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This story appears in the February 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Chuck Rozanski has a costly addiction, and he's not ashamed to admit it. In fact, the Denver entrepreneur will proudly tell you he spends roughly $1,000 per week to feed his habit, thanks to his discovery of online auctions.
His passion: collecting Indian pottery, which he purchases at Web auction sites and prominently showcases in his office. But while Rozanski may spend $50,000 a year on his pottery hobby, he earns about 10 times that amount in auction sales for his business, milehighcomics.com.
Rozanski, 44, who currently auctions his comics on Amazon.com and his own Web site, was using auctions in his business long before anyone had heard of the online version. Since 1985, he's conducted live auctions in his six retail stores in Colorado and California.
"We did them as a thank-you to our regular customers," Rozanski says. "We never expected to make much money."
Nor does Rozanski expect big profits from his Web-based auction, launched in 1997, or from other auction sites where his comics are listed. Thus far, sales from the online auctions have translated to about 10 percent of the company's overall annual sales of $5.5 million. In fact, Rozanski sees far greater value in the new customers brought to milehighcomics.com by the company's presence on high-traffic sites like Amazon.com and eBay.
"When you're using an outside auction, even though you may not get an optimal price on what you're trying to sell, it will definitely drag people to your own site," Rozanski says. "Auctions right now are the cheapest and easiest portals to attract traffic."
The Eyes Have It
Bringing in eyeballs is one of the primary advantages big online auctions offer to small businesses, says Sue Rothberg, a senior auctions analyst with Lincoln, Massachusetts, Gomez.com. The company evaluates and rates e-commerce businesses and provides auction scorecards on its Web site.
"Major players, such as Yahoo!, Amazon.com and eBay offer small merchants the ability to establish a storefront," Rothberg says. "Each of these sites has a significant amount of traffic every day; you get volume without having to put out any marketing dollars."
Since most buyers are looking for a deal, though, those eyeballs don't necessarily translate to big profits on auction items. E-commerce analyst Vernon Keenan of Keenan Vision Inc. in San Francisco has a different take, however. "If you go to eBay or Yahoo!, you're getting a critical mass of buyers," he says. "In my view, it's a near-mathematical certainty that you're at least going to find the market price and avoid the danger of under-pricing your product for the market."
While auctions may not be profitable for some businesses, they're certainly bringing in the bucks for other sellers. According to Forrester Research, online auction sales reached $1.4 billion in 1998 and are expected to jump to $19 billion by 2003.
With all this sales commotion, entrepreneurs can get lost in a huge marketplace like eBay, says Keenan. So it pays to find ways to improve access to buyers through marketing services offered by the sites. Some will sell you listing prominence, for example, such as a featured auction spot in a category, or even on the home page. Yahoo! just launched its featured auction area, where sellers can post items for a fee as low as 25 cents. Yahoo! sellers also have a chance to include a thumbnail image of their featured products on a rotating picture gallery. On eBay's home page, a featured spot costs $99, but that doesn't seem too unreasonable when you consider that 1.47 million unique users visit the site every day.
Brand Building
Paulo Santos, the 35-year-old owner of Purplus, a Sausalito, California, discount software company, says exposure is the primary reason for his online auction presence. Sites like Yahoo! Auctions, eBay and Auction World not only provide about half his $1 million in annual sales but have also given him an easy way to build up a brand name and reputation. Santos points to the feedback forums as valuable tools for this task.
"People might be skeptical about whether they should buy a product from us or give us their credit card number or send a check. Then they see we have 3,500 customer [responses] that say things like 'quick shipping,' 'easy transaction,' 'we like them,' and they feel at ease," Santos says. "They're not worried we're going to ship them a box full of rocks."
While good feedback can do wonders for a new company's image and customer base, bad feedback can be devastating. Keenan sees the feedback mechanism as a double-edged sword in that it enables sellers to reach millions of buyers at once but, at the same time, enables just a handful of buyers to pollute the reputation of the seller. It's up to the auction site, he says, to develop rules and a screening process to protect sellers against fraudulent and vindictive comments.
Most sellers have found that keeping feedback entries generally positive comes at a price: intensive customer service, which can cut into auction profit margins. Rozanski says the higher demands of auction customers are not necessarily due to the auction format but to the expectations of online buyers in general.
"E-commerce folks have this intense desire for instant gratification; everybody wants 24/7," Rozanski says, recounting a call from an angry customer who had learned milehighcomics.com was closed over the weekend. Rozanski plans to shape his operation into a 24/7 business over the next year and is also contemplating whether he needs to hire new staff to do so.
Lisa Johnson of email@example.com on eBay, takes extra pains to put customer service first. The Vineland, New Jersey, liquidation business, which Johnson, 36, co-owns with her fiance, Rick Salesky, 44, sells overstock of "As-Seen-on-TV" products and has done some 18,000 transactions since the couple started selling products on eBay in 1998. Johnson says the company's efforts have helped earn it one of the highest ratings of any seller on eBay, not to mention more than $1.5 million (a three-fold increase) in 1999.
Like Rozanski, Johnson believes auction customers are demanding in a different way than offline customers. "People get brave when they're behind a computer and no one can see them. They say things in an e-mail that they won't say to your face," she says. "We can have an extremely irate customer, for whatever reason, writing 'I'm going to do this' and 'I'm going to do that.' Then you call them on the phone, and they're pussycats. By the end of the conversation, they're laughing and joking with you."
Keenan says it's not the online format but the type of customer shopping in auctions that requires more attention. "Value-oriented buyers," like auction shoppers, have a higher expectation for service than people who are used to paying whatever price seems reasonable, he says. If they've already gone through the trouble of price shopping and finding a good deal on a particular product on a site, they're more likely to have issues when it comes to evaluating and accepting the product.
But Wait, There's More. . .
Besides eyeballs and the opportunity to build a customer base, online auctions can offer other advantages to small businesses, like providing a venue to sell inventory that may have sat in a warehouse for a while. "It gives you a way to profit from it rather than throw it away," says Santos, who often sells his excess inventory on the auction sites. "With the auctions, we can find those people who want that older software for collectible reasons."
Auctions also provide a good forum to test-market products, says Rothberg. Businesses put new products on auction sites to see if customers will bite, and then determine a price point.
Then there's the inherent benefit of auctions everywhere: Although many people are looking for a deal, the frenzy of some auctions may drive a price higher. Rothberg notes it's not uncommon for products to sell for more than they would in the physical world.
