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Avoiding Diet Patch Scams
The Diet Patch Scam
Floating amid the sea of obsession with fitness, nutrition, and weight loss are pesky diet patch scams. Diet patch scams are bread and butter con games boasting the same features of a scam with a new face, and it starts with the clutter in the inbox known as spam. Before trying any product promoting weight loss, including diet patches its best to do some fact finding. Remember the old saying about if it sounds too good to be true, it probably is? There are few weight loss programs that serve as a living example of this warning more than diet patches.
If it's too good to be true it usually is; diet patches might promise the world in weight loss, pounds of fat melted away or inches off your waistline. Plus you don't have to change your diet or exercise. Do nothing except wear a patch and buy skinnier clothes, but actual results may vary. If looking into a diet patch look for any clinical studies done on it. These studies attempt to make a scientific baseline for the effectiveness of a product under specific conditions and what potential side effects might be.
Do a little research into the company marketing the product and see if they are legitimate. Do they have a customer service number? Do they accept multiple forms of payment or just cash or money order? Do they sell other products proven to be legitimate? Is their address an actual retail location or just a mailing address. Will the company send you more information? Many scams are operated from another country, and several diet patch scams have originated from Canada, and many are operated from mailboxes offering no physical address and can be notoriously difficult to contact via telephone.
If you decide to try a diet patch such as the apple diet patch you will find several personal reviews online, many saying the product works great, others saying it's a hoax, still others bashing you for buying a patch rather than relying on diet and exercise, some bashing the diet patch companies for preying mercilessly on the feeble-minded masses and on, and on, and on. The truth at the core is that as a buyer you need to inform yourself about the product and the company you are buying it from, and the truth about the diet patch scams is that while some might work, they are not proven effective on a broad scale and they are not proven to be any more effective than a simple placebo effect.
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When it comes to weight loss, there is no easy solution like a wrap around belt or some type of a patch to melt away pounds. In the end someone who wants to lose a lot of weight will have to make the decision to change their diet, start exercising, and bit by bit anyone can achieve their goals. Look for advice and help from professionals who know what they're doing, not scam artists trying to peddle one more easy answer. Things like "The Biggest Loser" DVD workouts, to something as simple as calorie counting and taking two 30 minute walks every day can be enough to get going, and that first step is the one that matters most.
Comments on Diet Patch Scams
Thank you for an excellent hub. Well done.
I never considered skin patches for any cure to be that effective. But hey, that chocolate diet---yummy I like that possibility! ;o)
Nice hub.
Has there been any scientific evidence that the diet patch actually works, and what does it actually do anyway? Me thinks it's all a scam. Stick to the Jerusalem diet.


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In working with Austin Texas Goodwill Industries, we analyzed and researched their systems, clientele, visual displays, advertisements, and ultimate mission, in order to identify an opportunity in which to educate, promote, and better the Goodwill identity.
We began our research by interviewing employees, managers, customers, and non-Goodwill shoppers. In these interviews, we asked them a list of set questions. For example one of the questions was, "Are you familiar with Goodwill's mission statement?" Goodwill's mission is to "enhance the dignity and quality of life by eliminating barriers to opportunity and helping people in need reach their fullest potential though the power of work". It became apparent that the people who were unaware or had less of an understanding of this mission were young adults and teenagers. Many of the people interviewed were also unaware that unlike Salvation Army and other charity thrift stores, Goodwill's money and job opportunities stay local and within the Austin community rather than working on a national level. We believed this to be an attractive quality of Goodwill and believed that if the community were aware they too would agree. We took note of these two issues, knowing we wanted to address both of them in our proposal.
Next we did a visual analysis of Goodwill, this consisted of looking at the exterior and interior store layouts, signage, color, and advertisements. Many of the Goodwill signs and advertisements were very informative, but were visually cluttered and verbose in content. This discourages viewers from reading and attaining the information. Also, the signs and advertisements had no consistent branding or reoccurring elements such as typeface, color, and/or imagery. However, we did like the use of vibrant colors used in the Goodwill's store signage. We hoped to extend these vibrant, exciting colors in our designs used for our proposal.
With help from Kevin McCown and Joel King, the transportation manager and assistant manager, we created a flow chart that gives a visual understanding of Goodwill's circulation system. There are three types of donations- individual donations, commercial donations, and events donations. The items are then taken to the store where they are sorted and are either priced and placed in store to be sold, salvaged (immediately given to the outlet), recycled, or in the worst case thrown away. The items put in store are then sold or auctioned and after three weeks if they have not been purchased they are sent to the outlet (known as Blue Hanger). Once items reach the outlets, they are either sold or auctioned. From there hard-line items (such as lamps, stereos, shoes, etc) are placed in gaylords and sold. Clothes are compacted into bales where they are sold to bulk-buyers by the ton. It was vital for us to have a good understanding of this system in order to figure out how and where our proposal would adjust the circulation.
Also after speaking with Kevin and Joel, we discovered that originally Goodwill had purchased several trucks to complete delivery routes. Since then, Goodwill has designed a more efficient route, leaving seven box trucks unused and taking up space in the parking lot of the Blue Hanger Outlet Store in Springdale. Presently, these box trucks are wasted resources.
We took the main issues from all of research and analyses and have created "Goodwheels". Goodwheels is a mobile Goodwill that travels to local Austin events, both large and small. Goodwheels objective is to "efficiently utilize Goodwill's resources in order to strengthen community presence and mission awareness". Events we have considered for Goodwheels to be present are Austin City Limits, First Thursdays on Congress, Fun Fun Fun Fest, and Youth sports fields. Austin City Limits is an annual local music festival held at Zilker Park, this would be a chance for Goodwheels to become a linked part of Austin, the music capital of world. First Thursdays on Congress is an event held every first Thursday of each month where several vendors line the streets of Congress Ave. and act as hosts to an array of events and activities. In participating in an event such as First Thursdays, it would allow the public to anticipate Goodwheels consistent presence at the event and perhaps encourage them to collect and bring donations once a month. The theory behind Fun Fun Fun Fest is to create a fall festival that supports emerging artists, creativity, LOCAL BUSINESS, and bands. This would be another chance for Goodwill to begin to be viewed more as a local vendor. Goodwheel's regular presence at Youth Sports Fields would create a strong community bond and allow families to contribute to the mission of Goodwill whether through donations or purchases. These are a plethora of events, all of which emphasize Austin's strong, creative, and exciting community that are targeted towards educating younger generations.
