvery Versaces, your safe lacy Elie Saabs, and I'll take this Prabal Gurung because it clashes materials and prints and because I've never seen a better fall-off-the-shoulder strap. I don't even mind that it's pink. In fact, I love that it's pink. The pink looks incredible against her skin. And it even looks good on a satin pump…because the toe isn't round.
9.5 out of 10 would have been afraid of this dress. But that makes the difference between what that f-cking mess we saw on Drew Barrymore and actual style. It's the hard elements, like the bustline and the asymmetry combined with the soft touches, that make this special. Because she's one of the few people who showed up last night in something that you haven't seen before. Why would you ever choose something you've seen before – over and over and over again – from Versace and Saab and one after the other over a dress that's inspired by itself?
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Lawmaker calls for Senate hearing on e-pulltab revenues, estimates
This is a cross-post from MPR's Capitol View blog, from Capitol reporter Tom Scheck:
One of the most vocal critics of public financing for the Vikings stadium is calling on the Legislature to hold hearings on the problems with the revenue estimates put forward by the Dayton administration.
The state's funding portion of the stadium is supposed to come from electronic pull-tab revenue. But the pulltabs are generating only a small fraction of the money they were projected to. Sen. Sean Nienow, R-Cambridge, says he wants the Senate Finance Committee to investigate the matter:
"The revenues are 95 percent short and the governor says that's not a big deal. That's a big deal. We need to start addressing this legislatively to figure out how did we get here with numbers that are 95 percent wrong, how are we going to make up this money, how are we not going to stick Minnesota taxpayers with $25 million a year to pay for a stadium over the next thirty years."
Governor Dayton said earlier this week that he thinks there is enough time for the revenue from electronic pull-tabs to catch up. He also noted that a suite tax and a sports-themed lottery game are backup financing options for the stadium.
The chair of the Senate Finance Committee is rebuffing Nienow's request to hold a hearing. Sen. Dick Cohen, DFL-St. Paul, says he is also concerned about the projections but said a hearing at this point would be premature. He said his staff is working on crafting a two-year budget and doesn't have time to do research on the pull-tab revenue.
"We're going to have to see where it leads but if we're going to do it an intelligent way, we'll do it substantively and not in a free for all committee hearing," Cohen said.
Cohen also said he thought Nienow's request may be better suited for the Legislative Auditor. Cohen says the Legislative Auditor has the capacity to do larger investigations.


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The Verano is a new compact sedan from that near-luxury nameplate, Buick. It's an impressive, competitively priced car; a stellar cut from the quiet and comfortable motoring cloth.
A great car in many respects, the Verano is also an unmitigated failure. It's more off-key than Rosanne Barr's rendition of "The Star Spangled Banner." It's a strikeout the size of "Gigli," Crystal Pepsi or Charlie Brown's place-kicking career.
Yep, a single car is poised to both flourish and fail. All the goodwill this Verano works hard to achieve — goodwill I came to wholly appreciate during my week with a near-loaded, $28,245 example — may be largely undone by an odd miscalculation by Buick and parent General Motors Co.
The Verano's failure isn't its driving experience. The car is powered by a 2.4-liter, direct-injected four-cylinder engine that makes 180 horsepower and 171 pound-feet of torque. Although its 3,300 pounds is a tad heavy for this Buick's size (it's smaller than a Honda Accord or Toyota Camry), the engine has just enough power to move the car sufficiently.
That motor is paired to a six-speed automatic transmission with a manual shift mode. The gearbox routes power to the front wheels and helps move the Verano from 0 to 60 mph in 8.2 seconds, according to Car and Driver. This engine and transmission are the only units available on the Verano and they work in concert with each other to create a smooth, capable driving experience.
The result is a fuel economy rated at 21 miles per gallon in the city and 32 on the highway. In just under 200 miles of testing on more city streets than highways, I averaged 22 mpg.
Also smooth is the Verano's handling. Based very loosely on the Chevy Cruze, it uses the same rear suspension setup; something called a Watts Z-link. Without getting into a dissertation on physics, this setup essentially gives the car more responsive handling than you might expect from a Buick pedigree. Meanwhile, driving over rough roads is also nicely dampened.
Turning inward, this Buick's failure isn't its passenger experience.
The front seats are so comfortable I almost stole them for my living room. They're soft and supportive but have the firmness and bolstering you know is good for you. The back seats are good too, but they're not the thrones of the front.
