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When Will I Be Loved
James Toback's curiously off-putting When Will I Be Loved is a tough film to peg. It's the kind of cinematic exploration that you endure more than you enjoy, and when it ends, you sit there wondering what the director has just done to you. Typically, that's an experience I crave in a film—to be in the hands of a director who knows how to use the tools of his art to provoke an emotion or a particular reaction—but in the case of When Will I Be Loved, I'm left feeling more annoyed than expertly manipulated.
Much of When Will I Be Loved has the aura of an unfinished, scattershot, pretentious student film. It's a meandering, unfocused mess until it reaches its point—a main plot that might seem more comfortable as the impetus for a powerful short film or the fodder of an old mainstream effort, like, oh, Indecent Proposal. Neve Campbell plays Vera, a wandering New Yorker who is sexually inquisitive and even voracious. Worming self-consciously through a long street-walk job interview with Toback himself (playing, good god, Professor Hassan al-Ibrahim ben Rabinowitz), in which the director expounds eye-rollingly about race and culture and sexuality, Vera has several occasions to show us her sexual wantonness, taking interruptions in the interview as opportunities to proposition passing dudes. This is supposed to set us up later for the primary conflict, arranged by her slimy boyfriend Ford (Frederick Weller): to accept the offer of a million bucks to sleep with the 70s-ish Italian media tycoon, Count Tommaso Lupo (Dominic Chianese).
The way Toback deals with this conflict is an odd mixture of indy-minded thinking and extreme self-indulgence. After the film's meandering first act, Toback gives Vera a laser focus—almost embarrassingly so. As the camera lingers on his star, it does so with a fetishist's eye, and it's difficult to separate the character we're meant to study from the actress that Toback comes frighteningly close to exploiting. Rather than be fascinated by the sexually adventurous character Vera, you're repelled by the spectre of the director fawning over his star. Campbell plays Vera with an unfortunate self-consciousness, perhaps not totally comfortable in the skin of a wanton Toback sexpot, and you can hardly blame her.
The film has a fly-by-the-seat-of-the-pants structure that seems at odds with the increasingly focused Vera. Toback's concentration wanders at the worst moments, streaming off into a meaningless tangents involving celebrities such as Mike Tyson and Lori Singer early on, and later, involving sleazy Ford in a ridiculous male-fantasy public-sex display in Central Park. The script seems improvised as the film moves along, and Toback doesn't exhibit the skills to make moment-by-moment filmmaking work. When Will I Be Loved doesn't seem like a film so much as a slapped-together series of self-important scenes.
Supporting characters—including Vera's parents (Karen Allen and Barry Primus), her lesbian lover (Joelle Carter), and even hip-hop artist Damon Dash—enter the frame for single scenes, then disappear without a trace, reaffirming the notion of the film as some kind of experimental, character-centric slapdash. But even if this whole enterprise is focused on poor Vera, I'm still befuddled about her motivations. When the film turns abruptly into a mean-spirited revenge tale, I've lost any real interest in the narrative. And the soundtrack is chaos of musical styles that clash more than benefit the mood of the film. Not much about this film seems really earned.
Orange! Although the image is transferred accurately and anamorphically at 2.35:1, the image is overloaded with reds, which you can see abundantly in the unfortunate skin tones. That's the worst news about the image, and it's difficult to see past, but detail is adequate (if obscured by the muddy color), coming across as mostly soft. As if to compensate, the image is also too dark, shadowing a lot of detail that should pop. I noticed edge halos on hard edges.
The disc's Dolby Digital 5.1 track is weighted toward the front, appropriately for this dialog-focused drama. I wouldn't expect much in the way of audio fireworks. Thankfully, dialog is treated accurately, with no distortion in the high end. The chaotic score is translated well. I noticed only slight action in the surround channels, most often in outdoor ambient opportunities.
The foremost extra on the disc is an Audio Commentary by Director James Toback. It's a fairly monotone track, in which Toback talks about what he was going for, shot by shot, scene by scene. He's not afraid to tell you how beautiful some of his scenes are, and he's perfectly okay with comparing his writing with that of Dostoevsky and Shakespeare. I confess that Toback's examination of his own film struck me as a bit heavy with ego, and that's a turnoff for me. But you can tell the film means a lot to him, calling the language "sculpted" and "provocative."
In the curiously sordid Scene Sexplorations, Toback and Campbell sit together and discuss Campbell's nude and sexual scenes in the film. There are four segments, titled A Nice Hot Shower, Girlfriends, Ford's Big Score, and A Tryst with a Twist. Although this interview snippets will appeal to the prurient among you (and I count myself in your crowd), it smacks of marketing shamelessness. Toback comes across as pretentious, and Campbell seems a bit nervous, stumbling over her words a few times. The interviews are laced with racy footage, and after each segment, you can jump straight to the actual scenes in the film.
Last and least, when you plop the disc in your player, you're assaulted by forced nonanamorphic-widescreen trailers for Code 46 and Wicker Park. You'll also find trailers for De-Lovely, Raging Bull, Confessions of an American Girl, Kiss the Bride, Lost Junction, The Business of Strangers, New York New York, Boxcar Bertha, Out of Time, and two The Thomas Crown Affair DVDs.
When Will I Be Loved too obviously bears the ego-stamp of its director. You might be curious to witness Neve Campbell's first-ever nude scenes (as Toback clearly was), but this film is a test of endurance. The image quality is disappointing, and the extras feel pretentious and exploitative. Consider this DVD a rental only.
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Community victories
Foam Lake, Saskatchewan
Foam Lake was faced with a proposal by Big Sky Farms to set up a 5,000 sow industrial hog operation. Citizens organized to stop this mega-project.
Ste-Marie de Kent, New Brunswick
Ste-Marie de Kent, New Brunswick is a largely Acadian village in northern New Brunswick located along the estuary of the Bouctouche River. The community organized to shut down the Metz intensive hog operation, and succeeded. (pdf)
Court Cases
Saskatchewan Court of Appeal finds in favour of the community in Elite Swine Inc.et al. v. R.M. of Moosomin No. 121, March 15, 2007. The Rural Municipality's Council had passed a planning statement that outlined conditions required before intensive livestock operations could be approved. After Elite Swine's application for a hog barn was turned down, the company challenged the Council's decision, but lost. Read the case summary.
Ontario Superior Court quashes hog barn building permit in O'Coin et al v. Shiner and Slack in October 2004.


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Bodhicitta is a mind (including thought, action, feeling and speech) totally dedicated to others and to achieving full enlightenment in order to benefit all sentient beings as fully as possible. Bodhicitta is often called the 'Wish Fulfilling Jewel', because like a magic jewel it brings true happiness. There are two levels of bodhichitta:
(1) aspirational,
(2) engaged.
Aspirational bodhichitta is the complete wish to overcome our emotional afflictions and delusions to realise our full potentials to bring all fellow beings to the enlightened state free from suffering.
Aspirational Bodhicitta has two stages
1) Heartfelt wishing to become a Buddha to benefit all sentient beings.
2) Pledging never to abandon this aim until it is achieved.
Developing the wishing state does not involve a pledge. With the pledged state of bodhicitta, we promise to train in five actions that help us never to lose our determination. . The first four trainings determine our bodhicitta aspiration and pledge not to decline during this lifetime. The fifth training determines us not to lose our intention in future lives.
Engaged bodhichitta means engaging in the practices and behaviour that bring about this goal by taking the bodhisattva vows to restrain from actions detrimental to it.
In taking bodhisattva vows the trainee bodhisattva vows to abstain from certain negative acts that would defer the bodhisattva reaching enlightenment and thereby to be of as much benefit to others as is possible. The vows are:
(1) eighteen actions that, if committed, constitute a root downfall
(2) forty-six types of wrong behavior
There are Four Trainings for bodhicitta Resolve Not to Decline in This Life
1) Each day and night, recalling the advantages of the bodhicitta motivation.
2) Remembering, reaffirming and intensifying this motivation by rededicating our hearts to our enlightenment and the enlightenment of others, three times each day and three times each night.