We photographed, documented, and measured the unused box trucks. The cargo space of each truck measures to be 24 feet long, 8 feet in height, and 7 feet in width. The box truck holds a driver and two passengers. In redesigning the exterior, we used vibrant colors inspired by the existing Goodwill signage and made the formal design playful, dynamic, and visually engaging. We saw the exterior as an opportunity to educate and excite the public on the Goodwill mission; therefore we shortened the original mission statement into a concise tagline that reinforces Goodwheel's purpose, "Goodwheels, delivering opportunity to your community". The original design of the rear of the truck is another example of the visual clutter often found in Goodwill's graphics. The new rear redesign continues the visually engaging theme from the side, while including Goodwill's contact information in a clear way. We also plan to have the recognizable Goodwill Smiling "G" placed on the exterior of the truck, in order to allow the viewer to draw back to the familiar roots of Goodwill. In the trucks interior space, we wanted to utilize existing systems within the cargo space. Specifically, the metal tracking used to tie-down duratainers. The straps have a metal piece that securely attaches to the tracking. We propose to use this metal tracking to create a clothes display that will be modular—in that it can be placed in any truck with the tracking. This allows the display to be interchangeable in size and location. Also, by using the tracking it avoids having to drill holes into the truck walls and having to have to make the renovation permanent. The interior will also include lighting, boxes for storage, a dressing area, a mirror display (in order to expand the space), and a donation box. The color theme already seen on the outside of the truck is also maintained in the interior. Another unique feature is the Donate Your Story Board. The board is an interactive medium that unites the individual with goodwill and its community by allowing individuals the opportunity to share a story of their own or to read a story of someone else's. We also propose that this storyboard include or feature stories from people who have had Goodwill provide and help them in getting jobs and an education. This way people will feel more compelled to purchase and will know that there purchases are directly making a difference in their own community.
When the Goodwheels truck is operating at an event, the cashier counter and donation box will be positioned outside of the truck. Also, for an event with not enough space for a truck clothes racks can be set up outside of the truck. The outside of the truck will be illuminated with removable lights. These will be put in place by Goodwheels employees after the truck is parked for the event. Power will be provided by a generator. In fact, this year at Fun Fun Fun Fest several vendors ran off of solar powered generators, which would be ideal for Goodwheels. Clothes and other items to be sold in the truck will be selected by a Goodwheels employee from items already priced and on the floor of a Goodwill store. The merchandise selected can vary and be tailored to the specific event.
In order to promote the Goodwheels campaign, we have designed two simple yet unique examples of advertising to distribute within the community- door hangers and small business-like cards. Both forms depict the Goodwill logo on one side and on the other they have a calendar of the event's Goodwheels will be located. This will allow the public to anticipate donations or even just shopping the Goodwheel low prices while enjoying a fun community event. The door hangers can be distributed to the neighborhoods near the location of which the Goodwheel's truck next event will be located. The cards can be placed near registers at several businesses in order to make people aware, for example the several stores that participate in First Thursdays as mentioned prior. These cards could also be distributed at the ocation where tickets for the events are being sold.
Goodwheels easily fits into Goodwill's existing circulation system. It acts as another filter. The sellable items sent to the store are selected and are attempted to sell in the Goodwheel's truck and then after the event the merchandise will go back to the floor of the store, where they will be reentered into the existing system. The cost towards redesigning and promoting the truck would be low. The highest cost would be in employing a driver and running a generator, but in the end would be worth it in recruiting a larger amount of goodwill supporters and contributors through raising awareness. The trucks not only will serve their purpose in being a venue for selling and donating, but will also work as movable billboards all around Austin. Goodwheels would be an effective entity within the Goodwill system in boosting community presence, mission awareness (especially amongst the youth), donations, revenue, and ultimately in providing more opportunity for Goodwill to provide work for those in need.
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The Economy Didn't Grow, It Hemmoraged Money
By Elaine Meinel Supkis
Stocks shot up and everyone celebrated the startling news that the economy "grew" fast last quarter especially after hurricanes devastated a huge part of the country. This isn't a healthy sign, the spending was a loss, jobs are down and pay is way down.
From Counterpunch:
With hourly wages falling in real terms, the only way working families can raise their incomes is by working more hours-certainly not the path to improving living standards that we would expect in an economy posting strong productivity gains.When an economy is healthy, wages go up, worker's share rises due to the fact that employment is high and thus, they can bargain for higher wages. This hasn't been true for years, indeed, since the tidal wave of red ink has hit America, wages stagger along and employment barely grows!
This 2.3% rate is a slight tick down from the 2.4%--the previous historical low--that prevailed for the last four quarters. Compensation-wages plus benefits-also grew more slowly in the third quarter of this year, up 3.1% over the same quarter last year, the slowest yearly growth in six years.
The minute I saw the news that America's economy grew over 3% this last quarter, I frowned. If this last quarter which saw economic destruction of huge proportions, was good, then maybe all out nuclear war is a great way to grow. Geeze. This is open insanity. The stockmarket was gliding downwards as expected with raging energy hikes and rising unemployment and other signs of a bad economy, but this "news" caused a huge surge in stock buying.
Bizarre, no? We also learned the dollar is weaker. And this is another good sign? What? Maybe we want to have the dollar drop so low in value, no one will sell to us any more! Yup. A great way to close the trade deficit! Stop all trade by making money worthless!
These sorts of "solutions" are poison pills!
I notice that many professionals writing about the economy have decided to go along with the flow. Party on, dudes! This is why stocks rose when the new Greenspan clone was chosen to lead the Fed deeper into the red. He wasn't going to change anything so the wild spending will continue! He even stated he was totally blase about the wild spending in Congress as well as consumer debt rises. He just doesn't give a hoot. It is all OK so pay no attention to the sea of red ink, it doesn't matter and besides, the Chinese will bankroll us forever and forever. Lalalala.