My test car came with the Luxury package, which swaddled those seats in a beautiful deep tan leather Buick calls Choccachino. This option also adds a heated steering wheel, heated front seats, keyless entry, push-button start and a nine-speaker Bose sound system.
The interior is well constructed and feels worthy of its near-luxury status. The standard full-color touch screen, which controls the stereo and optional navigation, is intuitive and fast-acting. Below the screen sit the climate control and redundant buttons for the stereo.
Although they have a quality feel to them, there's a bit too many buttons and their layout could be a bit more straightforward. My only other complaint about the interior was the just-too-wide gaps between the doors and the dashboard.
The Verano is also exceedingly quiet inside. Mausoleums are louder. This is no accident, as Buick used tricks such as laminated glass on the doors and windshield as well as fiberglass stuffed into the door panels.
Finally, passengers can enjoy the quiet comfort of the Verano knowing the car has impressive safety features such as 10 air bags, ABS, stability control and a tire-pressure monitoring system.
Despite all this content and safety, the Verano's failure isn't its value.
The car starts at $23,470, which is less than a top-end Chevy Cruze. Every Verano comes with amenities including a six-speaker stereo system with XM Satellite radio, USB and auxiliary inputs, a 7-inch touch screen display, Intellilink infotainment system with Pandora and Bluetooth streaming audio, automatic climate control, 18-inch alloy wheels and fog lights.
The aforementioned Luxury package added $3,380. A sunroof and paint upgrade brought the grand total to $28,245. Since the only feature my car was missing was the $795 navigation system, you can get the loaded potato version for a smidge over $29,000.
But if the Verano's value, comfort and especially its seats deserve an ode, the car's styling deserves a eulogy. This is where the car fails.
To be clear, the Verano is certainly not a bad-looking car; much of its look is similar to the rest of Buick's conservatively styled products at the moment. It has a prominent chrome grille and wide, eager headlights out front. At the back is a handsome, straightforward design, accented only by a pair of thick chrome trim pieces that seem to draw their inspiration from the eyebrows of the late Andy Rooney.
But Buick takes this car, replete with conservative, practical luxury, and tells us the Verano will target people considering a Lexus IS250, Acura's TSX or even Volvo's compact C30 two-door hatchback. The unstated goal? That this car would appeal to people born during the presidential administrations of Carter or Reagan rather than those of Taft or Wilson.
It doesn't; it can't. On paper it should, for the multitude of reasons you've just read. But this exterior design takes precisely zero chances and rather than dispel the notion that a Buick is only for people who buy Ensure by the pallet, it reinforces it.
There needs to be a unique or aspirational element to Verano; something to draw the attention of thirtysomethings at a stoplight and cause them to ask "What is that?" and then pick up their iPhone and Google it. Buick had an opportunity to really change the perception of its brand and to move it into the perspective of a younger buyer. But it missed by a mile.
Including features such as the Intellilink infotainment system and pricing the car very competitively is a nice start, but it's not enough. Throwing in a free Xbox game with every tube of denture paste doesn't make people want to buy denture paste.
Styling and features aside, another element of the Verano's handicap is that the cars it's targeting have gobs more luxury street cred. The competitive Lexus is one of the cheapest cars that company makes; buy one and you have the same brand of car as the guy in the full-size, $113,000 Lexus LS Hybrid. Although it may seem silly on its face, this kind of brand equity matters.
Instead, this Buick will appeal to the same demographic the rest of the brand's lineup attracts and perhaps younger empty-nesters who are seeking affordable luxury but don't need a large car. Those buyers will get a comfortable, quiet, economical product that they will like very much.
Even better, when their kids come to visit for the holidays, no one will ask to borrow the car. Which is good; you don't want them discovering those front seats. They may never leave.


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Convicted felon and former Crestview PD Maj. Joey Floyd chuckled with great delight in his jail cell Friday morning, when he learned that his whistleblowers were told that their services were no longer needed by the city of Crestview.
Dear editor,
Convicted felon and former Crestview PD Maj. Joey Floyd chuckled with great delight in his jail cell Friday morning, when he learned that his whistleblowers were told that their services were no longer needed by the city of Crestview.
Yes, sweet revenge for Joey Floyd � and he never even had to lift a finger to get it. Yet, oddly enough, others involved in the Floyd case still remain paid employees at the police department and in city government � some who were even loyal to Joey Floyd up to his final demise.