Seller Beware
Of course, there are some downsides to auctioning products, such as what Rothberg calls a "perception problem." While auctions may sometimes drive up a product price, buyers' tendencies to devalue items on auction may keep the price down or result in no sale at all. The key is to maintain realistic expectations and be sensitive to these views. "People expect to pay next to nothing [at auctions], and they're often disappointed when the price is too high," Rothberg says. That might result in a backlash against the seller, which means negative feedback.
Auctions are also time-consuming. Small businesses must be prepared to devote time to posting the listings; answering hundreds of e-mails; and dealing with billing, shipping, payment collection and other management responsibilities.
Many larger sites, like eBay, Amazon.com and Yahoo!, have tools to assist with some, but not all, of these responsibilities. One new business, Andale in Santa Clara, California, is carving out its niche by providing these much-needed auction-management services to small businesses in the form of Web-based tools. "Entrepreneurs are experts in their products and the domain, but not necessarily in managing their auction sites," says Andale's CEO, Munjal Shah.
Rothberg warns of one other disadvantage, particularly for small businesses collecting money without going through a credit company. "You sell the item to the highest bidder," she says, "and they might not come through. They may never send payment."
One line of protection against this is an escrow service, offered by many top auctions, where a third party holds the buyer's money until the product is shipped and determined to be in good condition. While this affords some protection to the seller, says Rothberg, it's mostly designed to protect the buyer.
Rozanski believes Amazon.com's auction handles this problem nicely with its 1-Click function, where bidders pay with their credit card. "Amazon.com takes care of the financial element of the transaction, so you're not having to run a credit card through your machine," he says. "It saves you the labor of doing that, and the credit card charge."
Merchants still need to pay a fee that's slightly higher than what a credit company would charge, but it's effective for smaller companies that don't already have credit card arrangements.
Site Selection
Entrepreneurs need to consider several factors when deciding which site to list their items on. Rozanski, for example, uses Amazon.com because of services like 1-Click that help sellers. His decision was also influenced by eBay's frequent down times, which became problematic for his business.
Johnson, on the other hand, believes it's well worth enduring an occasional site outage in exchange for the service she receives through eBay's PowerSeller program. "We have a wonderful [PowerSeller] representative," she says, "who helps us with everything and arranges immediate contact with eBay."
Businesses may also want to consider straying from the beaten path and trading quantity of eyeballs for a more focused audience on business-oriented auction sites, such as uBid and Onsale.com. If you've got some cash to work with, another option to consider is a listing on a mega-umbrella auction portal like FairMarket AuctionPlace, which will put your auction, by category, on a host of other Web sites.
When looking to increase sales, it also doesn't hurt to take advantage of different advisory resources offered by auction sites. EBay representatives attend hundreds of trade shows each year, where they host workshops on how to sell via auctions. Yahoo! has recently published a book, Online Auctions for Yahoos, co-written by bestselling marketing guru Seth Godin and Yahoo!'s Commerce Group vice president, Tony Surtees. Its pages feature valuable tips for making money through the auction format.
Finally, be vigilant about what you post, how you post, and how you present yourself and your products to online customers. Keep in mind that, in linking up with an auction, you're placing your business in front of a worldwide audience of demanding shoppers and just about every business decision you make can have global repercussions.
"It's like dancing naked on a stage in a public square," says Rozanski. "Every single thing you do that can be perceived as negative can be told to 100,000 people by a disgruntled customer, with unbelievable speed."
Food For Thought
Most people think of auctions as consumer-to-consumer or business-to-consumer sales, but John Schachat discovered the auction format was a natural for business-to-business sales as well.
Schachat, 47, is a co-founder of Networld Exchange Inc., an online network for buyers and suppliers that provides Web-based tools to move products. The San Diego company focuses on the food and hospitality industry but plans to spin off to other vertical markets in the future.
The auction model on the Networld Exchange site is a bit different than the traditional auction format. "The way you see online auctions in the B-to-C side wouldn't necessarily work in the B-to-B side," Schachat explains. "What we do is provide the e-commerce piece that enables the transactions between the buyer and the suppliers; it works off the suppliers' online catalogs we have on our system."
On the Networld Exchange auction, buyers can often find products at prices lower than they'd normally pay. Suppliers, in turn, can move dead inventory without having to tie up their sales force. While many of his clients agree the auction format makes sense, Schachat says it's a different model for most of them and they're just starting to adapt to it. He admits that buyers haven't quite warmed up to the "perishable side" of the auction yet, for obvious reasons, but nonperishables seem to do just fine.
Would Schachat advise other companies to take the auction route? That depends on the business, he says. The food service and hospitality industry, for example, would benefit from any mechanism to get excess inventory sold. "You really have to look at the industry you're marketing to and decide whether [the auction model] will be palatable to buyers and suppliers," he says. "For any nonperishable item, I think it's a winner."
10 Ways To Increase Online Auction Sales
1. Study an auction for a few weeks to see what kinds of postings work. Look for items similar to what you want to post, monitor the response and determine an appropriate price.
2. Test-market your items. See which sell on which auctions. Sometimes 10 items will sell better on 10 separate auctions than lumped together on one auction.
3. Specialize--serve more needs of a few people rather than fewer needs of more people.
4. Do what you can to get people to try you once, then give them a reason to come back.
5. If you fear an item might sell for less than its value, set a reserve so that you'll at least get your minimum price.
6. Make sure descriptions of items are accurate. If there's a scratch, say so. Exaggerating the quality could result in dissatisfied customers, which could damage your reputation.
7. Take advantage of featured listing opportunities, auction networks and other chances to get your product before a larger audience. Also use chat rooms and other community features to build a name for your business and make yourself accessible.
8. Consider using an auction site with a smaller, but more targeted, audience. You can find objective ratings at http://www.gomez.com.
9. Take advantage of auction seminars, on-site advice and other benefits offered by an auction site to help you sell your products.
10. Underpromise and overdeliver--give customers a reason to give you good feedback and recommend you to others.
Julie Vallone covers business and technology for publications such as Investor's Business Daily, Salon magazine and The San Francisco Examiner.