This stupidity doesn't astonish me. Indeed, this is the historic norm which is why all empires collapse into economic malasie.
I keep challenging the "economy is doing great" people by asking them to raise taxes on the rich and corporate America. Hey, they are doing great, right? Instead, Congress is chopping away even more at the social safety net. Basically, they said to us all, if the south gets hit by hurricanes, Uncle Sam will foot the bill totally, but if any other parts of the country have anything go wrong, sorry, buddy, you are on your own.
In fact, the aid flowing to the poor in the south who were very hard hit by the hurricanes, will also cease soon enough, as soon as the eye of the media moves on to other matters. Meanwhile, the poor in Pakistan, our "ally", are now freezing and starving to death because of the earthquakes and we don't give a hoot and we are very surly about giving them any more money which we don't have anyway because, as I keep pointing out and virtually no one in the media or economic blogs are saying, the Chinese are no longer extending us eternal open ended credit.
Note that the yen dropped in value because the Japanese bought more of our debt this quarter but the yuan rose in value because the Chinese are now refusing our debts we offer them. The Chinese know the Japanese can't absorb half a trillion in American debt every year forever. They have decided to sink both the Japanese and American nuclear ships.
Oh well. When the obvious happens, and it will happen, at least I can use my cartoons to illustrate "The Decline and Fall of the American Empire."
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"For I have learned how to be content with whatever I have." ~Philippians 4:11
Do you struggle with an anxious spirit? If you're nodding your head yes, you're not alone. It's easy to feel like you're the only one in the whole wide world that can't get out of your own head or that can't shut off your brain, but it's not true. Tons of people struggle with anxiety, me included.
This weekend's church sermon was one that I felt was spoken directly to me. I've felt this way before, but never quite so directly. Our church is ending a message series on being "More Than Happy." The context is that like Paul in the book of Philippians, we as Christ-followers should find joy in all circumstances, rather than being focused on finding temporary happiness.
The final message was for those of us specifically battling anxiety. Personally, I been having my most intense battle this past year with this very thing. My ears perked up and I found a pen to take some notes. I wanted to share in case there were others like me that could benefit from hearing this message.
"Prayer is the Language" by Leland Francisco
"I want you to know that what's happened to me has really served to advance the gospel." ~Philippians 1:12
The teaching pastor offered us three ways to overcome anxiety:
1.Don't bury it! The worst thing you can do is to keep your feelings of anxiety and worry all to yourself. That's what the devil would prefer of course, but that's not what God wants for you. God wants for you to share your burden with others and especially with Him. The pastor went on to say that we as a church sometimes project perfection, but the truth is that we are all broken. "It's okay to not be okay." Ask someone to fight alongside you. Tell others. Be vulnerable with God and with your Christian friends who will lift you up.
"Don't worry about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all that He has done." Philippians 4:6
2. Work on it! It's best to do this BEFORE anxiety inducing events arise, as the last thing you want to do when in these situations is oftentimes what will help you the most. Pray without ceasing. Get in the habit of praying more often. Pray when things go right, as well as when things don't. Pray when things are status quo. It's easy to see what we're lacking; instead let's work on seeing what we've been blessed with and thank God for it instead.
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?" Matthew 6:25
3. Defeat it! With God's power you can defeat anxiety, instead of letting anxiety defeat you. You can't change anything by worrying about it, but if you give it over to Him, God can! You are not helpless; you are powerful and in control not due to your own actions, but because of Jesus. He has employed the ultimate strategy of defeat on our behalf already. Accept it and own it!
"For to me, to live is Christ and to die is gain." ~Philippians 1:21
I'm sure that for me anxiety could easily be a lifelong battle if I let it. As a young woman dealing with the stresses of raising kids and figuring out what I want to be when I grow up, there's no shortage of things to worry about. Showing up and letting others see me warts and all, is the real challenge. Maybe by me sharing a little of my story I might be able to help someone else.
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I will update via twitter from this show with hash tag #garth
Here's the place to talk about, and share all the details with everyone who couldn't attend, this show. Links to any pictures you are able to capture are also welcome.
Listen not to the critics
Who put their own dreams on the shelf
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Kent Blazy/Garth Brooks
I will update via twitter from this show with hash tag #garth
By the looks of Twitter, he just started this show (approx. an hour after it was scheduled to begin, I believe?)--again with "Rodeo".
Who were the special guests? And who was in the band? Was Jimmy there?
WARNING*** I am going to give away the entrance.... if you do not want to know, do not ready any further.....
The show started similar to the show back in 98. THe lights lowering, band comes out.... except this time, this huge mirrored box comes out the stage, and then lowers and garth is standing there as Rodeo starts
Set list...
Papa Loved Mamma
Two of a Kind Working On a Full House
I am Much Too Young To Feel This Damned Old
Unanswered Prayers
We Shall Be Free
The Thunder Rolls
The Beaches of Cheyenne
Steve Werner comes out for Long Necked Bottle
Callin Baton Rouge
The River
That Summer
Trisha comes out as Garth starts In Another's Eyes
Garth asks Trisha to sing her own She's In Love With The Boy
Friends In Low Places
The Dance
Encore - Ain't Goin Down Til the Sun Comes Up
Jimmy was there, so was Mike Palmer, David Gant, Mark Greenwood, 2 of his 3 original back up singers (3rd was a small Blonde named Rochelle)....
It was a little bit of a cluster trying to get one crowd to leave and get the other in there. But it was unbelieveable to see Garth and the band together again. I still have goosebumps from getting in the press conference and getting to talk to him, and now the concert.... it was worth every minute of the 9 hour drive and then some.
I met some wonderful women at the hotel that were also PG members, but I forgot their names. They were super sweet!
I could not help but shed a few tears during The Dance (I can be a softie at times), it always hits home about living being thankful for our whole life, that is what got us to where we are right now. And I am thankful for every bit of where I am in my life, especially to see Garth in person and share this trip and concert with my wife!
