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Steamboat Springs Note: There are two sides to every story. This week, my son Peter and I face off on the slug- bug "game."
Parents of the world, unite against slug-bug slugging. I have had it.
Every time I drive in the car with my son, I am beaten up whenever we see a Volkswagen bug. A yellow slug bug counts for two punches; every other color mercifully warrants only one punch.
It was funny at the beginning. Now, it just hurts. Really. Hurts.
I practically am reduced to wearing a sling from all the attacks on my right shoulder.
Not to mention interfering with my driving.
We will be driving to school arguing about what radio station to listen to (he hates NPR; I like it) when out of the blue, whack! I am punched. Punched. There I am, minding my own business, just trying to shepherd one member of my flock safely into the school fold when I am assaulted.
Son: "Slug bug!" he screams with a victorious war whoop.
Mom: "Slug bug my butt bug! Quit hitting me! I have a hard enough time driving before I've had my 18th cup of coffee. Leave me alone. What if we have an accident over a silly VW bug?"
Our slug-bug "game" began with a commercial during winter that showed people, young and old, getting whacked every time they see a VW bug. One of the people in the commercial is an elderly gentleman who gets punched by his young grandson. Although the commercial is somewhat humorous, it isn't so funny when the man doubles over in pain, which is how I feel most of the time. The slug-bug game is wildly popular with my son's age group — 13 — but they don't even drive. In the meantime, we parents are spending large portions of our paychecks on ibuprofen to deal with the pain of being punched.
And now my son's version of the "slug-bug game":
This is what happens: We are driving when I see a black slug bug and barely tap my mom. She then squeals in fake agony. I have had it with my mother over-exaggerating, and it is not just limited to slug bugs. It's everything. It is ridiculous. Teenage boys are just honoring the age-old tradition of slug bugging. I take it easy. But there she is, arguing that there will be a bruise. Tonight at dinner, guess what? There is no bruise. She was threatening to charge $5 for ibuprofen because of her obviously fake pain, but I will simply not stand for this injustice. It is extortion. We must unite to stop parents' fake complaining and lies. We must take back this game, for it is what our Founding Fathers would have wanted: freedom for age-old games.
Ha! Look who is exaggerating now. The fruit does not fall very far from the ol' tree. My son has watched too many Jackie Chan movies, and since his hormones now are in overdrive, he is using some of his extra testosterone on his poor, sweet and hardworking mother.
And, talk about extortion — he wants a fee for writing one-half of my column!
All he is really doing is stalling on his homework.
All I speak is the truth. Of course I want a fee for doing half the work. And now you're trying to blame it on hormones and a famous action hero. Pretty low, Mom. What I say is the truth about the freedom for the right to slug bug. I am Peter Bollenbacher, and I am responsible for the content of this message. Oh, and guess what: I get the final word because we are out of room.
The sad truth is the slug-bug game has worked. If I had the money, I'd buy a bug.


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Socialis Humanism: An International Symposium
Marxism In The Modern World
What happens to an idea when it takes on flesh and becomes a way of life? One may also ask: what happens to a movement with utopian aims when it comes to power and finds itself confronted with the ancient conundrums that have baffled political philosophers since the time of Aristotle? Does it renounce its ultimate goals, reformulate them, admit the necessity of compromise, or pretend that nothing has happened? The history of the great world religions supplies one answer, that of Western liberalism since the Renaissance another. We have all grown used to the notion that civilizations are founded upon utopian or messianic promises which are never fulfilled, but without which there would have been no progress. This is Hegelian skepticism, suitable to a post-revolutionary age. We have seen through every illusion, including the latest and most potent of all: that of communism.
The odd thing is that the founder of "scientific socialism" started from a similar conviction. In the 1840s—half a century after the French Revolution had proclaimed the advent of a new age—all the clever young men in Europe were busy explaining why the enterprise had failed. The cleverest of them were the Berlin Hegelians, who had been taught by the Master to perceive the Cunning of Reason: the process whereby History (the rationality of the Whole) triumphs at the expense of its own agents. And the outstanding intellect among them was the youthful Karl Marx, then briefly editor of the bourgeois-liberal Rheinische Zeitung. His editorial office (he complained in 1842) was infested with utopian contributors who even tried to smuggle communist propaganda into music criticism. It was downright immoral, he said! Even after he had in the following year removed to Paris and become a revolutionary democrat, he still distrusted the French communists he met. Their crude egalitarianism, he said sharply, amounted to no more than a generalized envy, and moreover they seemed to be aiming at the destruction of marriage!
Of all the paradoxes which have accompanied the history of Marxism, the greatest is that of Marx himself: the ruthless critic of utopianism posthumously become the prophet of a "total" revolution. Some two-thirds of the three dozen essays assembled by Dr. Erich Fromm under the title Socialist Humanism deal with various aspects of this transformation. Four are outstanding: those by Herbert Marcuse, Eugene Kamenka, Iring Fetscher, and Maximilien Rubel. Most of the others can be read with profit, notably those contributed by neo-Marxist philosophers from Poland, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. Only one (by Professor Abendroth of Marburg) deals specifically with Marxian economics. This seems a pity, especially since Abendroth's real forte is political philosophy, on which he is very good indeed. The non-Marxian Socialists included in this volume are a curious lot: Bertrand Russell (represented by an amiable piece of nonsense); Norman Thomas (very good and topical); Professor Titmuss, the theorist of British welfare socialism; a couple of…
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AAR - Summala Memorial Event |
Written by Frantish |
Thursday, 12 February 2009 10:22 |
Jani Summala was well known and loved by the axis players, so his death about January 18, 2009 shocked us all. Everyone wanted to do a memorial for him, and Keldar held an impromptu one for him soon after the word was out. Everyone had ideas but no one person put forth a plan for all to know about, and so that is what I did. Summala's squad "Osasto Lagus" communicated to me a time that would work for them and others (being an international game, making sure people know when something happens in their time zone becomes critical!). The big challenge was how to handle the expected hundreds who wanted to attend his memorial. Osasto Lagus wanted to have 2 events, a squad oriented memorial to hold it in their "home town" of Virton (but was forced to do it in Metz on live server), and naturally the attendees exceeded the 64 limit. The bigger one was planned for the Training Server with big fly formation, but some issues on the Training Server canceled it that week. The logistical issues (the 64 viz limit) and how to express our loss made me think over the days, and I came upon some ideas for the event. Osasto Lagus CO Darkkis mentioned to me wanting to do a gun salute with 88's, but could not do it for the OL ceremony. Summala was a flier and wingman, always part of a team, and even joined the Axis HC in the Luftwaffe branch. When I led RDP raids he often joined as either a 109 escort or He-111 (and he was great at staying in formation!). He was a great pilot no matter what he flew. The tradition for remembering lost pilots is the "Missing Man" formation, a flight of 4 same aircraft in a "V", where one of the flight will pull away from the formation, and an obvious choice, but I modified it to have 3 He-111's protected by a 109G, the 109G representing Summala from a photo of him in front of a real 109G in Finland. Having the 109G flying away from the He-111's left a feeling of vulnerability and loneliness for a missing friend. Everything came together and the formation passed over the audience about 300m just north of spawn points in Area51, and it went very well. As soon as we passed, I then told everyone in flying mission to join me as an 88mm to do a gun salute (with some camera men). 7 of us spawned 88mm (correct for 21 gun salute, I think it just happened), we lined up on the road, and fired of 3 vollies as best as we could despite the game lag. All of this was filmed and SShot by several people. |


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by Fred McMillin
Is the second most popular white wine in the U.S.A. Pinot Grigio?