3) Striving to build up positive mental states and deep awareness and wisdom. Benefiting and helping others using all the skills and means at our disposal, as effectively as we can, and doing so with as much deep awareness of reality as is possible.
4) Never giving up trying to help anyone, or at least wishing to be able to do so, no matter how difficult he or she may be.


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Watchful RestGary Leonard
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36" h x 24" w x 1.37" d |6 lbs. 6 oz.
Gary Leonard
Germantown, Wisconsin
Through composition, color, texture and more, Gary Leonard celebrates beauty. His works start with the subject, but then he lets the work evolve into a more complex composition. Oftentimes, he enjoys merging figures with abstract images and varying textures. He hopes that his works will leave the viewer with a sense of warmth and peace. When he's not making art, he enjoys listening to music and learning how to play the piano.
Here's more work from Gary you may enjoy
Hear what collectors say about Gary's work
I loved the painting online....I received painting and it look even BETTER in person!!!! Very happy with quality of the art and wonderful service!!!
Thanks for your feedback. We strive to present the most accurate depiction of artwork on UGallery. We like to remind all of our customers to check out our Virtual Wall feature, which can be a useful tool to see the size of work in context of a room. We also offer free shipping and returns on all artwork so people can try any piece in their home. An artist's prices are based on a number of factors, including size, medium, complexity, and previous sales history. Gary has a long record of selling his work, and his prices are a reflection of his years of experience and demand for his art. All of that said, we're happy the painting speaks to you! Please let us know if we can be of additional assistance.
I purchased this piece for our home in Florida. The house is decorated Tuscan Villa style. I was drawn to this piece for it's mood and colors Unfortunately when it arrived,I felt that the painting was overpriced. It was smaller in appearance than I had pictured it to be. (Even given the dimensions it just seemed like it should have been a much larger piece). I was ready to return the painting but decided to sit on it for a few days. Like most art lovers, a piece has to "speak to me". And that she did for I decided to keep the painting. My intention for this review is not to insult the artist. For the painting is quite moving. I only want to express my feelings in regards to the price of the art versus what is available elsewhere. And I am certain when The White Dress is framed, she will make quite the statement in our home. For the colors and content will follow the feel of our home. All the best to the artist, Gary Leonard.
Hi Ellen, thank you for the comment. I am happy to hear you are enjoying the piece. Thank you for your purchase. Gary
Gary, I recently purchased your work entitled "Timeless Peace". I wanted to tell you how beautiful your work is and how much I am enjoying it in my home. Thank you!
Hi Gary! I am in the Chicago area and would be interested in commissioning you for a project! Let me know if you would be interested! Thanks!
Thank you so much for your comments. It's exciting to hear that my work has brought you happiness. It really provides a great deal of inspiration in creating new work knowing my work has made a special connection. Sorry to hear about your loss and wish you all the best in your efforts to rebuild. Gary
I absolutely love the movement & expression in this piece. I'm not a dancer & my daughter is a musician so I'm not typically "drawn" to this topic, but this piece is amazing! One day I hope to own something so beautiful. We are rebuilding our home after a house fire destroyed it & everything inside last December - including some art pieces that were special to me. I wish I had the budget right now, but one day... Thanks for sharing your gifts.
I loved the painting online....I received painting and it look even BETTER in person!!!! Very happy with quality of the art and wonderful service!!!- R Welsh
Gary, I recently purchased your work entitled "Timeless Peace". I wanted to tell you how beautiful your work is and how much I am enjoying it in my home. Thank you!- E O'Donnell


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The new Core-based MacBook Pros have arrived, a few months after Intel introduced the 2010 Core processors at the Consumer Electronics Show. The new Core processors are used inside the 15- and 17-inch models. And while we'll still need to run thorough tests on these new systems, the processors that power the latest MacBook Pros could possibly usher in a new standard in Mac laptop performance.
The basics
The $1799 15-inch MacBook Pro uses a 2.4GHz Core i5 520M processor, while the $1999 15-inch model and the $2299 17-inch model both use a 2.53GHz Core i5 540M. A 2.66GHz Core i7 620M processor is found inside the $2199 15-inch MacBook Pro; the same processor is available as a built-to-order (BTO) option on the 17-inch model for an extra $200.
Both the Core i5 and i7 processors feature Intel's Turbo Boost technology. With Turbo Boost, the processor can boost its clock frequency when necessary as long as the power, temperature, and current are running below the processor's limits. With the 2.4GHz Core i5 520M, Turbo Boost can increase the clock speed up to 2.93GHz . The 2.53GHz Core i5 goes up to 3.06GHz, while the 2.66GHz Core i7 has a Turbo Boost upper limit of 3.33GHz
The Core processors also use Hyper-Threading. By using four virtual cores, Hyper-Threading allows each of the two cores on these chips to process two threads at once.
Manufactured using the 32-nanometer process, the Core processors are smaller and more power-efficient than the 45-nanometer Core 2 Duo chips.
There's actually a third class of processor in the Core line, the Core i3. Considered a "first level" processor by Intel, the Core i3 is a dual-core processor available at 3.06GHz and 2.93GHz, and comes with Intel HD Graphics built in. Apple, however, decided not to use the Core i3 in its 13-inch MacBook Pro, instead sticking with the Core 2 Duo processors at 2.4GHz and 2.66GHz, and Nvidia GeForce 320 integrated graphics. An Apple representative said that the Core i3 doesn't match the combination of features found in the new 13-inch MacBook Pro's Core 2 Duo chip.
Performance: What to expect
Chances are that the new Core i5 and i7 MacBook Pros will outpace their predecessors. But by how much? Apple says that the new 15- and 17-inch MacBook Pros can be up to 50 percent faster than the previous Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pros. That's a pretty hefty claim that we're currently testing in our lab.
Though it uses different chips, a look at the iMac could give us some insight as to the Core i5 and i7's performance versus the Core 2 Duo. The desktop version of the Core i5 made its debut in Apple's product line when the 27-inch 2.66GHz Core i5 iMac () was release last November.
When we reviewed the Core i5 iMac, it recorded a Speedmark 6 score of 209, the fastest score we've ever recorded for a standard-configuration Mac. The Core i5 iMac was 29 percent faster than its 27-inch sibling, which uses a 3.06GHz Core 2 Duo processor.
With the iMac comparison in mind, it's easy to get excited by the possibilities of the Core-based MacBook Pros. But don't get too excited yet—there's a key difference between the Core i5 processors used in the MacBook Pros and the 27-inch iMac. The MacBook Pros use the mobile version of the Core i5 and Core i7, both of which have two cores and support for four threads. The iMac, on the other hand, uses the desktop version of the Core i5, which has four cores but does not support Hyper Threading. (The build-to-order Core i7 option for the iMac is also four-core and supports Hyper-Threading for up to eight virtual cores.)
There are other differences between the new MacBook Pros and their predecessors that will influence performance. The Core processor has an integrated memory controller—there is no longer a front-side bus like the one used by the older Core 2 Duo-based MacBook Pros (and the new 13-inch MacBook Pro). The integrated memory controller should allow for faster access to memory. The new MacBooks also feature new graphics subsystems, which not only boost performance, but also extend battery life.
Macworld Lab is working on testing the new MacBook Pros. Keep an eye out for Speedmark 6 results and our full review and mouse ratings of all six new systems coming soon.
[Roman Loyola is a Macworld senior editor.]
Updated at 4 p.m. PT to correct information about the desktop Core i5.