Thanks Garth, this is a trip I will always cherish!
The 2nd show was slightly shorter than the first. It was 90 minutes on the nose. However, I thought it was much better than the first show. Sound was better and the band seemed tighter. Also think Garth actually had more energy. Here is the setlist:
Garth Brooks 12/16/2010 10 PM
1. Rodeo
2. Papa Loved Mama
3. Two of a Kind
4. Much Too Young
5. Shameless
6. Unanswered Prayers
7. We Shall Be Free
8. The Thunder Rolls
9. Beaches of Cheyenne
10. Longneck Bottle (w/ Steve Wariner)
11. Callin Baton Rouge
12. The River
13. That Summer
14. In Anothers Eyes (w/ Trisha Yearwood)
15. Shes In Love With The Boy (Trisha Yearwood)
16. Friends In Low Places
17. The Dance
18. Aint Goin Down
The show was wonderful and I loved every minute of it!!!! We sat behind the stage in about the fifth row up - the rear view was quite nice (if you know what I mean). Trisha looked great and is one lucky woman! Staying at the Hilton was a great choice -- no parking issues just a short walk across the street. They have Garth Nashville "rescue party" t-shirts and hoodies as well as Nashville G ball caps. I hope everyone who will be coming to the remaining shows has as great a time as we did!!
Great reviews guys, i wonder if he will change teh set lists as the shows go on?
Bruuuuuuuuuce was also there. And Johnny Garcia.
The clips I have seen on the internet filmed by some very naughty people, look great!!!!!!
When the crowd roars for The Man, its loud from any seat. But I always wondered what it must sound like from the stage where its coming at you from all sides... I had 2nd row behind the stage seats last night, and got to find out! lol It made me dizzy!
A few observations from my unique view:
Garth was pooped by the 2nd show! You could see it in his eyes. During Trisha's part of IAE he turned and looked at Mike Palmer and made one of those "I'm so exhaused" faces.
Stillwater is so much fun to watch! Particularly Jimmy and Mike. At the ending of one song, Mike went to jump up off his stool and knocked it over, and I think he just about fell with it. Garth got a good laugh out of that one...
During Ain't Goin Down, Garth grabbed Jimmy by the back of the pants and gave a nice lift. Kind of a jeans wedgie. lol
I *think* one of Garth's girls may have been the confetti cannon operator closest to me. With the one piece crew jumpsuit and a ballcap on, I'm not positive.
I'll post some pics later. Got a lot of fuzzy ones. I had trouble breathing when Garth was near, let alone operating a camera! lol
Garth actually fell coming back on stage for the encore during the first show... he rolled right over and played it off... pretty sweet. Both shows were amazing last night. Wish I could go to all 9.
Wow!! Were you on the stage?!
Trying to add pics, but I can't figure out how to get it done.
Try this public link to my facebook album. More pics to come later.
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The last photo in the album was definitely my fav, quite proud of that one. I will post more later. Tons of photos.
General thoughts on both the concert, good stuff as always, despite a few technical difficulties. Shameless was as sharp as I've seen it post-retirement. Garth, have you been praticing?!?! Shameless was probably the highligt for me. I am suprised that we aren't seeing much in the way of encores, but Garth is obviously exhausted. Hopefull tonight with only one show he will have a longer set in him.
Thank you all for the reviews and pics! Can't wait to get there Sunday
Heavens not beyond the clouds, its just beyond the fear. No, heavens not beyond the clouds, its for us to find it here.
I think last nights shows will be the shortest (hopefully). He had to fly home to oklahoma last night because his girls had one more day of school today. But now they they are out for Christmas he won't be having to go home and won't be on such a time crunch.
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Did anyone buy any merchandise while they were there? Were the lines really long for buying things? My concern is going to the 2nd show on Tuesday and don't know when I will possibly have time to buy a shirt.
There is a merchandise stand outside as well.
They started setting up the merchandise booths around 3 PM and folks were stopping at the one along 5th/Broadway to get shirts, etc. way before anyone was lined up to go in for the concerts.
Great reviews and great pictures! I hope to take some good pictures on Sunday and Monday. I'm sixth row behind the stage on Sun. and 3 row center for Monday. It can't get here soon enough!
Hey everyone... wanna start by saying It looks like Im a new member, but Ive been here several years just had to change my name.... anyway Ive enjoyed everyones posts about the concerts on thursday night. I also was there thursday at both shows. Theres not much to say that hasnt been said already But I thought I would see if I can get some help from you guys by chance.....
So, first of all I gotta tell everyone here because I am so excited. I had my first real true Garth Moment this night, followed by two more. These concerts made my 8th and 9th shows Ive been too and Ive never had a true moment yet until now and I had three in one night. Ill tell ya bout my moments and then ask my favor.
The 7pm show I was behind the stage and was wearing a blue jersey shirt with 77 and garth fan on it... and I held up a sign for garth to see.. he noticed my sign and pointed at me and nodded his head at me and smiled. I about died.... Im sure you all understand that feeling.. So if that wasnt enough, on the ten pm show I was on the floor in the 7th row and right as garth was finishing Beaches of Cheyenne he looked my way and we had the eye contact Ive always waited to experience. Well he kept looking at me, and then motioned to my shirt to show that he noticed it, then he pointed at me, motioned to his shirt (as in talking bout mine) and then pointed to the section behind the stage as in asking "was that you in the other concert wearing that shirt." Well I of course nodded my head to him and then he kinda just smiled about it and continued the show. The other moment was another sign with a song request although I figured he wouldnt be able to do the song... but still. I am on cloud nine still after all this and I had to share my excitement with people who will truely understand... (not many people I know understand this afterall. )
Now heres where I need help. Did anyone get a video of this whole pointing at me and then pointing to the back of the stage thing. Perhaps you were taping him sing "beaches" and caught this on tape or even got a picture of it. I was recording and when he got the eye contact I stupidly put down my camera so I didnt get to capture it completely. I know its a long shot but if anyone got this moment please let me know, so maybe you could send me a copy of it. I can exchange my pics with you in return if you want. Thanks guys
Fantastic, Sarah!