Contact Sources
Andale, (408) 938-9050, http://www.andale.com
Gomez.com, (781) 257-2000, http://www.gomez.com
Keenan Vision, firstname.lastname@example.com, http://www.keenanvision.com
milehighcosmetics.com, (303) 455-2659, firstname.lastname@example.com
Networld Exchange Inc., (760) 639-4900, http://www.networldexchange.com
Purplus, (415) 456-6388, email@example.com
RJS Enterprises International Inc., (856) 507-9200, email@example.com
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SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Kyle Markham is a team-first guy. But he had to admit to feeling pretty good about himself after making a key play in the Marshwood High School football team's playoff opener two weeks ago.
With his team trailing Cape Elizabeth 7-0 at halftime in the Western Maine Class B quarterfinals on Oct. 26, Markham intercepted a pass by Capers quarterback Noah Wolfinger early in the third quarter. Brett Gerry scored on the next play to tie the game and Marshwood went on to win 27-7.
"I was pumped," Markham said. "It was my first interception ever. Then we scored, and I was even more pumped when I realized what I had just done caused us to score. I was so excited."
One week later in the semifinals against Wells, another big interception late in the game turned the tide. Nick Janes intercepted Warriors quarterback Gavin Snapp with less than two minutes to play in the game, helping the Hawks to hold on for a 15-13 win.
"That was a big turning point," Janes said. "We didn't turn it over at all, I don't think, so that was the tipping point that helped us to win.
Janes' interception was one of four turnovers the Hawks forced against Wells.
Now Marshwood is a win away from winning a regional championship and earning a trip to the state championship game. The top-seeded Hawks (9-1) will host No. 3 York (8-2) this Saturday at 12:30 p.m. It will be the Hawks first appearance in a regional championship game since losing to Bonny Eagle in the 2007 Western Maine Class A final.
"We wouldn't be practicing right now if Wells hadn't turned the ball over four times last Friday," Marshwood coach Alex Rotsko said. "That, obviously, was the difference in the game. The same thing the week before. Those turnovers are huge, and that's one area where we've excelled this year."
Janes' interception came on Wells' final desperation drive after receiving a punt near midfield. On third-and-8, Janes got in front of Snapp's pass at the Marshwood 30-yard line. A pair of Dan Lizotte first-down runs were enough to kill the clock and punch the Hawks' ticket to Saturday's final.
"That saved the game," Markham said. "I feel like they easily could have scored if Nick hadn't picked that ball off. But he picked it. That closed the deal. That was a big thing."
On the play before his pick, Janes observed one Wells receiver's disgruntled behavior and used that as a clue as to where the ball was headed on the next play.
"He was upset because he didn't get the ball the play before," Janes said. "So I thought he was going to get it on the next one. The quarterback threw it behind him, and I dived and got it."
Janes wouldn't call himself an interception specialist, but he did have one in a key 33-12 regular-season win at Spruce Mountain on Oct. 12.
"You have to read the quarterback," Janes said. "You have to be able to know what he's doing."
Rotsko said it was no surprise that Markham and Janes, both senior captains, came up with big plays at key times.
"They're both captains and they're both experienced players," Rotsko said. "It's good to have those guys around. In a big game, you look to guys like that to carry you."The Hawks are proficient at forcing turnovers, but according to Markham, it's just one aspect of a defense that is solid overall.
"We haven't had a lot of interceptions this year, but our defense is good," Markham said. "Even if we don't get turnovers, that and our offense will back it up and still help us score. Our defense has played great this year."
Western Maine Class B championship: Two big INTs have keyed Marshwood's run
SOUTH BERWICK, Maine — Kyle Markham is a team-first guy. But he had to admit to feeling pretty good about himself after making a key play in the Marshwood High School football team's playoff opener two weeks ago.

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Bronislau Kaper's phenomenal versatility made him an ideal choice for a variety of film genres during his two and a half decades of work at M-G-M. Much of his output has already been explored by previous FSM releases, but this limited-edition, six-film 3CD set (limited to 1,200 copies) fills in some important gaps in the Kaper discography.
Disc One includes three scores from the 1950s, each a model of economy distinguished by Kaper's melodic gift and unerring dramatic skill. The Power and the Prize (1956) was a contemporary fable about corporate greed, but its music focuses on a lush and florid romantic theme that is subjected to variations throughout the film. Her Twelve Men (1954) was a sort of female Goodbye, Mr. Chips, and it mines a more sentimental vein, centered on a school song that Kaper effortlessly blends into his underscore. Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956, conducted by Miklós Rózsa) was based on the autobiography of prizefighter Rocky Graziano; it includes a few cues of urban-tinged symphonic jazz (à la Leonard Bernstein's On the Waterfront) plus developments of its hymn-like title song.
Disc Two features two scores Kaper wrote just prior to Mutiny on the Bounty(FSM Vol. 7, No. 16): Ada and Two Loves (both 1961). Although the films are largely forgotten today, Kaper contributed a dramatic and sensitive score to each, characterized by his penchant for effective understatement. The music is pithy, not epic—and often brooding. Much of Ada (a melodramatic tale of political corruption in the South) is especially somber, painted in dark orchestral colors (low strings, clarinet, English horn); Two Loves (which featured Shirley MacLaine as an expatriate American in a complicated romantic triangle) is leavened by more expansive writing which reflects the Northern New Zealand setting. These scores also demonstrate Kaper's skill in weaving music by others into the fabric of his own; Ada makes use of a gospel number ("May the Lord Bless You Real Good") and Two Loves incorporates one of Liszt's Transcendental Etudes for piano.
The final disc is devoted to one of Kaper's most-requested titles: the hard-hitting contemporary drama, BUtterfield 8 (1960). The score, while traditionally symphonic, is suffused with an undertone of jazz that reflects the sultry, Oscar-winning performance by Elizabeth Taylor as a sophisticated "escort" who wants desperately to find true love. From its extraordinary opening sequence (nearly nine minutes of music virtually uninterrupted by dialogue) to its tragic dénouement, Kaper's sophisticated music brings operatic depth to the film's turbulent emotions. Its saxophone-driven main theme is one of the most popular tunes by this master melodist; it is known to fans in countless cover versions, but the original soundtrack has never been available—until now.
This compilation includes the complete orchestral scores for all six films (two vocals are not included due to licensing restrictions) and, as always, numerous bonus tracks—including a spill-over from FSM's Mutiny on the Bounty. All but Somebody Up There Likes Me are presented in stereo. The booklet, designed by Joe Sikoryak, includes concise background information on the films and their music by Frank K. DeWald, plus track lists, film stills and posters. More extensive essays and full track-by-track commentaries in the finest FSM tradition are available online.