"Pinot Grigio has overtaken Sauvignon Blanc in sales in the U.S., to become the number- two varietal white wine behind Chardonnay."
—The Wine Enthusiast Magazine
To check out the Enthusiast report about Pinot Grigio (a.k.a. Pinot Gris or "gree") my S.F. City College (Fort Mason) students tasted a number of Grigios matched against their Sauvignon Blanc counterparts—same vintage, same price range.
Here are the best.
$12 Maximum | ||
4th | Grigio | Montevina Vineyards, Calif., 2005, $10 |
3rd | Grigio | Crane Lake Winery, Calif., 2007, $5 |
2nd | Blanc | Hacienda Araucano, Valle Central, Chile, 2006, $11 |
1st | Gris | Oak Knoll Winery, Willamette Valley, Oregon, 2006, $12 |
$20 Maximum | ||
4th | Grigio | Bianchi Winery, Arroyo Grande Valley, 2006, $19 |
3rd | Gris | Kenwood Vineyards, Sonoma County, 2007, $16 |
2nd | Gris | Lake Sonoma Winery, Russian River Valley, 2007, $17 |
1st | Gris | King Estate, Oregon,2007, $17 |
Over $20 | ||
2nd | Gris | King Estate, Oregon, 2006, $25 |
1st | Blanc | Gary Farrell Winery, Sonoma County, 2007, $25 |
Pinot Grigio is a newcomer to California, arriving only four decades ago. But, it has caught on fast. Our tasters tell us why; eight of the top ten were Grigio-Gris.
Case closed!
A United States winery has a problem with a red wine tasting musty and moldy because a batch of corks was contaminated with the chemical 2, 4, 6-trichlororanisole. I ordered a case and sent it to the IRS.
Tasting: Edgar Vogt
Statistics: Ophelia Mercado
Fred McMillin, a veteran wine writer, has taught wine history for 30 years on three continents. He was voted one of the U.S.A's 22 Best wine writers by the Academy of Wine Communications. For information about the wine courses he teaches every month at San Francisco City College (Fort Mason Division), please fax him at (415) 567-4468.
Copyright © 2009, Fred McMillin. All rights reserved.
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-- Lineup Includes Exclusive 3D Animated Series, Live-Action Programs, Family-Friendly Sony Theatrical Titles and More --
(Culver City, Ca.) 3net, the joint venture 24/7 3D Network from Sony, Discovery and IMAX, will expand its dynamic lineup of compelling, native 3D television content with the debut of the world's first dedicated kids 3D programming block, it was announced today by Tom Cosgrove, President & CEO, 3net. The network's foray into children's television will be bolstered by more than 30 hours of exclusive, native family-friendly 3D content at launch, and 3net will celebrate this groundbreaking initiative with the world premiere of the all-new animated 3D series BOLTS & BLIP and DREAM DEFENDERS in a prime-time special presentation Sunday, September 25 (8PM ET/PT).
"The announcement of a dedicated programming block for kids 7-12 and their families marks another important step forward in our mission to provide compelling, diverse and original 3D television content to the broadest audience of consumers possible," said Cosgrove. "It further underscores 3net's on-going commitment to building upon our leadership position in the dynamic and ever-growing in-home 3D entertainment space."
In addition to the animated 3D children's series announced today, 3net will also debut the world 3D TV exclusive premieres of hit Sony Pictures 3D family films, as well as the live-action original series FEEDING TIME, the 3net exclusive PUPPY BOWL, all-new short-form kids-oriented content and more. 3net will announce future exclusive theatrical titles as well as additional live-action and animated series in the coming months, which will further enhance the initiative. The "3net Three Dee Kids" Saturday and Sunday lineup will premiere in its weekend time on Saturday, October 1 (10AM ET/PT).
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Following Wednesday night's kickoff to the 40th edition of the Museum of Modern Art and the Film Society of the Lincoln Center's New Directors/New Films festival, indieWIRE unleashes two additions to our annual 'Meet the ND/NF Filmmakers' series.
Today P. David Ebersole dishes on the making of his rock documentary "Hit So Hard" and Dee Rees opens up about what inspired her to write and direct her coming-of-age drama "Pariah."
The 2011 ND/NF runs March 23 – April 3. Click here for the full ND/NF lineup.
A snapshot of Friday's two filmmaker interviews:
P. David Ebersole no hold barred portrait of Patty Schemel, drummer for Hole during the band's peak years, takes a look behind the making and breaking of the band and features interviews with members, including Courtney Love herself. "I am going to bust myself and say that I am a fan and a believer," SchemeI said of Love. "I think Courtney is awesome. She has a line in our film about how she has no rivals — people wake up everyday and want to be Madonna, but no one wants her job. True, that. She is an original and a force of nature and you expect every bump in the road that comes with that pure fact."