I DO remember him doing that very motion you described. How cool that was about you!
Glad you had a wonderful experience.


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Week two of Open Game Days was another display of high-level fun not to mention some stand-out performances — a couple from old stand-by's, one representing Old-Man Strong, and one from a brand-new member. The AM Team and PM Team are so evenly matched that every week will come down to hair-splitting statistics to determine a winner. Before I get to this week's winner, I just want to thank all of you guys for bringing it so hard. This community always knows how to play to the fullest.
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I got to say: building a cheapo C2D might be OK, but still it is better nowadays to buy cheap C2Q instead, because the price/performance ratio of the machine is considerably better.
However, please DO NOT spend more than 30% of you money on useless M$ products.
Be serious, and keep cheap things cheap, and spend your hard earned money on a better machine or on your wife/kids/bear instead.
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Better performance, better memory management, higher stability.
IN FACT, most real design/3D applications run under unixoid operating systems.
borandiWith the advent of OpenCL at the tail end of the year, and given that a server farm is a centre for multiparallel processes, GPGPU rendering should be around the corner. You can't ignore the power of 1.2TFlops per PCI-E slot (if you can render efficiently enough), or 2.4TFlops per kilowatt, as opposed to 10 old Pentium Dual Cores in a rack.
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ytoledanoWhile I never rendered any 3d scenes, I did learn a lot on building a home server rack. I'm working on a project which involves combinatorial optimization and genetic algorithms - both need a lot of processing power and can be easily split to many processing units. I was surprised to see how cheap one quad core node can be.
MonsterCookieDue to my job I work on parallel computers every day.
I got to say: building a cheapo C2D might be OK, but still it is better nowadays to buy cheap C2Q instead, because the price/performance ratio of the machine is considerably better.
However, please DO NOT spend more than 30% of you money on useless M$ products.
Be serious, and keep cheap things cheap, and spend your hard earned money on a better machine or on your wife/kids/bear instead.
Use linux, solaris, whatsoever ...
Better performance, better memory management, higher stability.
IN FACT, most real design/3D applications run under unixoid operating systems.
ricstormsActually I think if you look at a value analysis, AMD could actually give a decent value for the money. Get an old Phenom 9600 for $89 and build some ridiculously cheap workstations and nodes. The only thing that would kill you is power consumption, I don't think the 1st gen Phenoms were good at undervolting (of course they weren't good on a whole lot of things). Of course the Q8200 would trounce it, but Intel won't put their Quads south of $150 (not that they really need to).
eaclouThanks for doing an article on workstations -- sometimes it feels like all of the articles are only concerned with gaming.
I'm not to the point yet where I really need a render farm, but this information might come in handy in a year or two. (and I severely doubt GPU rendering will make CPU rendering a thing of the past in 2 years)
I look forward to future articles on workstations
-Is there any chance of a comparison between workstation graphics cards and gaming graphics cards?
nemi_PCSome thoughts for small nodes:
1) Cases cablable of taking a 2 slot grpahics card woudl future proff setting up anode at this time in case GPU rendering does become applciable over the lifetiem of the node. So (m)ATX cases not rack mounts
2) Resale of a (m)ATX "reglaur" looking desktop a few years down he road to "home users" is easier than a rack mount server. So should factor that into the value.
3) With 500-1TB being the sweet spot for Gb/$ I would go with those drives and use the render node also as a distributed (redundant) back up solution , this address where are you going to store all your work over the years.
What do you think the meaning of parallel processing is? Doing a lot of that work at once, right? If we have a huge render farm of 5000+ processors, we cut down that time to less than a year, wouldn't we?
Of course, a lot of that depends how fast each processor in the render farm is, but the general public won't care about that; just give 'em the huge numbers and don't tell them you were using 1.6ghz celery's in your render farms.
ossieIn view of eventual future GPU offloading, at least a 3U case for 4x2slot-PCIe GPUs would be necessary, so the upgradeability of 1U cases is limited to one 1slot GPU. But such a monster would get easy over 1kW, posing more challenges for power supply and cooling (generated noise left apart).
As MonsterCookie pointed already out, use some good scaling multi-processor/-node OS for good distributed performance (m$ doesn't apply).
Finally a decent article on TH... almost without the usual vi$hta or $even (aka vi$hta sp2+) m$ pu$hers behind.
What? xpire x64 is working for TH? almost unbelievable...
Also, none of the usual m$ fankiddie and gamer comments, (at least) till now...
damiAnother example, getting out of the computer jargon...
If a task took 100 man hours, that means it took 2 guys 50 hours each to do something. If you did that with 10 guys, it would take each man 10 hours of work. There is a point of diminishing efficiency, which is mentioned in the article. The extreme to this is, it would take 100 men, 1 hour of work to complete the same task. The efficiency has been drasticly reduced.
This is whats being done in these rendering farms. A bunch of processors are put together, tasked with a job, and they belt out the results. If you did that with just one processor, it would take the 3k years in egypt to come up with a result.
I do agree with graphics card rendering,but don't think this article is worthless!
When I read about xeons, I also read about AMD making similar, low power processors like that (45nm or lower?,and a TDP of around 65W, which is 30W lower than their previous processor line).
It might not be beneficial to buy xeons, but perhaps it might when going with AMD.
AnonymousHow about network booting the cluster - we have found it easier to manage upgrades/patches as you just need to reboot the nodes that need upgrading. Also makes each node a little cheaper and saves a fair bit on power consumption.
Another idea we have been playing with is using cheap USB keyfobs either as system drives or to persist config data etc. - much faster boot times, very low power consumption and great MTTF.


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"Unfortunately, the IOC and OCA`s position has been either ignored or challenged and the problem has not been resolved in due time by the responsible authoroties and institutions.
"Now we understand that, although the IOA has freely decided not to reflect the Government regulations (or some of them) in the IOA`s constitution currently in force, it is being faced with a local situation where it has no choice but to implement and apply those Government regulations for the IOA`s elections," it said.