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Proposal to move genealogy advice outside this wiki
I think we should do this, but I don't think we have found the right solution yet. Damn, I thought I had... --DuncanNZ 09:33, 16 October 2008 (EDT)
Reasons for the move
- Credibility is improved by keeping advice separate from a specific software solution
- The GRAMPS wiki is relatively small and presumably gets few non-GRAMPS users visiting
- Supporting the best existing sites about genealogy reduces duplication of effort
- Involvement in more active (and diverse) websites increases the potential for collaboration and original solutions and thoughts
Current problems with moving
- There are no good multilingual sites
- Internal inks in this site need to be preserved (so don't actually delete a page, leave a link to the new location)
Wishlist for genealogy advice website
(Please sign your wishes so we can discuss them on the email lists)
- Fully multi-lingual (Jerome), --DuncanNZ 09:33, 16 October 2008 (EDT)
- The site must use a free license (free to use, modify and distribute) --DuncanNZ 09:33, 16 October 2008 (EDT) (help.ubuntu.com/community uses BY-SA )
- Consensus among wiki editors on which site to use, so we can endorse it for readers as our preferred choice. --DuncanNZ 09:33, 16 October 2008 (EDT)
- Site should aggregate from other sites' content, to avoid duplication (what's this called?) --DuncanNZ 09:33, 16 October 2008 (EDT)
Suitable licenses
- GPL is OK for Debian
- BY-SA v3.0 is OK for help.ubuntu.com/community Ubuntu, but is it OK for Debian?
- GFDL is OK for Debian (but they don't like it) only if there is no 'invariant text'. They say that in August 2008, but which version are they talking about? See if you can work it out: Debian Documentation Policy (DRAFT)
Unsuitable licenses
- Creative Commons Licenses, version 2.0 or 2.5 (Debian, August 2008)
- Creative Commons BY-NC-SA, preventing commercial use is not 'free' by the Debian definition
Comparison of potential websites
The column 'Redistributable with Debian?' is there because Debian has the most restrictive policy on including documentation.-
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|Negative points
|Redistributable with Debian?
|Has over 24,400 articles (and about 60,000 other pages) with advanced use of categories and templates; accepts any language
|Genealogy advice and records share the same wiki
|Yes without 'invariant text'
|GFDL (text)
|Claim 2,000,000 entries. By the registered charity Foundation for On-Line Genealogy
|Genealogy advice and records share the same wiki
|Yes without 'invariant text'
|FamilySearch Wiki is [only] about genealogical research advice.(ref)
|BY-NC-SA means no commercial use.
|A Creative Commons license, but the license link is dead. I've written to them but had no response.
|Is only for genealogy information, not articles and thoughts.
|Is only for genealogy information, not articles and thoughts.
|+ in french, very active
|- most part in french, english available
|Genealogy Wikibook
|Hierarchic book structure improves navigation
|Not very active
|Yes without 'invariant text'
|TEMPLATE[url name]
|[url license]
(Move old content down here if it should be kept for reference)
(Bob's question was answered three months ago. Text deleted. --DuncanNZ 09:14, 16 October 2008 (EDT))
I've just spotted the + indicating access to this discussion - should be more obvious!
It seems to me that the Genealogy Wikibook (last in the tabulated list) is the most appropriate place for this portal - perhaps even combined? The purposes appear to be similar.
The comment "little used" suggests that a few more links would be useful. Yours sincerely,
Theo Tulley.
[email protected] SFHG Member No: 11619
Portal Genealogy - moving
Returning to this - FamilySearch appears to be removed from consideration because it is shown as not redistributable with Debian.
It is however an excellent facility, and I can access it using Firefox in a LinuxMint-6 system.
I'm a Newbie in these matters, but I understand that LinuxMint is a derivative of Ubuntu, itself a derivative of Debian. What is required beyond the ability to access it?
The title FamilySearch however invites confusion with the (free) Ancestry.com site.
Theo Tulley.
- The problem is not the accessing (i.e. reading) of the information, but if you can, for example, make a dump of the wiki and distribute it on a CD or as a package, and modify the contents, etc. So it's a matter of licencing, hence the reference to Debian since they have clearly defined lines about what constitutes free documentation and what doesn't. As such being able to be "distributed in Debian" is a way to express that the resource should pass the Debian criteria for free documentation. The FamilySearch site, for example, which is one of the best in terms of practical advices and practices, uses a licence that prohibits commercial pro-profit distribuition, and as such falls short o being considered free documentation, and GRAMPS will not advice the use of a wiki whose content isn't free to use, modify and redistribute. --Fsmunoz 14:26, 16 September 2009 (UTC)


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Traditional Hawaiian Same-Sex Relationships
Polena pa'a 'ia iho ke aloha i kuleana like ai kaua.
(In love tightly bound, you and I share equal rights.)
Same-sex relationships are an important part of our most traditional Hawaiian culture. The 'ohana or extended family often included same-sex relationships.
The special word for the people in these relationships was AIKANE, but the Hawaiians used other words such as ho'okamaka and lawakua.
Captain Cook and his crews first noticed this when they met some of the aikane of the chiefs on Kaua'i, Maui, and the Big Island. In fact, some of the Hawaiians asked the sailors to become their aikane!
Most of the ruling chiefs, including Kamehameha the Great, had several aikane in their households. Sometimes children were raised specifically to enter the royal household and become the aikane of the chief.
Legend tells us that this was the custom back to the beginning, including the household of the first parents, Wakea and Papa.
In the story of the great chief Lonoikamakahiki, a commoner from Kaua'i, Kapa'ihiahilina, became his aikane, after telling him "Aloha au ia 'oe, ukali mai nei." I love you, so I followed you here. Some of the best women's stories are found in the legend of Pele and her sister, Hi'iaka.
The saying was, He aikane, he punana na ke onaona. An aikane is haven made of loveliness.
From these traditions and legends come many of the chants and dances that are part of hula, and as Kalakaua said, the hula is the lifeblood of the Hawaiian culture.
Even after the revolution and the overthrow of Queen Lili'uokalani, our law and our state constitution have always required that lawmakers take into account Hawaiian language, customs, and usages.
Many of the nationalities that have come to Hawai'i also have ancient traditions recognizing same-sex relationships; for example, the Chinese, the Japanese, and the Filipinos.
This means that same-sex relationships are, and ought to be, part of our society and part of our definition of "family".
Many local families include someone who is gay or lesbian: a brother, sister, cousin, aunty, uncle. Sometimes it's hard for that person to "come out" to his or her family, and sometimes it's hard for the family to talk about that person's sexuality.
But NO SHAME, no hilahila. All this was part of the strength and love of the Hawaiian tradition.
Lilikala Kame'eleihiwa, Native Land and Foreign Desires, Pehea La E Pono Ai? Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1992, pp. 116, 145, 180, 191-2, 263-4, 266, 274, 276, 284, 365n.6, 379, 388.
Jocelyn Linnekin, Sacred Queens and Women of Consequence: Rank, Gender, & Colonialism in the Hawaiian Islands. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1990, pp. 99-100, 148, 163.
Robert J. Morris, "Aikane: Accounts of Hawaiian Same-Sex Relationships in the Journals of Captain Cook's Third Voyage (1776-80)." Journal of Homosexuality 19(4) 1990:21-54.
Robert J. Morris, "Same-Sex Friendships in Hawaiian Lore: Constructing the Canon." Stephen O. Murray, ed. Oceanic Homosexualities. New York: Garland Publishing, 1992. pp. 71-102.
Curt Sanburn, " 'Men of the First Consequence' The Aikane Tradition: Homosexuality in Old Hawaii." Honolulu Weekly 3(19) May 12, 1993:4-6.
Elspeth P. Sterling and Catherine C. Summers, Sites of O'ahu. Honolulu: Bishop Museum Press, 1978, p. 338.
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Volvo released a video last week to demonstrate the stability of their steering system. They claim that there was no CGI involved in having Jean Claude Van Damme straddle-split two trucks driving backwards. I've attached the clip below.
Channing Tatum, who's currently working on 22 Jump Street, attempted the same feat. Sort of. But way better. To me, what's genius about Tatum's version is the Enya. The Enya was almost irrelevant in the JCVD version. But the Enya, in combination with Tatum's hair and the joke, takes it to the next level. Also… does Channing Tatum subversively legitimise the doubts you had about the original? Like… do you believe JCVD actually made that happen without some kind of technical assistance? I just took an informal poll through the office. Our floor director, Kwame, calls total bullsh-t. And his point – the insurance on that shoot, can you imagine?
So… what do you think the crew of 22 Jump Street thinks of JCVD's stunt?