Ironically, these officers � whistleblowers � were courageous enough to man up and admit they falsified documents � of course, while under threats and intimidation by Joey Floyd � during Floyd�s trial, and even admitted to it years prior.
Without them going to the State�s Attorney�s Office and the Florida Department of Law Enforcement, Joey Floyd would still be actively racketeering, terrorizing his subordinate officers and the citizens of Crestview.
Instead of these courageous officers being fired, they should be brought before the city of Crestview, awarded medals and deemed heroes! By reporting Joey Floyd to the authorities, they probably saved the city of Crestview countless millions in future lawsuits, and might have even ultimately saved someone�s life.
But instead, they have lost their jobs and their livelihoods � for nothing more than doing the right thing.
One could also question whether these officers were targeted only because, through their admissions, they appear helpless to any recourse. Yet those who remain, who did not admit to any wrongdoing, could potentially bring lawsuits against the city if suspended or fired, so their jobs are secure.
I hope the citizens of Crestview see what an injustice has been done to the courageous officers who went forward and reported the atrocities of Joey Floyd to the appropriate authorities.
In Saturday�s Crestview News Bulletin, they have been made out to be common criminals, yet they haven�t been charged with any crimes.
I believe they deserve much, much better.
What's your view? Write a letter to the editor.


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When my daughter nearly
died in
hospital from Anorexia-Bulimia I
Amy at 12.
was absolutely determined to find her help for this dreadful disease.
Now a few years later she is completely healthy - physically and
emotionally, and I am very proud of her and myself for what we've achieved.
Even a
doctor was surprised by the effectiveness of the treatment and has
incorporated some techniques with her own treatment methods.
Dear Friends.
25 things you should know about it.
Why you may ask? Because most people relapse and suffer
even after repeated treatment programs and hospital
stays but if they understand the reasons why this is
they would not.
Medical literature often characterizes
as "cunning" and" baffling." but it doesn't have to be that way,
so how do
you find the best treatment possible?
You may ask how do I know this? Well I have
been exactly where you are now with my daughter.
My name is Karen Phillips and I am the mother of a
girl (Amy) who suffered from severe Anorexia Bulimia since age 13. Her
battle with this disorder lasted nearly 10 years. Read
our story below.
She nearly died in hospital once but luckily survived. And it was this
episode that became a turning point for both of us. I promised myself I
would do whatever it took to find the right treatment for
Anorexia-Bulimia regardless of the cost, and I did.
I am now offering an individual home treatment program I developed
during the years of battling with Amy's anorexia-bulimia to help as many
people as I can.
But not only that I have the full
support of a medical doctor who was also an anorexia-bulimia sufferer
herself. But more importantly she also cured herself using similar neuroplastictic methods. Between us you now have a full treatment program
that works.
Karen and Amy's story.
Well, I guess it was 14 years ago I
started to notice something was not right with Amy. She had
just turned
12 when I caught her always looking at herself in the mirror. She would
ask me if I thought she put on weight. I told her of course not, she
always looked just right to me for her age.
You know, I never even thought anything was wrong. I took it as just
being a teenage thing and really thought no more about it. I remember
myself in those teenage years worrying about my looks and going on diets
and silly stuff like that, it was what a lot of my friends did also.
The trigger for Amy's Anorexia-Bulimia was a major disappointment when
she was 13. Amy just loved to perform and she was good at it and she had
a real passion for dancing. She always said that she wanted to be a
dancer when she grew up and if any dancing came on TV she would not miss
it. Even if there was a family outing or a birthday party, if dancing
was on TV she would refuse to go, until the show had ended.
It was the 18 November 1996 that I believe was the trigger for the 10
years of hell we were about to face. Amy had been practicing for months
to get into the school drama group. It was the auditions for the
Christmas extravaganza and Amy wanted so badly to get the lead role.
Two days before the auditions she got ill and by the time her trials
came she was not in good health. She failed to get the lead role; in
fact she was so bad she did not even make the play. When she was leaving
the stage I heard one of the girls who was successful say, I told you
you're too fat.
Amy just sobbed and sobbed all night in her room there was nothing I
could do, absolutely nothing. I remember saying to my husband John that
she will cry herself out and in a couple of days she would be that
lovable girl we knew: how wrong this statement turned out to be.