Dee Rees' feature filmmaking debut, "Pariah," hit big at Sundance where it was picked up by Focus Features for distribution later this year. The coming-of-age drama follows Alike, a 17-year-old teen struggling to come out to her parents. "I was going through my own coming-out process when I first wrote "Pariah" in the summer of 2005, and that was the biggest inspiration for the story," Rees told indieWIRE. "The film is semi-autobiographical in that as I was coming into my sexuality. I started to be okay with knowing who I was but the question remained how to express that, and the main character, Alike, struggles in the same way."
The full-length interviews follow for Friday (5/23):
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"Outbound" Director Bogdan George Apetri
"Octubre" Directors Daniel and Diego Vega
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Rather than gives us new mounts, how about bringing back some that have been removed, like the Swift Alliance Steed
They've done that a little on the BMAH--the Reins of the Plagued Proto-Drake was a reward for completing Glory of the Raider (10 player) that was removed when Ulduar came out. It started showing up on the BMAH in 5.1.
I am really looking forward to doing heroic scenarios. The thing that's been bothering me with LFR is the time commitment. The Throne of Thunder segments currently take a minimum of 50 minutes to run if everyone does their job and you don't wipe. I am not even talking about what happens the day a new segment comes out. The other problem is queue time. T15 queue time is ok, but try doing T14 LFR with an alt: you have to wait over an hour if you don't happen to be a healer.A task that is fun and challenging and takes about 20 minutes to complete with a very limited number of people sounds great to me. if the rewards are on par with LFR, all the better! It is WAY easier to learn from a fight and communicate without some voip software if only 3 people are involved. I just can't wait to try them.
I had two thoughts. Since we are going to be at the point of having as many LFR as LFD options, to help increase que times, why not add a random raid feature. Have random raids give the static 90 valor and specific ones 45 - 60 valor. This will speed up que's significantly. As for 5 man's, I had an idea for that as well that may or may not work. What if we created a few 5 man's under the storyline concept of basically sending in a 5 man group to clean up after the remains of a raid that has been cleared. Cause surely there's little nooks in crannies in those raids that other 'smaller' bosses could be hiding that a 5 man could clear out. Maybe the basement of Mogushan Vault where a few bosses had escaped the pillaging raiders who came through before and wish to exert their control and retake the vault after the other raid bosses have been defeated.
Once the Primal Egg in my bags hatches, and I finish my Kirin-Tor offensive rep, I need to farm up 3 more mounts right quick.
I think heroic scenarios will be a fun and quick way to gear up and of course get more valor. The idea is new and innovative.Here's why I would still like to see 5man dungeons though. Many people (especially healers and tanks) feel a bit threatened inside a 25man raid, even if it was just LFR. I know many healers and tanks (even DPS) that have learned the setup and their class/spec though the smaller size of the 5man. This simply gave them a learning road towards raiding. I truly believe that the best way to learn new builds and progress towards becoming a raider is a setup that resembles the raid one but is a smaller scale of it and i believe that the best setup for that is the 5man dungeon. One could argue that challenge modes might be used for that, but we all know that challenge modes are not for people needing to learn about raiding. One could argue that LFR might be the answer. I honestly do not believe that 10 people pulling aggro off a tank at once in a completely chaotic situation will be much of a good lesson for that tank or 15 people "standing in the fire" will help a starting healer a whole lot other than discourage them.Food for thought :)
I have a much better idea do your job instead of making junk and then making it super hard to get past so you can string along custumers to pay for one more month .You might want to do something radical like make a better lfr I mean really what IS the risk reward here I am not getting it anymore. There use to be a tim when you wanted to win something because it would improve your toon now i do it for rep it. I feel like it is more like another daily then a true raid. there is no item progression in this one all are 502 so now people just dont even bother trying your super hard first boss . Why would they when they can just wait and gain rep to get 522 gear ? Lets face it spend 3 hours wiping on a boss who you preety much just have to be lucky and find the spot to run in just so you can get a bag of gold that wont cover the cost of repairs or just wait a week and get 522 gear. It is a no brianer You guys have lost your way RISK +REWARD = fun without the better reward no fun.
Snipervictim, I will not comment on your stream-of-consciousness, forget-about-grammar-spelling-and-syntax writing style, but there are three points you forgot:1- You cannot buy weapons with valor points. The only way to get the highest possible quality weapons is to do LFR or normal/heroic raids.2- You cannot get the chest, shoulders or head tier tokens outside of raids. That particular ilvl 522 piece of armor may look tempting, but some of us actually try to acquire a 4-piece set for its bonuses.3- Valor points gear is good. You must earn reputation with the Shado-Pan assault to buy it. How do you earn reputation with them? Just guess.Also, mind your spelling, grammar and syntax, please.
Bashiok: My group last night wiped a good number of times and then got it down with about 15 people that did understand the mechanics and were able to pull it off. That felt good to overcome the challenge finally, even if I was one of the dead.the question i have for you, is at what point did you near wipe and get left with 15 people? it happened in a group i was in the night before as well, the first laser plus the fog plus the knives, plus the purple void spots made phase shift really hard on my cds/shields/self heals, and to be healed as well. beyond trying to find the actual safe spot to the maze, it was more confusing after finding it to get one-shotted by the laser in shock of it ripping right through a safe patch moving towards the beam. my concern with this statement is his enrage timer. we were both lucky and unlucky to have about 3-4 wipes prior to our victory over him. so we got a buff to the encounter thus making up for a few losses. i feel the amount of damage you tanke during the fog phase is almost too much to heal a 25-man group through, like i said, even burning my cds and shields as a lock i still couldnt survive it. so by the time we were down to 2 tanks, 6 heals and 6 dps, which for the amount of damage being taken at those phases would be much easier to heal through. i do feel there is a challenge to this encounter with a hard to make out safe spot. the general mechanic is fun and challenging, it does allow me to have more fun with my DoTs, but hard to figure out the surviving and taking so much damage in so little time through Sacrificial Pact and damage reducers.
If you really want to speak to the Blues of WoW, better done on the official forum, since you won't be getting a response here.