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4%. Maybe more.
So, you've followed the jlcollinsnh big three:
You've avoided debt.
You've spent less than you've earned.
You've invested the surplus.
by Sergey Gusev
Now you're sitting on your stash and wondering just how much you can spend each year and not run out. This could be stressful, but it really should be fun. You might even be cheeky enough to ask, "What percent of his own stash does jlcollinsnh spend?" We'll get to that.
You don't have to have read far in the retirement literature to have come across the "4% rule." Unlike most common advice, this one holds up to our beady-eyed scrutiny pretty well, even though it is really very little understood.
Back in 1998 three professors from Trinity University sat down and ran a bunch of numbers. Basically they asked what would happen at various withdrawal percentage rates to various portfolios, each with a different mix of stocks and bonds, over 30 year periods depending on what year the withdrawals were started. Oh, and both with adjusting withdrawals for inflation and with not adjusting withdrawals. Whew. Then they updated it in 2009.
Out of the scores of options, the financial media seized on just one of these models: The 4% withdrawal rate, 50/50 stock/bond portfolio, adjusted for inflation. Turns out, 96% of the time, at the end of 30 years such a portfolio remained intact. Put another way, there was just a 4% chance of this strategy failing and leaving you destitute in your old age. In fact, it failed in only two of the 55 starting years measured: 1965 & 1966. Other than those two years, not only did it work, many times the remaining money in the portfolio had grown to spectacular levels.
Think about that for a moment.
What that last line means is that in most cases the people owning these portfolios could have taken out 5, 6, 7% per year and done just fine. In fact, if you gave up the inflationary increases and took 7% each year you would have done just fine 85% of the time. Most of the time taking only 4% meant at the end of your days you left buckets of money on the table for your (all too often ungrateful) heirs. Great news were that your goal. Also great news if you anticipate living on your portfolio for longer than 30 years.
But the financial media knows that most people don't like to think too hard. By reporting the results at 4% they could report on just about a sure thing. Roll it down to 3% and we have as sure a thing as we'll ever see short of death and taxes. Oh, and that's giving yourself annual inflation increases.
While 1965 & 1966 were the last and only two years where 4% failed, remember that more recent start years have not yet had their own 30 year measurable runs. My guess is that if you began your own withdrawals in 2007 and the early part of 2008 just prior to the collapse, you will have hit upon two more years in which the 4% plan is destined to fail. You'll want to scale back. On the other hand, if you started with 4% of your portfolio's value as of the March 2009 bottom, you're very likely golden.
Here's the Trinity Study Update. The prose is a bit dry, it is written by PhDs after all, but don't feel you need to read it closely. What you should take a close look at are the very cool charts showing how differing scenarios play out. If you want a detailed answer to the question of what percent works for you and your own unique situation and attitudes, you can figure it out here. Plus, you'll need to refer to those charts to follow along in the rest of this post. So go ahead. Take a look. I'll wait.
Here's the Cliff Notes version:
- 3% or less is a near sure bet as anything in this life can be.
- Stray much further out than 7% and your future might include dining on dog food.
- Stocks are critical to a portfolio's survival rate.
- If you absolutely, positively want a sure thing, and your yearly inflation raises, keep it under 4%. Oh, and hold 75% stocks/25% bonds.
- Give up those yearly inflation raises and you can push up towards 6% with a 50% stock/50% bond mix.
- In fact, the authors of the study suggest you can withdraw up to 7% as long as you remain alert and flexible. That is, if the market takes a huge dive, cut back on your percent and spending until it recovers.
When you look at the article you'll see it has four charts. The first two look at how various portfolios performed over time and at various withdrawal rates. The difference is the second one assumes you increase your dollar withdrawal amount each year to account for inflation. So if you look at Chart #1 and at the 50/50 mix with a 4% withdrawal rate, you see you have a 100% chance of your portfolio surviving 30 years. Chart #2 tells you that if you take those same parameters but give yourself inflation raises, your portfolio's chance of survival drops to 96%. Makes sense, no?
Charts 3 & 4 tell us how much money remains in the portfolios after the 30 years have passed and this, to me, is really compelling stuff. Again, Chart 3 assumes a straight percentage withdrawal and Chart 4 assumes giving yourself inflation raises. Let's take a look at some examples.
Assume a 4% withdrawal rate on a portfolio with an initial value of $1,000,000. Here's what you'd have left (median ending value) after 30 years:
Chart 3:
- 100% stocks = $15,610,000
- 75% stocks/25% bonds = $10,743,000
- 50% stocks/50% bonds= $7,100,000
Chart 4:
- 100% stocks = $10,075,000
- 75% stocks/25% bonds = $5,968,000
- 50% stocks/50% bonds = $2,971,000
Very powerful stuff and it should give you a lot to feel warm and fuzzy about as you follow The Simple Path to Wealth.
As you look over these charts, one thing that should become very clear to you is just how powerful and necessary stocks are in building and preserving your wealth. This is why they hold center stage in my Portfolio Ideas.
What is likely less obvious, but every bit as important, is the critical importance of using low-cost index funds to build your portfolio. When you start paying 1-2% or more to active mutual fund managers and/or investment advisors all these cheerful assumptions wind up in the trash heap. Wade Pfau says it best:
"For an example of this, the 50-50 portfolio over 30 years with 4% inflation-adjusted withdrawals had a 96% success rate without fees, 84% success rate with 1% fees, and 65% success rate with 2% fees."
In other words, using the Trinity Study projections with portfolios built from anything other than low-cost index funds is invalid.
1. I have a kid in college. That is a huge annual expense, but in 1.5 years it goes away. The money for it is figured into my net worth, but it is also earmarked as "spent."
2. Since my retirement, my wife and I have accelerated our travels and the related spending has spiked sharply. Not to be morbid, but at my age I am more worried about running out of time than money. If the market were to tank in a major way, this is an easy expense to adjust.
3. Sometime in the next few years we will have two nice new income streams coming online in the form of Social Security.
4. Most importantly, I know I'm well under the 6-7% level that requires close attention.
Within that 3-7% range, the key to choosing your own rate has less to do with the numbers than with your personal flexibility. If as needed you can readily adjust your living expenses, find work to supplement your passive income and/or are willing and able to comfortably relocate to less expensive places, you will have a far more secure retirement no matter what rate you choose. Happier too I'd guess.
If you are locked into certain income needs, unwilling or unable to ever work again and your roots go too deep to ever seek out greener pastures, you'll need to be much more careful. Personally, I'd work on adjusting those attitudes. But that's just me.
My pal, Mr. Money Mustache, did a fine piece on this a while back. It is as good an explanation/defense of the 4% rule I've yet to read. Nothing, of course, is guaranteed. That why we all need to remain flexible, alert and, well, Mustachian.
Last Spring I dealt with a lengthy comment from reader "ddrem" describing the disastrous position the world is in today and calling into question my portfolio recommendations accordingly. (See: Portfolio ideas to build and keep your wealth)
No worries.
by Sergey Gusev
Not only will we muddle through, it is my belief we are on the verge of another great bull market. For lots of reasons, not the least of which is simply these things go in cycles and the drumbeat of pessimism (always a bullish sign) seems unusually high. People seem to believe the world will end on their watch. But it never does. It is the dark that sets the stage for the dawn.
If I'm wrong and the dawn is still a ways off, that's OK too. There are lots of adjustments I can make and options to explore.
4% is only a guide. Sensible flexibility is what provides security.
Addendum 1: For another way to look at this, consider The Rule of 300, courtesy of Johnny Moneyseed (*blog no longer live):
"Pretty much every retirement calculator on the Internet is useless because the only two numbers that you need to look at are the amount of money that you spend during an average month — and the number 300. After you figure out how much money you typically spend each month (You should already know this!) OR estimate the amount that you'll need every month in retirement, multiply that number by 300. This is the amount of money you need in order to retire. It's that simple."
Addendum 2: Vanguard Retirement Nest Egg Calculator
Addendum 3: How to pull the 4%
Addendum 4: What is your retirement number — The 4% Rule, and extraordinarily good post on the subject from Go Curry Cracker.
