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Hi everyone. I'm in my 60's, retired and pretty new to welding. Been following the site for a while and I have a question that I'm sure I can get an answer to here. I started learning how to weld about 10 months ago. I bought a Hobart Handler 140 and an Everlast Powerarc 160STH (I know, but the price was right and it's actually a pretty good machine). I wanted to learn Mig, Tig & Stick, hence the 2 machines. I just recently sold the HH 140 because I wanted the 115/230v feature of the HH210 (the Everlast has this feature) as I do have a 230v/50a outlet in my garage. I haven't gotten a chance to use the 210 yet, but now I'm really leaning towards the Miller Multimatic 200. I figure that way I can have a machine capable of all 3 processes, it will take up little space and I will be able to take it with for projects outside the house, etc. What advice can you guys give?
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I have the same decision to make I'm unclear which welder to choose. I have been welding for 5 years now I'm not just a hobby welder I weld for a living but either at work or at home It's rare for me to be welding 1/2 inch steel. I usually weld from 16ga up to 1/4 inch steel anywhere from fence panels up to trailers.I love the portability of the multimatic 200 and I think it's sufficient power for my needs but I hate the prize or I'm thinking about the millermatic 211 which I hear nothing but good reviews . FYI I also sometimes get side jobs where I have to take welder out to the field.Any input is much appreciated, is the multimatic 200 good enough power for me?
That's my point. I've already had to take the HH out to friends houses twice to do some repairs in their yards. I'm thinking that the 200 would come in very handy as I'm hoping to get better as I go and possibly even earn a few dollars from time to time. While I really liked my HH140, it was a little cumbersome to take with me. I guess I jumped the gun when I purchased the 210mvp. I was looking at price. Being a novice, I really didn't want to spend $2k for a welder but now I'm thinking that it would be a good investment. I've got the HH210 up for sale on the Chicago Craigslist. If I can sell it I will definitely purchase the Multimatic 200.
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Yeah I was looking for a more portable welder with the ability to weld 3/8 and came across the mm211 ad then as I was researching further I came across the multimatic 200 which in my opinion is a better choice I just sold my Lincoln promig 140 and about to sell my miller thunderbolt to take come off the cost weight for the multimatic 200 with the lowest I seen it was 1800
I think I've got everything figured out. I'm going to give my Son the Everlast 160. He'll probably buy the Hobart 210 and I'll order the Multimatic 200. After all, you can't take it with you!
Weight is an issue.
The 211 when it has a large roll in it is rather heavy, a good 90lbs the older we get, the harder it is lifting these things. Getting my 211 in and out of my truck is not easy but it is a great Mig welder.
The 200 will weigh half of that with a roll in it, inverter type so not sure how long it will last compared with the 211.
I find I hardly Tig now it takes a lot more time setting up for Tig welding than Mig if you are setting up in a new location, on a windy day Tig is no option even in my garage, Mig is so easy, with thin wire you can do very small thin stuff. I use flux core outside and it is just like stick welding but easier.
If I had got the 211 first, I doubt I would have purchased my Dynasty because it will do all I have asked of it, in and out of the shop, just heavy to lift into and out of my truck.
For the price the 211 is the way to go, upgrading later should be easy, how many used 211's have you seen, not many, people keep them because they are so good and great value for money.
Just my opinion but if the weight is not an issue get the 211, I see you are retired, I am 55 200lbs, not fat and the 211 is a chunk with one arm.
Hope my opinion helps you a little.
Thanks for the opinion. Weight's not really an issue. I like Mig (actually flux-cored) and stick as well. I'm trying to learn Tig, but I'm not anywhere near there yet. I have good days and bad days. I actually looked at the 211 first but after reading quite a few comments on this site about the auto feature not being worth the money I got cold feet and went after the Hobart 210. Then I saw the Multimatic 200 and thought that this machine would be perfect. Takes up very little space, easy to relocate and it does all three processes. If I was just into the Mig feature I would stick with the HH210, but to have all 3 processes in one package is too much to pass up.
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Well Homer looks like I'll be ordering the multimatic 200 this Friday after some financial calculations and selling some of my other welding equipment and doing ton of Internet research I'm finally going to be pulling the trigger
It's probably a 20% duty cycle at that amperage, but I don't know how often I will max it out. Besides, I'm retired; I'm not in any hurry for ANYTHING! Anyway, I just bit the bullet and called Baker's Gas and ordered one. I figured enough drooling. I ordered the Tig torch and the accessories needed for flux-core welding. Now if I can sell the HH210mvp and the spoolgun I just bought I can recoup some of the money. By the way, for anyone interested; the Hobart Spoolrunner 100 will not work with the Multimatic 200. The power blocks are different sizes. That sucks. Anyway, I can't wait until the new unit gets here...
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Originally posted by HomerJSapien View PostIt's probably a 20% duty cycle at that amperage, but I don't know how often I will max it out. Besides, I'm retired; I'm not in any hurry for ANYTHING! Anyway, I just bit the bullet and called Baker's Gas and ordered one. I figured enough drooling. I ordered the Tig torch and the accessories needed for flux-core welding. Now if I can sell the HH210mvp and the spoolgun I just bought I can recoup some of the money. By the way, for anyone interested; the Hobart Spoolrunner 100 will not work with the Multimatic 200. The power blocks are different sizes. That sucks. Anyway, I can't wait until the new unit gets here...
In TIG mode, it should be a nice unit, because its basically a Maxstar 150 STL.Last edited by Danny; 02-05-2013, 05:46 PM.
The unit should be here on Thursday, so they tell me. I'll keep you posted when it arrives.
Yes, I realize that the duty cycle for 3/16" and above will be low, even running 230v, but I think for what I will be doing most of the time (hobby projects, light repairs, etc.) the fact that it is multipurpose and very portable should outweigh the low duty cycle in Mig. I know that the 210 is a much more robust Mig machine, but I was thinking that for the little thicker stuff I could always just stick weld it. I've also toyed with the idea of keeping the Hobart and just using it for the spoolgun or heavier welding if I should ever get to that point. That would definitely solve the duty cycle problem of the 200. Right now, I'm just trying to learn as much as I can and improve my skills because I feel that you can never have enough skills...
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Amen brother
The Multimatic 200 is down rated to 150 amp max output in stick and tig mode. It is only rated at 200 amp in mig mode.
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One, the music video begins with PSY seemingly sunbathing on sandy beach, being fanned by a hot chick, but it turns out he is surrounded by little kids playing in the playground. Two, there's PSY walking together with two hot girls just like P. Diddy walking on the red carpet but in fact, he and the girls are in an outdoor parking lot and instead of confetti, tens and thousands of pieces of trash are thrown at them; then the fake snow keeps flying into their faces to make them look ridiculous. Three, he's been all over the place for the luxury lifestyle but ends up (i) in a sauna with mobsters, not with the wealthy, (ii) on an express bus filled with Ajumma tourists who are known for dancing on the running bus, not in one of those Gangnam nightclubs (Ajumma means a married woman especially with children but many times the word is used in a derogatory manner.), and (iii) on a merry-go-round ride, not on a real horseback ride, to name a few. Four, he's looking for a hot girl who's gotta be classy and luxurious in irrelevant places such as under the bridges over the Han River or in the Han River Park and eventually finds his ideal woman on the subway and dances with her and others there, not in one of those Gangnam nightclubs. Five, when he emerges from the water, it looks like he's swimming in the swimming pool at a country club or in the sea but it turns out he's in fact swimming in the public bathhouse. Six, when he looks like P. Diddy sitting in a luxurious chair, it is actually the toilet he's sitting on.