I have heard Anorexia described by another sufferer as being like
getting on an escalator that you can't get off. It just keeps going and
you don't even know how you got on in the first place, all you know is
the floor has changed. You think you are in control at first but then it
takes control of you and there is nothing you can do about it.
This is basically what happened to Amy, I believe she got on the
escalator the night of the auditions looking for something she could
control, but only found the Devil instead.
After suffering from Anorexia for a long time and regularly attending
counseling, Amy seemed to improve: but the improvement was false as I
realized later. Amy was eating large amounts of food but sneaking away
to the bathroom and making herself sick. She had developed Bulimia.
People like Amy become very good at hiding their disorder and even
though I was aware and on the lookout for any change she completely
fooled me. If you are in this position at the moment be very careful and
take nothing at face value.
It was the Bulimia that nearly cost Amy her life. I had to go away for
a 3 week business trip and during that time Amy was binge eating and
purging up to 15 times a day. Her potassium levels dropped to
dangerously low levels and she collapsed ending up in hospital.
When I saw her in the hospital she looked absolutely terrible, I hardly
recognized her she was so
thin and stick like. Her weight was down to 85
pounds and for someone who was 5.6in is unbelievable. I still wonder how
she went down hill so fast it seemed impossible and it is a miracle she
did not die being so thin.
The doctors told us Amy could not have lost much more weight and expect
to live much longer. They told us that what happens when potassium
levels drop below 2 the sufferers heart can simply stop and they die.
That was it for me, I came to the point where I was at my wits end. When
Amy nearly died in hospital that was the turning point I had sworn to
myself that I would not let her die and I nearly had. That was the
catalyst that took me on a quest to find a cure for Amy and with Gods
help I did.
What I did
I spent hundreds of hours studying and
thousands of dollars learning everything I could about Anorexia and
Then I came across a very old
book on Roman psychology that gave me ideas. I then developed these
ideas into the secret that changed Amy's life from misery to
It is well known fact that ancient Roman suffered bulimia a lot
especially during feasts. I read how they looked at bulimia.
Then I thought how could I get
more insight and then how to apply it to Amy's condition. I
gradually developed it to a bigger program, talked to different
people, went to seminars and here we are now with our success and a
unique individual home treatment program that works.
Even a doctor was surprised by my treatment and now uses it to treat
eating disorders.
But please do not take my word for it as you have to make up your own
mind, so here are some testimonials I have had from people who have used
the treatment:
Breakthrough in dealing with eating
disorder cure.
Dear Friends
My name is Irina Webster and I am a medical doctor from
the Eating Disorder Institute.com
I have known Karen for a number of years and I knew the pain she
was suffering trying to deal with Amy in Russia.
I have looked very closely at her treatment program and I can
tell you I believe she stumbled on this
all by herself.
Karen will be the first to tell
you she did not know what she did, she just did what felt right
at the time. Little did she know that it was based on the power of Neuroplasticity,
Neuroplasticity is different to
conventional treatment methods as it directly accesses the
subconscious mind where eating disorders live.
Often people get dependant on
group therapy and feel OK while they are in the group but when
they come home they feel the same old feelings and continue to
starve or binge and purge.
Karen and my treatment gives people the opportunity to feel good and
not starve themselves or binge and purge when they are alone at
home and not be dependant on the group or the therapist all the
With Karen's treatment people have control over their behavior
while no one is watching them when they are on their own - and
this is the most important fact for their recovery.
The other advantage of Karen's treatment over group therapy or
staying in clinics is that people in groups become very close to
each other, they understand each other and support each other.
But if or when they get better - they have to leave and stay on
their own. Lots of sufferers don't want to lose the friendship and
support they had develop so they prefer to stay the same
(because it is a kind of "team spirit").
Also group therapy can become
competitive where the sufferers try to beat each other to see
who is the sickest.
For all these reasons I consider Karen's treatment to be
absolutely marvelous help for people who suffer from
anorexia-bulimia or look after someone with an eating disorder.
Thank you Karen for your courage and determination
Any questions please feel free to contact me at:
Dr Irina Webster.
Dr Irina conducting her eating
disorder seminar in Florida
PS: Dr
Irina Webster is an expert on eating disorders and has
appeared on the top rating Sharina show on Radio 2UE in Sydney
Hi my name is Andra and I live in Toronto.