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The Power and the Prize (1956)
Music Composed by Bronislau Kaper
Conducted by John Green
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Her Twelve Men (1954)
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Somebody Up There Likes Me (1956)
Conducted by Miklós Rózsa and John Green
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Total Time: 4:37
Total Disc Time: 74:47
Ada (1961)
Conducted by Robert Armbruster
Song: "May the Lord Bless You Real Good" by Warren Roberts and Wally Fowler
Total Time: 23:58
Total Time: 10:54
Two Loves (1961)
Total Time: 27:31
Total Disc Time: 62:35
BUtterfield 8 (1960)
Total Time: 48:06
Additional Source Music
Total Time: 11:54
Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
Music Composed by Bronislau Kaper, Conducted by Robert Armbruster
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I kinda feel like that's just good advice all the time for everyone, right? Confused about what to eat at lunch? Just look at Viola Davis and be happy she exists and eat whatever you damn well please!
Washington took part in the Hollywood Reporter's annual actor's roundtable along with Jamie Foxx, Matt Damon, Richard Gere, Alan Arkin and John Hawkes. In the interview, Washington discusses the advice he gave his daughter Olivia, who apparently wants to pursue an acting career:
"I tell my daughter - she's at NYU - I say: 'You're black, you're a woman, and you're dark-skinned at that. So you have to be a triple/quadruple threat.' I said: 'You gotta learn how to act. You gotta learn how to dance, sing, move onstage.' That's the only place, in my humble opinion, you really learn how to act. I said: 'Look at Viola Davis.' I said That's who you want to be. Forget about the little pretty girls; if you're relying on that, when girls; if you're relying on that, when you hit 40, you're out the door. You you hit 40, you're out the door. You better have some chops."
My advice woulda been DON'T EAT AND GET GOOD AT SEX. Jkjk, I think Washington's advice is much more solid.
In a weird way, it reminds me of the advice that Jason Schwartzman said Bill Murray gave him about acting. I'm paraphrasing because this is from a talk before a screening of Rushmore back in 1999 or 2000, but Schwartzman said that when he asked Murray for acting advice, Murray said to him, "How much do you weigh, kid?" and Schwartzman was all, "Uh, I don't know, 120?" (or whatever, I don't remember Schwartzman's exact poundage, it was something around there, he was a skinny kid) and Murray goes, "Just pretend it's all in your feet." And that was that!
I guess it's not the same at all. Never mind. Oh, but after the talk, I asked Murray to sign my Rushmore poster — he smelled like peaches and told me that he's looking to act in a movie about angels. So, aspiring screenwriters, write that movie and ask Bill Murray to star in it! And then give me at least 50 percent of the proceeds because GODDAMMIT I MADE YOU.
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(AP) -- Matt Kenseth wanted to put a road-course wreck behind him and focus on chasing his first win.
Dale Earnhardt Jr.? He hoped there were no hard feelings for the accident before the Sprint Cup series shifted this weekend to Kentucky Speedway.
Earnhardt blamed himself for an incident that wrecked Kenseth at Sonoma and was apologetic on the radio. The longtime friends and on-track rivals appeared to smooth any lingering ill feelings about the incident with a chat Tuesday.
Earnhardt, who finished third on the road course, jumped a curb and sent Kenseth's car into a tire barrier. Kenseth's race was spoiled and he earned his first DNF of the season.
"I'm sure it was just a mistake," Kenseth said. "I mean, part of the thing is the way the racing is today, it's much more entertaining to watch, especially road courses. You're running side by side with those two-wide restarts, and you run two wide at a track that's really made to run single file, it's very small and a lot of marbles, and there's really only one good lane through there."
Kenseth said earlier this week he was surprised he had not heard from Earnhardt following the race. Earnhardt used Twitter to note he finally did chat with Kenseth.
Coming off a seven-win season, Kenseth is winless and is fourth in the points standings, knowing he needs at least one victory to bolster his bid for a spot in the Chase for the Sprint Cup championship field. Kenseth is the defending race winner at Kentucky Speedway.
"As far as the urgency to get a win, yeah, you want to get one," Kenseth said. "In this new format you really need at least a win and be up in the top 30 to really feel confident about being in the Chase."
CASTRONEVES REDEMPTION: IndyCar ends a three-week hiatus with a doubleheader weekend at the Grand Prix of Houston.
Last year, a bump on turn one turned the event and points standings upside down. Points leader Helio Castroneves bottomed out in the second race on that turn, destroying his gearbox and ending a weekend that saw his 49-point lead vanish.
Once the bump in the asphalt was discovered, IndyCar was forced to delay track activity and erect a chicane of tires that drivers had to go around during two practice sessions. That worked until Josef Newgarden hit the chicane, knocking it into the path of Castroneves.
Track officials spent all night grinding the bump, but it never solved the problem. And in the second race, three-time Indianapolis 500 winner Dario Franchitti was hurt in a career-ending crash that also injured 13 fans and an IndyCar Series official.
"We surveyed the area in February and established the perimeter of where the bumps were and totally demolished that part of the track and repaved with new concrete," director of operations Martyn Thake said.
Castroneves returns ready to battle the heat during the new summer date on the schedule and make a run for redemption that can keep him in the hunt for his first championship.
"Last year, I lost the championship because of a doubleheader," Castroneves said. "Some of it was out of our control. Some of it, I think, couldn't be avoided. To have that kind of scenario was very frustrating. The series made some adjustments on the racetrack with the big bump that caused some controversy. If anything happens, I hope it's better than last year."
SHORT FIELD: The No. 77 car owned by Randy Humphrey will sit out this weekend's NASCAR race at Kentucky, leaving the entry list at 42, one car shy of a full field. This would mark the first time since the November 2001 race at New Hampshire that NASCAR ran a Sprint Cup race without the full 43-car field. Dave Blaney made four starts in the No. 77 this season.
BOURDAIS PENALTY: The IndyCar Series has withdrawn its $10,000 fine and probation against driver Sebastien Bourdais after accusing him of unsafe driving during a race in Texas. IndyCar said Wednesday it had rescinded the penalties following an internal review. It did not give a reason for the change. Bourdais was penalized after saying he thought he had positioned himself to prevent Justin Wilson from passing him on Lap 121 of the race earlier this month. When Wilson tried to make the move, the two cars crashed.
ROCKY RUN: IndyCar driver Justin Wilson and former racer Paul Shippey have teamed up to form Ignition, an event company. The inaugural "Rumble In The Rockies" event takes place Sept. 2-4.