In the song, the narrator says he's looking for a classy lady who can afford a relaxing cup of coffee and he's a real man who downs the boiling hot coffee in one go. And I think some of you may be wondering why he's making such a big deal out of coffee, but it's not just your ordinary coffee; it's gotta be a cup of Starbucks coffee if you will. In Korea, there's a joke poking fun at women who eat 2,000-won (about $2) ramyeon (Korean style ramen) for lunch and then unstintingly spend over 6,000 won (about $5.30) on Starbucks coffee. Actually, the word Doenjangnyeo (된장녀, "Soybean paste girl/woman") or Doenjang girl/woman was created to mock women who spend more than they can afford. Such crazes were believed to be inspired by HBO's "Sex and the City" in which the designer stuff-obsessed women frequently meet together to talk over brunch or coffee. But clearly, that you can afford a relaxing cup of "Starbucks" coffee doesn't make you classy. And just think about a guy who downs the boiling hot coffee in one go. Wouldn't you worry about him? Hot coffee would burn the mouth and throat. Contrary to his boasting, it's never a manly thing to do.
Just like that, PSY is making fun of people that are so vain and materialistic; but at the same time, he's making a mockery of where he's really from, that is, Gangnam. It's like he's shouting, "Look at me! I'm a true Gangnamese but don't I look really tacky and pathetic?" Had he been good-looking, haughty and snobbish, who knows, the song might have not been well-received. For most Koreans are fed up with all those "nouveaux riches" in Gangnam who became rich because of their real estate values skyrocketed "overnight." The haves in Gangnam are so materialistic and philistine that they hardly have a real organic relationship with the world outside Gangnam, let alone a sense of noblesse oblige. Just as much people outside Gangnam admire their wealth, status, and lifestyle, they misunderestimate and look down on the outsiders. They even gang up on the rest of the world motivated purely by economic self-interest even though it's contrary to the public interest. That's how they have become the scorn of the rest of the world.
And PSY, whose ideas are bumpier than his muscles, are singing this deliciously self-mocking song because he's just that kind of man. Now, I hope you'll understand why each scene is necessary in the song's music video and I bet you will if you have read this post.
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Fast-forward 10 years, and Berglund had finally achieved his goal. Through a long journey consisting of planning, saving and wading through the intricacies of picking up and moving to a different country — all of which is detailed in his memoir, "A Beach Less Traveled" — Berglund landed in St. Martin with a new home and a new business: Tijon, a perfumery he and wife Cyndi opened on the French side of the island in 2007.
"My wife was always on board, but when I actually put an offer on a place, she cried," Berglund said. "So I bought her a rum drink and a nice dinner."
The original store was intended to sell the perfumes that Berglund had been developing for years from a lab in his basement. The boutique was popular with tourists and locals, who enjoyed the views of the lab where perfumes were mixed. That view, however, often prompted a question: "Can we make our own perfume here?"
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½ cup finely chopped Granny Smith apple
¼ cup finely chopped celery
½ Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
½ Tbsp fresh lime juice
2 tsp olive oil
¾ c chopped onion
1 ½ c water
¾ c red lentils
¾ cup light coconut milk
1 tsp fresh grated ginger
½ tsp ground cumin
¼ tsp turmeric
¼ tsp coriander
¼ tsp cayenne pepper
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½ tsp fresh lime juice
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It is not recommended to use gcc 3.4 with KDE yet as it still contains
But if you're adventurous and not afraid of tracking down bugs and fix them,
By Dirk Mueller at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
I don't even recommend using GCC 3.3, as it's absolutely awful.
ICEs on xfree86 and kdebase on multiple architectures (including, but not limited to: arm, mips and mipsel), used to ICE on i386, miscompiles ?dm authentication at -O2 on every architecture (AFAICS - at least amd64, i386, ia64, powerpc and sparc), and more. If you care about your code, stay back at 3.2 until they unbreak 3.3 (haw!).
Oh yeah, and it fails to compile aspseek (a 3.2 regression), because its parser is horribly broken, and they're not planning to fix that one till 3.4. Nice one!
By Daniel Stone at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
dm authentication? I don't see a bug like that over at gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla. If you could generate a minimal test case for it and file a bugreport there I'm sure it would be useful.
By Garen at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
It's been filed already, and I think they've fixed it in 3.4.
By Daniel Stone at Fri, 2003/08/01 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
With gcc 3.4, can KDE finally be compiled with precompiled headers? How much faster will gcc 3.4 w/pch compile kde compared to gcc 2.95?
By Leo Savernik at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
This won't work until somebody adjusts the make system (and possibly the sources), because gcc can only use one precompiled header per compilation unit. So you have to create header files that contain all headers that a program uses, then precompile this header file and include it from all sources.
By Tim Jansen at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
But what if all qt headers are pre compiled in to qt_all.h and all kde headers are compiled into kde_all.h Then all qt headers first include qt_all.h and the same with kde? Wouldn't that help?
Or what approach is one suppose to take? I really hope we don't have to change all kde program and use ifdef using gcc-3.4 then one big fat file, else all different headers?
By perraw at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
It would work, but I am not sure whether including 1000 precompiled headers is still faster than 50 that are not precompiled :)
The intended way seems to be that each application/module/library has an all.h with all headers that it needs.
By Tim Jansen at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
MFC in Visual C++ you just include stdafx.h and you are done.
By perraw at Sat, 2003/08/02 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
I've seen a few different approaches to compiled headers. The one I think makes most sense is that each program includes just the header files it requires. An all_headers.h is created which #includes all of the header files. Then to use the precompiled headers the build system adds -include precomp.h to the gcc command line. (The multiple inclusion guards in the original header files still work so they do not need to be parsed again)
This mechanism means that systems without precompiled headers don't suffer from including every single header file.
By cbcbcb at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
It won't be. Precompiled headers reduce compile time, because headers that are included repeatedly through a lot of sources do not have to be continuously parsed by the preprocessor.
The compiled output may be marginally different, but I doubt it will be significantly faster.
By Alistair Strachan at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
Microsoft Visual C++ 6.0 supports precompiled headers, and it makes a world of difference.
When I build Psi on Linux (gcc 3.2) and Windows (MSVC++ 6), the MSVC build process blows gcc away in terms of speed. It's probably 4 or 5 times faster. To further rub it in, I'll note that my Linux box is a P4 1.6GHz and my Windows box is a P2 400MHz.
I am very much looking forward to precompiled headers in gcc.
By Justin at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
This has been my experience as well. I used to do MFC programming on a P3 600MHz w/ 128MB RAM. It was quite snappy. But when developing a small Qt application on Linux, My 1.33GHz w/ 768MB RAM (that's more than twice as fast) it's a serious pain in the ass.
GCC 2.95.x used to be very reasonable in compile speed, but 3.x has changed dramatically.
It's funny though that no one has commented on your message yet. I bet no one wants to believe that GCC is not all that great when it comes to compile times. Maybe it's because we shouldn't complain because it's free anyway so we should fix it ourselves.
I've been looking forward to gcc 3.4 ever since 3.2 was released. I was dissapointed to learn that it was delayed for 3.4 though, I wanted this in 3.3 :)
By Richard Bollinger at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
No, it's probably because everyone has complained about g++'s compile times so much it's
By SadEagle at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
Everybody and their mother knows that G++ is glacially slow. Searching for "gcc slow" on google nets 112,000 Google hits. Its acknowledged even in the gcc mailing lists.
By Rayiner Hashem at Sat, 2003/08/02 - 5:00am
Re: Gcc 3.4+
> GCC 2.95.x used to be very reasonable in compile speed, but 3.x has changed dramatically.
Awww, if you call gcc 2.95's speed reasonable, then gcc 3.x must be really, utterly, painfully slow. So I'll stay with gcc 2.95 another 4 years :-(
By Leo Savernik at Sat, 2003/08/02 - 5:00am
yes, it will be significantly faster
i've seen the difference of compiling a wxWidgets application on a PII400, with and without precompiled headers. the compile time dropped from 3 minutes to something like 40 seconds. the difference is more than obvious.