Addendum 5: Also excellent, and laugh-out-loud funny, is this one by Mr. 1500: Why the 4% Rule Won't Steal Your Spouse
Addendum 6: Safe Withdrawal Rate for Early Retirees another first class post from the Mad Fientist and a close look at how critical real returns during the first decade of retirement are.
Addendum 7: The many faces of the 4% rule from Justin at the Root of Good is a great overview of the Rule along with some variations on implementing it. Plus, it has a great picture of Justin not stressing over it.
Addendum 8: Fixed percentage approach, a discussion from the comments on another post regarding the idea of drawing a fixed percentage each year on whatever the balance in the portfolio is.
Addendum 9: The Mad Fientist interviews Michael Kitces, who is one of the great researchers on the 4% rule and retirement strategy.
Addendum 10: Bigger Pockets — Early Retirement: Asset Allocation and Safe Withdrawal Rates with Michael Kitces


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Revisiting the Mike Napoli for Frank Francisco Trade
Next to Miguel Olivo, he is perhaps the most infamous Blue Jay in recent memory to likely never actually put on a Blue Jays jersey.
Mike Napoli spent a grand total of four days with the organization, but some would argue the ripple effects of his departure are still being felt today.
When the trade went down in January, it seemed like a bit of a head-scratcher as the Blue Jays were giving up a position player for a reliever with a history of injuries. At the time, I was so giddy Alex Anthopoulos was able to dump Vernon Wells' contract that it didn't really matter what happened after that.
Some are saying that this is one of AA's first big missteps as a General Manager. On the surface, Mike Napoli's 5.6 WAR season far outshone the 0.5 WAR season put together by Frank Francisco, but it's not quite that simple.
Of course, it sucks a little to watch Mike Napoli hit 30 home runs and post a .410 on base percentage for the team that the Blue Jays traded to him. I think it stings even more because Mike Napoli had the kind of season we had all hoped Adam Lind would have.
I believe Adam Lind is part of the reason why the Blue Jays traded away Mike Napoli in the first place. Simply put, they didn't really have a spot on the roster for Napoli after Adam Lind and Edwin Encarnacion had all the first base/designated hitter positions locked up.
Here's the part that stings about Mike Napoli's season in Texas: although he didn't get the minimum 502 at bats due to some injuries, Napoli still put together a career year in just 113 games played.
His .410 on base percentage ranked third in the American League behind only Miguel Cabrera and Jose Bautista (among batters who had at least 430 plate appearances). Napoli also ranked second in home runs per at bat with a ratio of 12.3 HR per AB (minimum 425 PA's).
Pro-rate those numbers to a 500 AB season and Mike Napoli could have possibly hit upwards of 40 home runs for the Texas Rangers. But who's to say he would've had the exact same season with the Toronto Blue Jays?
Mike Napoli is an extremely versatile utility player and would have no problem fitting into the lineup on most rosters, but the way Toronto's roster looked in January, frankly there was no place for him to get everyday at bats.
Had the Blue Jays not brought back Edwin Encarnacion on that one year contract plus an option, I'm almost certain Mike Napoli would have been slotted in as the full time DH.
Although he never said it outright, Alex Anthopoulos insinuated he gentleman's agreement with Edwin Encarnacion that EE would get the lion's share of at bats at DH. Thus eliminating the need for Mike Napoli on the Blue Jays roster, and instead Alex Anthopoulos flipped him for a commodity they really did need, a relief pitcher.
Player for player, Mike Napoli obviously had the much better season. Regardless of who it is, I'm never really in favour of trading position players for relievers. In my opinion, above average position players offer more value than solid relief pitching. I'd take a team of Mike Napoli's over a team of Craig Kimbrel's any day.
When you really think about, the Napoli/Francisco deal was the antithesis to the typical Alex Anthopoulos trade. Typically he attempts to acquire high ceiling talent, but at the very best the Blue Jays would've gotten a good reliever out of the deal.
On paper, it was a one-for-one trade with Mike Napoli for Frank Francisco, but I don't look at it that way. Essentially that trade was a sub-deal of the Vernon Wells deal. The trades never happened in succession, but I look at it as a three-team trade.
The Mike Napoli trade would not have happened had the Vernon Wells trade not gone down. After Alex Anthopoulos was able to ship Vernon's contract off to Los Angeles, anything that happened after that was a win.
When Juan Rivera and Mike Napoli came back in return from the Angels, the Blue Jays were playing with house money. It was basically a salary dump by the Angels, but Toronto did acquire two players of value in return, as well as getting $86 million off the books.
Viewing the trade in terms of just Mike Napoli and just Frank Francisco, then Alex Anthopoulos may have been a little trigger happy to get rid of Napoli and bring in Francisco. However, if you look at the bigger picture, that $86 million dollars shed in payroll is worth far more in the long run than Napoli's 5.6 WAR season in 2011.
If this trade ends up being one of the biggest "blunders" of the Alex Anthopoulos regime, then the Blue Jays will be in fine shape.


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Criteria 1. Choose a tool that allows your distance students to study anytime, anywhere. Tools that meet this criterion allow the student to be flexible and to adapt the schoolwork around their other commitments such as family and work, etc.So with these two criteria in mind, here are my Top 5 Favourite Tools and some bonus 'starting links' if you want to know more about the subject:
Criteria 2. Choose a tool that encourages social connectedness in the online classroom. I mean student-to-student and student-to-instructor interaction in this case. The perceived feeling of social connectedness promotes student retention. Colleges and Universities are always concerned about student retention.
1. Discussions
Tried, tested and true. Text-based discussions definitely fit this criteria and are really a staple for online courses. Sure, there are poor ways to design a discussion forum activity; however, on the whole I feel that most educators do a good job implementing this tool.
- http://web2integration.pbworks.com/f/USING+ONLINE+THREADED+DISCUSSIONS-+BEST+PRACTICES+FOR+THE+DIGITAL+LEARNER.pdf
- http://jolt.merlot.org/vol7no2/goldman_0611.htm
- http://www.contactnorth.ca/sites/default/files/contactNorth/files/pdf/publications/how_to_plan_for_and_moderate_online_discussions.pdf
Here's where educators can drastically increase the feelings of social connectedness in students. Anytime there is a joint deliverable, that a small group of students need to create, it necessitates that they get to know each other a little and that they interact in a relatively intense way. If you are new to online group work, you may want to do some research into best practices of this assessment tool before implementing it into your course. Online students often need special supports to help them with this challenge, such as learning contracts, collaborative workspaces, adequate time to complete the assignments, etc.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dnL00TdmLY
- http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/ATC/Collaboratory/Teaching/groupwork.html
- http://cebe.cf.ac.uk/learning/casestudies/case_pdf/ChrisGarbett09.pdf
- http://suite101.com/article/distance-learning-tips-for-online-group-work-success-a322356
- http://www.jofde.ca/index.php/jde/article/view/477/905
The third tool on my list is here to reinforce to me (and to you) that student-to-instructor social connectedness is an important factor. There are a few small things you can do as an educator to increase the strength of this factor. One that jumps to mind is to leverage a tiny bit of video to communicate with your students. Take out that fancy cell-phone and do a two minute introductory video to your online class. Be careful, don't make it too dry. Don't talk about all your degrees or your research interests but instead talk about the student and how exciting this course is going to be. You can talk about some course-specific logistics too. The goal here is to motivate the student to get off on the right foot, while helping to emotionally connect to you; an email can't do this as effectively as video in my opinion. Students who can experience you as a walking talking educator, excited about the course, can go a long way towards building a feeling that they actually "know" you (even though they may never meet you face-to-face).
- http://www.learningsolutionsmag.com/articles/107/teacher-presence-using-introductory-videos-in-online-and-hybrid-courses
If you have to demonstrate a process then avoid writing out a four page step-by-step document; instead, make a screencast by SHOWING the step-by-step process on your screen. If you want to talk about a website, don't just give a link and drop it into a word document, instead SHOW them the website with a screencast. When the educator can guide using show and tell, I think this really helps students learn. This, coupled with the fact that they can watch the video as many times as they like, will also contribute a feeling of being more connected to you as an educator: a win:win.