"Our goal is to offer a two-day driving experience for owners of exotic and rare cars unlike any other," Shippey said. "`Rumble In The Rockies,' will provide participants the chance to drive some fantastic (Colorado) mountain roads, mingle with celebrity drivers ... and an opportunity to learn some performance and track driving skills from some of the fastest racing drivers on the planet." More information can be found at www.ignitionevents.net


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Keystone Bullet Sets Sales Record During July
September 10, 2013 by RVBusiness · Comments Off on Keystone Bullet Sets Sales Record During July
Keystone RV Co.'s Bullet ultralight division set a company record when the Bullet dealers retailed 600 units in July. According to a press release, Bullet is the first Keystone ultralight product division to reach this milestone.
"We thank our dealers for helping us achieve this level of growth," said Bullet Product Manager Brian Hyde. "When we launched the Bullet product line our goal was to create a luxury lightweight unlike anything the industry had seen before. We focused on features, interior and exterior style and weight. The enthusiasm our dealers and customers have shown as indicated by July results confirms that we are on the right track. The Bullet product team has been hard at work based on feedback from dealers and retail customers."
Bullet will debut four new island kitchen floorplans in the Premier line at the Elkhart County RV Open House next week. All will incorporate a "segment first" 46-inch LED TV. "Island kitchens are hot right now and we made them even more spectacular by adding 46-inch TVs," said Hyde. "These new models deliver a product that is not a me-too."
Another upgrade timed for Open House is the addition of full-depth slides in all Bullet floorplans 24-feet in length and above. Deeper slides enhance the openness of the interior while allowing for larger sofas and dinettes. "This is one of the ways we will continue to keep Bullet ahead of the field," said Hyde.
Bullet is also focusing on fine-tuning its Pendleton, Ore., production and will soon debut some unique features to the western-built Bullet models as well as several new western-built floorplans. According to Hyde, "Our Bullet sales in the western states have grown significantly this year."
Seven new and enhanced Bullet and Bullet Premier models will be on display at the Keystone RV Open House, Sept. 17-19 at the RV/MH Hall of Fame.


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I love sleeping (The type that we do alone). And I love being with the computer too. These two apparently, don't go so well together. Scientific research has proved that usage of computers are directly connected to insomnia. No wonder I'm such an insomniac, 'a night owl' in other words. I love science and I tend to believe in scientific researches (Science works, bitches). But c'mon, looking at random funny pictures on Internet is fun. I'm not gonna reduce my computer usage to improve my sleep (lack of self discipline to be blamed, not me).
Anyhow I want to stay up as late as I can and look at as many interesting things on wild wild webs and get on bed, crash in NO TIME, sleep tight and wake up sharp next morning. I rarely have problems with sleeping tight. I sleep like a log, one that has no sort of life left in, to be specific. But often falling asleep is the hard things. Stupid computer! I curse only till I fall asleep.
I was looking for ways to crash ASAP. Counting doesn't work because it only waste my thinking power, doesn't improve the fall asleep time by a micro second. One pitfall of counting is I feel like I lost in the count and waste a lot of time trying to figure out where did I miss few hundreds. And medications are not gonna work. It's too much of work getting hands on them.
In my search for crash asap methods, lots of sources recommended practicing meditation. I really like the idea but again, :-/ it takes self discipline. A lot of self discipline. So all I did about meditation is saying "wow, cool!" at articles like this and forgetting it afterwards. But one day I found this article, "A Guide to Meditation for the Rest of Us", which lead me to "Beat Insomnia with Blue Energy".
And in one hard-to-fall-asleep night, I decided to gather all the self discipline I had and try what I've read. I also decided to hack the idea a bit and mix it up together. So read along to find out how I did it.
Following is an excerpt from an excerpt on "A Guide to Meditation for the Rest of Us".
As you breathe in, count 1 in your mind, and as you breathe out, count 1. Breathe in, count 2. Breathe out, count 2. Continue through 10, then return to 1 again.
I do this for some time, counting to 10 twice or thrice while lying on bed (too lazy sit for this :P). And then do the blue energy thing. It sounds weird, you'll laugh at yourself for doing this the first time but trust me and try it for several times.
1. Imagine your body filled with a blue gas, swarming all around, filling up every part of you.
2. Starting with your toes, to your feet and up your legs, slowly gather up all of this energy from each leg — feeling your toes, feet and legs relax as the energy leaves — and center it in your stomach area.
3. Do the same for your arms — slowly pulling the blue energy from the finger tips, hands, arms, shoulder and down into your stomach, letting it join the rest, creating an even larger ball of blue energy.
4. Again, pull the energy down from your head, neck and chest and add it to the spinning ball of blue energy that now fills your stomach area.
5. This ball of blue energy now contains everything — all of your worries, stresses and fears — and with it all together, shoot it out of the top of your head, through the wall, outside, and straight up into the sky. Watch it shoot past the tree tops, through the clouds and into space.
6. Feel your body relaxed and empty. Now, you're ready to sleep.
That's it. Read it once and have the idea in mind so that you can try it when you are ready.
After this blue energy thing I repeat the first step. I can't really tell you how many times I do this. Hope you too won't ever find it out.
I have tried this several times so far and it worked like a charm. I only do it if I realize I take too long to fall asleep. The reasons I like this so much are,
1. It really works for me.
2. It takes only a little effort and time.
3. It's meditation.
4. It's number 3 and yet takes only a little self discipline.
5. It lets me use computer the usual way.
6. It lets me crash quickly.
6. It gives me a good sleep and waking up feels good too.
7. Maybe it keeps nightmares away (Not enough data to confirm yet).
Still reading this? Good. So try it out. And don't forget to share your ideas in comments.


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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Mass Maritime freshman Jeff Pirri hammered in two touchdowns from short distance and the Buccaneers ended a 15-game losing streak with a 19-0 victory over MIT at Steinbrenner Stadium, Saturday afternoon. The Engineers, who had defeated Mass Maritime in the previous five meetings, lost their home opener for the first time since 2001, while Buccaneers' head coach Jeremy Cameron enjoyed his first collegiate win.
Sophomore Joe DeFrank and freshman David Hike split time behind center during Saturday's tilt, but DeFrank looked especially sharp. The second-year quarterback finished 11-for-13 and managed the game flawlessly.