By precompiled at Wed, 2004/12/01 - 6:00am
debian /usr/bin/startkde bug
A bug that already occured in the debian packages of kde 3.1.2 found its way again into 3.1.3:
LD_BIND_NOW=true kdeinit +kcminit +knotify
doesnt start kdeinit, what leads to the situation that all arts-related programs like kaboodle and noatun cant be startet. I fixed it changing to
Did this happen to anybody else?
By the way, great work guys!
By FreakOne at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: debian /usr/bin/startkde bug
The LD_BIND_NOW=true is there for a reason, the change you're suggesting is incorrect.
By SadEagle at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: debian /usr/bin/startkde bug
To me the original line seemed like a typo - like someone missed a line break between the variable definition and the call of kdeinit. With the litle change it works...
By FreakOne at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: debian /usr/bin/startkde bug
Well, as I said, the change is wrong. It effectively turns the assignment into a no-op.
By SadEagle at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Mandrake pkgs
Perhaps this is a dumb question, but how come there are no binary packages for Mandrake lately?
By AC at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake pkgs
Not a dumb question at all, I was asking myself the same thing...
By Bojan at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake pkgs
I think because Mandrake needs money and only provides them for a fee (club members or whatever they are called, not a mdk user myself...)
By Arno Nym at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
I think they will be up on Texstars RPM mirrors quite soon for users of Mandrake 9.1. The packages for 9.2 Beta 1 are already available on the offical Mandrake Cooker RPM mirrors.
By Jure Repinc at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Debs for Woody!
Add to your /etc/apt/sources.list:
deb ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub/linux/kde/stable/3.1.3/Debian woody main
By Jeremiah Cornelius at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Debs for Woody!
What! Debian has 3.1.3 before Gentoo? Something's wrong here.
By BenjyD at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Debs for Woody!
What about sid aka unstable?
By Debian user at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Debs for Woody!
Gentoo has 3.1.3, but it's still in testing. If you really can't wait a few more days, you can comment it out in /usr/portage/profiles/package.mask.
By Burrhus at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake pkgs
Texstar provides rpm packages of kde 3.1.3 for Mandrake. If you have not installed any sw source for Texstar, you can do it with this comand under Mandrake 9.1:
urpmi.addmedia texstar ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/mandrake/9... with hdlist.cz
If the ftp server is not reachable, then you can try this:
urpmi.addmedia texstar2 ftp://ftp.bahcesehir.edu.tr/pub/texstar/mandrake/9.1/rpms with hdlist.cz
If you are not running 9.1, you can find a mirror here: http://plf.zarb.org/~nanardon/
Import the keys:
Finaly you may Upgrade kde:
urpmi kdebase
Or you may upgrade everything:
urpmi --auto-select
(Later, you can find new SW at texstar and update your urpmi database:
Then you can updrade all:
urpmi --auto-select
By Amund at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake pkgs
you need to change this slightly to:
wget -O - ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/Linux/distributions/contrib/texstar/mandrake/g... | gpg --import
By a.c. at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake pkgs
Wow. Very informative. Thanks.
By AC at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: Mandrake pkgs
Thanks for this advice, it works a treat (with the fix mentioned in the other reply). I ended up doing --auto-select, and had about 730Mb of RPMs to install (about 770 in total). I had done *no* RPM updating except for mandrake's security fixes since installing 9.1 from CD. There were a couple of very minor dependency issues:
1. saslauthd needed libcom_err.so.3 but I couldn't easily find something to satisfy it, so I uninstalled it (and postfix) :)
2. kdebase-kdm-config-file wasn't updated for 3.1.3, so I installed the 3.1.2 version instead, having to go --nodeps 'cos *that* wanted kdebase-3.1.2 ;)
All done in single-user mode, of course. Everything appears to be running just fine now.
By Richard Jones at Fri, 2003/08/01 - 5:00am
Kudos for this release. Also, FreeBSD already merged it into the ports tree. head on over at rabarber.fuitsalad.org for precompiled packages if you want to be compiling for the next few days.
By Coolvibe at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: Yay!
run sed -e s/if you want/if you _don't_ want/ on that sentence... Damn, I should have previewed...
By Coolvibe at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
I switched from 5 years of debian to SuSe 8.2 recently (Love both but don't wanna feel like a sys admin at home anymore).
How does one auto upgrade in an apt-like way to kde 3.1.3 in SuSe? I'm unclear on this matter...
I hope this fixes this small but annoying konqueror bug. :/
By Hiryu at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
You need to be a little patient before the rpms arrive in the suse-8.2
More about apt for suse at:
By Richard Bollinger at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
You can use the text or X interface of 'yast', and do Software/Online Update (or 'yast online_update')...
or just go to the KDE Control Center and choose "Yast/Software/Online Update".
By Evan "JabberWok... at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
Thanks for the replies.
1st of all, I checked to make sure there were suse 8.2 rpms for kde 3.1.3 before posting (though I'm still with 3.1.1 so even just getting 3.1.2 would be fine).
I have tried the online update too but it didn't seem to work for me. Most likely I entered the url incorrectly. I'm still not entirely sure what files yast looks for so I can add urls correctly (on my first attempt anyway). I'll go experiment a bit now and see what I can pull off.
Again, thanks.
By Hiryu at Tue, 2003/07/29 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
You have to add an URL ending with "yast-source/" directory to YaST like ftp://ftp.suse.com/pub/suse/i386/supplementary/KDE/update_for_8.2/yast-s... or equivalent on mirrors - atm this only holds KDE 3.1.2 but I would expect this to be updated soon to KDE 3.1.3 once the packages are more mature/tested.
By Anonymous at Wed, 2003/07/30 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
Now that I have it added, what do I do? Nothing seems to get me to the versions of the packages on the url (which appears to be 3.1.1 now).
By Hiryu at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
Call "Install and Remove Software" or "Online Update". :-)
By Anonymous at Thu, 2003/07/31 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
Neither of which seem to be doing the trick... Very strange, I'll try it some more however and see what happens.
By Hiryu at Fri, 2003/08/01 - 5:00am
Re: SuSe
I think you have to move that new ftp url up to the first place in the list...
By Jorge Adriano at Fri, 2003/08/01 - 5:00am


text:
Uttering his signature, "We are gathered here today to get through this thing called life," Prince opened his set for the 20th celebration of the Essence Festival and showed thousands Friday why a 10-year wait isn't a bad thing.
As the first licks of "Let's Go Crazy," rang throughout the Superdome, thousands in the audience — already on their feet in anticipation — stayed there until the final rifts of "Purple Rain" left the air.
It was the second time the crowd got a taste of "Let's Go Crazy." Earlier, he made a surprise cameo appearance during Janelle Monae's rendition of the song.
U.S. & World
Prince closed the festival's main stage with a litany of his hits, including "Kiss," ''Raspberry Beret," ''When Doves Cry," ''Controversy," ''1999," and a slowed-down version of "Little Red Corvette" and "Nothing Compares to You."
Ten years ago, Prince headlined that anniversary, reuniting with some of the players in his musical past — Morris Day and The Time, guitarist Wendy Melvoin and former protege Sheila E. The high-energy show ended with an emotional performance of Prince's megahit "Purple Rain."
In 2014, he again ended his show with "Purple Rain," to the delight of the crowd.
Singer Lianne Le Halvas joined him in a duet on "Sometimes It Snows in April," before New Orleans' own Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews contributed a soaring solo. Andrews jammed the final portion of the show, which included covers of "The Bird" and "Jungle Love," made famous by Prince associates, Morris Day and The Time and Shelia E's "Glamorous Life."
He left the stage, telling the crowd, "Good night, New Orleans." For at least two minutes, the stage stayed dark before the familiar strains of his signature song, "Purple Rain," wafted through the air and his silhouette returned.
"Thirty years ago today this was the sound," he said. "You can sing if you want to."
And sing, they did.
Earlier in her set, Monae danced and strutted across the stage, working up a sweat as she entertained the crowd with her songs, "Primetime" and "Electric Lady."