- http://jolt.merlot.org/vol5no3/rose_0909.htm
- http://www.techsmith.com/camtasia.html
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0360131512000644
This last tool is hard to explain. Here are some videos that I like it and I think you will too.
- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yW2nb7FO7p8
- http://voicethread.com/about/library/Using_VoiceThread_in_an_online_course_from_Professor_Russ_Meade/
- http://voicethread.com/about/library/
- http://voicethread.com/#q.b2779571.i14673028 (requires a VoiceThread Account)
- http://voicethread.com/#q+discussion.b967381.i5355919 (requires a VoiceThread Account)


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At long last the Summer holidays have arrived and after the chaos of the last few weeks of term a family holiday was just what we needed.
After such dire weather over the last year or so, hubby and I have been dreaming of a holiday on a Greek island, with blue skies, bluer sea, little coves to explore in a wooden rowing boat and evenings spent at beach side tavernas drinking Amstel and eating whitebait and Greek salad. It's a great dream but this year finances wouldn't permit it.
However when the weather is fine Cornwall has to be one of the best places in the world to be. And that's where we were.
The weather was perfect and we spent plenty of time swimming in the sea, enjoying fish from the local fishmonger with crisp cold Prosecco and beach combing. We even hired a little boat and that was the highlight of our week. Culminating in a triumph on our final night when we decided to have a go at catching some mackerel for our supper. Baby (who is now 5) and I were in charge of the mackerel line, hubby in charge of the boat, Boy in charge of the dog and our little girl sat feeling very sick in the swell. But it was worth it because 40 minutes later we had 10 mackerel for our supper.
Another 40 minutes, barbecue lit and sea sickness overcome, each of the children had each gutted their fish and were happily tucking into a delicious meal, caught by our own fair hands.
Nothing more satisfying than that! So who needs Greece?


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MORRISON, Sir EDWARD WHIPPLE BANCROFT, journalist, militia and army officer, and author; b. 6 July 1867 in London, Ont., third son of Alexander R. Morrison and Jean Campbell; m. 16 Jan. 1911, in New York City, Emma Thacker Kaye (d. 11 Oct. 1936), former wife of Charles Downing Fripp; they had no children; d. 28 May 1925 in Ottawa and was buried there in Beechwood Cemetery.
Edward W. B. Morrison was educated at schools in Galt (Cambridge) and Hamilton, Ont. His first career, beginning in 1888 or 1889, was as a journalist with the Hamilton Spectator, where he rose to be city editor. One example of his work was a four-column article in 1896 entitled "Ten thousand islands: camping experiences on the Rocks of Georgian Bay." It described a trip through "the Rocks" from Penetanguishene up the east coast of Georgian Bay for 100 miles or so, an area that had been completely surveyed only a few years before. In keeping with his rather rugged world-view he commented, "It is said that if you scratch a Russian you will find a Tartar, but it is also as true that if you scrape the thin veneer of civilisation on the modern man you find him the same stuff as his aboriginal ancestors."
On 1 July 1898 Morrison joined the Ottawa Citizen as its editor-in-chief, and he would remain with this paper until 1913. Replacing Hugh Clark, described a quarter-century later as "not a great editor," Morrison left a better impression on his colleagues. One of them would later characterize him as "a pungent writer, with an uncompromising style, a bonnie fighter in the journalistic field as afterwards he proved himself to be on the field of battle – a man with the most comprehensive knowledge of newspaper work in all its phases," though admittedly this judgement was heavily influenced by hindsight. As an example of his management style, the same colleague recalled that "on Sunday afternoons he used to line us up, not for a symposium on the holy evangels but for a practical talk on the science of gathering news, on literary style and construction and on the fundamental ethics of journalism. He was a stern master in a way and at times he put the subordinate staff over a rough road, but always for our benefit."
Coincidentally, and very much in keeping with his personality, Morrison served as an artillery officer in Canada's militia. He had joined the 4th Field Battery in Hamilton, as a second lieutenant, in May 1897 and then transferred to the 2nd Field Battery in Ottawa in 1898, with the rank of lieutenant. In 1899 he obtained a leave of absence from the Citizen to serve in South Africa, where he took part in operations in the Transvaal, the Orange River Colony, and the Cape Colony. After one action in 1900, when he was under the command of Lieutenant-Colonel François-Louis Lessard, he was among five Canadians to be recommended for a decoration, in his case "for the skill and coolness with which he worked and finally saved his guns" in a hasty retreat. He received the Distinguished Service Order the following year. Morrison described his experiences in a volume entitled With the guns in South Africa (1901), providing observations on food, the cold (which came as a surprise to Canadian troops), fellow officers such as Lieutenant John McCrae*, and the nature of operations, especially line of communication work, harassment by Boer commandos, and the occasional battle. The book is, in fact, an excellent source for those interested in the day-to-day life and work of an artillery battery in the South African War. Its last entry encapsulates the military ethos with which Morrison was imbued, reading simply that he had had "a nice time at the war."
After returning from South Africa, Morrison continued to serve as a reservist until 1913, when he joined the Permanent Force as a lieutenant-colonel and director of artillery. With the outbreak of war in 1914 he went overseas with the first contingent of the Canadian Expeditionary Force, in command of the 1st Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery; John McCrae gave him his medical exam. After serving in the second battle of Ypres in April–May 1915, he reported how impressed he was with the coolness of his gunners in engagements that cost the 1st Canadian Division a third of its 18,000 troops. Then came Festubert and Givenchy-lez-La Bassée. Morrison was promoted brigadier-general on 13 Sept. 1915, to command the artillery of the 1st Canadian Division; in October he was appointed to command the 2nd Divisional Artillery. In this capacity he served through the battles of Saint-Eloi (Sint-Elooi), Sanctuary Wood, and Hooge, and through the bloody offensive along the Somme. On 18 Dec. 1916 he was made the general officer commanding the artillery of the Canadian Corps, a position he held during the battles of Vimy Ridge and Hill 70, which proved more successful, and less costly, than previous engagements. On 15 Aug. 1917, after gunners had expended prodigious amounts of ammunition supporting the infantry as it defended newly captured positions against counter-attacks, a staff officer from the British 1st Army noted that its commander was "appalled" at such profligacy. "So are the Germans," was Morrison's reply. He continued to serve as GOC artillery through the battles of Lens and Passchendaele, and the final offensives of 1918. He was promoted major-general on 31 July 1918.
After the war Morrison returned to Canada. He was awarded a kcmg in June 1919. Later that year he became a member of a committee appointed to reorganize the militia [see Sir William Dillon Otter]; he also became deputy inspector-general of artillery. It fell to him to make the controversial announcement, in February 1920, that 16 artillery officers who had served as brigadiers-general overseas would become artillery brigade commanders in Canada, possibly superseding officers who had remained at home to recruit and train gunners for the battlefields of France and Belgium. Morrison became master-general of the ordnance in 1920 and served as adjutant-general in 1922–23. He retired in 1924 and died in Ottawa the following year.
Morrison's article on the islands of Georgian Bay appears in the Hamilton Spectator, 21 Aug. 1896: 5; his With the guns in South Africa was published in Hamilton in 1901.
AO, RG 80-8-0-988, no.9403. NA, RG 150, Acc. 1992–93/166, box 6403–49. Ottawa Citizen, 19 Jan. 1911, 28 May 1925. "25 years ago the Citizen came under its present ownership and entered evening newspaper field," Ottawa Citizen, 25 Nov. 1922. Can., Dept. of Militia and Defence, Militia list (Ottawa), 1897–1925. Directory, Hamilton, 1888/89. G. W. L. Nicholson, The gunners of Canada; the history of the Royal Regiment of Canadian Artillery (2v., Toronto, 1967–72). Standard dict. of Canadian biog. (Roberts and Tunnell). W. S. Wallace, Macmillan dictionary of Canadian biography, ed. W. A. McKay (4th ed., Toronto, [1978]), 597.