Both Rogge and Al Sabah have questioned IOA`s handling of the entire matter, and criticsed the national Olympic body for not informing IOC about Delhi High Court`s order to follow government regulations in elections.
"In addition, this raises many questions and doubts as to the IOA`s responsibility in the current situation. Indeed, for more than two years, the IOA has obviously failed to play an active role in defending the principles of the Olympic Charter and in entering into a real and constructive dialogue with the relevant government authorities to ensure that this matter is resolved in a satisfactory manner in line with the IOC and OCA position," they said in the letter.
"Lately, the IOA has failed to inform the IOC and OCA in due time of this conflictive issue on the applicable rules for the IOA elections, and in particular has not informed the IOC and OCA of the order from the Delhi High Court on 13 September 2012 by which the IOA is now saying that it is bound.
"The IOA has therefore neglected a number of fundamental duties and responsibilities of an NOC as provided in the Olympic Charter. Now, the IOA cannot, on the one hand, reject in principle the government regulations and decide not to reflect them in the IOA`s constitution and, on the other hand, accept to be bound by those government regulations and continue developing its election process on that basis," the letter said.
The letter added that the IOA should be consistent with its own position by either freely accepting the government regulations provided they are compatible with the Olympic Charter, or, staright forwardly rejecting them.
"The IOA has therefore been unable to make the appropriate, responsible and consistent decision in due time and, as a result, is now face with this situation," Rogge and Al Sabah said.
"Consequently, for these reasons also, the IOA is exposing itself to the measures and sanctions provided in Rule 59.1.4 of the Olympic Charter," the letter said.
The letter added that IOC will not recognise the upcoming elections of IOA if it is held under the government regulations.
"Though it is necessary for the IOA to hold its regular quadrennial election process, this election process cannot take place on an incorrect basis and in such a confusing context," it said.
"Should the IOA decide to hold elections on a basis other than the Olympic Charter and IOA`s constitution, the results of such elections would not be recognised by the IOC and OCA."
The much-awaited IOA elections has run into rough weather since its declaration.
While there is a bitter war of words going on between two factions, led by secretary general Randhir Singh and Boxing federation supremo Abhey Singh Chautala, the election, orginally scheduled for November 25, has already been postponed after chairman of the three-member poll committee, SY Quraishi resigned from the post.
The polls were later rescheduled for December 5 after IOA re-constituted the three-member election commission by appointing Justice Anil Dev Singh, Retired Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court, as its new chairman.


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Multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and folk song collector Frank Hamilton has played a seminal role in the evolution of American folk music. A co-founder of the Old Town School of Music in Chicago in 1957, Hamilton taught the future leader of the Byrds, Roger McGuinn, to play guitar and banjo. Accompanied by his wife, Mary, Hamilton's interpretations brought a new sensibility to songs of America's past. His stint with the Weavers, as replacement for Erik Darling, who had replaced Pete Seeger, lasted little more than a year -- 1962 to 1963 -- but his contributions remained essential to the folk quartet's legacy. Seeger called him "one of the most creative musicians in the country," while Odetta described him as "a folksinger's folksinger, a master of the art." Studs Terkel declared that he was "quite possibly the most expert and versatile of folk instrumentalists." A native of New York City, Hamilton was drawn to the music of the American south as a youngster. He spent much of the late '40s and early '50s traveling the region, performing on street corners and local bars and soaking up as much music as he could. Relocating to Los Angeles by 1953, he hooked up with Ramblin' Jack Elliott and Guy Carawan. Calling themselves the Dusty Road Boys, the three folksingers spent an extended period in the midwest with stops at the Asheville Folk Festival, the Grand Ole Opry, the home of A.P. Carter of the Carter Family, and the Highlander Folk School. Hamilton recorded his debut solo album, Sings Folk Songs, in 1962. Nearly four decades later, he remains active and released a new album, Long Lonesome Home, in 1999. ~ Craig Harris


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Buskers on the tube make up the atmosphere of going underground, with everything from guitars to violins to steel drums echoing inside the corridors from Covent Garden to Kings Cross. What's it like being an Underground busker for a living? We asked Kirsty, a busker from Angel who sings and plays guitar, for her thoughts.
Tackling train fares: The toll of the Tube
With train fares in London at an all-time high, it's not surprising that some commuters are desperate to find ways to skip the eye-watering expense of a season ticket.
One man who was alleged to have dodged train fares to London worth around £43,000 avoided prosecution by making an out-of-court settlement.
WAAAATERLOO and other the tube stops you might want to avoid in rush hour
Did you know that when ABBA first performed Waterloo, they weren't actually singing about that battle at all? In fact, the whole song is a prolonged whine about London's busiest tube station.
OK, so that's probably not true. HOWEVER, we can reveal that eighty eight million people passed through it's entrance in 2012, making it the city's most-packed and claustrophia-inducing stop of all.
London Tube Memes: The craze that keeps giving
Today we interviewed Mevan Babakar, a contributor for London Tube Memes on why the Facebook page is so popular, and why we care so much about the funny things on the TFL.
11 of the best London Underground facts ever
If you haven't guessed already, we're rather fond of the London Underground. Here are 11 of the best things you could possibly know about it:
1. There is only one Tube station which does not have any letters of the word 'mackerel' in it: St John's Wood. That's about the scale of it, anyway.
Gems of the Underground: Embankment
Londoners are busy. We don't spend as much time as we should exploring, but in this feature series, we plan to give you an epic area guide to as many tube stations as we can… telling you the best places to eat, drink, shop, and play that are no further than five minutes away.
Today we've got guest -blogger Kate Bandeira-Gresswell to show us around Embankment.
Interview: The King's Parade
Busking is a much-loved London tradition, even more so when it comes to the London Underground. With upset caused over a recent ban on unlicenced buskers in Camden, there is growing support for campaigns like #BackBusking to encourage artists to continue making music for us all to enjoy.
Interview: The King's Parade
In 2013, The King's Parade won the Eurostar prize in the Mayor of London's Gigs competition, which sees hundreds of musicians performing throughout the summer on the Tube and at leading venues in the capital. Launching this year's competition earlier this month, the band headed to Paris for a busking gig.