Yeah that's right! Heroic Scenarios with new and even better rewards are coming on the next patch."better rewards" how about, rewards period? Honestly, I don't feel any incentive to do a Scenario. Ever. You get more Valor for doing a daily Dungeon and as much for doing additional dungeons as you get from your daily Scenario. I find Dungeons significantly faster and less tedious then Scenarios and you actually get usable, viable loot if the Dungeon is of appropriate level. The best I've ever gotten from a Scenario is a green i vendor-ed because no one would buy it on the AH.Scenarios were originally advertised as key moments in the storyline or history of Azeroth but lets face it, their corny little dungeons with a step by step by step walkthrough built in. "Go here, Pick up this box. Go There. Kill Orc" I like the concept of Scenarios, particularly the more recent direction of single-person ones, but until developers add some form of viable, useful loot its just another scrapped idea. It doesnt even need to be gear, I'd run them for a chance at a new pet, interesting vanity item, transmog gear even decent priced greys to generate some gold...
re: Durumu, I don't know why people can't just take 10 minutes and watch a video on how to down raid bosses in preparation of this. It's not rocket science, folks. I know some people have that entitled personality where they think they can just queue for LFR without knowing anything about the boss encounters and expect to be carried by those who do, but you're ruining LFR. Do your due diligence and stop being lazy.
I'm tired of Blue and Gold for the alliance colors. I think the alliance needs to come together and have a vote on a color change!
I wasted about 4 hours last night on this weeks LFR. I agree it shouldn't be a walk in the park, but no one should ever have 10 stacks of determination. And to top it all off everyone received 0 loot with bonus rolls, so it motivates us even less to try it again next week.
That looks pretty dope
I had no issues finding the clear patches with Durumu. My only issue was making sure I was on the right side of the eye beam when it came! :p The fight was fun and challenging and to nicely top it off I did in fact win the Crossbow, as ugly as it is it made the 9 wipes worth it. The only things I'm saying about the mounts, as an avid mount collector, I do hope they give Dragonhawks a proper /mountspecial. all they do atm is move their head from side to side.I kinda hoped we'd get something really special for collecting 200 mounts, something with a new model, new creature or something. there's always 250 achi for that... maybe.
Wow spelling that's it huh well look person who checks spelling I really don't care and risk -reward is still there you can get weapons from lfr1 and 2 no need to do any other and to be honest you might want to think about that. I really don't get trolls like you who check peoples spelling and grammar other then some need to feel elite but whatever floats your boat I guess. you may not agree with me that's fine but to try to belittle me well that is just plain mean .
Hummm, interesting. To help queue times for LFR why not allow queue to multiple raids? random sounds a bit punishing, specially since you can only loot once per week, but why not allow queue for say 2 - 3 different raids? I doubt many players finish all the LFR segments everyweek, but it would be fun to queue for those that you run the most.Also, why not make LFR a bit smaller? say 15 players? I think that would decrease the queue times a bit too.Please put something else on those roll bags... I mean, 30 gold its such a disappointment... and maybe also increase the quality and quantity of stuff in the BMAH. I mean, come on... pets that you can get from vendors... put a little more effort on it.With the frequency rare mounts show at the BMAH I rarely bother going there anymore... and I know I'm not the only 1.
They should make more hippogryph mounts. There are wild hippogryphs flying around Feralas, and the Moonfeather hippogryphs fly around Darnassus but we can't have them too?


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AFGE is urging Congress to reject an attempt by Rep. Michael Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) to extend a freeze on federal worker salaries that has been in effect for the past two years. AFGE National President J. David Cox said that the proposal is a "cheap political ploy" that would inflict serious damage to the already modestly paid working families whose members hold federal government jobs. Cox also pointed out the freeze would harm the communities where these workers live since they will spend another year unable to afford much outside of bare necessities.


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The Republic regularly asks Phoenix City Council members and the mayor to share their thoughts on issues.
Hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars are on the line when Phoenix voters cast their ballots this November. They will decide whether to end the costly pension system for city workers and replace it with a plan similar to a private-sector 401(k).
We asked: Do you support or oppose the Phoenix Pension Reform Act? Why or why not?
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"Since taking office, I've championed major pension reform to save $830 million and move Phoenix in the right direction. This initiative, though, isn't reform — it's reckless: it places a heavier burden on taxpayers in the near future, reduces pay for all city employees (including police officers and firefighters), and puts basic city services at risk. According to an independent, third-party actuary, the initiative won't save money, but would instead cost taxpayers up to $651 million over the next 20 years — and that doesn't include the millions the city will be forced to pay to trial lawyers to defend it in court."
— Greg Stanton, Mayor
"City workers take lower wages and make a long-term commitment to public service because of the promise of this minimal retirement benefit. We should keep that promise. Phoenix has an obligation to honor our promise to our vital city workers — from the front line police officers to 911 operators to folks providing care to seniors — and keep our commitment on minimal retirement benefits. In a pension system where the average pension is under $30,000, I will stand for the values Phoenix citizens believe in – and that means keeping our promises."
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"I am a strong supporter of pension reform, and you should be, too. Facts: 50 Phoenix retirees will be getting $183 million by the time they are 75. A librarian took $280,000 in cash at retirement, and then started a pension of $102,000 per year. This creates strain on public safety, senior services and libraries. The initiative is not perfect, but it does two things: First, it ends all forms of pension spiking. Second, it moves new employees to a 401(k) retirement system, just like yours. Pension reform saves taxpayers millions, stops the abuse and creates more predictability in budgeting."
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— Jim Waring, vice mayor (District 2), northeast Phoenix
"I agree that pension reform is necessary, however, this initiative will be subject to legal challenges that increases liability to the city, places risk on employees and reduces retirement benefits. Most important, this initiative will make our city less attractive to current and future employees when compared to other public employers. We have already had three separate committees work to find solutions, but instead put us at a disadvantage with the Rule of 87. I could not support another initiative that negatively affects our competitiveness. Our employees and city need real reform that is fair and has long term stability."
— Michael Nowakowski, District 7, southwest Phoenix and parts of downtown
"The fact is, the costs associated with this initiative are still unknown, and I am extremely concerned about the unintended consequences that would impact Phoenix taxpayers and city employees. If new employees stop contributing to the current system, as this initiative requires, the city will have to continue to fulfill our pension commitments to retirees, now and in the future. The voters and the City Council supported pension reform in 2013 with projected cost savings of nearly $600 million over 25 years. I would like to give that initiative time to make an impact before we change the system again. For now, the council should focus on supporting public safety, community programs, strategic planning and reforming our budget process instead of a misguided attempt that could potentially gut our entire city budget."