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I know fellow orgers collect other toy lines so let's see your latest non MOTU related toy score!
I know fellow orgers collect other toy lines so let's see your latest non MOTU related toy score!
Your friendly neighborhood org member!
A few weeks ago I got a War for Cybertron style Cliffjumper from the Transformers Universe line, but I don't really like it much.
WANTED: Comic From SDCC Vykron!
Mini Comic want list:
Terror Claws Strike
Skeletor's Journey
And any and all PoP mini's.
My most recent non-MOTU toy purchases:
Transformers: DOTM Wal-Mart exclusive deluxe size Optimus Prime, DOTM Thundercracker
Marvel Universe: Juggernaut
DCUC: Riddler, Joker
"There's only one Master of the Universe and it's He-Man." - Stephen Colbert
"The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing." - Blaise Pascal
Yesterday, I got Marvel Universe Thanos and Ghost Rider from the store.
"I won Dungeons and Dragons! And it was advanced!!" -Pierce Hawthorne-
My new Warchief, Garrosh Hellscream.
[B]Battletag = Hordack#1465
Well, let's see...
Uhhh... I got the new GB Winston figure that came with my combined MOTU/GB subscription from Matty Collector... does that count?
Probably my biggest 'score' (which really isn't much) in terms of finding items inside of an actual, physical store has been me gradually getting a ton of the Hot Wheels BTTF Delorian Time Machines:
I have somewhere between 15 and 20 of them now. I'm not buying them to resell them or anything. It's just that I'm a big BTTF fan, each one only costs about $1 or so (actually it seems that the average price of Hot Wheels just recently went up by about 10 cents, so now it's more like $1.10, but still not bad), and for some reason I just like collecting a ton of them. Most are still MOC. I have a couple that I've opened, and eventually plan to open more.
I do most of my grocery shopping at stores like Meijer, Wal-Mart Super Center, and Super Target, so whenever I go to those stores, I check out the toy section and if they have any of these, I've been grabbing them. Typically I find anywhere from 1 to 4 at a time... though there was one score where I found 7 of them! I also was at Toys R Us the other day looking for the new Real Ghostbusters Minimates 2-packs (which I have yet to actually find) and found a few of these Delorians.
While I don't have as many of them as the BTTF version, I do also have several of the previous regular Delorian cars that Hot Wheel put out over the last year or so.
As far as anything else goes, I've gotten a couple of Minimates 4-packs (mostly BTTF and GB related) from Entertainment Earth recently, with another that is still preordered in the same order that I have yet to get.
Big Bad Toy Store has some of the new Thundercats items up for preorder, and I placed one for 2 of the classic style 8" Lion-Os and 1 Tygra. I haven't fully decided if I'm going to collect the new toys based on the new show (part of me wants to, but my wallet says no! )
^^^ That DeLorean = cool
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i got a few toys in the mail from onell design over the weekend. the white buildman gendrome, standard pheyden, and crayboth pack 4. i knew these things would be small, as it lists the size for most of the toys, but i was still surprised at how tiny they really are, especially the crayboth. they are really cool and super detailed for their size.
i was a little disappointed that the gendrome and pheyden have different proportions, it made combining parts from both toys into a centaur a little awkward. the paint on the pheyden rubbed onto the gendrome parts when i started mixing and matching too. not a huge problem as long as the pieces have something plugged into them, and it may even wash off, but it's still worth noting.
i also picked up a few lego sets in the past few weeks. i'm getting lego crazy. i got the UFO abduction, camper, and lighthouse island.
i knew i would have to buy the UFO abduction set when i saw it. i've always been a fan of UFOs and i laugh everytime i see it grabbing the farmer minifig. it has a piece that shines a red beam from the bottom of the craft, which really adds character to the spaceship. the soldier, alien, and farmer minifigures are all great. the soldier's helmet is a lot more detailed than i would have expected. the helmet design does not allow the visor to move up and down like the old space and motorcycle helmets i remember as a kid, but it's a neat one nonetheless. i would have loved a more traditional "grey" alien, but the ones in all the alien conquest themed sets have a cool design. the biggest con i have is that there are several specialized and flat pieces in the set. if i had a lot skill coming up with new objects it could be great, but i'm at a point where i'd prefer more standard bricks.
the camper set is nice. this isn't one that gets my attention with how cool the set looks, not that it isn't cool, but rather it stands out as something with a lot of potential in making other things. it's mostly white bricks, which means i can build things with it that aren't multi-colored monstrosities. the camper spreads open in the back, which is always a nice feature for enclosed areas. it does make use of some stickers, but doesn't really need them to look like a camper. it has two standard minifigures that could fit in with just about anything. and it has a bicycle! not quite as good as the old lego motorcycle i had, but it has a lot of character.
lighthouse island fits in perfectly with the city sets, but is grouped with the "creator" line. but that just means it's a versatile set. they include instructions for three different models. the aforementioned lighthouse, a boathouse, and a seafood restaurant. i was torn between the three, but ended up building the boathouse. there's not a whole lot to say about the boathouse that isn't self-explanatory. like the UFO abduction set, this one includes a light-up brick. this one lights up yellow and for the boathouse it is used to power an outdoor light above a doorway. each build in the set allows for not only a building, but also a small boat. the boathouse version of the boat is a little more detailed than the other two. the set includes a sailor minifigure that has a rockin' beard. i will use its head to make a minifigure that looks like me.
EDIT: dynamo's post reminded me that i got a marty mcfly w/delorean minimate at toys r us. for some reason it's labeled as a BTTF2 toy, but the delorean doesn't have any of the modifications from that movie. this is the only minimate i have with the exception of a blank one i got on free comic book day several years ago. the marty figure is nicely detailed and unmistakably marty mcfly. he's wearing his trademark blue jeans, red t-shirt, patterned button down shirt, denim jacket, and "life preserver" vest. the vest is removable, but he looks weird without it. the delorean has doors that lift open and a few stickers that further detail a nicely sculpted vehicle. the stickers can be difficult to apply throughout the interior. there is one that goes onto the dashboard behind the steering wheel that i had to carefully cut in half before applying. a sticker detailing the overhead switches won't apply properly because of a plastic piece that juts out. despite some issues with the stickers, it's still a great toy. finally having some BTTF figures to go with a delorean is a godsend.
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I just got the new Marvel Universe Classic Avengers multi-pack.
"Wheresoever on earth he dwells, man is prey to two weaknesses: the need to pray and the need to love."-Marquis de Sade
"It is not by reasoning or by our understanding that we have received our religion; it is by external authority and command."-Michel De Montaigne
Heretical Vintage Purist and Non-Fan Extraordinaire!
That's some cool stuff there.Here's something I picked up at a local comic con.William Katt signed it for me.It's a print that was a Cape Comic Con exclusive to 50 prints.Not a toy or action figure but I thought I'd share it with you.
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Your friendly neighborhood org member!
I like it!
WANTED: Comic From SDCC Vykron!
Mini Comic want list:
Terror Claws Strike
Skeletor's Journey
And any and all PoP mini's.
Bought a Reveal the Shield Transformers toy of Jazz from Fry's when looking around on the 4th of July when arriving for a BBQ a little too early.
After watching Transformers: Dark of the Moon, I went into TJ Maxx and bought ROTF Swerve. DOTM made me like Sideswipe a lot more since he had more screen time than he got in ROTF. Now I just need to find a ROTF Sideswipe to swap out the heads so I can have a red Sideswipe.
"There's only one Master of the Universe and it's He-Man." - Stephen Colbert
"The heart has its reasons of which reason knows nothing." - Blaise Pascal
Ha ha, well I don't actually collect MotUC! So as a non-collector, my most recent MotU acquisitions are She-Ra and Catra. Then, once I had them, I figured I should go ahead and get Bow, so I would have all the PoP characters... not counting The Horde.
If have to stick to the topic, my latest acquisitions were the "Super Friends" wave of DCUC, but that's the line I DO normally collect, not MotUC.