Although neither team scored during the opening frame, the Engineers (0-1) were inside the 10-yard line on consecutive possessions, but were unable to get into the endzone. MIT's second drive of the game proved to be its best as the Cardinal and Gray marched 67 yards on 14 plays only to be denied on downs at the Mass Maritime four. On Tech's ensuing possession, the Engineers drove 29 yards on seven plays to get to the Buccaneer six, only to be stopped on downs again.
Mass Maritime (1-0) finally broke the scoreless deadlock with 3:49 left in the first half. Sophomore Tom Stralka capped a 16-play, 94-yard drive with a one-yard run up the middle. The Buccaneers missed the extra point but still enjoyed a 6-0 lead at the break after MIT fumbled the ball in the midst of a strong drive to close out the half.
In the second half, Mass Maritime dominated possession by securing the ball on offense for nearly 19 minutes. Stralka, who rushed for a team-high 65 yards on 11 carries, paced the ground assault, while freshman Alex Butler chipped in with 44 yards on nine attempts. Rookie Stefan Stauber led the receiving corps with four catches, although DeFrank and Hike spread the ball to six different receivers.
Holding the ball for nearly 10 minutes in the third quarter, the Buccaneers ended the stanza behind Pirri's first touchdown of the game. After forcing a quick three and out, Mass Maritime held the ball for the first seven minutes of the fourth before Pirri added his second score with a two-yard run. The Buccaneers final drive of the game was good for 11 plays and 42 yards.
The Engineers were never able to get on track offensively. Sophomore Rick Mancuso, who returns to the MIT lineup after earning NEFC Offensive Rookie of the Year honors, was held to a career low 67 yards, while finishing 11-for-24 with two interceptions. Despite enduring some aerial woes, the Engineers fared much better on the ground. T.C. Scotton paced the Engineers with a game-best 67 yards on 16 carries. Rookies Ben Grannon and DeRon Brown completed a strong rotation that finished with 123 yards on 26 rushes.


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When it rains, it pours. A man in Oregon has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for collecting rainwater on his property. The government determined he had "illegal reservoirs."
Guy Harrington of rural Eagle Point, Ore., collects rainwater and snow runoff in three locations on his property. Harrington believes a 1925 law is behind the ruckus. The law established that the city of Medford would hold the rights to all the sources of water in the Big Butte Creek watershed and tributaries.
But Harrington thinks the courts are taking the law of out context.
"It didn't mention anything about rainwater and it didn't mention anything about snow melt and it didn't mention anything about diffused water, but yet now, they're trying to expand that to include that rain water and they're using me as the goat to do it," argued Harrington.
Harrington has three ponds on his 170 acres. According to Oregon laws, one must obtain a permit in order to have a reservoir. Harrington applied for permits and was granted permits in 2003, but a State court reversed that decision.
"They issued me my permits. I had my permits in hand and they retracted them just arbitrarily, basically. They took them back and said 'No, you can't have them,' so I've been fighting it ever since," said Harrington.
The real issue is this: Is the water that Harrington collects public water? Oregon says "yes." The State believes Harrington is diverting and damming water that would otherwise run into public streams.
But Harrington thinks it is just another example of government overstepping its bounds.
"The government is bullying," he said. "They've just gotten to be big bullies and if you just lay over and die and give up, that just makes them bigger bullies. So, we as Americans, we need to stand on our constitutional rights, on our rights as citizens and hang tough. This is a good country, we'll prevail."


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Warren Buffett may have no choice but to say goodbye to one of the high-yielding investments that he made during the financial crisis.
Dow Chemical Co. shares recently rose past $53.72 at one point for the first time in over nine years. If the company closes above that price for 20 days of trading in a 30 day window, the chemical maker then has the opportunity to convert the $3 billion preferred stake that Buffett owns into common stock.
Swapping the shares would lower the dividend that Dow has been paying Berkshire Hathaway since they asked Buffett to help finance a Rohm & Haas 2009 takeover. During the credit crisis, Warren Buffett and Berkshire Hathaway went on a deal making spending spree, and lent billions of dollars to companies including General Electric and Goldman Sachs group at historically high rates.
"He built the ark before the storm came up," said Luke Sims, the chairman of Sims Capital Management, says of Buffett. Having lots of cash during a crisis "and staying power gives you many, many opportunities."
Buffett's preferred stake is certainly expensive for the chemical company, especially now that interest rates are near their all time lows. The securities themselves have an 8.5% yield, and this entitles Berkshire Hathaway to $255 million each year in dividends. The sovereign wealth of Kuwait also helped finance the purchase of Rohm & Haas, and they hold $1 billion worth of preferred securities.
Creating Value
"Our desire there obviously is for our share price to continue to appreciate and then convert those into common," said Bill Weideman, Dow's Chief Financial Officer during the second quarter earnings conference call. "That is the most value creating option."
Having the ability to convert those preferred shares would be a major milestone for the Dow CEO Andrew Liveris, who has been under serious pressure this year from Dan Loeb, hedge fund manager, in order to boost the share price of the company. While continuing to defend his strategy, the Dow CEO has increased the dividend of the common stock, and announced more buybacks and even expanded a program to divest the underperforming units in the company.
Greater earnings and actions played a major role in the shares rising in price by 21% this year. This is the third best result out of the 16 company Standard & Poor's 500 Chemicals Index. The company, based out of Midland Michigan, rose by 3% to close at $53.89 in New York once they beat analysts' estimates on expanding margins.
Low Costs
The natural gas production boom in the United States since the recession began has lowered the Dow ingredient cost which is how they were able to boost profits. Last year alone, net profit was $4.41 billion, and this is up from $336 million not that long ago in 2009.
Dow shares have gained momentum on Loeb's push as well as investor anticipation of earnings from their new projects, said a UBS securities analyst named John Roberts during a phone interview. Next year, Dow will look to turn more gas into plastics and chemicals on the Gulf Coast of the United States. They also intend to start their $20 billion Sadara joint venture with Saudi Arabian Oil Co.
"People have come to view the dilution from the preferreds as a manageable issue," said Roberts, based on the prospect of high earnings as well as share buybacks.
The Kuwait Investment Authority and Berkshire Hathaway would be entitled to 96.8 million shares of common stock, according to the terms listed in the most recent annual report of the chemical maker. All in all, that's roughly 8% of the weighted average outstanding shares.
As part of a $4.5 billion program looking to reduce the impact of preferred share conversions, Dow has currently repurchased 51 million shares for a total of $2.4 billion, we learned from the CFO Weideman.