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Although this snapshot shows 2 barges, this panorama actually captured 3 barges. It was the arrival of the barges that motivated me to get to the hilltop for these photos.
Large freight can come to Kotzebue by airplane, which takes anywhere from a few days to a few weeks, or by barge which usually takes a month or more. Barges need open water, reliably present in only 3 months: June, July and August.
With no trees or car dealerships in the region, people rely on the barges to bring heavy, bulky items such as construction materials and large vehicles into town. Gasoline and fuel oil are also welcome barge cargo.


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We hold many events all over the UK, from large public displays to LEGO-fests for members only. This page provides links to photo galleries of some of them.
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The TNT Major Crimes television series is a spin-off of The Closer and premiered on August 13, 2012. This TNT major crimes show depicts criminal activity and the police procedures involved in solving each crime.
As TNT's television series The Closer came to an end in 2012, fans were left with Deputy Chief Brenda Leigh Johnson, of the LAPD, leaving her position on the force. Her replacement, Captain Sharon Raydor (McDonnell) was selected to take over the position of head of the Major Crimes Division. She is forced to deal with the issues of gaining the trust of each of her officers all while attempting to solve some of the departments most important cases. This takes place during the first season of the Major Crimes TNT series.
Captain Raydor is forced to go through many changes, some of which occur in her own home, and must learn to become the guardian of the key witness in the department's Stroh case, Rusty Beck (Martin). Raydor decides to provide Rusty with an opportunity to attend the Catholic high school that her own children attended, paying for the education personally. A bond is built between the two throughout season one. Season two brings in DDA Emma Rios as a big part of the prosecution team involved in the Stroh case.
The Major Crimes cast is a great team that seems to work together extremely well. This becomes more and more evident as the show progresses. The Major Crimes TNT cast includes:
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Multi-chip package joins 1-Gbit NAND flash with 512-Mbit LPSRAM
GenevaSTMicroelectronics launched a multi-chip package (MCP) memory portfolio designed to meet the needs of multimedia applications in 3G and CDMA mobile phones, and in other portable devices in which memory requirements are high and space and power are limited.
The series offers memory densities up to 1-Gbit of NAND flash with up to 512-Mbit of LPSDRAM (Low-Power Synchronous Dynamic RAM) in a single package. The products have been developed in close cooperation with chipset enablers and operating system (OS) vendors to ensure that it matches the requirements of phone manufacturers and is compliant with the major mobile platforms.
Other handheld applications include PDAs (Personal Digital Assistants) and GPS (Global Positioning System) units.
MCPs mount two (or more) chips in a single package to minimize the space required in critical applications, while increasing the memory density. The MCPs can be configured in many different ways to match a variety of specific applications. Bus width, memory density, clock frequency and data rate can be configured to meet specific requirements.
The NAND Flash and LPSDRAM components have separate power supplies and ground lines, as well as separate control, address and I/O signals, to allow simultaneous access to both chips.
All combinations are available now and offered in a range of BGA packages fully compatible with other devices available on the market.
Memory combinations available, initially, in the MCP portfolio are:
NAND | LPSDRAM | Package size | Ball out |
NAND-01-Gbit | SDR 512 Mbit (2x256) | 10.5 x 13 x 1.4mm | LFBGA 137 |
NAND-256Mb | SDR/DDR 256Mbit | 10 x 13.5 x 1.2mm | TFBGA 149 |
NAND-01Gbit | DDR 512 Mbit | 10 x 13.5 x 1.2mm | TFBGA 149 |
NAND-01Gbit | SDR 512 Mbit | 10.5 x 13 x 1.2mm | TFBGA 107 |
NAND-512MB | DDR 256 Mbit | 10 x 13.5 x 1.2mm | TFBGA 149 |
NAND-512MB | SDR 256 Mbit | 10.5 x 13 x 1.2mm | TFBGA 107 |
Prices for the NAND flash MCP devices range from $11 to $17 in large volumes from 1000 units and up.
Datasheets are online at:
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M65KA512AB: www.st.com/stonline/products/literature/ds/12054/m65ka512ab.htm
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Presentation Confidence: Stand Up and Be Heard
By Dr Hiten Vyas
Published by Dr Hiten Vyas at Smashwords
Copyright © Hiten Vyas 2012
Smashwords Edition, License Notes
This eBook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This eBook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you're reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.
I dedicate this eBook to you the reader, for refusing to allow stammering to hold you back.
I also want to express my gratitude to Leslie Cameron Bandler for her contributions in the area of 'meta programs' to the field of NLP and Dr Bobby Bodenhamer, and Dr L. Michael Hall for providing the source of the techniques described in this eBook.


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UCLA F Kacy Swain out for the season
LOS ANGELES — UCLA junior forward Kacy Swain is out for the season because of a right knee injury.
The Bruins say an MRI revealed a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
Swain averaged 3.1 points and 3.0 rebounds per game last year and was second on the team in blocked shots. Her absence leaves UCLA with just two healthy forwards to start the season.
The Bruins also lost sophomore guard Kari Korver for the season after she tore an ACL last month.


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"Save America's Treasures" has been totally eliminated—the largest Federal program supporting preservation of such treasures as the original Star Spangled Banner and George Washington's tent.
65% of Americans don't know what happened at the Constitutional Convention, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
The "Teaching American History" grants—the largest Federal program supporting history education—have been completely eliminated.
Visits to the Top 20 Civil War battlefields have dropped in half from 1970 to 2009 according to official National Park Service statistics.
40% of Americans can't identify whom we fought in World War II, according to a recent survey by Newsweek.
A quarter of Americans believe Congress shares power over U.S. foreign policy with the United Nations, according to a recent Annenberg survey.
"There is little that is more important for an American citizen to know than the history and traditions of his country," John F. Kennedy wrote in American Heritage.
The "We the People Program," which touched some 30 million students and 90,000 teachers over 25 years, has been completely eliminated.
Two-thirds of Americans could not correctly name Yorktown as the last major military action of the American Revolution, according to a recent national Gallup survey.