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Crochet: Basics & Beyond
with Kim Werker
Make the classic story of The Very Hungry Caterpillar by Eric Carle come to life with this adorable Costume or Photography Prop. Easy to read pattern is written in US Standard terms. The pattern is written for newborn, with instructions for the hat up to 12 months. The pdf file will be emailed to you using the email provided from paypal within 24 hours, but usually it's much quicker than that. BASIC SKILLS NECESSARY Sc, hdc, dc, sl st, crochet in back loops SIZING / FINISHED MEASUREMENTS hat: newborn to 12 m cocoon: newborn - 3m


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The new iPod Shuffle was certainly not the most expected of new Apple gadgetry when it was announced yesterday. But having got our mitts one one already, we have to say it's right up there with the coolest kit from Cupertino.
The newbie clocks in at half the size of its second gen older bro, and makes the first iPod Shuffle look positively portly by comparison, as you can see below. Obviously this is all down to the lack of buttons, which have been pushed onto the headphone cable. Audio purists will complain, but Apple has said that plenty of 3rd party folk will be releasing special adaptors so you can use your own buds if you prefer.
The availabilty of playlists and a bulked up 4GB of storage give this full–on iPod credentials. And its size is something to marvel at. You can see it in our hands–on video tomorrow and stay tuned too for an in–depth review soon. In the meantime, feast on our slew of pics.


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Virginia Wesleyan University Transfer Information Visit (3/15)
March 15, 2018
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Time: 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
This event is open to TCC students only.
Take this opportunity to learn about the transfer process early so that you are fully prepared! Speak with a transfer representative to learn more about the admission process, academic programs, transfer requirements and more.


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Wednesday, 27 February 2013
Cartiair ft Yung6ix – Money
Here is the brand new 2013 fresh hip hop single from Cartiair Mr Owo ati swagger under his own recently launched imprint G.M.G (Get Money Gang) titled "Money" produced by J.Sleek's protegee Victoriouz Icon who is also signed to Cartiair's G.M.G and features Storm Records young rapper Yung6ix and contains sample from the late DaGrin. Enjoy and watch out for the video.
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Of course Bill had to jump in on this 'hate train'. Check out his ridiculous comments.
Bill Maher blasted Clint Eastwood's film American Sniper during the Real Timepanel discussion on Friday, comparing it unfavorably to Kathryn Bigelow's Oscar-winning The Hurt Locker.
"Hurt Locker made $17 million, because it was a little ambiguous. And thoughtful," Maher said. "And this one is just 'American hero, he's a psychopath patriot and we love him.'"
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Maher also criticized the subject of Eastwood's movie, Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, and his statements in his autobiography regarding killing Iraqi "savages."
"I dunno, [President Dwight] Eisenhower once said, 'I hate wars as only a soldier who has lived it can.' I just don't see this guy in the same league as Eisenhower, I'm sorry," Maher said. "And if you're a Christian — I know this is a Christian country — 'I hate the damn savages, I don't give a f*ck what happens to them' doesn't seem like a Christian thing to say."
Wall Street Journal foreign affairs columnist Bret Stephens pushed back against Maher, saying he could not believe that was the host's impression of the film.
"What I saw was a movie that treats what veterans and soldiers go through in a way that was subtle," Stephens said. "It was not just about war — it was about PTSD, it was about what the wives of soldiers go through."
Maher's fellow comedian, Bill Burr, also took issue with his viewpoint on Kyle.
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- Olivia Munn; Justin Theroux; Jackie Chan
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- 13/10/2017
- Advance shows from:
- 07/10/2017
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- United States
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- English
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A new animated adventure in Warner Bros. Pictures' LEGO® franchise, "The LEGO Ninjago Movie" stars Dave Franco, Justin Theroux, Fred Armisen, Abbi Jacobson, Olivia Munn, Kumail Nanjiani, Michael Peña, Zach Woods, and the legendary Jackie Chan.
In this big-screen Ninjago adventure, the battle for Ninjago City calls to action young Lloyd, aka the Green Ninja, along with his friends, who are all secret warriors and LEGO Master Builders. Led by kung fu master Wu, as wise-cracking as he is wise, they must defeat evil warlord Garmadon, the Worst Guy Ever, who also happens to be Lloyd's dad. Pitting mech against mech and father against son, the epic showdown will test this fierce but undisciplined team of modern-day ninjas who must learn to check their egos and pull together to unleash their true power.


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When MotoGP switched from the 990cc displacement format to the 800cc formula, it was done so on the idea that it would make the premiere racing class safer for the riders. This proved to not be the case, as the 800cc bikes clearly carried more corner speed through turns, and were still able to approach 990cc top speeds on the straight-aways.
The result, a racing class that was more dangerous and more expensive for manufacturers.With this in mind, Dorna Boss, Carmeloa Ezpeleta, wants to return the series back its previous 990cc format, by as early as 2011.


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Among items the Northampton Area School Board will consider during its meeting Monday are the employment of a summer school coordinator and appointments of a district-wide computer coordinator and senior high computer lab liaison.
The request for a summer school coordinator was made because in the past an assistant senior high principal served in the position. In his report to the board, District Supt. Dr. Edwin Coyle said having an assistant perform the duties "takes away from that person's regularly assigned duties in April and May and also from other areas of responsibility during June and July."


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Our lab is interested in understanding mechanisms involved in amyloid plaque pathogenesis in Alzheimer's disease. Using animal models, cell culture models, and test-tube aggregation studies, we are investigating the the earliest stages of Abeta aggregation to understand the genesis of plaques. Recent studies suggest that Abeta may accumulate in intracellular compartments of neurons prior to the development of plaques. We are exploring the idea that Abeta is taken up in the endosomal/lysosomal system which normally degrades Abeta, but under pathological conditions (with increased production or decreased clearance of Abeta), may results in the accumulation and aggregation of Abeta in lysosomes. In the lysosome, Abeta is concentrated to levels 2-3 orders of magnitude higher than the extracellular concentration of Abeta. Here, there may be a competition between Abeta proteolysis vs. Abeta aggregation. We believe that intralysosomal aggregation may be favored by high concentrations of Abeta and low pH.