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I found 25 things about Anorexia and Bulimia you should know
The best way to treat Anorexia - Bulimia is
at home with an individual program. This gives people a chance to
control their behavior by themselves and not be dependent on a
group or a therapist. When we realized this fact, Amy started to
Group therapy gives people a dependency on
being in the group. They feel OK while they are in the group but
loose all sense of self-control when they are at home.
Group therapy provides sufferers with a lot
of friends who are also anorexic or bulimic. They get to
understand each other very well and develop a "team spirit"
attitude. If they get better they need to leave the group and stay
on their own. Often they don't want to leave their friends so they
stay the same.
Being in the group patients get too many
negative ideas from each other. If a young woman has never heard
of drinking ipecac to induce vomiting and learns this technique in
group therapy, she may try the technique out herself, leaving the
group leader or member feeling responsible.
In the group patients often deliberately get
worse or engage in more symptoms just to get extra attention from
each other or the therapist. This kind of competition always
exists in eating disorder groups but on many different levels.
Sometimes it can get out of control and cause a lot of harm to
some members of the group, the most vulnerable ones.
Parents of sufferers often think that the
doctors or the therapist know the best way to help. But the truth
is that parents should be the first and most important
people who can really truly help.
Partners and friends often think that they
will just follow the recommendations of a doctor or what a
counsellor gives them to follow. But the truth is that partners
and friends should actively look and seek information on how
they can help. And also search for what other people have done to
help save their loved ones health and life.
Eating disorder sufferers think that they
always need other people to get better and that without doctors
and therapist they will not improve. The truth is that the best
help you can get is from yourself. If you follow a special
individual program at home you will not need any outside help at
Sufferers of Anorexia think that if
they eat even a little bit more they will become obese and never
be happy again. The truth is that for the anorexic, weight gain,
is gradual and usually one of the last aspects of therapy, because
the fear is so great. By following an individual program at home
an anorexic person can loose this fear in a matter of weeks and
restore normal body weight soon after that.
Sufferers of Bulimia think that they have
control over their bulimia and can stop any time they want. The
truth is that bulimia takes all control over the person's mind and
body. The sufferer becomes imprisoned by her/his own
infliction.By following a home individual program you will be
able to control your appetite and food consumption, stop vomiting
after meals and regain control of your feelings and
Some eating disorder sufferers think that
just changing their thoughts from negative to positive would
be enough to cope with their erratic eating behaviour. The truth
is that an eating disorder is not only about a bad eating
behaviour and only thinking positive will not help. It is much
more complex than that and you should follow a special home
treatment program that gives you a step by step plan to
How to cope with stress and not put
yourself into that purging or starving cycle? As a sufferer you
can overcome these feelings easily once you know how. There is
nothing hard about it, you only have to know how to control
stress. The beauty is it is a learned thing and anyone can do it,
you don't have to have any special talents to learn it. I show you
how to do this in the treatment program.
How to correct the sufferers association to
pleasure and pain in their life. As most have lost their insight
into the correct association. Because starving or purging is
painful, but to the sufferer they see it as pleasure. A new
association must be established to replace the old ones.
A lot of people think you can
beat Anorexia- Bulimia by using willpower, but this is not
true. You have to defeat the little voices in your head that keep
telling you to binge and purge or starve yourself against your own
will. You can only conquer these voices by knowing how to get them
out of the subconscious part of your mind and willpower alone will
not do it. We show you how to beat them.
What topics regarding the sufferers
psychology you should discuss first. This is an important point
and it has to be addressed just right or you could do more damage
than good to the sufferer. I will show you exactly how to do the
right thing, so it will be easier on you.
What is your correct action towards making
changes in your/ their behavior. I learned through trial and error
how to identify the correct actions. I give you the proper actions
to take that will change your behavior.
The program to stop being Anorexic and/or
Bulimic in just weeks/ months, not years. This simple, yet
little-known technique actually forces your mind and body to
function in the way it was designed to function
What should you tell them : which words
should you use and which should be avoided. You have to approach a
sufferer in a certain way or you will get nowhere at all. There is
a secret to doing this and I tell you exactly how to do
How to react and what to say when your loved
one denies the problem. Again this is a very tricky situation. To
be able to help them you first have to get them to admit they have
a problem. You will see how this is done when you get the
How to react and what to say when your loved
one rejects you and wants to be left alone. I know how you feel at
this time, you feel like screaming and yelling at them to wake up
to themselves and stop being stupid. But this would be the worst
thing you could do and I explain why this is and the correct
things to do.