The National Heritage Areas and Scenic Byways program, the only major Federal program encouraging visits to historic places, has been completely eliminated in Congressional committee.
What the past tells of America's role in the current crisis is sometimes contradictory—but always worth listening to
Men and women achieve historical perspective by making analogies. The old tag that we "remember the future and invent the past" suggests the hazards of this procedure; it admonishes us not to forget that the lessons of history are all too likely to be a series of projected misunderstandings. Anyone seeking those lessons runs the danger of being capriciously selective, self-serving, and sentimental.Read more »


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^same here I will be getting mine real soon
Hey guys, I went back in this thread and red that some of you sized down. Now I have some questions about that if you all don't mind. How did the sizing down go? Were you unable to button them in the beginning? How much did they stretch eventually?
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Maybe Emma Watson has more in common with Hermione Granger than we thought.
]]>rumor mill has it that the "Harry Potter" star, who left
Brown University in order to continue acting, may have been victim to
some good old fashioned bullying. Reportedly, Watson was often subjected
to snarky remarks from classmates, particularly while answering
questions during lectures.
"They would respond with a quote from 'Harry Potter,'" a source says.
"The most popular choice was, 'Three points for Gryffindor!'"
Watson was studying European women's history and drama at the Ivy league
school and plans to continue her education.
"I will still be working towards my degree… It's just going to take me a
semester or two longer than I thought," she wrote on her website after
announcing a hiatus from school. "As you know, I love Brown and I
love studying pretty much more than anything but recently I've had so
much to juggle that being a student AND fulfilling my other commitments
has become a little impossible."
A rep for the actress has yet to comment on the reports.
Bullying is no laughing matter, but after earning such a substantial
chunk of change and jump starting her career as an actress — we'd think
the girl could handle a few "HP" jokes in stride.
In all fairness, she probably did receive a large amount of Hermione comments, but we seriously doubt that's what pushed her to leave. At least, we hope it wasn't.
[Update:] Watson's rep is currently denying reports, telling E! news that "there is absolutely no truth in this rumor whatsoever." The actress has most recently been cast alongside "The Vampire Diaries'" Nina Dobrev in "The Perks of Being a Wallflower."


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Jul 16, 2014
Former India cricketer and commentator Rahul Dravid will mark the beginning of the second Test between India and England at Lord's by ringing the bell at the historic ground. The tradition of ringing the bell was introduced in 2007 by MCC Chief Executive Keith Bradshaw.
Dravid has played 164 Tests and 344 One-Day Internationals for scoring over 24,000 runs. Dravid's most recent visit to Lord's was a forgettable one as he was dismissed for a golden duck playing for Rest of the World against MCC XI. The iconic ground has recently completed its 200th anniversary and hosted a few exhibition matches as well. Lord's boasts of one of the oldest sports museum.
India and England are all set to play the second of the five Tests at Lord's on Thursday. The two teams will clash amidst the controversy over James Anderson allegedly pushing Ravindra Jadeja during the first Test at Trent bridge. Both sides have held their ground and have defended the actions of the respective players. England skipper Alastair Cook felt that India are making a mountain out a mole of the issue.


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As cool as Seth Green is, he's always been a bit of a geek; which is a good thing! Robot Chicken, the cartoon he created for Adult Swim, and his involvement in Family Guy gives him geek street cred for days! Multiply that street cred by about ten times now because the actor has been invited to guest star in Heroes, along with his bff Breckin Meyer. The two will be given multiple episodes, but no word yet on what type of characters they will play.
What kind of role would you like to see Seth portray on Heroes?
Videos: Watch clips of Robot Chicken and see what you're missing out on.
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WAG No. 34: Jadene Bircham
Discriminatory Facebooking has put Mrs Marc Bircham under scrutiny
Hate-monger Danielle Lloyd has just about managed to drag herself clear of the racism row of Celebrity Big Brother, but now another WAG appears to have fallen into the bigotry fray. Thirty-four-year-old Jadene Bircham, wife of semi-Canadian Yeovil midfielder Marc, has appeared in the red tops this week for joining a Facebook group called: ""If you don't like England then f**k off back to where you came from!" Topics in the group, which has now been closed, included 'Does anyone find Muslim females attractive?' and 'Black ethnic groups are more likely to be criminal'. Jadene has defended herself with the following statement:
"I'm not going to lie to you, I read it and thought it would be quite funny but I didn't even bother having a good look at it. I do agree that if you come to this country and you don't like it, then fair enough, you shouldn't be here. I'm going to be leaving the group, I didn't realise what was on there."
When she's not frittering away the hours stirring trouble on Facebook, Jadene runs a modelling agency and looks after her three children (without the aid of a nanny, she'd like you to know). You may remember her as a contestant on WAGs Boutique, while lovers of Chris Evans' television enterprises will recall her as the glamorous assistant in Don't Forget Your Toothbrush.
Jadene, pictured above with former WAGs of the Day Lizzie Cundy (bottom row, second left) and Nicola McLean (bottom right), loves football and was a Chelsea fan before meeting Marc on the set of motoring show Pulling Power. As a QPR player, he actually had it written into their wedding vows that she could not mention her favourite side.
Despite being suppressed from talking about certain west London teams, Jadene exerted her powers over Marc by blocking potential moves to Toronto and LA galaxy in the summer, because she wanted to stay in good ol' Blighty.
Spoiler bonus: If you can stomach mindless reality shows, here's a clip of Jadene on WAGs Boutique:


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by Staff Writer / Buffalo SabresGame Notes: After meeting 10 times during the 2011-12 regular season, the Rochester Americans and Toronto Marlies kickoff the 2012 Calder Cup Playoffs tonight in Game 1 of their best-of-five Western Conference Quarterfinals at Ricoh Coliseum. The 7:00 p.m. contest will be broadcast live on Sports 1280 and 107.3 WHTM.Time Warner subscribers can see the games on Channels 26 and 1026 (HD) in Rochester, as well as Channels 13 and 713 (HD) in Buffalo.