When guitarist Nile Rodgers took the stage, Monae joined him for a performance of "We Are Family," led by Kathy Sledge, who with her sisters "Sister Sledge" made the song famous.
Chic ran through their top hits, "Everybody Dance," ''I Want Your Love," and "Le Freak." Prince also joined his set, playing guitar on their song, "Dance, Dance, Dance."
The band's last song was "Good Times" and Rodgers invited members of the audience to join them on stage to dance along for an old school dance party.
To mark the festival's 20th celebration, organizers said they wanted the milestone anniversary to be as special or better than anything anyone had ever experienced. And, who better to help make that happen than Prince, said Michelle Ebanks, president of Essence Communications Inc.
The festival runs through Sunday, with free daily programming and events inside the city's convention and nightly ticketed concerts in the Superdome.


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Monday, February 1, 2010
The Damon dilemma
Anyway, to the point of the post here - and FYI, I'm using Damon as an example since his name has been bandied about and the club is showing at least limited interest - is it worth it for the Jays to spend the dollars on a short term deal for an impact free agent in a "building" year?
So far, I've avoided wading into this debate throughout the blogosphere because....I don't really know how I feel about it, to be honest. So let's have a go:
The Good
The Jays have a hole at the top of the order, and Damon could slide right into the leadoff spot. He's only OPS'd below .800 once in the last 6 seasons. He'll make the team more fun to watch and the season more bearable in the darkest of days. He's a veteran guy accustomed to winning, and he could show the kids a thing or two about being a pro (intangibles!). If the Jays really are intent on making Adam Lind a full time DH, as seems to be the case (though I disagree), Damon could slide right into left field and at least take a more direct route to balls than Young Adam (God bless 'em) would. On the right contract, he'll make a nice trade chip at the deadline, or likely garner Type-A draft pick consideration should he play out his deal. And finally, Damon (or Boras) has overplayed his hand this winter and will come cheaper than he really should have, at this point.
The Bad
I'm just not sure how long it will take to wash the douchebaggery from his essence, having spent the last 8 seasons with the Yankees/Red Sox. As a left fielder, he'll make a fine DH. He's a left handed batter - this is something I've been a little concerned with lately - and do the Jays really need another left handed bat in the lineup with Lind, Snider, Overbay/Wallace already slated for the middle of the order? (Though the fact he'll bat leadoff mitigates my concern somewhat). And he may have overplayed his hand, but being represented by Scott Boras means he won't be desperate.
The Ugly
How The Manager would play this one out frightens me. Cito seems entrenched in the idea of Jose Bautista commanding everyday at-bats in right field, which means no room for Snider. Obviously, that's a major jump to a conclusion, but it would mean Snider breaks camp....in Vegas. But can we discuss this? Are we positive that's a bad thing? He has absolutely killed it in his time there (1.094 OPS - holy shit!)...but it was only 48 games. Maybe a full year in AAA hanging in against lefties wouldn't necessarily be the worst thing in the world? And let's not ignore the elephant in the room wearing a service clock around his neck.
I guess I'm still not fully convinced either way, but at the end of the day.....Johnny Damon would make for a more enjoyable 2010 season. That's hard to argue against. Snider in the minors would detract from some of that enjoyment - IF that's the way it were to play out - but you could even argue that decision might have some merit. So, yeah - I guess I'm on board. I just talked myself into it.
Other than the fact that he'll probably sign a short term deal with the Tigers by the time many of you read this - what do you think?
45 comments:
- tercet said...
Johnny Damon would break Randy Ruiz heart if he became a Blue Jay.
Poor Randy..
- February 1, 2010 at 12:30 AM
I love Johnny.
But not to the tune of 13 million, which I think is what he wants.
I'll be surprised if it happens for that money. Half? Okay.
- February 1, 2010 at 1:17 AM
- Navin Vaswani (@eyebleaf) said...
A full year of Snider down in Vegas? No. I don't want that. I selfishly want Snider to be up, so I can watch him play.
- February 1, 2010 at 1:27 AM
We aren't winning this year, give his ABs to young players. Save the cash for a free agent down the line.
- February 1, 2010 at 2:26 AM
Stupid idea, much as I like Damon. They could get Carlos for half what you pay Damon. Also stupid, but a much better dumb idea.
Play the kids.
- February 1, 2010 at 2:41 AM
- AdamE said...
You forgot to mention Damon's arm in the ugly column. It is the worst in the majors.
- February 1, 2010 at 2:58 AM
The biggest upside to bringing him in is as some kind of mentor, and Damon does have a hell of a lot of experience. I'm not exactly sure what kind of teammate Damon is but like you said he knows how to win.
Wouldn't Damon want to play for a contender though? It's been a long time since he's played for a team that wasn't a world series contender, let alone one that has no chance in hell at the division/wild card. Would he be a diva?
- February 1, 2010 at 4:55 AM
- dave said...
Disagree. Damon makes for a less fun 2010. I'm fully looking forward to watching the young kids, struggles and all, play the majority of the year. While I don't think it would hurt Snider to start the year in Vegas I don't want him to.
Also, you forgot to make a comment about Damon's arm being worse than your grandmother's and then dropping that your grandma was dead.
Seriously though, worst arm in the league.
- February 1, 2010 at 8:38 AM
- dave said...
Ooops, hey there AdamE. Good call.
Now I know how @sportsguy33 feels every day on twitter.
- February 1, 2010 at 8:39 AM
- Peter DeMarco said...
Idealy, the Jays need a Johnny Damon that can play RF, if there are any good RF's to be had in the free agent pool that could potentially flipped for a good return at the trade deadline and/or might have Type A free agent status at the end of the year, that would be my first option. Jermaine Dye anyone???
That being said, if there are no RF chips willing to come to the Jays, I don't mind the Damon signing as a Plan B. Yes, I don't like the idea that Snider might be in RF or Lind would become the DH, however Damon is a very intelligent hitter, his approach at the plate doesn't nearly get enough recognition as this guy goes up to the plate with a plan and executes to near perfection. I've seen him routinely foul off pitch after pitch extending AB's and wearing out pitchers, only to finally get one he likes and either get on or make a productive out. He would be good for this team.
- February 1, 2010 at 8:50 AM
- Twitchy said...
I'm not buying that Cito is in love with Bautista all of a sudden. Last year he had Bautista & Millar and who came up to bat everytime vs a LHP? It sure wasn't the guy with the 900+ OPS vs lefties.
Cito's an old school guy and I have to believe that 235 BA Bautista had last year will scare him away from using him fulltime, assuming the Jays pick someone else up who can play RF.
Realistically, it's not like Cito has anybody else to throw out in RF unless Snider is here. I'd be in love with Bautista too if my other options were Jeremy Reed and Joey Gathright.
- February 1, 2010 at 9:51 AM
- The Ack said...
re: his arm, yeah, thought that was obvious & alluded to when I said "As a left fielder, he'll make a fine DH." He's Shannon Stewart out there, for sure.
...and would he play here? Bastian says via text that he's "willing to help make any team better", or something to that effect. Of course, that's likely just market-speak, but whatever.
- February 1, 2010 at 9:53 AM
Anyone else get the Jays calendar (mailed to your address for buying a shit tonne of Jays tickets)?
If so, did any one else feel themselves die inside a little more today, when you turned the page for February? There is Doc in all his Jays uniform glory for all of February... I can't live with the pain.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:56 AM
Not that they're likely to get much for him, but . . . if we pick up Damon why not trade/dump Bautista? Don't even give Cito the choice to play him.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:31 AM
- KrazyKanuck said...
The Damon rumor got me thinking...