Wrigley, Mars
For common shares, Berkshire Hathaway's annual dividend from the chemical maker would come to be about $107 million based on the current payout structure.
Buffett did not respond to requests for comments.
Some of the other Berkshire Hathaway crisis era investments have also wound down. This past October, Mars Inc. repaid $4.4 billion worth of bonds that were held by Berkshire Hathaway. Buffett had these bonds as a way to help the candy company acquire Wm. Wrigley Jr. Co.
During the very same month, Buffett received common equity stakes in GE and Goldman Sachs in order to settle warrants he had received from deals made five years earlier. Berkshire Hathaway had loaned a combined $8 million to these companies during 2008 in order to help them restore market confidence and shore up capital after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. Both General Electric and Goldman Sachs repaid this money at a premium during 2011.
These redemptions caused the coffers at Berkshire Hathaway to swell during a time when fixed income investments have made historical low yields. Buffett's response to this has been to pursue acquisitions, just like he did last year when purchasing Nevada's largest utility company.
"His main goal is to buy more operating businesses," said Sims, whose firm has Berkshire Hathaway stock, based out of Omaha, Nebraska, as one of its largest holdings. "He'll find plenty of places to put the money to work."


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LinkedIn Drops Minimum Age to 14 in U.S. With 'University Pages'
LinkedIn is going after the career-minded crowd before they've figured out their careers.
The professional social-networking site on Monday announced a new product called University Pages, describing it as a way for high-school students to interact with universities' administration and alumni. At the same time, LinkedIn on Sept. 12 is dropping the minimum age of the site in the U.S. to 14 from 18. In other countries, kids as young as 13 can create an account.
LinkedIn shares were up nearly 2% in early trading.
LinkedIn launched with 200 universities, including New York University, Villanova, University of Michigan and others, and said that in the coming weeks thousands of other schools will be given access. LinkedIn said that one of its aims is to help students decide where to attend college, and that for the first time it will allow high-school students to create accounts.
We believe University Pages will be especially valuable for students making their first, big decision about where to attend college. Therefore, beginning on September 12, we will be making LinkedIn available to high school students* who can use LinkedIn to explore schools worldwide, greatly expand their understanding of the careers available, and get a head start on building a network of family and friends to help guide them at every milestone.
LinkedIn also said it wants to help students building out their pre-university resume of activities, honors and test scores, and ultimately help them find internships. It's like the minor leagues for a future professional LinkedIn member.
A side-by-side look at Seton Hall University (alma mater) and the corporate page of WSJ's parent Dow Jones shows that the pages share a similar structure and theme: news and features down the left column, social interaction--including alumni with LinkedIn accounts--down the right side.
Focusing more on higher education is a natural extension for LinkedIn, and one that opens up the company to a whole new territory of users--young people. LinkedIn says "smart, ambitious students are already thinking about their futures when they step foot into high school."
There is certainly potential that the career-driven Rory Gilmores of the world will head over to LinkedIn to carve out a different experience than they have on other social networks like Facebook and Twitter -- be it a more civil or professional atmosphere, a fresh start, a more focused niche, etc.
For LinkedIn, it's less about trying to grab a group of savvy social-media kids allegedly growing bored with Facebook, and more about plying that old General Motors concept: Start out the customers young and stay with them through different stages of their lives. A college prospect with a LinkedIn account is likely to become a professional employee with a LinkedIn account a few years later. (Crossing fingers for a good economy.)
As Mike Isaac on All Things Digital points out, though, going after the university crowd is a competitive space. Still, this isn't just a land grab for teens. The alumni aspect (and all of the competitive juices that flow around that) has the potential to draw in even more members of the working world.
LinkedIn updated its terms of service as part of the decision. You can read more about those changes here.
Also read:
Did LinkedIn Just Make Alumni Networking Easier?


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EAST WENATCHEE A local man was late Wednesday evening after attempting to elude police and breaking into a home.
Joshua J. Clark, 29, of East Wenatchee, was arrested and booked into the Chelan County Jail for felony eluding and obstructing a law enforcement officer.
The arrest followed a chase that started about 9 p.m. Wednesday on Rock Island Road, near South Mary Avenue.
Deputies observed an eastbound vehicle driven without working taillights. But when they attempted a traffic stop, the car sped away at a "high rate of speed," Douglas County Sheriff Harvey Gjesdal said Friday.
A few minutes late, deputies found the vehicle with hits headlights off on South Majestic Avenue.
The suspect fled again at speeds up to 70 mph, running stop signs and stop lights, the sheriff said, noting the pursuit continued through the city.
Deputies called off the high speed pursuit near 19th Street and Sunset Highway due to increased traffic and concern for other motorists' safety, Gjesdal said.
Shortly thereafter, a third deputy spotted the vehicle on Cedar Lane, the sheriff said. The deputy saw aa man wearing black clothing leave the car and flee on foot.
As deputies checked the car for any others, a nearby resident notified police a man had broken out the window of a duplex in the 300 block of 11th Street N.E.
Authorities, surrounded the house and ordered the suspect, later identified as Clark, out of the house with his hands up, Gjesdal said. Clark suffered minor cuts to his hands from breaking the window and was taken to the jail.
In addition to eluding and obstructing charges, Clark may face a charge of driving without a valid license, Gjesdal said.
Clark is not yet facing charges for breaking into the duplex as the resident, who apparently knew Clark, declined to cooperate with authorities, Gjesdal said.
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Presente.org and our partners in the BastaDobbs.com campaign are thrilled that Lou Dobbs no longer has the legitimate platform of CNN from which to incite fear and hate towards immigrants and Latinos.
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It's now been a full week since Lou Dobbs broadcast his last show on CNN, and the heartfelt calls and emails from participants and endorsers of this campaign are still pouring in. We at Presente.org are humbled and honored to have been part of this amazing victory for the thousands of people saying ¡basta! to anti-immigrant and anti-Latino rhetoric in the media. To honor the one week anniversary, we'd like to share some press clips that highlight the movement we all created.Read More
NEW YORK – Responding to the news Wednesday that Lou Dobbs will leave his post as a longtime anchor on CNN, the leaders of BastaDobbs.com – a national Latino-led coalition that had been advocating for his ouster – released this statement.Read More
Teleconferencia de Prensa para Latinoamérica:
Jueves 12 de noviembre de 2009 a las 2:00pm, hora del Este.