- 2011-12 AHL Final Regular Season Standings
- ROC Final Stats
- TOR Final Stats
- BUF Final Stats
- TOR Final Stats
Amerks Punch Playoff Ticket: The game marks the Amerks' return to the postseason for the second time in three years and the 42nd playoff appearance overall in the 56-year history of the franchise. Rochester has been a part of 79 playoff series over the years, in which it compiled a 210-190 record in 400 games during that time. The Amerks finished with a 13-5-4-1 record over their last 23 games, including a 4-0-2-0 run over their final six, to secure a postseason berth on the final day of the season. Rochester is looking for its first playoff series win since the 2005 postseason when the Amerks swept the Hamilton Bulldogs in four games before dropping a five-game series to Manitoba in the second round. Since then, the Amerks have only made two playoff appearances, losing first round matchups to Hamilton in 2007 and Abbotsford in 2010.
Series Notes: The game will mark the first meeting in nearly three weeks between the two teams since their last encounter back on March 31st at The Blue Cross Arena. It's also the first-ever time in the history of both franchises that the teams will meet in the postseason. After playing Games 1 and 2 in Toronto, the series will shift back to Rochester for Game 3 on Monday, and if necessary, Game 4 on Wednesday, before determining if a decisive Game 5 is needed back across the border.
Head-to-Head: Rochester finished with a 3-4-3-0 record in its season series against the Marlies, with two of its three wins coming in Toronto, including the Amerks' 2-1 victory back on March 3. Additionally, all 10 regular season contests between the North Division rivals were decided by a single goal, four of which were taken beyond regulation time. Derek Whitmore (4+3) and Brayden McNabb (0+7) each posted seven points versus the Marlies during the regular season, while goaltender David Leggio manned the pipes for all 10 games, finishing with a 3-7-0 record with a 2.56 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage. Toronto's Mike Zigmoanis was the Marlies' top point-getter this season against Rochester, collecting eight points (3+5) and a +6 on-ice rating in 10 games.
Amerks Notes: Rochester will see several of its team members officially make their American Hockey League playoff debuts tonight, including first-year head coach Ron Rolston, who guided his club to a 36-26-10-4 (86 points) record and a seventh-place finish in the American Hockey League's Western Conference standings. He also assembled the second-best offense in all of the Western Conference as the Amerks finished the campaign with 224 goals, the most of any fellow conference foe who qualified for postseason play.
Despite a rather quiet first half of the season, rookie forward Phil Varone came to form at the turn of the New Year and never looked back as he cruised to the top of Rochester's scoring leaders. Varone, the Amerks' top point-getter on the season with 52 points (11+41), finished his first professional season with 11 points (3+8) in his last 15 games, giving the rookie forward 24 points (4+20) in the last 26 games and at least one point in 20 of the last 32 games. After starting the season with just six points in the first 23 games, Varone recorded an impressive 46 points in the last 53 games to rank fourth in the AHL in scoring during that span and was held scoreless just 13 times over the last 34 contests. His team-high 52 points ranked 10th among AHL freshmen and he was also one of just four AHL rookies to lead their respective teams in scoring. Varone also led the team with 41 assists and was the only Amerk to appear in all 76 games in the regular season. Varone's 41 assists were also the most among league rookies, good enough for 12th overall in the AHL.
Whitmore certainly made the most of his homecoming this season, finishing third on the team in scoring and being just one of two Amerks to net 20 or more goals. With his team-leading 28th goal of the season April 7 in Hamilton, Whitmore, who finished tied for 13th in the AHL in goals, set a new career-high and fell two goals shy of becoming the first Amerk to reach the 30-goal mark since Thomas Vanek (42) and Jason Pominville (30) both topped the 30-goal plateau during the 2004-05 campaign. Whitmore also came within three points of matching his career-high of 47 (27+20) he captured last season with the Portland Pirates.
Selected as this year's MVP by his teammates, Leggio's consistent and focused play between the pipes keyed Rochester's postseason run. Leggio, who started a career-long 23 straight games between February 22 and April 14 to end the regular season, finished the campaign showing a 28-24-2 record with a 2.63 goals-against average and a .917 save percentage in 54 games. Only Milwaukee's Jeremy Smith and Adirondack's Michael Leighton have played more games than any other AHL goaltender with 56 this season. Leggio closed out the season the AHL's leader in saves (1,579), while finishing second in minutes played (3,243) and third in wins (28). He was also tops among league backstops with six shootout wins. With a win in Rochester's regular season finale against Lake Erie on April 14, the fourth-year netminder also set a new single-season career-high with his 28th win of the season, surpassing the 27 victories he notched with the ECHL's Florida Everblades during the 2008-09 campaign.
Toronto Notes: Toronto, who finished the regular season atop the North Division with a 44-24-5-3 (96 points) record, earns its third postseason berth in five years and first since 2009. The Marlies' regular season finish was the team's best since its inception in 2005 after the parent Toronto Maple Leafs relocated its AHL headquarters from St. John's to Toronto. The Marlies were the only AHL team this season to maintain a first-place standing in their respective decision since Rochester and Toronto exchanged pleasantries on November 19. Toronto also finished the campaign with the best penalty kill in the league with an 88.1% success rate, including the best unit at home (89.2%) and third-best on the road (86.7%). The Marlies were also the AHL's third-best team at home in 2011-12, finishing behind only Norfolk and Bridgeport with 24 wins and 52 points within the friendly confines of Ricoh Coliseum.
The high-powered Marlies were led offensively by 11-year veteran forward Mike Zigomanis, who finished with a team-high 42 assists and 61 points in 68 games this season. Originally a second-round selection (64th overall) of the Buffalo Sabres in the 1999 NHL Entry Draft, the 31-year-old Zigomanis placed tied for 14th among the AHL's top point producers in overall scoring, while his 42 assists ranked 10th among league leaders. Zigomanis, who began the season on a seven-game point streak, also accumulated 19 of his helpers this season on the man-advantage, which tied him for 14th in the AHL. Zigomanis, who averaged .90 points per game, registered 19 points (7+12) in his last 25 games, including 11 points (3+8) over his last 13 outings. He also compiled 10 multi-point efforts since the turn of the New Year for a season total of 18 such performances. Team captain Ryan Hamilton, who made his NHL debut with the Maple Leafs this season, led the Marlies with 25 goals, including a team-high 11 power-play tallies to finish tied for 13th in the AHL in that category.