As unfortunate as what I am about to say is, it's the truth (at least IMHO). I honestly think either Snider or Lind are going to be dealt. If they wont let Snider play OF, where else is he going to play??? I mean, look at this team for next season... Wallace is already a lock at 1B, Hill at 2B, , EE at 3B, Wells in CF, Bautista in LF, Lind at DH. If Snider isn't in RF, and signing Damon would be a CLEAR indication that we have no faith in Snider's ability to play OF (as if Gathright and Reed weren't already warning signs). I understand that Snider is young and is probably going to rake once he figures out MLB pitching, but where does he fit in??? What about Ruiz? We ALL know he can rake, but where are his ABs going to come from? The biggest problem on this roster is the lack of position eligibility. (besides Wells' HORRIFIC contract). Rios had a terrible contract, but the nice thing about him was, he could play ALL THREE OF positions. It's just too bad he lost his potential (although I am pretty sure his career isn't iver yet). EE is a terrible 3B, but we have no one else that can play there unless we move Hill there, and promote Emaus to play 2B (or bring big O-Dawg!). We are so badly handcuffed to these one position players. This is what makes the Michael Taylor / Brett Wallace swap all the more frustrating. Our OF IS WEAK. So we go grab another 1B. Hate to wonder what we would have done with Dominic Brown!
The horrible fact of the matter is, Lind, Snider and Wallace cannot all play 1B/DH. Plus add Ruiz and Dopirak to the mix.
Now what do we do? Someone has to go. Maybe we can get a serviceable 3B?
I just don't see how this roster is going to afford all these kids the opportunities to play that they need to develop.
- February 1, 2010 at 12:35 PM
- Peter DeMarco said...
InDrabewetrust, Snider and Lind are going to split time at DH/LF, Overbay will play 1st base and Wallace is going to play 3B for Las Vegas to start the season.
If the Jays sign Damon, then Lind and Damon will split time at DH/LF and Snider will move to RF.
Does this help?
- February 1, 2010 at 1:18 PM
- KrazyKanuck said...
I understand that, but what happens next year? Wallace comes up and replaces Overpaid (because he cant play defence from what I hear), Lind DH and Snider plays RF? Where does that leave Ruiz?
I can't see Damon coming here and splitting time with anyone, especially for what we'd have to pay him... no?
- February 1, 2010 at 1:32 PM
- Stedron said...
2 words: Naked. Chin-ups.
2 more words: Hellfuckingno. Idon'twantJohnnyDamon!!!!
- February 1, 2010 at 1:47 PM
- The Ack said...
I don't think you should hang your hat on Ruiz being a big part of the team going forward, to be honest. He'll need a few breaks to get an opportunity to play even semi-regularly.
- February 1, 2010 at 2:03 PM
- Gil Fisher said...
Wallace is going to play 3B for Las Vegas to start the season
AA's been saying 1B, where'd you here 3B?
- February 1, 2010 at 2:09 PM
- The Ack said...
Alluding to my semi-point in the post, Drabek might be onto something.
Lind, Snider, and Wallace are all seen as middle of the order hitters. You can't go back to back to back left handed bats, can you? Something has to give - whether it's a right handed masher to slot in there (with Hill)....or one of those LH bats are turned into a RH bat via trade.
Am I overstating the left handed bat dilemma?
- February 1, 2010 at 2:14 PM
- Mylegacy said...
My head is hurting.
1st) JohnnyD's arm is NOT as bad as many speculate. Recently I saw him having a coffee (without wearing a bib) and he got the cup to his mouth without his arm shaking and only dribbled a little. Not so worse.
2nd) In a reasonable universe - Snider starts the year in AA - where most special OF prospects who are 22 should be. Since that ain't gonna happen - I say the kid starts, and spends all of 2010, in RF. Travis is not a slug, he can play either corner. We will be a surprise defensively - offensively he has to learn his craft at the big league level and he'll have to take his knocks - be patient. As a fan I have to keep remembering that he is JUST BARELY 22 to start this season (he turns 22 on Feb 2nd).
3rd) To me the question is do I want Snider in LF with Batista in RF or Snider in RF with Damon in LF. I want Damon's lead off OPB in LF. End of case.
4th) The ONLY way Ruiz actually gets at bats is if Lind is in LF, Snider in RF and Ruiz is the DH. Personally - I prefer this to any other, I'd really like to see Ruiz get - at least - an honest shot in the bigs. But then I rarely get what I want.
5th) There is no "fifth" - I just got carried away with this numbering stuff.
6th) Er...you get the idea....
- February 1, 2010 at 2:33 PM
- Peter DeMarco said...
Good news for everyone, Kevin Millar is expected to sign with the Cubs.
As for the comment that AA has been saying Wallace will play 1B, I've heard him say both, he has said that the organization projects Wallace to be a 1b, but I've also heard him say that they are not going to rule out Wallace playing 3B and until he proves he can't play 3B, he will get an opportunity.
All that being said, I guess it depends on if the Las Vegas manager wants to keep Dopirak at 1B or move him elsewhere?
- February 1, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- KrazyKanuck said...
Ack, dont forget, Overpaid is a lefty as well. (granted, his days in t.o. are numbered).
I am sure SOME GM in baseball will take a flyer on Ruiz who is RAKING in summer ball.
I'd rather see Snider in the minors (where he belongs), for at least this season. Why are we rushing this kid to the majors??? I mean really, why not give Overrated the door and let Wallace play too? And then call up Drabek and Jackson and have them be our ace and closer. Maybe we could bring up JP Arencibia and set a ML record for strikeouts by a team in one season. (granted, we still DO need a second catcher on the roster). Deal Overstayed and open
1B for Ruiz, move Lind to RF, and get Damon to play LF. Or we could Jayson Werth back... another player we rushed through the system and let go off before his prime (ala, Jason Kent, Cris Carpenter, etc., etc., etc.)
- February 1, 2010 at 3:43 PM
- KrazyKanuck said...
Is it that obvious I hate overbay?
- February 1, 2010 at 3:45 PM
- Mattt said...
I've no idea if Damon is as lazy and not so bright as he looks, but he's not the guy I would choose to show the young kids how to be a pro. I'd rather save the money and wait until we need a guy like this. Just not this guy.
- February 1, 2010 at 6:45 PM
- Darren Priest said...
What about Gary Sheffield? Can he still play RF?
- February 1, 2010 at 6:45 PM
You should have posted a pic of Damon as a Royal or as an A. That would definitely ease the pain. Change it now before it is forever on this blog!
- February 1, 2010 at 6:45 PM
Somebody please tell me, in a year such as this, WHY we don't put Lind & Snider in the OF with Welles & use Ruiz at DH? We have to give Ruiz a chance, no?
- February 1, 2010 at 7:15 PM
- Drew said...
Because the young pitching staff needs help making outs, not an outfield making them work even harder.
Re: Wallace's defense. Everything I've read said he has excellent hands and a strong arm but no range. That doesn't make him a bad defender, just one with limited range.
Anyone who insists Snider should be in the minors seems to completely discount the notion of "nothing left to prove." He's crushed every level in every scenario, leaving him down there is a waste of his time and the team's.
P.S. IDWT. Every time I read "Overpaid" or "Overstayed" I immediately discount whatever you're saying or already said. It wasn't even funny the first time. If you can't see the value present by Lyle Overbay, I really feel sorry for you.
- February 1, 2010 at 8:01 PM
- KrazyKanuck said...
@ Drew
You're absolutely right...how horrible of me to expect better then the .260 avg, .360obp, 15hr and 60-70 rbi yearly averages he's put up in Toronto while he makes his 7-8 mil a season... I guaruntee you Wells has put up better numbers then that by a mile in the last 4 years since Lyle got here, and people SCREAM about him. Overbay is nothing more that a doubles hitter. Yeah, yeah, he hit 22hr and drove in 92 in '06 while hitting .312, but that was his best season here. I expect a first baseman making that kind of money to have a LOT more POP in his bat, drive in runs and protect the young hitters in the lineup. Look around major league baseball and find me a first baseman with mediocre numbers like that who starts and makes $8M. I bet there aren't many (if any). His production does not equal his paycheck. Correct me if I am missing something here?
I said all along that Overbay was NOT what we needed at 1B. We needed a slugger, and we had one in Carlos Delgado, who management let walk. Quite an upgrade there...