What are the real triggers of binging
-purging cycles? What makes you starve yourself? You will see how
to stop this from happening by following my special home
treatment program.
How to empower yourself to deal with such a
"difficult and sensitive' situation. This is an important part if
you are helping or dealing with a loved one who has an eating
disorder. You have to be strong even in the face of abuse from the
sufferer, this is very important.
You need to know how the sufferer
arrived where they are today, you simply can not deal with it if
you know nothing about it. But you will have all the correct
information at hand to lighten the load on you. It is also
important for the sufferer to know how they arrived where they are
today. This is important to beating their affliction.
How to recognize the first signs of the
disease and the signs of progression of the disease and how to act
to stop it immediately. You can save yourself and the sufferer
many years of pain and anguish if you can spot things early, you
will see how this is done in the book. So if you have any
suspicions you can stop it in its tracks and save yourself all
that pain.
How to show love and compassion to the
sufferer and eliminate anger. If you are serious about helping,
you have to understand this point more than any other or you will
be putting the sufferer at great risk and yourself through years
of torture.
Realizing these 25 things
about Anorexia-Bulimia helped me to put together a home treatment
program and finally cure my daughter's affliction.
Also you will be interested to know the benefits of my
proven method over counseling and other normal medical treatment.
Here is what I can tell about my home treatment program:
100% natural and has no side effects.
does not develop dependency on a group, a
therapist or a doctor
makes the person be independent and feel
confident while on their own
makes the person become adjusted to a normal
everyday life
makes the person control her/his urges to
starve herself/himself while on their own
makes the person control her/his urges to
binge and purge while on their own
stops uncomfortable and painful feeling in
the abdomen after meals
changes a person's focus from counting
calories and worrying about their weight problem to having a
meaningful and purposeful live full of contribution (this is
what a real anorexic character is about - purpose, goals and
meaning, but it is hidden under the mask of anorexia).
changes a person's focus from hiding food,
binging and purging to developing an unique lovingness and
kindness (this is what bulimics hide under their mask of
binging and purging and they will never realize it until the
mask is gone).
gives a step by step easy system to follow
at home
it is effective 100% of the time if applied
if you a helper, gives you powerful feeling
of helping your loved one or a child
gives you an ability to take matters in your
own hands and have full control over the situation.
you can help with my methods as many people
as you want.
you can teach this method to other people
whose loved ones suffer from Anorexia and/or Bulimia
you will make a strong connection and precious
bond to your loved one, that will last a life time.
you can use this information for lectures at
school or colleges to educate other people about eating
disorders and treatment.
you can organize your own Anorexia / Bulimia
support group and practice this method with a correct focus
on individuality and not fostering group dependency.
I have received many emails and letters from
people who can also tell you about their successes in treating
anorexia-bulimia using my home treatment program. Here are some of
Hi, just a quick note to say thank you. Your emails are always
well meant and very informative. I'm really grateful. Thank you
for all your hard work. I'm sure you're making a massive
difference in many lives.
kind regards
Thank you so much!
I'm already reading the book and I feel a lot more empowered and
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that it is up to me if I do it or not. I would love any articles
or other things that would help. Thanks for everything you do!
From email.
Your program helps,
inspires and gives hope to people like us.
Dear Karen!Thank you very much for helping us to cope with our daughter
who's been anorexic and than bulimic for years. I don't even know when it all started as she has been very
secretive for a long time. She wouldn't tell us exactly what's happening to her; she was
just fading away and being absolutely withdrawn from us. I was
petrified and thought I was losing her.Now she is getting well, thanks to your book. I don't feel like
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overeat as this is also an eating disorder. Your program helps, inspires and gives hope to people like us.
Thank you very much again, Karen.God Bless you.Kathleen B.
People often ask me:
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As a result of this treatment Amy is a beautiful young women today
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far cry from 85 pounds she had during her anorexia-bulimia years.
She looks nice and very inspiring.
She has had no symptoms of
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We are going out to eat and
talk regularly to the restaurant or cafe (at least twice a week).
She eats normal restaurant meal without any fear or uncomfortable
She also does a lot of outings
with her friends with no signs of eating disorder or any other
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She is an University student
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To tell you more about the
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While Merton's time in Western New York was brief, his experiences at St. Bonaventure, from the time that his friend Robert Lax brought him to Olean to his days in Devereux Hall, were influential in his life's journey.
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