BastaDobbs.com is a fast-growing network of organizations working to educate Latinos about the threat posed by Lou Dobbs. From New York to California, Illinois to Arizona, Latinos and our allies are increasingly seeing the link between negative portrayals in the media and discrimination in our hometowns, and saying, "¡Basta!" Enough is enough.
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On The Media Takes On The Music Industry
from the good-summary dept
The other thing that I found incredibly telling was that the person who sounded most out of date and most in denial was not the RIAA representatives (who actually sounded at least somewhat circumspect on how the music industry was changing), but Rob Levine from Billboard Magazine, who still insists that it makes no sense to pay attention to "those who steal music." He brushes aside the band Ok Go for just doing "ok" as if you don't count unless you go platinum in record sales. He dismisses things done "as a hobby" as simply not mattering. He is, of course, defending Billboard's obsolete "charts" which are still based mostly on CD sales and radio play, but just comes across as someone who doesn't even realize what he's measuring (at 43:15 on the podcast):
"Right, okay, the one thing that does skew our ratings is that older people buy more music. They steal less music.... So like, you know, a Bruce Springsteen or a Madonna might overperform on the album sales chart relative to some more subjective measure of their popularity. But as far as like who's stealing what... I mean, what use is that?"And that, right there, is why Billboard has become so obsolete. It's lead by people who think that file sharing is "stealing" and that it's meaningless in figuring out where the money is in music. It ignores the studies that have shown that people who download also end up buying more music. It ignores the studies that show people who download are more likely to attend a show or buy merchandise (things that Billboard doesn't appear to think matter at all in the industry). It's as if Billboard wanted to judge the popularity of the transportation industry by judging how many buggy whips are sold. Yes, as automobiles became more popular, buggy whip sales declined. Sucks to be you if you're focused just on measuring buggy ship sales, but the problem is that you're measuring the wrong thing.
Instead, the guy who sounds like he's really looking to the future is Duncan Freeman, of the site Band Metrics, who shows that the really important thing is not figuring out how many CDs are being sold, but how much fans are devoted to an artist (disclosure: I've met Duncan a few times at events, and talk to him occasionally about the music industry -- he's also given me an account on Band Metrics to check it out, even though it's not yet fully public -- though, I actually haven't used it yet). The program shows how a band can actually figure out where their biggest fans are, where they're getting the most buzz, and actually helps bands better connect with fans in multiple ways -- not just on the old model of selling them more CDs.
Oh yeah, one other point. Some Hollywood lawyers were getting on my case earlier this year, every time I claimed that the RIAA announced last year that it was no longer suing end users, even though it did keep suing. Those lawyers insisted that the RIAA said no such thing (even though that's what all of the press reported). In this podcast, the RIAA's Jonathan Lamy repeats: "Last December, we officially announced that we would end the litigation program against end users." Except it hasn't.
Overall, the program is a really great hour's worth of discussion on the types of things we regularly talk about here, and well worth a listen if you're interested in these things.


text: Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums :: View topic - four wives Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums"The Internet's Meeting Place for ESL/EFL Students and Teachers from Around the World!" FAQ Search Memberlist Usergroups Register Profile Log in to check your private messages Log in four wives Dave's ESL Cafe's Student Discussion Forums Forum Index -> Culture View previous topic :: View next topic Author Message emeJoined: 05 Oct 2004Posts: 32 Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 11:46 am Post subject: four wives [size=18]There was a rich merchant who had four wives. He loved the fourth wife the most and adorned her with rich robes and treated her to delicacies. He took great care of her and gave her nothing but the best. He also loved the third wife very much. He's very proud of her and always wanted to show off her to his friends. He too, loved his second wife. She is a very considerate person, always patient and in fact is the merchant's confidante. Whenever the merchant faced some problems, he always turned to his second wife and she would always help him out and tide him through difficult times. Now, the merchant's first wife is a very loyal partner and has made great contributions in maintaining his wealth and business as well as taking care of the household. However, the merchant did not love the first wife and although she loved him deeply, he hardly took notice of her. One day, the merchant fell ill. Before long, he knew that he was going to die soon. He thought of his luxurious life and told himself, "Now I have four wives with me. But when I die, I'll be alone. How lonely I'll be!" Thus, he asked the fourth wife, "I loved you most, endowed you with the finest clothing and showered great care over you. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No way!" replied the fourth wife and she walked away without another word. The answer cut like a sharp knife right into the merchant's heart. The sad merchant then asked the third wife, "I have loved you so much for all my life. Now that I'm dying, will you follow me and keep me company?" "No!" replied the third wife. "Life is so good over here! I'm going to remarry when you die!" The merchant's heart sank and turned cold. He then asked the second wife, "I always turned to you for help and you've always helped me out. Now I need your help again. When I die, will you follow me and keep me company?" "I'm sorry, I can't help you out this time!" replied the second wife. "At the very most, I can only send you to your grave." The answer came like a bolt of thunder and the merchant was devastated. Then a voice called out : "I'll leave with you. I'll follow you no matter where you go." The merchant looked up and there was his first wife. She was so skinny, almost like she suffered from malnutrition. Greatly grieved, the merchant said, "I should have taken much better care of you while I could have !" Moral : Actually, we all have four wives in our lives a. The fourth wife is our body. No matter how much time and effort we lavish in making it look good, it'll leave us when we die. b. Our third wife ? Our possessions, status and wealth. When we die, they all go to others. c. The second wife is our family and friends. No matter how close they had been there for us when we're alive, the furthest they can stay by us is up to the grave. d. The first wife is in fact our soul, often neglected in our pursuit of material, wealth and sensual pleasure. Guess what? It is actually the only thing that follows us wherever we go. Perhaps it's a good idea to cultivate and strengthen it now rather than to wait until we're on our deathbed to lament_________________That's life. you can't change it. Back to top RedRoseJoined: 21 May 2004Posts: 2735Location: GuangZhou, China Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 3:17 pm Post subject: This ba-stard merchant deserves nothing but a knife right throught his balls and d-ick. He sleeps with 4 women during his marriage years, and now he is dying, he even asks his wives to die with him! what a selfish, insatiable ba-stard! he deserves to be rendered impotent in his otherworldiness. I know this story is supposed to be an apologue. But all I get from this story is that human beings can be greedy, lascivious, insatiable, evil... and the fact that Muslim man can marry 4 wives is ridiculous. Here in China, there are many muslims, but they dare not marry more than one wife, because they have to follow the law of China, since they are Chinese. and China's law provides against plural marriage. That's good one. 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