Toronto's defense this season was anchored by goaltender Ben Scrivens, who was honored with the Harry "Hap" Holmes Award after being part of a Marlies team that surrendered a league-low 175 goals against throughout the campaign. In his second professional season, Scrivens posted a 22-15-1 record and four shutouts in 39 appearances for the Marlies, leading the AHL with a 2.04 goals-against average and ranking fifth with a .926 save percentage. Scrivens also made his National Hockey League debut with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2011-12, going 4-5-2 in 12 outings.
Western Conference Quarterfinal – Series "F" (best-of-5):
7-Rochester Americans vs. 2-Toronto Marlies
- Game 1: Thursday, April 19 at 7:00 p.m. at Ricoh Coliseum
- Game 2: Saturday, April 21 at 3:00 p.m. at Ricoh Coliseum
- Game 3: Monday, April 23 at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena
- Game 4: Wednesday, April 25 at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena*
- Game 5: Saturday, April 28 at 3:00 p.m. at Ricoh Coliseum*


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3 Earnings Reports That Caught My Attention Last Week
The first half of 2012 is now in the books, and as we dive into the heart of third-quarter earnings reports, I can't help but point out that the majority of reports up until now have been better than expected. With so many companies reporting during the weeks that comprise earnings season, it's easy for some earnings reports to fall through the cracks.
Each week this year, I've taken a look at three companies that could be worth further research after either beating or missing their profit expectations. Today, we'll take a gander at three more companies that reported earnings last week. They may have slid under your radar, but they deserve a look:
Company | Consensus EPS | Reported EPS | Surprise |
PriceSmart (NAS: PSMT) | $0.59 | $0.52 | (12%) |
Progressive (NYS: PGR) | $0.27 | $0.20 | (26%) |
Source: Yahoo! Finance.
Although it may look like a disastrous week given these three earnings misses, all three companies have drastically different outlooks.
As my Fool colleague Brian Stoffel noted last week, PriceSmart has had a very up-and-down year. Dubbed the "Costco (NAS: COST) of Latin America" by the Fool's own chief investment officer, this company has excercised its international prowess and used some of Wal-Mart's own medicine against it in Latin America. PriceSmart has turned to higher discounting in order to undercut competitors' prices.
This strategy has shown to be very effective at increasing membership and return customers, but has the temporary effect of shrinking margins. We've seen evidence of this over the past year as PriceSmart has missed Wall Street's earnings in four straight quarters. But with those shrinking margins have come double-digit increases in revenue and membership.
Personally, I find the PriceSmart story intriguing, but I continue to have a hard time wrapping my head around its pricey valuation. I understand that Costco isn't growing at anywhere near the same rate as PriceSmart and that it has zero international presence, but there's a stability to Costco because of its size that PriceSmart just doesn't have yet, as it's trying to entrench itself into a niche in Latin America and San Diego. Until PriceSmart is beating Wall Street's expectations again, I'd just as soon wait this one out on the sidelines.
Now if there was a disaster of the week, the award goes to SUPERVALU, hands down! Call the fire department, get out the caution tape, and hide the women and children, because things are going downhill in a hurry.
For the quarter, SUPERVALU recorded a 4.5% drop in revenue as competitors undercut its prices and consumers continued to tighten their grip on their wallets. This translated into a gross margin contraction and reported earnings that were half of what Wall Street expected.
But the real concern with SUPERVALU is its exorbitant debt levels. After failing to gain ground on any of its peers, SUPERVALU has turned to cost-cutting and store remodels to drive growth and return customers. The problem with remodeling its stores, though, is that it requires cash -- cash that it should be using to pay down debt instead of remodeling its stores. As of the end of the first quarter, SUPERVALU is sporting just $151 million in cash with $6 billion in debt. It also suspended its dividend indefinitely.
I sounded the alarm on SUPERVALU almost a year ago and continue to feel that even with the company considering putting itself up for sale, it's heading down the wrong path.
Flo would be so disappointed if she were here right now.
Progressive, the nation's fourth-largest auto insurance company, broadly missed Wall Street's estimates last week as higher claim costs and a rising combined ratio constrained margins. Progressive's CEO, Glenn Renwick, noted a rise in high-cost medical claims as one main reason the combined ratio rose. He also pointed out that a rise in new car sales and the rising price of used cars could have had an effect.
Renwick's plan to improve efficiency is to utilize Progressive's Snapshot technology, which collects driver data to give drivers with the best habits the lowest rates (therefore retaining its high-margin customers), and further promoting its Internet direct operations. Both Progressive and Berkshire Hathaway (NYS: BRK.B) -owned Geico have seen a surge in Internet-based insurance purchases as people choose convenience above all else.
The thing to remember with insurers is that no matter how bad of a quarter or year they may have, they're all very good at adapting. Progressive's investment portfolio may be down year over year and its combined ratio is higher, but negative trends rarely last in the insurance industry. I'd suggest looking at this weakness as a potential buying opportunity.
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Sometimes an earnings beat or miss isn't as cut-and-dried as it appears. I've given my two cents on what's next for each of these companies -- now it's your turn to sound off. Share your thoughts in the comments section below, and consider adding these stocks to your free and personalized watchlist.
- Add PriceSmart to My Watchlist.
- Add SUPERVALU to My Watchlist.
- Add Progressive to My Watchlist.
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The article 3 Earnings Reports That Caught My Attention Last Week originally appeared on Fool.com.
Fool contributor Sean Williams has no material interest in any companies mentioned in this article. You can follow him on CAPS under the screen name TMFUltraLong, track every pick he makes under the screen name TrackUltraLong, and check him out on Twitter, where he goes by the handle @TMFUltraLong.The Motley Fool owns shares of Costco, SUPERVALU, and Berkshire Hathaway. Motley Fool newsletter services have recommended buying shares of PriceSmart, Costco, and Berkshire Hathaway, as well as creating a bull call spread in Wal-Mart and buying calls on SUPERVALU. Try any of our Foolish newsletter services free for 30 days. We Fools don't all hold the same opinions, but we all believe that considering a diverse range of insights makes us better investors. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy that always exceeds expectations.Copyright © 1995 - 2012 The Motley Fool, LLC. All rights reserved. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.


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