Using test-tube experiments, we are examining conditions that favor Abeta aggregation. For example, conditions that mimick the lysosomal environment (low pH, high Abeta concentration) are conducive for aggregation. We have found that intralysosomal aggregation is favored by Abeta1-42 but not Abeta1-40 (Abeta1-42 is believed to be more pathogenic). In addition, we have found that the fibril structure for Abeta1-42 is very different from Abeta1-40 fibrils under certain conditions of fibril growth.
We are also very interested in understanding how plaques grow in vivo using mouse models (APP/PS1 mice). Using 2-photon microscopy in living mice, we are able to observe the growth of individual plaques over days and weeks. By manipulating the microenvironment within the observed fields of view, we are able to study what factors influence plaque growth. We are finding that plaque growth is influenced by extracellular Abeta concentrations, glial cell activation, and neuronal activity.
The lab has recently found that activated astrocytes which appear around amyloid plaques may be involved in limiting plaque growth. By impairing astrocyte activity using gene deletion of GFAP and vimentin (two intermediate filaments that are expressed in activated astrocytes) in APP/PS1 mice, we have found that plaques accumulation is accelerated. Astrocytes in the GFAP/vimentin null APP/PS1 mice fail to send processes into the plaques. As a result the plaques are larger and more numerous. Thus, it appears that activated astrocytes "invade" plaques in an attempt to limit plaque growth. We are currently trying to understand mechanisms by which these cells may exert their plaque-limiting activity.


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To thank our readers for their continued interest Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks, Midway has teamed up with IGN for the next couple of weeks to bring you a series of behind the scenes videos focusing on the many characters of its upcoming action beat 'em up.
Presented in a slickly-produced documentary format, these exclusive videos shed light on the backgrounds, histories, and personalities of Midway's most popular franchise. If you're a fan of the series, you owe it to yourself to check these videos out as soon as possible.
This week, we're hosting two brand new videos. The first focuses on Sub-Zero, Reptile, and Shang Tsung, while the second hones in on Johnny Cage, Sonya Blade, and Kano. Click on the media page below to check them out!


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Why,when on battery, does the computer turn off?
When on battery alone, the computer signals low on charge and turns off when the charge, as shown by the menu bar at the top right of the screen when I plug the computer back in, is still 85%.
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I have my great grandmother's clock from Vienna. It doesn't work, but I remember the chi...
Eurozone Safety Net Still Flimsy
09/17/2012 3:05 pm EST
Focus: FOREX
There's growing opportunity in the Eurozone, but until it repairs its safety net, the risks are high, says Kathy Lien.
My guest today is Kathy Lien, and we are talking about Europe and the euro—it seems to be popping up in the news again about problems there still with debt. So Kathy, where are we with Europe and the euro itself?
Well Tim, in terms of Europe, we do have a little bit of a reduction in the overall risk environment. European bond yields have fallen quite a bit—more specifically, Spanish and Italian bond yields—and that is really good news for Europe, because it means that the main cause of tension, which is borrowing costs that are very difficult to service, is no longer as serious of an issue.
But, does that mean that Europe's crisis is behind us? Absolutely not. We still have people questioning whether or not Greece is going to leave the euro. They are probably going to need an extension to their austerity program. They are probably not going to be able to meet the terms outlined in the amount of time that they have previously pledged.
At the same time, with Spain and Italy, one bad bond auction and any whiff of bad news could easily send bond yields skyrocketing once again. What Europe needs they have not gotten yet, and what they need is a safety net provided by the stronger countries within the region. So far, even though we have heard talk about this possibility, which is part of the reason why bond yields and the euro have rebounded, we haven't seen any action.
Alright, so one of the things that has been in the news recently is that Germany has a big decision—whether they are going to kind of save the economy or have Greece fall out of the euro. Why is it all on Germany? Why is so much weight and pressure put on Germany?
Germany is the largest country within the Eurozone, and they are the soundest in terms of financial health. So they have deep pockets. Economic data-wise, they haven't fallen into the recession that some of the other countries have.
So they lead the euro, and that is why a lot of people are looking to the Germans in order to receive funding. If you think about it, Spain and Italy can't afford to bail out any other countries, because they are pretty much in dire straits themselves. So it really lies on Germany and France, and really more Germany than France.
German taxpayers have already been asked to pay higher taxes in order to save their neighbors, and they are reluctant to do more. It is really politically unpopular for Angela Merkel to ask them to do more, but it is unfortunately what needs to be done. I think in the long term this will pay off, but it can be done in a couple of different ways.
You have the possibility of Germany lending their AAA rating and allowing for the introduction of euro bonds. Yes, Germany will probably have to pay a higher yield, but hopefully it will be temporary and not permanent. Once the situation fully pacifies, hopefully the yields will come back down for everyone.
There is also talk of the ECB capping bond yields in Europe. It is not the fiscal solution, but it can certainly help psychologically and practically. So there are a lot of different options that they have; none of which they have acted on yet, and that is really the most important thing to remember.
Finally, how do we trade this? How do we trade the euro going through the end of 2012?
When it comes to trading the euro, we have a tremendous amount of short positions built up in the euro/dollar. This is very important to remember, because any type of good news—regardless of whether it is substantiated or not—turns out to be very positive for the euro and can lead to quite a large short squeeze.
But at the end of the day, I think that a lot of investors want to believe that the euro is here to stay. So I would be cautious about selling euros until we really see the Europeans throw their hands up and say we can't do anything else.
On the flip side, if we do get any kind of concrete announcement in the form of greater support by Germany and by other countries, that will probably mean a tremendous trend change for the euro/dollar and a full bottom. At that point, it won't be a one day, two day, three day move. It will probably be a move that lasts for weeks, months—I don't want to say years, but probably a couple of months. That is really a nice thing to focus on, because for longer-term investors that is really an opportunity to get into the euro for a longer-term shift in trends.
Kathy, thanks for your time.
My pleasure.
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