About to open a MU Punisher and Mystique I just brought home after work.
Just opened. Very cool but Punisher can only hold his big gun. His "AK" and pistol are too small for his hands, so he can't go John Woo style.
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"I won Dungeons and Dragons! And it was advanced!!" -Pierce Hawthorne-
Yesterday I got a NECA's Classic Predator from their Predators series.
- Joni -
There is a thread just like this over at the Cybertron Archives so I thought I would start one here.
It is simply a place to announce your latest scores / buys that are not dvds / blu-rays (as we have a thread for that) and is not related to MOTUC (or any other MOTU lines)
so to start off a couple of toys I got yesterday
Transformers (Hunt for the Decepticons) Battle Blade Bumblebee
Transformers (Hunt for the Decepticons) Sea Attack Ravage
these are also the first TF toys I have bought in approx 20 years
Your friendly neighborhood org member!
I got Transformers Generations Dirge yesterday from Amazon.
"Wheresoever on earth he dwells, man is prey to two weaknesses: the need to pray and the need to love."-Marquis de Sade
"It is not by reasoning or by our understanding that we have received our religion; it is by external authority and command."-Michel De Montaigne
Heretical Vintage Purist and Non-Fan Extraordinaire!
I also got the last Fighting Fantasy book I needed to complete my collection, The Knights of Doom. Now my quest is complete...
"Wheresoever on earth he dwells, man is prey to two weaknesses: the need to pray and the need to love."-Marquis de Sade
"It is not by reasoning or by our understanding that we have received our religion; it is by external authority and command."-Michel De Montaigne
Heretical Vintage Purist and Non-Fan Extraordinaire!
No big deal, but I got a Cobra Ice Cutter tank w/Snow Serpent Officer from Ross for $8. Pretty neat!
I'm a winner... maybe.
late 80s Duck Tales piggy bank
R70s ETD locandina (rare blue lettered edition....most were red lettered , also Bell logo)
R63 Too bad shes Bad busta (2nd issue , colorized)
1995 Dragon and knight MIB
Don't you have better thing to do than read this stupid signature
Tony Clifton : Kaufman was a hack....hack sack pack nack !


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Balvenie 6 Year Old Rare Highland Malt Specially For Ladies 75cl
Lot number: 084-1584
Winning bid: £720
Built by the Grant family in Dufftown, and situated next door to sister distillery Glenfiddich, Balvenie is at the heart of Grant's range of blends. Despite their proximity and shared water source, the style of spirit produced by the pair are quite different, with Balvenie producing a sweeter, more honeyed and very lightly peated new make spirit.
It wasn't until 1990, when Kininvie distillery was able to shoulder some of the responsibility for blending stock production, that Balvenie was really able to push forward as a single malt. The distillery quickly distinguished itself through use of innovative maturation processes, and was a pioneer of cask "finishing" with the introduction of it's DoubleWood expression in 1993. Balvenie is also one of the few remaining distilleries still using on site maltings, although today this only meets a small percentage of its requirements.
A Balvenie not often seen here at SWA, this 6 year old was as it says made "Specially for Ladies". Step into the 21st Century and we certainly believe this whisky can be enjoyed by everyone old enough!
43% ABV / 75cl
Please note wear to labels and capsule
Please examine the images of the bottle, packaging and labels carefully and satisfy yourself as to their condition before making a bid.


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TUNIS, Tunisia (WOMENSENEWS)–After decades of producing sharply worded critiques of the former regime, Om Zied isn't quieting down in the new Tunisia, or even dulling her verbal blade.
"Cavemen" is the word she used on the radio a couple of months ago to describe the ultra-conservative Salafists at the University of Manouba, in a suburb of Tunis. Salafists were pressuring administrators to permit women to wear the niqab, a full face veil, to classes.
During the same radio interview the self-avowed secularist argued that few Islamists had ever tried to defend the rights of veiled women under the regime of the ousted president, Ben Ali.
Om Zied means the "mother of Zied" which is the name of her older son.
It's a pen name that, in three decades of writing about injustice and oppression perpetrated by the regime, became famous among the people in Tunisia and surrounding region.
She used a pen name for protection, but her identity was never really shielded from the government, which targeted her with continual intimidation and harassment.
Om Zied is how she continues to be known here, although the need to fear official reprisal is gone and she can use her real name now: Neziha Rajba.
Today she stands out as visionary who always somehow believed that Jan. 13, 2011, would someday come.
That night, Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali said on TV that he understood the demands of the people and would not run again when his term ended in 2014. In what turned out to be his last speech–he left office the next day. He also promised greater press freedom.
Fear Changed Sides
"When I saw Ben Ali panicking, I understood that the fear changed sides and that it was the end of this dictator," Om Zied said in a recent interview in Tunisia.
In October Om Zied became a member of the Congress for the Republic Party, which she co-founded in July 2001 with Moncef Marzouki, Tunisia's current president and 30 other prominent Tunisians.
From that perch the avowed secularist is turning her watchful eye on Ennahda, the new ruling Islamist party that won the elections in October with over 40 percent of the vote and 89 of the 217 assembly seats.
Ennahda agreed to a power-sharing arrangement with Om Zied's party and the center-left Ettakatol party. Under this structure Ennahda appoints the prime minister, Om Zied's partyfills the post of president and appoints the assembly speaker.
Most of the ministries, however, are controlled by Ennahda, including the Ministries of Justice, Interior and Foreign Affairs.
"I thought that Ennahda would be more generous and wouldn't keep all the powers," the trailblazing journalist-turned-politician told Women's eNews. "I expected a fairer sharing of powers within the troika."
Om Zied said she expressed her thoughts directly to Ennahda colleagues. "I didn't come into politics to fight Ennahda, but I am here to warn them against the excesses" of power," she said.
Immediate Questions
In the case of Ben Ali, Om Zied also worried about the excesses of power right from the start.
Just a few weeks after Ben Ali took power by a coup on Nov. 7, 1987, Om Zied was the first female journalist to openly question the country's new leader despite the generally glowing press response to the ouster of President Habib Bourguiba, a father figure who wrested independence from France in 1957 but lost popular favor by his violent repression of Islamic fundamentalism and harsh tactics toward opposition.
"Don't applaud Ben Ali so quickly," Om Zied wrote in a defiant and prescient article published in one of the few independent publications, Erraï. "Don't forget either his military past or his past in the police. And what if he is taking us on a road worse than Bourguiba? Don't give him a blank check!"
The same day, the magazine was seized and banned and Om Zied placed under an official scrutiny that would last for two decades as she continued to write critically of the recurrent abuses of the regime.
In 2000, Om Zied co-founded an online news journal, Kalima, with another journalist and human rights activist, Sihem Ben Sedrine. It became an international platform for taking the regime to task and in 2009 the Committee to Protect Journalists gave her an International Press Freedom award for running the site, which was blocked in her own country.
In October 2003, after denouncing the national educational system for creating hypnotized "tailor-made citizens" with no critical faculties, she left her university post where, for 33 years, she served as a professor of Arabic.
That same year, she was condemned to eight-month suspended sentence for a case of currency transfer she says was fabricated by the regime.
Today, she and other politicians face the pressing national question of whether to extradite the former president and his allies for a political trial in Tunisia.
While she said such a trial would have "tremendous" symbolic and psychological value, especially for the families of victims of the regime, she said the more pressing priority is repatriating money that Ben Ali took out of the country when he sought exile in Saudi Arabia.
On the question of women's rights and their fate under the new government, Om Zied objects to the "interference of foreign countries" and expresses confidence the country's women will stand up for themselves. "I don't think that Ennahda will undermine the achievements of women made over a half of century," she adds.
Om Zied is proud of the role played by women in the revolution.
Two days, after Mohamed Bouazizi, a 27- year old fruit vendor, set himself on fire on Dec. 17, 2010, Om Zied went to Sidi Bouzid, the square in what center that served as the epicenter of the revolution. "I saw several mothers encouraging their kids to take to the streets, providing them with stones to fight policemen who were firing on the crowd."
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