There's the stats. Now, I beg you to convince me to the contrary.
It's going to be a tough sell.
- February 1, 2010 at 8:21 PM
- Gil Fisher said...
I think this is it.
I think I that this moment right here, is the slowest, dullest moment of the offseason. We are at the nadir of the offseason.
I hope the trough is short lived and that things pick up soon.
- February 1, 2010 at 10:25 PM
The buffoon above clearly has no grasp of reality. He is a lightweight in regards to his intellect. Overbay will be traded at the deadline after he has a spectacular first half. Wallace will be ready to replace him by then.
I have had my minions whipping Randy Ruiz into shape (forcefully), and he will be ready to play LF/DH/1B.
Travis Snider will play LF, with Bautista getting every opportunity to prove he has the eye to become this year's Marco Scutaro. On my orders, Nick Leyva has been working with him in secret over the winter, as he did with Scutaro last season. If Bautista fails, he will be sent to a Rogers-operated Dominican labour camp to finish up his contract.
All of this is basic business strategy to me, really. But these simpletons cannot grasp the intricacies of MLB roster and franchise management, like I do. For me, this baseball business is like taking candy (small to medium sized contracts) from babies (local/regional media start-ups).
There is a reason that I currently run one of the world's most contemptible,disingenuous, double-dealing, duplicitous, furtive, malicious, and basically corrupt media/communications monopolies: I am very smart, and ridiculously handsome. I eat baseball business for breakfast, along side my $50 Pacific Northwest Eggs Benedict with wild Alaskan smoked salmon.
There is no need for Johnny Damon and his $10MM demands here, as the players I have signed and developed for next to nothing will shock the world with their plus defence and dominating batting.
This will be the year of Travis Snider, Randy Ruiz, Brett Wallace, and yes, Jose Bautista. Trust me.
Handsome Tony Viner
- February 1, 2010 at 10:47 PM
handsome tony is the king.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:03 PM
Thanks for the reassurance HTV. I always feel better after reading your posts.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:10 PM
- The Ack said...
....and so it is written.
- February 1, 2010 at 11:11 PM
fuck yes it is written! tony is baaaack!
- February 1, 2010 at 11:30 PM
- Gil Fisher said...
Things are looking up!
- February 2, 2010 at 12:04 AM
- KrazyKanuck said...
What were we saying about intellect?
Apparently no one on this board is allowed to have an opinion.
Grow up dude.
- February 2, 2010 at 9:01 AM
- KrazyKanuck said...
AND for the record, and for those of you mature enough to listen to someone else's opinion without resorting to cussing or degrading someone for it, answer this simple question.
If Travis Snider is such a big part of the Blue Jays plans, which I certainly hope he is, then why is he being forced to "EARN" a spot on this roster this upcoming season? I would hardly consider that a "ringing endorsement" that he is considered a major cog in this machine going forward. Granted, EVERY player should be trying to "earn" a roster spot, (except those making $15M apparently), but to call out players who are supposedly your center pieces for the future seems assanine to me. It doesn't bother me one iota that Bautista has to earn a spot, or Reed, or Gathright... but Snider? Come on.
I actually LIKE Travis Snider, but listening to AA's comment "He (Snider) will only be with the club if he plays everyday" - this could be taken two ways. Either A) He starts the season with the club as stated, and plays everyday, or B) he either goes to the minors or C) he gets TRADED.
Just because AA said he will only be on the roster if he's playing everyday doesn't mean he'll be sent to the minors. If he has "nothing to prove" as previously commented, then where does he go? I would rather he go to the minors so he CAN play everyday and continue to develop, then get shipped out of town. Wouldn't you???
My point is, it's ridiculous that he has to earn a spot on this team. Surely he is better then some of the other players we've invited to Spring Training (ex. Gathright, Reed). Unless AA is just trying to light a fire under him for the season, which I won't speculate, because I don't pretend to know what AA is thinking.
Admit it, it HAS to make you wonder...
- February 2, 2010 at 11:06 AM
if you want to be treated with respect, don't use disrespectful, childish language yourself like "ovepaid" etc. especially when you are completely off base with your criticisms. Aaron was clearly defending his team mate.
this is the opposite of a site where "no one ... is allowed to have an opinion." go spew that gargage over a DJF and see how you are treated. assclown.
- February 2, 2010 at 1:53 PM
- Drew said...
Look Drabek, without putting too fine a point on it, your use of batting average (not to mention referring to the Tao & Ack's well-thought-out posts as "a board") betrays your lack of familiarity with modern evaluative stats and the like.
$7 or $8 million dollars is nothing in terms of return on investment. On the open market you would sign a player not much above league average (2/3 WAR) for that amount. Overbay is worth 2 Wins in his sleep. His league-average defense, ability to get on base and crush right handed pitching are all excellent, excellent traits.
He can't hit lefties? Regrettable, but as I wrote long ago, it's the teams fault if they keep running him out there, hoping he'll suddenly learn how to do it. He hits for power though he doesn't put up gaudy counting stats. He's fine. He was fine in 2006 and he's fine now. Your lazy/cheesy denigration of him is misguided. True, his production pales to others at his position, but so does his salary that you hold against him. Would you rather pay Overbay 7 mil for 2 Wins or Justin Morneau 14 mil for 3?
- February 2, 2010 at 2:24 PM
- QJays said...
Drabek - i agree that nobody needs to be rude, but debating is fun and we should do it.
On the pro-Overbay side, it's probably worth noting that over the past 4 years, Wells and Overbay have swapped in terms of who led in offensive production at the plate (OPS) - and Wells is the only one with an inflated contract of the two (and the only one to be below average for his position twice in that time). 2006 is seen as Overbay's "great" year (and it was) but his OBP is identical to 2009 (.372) with just a .40 drop in SLG. He may seem a lot worse, but 2006 and 2009 Overbay were not that different.
And while it would be great to have a Cabrera or Teixiera, Overbay still had 500 plate appearances in 2009 with an OPS+ only a few points behind Morneau, Pena, and - yes, Delgado's last full season (in 2008 when he finished 9th in MVP voting). So, if Cito had kept Overbay on the bench a bit more for lefties but given him all the pinch hitting opportunities he should have versus righties, the OPS+ would probably be identical to each of these players. Maybe not an All-Star, but definitely worth the money.
- February 2, 2010 at 5:53 PM
don't forget he had a platoon advantage in 2009 and not in 2006 though, assclown.
- February 2, 2010 at 10:33 PM
don't forget he had a platoon advantage in 2009 and not in 2006 though, assclown.
- February 2, 2010 at 10:33 PM


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CalPERS has long been known as a hands-on, activist-oriented pension fund, but its recently minted list of 10 investment beliefs seems to have stirred up some hostility among financial professionals.
Its spokesman calls much of the reaction "uninformed chatter." After a protracted process, the largest public pension fund in the U.S. said it formally adopted its new beliefs to "provide a basis for strategic management of the investment portfolio, inform organizational priorities and ensure alignment between the Investment Office and CalPERS staff."
Sounds harmless, right?
Not exactly. The news was greeted by plenty of criticism and even a bit of scorn, as various professionals in the financial field took CalPERS to task for adopting beliefs that were too vague and questioned the very process of determining those beliefs. Critics also said the pension fund was following a course that would move its investments toward an all-passive portfolio and thereby casting financial analysis to the wind.
Keith Paul Bishop, in a blog post on the California Corporate & Securities Law website, was among those with raised eyebrows.
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"At a purely analytical level, these beliefs are so general and open-ended that they could be interpreted, like Polycrates' dream, in a variety of ways," Bishop, a partner in Allen Matkins' corporate and securities practice, wrote.
Matt Levine, a Bloomberg View financial columnist, went so far as to suggest that if CalPERS intended to stop using external active managers (and stop paying their fees), "it's about the death of public equity markets as a system for allocating capital."
And last but not least, Robert Boslego, managing director of Boslego Risk Services, a consulting firm in Santa Barbara, Calif., blogged that CalPERS' investment principles "have the circular look of a policymakers' version of a letter of intent about determining an intent that determines policy guidelines."
He also criticized the makeup of the board that came up with the beliefs, referring to it as a "kangaroo committee" because its members are not necessarily financial experts; he singled out one who was "a glazing specialist (as in pottery or glass) in a California school district and questioned why he should have "an apparently equal voice on the dictates of stewardship of $270 billion of assets."
Criticisms aside, the fund's 10 investment beliefs do, in fact, read more like a series of principles to guide socially responsible investing, including references to such things as "human capital" and directives to "consider the impact of (CalPERS') actions on future generations" and create "sustainable value."
In part, that means investments it makes must now consider climate change and natural resource availability, factors that emerge slowly over long time periods, but "could have a material impact on company or portfolio returns."
The full set of beliefs can be viewed here in detail, but the main principles are as follows:
1. Liabilities must influence the asset structure.
2. A long-time investment horizon is a responsibility and an advantage.
3. CalPERS investment decisions may reflect wider stakeholder views, provided they are consistent with its fiduciary duty to members and beneficiaries.
4. Long-term value creation requires effective management of three forms of capital: financial, physical and human.
5. CalPERS must articulate its investment goals and performance measures and ensure clear accountability for their execution.
6. Strategic asset allocation is the dominant determinant of portfolio risk and return.
7. CalPERS will take risk only where we have a strong belief we will be rewarded for it.
8. Costs matter and need to be effectively managed.
9. Risk to CalPERS is multi-faceted and not fully captured through measures such as volatility or tracking error.
10. Strong processes and teamwork and deep resources are needed to achieve CalPERS goals and objectives.
Offering one of the few in-depth responses to the skeptics, Joe DeAnda, a CalPERS spokesman, told BenefitsPro.com that the principals are "intended … as (a) foundation for everything to do with our investments," but are not some radical, nebulous plan to override the way business is normally done.
The process to develop the list itself, he said, was not a superficial one imposed by an outside consultant, as one critic suggested, but a lengthy one, driven by CalPERS itself, that sought buy-in from a wide range of stakeholders — not just the people in the CalPERS offices, but the future beneficiaries of the plans and retirees as well.
The idea, he said, was to provide "a continuity of thinking and a philosophy as senior investment staff come on board and leave" and board members, too, change as political appointments or elected offices change. "Having these beliefs will … keep a level of continuity, no matter what personnel changes may happen."
In addition, said DeAnda, "There (are) no specific deliverables that come out of the adoption of the beliefs; nothing changes about the portfolio, or our operations."
These principles, which were given preliminary approval in September and should be formally adopted at the October meeting of CalPERS' investment committee, also were not designed to convert the fund's entire $265 billion-plus assets to passive management, as some in the industry have suggested.
On that point, DeAnda noted passive management was something CalPERS was already moving toward. "Really the only place where this is a conversation is with the public equities portfolio," he said, pointing out that that portfolio, which is 50 percent of the fund, is already two-thirds passively managed. "We said we'll use index tracking strategies where we're not firmly convinced that active management can add value. (And that's a belief that's) already been held."
Neither are these principals intended to supplant the data-driven process that governs the choice of investments, he said. The principles don't look at "risk and … performance data; those are things that go on in an ongoing process … that any pension fund, let alone the largest, is doing. (The beliefs aren't) part of the investment process, and weren't intended to be." Instead they were intended to be "a set of principals, philosophical values, in a statement of beliefs," DeAnda said.
In that sense, CalPERS was breaking ground in coming up with its investment beliefs.
"Very few pension funds — a couple of European funds, and in the U.S. the only other one is, I think, Washington State — may have them, too," DeAnda said. "But (you'll be) seeing more and more funds do that, because it's important to guide the investment office. That's more groundbreaking, if you will.
"It's (now) clear where we stand as a fund — what our priorities are and what's important to us — and that will be set in place.
"There will be no question in the years ahead about what we believe on the investment side."
And anyone hoping to do business with CalPERS will, no doubt, want to be sure they share in those beliefs.
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Bank of America (BAC) said Wednesday that its second-quarter net income rose 63% to $4.0 billion, or $0.32 per share, from $2.5 billion, or $0.19 per share, a year ago, which beat analysts' estimates. Revenue improved 3% to $22.9 billion from $22.2 billion last year.
"We are doing more business with our customers and clients, and gaining momentum across every customer group we serve," said CEO Brian Moynihan, in a press release. "We must keep improving, but with the consumer recovering and businesses strong, we have lots of opportunity ahead.
The bank cut expenses about 6% to $16 billion. It also trimmed close to 7% of its positions over the past 12 months and now has some 257,000 employees.
"At the beginning of the year, we said we would focus on three things revenue stability, strengthening the balance sheet and managing costs," said CFO Bruce Thompson, in a statement. "This quarter, we delivered on all three. Revenue increased 3%, we continued to build capital ratios, despite the negative impact of higher interest rates on our bond portfolio, and we reduced expenses related to servicing delinquent mortgage loans at a faster rate than we originally expected."
Wealth Management
BofA-Merrill Lynch's Global Wealth and Investment Management unit increased its net income 38% from the second quarter of 2012 to $758 million. In addition, its pretax margin was 28% in the recent period vs. 21% in the year-ago quarter.
Revenue grew 10% year over year to $4.5 billion. The results were driven by "higher asset management fees related to higher market levels and long-term AUM flows, higher transactional revenue and higher net interest income," the company says.
The number of financial advisors was 15,759 as of June 30, down 306 from 16,065 in the first quarter and a decrease of 1,005 reps from the year-ago quarter. Merrill Lynch FAs had average yearly fees & commissions of over $1 million as of Q2'13, up from $971,000 as of Q1'13 and $895,000 as of Q2'12.
The number of GWIM advisors was 16,989 in the second quarter vs. 17,293 in the prior quarter and 18,060 last year, while the total headcount for client-facing financial professionals was 19,689 in Q2'13 vs. 20,018 in the prior quarter and 20,844 a year ago. US Trust has 2,084 reps.
Net AUM flows for the wealth unit were $7 billion in the second quarter, down from $18 billion in the prior quarter, but up from $3.7 billion a year ago. For the first six months of 2013, total flows stood at $25 billion vs. $11.4 for the same period in 2012.
Client balances rose 8% (excluding certain balance transfers) from the year-ago quarter to $2.22 trillion, "reflecting higher market levels and net inflows, driven by client activity in long-term AUM, deposits and loans," according to the bank; client balances in Merrill Lynch accounts were $1.8 billion. Total GWIM assets under management rose $76.2 billion, or 11%, year over year to $743.6 billion.
Asset-management fees grew 10% year over year to $1.7 billion, while long-term AUM flows more than doubled from the year-ago quarter to $7.7 billion.
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In a Jan. 4 letter to the editor, Thomas V. Cook of Jefferson Township said Tennessee is looking good — that he wonders why Pennsylvania still has a population.
Before everyone packs up and moves to Tennessee, they should check out that state's taxes. Tennessee has more than 20 different taxes. The state sales tax is 7 percent, plus each postal district has an additional sales tax of 1.5 percent to 2.75 percent.
Liquor by the drink is taxed at 15 percent. Beer is taxed at 17 percent.
There is an individual income tax of 6 percent, but it only is on all interest and dividends. All professionals, such as accountants, doctors and landscapers, pay $400 per year.
Professional athletes, who can easily afford it, pay $7,500 per year if they play three games in Tennessee.
Pennsylvania sales tax does not apply to clothing and food at grocery stores. Tennessee's sales tax is on everything.
Grove City Premium Outlets was built near Interstates 79 and 80 because it can draw many shoppers from Ohio, New York and Canada, who flock there to save on sales tax by buying in Pennsylvania.
I have worked or lived in more than 15 different states, and I find, overall, Pennsylvania's taxes to be among the lowest in the country.
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February was a great month for both SewConnected groups. In SewConnected 1, Stefanie (aka artsymomma) sent out a truly inspired selection of solids and requested "modern", "linear" blocks. Let me tell you, the blocks that were made for Stef are A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. All of the already awesome quilters in the group really outdid themselves. Take a look at our Flickr page to see all of the modern goodness. (And pop over to Stef's blog to congratulate her on her newborn baby boy!)
When I first became interested in quilting, one of the books that I picked up was the Modern Quilt Workshop, and one of my favorite quilts in that book is the "jigsaw puzzle" quilt (also featured on the cover). I decided to use that quilt as inspiration for Stefanie's block. I loved working with the solids and playing around with their placement. I can't wait to see her quilt after it's assembled!
I went very traditional with my first block -- a double windmill-type block highlighting my favorite fabric: the one with the horses (although it seems that I wasn't too successful in my fussy cutting -- I see more horse butts than I do heads!)
For my second block, I went somewhat less traditional with this block of my own design. Unfortunately, the pictures don't do the fabrics any justice. I love the flowers in blues and khakis, as well as the paisleys that I used around the edges. For contrast, I used a khaki-colored Kona solid.
Umm, yeah ... so I couldn't just stop after 2 blocks. I had plenty of the horse fabric left and really wanted to make sure Katy would be able to feature them in her quilt. I know it's hard to see, but there is some rhyme and reason to this block:
It's actually a pattern resembling four quarter-log cabin blocks. I know the pattern gets lost with all of the different prints going on, but I kind of like its craziness.
At this point I still wasn't out of fabric and couldn't resist starting a fourth. I didn't want a single scrap to go to waste! I decided to make another "X" block, but replacing the khaki with a solid pale blue (also Kona) that matched the blue of the Liberty fabric perfectly.
At this point, I actually did come up a bit short. If Katy likes this block (and I hope she does!), she'll need to add the final border from her stash.
Next month: SewConnected 3 gets off the ground!!


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Tapeworms are flat worms that live in a person's digestive tract. Though upsetting to think about, they usually don't cause any serious problems.
Tapeworm infections aren't common in the United States and, when they do happen, they're usually easy to treat.
Tapeworms are parasites. As you probably remember from biology class, parasites are organisms that live in, or on, other organisms (called "hosts"). Parasites take their nutrients from the host, sometimes depriving the host of nutrition.
Tapeworms get into the body when someone eats or drinks something that's infected with a worm or its eggs. Once inside the body, the tapeworm head attaches to the inner wall of the intestines. The tapeworm feeds off the food that the host is digesting. It uses this nutrition to grow.
Tapeworms are made up of segments, and they get longer by growing new segments. Each segment can reproduce by making thousands of eggs. Since tapeworms can have more than three thousand segments, that's a lot of opportunity to spread. They can grow to more than 82 feet (25 meters) and live as long as 30 years.
New segments grow at the head of the tapeworm, pushing older segments to the end of the line, where they break off. These segments, along with the eggs they contain, pass out of the digestive tract in the host's feces (poop). If the infected feces aren't disposed of in a sanitary way — like down a flush toilet — they can get into the soil or water.
Tapeworm segments can live for months in the environment, waiting for a host to come along. Animals like cows or pigs that eat grass or nose around in the soil can pick up tapeworm segments or eggs. When the tapeworm reaches the animal's intestine, the attach-and-grow cycle begins again.
Most of the time, people get tapeworm infections from eating food that's contaminated and not prepared properly:
Most kids who have a tapeworm infection don't feel anything. It can take months or years to notice any symptoms. Some of the things a child might complain of are:
Kids with a tapeworm infection may feel a piece of the worm coming out through the anus. If your child has an infection, you may see a tapeworm segment in his or her feces.
There are different types of tapeworms. One (fish tapeworm) can cause anemia because it absorbs vitamin B12, which helps make red blood cells. This can lead kids to feel tired or short of breath. More severe cases of vitamin B12 deficiency can lead to feelings of numbness and other signs of damage to the nervous system. Curing the tapeworm infection usually makes vitamin B12 levels get back to normal.
The eggs of another type of tapeworm (pork tapeworm) can hatch into larvae in the intestine. These larvae go through the intestinal wall and enter the bloodstream. From there they can travel to different parts of the body (such as muscles, eyes, or the brain), where they form cysts. This disease is known as cysticercosis (sis-tuh-sir-KO-sus). It is rare in the United States, but common in many developing countries.
With cysticercosis, kids might develop:
Eating contaminated pork can lead to a tapeworm infection in the intestines, but it won't turn into cysticercosis. To develop cysticercosis, someone would have to swallow the eggs of the pork tapeworm, and these eggs aren't found in the meat itself. They are found in feces and around the anus.
Cysticercosis occurs as a result of eating food that has been contaminated with feces. It can be any kind of food — all it takes is for that food to come into contact with feces.
Call a doctor if you see worms in your child's feces or if he or she has abdominal pain or other symptoms that might suggest a tapeworm infection. You'll also want to call a doctor if your child shows signs of infection after traveling to a part of the world that doesn't have good sanitation.
Call a doctor right away if your child has masses or lumps under the skin and develops a fever, headache, or any of the other symptoms of cysticercosis. If your child has seizures or trouble moving, walking, or talking, go to the emergency room right away.
To diagnose a tapeworm infection, doctors usually examine a stool sample for tapeworm segments. Doctors may need to get a couple of samples because tapeworms don't always show up in every sample.
Doctors can easily cure a tapeworm infection with prescription anti-parasite drugs. Often, just one dose is enough.
Tapeworm infection isn't usually serious and most kids have no complications. But in a few rare cases, large tapeworms can block up a child's intestines, appendix, bile duct, or pancreatic duct. This can lead to things like appendicitis or inflamed gall bladder — not pleasant, but they can be treated.
Cysticercosis is a much more serious condition. If a doctor thinks a person has cysticercosis, he or she might recommend a CT scan (also called CAT scan) or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) of the brain to check for cysts. Doctors also may prescribe anti-inflammatory drugs, like steroids, for cysticercosis infections. If a child has seizures, doctors may prescribe anti-epilepsy medications.
If a child gets hydrocephalus because of cysticercosis, doctors might put in a shunt to drain excess fluid. Surgeons will remove cysts if they pose a threat to the eyes, liver, lungs, heart, or other organs.
You can protect your family from tapeworm infections by always following these tips:
Here are some things you should do if you're in a place where tapeworm infections are common:
Most tapeworm infections are harmless. But it's always a good idea to take your child to a doctor to get checked out if he or she has symptoms.
Note: All information is for educational purposes only. For specific medical advice, diagnoses, and treatment, consult your doctor.
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We're keeping things simple on Wayback Wednesday this week with a short and sweet little collection of photos from October, 2002. Teacher Judy West took the children of the Red Oak class on a nature hike to Purdue's Horticulture Park to enjoy the crisp morning, collect leaves, and hug some very deserving trees.
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Jennifer Sey, the 1986 U.S. National Gymnastics Champion, argues in her new memoir Chalked Up that gymnastics is a contact sport:
"In football, it's another player who crushes, bruises, breaks the athlete. In gymnastics, it's the floor. Or the beam. Or any piece of unmoving, unforgiving equipment that meets the body on its descent through the air from great heights."
From Chalked Up: Inside Elite Gymnastics' Merciless Coaching, Overzealous Parents, Eating Disorders, and Elusive Olympic Dreams (Morrow, 289 pp., $24.95). For more on the book, see Sey's site www.jennifersey.com and this review www.oneminutebookreviews.wordpress.com/2008/06/02. Read an excerpt from Chalked Up here www.jensey.com/excerpt.htm.
[During the Olympics, One-Minute Book Reviews post, in addition to reviews, frequent quotes about marquee events in Beijing. These quotes will generally come from good books about sports. Another comment about women's gymnastics will appear later today.]
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